THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1954.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
DREAM FASHION
● A PRETTY GIRL poses happily at Henley, just as she has often dreamed. But in fact the MEN
(example, inset) capture the limelight,
WHY GLAMOUR BEGINS
WITH A BABY
London.
Do Does a girl lose
By EILEEN ASCROFT
babies ruin glamour? her
hair achieves a new glossiness," "No dark colours for a young be- and her Hex-appeal when she
eyes a sparkle. The girl," says Signora Biki, "And comes a mother?
danger is that a young mother beautiful materials, but simple may neficet her own regular lines," beauty care when she has a new baby on her hands."
Definitely NO. I believe that
treat there's no finer beauly ment in the world, and a first
Invariably baby almost crenser the charm of face, figure and dispositions.
kr-
1
In the old days of Hollywood
stars
on the
a
แ
with her
short,
Puccini, of the composur
ΟΙ
In London I could find nothing that really frightened mo or gave me the jitters.
But a week's holiday cruising th the River Thames provided plenty of opportunity for testing these pills, which look like letgo blue jelly ju-jubes.
One charming while dres, in
First test was a field of cows. washable "Having a baby can turn
glazed cotton, is The way most people feel about shy girl into a beauty," says patterned with pink roses, plped burglars I feel about cows, So
with pink. the paychiatrist. "Having
It has puff sleeves, I took two of my magle pills square neck and very full and set off through the field. baby dves a woman confidence
The result was a dismal failure. skirt, and self-assurance."
Tho male
Roberta, grand scale of
1 gave in to natural instinct and admire demure do not
retreated. minklined automobiles, golden h. They uko to to enter tapered dark hair and grey- My second bath-tutes and diamond-sudden talped, and the woman who is
country fear is green eyes is the great grand-
doglights. I would normally cursets, it was believed that a
daughter amusing and a good and prevo
our rather walk miles than risk an death-keell nursery rang the
Highlight gative
hor conversationalist is more for a cover-giri,
awaken masculine Performance at Covent Garden
London to
visit was the Command counter of snapping teeth and
Bying fun Top-line stars even had "no likely
A herce boxer at a riverside baby clauxs written into their interest.
recently, for which she wore a pub pmvided my second So if you're a young mother recen
test How different It is lodlny.
with
busy nursery on your baile-longib, full-skirted dress My own dog always ready to
foel when: world's hands, don't
that What happeIIS
your in while broderie anglaise, with "have a go" if attacked, came Guard high, round neck and sleeveless along to co-operaic. No. 1 glamour girl is reporte glamour days are over.
skin, bodice, trimmed with three rows to be having a baby? Bundreds
Bgure and your of telephone calls from fans of
keep your brain lively, watch of green velvet ribbon to match
the velvet coal. both sexes jam the switchboards
your
und health
relaxation, studio. Manlyn Monroe's
and remember that potentially And Miss Munroe (how Mrs Joe
You
more attractive that di Muggio) floes not risk her
you ever were before, crown of curves when she an- Bounce frankly 'I want furmily."
euratrusels,
Most of the really beautiful
your
The best-dressed
~WEET
women of today are mothers SWE
Compare the Tuce of our Queen with thi of her un
Victorian look
11
This time the experiment was 1 walked in to more successful. order my drink with no fear in my heart at all. But alas, the Brst time really felt confident to deal with the situation the and turned
AFTER the Edwardian male, dogs let me devrie
what next? Perhaps out to be good friends.
It's news
slocker version of the Victorian.
