THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, −1955,7
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
WINTER BRINGS
IF you do your hair like this
... or thin
...or this
THE ORIENTAL LOOK
DON'T
BUY
your
-wait until, unt!! the
last moment!
X'MAS GIFTS now & save
while our sale is on!
FOR HER:----
Cht and combed inla
Geisha Girl hairstyle with
turban cu*ck (kevc)
jewtucd sopaños. (real)
Short in front, longer behind in brushed topknot.
Norman
TORMAN HARTNELL
NORM
once earned
three
Hartnell Tells His
14er pounds a week and lived in 1 two rather drah roms in renaissance
el upline."
Maida Vale.
1; *Filte He once sketches at the front door of u tites making salon, but was told to go round to the tradesman's entrance.
He started in business "capital of £300, a
with
OF
palats and the enthusiasm of getager. He launched him- self on the dressmaking world, suffering from the unforgettable disadvantage of being English in an England where only Paris designs were acceptable.
But
now Hartnell is one of
the great names in dress de- algning. He has become
His
THEN yoĽ
can wear
a hat
like this
The oriental thema, depleted
by the robed felt turban (right), is inspired by the
decorative head-dresses of
Japan and the Far East.
-(London Express Beruics)
Her you
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NOW
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Pure Silk Emb'd Blouse
$45.-65.-
19.
$20.
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32.-
27.-
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32.
24.-
Pure Crepe Satin Slip
27.50
18.50
Pure Crepe Silk Slip
22.
17.-
Fur Plush_Lined Heavy Brocado
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145,-
115.-
*OR HIM:-
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ONLY $17.50 & $18.50
Pure Linen Mandkles +
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Full size Pyjamas
The
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DE
JOYE
Jean Patou
PARIS
Tells His Secrets
By DOROTHY BARKLEY
received for the rogal character I had merely used an of the romantic old piece of stuff of somewhat ordinary quality, so as to *x-
Of the Coronation dress. "I spent many days making trial sketches. My mind was leem-
heraldic Ing with
and floral ideas. thought of lies, roses, marguerites and golden corn; thought
oller cloths and sacred vestments; I thought of the sky, the earth, the
sun, the moon, the stars and everything heavenly that might be ст broidered upon a dress destined to be historic.
created nine "Altogether, 1 differing designs which
press the unobtrusive character
of the peasant-like figure. "'Indeed!' observed
Majesty serenely. I used
a piece of my last year's evening wrap to do so." "
NOW WOOLLIES
London,
began 64 HRINK resistance" is
in almost severe simplicity and pri ceeded towards elaboration.
"SHRIN
liked the last one best, but | added
the newest term to be the averago
to the
WILL KEEP
THEIR SHAPE
By BETTY WILSON
sturdy grey flannels anturally did not express my weman's shopping vocabu hold their shape. opinion when submitted these lary. Today, budget.
puting to Her Majesty."
of
afler"
bo will which will indicated by special labels or stamps. Bellove ing that goods which have to tubbinge
Many wholesale
Bre
manufactur- ers, for instance,
styling their autumn dresses B0 that they can be worn with or with- out a belt. The long, stream- royal court dressmaker and his
Bred silhouette is available for design for the Queen's Corona-
the woman with the long, tion
dress will go down in
conscious shoppers will be As a horrible example of the stand up to repealed
For the history
as one of the century's
mannequina. "The
aro in most urgent need of the streamlined Agure. greatest.
