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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1957.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Buttons, Belts And Bibs For BEING BORN IS MOCCONA
Autumn
By JILL CAREY
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London.
IBS, high bustlines, but- tons and low belts are the orders for autumn.
Or so it appears from the ten fashion shows I attend- ed last week in London.
The shows were previews of what London's and Holland's big but not ex- clusive fashion houses will place in the stores for the girls with small budgets next autumn.
First, let's look at Hol- Innd, whose fushions are in- vading London shops to the tune of approximately £155,000 annually.
like The Dutch,
the thinly- Swedes. showed striped tapered ski-pants and gay poplin-proofed ski jacketa. But they also FC- vealed an unusual interest in suedes and leathers for suits and top-coats,
How many sittings a suede skirt would take without shin-
kir dout Reow. But at least the feel is soft and luxurious, good, with and the appearence chosen colours being "Italien red", soft blues, rusts, browns and gretas. The lines were straight cod simple loose box jackets,
well-tailored straight Gkirts.
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These seven top Dutch fashion models arrived in London recently to take part in display of 100 garments from members of the Dutch Fashion Group. Girls are, from left: Maud Neefs, Louise Berghuis; Rix Weyburg; Frieda Schiff: Sonja Sanchez: Fanny de Boer
anit Katherine Bos.
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More applause coine for the tulusies of haute couture", it as pachamiz's knowledge of rain, because she needs to escape into For his raincoats were of light-the world of make believe." weight puplin Tashiced into
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Silebel's bway
pleasant and scrisible. The suits greyes), gluontest day,
are both classic and loose — the Just che more remark about latter besig well to the feshien- the fore, the former presumably feather before we leave London being, cu effort to keep classic bd Dutch fehlens
are uit vnladed English warnya luxed evening at home" costume
hippy. featured while washable leather users topped by a loose black entelope jacket.
Victor Stiebel, one of London's top 13 couturiers, showed his irst winter wholesale collection ut Jacqmar last week. And here is what he says, end practises:
as little to do with the reality
Suede and leather sunkker couts, too, crossed the North Sea 10 impress London's fashion- Conscious
wonen. They
"The fire-work display of hy- were
Ideas tones, with temational
each senson gceveral widely-placed big buttons run ning down the front, and single, long life-pleats and low-lying half-belts drawing interest to the back. Blg slash pockels of the were another feature suede and leather coats.
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Stiebel's colours range from blacks to greys for late after necu and evening, and soap-soft tweeds glowing with brillance for daytime wear.
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Barnes
Now York, the world as 'a formed and CCORDING to a well-functioning individus,
reminded a recent meeting of known obstetrician, the interviato postgraduate being born is harder on 118 model association that the than dying.
placenta was offelent for A strictly limited time.
Of the two transitions each human being must make, birth and death, all of us already have nego tiated the more difficult one and only the easier one con- fronts us," said Prof. Allan C. Barnes.
"Consider the situation" in which the unborn infant lives, he said in lecturing a medical audience. "With an oxygen supply correspond ing to that of an altitude of 33,000 feet. Its environ- ment is equivalent to living about three quarters of a mile above the top of Mount Everest.
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"If you and I were lying a similar situation and at were subjected one of The most stressful
"Lotus coneldor the ages ot me persons who convene in the delivery room," he said, "Tho
other is at the peak of her career, so to speak. Her tissuDS baby is just beginning his life, aro young and vigorous The Hls Ussues are new and he has n life expectancy of 58 years.
SENILE PLACENTA
"The obstetrician usually feels aged, no multer how old ho really is, but ho still has some time ahead of him. But human
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placenta in senile. Its arteries are hardened; its tissuCA are calcified. It is
dying
the delivery room from organ, It is the oldest tissue
the 'standpoint of functional ability
and capacity."
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Therefore, it is extremely im- portant for obstetricians to be alert to the continuing "aufi- elency of the placenta as the the for the emergence of the unborn approached, he phenomena plasted. One trouble is thut tur existence, (being born). W prospective mothers aren't help probably would not make the
ful enough in providing the grade with a low a mortality data from which the obstetri- mte,"
clan could estimate when that time would be.
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Sambo Fashions camo out with sensible line of “transition" Barnes, who Is Professor dresses that is, the dress which Obstetrics and Gynaecology can be worn when the heat wave | Western Heserv University. charges to a sudden cold wave,
and vice versa.
Their transition fabrics, which have been specially woven for this house, have beto fashioned
into simple and youthful dremes for the busy woman. Most feature bigh nceklines with crisp white collars, and many have the buttoned-on bib look. They are neat, simple, and very
But his mildzess is deceptive, The high bustle, which came cvery other show, 10
In the
Stlebel : featured
The tellection.
Empire line, which has been lading through the last year, apparently is back in its full strength.
And the detail is in the back
of a housewife's life. She will with dying panels, often of con-
cclour. picked wear the clothes in which she trusting
feels most comfortable. If she and looped through the back and then enjoys women's magazines that of the low neckline, promote with such alecs of allowed to float responsibility the seasonal hemline.
down to the
COLOURFUL MEXICAN COTTONS
-made in a factory without machinery
London. stores, tuld me thut she to suggest a land of clear sklus MEXICAN hestoratio
TEXICAN cottons have has "no machinery" at her and vivid colour contrasts.
charming fashion collection presented by an American, Lila Bath, whose clothes are already on sale in big de partment atores in the United States,
The whole villure," she explained, "is set to work and several villages if moed bo. But everything is done by hand."
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There are clothes for every occasion. from beach wear short evening dresses and cock- tall ensembles.
