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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1956.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Far holly by the men artist Rix chose a sheath dress and striped towelling stole. The girl on the riɛhi wears a mulu-
coloured poncho with while fringe.
What Are The
IN SEARCH OF SUMMER (2)
"Ponchos" & Stoles Have Taken The Place Of Towelling Jackets
By EILEEN ASCROFT
London, belted or unbelted and is a
our second day's good way of "drying off"
FOR
shopping spreo the after a swim.
two-man and one-woman
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fashion tum Fashion To slip round our model's artist Rix, Fashion photo shoulders to protect against grapher John Antill and sun or wind, Rix chose myself concentrated on bright blue towelling stole, with black and bright ideas and bargains striped
It can white.
be used, for the seaside and the
too, as a beach towel or country.
mut.
CON-
Rix, planning # binental holiday by the sen
was interested in bright
A CHANGE
beach clothes, He picked Most interesting change out this delightfully simple I find on smart beaches this sheath dress (sketched on year is the disappearance of left) in sunshine yellow the towelling jacket. "Pon- towelling.
stoles I buttons all chos" and enormous down the front, can be worn are newer.
The Qualities
Of
A Wife Who Is A Help
To Her Husband's Career?
London.
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RE you a help or Α'
hindrance to your hus band's career? Do you aid his business by winning friends for himself and his company, or handicap his over-ambition, efforts by
nagging, disinterest or s0- einl blunders?
A good wife is worth at least 1250 a year to her husband-often much more. But a bad wife can keep her husband socially in the red, whatever his income.
There is great scope in this country for a School for Wives, where some of the important feminine at- tribute, other than cooking and housework, could taught,
be
American Arms reulise the wives to their Importance of business. Many anployers, before engaging a new emplo- yee, insist on meeting the woman in his life.
HOME BACKGROUND
The man who gets ahead, they say, cones from an affectionate, sympathetic and happy home. The employee who is unreliable, diffcult or moody often bay an unsausfactory home background.
In Washington
the Department has started special courses for wives of diplomats to ensure that social mistakes abroad shall not hinder their husbands.
It was announced last month that future brides of atomic
Britairs must workers in vettol on security grounds. wive security precaution,
be
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linner parties.
Rix selected a gay "pon- cho" in multi-coloured stripes of scarlet, white, It is royal blue and yellow. edged with white fringe.
Rix dislikes women carrying parcels and odds and ends. He would rather see all-beach pamphernalia in # neatly tucked away large beach bag.
He really enjoyed hunting for
Sealing guesta confesses he would "hate to be this and flially chose three bags
but very striking. the headmaster."
is an art, but how often do we And one group the dinner uble in andmated conversation while the shyer members feeling
very much out things,
GOOD HOSTESS
10
الله.
Thinks that women expansive. should understand the art ol casual sit dressing when to wear
clothes, when to druss up. Biggest fashion fault, he thinks, la overdressing. IN OVE
of
A
start how Knowing conversation, break up an~ metals with thet, draw a timid guest into the general circle, or restrain a too exuberant talker that low all these are arts warnen ure born with and most have to learn.
Next we asked architect, Bir Hugh Canson, what he thought should know about wives running a successful home as ♪ background to their
career.
He dislikes high fashion, ad
that a woma dresses
vicules
to please herself and her hus
in-
Best of all he liked the black- and-white striped bag, patterned with tiny flowers and lined with plastic. It comes from the Continent.
Next to it 1x a smaller bad
bluc white and In black,
bund, introducing subtle touches towelling, trimuned with royal of latest fashions. Nothing too blue and lined with white
obvious.
plastic.
Не dislikes fussy necklines English- and stoles that few
The third bag, (by the feel of women know how to manage, the girl with long hair) is the The present lemon meringue picnic variety. In white plas- pie hats are "out" as far as he de, it is patterned with all the in concerned He prefers a ingredients for a good picnic in woman in a small hat so that blue, white and yellow. It tras he can see her face.
an adjustable gray shoulder
of
ages, and colour-clashes
GAY CAPS
POM-POMS FOR SAILING
For sailing holidays photographer Antill picked these two pirate caps-with stripes and pom-poms (above and below).
eight ext 10. Calf-length jeans to match, in royal, red, orange, green or yellow.
price of a traditional yachting X,
for young wap. Gayer, too, heads.
I picked out several toit top- conta and short Jackets la bril- Lightweight and jelts.
Photographer Antill is more | interested in sailing holidays. llant
He wanted to discover some gay hard-wearing. I find them ideal caps for windy or chilly days for holiday wear. that keep hairstyles looking pretty for the evening.
Other points he would like to skrop. busbands
include for wives dressing to their husbands' businest holp Но belleves thuh practical
importance of dress- knowledge is important, such ing your age minimum
for all an nursing, gardening, entering Jewellery
annoying she should also have a no But elementary knowledge of home please.
arki electrical appliances
THOSE MUSTS gadgets,
She should understand shopping values and how to use her
the money
beat advantage.
I
agree wholeheartedly here with
Sir Hugh The woman without Malley Bense, who keeps a man constantly worried about debis and new demanda, can ruin his peace of mind and even destroy his self-confidence, ART OF DRESSING
And ond Just point....60 many young couples today plan to build their own homes in the future, ile suggests that all young wives should be able to read a plon so that she con discuss it sensibly with her architects.
models he
Equally right for travelling. slipping over a colton dress or a Musts for your holiday suit-
The two
chose summer party rock, they still a good protective su
would be equally suitable for look good worn with slacks. Best от lolion nourishing
walking or cycling holidays. shades are bright pillar-box, food to counteract the sun's drying effect, and a hair-They can be worn, too, by your royal or emerald green. conditioning ream to prevent male escort.
casc ure cream
skin
bathing and it water.
the ravages of too much sun- Antill chose attractive Sydney Legs should be smooth and Stamp to model this cute yacht-
ing cup. silky, and quick halr- removing lotion will keep them
In wool, it is in bright scarlot, SQ. And do not forget a tiny with a navy stripe and pom deodorant and anti-perspiration pom stick combined
SLIM-LEG SLACKS
Stacks are most slim-legged this season. The old wide legs are really dead For the very Hm I chose gay wool tartans.
