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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE.
The first warm breezes and soft sunshine will bring out
T
By Lorna Westall
Beaty On The Beach
THERE is a style of car which Americans call "convertibles." One of the main features of Moy gashol's show at the Dor chester Hotel, Mayfair, was a convertible" bench out-
through skirt and a grey shirt». And talking of linen-a word blouse. Unbution the skirt-and now about the fabrics, which striking terra cotta colour con- The group, is particularly in there are your beach shorts in the Moygathel group creates. trast. The not-so-sylph-like, interested in the lighter weight cidentally, can shed their fears categories which interest buyers about shorts. These ones of in the United States and in Louis London's show the slim South America, where beach ming lines which are specially wear is its demand all the year for instance, the side openings, they Introduced the results of buttoning diagonally.
the past year's experiments-five new fabrics in lightweight spun
of which threa
At
tons. In front, and an interesting design in white appliqued The back,
AK
titles," the rayon and
regards "pon-conver« linen dresses showed several
DAW lines. Pockets are still impor tant and are often big enough
lit, with boleros and fly designed to dispel such feara round. At this beach-wer to curve round to the back of
away jackets serving us the drop-hend coupec. One
· “Londonus” ́ beach-auit hnd a black and white and skirt in apun rayon. The skirt buttoned down the front had a double inverted
jacket.
pleat at the back. Skirt and Jacket were joined by an emerald green belt. When removed, the coat revealed a black halter-neck sun-top.
linen con- green button-
Another outfit in Bisted *p!
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The Junior Miss is prepared for street or beach. In the street.
royan,
The
show the dress. Many are buttoned, and some are stiffened to stand aw away from tho
ipline. hip Une Itself. is often low, and sometimes emphasised by
circling
Wero
hand-prints, three new wool broad stripe, och
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mixtures suitable for summer fringo-a line which will des and fit for summer suiting, and finitely not do for our plumper Macroom, Q Aine TLOW linen. Some of the linens which the
selves.
Waist-belts are thin she wears the fly-away bale would have rivalled the
I saw none of the "cummer produced after the war bund" style belts which used to For the beach, she removes. It
pro top drildi
dresses to show a cuffed sun-top with verbial penitent's horse-hole
akirts. In shoulder
on the whole, skirts were on the straps. The white shirt for comfort. The newest waist-coat effect in tresh
narrow side, but care had been and fabrics are a far cry from these. taken contrast well against a tanned And; very
to allow, and Important they are
suggest, skin. The whole outil is in un eminently
movement, particularly by the durable and crushable linen.
wash use of pleats. As for well.
Landon is not seeing "colours, much as Paris, although there word several models in scarlet
Seen here is a Rochester House beach outfit in spun rayon, Plunging suntop in navy, and red matches ped cuff shoris.
Look Out for Double Chin
Courtesy Frances Dennes
wear.
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and vermillion. On the whole, alale, donkey, stone and neutral colours were, preferred, and in- terchangeable accessories were relle ол to enliven and brighten.
