THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1952.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
A famous artist introduces.....for the joy of it.....a man's-eye view of a woman's world by ROBB-
THE THINGS THEY DO-
being just the
first of a series
STAR SPOT
ELIZABETH ALLAN wore this black straw but to a birthday party Inst week. BUT aho bought 15 18 years ago, bas it remodelled every year.
MADDENING THINGS THEY DO... LIKE-
WHEN she replies to a Hurry up. darling," by appearing with flali- Ing Ginger at!! wet wish nail varnish.
FASHION SPOT.
DE beach-wise,
in
SUN
SPOT
cotton Jersey, sun tops, and black jeans.
THIA odtat began with a tink-dh - grey ALFA W and velvet, And It Inspired. whole outfit. The sult in In groy Jersey with silver imé collar and turn-bach cuffs.
BLUNDER SPOT.
1 BAW her open A cab door
She Boreamed. dropped all her March15: The cau moved on. Now I wander What was inside i
Page:
Royal
Shoer
824 King's Road (opp. Luna Park)
Top-Grade Shanghai Craftsmanship
Incomparable in QUALITY
Compatible
in PRICES
IT'S A "NO FRILLS"
London.
HE leader of tennis
fashion at Wimbledon
this year JA the
youngest of the women
WIMBLEDON
By Dorothy Barkley
the walsiline. gathered onto
Mrs. Redick- And there is Smith, from South Africa, She
chosen hos
permanently
tennis players, seventeen- for slipping on between matches low armhole, and a full skirt year-old Miss Maureen or during the tea interval, and **Little Mo" Connolly.
Is the kind of extra that ten- The 10-outfit, £140 tennis nis players anywhere will find
really useful. wardrobe has been-designed by Teddy Tinling the same Ted- Gus- dy Tinling who created
Moian's now legendary lace panties. But there is not on frill, not one inch of laco Little Moa wardrobe. "I'm Just not a frilly zaidi. "I like tailors"
tennis
Though Little Mo has she
the clothes, doubledly given But though they are tailored, fashion lead, the other women players are equally determined her clothes have attractive de- tails.
to look their best at Wimble It makes all the difference for people watching," don. And players from
explained.
seas in particular are keeping
The So
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T-
pre-
And then consider her pleated sharkskin skirt with
in which made scarves. They аге
she wears a white terry towelling, and dyed
lo shirt match her cardigans. These
Two. British players-Mrs would be, very. praciloa! for Jean Walker-Smith and Miss any tennis player.
Lorna Cornell-have ference for shorts, Mrs Walker- Smith has waffle pique shorts, with scalloped edges, and A-N embroidered in goid studs. shorts-and- Miss Cornell has shirt outfit, also in wolfie pique, with a row of silver studs trim- ming the trubenised shirt cuffs and shorts' turn-ups.
It is, undeniably, a
well-
year. with
dressed Wimbledon this But nowhere yet is there any- thing as starting as those sen- sational Inches of lace.
over-
well 1 the front of this bave fashion picture. There is
the brief shorts and dresses that she wears
and are eme older hens,
on the collar tennis rackets in gold, red or blug thread. With them
shocking cardigans in
lime yellow
pink, or bright red, unexpected
which provide an
splash of colour.
*
Her shorts and dresses
crisp, fresh
and
are
beautifully
cut. They are in easy-to- launder materials-cotton pique, pique, orion (the material).
wallo
nower-than-ayin
end Frostbar (a new ruyan sharkskin with a self-coloured check woven into it). Dresses and shirts are sleeveless.
