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SHIRTS

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1951.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

IF MONS. PIERRE BALMAIN WOULD HAVE HIS WAY...

London,

Wear over a

The 'natural' line which Mons. Balmain proudly demon- F Mons. Pierre Balmain leaves shoulders unemphasised strated this piece of ingenuity; and walsts In their normal the flowers wero attached to had his way we should

favoured by the point of a place-has been

chiron scart all go shopping in a all designers this season. In which tied at the back of the colicelion WO End that neck. This could also be wom mink. "Nothing," he main- this

mink coats, too, reflect fashion tucked

into a

a pocket or belt. tains, "is more elegant."

In their rounded shoulder line This game idea was carried out He gave this piece of pro- and occasionally, nipped-in in

in a different way with n fessional advice while com- walsts. Armholes

Word

sufi medal attached to the end of pering his own show of furs clently deep to allow room for the scarf. The medal had been sult. The Balmain specially struck 'to commemorate at a West End hotel recent-

slove for fur coats is the the 2,000th anniversary of Paris ly, and it was much to the barrel sleeve which is wide to this year, "You have your fun- regret of the suffering "Bri- the wrist, where it to caught in fair; we have our Jublice," was the M. Balmain's comment on the general tish Resident" that 100 perceves are neither mounted not British Festival. by a band. In cent purchase tax makes his

raglan. advice so hard to take. But the tax does not touch the overseas buyer and London is still the great inter- national fur mart.

*

time

For the first history of fashion the

ת!

the

designs

The two Inst models shown Vere

identical in design, one silverblue mink ond being in

Cuffs, too, provide an inter- the other in royal pastel, but esting note: Sometimes the

not Placed only the expert, perhaps

even he, could have told which horizontally. Sometimes they had been made in Paris and

strands

of mink are

the in line with

sleeve:

***** which in London, Sometimes the mink is taken as far up the inside of the BO that sleeve as the elbow, the cuffs may be worn either long, or turned back for even-

of a Parls couturier have been duplicated and shown simul- inncously in London; all the ing

models in this show, presented One of the highlights of his by the International Fur Com- collection, greeted by

Pierre thusiastic applause from the pany, were designed by Pierre Balmain, and made by Calman audience was a mink stole with Links in London. The parlleu-a

worked design

for

was

as

shell

them

to

ten to

on

His privilege for the audience either end.

stoles are, al incidentally.

twelve to see the Paris designs al the same time Parls herself. Inches

than last year, longer Το display The £50,0

0,000 this additional length enabling worth of mink coats, stoles and

be worn in three or four different ways. He himself model knew just how each should be worn and could not resist a touch or a slight read- Justment

mannequins paraded past him.

Jackets, M. Balmain had

manne-

brought two of his own quins over from Paris for the day. They showed every kind af mink from the ordinary ronch variety of royal pastel mink the most expensive.

There

were

furs Lor every Molnly In mink, although ermine was used for several models,

Fur

course

fashions change

carried in some way, to the cut of the

sleeve, the Balmain

as his

of all modejs

But Mons, Balmain had uses The of for other furs than mink. cannot as rapidly as most versatile other fashions; but each model was a reversible ermine stole whether a light brown reversed with

or darker

He commented collar

shado or label for that although it was of course was still 1851. Capes, jackets and stoles double the price, it formed the basis of the collec- to bo considered a bargain.

ono stand-up-collar,

little

the

only a few full- Amongst other non-mink Items ilon, and

shown. Included were a jacket - made models were Length

from Kolinsky dyed in such a Typical of the jackots in

that "nobody would ind illustrated here with its way

Jorge out that it was, not mink," and a Jacket in black broadtall

collar was with high

and belted

end it

WAS A

cuffs and mitred fronts.

design His favourlie clearly the cape with front cut on the straight lines of a jac- ket and full,

circular

back, such as the one shown here in sverblu mink. It fit square- ly on the shoulder to form a yolce and is then gathered into luxurious folds.

wrist.

