THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1961.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
VERONICA.
VORTH
SPRING IS A'COMING
-but is your wardrobe ready to greet the sun?
As the days grow longer and the winds
grow softer-sure signs that spring is on the way-it is interesting to speculate on the time when every man's fancy turns to thoughts of love.
And, nature being what it is, a woman's turns, to what to wear in order to captivate him. What, in fact, is going to bring the rest of last autumn's. wardrobe bang up to date?
A NEW HAT? Then make no mistake, it must either be a "sailor" slap on the back of the head or a deep-crowned cloche with a soft brim 'folded back off the face.
A NEW BLOUSE? Have it in chiffon. Let it bo softly draped or pleated and let it be an over blouse straight to the hips.
A NEW COAT? Let it bo side-slit into panels that whirl as you walk.
NEW SHOES? I insist they have squared tacs,
NEW ACCESSORIES? Black pafent is still the tops-along with all the "mink" colours.
NEW JEWELLERY? The necklaces of marble-sized gold beads shown with almost every outfit at Lanvin.
a truly
But A letter from gorgeous model who has sky- rocketed to the top of the pro- fession pinpoints a sweet-SOUR mixture.
She is filde Morey, who has appeared several times on this page.
Currently under contract in for the ske poses A NEW BUTTY. Here's where New York, you cannot go wrong for any sort et dreamy picture that is thing goes. Long jackets
carefully calculated to turn the short Jackets ... slim skirts woman's world green with envy. pleated skirts Dares "I went to the opening of waists...
no waisis It Ef Morocco," she writes, on w allve with exclamation simply does not make a ha'porth page of difference.
marks "all in fabulous splen- dour, including Onassis and just everybody! Caviar, champagne, and minks plied on top of one anether on the floor!
With your new hat and your new shoes you will be well in jine. For the accessories stem, to matter as much as the out" line.
Which is a comforting thought Indeed to all who are going to have to make do with the suit They bought last season.
Life is so bitter-sweet for Hilde
"No more room for them in the closett
"Oh, It is ail so exciting and almost unbelievable.
Lucky, lucky Hilde.
Wicked...
I turned the page and read on: "1 have to take off 1b. they are very wicked and strict here.
"My agency puts me on a Scole!
"Can you imagine?
"I cannot even cheat them, by strapping myself in tights when they measure me to do is the important work.
and looking!
"I was too fat, and healthy-
WEET, so sweet
tasta of success never moro to than when one is young and fit and able to Bayour every moment of it.
They want you blee and skinny and sick-looking here. Sadistic!
HILDE MORAY See: Life is so bitter-meet for Hilde
London Express Bervice,
even went away for some time, but I lost nothing. Now a few pounds to go, but I feel very weak and dizzy. ...
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about dreaming spagheti, cheesecake, and cho- colate," runs her postscript.
Lucky Hilde?
HI
The price of fame
BOY at my school
A collects autobaths," said my little son, standing on tip-toe and rummaging in the cutlery drawer.
"Collects which and what are you doing with that table-
killing spoon?" said I,
to birds with one sentence, so to speak.
Vou
"I have to have it to help my
shoes tight
on. Are famous?"
"Of course not." "Then you are well lenown?” "Not particularly. Why?" "Because if you are, he said he'd give me a shilling."
"Whatever for?"
"The autobath."
"I haven't got one and can't think what it can be."
"It doesn't BE. You write it."
The autobath?"
"That's what 1, SAID, but it won't do as you aren't famous. So perhaps you'd better give me I the shilling."
"They love the starved and scornful glint in our oyes.
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is prettier than a pretty bust and a meat Elus walt in the right place la given to every line of Toulouse · Lautrec'a masterpieces now show at the Tate Gallery. * What also emerges la that a certain current "Ibok" - particularly Popular with the Youngsters -- OU much to his indigence.
It is seen in the Hurry of broderie Anglaten -frills ... the fron-fros
of talle petticoats the elegant outline of long, black leg upped with abing patent pumps Brought together in And one lusty, Kusly wholly alive pleture are- all these items.
