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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1952.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

IMPORTANT TO BE Italy Designs For The

IT IS FASHIONABLE

By Dorothy Barkley

London. blue cummerbund at the waist,

11 modern counterpart was a

To adapt an old saying, the mare fashion changes, the more it remains the gamet

GALA film premiere dros in the newest white nylon A

always brings forth with a blue pin siripe. It also gala display of enchanting had a blue cummerbund and a evening dresses in the latest high buttoned neckline, but it fashion. But many in au- had none of the Victorian frilly fussiness. Its sleeves were neatly dience at the premiere of capped and the skirt was ballet- Oserr Wilde's delightful length, farce "The Importance of Being Earnest" played a trick on the wizard of fashion. They had delved

theatrical deep into

prop cupboards and grandma's wardrobes. And in place of the newest fashion, they wore the late Victorian cos- tumes portrayed in the film.

to

The crown in the foyer of the einou looked like the Gay Nine- $1 suddenly come

life. Women wore improbable "bird enge" hats piled high of the head, suits with

muslin sprigged

blouses and ankle length skirts. Their escorts, as the gay dogs of the ninelles, wore long flowing black capes over correctly cut tweed sults with high white col- lor and stock, or the striped blazer, striped tie and white flannels of the late Victorian tennis "uniform."

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But then came the turn of the wizard of fashion to ply his.craft

Louior (with

designer lan

im-

Atered out in the limelight). To prevent Victorian fashions stealing the show and to illustrate that 1952 fashions are also portant, he presented a collec 1lon of modern dresses Inspired by the clothes of the Alm. So the modern dress Eophisliented paraded side by side with its Victorian ancestor.

An example to ilustrate the point: In the film, the young actress Dorothy Tutin (as Cecily Cardew), wore a delightfully de- mure white organdle dress put- terned with tiny blue flowers. It was ankle-length, high collared,

with long-sleeved,

enormous puffs to the eleeves, and a wide

de-

French Designs in London - Of late, top London and Paris couturiers have been designing special collections for whole- malera. A group of Paris eigners known as the "Couturiers Assocles" design regularly for a chain

of London stores, The Queen's dressmaker, Norinan designed for an Hartnell, who

for some English wholesaler years, recently decided to export his designs to Paris,

Now Pierre Balmain hos de signed a small selection of suita and day and cocktail dresses to be included in "Rembrandt's" new collection. He is using a new not material called "Vigoroux"-2 100 per cent pure worsted. lightest yet produced, it weighs only 94 oz per yard. Extremely

The

Typical of the new fashion trend is the dress illustrated (above) in grey vigoroux, a extremely material, new

crease.resisting,

Warm days are here! Give tired feet a treatment and a treat! New stick deodorant is cooling, soothing and a valuable ald to pericol grooming.

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Ilustrated is a cocktail dress in black - short - bronze metal- Janse. It has natural shouldo ed bodice and a full button.

throug, skirt,

eastern

crepe-resisting, it is consequent duchesse satins, peacock tinsel ly dimeuit lọ tailor.

voiles, and green and gold striped this shantungs had all the So suits and dresses in material were all of the dress richness of, saris. A sleeveless maker variety with tucks, folds. lame blouse added richness to a and drapes rather than intricate black velveteen çocktail dress- a gold lame pleating. Dresses had low double and-bolero and breasted buttoning, long cuffed halter-necked bodice went with sleeves, and skirts folded into black grosgrain suit.· soft, unpressed pleats at back and front.

Grey drteses given a new season's touch

with black velvet collar and cults! These were invariably partnered with a spotted silk scarf-cap and gloves.

were

Metallasse, the new cocktail material, added further richness, It is a quilted material bubbly effect.

American Woman

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can War

By VIVIAN SANDE New York. In a way, the designer

thank the second World FOR the first time, an'

for her international reputation Italian conturiero is de- and her venture into American signing clothes for mass mass production.

