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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1959.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
VERONICA PAPWORTH
Presenting an autumn preview what the latest trends from Rome. Paris and
New York will mean to the women who set the fashion pace in Britain...
Now the
GREYHOUND GIRL
THE
THE fashionable female look for next season is now settled, The size, shape, and character of the bit of cheese in the Tender Trap is established. With the first faint sniff of an autumn breeze, the Greyhound Girl will be with us.
From Italy, where they are just catching on to the IN and OUT game, it is reported that cat girls, tiger girls, and gazelle girls are OUT.
"Greyhound girls" are coming in-FAST.
From New York via Kenneth Babelle-boss of the top flight Lilly Dache hairdressing salon and a man news of a longer, sleeker who numbers Marilyn Monroe and Mrs William Paley among his clients-there is look about our hair,
Visiting London Mr Batelle assured us
From the Institut de Beaute in Peris asiyle of make-up cidled TM*maquillage gouache" painting with opaque colours, according to my dictionary) is reported... from Dorothy Grey in London we have a whitening cream "for a porcelain finish" ... and fron practically every cosmetician in town there is a "whitening stick" to paint pale, translucent eyelids.
More supple
Already noted is the "long," "more supple" lock in clothes
So the picture build up- pale skinned, beige-haired, white-lidded and elongated.
Greyhound fanciers may be forgiven
If they see in this a pen portrait of the
8.30 winner at the White Cityl
I have been talking to John French-
a man whose working days
are spent
entirely in the future. Currently, knee- doep in artificial snow, he ia (photo- graphically) celebrating Christmas.
He knows all about the "look."
"It's
extension of the Kay Kendall manner," he said. "Light, fire-boned and desperately nervous looking. More of a whippet than a seyhound perhaps.
"The leading model girls have already.
It
"Pagan Grigg is the whippet to end all whippets! She epitomises that highly- bred and utterly un-scifconscious look.
"Joy Weston and Jennifer Howland too-they are drifting into it splendidly.
Enchanting..
"Their chocks are hollower
they
ane more undware ....and those pale, almost astigmatic eyes! Enchanting
"Hannerle Dehn is another. She's all fine bones and scenting nostrils-unaware too, like Joy.
"And Yvonne Nighüngale-the boneless,
Zenitive type at His best!
"My dear, I know they ve been 'ent #tria" and gazelle girls' already. But they are capable of the most astonishing changes of face and body. "Model girls are like quicksilver contained but quite incredibly fuld.
"The special thing about them is that they never seem to feel the weight of their bodies on their feet.
“After years of studying them I'm convinced it's an attitude of mind--and potentially possible in every woman.
"Look-let's put it at its simplest. "Suddenly. for example, the average woman remembers she's left her knitting. at the top of the house. She trudgas upstairs g11.
"Now a model girl would fly upstairs
as if she were going to meet her lover. You get what I mean?"
Yes and no,"
wald I because I haven't out any knitting. krit,"
I can't even
"the latest hair colour la beigo."
Enter The Lady With the Look-“long-nosed, pale-skinned, bypersensitiys, and eager looking." Yvonné Nightingale with
greyhound Treetop Blogdove Kirra. #ITURE KY JOHN ADINAJUL
Helen Burke looks at the revolution in your larder
CANS I WOULD NEVER
BE WITHOUT THEM
W Food: "few of us never broad beans,
Im" in the
THEN
c1 we buy canned imely good. One them is a suet crunt and made an excel- always a "prob- lent pudding. She has also used think that we are support are they that, despite greater
pod. So popular it for shepherd's pie and for
sauce Bolognaise for spaghetti. ing the great steel industry, reage pach year, they are The foods themselves, not likely to be sold out quickly as their containers, are main concern.
the socion advances.
our Carrots are another. For
Canned veal-and-ham roll may seem mundane, but it, is tasty and it does take time to prepare at home.
It, with mo many other ready-made dianca, gives busy folk in opportunity of varying their meals.
