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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1953.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

THE

The denim cult has invaded the raincoat world. Here are two coats, one made from

Both in characteristic butcher biur, they denim, the other designed to look as though it t*.

are edged with white alitching.

1. Denim, proofed by the silicone process, is used for a workman-like raincoat for sudden akowers. Giani wooden buttons march down the front of this coat, which is from the spring range of Paul Blanche.

2. Aquascutum's coat Riverside' is in proofed wool gaberdine with a striped taffeta lining. White stitciting which gives a denim took to the coat, also trims the crown and brins of the matching hat,

Raimaim's

A fallort sail in grey and

·unusuai :#lylo-by-Pierre-Hai- main of Paris. The cuffs and collar are in grer astrakhan,

How To Keep Neck Tissues Firm

The

LONDON LINE

Fome rumours of the

By HAZEL MEYRICK

fan.

Instead of being drowned in a ruincoat that hangs round her ankles and leaves her wrists where her elbows should be, the mall woman will find tho coals have sharter sleeves ond shorter neck to walsi measure- ments, Buttons, belts and other trimmings are matching in size.

FROM behind closed doors brillant reason since the war, signers include rome small-size Matt is to show a special dresses in their range. One ex- collection of yours! evening part frm is making rain- new London line, to be seen gowns. He also predicts the coats for small women. The aro tha when the couturiers show, return of two very feminina ne- materials and designs their Coronation collections cessories--the parasol and the came as for stocic sizes, but are scaled down specially for five- nt the end of January,

foot-two's, All the collection will af Skirts will be longer than course, be influenced by the they have been for several sea- Coronation, and for this reason tons, in some cases only 12in rivalry between Lontion and

from the groutid. And after Paris promise to

to keener the mud tones featured in the than ever before, autumn, when all chudes fran

abduok purple to duckpon! The Silk Lady. Breen were shown, there are signs that the spring collections One woman for whom the will far more colourful, with Coronation has a special sign- pageantry tones in the forefront, ficance is Lady Zoo Hart-Dyke, It is also hinted that white at whose home the silk for the will be THE colour for even- Queen's robes of State in being ing wear, relieved by brilliantly reeled. At Lallingstone castle, coloured rashes,

once the home of Queen Anne, one wing of the building to Keynote of the new oilee given over to the silk-worm in tions will be the use of rich dustry. materials-Lomne, brocade and Lady Hart Dyke, whose in- heavy ivory satin for evening, terest in elk-worms began no a embroidered with

glittering childhood hobby, las helped to beads and semi-precious stones start slik farms in Austraila, for state and court balls.

New Zealand, Rhodeals, South The evening dress will be a Africa and Canada. It will not formal one with the choice of be the first time she has pro- twa Alhouettes,

o court vided spun silk for the royal crinoline and the Edwardian family, Silk from her farm was line, with back drapery' form- used for the Coronation robes ing a bustle and short looped-up of the Queen's parents. train.

Raincoats which retain their proofing after frequent visits la the cleaners have been with us for some time. But the silicone process that makes this posible has been used hitherto only for rayon and nylon fabrics.

Now tropical weight poplins can be permanently procfed. Though of little help in ʼn heavy storm, they keep you dry in sudden showers, and are made in jewel-bright colours, high fashion designs, so that they can be worn as sophisticated dust-coats,

Rainproofing

wool

The new rainproofing process, Wild silk, rough textured and thick, will be a new fabric for Ever since someone discovered which is used by Paul Blanche, afternoon dresses, and feather- how many short women there can also be applied to weight flecked weeds reversing are, designers have been wooing jersey, and is used for a coat of onto line jersey · will also be the five-foot-two's with specially orchid pink, trimmed with navy

designed dress,

sults and ribbing. Nylon velvet, too, can For the debutantes of 1953, écats. At least eight London be silicone prooted, and is even opera cloak in enjoy the most houseS

modo into an are concentrating

that can safely tirely on the shorter, stout or midnight blue silm woman, and most de- be taken out in the roln.

scen

who

will

Needlecrafto

Knitted Evening Halter

si (5)

Inc

bes:

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sl at

Sizes 12, 14, 16

ABBREVIATIONS

kult se single crochet

slitch (es) tog

purl yu

increase ch beginning dc decreased p

silp tr

slip stitch rpt

togg.her

Farn Gyer ... Chairs double crochet double point treble repeat

...this symbol indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated a pleen number of times in addition to the original,

"Work even" means to work without increas

bug or decreasing, keeping established pat-

tetu.

tus rutters are for size 12, changes for sires 14 und 16 are in parentheses.