From beginning to was obvious that this Paris-inspired collection. His could have come accessories from nowhere but Paris. One mannequin entered wearing d cravat of daffodils at her neck---

A SUMPTUOUS JACKET in Kolinsky with mitred

fronts; the skins are dyed and worked to be hardly

distinguished from wild mink.

Anne Edwards IS BACK

-bringing you the first news of the Paris.........

SPRING SHADOW

HAT

ihallow and . tipped forward

SHOULDERS

soft and rounded

SLEEVES

larger and set into yoke

WAIST

smaller

than

ever

HIPS

round

and... fuller

IN

Tosting Eyesight and

JACKET

Fitting GlassOK

flared

NEWLY EQUIPPED WITH MODERN

SKIRT

straight

HEM

half on

shorter

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longer and

...

WE

TELL, here it is-the Spring Shadow of the fashions Paris is keeping so dark. But this is enough to let you know that it is basically a straight Tubo Line from top to toe, with the waist pinched in and the skirt as tight as you can walk in, or tighter. Not much change, really.

And here if you plan to buy some- my fashion thing now for spring-its guide to getting that dnsh of Paris into your own.outlt,

• If you buy a hat: Look for a bowler, a Breton, a boater, a tricorne, frilby. If it's a large hat, have one that turns up at the back, or has a brim wider at front and sides than at the back.

What shall I spear this spring 1

chin. Small, sparkling to wear in groups of three on a pocket and two on a neckline.

• If you triu a hat: Do it with your chiffon trated round the crown brooches and hanging down the back. With two red roses or a large taffeta bow in front, With a vell all over the face.

If you want a new hair-atyle: A false bun to wear in the

• If you get a sult; Remember evening (most mannequins keep the newest have a loose yoke with their hair short for day). sleeves set in four inches below to decorate the

And

bun two

red the shoulder. Look for a longer roses on log, or a white peter- hip-length jacket, preferably sham bow, or five diamond with a slight flare, Look for stars, or a plain gold or tor- underneath to huge hip pockets, deeper-than- toiseshell allde

petersham inside hold it up high, or a small tulle revers,

cap like Queen Victoria's the waist to nip it in.

ever

If you buy material: In wool, If you're after new colours: two-colour tricks (leave go Arst for light alpaca, fine Try

thin tweed, thin flannel jersey, the three-colour schemes alone -they're too hard to handie). very fine smooth woollen.

In silk, go first for shantung Amethyst and white, Conee and

weights from

with sen blue. A (all

chiffon grey. Black heavier than new geranium pink with black. -shuntung to one

ottoman silk, ilnen), next for

A

silk alpaca, or printed the silk..If you long for extravagance: white For evening choose, organza A long fitted coat in tulle, chiton treble-layered or- plque cream shantung, or print-

id tie silk worn

over a black broderie anglaise, gandie,

dreas.

A two-fox stole, one guipure lace, thin tafels. For prints, go for spots or dots, navy, one white. A "stock" of

carnations stripes or small formal patterns white

Alling the sult, Plak KOSOS or Paisleys, or thick even em- neckline of

bordering the blue hem broidery that looks like, a pal

white dance frock. Pleated tulle tern.

skirts for evening would Or

You like

AN EXQUISITE CAPE in silver-blue mink requiring the very skilled workmanship. It its squarely on shoulders to form a yoke and is then gathered into luxurious folde.

Fat

stray less

husbands

Fat mon are more falth- ful than thin onts, -- cording to a British Medi. cal Journal contributor.

He points out that most male respondents divorce cases are thin.

The writer, doctor studying obesity, saya men do Dot often complain of fatnety on social grounds, because fat young men aro compared with

Women

1s

Another reason, he says, that "once married, fat men's wives practise An age-old tradition of further- ing their corpulence by over-feeding. The comfort- ably obese male is easter to live with and lets likely to stray

from the

path of virtue."*

Dress Fabrics Go To The Head

ONE

THE OLDER WOMAN'S SKIN CARE.

