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Woman Today
LISTEN TO Newest In Hats London To
YOUR OWN VOICE
By CAROLYN EARLE,
Have you ever listened to the sound of you own voice? It fan be done. even "wlindüt ond of these recordings that can be inexpensively made nowadays. Just try out these sound effects. First cup a hand behlid'each' ear, being sure to close all the finger. Now, speak in a normal way and listen-in. When you do this, your votre sounds to you the way it sounds to other people:
GRY P
By VICTORIA CHAPPELLE
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New hots in London are headhugging and sleek. Even when they tend to width the effect is to form a frame for the face. ...
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This type of hat, too, emphasises the inportance of the new style of hairdressing which is dressed close to the head with a sweep of hair conceal- ing the ear and brought forward on the cheek.
The anime may be said of the now type of cloche which, how. all the individuality over, has which
predecessor of the Twentics so lamentably lacked. might In those days the "elbelie almost be said to have anveloped the head like a candle extinguisher
which, in fact, was what it lonk- ed like. The new version as width at the sides while being shollow in the crown; it is worn Vocal experts claims that listen-tilted.n little back from the fore ing to youmelf as you speak wil head while only a little of the buck tell you what kind of volce you hair in vilble. have, and what kind of person you
are.
clone relative of the modern cloche in the bonnet hat, a -mostel Listed here an gulds for those of which by Gaby Louise is shown who seek speech improvement are here. Unlike the old-stylo scuttle sume types of voice that are classed bonnet on which this; to some ex- sul altogether kind on the cars tent, in modelled, it reveals the The whispering volte: Try whis hair at the back, while still pet- pering on purpose. Then speak, ismitting the forehead fringe to be there difference?
This particular model, in coffee-coloured folt, has a pari
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Check your hearing of the sound by aking a sentence with the mouth placed two riches from: B lighted candle. If your breath pushes the flame to
to one side, of worse, if the flame goes out, you have the whispering voice.
You have this kind of voice be- enute you are shy, timid about qenking in a full-throated toho, and need to find out what causes you to shy away from "people.
Voice Test
A
The "I have a cold voice: test is le place the Bogers lightly over the end of he nose and any A sentence; now take the Ongern away. The tone should be exactly the same in both cases. If it 'fan't, "I have a cold" "or you have the nasal voice.
Of course you do not have a cold,
you just round that way.
The meaning? Prepare for shock-it tenotes laziness,
A
But not bone laziness; it means the throat muscles are lasy.
this
In event, you are probably an excitable person, in such a hurry to get words out that you do Hot take time to open the throat at the back.
To correct this, yown. Start to speak as you yawn, and if you can bear to, practise in front of a
mirror.
It will give the feeling of a wideopen throat with muscles that are willing to work,"
The tense volce is harsh and grating. Where this type of voice exists the throat is sort most of the time.
are too
It tells you that you keyed
up, too anxious. You take yourself too seriously,
Again, yawning will help to relax as well as to open the threat, but you should also try to find out why tension exists and correct it.
Naturally Attractive
The huma
ncon.
Foather trimmed scuttle bolthet from 'Gaby' Louise 10. coffee colourbe felt" 'with' feathers shaded from belge to: brown.
RECIPE
Too Loaves
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Rose pink foft with a ons- aided movement with 'violet blud laffeta ripban trimming by Mital Lorenz.
Licularly charming trimming of upswept feathers shaded from bulge to brown,
Hat For Every Face All types of faces are catered for by designers of the new 1949 modeln. For instance, Mitzi into
Lorenz, by 'curving the tim
an up-turned point in front, plans at for the round face, stressed by wings of ribbon; for the face sim miggests a flat two-tiered bonnet inspired by the Edwardian motoring Bonnet and tied' beneath the chin with tulle velling For the woman whose face looks best under a tilted brim a 'hat'with an upsweep at
At one side l sugabaldu,
Give Show Next Month
Overseas buyers Interested in London fashions will be able to see collections op two occa- sions in 1846 From May 16 to 27-immediately following "the British Industries Fair-there will be a London fashion dis- play devoted to the madejs of wholesale manufacturers,
the last week of July there will
be the usual July openings of the haute couture, led by the members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion De- signers.
The Brat fashion display spon- sored by Britain's Board of Trade was enlled the London Fashion Fortnight and was held in July 1948, for wholesale manufac turors ha well as the haute cou- ture. But now, nơ' a result discussions
Britain's between Board of Trade and the industry the two sections will be separat ed to sui the convenience of both retail and wholesale buyers.