the
now
with fashionable old-
Euitable
fashioned low-cut armhole which is particularly for sportswear, sin
since it gives plenty of freedom in action. Cardigans,
also cut for, action,
have deepset bat-wing sleeves. Little Mo's favourite outfit for the first day's play at Wimble- dont made in Frostbar, it by the name of "Flower Dress
4
*
because of its petal-edged hem- line, and is partnered by shocking pink slik jersey car- digan which has her initials embroidered on the pocket,
•Another (Illustrated centre). dress has gold buttons and her name written in longhand on the waistline In gold studs; third has a heart-shaped poc- ket embroidered in red brala, Her accessories are both prac- tical and original, Take for
blue example the red,
and white striped "Tea Interval" loose, sleeveless, coat. It is and made of a fly-fifty woo! and cotton mixture. It is ideal
Mrs
Welna from the Argentine, whose charming little dress is illustrated here, (right). It has alle Peter Pan collar, five button front, the fochionable
RIGHT: Tennis dress with full short
kirt worn by Mrs Wels.
Three outfits for Little Mo: Centre:
Flower
Dress in Frostbar,
It has a petal-edged
hemiine and worn with
shook.
ing plak silk Jersey
Left:
ardigan.
.'
bide
Tea-later-
Con in red,
stripes.
and white
Top: 'Shirt and sharta in waffle plque, with tennis racksta embroider.... ed in gold thread round the collar,
FASHION DECREES THE "LIGHT TOUCH"
By MARILYN MARSHALL
A
from the baby"?
solution,
wlad
leaving the nose and chin until last. Coat the cotton ball Renerously for each powder
IT'S NEW FOR THE EVENING UBERT H GIVENCHY, the new
DE
French designer, thought this one up-the stole/ bolero drawn by Robb. the casy-to-make It's bridge between dinary day coat and full-dress evening cape,
an or.
To make it you need, four yards of any rather sufr material: pique, grosgrain, ottoman silk, thick duplon or faille. Another four yards of organza or gay-coloured cotton is wanted to line
It completely, so that if like you can make it reversiblo.
you
back, tightly fitted,
has a centre seam-and- two darts running up from the
The
waist. sides of the bodice are cut in one with the
elbow-length sleeves.
FASHION
SPOT
by
ROBB
THE WOMAN, THE JOB
AND THE BOSS
By GAY. PAULEY
to educate
New York. sometimes he has Some employers still are them into seeing that a woman would fit belter. There was the reluctant to hire women for ease when one employer kept top jobs but they're getting hiring male office managers for fewer every spring.
an office full of girls.
finally convinced him," sald
that Taylor, wired because it was a he was losing the
That's the report from Gordon
Taylor, the head of Murtuni Posi-
tions Plan Association,
#
non-
maen he
There's
only one case,
011
profit outfit which specialists in her been on finding people for Jobs paying $8,000 a year, and up. The as- Taylor said, in which he was sociation,
fourth year, the type of work she wanted.
unable to firja woman applicant was set up by a group of con-
"She was an egrondmist,” He earns which wanted a clearing explained. "You know house for the executive type of of those people who oversee worker. It has 2,000 members in estates. The troubid is, not many 43 states and nine foreign people have estates any more.. countries.
"I understand there are plenty Taylor said roma bosses insist of job openingpists, and bina these days. for they want a man for a job and secretaries,
clerks he continued, "but we're I not placing any of those. RE you guilty. of "borrowing, face. Soaked in borle cid press-on,
Summer Straw "We just worry about career to they're soothing Wait a second or two for the summer hat has a red women. Secretaries and typists No, we don't mean borrowing
and sun-strained oyed powder to set. Then, take a from her little piggy bank. We Smart women also keep a box fresh detton hall, and with grosgrain band and a soft bow aren't career women. They just trips you handy in the medicine chest for quick, light, downward strokes, that spills over one side of the want a job until they find a make to the nursery for the sole emergency use in applying ant remove the exces, (Downward sloppy brim, Natural wicker is man."
whose designer Ruffy cepties to cuts and scratches, purpose of swiping the fluffy
strokes flatten the tiny hairs on used for a hat cotton balls which are so neces- Where glamour is concerned, the skin and give a smoother, has been obviously inspired by
of the greatest longer-lasting Job.)
