THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1954.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
The long and the short of it in Irish evening drom fashiong. These designs ard by Irene Gilbert of Dublin. LEFT: A tort evening dress with a "mink" brown silk top and skiri consisting of a thousand pink rose petals. RIGHT: A full skirted dress in black-spotted white orgasika.
Romantic Evening Dresses With
A Touch Of Celtic Magic
Irish women ---
THRi Connely, Trone
Gilbert and Elizabeth Janes — are putting that “top
something
the
mornin
inta fuahion.
By DOROTHY BARKLEY
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Ever since they discovery that, glera is touch of
Autumn Collections In Italy
THE QUEEN OF COLOUR
TAKES BLACK
THE Queen
Florence.
of Colour, That's what they call
Viki petite red-hendest Malin, who is one of the top names In the international pagsamaking work!. My Kursi visit in the opening. week of Iulian autumn fashion shows
h Was tu
She likes the heavy-weave type
11 for cocktail Could iterent with more silkt over
teleng sremes.
declares who,
bivis upsel:
of
Viki,
other
1.
unit, never udu,
TWITERAT
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Due
grey and silver sator in the
Via St. Andren.
Mountain blue--the shade
of Mediterranean fus
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her 1-W colours of the corang sea- son. There is also a brighter solated lan sanaki sapphire, must effectiv velvet.
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* turis for Terkere ing note in the collection.
Sturts 1 pak or winte fell But there Are three (1911- Wt'**་ trasting
brilhantes. greens, parakeet, suit almonds a an olive stone used for salin cocktail dresses.
Viki'n
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with th d gold robo From Rene Korang bronne, brave enough to model his own PROIND
ake Ferninine designn.
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By Special Direct Arrangement with Independent Japanese cultured pearl growers
we can now offer
CULTURED PEARL
NECKLACES
in all qualities and sizes
For this month
we offer
NECKLACES
at
$78.00
Two Matched Strands
for
$150.00
Compare values for size, cleaness, cultivation and
All graduation.
necklaces are of 4 average weight with centre pearl over 7 millimetres.
Our
FALCONERS
OPPOSITE THE C.P.O. HONGKONG.
momme
Guerlain
beli nad vyzňovable collars; and a pure silk shantung suit in a autumn collection orven and black wrave.
is inspired by the lovely
the Toulou in
danger
AJ
interesting hand-made ribbon rubric in Hints of
Brey
Evening gowns revealed Viki's real genus for colour, to treat, Example: Silver grey sulit di white est dicks blended with amber chiffon pure silk dunneer-jaekti in Bur- and dark grey velvet,
Kunty silk shut with black. Viki will soun be more EXCITING SEPARATES there's the new version of the than just a fabulous nume iter beret. But, as you can see from to London shoppera,
Micropt clothes featured grey the illustration, it has fe in first design for a big chain corduroy velvet auts with tao
aweuter coffee was *: In a hat her at alt Some
CONTATTON wille tine everyday group of inexpensive stores baliwneck served to the guests spiritede a heat as something to keep ered. This car is made in pa- will be on sale throughout Jer jockets with half
way recipe for the nd the Baur tady To ue! Use
eathers, one terned pink velvel, edged with England this winter. to e farm the
Jeghyle that sable. To give it the new season's them, to at Timpel- look, ( IN WUD pulled down al
the Tea vales, bitively ignoring over one eur. whiskey
or yellow, was used by Valdite- LARRIVIAMEN |16| goings of our in hot, strang black coffee tre
in case you think the looks a Lautrec film. This is high vere of Florence. mal sur Tuntil the sugar
Alexlean skirts with mail- little top-sided, Harvang sup-busted, with nipped waist- There add fresti eram
tiers of velvet way to do this is fo
pesta you wear, on the uncovered and slinky moulded hip line coloured part of the international fashion the cream in from the bace of
ear, one of the earrings he has Baring at the sides. These shown by Vito of Milan. Other among the exciting "separates'
Have the spoon Just
specially the.igned for the pur-
071€ with the velvet Surts WITC the New at yles may be some-
PISC
Some of these look like are cat in teaching the coffee so that
bull
and trimmings in with thing womezu bie surface.