A Louis London's' straplem- playsuit Iri “Maygashol? Irish "Linen, skilfully modelled in shaded ontoured panels, The
· playsuit also includes panlees. A halter strap la albo "pro- vided for use where · preferred. -
For the morning aperiüf nu bord de la mer or the yacht club lunch, the Moygashel group have designed numbers of suits smart enough to be dressed up for late-day
ed. Louis London's one in Irish; London hos not waited for
linen, Illustrated here, was ski- Paris to show her, the now "cos
fully modellod In different sack" line, but has gone ahead
shades of blue, and atted per- and
Introduced It Into this One feature at the Moygashel, summer's fashions. You find it show which is sure to
fectly. The plunging neckline prove In many of these rayon and popular
matching shoes, now plunges on sunsuits, inen sults, neatly
belted, Lotus have designed shoes in well as in haute couture. This bloused-backed, pencil-skirted. Moygashel fabrics to match line is shown in the other sun
ruits,
and outfit also shown here, which is dress was worn beach-wear. A cornflower blue designed by Rochester House in
with shows of spun rayon the same fabric and colour; the
roll-
Atrima showed a neat, collared model, with side but toning on the tight skirt. Especially pleasing Was tobacco colour "Two Steeples súil with a pencil skirt which you could actually move 14 with comfort-Paris designers
summer
dresses
shoes were trimmed with dark
and had blue glace kid
the currently popular ankle-straps,
please note. At the bottom REMARKS
there were new "kick pleats" on each sido, which allowed a I had only two critlelsms. ΠΟΤΕ generous freedom at The first was with some of the movement than
this style strapless tops of the rlaysults, usually provides. Over it was a which did not seem very safe white-trinimed boxy Jacket,
or practical, Most sunsults, boasting a double row of but- however, were well construct
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The other criticism is in the form of a plea to fashion de- signers in, general. There is a square returning tendency 10 shoulders. I noticed it OC- casionally in the Moygashel show, Dear Designers, you have urged us to be feminine in re cent years. We like the round- ed, natural line you have given us. Please don't ask us to be tough again and pad our shoulders out like spivs.
BETTY WILSON'S PARIS COLUMN
An umbrella for the
motorist
ARIS umbrella makers have at last come to grips
-find-his-umbrella-when-ho-is-ready-to-make-a-dash-from-
his car to the front door.
P with the motorist who complains that he can never
Their Idea
Is to keep his
umbrella
undor his eye
up
DI
by pinning it with couple of presa ded lent
stud- leather
to
1000 which outsize pins are safety attached.
These are meant to be pinned on the
rbot, or on
the seat back,
so that the umbrella can
thrust through them.
be
'On the whole, however, Paris umbrella designers lean rather more to the fanciful this season.
Umbrellas are allmmer, shorter
and more delicate,
Fabrics
for covers include flower-brocaded lame lined with
Sacha Guitry, has left Paris to take up a New York radio and television contract with what must be one of the most com. plote Parls wardrobes.
Madame Delubac, who dressed by Paquin hatted by Caroline Reboux, took with her A full-length wild mink coat, lined with silver lame to match a ruler-straight, mid-calf silver lame dress, a short astrakhan coat and a bulky three-quarter lynx:
Her day dresses are all alim and narrow, -with a. Wrap- round swirl often giving move- ment at one side.
evening
Three of her four newest dresses aro long, in black velvet, white satin ami pala Tosc-pink eatin over pleated rose tulle.
The fourth is a short (mid- gold. Jame; handles are made calf) evening dress,, made in from carved Ivory, amber, silver. emerald-green faille, with two gilt or from old oplum pipes, panels giving an unoven hem
of silver studded with Itne. Jade, turquoise and cornelian.
mado
If you think a double chin is farming, cream the area well at night. FILM star, Joseph Cotten, Milan, New York), four hand-
Then wipe away `cream, moisten piece of gauze with astringent.
LUMP
hold in place with chin strap.
By HELEN FOLLETT
in perfect form, may Jude only the chin, sweep outward along
Pressure
nway... the cream,
Accessories include shoes from every famous shoemaker in the world (London, Paris, Rome, visited Paris recently and crocodile,
baga in different coloured walked into
and two Pierre Balmain's
umbroilas dross house one day to choose with rounded crook handles the
the ones
Parislons some presents to take back to
Chamberlains. . his wife in the U.S.A
second
coat in
an astringent, hold it in mignonette-green velvet lin
ladies should keep a treatment at the collar
He sat through the winter bonos,
and advance spring Collections weather сус
the smoothing up and down an
over Anally chose Balmain's big and southern sections of their faces. the neck with flattened fingers. bulky A chin that has been behaving Placing the finger tips under blanket very nicely for years,
and Uned cloth, edge scarlet the low line to the ear lob | with black and white tivat 10x. His other propent from the decide to go double. That, and
and Then, with fingers and thumbs, collection was à cont, too—a the cream puff shape, are the placed below the chin do light sweeping double coat (Chinese) Densities woman pays for not pinching movements.
