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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST: 30, 1952.

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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

TODAY WERE

Relax...in the Bluebell Line

INVITING YOU to Join

this

whirlwind tour of the big fashion shows in the

big cities...

The cat is comet halt, but it is the letno, and matching dress that are NEW. They are made of lipton jur, ishich resembles pogy skin, in cinnamon and white

ACCESSORY BAR

A

NOVELTY SLEEVE - for a coat, a double-cuff. Inner layer is Perslan lamb.

NOVELTY HAT—eye-shadow- ing, with black ribbon or fet trimming at back,

Ways To Freshen Wardrobe

ABOUT now, with the steam long enough to wet them

to cause petals to become unstuck.

holidays over and things or back to normal, the ward-

+

veli

Rome.

TELLO from Italy, where

HI have come to report

what the Roman dollar- dreaming designers have fashioned for The Girl with Dollars to Spend.

For these Rome shows-in common with

those in London and Peris

are aiming above all else to woo

Miss and Mrs America.

American buyers, tempted by fashion at cheaper prices, hava flocked here to see - beautiful "fabrics, wonderful embroidery, and

a line which is only a gentle stride from lost year's.

SUIT DEPARTMENT

The Bluebell Line, for ex- emple, ja clearly a softening of the very full French line of last season,

who

ABOVE

The Bluebell roth high choker collar, sloping houlters, full skirted Jem.

I believe that women hesitated to wear tight-waisted, VETY full-skirted outfits will welcome Rome's easy-to-wear clothes with liberated waists.

Embroidery? It is everywhere en collars and hemlines.

For both coats and suits the No. 1 material is velvet.

Italian hats? I cannot 500 American or British Woinen going around in black velvet ntroducing cartwheels, with flapping mock-collar. the new

RIGHT

CROME

COAT DEPARTMENT.

ABOVE

The Cloak Coat almost to the ankles, 10ith pleats from below the shoulder

RIGHT

Note the fur and braid patternly

on the e- line.

organza edging, and caught tailored into under the chin with a black the back of velvet ribbon. But maybe the the coat. small cyc-shadowers, with hang- FASHION INTERNATIONAL..Tour continues next Baturday ing ribbons at the back, will be more popular.

COATS

There are two lines:-

THE BLUEBELL, with high choker collar, in fur or self material, sloping shoulder, gradual waist (not fitted), and full-skirted hem. And-

London Express Bervice

YES, PERFUME WILL

DO THE TRICK

her that drop

of scent be-

shind: the- ein-

THE CLOAK COAT. This is straighter, longer, and fuller

FLEGANCE, glamour, a sparki- than the old tent cost. In front,

ing zest for life! These are straight and very full; back the outward signs of

a lovely The sull

in heavily fulness further accentuated by woman, But, during hot and embroidered black velvet. Jel, unpressed pleating from below humid days, sometimes braluing, and reverse velvet on the shoulder line. Again the difficult

the most for oven fur collar and hemline, That

glamour-conscious

Birl to live huge mink mu has one end Bluebell point collar. Straight cufed so it can be worn on the sleeves,

up to the picture of the lovely arm at a sleeve.

woman she wants to be. How willing her spirit, how weak the freshing liquid helps to close desh when thermometers go up your pare# - a preventative barometers down. But she can avert that let-down feeling. She against annoying summer colds, Then luxuriate in bath powder can achieve a brighter views so that your skin feels silky. pointing a liveller spirit if she'll Emooth. You'll feel like a new they Keyes, who told her studio i fur, velvet, jet, and braid to consciousnets a consciousness; of Woman as you don your freshly

If a veli. requires silitening. robe einka to a new low. steam will do 1. For

slands It's

awby from the too early for winter that clothes for many of us, so face, shape over crushed tissue paper and steam with steam have iron.

Or you can fron it b tween two places of waxed paper.

the best thing we found is to do a good job of perking up the wardrobe by giving clothes a spic- and-apan look.

best

WO

Gloves Care Knilted wool and string

and The steam iron is just about gloves are popular, the

personal maid are pretty, too, if kept in order.

