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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1955.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

Head-hugging has in stitched velour,

The

Merry Wives Of Wimbledon

By Eileen Anderson

London. Mervyn, she says, is the most cheerful man" under the sun- and the most untidy.

London Milliners Share The Same Idea In Fashion

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

a similar

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IT'S POSSIBLE IN PARIS-

Wouderful.... Decorative.

Washable....

Figures Made Cool...

To Order Cottons

Paris.

While American soldiers dream of their ideal--the voluptuous and curvaceous French girl of the Folies Bergere the craze among Parisian women at the With Ascot "postponed mit- Liners are still planning for moment is the lithe and American this, the year's mest fashionable boyishly slim hat parade, Ote new style proto-type.

of like nine

“ARISIENNES today are busy getting rid of extra Inches ---and London. She teaches her pupils "how made in a plain material, like the

any little bit of white satin, and decorated with taking them off just where OOKING for a new hat? to make

In search of new styles in du mazal material, in a

nonsense that takes their fancy, jewelled Band, Others come desired. and colours I called in on their face, and how to redo an brigh: pink velvet, for instance, with silver bead Madge Chard, one of Lon- old hat" She wants to teach encrusted

it an interesting way: not to embroidery. don's best-known milliners,

bother too much with, the Madge Chard, in' a neat

but to plunge into black suit, edged with theory,

making hats that will be useful braid, and a large red rose and wearable. ‹ንገ the lupel, was there.

From the spicy Pulling hats ont of drawers, wallpapered,

yellow blue carpeted she tried them on one after showroom at Madge Chard's-

seen at Madge Chard's was A brand new salon, just open- the other. I always wear to the cool, white-walled, black designed for a damp Ascot, but ed in Paris, is responsible for hats which pull down on one paintwork of Erik's. Different would suit a mee meeting any- the fast disappearing curves, and side; that's what my face surroundings, but

where. Its umbrella-sized brim pounds knocked idea in fashion. Here were

of white broderie anglaise was pins, needs,' she suŸs).

draped jerry hats in vivld Trubenised to preserve the Colours: variations ол the

stiffness. even in the rain. cloche, though more of a hat

Another hat, this time a boater, here and less of a cloche; and

was in white lace, topped with Ironically, the salon. Three styles came out one new sembre colour in an

a rose and trimmed with a half method employed. called Slen- veil, of the drawer: the helmet inky blue-black,

derell is 100 percent Ameri- cloche, fitting close to At last weck's show put cu

can. This easy and comparative- Erik makes two suggestionsly painless system of reducing is the head, but scooped out, London milliners, evening

Ascot a come-back, with for

the big used in 80 salons throughout the One is on the forehead, and soft small feathered or sequined shady hat; this he makes in United States, but is making its ened with fine veiling; the bands twisted to fit the shape black straw, underlining the debut in Paris. all-year-round hat, a close of the head, the popular choice, brim with ly of the valley. fitting cap, draped across Second to these came the small The other is the small flowered the head, and made in pillboxes, something the shape hat, trimmed with realistic or of a tambourine, They sit on make-believe flowers, dyed to fine wool jersey," and the top of the head and are usually tone with each other. sporty variation of the garbo hat, with a wide, wavy brim, intended for country wear.

"Hats are gay this year. There are no pastel colours, but a lot of bright shades," she said. Colours, though bright, are not garish, and include pale turquoise and and pink, and trimmings newest of Wimbledon wives, bine green with red, mauve. Mrs Lew Hoad.

The former Miss Jennifer with pink. Velvet and long- staley has a mighty busy time haired melusine. are the Brims ahead of her in the "home" leading materials. line. She will be back in Aus! They have, brought Packing trolia six weeks

WHETHER they also WH

serve, or whether they only stand and wait, Tennis is their business. Day in, day out, summer and win ter they travel the world to watch and play.

me us w.c

And last the latest

com-

before Lew's are back again; so are half

OVERWHELMED

to

Black velvet is

seem to

and

with

big

to fine art. They are an aue American tour is over, and in veils of very fine net.

They that six weeks she intends sight-seeing. thority on

it and learn Leust their stands morals, find a flat, furnish keep an eye on match-winning to cook. "I had cookery les

about the sons at school but you and worry

one of the forget those, don't you?" she smartest materials you could

disarmingly. You do in- choose just now. suid That's the story of the merry deed. But there

Style сап is hope for vary from a half hat decorated wives of Wimbledon!

Jennifer. "MY mother And yel

not quite all !ke

black osprey, to a story.

