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New Season's Model

The three-quarter cont of this

a most acceptable, tweed suit is fashion and solves the problem of the longer skirt in a most aube The skirt hns pockets and shows clever fabric working carrie et in a yellow-and-mushroom me ture ("Jay's," Ltd.).

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Who's Got

THE CHINA MAIL

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.

The WOMAN'S Page

A NEW DECREE

Exit the Slim & Slinky Film Heroine

Gone are the days of the alim, alinky film heroine. The plamp girl is about to come into her own.

This is the dictum of Madame Fanchon, selector of the stage and screen beautles, who has trained more than ten thousand, dancing girls for the stage and films,

She believes that the new "Holly- wood figure," which will replace the

boyish forms that have prevalled for the past few seasons, will be

like this:

Hips

Waist

Bust

Weight

36 Inches

26 34

Inches.

inches.

8st. 8lb.

"We have ordered our girls to, go out and eat wholesome foods be- cause we realles that film work calls for stamina, and you cannot acquire. this by living on the scanty diet for

declares alim figures,"

Mme.

Fanchon.

Film producers have begun to frown on the half-starved emaciated figure and a new example to woman- kind is in the process of formation."

Now The Feminine Girl Mme, Elheban contends that since The change of figure standards has become ronounced she has noticed a great change. In the girls under her trafaing.

"They work better and have mere pep." I can easily understand why foreign visitors to Hollywood ob- arved that American women were lacking in underweight, and vivacity," she adds.

"The new type of girl, 1, belleve, combines the youth, corrage, and

Button

Velvet Ensemble

A sandalwood rose shade has been chosen for the transparent velvet which forms the dressy pyjama ensemble shown before ecru Alencon lace is set on the flaring trousers and also on the sleeves of the top coat, and is used to fashion the sleeveless, tuck-in jumper. The jacket ties on with a graceful baw at the shoulder.

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LAUNDRY BAGS

Nothing is allowed to be useful only these days; it has to be decora- tive as well. It is of the modern rules that beauty must be Introduced everywhere, and even laundry such ordinary things as bage are aftected by this new -artistic spirit!

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The nowest laundry bags are made to look as much as possible lika a lady in a crinoline, and very effective they are, too. You may either choose a dainty china" head for you bag, or else one of the now doll's heads which are really more like pierrettes.

TEA LEAVES

Days and Deeds They Telk

By Georgina Bailey.} Some people find they are able to read cups better on certain days than on others, and would seem that particular days are propitious for certain things. Generally Mon- day is the beat day to have the cup read if there is any anxiety about any changes or travel, or for any- thing of a public nature,

For seeking Information about now enterprises, or anything of a pioneering or daring nature, Tues- day will be found the most suitable day.

Matters connepted with papers, letter writing, nave, or to do with children and young people should be sought on Wednesday,

Wait till Thursday if you are anxious for information concerning money, Investments, preferment and fortune.

For love affairs, courtship, en- gagements and marriage the best day is Friday.

If seeking to know about the affairs of elderly people or land and property take Saturday for the cup reading.

End of the Week

Sunday is the day to learn any thing about spiritual affairs, and is also good for seeking information connected with position and prefer- ment..

Parisian Fashion

FOR YOUR DUSTERS A Chic Receptacle-How to Make It

The fascinating young person below is a receptacle for the ugly but necessary duster. She was fashioned out of a last summer's frock, the rust being made into dusters, which lived Inalde.

As a guide for those who wish to buy a piece of new material, yard 30 to 30 inches wide is required. The head was procured cheap at a sale, but several of the large stares have them in various sizes, pierrots being very popular."

A plece of wooden cartain rod about 9 Inches long was pushed through the base of the head, after being wrapped with a scrap of material.

Cut a piece of cretonne or similar material 32 by 12 Inches, double and machine up B Inches on either aido. The rest should be hemmed singly. Maka a 2-inch hem as though you' were making a bag.

Make two legs out of a piece of sateen, stuff them with kapok or rags cut up very finely, Paint, tho ends to simulate shoes, or cover with a plece of material. Draw up the hem, placing the legs imposition, and stitch firmly.

As the bag will be hung up, make a long loop to the bow which trims

Now cut a hole in the other end of the material. Pass the base of the head through, thread the stick. through the hole in the head, and A beautiful evening gown of black secure the stick to the material. Letters of the alphabet are often seen in the cup, these are usually shiffon made Princess style is pictured: Make a little hat by stretching a connected with people or places above. The skirt trails in the back piece of material round the head, having such letters for their initials, and fullness is added by means of many pulling it tight and stitching down godets inserted in the tight-fitted" If there should be a dark, hard silp. It is worn with rhinestone shoe the back.

on the black suede

pumpy stem near the letter A, this can be buckles

shoulder straps are of rhinestones, and read as a man whose name comthe ornate carrings are made of silver mences" with the letter A, who is nigres and rhinestones. Interested in you. If the latter là near leaves indicating a journey, then the journey is likely to be to some place having such letter is an initial, or it might be you will travel with, or meet someone whose names commences with the letter shown.

Your Destination

If the querent is anxious change, the letter dane/ name of the placé 3.11.

When face

you have you lo: A combinat! face

These heads are easily obtained: nowadays, since nearly all the shops sell them; but if you can boo that has some sort of "body bl as this makes a mount for the o

of the bag. The body should ba

dressed in a short little waisted.cont of flowered cretonne, which openi

in front over a neat white vest. Cretonne is also used for the skirt, whhhts Intrality the bar The Bolton

at least 202

Is narrow

under tha

UMBRELLAS USEFUL

How

hy?

the hat, to form a hanger. Before putting on the bat, sew a small

Most Beautiful Girl ̧

While her ancestors worshipped

this beautiful girl of twentieth century Venus, the Greek Goddess of Beauty, Greece is herself, proclaimed the most. beautiful in all Europe. She is Allco Diplarakou, whose election as Beauty Queen of Greece was followed by her selection na the Beauty, Queen of

Europe. The international competition was hold in Paris, with entries from all parts of the world participating.

Do You Like It, Girls?

Buttons.encircle the throats and wrists of the

modern girls. Hollywood stari-bave chosen

buttons of different shades,

together in a double strand

necklace and bracelet

GAY CUSHIONS

Among the gay remnants of silk and velvet you have captured at the sales, there are sure to be some that would make delightful cushion:

covers.

When you are planning calour schemes in connection the spring-cleaning time, your Cushions will naturally play an im portant part

It is a good plan to have a nice that

sor-appeal soft, feminity the woman

Will

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