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THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

1951.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

FESTIVAL OF FASHION

IN VENICE

By Dorothy Barkley.

iridement

colzar-rust and green are offic.

tive produces on fabric.

Attention will be focused of

the new developments in the cotton and wool- industries

Among the potions, wa policed "Thunder a.n.d LONDON. greatest event of the Ventian tailored collon sulis white pique, Lightningan 'epen- THIS has been a year of scazón.

dresses with doligintul, cut-out" ing dress by Victor festivals,

in black both in

embroidery round the hem and Stiebel Now, how do current London

of Britain and abroad. fashions Bt into this Venetian bright-coloured cotton gingham satin with panels.o

The International evening dresses,

newest cerlie and honey The most recently opened is festivalt Severst

woollen materials are a gossamer coloured satin. The fashion showa are being held, In Venice, and it is devoted and for these, a selection of fortyne wool chiffon used for even skirt is gathered "on

Ing dresses,

and. to the study of costume models from the collections of

material to the bodice with consisting of long-plied chevrona ..-all-round full- through the ages. This fes. London's top designers has been in black and mahogany brown, ness. tival marka something new acpl.

for In International'aventa:

contrast thero What-a CREAM COLLECTIONS

between the quitiness of these town sulla and the splendour of At a preview of the show in the ball gowns in this collection:

clear that only Bright colour, London, it was

rich fabric and e com of Fir con the list of flowing cut make them dresse been chosen. First on the list of

DI for grand occasion, This any representative collection sen

choice

of tailored London fashions,

season, the particular Is the

designers is eatin, which has s sult. Its neat, clean lines have

crisp draping quality, and already won

it internatonai sufficient body for the fashion ecognition.

Traditiona able bouffant evening gowns, \^^. materials-tweeds, flan

flannels and worsteds are still used ex.en- VICTOrian feeling sively, but this seaton Londen designers have

International Centre for Arts and Costume has been set up there, to illustrate, In a series of annual exhibi- tions, the theme of arts in relation to fashion.

an

shown greater

Occasionally the Victorian willingness to try out the new feeling for the crinoline still rayon materials For example, lingers an. perhaps in black

-

DOWN THE AGES Events arranged for the Festival include an exhibition of costume through the ages, exhibition of books dealing with the history of costume. At the Centre self, in the eighteenth century

the Lachasgo has used a rayon and jacquard with bobble and fririge, Grassi Pulace on Grand Canal, the new open-air wool mixture, which is woven to trimming, or in black satin

give a tweed effect. theatre is currently

This has brodered with sequin diamonds, showing give i

to be as suitable for hearts, clubs and proved

spades, Some the more usual

times Another fabric

“bustle effect is created by

tulle. Apart from this others in magnificent, the textile manufacturers, is it

occasional delight In things Paris sheer fabric used for a tailored Victorian, designs are mainly

full designers. Already, this festival sult. A sheer material mounted strapless,

skirted, in has been described as the over another

In a contrasting dramalle colour combinations, as

the dress

illus rated her in black satin. with panels of cerise and honey-coloured ratin.

ThePeare's "Twelch -

are masqued balls, with fallering a

costumed guess, some materiais.

Szabethan dresses of clo.h- which will arotze interesi among a frail of pink roses on smoke

• creations, by

How To Remove Creases And

Launder A Velvet Garment

By ELEANOR ROSS

WHAT a season I will be for from heat or sunlight but in a

Be current.

carsful velvet! We notice that many of good air the new dresses coming in, es though to see that the garment hangs free and touches nothing pecially prints go in for a bit of until it is completely dry. Keep contrasting colour velvet piping valvel garments In their own or a velvet belt, Corduroy is garment hanger with plenty of going great guns again and like space between. velvetzen appears in many new dutumn sulis and separate, top- pers.

Small

Steam.

• Tea-kettle pieces such as a hat, a stole, big, gloves or shoes may be slcampi Dry-clean Best Whether over the spout of a tea kettla. made oflik, rayon or nylon, Oromake use of a steam iron, Vaivet is the most delicate of the setting the dial for rayon. Place threa

marking and gleam about one half inch above weaves, crushing most easily, especially crushed area and move it brick- when damp. No matter how ex- ly back and forth 8- that the

pert a laundress one may be, it force of the steam penetrates the always best to have even the area thoroughly. Then, while the thost Inexpensive velvet dress or orea is still damp, brush gently decersory dry-cleaned.

with a clean, semi-stiff brush. 'Shake well before puiting away. A Swatch Test, Sturdier wehves such as velveteens and ●

from To remove wrinkles corduroys can be washed well corduroy, press on wrong side: but should be awatch-tested while slightly dump. Pressing before being laundered, The velvriecns requires special al: pesky wrinkles and crushes that tention. Lay-a-strip-of-velvetzen so easily develop in velvet are right side up over the ironing best removed through a thorough board, Dressmakers and tailore steaming. Best way we know is use a "velvet board" for pressing to hang the garmenton a hanger napped fabrics, but the velvetern in a steamy bathroom, then strip makes a pretty adequate, let it dry in another room, away substitute.

