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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1949.
Woman Today
Rome.
The quality of Italian pure rilk is undoubledly the best in the world. Added to this the Italians now have some new dyes which enable them to pro- duce beautiful, unusual colours and some of the most charm- ing printed silks, shantungs, and (newly) cottons.
In the fast growing recovery of Italy's textile industry the next obvious step is to use her own materials (alks, wool, and cotton) for Italian-designed fashion,
So with great interest Francis Marshall and I came to visit the fashion houers of Rome and re- couture. Italian haute port on Furthermore, we have acen ourselves that the Italian women, who are exceptionally amart and beautiful,
indeed wearing
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these clothes at the moment.
Tor
In comparison with London the design is more formal and does not have to allow for our dimsic (and the Inevitable coat). Com- pared with Paria there is on effect of more simple elegance. The fashions of Rome appear to be generally easier to wear.
For instance, see the lady shop- Via Condattl The Cazing in
n
Rome's Bond Street). She wears ront-frock in black-and-white check, made of fine wool, designed by Gabriellasport.
A
It would be an excellent add!- Lit 10
English wardrobe.
more
in an
Another sensible fashion point i that she wears low-heeled shoen. All Amart women wear these shoes for daytime here. She is selecting formal pair from the inely made high-heeled sandals
the
The window.
delicate, narrow strappings of these shoes here again are exnentially Italizz in design.
in
The poodle's fashion note is a muzzle worn by ALL dogs in Italy. smart or otherwise.
The pretty gir) seen at a cock- Lail party was wearing another dress from Gabriellasport. It in of navy-blue pure slik taffetan; the top flounce of the skirt gains shape and softer outline by being doubled. Her flat cartwheel hat, alno navy of shiny Italian straw, comes from Canessa.
Rome abounds in roof gardens Grnamented by trailing plants and flowers, and also a surprising Here number of lovely blondes, you see the two together.
The girl dreaming under the moon is dressed in the most beau- iful shade of pearl grey we've over seen. Her coat is pure silk taffctas, and her dreas a fine net over taffetas,
It all comes from the house of Emillo Schuberth, and the effect is like a shaft of moonlight.
As the Romans do..
BARBARA WAKE SAYS:
by IRIS ASHLEY and FRANCIS MARSHALL
English Women Are Smart
I don't think English women have any idoo just how smart they are looking
these days.
Looking around the shops of Rome in general, I think the
After more than 18
months visitor from England is even more tempted than by those of Paris working in the United States, in
It seema
unbelievable to see New York and points West, that's classic shirt-waist blouses with the first thing which struck me long sleeves, in puro milk. And on my return to London,
with hand em- blouses cotton
When I left England at the end braidery like Madeira work.
of 1947 there was no doubt about Naturally, this use of silk and we were rather down at heel hand embroidery in carried on with underwear too, which is a "New Look", just beginning,
made us because
of rationing, incredibly cheap compared with
look more dowdy than ever. home.
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cgg yolks.
1⁄4 cup caster sugar,
1-8 teaspoon salt.
1 tablespoon cock grated lemon
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2 tablespoons each lemon andi
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4 egg whites.
1⁄4 cup castor sugar.
1 baked pastry shell Beat
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Obviously lol-down hema obstinately knee-length skirts seomed almost indecent beside those few lucky ones with enough coupons to apare for a swinging mid-calf dress.
den, look better darned out than jstraight suits and dresses, and 1 had forgotten how friportant an their New York sisters,
They are lose alung around with umbrella is in England.
Many of
the women carried fal-Inis-fabulously priced acces- sories and artificial jewellery-long, thin handled ones, definitely gone overboard part of their. whole outfit with and they've not
and either handle. silk
Ox
a perfect exaggerated fullness for
match to their costume. Colour- plunging necklines,
of con-
ed spectacles, matchin, clothes,
trasting with the
Racing Taste Just how British women have were also striking. developed this new found dress
The men, as usual when I came senso was borne out in no small measure at the Epsom races re-home from America, struck me ns better dressed than, the women cently.
Ladies' Day, cold and windy, grey toppers and perfectly press- made the very few in traditional ed striped trousers being almost universal in the enclosures, In flowing summer frocks look blue, America most of the spare money
The really But things have changed since then. Times are still tough,pinched and wispy.
wore something goes on the women's backs, and women
all the poor husbands can produce know, but in some ways the little
and neat girls trooping out of the pifices at
One of the smartest outfits was for a special occasion is a new, lunchtime in the City, or the tired
a stone-coloured woollon dress, gaudy tie, looking women doing their morn which looked like a two-piece, but ing's shopping in residential Lon was actually all in one-an over:
skirt with Loone panels wrapped Princess Margaret so often wears a white hat, white shoes, hand- over a tight underskirt fastened
bag and gloves, does everybody into one side with big black buttons.
Nothing in Bax
But when four out of black velvet smarter.
accessories, it
beating until stil, Fold cooked mixture; pour into pastry until lightly browned.
Bmart. warm
up
One complaint I do have with Just весливо British winch.
shell and bake in moderate, oven patent whoes, belt were-in black have to copy her?
colleather: Cervere neck,ve choose whito
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A uniform, and a witch's hat becomes like and her hat, lice with the peak cut off, was in don't like white straw with heavy I holleed overal shiny black straw with a pouff of tweeds, which
The amartest women; Ingredients
Holl-feathers above and below the times.
Incidentally,
Woro comfortable pound self-raking flour, pinch brim on one aldo.
Coming from Amerlen
with ifs shoes.
Many otherwise elegant out- ralt, 202. margarine or butter, 3 ripe bananas, 1 level tetspoon blazing summers, it seems parti- grated lemon rind, 20% sugar, cularly. Important to have sum fits wore molled by their wearers egg-yolk, 1 or 2 tablespoons milk. mer clothes which fit our healthy, limping painfully by the end of
the day. Sift flour and salt, rub in mas but very uncertain,, climate!
. Ploats
accordion
| -| garing or butter. Add mashed bananas, lemon rind, sugar, bea-
It was nice to see Mixed ten egg-yolk, and milk. thoroughly to the consistency of pleating again when I left Eng- Beone dough add a little more land it was still forbidden, and two-pleco dresses milk it necessary. Turn on to many woollen
buttoned-up and floured board lightly, press or had short, neat,
swinging pleated Cut into jackets roll to in thickness.
skirts. 3in. circles, brush with milk
One, in palest "dirty" yellow banana
Fold over and mould to
shape. Pince on greased tray, bake wool with black pin stripes, had
an armising in hot oven (450dez F. gas, a long jacket with Gooder. F. electric) 15 to 20 in-square cut out in the front to the made wide utes.
While still hot, brush with waist, and shoulders egg-white and dust with brown by Julting out cape effect over
the long sleeves. sugor.
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