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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1961.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Engineering, plumbing, decorating and poultry - keeping - that's what the average flower of British maidenhood should be learning at school
London.
WI
THILE schoolgirls everywhere consider what style of engagement ring goes best with u gym tunic, the announcement that eight sixth- formers in Malvern have taken lessons and have passed their driving tests may well cause many mothers of teenage daughters to wonder: "Is my girl receiving the right kind of training?"
Would not driving stand her
greater stend than, shy,
| biology? Let us face it, what
of the girt three-quarters
In
this country hope for is a se- cessful marrloge and a family. Yet educational exparta, striv
ng to bring them the best ut both callar and feminine warkte, seramide logarithing seith Jarmase, Latin with dresz- makina ast chemistry with
How to Finder cluese strawen,”
Reeling
The result is that the average flower af British maidenhovil, having fought her way through "O level," emerges white-faced and reling under a loud of ill. dilugented, ww-to-bf-forgotten facts art
nerdleasty wide variety of subjects.
a
Out of 32 girls, each with her Jevel ceritdeste in tuuc or Ave
| suljevita al one of our tap Public [Schools this term, 22 are going
en to be instructed in the gentler
Forte at finishing schools abroad.
Beven are
cheet, eight
going to
domestic
are taking secre-
tartal qourses, three are going on
To study drama, two are taking elaki mang ing classes, two "don't Triss and four are going
university,
A levels and the
JUST FOUR.
Like mad
"I got honours in
belge"
(lilogy) sait! one of the 20 to
Why
don't
we
Leopardakin
halter on a
tailored quit
send our
brainy girls
to Eton?
m the other week. "Don't of commerce, science,
and
ask m how. I swotted and so on, and beat the mea swotted bike mad but I've at their own game. Why not forgetten most of it already. open up Eton, Harrow, and the In my view, the vast irajority rest to this comparative of girls--most of whom are minority? marrying earlier and earlier — don't want and cannot absorb half the education 171 give them.
What they need is a curricu- tum embraring poise and de- portment, problems of human relationship, languages, home management, and everything eise they hope to learn in a finishing school.
(how
Why not educate them like boys while we train our future mithers and wives to be sù nice to come home to-se competent
100.
1
No need to worry about the
of influence frivolous dedicated "swat" & monk 41 bunch of impressionable boys.
She'll have neither the time
Stretch
VERONICA PAPWORTH
A 'NEW' LOOK IN COLLARS IS BORN
Face-cloth halter
on a simple dress
A
Shimmy it down-
had step out of it
MINOR SENSATION at simple, so practical, and so Pierre Balmain's current pretty to wear are developing circular collars La showing of his autumn and these
winter collection is a pretty matching fabrics (cross-cut) girl in a princess-line cost with to go over winter sulls and a separate collar, atung like dresses.
a lasso around her nock. As she reaches the end of the cat-walk she shakes the collar well down over her shoulders. Then with her arms held tight to her aides the "shimmies" it down her body to her ankles and steps right out of it.
the
Furriers too are alive to possibilities of the circular fur "piece" that is endlessly use ful and requires just a single clip to keep it in place.
A new look in collars has been. It is six years since Barbara
Goalen showed me
born.
a bright Designers, quick to size up the idea she had worked out all possibilities of something so by herself. "See my precious
Bable haltar
on velvet
•
fox collars," she said "I have black, white, and natural blue fox. I sling them over my head-a simple circle of fur and I don't know what I would do without them." New did I say?
History forever repeats itself in the world of fashion.
-(London Express Service).
pants get LADYLUCK
into their stride
nor the inclination for nonsense 66 MANTASTIC"--an overworked word "FANTAS Fashion world is the cry on
she'll be far too busy striving to outshine them.
Plus light engineering to fix a dish-washer) plumbing (washer-changing and eine un- practical house des stopping),
poultry-keeping WORLD.
jinting).
Let her win scholarships, all aides as the demand for STRETCH. dally. Already these university and PANTS grows
on go
to
coration (paper-banging and thrust forward into a MAN'S Jelsure pants, evolved from heavier ski
gutting and cleaning too), and Where she will find that her wear versions, have proved a tremendous
the Continent and success all over
the enre of a moter-car,
Most wives will no doubt be firent nearts are a slightly America. able to add to this list.
What pity it in That the helpless look, tiro arrat bin present syllabuses are angled
at the truly
brainy few-the dreamy eyes,__and С career Women of the future -- who intend to tackle the worlds, developed bust.
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In style-setting St Tropez they were a tell sell-out last spring and in June reporta from California crled "big, big, big" tor the turn-over they were making.
PRI
WINEMITTOR
Princras Alexandra was reported "leisure-punted at Cowce,"
This, declared the trade, was the final boost to the
"Are you taking zee Micky?" Supplies are to far mited, but they will be coming into the stores in quantity this autumn,
LIMITED
explosive demand they had A VISITING
noted
ang.
Please, she ey. In cheeps"
everything in with
England cheeps,
"I tell her no. No cheeps. French friend- "She say 'Then on zee toast.' man who, owing to his
"if not cheeps it must be 'un post passion for food now finds
limited lost. himself on a strictly
telling me of Straps under the foot give diet-has been British Helanen stretch the difficulties he has encoun
tered while attempting to order pants their main appeal and a boiled egg ("'oeuf a la coque"} the resultant streamlined In a London restaurant. straightness by-paus over- plump curves.
THE -- GAMBOLS
SQUEAK
"So pretty
girl he say to me What you want?
"I tell her no again, Plain cag I say~'a in coque.'
"She becomes angry. She ask 'Are pou taking zee Micky? '
Ingland "She tell me. 'Is cocks no lay egga!!"
by Barry Appleby
SQUEAK
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 AQUARIUS (January 21- LEO
February 10): A visitor from abroad will provide a welcome diversion from the dullness of your daily routine.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): If your partner does not fall in readily with your plans for the week- end, work
a suitable out compromise together. ARIES (March 21-April 19):
of
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Try not to show jealousy 310wcamer to your social circle, even If he neems to be getting your share of attention. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you have been working. under undue pressure, a quiet weekend would be beat for your health. GEMINI (May 21-June 21):
Be philosophical about the fallure of
experiment.
an
and seek an early oppor- tunity to try again. CANCER (June 22-July 211: Refuse to take even the slightest risk if invited to join a venture come is doubtful.
LONDON
(July 22-August 21): Curb your spending spree for a while, or you will find yourself financially rather deep water. VIRGO
in
22- (August September 22): Don't
Aquander money which has unexpectedly come your way; you may be glad of a nest-egg later on. LIBRA (September 23. October 22): By being too impetuous you are able to cause alarm to a person who could become very fond of you. SCORPIO (October 23- November 21): Have the courage to admit.n mistako you have made, and you will be given an opportu-
ity to put matters right. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): On meet- in person with whom you once quarrelled, put the past behind you and start afresh. CAPRICORN (December 22-
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