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What The Stars Foretell

By MARY BLAKE

find it easy to antagonism in

You ought to

someone seeking concentrate on any matter requir-your help. It will be poor judg- ing intensive thought on this day ment to deal in generalities, if when conditions seem favourable asked for an opinion or decision. for accomplishing anything you Be sure to give praise when praise seriously undertake. Be careful is due this day, for withholding it part does not arouse a feeling of is apt to have a bad reaction on some of your personal affairs. Express your own individuality and refrain from attempting to copy someone else's. Any tendency to procrastinate in attending to matters of a financial nature is likely to be a serious mistake. Married and engaged couples, as well as those assiduously courting their matrimonial ideal, must be careful that some form of critism this day does not act as a boomer- ang upon themselves.

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witty

10 1982. by Bell Orndicate)

The only kind of a blushing bride Modern Madeline has ever heard of was when the groom failed to show up..

If a woman and January 21 is your birthday, your diction ought to be excellent, and your conversa- tional powers above the average person's, You are, perhaps, very discriminating in the matter of Clothing, food and entertainment. Your intellectual development is apt to be very gratifying to your- self and friends, as it may bring you into the limelight. You should have the happy faculty of correct- ing any mistakes you make, with comparative ease. The stage, literary field, educational or social welfare work, as well as the com- mercial world, should offer you many opportunities to make money. Your selection of a husband is likely to be a very wise one.

The child born on January 21, may be extremely

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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 21, 1939.

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take first place. Shoulders. are and embroidered motifs adorn the worked with reliefs and gathers, front of coats.

Such as that

winter.

for the Parisiennes to show again- st an original background of giant birds the latest fashions in Paris, and the mild weather induced them created to

by Bruyere for put on many juvenile tailor-sports, which is extremely elegant, mades, precursors of Spring. Most a beige full coat lined in plum, with of these are trimmed with silver a hood inspired by the charming fox, natural or white fox, the latter local headdress of the Savoy being the most in favour. Jackets gion, one of the most picturesque in the French Alps. On each side of the front of the coat is a stylise acanthus embroidered in the same shade, Sleeves are trimmed high cuffs of lynx fur.

with

are in general tight-fitting at the waist and the skirt full, as recently seen at Molyneux's presentation; jackets are made of plaid or tweed and skirts in dark plain material. Some jackets mould the bust, the waist and hips. They are often adorned with cross-cuts, and some have revers embroidered in gold,

re-

Details, of course, continue to take a great part in Paris fashions. There are plastrons, - motifs and collars made of lames, spangles, Blouses are in great favour and and rulticoloured beads. Much highly worked; they are made of jewellery is worn and the fashion- crepe Georgette, lace, satin, either able shops of the rue Saint-Honore entirely pleated or worked with in- seem to have scattered over their sertions of lace or embroidered shelves all the treasures from an motifs horizontally placed, the old iron chest of the same trimmings spreading on to Nights, big linked gold chains, Arabian the sleeves, which are long. and buckles, necklaces, brooches, and wide gathered at the wrist, or jewels in cloisonne enamel, the short. Jeanne Lanvin presents a latest novelty in details. blouse made of black crepe Georgette with bands of, white Milliners grow ever bolder, and Valenciennes. Almost all the innovations follow one blouses are without basques. They rapidly, Harlequin hats, little another are often of the same shade as the berets of all sorts, some almost tailor-mades.

forming masks; felt crowns cut in many designs allowing the hair to Dresses have the same outline as show in contrast, some hats with the new tailor-mades, that is, tight-reliefs made of mixed felt and fitting bodice and full skirts, with quilted satins; toques made of slightly puffy sleeves tapering feathers, flowers, furs, and below the elbow, and a big flower but not least beguins with a crown last placed under the chin is their only made of net and a brim of mink, ornament.

and enhanced by a double ruche of

worn close to the face, knotted be- narrow black lace. Veils are being

hind and hanging to the waist, For evoning wear, headdresses are in- Regarding coats, beside the spired by trimmings of the day straight and wide coats which are 'hats.

Materials in fashions are velvets crepes, satin, moire, and woollens