THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
THE UNDERCOVER
Fashion Page
DRAWINGS
BY
Robb
Under the new back plunging dresses, a petticoat
to follow the line.
In black Bri-nylon, by Charnos.
After seeing Paris
STORY
what goes on underneath
London.
NEVER BEFORE in
fashion has what goes on underneath been so important.
on
For the shape of this year's clothes-floats of chiffon which fook a mess in the hand and a miracle the frame, swirls of bit pleats which look it droopy on a hanger but cat a dash on a dish-all de pend absolutely on the right kind
beneath of shape them.
And never
before have the underwear manufacturers been so quiek to catch on to the
trends.
Now after the woman's world had its Arst view of the now Paris clothes, I give you the inside story of them all.
INSIDE STORY of the soft bloused bodice is the bra without. bonesin fhat a look
BY JILL BUTTERFIELD
co completely
unstressed that the models AL one Paris designer's show
did not wear bras beneath their soft quid dresses.
But English women have loo much sense to carry fashion to such
foolish lengths and the English manufacturers, who must have been doing a spot of crystal-gazing, have already produced the kind of bra which controls without con- sirleting, and minimises with- out flattening.
For the well-endowed girls there is a new long-line bra in black or white nylon embroider- ed lace. By FORMFIT, For the colour-loving, there is even a sea-blue bra to give the softer, rounder line.
Or
It has no bones, padding, stiffening anu is suspended on a couple of very narrow ribbons to go under the new shoe-string strapped dresses. By SIL- HOUETTE.
INSIDE STORY of the new Jale-day scoop-backed look. Charnes's newest Invention-a petticoat which makes it pos- sible, for the very Arst time, to underline the lawest back- or plunging dress. In white black Bri-nylon, you can buy it In sizes 34-40in.
INSIDE STORY of the short
La 4- BİL that' firty skirt smooths
the hips and buoys out the flare knee high. Best basic I've seen around is the slim, slinky half slip, with a stiffened hem frill as its only. trimming. By C. & A.
over
INSIDE STORY of the flatter the kind of girdle hip line. that Irons out the bulges. Especially good for heavy hips Junid
thicker thighs is a new longer- American designed degged step-in made of elastic net and satin By BERLE.
IF YOU'RE TEMPTED
BUT TIMID ABOUT FASHIONABLE FEET!
'HOUSEHOLD|
HINTS
To slcan marks on wallpaper
rub with a thick piece of bread
or a square of art gum.
•
Velvet articles, cushions, etc., can be cleaned with a chamois leather.
CHILDREN'S CORNER
The Ant Hayride
---Chris Cricket's Guitar Provides The Music-
1
By MAX TRELL
hurry off without exchanging a with them, and then go
in a nearby. clump of grass
CHRISTOPHER Cricket came and start playing his gultar and
over to the bench in the singing.
park just a few minutes after Knart and Janid. the Shadow
"It must be another Cricket,"
Children with the Tumed thought Knair.
About Names, had sat down.
As usual, Christopher had his
guitar strapped across his shoudder.
Only this morning,
Music continued
Nevertheless, the guitar
he made no attempt to sing or music and singing continued.
play his guitar,
Scompared on
But after another minute or two, unother strange thing be
The sound.of gan to happen, The
gullar and the singing to be moving slowly quick seemed
away as though Christopher - or whoever it might be was pushing through the grass while he was making music.
He merely shouted howdy-do and scompered on,
damp
Surrounded by Ants, Chrla was playing his gillar.
of black Beettes. It was loaded with hay, an enormous thimble- ful.
Sitting on the hay wagon were a whole crowd of Ants and an old Ant with a
000
SQUARE
but only fusi, Black patent. Manficid.
SQUARER -around the
toe. Flat little pump in belge - ur dark brown calf. Lotus.
SQUAREST of all. Palent baby with a heel and groOS- grain ribbon bow. Dolcis.
FASHION is like a dry martini-you can drink it any strength you like. Proving my point, the wave of new shoes just hitting town.
You can sip gently, and choose a shoe with just
LADY
your
Under the new flared or pleated skirts a half slip to stress the line. In white, pink, blue or lemon,
-London Express Service).
LUCK
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
THURSDAY, MARCH 30
AQUARIUS (January 21- February 1D): In a family dispute it would be better to give in, in order to keep the peace, than to continue bickering.
a suggestion of the new squared toe, just a hint PISCES (February 20-Maich of a lower heel.
a
4
You can get the taste and choose a shoe with blunt-nose toe and a string thin tie.
20): A minor gumble seems justifled, and by acting on intuition you may just hit it right today.
If you have a serious pro- . ject in mind, get down to it ns noon us you can without
You can take a full strength swallow and ARIES (Mârch 21-April 19); straw choose a shoe which is pure Paris with the flop- was standing up in the front piest bow, the squarest toe and the babiest heel in of the wagon and driving the the book. team of Beetles.
1
hat
"Wait a minute, Christ" cried Knarf.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Too curious now to wait any Christopher didn't stop to langer, Knarf and Hand kneeled He ran right on and down over the chuing of grass answer. disappeared in a clump of tall pushing the blades aide until
could see clear grass on one side of the paved they
ground, park.
"He could have told us what he was so busy about," Knarf grumbled. "I don't think he was being so very polite,"
Hanid suddenly held up finger.
