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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

EVENING GOWN WITH KA TRICKY DETAIL

"Pastorale" by Jean Paton, is a short evening dress in old cain design. The lowered waist is emphasised by the ribbon lotted through at the back at hip level where the full skiri

France-Presse, sturis.—Agelleo

Expert's Advice On Brightening

Up The House For Spring

London.

in my

By ANNE SCOTT – JAMES

EVERYTHING and Jammy Angers.

of money.

don't

These Jobs dusty. The first shafts of alone will pop up quite a bit February sunshine streak- "But for the occord zone of ing in through the windows people-my choleo would always throw a

to cruel light on be middle-aged chintzes and carpets and curtains, and Illumine my own discontent, I want everything new.

I look up my bank-book and rattle the baby': moneybox. The most I can run to is a bit of patching-

up.

There's so much to do, I cunft Hinh where to start, New curtaine in one room? Or now cushions in every room? Trans- form the kitchen? Or repaint the woodwork throughout"?

As the same tople is in nearly every woman's mind this month, I thought I would get expert

the

advice on how to make least money do the most work. I went to

SIR soo architect HUGH CASSON to put one question.

want to enjoy my house {TL the spring. 1 can't spare much

1010 shaft money.

spread it?"

"I think there are two zones

of people," sakd Sir Hugh. "Those with young children, and those without.

"The first lot can hope to de no moro than solvage work. Put back tho plaster th: children have kicked to pleces. Replace the breakages, and

the remove

smears

fort

by

THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU

FOLLOW A NEW FASHION

B

EAUTY fada

are ex-

citing but before you

BY HELEN FOLLETT

features, JL Is

altculous.

Just plain

follow a new fashion make unly for the perfectly propor- In considering ethes or ap-

In toned figures, sure it's becoming to you,

some vario- tions, however it may flotter the That "eat-look" is a cur pumpish woman who is short rent fud, and a surprising walsted and long-legged. On number of smarties can get the skinny giri, this fashion only Eyebrows accents her fragile frame and away with it. have a

distinctly rounded lack of curves arch, hair is done in wings, A blonde or silver streak in hair 19 smart on some lip ends turn slightly up, dark

calling attention But what's it all about, for weinen,

shining stresses and lovely. goodness sake? Why look chic coiffure. catty7 Some women will try anything, not only once but again and again!

The long-lorsued style Dor sul is gaining popularity, but it's

preurance, stick is what's Matter- ing *10 you type. What glamorises one woman will turn mother to a caricature

Bare-top formais

are worn by heavy, thin and perfectly pro- They cm- portioned wor phasise femininity, but they also fat or bony call

to They bring scrawny out in plain view. make lo

thin nocks looks hunger. Only slim goddess The Italian hairdo, u fancy

wear them, get a young that's just abiad past, is cute woman feels she is a step-child world if she has us can be on the pint-size girl in the style

ክፔ

shoulders. with mischief in her eyes. On raps

1

over

the heavyweight, who has large That's silly!

STAR TREATMENT FOR PYJAMAS

By Dorothy Barkley

HEY are the current hit in the

Tashion

London shops and are set

to become the year's best- seller.

No, they have nothing to do with A-lines or H-lines, and they are all-British. For pyjamas are the latest to be given the full glamour treatment.

For the Grst time in years fashion has caught up with the pyjama industry and brought in new styles and materials and colours which are gayer than ever. Plakt satin and

the square-cut, straight-up-and-

down type of pyjama are right out of the picture.

The fresh styles have brought

a boom to the industry. *Wo

Left: Square-necked 'siyle pyjamas in white cotton spotted wiib yellow,

Right: Peep-zoked stylo in red, blue and white checked gingham.

"Alternatively, concentrate on just one resin.

“VI think one gets torrife kick out of a really comfortable bathroom. How about carpel-

the bathroom, marblessing the walls and hanging up soma pictures? (Choop once, of course. because of the steam)

ing concentrate, I believe in the odd bit of paint work or a fow new cushions, They only make the rest look shabbies.

•

"Or here's an idea for people

with daughters.

Your

and spending everything on ose lasting object, such nu a ploture, or a plece of furniture, or even one good piece of china,

Ho sald: "In the long run, this wit cove you the most per A brave idea. And, I think,

Eno one.

creamy

DECORATING NEWS AVING soaked up this HA

theory of doing a little bit WELCOME FEELING

"At about 18 or 16,

very well, I went round the I GET for inore pleasure from

one corner of the house that daughter doesn't want a child's shops and decorators In search

of spectile nows, I found: 1100273 ony longer. She needs

THAT black-and-white is looks exnetly as I want it."

feminiae. A the newest basic colour scheme, something more I have soma suggeste "Could tions?" I asked him.

dipasing-table

wallpaper

replacing "Landlord's "Well, why don't you repunt i think that once in a lifetime feathery wallpaper as a sciting more space for her clothes, and-belge, eg, black-and-white your front door and spend all

on the hall? the year's refurnishing money for bright fabrics. your money think almost the most important should be spent an her." thing about a house is the way you feel when you go into it. If there is warmth, colour and a feeling of welcome when you open the door, the rest will tako care of itself,

Bir Hugh gave me one more idea which carries still further the notion of "concentrating" your money.

Ho suggested letting the re- decorating go hang 'for a year,

A-line Dress By Dior

Typical of Christian Dior's A-line is this dinner gown of black coarse-grainos!" silk, called "Audacieuse'', = 'Afrner France-PressO.

