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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

Fashion

By BARBARA GRIGGS This

OTS of Londoners never stir outside the City boundaries at weekends, and heaps of But any- country-people never come near Town. one who has found herself at Hammersmith on a Friday evening around six o'clock will be able to testify that there are quite a lot of people milling around between the two.

Of these two groups a small percentage have large establishments in both town and country and appropriate wardrobes for each: the rest of us pack and take and wear with us, and then the problem is how to reconcile the conflicting needs of town and country.

You can't wear little black suita in Wiltshire or gum- hoots in Bond Street; you can't get away with your best dungarees in Knightsbridge, and those witty Httle square toed shoes aren't going to look too good after a five-mile tramp round the estate.

The only possible answer seems to be to find clothes

tricky

business

of

the Town and Country

Look

with their emerald; and a third green-a for the Jewellery tri their clashing line used resplenden L evening neat silk shawl that goes with

it.

that it convincingly into both town and country back- light, glittering grounds, and will willingly work themselves to the han. mostest gers in both places,

To make a good start

Not easy to track down but a good start might be made with the coat in the picture.

most

dresses.

I took, apparently, about half an hour for the penny to drop when, gathering the rags of their dignity around them, they crept back into their limousines and were driven rapidly away.

A hip-level, looss eur-coat in deep coral and white dogtooth check, it can look as ensual as blue jeans in a deep country setting (try it with skinny pants, a thick FOR EAGER polo-necked sweater and a bounding spaniel) or glossily format for town-deep coraf linen sheath to match, long ruckled gloves, pearls, and a Sloane Square backdrop.

Additional trick uj alves: It's a foum back, made of lightweight Orten, interlined with altro-light latex foam and completely washable; so, it the spaniel get unt of hand, a quick for tubbing will put it right Stone Square.

ELEGANT

VICTIMS

round half-dozen society best-dressera

Would

DEBUTANTES

VICTOR

STURDEL

of the

designs prettiest young party clothes in town but, al Incorporated Society their prices, only the happy fow can

of the top

they, he wanted to kraw in Battering terms, 14 willing to allow themselves to

in photographed he favourite Balenciaga or Dior for a well-known shing magazine?

They consculed, practised reluctance:

afford them,

as

with well-

rendez- vous the pleasant Bttle Place du Palais Bourdon (near Vogue department,

fees) was named,

#

Now he has found a pleasant use for the ground floor of his beatiful 18th-century premises Cavendish Square, by turn-

into L

an off-the-port where a collection afternicon and Laté-day dresses will be sold nt priers from 45 guineas-with couture- HIE Practical Joke is enjoy- AL the Appointel kour, standard alterations as required. A celadon blue silk coat is ing a dungerous new vogue astonished pussers-by, rapidly

a pale lime BÛK among the Paris smart set... swelling into a hilarious crowd, shown over most popular revent success saw six

chiffon elegant women dress; a long swirling being achieved by the anony- descending from, their Heatleys evening dress is shown in twa

day shades of telephoned and Citroens into broad

green ade mous Jole who

THE

Hilarious

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Shadows Meet Pan

He Makes Them Dance To His Music-

By MAX TRELL DOWN

OWN AT the edge of the park Jake at the sput where the willow tree hung over the water and some moss- covered Tuck! made cave-this Was where King Nep lived.

il

tiny

When he saw that Kharf and Banid had spled him, he imme- diately stopped playing on the whistles (or pipes, as he later called them). He sprang to his feet, look off his cagi and bowed, s black hair was thick and

little eurly.

"Would you care to dance?" asked the tiny Boy.

said that

Kharf and Hanid, the Shad- ow Children with the Turned- About Names knew little King Nep quite well.

Ruler of the Seas

Hanid smiled and they were on their way to see King Nep who lived under the rocks by the willow tree.

He had told them that once "We're inte," she added. "He's tipon a time everyone knew waiting for us. We can't stop him not as little King Neps but to dance now, I'm afraid."

"He' wali," said the Boy, great King Neptune, Ruler of the Seven Seas. But that hanging his cap up on the petal had been long, long ago. Now of the buttercup. You'd better most People had forgotten stay here and dumee." about him. And the more they forgot about him, the smaller Je became.

Can't stay

"But we can't,” Kanid salti, But the Boy put the pipes to

He was now about the size his ps. of a Mouse,

"I hope some People keep re- membering in," Hanid Was saying this morning to Koart as they stepped over a low ruil- ing and started downun over the grassy shope to the willow free at the edge of the lake.

