FASHION PAGE
by
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1961.
WOMANSENSE Impact-in a split-second
JILL BUTTERFIELD
ONCE in every girl's lifetime comes the day when she longs
to hit 'em in the eye, stop 'em
In their tracks, knock 'em
for six. It's the day when her whole appearance is concentrated on being a split- second sensation-on making IMPACT.
Today I give you the clothes (an equal mixture of sense and sensation) to do just that.
These are NOT the little everyday dresses you can wear year in and year out. Their line is too Immediate, their colours too strong, their effect too niemorable to lust for long.
These are NOT the baale little numbers you can ring numerous accessory changes on. They stand quite alone-they are gingerbread dresses which do not need extra gt; they are spice cakes which scorn uny leing.
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These are NOT ensy-does-it fashions you cun casually
put on and forget. They need
actively wearing-and not when you have a red nose, a splitting headache or no
time for a hair-do.
Now I am by no means suggesting that you plan your wardrobe around them. I am not advising you to alm for this extrovert look-at-me-look in your basic buys.
But for every girl, at least once when she's in the money. In the throes of Spring fever, or simply in love- she must make the entrance of her lifetime.
This in three dimensions-
is how to do it.
THE CLOTHES FOR THAT FIRST IMPRESSION
IMPACT IN A BACKVIEW
A black crapa sheath dress with a dramatic T-square back. By Frank Usher,
For spring without
the shivers
Thin spring
sunshlue
ruisba
hapes bat nol iem. peratures
Problem: A girl wants to look spring: like uut wants to feel ward.
Answer: a real that bridges the gapla warm hul gives the illudon It's Ht 1ght and airy as the sun treacherously tempting you to cast dat pro- verblat clout,
IMPACT IN A MIDRIFF
American-Inspirod swimsuit with dramatic cold-shoulder bodice which buttons on to pants at one alde. By Laddles.
Bridge that
gap left! gally with a swinging blus tweed coas By Mornassa,
DRAWINGS OY
SHEILA WARE
Bridge that Rap left) brightly in a. flaring coat of summer plok
By Cojana.
Bridge that gap (right smoothly in o
soft jersey coat of yellow. By Dereta.
PICTURES BY NORMAN EALES
IMPACT IN A NECKLINE
White Tricol short evening dross with soft bodico draped on to one shoulder and a long stolo. By Berkertex,
JACOBY on BRIDGE
AND FOR THE MEN...
JOINING Jaguars and Scotch in the export drive to America, a British firm of woollen merchants has just sold the material for 12 suits to President Kennedy. Tha fabrica are mainly conservative by American sartorial standards but well in keeping with the President's dignity-brown, blue worsted flannel, and grey chalk stripe.
One concession to the climate (hot in summer, heated in winter), they are mainly feather-weights.
EVER watched a snug, dis- believing smile creep over your husband's face As he reads the "blurb" on your bottle of cosmetics? Ever been laughed to scorn for fondly believing that every beauty product is a budding miracle worker? Well, now's your chance to hit back. The latest product (hat-foot from American) to hit the MEN'S market contains like the women's cosmetics he jokes about-a "moisturiser." Rev- lon's Top Brass hair dressing claims actually to add "body" to thinning hair,
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THINGS are looking up down under. An Australian fashion
woman
buyer thinks that the young British executive is the smartest in the world, Miss Mona Crawford, the only director of a large Sydney fashion house, is over here to look at our "handwriting." "I don't like your hard hats and the homburgs but I certainly love the casual clothes. At last your manufacturers realise that different countries have different climates to cope with. Hot sun means brilliant, vibrant colours. On her return to Australia ebo hopes to promote the "English Look for Australian Men.”
IF YOUR
CHILDREN'S CORNER EYES ARE
Knarf And Postman
-Shadow Helps To Deliver One Of The Letters-
By MAX TRELL
"Well," replied the Postean, KNARF, the Shades Boy with "they're for all kinds of differ-
the Turned About Name.
ent folks.
"Now take this one." He held
UNDER-
This one," said the Postman PRIVILEGED
as he glanced at the writing on
the envelope, "is for the Man In-The-Mcon."
