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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, −1955,7

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

WINTER BRINGS

IF you do your hair like this

... or thin

...or this

THE ORIENTAL LOOK

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FOR HER:----

Cht and combed inla

Geisha Girl hairstyle with

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jewtucd sopaños. (real)

Short in front, longer behind in brushed topknot.

Norman

TORMAN HARTNELL

NORM

once earned

three

Hartnell Tells His

14er pounds a week and lived in 1 two rather drah roms in renaissance

el upline."

Maida Vale.

1; *Filte He once sketches at the front door of u tites making salon, but was told to go round to the tradesman's entrance.

He started in business "capital of £300, a

with

OF

palats and the enthusiasm of getager. He launched him- self on the dressmaking world, suffering from the unforgettable disadvantage of being English in an England where only Paris designs were acceptable.

But

now Hartnell is one of

the great names in dress de- algning. He has become

His

THEN yoĽ

can wear

a hat

like this

The oriental thema, depleted

by the robed felt turban (right), is inspired by the

decorative head-dresses of

Japan and the Far East.

-(London Express Beruics)

Her you

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19.

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27.-

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24.-

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27.50

18.50

Pure Crepe Silk Slip

22.

17.-

Fur Plush_Lined Heavy Brocado

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145,-

115.-

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ONLY $17.50 & $18.50

Pure Linen Mandkles +

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Full size Pyjamas

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DE

JOYE

Jean Patou

PARIS

Tells His Secrets

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

received for the rogal character I had merely used an of the romantic old piece of stuff of somewhat ordinary quality, so as to *x-

Of the Coronation dress. "I spent many days making trial sketches. My mind was leem-

heraldic Ing with

and floral ideas. thought of lies, roses, marguerites and golden corn; thought

oller cloths and sacred vestments; I thought of the sky, the earth, the

sun, the moon, the stars and everything heavenly that might be ст broidered upon a dress destined to be historic.

created nine "Altogether, 1 differing designs which

press the unobtrusive character

of the peasant-like figure. "'Indeed!' observed

Majesty serenely. I used

a piece of my last year's evening wrap to do so." "

NOW WOOLLIES

London,

began 64 HRINK resistance" is

in almost severe simplicity and pri ceeded towards elaboration.

"SHRIN

liked the last one best, but | added

the newest term to be the averago

to the

WILL KEEP

THEIR SHAPE

By BETTY WILSON

sturdy grey flannels anturally did not express my weman's shopping vocabu hold their shape. opinion when submitted these lary. Today, budget.

puting to Her Majesty."

of

afler"

bo will which will indicated by special labels or stamps. Bellove ing that goods which have to tubbinge

Many wholesale

Bre

manufactur- ers, for instance,

styling their autumn dresses B0 that they can be worn with or with- out a belt. The long, stream- royal court dressmaker and his

Bred silhouette is available for design for the Queen's Corona-

the woman with the long, tion

dress will go down in

conscious shoppers will be As a horrible example of the stand up to repealed

For the history

as one of the century's

mannequina. "The

aro in most urgent need of the streamlined Agure. greatest.

Bruton

Street

which points I look for are poise, walk able to ask for specially- "before and

sequence shrink-resistant process, Steven- other, there are pleats establishment employs 385

shrink resistant which most women, whether sons are also concentrating

from and silhouette, and if she fulds labelled

on sweep away

a lowered people, ranging from business

these requirements sho

are buying children's children's clothes. These cannot wellies and be confident they

are hipline or-even more kindly manager to model girls.

but have an air of distinction, that

are beginning to appear with clothes or piece woollens,

many the for their purchases,

dgurus-there Now he describes the years

100. Many a duchcas would

inclined to dread, Stevensons Dylan label in shops throughout blas-cut dresses which flow

Britain now. between, his progress from an like to look as my mannequins whether knitting wool, whol