One of the West End fops who helped to start The present
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SEVENTEEN... und she deserves a kiss for being Mr's Susion Ward, Gladys Couper, Lady Olivier and the best-dressed teenager who Edwardian fashion equally SO NEW. it's not yet reached Washington's beautiful heiress, has come to London for many a beloved by local Teddy boys and the shops first stainless steel Baroness Suvereruys, statuesque year.
the elegant Cecil Beaton
Jowellery Is
combining strength Americap wife of the Bellgian Roberta Bouyeure would have cartoonist and radio compere, with a look of delicacy. Very Ambassador.
tiltle excuse for not looking Mr W. Callander "B" Taylor, inexpensive. attractive beenuse her inother is Ils autumn wardrobe owes its
ANOTHER Jewellery idea the well-known Milan couturier. inspiration to the mid-going into the shops shortly Signora Biki
the Although
Inge plastic stones set tn signora,
tew In London for B
Training a feminine eye en costuuno pieces. Colours ATO days to design for a large chain this male finery I noted even near to the tints and textures of of
British stores does not narrower trousers, jackets cut birds' egge. normally Create young
Kirls' with defined waistline and SUMMER lingerie novelties fashions. she has always
donc voluminously pleated skirt include sailor collar pyjamas, wo for her daughter.
effect, and a velvet collar on a with jean-length trousers, and
Turkish harem pyjamas,
married sister. 11 IN softer,
more Strene
and
sweater, Termining Aud The change from a shy and unassared girl to the you woman of potsa inc the famous smile dates from November 1948, the birth- day of Prince Charles.
Now listen to the professional view
on some
Victorian era,
very short overcoat,
new vivid
Having seen Roberta's sunnier
My verdict on the holiday wardrobe of cottons and
ilks say with confidence that Victorian male ... "Distinguish
English manufacturer ed." approach the signora without delay.
fresh, young-
I asked three experts feminine beauty what babies do should to glamour?
Experts' opinion
"Enhance physical
the
il
it," said culturist. "ET mother takes care of her figur. both during and after pregnancy she can end up with curves she Lever had before."
Roberta's
clothes are simple, unusual and
Confidence trick
OES the new anti-jitter drug
looking, without being Juvenile. DOES the
I had to wait until my holiday to try out this anti-fear experi. meni.
chiion.
baggy trousers,
in
huvo These camisola lop
with narrow straps, and match- ing bolero. INDIAN
embroidery is tea- accessories, turing on autumn Hand-made handbags of black suede are canbroidered in silver and gilt by Indian craftsmen. Also attractive Informal house slippers in black nylon Party
фора velvet, with embroidered
Day-time suits are all tailored with skirts, -sleeves cut the bodice, and one with In culturiess jackets, in ultra-heavy
The RAF have been testing it and novel peaked toes. Her mother, known in lines. Italy
as the Queen of Colour has chosen bright shades for her "The best beauty tonic of daughter's suits flame, blue
white ali,"
Roberta's and saya the cosmetician, yellow "A woman's skin is usually travel coat is in shaggy wool in better after a baby's birth, her emerald green.
NOW HAVE 'FUN' THE ZIPP
WAY-AT THE BEACH
• Do you want to get the best from your holiday by the sea? Then join Miss ZIPP, who believes ́ It's Fun to be Fit, in the exercises devised by JOSEPH EDMUNDSON--or, if you profer, draw up a deckchair with Mr FLOP, who socks fitness the lazy way,
MEET Miss ZIPP the spin round as fast as you can.
Then fool fencing.
round your back several Umes: nish out flat, finally strelch yourself up with your hands and at the same time try to louch the back of your hend with your toes.
two keep-fit
Now here are beach games. The first is called beach girl you must
Moving "Obstinate Calf" (fig. 3), and it get to know if you want to about us lightly and us quickly is good for nearly everything.... as possible, try to touch each Kneel on hands and knees
get IT the FUN way.
No lounging in a deckchair for
other's toes with your own.
her! She is eager to be up- Next try this tummy exorcise. and-doing. seeking holiday Lle flat on your back, prop hips with hands, and start tu "cycle."
health with a swing.
You too? Then let Miss Zipp slow you how....
First get thoroughly warned up. Skip without a rope; little
Cloud for hips
ankles fully and jumps, using giving lightly at the knees.
Then hop, first on one foot and then on the other, shaking the opposite foot and leg loosely, st The same time shrugging shoulders up and down.
