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· THE 'CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1961.3
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WOMANSENSE
Khrushchev's
slinkiest envoys!
REVIEW OF RUSSIA'S BIG SHOW-BY
JILL BUTTERFIELD AND
IT was held at Earls Court recently, the biggest show Russia has ever staged abroad. And the Russians, who are not rated among the most fashion - con- scious people of the world, used
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part of their exhibition to convince us that they can be as sartorially sophisticated as any-. one when they make the affort....
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Swinging, pleated tartan skirt below
a balted blazer jacket
Bolgo linen dross and
with Cossack hat
Old-fashioned fringes frim now skirt. Necklace is fringed too
Bermuda-length.pyjamas balow a short printed housecoat
gold coin neckline worn
Ideas. the Russian designers added touches All the own.
I liked their exuberant use of
WHEN RUSSIA goes on show she never does things by halves. And her fashion display, which was held at the Soviet Exhibition Western at Earls Court was, she boasts, her largest to date.
Watching the seven pretty girls, as well drilled as a Moscow May celour tangerine for a droped Day Parade, swing through their paces I found it hard to believe that it's evening dress, ruse red, peacock blue for a beach suit which only three years since a suddenly clothes-conscious Khrushchev gave glowed against the sun-tanned skin of their blind model. Russia the ultimatum-smarten up.
Valentina. 1 liked, too, the way
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA-MAIL HOROSCOPE
MONDAY, JULY 24
21- have February 19): Never effect underestimate the lengths SCORPIO to which an associate would
AQUARIUS (January
go
in order to achieve his purpose.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): Don't judge a young- ater solely by a report of his conduct, but ask him point- blank to give you his ver-
our
Evening dress to hold its own anywhere In the Western world. Flame coloured chiffon Intricately draped with two floating panols caught at the waist
STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Willy's Business
to rent
which BOMO TOOMS, would be a pretty foolish thing to do in the middle of the park,
Where Is he7 Where's his of- Acer"
-He Runs A Real Estate Agency And Rents Rooms how would we and Willy?
By MAX TRELL
that sign printed on the other was a bit strange seeing
side of the sign that read.
See Wm. Toad, Agent-
Just then Knart noticed an- "It's Willy Toad" said Kharf other sign further back on the
**What is he doink in this park?” In a surprised volce. For these clothes would be the girls swished along the cat
same patch of lawn, happily at home anywhere in walk-as different from
"Let's see what it says on the the world on the Marushitar model girls' crawl as a sputnik
one," he said to Please Keep Off the Grass. "He must have moved here," back of that of Moscow or the Mums of from a steam engine..
just be fanid. But there it was, as plain as tald Hanid, sounding Manchester.
The only sad thing is, that in day-or as plain as night, for surprised as her brother. "But So they both went over to the
important than that, second cign. They Are not "revolu the streets of Moscow, a girl that matter and Knart and more
Children Knarf, what is he doing renting tionary." They are not dressed as the girls
Ear's Hanid the Shadow ut "extreme." They look extremely Court is a rarer sight than with the Turned-About Names, rooms?"
got down on their hands comfortable.
a sputnik in the sky.
knees and read it.
This other sign read:
Rooms For Rent
But they
Arc certainly influenced by current fashion trends, And the Russian telling the most
designer's frequent trips to Parls have undoubtedly paid off. (October 23-
Sults are worn with furried November 21): If a friend Breton hals or jaunty le #hows a tendency to become Cossack
with matching
caps.
domineering, remove your-bage
ove your bags and shoes, with immacu self gradually sphere of influence. SAGITTARIUS
(November
hale.
The Volga ski-men.
...
KYHY did the Russians|
W take so much trouble
to put an this
and
Krarf and Hanid looked vach other.
at
"And, anyway," Hanid tinued
"suppose we did
con- want
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Most of the dresses are kinder tacular show? It was their note that the bidding winds up 22-December 21): If you to the slimmer models. Most of answer to Britain's Trade with a question mark. What is
Fair in Moscow. Russian your answer? feel you must discourage anthem show a lot of leg. ardent admiror, try to
In rubber bridge your cholce exports to Britain are now. soften the blow as much as
of lles between a pass and a bid of ARIES (March 21-April 19):
|GOOD COLOURS moving at the rate possible. Your genuine regret for n
£76,000,000 a year....and four hearts. If you pass
may set the opponents. If you wrong you have done will CAPRICORN (December 22-
BANG IN FASHION are their Khrushchev wants to in-bid four hearts, you probably help you to find the right
January 20): You can't
will be doubled, but nothing remedy.
tile waist-slimming dresses with crease them. afford to
really bad will happen to you. antagonise your TAURUS (April 20-May 20);
immediate superior by going flared or pleated skirta
The Ruslans certainly gave Your opening bid is sound and Only by cutting yourself off over his head with a per- BÁNG IN FASHION are their the old exhibition building your partner is surely going to from all possible diversiona
sonal grievance.
barre-shaped coats with Dior at Earls Court
full be short in spades. the dropped shoulders and treatment. They split it into 22 will you be able to accom YOUR BIRTHDAY: If your like
In duplicate you have an en- "Talia"
which In aeparato plish what you set out to do
birthday. In this week, you matching skirts.
were ex-tirely different problem. Here today.
will find a symbol of good
your choice la between n HANG IN FASHION are their colour and design
cellent. fortuno in a gift of an elec-alim,
evening ankle-length
Pass If you double and set the op tric clock.
