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THE CHINA MAIL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1948,

Woman Today Peggy Sagė

IDEAS FOR AUTUMN ACCESSORIES

By JANET MARTIN.

For the wall dressed woman, accessories are as im- portant a part of the wardrobe as any other. Accessories are part and parcel of planned fashion, giving meaning to the word. "en- sambla," adding to line and cut the interest of absorbing detail.

This season, with the return of simpler lines for day wear, the concentration on beauty of fabric and skill of cut, it is for cleverly chosen accessories to provide harmonies of colour or delightful surprise touches. The right colour, the right shape and size, the correct placing... all these points must be studied, the subtle differences which belong to this season and no other.

Trends in accessories for the autumn and winter scluson. show many very distinct points) which will be worth keeping

in mind when planning your new ensembles. Be sure that your choice is dated 48-40 so that even last winter's trocks! and suits can be brought up to the new dateline.

Hats are small; little close hats in felt or velvet for day wear, pulled down snugly to the back of the head; small fur

berets, perched on the back in Juliet-enp fashion, Dainty toques have effects, appearing to have winggil alighted on the head from above.

All revent the hairline and form. ja small, flattering frame for the, whole face. For late-day wear, there are feathered Pillboxes and

tiny bonnets edged with Ince, sewn with pearls, or swathed In lik jersey and tied beneath the chin,

And If you prefer a little brin, there Is the new boater, with srauil, shallow crown and straight. narrow brim, worn quite straight Can the heath Bevel

with! trunmed ribbon, flowers or feathers which ure placed mid front above the brow.

Pouched Styles

Handbags come in pouched styles, tucked, draped or plealed into a top frame and standing, as high as they are wide, or higher, They are finished with all manaer of exciting clasps and a variety of

V drone

Wearing pastel wool and winged berat, Peggy Evans of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation carries stone marten stole to com- plete a smart ensemble.

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strap handles to slip over the gloves with dainty turn-buck cuffs. wrist. Tailored stylrs, beautifully For after five wear, there are stitched in fine leathers, skins and smooth suedes and kids, reaching inches up the arm and felts, are matched with suits and several coats for day wear,

clasped at the wrists by Jewelled

For afternoons there are models

or beaded bracelets, There are

- Cm Temple. Wife Feels Lost

Ordered now to go slow and capable oj drastic betion. do very little physical work, Gamma deeply .concious of feel lost, having used the few Alpha's misery, could give Bela brains I had

in, running the up for he's had hard, tough, un home.

happy life and emotions don't My husband is a busy and in- now go deep, Please your im- tellectual man. My children are mediate adulce.-ANON. groton up. How can I start at my uge (56) to use my brain? I da so want to contrive to be

sorrowful

but a re-

do. you.

But to whom? Anon is not Beth-no girl in love would talk of being "relinquished." Alpha a companion to the famfip.-W. or Gamma? Gamma, I take it.

Start just as at any other age- Right. I think you belleve deep 18 or 36 or 80. You can rely on down it should be Alpha and Beta. your brains, whatever quantityThere's a hint of alarm about that you possess, co-operating with "drastic action." It will be a re- your will.

relief but are The quality of your companion-lèf-if I agre

with ship does not come from what in- Love hasn't gone no deep that formation

you con amass and you feel you can't give her up. pass ori. If you feel cheerful and Not deep enough for you to be spontaneous and eager and inter- sure that it should be you ested your

So take the hard way. take care of anionship can and Beta.

No fanning of the drama by dis So take up what attracts you. cussion but a decisive with- If there's any particular subject drawal. Make yourself scarce. that gets you be It Indian car- pets or nursery rhymes, ment ples I know I am not a good con- or church chimes-get your books versationalist but enjoy her com- from your library and read, pany to much that I am content Bridge in an idea. So ts chess. to remain silent. But I believe Go for what you like and feed am beginning to bore her. your brains on what they enjoy.

I always get on tuell in a crowd. How can I make my Alpha loves Beta passionately. E. E.

companionship attractive to her? Ali goes well until Beta meets attractive Gamma, falls heavily the crowd?

What makes you attractive to Jor hint and declares

You forget yourself! Gamma is the love of her life, amuse them.

that and make an effort to interest and Camina develops mad

You study them. passion for Beta.

adapt yourself, Gamma and Alpha meet and Treat her as one of the crowd discuss. Alpha desperately un-A

for a while. Draw her out, get aufione... Gazima, completely her talking-talking about herself. sincere, offers to relinquish Beta, Let your interest in her show. feeling that she will in time re- Silence can be deceptive and em-3 turn to Alpha. Alpha resigned, barrassing. Make her feel she is Beta conscious of Alpha's devo the tops Interesting, amusing.. tion bur if thwarted by Gamma i magnetic. It's the winning card.