These wanderers on the Lew's mother are both wender pleture hat which relies for

ful cooks. I am going to learn elfect on its line alone, Jace of the temis earti до "home" once in a blue moon,

all over again from them." And it was about "home" that

Soon some of Madge Chard's

prattied to

customers may be making their hats. For she is letting strolled around the all-England

She must also

thom into her trade secrets.. Club

scau, for a whirlwind wedding she has just opened a school Dark and

pretty Mrs Vic Seizu's turns

most housewives doesn't give much time for buy for millinery at her showroom.

ing clothes. The youthful ideas upside down by saying

seemed slightly over- "I'm looking forward to the Hond

thought of so more

to do. But then the Until

youthful Mr. Houd

appeared. she indulges her love of art by dashing

One adoring glance from those into

bluest of blue eyes knocked all galleries

over

Europe,

reads flats, cooking and clothes into brushes up her Spanish,

a haze of married bliss, avidly, and keeps one eye on fashion while the other is on her husband's tennis.

day which I can spend

tine

the kitchen!"

that day comes

TO BE DOMESTICATED

d at the

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Those who take the eight-week course. work under trained milliners, Madge Chard thinks it could be an interesting hobby and one that could be turned to profit, for she is prepared to buy back the finished bats for her own clientele,

hats, made

Small trimming.

baster

in

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ficked straw with white petersham

LIFE WITH THE SUNNY SIDE UP

London.

THIS I

HIS week, I couldn't help

AN

By ANNE SCOTT-JAMES

I MET the prettiest widow in about what to call my favourite soon as the sun came out, Paris: Mme Suzy Volterra, colt. I have had a wonderful

THE METHOD

and

French women fondly visualise

their percentage of the 80,000,- 000 lbs which have been lost in America through Slenderella.

to the ne key

new method is

The

a harmless looking vibrating table, combined with a moderate- diet. Every woman knows what foods are fattening, and results are naturally keyed

stricmess of the regime.

the

The treatment, which Lasts forty

minutes, is taken from two tave times a week. The table looks like a business man's desk.

except for a narrow panel of frevolving wheels which perform

the concentrated massage

that stimulates circulation blood stream.

and the

: SPOT REDUCING

and

This modern system, unlike regular massage

Turkish baths, does not involve dressing, or at the most only re-. moving outer clothing.

un-

While the table is in motion,

it is actually possible

off to sleep, although

to drop

the

Ex-

perts, insist that its six -move- ments are the equivalent of ten miles of horseback riding, or 36 holes

of golf.

Weight is an Important factor for the ver

very obese woman, but

Slenderella's principal pride is

spot reducing and the "made to order figure,"

A woman at average weight lose a few pounds, may only

the

but can take desired inches off any localised spot such as bips .or thighs.-China Mali Special

Household Hints

Do you wear the same pair of shoes every day? If shoes air for a day between wearing accumu- lated perspiration, which tends to rot Unings and leathers, will not wear them out so fast. You will find a daily charge of shoes. ia economical and may double their life.

Very hot water is best for scrubbing the bathroom floor. to dress a little girl in rust or Usually a heavily soapped brush orange or grass green?)

shaped to get the dirt out of cor- "The fabrics are adventurous: foers is the best utensil to use towelling striped. in boiled for the job.

this side of the silver screen, thought of beaches, corn- who'll be coming over soon for idea... to call it Epsom Vic sweet colours, cotton in leopard

She is quite a girl for fashion: "Lots of cotton clothes because they pack well, lots of British cashmeres and wooliens, and lots favourite pink and of my green.

Young Mrs Tony Traber, with the longest, darkest lashes

looking for china for her home: in the USA, and she reckons England is the place to look.

She just hasn't had a chance to be domesticated up till now," but it's what she's looking for ward to." Which is surprising from an outdoor girl who loves swimming, riding, ice skating - and watching tennis!

wife of leat

Year's Wimbledon winner

the

The

and

children, dusty white roads, long cool drinks; the hum of a lawnmower, and the buzz- ing of bees,

prints.

"Great attention is given to underclothes, good petticoats, and pants.”

fields, strawberries, tennis, Ascot with these clothes, those tory. My husband would have horses, and that smile. We liked that name." And her eyes talked on her terrace in the sun. 6lled with tears.

She told me she loves Eng land, but detests the climate,

"And the.. children's sui "I love English cooking. My favourite

rite meal is

an English dresses, beach wraps, and swim- breakfast. I smoke only Eng- suits are pretty enough for a lish cigarettes. I never stop Alm star." I saw and agreed, Sarah Goalen is going to be the drinking tea.

best-dressed child in the English sun.

After a long spell of misanthropy, even people seemed quite nice."

Suzy Volterra is nothing less than a knockout. She, and her clothes, and her apartment, are all like a delicious meringue.

She has soft blond hair, green blue eyes, and an oo-la-la voice,

"And I like English people so If you know what I mean.

much. They are so sentimental She wore

* sapphire blue. They have un coeur tres p

"But dress and a

could never, never live sapphire

with your terrible weather."

