THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
Can
you guess?
WHICH PASSPORT BELONGS TO WHICH
CLOTHES IN THIS INTERNATIONAL LINE-UP..?
FASHION PAGE
by Express Fashion Editor
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LOOKING FRENCH but made in Sweden, a simple gingham sult, The jucket has a shirt neck and cuffs. The skirt is straight. (Lilac/White Navy/- White). By Salens,
NOT SO LONG AGO, the French girl had the pick of the sexy clothes, the American the pick of the simple clothes, the Italian the pick of the casual clothes, and the poor old English the pick of the classics.
But that was when fashion had barriers. Each nationality had a sartorial stamp as definite us Ita Aaz.
BUT look what's happened in
the last few years. Clothes
no longer carry a visible pass- port. Fashion zooms around the world with the speed of the
.
Ommet and the craze of one country one season is the success of the world the next. (Witness the rise of gingham.)
And getting the best of all this the poor old English. Last year we imported over £41,000,000 worth of fashion from abroad. This year that figure is expected to be even higher.
Now we're no longer buying
French clothes simply be- cause they look French (ten 10 one they don't). We're no longer buying American clothes simply because they look American, We're buying the kind of chic, simple clothes that are, in the best sense of the word, interna – tional.
CHILDREN'S CORNER
A Wish Comes True
-Mr. Merlin Taker The Shadows Rowing-
By MAX TRELL
NARF ond Hanid, the Shadow Children with the Turned-About Names, were sit- ting on the bench in the park right at the edge of the lake, watching all the People In the
rowboals.
came strolling up to the bench where Hanid and Knart were sltung. He was wearing white duck trousers, a blue coat with golden buttons, a straw hat and white shoes.
"Hello, Hanid! Hello, Knarf! I'm delighted to see you!" Mr Merlin said.
Hanid and Knart quickly re- Mr Merlin's cheerful
And the more they watched, the more they wished that they turned could be in a rowboat, too. greeting. They were about to "But we can't get a rowboat, ask if he wouldn't care to take Knart," Hanid told her brother them rowing when he said; for, it seemed to her, the tenth time in ten minutes.
"Why not?" Knarf
aguin.
Have no money
"Because. we haven't
"Would you two Kids like to asked go rowing with me?"-
any
money to hire one," said Hanld, And because we aren't allowed 1o go in a rowboat alone."
Knarf nodded his head. didn't like agreeing with his sister that they couldn't go row-
He
ing, but he didn't see what else.
he could do, And, moreover,
Knart and Hanid both shout- ed "Yes!" so fast and so loud that Mr Merlin looked sur-
a
"Make one, Mr Merlin!" ex- clofmed Knarf. "Why, even Magnificent Magician like you can't make a rowboat just like that!"
"Can't I?" asked Mr Merlin. "Well, call me Mr Merlin, the Miserable. Magiclan, from now on it I can't.
"Get me an oak leaf, please, Knarf. And you, Hanid, find two small twigs and bring them here as quickly as you can," he sold.
While Knarf and Hanld were gathering the oak leaf and the two small twigs, Mr Merlin He took off his hat and coat. when they came back with the was rolling up his shirt sleeves
oak leaf and the twigs.
Made a rowboat
LOOKING ENGLISH but made in France, little V-necked knitted cotton sweater, bound-in' navy
blue, By Bellino.
Knarf and Hanid gathered twe
twigs and an oak leaf,
Knart and Hanid had a wonderful time rowing
all around the lake all that after-
noon.
LOOKING
but
AMERICAN made in Holland; grey flannel trimmed with braid' and bright silvery buttons, By C, & A.
Vietnamese handicrafts are decorating homes
in America
..
A STICK of bamboo from a forest in
Vietnam is chopped into small pieces. A child forces the pieces through a metal device that slims the bamboo to threads.
A skilled woman weaves the threads by hand into a conical hat, light as paper but strong and rigid. Then it is embroidered in gay design.
It takes six, 10-hour work days to make one hat,
This bat, with alterations to suit westerni taste, probably will be offered for sale by a noted New York milliner this year. It may cost from $10 to $15.
It's just as practical under New Magi-York's summer sun as in tropical of clan like me likes to spooze," Saigon. For. Americans it adds
he said.
