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THE CHINA MATANYA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1952.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

So many Eggers-on

_____ PUTTING THEIR SHOULDERS TO THE WHEEL OF FASHION

Anne Edwards

COLUMN

MAKE YOU SAY: ILL TAKE IT

INFOLDING the history

history

shows how many different people in their everyday jobs are drawn in when the wheel begins to turn to launch new fashions and keep them going; a story that pinpoints how vast, rich, and complex is the Rag Trade.

The scene is laid at Dunferm- line, in London's Oxford Street, and in Nowcastle. Here are the characters, th order appearance

of

WALTER BOSSHARDT, managing director of a textila frm inL Dunfermline, Two lengths (one black and

one

whito) of a pure silic satin that used to be worn by jockeys wore specially woven for the Queen at the request of

• NORMAN HARTNELL, THO Queen's designer. "I wanted to design o very almpic tailored dress for her Majesty to wear at the Itoyal Film Performance," he said, "as a contrast to all the elaborate fluffy dresses the stars wear. So he made the Magoic Ucess for

THE QUEEN, who wore it at the Royal Film Show.

Front-page_gown

Enter the PRESS PHOTO- GRAPHER, Wailer Bellamy, whose picture of the Queen's dress caught the eye of

me

• MISS TRILBY STACK, n stors buyer. "It struck immediately that it could be she Bald. So sho

phone

*

MAX SHALDEN, 1

manufacturer.

Now enter simultaneously the ASSISTANT DESIGNERS and the machinist JOAN, BONILAM. Between them they got the first model into the store in three hours.

production predisson

Next day mass pro began of versions of The Dress in black and white, black and

wint

pink, grey and cyclamen, and and pink, satin and velvet,

a bridal version in white catin

and silver lame. Enter now.

•

I who wore the copy

LEONORA CURAY

Trade Preser

THE QUEEN-

htow, setter

MISS ABBOTT

·Paper, patterns ;

MR. MURRELL

Pattern cutter

NISS TUNNI

H; SHALDEN”

dően manufacturer i

WALTER ROSSHARDT featule manufacturer

MISS - STANK

-Store buyer

JOAN SONHAM Machloist

MARGAMEI- MURILE Store manñaquin

THE CUSTOMER

THIRTEEN PEOPLE-AND THAT OLD WHEEL GETS TURNING :..

More party for Charlie Chaplin. And entertained to a party in her own MARGARET BUBTLE, Store by November the Royal Family home Queen Elizabeth,

customers and soft six was there,

What an enormous dining- TWO-SIDED TALK the first day, helped by statud room,” remarked

to

ANNE TUNNICLIFFE,

·

of a friend MISS

• salesgirl, who has sold to date, mine to our heroine, about her 120, of the evening dresses-at-9 new home The Boltons. "Oh guicons and 11 guincas, and 12 well," she replied, "we mean to

do some serious entertaining." bridal dresses at 14 guineas.

And that is the story of how Mrs Fairbanks became the only woman in the world who has

TV gown

The plot thickens. In from the wings comes the Trade Press,

In Newcastle," reported FASHION. EDITRESS Leanora Curry, "the same dress is aclling in the inexpensive dress shops for 5 guinois

aro

Last to come into the story

the PAPER

PATTERN

people In the dress first

on

TV

reported Miles Violet

Abbost, pattern specialist

"Then I noted its success and

Leked MK Murre

10 Into

head cutter,

"Our paper pattern of

The

Dress will be in the stores cata

logues at the end of the month,

price 28. Od. The material needęd

yards."

is

eight

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That's the story so far. does not and hord, for already' a summer version is planned,

But it shows how many hidden wheels have turned before that moment when THE CUSTOMER (believing she has reached ber own

decision) unaided announces: "Yes, I'll inke that,"

SUCCESS STORY

SWIFTEST sócial success in years began with a girl who, 20 years ago, was one of the crowd and recently became unique. It is the coelal success story of the daughter of a doc-

USA. tor in Virginia, U last month reached evely

hostess's

society

sal

who

and

captured the world's hardest-lo get, guest,

IN 1931 she married million- sire Huntingdon Hariford.

IN 1939 she married a film stas, Douglas Fairbanks Jun.,

IN SEPTEMBER 1940 sho wah. at

Stels-flarewood welding.

the

IN 1950 her husband received his 14th decoration, was mm- Honed in the Court Circular.

