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WOMANSENSE
Your Sewing Scrapbook
Mary Brooks Picken
Halter Overblouse-Formal
Or Informal
IGHT over a formal, to wear
under Runt,
or to wear -over a sweater or blouse. De- cide how you will wear yours, and perhaps that will decide for you the type of fabric for your overblouse.
Fold in
Straighten fabric. half lengthwise, wrong side out, selvages together toward you,
B is shoulder to waistline front length plus 2" to right of A. C is at upper left hand cor- ner, Dis 6" to 8" to right of C, depending on depth desired above waistline in back.
Dopth of Poplum
Mensure distance D to E. Place F this distance below E. Mea- sure from D and F depth of pen- lum plus scams. A good depth for average figure is 51⁄2" to 6".
With end of string at E. chalk an are from D to F, for under- arm line and from G. to H for top of peplum. Cut on both these lines.
Lay pleats at waistline in front to control fullness under bust, When Atling, pin darts at under- arm line.
Cut off any excess al centre back,
but allow for closing there, using a zipper, button and loons or hooks, and eyes.
6"+45 24 Fold
*Selvage
If by any chance, waistline is
not large enough, a piece can be added from the fabric scraps.
Tunic Coat
Baste centro front scam, be- Taupe topper with leather belt. inning at a point to right of B where you wont "V" to ter minute. Turn back selvages for neckline as Indicated by
By VERA WINSTON
LD-
dotted line. Finish underarm IT'S the tune that calls the and back edge with bias facing tune of the new cont parade,
From circle of fabric below Ehas
The tunic coat, i would seem; | cut a
emerged strip 4" wide and long nowest
the one of trends, and should enough to extend across the very much in
be neck at back; make a tube of fashions for next spring
evidence when this, leaving ends open.
are velled. Meanwhile, this winter version is of a hairy-surfaced Ver wool and rabbil's hair fabric in taupe. The bodice is gently cut sleeves. The collar, standing or piece with narrow lat-rolled, is stitched at the outer edges as are the patch pockets. The tunic peplum is padded. A matching leather belt completes the picture.
Slip one shoulder edge into each end of this tube, conceal- ing all raw edges. Fullness along shoulder Une B-F may be laid in folds or shirred as you prefer.
The peplum may be lined throughout, edges turned and held back with catch stliches, or edges bound with military braid.
Fold D-G in peplum comes at centre front. Ends of peplum are toward contre back.
Join peplum to, waistline when fullness of latter is adjusted to your waist measurement.
This Is How You Can Have Lovely Curls
Courtmy Barrett Bob in Co
To make a good pin curl, wind up small amount of hair and anchor with bobby pin. There are rabber-tipped pins available designed to cushion the sharp edges of the pin.
By HELEN FOLLETT
In the period of the pigtail, selves
a satisfactory
a woman got a permanent wave wave, forfning wide once a year, usually in the ripting- The charge for these tons. But the average
treatments was something ter- seeker contents herself rifc. While undergoing this pin curs.
icant for curls
ordeal the supplicant
presa GL
went to the ceiling,
em-
When making
In
one
TV Beckons
Young British Star
War-time singing mascot of both the Tommies and GI's In Britain, 17-year-old Fetula Clark, one of the stars in the Blm "Dance Hall" has been in- vited to appear on television in the United States. Since April, 1950, Petula has appeared ini seven British television pro- grammes and has become one of the most popular T.V. artists In the country. Fierce competi- tion between rival American T.V. companies is now taking place for her services,
Petula frst came into the limelight when, as a child about six years of age, she appeared at a local concert given for the troops; It happened to be broad- enst and a wide-awake producer at the British Broadcasting
Cor- poration gave her an audition. It was
Do successful
that she. was signed up for several radio concerts. Petula studied sing- ng seriously, and when she re- celyed a film offer began to learn her job in the studios with so much intelligence that producers realised that she was a star in the making.
Fifth Avenue
Window
Fifth Avenue windows currently display several items that look like potential acces- sury hits.