"Fer the Man-In-The-Moon" FOR fingers
is a lot eader to play hauds
when you see all the cards. South
can make three no- trump if he simply wins the
unsteady with Arst space; goes after the clubs have und later on wina the 'second pre-party ves, I
spade. This way he is sute of making live clubs, two spades, one heart and one diamond,
However, both South play- ers in the team match ducked the first spade: won the second lead of the sult; and passed club to Fast,
was sitting on the steps in front up the one with the long paper the Postman, "P've been wonder-fare self-adhesive false eyelashes,
of his house when the Posanan
erine along.
sald Knart.
"Good morning, Posting 1,"
Boy." said
"Good morning,
the Pretman.
Dars
گردی
said Knarf. "How are you a0-found two new beauty products]
Mr Pustaimed at simplifying a
special ing to get up there,
make-up. He'll find way
The latest aids to eye glamour "You know something," asked
real hair curled, ing about that myself. But I Made
trimmed, and shaped to fit the lind some way. I always do." JA
Keart asked about the Test natural evid, there are none
C the old-fashioned of the letters,
mu-the "This one that looks like aproblem with
ready Fish" said the Postm.n. "goes lashes come packed
that press into place on the eyelids to Men Whal. This one he jook: like a flying wing la for in four caluers.
"Yes," said Knarf. "Who that long-eared felter for?"
The Postman gave the feitor a quick look.
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It's for rabbit
Jackson Rabbit,”
said. "That's who it's tur."
"And who asked Ka rf. that curled-up letter for
Mir Bob O'Link. He's in #1
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park.
the
the
sticky
to
who have never
a
At this point, bolly Easts found a play to beat the hand. One led back a club. Dummy won the trick and the king of daimonds
WAST played front with dummy. East hopped up his rez and South was now able to make 10 tricks. If East South would have had no way to get to his hand and would have been set.
had stayed off,
"Have you got any letters for me this morning?" asked Koart. "I've got a lot of letters in
For those maple tree in the middle of the quite mastered the art of apply my bag," he said, "but none of them are for you. I wish they
ing Hostick with a brush. a new Well. The Postman picked out though, were for you,
This one with all the paints enter-than-ever lip pencil ter o there mybe
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for you curled-up letter and glanced at is for senebody named Ster-perfect outline. In four colours one Cown at the bottom of the bag. the writing.
Ash, "He's living in the Aquario tone with your lipstick shade. CARD Senden. "This letter," be aici, What is your asine?"
"My Rúrne Is Khart," sald to a party named Snalte. But KIRPF,
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"And this one that's big f
he doesn't live in this city and one end and as fine as a thread English röse—
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Back
the ther end is-net" the
Postain suddenly chute French polisli
said Kaart, he can't be 1e haen't been around
anywhere jor 500 yours
"Thank you," said the Post- I don't know where 203. "Just let
Claner blm," through three letters tad tee it there isn't one for you."
"I hope there is," said Kaari.
Different shapes The Postman renched into his bag. He drew cut a bandful of letters. They were all different
shapes and sizer.
One was shaped like a Fid, Another was shaped like a Bird with outstretched wings. A third was a round as n pic- pinte. A fourth had two
"Maybe." lives in the 700.“
"I' an idea," raid the Peel more man. "I'll look for him there
I Fight away. Now this letter know goes to the zoo,"
Stared at letter
ST
at The Pastman kept staring
And he hold up a letter that the letter. reenged to Knarf to lesk a big open mouth with teeth.
ilke
"Is that letter," asked Kart,
But it is for him say po ritht here!" he exclaimed.
Kunrf asked five or six times
DOSUN
THE thing that son sadly dis- tinguishes you English pris from the Continental beauty is the amount of stug you will ple LA your faces," complained th Hungarian beauty expert, Countpas Csaky But to give the English the natural French-type gloss "But who is it for. Mr Post he has designed special
called "Who?" repeated the Post-oung foundation cream
Jrunesse. "Why,
11's for Mr 1 Smoke'n' Fire Dragon! But
Yolt can wear it without
colourless, can't believe it! I just can't be powder, It's
and lleve it. There aren't any more completely unclogging. Drugons!"
-(London Express Service).
taking a guess, for Mr Lions before the Pustman heard him.
The Postinati kooked surprised. "Very good." he said. "That's man?" who It's for, all right, all right! paper ers. A 4th was curled Mr Leo Llun, Cage No. 6, Lion Sk
lg at car end end as thin as House, The Zoo.
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round and round. A sixth was
thread at the other. A seventh
way round and full
of points.
Must be careful "Now yesterday I had two atenc-looking letters. One had "I've never seen letters like stripes all around it, and the
And there were others.
that," Kaart.