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But, according to the.
axperts, their days are numbered.
Busts are" out,” walets have temporarily bad 11. frills are finished, and black stockings arò strielly far the benta.
Could this current exhibition give them a new lease ́nt life ?
I think so.
THE PAYTING Touture: butzmo'a ** dans Avril, Dansuni." THE DRESA, în brown, Binch, er navy rodesis Agglelse, bý
Adria.
FOR THE LONE WOLF,
A BELATED TRIUMPH
Susual, they are all out
of stop but our Crie- toball While the rost of the fashion world carries G torch for "the" past" with flat/fronts and leon hips, Cristobal Balenciaga, the 'more or less lone wolf of Paris couture, has achieved a considerable success with a two-hour showing of
and.. fitted
entirely feminine clothes.
Balenciaga's new "fitted suite cinch, the waist back and front.
That, according to eye witness, description from American buyers, is the real news.
Givenchy, who showed the day before him, incurred the buyers' early wrath because he had "nothing new." But thors who went back for a second time are early per second time are how climb Ing down from their early perches to agree that his col- Joction "looks better close' up."
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First impressions of the Balenciaga Book as seen through the eyes of 250 buyers indiodate loose panels on skirts, toide shouldered coats and itted suits.
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• Gisenchu's ture as before." titl much curved staming and less angularity.
Above: A rummer evening dress that might have stepped out
·óf, a'moulin roure poster.. It' is made of Madras colton- with plain bodice and skirt of large. Brilliantly coloured checks.
describe great curves or angles Of one, thing I am certain. It with both hands on they debate: Is that the average mother cares the possible success of the Trend very little for the snob value Setting Twins,
of the System. (All right, then how ranny old school ties can Women's Wear Daily of New you identity?) York-listening-in, learning and swiftly dizealing-came up with She also knows that exclusive, sketches, bused on chance of 11 producing reproduce aboye. these descriptions, which we GENTLE man are remote.
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The most she can hope for is a. tough, resilient, keen and comparatively well-mannered youngster conditioned to con- form by compating in the THERE must be several rep twentieth century rat-race.
sons why so many womnim permit their sons to be wrapped and
With cold baths, Hots of rules. up in slightly tear-sbaden grey food and constant games,
regulations, unsbónkable flannel and despatched by train boys are purined by suffering, to the bleakness of that average What does emerge from these preparatory, and (later) pubila Enough has been
written of early reports on the late show-school. inds is a continging "éhop/hdale ory
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One reason might well be mination to "make an English Even the rebel Balenciaga their hope that, cut off from gentlemen of his only son. shows straight skirts with loose, all diversions, the o fying panels. and Givenchy's, blighters will concentrate on the My sole contibution is the use of nuttering ostrich feather seemingly vität: Dignificance of thought that gentleness, tender- edging merited special attention. Common Entratice, “O levels, Aness towards women and loving
Any chethe-spot aicetching is levels, and the rest for the deere kindness are not difícluded absolutely fortieren. But there ful milestones dotted along the any chool surelçukim. is nothing to prevent the Road to Success..
American "buyers, to which, ang MgA.
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Kent These are the qualifies that nów Huo, many anean a 100,000- But a more licly reason to go to make a gentleman.
dollar stručna ura ralure, from the old, mis kodesytion, thith congregating at the Ritz Imme all own (bank."-Ton-thờ And Thày: “dierned diately after the show there to a zill a man's world.
HOME "by EXAMPEN.
BEAUTY HINTS
A lipstick must do more than suit your complexion you wit ared at least four shades to tone with your different clothes. When giving yourself a face pack, be sure not to bring the pable to
close to the eyes.
must never be "The skin around the dyta la so 'delicate it
It is a good thing to occasionally massage ». Kiitio conditioning cream into the tale before shampooing, especially, when the hair has been recently permed.
If you have a greasy akin ayold starphy foods such as pastries, puddings and cakes and also groásy or fried foods. Instead eat plenty of fruit, salads, and green vegetables, with protein foods such an fish, meat, poultry, eggs and cheese as the basis.
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