For really hard wear-and The second plate cap is long anyone who goes ertising or Two exciting new prepara-
how Important beauty enough to wrap round the neck sailing knows tions for the swimming
lipstick and as scarf and is striped with this must be I found tapered are a waterproof
pus of the white and finished with a large slacks in rayon cavalry twill.. mascara that come
platted white pom pom. It comes liked these best in royal or sand, in blue, rogal or blacle.
but they can also be bought in Antill faneled it in black, with sull blue or white. slim black gaberding trousers And here in a youthful and and a man-sized fluffy sweater, practical casual outt for the in sailcloth, for But what we all liked most Junior miss,
or country. A short- WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED about his choloe was that both searide
caps were only a traction of the sleeved smock-top to it ages
sea looking just as perfect before the dip.
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And here 19 a packing up for bottles and jare that cannot Actor David Niven contri- be trusted not to leak. Seal the butes his lens on
lids with specisi tape. icsson correct dressing for
Wives, though
doubt. But how many firms in this country bother to check on the lady of the house when on goging a man for an important in job? If they did, is might pre-School for vent mary comxxxcrcial appointments.
Tthout a
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London Express Service.
SHE IS PAID TO NAP ON HER
New York.
By MARILYN MERCER A ideal job, how about way peacehily, despite phones pyjama
S a candidate for the
JOB
dined recently with Mr Wal- Jon Calo, editor of a large newe agency whose work takes him all over the world. Consequent ly hely involved in much entertaining.
pyjama, and it had to be tested sympatho
right away, I said to myself, wife this
"you're holding up the wheels would be impossible," he said.
thought about ten times before it of progress," Lucky ta the
man who
clacking pagses," she mya,
mothing, and went to aloëp." with charm, working for a pyjama com- ringing. typewriters porstasen
bustling who likes, meeting people and
Comments made by sleep. A problem when the frat making than welcome in her pany and spending your and fellow employees.
about. home, even if the notice may be time testing the product?
Sometimes the's clocked whhis testem have brought about some started was the fact
aro per pyjamas era designed some six sleeping, to see if the design features that
MIRE short or inconvenient,
Soms liko
gag, but she's
expandable keted, and so Betty found her- it's a fairly accurate de pyjamas are causing any exces mament in the line. A backless months before they ar
endyper elves twisting and turning "I collar
Annoota in July. For the woman who works for scription of Betty Green- understand I'm a very rostles waistband, U-shaped crotch and well testing
buttons are all She solved that ona by buying her husband's success there is wald's job. A pretty alcopor," atie says,
features of the company's pylt an air-conditioner. happiness too. How much more brunette, Betty is chief
* mea that word inspired by satisfaction
sloop-testen: complaints, nchleverent there is in life for sleep-tenter for one manu-
PLEASANT VOICE
and
threo
OCTO
ot
in mon
opemtionis husband's business life.
sublecla . thoy publie life what would like to soo included in a Wiver School Course.
Baya John
mora SECUTO
that
that hey cofacturer of pyjamas, and Betty's company believes that
Boity majored in collegão in
Sho
docs moty fortunately, the villa who focus that to hos although most of her work a pyjama must be comfortable
and pathology .......(")
insomnia, suffer from
Dvan consists of supervising rat, stylish second There must don't know whether it's been a
after a 4wa. or three-hour nap be no neuros, trimmings or other help or not) and started with in the doo, she can alcep other sleep-testera, there
with details to Interfere
the firm as a receptionist be normally at night. And, are times when she spends, nouard night's sleep. Thus the
47 didn't really know daytime toning, if the pyjama the boat part of her day,
sloop-tostlog
what I wanted to do Afbaca w comfortable, she has to be several days a wook, sleep-
before a few motiu, sie storied testing wall. Once no one thought is put into production, is sleep gydamas, and eventually worked to make himanho sophie ri plays such a large part in, 1100 ing on the company, time,
tented, "Fifly or so giris ground up to supervising the scop- through the day and was fins bolls in bedroom end "Ordinarily," shơ mys, "I the country do the senting programme.
Around by offion oltarata or voice la ore right kind
aloep in them, but if the factory anoth and they volunteer
“Originally " # Batty,I · WORDMI DI 7,30 In He took
Tamil home Set lurry, for a report on my Belly. They fleep li
pyja
jamos, with them, and fill in, qua
Vdeo training cephone
Wooll4m,
today
socal affairs, that
His pet hates are garrulous
Every, nw.
take the pyjamous home andre. Filtro girls;
̈*: women who “cini'e stop talking, partkular "germanat, I set up
women who overpraise their bea and to right to sleep in the
und in public, and those offled
who cannot lators. Well, it
ond
a detailed report on their come course, fort and winlabilly. - Helly The bUKY, NOR viewa ithe, repack, rutesi ihe OFTEN garmentalist gui, tapet"
Lo mediock, tạo kia mà Shoe cultivated the ability karanjaod ways in pawilone molto drop off to loop at a and recommendia changes to bý
thetr.: moment's notion ・・・oad, 'mLDEREN
thinking bout them.
Dan
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