"I see them all the time," ald
Pusunch. "Knari
the
other and spots."
Knarf amited.
"Was the striped one for Mr Kaart anything kore for Tiger," he asked." Kaart?" he murmured to him-
"It was!" said the Postman.
"Mr Postman." bald Knarf, "I've got a Dragon upstairs. He's in my room. He's stuffed. Hanime is Henry. He squeaks' when you nqureze film. That Jøller must be for him."
So the Postman gave Katri for 11. Dragan, Henry. But what was in Agalo the Postman nodded. letter I can't tell you. Becaus
Kuorf is cure "No, just as I thought," he "Except," he added, "I strie- letters are secret, finally aid. "There's nothing times get a striped one and it's it was good news.
for Me nd Mr Zebra. Yorl Henry red the letter and he He started to stuff the letters have to be careful in this busi, oqueoked.
he went through the
Belf us
atrangely-rhaned letters.
Nothing today
for you today."
back in his brg.
"Mr Postman."
nald Knerf.
"Who are those letters for?"
"Aud was the spotlet ene for the letter Mr Leopard?" caked Knart.
ness."
the
And he never squeaked, neld
unless he was very
Knart pointed to se Tatler Kmart, that was shaped like a pieplate, hoppy.
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North
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East Bouth Wert Pass 24 FRES Pass 34 Pass Pass 7 You, South, hold: SAKQY107 0 +1805 SEQS
What do you do?
A-If you feel conservative pass, or go to four spades. If you feel optimisilo and have con- fidence in your partner, go to five diamonds. If you Just feel optimistic, bld alx spades..
TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of rebidding to three hearts your partner has bld two no-trump over your two spades. What do you do in this case?
Answer TomOSTOW
BEAUTY HINTS
Don't flop powder on, it will Just come off again, Presa Il on gently, but firmly.
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If the aon makea you screw up your eyes, get a
vair
ginases.
ór attractive
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Don't try to enlarge both your oyes and your mouth at the same time. Always tone down one to emphasize the other.
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YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
MONDAY, MAY 8
AQUARIUS (January 21- If a busi- February 19): ness acquaintance seems suspiciously eager to oblige you, watch out for ulterior motive.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): Don't be stubborn about trying out some skug- gested domestic changes.
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Hig much younger person.
of the subject knowledge may be fresher than yours. CANCER (June 22-July 21); You will cope more easily with the hard work ahead of you this week if you Avoid worrying about it too much beforehand.
They might ent your daily LEO (July 22-August 21):
work in half.
ARIES (March 21-April 19); Loso no time in making good a serious mistake nt The other East returned the
work. There will be time four of hearts. West's nine was
later to allocate the blame. allowed to hold the trick and now West had a chance to beat TAURUS (April 20-May 20): the hand. He could load back
There is No use forcing club and assuming East
Romeone to co-operate with made the correct diamond play
You South would
you against his will. never malee his rreond spade trick.
will manage far better 0911 your own,
However, West was quick to
ion of ny the
spades and South
with
nino GEMINI tricks.
was home
.
(May 21-June 21): Don't scorn advice from a
Rupert and Gwyneth-8
The two pala are too inquisitive to stop outside the cleft in the rocks. Dropping the carrier. Rupert leads the way in carefuDy en tip-toe. To his surprise there is no sign or sound of the strange lady in the tall hat.
ple'
been busy 1"
Podgy, "The place is simply one huge kitchen Just look at all those saucepans and cauldrons and jugs and things." "And what on earth
says Rupert," "They'ca
bowls the little things in the Rif different, and they're still warm They've just been made.”, ALL KIONTA BEJERVED
whispers
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Trent
Unconventional proposition with caution. No matter how promising, with it might not fit in your other activities.
22- VIRGO (August
September 22): Don't bu afraid of adverse criticism. It might keep you from be coming too complacent.
LIBRA
(September 23- October 22): A pleasant aurprise today will mark the beginning of a very, cheerful week for you.
SCORPIO
(October November 21): IK
91.
you
meet opposition without losing your temper you will chance of
have a
better overcoming it. SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): Your present job may offer more opportunities for advance- ment thinn you realise. Stick to it a while longer.
CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): A proposal of your may get a mixed
and you reception,
will have to fall in with the wishes of the majority.
YOUR BIRTHDAY: K your birthiny is this week, you will find a symbol of good fortune in a gift of a maga zine subscription.