EVERY SATURDAY.
Anne Edwards
HEARD
THAT the Princess's wedding dress is in ivory Satin, ber going- awny a two-piece in mist blue....
THAT the Board of Trade was talking through its hat when it cald "long dresses take more material." Whoacalers have already made the
New
styles from the same anunt last year's clothes (savingiz shorter jacket, fighter sleeves, pockets, smater hema)...
...
revers,
no
THAT the long skirt, controversy Утром
Court eireles, Thr resented Duches
convert,
of Krist 32
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1947.
WOMANSENSE
FULL-PAGE FEATURE
Royal Wedding Preview
what the Guests will wear
RITISH designers will have a
chance on November 20 to show the work! what they are mak- Ing. Mony Royal wedding Kuests will bu avearing clothes designed for the occasion by leading couturiers,
Ogrev
the
All agree that pastels are out, and bark, neutrals and "royal" coltars like purple, crimson and royal blue will be worn; all elegance f greater lengths; all intree I be an occasion for alle rather than mink, restrained rather than rampaging fashion.
For the older woman Gleny I makes this ruit
In pinky-belge women went kaj duvetern, the slim six-panelled church willout Kats J1 Frenen skirt 12in, from the ground--srah- tilizer designed a hal stud veal ed for confurt at the hem. Armle which turns Alo A bag. It will
dropped
give the Carry Ingury
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the able Pevers,
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Suggested for a town wedding titr perennial two-pleen by Michael Sherard coat In wool, dragiert dress in 'black velvet, worn with gardenias at the neckline, New feature to notice is the softly elraged and curved broiling at plakes of the roat, balanced by in draped sleeve on the opposite side, -
2-48an More embotites Fue
the favourite Imst comfortable;} | J Ira Princess Elizabeth's wardrobes
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Training the tummy
for fitness
By PRUNELLA STACK
you draw it in, try to draw it
THE SWISS KNOW
THE
HOW
HE Swiss take life very easy for Chernelves and their visitors, They have thousands of ideas and gadgets, commonplace to themselves, which can easily be cooled or adopt- ed. Such n16-
Parcels in shops are neatly bound with adhesive paper and looped for
asy currying.
Tables, if round, have a detachable transparent plastic rim round the edge to keep the cloth tout; If square. clips at each side for the same pur- And a small glass of water, is ice-cream he- always served with Cause "You are often thirsty, alter eating it."
Cycling is made easy. Parallel to thus kerb ure grooves in the road for ecure parking; notels, stores and heuses have rows of steel clips to hold bleycles.
Dresses are often sold with a small strip of self-material, for repairs.
Prams are small, well-built, and fold up for twivelling. Many have a drop zipped bag for hokling shopping o Baby's things.
Portable Sewing machines. waters and midret radios are conte Iron and plentiful,
Trans are excaltent. Things that help on a journey: Coathucks above every seat, built-in ashtrays with flush-shutting covers, windows that slide up and down, or from side to side, at a tough-ind are draught- proof.
Things I envied. Switzerland's raberdines, Corduroys, shantungs, pure silk and nagara wool, Paris model hats selling at £2 to £3, Paris model frocks (about £20), Italian pure
sliks,
crocodile
(£10 to
bits
220) from the Argentine, make-up: pretzels and raisins from America, chreses from Holland, telescopie um- brellas from Germany, tweeds, cash- mern sweaters and china from Dri-
diagonally towards the ribs at fan.
the back.
This movement can be repeated. in a sitting and standing position-
at my oddl and indeed. throughout the day.
FUE muscles of the abdominal as T
wall-or, in less technical LENNARD language, the tummy muscles--- IL** of rent importance in building up both health and beauty in the body. These muscles have many and varied fanetions to perform. They bend the backbone. They turn the trunk. They help in expira. Above all, their chief is my action is to flatten the tummy ingredientr
and thus keep the internal organs in position.
Tasty Dinner Suggestion
This suppstest
Drejtoris aral Includes
readily available.
Mulligateway up.
tion.
Now this is a point of consider-
. Savoury beel rolla with jacketable importance, because it true
Tyttes.
sperantis,
pumpkin.
brussels
Vanilla ee Cream.
Mulligataway Song: Brown 6 sliced studio' and 'deed apple in 1 level testpoon audteed fat,
Str in 1 level dessertspoon curry powder. 1 large prated pulato, 1 Prated carrot, 14 teaspoon
stugor.
1 sunt desertap on salt, and 1 mars Curk fmade from beef botes),
Simmer hourg
Rub through strainer ald 1 table- spunn ksJt<11 [sic] Bour, simmer 5
mmuter
fruit chutney
Adit 1 tablespoon and teaspoon lemon juice jant ho- fore servir.
But the alxhannal organs" of an alemingly high proportion of evi Itser women ser in later years and the need, giving
rim to much dismanfert and, tatty, even
en albom or undue fitness. The firedness and a footh
being patled d0371 from which may Women suffer,
often has its origin in alark tuming muscles and a
amet sulting fick of muscle eta ticity in the abdominal organa.
