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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gar to

ut it Caste

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

alk

Due

grey and silver sator in the

Via St. Andren.

Mountain blue--the shade

of Mediterranean fus

last-fs ope

anel ber

thut

und simpis

war weerbik

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cate, asia

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bana ninge

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MARLEQUIN THEME

Myrica of Home introitic ed

+3

with

KARLANEA.

Hari.

al rattiprof

Salat bike panty It fe

her 1-W colours of the corang sea- son. There is also a brighter solated lan sanaki sapphire, must effectiv velvet.

INSPIRED BY DANCER

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4.1.20

Natural ac, trus & nge, Land Ambored, wezi wa

We swAL/EL?) 26 Grans of Misson, with a

a shrewd For

WILD pluy- buwan hat le qua beak h

28. Black is the predominut cutite of leweller gami

* 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

WALA

1

with th d gold robo From Rene Korang bronne, brave enough to model his own PROIND

ake Ferninine designn.

Eventy ads as rachete

Calready in favoura of Pinee Paikp}, Li

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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

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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