Strange sound

Knurt said. half-laughing: "I think I'll catch you and bring you to King Nep."

1 de Batch for the Buy.

and

Pan was sitting under a kultor. cup playing on the pipes.

Frogs with stripes, "Come one! "Come all!

"My pipes, my pipes!"

Everybody coma

And they all came-birds, Bugs and blossoms! They all Juided hands-or paws, or legs, or petals, or wings-and danced in a happy circle around Knarf and Hanid.

Squirrels came down from the Knart never finished snatch- trees. Frogs came out of the ing out his hand. For at lake. Broties came from under once the notes came whistling rocks. The growing things and bubbling and laughing out seemed (Karf and Hanfd of the pipes. Kharf and fanid thought) 10 pul themselves

"If everybody forgets about him he'll disappear nitogether," wanted to run. They couldn't, right out of the ground and to Knort had just opened his Ther feet started dancing go skimming around with their mouth to say something when There was nothing at all that leaves flipping and their blos-

at that monent they heard they could do about it.

soms nodding. somebody whistling. They They danced and they danced. How long this curious danes Flopped to listen.

The notes care spinalng out went on, Knart and Hand like golden tops, Kuorf and couldn't tell. But the sun wha and round high overhead when finally the of a Hunlit spun round

and round.

notes turned into long ha-ha- kn-ha... and died away. The notes came poppint out.

The Dirds and Animals dis- They looked around. They Knarf and Hanid hopped and appeared as fast as they had come. The Beelles all back could see nothing but tufts of jumped.

The Fross Grace and here and there Then the noten enme out long under their rocks.

*

slow, and sounded na hopped off. clump of butlercups and danda- and

though they came from far, far 1ons,

Ilani away, and Knurf aut

I wasn't the whistle Bird, or the whistle of a boy, or the whistle of a Dragondy as through the olr. Jt whizzed

And then, suddenly, right at Knurf's feet, Knart and Hunid #pied alm.

He was about as large, or as

Hopped and jumped

across the grass.

Loft alone Knorf and Honid found them- selves sitting down on the grass not far from the willow tree. Little King Neg was tanding them, smiling. The Boy with the pipen was gone.

took long, slow steps and tiptoed Then the notes whirled out conall, as a Grasshopper. Ilke the wind. Kharf and fanid face was dark and brownish, as fairly few through the air, their if he had always been out in feet hardly touching the ground. why. O you've met Pan.

the sunshine. His hair was jet- Please stop playing" Harid bluck and his eyes were ninust erled

as black.

It was no use. He kept right He was sitting cross-legged on on blowing his pipes.

Pan shouted

over

have you?" King Nep who say- Eng. "He's a naughty Day, he fal Makes everyone dance to his music.

"Where Is he? Nobody ever He only stopped for a second knows. But he'll be back! Pan

like to shout out:

the ground with his buck agalust the stem of a buttercup blowing an something that looked five or six wooden whistles all tied together in a row and one smaller than the other.

"Sparrown. Squirrels,

"Berties, Sulpen,

"Daisies, Clover,

inf's his name, Pan'

And King Neg helped Knarf

and Hanid to alond up and come into a cave for their visit.

I can't see the deba keeping their paws off this lot,

THE TWO-WAY

LOOK

נן!

The Town and Country Coat, with

сабу adaptability to two Made in ways of life. Orlen it is foam-backod for warmth, without weight and completely washable: you just fol- low the

instructions.

Made by Mornessa, in white, dogtoothed- checked in deep coral, gold, blue or donkey.

Gorgeous girls-they're

find. But no shortage

territory:

anyone

who

riddéba

vi

PICTURE BY JOHN COLE

hard to of men!

LADY LUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE ·

TUESDAY, MAY 2

22-

un will

1- bo

21- VIRGO (August

September 22): A courao which evensed

AQUARIUS (January

February 19): Try to ba moro realistic and not bane your hopes too much OIL illusions.

PISCES (February 20-March 20): A special celebration will bring together a num- her of people whom you have not met for a very long time.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A Hecret will have to bu brought into the open and

you will be greatly relieved to share it with others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If a hasty decision is des manded on a proposition put to you. refuse to be hurried,

but weigh its merits carefully. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Do all you can to avert a family quarrel over a very trivial matter. CANCER (June 22-July 21): You will accomplish, mach

more on your own, today than by enlisting the co- operation of others.

prominos

Income. opened to you, and you will be well advised to take it unhesitatingly.