stylo) for evening wear. The minding her diet rules. If will weaken fat cells that are top layer of this coat lin consumes more calorios than forming.
heavy
rose-coloured Batin the dally expenditure of energy
.... Wipe
layer is in dusky burns up, they will be stored Away in the form of adipose moisten a piece of gauzo with Lisaue. Of sweets, starches and with a chin strap, let it remain
On the way out Joseph Collen fats sho' should have but the on over night. This treatment, boutique (every Paris dress
stopped long enough"
in the week, will act as sa once; a insurance against the
house has opened): a boutique It is taken for - granted that tion of a wattle-like defect.
forma now to sell simpler dresses and every woman will cream, her -
Keap your head on the level. and the biggest bottle of "Vent accessories) to choose a sweater completion before she tuck To let the chin droop is to Verte (Balmain's special, extra Horselt into bed at night. If she
wenken.
the fibres of the neck Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd. under ber hin, let her take, and the soft tissues of the chin old erfume) that the hous
Warning: & spare thin, of which chin and neck in prime condi
-stood
fox] keeping u she will have no usa whatever, i on the way. That is the time the back of the neck. Turn the NOMINATED
tion is this; claspethe_hands at Täisphone 21846;" to take action,
head from side to side, keeping
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Graped cocktail dress m Royot blue feltie, mode by Paquin for Jacqueline Delaboc's United States wardrobe.
London Express Sarvios
A Trouser Year In The Making
trouser year is in the mak- ing for play clothes. Fresh impetus has come from Paris In "camouflaged" trousers like culottes and skirt-length pante under loose-panel
overaldzia. Both allow the comfort of
AND trousers
a skirt look. Blacks conlinus a steady come- teamed when
med top which can
back, especially ∙with
a sweater make a costume of slacks. Boy shoris look even more impor tant, if possible, in the swing of things toward mere boylahness. Sleevelessness is headed for much wider -- representation · In all'aportswear types.
Modern Oriental Modern Oriental is another growing influence-little, man- darin tops, for (everything · from beach to evening wear.
Bwenford, can have real mean- ing in resort. fashions this your, adapted, to resort Zelimates by minimum› sleeves nisi, cool col. ton fofilinen kalia; styled, along that... middle-road a batwam blouse and sweater Not Jet-up on the short cardigan, either in
Reversible fashions are on the supewings? Moscially, beachweanEY laktérrylinadily baseli wraps of
Whispers of Springtime
while
By Grace Thorncliffe ILLUSTRATED today is a three-piece costume that, designed primarily for southern resort wear now would be perfect for carly spring at home. First a sheath of a dress in sheer navy wool, made with camisole top and broad shoulder straps. Over it is a litle short-sleeved front- buttoned jacket, and finally, over the two is shown a banana yellow tweed topper, cut on loose lines, with flapped patch pockets and wide-turn back cuffs.
How Miss Mayo Perfected Her Figure
By PATRICIA CLARY
HOLLYWOOD
VIRGINIA MAYO'S' nguro in perfect. that a famous artist once said it convinced him of the existence of God,. Ming Mayo disclosed how It became that way.
Just
she exercise,
said. Horseback riding, mostly, and outdoor living.
Any
"Of course," she added, imagine there must have been something to start with. girl has to have a better than ordinary figure to get to the Diamond Horseshoe in York. That's where they found me for the screen.
New
"But I have a belier figura now than I did alx yenis AKO. And I think horseback riding has done it.
Sh She and her husband, Michael O'Shen, live on a manil ranch near Van Nuys, Bóth have saddle horses, and both are out of doors and on the bridle paths as much as alblo.
And although many think that bouncing along on a hormo brolidens the beam and bows the legs, there's no evidence of such daminga on Miss JS Mayo's. chassis.(
Fans who want to seelt. what the artists raved about onwil get their chance, Inc. Warnden“, the Hawk and the Arrow In our "steho: Mini-Mayon takidl dip in a blue mountain-pool. HUNKOIUL Cant and put, then wYNKE horseback ridli", dog klárth thei