Quick Service
great part of the your the The fact, however, is třment we "fresh" ones which are nvall who live in towne must acknow. able aro miles below the quality ledge the debt we owe to the of those in cont. industry, which has made it pos- :
Our conhod home-grown «bble
Toms to place on con fruits take a lot of beating tibles, vegetables and fruits. Cherries, gposeberries, plums,., picized and cntme in the
rhubarb and strawberries: bro phorbést. possible Line azud
I would never dream of boing staple everyday frults, - while nirendy cooked and very often
canned Scottish raspberries and without a can of button much- fresher than those we might strawberries are, super ones
rooing, because, with it, can buy raw and cook ourablyen.
many Dedamlardan, I have vegetables particular Our connery have gone into transform
3133* main-dish foods, once dishes into something much be-
One Soellish yond their ordinaryelven.
WHICH COLOUR
IS YOURS? By Gloria Gordon BULLS don't like red. Flies dislike blue. Becs
have an aversion to black.
Which of these three statements is true? Answer, the last two.
It là a popular fallacy that bulls hate the sight of red they are colour-blind. But flies do dislike blue, and bees don't like black a bit although they are very responsive to white and brighter colours!
How about human beings? It In olden days I was consider colours can affect dies and bees, ˆod a protection against plague how much more can they affect or illness; today we know it has hummies beings! They can and a good reaction on metabolism! they do, believe me.
It stimulates, refreshes and is invigorating to the brain,
Which colour is YOURS?
Colour Is Important
When
a ray of light is spilt up, it becomes a spectrum of rainbow colours. We are sur- randed by Bght ad ve uri we cannot cocopo ? MET Whether we are plarning m- terior decorating er buying a new dress-colour is important,
Let's take the Sve main colours--green, red, purple, blue and yellow. Between these the e are, of course, innumerable other shades, from pasteis to the very dark hues. If you're wise you'll conrider colour and its part in
Just your life
and what it can do.
Green, the colour of meadows, hills, hedgerows and trees, li Nature's oplour, The supersti to believe it is unlucky to wear green. If you are super. siitious, the only, cure is to wear it for one day--and see.
Nothing, probably will upset your day, and you will find that you're wearing green more and more. Like Nature, green soothing.
Danger And Excitement
Rod is a strong, rich, full- blooded colour, it carries મ suggestion of danger and excile-
Be ment; and it is striking. careful of red-but don't avoid it. Try small splashes of it when you need cheering... porhaps a bright red, lipstick matching
gay xcarf for example.
♫
Purple is fittingly synonymous with royalty. It is a
deep, mysterious colour, and best kept for the woman with the graco of age, and the beauty of white hair. In its lighter shades mauve, lilac-the colour can be worn by the young,
Blue promotes a harmony of body and mind It makes women feel at caso, relaxedi and so do trose whom she meets. It is a cool colour, the colour of sta and sky, and it soothes.
Yellow Tlects more light than any other colour, Yellow and sunshine go hand in hand.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
pet's eating and utensils free of film
Keep your drinking
by wiping them out regularly with a damp sponge sprinkled with dry baking soda. Rinse and dry.
Remove rest stains by soak- by garments in Samon jutze wad salt or in oxalle peld solution of three tablespoons to
one pint of warm water.
onl
and
by
To remove coffee stains cottom or linen, pour boiling water through the stain or soak in WHITT water. Wash, ireat romaining staind bleaching Sponge with clean- ing fluid if the coffee contained tream. For silk, wool, rayon, nylon or other synthetic fabrics, follow the procedure for cotton, but subelitate a mild
powered bloach for the strong liquid type.
Dust de explosive and mat not be put in an open Are or incinerator. Wrap up, dust from themselves go into a salad or are vacuum Cherner or dustpan, served on their own.
and_put-3 in a grbage can. 'Or For a cloar tomato soup all I ¦ [sbol it and leave outside the need do la stram a can of tomato kaklaston, fuice through muslin and add it |-
Make an ice can pio in a' to the consomWAE.
