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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1952,
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
THE SCORPION ... cosy for summer.
Black is out-and they're trying novel fabrics for-
SWIMSUITS
Susan Deacon's News for Women
THE SEARCH
for a SUMMER
HAIR-STYLE..
The hairdressors' aummer problem: to and sotia design which is feminine but short; flattering but casy to manage; sophisticated but natural looking. Something, also. which is not a revival of a past fashion. Two candi- dates by René from this
year'a atylos are presented here: The Scorpion Cut, brushed off the fore- hend and up at the hack, and the Cat Cut, with its furry fringe.
Both como very near to being the perfect summer hair styles.
Both are new.
In each case effec tiveness dependa on the cut rather than the set to keep their shape.
The Scorpion is more suitable for the over thirtles: the other is for the younger, face.
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THE CAT CUT
.. efective for summer. London Express Service
THE BELT
KEEPING YOUR JEWELLERY
By ELEANOR ROSS
or
CLEAN
bath
and
TROM adding just a bit of given a soup and water
during hand washings. glitter, costume jewellery For best results in keeping has emerged-into-a-major -your collection of jewellery, accessory, carefully co- real or synthetic, clean. ordinated with the costume. Brilliant, use warm
But whether it is a new set, complete with earrings and bracelet to match necklace pin, or a favourite old bit, the stones and their setting must parkle with clekalinges as well hy glitter.
Jewellery creators know the secret of keeping pieces bright; regular refreshings with soap and water do the iustre-lovely Job. This is equally truo for
real gems or for synthetle ones.
Oils Hold Dit
soapsuds, rinse carefully, dry quickly. And, of course, handle always with care, avoiding extremes in temperature that may cause real от synthetic stones to crack. or Spread a thick towel on tho basin to guard against dropping any of the Aurface.
plects on a hard
You can easily tell whether to dunk your pieces right in the soapsuds or not: A stone that
held in place with proogs can bo safely submerged. Uso a soft brush and warm suds to 10 remove all the dirt. Rinse alcohol if you like, as it speeds clear, lukewarm water. Dip in up drying. Blot the plece on
Body alls, perspirailon, grime in the air, quickly settle on and tings. The olls hold dust dirt unless these are quickly washed away. That is why ex- perts recommend that jewellery be washed every few weeks or if you see except for those rings that are
BELT IS
IS NEWS
By Dorothy Barkley
London.
because you can build up *
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way of miniature wardrobe-one bell to 80 with every outfit. In the picture,
black clusticiard belt connects a white pique skirt with a black poplin bloure- and makes a useful town outfit.
It's the newest being smart. It's the intest craze in the fashion world.
"It is the elasticized belt in webbing, canvas or natin, or any colour. It appears In every fashion show, is being sold in every fashion-conscious store, It veries from the utilitarian style,
At Ian Meredith's autumn col- two inches deep. with no lection recently, the belt put in a to the luxurious, further appearance in me four
deep, with gold yellow. It was worn with a grey n Kuli evening sweater, and stud pattems.
It ja smart because it black quilted satin skirt, criss-
because can be any a colour and can be wom with coal. anything from shorts to glamor- qus evening skirt; because it is good tone for a "tired" dress;
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As unexpectedly as it arriver be thw for For there clastic, and do fits sny size of then went back quilted satin
reason is out for beachwear. years a plain black strapless swimsuit has been the uniform of all smart women on all smart beaches.
American women wore it in the Bahamas and Miami, French women wore it in the South and on the Italian Riviera.
Engilsh women, as usumi, were slow to
catch on. "Black," they nil, "un
the beach?
Surely pale blue (or yellow) is nicer?" Even- fually they, too bought black.
But
ol one
those fashion somerinults which without warning bring in long skirts when we are wearing short, und und small hats when wo have only big ones, han. brought in white
frilly
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material swimsuits, when we all have plain tailor- ed black.
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The Purls thops already showing swim-
suits pique.
in
white cotton
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Among people I met in London recently, Glynis Johns has brought back from Venice A white broderie anglaise swimsuit with a deep camiknicker frill. She wears it out of the water with a gold belt and gold sandals.
And instead of black printed cotton for the beach, she has chosen a skirt made 11 string
threa inyers like * Hawalinn straw and denim
dungarees with three geurter length legy.
.
PROBLEM CHILD AT
TABLE
By G. C. MYERS, Ph.D.
and "Pink_amethyst"
"sca were two shades lavender
first appearance. making ther Old colours, dressed up as new, included Ruby Red, Venetian Red, Indigo and Vatican Violet.
