WEEK-END
This cult of Mother Earth!
By Anne Scott-James
ADORE children, and i
I ADORE and
way women go on about childbirth now is beginning to put me off both.
My kerge rises at this new cult of Mother Earth,
The pendulum has swung from prudery to exoibhlonurn, 10 that no expectant mother n to be happy unles she is writing about her experience. In the newspapers of having her baby on TV. While the really lucky
តួ
Have the whole
business recorded so that they can play back whenever they like.
There are many aspects of the Moder Earth call, Tottle, no doubt, retentifically durable,
One of the welder ones t in barod by many primitive tribes the idea "thai fathers ough to take a much bigger share tut they usually do in pregnancy.
More
fathers
བ་་
exercises
17101
exportant
HOW du propository
wilh
thel
wives. Som Ru along to the hospital for the event and give the mid- wives helping hand.
(alupa naed to feel sorry for.
The bus
to
conductura who han
weigh in when
thoughtless
babies arrive in a bus, but now
I think ve been worthing my
sympathy)
Aña
husband,
1uity Initiated
wek the jou out 10
the end, though the hospitals which low this provide chairs for
hu bon ki to kit 14, as
they frequently faint,
A THEORY I MISTRUST
Another lene, of the cult¦ whleb miættesí the t
"natural"
+1
tha! as childbirth la process, il et be accomplished paintesily without anesthetic,
Now here any on treacherous grotand
women who
good doctors
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1957.
WOMANSENSE
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NEW SAILING OUTFITS
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PARTY WEAR FOR THE
YOUNG 'GROWN-UP'
Here are some helpful hints about choosing your first 'grown-up': party dress and illustrated In the sketchos are some styles which you might like to copy or adapt.
By Gina Popesina
#GUSON 16 HOW TO
are
swear by
childbirth by relaxa-wht, and many young
a puffed-out skirt which nar- tion, and
rows in at the hem. A bow of to the other hati, | girls we approaching their drat brown satin holds the gathers on
The each hip. kbow
who layi | grown-up party or dance.
Separates aro os expected babica by this method | problem" of what to wear a
good for with complete
confidence and quite a dimeult one, especially party wear as they are for other have
ha the thock of their if you have just started earning occasions because
they enable live-and
gcol dogtors your own
living.
you are you to ring the changes at a call
wise, you It quackery.
trying to 03- minimum expense. Illustrated What make me suspicions of semble a good every-day war-
lower left is a button-brough spond it is the mine jumbo walchdrobe and do not want to
of fine white wool trimmed skirt too much on clothes which you with satin and adorned by two BORN with it.
will not wear very often. Do large
large patch
glittering pockets therefore, choose nat lot of silly talk about nature which is so highly fashionable decollete evening top la of tur- The a style with beads and sequins. knowing
hust Nature
that it will be hopelessly out-of- quoise blue ribbed knitwear. may have known best
date next soon. In on - Shotland wool fabrics are 0.000 успен ag, but does the
deavour to got away from the very popular in Italy at the mo- Would the doctors who now?
over-fussy usually
style of schoolgirl party frocks, do not make the mistake of looking over-sophisticated, sauce eaten with a knife and fork and mustard?
In the flint
place, there la a
crack up- naturo prefer a raw hunk of reindear gnawed with the tooth or a grid steak with beamalse
And from what I have read of the "natural" habits of some primitive tribes, } wouldn't want my worst enemy to marry
VU.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Even phonier, to my mlad. ix the quasi-rellglous language in which some of the new theories are described.
As regards choice of fabric, you cannot do better than choose one of the lovely fine wools which are equally es glamorous as the more
traditional party- dress labrics. You will look far more attractive you are warm
at a party (as you will be in a woal dress) than if you shivering in a dress of a thinner fabric. Some people feel the cold much more than others and your hostess may be one of those fresh air fiends! Moreover, your dress will nover get that crush-
The fearless woman, writes Dr Grantly Dick Road, "advances to the dais of the Almighty to receive the prize od looks.
does not
COMPLEXION
for her accomplishment. She COLOUR TO SUIT YOUR of a monition, anticipation but is proud and grateful for her just reward," What does this drivel mean?
Elsewhere, Dr Read quotes the words of a woman about to have a baby: " felt an irre- slatible desire to parado myself. speak
I made a point of going to
are
The choice of colour is Im- portant, You cannot go wrong If you keep to the pastel colours and while Keep clear of the shocking pinks and the peacock blues
no longer as they are
to the gardener; I told the unusual. If you are fair, with a chauffeur to be ready to go out pink and white complexion.
I
0
in a coT)--
Q
C
in the car at any moment....Hight wool: muslin
actually
*exaggerated my flower blue-colour would be good choice, or if you are THAT GOOFY LOOK........ brunette with a golden com- plexion, aquamarine would suit
you.
In Italy,
He writes as though this were Bomething
wool charming.
lightweight rather Bui I swear that any woman Jersey is one of the favourite who
fabrics spends
party for months
youthful nine
'cut on slender lines. with a goofy look on her face dresses brooding about her inside Is Another is light wool drap, every bit as maladjusted as the which is widely used for full- akiried models" "held out with ignorant Victorian woman
time dreading looks gay in peony red, orange ing stiffened petticoats, and which her punishment for sin.
friend who is ex-yellow, emerald green or tur
quoise blue. peating a baby in three months
have
Doa,
who
We spent the
1 have a
and who was completely happy
IRLS have caught the falling fover. And wherever a girl goes, she
takes her fashion sense, even into a little boat.
