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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1953,

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

The tambourine is in fashion from morning until night. RIGHT: For day, it goes with a thick tweed coat and is matched up with short white gloves. LEFT: For evening, il tops a V-fronted black dress and is matched up with long white gloves.

Smart Colours For "Tambourine”,

THE

fashion

LONDON. The

for the

Tcloche hat failed to

Best Seller

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

that the prin- ilne will be seen for

Mink Bow Ties, Rings And Bracelets

Favailable

NEW YORK.

i

by

ing a marked cancer hazard in FUR is being put to every the al over our big cities

dumping all manner of fumes Иве by and gases into the atmosphere." American manufacturers to lure customera into the

Dr Kon fumes

discovered

that

greatest Christmas spending petrol and diesel engineo con- orgy on record.

A bizarre touch in, men's wear in the new bow tie made of fur.

from slow-running

iained more cancer-causing chemie:ia than thore from fast- running vehicles, Engines in good order "produced only a Bayal emount of harmful fumes.

-In America lufg caneer is One Manhattan shop is sell-

now killing nt least four int wild, ranch er silver-blue mink ties. For sporly

Almes as many men and twice sicos, thure is the brown as many women as in 1033. Alaskan Spl or leopard-skin

tie.

Mink bracelets

osca-

with mink

rings to match are 13 fome shops. There are also mink kerchiefs made of natural mink in a triangular shape, which is suitable for wearing with cashmere sweaters with suits.

Tinkling Earrings

A ring

or

of

Definitions Of A "Gentleman'

.NEW twist in the car- fad is supplied by one Fifth Avenue shop that WHAT is a gentleman? This sells the item in the form

Lenser, which puzzled a miniature silver bells that Parliamentary committer con- tinkle when the wearer moves, sidering the disciplinary code in the Army and Air Force Acts, They are called "mother-in-is answered by each generation law" earrings, and commemar-in its own ate an old Indian legend of a writer put it to a number

way. A London Navaho, who had mother-in notable people.

law trouble.

of

Mr James Laver, the author, quoted Cardinal Newman's two

He fashioned a pair of silver bell earrings for her so that he could know when she ap observatiens: That a gentleman proached to spy on him.

I en who never mentions the When a Alm makes news in Another shop is selling word; or who is never uninten- town, that's a chance

of Ishion "prisoner love" pyjamas. Įtionally rude, designers don't miss. The They have prison suit stripes, Hollywood made Julius including the registration Caosar delighted nim critics number. and alm goers and Inspired There several London designers. And for husbands and wives. the designers have, suddenly decided that the Romans "had something" when it came

catch on, and now the tum bourine the new version of our old friend the beret- looks like becoming the year's best seller. Already her day out, the country house- dress showed

wife for market day.

Why is a smart hat anathema warm woother wear. The fashion. to so many women? They might dress, in coffee coloured linen, even recall the remark made was close-fitting and had once by Auge Thaarup, one of now, familiar the Queen's"miliners, that "a woman without a hat is like a sinik without a flower.!!

it's being sold by the thou- sand in department stores up and down the country.

By sitting straight on the hend, it follows the new line how favoured by aniliners in London and Paris. And it can be bought in ail the now colours, including sugar fern, dark grey.

the waistilne.

to

are matching

Lady Bowater, the new Lady Mayoress gave a succinct answer pairs from the Mansion House: "One

who is a gentle man.”

Kolin, of

"We are creat-

Norman Hartnell, the Queen's dressmaker, added a slight varia- Smog and exhaust

fumes on on the same theme: "Manly may be more to blame but gentle

thet for the alarm-gentleman in any class.” Chan_elgarettes

COVSTS. 11 ing increase in lung cancer in high

the last 20 years, ways a report Film producer Jil Embroidery will be

im- To quote two of their

sug-to

Craigle, the American Cancer wife of Scelallst MP Michael pentant détail on these dresses, gestions: Firstly, 1he "Cal-Soclety,

Foot, suggested: "Anyone who This particular dross hnd eye- purnia" evening gown, Amade Dr Paul

the offers ine at in a tube," iet embroidery on its scooped- of droped silk chiffon and top- University of Southern Call-A, DA aut neckline and on the ped with a toga-like cloak. | forníu, sald sleeves,

