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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1950.

Woman Today Eligwith Andon

FASHIONS IN Tiger claw necklace LONDON, PARIS

By Mary Delaine ·

Although members of the Incorporated Soviety of London Fashion Designars showed their col- lections in two days instead of five, I under- stand they are woll satisfied.

They have improved on last season's business and in addition the Hardy Amies boutique models have been a great success.

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The majority of the models flare at knee level. There is also shown were tailored clothes, occordion pleating flaring, billow- Digby Morton and Creed showed ing often over layers of tulle, but nothing else,、 There are no this is only for the very young radical changes in line, merely or at least very alim. changes in small detail and ac- cent on the hip line,

Top-coats whether for day of evening, Bre either straight, Velvet is likely to be the fabric rather like a classic Brilish rain- of the season, used as trimming coat in shape, but with volumin- and for entire suits and freeks ous wrapovers, or with a sharp for day as well as evening. For waistline and wide daring skirt. evenings there pre also satins There is also a three-quarter and a fue silk Jersey, Tweets length reefer-type Jacket, but and worsieds for the day are in bulky and Ughtly belted. There lovely green and blacks. And are a few very new models with Peter Russell, in a lovely collec- big empe cellar. tion, bas, as usual, some beautiful new colours, red pewter and peacock blue being especially gooxt.

Dior models

I understand arrangements

to

nre heint made whereby Brit women will shortly be able buy certain Dior models and pay Tor them in London, They will be made up in British fabrics.

After seeing more than 250 of Christian Dior's models, felt there was such embarras de richesse that it was impossible to

take it all in.

one

Colours and fabrics

many

Sanla Holm, British film actress, wore this unusual neck- lace of ger's claws when she attended the guest night per- formance of "Sunset Bouleverd" at the Garlton Theatre. The claws are from tigers shot in India by the grandfather of ac- tor Patrick Holt, Sonia's husband. The necklace is of Indian workmanship-AP Photo.

Sewing on nylon

By Doris Denison

Nylon has become a very helps keep this slippery fabric in

place.

Black Is the leading "colour" And the little black frock" ap- pears again and again elther in line woollen or velvet. There is also the rich "Dior red," purple, gun-metal, deep hyacinth blue, blue. and a wonderful peacock

five chalk white for after with o'clock.

Fabrics run the

from gamut thick, hairy, but light-weight woollens, meitons and velours to $nc

satins, worsteds, velvets, metal brocades, ottoman, and fallle, and, for evenings, lace and Women who have feared

There are tulle.

many shuri return to the very short, very evening frocks as well as long, straight, silhouette need not have and with the straplers variety worried. The straight, apparently Dior makes long black gloves simples, lines of summer are

fastening behind the neck. gone.

But in their place Dior

Shallow velvet bireitas, 'nat offers a slihouette of the hour-

mcdleval glass

type as subtle us it is fe- pancake berets and a

hat with car daps are all worn He minine

"obli- calls it his

straight And slightly forward. que" line.

Huge pillow muffs were carried The nipped-in waist is em-with many ensembles. phasised by clever intricate folding below the bust, sometimes The Fath collection crossing and emerging from be- Jacques Fath also showed

belted waist little black frocks, especially in versatile fabric. It is now

Sowing (whether of coat or frock), As velvet, sheath-like and tight to made to simulate many other a scart or loose folded

Fullness flares panels, the knees.

at types of material-organdy,

Nylon thread is preferred Heads are small and neat,

the knee level, from pleats

when sewing on nylon material. Necks are neat, too, generally godets in both day and evening velvet, shantung, pure silk,

straight taffeta, etc. It has assured Don't forget to use the game collarless. Shoulders are smooth frocks. His coats are and round without

an important place among kind of thread in the bobbin of padding and rarely full lengib. sleeves for the most part being He makes, too, short "Mikado"

Make sure there is no pull on narrow and unemphasised, Rag- Jackets slit at the sides, some fabrics for sewing clothes your sewing machine.

the thread as it feeds from the Inn seaming giving a sloping look times lined, sometimes etged and home accessories,

to the bobbin. Nylon to every type of garment, with fur, This fur banding in

spool don't remember a single set-in used also on long goals and at

strong, Very

Therefore, It the neck and wrists of frocks.

thread, while it stretches, is also should be cut and -not broken The nipped-in waist is em- With tweed suits he shows shad-

away from the spool. Peplums on Jackets are A little ed jersey blouses.

So also are skirts, ap- longer

His models

altogether arc

Dior's. Since this is an extra-firm use parently narrow but often with shorter and tighter than clever concealed pleats or a ilticHe does not show any short fabric, it is

his sharp cutting shears, sharp pins evening frocks at all, and models of beautiful velvet faille and sharp needles, or satin either flore at the hem Kala or have a pleated tulle tall flowing from the back of a long sheath. In addition to Tittle Chinese pillbox hats, he shows a flat-crowned hal of French "cure" and a feather cap with wings jutting forward,

low a tightly

Bleeve.

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Here are some pointers on the sewing technique used for nylon.

Equipment

advisable to

Cutting

If material is placed on a large tuble when cutting a pattern, a will be casier to handle. A felt

covering for the table top makes: and Ar ident cutting surface

RECIPE

Arroz con Pollo

2 cups rice

spring chickens (3 lbs.)

cup ol

large onions

large green peppers

3 cloves garlic

small can tomato paste

1 quart can tomatoes

1 cup water

4 bay leaves

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 lb, fresh or I can mushrooms

1 pint can peas

1 can stuffed olives

Parsley

Cut chickens in quarters. Heat oll in big iron pot. Grind onions, poppers, and garlic fine. Fry In ol until onions are tender. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and water. | Add bay leaves and seasonings. Add chicken. Cover, Steam unill tender. Add washed rice,

Turn fire very low. Keep cov- ered. After 10 minutes, turn rice ccrefully to cook all evenly.

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When almost done, add vinegar, When mushrooms, and peas. ready to serve, tako out chicken. Four rice mixture in mound on large platter, arrange chicken around edge of mound, Garnish

Test the stitching of your sewing machine on a scrop of the material you are going to use. If the stitches are not smooth and even, adjust the machine for a looser tension and test the stitching again,

Guide material slowly through the machine. Do not pill it at either end, as it will stretch.

Scams

When cutting a pattern, make rn extra allowance for the scams and stitch them twice. Sow the second seam of an inch from the first one. The use of pinking shears will help to prevent setti ravelling.

Patterns

When cut on the straight of the goods, nylon tends to pucker, with stuffed olives and parsley. B consequently it is better to select servings.

pattern that had a skirt cut on the bins or crosswise of the

Note: a 5-lb. hen may be used. Cut up and brown before serving, material,

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