THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY 'EMBER" 18, 1950.
WOMANSENSE
Softening The Pencil-Slim (Official
Line In One American Way
hipline for the impression of i Advice To
Housewives
out the line, The designer likes a fail, refrigerators. the waistline while leading
OLD
***
NECK AND
A YOUNG FACE
By HELEN FOLLETT
lowered waistline. The wider the bolt, the more pronounced the effect. Some belts like those in gunmetal for yarn dyed wool Jersey have a few brilliants" on
THE neck to the despair of with Wight, tapping movements the buckle repeating the re-
many young women. That that help to keep tissues firm. strained uso
Floors warp, baths clip, stoves gister ot
through-
deteriorates a pity, since a little care, to While the cream remains on trisk irritant gether with good health, will an ice cube over the flesh. teardrop of clear stones to high rust corrupts the light a alot seamed yoke such as possibilites are almost inex-keep this pillar arm and lovely. Even new houses, Though the size, shape and on n capucine wool two-piece haustible. dress, or to call attention to at-it seems, are not immune, for general outlines of the neck mag tractive pockols or dropped the Ministry of Health in Eng be nothing to rejoice about, if land recently published a report the skin is white and smooth, not Rich Fabrics
on how to save the municipal sign of a fiddle string or neck- landlord's purse by proper care ince wrinkle, the nock can be of fittings and equipment in the
attructive. modern home.
NTARTING with a pencil gown to diminish and elongate
silhouette,
well- 11
down to a rounded hipline. nown Los Angeles dress Panels Soften ouse finds many ways of
Slim Lines oftening the outline for aytimo, afternoon and toning. In n collection of
and en resses, suits emble for high style de- artments, women will find has attention particular
More softening of clim nes shoulder line,
In Formal Fashions
Hoad Polso
is in pands to the sides or the front of a drees. Most often, these appror to be part of
Still using basic and classic continuous line that starts from the back waistline, going over lines, the collection Includes
Although intended for locat the shoulders and falling to the handsome cocktail and creaing housing authorities and, at one hemline at front. These are but fashions. The gamut includes finds to bell the hipine of his collete wool sheaths, a dipper will come towardly to all house the passage of time and a lack
this house designer satin trimmed shirtwaists, de-move, their tenants, the report
with Chantilly lace the work
wives and unhandymon. It in silhouettes. Others are to in-
of expert panels miter neckline, unpolated by the comptent in the neck than
From a basics which are especially in the front of lined jackets from ways and laca is but one of ning advisory committee to con- any other tissue of the body, is book balanced.
been paid to subile lines in lassics like the coat dress
shirtwaist and
hoteworthy.
Tucking in
Many Variationa
Typient of the subtle lines in he use of ticking, looking much lke accordion pleating. In on nfinite number of ways.
xample
For
one
of contrast, to tuck
under the belted waistline,
to
range of lovely
Slik fabrics. serge,
plam or
ribbed rayon crepes, slipper satin in unusual jewal tones, worsted back satin are but a few.
Cosmotic Nogluct The fact that cosmetic neglect,
energy, them
II
your throat does not appear as around the hell once was, war
be in your
The poise of the head is im portant if the throat is to con tribute toward good looks. one cultivates a proud poise of the head, with chin up and slightly forward, the muscles of the neck will not become flabby as they are purposely held firm. If you have acquired the habit of letting your chin droop, find that attractive as it walk
on your head. it is un- This practice will not only be a advice sider what
should be unfortunate because
it will help Whenever the faciat neck-ald, but given to councils on the main necessary.
backbone and lift your tenance of new and fairly new area is treated with a soothing posture, take the kinks out of types of internal Attings, Liberal ream, the neck should
cluded. Apply the emollient chest, extracts from Mis Beeton's
with
strokes. up and down (1080
Sweep with creamed angers the for basics. A range of edition) set
to key for the from the place where an Adam's Belts in the collection merit Pecial stress is put on black, Household Management special mention. Leather is used browns goes from a deep and matter if not the manner.
found that apple would be if you had one to great extent, and all but one warm toast to taupe for wool,
cor lobes, Finish model (except for ball gowns) crepe and satin. Bright dashes the equipment now being more up to your have belts. And, all hit the of colour are in capucine and lavishly fitted in council houses wastline with the top edge pumpkin. Navy registers for is potentially a "source of 'con- and then curve down, gyer the dressy fashions.
olderable future expenditure on maintenance," and much re- talted advice is offered for local authorities to pass to occupiers. REVOLUTIONARY: HINTS
Somo housewives might con- sider that here and there the revolutionary advice, strike a
From shoulder to hom of a epe cont dress; from shoulder well above the knee for one several flounce hem dresses; simburst ideas at the
the front to the
hipilne: in shoulder es for the dropped shoulder from which there may or not be sleeves; in a back Foke for a bloused bodice which sa companion line for the slim Thouette; in horizontal lines hrough the bodice of a ball +
JUST
THE RIGHT SUIT
TA
feed-suit-of misty green.