Bruton
Street
which points I look for are poise, walk able to ask for specially- "before and
sequence shrink-resistant process, Steven- other, there are pleats establishment employs 385
shrink resistant which most women, whether sons are also concentrating
from and silhouette, and if she fulds labelled
on sweep away
a lowered people, ranging from business
these requirements sho
are buying children's children's clothes. These cannot wellies and be confident they
are hipline or-even more kindly manager to model girls.
but have an air of distinction, that
are beginning to appear with clothes or piece woollens,
many the for their purchases,
dgurus-there Now he describes the years
100. Many a duchcas would
inclined to dread, Stevensons Dylan label in shops throughout blas-cut dresses which flow
Britain now. between, his progress from an like to look as my mannequins whether knitting wool, whol
Limited, of Ambergate, Derby-
from a well-defined walsfline. unknown to world-wide fume, look. With every modern ald fabrics, or made-up wool
shire, showed me
pair of This now shrink-resistant pro- yet, because of the cut, In his autobiography. Silver and to beauty. ал intelligent garments,
will hold their baby's leggings. These, were ori cess also being applied under the smoothed way torso line, 30) mannequin enn, by creating her published a fortnight ago. The own style in coiffure, maquillage shape through countless zinally knitted in two halves licença in many other countries. "I would be easier to tell you and adornment, acquire enough home washings and
the countries which haven't got beauty, however synthetic." cleanings.
Dylan than to name all the countries which have," Mr
Gold (Evans Brothers
cess.
expert
dry both done by the same
knitter in the same soft wool. One half was then put through,
VARIETY
are
keep
Dresses like these, in an
ere some of the reflect on he makes on the world of haute couture.
"Some ex- On the collection.
This new British pro- the new Dylan process. Then Stevenson told me. Japan aliks and satins are quisito
And of Dolores, the statuesque
which carries the the leggings were stitched to "taking a lively interest.” and enormous variety of wools, are rippled at our fcct and the Spanish-looking model who has
of gether and the temptation is to buy the whole been at Hartnell's for more than registered trade mark
whole garment the process is already being ap- appearing in department stores
plied in the United States and and shops everywhere. Some
Paisley- lot, but common sense enters to 20 years, "Dolores, the reign Dylan, is the result of near- was washed in suds and water. Canada (where the trade mark like the eight-ounce. resist the rustling flower-strewn ing gure in my cabine dca ly fifteen years of research One leg felted and shrank;
the Sanforlan is being used) and in printed wools which Horrockses uffetns
other half of the leggings held Australia, New Zealand, Canada, have used for dresses and two- Its shape and all its original India, South America and most plecus have gone to the United
States
Canada, where and European countries..
women are also demanding Το do this satisfactorily, clothes which are in line with Stevensons
fashion's have set
evolution new 4 Lip
which are also wearable. laboratory at their Ambergate
their. works to deal with all
As some of the models illu-
there the other left turers who taks out a Leance strated hero show
are 0 marked must
the Am- varying waist-levels and com- corne up to strodards,
treat- that pletely different skirt
brocades, beauty
that woman
beautiful
On
1
not
to
softness.
GREAT DIFFERENCE
escaped team of chemists continued Identical socks---one treated constes problems. Macutac-
but
and metal threaded minuqulas, has reigned there
a Derby- In for many years, but age aften
rich
does which followed for women to wear
to impair her. She shire firm's first effort seem have to remember reluctantly takes delight in arriving every produce shrink resistant morning looking almost frighten- at my dress collections
wool socks for the British may refuse the most ing without a speck or makeup,
The war over, the dress In preference to emerge at ten o'clock in full army.
butterfly rig like for a little workaday number."
first from ita chrysalis, Royal design. His
Her funny research work to the point the Dylan way. royal designs were for the wed- face becomes heavy with ding of Lady Allee Scott to the
the wisps of when they could confidently untreated-showed the cosmetics, and Duke of Gloucester in 1938, and black hair have been augmented say that all woollons treated difference in size after being put bergste two of the bridesmaids were the by strapping plait and hefly with this new process would through what Mr M.C. Steven- the new Dylan label will be a ments. They are made in wool- Queen and Princess Margaret, bun of jet black hair, which
son, sca of the managing director "Our future Queen
and her bought for her at some expense. Pass the Board of Trade's of Stevensons Limited, described hallmark of shrink resistance in
and any part of the world. sister, then both very
14 dress-actress, and drastic standard tests with as a standard Army test,
a
equivalent to being every garment she weare, out losing any of the natural which is
Botne by a hammer"
MODIFIED SILHOUETTE whether it la "White Sepulchre fibre's warmth or "Carmen's Cousin" La in- vested with a sense of drama
young."
moro
in
he writes of their first visit lo the salon, "seemed terested in the scintillating cars that purred in the mows outside the windows, thun frocks."
