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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951.
WOMANSENSE
Loretta Picks Hollywood's Two-Faced
- And
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Best-dressed Men
Includes Her Husband, Of Course
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By BOB THOMAS
she remarked, "but I'll take the would expect to see him wear-
Ing a mess jacket,"
chance."
Hollywood. Thin seems to be the sea- son for 10-best liats, so let's I turned out that she named have Loretta Young choose a round dozen. Here they are, Hollywood's best-dressed not in order of proference:
aten.
William Boyd. "I pick him not because he has in- Miss Young seems well quali- Яuenced the dresi of more fed to make the election. She is young men than any style-setter considered by many to be Holly in history, but because he is himself. wood's best-dressed woman." very well drossed Being a pillar of town When he is out at private affairs, society, she aces the male stars he is smart and conservative. in their best (and worst) inery at parties and dinners.
What's Ray Milland. "He is elegant.
more, he is entirely willing to go out un a limb.
I he is at dinner, he wears n dinner jacket; if at family MI affair, a dark blue suit,
densest Africa, them out," saw him in
"I may get a lot of men mad
for leaving
at me
BOYS AND GIRLS
MAGAZINE
The Pixies Were Cooking
-They Wanted Their Neighbors to Be Well Fed-
By MAX TRELL
(NATURALLY,"
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sald
Pixie and
O'Scowl to Knort
Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-about names,
can't let all our neighbours starve
during the winter."
As he said
this he stirred the large tron pot in which
slowly bubbling.
the soup
was
The iron pot hung over a fire, and the fire was in the kitchen of O'Cheer Hall where Pixie O'Scow! lived with the rest of the pixies.
of
"Mm-m, it smells good," said
animing Knart,
the pot
BOUD.
"Why shouldn't it?" said Pixle O'Scowi. "It's an A-1 Soup. Yes sir, it's all A-1,"
Knart and Hanid both looked then asked puzzled, O'Scowl what he meant by A-1 Soup.
"Humph,"
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Pixie O'Scowl stirred the soup.
when Pixie O'Scowl rang a bell The next instant there was a Pixie stirring and
a buzzing and a whirring and a scrambling, and from a hundred different places around the room came all the bungry creatures.
Pixic grumbled O'Scowl, "it means what it says. It's made of one of everything
2 Ezio Pinza. "Becaus be made
my stepfather sit up and take notice and now ho is one of the beat-dressed men in our tamily."
dresses
Robert Taylor. "He dresses with care. He is the only man I know who can wear a smoking jacket at home and no! Most men seem embarrassed, apologise for it."
Joseph Cotten. "The Prince- tonlon type conservative but smart. He looks as though he smells good."
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Ricardo Montalban. "I pick him not because he is my brother-in-law, but because he always spic-and-span bad looks graceful. I don't know of his whether it's because tailor or hin own natural rhythm, but he always seens fluid in his clothes."
Robert Mitchum. "On the occasions I've seen him-on the set or at a party-he always dominates his clothes. He wears them; they don't wear him. Fic usually wears a dark blue sult and man can never look wrong! In one."
8 Barry Sullivan. " has a fine physique and he doesn't ruin it by padding his shoul- ders."
9.
Fred Astaire. "He is precise, neat and truly natty, in the best sense of the word. He is New Yorker with an exclamu- tlon mark.'
Topper News
W-1
All-weather reversible.
By VERA WINSTON
*
ir Sewing Seraphine
Mary
Take Care of Clothes-Refrosh, Rofashion,
Rojuvonato
stitch at
Jow your coat. A bar the hemlino can lift a lining back into place in no time at all.
If a dress or sult hangs neg- lected and unworn bocause shoulders are too large for now, fix them by making pads smaller or by removing pads entirely.
Top of Sleeve
scam ncross
If top of alceves sticks up, rip top and take out fullness. Baste carefully; stitch and press, and the shoulders should look right for today's fashions.
If dress is sleeveless, then re- move all or part of pads, and
armhole in, tapering to nothing at the neck.
You really can do a stitch-in- take a deeper shoulder seam from
time routine with your clothes by devoting just one hour cach week to their care.
If a dress hangs unevenly, sags or hem has been badly done, a new hem, even edges.
