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THE CHINA M
MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1955.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
IN PLANNING YOUR WINTER WARDROBE, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW CASUAL LOOK
THE
Paterion
only reserved for the woman who can afford to go to the high fashion collections or who intends
private clients
skel ensemble,
Morton
Michael
THE fun of planning a popular buy-and this applies ta are choosing what winter wardrobe is not layers whos
wamen all over the world will ultimately, WENT B well as lo
dress often kamed Choking up with an extra skirt in match. Mag wool. Women from the everything spanking new United States, Canada und Aus- as Enope2321 from the wholesale-designed tealla,
well
Jee that this clothes which have already buyers, have
new three-piece idea makes an reached department stores. real portmanteau wardrobe.
The
arked that www ordering these inter-cizangeable three-pieces in almost every kind of wox-trum
Mrs Piner
Water
woman who can see the possibilities of her cur. rent wardrobe and who in tends to add just one or two well-chosen things can have and even more fun.
The
LOTC
Caranagh
From left to righi: 1. The always popular fitted coal, made in a dark charcoal-black basket weave wool. This is one of the best-sellers in Ronald Paterson's collection. 2. The popular sull which suggests, rather than establishes, a lower waistline. Designer Digby Morton ciles this sulf-in grey and black herringbone wool — as typical of the two-pieces which The Jacket is collared with women are buylug for winter.
3. Beillems and fitting beaver and fastens with bronze buttons.
this dress is finished with an extra-long zipper at back), Michael's late afternoon track has all the qualities which women are demanding this winter. The fabric is a supple black wool crepe and the picture-frame neckline is softened with black velvet bows which are extended to make narrow pruels, Inlet to build up the new vertical line. 4, 5. The tanlo line modified so that it can be also worn by the shorter woman, is represented by John Cavanagh's two-ploce, which is one of the most often chosen numbers in his collection. Tho lanie-Jacket is made of Offerburd tweed, specially woven in tones of grey, beige and brown to give an all-over brottan colour. The dress, in matching tweed, is scamned to wireamalino it into this designer's now slinky silhouette.
The
NEWS IN SHOES
REAL CINDERELLA SLIPPERS AND DOUBLE HEELS
come the
Vamp
treatments.
on
one SCRSON
world
London. Very new-and anart-ls the TTEELS mako foot news Doodle Print patent used for an open-too court with the highest, this winter.
thinnest heel, or a sling-back Cinderella's slipper hus be- sandal with a high slim heel and
a delightful reality with wide open toe. Introduction of perspex
The big story in fabrics, how- hodis to match the already ever, is still almost in the future established transparent vinylite in the new fabric designe
Mr Rayne bas Mr Edward leather. Rayno the Queen's
shoc series for the coming
which looks for all the maker, calls his, "Dorelan" - a vinylite gloss appar mule like a plaid tweed. Printed on with spring-o-lator insole and a calfskin, it can be cleaned like does not "wash transparent perspex heel, stud- an ordinary shoe,
off with the wet, or wear off. des with diamonds.
Featuring it In his new Collection is an elegant, slim- tocd court shoe with heel and tab in plain calf. It is at present available in grey, rust or brown, and there are plaid bags and gloves to match.
Variations of the glass slipper effeot come in 11 white sati, Jewel-trimmed evening sandal and a vinylite vamp sandal with a large bow on top of the foot, both with tall, slim perspex heels.
Although the designs at present Or should you prefer to "walk double"
there is an evening available are limited, Mr Royne sandal in stardust pink and blue predicts a great future for this kid with two heels on each shoe. tweed printed leather and in- One heel is covered in pink kid creased use of it next spring and und the other in pale blue, and summer. the open-toe vamp is trimmed
with a bobble of sequine and POPULAR COUTURE
season are
pearls.
A spring-o-lator insole COLOURS ensures that this Cinderella at iny rate will not lose her slipper. With the overwhelming pre-
feels this
are slimmer, dominance of black in the *pikier and higher than ever couturier's autumn and winter anything up to 4% inches. Even collections, it is natural that with only
medium height, the black should be at the top of the inuch slimmer lino of the heel shoe accessories. Mr Rayne gives the shoes a new smartness. fer
COURT THE BASIC SHAPE
•
used
black
example, velvet bows and black velvet ribbon threaded through a calf- skin court in Tamarack brown. black lustre or Antoinette green.
the Asked to comment
Parallel with
corture too, the brown-to-beige present popularity of high heels, trend, Mr Rayne replied; "I'll tell you
of range
coloura
In
on
the
dress for the Races
slacks to lounge in,
a suit for the Office
woollies to snuggle in,
a sheath for that Special Date
culotties to play golf in,
Page
a glamorous gown for the Evening
nighties to sleep in,
a coat for those Chilly Days ·
or foundations to look sleek in,
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HOME FOLKS
It's NEVER TOO EARLY to send your X'mas Gifts & SAVE by using surface mail.
is growing Take Advantage of our
a story. There was, they say, a steadily in popularity, pretty little girl who complained range, Mr Rayne's new colours that
she
Cocuswood, Tamarack tired of being are: Wus
describen da “the he So (which kissed on the forehead the shoemakers decided to make perfect accessory colour to fura")
and Baywood. her happy ever after!"
