THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
Fashion News Focus by Earb
a Griggs
Drawing by RUTH FREEMAN
Why I think you'll go for a two-
season TS
coat
LONDON.
ONE THAT A SPRING-INTO-SUMMER coat is sometimes
HAS THE
BARDOT
STAMP...
קין
In
thought of as a tremendous extravagance-a. gilded extra for a rich woman's wardrobe. fact, the most down-to-earth shirtwaister in your closet won't put in such long hours of wear for you as the coat. Consider all the times you could use it:
In early spring, when light- weight wool dress aren't wann enough on their own-too hot if you add a winter-weight coat
On those tricky summer days which start off chill, heat up to high noon, then cool down crain
evening. Your coat towards stays in the office when you go out to Junch.
For travel
PLAIN AND FRENCHI:
Brigitte Bardot's
On a summer evening out, gouturier, Jacques Esterel, Except during record-breaking heatwaves, it is never really thought
This
waran one. It's single-breasted with wide neat sleeves that prout lapels, from low-set armhules and short just below the stop elbow, big patch pockets set at hip-level, and a shape that le slender-looking but easy.
A
It's made in lightweight wool with a nubbly surface, and you can choose between cream and a warm tangerine,
enough to wear only a cotton dress at midnight.
For travelling particularly when your holiday is behind you and you face home and duty once more. The chill dis comfort of a cardigan over a sundress is exceptionally lower. ing to the spirits at such umex,
The English answer to most of these situations is n drooplug cardigan, a knitted Jacket, a fuzzy stale or a shawl,
My
two-season coat simple of Use and light in weight, pretty of colour, and cropped of sleeve to enhance its warm-weather look.
answer is a
DON'T choose an arrow-nar- row cont-unless all your sum- her dresses are straight skirted,
And if you're a shirtwaister Jan--tly not choose a coat with one of those elegant Givenchy standaway rullars. A rumpled skirt-collar filling up a
low neckline is a foolish sight.
The three conts shown on this page were picked for maximum versatilityand evade there sad pitfalls.
Picture by TERENCE DONOVAN
EXCITING: THIS LINE
THAT SPELLS PARIS
Have
you put your wife in prison?
by SHIRLEY LOWE
WOMEN get married. And men get house- And while a man can spond ́a
pleasant evening at the dog
keepers. That fact of life is brought harshly track or the pub. I'm at a loss home in a 13-page report which appeared recently. woman can be up to that isn't
Imagine what the littlo
going to land her in a divorce.
If a woman intended to rot married and slay #ano, I kn obvious that she has to ret put of the bouse and Away from the children for some time every week-even if li's only to take a walk in the park.
After making on earnest in a long-term sentence to house miry amongst 700 wives, all aged wifeliness and loneliness. under 23, the Christian Economic She stays at home all day, and Social Research Foundation looking after the children, clean has come up with the fact that ing the house, and cooking.
And she stays home all night, half of these women are married to "bad" husbands men who locking after the children to con enjoy regularly go round to the pub, that her husband uff to the dogs, and oul to the blissful bachelordem. 1-game, leaving their wives
Her conversation is restricted married and stay
If a woman intends to get holding the baby.
married (ta
with
D
take separate evenings off,
to baby-talk, and her idea of a obviously no good expecting har it quotes
figures which are good time is to sit down in husband to stay in with her, or enough to
wise girl front of the telly, turn any into a spinster; in homes where clgarette. there are no children, 20 per She mokes more than any [cent of the wives never get out. other type of wile who Was
Interviewed, poor dear.
In homes where there are And I suspect she must be a sevoral children. 80 per cent of bit of a bore to come home to. wives are completely imprisoned in four walls called home.
Mieguided
THERE'S the companion wife,
the misguided girl who boncally believes that marriage Is going to be a partnership with each one putting, their shoulder
"How do various categories of husbands react to the cur- talled mobility of wives?" aska the report, a shade ponponsly,
The answer is that hat of the husbands don't react at all. The
the wheel, pulling their man who regularly goes to the weight and doing all the other pub, the race-track, and the hearty thing? that women's football pitch, continues to be 25 magazines recommend, mobile as before marriage.
Three types
HE takes it for granted that
The old-fashioned way wes to tuck Orany away in a self- contained room or fist and Jot her do the nannying.
But that was before music- hall jokes made every man sus- pect his mothers-in-law,
The
modern way should be a policy of practical neighbourliness,
The answer UST think.
To solve the ed wives (and it is a problem, whole problem of imprison- these 700 wives are a merely microscopic example) it needs
She takes the stude that if nothing more than two families she can't get out, why should to get together and work out a her husband? She reasons that Baby-giling roia
meeting all those
since he Is at the office
•
of the
life theme
dayn
It shows something a woman's place is in the fascinating people
each day (the only fascinating loneliness of home with the babies and a man's is in a pub with the boys, people she meets are the trades that hardly anyone knows her
and the glamorous girl neighbour well enough to sur Curlously, women married to men this type take
granted. on her doorstep asking her which est it, socp is best and why) he doesn't too.
need companionship in the even- The wives who resent their ing but she does. husbands going out without
for
them, are married to men who She probably has a sound, only sneak on occasional even-. logical viewpoint, but I doubt if Ing away from domestiaty. any man would agree that two
Behind this report lies the prisoners are better than one. problem that worries and weighs on every young couple
Equality
to
the
(London Exprem Servics).