One of the most unusual and a double. dresser. But for all their baslë
pieces
information of
about Rusela that you could find in ponents one trick you will score the exhibition was that ships-200 points. This will be better on-kkia are coming into service than any part score in hearts and will surely be a good score. on the Volga.
If you double and the hard ♥+CARD Serware
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GEMINI (May 21-Juno 21): You must not expect special treatment when working for a relative who rightly regarda
buxinona as place for nentiment. CANCER (June 22-July 21): It would be futila to try to rebel
Brainat
when you
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know you eventually have to conform. LEO (July 22-August 21): of Information ploce obtained from an expert could save you many hours of tedious rosenrcli. VIRGO (August
September 22) A person born under Scorpio would have an instinctive under standing of nomewhat
your contradictory nature, LIBRA (September 20. October 22): Tako advant age of a propitious moment today whom your action wil
Rupert and the Rugger Match-18
The two birds squawi angrily at Rupert for some time before bring after the flock, leaving a smaller
one still watching hips, Oha
alle across him and the branch aways again as large, loog legged fried perches right, beside him. "kittle bear, I bring you
this is hopeless Rupert greeting," adys the newcomer. - miserably. What is the batter · We lear you have been treated wiels chern all? Why hate they - very? pudely and we are sorry; carried me að 7". Then a shadow Hahall not happen again."
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They speed along on top of the water at speeds at 50 millen an hour. There were models of them on shenir. Sirviel lech- nielaa Mikhail Pavlov talked "We call them about them, hydrofoll ships. By this devetup- ment we have been able to increate speed two to three timon on ibo same engine power. Out latent in the Mateor, with room for 150 parenngers,"
The exhibition featured the best of Soviet clerica angineering. There were Nüsslan car-they hope to ball mere of those modele of now aircraft. | engineering plent, farm machin- ery, and colour TV, which could be found oddly enough—in the medical, sectiun
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"I hope," said Hanid, as they walked on the grass, "that that sign about keeping off the grass -the front of the sign, I mean
doesn't mean us.'
Walk in between
next
Mr. Aqur, the Squirrel, asked
Willy for an airy room. ̧.·' "Something not too high and
"But I'm sure it doesn't," sho
herself the Answered second, "bocause we Shadow's don't really walk on the grass then again, not too low," we walk in between.
Unued Squirrel. "And t'a liko
That was true, Knart and it in this nekhbourhood, Hanid, being Shadows, werd
con-
"Not too high, mol too low,
able to siep, lightly in between in this neighbourhood." mur- This mured Willy, nodding his head, the blades of grassi
of course "And for how long would you quito a trick, though characters like Bugs End Ants want it?" and Beetles and Caterpillars and Sparrows are able to do it all the timel
For avor
"For ever," replied Me Equir. "For ever? How long
The back of the second sign that?" Willy asked. had more information. It read;
Toad Office--Maple Tree
Koop Left
"I reckon t'e · pretty long." said Mr Squir,
"I say, Khart and Hanid, how
"There's the maple tree," song is for ever?" naked Willy. Hunid said, pointing quite hap-Knart and Hanid explained plly to a large tree standing all that
there
wasn't anything
by itself a few yards to the left. longer than for ever, "I'm glad we found it so easi»- "It's just on and on and on ly."
and_pn" old Hanld.
"Good!"
Found Willy..
They ran over to the maple "That's tree and, sure enough, there room. was Willy.
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Willy found Me Squir his deak room all right. He was sitting at hds (a flat rock) under an awning
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What do you do?
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It what overhead,
( dairy) talking to a customer third branch of the maple tree. to Squirrel) who wanted to rent on the right next to the trunk. The room (a hollow in a mom,
takes you will score zero, but
sald Willy when he saw the trunk) with light and alry you probably wouldn't acore Knarf, and Hanid, "Make your not too high and not too low Those in the neighbourhood (how confortable 071 much if they made three spaces seives undoubled.
chair-pebbles, I be with you could be any closer?); At three out of four tables in in a minute. Now what! was
"Arid," said Willy, "1ean lei
a tournament where the bidding that you were saying, Mt.... you have it for as long as the maple tree is standing, but I went this way, West decided to Mr...?" double. The other West passed "Mr Squir," said the Squirrel, can't let you Have it for over." Ah, I thought it was someThat's long enough, thank South always went down one trick and the doublers divided thing like that," said Willy, you." said Mr Equir, and lin a top score between them while rubbing his hands, together, look the root.
Now, Mr Squir, exactly what, the player who passed was boit kind of a room were you look", "It's a good business" Willy
told Kṇarf and Hanid-atter- Mr. How did it happens that ning for
Bitting on the pobble-chalts Equir had gone off to get his one reached four hearts? It just sat near Willy and this reuse things, ut found M. Bir room” happens that the East and West
tom.
hands At perfectly and that alone Mr quir, Knart and in the lake this morning. cards are located right for West and had no trouble hearing was very satisfied.
everything,
wanted W forever." Hence, at those tables where)*l'a like a nios (alry “room,” "Who's Mr Futu South stayed out of the bidding explained, the Squirrel,
Knart
He
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West simply played two hearts vitice alry-room” repeated **5, fab,” replied Willy; "Who
[Why," noading his head, helee would have"that" riame!!!
nd made four odd.