She said, I expect you will Touldnt bear to miss it. Bus Her apartment is decorated in. want to ask me if I mean to get pastel blues and creams, and married

agair Dinka, with orchids spraying out I disclaimed any such laten- Spanish And I'm one of thore

wife of Britain's No.1 player So this is all about life with have both seen more of home

the sunny side up: people and months than clothes, places and news, in the linen in the last few

last few they've seen in the years. Mrs Drobny and Mrs sparkle of the sun.

Mottram are coping with bables

as well as tennis husbands and

the travel that goes with them. MOST CHEERFUL

his.

WHEN IN PARIS...

I

the

spray.

of pots and a large toy leopard tion

the sofa.

the

"Since you ask me," she went on, "I do not want to be alone Though she is

most all my life. But I have no plans feminine creature you ever met, for remarrying now, no plans at her interest in racing ls. fanati all"

And, preitler than ever, Suzy cal "Racing is my passion," the told me.

Volterra bluster.

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we've got to go as something STOPS NAIL BITING

bihibited characters who feel a New Invisible paint effectively

checks insanitary" disfiguring - habit. fool in fancy dress.

I envy the man who feels If your child persists in the dis happy as a jester or a frog, the ring and wanitary habit of nati girl who is gay as Dubarry or biting, you can now help him (or

***ber) to stop it. Nell Gwynn.

Juri palai pa - "Bubite."-- the new harmless liquid I'm going uneasily to this which sally stops the habit in 3 Aesta

as Carmen with a rose 4 days. Contados no slots, Ae quintada, and, na quiniliste, Kobiskie, One thing less, 100% effective; washes off between my teeth. alone consoles. me.

with soap and water; "Desa battle of “Nibite", "la sustesent' Zow: 128 MONT

SAT at a cafe by the Seine and wondered why the whole, sky was Beating with feathers, as though every housewife in "But let's face it," said Mrs Paris was shaking out the Drobny, her vivid face filled mattresses.. with vitality and common

I found it was the down from sense. The baby doesn't mind

looks after who

her and my the shivering poplar trees, float-

For her, race meetings husband does mind who looks ing out across the river, up to

priority over all other engage- after him! So now Nanny will the roof tops, in through look after the baby and I am open windows, Alling the air ments. She knows every detail

of the work at her training Barbara Goalen, the most

My bust (a distinguished stent case, Freen all dispenauetes- joining Jaroslav on the rest of like snow.

stables and ber stud farm. She famous model of them all. She economist) will surely look just and stores. summer tour. I won't be

I CHASED round the smart is often up at dawn, wet..

a tour diag absurd is the Kid from Spain, Ite seeing much of home for a bit boutiques to see what was new Ane, to watch

is just back from her string. Rita Drobny is just a bit

in clothes for the sun.

Her terrace is banked with America with a boxful of clothes

THE BEST DRINK worried

about her famous

flowers in red and white, her for her daughter of 12. She Cotton suits husband He has had a bad

In pastel husband's racing colours.

took me home, with her to see and

them time, what with his leg pique. (Strawberry sink, lemon oppendix. She is making sure yellow, every jacket casy fit-

SHE BLUSHED

"Don't think "I'm madly pro- superlative Italian recipe. be gets lots of rest

anding.)

TER favourite possessions, American about clothes".

Put 4 heaped desserispoons said. "I think; the Aimsy HER

prized far beyond her jewels are over-dressed and the child- dark roast coffee in a jug, pour Copies of photographs with organdie the are the gold cups dotted about

ren are left to choose too many on -pint boiling water. Leave taken by the South China a six-room bungalow in Mel-prettfest, and pique the

her drawing-room, with the bourne, all light and exony, practical

Derby Cup in the place of of their own clothes, with rather to cool Heat another at Morning Post, South China

or frightening

water with 2 dessertspoons with pastel walls and lots of

Spanish-looking sun hats honour.

sugar, boil, add to coffee, stir, Sunday Post-Herald, and of basket-work. Atted over

China Mail Staff Photo- cleople cotton bandannas.

but they clothes for Sarah, because the

graphers ara on viewin are quite wrong. I like good pre-teen clothes over there are Before serving, and every I SAW that

the Morning Post Building. second clothes, of course, but at a race full of ideas and incredibly crushed les in bottom morning young Coral dusts, woman in Paris' wore a knife, meeting 1 dress for my horses cheap. cleans, washes and irons before pleated skirt sometimes with "What shall I wear, for Ascot 2 S she and Mervyn get off for the a tailored shirt, sometimes with I haven't even thought about it. The colours are a delight

an overblouse,

I have been thinking much more (80 bad in England. Who wants

swallows no pipst

For

newiy-marrigakan

Mrs

Mervyn Rose, "our dew home is fabrics,

pr-

built-in furniture,"

The Roses are living vate house in Chelsea for this year's Wimbledon

In

a

courts.

Cardigans in

every

most

grown-ups

PRESS

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Bday, iced coffee. Here's* PHOTOGRAPHS

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