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Parents are Problem, not Pupils
Norman, Okla.
Your child may have great inental ability, But you may keep him from developing it by making home life unhappy. That is the word of members of Oklahoma's mobile psyche logical unit.
` By JANET MARTIN ·
The modern way of travel is to travel fast, and
travel light.
There are still, of course, from cut alas scent sprays to people who find it impossible least half a ton" before she put curling tongs, and weighing at to travel without a fleet of anything into it.
most
baggage ranging from the imposing wardrobe trunk down to the small 'beauty box and spend quite staggering amount of time checking it in and out of trains, planes and ships, to say nothing of customs sheds.
For most of us, however, when we make a visit or take a vacation, one suitcase or, per haps, two, must suffice, and the packing of same can be an ordeal or an incident, according to how we go about it.
The result was always the Game.... we took for a few weeks at the scaldo' enough baggage to keep us well sup piled for six months on a desort inland!
Two Main Points
suitcases, the hardened traveller Still, to come back to the two knows that there points about packing. What to are just two Take and How to Pack it. What to pack it in is another important point, especially When packing I well remember the ordeal. heavy enough to take up most of for air travel. Some suitcases are and the excitinent....of packing the modest baggage allowance on for a holiday in my childhood. their own: There are to be
avold-
ned, no
The whole house was in an up- heaval for days. Cabin trunks and cases tood apen in every room. Great discussions were held as to whether this or that Hem should go in." Whatever it མཱ04་
It invariably did. My mo ther wouldn't dream of travelling anywhere without her cherished dressing case, a handsome piece of baggage in solid calf, nited with silver and chany-mounted gadgets of every size and shape,
AND FROM PARIS
Women inspire fashion changes
By Mario-Alix Lamotte
line qualities during the tough
"Having proved their mascu- war years women, I felt, secret- ly wanted to become feminine again,' said Christian Dior,.
Parle. It isn't true. What he doesn't say, out of modesty; ls that inst
one of his drosant-Just one sold 80 coples abroad.
Psychologists of the unit travel to
towns through Oklahoma, dictator of Paris fashion, when Christian offering help without charge to persons
anca.
Intelligence
dakon
in
in
deformed
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matter how Imposing. Modern tightweight casca are the answer, and will save their value in excess Baggage checks.
What to take is the crux of the problem. Our cherished possessions seem indispensible. every one, but the sad truth is than they actually use, including that most Jeppie take far more; many things that do not justify the
valuable space they occupy. They may be used perhaps only once during the entire trip.
So, first make your selection. Clothes should be chosen nat purely on their own merits, but for their part in a a planned ward- robe. The light cont will be of a neutral shade which will go with any dress. All-purpose dresse suitable for varied occasions, blouses which will go with both the slacks and the costume, will all be chosen in interchangeable colour schemes.
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Fashion-Wiso
moat weful contribu tions of Fashion are ideal for the travel wardrobe. First is the full skirt, whether gathered or circuter, which can be worn with a variety of tops,, from the tailored shirt-bloute for mornings, to the daintiest trife in muslin and Ince which trans- forms it into a dinner ensemble.
Dior complains,
his idcas who never take their put to him the Great Ques- his soft voice, that einotional problems to a psychole-tion "Is the New Look really have been copied and
out of all recognition from his tist, as they would take physical necessary?” lls to a doctor.
"Anyway, the couturier doesn't original creations. Copyists have
he added, "he limits The organisation works prin-invent,"
pushed everything to absurdity,
Second are the "ready mixers," cipally with children. Members himself to interpreting women's he says. He has never wanted report remarkable SUCCESS iniciens. A fashion comes
along to see skirts down to the ankle which consist of two skirts, with
miles of material making good pupils out of bad in its own due time--and we can r
draped natching blouse or jacket tops, which are completely interchange- around the walet. do nothing about it. Fasliion is; called into being by
Dior is making no big changes able or can be worn all at the women then rulves."
for his new season's fashions, same time!
These are a happy ittle choice for the long distance tra- There will just be some modifications the present veiler, who will be passing rapid-
ly
through fferent temperatures and climates. says Dior. "T daren't
For
instance, suppose you that I won't be
choose oxC skirt private devil in a striped silk material and the
and hopes he sees them they Just before the colleciton show other skirt and top in a fine wool- want to be and tries to help He makes me change everything len cloth
of the
busle shade. them to be so.
Then you can wear either set as brought back rounded Well, we shall see whether or it is, you can wear slik top with and not the Dior demon is out of the wool skirt, silk skirt with wool Jacket, and when" the weather gets cold, you can wear the whole wool over blouse, skirt, (which will be a little shorter,) over the silk one, the hem of which will peep out like
petticoat.