IN 1951 they were at the Syon and Princess House Ball Elisabeth was there. Then they

· PYROCKS" MATERN

weto.at/ wedulns

by

THIS YEAR the pace ened. In June the gave a patty in night club-and the Duchess of Kent was there,sm carly July she gave a party as her lidmo for Tom

Zstrien, was

In Beplant enletely or in

site captured the your, will

THE PARTY TOUCH

WHAT they say when HE gets, engaged. ...

all the fuck in the world, of BIS FATHER: "I wish them course, but he'll have his work cut out if she grows up anything like her mother,"

ÁBOVE

"AN ovening coat which isn't mink gets a touch of distinction by the addition of glamour from the sea-shore. The pearly shells encircled, if you choose, by rhine stones give the party look to this evening. coat in brushed velour: The shells, already pierced for sewing on, can be bought in the big stores which sell everything (and, oddly enough, in those little shops which seem to sell hardly anything), THE PARTY TOUCH.......... RIGHT THE hat with "the leastest on the head

-familiar now for round-about town wone

has grown up into quite something the picture on the right, Additions here are p jawal or two; a handful of or {ani milook of distinction that will

HIS MOTHER: "I wish them

WALJER. DELLAMY. Express photographer

REWING NORMAN HARTNELL

Queen's designer

KEEPS TURNING

HER FATHER; “I wish theźn all the luck in the world, of mit the fuck in the world, of

course, but i did so hope he course, but he hsart & Denny,

would wait until he was a little older."

HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND: "I wish them all the luck in the

terribly difficult to live with." world, of course, but he'd be.

WHAT they say when SHE gois engaged, ...

HER MOTHER: "I wLf them all the luck in the world, of course, but I'm afraid she will never settle in Ireland.”

HER-EX-BOYFRIEND: " wish them all the Juck in the world, of course, but she'd be terribly, diments to live with,"

Anne Edwards'

GIFT QUIZ

WITH a view to getting Better Presents for Wives. (and simplifying the busi- ness of giving husbands something they will actually gut into use), 1 publish to my the results of my Christmas Present Quiz

Tp the question: which the presents your husband hos Biven you is absolutely The Beit and which of the presents vais "have ever given him doet he

cally

answers:→→→

MARY(TV)

MALCOLSIT "The nicest né över give i was an antique choker necklace in French paste. The most useful thing I ever gave him was a pigskin travelling case with three plastic bottles and three jars. He said: "You know 1 noveruse gadgets, and has never stopped using it since.”

MKS NEVILLE (test polot) DUKE: Ho often gives me money and I love that. But apart, from that, the nicest thing I've ever had was'n red croco- dilo handbag

Three years ago kuvo bim leather brier cast, Ho sala: Much too shinyTil look like a new boy. But he carries overything in it and now it's so battered it scarcely holds to Kether."--

BILLIE ("Call Me Madam") WORTH: "The, nleest present he ever gave me was when ho sent a cheque to the florists and arranged for me to have a year's supply of flowers,

The only present from me that he's used continually is the electric train I gave my son."

LADY (wife of the CLOS) HARDING: "When wo were stationed in Singapore he gave me a Ming bowl Mongkon

The picked up cheaply in

The present I've given him which he has really liked and used a lot is a nylon shirt,"

SPOTTED

A new doubld- headed stick

Vatteroksinend. ⠀ anka colour

at the other.

Now idea for other hotels to copy: The gift vouriser which gives, you credit a good, dinner at the donor's expensa

for

And the first bow sensible iden

It's

Mothes.

zipper towel ling sult designed

Hewa Bawn-pa-

· Churchillan í sírên

Chironitiés - shit, to put on Imínkature atter swimming. (London Explent_Service)

PARTY NIGHTS...the

way you see yourself remams much the same—but the pattern for and hostess is changing fast

4.

By PHOEBE YOUNG TWEN the most mizerable Dad of us feels a slight urge to entertain at New Year. "Let's give a party," we cry us we have visions of a brilliant hostess entertaining á brillant

So much for visions. But the Dorty-giving spirit turns to sour anic at the thought of the cost, the preparations, and the rest of it

Well, don't panic. The cult of the cartial is here. It started In Chelsea, stadlos, moved to Mayta

yfair, and is creeping steadily

out to the suburbs. N

The casual party is booming: und no wonder for the essence of it is lack of preparation, lack

of organisation, and lack of expetise, w

REMEMBER.

Here are the rúles:-.

HULE ONE: Invite your guests camilly-on a poetcard or by tel phones Ward the inviatik mod that the party sounde much humbler than you tena st do be. Bayt "Dren VEN" ARE"A few friends are convica"

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