THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, JUNE 15
AQUARIUS (4) (January 21- February 191: Don't share n carefully guarded secret even with a person you feel you could trust. PISCES (10) (February 20- March 20): Bo strong minded enough to stick to your principles in spite of the behaviour of most the people you know.
of
ARIES (2) (March 21-April 19: Think carefully before undertaking an obligation that might eventually be- come an intolerable strain.
nore a neighbour who tries to make trouble, he will Boon look for more fertile felda.
LIBRA (12)
(September 23-
October 22): Before making 21 change of domicile, consider it from your family's angle as well as your oWIL
SCORPIO (7) (October 29-1 November 21): The pro- spects would be good for your continued happiness in a union with П person born under Virgo.
Jennifer Lane
Just how
far behind
are
we?
TN the protty Colonnade room of the Ambassa- dor Hotel last week, a fashion parade was held
T
TAURUS (8) (April 20-May SAGITTARIUS (G) (Novem- for a smart tea-time audience of Hongkong
no
20): There is no special virtue in thrift if you longer need to practise it. GEMINI (3) (May 21-June 21): You will be pleased to be able to tide a friend over
a temporary money if
ficulty. CANCER (11) (June 22-July 21): Don't be too ready to voice your opinion on sub- jects you know very little about. LEO (1) (July 22-August 21: You have a great re- Herve of mental power which could be used to much better advantage. VIRGO (5) (August 22- September 22): If you ig-
ber 22-December 21): A person of importance whom women. you hesitate to sak to your
home might be only too glad to accept your invita- tion.
CAPRICORN (9) (December 22-January 201: If you are not feeling on top of the world, leave some less ur gent joba to be finished next week.
YOUR
Not a world shattering event in itself, but a good omen for the future of local fashion. (The clothes themselves were not designed here but they are all locally available).
I liked a nylon taffeta cocktall The algnificant feature of this show lies in the fact that It is dress with bold violet and green hoped that this parade will be flowers on white. A bustle bow at the first of many; that it will the waist lent importance to an become a regular monthly or otherwise simple dress. casion.
LUCKY NUMBER: To my mind this is an excel- Count the letters in your lent idea and well worth a lit-. first name and add the total de encouragement from feminine to the number shown in audiences. brackets after your sign of the Zodine. This in your lucky number for the week.
Rupert and Gwyneth-41
When Rupert has got over his surprise at se arrival of Gwyneth he leads the way back to his own cottage. want you to meet my Mummy and Daddy,” he says. "They don't know whether to believe our adventure. Hi Mummy. quick, here's Gwyneth herself!" Seeing Mr. Beat looking surprind
and worried Gwyneth hastens to "Please, you mustn't explain. blame me altogether for the alarm. ing things that happened to these two," she says. They called without being invited and Podgy are a magic cookie, and of courie did not know it was magic. He wan very naughty."
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Attractive
This was worn with con- siderable panactie by Diana Lee, who later showed a beau- tifully-cut swimault (by "Cole of California") in brilliant- tangerino and lemon on white, with a plunging back.
Apart from the two swimsuits with fashionably low shown
remainder of the backs, the
The parade was arranged by a newly opened dress salon In the Ambassador Arcade in Kowloon, under the guidance of Mrs Nicky clothes, all of which came from Chic, were timeless Porte who is also in charge of Femme the shop, which is called Femme styles with little to date them or either to mark them as high fa- Chic.
shion,
When I visited the salon af- ter the show, I was very taken with its attractive decor of pale colourings, gold-framed
Indistinct
Munching sticky cakes and mirrors and twisty carpeted sipping cups of impossibly strong
staircase.
Designed with a completely feminine air, it must make one enjoy buying clothes there.
But back to the parade,
Bold
tea to a rather indistinct selec- tion of background music, I saw clothes shown that were on easy- to-wear, practical lines but where were the latest styles?
Where the Blouson frocks? The floaty florul chiffons? The latest hairdos? The tunic Ipoks? The swirly spring skirta?
In the eau-de-nil and white dining room, we peered past the pink gladioli at some two dozen
While congratulating cocktail dresses, day-time co- ordinates,
and orie on her idea and wishing playclothes beachwear being worn by the her luck with future shows-One
wended their way through the behind tables.
Hongkong?
Nicky
is
TEATIME FASHIONS
FOR HONGKONG WOMEN
FOR SUNLIGHT
HOURS
Gay terry
blouse
worn
over
capri pants.
Women in of physical
Fr
FOR AFTER
DARK
In
pearly
pleated
chiffon.
pursuit perfection!
Horrors, doesn't it? Don't worry. as this is
TT was just like the first time I boarded an American aircraft-the mo look a bit like the Chamber of
of foam padding, ment I stepped inside I was in a Hollywood world pearl smiles, and piped music.
we'll take it easily
your rst time."
