Cool
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
comfort ideas for the mother-to-be...
Cool and pretty in an Empire line maternity dress. We chose on Italian green satin-finish- ed cotton splashed with huge white flowers and low-heeled green satin
match pumps dren.
to
the
LADY LUCK
your
FRESH ideas for
now
matornity wear are very fow and for between and styles could scarcely be do- scribed as kcoping up with the times.
However
and then fashion comes along with a few unexpected bonuses for the expect- ant mother, in the way of the Trapeze, line, the Empire line and now the low waisted look and the loose overblouse--all
of which are ideal for
the early months.
They will not of course
Co
for the later weeks when, like not, we all have to go
it or Into clothes.
full fledged maternity
Problem
If you are expecting a baby rometime this summer, Just what to wear over the last few menths can be rather a Irleky problem.
What is suitable, fashionable and IN for mothers-to-be- In other parts of the world may be highly unsuitable and ulto- gether uncomfortable in the
Colony's hot humid weather.
The return of dresses haa been one of the surprises of the maternity world and a loose cot- ton dress is probably the coolest and most comfortable garment one can wear in the heat here. But not everyone looks their best in flowing roles and far from looking smart the effect
is often one of n battleship in full suit.
Expensive
wear.
in-
Looking round the few local shops the other day that stock maternity
1 was pressed only by the vast ex- pense and over-all dreariness of the small selection they had to offer.
COMING EVENT
over
A back-buttoned top for casual wear maternity shorts or slacks. Cut like a little girl's smock, a huge pocket is set diagonally and piped, like neck, armholes and hem, in a contrasting colour.
by Jennifer Lane
JACOBY on BRIDGE
TUE bidding was the same at two
diamonds. Now South
both tables in this icam could have taken four diamond match, 85 was the early play. tricks,
but unfortunately ho Erot was
allowed to hold the wasn't looking at the enemy's first spade trick. South won the cards and chose to lako a din- pecond and knocked out West's mond fineze, East made his ace of clubs. A third spade lend queen of diamonds and two look cure of South's eccond tiere spades for down one. stopper and South cashed the At the other table East was clubs, stopping in his own hand, much more conservative. He East had to make two dia- let one diamond and one spade cards. At table one East let go go.
suit the occasion with acces
sories.
it in light brocade, slik or shan-|
For evening: 1 cocktail out-
Inle in front edged with big 1 brilliantly coloured tur- white daisies. This is expen- quoise, havy and white flowered sive at $125, but worth it up, think.
1 pair of turquoise trews to Another beach ensemble wear at home. which will not go into the sea but will all prettily enough on For more dressy daytime and For the beach: Elther a the sands is again in the form Informal evenlig wear: 1 rather maternity bathing sult and loose) of a black jersey swimsuit with, smarter matching two plece or towelling jacket or a shorts and this time, is any cotton poncho dress which can be altered to top set.
top in bright colours to be
worn over the top. This will cost you $165.
I also liked a set of a top with aquamarine polka dois on white
worn over matching aquamarine shorts.
No cottons
Nowhere could find any pretty dresses or two pieces to be worn everyday-so my ad- vice to any expectant muns is to lash out on something gay for the beach, an Rem very dif- Bleult to make yourself or have copied satisfactorily, and have
the rest of the clothes you wil need made up by your local tollor.
He will have pletures of ma- ternity styles in his fashion nagazines otherwise have ค look through the big pattern books for ideas.
You will not want to waste money on clothes which most women aro thankful to be rid of once the baby has arrived. However you will want enough clothes see you through every accasion.
Having had two babies here during the Gummer I have found the following is makes up a fairly comprehensive basic wardrobe. The colours I have mentioned are only as a guide to show you how the separates wili co-ordinate with cach other.
tung.
General do's and don'ts
DON'T stick to the darkest, stodgiest colours as one shop asalstant once advised me — "After all, you don't want to emphasise it do you modem" she breathed confidentially over the
counter.
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DON'T paddle round the town in flip flops-they're all right for the beach, but there are plenty of very pretty sandals with low heels or open-work pumps to be found in the shops. You may need to buy shoes a half-size larger during the hot weather. DON'T slouch about—nothing looks worse than the maternity waddle so ollen seen,
DON'T bore everybody with ghastly and continual details about your blood pressure and swollen feet nobody wants to know except your doctor.