Vital Organs
Thase vitd organs are ant enensel in one, as are the heart, lungs and bern. They depind largely for their protectio
the efficient functioning of the tummy museles |
Savory Beef Rolls: Trim me and a If points round or pside deak, Cut into slices in thick, then into sition and give them support.
Which are designed to act n natural corset and thus hold them in
pleres about 4m, by Nih. Trust with
alt and pepper.
Top with finely diord turnip, celery, and shalfot.
the with coarse thread.
Roll up.
-When
the muscles are correctly
trained they perform this aellon automatically and ale are an in1- carrot,RENT
maintaining erect portant factor in jærsture and a good carriage. Here is where attenbon lo them is lin portal for beauty
Ps well as for Iwealth,
Brown in lint fat (sufficient tu: barely cover bottom of pan). Add
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Every woman rightly "Bat tumang"%, and the in tinct is smind: for fo Behi về this object RASHES that one of the most in- portant groupes of muscles in the body murt ftinction, efficiently and, in the case of the tummy minwetts. This gives a special sen-ption
i well-bring to the whole physique.
Natural Corset
เ
It is most Important that the museles should be truned toward developing clasticity and resilienae,
rather than hard strength. Exer vises must be graduated-starting with very Bimple movements, and unky slowly progressing 147 mor diffelt ones,
and when the muselès: become better · trained attri İ"strengthened.
Deep and regular breathing, both before and during abdominal exer- eles, is also important. The first natal, reaction, when practising them. Li to hold the breath and use the utmost energy and concentra- Such tion in their performangy, tenseness shouki be ovokles—or mitigated as much as pozulbite.
Many women' despate of achieving anlural corset by training tunumy muscles and rely entirely ou an artificial corset in tead. This
the
*
many
a policy of defeatisin-but if a heavy Corsol has been worn, for yehrs is cannot be discarded at once. It can be left off while the flest sun- ple exercises are practised, and then. Rendually, n the muscles become stronger, be worn less frequently, and finally a lighter type of support can be substituted.
Simple Exercises
Now here are some simple exer- elses to practise.
1. Lying in bed, on the side with
the knees drawn up and one hand
on the tummy, gently draw
the
tummy in and then relax it.
Then,
moments
Chokers Are Charming
Lying the flour, knees bent. sedes touching the flour, draw the do the chest: knees slowly stay there. drawing the tummy strongly in and pressing the small of the bick
then into the war; Inwer the feet to touch the floor again (kures still bent as I starting "nough to wear them. prition). Try to keep the whole also be made at home at low cost. spine torch it the four Broughent the exercises.
•
HOKER neckinees are fashionable for necks that are slim They can
Sew rows of heads on a strip of velvet ribbon six inches long and one bich deep. Keep the sows even and close together. Ju beads. pearls or crystals would be ideal for this wide choker, Sew narrow rib- bon at each end to tie at the back of the neck.
Fasten a brooch to the centre
3. Lle on the floor on your back with knees bent. At first friend to hold your feet dawn, or tuck them under a bed-rail or chair, so that they are
supported. Lift the head off the floor, then slowly anesirt the whole spine unți the forehead touches the knees. Repeat of a narrow piece of ribbon and tie the movement the opposite vay, this Nound your neck,. starting
your uncurling from tafl-bone, leaving the head to the int, until you are king on the floor orice more. Later, when you con do this with no sense of strain or try it without your feet tension, bring held down.
the
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Re-thread a long row of beads to make a double-choker. Keep it fairly short so that it sits half-way between chin and base of neck.
(ir you can't get a clasp, tie the ends with ribbon).
The Duchess of
Montoro shows ROBB
her top-favourite
honeymoon dress
N
TOT even seen by her husband until the moment
this
she test it out of one ef her four Trunks to shpw to Robb, Cannen evening frock (left) is the Duchess of Montoro's houssea favourite.
• in stiff white ribbedi ilk it has a tight bodlee decorated with
black Spanish lace
The blaple -velvet bolero covers, a straight-across neck- Hug with Iwo thin shoulder
straps of black velved. Stars of black braid edge the bolero, make a deep hem on the skirt.
Interviewed in her honeymoon sulte ai Claridge's, she wore a Azure-8 fruck (right) in navy blue woul Filchlow pointers: 1. Grandee cuffs 'doubled back to show a tight eur inside. 2. Softly
rolled lapels, and unpadded shoulders. 3. Envelope skirt
folded to accentuate hip-line.
4. Choker of marble-sized
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Hemline note: This frock has the Lille Below the Knee Hemline. But, Guys the duchess, “I'll have to lengthen it soon."
Bello Allianco Platz,
sillance against Napoleon, has been
STREET NAMES changed to Franz Nehring Pintz.
The dennzification and demilit- One hundred and Afty of 2,000 arisation of Berlin street names is directs in Berlin scheduled for proceeding,
Braunauerstrasse, pamed
Hitler'a birthplace, bos
change have been renamed so far. after Guides to the city print both the been old and the now names in.arder to
changed to Sonnenallee, the avenue avoid confusion.-Associated Press.
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