RACE THORNCLIFFE TON tweed in a muted groen shade, is used for a it has good travel, town untry possibilities. The Is mit
marked by nice detall ahoulder below а день Pan collar, and there is
fsbelt at the slim waist.
sedufted pockets mark
y the fabric
rounded hipline. The
Etone?!
The skirt is straighi
fold a crisp jutting peplum for a theatre sult. Belts Especially Noteworthy
It's
A
Jewels and diamante are fashionable again--- this cocktail gown call- ed "It's a gem,” has a skull cap to match Its
:
bejewelled bodice,
(London Express. Service)
Floating
Modern Homes
On Thames
A home which most small.
min the new manner boys would regard as ideal
for Edhe in walking.
that of Mrs
35
Anno Callander'
lap-over plent In the who is one of the thousands of Thames and a London's, river
its Of The Season
with a "little' girl" air'
people
very comfortably
του. The post-war housing shortage, coinciding
den
with a sud surplus of invasion craft after World War II, persuad- many to try a life aftant for the first tirne. Now these im- mobile water-lapped homes are as permanent a feature of the river-side scene as the Bu
highlights of the new pausa
In the Far East-excep
51 London season. There that the boate on the Thames be points to which manoare usually extremely comfort-
emodels, subscribe. able with."all modern small, they're worn fat veniences.
head; they're made.
or plush. The toreador! Mre
the
cap-shaped hat are include
}. (although``women ́ ́arò sculptors,
De adopted
con-
Gem
The investigatora
aute. For instance, "it has been found in practice that paper and other coverings on metal shelves tend to encourage corrosion,. and they should not be used." That seems to cut at the roots of housewifely practice, although the maxira that "botties, &C.. should be carefully, wiped be- fore being placed on shelves" should stir no controversy.
Reminder: When giving your face its nightly creaming, be sure Include your necic Smooth the cream right on down your throat and massage lightly,
BOYS AND GIRLS
MAGAZINE
The Duck Didn't Like the Hen
--And She Told Knarf the Reason Why By MAX TRELL
Henrietta was a hen. She was likewise a chicken.
"I'm very fond of Henrietta,"
Quack sald
Knarf.
Mra
to
What I don't like about Hen-
KNARF, the shadow-boy, said to Mr Quack, who was a The report lists the main
duck: "Why don't you Niko causes of unsatisfactory per-Henrietta?" formance by solid-fuel ap- pliances and then volunteers n series of hints worthy of Mrs Beeton herself. "Emply the ash pan, regularly," it. insists, "and don't let the ash pile up to the botton bars"; and "don't the fre 100 hard or Poice you
will break the fre bricks." The authors go on to address themselves to the problem of coke ashes adhering to the fire bricks:
"Sooner or later some one will try to chip the, are brick free again and it will almost certainly get damaged in the process
are some of her ways. rlettri For instance," continued Mrs Quack, "Henrietta gives a good doal of her time to laying oggs yard about them." and cackling all over the barn-
"Don't ducks lay eggs?”
Henrietta cackled loudly.
"Yea indeed! But I don't spend my time laying them.. The Minister of Health has And I never cackle all over the
"I've laid on egg! Oh, what sent copies of the report to all barnyard about them. An egg in egg! A great big egg! Go housing authorities, with is an egg. And furthermore and see what an egg I've laid!"
should suggestion, that they
of
consider the recommendation view of a good deal In evidence, that many tenants are not yet fully instructed in the care and treatment of fittings which, are new to them."
said Mrs Quack.
"Yes?"
In the Pond
It was Henrietta Hen,
"Hello, Honriotin," greeted Kmart.
"I've just lald. a wonderful! egg,” Hearlotta began again.