Limited, of Ambergate, Derby-

from a well-defined walsfline. unknown to world-wide fume, look. With every modern ald fabrics, or made-up wool

shire, showed me

pair of This now shrink-resistant pro- yet, because of the cut, In his autobiography. Silver and to beauty. ал intelligent garments,

will hold their baby's leggings. These, were ori cess also being applied under the smoothed way torso line, 30) mannequin enn, by creating her published a fortnight ago. The own style in coiffure, maquillage shape through countless zinally knitted in two halves licença in many other countries. "I would be easier to tell you and adornment, acquire enough home washings and

the countries which haven't got beauty, however synthetic." cleanings.

Dylan than to name all the countries which have," Mr

Gold (Evans Brothers

cess.

expert

dry both done by the same

knitter in the same soft wool. One half was then put through,

VARIETY

are

keep

Dresses like these, in an

ere some of the reflect on he makes on the world of haute couture.

"Some ex- On the collection.

This new British pro- the new Dylan process. Then Stevenson told me. Japan aliks and satins are quisito

And of Dolores, the statuesque

which carries the the leggings were stitched to "taking a lively interest.” and enormous variety of wools, are rippled at our fcct and the Spanish-looking model who has

of gether and the temptation is to buy the whole been at Hartnell's for more than registered trade mark

whole garment the process is already being ap- appearing in department stores

plied in the United States and and shops everywhere. Some

Paisley- lot, but common sense enters to 20 years, "Dolores, the reign Dylan, is the result of near- was washed in suds and water. Canada (where the trade mark like the eight-ounce. resist the rustling flower-strewn ing gure in my cabine dca ly fifteen years of research One leg felted and shrank;

the Sanforlan is being used) and in printed wools which Horrockses uffetns

other half of the leggings held Australia, New Zealand, Canada, have used for dresses and two- Its shape and all its original India, South America and most plecus have gone to the United

States

Canada, where and European countries..

women are also demanding Το do this satisfactorily, clothes which are in line with Stevensons

fashion's have set

evolution new 4 Lip

which are also wearable. laboratory at their Ambergate

their. works to deal with all

As some of the models illu-

there the other left turers who taks out a Leance strated hero show

are 0 marked must

the Am- varying waist-levels and com- corne up to strodards,

treat- that pletely different skirt

brocades, beauty

that woman

beautiful

On

1

not

to

softness.

GREAT DIFFERENCE

escaped team of chemists continued Identical socks---one treated constes problems. Macutac-

but

and metal threaded minuqulas, has reigned there

a Derby- In for many years, but age aften

rich

does which followed for women to wear

to impair her. She shire firm's first effort seem have to remember reluctantly takes delight in arriving every produce shrink resistant morning looking almost frighten- at my dress collections

wool socks for the British may refuse the most ing without a speck or makeup,

The war over, the dress In preference to emerge at ten o'clock in full army.

butterfly rig like for a little workaday number."

first from ita chrysalis, Royal design. His

Her funny research work to the point the Dylan way. royal designs were for the wed- face becomes heavy with ding of Lady Allee Scott to the

the wisps of when they could confidently untreated-showed the cosmetics, and Duke of Gloucester in 1938, and black hair have been augmented say that all woollons treated difference in size after being put bergste two of the bridesmaids were the by strapping plait and hefly with this new process would through what Mr M.C. Steven- the new Dylan label will be a ments. They are made in wool- Queen and Princess Margaret, bun of jet black hair, which

son, sca of the managing director "Our future Queen

and her bought for her at some expense. Pass the Board of Trade's of Stevensons Limited, described hallmark of shrink resistance in

and any part of the world. sister, then both very

14 dress-actress, and drastic standard tests with as a standard Army test,

a

equivalent to being every garment she weare, out losing any of the natural which is

Botne by a hammer"

MODIFIED SILHOUETTE whether it la "White Sepulchre fibre's warmth or "Carmen's Cousin" La in- vested with a sense of drama

young."

moro

in

he writes of their first visit lo the salon, "seemed terested in the scintillating cars that purred in the mows outside the windows, thun frocks."

