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THE CHINA MAIII, SATURDAY, MARCH ^6,` 1935.~*

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

EVENING' DRESS IN BRODERIE ANGLAISE

Beultria". hay

Lanvlu, izs Jeanne

an evening kown In broderie anglaise. It has a lowered waistline creating the long-turmo lunk. The front part of the skiet is shorter than af the back.-Agence France-Presst.

One-Size Stockings To Revolutionise The

TE

Hosiery Industry?

New York.

UE hosiery industry is

for one of the big

est changes since nylons,

New and headed for

promotion at hosiery

big

coun-

pure dięts women will make wager switch to this type on a the current year.

T expinto that

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The Model Girls Jump Into Top-Salary Bracket

London, sense of the dramatic when dia- If, sha lands a job in a small

playing clothes and combine a

THERE is a crisis in the glamour world. And, as usual, it is financial. The top models are demanding more pay-and getting it.

In the old days just for look- ing beautiful in front of the cameras a girl could earn £2 2, an hour, with £1 1s, extra New for each additional hour. rates for London's top 18 models ure £3 3s, an hour and £3 3. for each additional hour

With this my model girl moves to the top salwy class for women. If she works a 40- hour work she can earn more than £7,000 a year

And ther Are the "perks" that go with the job us welk beautiful clothes at wholesale 10 (prices and the opportunity

buy 'models at knockdown, costi opportunities to travel, with ali expenses paid; and, ua

ແ London model has become the new Galety Girl, here Is always a chance of marrying money or

tile, and at feast being invited

to all the best parties.

CONE AWAY

the

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Shortage of glamour 15 key to these rising prices, year ago there were about 24 top models available. Then, une by one, like the ten green bottles, they were nipped off.

Lovely blonde Barbara Miura Land brunette Carol Anderson retired temporarily to have babies Barbara Goolen marria 1 and developed other interesta.

Fiona Campbell-Waller leaving London to live in Ger- many with her family.

Louts Parnel went home to Italy. Shelagh Wilson has a new job.

The remaining beauties work harder than ever, but, make more money. To use one of the top models today it is necessary to book ber serviços Iwo weeks in advance.

Bul

fashio photographers, irritated by the Increased mogel Ives, are making their supulations.

RETALIATION

One leading fushion photo- grapher announced recently that

in future he would expect all modela lo arrive 15 minutes

of before their booking time so unus they could be ready made-up and dressed when their hour began.

ferm unus further it is a patented process, areoning to Will Wins president

Manufacturers, The

"I am tired of them arriving

Indylike look with allure,

Too few girls can fulfil these stringent requirements. And life for the model girl who does not make the top grado can be tough,

dress house she will be lucky to make more than £8 weekly when she's 20. While in her teens she'll average 20 a week. WORLD' COPYRIGIFs RESERVED

-(London Express Service)

Novel Way With Cape

Jean Desa presents this smart two-piece ensemble of grey twerd skirt and cape. The cape is worn like a shawl, over a black blouse.-Agence France-Presse.

ters are "stretch" stockings. Hosiery

if the National Association of late," he said, "and then spPLAIN BORAX REMOVES

eink 20

to 30 minutes gettin

one clarity of the stocking comes ready for the picture."

from the method of

twisting the nylon yarn, but it remains pare nylon. For

nylons which come in size yet fit any foot and leg. The term "stretch" isn't new to the clothing industry two years, mens cocks inade to it any size fool have been on

mark 4. Str

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same

Why are there a few top models to choose from when literulty thousands of pretty girls each year lake modelling

The answer coursça? same as for stage and films. The G the

reason that Hollywood abounds with starlets, but has so

To reach the top a girl must possess half a dozen qualities. She must be beautiful, photo- United genic, have the right measure ments, move gracefully, have a

The manufacturers of the retch hosiery claim it will at bet'er and is a blessing for the woman who has trouble doing fneturcas are making children's wear of a yarn which "growa” proper fit in other nylons. with the

Williamson child. Two years ago,

sald the stretchi women's nylons with a stretch nylons now cost more than the font came to market in small whers. And although they are quantities.

not yet being made as Almy as But now. several companies the traditional nylon, in ap- are promoting stretch hosiery. parauze. on the leg they look Dimens of ads have shown in attractively

nheer. - trade papers. One manufacturer

A new

jumpér

veislan of the mult la while

terylene. The blouse-backed top, with "pleata. galbered into the hip' band, parinars * siraight skirt.

Household Hint

Preys.

W

few stars.

DRINK SPOTS

Washington,

Md., shows that borax

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Elleen Axcroft examines

the question

What IS The Glamour

Secret?

ONE

Olts

the

NE of the few glamor-

In women world has arrived in London ...Soraya of Persia, the Queen who looks like a filmm star.