מה!
their her own."
the
"bashed
and soft 2,400 times.
ness.
WORK NOT WASTED
can
10
Lovely Httle matince Jackets, torso look is completed and The evolution of the long knitted in delicate shell stitch
"Great Bri- And of a meeting with the
and Dylan-treated, looked as if women throughout
tain can now seo the new line Queen Mother. "The exhibition
they had come straight out Of his now-famous crinolines. (of Latin-American costumes)
their cellophane wrappings. In- in their local shops and discover Home-knitters was officially open in October, "The King (George VI) invited
be stood these had also undergone for themselves that it's now, it's honoured the 1044, and
In-young-looking, and not so terr!- which some of
by me to Inspect
the sure that the hours of work the standard tests, decorative pictures which per presence of Her Majesty
through a selection of standard trayed many beautiful dresses Queen, now the Queen Mother. Which have gone into knit cluded being hand-washed, put fyingly difficult to wear after all, British designers have taken dipped in conducted Her Majesty around ting elaborate aweaters and washing machines.
well the extreme Paris with the rovin, explaining cach cosy socks won't be wasted, suds, or washed
into a line turn. When
we Mothers-to-be, and mothers known detergents on the market and modified them
which is right, yet does not the figure
now. of school-age children, will
make the wearer look as if the
taking those Many of the leading manu- had been -whe- printed know that woollies
facturers of men's hosiery are startling tushion photographs. already wing the Dylan process, too seriously.
ol the Victorian period
paintings by Winterhalter
His Majesty made it clear in his costume quiet way that I should attempt looked to capture
this
In
picturesque Nicaragu
to costume in
il
simple.
small
race in the dresses I was
of
peasant
design for the Quera. Thus it brocade of cherry and white, Ither snow-white layettes or is to the King and Winterhalter explained that in order to that are owed the fine praises express the simplicity of this
AN ITALIAN CREATION
Novel Ribbon Dresses
London. deep red. A similar model is ARDS and yards of rib- done in pale Ulac shading to Instead of the boloro. "woven into a fabric make Even the buttons of the dresses the latest skirts, casual are made of ribbon.
The smartest, and most
Yoon, knotted, looped by purpl lilac, with a matching
ex-
summer clothes and smart pensive, models in this collée cocktail dresses to come here. Bon are a trio of cocktail dresses from Italy.
with fitted, square neck, bodices and outstanding skirts. Muda of pure silk faille cut into They are the original lica of ribbons, the skirts of theat Madame Gruenfeld, who We dresses are decorated respective born In Vienna, studied theatro
with bands of black, white ly
design under Professor Roller, and red ribbon velvet lot into worked for Reinhard and then the skirt horizontally and com- settled in Florence, where si bined with narrow black began to make clothes,
ribbon embroidered with a
gold
"ribbon"
One novel, and most effective, motif. white skirt in this her first
The idea of these collection of "ribbon" garments, is made by aloiting yards of dresses was born only seven simple white colton ribbon" months ago, in Florence, where, through A linen foundation Madame Gruenfeld – said, isomo leaving a pattern of loops. An- of them soil for a Leto other skirt, in pale pink, has as the equivalent of 27 or 28 ribbon, drawn through canvas sterling. It takes one woman x in a basket weave effects or 4 days to w together the A complete three-piece puthi ribbon for one of the imholer consisting of skirt, bare top-skiris, after which it is tailored #mhirt and bolero is made entirely as from an ordinar": fabric, Pall
of narrow ribbons, sown together:
The
• gorments Gartens lined with interinga and eline colour matching China MAIL
silhouettes
first
with a soft handle to Crisp lens which vary from hopsacks tweeds and flexible wool jerseys.
JOY
of
JEAN PATOU
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