מה!

their her own."

the

"bashed

and soft 2,400 times.

ness.

WORK NOT WASTED

can

10

Lovely Httle matince Jackets, torso look is completed and The evolution of the long knitted in delicate shell stitch

"Great Bri- And of a meeting with the

and Dylan-treated, looked as if women throughout

tain can now seo the new line Queen Mother. "The exhibition

they had come straight out Of his now-famous crinolines. (of Latin-American costumes)

their cellophane wrappings. In- in their local shops and discover Home-knitters was officially open in October, "The King (George VI) invited

be stood these had also undergone for themselves that it's now, it's honoured the 1044, and

In-young-looking, and not so terr!- which some of

by me to Inspect

the sure that the hours of work the standard tests, decorative pictures which per presence of Her Majesty

through a selection of standard trayed many beautiful dresses Queen, now the Queen Mother. Which have gone into knit cluded being hand-washed, put fyingly difficult to wear after all, British designers have taken dipped in conducted Her Majesty around ting elaborate aweaters and washing machines.

well the extreme Paris with the rovin, explaining cach cosy socks won't be wasted, suds, or washed

into a line turn. When

we Mothers-to-be, and mothers known detergents on the market and modified them

which is right, yet does not the figure

now. of school-age children, will

make the wearer look as if the

taking those Many of the leading manu- had been -whe- printed know that woollies

facturers of men's hosiery are startling tushion photographs. already wing the Dylan process, too seriously.

ol the Victorian period

paintings by Winterhalter

His Majesty made it clear in his costume quiet way that I should attempt looked to capture

this

In

picturesque Nicaragu

to costume in

il

simple.

small

race in the dresses I was

of

peasant

design for the Quera. Thus it brocade of cherry and white, Ither snow-white layettes or is to the King and Winterhalter explained that in order to that are owed the fine praises express the simplicity of this

AN ITALIAN CREATION

Novel Ribbon Dresses

London. deep red. A similar model is ARDS and yards of rib- done in pale Ulac shading to Instead of the boloro. "woven into a fabric make Even the buttons of the dresses the latest skirts, casual are made of ribbon.

The smartest, and most

Yoon, knotted, looped by purpl lilac, with a matching

ex-

summer clothes and smart pensive, models in this collée cocktail dresses to come here. Bon are a trio of cocktail dresses from Italy.

with fitted, square neck, bodices and outstanding skirts. Muda of pure silk faille cut into They are the original lica of ribbons, the skirts of theat Madame Gruenfeld, who We dresses are decorated respective born In Vienna, studied theatro

with bands of black, white ly

design under Professor Roller, and red ribbon velvet lot into worked for Reinhard and then the skirt horizontally and com- settled in Florence, where si bined with narrow black began to make clothes,

ribbon embroidered with a

gold

"ribbon"

One novel, and most effective, motif. white skirt in this her first

The idea of these collection of "ribbon" garments, is made by aloiting yards of dresses was born only seven simple white colton ribbon" months ago, in Florence, where, through A linen foundation Madame Gruenfeld – said, isomo leaving a pattern of loops. An- of them soil for a Leto other skirt, in pale pink, has as the equivalent of 27 or 28 ribbon, drawn through canvas sterling. It takes one woman x in a basket weave effects or 4 days to w together the A complete three-piece puthi ribbon for one of the imholer consisting of skirt, bare top-skiris, after which it is tailored #mhirt and bolero is made entirely as from an ordinar": fabric, Pall

of narrow ribbons, sown together:

The

• gorments Gartens lined with interinga and eline colour matching China MAIL

silhouettes

first

with a soft handle to Crisp lens which vary from hopsacks tweeds and flexible wool jerseys.

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JEAN PATOU

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