"But, seeing this la my frot
time, I wont to try everything.
But this time I was in the "world's largest American-owned figure models taking part as they inevitably wonders just how far contouring salon" in London which, since early this year, has been spread- I said.
the fashion times
ing the "watch-your-waistline-or-nobody-else-will" word to buxom Britons.
On arrival I walked up to elastic-trousored svelic, brunette at the reception desk who was alternately cry- ing for help through the desk- mike and reading snatches from "Voltaire. in Love."
STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Chirpie's Leaving
-He's Planning To Go Around The World-
By MAX TRELL HIRPLE Sparrow came to the window sill for his bread crumbs and after he had picked up and swallowed half a dozen of them he stood high on his two legs.
"Knart!" "Hanid!"
hc
chirped
out.
The two Shadow Children with the Turned-About Names came running to the window. They greeted Chirple.
"Hi pais," Chirple said. "I want to say that"
Hanid interrupted,
"I know, dent," she said. "You want to say Thank you for the bread crumbs. You're very wel-
ing to cross the ocean. going far, far, far away
wonderful Ung around world."
Hunid said:
"Are you sure this friend of yours can take you so far away. Chicple?"
He'll show how
Hand smiled. A few minutes later they heard Chirpic's familiar greeting. "Hi, pale!" And he stood there.
"Did you go Bround the world?" Kлarf asked.
"I started to," said Chirple, We're
ali "But I changed my mind. I feli It was awfully big in the ocean.
Wei,"
Hanld reached out and hugged Chirpie with one hand.
"We love you," she said. "We're glad you're going slay with us."
Gold "Maybe."
Chirple, should have been a Sea Gull. But as long as I'm a Sparrow,
4-11 my I might just as well eat bread crumbs."
"He's not going to take me." Chirple was quick to say. "He's going to show me how to go,"
Knart asked who this friend
was.
"Oh, you've seen him," said Chirple. "He's a Bird. But he's a Sailor too."
"What's tils name?" osted to sourki I Hanid, beginning little impatient,
come. We're glad you like She couldn't help thinking
them."
that Chirple might be making "No, no," cold Chirple. "I a great mistake to go away. want to say that 1-
This time Knart interrupted.
Shook his head
"You mean you don't like bread crumbs any more?" Knarf "I'm surprised at you, asked. Chirple. Well, If you don't ke them, we won't leave them out on the window sil for you any more,"
Chirple kept shaking his head and saying over and over again, "Nol Nol"
to
Finally he got a chance explain what it was that he had been trying so hurd to say.
"The only thing I want to say is that I'm going away," he and quietly.
For a moment or two there was slience. Knart and Hand Just stood looking at Chirpie.
"Chirpiel" Hanid cried sud- denly, "You can't!”
Cliple didn't answer,
Where and why? Knart asked Chirple where he was going and why.
that
to
And that's what he went and "Ta golog away,” Chirpis told did!
Kaart and Hanid.
JACOBY on BRIDGE
M Y recent articles on team of
Chirple answered
the four competition aroused so name of his Bird-Sailor friend much reader Interest that I am who was going to show him the going to show some more team way round the world was Jack hands. Tar Gull.
In this competition each kand "You mean Sea Gull, don't
is played twice. Even in expert you?" Hanid asked Chirple.
play it is remarkable how often "He's a Sea Gull, all right," different results are obtained and Chirple agreed. “Her been all I am going to run through suc- urcund the world. And it he can (cessive hands from such a match. do it, why can't I?"
The bidding at the first table Chirpin ate the last of hin
West's is shown in the box. crumbs.
three-spade bid crowded North, "Good-bye, pois," he said, "but North's hearts don't know exactly when I'll be back, but I'll have a lot to tellood that he went to four any- you when I return."
Chirple dew oft. Knart and Hanid watched.
Flow down river Instead of flying into the park as he usually did, he flew down the river.
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It seemed to Knarf and Hanid that Large Bird with white feathers and alim, powerful wings came floating up from Then Chirple and the harbour. his friend flew off together. "Well," replied Chirple, after "I'm sorry he's going away." helping himesif to more of the Knorf said to Hanid.
Zut Hanid, crumbs, I've been wanting to
curprisingly
wo away dor a long time. I enough, only smiled. want to soo the world. And now "Aren't you BOTTY. I'm going to see it,"
Knurf asked.
too?" }
nexi The
morning Honld Chirele salt that he had just met a Bird who was going to spread the bread crumbs on the take him all over the world. window elli as usual.
"He's going to show me all "But Chirple is gone!" Knatt the faraway places. We're go- exclatrued.
way.
were
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trump trick to West's queen for a plus score of 420.
East and West could have 300-point loss escaped with a
but by going to four spades,
MAST TENSE 94 482 they had hoped to set the heart
What do you dot
contrael.
