THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 17,
JUST the
RIGHT HEIGHT!
That was the tail end of a conversation I overheard the other day, and I wondered what, in the opinion of the speaker, was the "right height" for a 20th-century Lovely.
"HE'S just the right height.
,
I became so intrigued with the question that I decided to get opinions on it from five different people who ought to know.
VICTOR STIEBEL. famous dress designer, chose 5ft. 9in. as his ideal height, and gave as his reason the fact that clothes-particularly evening gowns are shown off to the best advantage when there is a long sweep from waistline to hem. "Frocks worn by a woman of this height," he went on, "im- mediately take on an air of elegance and distinction.
"At the same time, when I design clothes for my own amusement and pleasure, I choose for my model a girl of of, for on her 1 feel I can often get the best efTeet of all."
C. B. COCHRAN, famous producer, says Gft. 8in.
is his ideal-Gertrude Law- rence's height, incidentally.. The 5ft 8in. girl must have slim ankles and slim feet, though her figure needn't be too svelte.
But small and fruit ones
inke
5 ft 8in
5ft 6in
}
5ft 2in
heart, for after this' I Flaw
Ivor
Novella, who doesn't
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little as 5ft 2in., and he doesn't like us triller than 5ft. 7in.
"Proportion Is alt that really matters," he sald; "and it a girl is perfectly formed, then she is always the right height." So now we should all feel on the crest of the wave.
DILKUSHA, Princess de Rohan in private life, thinks 5ft 7in. ideal. As she is not very tall, I thought this noble of her.
4 clung to Ivor Novello's remark about proportion, and I thought to myself how few of us there are who of proportion. For have a sense whatever height we are between 5ft 2in. and 5ft. Bin.--and any of these. it seems, are ideal, depending
most admire whether you
on
man-
nequins or stage stars-we must still think before we dress and, in some cases, slim before we dress,
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HOW DO WE HELP A CHILD. Sometimes we are compelled to
BAROQUE. famous London
dress designer, says with *SjL. 10in.
shoes, please, nat too alim..." This means
approxi.
mately 5/L Bin without alot, 40
You will see that most dress do signers are agreed a model's that height should be average or above. Bruneite models are, according to Baroque, taking place of tite blondes. In fact,
he says he hasn't
A
tlonde in the
place."
THIS beautiful evening
gown, by
worn
of
опе
-Baroque's lovely SEC. 10in, brunettes, is made of bright libc and silver lamé. The trailing skirt is split in the cen-
tre front and
edged with fur.
This mother, contrary to all
maternal instincts, asserts.
Victor Stiebel
C. B. Cochran -
Dilkusha
Ivor Novello
Odd-Minute Exercises
S the winter wears on, many women realise that
wise to attempt counter-acting this lack by a burst of strenuous activity. All that is needed is a le extra exercise filled in very often during the day's routine.
"Many a mickle makes a muckle" applies to movements as much as to anything else.
Stretching and twisting in every direction be- fore getting out of bed can begin the suppleness campaign which may be carried on by turning and bending as much as possible during the dressing process.
and they grace, Cats are models of nimble always stretch themselves after sleep. Head Stretching
If you watch six women walk along the street you will notice that at least four of them seem to be moving only from the knees. Instead of sink- ing down into your shoes, stretch the back of your head upwards until you feel like a plece of clastic trying to escape from the pavement..
It takes no longer to walk in this way and almost every muscle in the body is thereby exercised.
ours)
"Walk
Americans (whose carriage is often better than advice "stand tall," sometimes give the very tall" should be our motto. Summer often finds us with knees which have The easiest way stiffened up during the winter.
of keeping them supple is to lie down, occasionally, and draw both knees up to the chest. After this, raise each foot off the
it drop of its own accord,ound, alternately, letting Most of us realise the value of deep breathing exercises, but dislike doing them. If a babit is formed of taking six deep breaths every time one goes out of doors, shallow breathing will become less frequent.
To Remedy Bad Circulation
Bad circulation of the blood may be caused by too great an economy of small movements over a long succession of days. Gentle exercise is more satisfactory than violent because it is followed by no reaction.
An hour's walk twice a day is belter for most people
than two hours at a stretch.
Sedentary workers may have time for neither, but it is astonishing how many odd minutes during the day can be given to twisting, strelching, and turning by anyone who is determined to be supple." Some of us mean to start a morning daily dozen "soon"-stretch and turn at odd moments until that time arrives.
"I don't like my daughter'
وو
Temperamentally our haloes do not of children is a far greater advantage
at. Solly is patient and rather slow, to her than I in my present mood. I USED to make excuses about escape and become a woman.
it. Parenthood is not in- was twenty-eight before my
Sally good at the work as I think I mn. a mother decided that a daughter is I have what my husband kindly calls On the other hand, I may not be so "irritable Intelligence." 1.73 Children mean stinctive. thousand readjustments.
Ma- not such a bad thing to have.
We are the best of friends now. likes to dream. I must do. So fur One way or rather work should ternal feeling needs cultivation. We do not love each other, but our a mentul, physical, and spiritual solve this problem for me.
harmony with her mother is con- Children do grow nicer, Sally relationship is pleasant, detached and cerned, Sally is like the changeling
affectionate. It might have been in the fairy tale. would.
1 looked like that twenty years ago, Now I'm facing facts. forward to Sally. Now she is here, I don't like her. I have tried hard, because I know how it feels to be n disliked child.
She Knows A Career THEN there is Sally herself. The child is Intelligent and Case History
HERE ure my plans. Work balanced. I believe, in a quiet, will cure the martyr who unspectacular way, she accepts MENTAL dishonesty is a worse
crime than physical cruelty, sits miserably at the back of me and my attitude towards her. Taking up a career She certainly knows. Children .al- "One of the Boys" It took me some time to find my mind.
the fairy inics the that out. Memory and the again is the best thing to do at pre- ways do, In MY
own mother disliked me. experience of my childhood helped, sent. I shall be able to give Sally changeling's life is filed with rich She wanted a son for her Sally gave me a few hints herself. advantages which she cannot have rewards. Sally will grow up not be- first-born. She got me. In her I have stopped saying, "ought" to now.
A good nurse with a natural love toite of her. gencration it was improper and love.
Here is the case history of my USO SE DONNE ZENETÉSE MEANING WEST SLEEMENT ZONODEST DONCENTRACI unnatural to admit such feelings. 1 heart. Sally stands between me and knew that her excellent treatment of me was a duty.
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AT eighteen I walked out and unpleasant emotion between a
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