For those who rate
tang,
But, they prodict, the
switch.
comfort To these the mass-prdctuction above chic and have no personal manufacturers add chocolate, height
and elicht troubles, there is also a saddle
mushroom wide choice of illusion and baby coffee. Louis heels, as well as a new, turn of the season will alim Louis
is the emphasis to more summery wedge which described by the trade as "giving colours pastel shades of pink, full support, yet is light and blue, green, illac, yellow and beige, together with a more softer-surfaced woulieris
shapely
Mr Royne has introduced into vivid huo which they call pink Jersey's txo tweeds. The
his new Casual Collection an tilo China Man Special. bolder tweds, woven in a strik-
entirely new silhouette in K "nubbly' weave, 04% GS
cutaway-side court wiht a baby discreet the rather bulky, popular as
that has tweed, with black velvet con-Louis heel. Obtainable in stede One of thos
story coat with the hand-knit Shetlands and Cheviots, cordiguam
energed from the winter collec- trast, as well, look would do wunders. Lauder
tions glyes women plenty of Day dresses in wool range or call, this shoe sells for about half the price of his usual street and Paris dougners are
slender Autitude in their choice,
from Digby Morton's showing suks with easy-Bumg
Firsi there is the beltless, hand-kalts from the Arm islands models. Cardigan
Designe Jackets
vols. These cats are und dinner dresses. Digby Morton is still surprised hough John Cavanagh's colice veloping coat made in one of to sophisticated
tion and epiplates
illustrates Just bow
Roing overseas and most tend to wools have been much used bul which
versaddle British wyoflen manu- Ambine a straightish back with women #rected
ате showing the adigarı » suits, jackets and druses whi. facturers can be when it comes side or front movement.
interest in black wool crepe. This tvbtaining koneis
the most and subtle www
bl one the Next CUTIEN
redingote, is probably Aran islands of Ireland's worst riskonar effeC!
There is plenty of evidence from useful choices for a dress which canst kalted for
for most ha
Most of the Cavanagh suits, buyers' orders to show that it can be "dressed-up"
look isn't only the British woman who vṛcasions. and topcents These awe krutter in the same dresses
a fitting coat best titches used for the swinters hron
each but
pattern, thinks that men folk when whether it worn by their
Interpreted in laws off a pretty Agure.
We fishing. They are made the tired, diagonally-woven wool
Ronald have sketchert same unbicuchet wool, thus 10- Jersey is differnt.
Paterson's best-selling coal-
by
women
taining
12 13
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The
natural. off-white
colour which is very much in to.
Bronze Theme
bronze
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theme
H best-seller..
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For Late Afternoon
With the court still the basic shape, toes are tending to be come more pointed and, loom- ing towards the spring, there is a trend among some of the mass- production manufacturers to cut the throat square.
NOVEL GRAINED LEATHERS
On closed back models bows are sometimes found on the heel. Mr Rayne has a novel treatment in a cut-out at the centre back, outlined with jewels.
the
in comes More news
used. fabrics
new
A#
Michael's late afternoon dress Itted, waisted redingote made in rade of black wool crepe (also This the back wool. This he gives full sketched) is an example. Jacket value
a glamorous, scooped out tunic length
fabric, which,
softened day's fashion picture; retum, quarter
with black we's natural ois, which in over a very slender dress--woven in a small basket weave, neckline, too,
bows
extended into velvet tweed smooth
which gets u glow
right ced Eas
Mr Rayne 19 using muise these sweaters virtually is made
narrow panels, which
give
such Specially waterproof.
leathers, by Otterbum away from too-ober black,
slightly-gored lina
the grained to Mili This mixes grey, belge
slender,
unbelled Bilhouette.
corkelte; mat and lustre finishes Even Mr Morton was not pre- and brown, but the all over
00 There is John Cavanagh's black in calfskin; printed effects pared for the great success. effect is of a soft bronze tweed.
ther leather; and, for the evening, a wool crepe dress, too-another Buyers from all over the world This designer has found that
The alternative best-seller best-seller. This has
shoulder now starlight fabric with have ordwed them.
that
me asking for Bulls, These fahonnen kruis will br
be spally
here is a straight, unbelled coat, baring neckline which is scooped glittering non-tamishable Lurex Softly-tailored sults
thread. with long jacket front which schieh, intenditen new fouches la
away in a deep U-shape and is chaps 2000 in
The latter, used for either an black The can be flipped open to show unbelted. Two panels of to Montrou
2 collar and cuff treatment,
court or a sling-back looked as if Digby Morten would new Cavanagh sults, for instance, contrast lining and inner vest. taffeta are put on low at either open-toe Women
Lave this cust, Mrs Hip and firt out to emphasise sandal with jewel trim, can be not be able to full the orders all have cuffs and lapels, and do
dyed to any colour to match the says, because the long is smooth, glove-fitting fine. Paterson for a bumper harvest in Ireland away with Uhe necessity for
dress with which they are to be jacket front gives extra warmth, had taken the women into the wearing a blue.
