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Woman Today
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What must surely be the most unpronounceable,
Wimbledon of all times started last week. A gentleman named Szavoszt, Abdesselam, Kulkuljeic Thoczynski; Cücelli, or Khoaar could have become an English title holder.
It wasn't likely-Though it, wing they did n "dreadtut thing." possible. If unpronomineeability. They posted some of the fumbun counted as much as court skill Centre Court turf back home to the men's singles would surety go their friends. to a gentleman named Scharen- Kuivel.
Unpronounceot;llity' is not the only strange quality about this year's Centre Court affair. There' are more mystery-men per buse- line than for many a year..
One of them is a little bounc- ing Filipino nurned F. Ampon. If he dura not make history na a player, at least he has already inade his mark another way.
For this irrepressible one and his brother Filiphun Deyen have just confessed to Captain Trower, the championship referee.
raven-hatret
There org .0.0 mystery wumen or blonde bomb- shells this year, or strange names, But there is quite a lot of colour.
America's Shirley Fry, for in- stance, bere for the first Ume. If she stays long enough she will celebrate her 21st birthday on the Centre Court.
Finally There in America's Louise Brough,
When she was 13 a schoolgirl friend won a prize of six tennis lessons. The kid was 'too shy to that go by herself, but persuaded....
Louise, who "didn't much care þfor the game,” to buy six lessons
How Do You Do It?
New York. Tracked down to a little office on 42nd Street in New York, Noel Meadow confess ed he is one of the men who
DRESS NOTE
BERILL has drawn herd two of
just in order to keep her com- the new, cleverly designed out
炸し that may be expected to make an appearance at Wim
pany.
button through skirt brief whorts.
worn over
RIGHT: Short-sleeved shirt in Irish nen with extra length to
The school friend was a flop. bledon. Louise's six lessons became 20. CEPT: Three-place outfit In prevent "gapa," end square cut
The school-friend will be watch-rayon featuring a neatly talfored armholes. The abiet zips open at ing from the stand to-day.
shirt with allt, cap sleeves and al the back,
!
Thinking Ahead -
An Autumn Sun-Suit
For ttle relatively You can
make this comfortable and at- trattive woolen sun truck for
your small daughter of three or four years,
full
shoulder
while
Youngster
For The
(P.6, KJ, P.A lag, K.1), twice, P.8. K.3 (30 xts.) Row 12.-K.3. (Cable, K., 3 times. Work o rows in g. st. Row 4 (K.3. Cast off ). 3 times, K.3.
The flared godet_skirt ensures- Continue this way, decreasing Shoulder straps-Work in g. st.
freedom of movement, for inside borders of 12 8ts. Un on first 1sts for Tin BreakTM the energetic youngster,
every alterante row; working wool and, keeping these sts. on the double
on cach Cable every 4th row straps In font minimise the risk of tear- burder and centre 12 sts.. until pln, work second 3 sis, in g. st. for 11⁄2in. Now work in g. st. you have worked K.3 (Cable. straight across these sts. for 10.
All you need are 40%, Paton K.10). twice, Cable, K.3 (44 st.). 816in. and Baldwins' 3-ply Beehive (in-
Row 35-K.3 (P.6, K.3,) (P.2 tog), Muke bultonhole: K.3, wid, gering, knitting ping Nos. 11 und wice, K.3.) twice P.8. K.3. Row K.2 tog, K.i. Five more rows, 13, two buttons,
36.-K. Row 37.-K.3 (P.5. K.3, then rast off.
Length from top of bib is in. Waist 20in. round. TENSION-8 sts to the inch. To make a slightly larger size ¿use No. 10 plns.
ABBREVIATIONS. g. st.. gar
_for_slitch_all-rown-plain-knit- ting: st.-st., one row plain, one row purl; cable, slip 3 sts. on to a spare pin and pass to front. Ka, then K. spare 3 sts.; wtd,, wool forward.
Back-Using No. 11 pins cost: on 187 sts. Work In g. st. for 1in. Change to st.-st., decreas ing every fourth row as follows: Row 4-(P.31, P2 tog. P.43, P.2 tog) twice, P.31. Row 3-(P31, P. tog, P.41, P.2 tog) twice, P.31. Row 12.-(P.31, P.2 tog, P.3 P. tog) twice, P.31,
P2tog, K.3), twice, P., K.J. Row Work a similar strup on other 38-K3 (Cnble, K.7), twice, Cable.groups of sts.
