THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1953.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Why should she dress
like this...?
A FRENCHWOMAN dresses to please men. An American wontan ddresses to make other women jealous, An Englishwoman dresses -for what?
To discover why English- women dress as they do, whether they are right. and how they can be.
improved, the Groant Course consulted top-rank experts in London,
KGEOTHES!
FUSSY -that is
the trouble
IRST the Groom School consulted three Lon- don top dress de signers who each trained in Paris and who now make clothes for English, French, and American women.*
The three Hardy Amies, John Cavanagh, and Charles
Creed-give a summary of the debita and credits ot the Englishwoman and her clothes.
NOT TWEEDS
ALL three agree average Englishwoman
naturally good
that tha
has
igure, toller
than the average Frenchwoman, with broader shoulders to bang the clothes on..
a
ALL say that Frenchwomen generally have better taste be-
less couse
they are
fussy- minded and because they 口 to endless trouble to and the right accessaries.
Here la each man's advice on what the Englishwoman should
Picture by JOHN FRENCH
If you feel you must slim
D'
IET? There is absolute- ly nothing new to be said about it, said 11 famous dietician.
Poople theories
different have about the
wear--advice that goes beyond right way to diet but the eternal "tweeds or a mult.
Save Cavanagh; "Certainly they all amount to
not tough tweedy
suits. I like.
опе
her in more feminine, softer denial. sults than the typically English man-tailored suit. She
looks
not
best of all in a dres and coat."
Says Hardy Amics: "The main
mistake
Englishwomen make is that they will leave off adding things.
"They
should wear soft shades of mauve and grey and beige and green."
-BETTER-CUT
Says Charles Creed: "My ad- vice to the average woman is to spend less on a multitude of accessories and spend what you save on belter cut for your sult, dress, or coat.
at "
thing
self-
The pleasantest and simplest form of diet
FIGURE
And there is the TV diet. much more
cirustic affair by which one
of 13st. woman Mrs Charlotic Black, telo did her slimning on TV) lost 3st. in three months.
is in cut down on fats, ienes, and starches. But that means ent- ing
more meat (which is scurce), fish (which is boring 1 -mers-(still-rare);-and-fruit-pood.
((spepsive).
many
EXERCISES, experts believe, are not worth the exertion. One pint of beer will put back all the weight you lose by running Ave miles.
But if you think you have the will power, most Women's mзga- zines offer exercise chorts free.
The
about
facts Self-denial FOUNDATIONS:- is so slim- A foundation garment
ming.
can only neatent can not make a bad figure
Alternatively, for those who feel they need to slim, various diets there are rendy worked out and offer And after all that....what is od free. the answer? Why does the Englishwoman dress in her oum. particular way? Study the girl with the flowers in
the
picture and listen to photogra
Jolm French-
"I have pictured a
typical
English girl in a typical Eng-
Jish
outfit
he say
says.
it's
"Typical because
tailored and
because the
well- Typical aro
warm. accessories
suild and simple. Typleal be-
huse wha-on
sts into
English giri
her clothes,
she
It is care.
a prevention
not a
DANGER
DANGER points in
Tasbion are the head, the feet, and the bangles," saya Charles Creed. 50.. Think twice about the Irugih of your glores. (Wrist length Daly for tong siretes or no sleevCA.J
Think twice before you Buy pearls. The should be very large or very real.)
Thlak twice before buy sensible shors and sensible hats.
Smart shoes are high-heeted and smart hals are qu
*DU
Think twice about each accessory.
You at nat
need it.
EGROOMES 1001 CHAPTE
in what he calls the Tango Line,
DIGBY MORTON'S is B bubtons-and-bown collection. Buttons in a slanting line down the back of an even- ing dress; buttons on tabs that continue the line of suit pockets; buttons to trim the severity of the square necklines (for are the square necklines necldines of the season),
Bows are perched perkily at the neck of shirt blouses, worl Above 911. t
today's with classic suits. They hips under pear in profusion оп "Bow fshion for neat
a grey-and-white after- im skirts; for a
waist Peep," bove a full skirt; or for a neat hust under a strapless evening dreas.
neat
Vashion International
da them a new frame for m
r beauty--but adds
of the flavour of chic.
nothing
And that, says the Groom School, is the secret of good English dressing elegant and practical, well bred and warm.
were
JOINS WITH GROOM SCHOOL, TO REPORT THE FIRST DAY OF LONDON'S FASHIONS
E first of the spring fashion collections were shown-in Lon-
The clothes VERDICT:
casual and elegant, not spectacular and grand s, might have been expect ed in Coronation year.
MICHAEL at Lachasso howed suits fitted at the waist, with padded hips and Bucket hems that dip to- wards the back.
The skirts are cut with- out side seams, and fullness-
Dlaby Mor- tou's ener- Mous cab- roat. bace For the neck of a navy blue sult it was In acid yellow. For the waist of An evening dress it was red. For a frothy Jut, pale pink,
is swept towards the front spring-Ume hats."
Steel Flatware Has Gone Highbrow
New York.
Once 1
Steel flatware,
noon dress
and Jacket.
They are seen,
too, on the
shoulders
brief
topped dresses for
cucktails.
Next
Colours.
SHOP SENSE
NGLISHWOMEN buy their .clothes in a lunatic way. зауп dress designer Neil Roger.
"They don't think anything out.