The Princess's Baby

London society loves a'secret, especially when it is about clothes, and socially prominent women are having little success making "secret" some dotails of the closely-guarded layatta for Prin- coss Elizabeth's baby.

in broadcloth, surde and gabaracy gloves, stitched at the wrists With the Royal child due in a month, society is stag-

moire silk, vblyei, faille, or any

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title]

dine, with broad, soft handles,

with pearls, beads and sequins or

ing a mild buying rush at leading West End while for inte-day, you can choose edged with fine lace,

FurR

like are shaped from a host of dainty pouches in shawls or capes, giving an elegant

shops for gifts in the layette line. As to the layette to be pro-, the windows, complaining' that other rich and lustrous silk, plain, worn with tiny, matching for he the "security guard" is almost been

slope to

the shoulder line and vided, by Elizabeth and Philip, persons with field-glasses hac For smart choice, apart from a

"rets or Cossack caps. Or they are

spying from buildings gilded or jewelled clasp.

made into a straight stole, to be as heavy as the censorship across the street. Gloves are longer.

The vogue wraped or draped around the placed on the gown the Frin- The Royal infant's first clothing for wide dolman sleeves and three shoulders. Grandmother's fur tip cess wore at her wedding. Is Ikely to be long woollies and quarter sleeves gives a new impet is in perfect style again. Then, designer Norman Hart-traffeta dresses with bodice portance to gloves. Long, elegant,

nell had guards at his Bruton smocking and back turks for let. Street salon and whitewashed London's best baby shops,

ting out, according to sources in

Classic Style

own

elbow length gloves are worn with "smart day frocks, wrinkled in soft folds on the forearms.

Shots feature a return to favour of the plain, classic Court style, With cont-dresses, there are which, in my nent gloves fastened with large without parallel for elegance. The

opinion f self buttens at the wrists, or new versions have a rounded toe are cut down at the sides to give an even more grace.

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RECIPES FOR bootees

THE MONTH

water.

Probably the most popular gitt being bought for the baby Is a matinee jacket with matching

Many of Mayfair's so cial leaders have bought these and sent them to Buckingham Palace.

Lowest Price Almost equal in popularity are gossamer-like matince Jackets with exquisite applique Bowers on

ful line. There is a trend to- Date Blices wards the Louis heel, with its b. self-rating flour, 3 oz. "wasted" effect. The many de- shortening. 1⁄2 lb. dates, I cgo, 2 Ilghtful versions of the open toe tablespoons milk, 3 tablespoons ankle-strapped, swifg back water, sugar, icing sugar. and open fronted styles now be Stone the dates, chop finely and the bodice and tiny net trimmings on the collars and cuffs, with long definitely to the late day and place in a saucepan with the

matching bonnets, The lowest Str over the Are until price for these is 12 guineasi evening period.

Jewellery brings news of the soft and thick. Allow to become Lovers' knots in pink and blue importance of the bracelet, Fa- quite cold. Sift the flour, rub in embroktery distinguish the blas shion now matches

earrings, the shortening and make into a being sold by one leading baby brooch For clip with bracelets. dry dough with the beaten egg shop recently, and sent to Elizu The open sleeve and wide cust and milk. Turn on to a floured beth. Real lace bonnets, blbs to calls for adornment at the wrist. board and cut in half.

tie aroung the waist and fine Shet- Bracelets are worn. over

Roll out one half and place in land wool shawls are other popu

One shop's

long

gloves,, behind short ones. They a well greased Swiss-roll tin.lar purchase best effort was in

are the new way to wear pearls. Spread with the cold date mix-

In all these indications, you will ture. Roll the second half of peach-coloured pure silk, embroi nolice that there is a line drawn dough out and place on top. dered with wild flowers. The em through all accessories, between Mark into small squares with the broidery design was not hard to those worn for daytime and those back of a knife. Glaze and sprin-spot. It was patterned after, for the late-day period.. fellow-kle with sugar. Bake in a mode-Princess Elizabeth's wedding train. Ing the most outstanding trend of rate oven, 25 to 30 minutes. Cut Real Ivory teething rings also fashion ... the special sphere of into squares and sprinkle with are in demand, one of the best late-day clothes.

iring sugar before serving. shops reported.United Press.

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