K. Row, 39.-K.3 P.6, K.2. P.3 MAKING UP.-Press. Stitch 2 toz K.2); twice P., K.3.
buttons on horfer at back. Fas
Row 40.-K. Row 41. K.3. ten straps to these.
Amm Temple.
That Over-Affected
Accent
twice between panels of 31 sts band's relatives and friends. It doesn't make any
Continue this way, decreasing unti 87 sts. remain. Continue us personally. straight until
difference to
write those catchy lines on
My relatives and friends are socially inferior to my hus billboards and placards which advertise-movies---
problema We are perfectly happy-but it creates work measures for mc. "Terrifying! Suspenseful! 12in. Change to No. 13 pins
For one thing, my Lancashire necent offends his people. If Breathtaking-you know the and g. st. for 1in.
I try to change it my people think I am a mob. Next How-K12, cast off 03, kind. "She Gave Everything K.12 for Love" and so on. Meadow, groups of 12 sts. on spare pin.
Break wool, leaving twa -NORA.
la is possible change an accent without appearing affected!
a bright, owl-eyed young man, FRONT-Work. Back until It's ten-to one you'll acquire ciates-is gradually-acquired-un- dreams-them up endlessly with waistlino is completed. Join the fralgisifully naice one.
On his desk at the moment was a French dictionary as well.
consciously,
no more inspiration then a fewseums. Change to No. 1 pins People who set out consciously Any deliberate changing is movie stills, a thesaurus and a Work body. Next row (wrong to change their accent usually bound to lny you open to the dictionary.
side).-K.87. K.12 sts. from back make a bad bargain. They lose charge of snobbery. Changing an Tum. K twice into next st.. the vitality and colour of homely accent is not in the same ente- K.98. K.12 sts. from back (112 speech and acquire something gory as learning to speak gram- $ts.). Row 1.
K.3, P.8.. Ka too, too correct to be really true.matically and pleasantly. (P.2 tog. P.34. P.2 tog. K.3. P.6. The only way to lose an accent I think it's a pity to change X.3 (K.39, Cable, K.3), twice. hear it. the continent. Now I've got 10 Row 3.-K.3, P.6. K.3 (P.2 tog.ple who speak differently. Then if you try to please everybody To be entirely with peo- normal just to please others. And think up a few nice catchlines P.32, P.2 tog. K.3, P., K.3). the acceni weakens unconscious you'll end up by pleasing nobody for it."
twice. Row 4.-K.
y and the speech of one's asso--not even yourself.
he
"Working on a French film,
explained. "It's called 'Jenny
Lamour and was a hit all over 3) wlec. Row 2.-K.3, Cable if it must be lost is not to sumething which is natural and
"How do you do it?? "Oh, it's not easy," Meadow said, "but practice helps. Think of any ordinary situation, like meeting your girl friend.
Then
snap a catchline on it.
For
example "Two Drawn Together.
by the Magic of the Night."
Or
something like that."
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Mendow sald his work “Jenny Lamour" was a good ex- ample of how the few specialiais in his craft operate:
"It's ས. murder story which takes place In the French police headquarters," he said. "There are three suspects, one of them a beautiful Franch singer whose song "Tra«in»lu' Fably hit.
"How is this for a starter: 'Her
(L' ̄ had ̃-Paris atlier
palice at her heels?"
"Not bad.
"Or this: "The passionate love between them threw a cloak of dark_suspicion around both, bind- ling them to a savage murder'7”
Meadow's eyes gleamed as he clicked into high,
"Or these!
in the guillotine's shadow, thole love survived?"
“She had a rendervous-with murder'"
Modestly, Meadow said he could keep on going endlessly but assumed that by then he had Imparted the idea.
If applying varnish, don't put It on thickly. If you do it will settle into hard-to-remove wrin Ikles or form. Into stubborn ("drops.
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Onco again Ascot has main-¡dreas, with its black picture hat, grey, owed nothing to the part. tained it reputation. And once elbow-length gloves, and. blackj Full marks to the 'very young again, it was graced by the pre- parasol, diverted many eyes from matron who seemed to have in- Banco of the King and Queen, the the racing. It was Edwardian geniously transformed a simple Princesses, and the Royal house in overy detail.
"Old Look". black and white, alik party from Windsor.
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