Her husband has already made fields. "Ask
the
Women (6
and white caviare
For
Mulbanarne
hurry up with the harvest and get back
01
reviles," he urged in a wire.
will be it in grey
in a number of countries are all "d),
These suits which their Knitting featured by department stores tweed ((proving her point that
tweeds are still in de-1 with lining and long" in woollens which give the Cavanagh bronze note, immer jacket made of pale-blue Otterburn
velvet, and in brown and black! mixturo
Cardigan Line
The cardigan line, casual, easy
nterpreted
1:08 also woven
ctrarcond and brown
wed. This is used for a suit
to wear, and giving that smooth, longer-waisted look, even with a jacket that fits snoothly interpreted in Persian lumb, in
in font but kicks out behind
which England imports from to a double box-pleated panel. South West Africa. This hard- It has high, smooth revers and woaring fur dress up many a bronze rose is plased on just Another collections this season A touen below the cullar bone. of Persian tamb
at collar and Cavanagh suit with high lapels ining and little cuffs made of black femining culls gives the new
8... Perslan lamb-has been ordered softens to smooth little sults. is used for big muffs to com two different British wools. plement
otherwise plain top- One is a coffee-and-black mix- ..and enhances cont..
the now ture tweed: the other is an which are often elegant black and brown her- detachable so that they can be ringbono wool.
an
wide collars
taken off and used as an extra
lippet with dress or suit.
Different Touches
of
Ronald Paterson has had
Jittle bonetes some of this fur dyed a deep differenco in cuff and collar bottle-green, and has usted it treatment are something to look for an entire sult. Even more out for. Michael, for instance, qucoesshit is his cardigan-sult, shows a sleek little suit, with Which mixes, bottle-green lomb revers which widon out on to
bottle-green wool. with
The the shoulders.
pockets, which are darual cardigan-jacket is made love in the
lamb and branded with hand emphasised by a knot and ends knit (this also makes cuffs for tying across the pocket front. bracelet-jungth The material Is a very fine tho pushed-up,
a deep, Donnel woven in two tones of aloovos, and makes
brown that live ani snugly-atting hip-band) and is tus and
Ther de fonows
worn witty. a slight skirt effect like a mottled bird's egg.
This nittet in heavy wool.
Bannel has been moet WCRYES
Mr Paterson, Canadier-born popular. Herringbone wo of the young designer, ore eccellent, too. Digby Morton bellovce that women
have sums up the trend hore with a dopted & much more practical sult made of grey and black approach to clothes this winter, herringbone, cloth, which has
find that the cammal look, hip-band to give just a sugges
twavior unatretch This gutt has a mail able Serveys, Awill take them collar and tend with bronze glmost anywhere. The most buttons,
A to the new Bypoda. Lion of The Lano-waisteă. thomas
sablonos for:
funlo
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An original seal skin coat with side slits and two wido berts at the back. It is from Paris.
Agence France- Preme.
Which Are The Best
W
Of
-
The Best Years A Woman's Life?
By EILEEN ASCROFT.
there's moro ·
the
THICH are
those best maternal cautions, but not re- and, with school bills over,
money in years? Undoubtedly fusal.
Fow troubles mar these five family killy for clothes, cosmo- the years when we shed perfect years. There's the fun tics, hair and beauty frogtmenta
of getting and meannghua some of our responsibilities of falling in love,
home building and have more letsure to married, und devote to ourselves, I would before the responsibility of
young family begins. say the years between 20.
These are the years, too, of of slim and 26 and 50 and 55 are natural, fresh beauty,
which require no diets. Bays 24-year-old Shirley
the happiest and the most lines,
and good health
"Flity today is a wonderful
Mr High McCor who is better known quodale,
authorise Barbara Cartland At 81 I have fosened threo
abe ways: " tindo to know that being interesting...
At 20, examinatione and Abicas: "Trees were delay busy and unsella de the only school-days to behind, restrice my best years so the beause I WRY, to enjoy life. Appreciation itions of childhood
no longer sccomplished something worth of what is of real importance, apply. the awkwardness of while through my own afforts, the companionship of one's hus adolescence is over, and career I also noninved a fat and lathe band, the love of one's children potted happy family life, decided.
These are the years key of my, own, « dog and a when a girl develope her own car and my fit From notice."Gratitude for the mere fact of
beinig;elive.” sense and experiments KAWANOTHER FIVE
Flere another, roman in her who, bahs `my, the bast year of my
with her appäertence and At 50 another, five-best-s
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wtrudne do have a boy frie without being heavily che adi seven to fall in love the fools inclined.
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come here to spend "Chie
clothed or holidays. And
write to frank, urway & Grads
acting an
Denise
food of the
ty of them up.
dren by mi
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