I don't know how he did it Mr Merlin just lay in the back
was (and he a Magnificent of the oak-leaf boat with his prised-but only for a moment. Magician!) but the next second coat off and his straw hat over The next moment Mr Merlin he had changed the oak leat his face, dozing. smiled and reached in his pocket the two twigs into a pair
into a beautiful rowboat, and "Even a Magnificent for the mancy with which to hire a rowboat.
Then he frowned.
Can't make it
"Now what do you think of
Hanld didn't seem to be par- that?" he asked. "I left all my ticularly happy about not being money in my other su
able to go rowing, either,
"Now-now-there's no need
"Look who's coming!" Knarf to look so disappointed," he exclaimed,
Hand turned her head,”
added quickly when he noticed the looks on the faces of Knæri
Why, It's Mr Merlin!" she and Hanid, "A Magnificent Magician like me never worries
said.
Just then Mr Merlin, the about a little thing like money. Magnificent Magician, (as he It we can't hire a rowboat,
ked to have People call him) we'll make one."
JACOBY BRIDGE
WITH 10 points plus a couple of ten spots North wanted to be in game even if his partner held a 15-point minimum no- trump. He diso wanted to let South choose between, a spade and a no-trump game and there- fore commenced his bidding with a Jacoby Transfer bid of two hearts.
South went to two spades as the transfer bird demanded and when North jumped to three no- trump on the next cound South passed. He had a minimum spade holding, so preferred the trump contract.
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OATS,
Rupert and the Snowstorm–24
smile,
Tigerlily gives another quiet the Sorcerer won't play any more There, you see, magiz jokes on me ! He'i got a funny circle broken, trouble Ginish, she idea of what is funny, hasn't says. 'Boots safe now." ** Oh he?" Tigerlily, still looking thank you!” exclaims Rupert happy, tells him he ought to hurry when he has 'pulled them "on home, so he crosses the now again. Why, my feet are wami", harmless magic circle, picks up again at once. But I do hope the little carrier, and makes off. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
COOKING COLUMN
by Helen
Burke
Raggedy almond, brittle cooking apples. Cut them into "slices and place them in layers
an exotic touch in women's fashions.
The bat is a good example of the efforts of the Vietnamese, with American, guidance, to sell
their distinctive handicrafts
abroad.
LOOKING CHINESE but made In America, sleeveless dress with a gentle gathered skirt comes in four cool looking colours. By Richard Shops. With chiffon bound straw hat,
Dorville."
FASHIONETTES
Russel Wright, New York WITH the wipe of a damp dustrial designer who is advising
Budsy cloth, you can restore on profitable development of thair products, descaped the leathers to bright-as-new finish. new, white leathers and patent Vietnamese today as "quite ar-The secret is in the new process- tistic energetic... indus-ing of leather in the tanning |trious,"
method, reports the Shoe
"I have great respect for their Fashion Service of Leather In- eraitamen and for their govern-dustries of America. ment administrators with whom
| I've worked,” he said.
Adaptable
Wright has a contract with the International Co-operation Ad- ministration to advise the Viet bamese, For more than two years he has been helping to improve methods of handicraft turnout and to adapt the products to foreign' needs.
One of the most successful items, he said, is the sea-grass ruz now being sold in depart ment stores across the United States.
With the help of Wright and his
THE fashion future for teenage
❤
PICTURES BY JOHN FRENCH
LADY LUCK
your
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
MONDAY, MAY 16
AQUARIUS (January 21-
February YES deep set? Arch eyebrows
Confine 19): high not too thick or dark, money speculation within Concentrate eyelash make-up: at the limits you can go with outer edges of eyes.
out
a possible eventual lose-causing you hardship. PISCES (February 20-March 20): A friend's hesitation to embark on a promising project will be dispelled by your contagious optimism, ARIES (March 21-April 19): Strive for independence no
how matter
great a sacrifice you may have to make of certain interests which have no bearing on your future.
girls is saucy,, shapely and not at all sophisticated. "Seven- teen" : magazine sums it up this way: "Gingham checks get the
biggest credit as the most im- portant fabric. In pastel and white shaped into bare-armed," | antig-bodiced "Gouffantery, ging-
ham takes on unexpectedly. dressed-up airs, Hemline in- terest is in the form of white tatling, a ruffle or a frothy, show-off petticoat.”