By HELEN FOLLETT

A good plan for the matura woman is to have a facial. selecting an experienced opera- lor and following the operator's system and technique when doing her homework. She will then avold harmful pulling and stretching minutes of

and brisk massage

every night will do more than a thirty-minute orgy once a week. Beautifying is a life-time job; it is sensible to do

It well,

movements. Five creaming

Delicate shades of make-up, placed high on the checks are best for the older

woman. If

even

the

rosy glow descenda down to the wings of the nose, it will give the face a drawn appearance,

Darker Than Skin

If make-up is obvious. the effect in harsh and aging. Pow- der

must be as dark as the akin, sometimes even darker, If it is to give the cutaneous coat a healthy, rich tone. Too Ught a powder makes the flesh look

grey.

A cream powder base of deli- cate pinky-pink will take the place of rouge if one has &

against it.

NE of the most interesting

· lipstick of natural tone developments in the mil- is the happy choice, should be linery story for spring 1951, is what the right kind of artifico used sparingly. It is surprising the insistence by London will do, how disappointing the modistes of the importance of effect will be when the items every kind of dress fabric for are not applied neatly and in-

hats, as well as the course -telligently."

straw which we have come to

expect. Women, they Eny,

want something which, in the Back

rtight

and Interest

sequence, will replace winter fella and velvet, for this purpose satin, BIOS- grain, ottoman, jet-jersey, and oven chiffon and cotton are being shown in the collections of such important. milliners as Hugh Beresford ari Aage Thuarup.

For that Awkward Period

Notable are the pillbox hats in smocked satin, designed to at over the back of the head, which это Aage Thaarup's Latest contribution. The efforts of the milliners to fall in with the dictum of the that hair styles will be

1951, hos resulted in some

original designs to assist wo

men over the awkward period when the hair growing. Ribbon drapery and the closely Atted back line are two of the cfforts to hide the hairline which most women will nood.

Many of the new hats show higher crowns. In the Hugh Beresford collection. theso follow several umusuni lines. some of them being cut rather like

the petals of a flower. others being built up to a peak. The cloche is still popular and ut this house has developed in

a smaller and more becoming version than last year's model The turban, too, is presented, as was inevitable with the soft materiais being used, and there are a good many berets, draped ar stiffened, and a larger hat which

bo WOIT with tollared suits with good effect..

shippe

anda

can

ing

T-2

Pink wool jersey frock,

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

AID

THE Hight coloured tissue- A Newcomer

weight woollen is cited for woar at home under fars, for Some of the softer fabrics, smart resort wear and later on auch a chiffon, are often made until summer. This is quite an But then, when Into "ribbon" and plaited into achievement,

ize the decories this means that scarf

runge are sometimes attachod modic depicted, that

im't too astonistr for hats of this kind, often hald billow-.

wearability "If you want socessorien: Look

in

Strawberry Pink

wool for a soft-coloured silk scarf to ing transparent cape of organiza

place by

pieces of Stiffened antin or

on tafiota

Hota imit Jersey is used for a dreng with wear inside, the now deep neck over rafender evening dress?

over Aprons that lie fake diamond lines. Enormous

ates, straw, and both are used front y for wider brimmed hate Col- cilted abbevos brocchos in the shape of leaves straight or full skirtoftomus tulle)? Enormous or birds or bows to wear in all over twos or threes on your lapol pay hoop earrings in multi- coloured stones? Vast fullo Hugo

or onamoto panalos" orchids will look right on your stolen half, one colour, half an ahoulder. You may like a bunch other?

(parina wiolets to wear under

Bolí Exprem Service)

tou

and short

peg-top ner dirt has pockets in the side

an interesting novcamer and is well used for every adams. A separate polka-dot Course straws are to all tio le laced through sis.De moulded or draped but it is the back to tie in a becoming anticipated that thora wilk not bow in front adding quite as be worn-tahtil inte spring-- Interesting-feature to the dross.