"They buy n dress because It's pretty, a tweed cost be cuuse it's pretty, and a straw hat with rose on it because ' pretty. Then they put
them all together and go off to
a gurden party.
"It's possible to dress smart- ly on 44d. If you think things out and make a plan
"Don't wear scarves tied over your bend, or while plastic shoes with cotton dresses, or cardigans with summer dresses, or trousers to the shop- ping."
So slow.
ENGLISH WOMEN are Blow to tako up new fashions, says the buyer of inexpensive dresses AL Д
West End store.
"It takes four Reasons for a new fashion to catch on. "Women here still won't touch boat necklines. or plunges,
"The dress they buy again and again is a sturt waist with full skirts and rever, neeles..
We have it in cot- ton, wool, sheer or 9.lk.
I think Englishwomen shy-und like to make a choice.".
Top News
feel safe
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
The
Classic -Line-
THE DRESS is made In One
wool in black or navý and has the simple classic line of a very expensive model gown. Thic draped cash from the belt la lined. with taffeta. Wear the dress unadorned for the daytime and flatter it with jewellery for cock. tall parties.
Mari Uses
112 Muscles In The Dance
By BEN COOK
a dance director would notice such
HOLLLWOOD Only
a thing, of course.
Gene Loring, who is a donce director, rays Mari Blanchard Lacs (cur more
muscles than
any other dancer when she is
doing a routine.
Miss Blanchard, nim star,
muscles to the
pula
her
treme test
which
CX-
in a savage dance slands as one of the
ad-
highlights of "Prince ณ! Bagdad." a Technicolour venture-drama--which presents that hunk of man,"
also
Victor Mat Miss Blanchard
Loring
usar a lotal of 112 muscles in the dance, including muscles in the eyebrows. (this must te something new), cheekbones (this, too), ribs and Botor plexus.
Тисте
BELL COUNT
was no guests work. either, to Loring's count.
A FEW well chosen separate Navy blue tops make for a good wardrobe her and white returns
Favour.
mast
"I was asked to add a bell to
costume at every point since they give where a muscle would tinkle to skirts and add the it." he explained. "I ordered But popular quota change of pace to a sult 100 bells, then had to have a made to complete
colours are
range
belges,
investment,
to
variety
The
the
turtle sweater has a
highlighted with pearl and rhin dozen more
the
job.
Sho dances of stone embroidery. Of light weight
fans, wool, it can be tucked in or and browns,
worn middy fashion. The blouse
Splashes
colour
mainly
of
rc
rc-
is of rayon flannel in three tones of grey with a shadow stripe. The Dolman sleeves are cutied below served for coat
the elbow. This model would go linings, cravats, beautifully with a straight Une
flannel skirt.
nild
flattering
FIRST PRIZE for useful elegance goes to Digby Mor- ton's Walt and See a gun-
metal dress with brief
shoulder straps for dining out ....over which goes
bow- led bolero for lunching In
Dui
once a week. By GAY PAULEY ́,
So, the women sald their "deal" home would have a soparate dining room, penny store bestseller, has the ware imported from Europe, plus cating space
the gono highbrow.
department kitchen. ard featured at stores and gift shops.
One importer, of Berkney,
Nearly all the rural women at Fuld there will be more surveyed do some baking Calif..
the taiwaru of
to home. coming
Over half make a cake market because some of the top or two pies each week, sada designers and craftsmen in majority of southern home-
and Italy makers bake biscuits Germany, Denmark
It has moved up in price right alongside silverplate, and what's more, is selling at higher prices.
The designers and makers of the steel flatware claim knives, forks, spoons and other pieces are taking their place alongside silverplate, and even sterling, for two reasons.
One the steel doesn't stain and needs none of the polishing of silver or silverplate; two, {fid combination of good · do- sign and hand "workmanship makes the steelware as attrac tive as it compelitors..
or some
are turning their skills to the type of quick bread each day, designs of the Batware.
Housing Desiros'
The US. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Feoncinics started out to find the housing.
More than 90 percent of the women surveyed preserve food
ovor which goes n Jacket (well, why
no (?)
breakfast.
for.
THE MOST STARTLING
accessory of
A white the season 19
grosgrala tho organza aloky fills in bon.
the "neckline It is long,
of a for family use and wanted plenty frilly, and ser- collarless of cooking space in their ideal pentine,
cher
Worn wound round
the
At least 90 percent of the farm
mult. At the ∙sldoma bow, of course.
desires of the rural familles, familles said they did all or mort nock' and but it also came up with some of the family washing at home, shoulders like a charmer's interesting information on the so the women-wanted a base favourito, make. housekeeping habits of farm enent of workroom for this chore. "Three-fourths of the women
Michael at Lachatise showed women.
Elso sow at home, and some of it on cocktalt suits Digby Mor
evening dress.
"But it's so heavy,”! murmur- You still can find plenty of It found that most of them in of one storey construction, with ed one model as she excaped atebi:"Balware pt.. your penny the northeast, south and west basement and two porches editors into the changing room: from the goze of the fishion store, but other skypes; especially" serve meets to company at least' United Pross.
with tho most graceful flow of fluid rhythm in Hollywood.
She knew what she was de- ing, though, because sho VLS
an she child dancer bofore her fancy-stepping career was halt- ed by a polio attack at the age
of nine-United Press.
Choosing A Hairdo
By HELEN FOLLETT
passess
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the same old design and look older or adopt a too-youthful that arrangement and
look.Billy. One must use the mirror and
Film stars understand
the old head.
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