A committee under the chair- manship of a Board of Trade re- presentative is working out de- Ins
of the two shows The committee represents principal groups in the wholesale trade, and the Secretary of the Incor-
Sdėlety
London
of
porten Designers will also be a
member, so that each' group
Will benefit from the other's experi
chce.
Always Plenty Of Work For Red Cross Girls
British Red Cross women with the ribbon trimming balane workers are as busy in peace
inrimmings
the other side..
"are considerably as they were in war. Dressed
more dober, nevertheless,' they 'are
line
in their neat dark blue unl
out many
sill rich, and colourful. Feathers forms, they carry are and widely, but they are threw and useful activities. more "an integral part of the hat than they were, following the and stressing the moveme towarts
The whole trend superfine workmanship of the kind so famillar in the art dp- cado of this centuly when a hat was not only intended to set, oft a woman's beauty but was a leaddress of the most 'olabor ate kind.
They undertake, for example, mothers can to act as "altters-in" so that busy.
go out and enjoy themselves now and then. They also help to staff day nurseries for babies and "under-fives."
Evening Dress Brings Back Memories
voice la naturally
8 oz. flour, 2 teaspoons bakinu attractive, so it's quite possible powder, 1'dessertspoon shorten, you will hear a good voice hon. I dessertspoon sugar, salt, so reminiscent of 1920-30-that that has a ringing sound, yet ca. 1⁄2 cup milk. zalm and soft,
#pee
without any
If you do, it denotes
They also organise dispensaries for those who live in agricultural camps as well as for the familles who spend their annual holidays |pleking hops and migrate for this purnose in thousands from Londan to Kent for a fewy węcks,
They man hospital libraries, give first-aid on airfields, beaches, conds, at camps and athletle meet- Ings. They deliver medlent sup. plies to poor fólk being nursed at home.
Another section of their work Spectators 'dt 'n dress show is devoted to the welfare of old recently held in London were people, whose lives they try to arnized to see an evening dress brighten by regular visits. They
also serve "meals on wheela famous year when the short food from a travelling canteen)
h affectations.
Sift together the flour, baking chemise dress was forced to whenever there is a call for it. powder and salt. Rubin the give way to the first long skirt. Their new duties, indeid, which person, well adjusted, a happy shortening. Add the sugar. Beat ed gowns seen for more than a have been enumerated in a speci
and get the egg and add the unlik. Make decade that they rubbed their al leaflet, prove that wherever there is a social gap to be filled by ting along nicely with everybody into a soft dough Turn out bueyes.
volunteers they are ready to lend for if you
ate happy, it is re-to a floured board. Knead light. But since the younger people
a hand, flected in your voice, which bely and cut into four.
in the sudfence had never in their comes, In the word of that famous telephono advertisement,
lives seen anything like the First Portion: Roll lightly into model
"A voice with a amile,"
....
a round shape and cut into sixalted Yound of ex-
Good breath control is probably Roll each portion from the breas
line was made
the mos
most important single factor end to the peak. Glaze and place with a long Bodice fitted to bo-
in voice production, A person on a greased tray.
speaks only as well breathes. It should
感官 xho
bo alow, Second PortIDA:
cary, natural, and from
.:
low the hips with the skirt made tulle, each layer
Roll into a pf laser to a Beries/of hand- the thin sheat. Spread with the mix-being cut diaphragm, not merely the chell shortening mixed with one table-
ture of one teaspoon of sofferted kerchief points. Arthur Banks, that the "Shoulder breathois
the heave the
skirt, as it ined to is due for revival and
chest and shoulders upward when spoor. of brown sugar. Holl up handkereink slated
Jaking Taking tually
deap
Those
called, broath, bat' acike a Swiss roll and cut into slices He arth should remain
In thick, Stand each piece in that one of the reasons why * it almost unchanged.
while
the deep, well-greased patty tis, was likely to return was the in- ribs expar i to
troduction of linted nylon stock- Glaze. inhalation the
Inge.
and contract as you exhala.
women would not wear coloured
Third Portion: Roll into amal! It was obvious, be said, that Completely relaxed muscles per-bails and place three balls in mit an over expuldion of breath deep, greased patty tins. Glaze. nylon if they were to be hidden as well
smoothly flowing sound and a helpful exercise and
Four Portion Divide into six beneath a long skirt: on the other
make into "fancy loaves. hand, his "now"
would askirt developing control, is to take Glaze and place on a greased tray.. deep breath and recite as much li. Bake the loaves in a hot oven,
And this is not so.
show them off well. Improbable
of the alphabet as possible with- temp. 425 deg. F. gas, 500 dog. Fas it might sound at first hearing,
out strain.
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