MATERIALS: Twinkle-sheen, (5-0)

5

balls. Aluminium, knitting needles, i pair Size_1.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:--Front at busiline 16 (17-18) ito.

GAUGE: 19 sis 2 inches.

FRONT: Cast on 112 (120-128) sis for Werk k 2, p 2 ribbing for 3 Ins. How-Continuing ribbing, inc. 34 (24-26) | INC.

sts evenly spaced across row: 130 (144-158) sts. PATTERN: ROW K 1, p 1; repeat Lom to end. ROW Z-Same as row 1. ROW 3

1, k 1; repeat from to end. ROW 4 Same as row 3. Repeat last 4 rows for pattern, Increasing 1 at each side every 1 in. & times; 152 (168-172) 015. Werk even until 7% ins. above ribbing. Place a marker at centre of last row;,carry up marker.

By HELEN FOLLETT WHETHER the chin is thort or Jong, broad or narrow, does not it inlly particularly matter;

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ARMHOLE SHAPING: Dec, 1 st each slde conforms to facial contour and every 2nd row until 61⁄4 (81⁄2-69) is, above featured. What one must watch margir.

to within 12 On next row, work for is fat or flabbiness, Elther

(12-14) a of centre marker, bind off

(24-28)

ОЛЕ

will delete southful appear- al for front heck edge, finish row. Work one

neglected, unes and, Ir

willt of front, iccreasing 1 st at neck edge every counteract any claim to beauty. row 12 mes, at the same time continuing decs.

The double chin is not always at cuter edge until 10 sts remain.

Work even n sign of middle age, for it may for about 24 ins or until desired length to develop in fairly young women centre back of neck, Bind off. Beginning at who have a habill of letting the

ck edge, Anish other half to correspond." head droup. Sometimes, of course, RUBBING: From right side, pick up and it it is due to an accumulation of

118.(120-124) sts evenly spaced on outer edge fat cells, in which event coTTOC., Gem back of neck to underarm.

Work k 2,

tive massage will rali it into one.n 2 ribbing for 24 ans.; bind of in ribbing. When the relaxed condition of Werk ethez side in mme way.

the underlying muscles is due to

BACK: Cast on and work ribed waistban:i

undernourishment, 11 is high as for front. INC. ROW-Continuing ribbing,

time to consider diet, udding & Inc.

11

le more of those elements

That

build rdipose thsue

sweets, starches and fats..

Extra Creaming

If you are aware of changes, taking place in the chin area, lve that arca extra allention when doing your nightly cream- ing. Spread on the emollient gen- erously stroking upward

I sis evenly spaced across TOW; 120

Corner

A conversation plece — knit in your favourite colour, worn with your favourite "go-out" muil.

(128-138) sis. Work pat, and inca. at sides as for front for U ins.; 136 (144–152), ats.

· NEXT ROW-Work 64 sis, place on holder for one half of back, blæk off next 8 (10-24) ats, finisă row. Work one half of back, binding oft B ats from centra edge every 2nd row Umes. Bogimleté at centre back, finish other half to correspond. From right side, pick up and k 98 (106-114) als evenly spaced across top edge. Work ribbing ne on armhole edges of

front.

FINISHING-Sew underasın

scams and sow scan of ribbing to fold over on right side. From right side, work 1 row so round neck edge and through 2 thicknesses at back- neck opening, making 2. buttonloops at one side. Steam. If desired, weave strands of Lotter through back, under top ribbing.

A DICTIONARY OF DISCARDS

New York.

ALL that junk cluttering

CORONATION

RACE for the. MAKE-UP MEN

By VIVIEN BATCHELOR

57

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MINK, SABLE, BEAVER, PERSIAN LAMB,

IN laboratories as far apart as Hollywood, New York, and KOLINSKY, SQUIRREL, FOX, OTTER, Etc,

London, cosmetic experts are racing each other to pre- pare our Coronation complexions,

All the manufacturers are striving to get their pre- Recently the parations on the market before the rest. London chief of one firm sailed for New York to confer with the boss. An American company's London expert is already in Hollywood. And in London hundreds of forms are being filled in to make certain there are no delays on such things as plastic containers, labels, and distribution.

cus-

I have been scouting round ing six of the leading cosmetic to And out what we are going houses, ready to advise to look like as the great event tomers. draws near.