wiches balis, and a made bodice vreust stays near the Expants pocommend an inch Lam milliners do their bERI
from handblown glass in blue, clude bows of all sizes, satin :quares. The new shade is SAFFUON, of cream to the average-sized to remind us of thein.
green or amber.
binding and fur collars. the way Edward Harvane dad it. mustard-ranke calope
Fet the testial for For Unusual style, iu ug- coming months at this will be or Dalmation-spulteri choone ume of the either Res you
There's the lamp marble-streaked. And if you HAT is an accessory inany following.
trim- forget, shule hat, which lives up to its are looking for original cheerfully
skeln think of
of
effect to coine wing. Made of pastel-tuloured mings.
felt. it is pleated all the yellow wool placed like a band
Wiy out from the round the
hat, waist. ound, fonitu
crown of the
Or Harris tweeds, during of the centre, like one of those imodern spotted veiling.
spring. Is still favoured by Viki.
and a dushi of Celtir mag everyday tweeds and lure were exportable quanutes, even doi- lar carters--Dublin
round.
bern
Tā
These three have just show! their new collectiome,
the traditional Irish kill
The new stada HAW
off-white
NEEN.
natu al
1
tweed now weed for everything A
from overcomin dresses
dinner
These Lost k vaness, though they se get sest nad tweed. müdie romante evening drrave s in flowing chiffon ne gossener- fine lace, tou.
Pictured here Tre wa TW dige by frame iri. Ony fa full-skirted affair patterned with black velvet spots like Pierrot coum, *The
other is
an Irish version of the shori evening dress. The skirt
mcde of a thousand pink petals counted have (someone nust them) and the bodice is a one- cold-shoulder style in
M
silk Jersey.
More surprised than
ILI}{i}(* over this SUCCESS
In of for lon are the spinners a wenver's of the traditiona mis trials. They have been sud- denly thrust into the limelight from the quiet of their Lami mils where things have been much the same for the last hundred years.
family, There is the Wynne for instance. These three sisters tand a brother, whose ages total nearly 300 years, probably know everything about tweed that is worth knowing. The family mil is 1 Avoca, near Dublin, and nowndays they work day
Es
night to complete, export orders for their bawneen and equlaite Hilbe tweed,
пет
showing of these colicetiona was an Irish occasion
Witty Fashore
Steady!
never BUYING
new
faction
rub
season's Two of the hats from Edward Harvane:
Upper:
Scandinavian lampshades
[TC's
And leather buttons.
gilt acorns
the
Rajgante
weck
patterned
chessbourn
Amusing pussy-cat sid-caps were 1 fur-fabric trunmed with large whiskers.
Knit-wear suits were highlight of Anna Tosco ol Turin Tapestry weave with Suits have high-breasted velvet collars were tailored for
SIMPLE, ELEGANT
wear: pockets and a soft bloused
the nipped and
above
SWING TO THE RHYTHM TO
UT of that deck-chair
Oow! It's time to join
MISS ZIPP, if you want to make the most of your holl day and get FIT the FUN way.
Miss Zipp is today tackling her exercises with a RHYTHM routine. Why? Because flow- ing rhythmle movements help to streamline those unwanted! bulges.
So now swing your way atness-ke this:
to
First, a "warming-up" session, Stand with feet together, then
Get
By JOSEPH EDMUNDSON
* rhythmic sideways Take
#bit steadily at Aret, swinging movement, but do not but after two or three tries you carry on to long the first time can really let yourself go!
Kneel with the knees com- (about 10 or a dozen times are
this is apt to be fortably apart; lower the trunk suflictent}
muscles that forward until it is horizonul, and tigh on tuinny
place the hands on the ground are not exercised regularly.
Here is an exercise to loasen up stiff shoulder joints:
Stand with feet together, then swing cach arm in turn in as big a circle as
you can, both forwards and backwards,
Do this for about half a put the left foot out to the side mhute, then do the same with so that the toe is just touching both arms at the same time. A The grund, keeping your weight your on the right leg.
A new-look beret in
pink velvet, patterned edged with sable, worn pulled down over ono
The rar. effect
In balanced with blown glass earring on the uncovered ear.
