THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1951.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Embroidered Linen
By PRUNELLA WOOD'
Adele Bimpa
THAT creamy, live pale pink which is 1951's pet shade
Is used for this linen dress, which can sunback for a late afternoon resort party, and- club dance or for moon- stroke of an evening. It also can be packed conveniently for travelling, being not easily crushed although linen, and all in all make glamour for one at home or voyaging.
The strapless bodice has a cuffed top, split centre front; the very full skirt is set onto a slick-fi hip yoke, The lineu is embroidered all over with eyelet motifs, large and heavily stitched, showing the pink slip beneath.
In her series on. Festival Fabric news, DOROTHY BARKLEY today spotlights British Fashions -at-the-Fair-
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When it comes to
WH
CHARM
the men have it
HAT is it that more men have than women? I believe that it
13 CHARM.
One man in 25 han il, but only one woman in 50,
Women who try to cultivate charm.. appear gushing, Insincere. I do not know many men who "gush.""
But, surely, charm is more important to women. Without charm they are dull and aloof.
WHAT IS CHARM? It has nothing to do with clothes, position, taste, or hablis,
It is partly being keenly interested in other people. To listen to them talking about themselves without looking for be Ing) bored.
HOW MANY people do you know under 30 who have charin?
I KNOW girls who are prelly (even beautiful), intented, witty, and well dress-
Cut
I KNOW generous men, and men who
are handsome, sporty, successful and gay
-but they lack the pleasing quality.
Here is my list of PEOPLE WITH! CHARM:---
Simidry Shawcrots
General Eisenhower
Lewis Douglas
Compton Mackenile
9 Alfred Munnings
Mrs Roosevelt
Princess Elizabeth
Mr Benys Low
Anna Neagle
Juan bert
N-E-W-S
WORLD ROUND = {UP FOR WOMEN
From New York American wives want husbands to match their shirts to their dresses. So American men this summer will be wearing rayon shirts printed in red/white tropical follage identical with the wife's print dress.
Coolest masculine fashion is a pin flotted navy
Swiss shirt wom with bright red slacks.
Women are wearing all black spring out nts with coloured Jihoes bylons fbroidered with tiny hearts, in pearls.
New prob-
lem
m-
10 T
American mothers s the rate for
Those Exhibited
London.
The polder rule for Festivat víðitors is to po to the cæhibitions suitably shod. A frivolous hat may be work, or a sari: but the principal thing to remember is to wear the most com→ Jurtable shore obtainable, Perhaps in anticipa- tion of this, one firm in London has produced fint, erepe-soled shors which they call "South Bank Strollers.**
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pavilion
every-
win a place in the "1951 Stock
List," which is an index of all that is best in British industry. But only A small proportion of the items mentioned in this Stock
List
13 on view at the exhibition. The actual exhibits will le changed frequently through the summer.
THERE is
The greatest concentration of no particular
clothes is in the window ex- in the Fair devoted to fashion. hibition of the Power and Pro- It would obviously have been im duction pavilion. (Why there?)
Нете possible to
have
alternate displays view
there are thing
of men's and women's tailored representative
British clothes. of
Slx pulls have been clothes. So exhibits have been chosen as selected and are
with are shown most typical of British tailoring and style, appropriate accessories-blouse, Firms wishing to have their products handbag, shoes and gloves, mentioned in the exhibition have first to suits chosen are of the most typical fabrics-barathen, gabar- dine, flannel, worsted and linen, and all Bustrate Impeccable tallering.
Festival (nyoning dress called "River Mist" in damack with embroidsfed opkalete and hip',
Some very attractive bibuse styles are shown; shantung and plque are the most popular materials, Mostly these blouses are quiet and elegant, with a minimum amount of trimming, One, in white pique, had eyelet embroidery on the bodice. There was, too, a waistcoat blouse in crisp while pique with short, cuffed steves, small hip and fastened with round
peari buttons. Pure silk was shown for a
long sleeved shirt blouse with turbanised collar and cuffs. The cuffs fastened with mother of peart links, and the game links, removable for wasting, fastened the front.
Today Sasan Denco", arialyses cho
anu
CHERIE SAYS-
"Chain chap that'
Acuck coa! and shorts in upricot towelling piped with
black,
babysitters....3s. 044d. an hour- if the baby sleeps....double ir it has to be fed or read to.
From Paris
Tiny silver bells dangle from the peak of a straw cap called "Ameri- can Marine" seen in Paris recently. straw expand to entry sun glasses, Sugarloaf hats made from clastic
make-up cigarettes and beach.
for the
Apricot is the popular colour. An apricot towelling beach coat with matching shorts, is piped with black (see picture). This outfit is wor with
apricot
and black patent leather sandals.
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From Birmingham
A Birmingham Bm tags its name and address and the registered num- ber of customers inside the gloves it sells,
If the gloves are last they are sent back to the firm, and so forwarded to owners. In this way lost gloves have found their way back from the U.S., Switzerland, France.