The wor

trage closed the United production in the

frontiers of Italy. The wealthy States. Petite, effervescent women of Rome and other cos- Micol Fontana of Rome has mopolitan contres in Italy foined with the house of longer could order their clothes Tafel to put her fashions other countries, so they began from high style couturieres £3 on the American market, at io patronto their own custom prices about half what they dressmakers. would be if they had to be imported from Italy.

Success From Start

no

Among them was the House

Her

first American collection will be ready for tional distribution

of Faitona, a kmall establish- ment in Rome, run by

tbrea

no

In

autumn.

the

"I like tu design for American women,"

sald the vivacious designer in her mid- Manhattan workshop. They are so well groomed, they have such good taste ant such good

figures.

"They also like to be com fortable, as well as smart.*

Import Taxes High

sis

talented sisters, Glovania, Zoo and Micol.

While the guns boomed at the Anzio beachhead, the ters decided to open their own' atelier in Remo, Their Brot fashion show brought them success on the local seene. Later the lovely Narri- man Sadek ordered much of her frousseau at the House of Fox- tonn before she married Prince Farouk of Egypt,

fashion

Soon Queens of Persia

ind Afghanistan came to the sulon To explain the advantage of to mingle with Spanish, French having her designs manufac and Italian royalty. Later, visit- from Holly- tured in the United States for ing movie stars

Bar

American

consumption, Micol wood, Irene Dume, Rita Hay- Fontane said a ball gown made worth, Myma Loy and in Italy to sell for 5000 over bara Stanwyck, among others, there would cost $1,500,

after had

gowns made at the House and carried the of Fontana import taxes are added.

Her American line will rea- name of the three sisters back Linda fure mostly cocktail and even to the United States. ing dresses, and some daytime Christian Powers ordered dresses. The price rango,

at entire trousseau from the Fon- Specialty shops derors the tuan sisters. Margaret. Truman be between $75 had them design her first strap- nation, will

less dress,United Press. and $300 a garment,

her

SELECTING POWDERS

By HELEN FÖLLETT

for in strivo The effect to

Mixing two shades at hante one never proves successful, though powder colours la to gel that makes it appear that you're many women with ideas of their not wearing powder at all, Time own attempt this experiment,

a when with a was

woman made a Powder Consistency choice between white and flesh.

The consistency of powder For those who want to be up-There are no dead-white skins, must be taken into

outsize so white powder is definitely. There are light, medium are more golden and heavy ones. Dry skins call had halter-necks and slim-atting to-the-minute: akirts and were worn with little silver charms not on your wrist, jout. There matching boleros. Colours are but dangling from your waist complexions than pink ones, for heavy powders with an olly rieber and more

than on silver chains, or marquisites hence the popularity of ruchelle base. previously. Antique gold sewn on the collar of your dress. in its various tones,

Cocktail-into-evening dresses

exotic

BY

MARILYN MARSHALL'

FORGOTTEN

beauty routine.

or

wear

FEATURES-

Sil

considera-

If the impertinent 2050 carries a perennial shine, as semurhes happens, a light pow der is best,

A clever trick, used by movis stars, is to use a dark powder around the eyes to give them added lustre, à lighter colour on the rest of the face, This also work well if you want to throw a too prominent chin shadow.

in

с

Beenuse of the shadows cast by lights at night, especially under the chin or on the throat, It is a wise idea to use a slightly Ughter-powder-there than on the face. Before applying pow

see that the flesh is not der,

to cake, not go on moist. If it is, the powder will

evenly, be likely

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specialised enough. Pamper another step? Treat them to and a treat! They are to carry your feet at night and make the ice-cubes a "dunking" at you wherever you go in life, so

farther and faster? pampering a part of your regular night. A bowlful of lee-cubes is why not help them to carry you

Picking up so tempting to weary feet. marbles with your toes a wonderful exercise. Or, point in a chair and wiggle your toes your toes and rotate your feet at in the bowl of ice for about ten the ankles, making circles in the minutes. The ache and strain air. Then repeat, moving them seem to melt right out of them. in the opposite direction. You'll Or, try the hot and cold dunking feel the pull in your muscles as method. First, into a pan of hut stretching them brings them back to normal.