DON'T go into a grand decline just because you're having aand dummy's ace of hearts. baby people have had them before you know.
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DO on the other homl, make an effort to look pretty and nice, Do look after your bale and sidin both are often at their best during this me.
DO see that whatever you choose to wear is crisp and freshly ironed, and that all shoulder straps are out of sight.
DO avold the unnecessary frills and bows, pleats and gathers that so often decorate the expectant mother, labelling her pregnant in capital letters.
DO choose uncluttered lines and clear bright colours but avoid beetle scarlets, shocking pinks and vivid yellows and oranges, You may not worry about emphasising it but you don't want to look like a Belisha beacon elther,
* DO remember that the Empire ne flaring from below the bustline is only for tall people and that one-piece dresses: give a greater illusion of height, while two-piece outats tend to cut the figure although personally I think they are much smarter.
A word on lingerie to end with. A loose cotton housecont is a useful item to have and there are some lovely ones to choos from in the shops at the moment.
Mode Elite also have some special underwear for mothers- under-to-be including pants, bras, half-silps and light girdles-all very reasonably priced. A luxury you may may--but very good for and the morafe to know that you are looking nice underneath as well
as on the surface.
CHINA MAIL
For daytime: 1 light navy horoscope Dingy plaide and sad looking!
ilnen shirt lined with silk to navy and chocolate skirta In
avoid wearing a silp TUESDAY, MAY 16 enormous sizes were the only
These include a very attracsniall patterned navy
neath). AQUARIUS (January 21- things within a reasonable price at Paquereite's in Des Voeux-
Live maternity bathing suit February 19): A
person range.
If you want to pay anything The only elker shop with (which will take you Into the white loose top. whom
out again very considered you rather superficial will re-up to $300 for a brocade or satin anything; to offer is Mode Sille sea and
affair for evening wear, you (Queen's-road) who have one pectably) in black jersey-knit veal unexpected depths as should be able to lind something or two outfits for beach wear, with a white plque V-shaped you get to know him bet- ter.
PISCES (February 20-March
20): Your tendency to
be
little your own abili y may
spring from modest. but
read.
HELEN BURKE REPORTS ON THE
res-
there in always the danger TORQUAY FOOD FESTIVAL IN BRITAIN
of being accepted at your own valuation,
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
I would be a mistake tu indulge a child's every wish. Ile must begin to learn that he can't have everything he asks for. TAURUS (April 20-May 201; An offer of a more lucrative job merits serious sideration. if
you
Fancy a
chef
forgetting the flavour!
200- don't
Of
mind the extra travelling involved.
London.
what use are gastronomic exhibitions? I have just attended the In- GEMINI (May 21-June in this country or abroad, these ex hibitions are held. They show the public how versatile, how artistie—and, sometimes, how misguided-those
It
avuld
who exhibit can be.
judge at this festival was my
friendl.
our own
Drain
then
stir in a
including at least one honour and three diamonds. Therefore, he cashed his ace of "diamonds
When this play dropped a heart honour all Sauti had to do was to play another heart. West made a heart and his last pade, but South made the last two tricks and his vulnerable game.
MECARD Sense
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North
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What do you do?
A-Bid two diamonds. Your one heart call showed no strength at all and you have six points and two biddable rails, such as they are.
TODAY'S QUESTION West passes and your partner' jumps to three hearts. What do. you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
DIANA DORS says "I LOST 8 LBS. ON
CHILDREN'S CORNER THE AYDS PLAN"
Punch's balloon trip
-He Tells Hanid How He Once Bumped Into Moor-
By MAX TRELL
no
Idea at the time no climbing, going through gates, just Coating up and floating down again.
"So I blew up my balloon Punch as she sat down next to and up in the air it went."
Hanid wanted to know how
him of the table, "you must
"MR PUNCH," said Hanid, have been to lots of wonderful Mr Punch blew up his balloon, the
and where he kept it. Shadow Girl with the places up in the sky." Turned-About Name, to her old friend, "did you
a balloon?"
"I just blew it up by blow- "I was!" said Mr Punch, "I ever go in can't tell you how many woning," replied Mr Punch. "And, derful places I ballooned up to. when I wasn't using my bal- Mr Punch at this moment I mean, I can tell you about loon for going on trips, I kept In fact, every day at this mo- them, but it would take me an it in my pocket.
happened to be eating awfully long time."
ment
his breakfast. He smiled as he "How awfully long?" asked stuffed a piece of toast In his Hauld, again giving Mr Punch mouth.
that sharp look.