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BATON UMBRELLA, a slen- der wooden stick about 2 foot long of polish wood banded in finger gold colour metal, is a hide- nway for a pure slik umbrella. unduin-
When the umbrella is collapsed beauty inside, the baton looks like a
with miniature walking stick.
pin curls, around your
carefully tergey dresses.
cessorise slender
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squared
pastel wool
THE GIRLS WHO MADE THE HEADLINES MATCH THEIR CAREERS TO MIDDLE AGE
WHAT HAPPENS to the exclusive KOWIW, champagne second husband, engineer Walter famous mannequins when they every
evening, parades before Bennett. teave vouth behind and
pass royalty and such celebrities S out of the world's spoilight? Rudolph Valentino. 'Newspapers From the top 12 toho serialised her life story. were acclaimed like film stars
the preachta
•BERS BUY pago today
Lucie was unable to cope with all the offers of work that came pouring in. At first she would At the Glasgow Exhibition of pass them on to friends, then and follows their 1938. Marcelle wore what she came the idea to start a manne- story through to 1950. Now in considers her most glamorous quin ngoncy-the their forties,
still gown wedding dress of Not- kind in London. That was
flyst of its they are working. Two have silver hair, tingham lace. The 22 yards of years, ago. Today he de cull But all have kept their figures, the train were edged with sable. She wore it four times a day for six months.
by VICKI
SILVA-WHITE
ARCELLE
running It.
'Enchantress'
PRESENTING
21
A Now
SUMURAN-"enchantresu of
Today Marcelle Ilves in a semi-detached villa In Slough the desert"-was probably the with her 20-year-old daughter. most feted of them all back in She was widowed after 10 years the '20s, AR- of marriage. "Life was all fun
MMOUR, black-eyed, then; I was blissfully happy all
a
Kar modelling carcer Insteti
raven haired, the time. We really knew how to only five years, but she captured
enjoy ourselves in those days." the public's daughter of a Welsh miner, she said.
Imagination' with her dark-eyed oriental beauty. ran away from home nt 18
Wherever she went Today Marcelle does not find
crowds to seek her fortune in Lon- it so easy to get jobs is a model.athered to catch a glimpse of don. For three lonely years Her measurements are still the her. she worked at a shop in the same, her figure still as stately Harrow Road for 15s. and slonder "but now I have namo
But this Londoner, whose real was Vera, had a tragic silver hair, and really I should private life. In 1923 she met be n matran model, but my Swiss psychiatrist Dr Papadaki. gure isn't matronly enough and Within 13 months she was en- there women with figures like mine."
are plenty of younger gaged, married and widowed.
At 10 her hair
was already turning while. At first she dyed but inter decided to be- come a vendeuse. For 14 years she worked for Captain Moly- neux-the man who named her Sumuron. She was there ti he closed down recently.
She
week.
One day bn her why home from work she was nearly run over by a major in the Indian Army. Within o Icw months they were ma
married.
Her £1,000 hair
"I was gauche and thin. I didn't know how to walk or talk" confessed Marcelle, "So
LUCIE CLAYTON was born my husband sent me to a salon in Birmingham. At 17 she began in Bond Street to learn these her career as a mannequin. Soon offers of work were pouring in. 'Marcelle never In 1931 she insured her blonde that Iooked back. Princess Helena iresses-they were over 2ft. long
lives in Notting Hill Victoria used to visit the salon -for £1,000. Five feet eleven, Gate with her second husband, and teach her how to curtsy pro- black-eyed and white-skinned, artist Marcel Poncin. Now the perly in the magnificent court Lucle was always "the bride," slight, Bllver-haired vivacious gowns. She began to work for once sald her bridesmaids beauty is a vendeuse in Mayfair. exclusive couturo houses in placed end to end would reach London and Paris.
trom London to York.
All three women are living For Valentino....
proof that a woman can be as In August this There were trips to the opera married for the second time, is
year she attractive at forty-odd as twenty. und races when she showed off now
(World Copyright Reserved-London In Australia with her Express Service).