Pleled by Robb are seven of the latest outfity for piris who
She Fooled
Herself And
Pagé
by Robb
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like boats.... those who don't,
even for
A Banjo-stripe blazer,
worn
*wcaler
with a plain waistcoat axul Terylene jeans,
White, man-nVie over a cotton shirt, and mohur-Terylene shorts.
B
Square necked, stripedi middy sweater over mohair- Terylene trouseru,
D
Long, bulky cardigan, bright over a plain sweater and pleated skirt.
Back-belted, deep-sleeved
white coat with ribbed cuffs, over brief cotton shorts.
Navy brass buttoned socter over pleated white Tery lond skirt.
white Red,
und tlua Jacket, sleeveless and hood- ed, over cropped-off Terylono storts,
Found It Out! G
ment and one in cherry red hus heen used for the model BCEN lower-centre. This features an
elend-up,
Elit unusual, wide, neckline, the Dutch skirt first introduced by Dlor in his Inst main collection, and a narroW across the centre front half-belt panel at the wolst.
A wide band of turquoise antin Just beneath the bustine,
V in a bow with long trailing erds, gives the Empire look to the dress in charcoal grey wool drap shown lower right. This has a simple, round-necked, cap- sleeved bodice and bouffant skirt caught in at the hem.
One of the prettical fabrics Restaurateur's Daughter Gives
seen in a young with
about it except that she is ve girl is a printed Bannel busy and hadn't given it a lot tiny rosebuds on a while back- of thought,
Then she read Dr Grantly Dick ground. This would look
chanting
minute since,
"It's made me feel a sort of
и
held
en-
made into a dress cut
Away Secrets In New Book
tied
By-ANNE HEYWOOD
ANY of us spend years.
and
years deploring some lack in our lives, some experience we wish we could have. Actually, if we would only go out and get it, we might learn that it isn't what we want at all.
That's how it was with Helen. Holen is in her early forties, j3 married and has four children.
"All my life," Helen told me, "I've wished I could have a job and be 1 career women. I married right after school and had
babies in my
rapid sue. cassion *there wasn't a chance for
a career. But now the youngest la soven.
"All year I've been thinking, now, is the time. So many of my friends have jobs, part-time or full-time, and they're cer- tainly not all that much brighter thon I. 'My husband thinks. I'm crazy, because: I have my hands fall as it is, but he said he had no objections, if that's what I
: wanted.
Cot A job
A
"I brushed up my typing,” she went on, and then, three months ago, I got a job with one of those, temporary burenus, where they send you t different office every weeks, figured I'd be able to find out about all kinds of businesses and then I could decide what leid I wanted for a permanent job.
"I had lots of enthusiasm and I did retinaldo information on all kinds of offices. Sometimes I'd
typing, but more often it
sido stra/Bi* be part typing
· Burm
and part reception work, VOYS OF even sales work.
And then iho. funniest. Ühing happened!
I found that the whole busi Toss world leaves me entirely cold, I get more satisfaction; more:creative outlet: from being. ahowowite! :*Even: the money helpful and all on it was wasn't worth it... Er found I'd rather stay home and economise, Bud refly Jerebiimed that, for bwenky. yware, {7/verbeen fooling (sorry
k 'OSTRET
Read and hasn't had a cheerful on simple, full-skirted lines and MARY CALLATI, doughter pad In Hot caramel sauce and for bean couldn't be
in mugly to the waist by a
Nougal Papper of Mario London's famed allowed to set, a shaped sexlin belt. I animal," the said, "though
turned from mint drops doing might Dissentented Housewives restaurateur, has Sketched rell qui normal before. And goetions for party-dress
hære rare five suge poetry and literature to write eggs and peppermint, essence :p); Many of us, it seems to inej theso awful Soviet-looking pic for the young grow up
styles | what we all hopet sho would, mixos ferviber 0 and soknenden so ein stor sthli itind of an turos of classes of pregnant Italy whic
from write a super cook book, tanlilikku ikiickiness goes dolumion bear friendy.com which you
might like to
in it she gives the secrets of rolled out with the aid of ent
plain they sang cdiscontented as women leaping about together copy for which might give you the trays of its fourth to sugar Caprices luscious flygfonds sho
don't say I've got to do that."
Marionis customers get with feltbits made like thiāna suppose I
Inspiration shown top left is their coffee tree. These deix shall be accusext
Kix Box, of zerstabad admotuda wa are thinking along the same with:ser. of powdoned ammar a darts, speckled tweed and closer hold jam has a wide decolleto neckline,
Chocolate and coffee, umutally accused of being any three-quarter sleeves and softly thing but),
A gathered Melirt. A wide band of claus patafora Kay tablespoonful of Portal her, o
mkringuo* £holts filled with, of molten bullor, But I sill think that while in fur trims the celtiine sweet butter cream. Chocolate Inblespoonful or Kirsch anti-a The answer, of course, is to welcoming science, one should and a large artificial rose is neat undgereditiramel user agraphizinsaw2011, sem ball sinkenstid i fartend sof conduct one Mio with a corinta, samoci ko ang lan shoulder.
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neckline short, plain sleeves and
and
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ambriand Vegét St. (Chandés, üre Proud and that you've been
by Mary Gallatt (published moderate oven for nvo, or alx building a fot into. It' that junt by the Souvenir Press, Ltd., minutos. Serve.
paper | Jan't thore. But at-lesat, you'll BELLALFONS
knowl
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