BEAUTY ARTS
By LOIS LEEDS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1947.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS COME INTO MY
ALMIST....that little word'.
on a card in the window had enticed me into the dimly light-
ed parlour, vaguely seen as 21 jungle of knick-knacks and pol- ted palms. Feeling somewhat dispirited, I hoped a rosy-tinted future would be predicted for me. so as to cheer me up,
PARLOUR
By QUIZ
Unfortunately..
the left palm doesn't take one very for In life,
being chiefly concerned with the
aforesaid, hereditary virtues and failings. And by now, Madom had Middle-aged, plump, clothed in so whetted my appetite for the witin and bedecked like a Christmas future that I forked out, unprotes- tree with cheap jewellery, Madam tingly, the other five dollars that she In Spider was a typical twentieth demanded before reading the more exciting secrets hidden away in my century witch.
right prim.
CULLIBLE FLY
up IL super
Madam cupped the crystal in both hands and gazed into the glassy depths. She then held it up in the dir religious light of the parlour and hissed In Impressive tones that the figure of a tall, dark, handsome stranger was resolving from the crystal mists-having also seen a fire:
a rushing food; a death-bed scene of rich uncle in Australia who was ́obligingly næaking me his
helr....
it was from this palm that Ma-Little fly comes to with a dark rus- five picion that Madam hon seen in the dollars' worth, in which I was due to crystal-just nothing....NOTHING break many hearts, make a brilliant AT ALLI marriage and generally have a high old time..
When sented in the presence' and separated from Madam's plump hosom by a small table on which a dam conjured Posed by Staria Del Rey for Lois Leeds,
crystal and a greasy pack of Taree Try a "dress rehearsal"! for you and your new dress!
cards gave promise of prophecies PERSONALITY PARADE! or for my job, instead of hanging Here is an interesting letter "it away in the closet until I have to to come, 1 felt a thrill of anticipa- really do pay attention to diet, éser-wear Rt. 1 go over it very carefully | tion. cises and my beauty routine, but at home." every time I buy a new dress and
First, Maria examines the dress in wear it to a party.. I am so self-bright daylight and then under cicc- conscious that I'm scared of Strle light to see whether the colour
don't have a good time. What and cut are flattering under shall I do?"
lighting onditions. Then she faces The answer to this question came a full length mirror and watches before prophecy belled to me from lovely Maria Del Rey, herself walk.
professional the South American singer who 15 singer Maria has to walk across the ter business paychology than giving faith in the future, but proved bet so popular in musicals, night clubs stage and back again and she wants and on the radio In the United to be sure that the dress hangs right away secrets on account. States. So Marin rides in my Per|when she is in motion. Next, she sonality Parade this week.
Ands out how the dress looks when
aft
FIVE DOLLARS
TONIC EFFECT
By this time Madam la Spider had
As I walked away from Madam's |me—the gullible fly-quite enmesh- parlour a good fifteen dollars the WITH Madam, the business side ed in a web of superstition; and a poorer, it struck me what an astute
of witchcraft came first. Cash Egestion that either the
her own
You, Mulam would read the left
She points out that in preparing she sits. A dress which is cut on palm for five dollars. Ilaving fret for a performance she goes through the blas, for instance, may be all asked me as many intimate ques- a dress rehearsal. She puts on cos-right when she is standing and all tions as an official government form, tume and makeup and sings and wrong when she is sitting. acts just us if she were putting on "By wearing a new dress for an a regular performance. In that way hair or so to break It in, I have she can fid out whether anything is discovered many little faults which
it before wrong and correct
faces her audience.
"This dress rehearsal idea
that every girl should try,"
she
had not noticed in the short time that I takes to try on a gown in one the store," says Maria. "So I make says the necessary adjustments before the
vivacious Maria. "Whenever I get a time when wear it and want new dress, whether it's for daten" i look my best.""
1947
back to
1927
It's a good thing
Madam proceeded to give a highly differing account of my virtues and talents, throwing in'n few failings too; but as the made even
These sound dashing and colourful, I be gan to feel that only the must for funate of futures was filling for so brilliant a personality as mine.
Short crop is coming back-
Says the man who gave the world
the Shingle
ANTOINE, the world-famous hairdresser
Taroc business woman Madam was, hav-
ANOTHER PIVĚ DOLLARS /
Cords or crystal gazing should come | ing gat herself into such a lucrative next on the agenda won met with little racket. enthuslusm—AND ANOTHER FIVE NOLLARS.
I was rather taken with the Taroc who brought in the shingle cut after Cards which took one back to a the 1918 war, says that it will be back in mediaeval French court and the mud money, I worked out that on an fashion this year.
With n fool born every minute or so, and realising how many super- stiJous fools, like me, there were just longing to be parted from their average Madam's takings must have a nice little sum-not reached about $500 a week---quite QUITE un- the earned, perhaps, because apart from the entertainment value some of the fluttery and high-flown nonsense did
And with the shingle king for whom they were invented. will come the cloche hat (here drawn for Scanilly clad gods and goddesses yout by Robb).
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the trend towards a email, neat head All the same...I..plumped_for_the have-a-lonie-effect-on-an-otherwise..... is a world fashion and nothing can crystal gazing. stop it.
Already in the States women are cropping their hair short.
In Paris, where Antoine works with the top milliners and coutu riers, the fat wide-brimmed hats are being replaced by smaller hats with deeper crowns.
Although Parla bouses are unwil- ling to give away secrets of spring collections, they insist that the move towards cropped hair and close-fit- Hing clothes is a natural reaction from the present hats and bunchy, built-up hair styles.
And they say, too, it is the natural balance to the slender, straight lines of the new clothes.
Will women who have had to wear short hair during the war give a cold reception to this new style?
M. Muzet thinks not. He says the short is the most practical style
crop
for women to-day.
A
deflated ego.
ESSENTIALLY FEMININE
Date at 6
-but busy in the office all day
BUSINESS girl can step out
in the evening looking just as smart and lovely as anyone who
has had all day to get ready-if she
Althought it
it will mean frequent wears an adaptable dress.
visits to the hairdresser for cutting.
the setting, shampooing and main-
Here are five #ghtning trans-
tenance can be done at home. He formers to pack in an attache' case
emphasises that the development in on.party day.
any case will be very gradual,
Robb's drawings show you some of the stages, in the growth of the new styles.
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2. Twin brooches to transform adoptable V neck of frock into heart line. Fix pin into sleeve seam and neék edge.
3. Palm-length gloves, new in Paris now; stopping short of the
+
wrist. You can make them by
cutting down
pair
21
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4.
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(cream
too
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HIS WORDS BACKFIRED
Autor George Sanders, who has been calling women "strange little beasts" for years, has ad- mitted that his words have back-fired.
"She has been II guess my, philosophy might have had some- thing to do with that
"As soon as she's well enough I'm going to try for a reconciliation with His wife, Elise Banders, hos Aled | bir-with the help of Arthur” a pelition for divorce, and San- ders wants her linck.
Arthur Le Bandora”, büller, who' What's more, he doesn't care who takes a few hours off on Bunday
preach.. been
knows..
HTVO
married for years and
Sanders gained" his (reputation
I I refuse to think It is all over" ho a woman-hinter when he told frate anid. "I have every intention of clubwomen, who demanded an upg-
trying to win her back, even if she logy for insults to women" in ape did fell the judge that I was 'men- of als pictures, that all worsen wern tally cruiol
"stmere little bensis.”