Elevation is water, then into a pan of cold. "Food

circulation and it stimulates for feet and

footstool that is on a level with thing of the past. Be sure after the scat of your chair is restful vither treatment, to put the sect and relaxing. And, for

for real elevation, lle on the bed and thoroughly dry and then apply ur hand cream. A put your heels against the wall lution

Duc

clicularly

part Stretching them out. to a tauses the burning blues to be a

jers

& cologne

at a 45-degree angle for about fragrant delight is ifteen minutes. This will relax stick with light musky seens your entire nervous system and that is exutic yet soothing to help your circulation at the same frayed and wilted dispositions

time.

Keep your lege smooth by

and feet, For perfect resultti,

massaging them dally after your suwoth it over the feet, incu

bath with hand cream or lotios, ing the soles, and around the Remember especially to cream ankles.

ihem after "de-fuzzing," to help prevent irritation

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itching. The same Wind and Weather cream we suggested

for

for your

One

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of the must important

steps in the care of your foot lat

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hands excellent for your underpinnings, too. Legs and heels respond to daily applica- your pedicure. If you have truơ tions which leave the skin fetal problem feet or ingrown toenails, smooth. This creamy, non-sticky consult your pedriatis. Other texture is

a delight, for it seeps wise, get

to work yourself, quickly into the skin, leaving no Always start by removing old residue and it

protects fragile nylons from the snag danger of nail caamel. Then fle with an board. Shape them roughened hocls and chopped emery legsi

straight across, never cutting or aling corners is this may cause ingrown nails. Buff with n PRETTY feet and legs also. Therefore, it is most im-

buffer, taking care to buff in have been "whistle portant that your shoes be well with lifts in polished always

Then cook at If your feet have a tendency to only one direction. stoppers" since the begin- good condition and their

arm water. and

consequent your feet in warme ning of time. So why not should be perfect, Stockings perspiration sport # pair that will should be trim and sheer, with odour, as whose don't, with feet dry and apply cuticle rentover to and also fitted encased in shoes and stockings soften the cuticle, facilitate its straight seams make you whistle happy properly. Sore, tired feet can all day, the application of a removal. Massage gently, using

in tool Sometimes, feat and put lines of tension and irrita deodorant will help to relieve the cushion of your finger

both. One contains hexachloro Arm rotary motion, Push cuticle cotton-tipped orange legs are, fogotten features tlon in your face."

phene, an active antiseptic agent back with a a beauty programme Use your feet and legs to the that rodudes and inhibits surface stick, then corab toes in warm and this shouldn't be for best advantage. Point your 2003 he is the usual cause of any Dry

iskin bacte

-badurin 2. the activity of wat

of

Wiping away loose

and apply thoroughly

for they too need constant straight ahead when you walk,

bo cooling

This deodorant is to match your fingernalis. and soothing to dry and brittle toenails, use the the standpoint of beauty, queen. Change your slices often the foot,

mall but of health.

to rest your feet.

Sip, your cof

warm day for 10

days A for your fingernails." Uber Naturally, legs should be trim shoes off during the day, and shake of talcum powder into the cream, such as Tussy 4, smoothed

For on overnight

thorough and free from unsightly hair, stretch your legs way but then shoes also helps to absorb on and worked in wall. Leave But their grooming doesn't end curl and uncurl your tack. This porspiration, giving a cool,

Marquerade lubricallon.) there we werkende will strengthen cramped muscles, feeling to tender toss

*Burning Coat?.... Bent that let go and there you have ki. Cifra We told you how hands axprace Festuced special exercise, tog

ar though they won't carry you your feet and legs a treatment your personaity: "Won, raktas, Walkingwish to enot

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