SUMURAN in 1923 above) made a sensation with this. black velvet dress. To-day the ita Mayfair vendeuse
MARCELLE ARMOUR wore the latest in ski-ing outfits at the Artificial Silk Exhibi- tion, 1924, Now she lives In a vita at Slough-
London Express Sarosco
LUCIE CLAYTON "Was always the bride" in her modelling days, Now the runs a mannequin agency
The Umbrella Is Part Of Parisian Chic
the
Paris Street velvet and stubby affairs easy to pack in are seen, pigskin,, box, reptile silks in black were highlighted valises. Tho longest are 49 or suede and loopa for in the collective showing of inches, of which 20 Inches op- wrist are umbrellas by the French Fe pear as handle.
favourite style of The so-called handle. deration of Umbrella In- "demi. Chamberlain" length, dustries. More block seen about 28 inches is reported as One umbrella, very tailored than for some time and cer having wider sale. The short um- in aspect, has shoulder atrap taln beige tones are strong as brelius, about 12-inches, mostly instead of wrist loop. Other beaver, tan and the shade call- fold so they can be carried in practical novelties Include Д ed gold in the leather industry. bags; they have leather cases black crocodile handle which Battle
green and navy are matched to the handles.
holds a gold pencil, and one of with
little navy box with
metal
the long reign of reds in this Feature of the long WHITE- hand attached so gloves can be accessory,
brellas is thetr slenderness. clipped on.
looked like the dowager
of China wearing
he wrap the strand
VELVET MUFF, very best headdress. Wires Anger if you would have wide, shaped and edged in braid, is in- loose ones. It your hair is soft cluded among the velvet gloves, steam energed from
other shades competing pasteboord and thin, not inclined to stay purses and millinery used to ac-
Colis tubes. The first customers sub- in curl, form mitting to this form of misery with the ends of the hair were considered crazy pioneers ca
ed in the centres. Diluted wave Bet Is help when locks are soft and slinky. And when set- ENAMEL BUTTERFLIES, Up-to-dato methods are Ung your hair you mught inch-long pins in black or orange painless and fairly speedy. All like to try the new rubber-are displayed. The pins look of them are good. The success tipped bobby pins, designed to Uke possible successors to the of the wave depends upon the cushion the sharp steel edges ginnt rhinestone pins for spring skill of the operator. Methods of the pin.
in new beauty realms.
havo become so simple that.
the home wave An
thousands
of women who
would reduce the
good-toolca
budget. The rule among friends
seems to be. "You
I'll do you."*
and summer.
ROLL
used by
PASTRY CAKES
WHATEVER ARE YOU DOING,
MUM ?
14 TO 12
INCH
THICK
do me and
Two or three weeks before the permanent, it in wide to condition the hale. Give you-i self a hot oil treatment iwice a; week, havo a stiampoo the fol- Jowing morning. Tlie oit Causes the shafts to relax, will also keep them from getting brittle and dry.
There are women-and clever · anough to give them-
A BIT OF PASTRY OVER,
SO THOUGHT
ID MAKE THESE
OUT THE
PASTRY
Length Variety
There
and the handles chosen phasise this long straight ones of gold metal gaining
cm-
Horn Handles
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is more diversity in ground, also ivory handles. The lengths this season, trom the gold metal 30 aluminium, Horn handles are another long thin umbrella launched therefore lightweight. For the fashion at the showing, very Address Books. Book in the couturo and selling demi-Chamberjains
good finely carved and sometimes chiefly to couture clients, to many leather-covered
AND CUT
SPRINKLE ONG ROUND
GENEROUSLY WITH CURRANTS AND A LITTLE SUGAR
AND PRES
PLAIN ROUND.
(ON TOR
PINCHING
THE EDGRA
LIGHTLY
∙IN
ROUNDS
ANOTHER
THEN JUST BAKE THEM TILL THE PASTRY IS DONE
bandjes
MIND YOU CLEAN THE STEMMED CURRANTS WELL BY WASHING- AND DRYING
· THEM OR BY RUBBING IN A FLOURED
QUOTH
foot of a
another
recalling umbrella handles of Ends, Inkstands, British the 1000 cro; a long slim grey- -hound's head is, one,
doer with the Fountain
Pens and tur. To lighten some of the black
umbrellas, rhinestones Personal Stationery. are used, as one crook of ebony Wood
single large set with stone, and another umbrella with cover fastened by three rhincatone-studded stupa,
For Children
The children's group fon. ture
corvod wooden handlow showing such mollis [as little dog's head colfred- with fa plumed hate. For these;. 'solopre,"are" much brighter. Shan for grownups.
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