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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1960
WEEK-END
WHAT THE
she
WOMANSENSE
THE WEIRDIES ARE WEARING
a
basic Idea for teonager's wardrobe should be galoty, It's the one time in her life when practical, needn't bo needn't count the cost. Sho all those light- can wear hearted, pretty things that would look ridiculous on a women of forty, who can chooso' any
colour without wandering whether or not it will suit hor.
But does she?
The current uniform for the London teenager, on a night out, is a drab short skirt stretched her hipline to near across breaking point, and ending just above the knees. It is topped by
sloppy pullover, usually la bluck, and a sad expression. With it go black stockings, dag- ger-pointed shoes.
Reaction
The total effect may be weird, but you really can't blame her. The average girl is just reacting ngainst the kind of things her notti wonts her to wear.
She's always being fold to buy one good plain outft that will last for years-and what she really wants is a lot of bright cheap clothes now, not something drab that will last forever.
She's constantly told that mauve stockings with a red skirt and a green sweater look ridiculous-but she'd probably change them right away, it she wag fold her waist looked inches smaller in that plain grey dress.
It hurts most parents' pride to see their daughter leaving the house looking like a rag-bag But it's for an occasios that doesn't matter, it's best to lel her go her friends will soon ut her right,
by 'Hazel Meyrick
in London
She has got to learn fashion ature the hard way,
For summer
bench parties,
for bathing
to large SHE'S A SAILOR
the weirdies are going fantastic old style mits knitted in stripes, with logs that nog to the knees, They are worn will giant sumbrero hinta
or straw tiboda Theogers tend to copy the
they have a реторед film-stars, not the
couturier, that They just couldn't care less window so that the wearer ean about the Paris lae, they are pear out. much more interested in what knitting their So if your daughter's clothies Brigitte will wear for her next quick-drying synthetic yarns, confirm your worst suspicions Alm, Last benson they all ware budowie fosteron yet in
we peked up the idea and is turn- about her fashion sense, bear dungarees, this year they with her-she's still learning, copying Boriot's troch coat, ing out old-fashioned batung Hongkong-based cargo
muita from a pre-war pattern.
Still learning
One day
quite suddenly she'll flerccly sushed at the waist, come home with a good-looking sult, or a practical dress and you'll realise she has grown up at last
Dad's shirts
What's happening In the teenage world of fashion? What are the weirdies wearing?
Just now hats have been re- placed by elaborate hairstyles, car-rings are out unless they are gypsy hoops.
the
of
Most teenagers aru own zuils, In
Junk
A VETERAN of 35
ONE WOMAN'S WORLD Sleeves or Not?
LEEVES www.or rather lack
S of thom-are the most
years at sea, the noticeable feature about chief engineer of the this year's London-designed
ship Grelorsa says wist
cottons.
The sleeveless dress is conte
រ £7
umies nothing mone
fully this is the life pared-down sheath, or it can be want."
"I expect to retire from the sen, but not yet. I'm proud to have friends
something more elaborate, like
a formal verslun with a giant fold-back collar that covers the shoulders,
But the most important de- In sign of the lot is the sleeveles en- shirt-waister, a new, evoler vet-
sion of an old favourite.
Junk Jowellery is the high- Black stockings are un spot of any teenage wardrobe. wane, but whils slocking ure No polf-respecting girl would cemlig 1. Gingham Fo ite be without at least four rows every port," said the biggart' peller for summer, of mixed bands at the moment, gineer.
tut when they've especially now they are selling course, exhausted the possibilities of theen in the chain-stores. Also
This nostalgic view of sea life that there's a now Idea on the on the fashion plate are huge scams norma! enough, coming Shirts are in, but not those horizon the straight sack-like knuckle-duster rings, and cheap from a saltor. crisp tailored onca you sen sheath of black linen.
Indian bangles by the dozen. 10shion photographs, dolled-up with cult-links and a posy of flows. These whirls are father's cast-offs the kind without the they bie worn coling-vid
MLeso short hanging outskie tight skirts: The neckline, in- cidentally, is either lett soverely
sill alone or flied in with a cravat.
Trousers are frowned on, but at Bazaar, the off-beat boutique patronised by the Chelsea oct,
they're selling
flamuri grey dresses with matching bloomery
that show an inch or so below the hemline. These are designed for scooter riding.
Dog collars
Another cult is the dog collar -a real one-in” Alsatian size which you wear, spikes and all, round your neck. Or you can two puppy. compromise on
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Mthots for the birds as well as the girls.
VERS IRENE YOUNG runs a beauty parlour in
But this sailor is a woman -Victoria Alexandrina Drummand.
In three and a half decades at sea, she bus served as second en- British ships and Americancer on
chief malnour on eight others before
ΟΤΙ signing
with the Grelorsa.
In fact, the customers enjoy the birds so much that business is improving.
Mrs Young keeps well-stocked bird-feeding station in a yard in front of her shop. A picture window overlooks the yard bird dictionary and related reading material øre kept in the shop and Mrs Young makes sure that all chairs face the window.
Mrs Young, a bird fancier for 33 years, said customers "the when they spot a rare-looking bird and if the bird can't be readily identified, we all leap for the bird lexicon I keep in the shop."
when Swo One mud pack-cracking incident occurred goldfinches dur into the seed pads on Mrs Young's Japanese Iris taška in front of the big window.