THE NEW SUITS We are going to look pink,

wall indelible. The excitement in and we are going to be pretty READY to match Coronation glamour ars new suits of the laboratanes is to produce irridescent tweed, green shot make-up that will stick-right with gold, blue shot with gold, through the hours in the heat of gold shat with grey, and russet the Abbey for the lucky oncз, with turquoise. They look al right through hours in the

most. R

like heavy hot slik" in- vagaries of the English climate stead of tweed. A French friend for those thousands who will who saw

queue to get a glimpse of the

who saw them with me tells me

If

procession, and through the hey are most popular in Paris. you want to cheer up your hazards of preparing the family gult for the rest of the season, meals at the same time as stay-

realistic- you might like to pin dig glued to the TV set for those

looking flower made of feathers who stay at home.

IN THE PINK

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on the Inpol. An orchid or a carnation from Bond Street the fashion.

The plak English rore shade CAVALRY GIRL

which we shall bo wearing la n natural

"But don't forget your hands give you: age away more quicke ly than your fase" was the In Bond warning I received Street.

To ward off such a disaster. | hormones-thore magis molc

cules which put youth back into siliere now, used in the latest hand creaths,

One firm has brought out a "cellogen" hand cream which containe 110,000 International Units af hormones per ounce, It is palo green_in colour, but whitening in' effect,

from up the attic has some multitude of uses for a bobby curtains can be converted to /chapped rough Hands and hands

the collarbone to the line of the your head back and Jaw. Throw use your fingers like little ham-

use after all.

It says no in the

hool new

> pin

with

By GAY PAULEY

Use a discarded handbag as shoo inbbles, or ́ús-decoration Another han two hand Now every woman knows the far picture frames. Cild lace cream-one with hormones for

collars, cortines that have done the spring clean but author Rich comes up aprons,

children's parties, dilles, 1912 Elbe in splour and flower a low now uses. Had for mers, forcing the cream into the just for attic clutterers-those you thought

of using bobby edging for handkerchiefs; alter perfumed. The other

people who need no flesh, Stroke from chin to Double your fingers in the per persons who nover throw any- jina as lacing heedles for bális for paints; for tray covers, avon 1 younger

thing away because we may and leather work

hormones. for Valentines, palm reed it for something."

work; as pincers hands and use, your

for holding small nails and The publication, /

Rich Jevotes "Dictionary tacks for hammering. knuckles over neck and jaws. I the flesh on the chin has soft-of Discards" (Association Press). miniature wedges to lighten pages to uses for discarded fin cans... Including bird-feeding ence, the throst muscles will be rounds up uses for what other wooden handles on utensils?

we would be useless items. Take that broomstick which stations, candle-holders, fireless

cutters, soap

of your

come relaxed. Then fiddle strings

may be on the way.

Friction With Leo

(for alarm clock) the cdldren It la an "a"

list of 800 scrap items found

it to speed up circulation. Don't things you

to depicted

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cookers,

nearly two

VITAMIN CREAM

For those of us who feel next month is not too soon to start salt geiling our faces ready for the

spring, a French Hrm háa pre-, pared a new cream containing

to "z" (for zing'sállate) check play hot nava botu ust shakers; and, siilis. ' Have an lee friction while the around the house, garage, barna butterfly not, as a chart or used for book covers, book-

T can be used as handle for Wallpaper leftovers can be vijamies A and D. These vite cream remains en. Nothing like and school, will 8,000 useful

dirict contact. The cream can make

from pants hanger, rolling pin for and baskets, cobinals agad sinks into the skin instantly and.

toy bakery sef, or when rawed Bobby Pins

horizontally, to make checkers cover, as dollies, lampatades, although it should be left on all "Costumes, Bisture night, it will hot sell the stents. medallions, Zinc Sulfate Useful

make-up lesions for lid Corona-

"roller, as a curtain rod, marki, "da", covering for boste do absorbed by the skire.

forging blood streams them.

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Mitumes, LEZZEDpings. 105 Another, is ¿to give “special ·

in của the new trouser

PREEXH

Take "a" for alarm clock, De level headed. Remember, when your chin droops, musclea Frank R. Rich, the auther. have no walk to do. Unters mus pays the works of a clock en be cles have a certain amount of be converted to a furnace handkerchier caserationery Mulfate. The books Funnels that includes a diana and Chyany twill, with a zip fasterl

adly they are bound to be damper bistrol, or as the motor activity

for small toys. Chin straps are helpful if they He does not any how to make hold a compress that has been the conversion-nor does he in

most other ilema Hated, "dippedisin, mi-aqtringer

Thor Christmas cards can packages.

madé Into "" bookmarks About that "2" for sine omuments, and as dosistus, for a solution of free pou drawking, embroidery, or ssgtan- "one gallon? de water: eliling. Rich also says they can lime-neutralising coat, to pròs bo made into earrings, but pare newly plastered walls, tog again doesn't any, bow,

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