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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1950.

Woman Today

LET'S FACE IT!

By Ingrid Etter

Pat Weible (pronounced Vibol) takes her face off

and puts it on again at least 10 times a day. Any man listening in nood not be frightened to death. This just means she removes_her make-up and applies it again; it has nothing to do with a surgical operation.

Eight times out of the 10 she is showing the public exactly what a glamour girl looks like without make-up... to amaze them later at the trans- formation act,

Now I don't quite believe Pat's statement that she looks "pretty grim" in the mornings. It sounds like a consoling speech aimed at the less fortunate members of her]

BCX.

But she is one of Hollywood's ace make-up girls (they're called artists when they reach her grade), with a roving commission from Max Factor, the beauty product firm, to show women the world over how It can be done in that skin-deep way. So it sho won't inind a two-edged compli- ment I'll give her the benest ofi the doubt and admit the lily is improved by gilding.

Britain's turn now

defects.

a multitude of other Blue, green or grey-eyed women should use grey eye make-up on their lashes in the day-time, blus in the evening. Brown eyes need brown lashes; only the blackest of black eyes should be fringed with coal black lashes.

When you are touching up your inshes open your mouth slightly. You may feel silly but it does stop eye-black tears.

The

Steady hand

eleanest lip outline is achieved by a lp britsh-you bonst a very steady hand.

Less lipstick on the lower jllp makes your mouth look smaller. Rouge should be applied nearer out on the cheek bones for those the nose on plump faces, farther who wish for a rounder contour. Never powder without a make- lotion or cream

basls such as a foundation

Just aged 24 and too soignee to be less, with a honey-coloured petal cut and a persuasive voice, Pat has been telling women from up Australia to Mexico about facial beauty, as a highpowered exccu- tive of her firm.

It's Britain's turn now and Pat will show her face "before, dur- ng and after" from opening to closing time at Selfridges,

After each demonstration she'it tell interested shoppers-tuctfully what is wrong with their up- pearance.

A good make-up should lost for six hours and see you through the busiest day.

Those henvy. dark shades at the corner of the nose can be avoided by using a light powder Aret, before the darker, normal shade.

stick

When you find your right powder shade and foundation to them however much you It takes Pat exactly 10 minutes experiment with lipstick and -20 if she is talking at the time, rouge.

explainlag her actions-to achieve N.B.-Don't despair at thosa those soffringed blue eyes, the Arst wrinkles. Pat says that mat texture of her skin, the faint nothing can quite efface them, blush mantling her cheeks and anyhow.

the wkle red bow of her mouth.

Prefers own face

She could do it in her sleep, of course, and must by now know the exact number of her own lashes and perhaps even be sick of the sight of her perfect fea- tures in a mirror. But this Holly- wood-born young woman prefers working on her own face to mak- It work famous on the screen, At 16

een sho started On her beauty enreer with, she swears, "absolutely no wish break inte | pictures. You'd understand if you saw the number of lovely and sad girls in my home town."

ing

Pat has only kind things to say about British women's looks and lovely complexions. But she also has some useful advice to pass on.

Evening frocks

Your Easter wardrobe

By IRIS ASHLEY and FRANCIS MARSHALL Easter is only a few days away and here is a sug- gested outfit which would see you through a normal wook-end—even in this unreliable climate.

First of all, the sul sketched beret (NOT a scarf) for mare here is right in line with what relaxed headgear. What if t we saw in the Paris collections, rains 7 Well, you could take an pure Spring 1050.

umbrella. Me, I stay indoors.

*

Women looking for an even pat panel at the back is cut in It is dark prey vannet The ing frock for special oc- one piece with the skirt, and up casions this spring could not on to the waist of the jacket, do better than bear in mind You can remove the jacket and two Paris models. Both have hold it neatly

three more buttons on the skirt many fashion points likely position. to be adapted by manufac- turers here.

The long frock, by Dior, has the famous "scissor" line likely to be seen for day as well evening wear.

in

the same

re-

The high wing-collar blouse (Jacques Fath's idea, you who modelled the sult for us at member) was worn by the girl spectator Sports.

A soft shirt os for blouse in silk or cotton would.

transform the outfit for out-of- I-has-a-very-slimming-effect town. Her new-line boater (na This model was in fine navy brim at the back) is white straw wool-a colour. much used this trimmed with black ribbon. Even atars listen to her.

winter, especially in alilance with Don't be afraid of making up. black which is shown here in the well over this plain grey, and will Your topcoat will surely co women who lose their com- scissors" of black fallle. The do for evening as well. plexions fastest are the "back to

long navy suede gloves soften the

The

to nature" types who just put on general line, and the important

usually

beater and coarse quite soon.

Actresses who make up heavily, it expertly, good skins.

Remember to "take your face

have very

а

a dab of powder when they come necklace relieves the severity of up to town or go out for the

On the left a very new, young. evening. Their skins go weather the short hair cut

black short frock by Piguet is in looking jersey in fine combination of satin and black wool, designed by "Dorville. The velvet the satin being fine fchu effect is achieved by a solde

band of fine ribbing. It will pull] ly striped in raspberry red and bluck: the result even at a short up to quite a high neckline to wear with the suit--or an odd distance is to give the red a skirt. And, as you see, it can be lovely bloom.

| nicely decollete for evening. An The asymetrical neckline is not especially good design for teen- as unpractical as may appear at agers. Arst glance, for the high points can be folded down when wear- Also for evening you can ring Ing a wrap.

the changes by wearing either the Shoes worn with these and other Jersey or the simple lace blouse evening models had high slender with a taffeta skirt,

off" at night: first with a good cleansing cream, then by wash- ing. Any other nourishing creams are best applied just before get ting into your bath and wiped off afterwards.

Quite an eyeful

Try eye make-up. Most of your heels; if they were strapped facial expression lies in your models, the straps were very eyes. Beautiful eyes camouflage) slender,

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I would advise a pleated (or full), akire and low-heeled shoer

in case you go walking. And a

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