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Poodle cloth, with a curly- haired pile, was the most out- standing among new materials. If you own a poodle, you can now look like one it you have a poodle haircut, too.
HONGKONG BASKET An import rom. Hongkong.is TIVER so many mothers cont-proving to be a best seller here. plain about the baby or it is a miniature fisherman's young child who holds food in basket in wicker cane, fasten- the mouth. These mothers implying with a peg in the authentie tak having succeeded in fore- manner. Women are buying the children's department — ing food into-the-youngster's them for plenic-baskets, for mouth, they were unable to work-baskets, or even for hand- make him swallow it.
Poor Chowing Practice
bags.
FASHION ON THE WING In the infant under ten or S-
Having a connection with the teen months of age, mouth-hold-fashion world has its advantages ing of food may be encouraged
He especially if you live in by poor chewing practice.
Philadelphia. The international might be helped with having a Fashion Group of Philadelphia teething ring to chew; also toasted crusts of bread and the have been invited to an Anglo-
American garden party like. Some children as old as two may be retarded in chew-London in August. Hostess will Ing skill from having been kept be Lady (Kenneth) Clark, pre- Eldent of the Incorporated unduly long on strained foods.
doubt the most frequent signers.
Society of London Fashion Do and persistent food
child's mouth is
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in
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bell, A black clasticised latest fashion feature, connects the black popila blouse sud a white pique skirt, making s smart useful town outût,
"reached its first anniversary, it marked the, occasion with a birthday party, complete with ice-creams, birthday cake and champagne (for the grown-ups, of course).
At the same time, the new children's collection was shown, with children to model the new (Fortunately, their styles. mothers were present to coux
and wheedle them into place.)
White
Polaters from the collection: nylon now used for all styles. It washes easily, dries quickly and needs little traning. Dresses
the
guests will travel over hind six-inch herns, and so were
insured for a long life. his being
a fed too fast, an special plane called 19
collars were dotachable 'for having food pushed into hit "Fashion Wing". Before they colla
washing. ester than he can masticate and leave, they will have a "flash swallow it, and of having food bulbs and headliner party and Flower motif..
LARGE lower pushed into him he doesn't want will rechristen the plane with motif. The most effectively, dressed or past the time when he wants champagne.
Per kind. wedding guest. Mrs Ingo Adioraon, no more food of any
BIRTHDAY PARTY
in glamorous floral gown, She was haps the average mother spoons When people in the fashion a guest at the all Swedish wedding food into the baby in too large world have anything to cele- of Miss Vera Nisson and Mr Bengt morsels and too fast. If she has brate, they do it in style. And Siosteen
Beauty perils TALKING with a medical man and beauty specialists I heard an alarming account of alds-to-beauty the dangeroUS women think up,
church.
Smocking on bodices, buelt and front, will continue to be popular since it makes a dress adaptable to several sizes.
Finally a colour note: deep reds and vivid blucs will be worn in place of the pastel shades normally associated with
at London's Swedish dotic so, she inclines to err more so, when Horrockses, Pirouetto children's clothes,
In this direction after he is old enough to feed himself,
pital and that 'thanks are due to the doctors and nurses? This is Dsnobbery we ought to do away with."
Nonsensel
fees
Average Child
Allowed in use his bare hands, or a spoon if he prefers, the average child enjoys' feeding Where else should a woman himself solid or semi-solid foods who cannot afford nursing-home by the time he is a year old. At
go to have a child?
first a little help may be desir- In a private house there is able,
the though
mother's Cut off thele byclashes hoping neither the special
equipment temptation then is to push food nor the
experienced staff Into him against his will and too deal with an emergency.
rapidly,
Not uncommon are women who
they will
larger. In
and grow thicker fact they months to grow at all.
Dye their
Lako
eyelashes with
hair dye. Ona doctor mys: “A
of
Shrinking
to
them.