Eastern Flavour

grey

In all, it proved a fitting collection to b; sent from ghữ festival city to another,

How Women Contrive To Govern Their

Husbands

on

Women have often more of what is called good sense.. Pan men. They have fewer pretensions; are jes. im plico.ed in theoriest), and judge of objects mare from their immediate and in- voluntary impression the mind,

and, therefore,. more truly and naturally. They cannot reason wrong: for they do not reason of all. They do not think speak by rule; and they have In general moro cloquence And wit, well as sense, on that account, By their wit, sense--and eloquence-tou gether, they Konerally contrive to govern their husbands,

-(William Harilti).

Golden Footlight

or

Dressmaker details such as pinked edats, fringe, braid and soft fle decorations char- acterise an autumn shoe ilne shown at a well- known shoe-firm in America, Brigh! gold suede is the featured colour and considered by designer Fale Joyce to be the co-ordinating neutral, for autuma costume lones.

Patent rather looks new for autumn in town when used as the mud guard of a low platform shoe of gray flannel or with a variety of suede colours such as gold, spice, navy and black. A red leather mud guard is especially effective on a navy suede shoe.

A glave grained leather is featured in two new styles for country wear, in an onkle high| boot with crepe sole and in a moccasin type casual.

"Lamplighters" is the name the designer taur her soft le cape-skin shock. decorated with black scroll braid und designed for wear with

Knees Out In The Open

•

Your beauty propramme at the beach should include knee-care, Anoint, knees with sun tan oil. It will help soften coarse akin. By HELEN FOLLETT

THE swimming season reveals knees that are not always something to brag about. Like elbows, they seldom receive any beautifying attentions,

Alps, perteet knees are so fare it is almost impossible to find a pair. The knee should equal in measurement the widest part of the call of the 11g. Take the tape, measure; sɛe what your knee adds up to. It should be well covered, but not cushioned with fat, not even plump. It must taper gradually, almost in- perceptibly, for the leg must be straight If the contour is to be youthful.

When you're at the beach, after you've given face, neck and arms a light film of sun tan oll, take time to ansint your knees, Nearly always the skin is coarse on thers anatomical hinges. When having your daily bath, scour them with soap suds and a heavy brush.

If knees are a bit bulky and the calves of the legs have fol- lowed a policy of expansion, you can slither them down by

Quick Tricks

wash, iron and dress in 1-hour

WHEN a last-minute In- vitation leaves à career girl] stranded with the one and only just-right dress for the occasion. too Bolled and crumpled to wear, that old complaint of not having a thing to wear becomes only too true.

hour

there. Is ag to spare, if the necessary equipment is to hand, then "If ODO is even a wee bit expert nt quick and thorough laundering. the whole process from tubbing to wearing the dress can be completed within an hour. **WASHING.

Ten

minutes

Is more than enough to allot to the actual, washing, and that in- cludes preparing a batch of thick, lukewarm sude, and working

them deftly but not roughly into the fabric until the coil floats free.

THE RINSE Three thorough | rinsings with lukewarm water thould take only another Ave minuics.

IRONING. In the meantime, e up the ironing board and Unices

| "fart healing the fron.

he dress is made of cotton, don't let it heat above the moderately hot point. For silks, the tem- perature can be events bit lower, fon damp silice stiffening under heal. have

a way of Between 25 and 3J minutes is ample time for pressing, and If you are handy with the Iron, it should be finished sooner.

Place LAST STAGE.

the dress on a hanger in a current of air, for the final drying, until the very last minute that it must be donned. By the time make- up and hair-do are completed and such, the dress should be walling for you.

dally exercise. Ton or fifteen minutes of muscle stretching at Household Hints

bedilme will wear off fat cells.

Stand fall, feet four or five inches apart, toes straight ahead, hands at sides. Swing both arm forward and upward in front of you in a complete circle. As the arms coma down, keep the upper portion of the body rigid and bend the knees, sending the forso down as far as you can. When the hands are lifted again sirsich your body as it you were trying to pull it apart at the waistline. These movements will not only improve thighs, knees and calves, but will have a beneficial eftcet upon the midsection, But don't forget about creaming knees and elbows. The older one gets the worse they look. So lake time to treat them to beauty care; they'll love l

Warm Weather & Oily Skin

If your faas is olly, wash it often. Carry facial sponges in your Pures. Mint-size, they "capand"; to "wash--cloth-size-in-water.

