1939-06-01 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1989.

Beauty and You

by PATRICIA LINDSAY

TWO-PIECE EVENING GOWNS NOW

Geoff

A course in personal grooming and adornment is important

to the success of a graduate.

Teach Girls How To Be

Beautiful

The modern college is a far cry from those days when the three R's were considered the prime re- quisite in the education of young ladies! What would the Deans of yesteryear think about a ment of Grooming in the curriculum? Yet there are a num- ber of progressive schools at which a course in personal grooming and

Depart- school's

adornment is considered every bit as important to the success of a graduate, as is a foreign language, history or economies.

lovelier

has never been host to a group of girls in such numbers!"

MADE FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION Wherever the girls visited, re- porters from newspapers were struck with their pleasing beauty and good manners. More space of the girls than to the novel educa- was given to the description

tional scheme which Stephens College sponsors. But the mere fact that the girls were so appealing is રી tribute to Dr. James Madison, pre- sident of the college and one of the Recently five hundred and twenty-foremost educators in this country! seven girls from Stephens College, Missouri, got into the headlines of eastern newspapers. And it was not because they were taking their annual Spring educational tour. That would deserve a mere para- graph. It was because the girls and how to use cosmetics_to

vantage! themselves rated copy space.

As one, Miami reporter put' it "Miami

Kitty

SPRING!

Power

(0 1939, by Itoll Syndicata)

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It's a puzzle why every one looks forward to spring, with satisfaction. when it always lets one down so' that it takes a stiff tonic to res-

toré pep to-par.-

For Dr. Madison insists that his students be taught to make

the most of herself. Time is devoted to instructing each student how to be lovely, the art of dressing well ad-

Grundies may scoff at such educa- tion, and the conservatives may fear that the girls' vanity is be- ing encouraged too much. But the progressives can readily see what sense there is in starting a graduate on the arduous road of life feeling self assured, looking lovely, and knowing that good manners and a smart appearance pays excellent dividends!

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OTHER SCHOOLS SHOULD FOLLOW EXAMPLE Unfortunately, Stephens College, with its special advantages, is not within the reach of all girls. But it does stand as an inspiration and example to other educational institutions. The "ma- |jority of maturing girls do need a guiding hand when it comes to grooming and dressing themselves, and in acquiring deportment which creates what we like to call "charm." And if girls were taught how to use cosmetick discreetly to their advantage, we would hear fewer complaints from the male sex about “powder and paint” and from others who object to the obvious hard look some girls achieve.,

So do encourage the proper teaching of

of the acquisition beauty. The world can do with many more attractive wives, moth- and careerists. And in final analysis, the attractive woman is usually a healthy woman both physically and mentally!

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The idea has been used in bathing suits, costumes and all sorts of fashions, and now it's invaded the restaurant and ballroom two-piece evening gown. This traquair model, în red and white cot-- ton, shows you how the bodice ties round the waist and the skirt comes up to meet it.

Mrs. Willy

announces

that she is leaving On a buying trip by the-

"President Coolidge"

Orders for fur Coats and Capes should be placed with her before Saturday, 3rd June..

DURING HER ABSENCE BUSINESS WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MISS B. SASSLOFF

Mrs. Willy

ROOM 334

Metropole Hotel Building 10, Queen's Road.