THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 18; 1953. :
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
AN UNCHANGING THE
SILHOUETTE
By ANNE SCOTT-JAMES
own
share one single image of- Queen Mary, however old
A popular
SONG,
BRIDE WORE PINK
BY HAZEL MEYRICK
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on the way to the bathroom London.
you'll feel a lot; happles in an currently
honest-to-goodness haizecost. London, in
to used ber Likewise, if you're satin ribbons Hosting
of gold kid round at 'the belt
striding wails:" "Your father was back, like those on a nursemaid's waist.
around in flat shoes, don't suddenly hop inte
high If you're getting married this the eye, there was Wherever she went she out- crying, your mother was cap.
Most brides, by the way, are year, remember your wedding heels or you'll suffer for it. other women and the crying, and I was crying
Every bride should be handed, but one Queen Mary, shone
zime phrase could be heard to too." Despite its tearful chooting floral head-dresses this will be the last one when your with her marringg certificate, two Ordinary
and run men
murmuring through tho
lyric it is about a wedding, year-massed camellas, roses and husband can't have his say about COTES Queen
Eprays of freesia. Some, with your extravaggice, so go to town monster tubes of barrier cream, women, changing their looks crowd: "Here
for for wet work and one How marvellous
Easter In she and
London the Coronation in view, are and choose the most luxurious dry. There's nothing like house with the years, with the Mary.
wearing caronets,
But small spiky wedding gown available. means wedding time, looks,"
hold chores. Tashlong, with their
orange-blossom or keep a firm eye on the future hands in double quick time. You for ruining your But that song is wrong; every crowns of
and choose one that will mcods and fortunes, leave u
one smiles at an Easter wedding, diamantes.
notice It until your series of shifting pictures
The bride smiles because she can
The second bride Elizabeth has as an evening gown when new won't But we all
Borve salads all
summer while sketched (At left) is dressed for dining room curtains come first, husband takes you to the Arm's on the mind."
wo did hear of dinner, and you view your red she learns to cook. The bride a more sophisticated wedding, (Incidentally,
table- groom miles at the tax rebate held probably in a register offler, one wife who went to a dance paws against the white, ho's getting by marrying before Instead of a ballet-length gown wearing the dining-room curtains cloth.
So lady beware, start as you budget day. And the bridesmaids she wears one of the new street made-overt).
mean to go on. Make barrier smile hopefully at the Best Man, dresses, also in pink, This one
creams a habit and you'll keep So with weddings in the offing, is made up in wild sills and cut
Your honeymoon will be the and frantic brides scouring like a coat. With It she wears
The happiest outfit you can London's
Take dare to say shopa for wedding, the correct kind of hat-for this only time your husband won' your smooth white hands.
off that
wear for doing the housework is Elizabeth and 1 conducted outfit, one will a gowns,
wide-swept ridiculous hat" So choose a pair of drainpipe trouers, (not a two-woman poll to find out brim to balance the full skirt, ridiculous hat while you've stil ind
#lacks
because the ends what they are choosing.
Smart weddings
in the chance. But if you're likely caught up in the
Vacuum We've discovered that the London recently were,
In a pair of these you to end up apologising for Ita bride will wear pink. For the
cleaner.) Arst time, a pastel colour has A rainbow ceremony, where the thing no woman should do any can perform, in perfect comfort, ousted white for wedding gowns, bride wore pink, the bridesmake way you'd be safer choosing a acrobatles like picture hanging
plain duli one.
and climbing up ladders, and we suspect it is because of different pastel colours.
a trousseau crawling on your hands and A Victorian For pink has
When choosing the Coronation.
wedding, when the fashion everyone looked demure in high the main thing to think of is knees, or rescuing the cat off been adopted by
A fimy the roof. If you think you look world generally as THE colour coftars, leg-o-mutton sleeves, comfort, not effect.
negliges is everyone's daydream, odd, wear a frilly apron over the of the year, drawing inspiration and carried postes.
If top. from the pink Tudor rose® which
"She can't even boil an cez" will form part of the Coronation decorations,
we are, however young.
War seo a great ads, tall, stately and miraculously
.up-
right, with a back as straight as a soldier's and a head car- ried high.
We ace a loque on her curled high-piled hair; a rigid and collar casing her neck, mode of wired net by day and great jewels by night; a simple coat or dress of vertical cut, almost walstless, always full length; strapped,
poirited stocs
fur boa or collar; a parasol.
Queen Mary wore the same sort of clothes, with almost nu variation, for 43 years. Sho was indifferent to fashion, but a fonatio for style.
It is not casy to pinpoint the date when the "Queen
Mary, style" sprang into belagë but they inspiration
doubtedly that of 1910.