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-(London Express Service)
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semble in navy grosgrain with lon sleeves, tailored. Collar
and revers,
Inside the Power and Production pavillon, there is a display of textiles giving the story| of the Industry. It begins with an historical in- troduction describing the achievements of some pioneer Inventors, then shows the development of different synthetic and natural fibres, and, finally, a colourful display of textiles, ranging from rich brocades to tweeds. There are, too, rich Jacquard materials, hand woven damasics, and wovon cotton shirtings in gay tartans.
The section devoted to accessories shows
calf handbags, velvet gloves with turnback cuffs, jewel-encrusted evening bags, and a cos mette travel case, which is light and particular- by suitable for air travel. The bottles and jars are made of plastic.
Fashion features in other parts of the Fes- The suits represent the best in tival for instance, in the Land Travelling Ex- tailoring. For example, Fre-hibition which is now touring the
provincial dorick Starke's linen suit cities. Parades take place daily, and a selec- pewter grey has been selected.
tion of ensembles for every occasion from dawn This has asssaneiric buttoning till dusk are shown. Two of those selected c
cuffed and (irree-quarter, sleaves. A scconut gult, by zombios are shown here. The damask evening drosa is called "River Mist" end is a delightful Spectator Sports, showed chicken leg sleeve. And Brenner shade of groeny grey. The embroidery on the Sponts exhibit had the wall opaulets and hip paniere is in Bentis
Jowels dyed the same misty shado of groen, accentuated by long revers, and (See Ullustration). The day ensemble shown heated skirt.
This was in an unusual shadow-stripped suit in navy grosgrain. A quiet elegance is created Ing, shodhod from grey to black, by the long sleeves, tailored collar and revers. Finally, there was classic suit The pentil eklet provides ample room for walk- in grey, checked with yellowing with bacit plenta," "brid, Ag": Worri, \ with **and white.
deinchaBio - Nored overskirt.;
and
Wedding Ring Is Barometer Of Our Times
NEW YORK.
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The wedding ring.
Buys O. M. Rosen, is a sure barometer of our times.
Resen, whose jewellery firm makes wedding circlets of all kinds, said that when people start tightening their money belts, wedding rings are the first to show the effects. They get simpler and less ex- pensive.
However, he said, "let money flow freely.... as it seems to be now,...and wedding rings get more elaborate. Right now, our fancy-engraved jobs ore in top demand."
"Put us in a war," the ringmakker added, "and Everybody getting married seems to want a double-ring ceremony. At least the brides do."
JUST A REMINDER
He thought maybe during wartime women like to have their husbanda, away from home, constantly reminded that they are tled to the one-and-only.
Resen nid ring designs get more sentimental during a war, One of his best sellers in World War II was a fancy palladium Job with tho words, "I love you," engraved on the circlet.
"Sailors bought them by the thousands," he said,
Another wartime favourite is a band made either in palladium, gold or platinum. Minia- ture plaques around the band carry the inscrip- lion, thee wed."
Right now, Resen said, bridegrooms favour either of two designs. One features a heart, pierced by an arrow, and set on a wide band. It's called "Love on the wing." The other, more elaborate one, has wedding bells framed by orange blossoms. The frame is of gold, the de- sign of palladium.
PLEDGE RENEWED
Growing in popularity, Resan said, is the "re-pledge ring with service stripes." It's the ring a husband gives the missus to show that even after five or ten years of marriage he still loves her. I's design is a series of diamond- studded strips set on a plain band. The number of strips, or stripes, depends on the number of years of marriage.
Resen said there are two sections of the country where he can't sell ornate wedding bands, either to men or women. One is New England, the other the deep south,
But, he added, the more elaborate the de- sign, the bettor it seems to please the men of the southwest and the far west. One popular number is multi-facoled with palladium-sel dia- monds sprinkled around. Another bursta forth with bouquets of rubles.-United Press.
IT BEGINS IN
THE MIND
If you frequently feel tired. Door posture may be to blame,
anys a Hollywood film star. Good body lessen fatigue, she found.
BESPOKE SHIRTS
Sea Island cotton grown in the West Indies is undoubtedly the finest and most durable of the cotton family.
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We are now in a position to tailor from this material, shirts to your individual liking.
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The colour range includes the ever popular end on and weave in plain fawn, green, gray, and blue. White grounds are also featured with the traditional-pin- stripe design.
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GOOD POSTURE begins in frazzle, she must carry it pro the mind. Keep your head perly. Poor posture takes part balanerd, backbone extended to of the weight away from the the limit, chest high abdomen in bones and loads it on the liga- and up. Don't overlook the "up" menis, That "tired feeling" is, part.
You will be carrying out in part, a protest against poor the right idea for better health, body mechanics. That is one appearance and efficiency. Good reason why physicians get so body mechanics help to lessen many complaints about back- daligue. You can work harder ache.
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Teachers of physical educa- A woman carries her weight tion deplore the slouchy walk of around all day and, to do that young girls who fancy that pose
worn to without getting
a is arty. It is ruinous to grace.
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