What makes for glamour In a woman and why is it so rare today?.

IT IS NOT just physical¦ beauty - but rather illusion of beauty and grace, Many clanule beauties arej notorious bores.

IT IS NOT just sex ap- peal. Something for more: restrained and voiled than displayed by Miss Dors and Miss Monroe,

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IT IS NOT a question of | brains-but rather the kind

of intelligence that proved a diplomatic asset to women like Ambassador. Clare Boothe Luce.

IT IS NOTHING to do with natural simplicity. The lady-like Grace Kelly style may be the current fashion, but to me it is un- inspiring, like bread and butter diet.

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It is partly vitality, but nạt the bursting animal high spirits

of Judy Garland or Betty Hut-

tóp.

VEILED MYSTERY

There arc other Intriguinų qualities that together add up My, the, rare eminine gift "of glamour. Expressive"" eyes, a low, soft voice, a smile' that. Lacludes the mouth, unruffled polse, sincerity, humantly, fiery temperament, well under control, and movements that flow and never jar.

Greta Garbo had rtal glamour. not the

Hollywood tinsel version, but a magic that captivated men and women aliko. Marlene Dietrich has it, and Ava Gardner, the Ameri- can Alm star who looks much like Queen Soraya,

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You do not and these three stars drawing aside the vell ́of mystery to talk of every day problems like shopping and changing baby napkins. What

a mistake the modern actress makes when sho destroys qur illusions by revealing flow or- ordinary are her life and prob-

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EYE-CATCHING FASHION

ITEMS FOR SPRING

over,

with

dark

Lordon. The COAT which has come to Preity because they have WITH the end-of-reason town this week is the straight appeared in a whole now range

-a-plumbling sales

style, round of shades. These vary from a London shouldered and three-quarter blulah-grey for wear with black, shops are getting ready for sleeved, in bright coloured felt to a rich brown for wear with spring. They are gay and shocking pink, kingüisher blue almond green. Twilight was a bright, and these are some or aquamarine Its wido, smoky-brown with a faint bluaj of the things that catch the scooped out neckline edged with mist tone. Delight was a bronze

a peter pan collar is the right shade, for wear eye:

style for the short-necked girls. colours. The JUMPER SUIT-back They have been swamped by the again, though in such a fashion show! and polo collars... conscious way that you might fashions devised for the swan The HAIR and COSMETIC not recognize in it its former necked giris.

people are in the news, too.At. homely self. Shown by all the The HAT they are all buying the hairdressers, the talk is all top designers recently. It is is the baker boy beret, mound of tining. Try a new colour now being copied in the ready on a stiffened brim, peaked at for the spring," in their slogan, to-wear ranges.

The jacket neckline, is cliner the front In velvet in a variety and the one they plump for

of colours including king@sher red, In all its copper crisp tailored rovers or a casual blue and cyclamen it has been shades. cutaway circle. The skir: is the best ceiling style during the recommend this change for the either straight, or has flat all last, fow months because plak and white cozen round box pleata giving the seems to suit day hairstyle and them they Hiusion of straightness, both the all occaslotts. Now its makers efects, atki the favourite lab fight partner for the Jong hope to extend is run by selling blonde breaks on mouse hair? jumper top.

it in strawelath, for

To persuade the wayers who with cotton

may not want to commit them The STOCKINGS they are selves Indennitely rocking dre

practical as well as colour, "haya,"dayis The jumper rujt can be made pretty. Practical, beca ther" seirl-permanent='cold

pure, silk or of white have devices to

washes. out terylene, now being used for the longer life. One ftri has pro- "ahu

of

Brat me for suite. And if you code of with

think that widio may not be the feet to

most practicns choice for town Another Dren" paxta

what the tee saph and walls to makers have to say. Terylene, ladders i mestlige are Remove paper istuck to wood. I waghog loạt - thing at night, of a new and hi by yosing it within few drops will be ready for wour first They Elosar- uffoil and rubbing- get with thing in the canceling - nua ila start in the toe s

aloan cloth..

pleats will need no freningen, running Purt

though

pled

the

leaving De

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in the cocktails, fruit

The

lovely three

Cufford The Institute says an exectivo

Timothy Jones, solution for home use is to put sisters, Mrs

and Atalanta as much bemax' ba will dissolve, Lady Norwich Mi halt a

CAM Clford glass of water and does one

share the secret, so apply generously on the affected hostesses, Mrs Susan Ward.

of London's popular area. As long as contact with walks will not harm the this method is fairly garment, wife because the solution is so mildly akaline that it will affect few colours. The boric acid used for eye washes also in effective-Valled Press,

IT'S

Several of the top-flight models have glamour, 100. Among them I would put Maria Scaraña, Fiona Campbell- Walter, Anne Gunning and, the Ellette lovely French girl, Mouret.

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