the pith helmet of the tropics. A
Whether you 'aré à career wo- sary to a baby's grooming. If you however, one
deeper tone of honey yellow is
husband-hunting, are guilty, then you've prob- use for cotton balls is in the of make-up. As
used for the chiffon scarf that man ar just discovered how invaluable application nbly
you've probably observed,
I pulled through the slots and Taylor says there are certain they are for your own grooming, make-up fashions for 1002 call Finish off by saturating a that ties in a bow with trailing ales of job-hunting which will sell, you to a prospective help But why be a cotton snatcher? for a light hand, Heavy make cotton ball with cologna Press ends
employer. Instead, lay in your own supply up is out-but definitely. In the cotton ball until it is almost
Don't use An over-load of and start experimenting with stead, skin émergent
greasy Upstick,” ha warned. "It's their myriad uses.
unappealing to most employers.
"Don't dress in high fashion on an Interview, You thay argue [you're’up to date, but remember your employer probably is 10 years Bohind in his reading of Vogud.
ancan
those furtive
fresh, dry, then hold it on the pow- radiant, from
Bight vell of acred faco to further "bet" the Today, sterlic, absorbent cot- powder; comes alive from a powder. This helps to remove ton balls are a dressing tablo sulful blush of rouge, And the pasty lock. "must" for good grooming. Con- cotton balls are perfect for venient and ready-made, the achieving that light loveliness, Cotton balls can also come in balls are formed of fine white So why
not perfect a new handy for an energency thom- long-fibre...(virgin catton the powdering technique-one, that poo. Soaked well with cologne won't ravel, are handy as all will guarantee smoothies and or tollet water, they can be used ret.dut.
to stay on qualitica?
go over the hair, strand by potting. The clean surface. Then dip 'a cot hair will be set
First, start with a parkling strand just beforectly in loss: The well-groomed pirl will ton ball into the powder until it than half an hour, and combed Find them invaluable for 10 in ecated generally. Now, into a a perfect wave. This method moving nail polish, applying preca If gently onto the face. bf shampooing" is for emer powder skin topics, lotions, for (There's no place in your gency purposes only, however; olling dry senip, removing powdering routine for fluffug, should, never, be used, in place of your regular shatopoe. But mostenes lley wilch hazel, Work from the throat, up and there are times when it is វ they hals: hot take up whel alde of the leg berods the boun: Just no-coʻtom balls, aro pressed onto a tremly, powdered ragetient and to the other side a poON DLWRYF. 20
make to of all kinds,
patting or rubbing,) t
Bo, Conservativa
Wear
conservative, outh and carry, glovey oven you don't wear them. Don't wear gabady nail polish. Don't che Just answer questions.
noke, unless you're laviled 10, 1. Have your references teady. ⠀⠀ "Don't wear a sweater, even affer you" zot the job, The men, | in thò office may approve but it's at the bym, you're but tó " please. He #35probably? a. pritty #con-
Furniture Arrangement
Separating the dining and liv- Ing areas is a brace of arinless chairs done in lime-yellow linen. These are set at right ongles to
of
a six-foot bench table with rows small drawers for storage In back of the armless Apace. chairs is a small buffet.
The dining area includes a wall of shallow cabinets and a rectangular mobile table that
can be
rolled Partially under the sideboard between meals, Teak dining chairs are orange- upholstered. With the contem- porary modern there are a few traditional pieces that blend in perfectly. The various yellow shades carry over into the bed. room, where the furniture is teak, the rug green.
Citrus Again
The citrus tones appear again in another apartment, a two- room layout with teak furniture, and gray and white offsetting the orange and femen tones. We liked the dining bay, with its Italian provincial pieces in fruitwood. Woodwork, textured draperies and sheer curtains aro all white Two sofas are done In white chintz with touches of black and golden brown.
Pride of the room is an 18th- century -Chinese console with a pair of cane-topped benches underneath. These can be pull- ed out to serve as individual tables in front of the sofas. ・・
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