"Certainly," he said.
a fresh
to go
eyes narrower
Q.
"About a week," sald Mr Punch.
Some other story
Blew it up
19
"Anyway, I blew it up unti it was about as big as Horse, then I carefully fastened the Don't listen to too many
"You did!" exclaimed Hanld.
end of it to a rocking chair. I "My dear Girl," conflicting veralorm of
said Mr Punch as he carefully buttered
sat down in the chair, gave a incident at work if you
push with my foot and up we then plece of tonst, the want to get at the truth of
time, and assist the browsing In This, surely, is lamb The main purpose could be
"That is long," Hanid ad- went, straight up into the air." spread a thick layer of marmo-
"Higher than the fence?" the matter.
to both home produced from pan. young chefs
lade over the butter, "I used mitted. to encourage
Д off the fat. Work hills and downs and CANCER (June 22-July 21):
up in a ballon almost
"Let me tell you about some- asked Hunld, still sounding
ldn't believe greater efforts in their craft.
any of Mr if she then," satdi New tablespoon of flour into the pan, every day, I've taken bundreds thing else If
from more you are
din-
What about the
good tamb judges? the
Cook for a minute, cool a little of balloon trips."
Punch. "Let me tell you about this. criminate in your choice of what do they look fort The Zealand.
"Oh, much higher," said Mr. the Elephant I once owned. Her Punch. #uess I must have tablespoon of Hanid's If I could persuade people to friends
will you
tabed tomato puree. 13% pintslittle. She moved up closer to
e was Little
Bo Peep and blown my balloon being let down so often. old
up bigger Bartolome couk lamb-that is roast, grill or
water and some freshly milled Mr Punch and gave him LEO (July 22-August 21): Calderoni, moire chef des even fry it (dry)-leaving the
meat still pink (not rare, mind pepper. Cover and cook gently sharp look.
"No, I want to hear about than I thought, because, all of It may be too late to avert cuisines of the May Fair.
for an hour.
"Mr Punch," she said,
"are the balloon," Hauld interrupted. a sudden, I notleed that I was
bumping
something "But it will take a week,"
against a quarrel with your part- asked him what he felt about you) I am sure that it would be level with beef. Jules
Now lift the pieces of lamb you
you're not making
bard." wald Mr Punch. ner, but you will both feel this particular Festival,
lomla is a rarity, and it is so into a stewpot or casserole, Add up a story?" "There were some
"Just tell me about one trip," very In- belter after letting off
to cook it to that stage. 12 whole small onions, 1b. teresting displays of quite a good asy
sald Hanld. Already caton Not
in even
first-class small new carrots, two to three standard according to appear. Not
chef quartered peeled small white where the (August
ance and novelty," he said, restaurant,
get turnips and 12 small new September 22): No matter what was neglected, however, knows batter, do we ever
potatoes. Strain the sauce over how buy you may be, you was the fundamental principle pale pink lamb.
across then, Cover ogain and cook for I This
week, Came must Bad more time to de-of the culinary art-your.
done, another hour. swmething I have never vale to the older members
VIRGO
of your family. LIBRA
(September
22-
23-
en a
让
but shall dogriled boord Finally, add a small cupful "why
No seasoning
"When a dich has
to
be stall shoulder of lamis. I found this
of them was awfɑi - no sea-
Creative
The arst tim? I sce a very
October 22): Don't be ton judged, favour is the first con Choking, by Nicholas Roosevelt, strongly influenced by a sideration. The exhibits are letter from a friend over. not there only to be looked at. This is a bock of basic ideas as
"The taste of the majority well on new things. sean. He is too far away to appeciate your situation. SCORPIO (October 23- November 21); Don't mis- take fatigue for a sudden aversion to your job. You will feel much better about it after your holiday. SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): Give all
What about the gold, and bronze medallists?
