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CINDERELLAS OF
FASHION WORLD..
THE TRIALS OF A PARIS MANNEQUIN.
[BY ONE OF THEM.}
shipment Being a mannequin in a Paris
of
“CATALINA”
HATS
Rivelle
9 The Arcade,
Gloucester Building.
New LONDON Hats
are being unpacked by
EUNICE in her salon at the Peninsula Arcade,« Kowloon. Tel: 58081. Call "Valeteria.?
eunice
dressmaking house is a task Roquir ing much elasticity, not merely of mind, but of body.
The girls who glide gracefully be: 1. fore the customers in gowns and frocks intended for millionaires' wives have to remember the prob able alpe, as well as the tem- perament, of the eventual wearer: Naturally the model dresses are made to suit a peridot figure, as far na possible, but then, as many & mannequin his found by experience, oven perfect figures are not all alike.
Figures Can Be Corrected.
Bat an aspirant for work as a mannequin, if she has a pretty face" and a natural flair for clothes is not -“just right,” for the large fashion houses can, and do, correct this point. All that is needed. is that the future mannequin should be physically susceptible to distry treatment.
Girls who are marked as slightly overweight or underweight ́erd given special tickets, after inspec- tion by experts, and those they must present to the waitress when they take their lunch in the restau- rants provided for the staffs of dressmaking houses. The morla served them are then rich or de- ficient, in body-building vitaminı sa the enae may be.
After quite a brief treatment the right kind of mannequin can be made slimmer or plumper within ronsonable limits by this means. and woe betide her if she should undo the effect of these prescribed treatments by ill-advised menus later in her home.
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WOMAN'S PAGE
Leaming the Ropes.
Where Fashion Foregathers.
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HINTS FOR THE
HOME-LAUNDRESS.
TO PREVENT SHRINKAGE.
Of the two chief types of shrink age the easier to prevent and ouro ia that which sometimes opuurs when a new fabric is washed for the Brat time.
It is wise to allow for this shrink- by buying an extra Half inch to the foot and washing the fabrio Before it is made up of bafere a garment is worn, always taking care. to let the fabric dry unstretubed; but the shrinkage may also be cured during the final stages of Inundor
ing
Alternative, Methods,"
Thus georgette, chiffon and cer- thin other fabrics shrink badly sometimes when washed or dyed. They should be dried whilst stretch- ed and ironed dry, or they may be ironed when wet and the fabric pulled gently out against the iron" 80 88 to stretch it. Too much force should not be used, as a number of fabrics are built up of Abres which can easily become permanently stretched whilst wet, hence the ad-. tice to avoid pulling out fabrics he wasling them and also to per heavy garments out evenly and ade. quately Drying on the grass is recommended for the same reason.
#Jeep the Fabrios First..
The best houses know the value of personal advertising, and the fact that it is often difficult to dis tinguish the mannnequin from the woman of the world in fashionable
The second kind of shrinkage is assemblies is not overlooked. The caused by rubbing and is not an easy racecourses at Longchamps and to prevent or cure. Auteuil would not be complote in the racing season without a sprink. ling of specially-picked mannequins, wearing the newest of the new..
In the winter many of them are to be acen at tek dances and even in night clubs. But, above all, a minnnequin must have eauty and youth Shelby ADDING 2 millionaire's bride for a few years and then her places taken by a other and she transforms herself into a persuasive vendeuse, or even athenageress, in the house where she was first. taught the value of clothes sense.
TESTED TIPS.
derellas who wear for a few minutes Would-be mannequina-those Cin.
euch day the clothes which are to grace "the wardrobe of 'some world-famous beauty-have to learn through weary rounds of interviews To prevent chilblains on hands which houses specialise in short and feet, mix together equal parts brunettes and which in tall blondes, and keep in'n tightly corked bottle. of cau de Cologne and glycerine, Knowledge thus obtained is alwaysRub a little into the skin every useful, however, for fashion work night. is frequently temporary; and a girl whose face and figure fit is sure of job at the same place on the following scanḍn,
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Crystallised ginger cut into small pieves makes a pleasant addition to fruit salad:
The best way to avoid rubbing when washing fabrics as to loosen the dirt by well, steeping the fabrics first, and washing should be done" by phanging, kneading and aqueoz ing. Bloofy of water and the washi ing of the bark soded things first both help rubbing.
lessen the mood for
Dry Away From Heat.