Rug industry Rinse 1 cup of seedless raisins in a buttered pie-dish, sprink-
Bea-grass is twisted by hand and drain thoroughly. Coming them with 3oz. soft brown on the knees of women workers bine with 6 cups of crisp com sugar (in all) as you go. Add and woven on primitive looma by GE wide diversity in spring's flakes, 1 cup of coarsely, chopped just enough cold water to cover men and boys in co-operatives. THE roasted unblanched almonds the bottom of the dish.
new necklines Inspires equal ánd warm in oven,
Sprinkle the crumbled mix-aides, the rugs have been rede-diversity in necklace lengths, Boll a mixture of 2 cups of ture on top and bake for 35 to signed for American tastes and Major emphasis goes to the shor- sugar, 1 teaspoon of butter or 40 minutes in a moderate oven made in a variety of colours and ter necklace with from two to margarine, 1⁄4 cup of vinegar, (875 degrees Fahr, or gas mark" | styles. ; 1⁄2 cup of water and 1⁄2 teaspoon of salt until mixture separates Value of tens and niner. Bouth's Into bard, brittle threads when king of hearts took East's queen dropped Into cold water. Four spoon ground ginger with the a solid achievement," he said. 4Q5 VAQ987.437 4KQ87 at trick one and the lead of the slowly over
cercal-nut-fruit flour. What do you do? zakona as fi queen of spades Inst of West's mixture, Spread thinly on A-Bid six spades.. Your peri- noe.
ter has jumped in spades and
waxed paper; avold packing." Men Break or cut when cool,
now shown first round” diamond - Not having the nine of hearts, control. A slam bid is clearly in West had to try another suit and order. ⠀
Man played a second space" Dummy FEMALE TODAY'S QUESTION SA PÄyed low end East wow in with Apple crumble
Again your partner opens one
For a change, include 1⁄2 ten-
Pineapple pancakes Prepare pancake, batter from your favourite, mix For each pancake place a slice of pine
the fuck Fireboned the live with this of cooking apples apple on a hot, liazdy a
"We consider the rug industry
We have kept 200 workers alive for over two years. They live under better conditions than they olá before."
present comfort should re- fect your gratitude with- out being ostentatious. VIRGO (August 22- September 22): Glance “through, your papers, which
need attention; you ... may have overlooked an "impor tant better which should be replied to at once. LIBRA (September 23- October 22); It an a380- ciate is trying to take ad«. vantage of your generous nature, do not hesitate to refuse, what la': obviously, an unreasonable demand,
SCORPIO · (October 28-
November 21): Don't in You will find your fearsflict your radical views on about a meeting with su thority completely unjus tified and will be pleasant- ly surprised by the out-
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
come.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
hand will prove quite easily A job you dreaded before
many strands: The nested neck lace that starts at the base of the neck and circles in close-stacked strands gives a wonderful outline 10 the high-troaled and collar less look. Bib klacas in plen-managed if you approach did-looking spills of blended, re-it with enough confidence, lated for purposelys clashing. colours provide both colour CANCER (June 22-July 21) - Wright also said Vietnamese tematy and a look of balance to ceramies are becoming popu- the full-skirted schouette,"
· far in the United States. They] [21 include" - temple::oriamente, For Wedd
people. Everybody is eas titled to his own opinion.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): Attend to routine matters-only to- day and leave yourself.
position which merita your. time to investigate a pro-
serious study
CAPRICORN (December 22- ✅ January 20): If your daily If, a financial transaction routine tư threatening to " needs the fadvice of an ex-get monotonous, you musE
pert, the cost of such ad--; find some part time li Bevite is worthest Italyon de pation which
want to avoid an unneces sway from the
YOUR BIR and white striped edition's hardly is an oversize/ended LEO (July 22-August 21).
birthday doby pin. Aides have clearette The purchase of a gift for will find an pockets. The interior. In lined, a relative, to whom you fortune
owe a great deal of yout... fravell
TANDBAGS are done in tiek
spade and second hand overcail" of hearia and West was allowed about (Bramley seedlings are griddle. Pour 4 cup of batter TSINDAictions of; fing-zwienia) M3 Bin store smuner A blue M. Bary loss of capital, 20
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