1
- Lower: A wavy brimmed hat in pink fell worn
the highest arns reach point of their swing, rise up on your toes. and look upwards at Do a little hop with the right your hands. (Fig. 3.) fool and at the same time swing
for support,
Slido one hand under the opposite arm until the shoulder the ground. is almost touching (Fig. 4.)
From this position swing side- until the and upwards
one straight line arms are in Ways and look up at the hand as you
do 20
or 15
Start slowly and then work, up to comfortable rhythmic nction. Do about 12 This is an exercise in the swings with each arm. It touches
of the Buigds" that Finally, before going down to the ground do another hop on "Battle
"first" -exercise it, and simultaneously swing the helps to keep the body supple. swim, try the right leg sideways no high Fs
in the left leg;
08
with
amber-coloured glass earrings,
EVEN A PRETTY GIRL
MISS
་
CAN BE PRETTIER
SALLY BURTON JONES, aged 18, is the second subject in our trans- formation aèries,
Club prescribed, as a basic line, a centre parting, with hair high and brushed back-and set to work with a damp comb to put this into effect.
you can,
Try the movement
once or
twice, then bulld it up into a smooth, easy, sideways swing step with a hop.
Now on to the second exer- cise-for the legs and the hips, and this one too goes with swing.
20
Stand with all the weight on Miss Burton-Jones works in
one foot and swing the opposite the jewellery department of a The sides of her hair were also leg sideways and -- neross the large London store. She has a swept back, but were brought body; as you do so, keep the fresh, delicate skin, which neods forward at the ends to form a foot and the knee of the swing- only the lightest possible make light frame to her face.
ing leg relaxed and rise up on colourlose foundation
the toos of the supporting foot, up-a lotion during the day and a little
(Fig. 1) tinted boos in the evening,
Studying her face, I could sea that the only plzes she needed a: stronger make-up was her eyes. They are prally shape, und colour Touched, with a light turquoise shade of shadow they will daw miesiion away from Jite woman, Heavy iwion,
Misa Bunton-Jones has a fow open pores at the sides of hor gia đào ò washing of hon make-up with soap and water. But a cleansing course for dry akin followed by a mild tonic will soon put thấy right:
The transformation brings us perfect proof that even a preity, it can be made to look just that anuch predtler with the right
But oh dear, the Zeitige) - Italorunt of make-up carefully affect was to add paight on un #Airencty" rouandjait, mos, Es BALLY-
Now another one for the hips and the tunný us well,
Crouch with one log sideways and the hands reating on the ground, (Fig. 2) Take some of the weights of the body on the chanda, wwing (the sideways. leg into the centre and at the same time... swing (the other log out
SIG. 11
ON THE
TON 1-
Here's how to get rid of
the bulges the ZIPP way
LOGGEN
THEM UN
sulls
the
und for restaurant theatre, fine black jersey with Jace or sequin inset.
Eileen Ascroft
KEEP FIT
ΤΟ
a briel
main. the Swing Step. This will help to loosen up the legs before you enter the water.
have wind up, spasm of Knee Boxing. Stand facing a partner, the skinning about quite lightly the toes try to tap his knees with your hand, at the same time do your utmost to sce that you do not get your own tapped.
JENIS
No physical Jerks!
So there you all are, on
holiday, starting off the day with "physical jerits."
All, that is, except Mr FLOP. And ta that I am on HIS side.
Why?
object to the It gives the wrong
Idea about exercize.
The essence of healthy exercise is rhythm-both Miss Zipp and Mr Flop agree about that. Exercise
Ko
should with A
smoothly not jerkily.
Do not forget that the proper
function of all live thingw
depends on rhythm.
Your
heart beats to a rhyllum and you breathe
zhythmically.
And if you
learn to LIVE rhythmi eally, you have learned
one
of the best keep-fit
| moereis of all (and'you will
liwa' longer),
You can mart now, the
rhythm way.
Walk with
swing!
·golf with a twing,
And in your holiday
evenings
dance with - M swing. Dancing is
the best of all, exercises,
precisely because
rhythmle baals.
of
--DE. ARTHUR CHESBY
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