Drying should always be done away from a strong heat, as the latter causes a number of fabrics to shrink, particularly if the soap has not been well washed out.
TO-DAY'S RECIPE. '
ORANGE FOOL...
Mix the strained juice of 3 Seville oranges with 3 well-beaten eggs, grated nutmeg to taste, and half pint of creamy milk, sweetened Engagements are weeks before the opening of a dress
with loaf sugar which has been show, and the new models-frocks,
Haricot beans will cook in about fubbed on the rind of a lemon. coats, hats and suits-are atted on half an hour if they are pinced in Stir the mixtare in a double sauce. them. Young, inexperienced girls, pudding cloth tied to the saucepan until it thickens, allow to cool who have not learned the gentle pan lid, and steamed, after having a little and pour into a glass dishe stars that turneth away invitations soaked in cold water all night. to dinner" arg. sometimes surprised at the interest taken in them on these occasions. But on the whole the mannequin, whose profession, after all, entails hard work, is no more open to this kind of thing than an actress, or an artists
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“Mannequin's Knee.** The trials of the mannequin are not limited, however, to mere super- vision of her enting and drinking; Housemaid's kice may have ceased to be more than a joke for the modern domestic, but manne quin's knee" is an ever-present reality. One girl whose task for some weeks was to display pyjamas and bathing suits to customers who had always to inspect, every model in the house before making a choice, told me of the agonies she sulfor od from stiff knees at the end of a day spent in "olimbing in and out of endless beach pyjamas." model.
THE CHILDREN'S CORNER
THE GORGONS.
Hermes few away, for he could not (2) They were terribly angry. holp Ferseus any more.
They flew up into the sir on their
ous teeth loudly together, and clanged their alaws of brass..
(4) Perseus put the winged sun-great wings, clashed their onor- dala on his fees, and the helmet of darkness on his head. In one hand he carried the big, bright shield, and the sickle in the other; the wallet ho slung over his arm,
On and on went Perseus and Hormes, until at lhat they came to the Garden. Suck'n. beautiful place it was, with lovely flowers and tre growing everywhere. On one tree only guiden apples grow".. (1) Then the maidens showed (2) They ant down in the shade him the way he must go, and he to rest, and soon three beautiful flew from the garden to the place maidens ourne walking towards where the Gorgons lived. thon.
(3) One muiden married a pair of sundals, with wings, like those that Hermes wore. Another held a big helmet in her hand. And the third maiden carried a wallet. * (4) *** We saw you coming, Por
(a) It was close to the sen. Fer- sous looked in his shisid, and saw the three terrible sisters lying fast asleep on the rocks far below,"
(3) The fat few nearer, and saw that they had large wings. great claws of brass, and enormous zene," said the first maidon Those teeth; and around their heads the sandals will carry through the air you swiftly serpente were twisting, and hiss
ing
(3) But they could not see Per- seus, for the helmet of darkness was still on his head; so they soon left off trying to catch him, and flew angrily back to their rocks.
(4) Perseus flow on, and not long after he had another adventure, as you shall hear
DO YOU COME. FROM RUTLANDSHIRE:
If so, you should know why the ((1)***** This is the helmet of dick. |; (4) Perseus, gazing straight into ( horse-shoe of the De Ferrara family dess, !ụ nhid, tho socond maiden his shield, flew down to the forms part of the county badge, When you put it on, no one will ground, and cut off Medusa's handThis horse-shoe is really the badgs be able to 190 you.
(3) In this wallet you with the sickle
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(5) He picked it up, and popped carry Madusa's hend," said the lit into the wallet. Then he pulled third maásinn;("For if you look the strings tight, and dew up into atcit, even after you have it aft.. if the air again
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(3) 15 Nov taka my sickle,” said | Gorgons awoke. - ** Some one has No other wespon will cut off our sister's head 1" they cut of Medana's head.' Then soroami
of Oakham, and the story goes that while passing through the town Queen Elizabeth's horse lost nishoe, and the town thereupon obtained the privilege of claiming a horse-- shoe from sag royal personage Or nobleman entering it. “10 would be interesting to know if Queen Betar really did over go to Rutland
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