"Well, their
sening. The very worst thing small shoulder, I shall bone it that could be.”
und grill it fint. It will be n sliver new
for experience
me. A there are thick, and thin parts exhibitz were of the lamb, I would say that It the best of their kind, The best is an excellent jont for the of all was a lobater, a new family where different degrees creation of a young man named of "doneness" are important. Connor, 25 years of age, the Mr Roosevelt advises having larder chot of the Imperial most of the fat
and all the
the encouragement you can stel, Torquay, very simple, gristle removed tho to a friend who is making not at all claborated, neat and
a brave effort to start life cloan in appearance, with
all over again,
excellent favour."
Connor Mr
received
ing meeting with kroap What makes me and
place. an
TRY THIS
the
first
CAPRICORN (December 22- highest award the Grand JERE'S a recipe for Navarin
January 20): A disappoint-Prize of the Festival.
Printanier based on that of about the geent Escofer, which should of former friends will cure these culinory exhibitions is the serve 4 to 5 persons.
the simple fact that, when the judge your nostalgia
has given his awards, his work Cut
"good old days."" YOUR LUCKY
for
1
to 2lb fat-free In finished. It seems to me that shoulder of lamb into pleces of COLOUR: If this is your birthday, the exhibitors, especially the 2 to 3oz, each. Fry them in n [younger ones, stiould be told- e of the lamb fat until look out for a combination not as individuals but in general golden brown all over, adding of WHITE and MAROON. --what in good and (particu- nali to taste and a good pinch It ought to bring you luck, jlarly) bad about their work." of sugar, which will caramellse |
sure
A
Mr Punch stirred his tea.
gonc
Doesn't believe it "Something
hard?"
asked "My darling," said Mr Punch,
Hand, puzzled, "What was it?") "I always tell the truth." Then "All right," he said. "I fell "The moon," said Mr Punch. he smiled and winked.
you about the marvellous bal-
"No!" shouted Hanid. "You "Now what was this you loon trip I look to my Grand- couldn't have
that up wanted to know about my bat- mother's. It was a lovely Sat-high!" looning? But, first," he added, urday morning, The sun Wan "Darling." void Mr Punch.
don't you sit down and shining. The birda
the were sing "is there anything else In each of shelled new peas and have some toast?"
Ing. The Beca were"
whole sky that's big and roundi French beans, cut into in. Hanid replied that she had
and has a face? Is there any- diamonds, and cook, covered, for already eaten her breakfast,
thing else like that except the a further
"If you went on so muany
moon?" Express Service.
bolloon trips," she said to Mr Here Hold Interrupted Mr Hanid had to agree that it
Punch again.
"But Mr Punch, you always toki mo that your Grand- on, "was
a Aunny morning, mother Ilved right next door to do the moon didn't stay up in you," she said.
the sky very long. I held on Mr Punch nodded. "She did. to it while it came down.
hour-London
Rupert and Gwyneth—15
stick is
Then she sits down thin fency 4o is this shawl and
Hanid interrupts
must have been the moon.
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"Luckily," Mr Punch went Stocking That
Doesn't Look
The house where my Grand- "And, finally, there was, Lika One
mother lived and the house right in my Grandmother's gar- where I lived were right next to den.
each other. But I don't know
whether I ever told you that Grandmother greated him there was a high fence between
our house and my Grand- "Good morning, Purich, my mother's house."
Grandmother Bald to mo with always used her beautiful smile when I
"You said you
16 climb over it." Hanid re- walked into her kitchen. "You're minded Mr Punch. “Or else you a little late this morning, I was went through the gate."
Mr Punch took a gulp two of coffee. He smiled
"That's quite correct,
While Gwynethi waithes the
continued. to be a witch myself. I've got speck in the sky Rupert rapidly lots of her things. That brow tell her how he and Podgy found the cave.
I couldn't get har hat. moodily. "An old witch used to so 1 borrowed this ons from my live here,” she explains slowly, gunds at Nantgwynant, bar. I'vi **but she retired last year and 3 had no success as a witch so thought it might be fun to try Cari"
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about to look over, the fence
or and her where you were.' and "But, of course," sald Mr Punch to Hanid, "I didn't toll
about dear, iny Grondmother
my
do 1," said
I generally used to climb over balloon trip. She wouldn't have that fence or go through the believed mo.” gate. But on this lovely, sun- "And neither by Saturday morning that I'm Haniti, găing lo tell you about, I de- But Mr Punch only chuckled: cided to fly over the tence and buttered himself another: Ja balloon. It seemed ilko a good alles of toast.
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