Wash on the hands, using lake know of and wo, for one, use

mild soup-suds, it for ever so many

maiding worm

work quickly but thoroughly. jobs. For instance, felt and velvet hats can usually do with Use a soft brush on any stub- a cleaning and freshening about born spots. When gloves. STO clean, remove gently from

now.

Rayon Setting

Put steam iron on edge Ironing board toward

overhangs.

nose

50 you

sure

And

NO SWEATER ?

MERICAN actress

COLOURS

A full range of browns, white, and black, sometimes relieved by a dark blue or deep red spot. Evelyn Most interesting is the use of

future my wardrobe will contain

August 1950: pattem the hemline of conts.

The fure are blue fox, Persian has arrived in lamb, and mink,

case full of

chicks in

London-with a

no sweaters,”

them.

Д

SUITS Tight-filing sweaters are hands, rinse several times In bad influence

Natural shoulder-line,. V-neck, on millions of tight waist, and full skirt. lukewarm water, then. pat out girls the world over was her The most attractive of the excess moisture with a turkish view last year. She called them Italian suits were of towel. With wool gloves, bel "the lazy girl's way to romance."

the heavily embroidered black velvets, with to remove all possible Set steam moisture with towel

Miss Keyes has had second that jet and braiding on the before temperature for rayon. Hold drying.

thoughts. For her personal ap-collar and hemline again. hat in steam and turn slowly, Suedo and docskin gloves, if pearance tour for her film The steaming entire crown. Then not

Prowler she has bought an easy- ποτ dirty,

be quickly to-pack wardrobe entirely brush with soft clothes brush freshened and their appearance

of "separates," with full Gwing light-weight wools, black turtle necks and strapless tops,

con

stretchers.

Pretty and easy-to-copy Idea

or rubber sponge, beginning at greatly improved by a sled skirts and sweater tops-pastel top of crown and brushing in Ing. Put on glove circles down

to the brim, al Set steam fron for rayon. Hold ways with thic nap or pile. gloves about half an inch from inside steam Then steam and brush

ond move back and and outside of brim,

forth to steam permeates entire Steam will also perk up tamic. Then, while still dump, wilted flowers and ribbon brush with a soft, clean brush bows.

But don't hold them in for clean rubber sponge.

THE WAY

is a heavy green silk skirt with a loop on the hemline, which can be clipped up to reveal a frilly pink petticoat.

FOOT-NOTE

This is the shoe worn by the smart woman in Rome today-- court, with small Louis heel. Recognise it 7 It is the style Queen Mary has made famous over many years.

YOU CAN

THIS AUTUMN

By Dorothy Barkley

London. His coats have giant collars.

"wild violet" doeskin' wrap cut on the same generous lines as p bishop's robes, with deep for cuffs dyed to tone.

ET another suggestion of They could be phantom beaver le opknot" hats made of

Y the way you can look this on piper green wood, ar noloured on piper green wool, or midnight

coming season is given by wool. up-and-coming Scottish de-

THE GRASSHOPPER LOOK

New details noted: outsjzo hooks (some two Inches long) on dresses and suits, always more decorative than functional;

and the "Leaf" neckline, which feathers punctuated with jewels,

offered on interesting variation on the traditional collar-line of And he continues to show the suits and cocktail dresses. Revers signer Ronald Paterson. He short evening dress which does fanned out across the bodice in calls his new look the double duty as a cocktail dress, the shape of a leaf. "Windbag" Line because it He uses such materiais as blue features "an inflated jackot satin striped with black, black which touches the shoulder blades and fits closely over particularly the hips." He teams this evening dress in the collection Schiaparelli in Paris. She has jacket with straight skirts was in midnight blue taletu. transferred the shapes and forms

Halter-necked, full skirted, it ***"

of grasshoppers was droped with coral red Suit revers fut forward to form toffeto. He concentrates on

"wings," and goals and suits have pointed "storm" colours, suggest-

tail panels. Curious Evening dresses aro CX- ing misty grey; copper

coloured and hooda and hots are formed Drom or travagant, richly

Crowning tan combined with black, lavishly embroidered. A mother- deep cowl collars.

of-pearl satin dress embroidered touch is the wide-winged cap

sold to be inspired by that of an pearl amoros

grogshopper" what

as well as full skirts.

and

failed

Colour accents are piper with

cm

black tullo with chenille.

striking short

and

By way of contrast with this London line, comes the "Grass- hopper+ look

from Mme.

groon, peacock blue, wild drops

drops.. a turquoise and ever that may be.

into fashion.

with ber glamour. tragrance. Yes, perfume, and its by-products will do the trick.

