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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 2, 1940. Bringing Up Father web

BLIT MAGGIE THAVE A LOT OF WORK

TO DO

DON'T STAND THERS TELLING ME WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO- GET OUT OF THIS ROOM-I'M HAVING IT PAINTED TODAY-

WELL-ILL GO UPÍ SITAIRS AN: WORK-

I'VE GOT TO:GIT. THIS JOB FINISHED-

NOW-LET'S SEE -I'LL DO THE HARD WORK "{FIRST-I'LL TRY

TO BALANCE; MAGGIES BANIL SACCOUNT-

Copt 1940, King Testures Sendicute. Inr, World rights reserved.

Page 11 By George MacManus

GREAT HEAVENS-GET "OUT OF THIS ROOM- YOU ARE SITTING ON MY FINE ANTIQUECHAIR AND HOW MANY. TIMES HAVE I. TOLD YOU NOT TO PUT YOUR. HANDS ON THEAT BEAUTIFUL TABLE-

COVER?

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Clothes, Make-Up And

Dress, make-up and manner. isms, fashion the various types of women-that is the theme of a novel show at the New York World's Fair, Sixteen girls were chosen from ordinary walks of life and were refashioned to por- tray certain roles of womanhood. A modern farmer's wife, a subur- ban mother, a sophisticated play girl, a sun-loving sportswoman and a doctor's wife were the ones that caught my attention.

There isn't a professional model. in the group. Not one of them was born an "oomph" girl, yet each is 2 streamlined beauty wearing her clothes with a charm- ing, convincing manner. One is amazed when told that one of these girls was a dowdy school teacher, another a soda clerk and still another a filing clerk. "Those charmers?" you question. "Well; tell me how it was done!"

Experts. Had A Hand

Each individual "type" was so. fashioned to complement the car she drives. For instar ce, the out- door girl, with bare-knee fashions, drives a snappy sport roadster in which are thrown her tennis rac- ket and golf clubs. 'Her play clothes are casual and so are her Inake-up and coiffure. She has a friendly personality and looks as if she lived under the sun most of the day.

Whereas the doctor's wife is more dignified-wearing a long white dinner dress and gay red silk shawl. She must help her husband with his profession, so she must look and play the role of a gracious hostess and sympa- thetic friend. She drives a more. expensive car for prestige. That girl in true life was an unattrac- Live school teacher who had little idea how to dress attractively or use make-up to advantage.

Once the girls had been selected from the many who applied for 'the roles, they were given a per- sonality analysis and sound style and make-up advice by a Fifth Avenue expert,

Mannerisms

The Farmer's Wife Goes to Town? This is the wife of cummer, 1940, drecsed to enhance her oharms and increase her- comfort while she drives into town to shop ar pauses for tea. It's one of 'the costumes shown In, a unique fashion show at

the New York World's' Fair.

good posture and with easy grace,, wear her cosmetics lightly applied, how to talk with a smile.. Long while the gregarious inatron may hours were spent on make-up in use it more liberally when she is

going to a party..

The next step was. training.struction for individual types. For They were taught how to walle in instance, the alert secretary must

Keep Hips Slim

The overweights. are not the walk or to be active In doing only guilty ones when it comes to things instead of sitting the entire

day. heavy hips. Many women who

Appropriate and smart hair styling made almost miraculous changes in the girls' appearances. All the cuts and coiffures were simple but keyed to the age of the girl and the shape of her face and the role she was playing.

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Almost all the figures required changing. Waistlines were nipped, hips slimmed, bosoms lifted and legs and thighs streamlined..

It all sounds fantastic but a few

are otherwise slender. in their. Four Excellent Exercises weets only three in some in

measurements could be

callca

"hippy."Broad hips or rolling Exercise 1: Lie on right side rise otherwise very plain girth stances were sufficient to glam- hips usually come from Inactivity with right arm under head. Place Diet can keep the body to normal left hand in front of body to hold who didn't know how to dress, weight but only exercise con keou balance. Full right kned up to how to comb their hair, How to use make-up and how to go about the body normally proportioned! chest. As you extend right knee Girls and women who sit a great downward, pull left knee up to acquiring pleasing figure curves! deal during the days and evenings chest, Alternate eight times. Turn The Moral? If they could do it should adopt an exercise routine on left side and repent exercise.all could become more beautiful which would keep the hip men-Do this not more than 32 times if they put their minds to doing surement under control.

in all

mut. Hands placed on mat just

in back of hips., Pull both knees |

sol

It has been' said that the aver- Exercise 2: Sitting position of age woman sits two-thirds of her day. That, is alarming. If you find yourself doing that, tako to up to chest and swing knces from times. This is strenuous at first; inventing activity for yourself right side to left, side, touchinggo,dt it slowly and you will soon walk upstairs instead of taking the floor on each side if possible. Almastor it. lift, dance if only to the radio bylow yourself to travel down the

yourself walls to and from your mat as you swing. Rest after 12 Exercise 1: Get down on hands home when you go on an errand,times. Repeat 36 times in all. and knees. Swing right lines back stoop to pick up things which are Exercise 3: Lies on face, Grasp to chest, then extend right log out on the floor. Stoop: through the right ankle with right hand. Ex- straight, as high as you can in thiglis by bending your knees in tend left arm straight out over back of you with heel of fact stead of bending your body from head, Roll over on left side. Pull pointing instead of toe pointing:| the waist. Then go through the right leg backward raising right | Roycat four times without placing. following routine; without tall, hip very high, Roll back on face. knee on mat. Rest: Repeat exer overy day for one month By Repeat four times in rhythm. clar with loft leg. While resting on. that time you will be more slender Then clasp left ankle with leftright knee. Do this 10, times-in and you will want to get out and hand and repeat exercist "four all.

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