19
ILTON Unger of New York evidently must run a hat shop when he is not engaged in playing writes:
bridge. Anyway, he
"Here is a hand on which I
in this age when relatives aro unavailable, servanis are un-HERE'S the equailty wife, the girl who lets her obtainable, and neighbours are plain un-neighbourly, How do usbond cut a couple of nights A siceves are narrowish, cropped deep crimson grosgrain, and you get away from children? a week, providing he'll baby-sit an ICT her when she wants PLAIN BRILLIANT:
holdnil-cum-bag is B collarless cont with
Paris her a short. The buttons are
traveller's joy made of cream Translating (with dificulty) evening out. suspicion of flare so that it 1960-thick silky bid ones.
fall-skirted The fabric is n accommodates
light-weight luxan-hide. A book, night-the officialese of this report, it
Although this appears to be a is possible to spot three entirely change
solution dress, toothbrush, a dresaca with cause. The line is tweed. And the colour is a
different types of women, with practical problem. dramatically Paris with
it certainly makes made a grand slam but it proved my partner the pure lipstick red. Plunging of shoes, make-up--they'll all three clearly defined attitudes.
At in with ease. Other colours
mock of marriage. Children, in expensive. When over
further into the red, the girl for the cont are belge, Oxford the old-fashioned, good-natured parents together,
There's the quiescent wife, these familles, don't bring their Jumped to six diamonds I looked double shoulders that arrow down to
prissal my three card suit and decld- the picture wears a tall blue, tobacco, sage. By Meno.
ed that I would be in trouble. I hip-level in front and meet in in
girl who expects marriage to be them apart.
was so pleased when no one doubled me that I remarked, Partner, if I make this you can have the best hat in the store." When I made seven, my partner wanted two hats.
scams
There are several cautions to be borne in mind when you're a deep curve at the back. The crowned, wide-brimmed hat in
choosing it.
DON'T choose checks or patterned tweed unless all your summer dresses are plain. Outside Chanel, there are few women who can team up a pat- terned silk with a checked wool and get away with it.
PLAIN VALUE: More Paris Inspira- tion for 1 lightweight coat of which the disilno tive
summa feature is wide short sleevee That slop At elbow level. The coat is narrow-looking In front, with a Icas Inhibited swing at the back. Bingle- breasted, it has two huge but- tons,
London Express Service).
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Teddy To The Rescue
-He Pulls Mary-Jane Out of the Geography Book...--
By MAX TRELL
THE MAGIC telephone be- hind the bookcase began ringing. Everyone in the Play- room stopped whatever he was doing.. and waited.
"Br-rr-ring, rr-ring,"
thing that could be tripped over.
Teddy Anally reached the telephone.
the
"Who are you?" asked voler of the magic telephone.
"I'm Teddy," answered con- Teddy.
.
tinued the telephone for another "It's about Lime you got moment or two. Then the tele phone (and don't forget it was telephone) called out u magic in a loud, clear voice:
"Teddy Teddy Bear Teddy .. Teddy..."
onme
Under a chair Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, was stretched out untier a chair on the telephone, too, and the
the other side of the roarn.
fabrio in An
all-wool bouste
cloth. You can choose from beautiful but Impra clical white, pie toast, earn- yellow, me reen. or pale 11.
A HELEN BURKE RECIPE
Waldorf Salad"
CELERY hearts are beautifully crisp just now and right for
Waldorf Spindi.
For four servings, thinly slice -pint measure of celery hearts. And 4-pint toughly chopped walnuts or pecans, Season lightly. Peel core and dice -pint crisp cating apples and Im- mediately coat them with the juice of a lemon, turning them over in il to prevent discoloration. Add a sprinkling of olive oil. Mix the above together and turn them over in mayonnaise to your Ilking, Serve och portion on a lettuce lent on individual salad Plates,
For a pleant, zippy taste, best into the mayonnaise 'about half in quantity of loved college or eream cheese, This simple znaka course of a light meat for a nala may then become the "reducing" person.
~London Express Servics),
"Can't be a call for me, can't be a call for me," he kept say- ing drowsily. "Who'd want in call me about anything? Call for Teddy,
"It's i call
Rog
13-4
Teddy raced across the room, tripping over everything.
Book!"
LADY
your
they
LUCK-
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
AQUARIUS (January 21. February 10): If you have the impression that some. here." said the telephone sharp- ly. "Here's a friend of yours,
one doubts your sincerity. you should go out of your she wants to speak to you."!