Ambitious cooks who have hurry by lining w refrigerator neither the time, the knowledge ang with grubham crackers or ice nor the money to spend on such cookie: brumbes, Freeze exoile soups as Lobster Blaque, cream in tray. As rving time, Crab Blaque and Crayneh Bisque cut, diagonfly "ándo "gle-shaped $ and Boullisbalase can buy them wedişəm. There are two other canned in cansas do many resiDLITWANT A soe b show of canned foods arm cans grouse, partridges and 'fining his walls which is Dar
pheasants which "go in a big foods which I would never be folk, those days, when, otherwien, Sharpen Other favour more sexolting, thun, the very way" not only in Britain bin without consonime (less than the cost of the materiale nad start, dvisedto withs & little quali berpera often
also in America tired-looking
28.) and whole tiny beetroots wages make it imposible. 7.)- jualpe med dramaina niinced onlang A friend who has much to do (18.öd.). "fresh", ones on display.
With them, ale a Cupboard-luck, today, has with canned foods has carried moment's notice, I can serve a suporedied the "pot-fuck / be the mutig .out · some interesting experis truly wonderful clear soup, to put With a supply of cuba on
Carzilly inits with
new canned 1 flavour the juice on, the hand one cun, at any time, dewet by paolding thecis în pret | minood boet and welons, which" beetroots with, anion (disczáded" provide a whole "mesa" for costa ža, lá, dor a 10 oz. con later on), add it to the consortes drowd-from hors d'oeuvre, si dovo There are several carinpe. She has turned it into a' mant= "tester with a, dessertspoon of the way through to savouries, mugi-lined basta, topped it with. duringon vinegar, The beetroote
is in mind. These đâys, whêến
go into my greengrocer's shop only imported.
Sold Out
Stolen From
The Men
MANNISH
white shirt, worn without a collar.
-(London Expresa Serales),
LADY
your
AQUARIUS
LUCK-
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
SATURDAY, OCTOBER -3
(January 21- February
19): AL A gathering of friends to night do not bot a trifling annoyance lessen your on- joyment,
PISCES (February 20-
March 20): In your quest for happiness you might try and look for some of the simpler things from which great pleasure may also be derived,
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Your knowledge ·0% friend's activities is based on hearsay only, and you ought not to base your judgment on that informa- tion alone ̈¬
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After having tried very hard but unsuccessfully to bring
compatible two people together, you will have a
sense of frustra- tion; but keep on trying, GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Sentiment In business must not be carried too far and you should try to keep your personal feelings out
of the office.
CANCER (June 22-July 21): A conflict based on a mia. understanding of the other person's motives must not apoll your evening. A frank discussion will soon remedy the situation. LEO (July 22-August 21); During the closing of an
with Impending deal government department you
A
will have to put up with a. lot of red tapo.. VIRGO
(August 22-Septem-> ber 22): On meeting rather difficult person to- night you will come to realise that his actions are not quite bad ng his threatening words imply.
LIBRA
might
(September 23-Octo- her 221: You will have an opportunity to explain £ pet scheme of yours to an important person, but it may be necessary to ap- proach the subject in rather roundabout way. SCORPIO (October
靄
23- November 21): After a defi lightful party tonight don't forget to write to your host expressing thanks for the splendid time you have had,
(November SAGITTARIUS
22-December 21); At gathering tonight you will be able to shed your usual restraint and give free rein to your emotions and nctions.
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CAPRICORN (December 22-
week-
January 20): This end you will find that you have accomplished the most important and 'dif ficult part of a task on which you have worked for a long while.
LUCKY ENCOUNTER: If today is your birthday, a meeting with a man named PHILIP may have special significance.
Good cooking begins with McDougall's
SELF-RAISING FLOUR
McDougall's
SELF-RAISING FLOUR
4 lb.. NET
FOR MAKING DEUCIOUS PASTAY, ECONES CAKES, PANCAKES AND BOILED PUDDINGS
4AEM FACRIT
McDougall Bran
·WIRLATIHEAF MILE, HUL WALL DOCKS, LONDON, 214
ME FOR M'DOUGALL'S
Packed in a tin to keep it safe and fresh
McDougall's is the most popular
·Self-Raising flour in the world, and
no wondert For with McDougall's. your cakes rise perfectly your pastry is just right every time! And McDougall's is always
perfectly fresh because it is packed in a tin to keep the flour safe from damp and insecta. Ask for McDougall's et your store and see for yourself 'what ́a, difference it makes to your baking.
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