One Very
cotion full "eparates" skirt, featuring a large white and kingfisher bius Her collection brings in our daimond pattern, is bespaltered All the fabrics which she often drab northern Junds some with 14,000 equios, each szwn Sequins also usid thing of the colour and excite out by hand. uses in the collection are ment of sunny, tropical Mexico, sparkle to the plain white cut- handwoven in Mexico, hand Sparkling sequins, gleaming gold a sleeveless blouse which gova the matching with touches of with it printed and hand embroider- bends mixed ed. Miss Bath, who brought bright red or green, rich all- frangular stole.
Ever soutache embroidery and the collection here with a unusual prints inspired from view to selling to British sutive Meslemn designs combine
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Designed for the country, ""Ficure de Champs" in white winner dries of cotton pique," The apron in printed poplin has a sulièḥic flowery design. From Hermes-Agenco
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A sheath evening dress in the popular short length, is printed with J very Mexican-like medallion pattern embroidered with sequins and beads, all sewn on by hand. Beads also add hier to another cocktail dress, in beige colton covered all over with outache embroidery.
A "go-anywhere-at-anytime" dress with just sufficient Mexi- ran Influence to make it "dif- ferent" is a black cotton, sheath with a skirt given width at the
inset back by
pockets. The heart-shaped neckline em- broldered with gold and plak bugle beads, and the motif is repeated on the godets at the back, forming three long, slim trinnges stretching up from the heny,
practical,
BEAUTY HINTS
By PATRICIA COMPTON
1. The beaten yolk of an eg
either used alone or mixed with hot water makes a good shampoo for a grcusy scalp.
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3. Change your eye focus often
from neer objecta to
tant ones. This exerciICS your eye muscles and re lleves strain..-
3. Apply a touch of brilliant- ine to your eyebrowa after making up. This will give them a sleek, well groomed Eppearance, and keep them free from powder.
your
4. Masango the back of
neck ricar the base of the head to rolieve a heavy, dull footing.
D. Give B round, full faco length by blending your rouge along the cheekbone Rnd down towards the middle of the check in a starting lino.
8. A solution of equal parts of lemon juice and orange- flower water dabbed on freckles will help consider- ably.
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7. Lipstick should have
tharp clear outline and should never be painted over the natural shape of the mouth..
6. Muscata should be applied to the eyelashes as dry as possible. When the first coat is dry apply a second coat and then gently brush the eyelashes with a clean brush to separato them.
Prospective mothers can help,
Cicvelard, was emphasising te arst "quickening" of the
even so, by being alert to the
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fact that the unbom 19 "shut in
born. But the obstetrician must oxygen and nourishment en ening likely to be.
closed room" and gets its tell them what that first "quick- tirely through one aperture,"
"Inftinly it is nol, of course, ; That "aperture" la the a
he Bald. "It is not a placenta, that miraculous organ blow. It is the fluttering of u which forms in the womb for butterfly trapped in the hari, the one purpose of seeing the the rising of a bubble against a and its unborn through Its development hand held under water,"
Anal emergence into United Press,
A playsuit from Herzane of Paris. The white cotion aborts are worn with a white silk jersey pullover with blue stripes.
- Agence France-Presse,
Junior Fashions Created
By Christian Dior
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JACQUELINE they'll look just the same mess CITROEN, daughter of at 20 as they looked at 12."
Sho the French car manufac
finds that the Madames από the Mademoiselles often turer, is a young woman cash about what Mademoisello who is taking her job 3 shall wear.
9. Make sure that your skin is directrice of young clothes
tcrupulously clean before very seriously,
Those who like the now close Jilting jrans and have the igure to wear thum-wl!l wel- ceine an outfit in bright pink ection. The jeans, really body- bugging though, according to the model girl wearing them, ex- tremely comfortable and allow- ing complete freedom of move- inent, are embroidered in a held leaf motif down the outsido of each leg. The matching top 10. has an attractive similarly em- broldared upstanding, winninway collar which forms A smalt pointed yoke at the front of the easy tting bodice. Jeans and bodice are Unked by a wide black cummerbund.
Very Mexican is a beach or casual "at home" ouißt consist- ing of black jeans, shirt and bolero edged with gold em broldary. Worn with an OROT- mous, pointed Mexican hat, this model called For Binging in the Street," It brings with it a real breath of the colour and warm Bun of Mexico.-China Mail Special,
attempting cosmetics.
to use
any
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She has just opened ready-to-wear shop for
A potito woman should Jaques Helm in Paris, mak novor wear Loo many
trinkels at one time-it is ing delicious
look clothes
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11. Teenagers
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should
Jounes Allos nt jounes Allea
"Then I take the side of the girl, and not the Maman. Even young girls are wrong they should learn to make mistakes and have to live with them."
Hush-hush negotiations
SO
THE senior master as gone prices.
in for Junior fashions. Christian Dior has been com The talon is more like a club duoting hush-huh negotiations aveld than a salon.
There are easy with a big Amerkan dark and
fabion vivid lipsticks, chairs to sit and talk in, and house maiding obesplat Patai pinks and natural rose jazzy records to listen to Said clothes for American teenagers. young are the colours which will mo Citroen to me recently: The whole businow was flatter them.
“It's time that young French secret that the clothes wETO | girls stopped "wearing sweaters flown over ånd ushered into a Bicycling is good for the and pantalona a la Germain, special car with dightly drawn figure from the waistline to des-Prie - After all, they can't curtains and guarded by the foot. It helps to riduce go on wearing them for ever, of the "Americoh firm'a, special Itty" thigha [and] land if they don't begin - buying "designees,: Nobody has yet soon petres, or to build up there thermolves' proper clothes, and the masterploces for the Ameri- that are too thin.
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