"A friend
way to prove that you real- of mine? She?" Teddy started to say in a star-
ly mean what you say. tted voice. But Teddy's friend was already starting to speak.
PISCES (February 20-March voice
embar- 20): News of an right out of get me out of this funny place. Her
I'm in the Geography Book,"
Bituntion rassing
in a It was Mary-Jane, the
"In the Geography
neighbour's family should Doll,
cried Teddy in amazement.
not
pormit you to judgu them too harshly nor to Noods help
change your former friend- ly attitude. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Α conversation with a friend which ended rather abruntly on an unpleasant note should not be allowed to damage your relation- ship.
Mary-Jane
Can't get out "Hello, Tedds,"
"I was sitting on top of the One said over the telephone, "I'm bookcase on some books.
bother you like this; of the books fell down and so for-Hey!" he sorry to
a funny place and I did 1. The book closed up with suddenly exclaimed as ho sat I'm In
me inside 11. It's squeezing me bolt upright and banged his can't get out"
place, Mary- head against the edge of the "Whint funny
...oh. help me get out, please!" want chalk. "I'm Teddy! It's a tele- Jano? Are you sure you
begged Mary-lane. "Open the I'm not very phone call for met"
to speak to me?
book and get me out! Hurry!'
"W-what page are you on?" page asked Teddy. "How can I find you I don't know the you're on
A second later Teddy was good at helping anybody," Tell
racing across the room, bump- dy salch
ing into pieces of furniture as "You're strong, Teddy," said he ran, and tripping over every Mary-Jane,
"I'm sure you can
Rupert and the Windies-46
Rupert remembers Golly's words. things," he asy:* It's a slightly "Yes," he grins happily, "can Larger plane slian the one had ace the plane you came in over yesterday but it has the sune there. May take it up for Controls and it's unbreakable."" Another Bight? Oh please')" Then he climbs on to a wing and Golly looka startled. Then he reaches down into the cockpit, grins too. Well, you certainly "M'yes. That must come out learned how to handle these before you ight over,” he wYI.. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
"I don't know the page," an- swered Mary-Jane “I'm in the middle of the Paclile Ocean! Hurry!"
Teddy found the Geography Book all right. It was lying at the other end of the bookense, on the floor.
Found hor
He found poor Mary-Jane, loo. She was lying in the mid-
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your social fe may need some overhauling and this seems a propitious time to take stock of your friends and acquaintances.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21);
The company of a
Irlend
whom you had not seen for many years will convince can that old thes you casily be rosumed.
die of the Pacille Ocean, justCANCER (June 22-July 21):
ng she had old, right hear Fionolulu.
Teddy reached in and pulled Mary-Jane out.
"You're ED
Teddy." strong, Mary-Jane said, 'I don't know of anyone else in the whole world who could have pullock a Itag. Doil like me out of tho mkidie of the Pacifle Ocean near Honokalu, You deserve a But Teddy didn't wait, - Ho didn't ko to be kissedi
Don't brood over your tem- embar- porary financial rassment, but trust that usual luck you with your will soon find a way out. LEO (July 22-August 21): If you have been guilty of losing your temper with s subordinate for no valid reason, take the first op portunity to be pleasant.
doubly
VIRGO (August 22-Septem- ber 22); If you have de- cided to take a course of study in order to acquire apecialised know-
some
lodge, don't be impatient when you and that you can't learn a difficult sub- ject in a few lessons.
LIBRA (September 23-Octo- ber 22); A purchase which
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you have longed to make clubs and diamonds broke so all for some
time will sud- Milton needed was to be careful, denly be made possible for The biking is interesting, you by the earning of some North had a mighty good hand unexpected money.
but merely raised one spade to two as the first bid after his
Q heart
SCORPIO (October 23-No double. South's two no-trump vember 21); you spend was a typical pushing bid. He this evening in the comhad nine points and
stopper, pany of rather strait-laced people, be caroful what Then, when North went to you say and avoid any lan- three clubs South decided to bid guage which may give three diamonds to give his part- ner a choice between a game in spades. and no-irumo.
offence.
Of course, the three diamond
SAGITTARIUS (November bid really hit North where he
22-December 21): If you
feel romantically drawn toved. South had shown some
high card sod some diamondo
someone of the opposite and North's six diamond bid was 包仍欠。 don't take it too clearly indicated.
seriously. The other person
is not in a position to CARD Sensere
respond.
Q-The bidding has been:
Bouth Wenk North Double Pau
Pazz
CAPRICORN (Decembar 22- East
January 20): The birthday 14 of a relative who has con- tributed considerably to present prospority your must not be overlooked without a proper show of appreciation.
YOUR
LUCKY COLOUR: If this in your birthday, look out for COPPER. It euglit to bring you luck."
You, South, hold: AUVRDIE SAQI87 SMES
What do you do? APAN, or bid two diamonds. Elibar la noceptable.
TODAY'S QUESTION. You do bid two dlamps and your phriner goes to three clubs,
Asawer Tomorrow -
what do you do now?