A minor uproar also was caused by the arrival of four evening, grosbeaks a flippant breed that is rarely seen there. The bird world musi have spread the gospel about Mrs length collary, inked together Young's feeding station because evert mocking birds have dropped
in for a snack on occasion.
to form a belt.
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“We had mocking bleda last year, but only one this year so far. They are very rare and must have been extremely hungry to drop in," Mrs Young said,
Rupert and the Snowstorm—11
There is another long pause, and Rupert, who un artil very uncom fortable, crouches on chais. Boot can wait," murmura the Sorcerer at length, as he tosses a handful of powder on the floor. First some tootsie magic, Little bear fond of jumping, eh? Well,
jump on that." Rupert obediently does as he is cold, and no sooDER is he on the powder than myriads of faking parks and stars and fames leap up all round him in big fright he jumps higher and higher, but no matter how he tries he can't get dear.
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Her crew
The Gretercs is 7,085-4on cargo ship on the run between Straits ports end Hongkong.
Hor crew indudes three Chinese engineer officers and engine room crew.
It is really two dresses in ono
pole
simple cotton shirt dress in another which is cu just the blue lawn, topped by
sane in a sheer, white ambrol- two 40- dered volle. Wear the gether and you have a perfect aleveless dress for town. Wear the bluc
úress alone for picnic parties and days on the beach,
The top dress of valle goes happily as a cover-up for other print, treurs as well. And for speela! naslon, you can wear It over white petticoat, cotching it in the waist with gold kid belt
11
LADY
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LUCK
CHINA MAJL
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SATURDAY, APRIL 30
The brown-eyed officer said she Bnda "inspiration from my She has Voyages to the Erst." been around the world "twice or AQUARIUS thrice,"
In her teens, Miss Drummond
gingering and was an coprentice in the Caledon Shipbuilding and In Dundee, Engineering Co.. Scotland, for Ave yours.
became interested in marine en-
"I was the only girl among 3,000 men," she said with a wry smile.
She became a chiet ensincer only after World War II.
Bravery
During the war, she served as second engineer 017
transport vesels and tankers on Atlantic. Packie and African runa.
the
She laus been awarded Lloyds War Medal for bravery at is, the Medal of the British Empire for devotion to duty and disregard for denger, the Atlan- tic Star with clasp, the Corens- tion medal, and numerous other campaign medals,
A god-child of the Inte British Queen Victoria, Miss Drummond is the only women
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CHILDREN'S CORNER
General Tin's New Pipe
-Hanid Gets Squire Squirrel To Make I-
three-and-a-half times. I don't By MAX TRELL
know how you rap on anything támcs, bůl NOW, General Tin, dear," three-and-a-half
Hanid, the Shadow Hanid did it! said Girl with the Turned-About Tho next moment, Squire Name, to her good friend, the Squirrel stuck his head out of Tin Soldier, "what are you Дo- his front door, pomewhere ing? You're coughing and sneeze in the ice.
Emoko all and there's
"What do you Ing around your head and-oht Now asked Hayld. what have you, done?"
Squire Squirrel wasni pre- cisely rude but he happened to be just in the middle of his breakfast.
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"I hope it's important," cald. "Is it?"
Needs new pipo
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"Oh yes," Hanld anid. "Gen- Honid went over to where oral Tin needs a new pipe." Goueral Tin was standing. Sure enough, on the floor were ampened bita of his old and favourite, corncob pipe.
Sorry. I don't sell pipes," the said Squiro Squirrel, really
sharp this time.
"It just wasn't any good any more, maid General Tin.
Hanid smiled.
Never mind, dear," she said, "I'll get you a new one tornur- row.”
General Tio abook his head.
Can't get
"It's darling of you to want to got me à now pipe. But where can you got a new corti- cob pipe for body all the
He started to pull his head back into his room to finish his breakfast.
"What do you want?" Squiro
Squirrel poked Hankd.,
hollowed it out, very carefully, with ha teeth. It was a dell clous scorn and it made a beau- tiful pipe..
After It was finished and Han put a hollow straw in it
for a plae-stem, Squire Squir rel looked at it with amazement. "I said I didn't, I wouldn't and "Wait, please wall Honly wouldn't make a pipe. Now I said. "I know you don't pell see that I did, I could and I ples. But you can make one." would," he said.
"Sorry, wrong again," Squire
Hand took the pipe back to Squirrel said, "I don't pake pipes, either. ""I don't 1 epa't Generą) Tln. and I won't. Er-what did you Buy?" he suddenly asked. "I can make one?"
Boldier? No Squire,
ght;"-gaid Hanid Out of what?" asked
"Out of an
Very pleased "Extraordinary!". exclaimed General Tin. "I'll think of you and Squire Squirrrel every time smoke it. It isn't a corncob but I
if get it roulled Hoold, straw. All you've got to do is pipe like my old one this
Ranid.
"I know just where to go to get hollow out you a pipe."
The next morning. Hanid was hurrying down the garden path, "I'll have a brand-new “oflo mode," she said to herself..
When Hand coached the Choic trou, she rapped on the trunk
acorn and a
uld think I'm going to liko The Acom,"
one batter. By the way, what happened to the inside of the Ucom"
Hollowed the acorn
"Squire, Sauirzef- ale: 1. It That's whip Squire Squirrel was delicious," aid Handi
"Maybe I'll go into the pipe did.
He dug up as agorn, Xie sat. Isasimase from now on," "apid down in front of the tree, and General Tin,
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