Secondly, the Roman hair Linen is stealing the lime-

Though some of these colours style, with hair clipped short light now occupied by cotton were delightful, there was one combed forward without E To Illustrate the new style, I In the fashion world and, at the colour scheme which I defy parting and cut with a fringo chose one in white because,

and to frame the forehead. recent linen show, there were anyone to adopt. Orange matched up with white gloves, styles for

at which pink. These two were seen to- occasions it went equally well with caltan has become the accepted gether on a drass and jacket tweed day coat or a smart V material. These were linen out outfit: orange for the dress and Ironted cocktail dress. It in fits for garden parties, for Jacket, pink for the jacket

town, and for the beach. hair, but it will prob

For

shown here over slock,

swept

ably suit any hair style.

The new.

puk,

back-

garden partics, there was a typical debutante's dresa at half-a-guinea, in white linen patterned

with

cost the same as the old style satin polka dots. Its immense- of beret. So perhaps there ly, full skirt was

place it,

WOTTH OVER

new

some chance ̄ ̄ ̄thaf ̃It may re- ̈ stiffened petticoats, and

neckline followed the

quare-cut funic style. The dres

itself was charming, but did it have to be teamed with white accessories? White

gloves, white shoes, white hat and long

How dull and dreary the old

style was. Always in ditch-

ch

water colours, like belge, fawn white umbrella were too much. or muddy groen; always ill- One or Iwo black accessorias defined and baggy, like a both would have provided a much- cap. And despite attempts in needed contrast

to smartery Umbrella-sized, hats

the last few years

it up with hat pins and fancy with

bant, it continued to look dull as ever.

to go garden party dresses

as wern mado of Inver upan layer of cobweb-fine chiffon, or plain straw with an organdie edging, one Inch wide.

But, dull as it was, it was well on the way to becoming

The national headgear. The de- For the beach,

there were butante of the year wore to new knee-length shorts

on lavender. For town, a sheath

the races, the charwomun

In

GET YOUR BEAUTY

MONEY'S WORTH!

"JOMEN

By Ida Joan Kain

too much lew days and then. set oside

"Was to be beautiful." time to enjoy your session.

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That candid statement about us Mr Solla has some highly in- came from Albert Sofa, a top teresting ideas on this subject of New York hair stylist. "It is what makes a woman moro shocking to see women spending beautiful. "Some women seem their money,

presumably for to take on

an aura of beauty. beauty in the form of a becom- In fact, some barely pretty ing hair style, then allting under women stem tos appropriate the drying machines literally in beauty unto themselves," he con- Just notice the frown tinued. "A new hairdo helps of lines

and the harassed _ex- course, but beauty is so much pression on their facest" That more than halk. Te la largely was his explosive reply to my that which comes from within." question hs to what helps a

a stew.'

woman to be more beautiful..

"Women do not seem to realles The gist of it is this: it tho that the nervous System reacts hairdo gives you a lift, then fi adversely to rushing, or that iba can make you lovelier. It's a belleves, to wear hair in turn reacts to the nervous mistake, he

hair the same old way, system, and that outer: beauty your depends on the inner women.”. Your after усат. And the world

will not come an end if

par

Your

Inch

off

That very

standard. is possibly a belt from i This authority knows whereof deviation

he speaks for, as top hair stylist, Charght be interesting.

ho has a chance to observe so-Women who c

dare ta do

lining.

So there you are, I you want to do as the Romans did.

Gay Colours

Britain's invention Between shots of a film love setno being shot

at Elstree, Yvonne De Carlo, American ac tress, said: "I judge a gentleman on his manners. I know two cowboys who are more gentle- gayer-clothes-for- men manly, than some peers of my

to bo acquaintance."

Mrs Gerald Legge's opinion In Australia I went over two was more comprehensive:

It may be fashionable--but do THE you want to look like an now elent Roman?

A three-|

quarter length

coat in Nol-

sette wool de

movement spreading.

ECGNS

"An

of the largest factories making English gentleman is an ideal of men's shiris, underwear and hose and was fascinated to discover that the Australian been

manners and character which has

evolved by the British people.--1--think

it significant

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Plain socks are almost un- obtainable in Australian shops. One of the top sock colours is yellow and clocks and patterns are usually a combination of four or ava bright colours.

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