"Do
Lear you Knarf?" she asked.
her
Crowd of ants
to
the
There was no doubt now that the musle came from the very spot where they were looicing.. But at first they could see something nothing except the brown earth with the tangled roots of the grass, and though they could not be sure they were right- they fancied they saw a wind- Ing rond no bigger than ribbon.
Heard Chris singing
Knarf listened. It seemed to him that he heard the musin of Christopher's guitar, and the Rod of his valce singing a somewhera song coming frem
close by.
"It's coming from that clumb of grass right over there,” sald Hanid, pointing.
Knari. thought that I would be strange for Christopher to
n
and little grey whiskers
All over the towering load of Girl hay were Boy Ants and Ants singing and shouting 10 the musfe of Christopher Cricket.
Where was Christopher? He was sitting in the middle of the pile of huy with all the young Ants around him.
Could have stopped
With their ittlest
Anger, Knart or Hanid could have stopped the Ants) hay wagon as lumbered gally down: the path under the clump of grass toward the Anthill on the other side of the white rock a dozen ro- yards away.
Christopher Cricket's musle became louder and clearer.
Suddenly, they w markable night,
3
But Knart and Hanid only It was a hay wagon about the looked at each other and smiled ize of a hollowed-out half- and wished that they for that acorn (which is what it was!) day, at any rate-could havo with wheels made of miniature, been as small as, Ants and have daisies and drawn by a team gone on the wonderful bayside.
Rupert and the Paper-fall-14
"Only thi Bill Badger has been pulling it one excitement
-The piece of paper from his pocket, and may be more intportant.
other had names of people in now he show it to Rupert. "Look here," he says. “As I came over other villages. This one aft Look. here I found this. Is it anything about Nutwood people. like what fell round you in that. here's your name and Ferdy's and ... Oh, paper shower you told us about ? "¿Algy's, and mine, and Rupert gates at it, "Why, yes.my. I wonder whatever, it can it's just like the others." he saya alf mean.
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wasting too much time on preliminaries. 1 TAURUS (April 20-May 20); If you hear some Idle gossip about a friend, don't con- aider it your duty to repent it to him. but rather let it dle a natural death,
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Don't judge someone by an unfavourable first impres alon. On closer scrutiny you may discern some sym- pathetic qualities.
| CANCER (June 22-July 21); Swallow your pride and accept a favour from a per- non who la only too eager to help you.'
LEO (July 22-Augu»l 21): You will have an opportun ity to discuss your work with a superior on a social occasion, and it will help
you in your future relatlan- ships with him.
VIRGO
IN
JACOBY BRIDGE
EN yesterday's article 1 showed a deceptive play. where a defender won Trick with the Hee instead of the queen.
Such plays should not ba made frequently. All too often the gay deceiver will find that he is never going to make the
| queen.
A case in point occurred in my frei experience with big time bridge. I was a youngster und
somehow or other my young partner and I found our- selves playing a chort matchi against two well known
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WEST
EAST
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SOUTH
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North
1
Pais
Bridge
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Poss 1 N.T. Pašs Opening lead~~♦ J
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peris. The game was auction and while we wound up losing we did have a few good results. In auction you got credit for everything you made so my one no-trump response was proper.
I won the opening diamond
in my hand; led the ten of hearts and let it ride. East won the trick with the sce, where- upon being young and impetu- ous, I spread my hand and claimed the rest of the tricks.
Expert East wa9 flabber- gasted. Finally he stammered, "How do you know the heart Anesce is going to win?"
"What heart inctso?" saked. "I have all the tricks in top cards!"
I was impetuous, but I had counted to 12 before claiming.
*CARD Seridek4,
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3A
You, South, hold:
Pass
MAQ870 W32 4543 4855.
What do you do?
ABid four spader. I would not criticize a paas severely, but the odds favor your 'having a reasonable play for game.
TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of bidding three spades your partner has robld one no- trump. What do you do in this C250?
Answer on Saturday
In the world of
women
a
To longer is fashion {August No ifle across
22-
September 22): Your part-
New York's leading designers Bro influencing
fashion 1
Paris, London, Rome wherever trenda in women's clothes begin.
ner will resent it if outside the Atlantic. interests keep you too much Now away from home, no matter how useful you may regard them from a business stand- point. LIBRA (Septembar
October 223: A serious effort ought to be made suon to collect some money long owing to you.
23-Now attractive Jackie Kennedy lve American couturiers as added incentive to show of their skill to the world. How are they macting the chal- lengot SCORPIO (October 23-Now Fashion Editor BARBARA
November 21) Don't tako it for granted that success Is duo you. Only by Inten- alve effort and the full use of your capabilities will you be able to score over others. SAGITTARIUS (Novembor 22-December 21): Your place la with your family on the occasion of an import- ant anniversary, even it if meuns altering some por- sonal plans. CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): You will havo an unexpectedly gay time at a party where you feared you would meet no one you. know.
YOUR BIRTHDAY:
If this
Is your birthday, throw off your habit of anxiety and
the approach
coming months with a light heart.
GRIGGS is on the spot, nd- Quiswer and the Ing, the latest and inost informed news of American fashions.
Next week she reports on ber
TO A JOURNEY WOMAN'S WORLD. The fust Instalment boglan on Monday.
-London Expresa Service),