*** know," sald Knart. "Everyone in the whole barn- yard knows, about it,"
" and furthermore, Hen- ratta doesn't like. swimming in the pond any more than a cat doos I think she's making a great mistake. She's afraid to wet her legs. When the gain Worth, Cackling, About comes, Henrietta, runs for shel- fer. Of course, Henrietta does
Henrlotta sniffed.. "Not look sort of bedraggled when everybody can lay an egg. It's she's wot. Her feathers start worth onekling about.” resembling bits of old rags. The
Wool Aprons Of All Things!, wing in the bond once in a
VES,
water doesn't run off her back "I was just speaking to, Mrs [the way it"ades öff mine, But Quack. You aren't very good
I still think she ought to go friends, are, you, Henrietta?"
"I'm very fond of. Mrs. Quack. Only she has strange Ways. pond, sald React.
"She can't go paddling in the: Sho's always, splashing, about in the wet. Give Mrs. Cruzak, a puddle and sho's happy. The wetter, she is the betten, the feels. I never saw any one like a dark, dismal, rainy day as much, as she <dons,”
"I'd like to know why not?"
Mark off 2 above fold: for a belt band, This you may need to plece to make long enough. If you wish pockets, "Because Henrietta Hen mark them out as shown. hoon't get webbed feet Uke you
To Cut: Cut from B.to.C.ducks have, that's why?" Cut off belt, pockets if
you
seqm..
1
"Why don't you, go down to said. "The children haven't got the pond and have a paddlo webbed feet and, they go padaround with her?”
liar The dog hasn't got web- bed feet and he goes paddling, Henrietta can go paddling with out webbed feet. At last she can go wading!"
"Mez" cried Henrietta "Mel I'd as soon fly as go padding. Water was meant for drinking, not-for-paddling in. But I can well understand why, she likes "Wading is fun," agreed it: Sho- bars, feet, like: a pair of Kmart..
rubbers. She has, feathons - llice nu umbrella. She has a bill like a mud shovel
wish them. Use plece, to right "Just an excuse," Mrs Quack of pockets on diagram to plece belt, necessary.
To Make Scam, blag edges B to C, using .. Make a hem on bottom edge at a becoming length for you, stitching from selvage edge, to centre front point and back to selvage Mitre point by stitch- ing hem allowance,, as nt, D. cutting off point and clipping "Well, I'll so you later: Mas Beam, as at E.
Quack said. "I'm, going, down to Turn hem to position, as in the pond for a paddle: Give my Henrietta Hen walked quick- Yachools and colleges, stitching it. Press scard open started waddling off, to Henri in the talliss on the other they are wearing them & sean open sends the added, ani sbd ly:away, Kharf saw bor pooking Crilander's neighbours and they do wonders for the If selvage is not attractive or etta if you see her. Tell her If side of the garden. Looking the
usable
harps may be neces she ever changes her mind, fi other way, Koart could see. Mrs twe old Jaded, skirt that shines bary, for, edges In pack. Make be glad to slow her all over Quack paddling... cheerfully
One Bith, we know took slightly narrower, thap, believe the pout and all under it and
then old bug
skrif Hipped
chem
the edge of the pond, and tool
ber head imo the water life turned them wrong-side out
now and themwfo: eat them into a simple new
Even Skirt Fullness
Mae Quack hand handy dimps something in the mud at the This shp Gather waiting to A.
pasted behind the clump of bottom... And! Knerty could see swoldat, right side of
beitt banda, to when Knart heard a cackling Henrietta: Hans and Mus, Quack From:siderat apron. Try 00- behind him.
really were! Τομ ποιήσ
yo make sure, fullycas la Co wool
a, apric soft rect. Bato deppo, nicely,
right side of belt band Rupert's Climbing Adventure Bring enough
To "Chalk" Oul Straighten to sight aldei of aldri. Gitlich, to both-conds, Folde salvages to- posillon.. Close, cuda, of band. T gether, fold next to you. Mca- If pockets are used, bom top sure down from "A-- Y1⁄2- walat measure plus 6" for B. Draw
line
an architect,
a. dentist
find that hair styles journalist, and none of
to go with would go back to shore
of the craft window boxes and guy cust he other hand, there are and are usually linked by
Most
a
have gay remas wear lovely Even, fullness,brepmingly. Rasto hedges, on the path to the pond hours diferent: andyforr.awaY
opes of theik's mandarin catwalk of planka. And when checked upon of. corn, with a courte mood a visitor arrives he does
md the velvet hat, trimmed knock. He shouts "Ahoy.”, fur which has a romantic
pecially worn with match-
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this
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