To Fit Figuro
Resew hems where threads are brokken, for looks and safety. Return sew books and eyes, snaps and make it like new. buttons so they won't be lost or look untidy. It buttons have been lust or broken in laundering and THE best of
season's cleaning, buy or malte a new set
factor and replace the whole lot. coats. ure two-faced, that is a boon to the restricted The collar, cuffs and
the
Spot Removal budget lining of this reversible coal
Spot-elcan your clothes with a are of checked wool tweed. The coat is shown
good cleaning fluid and scrap of with brow
side. While wool that won't leave lint. Go gabardine on the outside. rain
nol over spots carefully. If they are in- proofed, necessarily raincont, but serious ones, send garment to the rather
all- cleaners. Use a deodorant to ↑ well-handled weather model. It can
be protect your clothes. worn belted
or loose, thus
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If skirt rolls just below waist- line, open skirt scams. Restitch after providing enough room to allow garment to fit flgure.
Use ribbon, rayon taffeta, vel- veteen or velvet to refashion, re- new
and rejuvenate your last season's clothes. We all have to wear them, but with a little Uke this effort, they can look season's rather than last,
Put your whiskbroomi into
10. Clark Gable. "He wears allowing for even more varic cloth at hand and don't deny service on neckline and shoul-
casual clothes casually.
And don't forget what, he did
for the turtle-neck sweater."
Household Hints
Van Johnson. "1 pick him 11.
the way hc because dresses is not only fun for him, but for all those who see him. Nothing ever matches on him stretching
A hat feather may be cleaned in dry cleaning fluid, then steamed to put the curl back, cach strand with
and he thinks nothing of wear- | the side of a spoon handle. `
dinner red socks with a ing Jacket. He seems always at the and nover watches
"And that is
creases in his ponts.
the test a looks well-dressed man-if he comfortable in whatever he's wearing."
dutiful wife and Being the were employee Miss Young added
husband this about her
and There producer: "Actually I feel that There Tom Lewis comprises the dozen brown best-dressed men in Hollywood." were Associated Press.
There
There were caterpillars and that begins with A. For instance grasshoppers. There there's one apple. There's one butterflies and moths and May-
There's ont acorn
grats. apricot flies and tiny There's one almond, and one were frogs and toads. bunch
and of alfalfa,
one were red newta and blossom, and
There one salamanders, anemone azaleo, and one aster. There's crickets and katydids. also one artichoke.”
"Oh!" exclaimed Hanld, who now understood what A-i Soup incant.
O'Scowi
"Of course," Pixle went on, "you might ask why
ете spiders and bees and Hornets and wasps and dragon- fies. There were snails.
Enough Soup
A Cure For Sore Throat
"Easy... easy there!" Pixie O'Soowl was saying. "Don't A common cure for sore I didn't put one alligator and crowd around nove. There's throat in Japan is to eat roasted
one ant and one antelope into enough soup for everybody. A-1 orange seeds. the A-1 Soup, too. But if you Soup! Stay in line!" asked, I'd answer that I couldn't
find them handy."
Stirred the Soup
So, after some jostling around. the creatures all formed
lang ling several times around the room. Then, one by one
they With this explanation. Pixie came up and Pixie O'Scovil O'Scowl stirred the soup some gave them each a ladle of soup more. "Like a taste?"
he said, in a plate made of a buttercup, portions to different
offering the tip of the ladle to and they all went with their Koorf and Hanid.
They both tasted it. "I think It needs a little salt and pepper," sald Knari.
Paris
the table. The caterpillars and the butterflies all took places on the twigs. The moths and the spiders sat on the leaves. The snails crawled on the pile Pixle O'Scow! shook his head.
rocks. The newts and the "Sorry" he said. "I can't put salamanders and the frogs and them in. They don't begin with
the dragonflies all sat around A, you know."
the edge of the pool. The grass- Hanld now asked Pixie hoppers sat in the grass, O'Scowl who was going to get bees and wasps and hornets eat
log. on the Mayflies were gnats and the strong enough lo carry their own plates of soup, so Knart and Hanid set up half a dozen filled buttercups on the moss and they all had their soup together.
the soup.
"They'll be here as soon as the soup is ready. Just a bit more stirring...Ah, it's ready now Help me set the table, please."
They all went into the next room. Pixie O'Scowl carefully brought the big iron soup pot in
The
'The
"There's nothing to cat for any of them in the wintertime," and set it in the middle of the Pixie O'Scowl said. "And if I table. It was a very strange sort didn't make some A-1 Soup for of table. Some of it was made them. they'd all starve before
of a log, some of it was made Spring came around again. And of piled up stones, some of it what would Spring be Uke was made of twigs, and the rest without them?"
of it were leaves and grass and clumps of moss, with a sort of
a pool at one end of 1.