LIBRA (September 23-

October 22): Don't judge a newcomer at work too quickly. Give him time to settle down and grow ac- customed to your ways. SCORPIO

(October 23- An November 21):

Im- patient move on your part could spoil a piece of careful. work on the ove of comple tion. Take your time over It.

(November SAGITTARIUS

22-December 21): Give in to the general spirit of galety tonight, and don't ntand too much on your dignity.

CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): You may not be able to go your own weet way today, but will have to fall in with the wishes of others.

LUCKY a YOUR

LEO (July 22-August 21): An undertaking to which you have contributed great deni of hard work will prosper, and you will share substantially in its benefits

COLOUR:

If this is your birthday, look out for a combination of BLUE and SCARLET. It ought to bring you luck.

Rupert and Gwyneth-3

At length Podgy rises with a satisfied grunt and dries his face and hands with his handkerchief. "That's better," he says. "Thank you for warning me to get those stain off. By the way, why aren't you stained with blackberry juice 100 Weren't you picking them?" "No. I was after hazel

Bulls,"

saya

Rupert absently. **Weil, come on, let's go back,” ays Podgy.**What are you look- ing at 7 For Rupert is handing still and gazing at something un the outer bank of the little stream, Nest minute, to Podgy's surprise. he takes a flying leap across the

water.

ALL RICHITA #YSKAVID

JACOBY

on BRIDGE

West's ace and eventually TOT. strictly speaking, of impeccable tailoring some- tion with close-ups of leading TEAM of four knockout com- out

petition is a form of duplic- South made 11 tricks. If East but where back of her elbow. models, male and female-used

up with the ace ducing

lcu The radiant bride locked just to have a pretty exiguous male ale that comes clase to repro- had jumped

rubber bridge condi- of hearts and

o second the reads

of a shade more convincing when seelien alongside Its rows

tlons.

space he could have held South shiny magazines these there was a groem somewhere gorgeous girls.

Each hand is played exactly to his contract.

When pair "D" of team 2 days, or drops in on a photo- around.

Now, if anything, the position twice. The first time pair "A"

of team

and sat North graphic session, vr chats

1 plays North

and South, North The scene is shifting fast. is reversed.

South against

"A" of became declarer at three julr with the girl who runs the Now the men bave a shiny

Later on pair "" trump. East opened the eight model agency, can't avoid. corner all to themselves, grain- Gorgeous model girls are the team 2.

king was and allowed to hold the trick on the ground, but the inalof team 1 plays East and West of spades. Dummy's an extra med with luxury ads and ad-

section is Betting bigger,' and

when East got in with the ace ordinary current phene vice on how to clothe that lean batter all the time, and a top-

of hearts he led a second spade meson: the rise of the Male brown frame.

to set the contract two tricks. Model.

awareness

of

·

Iner can earn up to £4,500 a In other words, more men year. are thinking more about their

this commercial Alongside Radiant

clothes: and there is con- boo1:2

has gone Inevitably, n sequently, a boom 131 male boom in terms of prestige; and Time was when this job was clothes-horses who are good, not real e-men are Do longer limited on the whole to a small only at showing off the clothes, muttering about appearing on number of falled City chups, but convcying a powerful sense tekvirion when asked right out and their professiona! useful of fast sport-car driver, can- what their profession Is. Bess had strictly

accessory petent rider, pleet young city value.

gent poised tand-owner into The pretty girl laughing into the bargain. her champagne (centre stage) The International Model needed at least the

suggestion Guide--a once-yearly publica-

LOOKING AT WOOL

Miss Joan Manning popular Hongkong tele- vision and night club artist inspecting wool award garments in a fashionable Queen's- road saton.

this

Garments by Australian manufacturer will be featured in the display by Australia's four top modela,

the

Sponsored by Australian government senior trado commis- sioner and Mrs Patter son, the display will be held in aid of the Hong- kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association on May 25 at the Miramar Hotel.

WOO

EASTO JAWARD

For it is now respretable... "ilke being an actor," said one

peney, hopefully.

London Express Service.

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Opening lead-A 5-

against pair "B" of team 2. The object, of course, 19 - ስነ win as many net points po sible.

This article will appear at

the same time as tho "Vander- bill Cup knockout team torna-

no-

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be the first of several discus-

hands from

sing Interesting previous tournaments.

The bidding in the box is that by pair" "A" of team 1. West opened the five of spades and dummy's ten held the trick. A heart lead was ducked by East and won by South. Now a diamond lead knocked

VACARD Sensen,

The bidding has been: North Faxt Bouth West

1

Parr

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Pass You, South, hold:

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