A. THIS la the season of the Year whin members of the amal- considerable gomated association of beauty-seekers spend

time putting the dull finish on their complexions. The dry skin adjusts itself to warm weather, but the aily one misbehaves even worse than ever. The skin that is bent on lubrication to the limit, that shines like a mirror, is indeed a trial, Girl who have this good-looks grief dy into mild rages and wear out powder nads by the dozen.

Soap is an oil-fighter, as we well know, so the victim of the bearing beak tothers her face diligently. All right. Let her re member that she must use a bland soap that lathers quickly; that she must rinse it away, with warm wald rinsing to bring cold water wan't do a first-class job. She can finish with a colour if she wishes, but warm water must firs: be used.

Cosmeticians have compounded skin tonies, lotions and astringents to remove the over-load of exudations sent forth by the sebaceous glands. A member of the ally cult should seek out an experienced cosmetle saleswoman who will give her sound advice, suggest her the toiletry that is best suited for her special kind of faciat, covering.

We have said this before, bu'. It is worth saying again: ram- Daging sebaceous glands get the way because the diet is not properly balanced. Too much fat in I. Hence the need of omit- ting cream from coffee; never touching ice cream, spreading only the lightest him of butter on bread or toast, and avoiding fat. meat altogether.

We know that young girls are not particularly interested · In the health side of beauty, but why not seek out the cause of one's trouble and do away with it? 29

1.More (vitamin C in the diet, may help. You get that in tomato and orange Juice, lemonade; eggs and some vegetables:

al-home clothes. These shoes are available in NEW FASHIONS ON HAND

variety of pastels;

Prodle scuffs are the cuts ending novelty DELICATE deiall, hand-sew cool, lovely look to a costume as item in this line and consist of a scuff style ing and new lines, give added: does a pair of spanking white done in a fleecy curly woul in poodle colours importance to the fabric gives gloves, Dawnolls here uses (colours are white, gray, black and brown), These slippers are decorated with a bright bow from American houses. Well

tied on each Bad liged with matching velve- | groomed waitin' keep a flock

teen.

Keynote Fur Style

More stress on fashion is

Is the keyṇātu conversion styles this year. With the making of old fur coats into fur linedfeldth coal, a growing volume tudier in fur dipur, ments, whclcrale speciation howing mou

In this ludunty working with "zótallera Miyle actall variety and freshness, of before in their collections for autumn

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of white fabric cloves on tap, cpecially for warm weather Wear for nothing, giver such a

double woven. cotton for this beauty of a glove which has beautifully, deinfied shirring af the wrist and cuff edge, the cit cleverly arched to complement this reason's arched hiplina.

When leather pieces begin to crack from artificial heat, rub on white petroleum jelly or neat's-foot oil. Give the, leather wipe all it will absorb, then with a clean, soft cloth.

Constant polishing of silver pieces can be a chore. Next time you have a polishing ses- sion, however, try coating the pieces with a thin loyer of while sheilac. This will keep tarnish away nicely. To remove the shellac, almply wipe it off with -denatured--alcohol,---and follow with-a washing with mild soap and water.

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A FEW SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MANY ITEMS NOW ON DISPLAY.

PRE-INFLATION: PRICES

"SCREEN PRINTED SILK" best for -day and cocktail dresses fancy lovely

designa 42" $5.00 yd.

"PRINTED NYLONS" with dainty colourful, 100 designs In prints 42′′, $5.00 Yd.

"PRINTED LAMBSKINS" 200 attrac tive floral and fancy designs -42′′ $3.60 Yd.

“DE LUXE” “FIRE FLY” “MOIRRE” Taffeta in 24 beautiful pastel shades. 42/44/50": $5.00 Yd.

"CELANESE JERSEY" beat 10-light) shades ideal for undies, nightles late. boat quality 48′′ $3.35

"FRENCH CHIFFON VELVET, Best quality Black 40% $14.00 Yd.

TISSUE FAILLE” MORROCAIN CREPE heavy quality in 28 lovely pastel shudes, 44 $8:00 Yd. "HEAVY BAMBOD - SHARKSKIN Ideal for altilings dinner, jackets, white $7.00 pặt Yuks

"Fancy Fiber Sullings, semi Woolle Checked striped designs 42′′ $0.00 a yd.

"Nylon". Ladios Panties $25. 3 pieces.

Canton" Bath Türels Asstd. Colour $8,80, $5.80/$10.80 each

ALSO, WIDE VARIETIES IN SILKS, GREI TAFFETA NETS, 01.

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