Akt twa clube. Ten anly At the ather table the bid-
the bare 10 pelnis and one spada ding went
ARITIO until slepper for your redouble,"
West South's three club bid. passed at that point; Norih bid TODAY'S QUESTION
three hearts only and South! North conftaed, with a bid of
to make 10. tricks proceeded three clube. What do you do for a score of 170, represented by 120, plus 50 for the parti now?
score.
Answer TecsESTOW
the
Waving me past a bowl of plastic gladiol he told me to wait,
The
women in headscarves and arch-supporla already scat- ed on the blue "waiting" couch moved up to make room for me, Three pairs of eyes measured me critically as I took my place then swung unanimously, as if in some Wimbledonian charade, the marble staircase, where
to
by
Patricia Lewis
She looked incredulous then shrugged: "Well, if you think you be all right. Let's start oft with the bicycles then. That'll get your circulation and wind going."
Ok
The queue
So I did a couple of miles the bike (with a bit of
the butterfly machine (it builds
they appraised the descent of a could see there was nothing. freewheeling)... and 10 lifts on
(much) wrong with me. thin-thighed Instructress.
Rounding a corner I came the bust) and I pushed the grace Japon on the of the most incre- Iine machine with a 201b-coun- It was 11 distinctly Lin- dible sights of contemporary Jerbalance several times both nerving. Eventually my turn London. In a huge, thick-car- backwards and forwards to im- cume and I was told myself to the main counter in Peled roum close on one hundred prove my posture... all before women of all shapes and sizes we got to the fun-things, like the Studio. Head high, chest (but tending to the outsize) were the vibratory belts, which are so out. stomach
"waiked breathily engaged in "working" popular (because you don't do tall" up the stairs so that all themselves "out" to a frazzle on anything) that we had to queue.
in
I
address
SOPHISTICATION for a summer evening in a cloud of black-spotted, white tulle.
A sath of plain black chiffon emphasises a tiny wolat and is repeated in the shoulder straps. Long- white gloves and pearl car-drops complete a symphony in black and white.
some 27 tons of gleaming exer- jelac equipment.
Everything
While we waited Miss Norma holstered my flagging stamina with the news that she was also a Slate-registered nurse, so not to worry.
AB
Wearing everything from
if to prove it she dived boller-sulls to bikinis these dedi- over to where a girl in a royal- cated dolls and dowagers were blue leotard was juddering like cycling furiously, lifting weights, and being shaken by whirring vibratory belts.
I must have recolled involun- tarily because one of those soft-
pneumatic drill below the neck yet managing to survey the room with the serenity of some- one standing at a bus-stop.
"Madam, your belt is too
sell American accents sild high," she said severely. across my shoulder "No, no could injure some vital organs. That's the way out. You want It's not at all good for you."
to check in over there,”
It belonged to a freckle-faced
blonde with divine legs who led
me firmly by the elbow to one
"You
Rolling
know," she muttered
of the 125 dressing-rooms and when she returned, "some of told me to take off my clothes, them think they've only got to
"You're not fat," she conceded stand
there and the fal's when I'd done so. "You've just rolling off them. They're only let yourself go. Shouldn't take cupposed to do 20 seconds in more than a couple of months each position otherwise it can to lone you up, Now, put on turn them to fab, Personally, your tights and top and come I don't like those things--they
over to the desk."
There I was taken over by the floor managereas, Bhella Rhodes,
make me feel quite sick."
They made me feel very sick,
an English girl with several so we called a truce over a fruit years' American training In drink near the steam rooms, health and beauty.
Norma told me the club "Tummy needs firming," she (which It really is) as already said, ticking off the chart.
enrolled 6,000 members -- two- "An Inch at least could come thirds paying £20 for a year's off your walet after all we like course, one-third of them paying to have nice,. irim waistlines, an extra £40 a year to use the don't we?
No diet
sun-
Executive Area with its room and massage facilities,
"It's wonderful for a woman, old or young psychologically they all seem to feel better," she, "Now we try to do without said. diet. Our way helps you to lose
true. Scents It's steadily all over, and to spot to mure
£ talised than a dozen of wil reduce or build up in any parli- ages, including an Indian and cular area. That's why we have a Chinese, and they all said lots of models. and air-hostesses they felt Bitter after contorting Jon our books.
"For you, I think the scissor- exercise on the beauty boards
on the contraptions.
And if any men reading thin for the outside tag, and the give way to amug, patronising "ailde-away" for the Inelde chuckles about "what women It's a bit hard if you're not used wil do to attract us" let me bo to it, but you'll have an instruc- the frst to tell them that the tress with you. Miss Norma, will next contouring salon in this |you take Mian Lewis round?” country will be exclusively for
London Express Service,
A cool, petitie blonde gave men. mma rossuring grin. "Does