KIL
1887-The
bustie
1897-
Blouse
of
formidable
It is
In 1910, supreme year her 'eventful life, she becante Queen of England, and from her queenship - that her style: was born.
In their way her clothes were cumpletely functional. Just as a good secretary, or an actress, or a farmer's wile dresses for the job she had to do, so Queen Mary dresseXİ for being a чисеп.
Her toques were”.
Queenly
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▶EMINISCENT in shape of a crown or caronet, her toques were worn high on the head to reveal the features everyone wanted to see,
It is ungracious for Royalty to wear large, thody hats. Queen Mary knew weli thas the crowds who walled long hours to see her drive by de- served a full view of her face,
Her colours were Queanly
CHE ̈choso ...” the light ezre-
SHE
monial colours that are ap-
propriate for
royalty. Every
function the Queen
forma
there.
just because
goes to is
she
is
The powder blues, pearl greys, light pinks and laes Queen Mary chose were right because they wore "dressy." They stood out in a crowd, and could be seen from afar.
For the same reason the wore muke-up, even before it was universal. A queen must hold stage, and her features must be defined.
the
Her fabrics were Queonly
THOUGH Queen Mary ignored
fashion
she was a con-
⚫noisseur of fabrics and em-
broldery.
She loved velvet, especially in light blue.
The wools the chose for win- ter were the finest made and she knew as much as most salesmen do about warps wefts and weights per ounce,
and
For summer her favourite cholce was. Impe, best setting for pearls, For evening, richly cmbroidered silks.
Her styles were.
Pin Queenly
THE extrems simplicity of her coals and dresses was exactly suited to her position. It was an essential back- ground to the historie jewels and orders she so often had to
wear.
Shiqeens>right to ignore the hides lampshade flounces of the war years; the short, un dignified cirte of the Twenties; the clinging, blas-cut dresses of thirties; the mannish, "good cområde sults of World War. 11.
Even by the twenties, the "Queen "Mary "line" hiả bon come a classic.
Ship lookbaýyclifferent; ¿from everyone-plo, but ræver out. of place. Her toque, like Mr. Chirchill's cigar, was a part of the English, scene,
„she looked ́it,
1907-
Based on
curves
1917-First
World War
1927-The
Flapper
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1937-The
·Sports Age
Wedding-dress pink is a soft suits both pastel shade that blondes and brunettes, and gives them that fragile look. It is a practical colour, for it avoids the tell-tale wedding-dress look," which means that the bride enn wear
her gown at dances after- words.
Elizabeth has sketched a wed- ding dress for a young bride. (At right) It is made
in sheer pink organdie, and
la ankle length because brides agree that is the practical length to wear.
most
most
It is tiered with small tucks from the top of the high collar to the hem, wora over several starched petticoats to avoid the imp, crushed look you some- With times get with organdle. It; the bride wears a full-blown- rose of matching pink perched on the top of her head and twin
Been
A white and gold wedding, but think before you buy, when the bride wore a gown of you're staying at an hotel where white horsehair with a narrow you'll have to pass other guests. is a sale old wives love to tell
My J
At left: Sophistleated wedding dress
At right: Ankle length organdy bridal dress
Here comes a
nylon
that is WARM
TYLON crepe, a new type
Nor nylon, fabric, may
soon be available in the shops. It will be warmer to wear than ordinary nylon, because it holds a bigger layer of warm air next to the body.
REAL GOLD PURE gold lead is being printed on alik for the first time by At Cresta Cornish crafizmen
Saky works. First example of unis new process is a 36 square start on which is printed a reption of the State couch and horses, a crown and the infials ER, and the emblems of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The scarves een be washed and ironed, will not Yarish and have background coloura od pale grey, pink or -blue.
EASTER SHOW - BOYS and girls home for the holidays were able to see n real Enster Farm on the third fivor of Selfridges. The centre of the farm was a village green and a pond with ducks. There were also about 50 rabbits, chic- A form kens and turkeys. worker pushed round a wheel- barrow full of Easter eggs for the children to buy.
FLOWER POT HATS EASTER bonnets in white, blue ar yellow straw, on sale at tho Army and Navy Stores, had in Unings to hold a plan: po: or bunch of flowers. They mede a gay table centre decora- Hon.
This fur cape la mode * natural blue fox fur for day of evening wens during chilly spring weather, Because of a record trapping - *@*ION
last year, 'jeta, offered will below normal prices.
dresect in Marshall and Snrigsovo's . Phy ali 300 Swiss cotton
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sun-hats and sandals. Others are ures. It keeps foods fresh for printed with Austrian eceries or days even if they are not put ka fish desims,
a edfrigerator prevents silver FREE FOR SHOPPERS and cutlery from discolouring:
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