•

Com

scented lingerie.

And now, the final touch to

of elerance your sense Start early in the morning, through the use of perfume, Use

YOUR

scent wisely but well. Make it a summer routine to get enough so that you will up a little earlier and encourage

& serene and happy, frame of enjoy it. And others, too, The mind with a leisurely, fragrant smart woman knows that a drop delicate bath all into behind each car does no one any bath. Fut a

good. On the other hand, a tow your tub, then let the water

an the pulse mots-at In a moment

bend, inside the elbow rush in pell mell. the room will be filled with

at the A at the nape of the und will spirit-lifting

e. After fragrance. few minutes of "letting go" temples and on the

in

the tub, cleanse every inch of last for hours. Also, a few drops your body with a quick-lather on a plece of cotton tucked in the

Then,

bra will surround you in a subtle ing, sweet-smelling

after your rinse, thoroughly aura of fragrance that will inst

all day. yourself with lusciously, soft bath towel. Slather toilet water

•

You may be one of those or cologne all over your body, women who started using for it serves a double purpose: forms the foundation aura of fragrance,

LOOK

a

scent many years ago and who or have never changed since. If you and the re-

mistake. are, you are making For today there are so many new fragrances, geared to every personality, to every mood, to every fashion, that you should experiment. You wouldn't wear the same frock year in and year out. Or the same hat. So why the same perfume? The perfumers themselves are constantly perimenting and coming up with glamorous new products, so why not you?. For years the name of a perfumer has been synonymous with lavender. But now they'vo Introduced brand new frog-

Here are two now season's dresses from the collection tailerra designed by Pierre Balmain: for Rembrands. Bightr sockimli dreng: In, black, srossrain, Bewerth shouldered): high necked,' It has unsonal tal-buttonins. Letti a day from in

apa folded' skirt panelled over a macnih-light underskirken

diamante

violet, and midnight blus.

gold

brocade dress draped, with

emerald green' wool. 1). has gathered curaSECI, Black velvet....a peacock bluo, Unfortunately all photographs Fabrics include doeskin (for satin dress with a new season's of London's new couture models. suits and evening wraps), long- touch in its single shoulder nirap. are embargoed until the end of market for the first time since they give a good lather even in

Star of the evening materials in this month. haired, shiny, coalings ("silver the collection was the ridv white

the war. These are mude of soft, hard water, and can be used blue," or "platinum grey" in chiffon jersey. Intricately draped On silver-headed, pink note towelling lined with creamed over and over again. They come colour), and chiffon forsay on a crinoline and worn over 50 paper, n noted cosmetic soap blended with soothing in two fragranced'Oriental" (druped in Grecian lines for yards of starched petticoats, it firm announces that eth.comdite ingredients. Used na Cányaimond spent) and "lo avening dresses),

wils topped megnificently bý a. kita”

back on the bath gloves, and dipped in water, Gr

rance called Flair, which com- bines the sophistication of tasto with the heady excitement of high style-keyed, as its manu- facturers explain, to highlight. today's now fashion picture the new slhouette, the polka dot accessories, the use of bam- boo jewellery,.. sophisticated femininity in general.

The new line, which accents the delightful idea that whatever you wear, you should wear with flair, combines every item you'll need for day-long fragrance and charm-bath oil, dusting powder and perfume, of course. Instead of cologne, there's Fleiressence, which is stronger than cologne. yet not as heavy as perfume. It's longer-lasting than cologne but may be applied as generously, without danger of your fragrance overpowering your other fashion ncognts, and then there's Flair: Portumo Patty, riewest adjunct to milady's handbag. It's a now, solid perfume which leaves, no trace of greaso and comes in a round, But container that ata into the smallest pursa no that it may be conveniently on hand for frequent fragrancy touch-ups. The pally travels well and is long-lasting beepuso can't spill and won't avaporate- a nico thing to remember when packing for your next weekend.

"By Marilyn Marshalles

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