Usually they talk with
of children paranta
who tenchere say are not getting along well. In school. In many cases they find the "problem" children are intelligent but un- happy.
The unit is headed by Dr. W. Lemmon, assistant professor of psychology at O. U.
Dior says that his Alons are his cilenta.
Jine.
"But," Inspira- Listening promise
to their confidences and their chased by my
AS
at the last moment."
Parents with children not doing shoulders, narrow waists well in school should, by all these long, fragilo-robes because Lox. means, refrain from coaxing them wonen mielves wanted to to do better, according to Dorothy have new gestures, new Mitchell, a
a staff member.
tudes-an that the She says that only makes mat-them would have
man with to be more
ters worse. It makes some chil-latten how, you knew," he said
drea think eir parents like
them if they do well in school reflectively, "a man doesn't be but don't. love them for them- have the same with a woman In selves.
with a feminine look, as Julie, "Regardless of what a child's te docs with the girls. in rough trouble is, showing him you love comfortable tweeds," him usually helps," she insists.-- United Press.
Olor, at 30, says he's the worst-looking fashion tsar In
FASHION NEWS
FROM BRITAIN
British tweeds, always noted for their weave, durability and colourings, are now so flexible that they can be used, without any appearance of clumsiness for the fullest of coats and the most tightly pleated skirts...
Recently at the London head- their elegant, alim-waisted crea- quarters of the International tions. Most of the topcoats were-i Wool Secretariat, the eleven very full at the hack, and some- famous couturiers comprising
times this fulloges was held in by the Incorporated Society, of a wide patent leather belt. Suit London Fashion Designers' deskirts were pleated, and some- times the back of the Jacket was monstrated that the New Look pleated; too. can be quite as devastating in
100 guil in
grey and tweed as in any other fabric, black striped Scottish tweed, de- Among the dresses,, suils elgned by Creed, hd a sitirt wil and topcoats shown most unpressed plents at the back, uf which were either half-] which followed the Cored line of
:
An elegant
Jane Greer Tells How jacket
you top
The current coiffures must be un- marred by stray whilips, and here's lovely Jane Gicer demonstrating one
Accessories need careful selec- way to attain that tidy close-to-the-on, Two handbags and three head appearance. Miss Greer, who co stars with Dick Powell in RKO whole wardrobe
pairs of shoes will go with a Radio's "Station West" accents the bair
if the colour Bar with a simple trick.
scheme has been kept in har-
J
After she has arranged her coiffure, she goes over every strand of the hair. ling with a brush saturated with per fumed brilliantine. This not only] eliminstes all the, tiny amudges of power, but brushes all loose ends back
Lato-line.
The weekly shampoo is traditional, but if your hale seems too dry, take time out to saturate the scalp well with sell or quid vaseline. Divide the mic into little parts, and apply the Jubricant with a piece of cotton directly on the scalp. Then, really massage. The subsequent shampoo will leave your hair light "and" duffy," but the simulation to your scalp is what, makes your hair shine, potok
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Yet so many people take at least seven pairs....url shoes take up a great deal of space....only to And that three or four of the seven are never needed.
What And Whore
The experiencei traveller will evolve a system of packing which uses the space avaliable to the very best advantage.
The best and most venient -fitments suitcase are a
a simple
for
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col OF full-call in length the back of the jacket. This were creations anctiftable for couturier also showed a striking smart town occasions us for any overcoat in bold binck, white and country event.
almon chock, with full raglan The cloths used ranged in sleeves, and very full skirt, worn weight from about 28 ounces to over n matching skirt, with pinin the square "yard to as Hitle as blselt shirtwaist. Rather heavler eight ouncer for modern tech-tweed is used by Molyneux for n nieat resourcos, combined with "papper and salt" mixture sult the clull of the world's finest with matching topcoat. The weavers, have made possible. the jacket fils closely ever a skirt production of tweeds as light, as pleated from the hips, down. The some of the finest worsteds topcoat is full and loose. Digby Though tweed is stil the most Morton's travel coat, in heavy durable et. all. fabrics, it has lost ScolUsh tweed, checked in oat
Next come jumpers and cordl Ita former tendency towards meal and black, had
gana, then ̈ ̧ zilk. undies, natly A Wide col-i s bulkiness.
[ulded, and after these, the skirts, tar, covering to, shoulders of with severe, butioned up bodice blouses and frocks, and the
raglan sleeves, with a natural and very full sidst, as soft and Most suitcases will take a Tops In Topcoats cape effect at the back and a pliable as any Ught woollen ma frock just folded in half and Lovely Chevlats in both broad belt to contain its fullness terial. Mrs. Davenport, docs her this is the best way to pack them Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd. opussa Hand Weaving Specialist produces only speciño length of Right of the top go your nichtlé,
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