FOR
WHITE
SMOOTH
SHOULDERS
By HELEN FOLLETT
Exorcise Needed
There is nothing more impar-must be kept in dorm as long as line Shoulders thrown forward NECK, shoulders and arms should have softness, fluidity of tant for cultivating a good ap-the bare-top formal flourishes, will cause" the chest to flatten petite in your child than to let There was talk early in the sea- and the back will look attrac dangerous and foolish practice." DID you know that the average him feed himself as early as he son that this mode was to be tiveness
Use alioe polish Instead
family of four wearing 20s able to do so. Have no worry sont into retirement. Those who wa mascara. It women knew the wool and cotton garments lose about the mess he makes. Just did the predicting evidently did
to their
of material aight 193 inches frightful risks
by armour him and the floor and not realise that girls love bare they would never do it,
shrinking?
keep your tongue silent
and tops and intend to hang onto 14, through, lack of exerviss, Put a razor on their hair- Or that a man's shirt will your insides sul.
your shoulders' feel as if theợ line to get a "widow's peak" pheink up to 111⁄4 inches, and a
child over two Shoulders should be white and had become muscle-bound, shrug r three who holds food in the smooth. The won't be unless them nowe and there, sit tha After a few months of this the child's gingham dress up to ten от hair grown ko wire,
inches?
mouth, quit feeding him. Let they get n handout when the straight-back chair, clasp your An attempt. Is being made to him food himself and cat na masrage cream is in action. It's bando in your lap. Lift : the put a Bill through Parliament ittle as he likes. Place before easy enough when petlig the shoulders as high as you can; compelling all manufacturers to him pre-shrink fabrics before they in a very very tiny portion complexion, thuring that bedtime the chest and take a deep breath, peas, half a string bean, beautifying session, to anoint while you count on lowly. Ex- go to the shops.
thimble full of baked potato) the neck, shoulders and the tops bale, relax, then at it again. Extra cost of pre-shrinking to only one food at a time, the of the awns. You can remove is wonderful what this exercise the shopper would be about 3d. most essential one first. Let him it will not call your nighty and grace to the upper portion of the the surplus cream with issues so will do toward giving ease and Would wonten be prepared choose between this for the bed linen. Is you will dis- torso.
food ́ ́and
play, thoulders, you should keep To correck rounded shoulders try this oxira money-war sent a similarly small asked.
them an attractive condition, do this exercise: de fat on the And
my reply,
of anouter "food, and so on.
flour and lift the hips, making 'course, was "Yes."
When he dawdles Pro-shrunk lace and not will fuses the food offered, let him
Eaty Posp
nbridge of your, body, knoping your hands at your aides. Then
One woman I heard of iried to whiten her skin with wash ing bleach. The result? A badly burned and permanent facial scar.
Having a baby
DR HENRY ROGER, Medical Offeer of Health for Suf- folk, made a foolish attack
who insist On mothers having their babies in hospitals
"to Impress the neighbours'
on
;
of
long or re-
lift
be in the shops this year for leave the table but have no Let the shoulders have an easy roll from cekde to side on your
to send in the papers that the for laco will be about 8d, a yard. or milk; perhaps), till the text you will have a steak, oustert. This is fun. had the family wil He said: "Those mothers liko for face will to about stare bther food (except fruit juice poss. If they are carried rigid shoulders, pivoting on your hecin baby won horiek auch, a tunel welLondon Express serology, Linghi. Buck by this programme, fools Always the feminine aliope have fun watching you! t
soft tissue.
stones are cemented on, a foil backing, keep the jewellery out of the water. (Most costume picces made of rhinestones or aimulated pearls arc
of this
type.) Just use soft, soapy brush, then rinse by brushing with clear water. Have a sofi, lintless cloth or tissue ready to blot off the water before it con get into the setting, working quickly but thoroughly.
the
Perfume Harme Pearls Strands of pearls, real or syn- thetic, are quite at home in a sudsy wach bowl. Rub knots between the pearls with scaped roft brush, as this where
most of the dirt lodges. Rinse and pat dry in a towel. Some pearls have a coating that may peel off in water; in such cases, or if not sure, just wipe with a wrung-out soapy cloth. Rinse with a clean, damp cloth and dry promptly,
For necklaces, put a pin through each end of the clasp, stretching the plece taut on a towel until it i dry. This keeps the cord from shrinking and lets any extra water run out casily.
Never, never, use alcohol an pearls and, incidentally, bo careful when spraying perfume to keep the perfume mist away from pearls, or any Jewellery, for that matter. Diamonds can be washed in quite hot suds with.
dash of ammonia. If the set- ting la old gold, uso lukewarm suds. The diamonds can take high heat, but the gold may become pllable. If diamonds have been given a hot bath to get every scrap of dirt out of the setting, cool the piece slow- ly by holding it under tepld running water. Drain on tissue, dip in alcohol, let dry by itself.
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