Pixie O'Scowl had some A-1 Soup left over. So he and Knarf and Hanld had it right out of Knarf and Honid were Just the iron pot. They sat
on the starting to examine this table pile of rocks.
Rupert's Autumn Primrose- -38
The up and the elf dodge so last through the rough grasa and the bushes that Rupert loses sight of them. Then, so his auroriat, be finda the Autumn Elf standing Alone
can't escape for long now that we know his hiding place. Then the gueden will have peace and grow the right Dayers."" Rupert jdyfully returns to tell the others, ANTRING
on a branch. That imp fat was wonderful.”“, saya the old man. away this time," Jeugha' the ting ....!! We should never have solved the crottura, “byt, don't worry, will. sistery of the garden without you reich hit and bind him home, Ho.. Held bear 1992-
To keep your refrigerator and enamel slove clean and shining, wash with a solution of one teaspoon baking soda in
of warm quart
water. Wipe the surface dry and polish with a soft cloth.
one
Premature shine
on hubby's the working girl's trousers or skirt often results from lack of pads on
office chairs. Even a thin pad delays the shine.
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For added storage space der your kitchen sink, add nar- row side shelves, racks on doors, hooks or sliding rods. Be care- ful not to make permanent in- stallations that would interfere with plumbing repairing
One of the original and atfiolivo spring hats alsown i one of the recent shows in Paris. It is by Roso Valofs and in in grosgrain and devorstod wfkla twe pheasant feathers.
PARKIN JIES
WHAT'S PARKIN, MUM P
A BORT OF OATMEALY GINGERBREAD, DEAR. THIS IS. A LANCASHIRE
SIRVE TOGETHER..........
14 ID FLOUR. 12 TEASPOON
GROUND CARRAWAY SCADS
1 TEASPOON
GROUND GINGER 11⁄2 TEASPOON,
BAKING POWDER FOR
BICARBONATII LE OF BODA
THEN ADD 121b FINE OR MEDIUM
OATMEAL YAID BROWN BUGAR AND 102 CHOPPED. CANDIED PEEL
Keep a specially treated preso pressing wrinkles out. A good, ders of your garments. Use 1 coreful pressing after removal also on fabric hats and bags, can often dolay a trip to the which are refreshed further with
fluid. cleaners, and getting wrinkles cleaning
Keep gloves out helps a dress to look new. cleaned and mended, also bags
and shoes.
If you wear lingerie neckwear, wash it and freshen your dresses and suits frequently with it. I you haven't time to launder and replace them, better not buy
them.
Watch linings of your coats, Be sure that they do not sag be-
the
Clothes don't make woman, but they surely help to nuke a woman more attractive, if she has a trim. especially well-put-together look. Remem- ber, one hour each week can help you to present at least a neat and tidy appearance.
Sleep And Comfort
By ELEANOR ROSS
CARE in the selection of sleep. Tuck lavender or verkenu or rots geranium sachets into the ing equipment and keeping it in
the big linen plies on the linen shelf. good order is one of secrets of a happy home and The odour is faint and refreshing, healthy family. A Zew simple so pleasant that not even the operations, faithfully performed, most masculine will extend the life of sleeping likely to complain, especially if equipment and preserve its it helps him to be comfortable comfort qualities
on a hot or muggy night.
Mattresses should be turned once every two weeks-end for
end one time, and side for side the rest. Doing this not only fluffs up the mattress but it dis-
Bood
cd
wear and so prolongs its
usefulnesʊ
Bedsprings
and boxsprings should be turn
end for end twice a year for the same reason. Open windows wide every morning, turn back the bedclothes and give the fresh air a chance to penetrate the bedding.
Once A Month
Mattresses and boxsprings should be cleaned once a month with a vacuum cleaner attach- ment, or falling this, with a soft, clean brush. fictal bedsprings : can be cleaned with a dry cloth.
Never, never beat a mattress with a rug beater, and novar bend or roll an innerspring mat- tress when moving it. It is д good idea to save the special con- tainer in which it arrived pack- ed, in case you aver plan to store It. When going over mattress and bedsprings keep a weather eya for defects or damage.
Good Fluffing
Give pillows a good fluffing every day. Unless you are an ex- pert at this sort of thing, don't try to launder you pillows but send them out to a professional dry cleaner, one that specialises in household artistes, or to Brat clars laundry. If the feathers have lost their resiliency, the pillows need replacing, for not even the anest of professional cleaning will put new life into them. To keep out dust, faves- tigate those nylon pillow
Covers, and if you like to experiment, try one of those now latex-foam pillows. Such Д pillow 1s especially comfortable during hot weather.
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