Now take your
Fen
Stretching your legs as nuch as possible, start slowly, gradu- ally working up speed and then slowing down again.
An exercise that is good for your hips (flg. 1). Sun on your
back druw knees up to ebest
3-Good for everything...
then lower them first to one sido and look up
at your partner
then the other about seven or who clasps you with both hands eight times, all the time trying round the back of the neck.
shoulders flat on Then try to drag your partner forwards while he in turn teles
to keep your
the ground.
Next wigglers," good for tummy and
couple of "spine to drag you backwards. Finally try "Coffee
Grind-
partner for Top" and "Foot
For the first grasp hands, put (g. 2). Kneel close together and lean back; then for about 20 seconds sand and alternately hollow and under and round until you face
ing." good
good for the arms and the whole of the body (fig. 4).
Standing back to back with both arma raised you each take hold of a towel by one end with the right hand and
grasp the 2-Spine-wiggling...
free end of the other's towel back and to keep you supple with the left hand.
Starting slowly, keeping the turn with hands on
arm's length, the towels at
feet
A
Don't disguise the kitchen-dress it
New York. RECOGNISED designer sc Α
vocates that kitchens should look like kitchens, and not living rooms,
Walter Dorwin Teague, whose Arm has designed everything
clear whiteness of most ap- pliances, such as stoves and re- frigerators should be relleved by colour accents, but nothing drasile as coral phile, chartreuse or aquamarine,
DA
"Imagine," ho mys, "being
4-Foster, faster
stuck with a lump of colour each other, then continuo until from houses to the interior of a that size for the life of the ay- you are back to your starting
jet airliner, says the use of a pliance." room should decide its decora-
Polving got the "fool" of the quicken the prod tion.
"A few years ago," he says; movement "I don't
hold with slip- "wo had an outbreak of knotly until you are going as fast as it in the covered refrigerators he says pine mees in skyscrapers. I you can. Then
#rgeling Cl anything but a superior epoking having a rash of knotty pine
void arén device should be rejected on:* kitchens, and other efforts to Zipp de
Join Mr Flop Introduon nõetagiin into what now. Teague opposed the rats of should be the most functional fee colamang (and 6), Sit back high-ryla
colour invading and ancient depe tinent or ine in that deckchair, and take
"And a rango that lookar liko think now we are in deniger' of opioonile direction de sa gif: this.
HOW TO BE
B-R-1-5-K
BESIDE
THE SEA
*ex And naw
on pilots to seo if it prevents
AUTUMN Colour for founda- Dying nerves, Dentists and tion garments is maize, a pretty hospitals have been using it to golden shade, which makes A give confidence before cartrae weÍ CUTTING change from tradi
te operations. Contain- tional shell pinks and whites. ing methylpentyne it is clulmed - to be quite harjaless.
tionn
flere she is the Zipp Girl
making the most of those holiday moments the finess way.” The secret? Why, Is FUN to be FIT , and that can be your
seaside health secret 100.
+
A doctor's ordara 1800
Why Not Take It Easy?
By DR ARTHUR CHESBY
NOW meet Mr FLOP, the deckchair lounger who cannot be bothered about exercise. He believes Eri tisa altdown way to hostila,
Well, is hero aayibing to be wald for hima? You
there
quite
M
people have wrong ideas
about exercíno,
You get all the" axetrels you need for: physical fitness. vin (the ́ordinary) businéNE)
daily living.
Housework
1
of mind you bring to ié,"and" this in all the "morn" "fmga portant on holiday.
If you want to go in for vigorous exercise, jo shend will probably, do, you
-
· good, **
If you want to go in for
Flop, to sit 'all' day in' m) dockofsir, then do' fast 'that That will do you good too,
THE SECRET
Last word
TEW defence of the plauze
neckline comes from film
actress Mamle Van Doren. "They help my posture," she says, wearing one of her usual ex- trema deep-V dresses. "In a gown like this, one slouch would bo fatal"
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