THAT many decorators ard using dress cottons for furnishing—eg, scarlet

cotton satin curtains edged with black bobble fringo.. cation face- cloth for chair coverings dress organdio for curtains... permanently pleaded cotton for Valances

trellises, THAT SCOOTS,

of two-way project- pregelting bla salps us dividers for

larg rooms The Idea is that ono blz room used for several purposes is a better use of space than a mnumber of small rooms. (Not my idea of comfort ko lata of small apoms, like an egg- baxx.)

and

Ing

♦ THAT there's a voño for real tiles, pecudo lles, Ilno in hugp

and dic-sized checks, marbleized fireplaces and waits.

PICTURE SHOW MEN, as you know,

M lot of bad habits,

the worgt

have a Among

lạ that of showing you their family snapshots.

They are far more pushful than women with those out-of- focus pictures of little Alfie on the beach; of Ted and Molly at the church porch; or of that dreadfully overfed baby In its pram.

Though rarely at a loss for faced with these snap- 'I fumble vainly for In

remark.

appropriate

delightful child," sounds so patronising

"What a heavenly · baby," sounds so insincere

The other daya I saw the snapshot to end all spapshote being shown by ario mikile- aged man to another on a bus.

Arst

That's Herbert Bald. the

man.

minder."

"He's a machine

"And who's that on the left?"

That's

Victor. He's

machine minder too.”

"And who's the third man?"

Archic. He's

That's

machine minder as well."

3

P

The socand man paused for a fill minute, before producing the only possible" comment,

Ho sald, "Fancy that

—¿London Sxurier Service)

• Eileen Aycroft meats a woman with some new ideas for other women today--and finds

a link with the days when our grandmothers were set free from those awful, honed

strait-laced cagra,

MME CADOLLE CARRIES ON WITH THE REVOLUTION

OUR

are

beautiful than

our

UR grandmothers were "In Paris we love colour," says to supervise her mannequins. "Even prettier than the clothes proud of their beautiful Madame Cadolle, "Black found-

gilon garments, are

top on top. I agree wih Madame. busts and conscious of thelf sellers for winter, white for It's like peeting on range. ugly hips. Today the facts summer. The traditional English are reversed. Women's hips P you approve of Dior's

is not considered smart.”

A LADY'S MAN

more

MINISTER ANTONY attempt 19

the W HEAD, in the House of obliterate their busts.

feminine bust?

arked. Commons, defines a gentleman? | almost Madamo "This is due to the increased sorrer

in shricked "Never, never sho a man who incorporates amount of exercise when

under- doclared. But one gesture she "humanity, emerosity,

braveness, tingesty and young," says figure export Alico ima made in the raw pushed stains, Cadulle.

This Frenchwoman certainly tip line. She ate ting fo

inta platforms has

more claim to discuss and bras, which give uplift and and re-shape feminino figures. than all these male fashion de support dos oust be pretty signers who optimistically try to improve on nature's handiwork. Were the parting words of this Madame Cadolie's great- Frenchwarman, as she rushed off grandmother was Helene Cadolle, who first set wpme free from those awful boned, sirait-laced

Her Inventions of the brassiere túro

casca.

have sold more pyjamas in the laco trimming. It lined collars, copied for use as a hostess apron, and the roll-on bolt were last two months than during the piped cuffs and gutlined yokes. It has a halter neck and bib last two years," reported one Light and cool, these pyjamas front, and doubles over at the of the most important revolu shop. "Sales have switched are à boon in hot weather. They back to make a second skirt. tibus in, the fashion world. They from nightdresses to pyjamas." are also good traypliers. They Inspired by a butcher's apron, charged women's lives just g

tako up tula 109m in your it is made in colton, tweed or much as the suffragetics.

suitcase, and weigh next to volvet, to match, or contraat nothing

wash dasily, dry with your strens,

and need no froning.

THE STRUGGLE

ឋ

They The pyjamas are made in quickly and ging cipipes cure up for your guests in the kitchen

You wear one' while serving-MADAME Heledo had to fight

V for her bellofs, 109, every kind of cotton. Topping in Lashion are brunch or to give a new book to an byglende cried the medical pro the list a cotton plissc, a fine crinkle cotton with the feel of coats made in padded cotton; they old dress.

sille and the advantage that it work

bok like scaled-down seersucker, gingham and plain while at length...

requires no ironing. Next come

all English

roses

"length of

fession when she introduced the Arst cipstic roll-on. Unfashion able, shricked the outer ladies

thes to the numerous skyles now at the dron fat lerving Tüp ito at the recent hat shows Me Any> [reo and unlaced, d

cotton.

Patterns ore either pyjamas, and also modern in style, featuring stripes, space in a suitcase. There are thing to go by the lust will be Mirt tools her 15 years to spols and stars, for nostalgic with also brunch conte in plain cot- this

verailure (vinco women thay your," " be rambling up tom. Bamp these could do accessory.

hlor" and happier double duty na'a delom, and one We have had the fraclan hat,

styles," said Styles are equally varied. digne shows o brunch runt made huo may tanti One pair, in a yellow-spotted as part of a three-piece beach is a colton, had a large blouse top putat.

nd down

#quare -neck and puffed

with and was mitched with “

half-length jeans. Another Fair For those

in (high fires!

obeckad gingham: had a braditi

top

Other had matching bloom

Greeted

D high Grecian bun

prefer the

rubber

without restriction.

her

There are three virtues I

would like to aid to make the perfect lady's gentleman good manners, good temper and a sense of humour.

London Express Service.).

While

Paquerette Ltd.

is closed for

redecoration

(we hope to reopen middle of next week)

Customers' requirements will

be

attended to

by

The Linen Chest Ltd.

3 Chater Road.

T

R

Tel: 21050

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