1956-02-18 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1950.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

STYLES FROM THE EMERALD ISLE

JUST

By BETTY WILSON

UST to make It

complicated for every-

morn portawear introducea magy Traditional siliches such as the Tree of Life" "Marriage

are worked in with blackberry, miess and other n word of

tional Alitches,

more envene

une who appreciates Irish Lines" or the "Straffer." Theat woollen cloths but who does. not understand Gaelic, baininthet inimitable, natural, off-white woof which recently hies been used by most interna tional dress designers....is being made in bluck now as well as porridge-colour.

As behin 12 Gnetje white, this means that the new

woollen transiales "block white."

Afterally

a

Woven from ostural STĚNA black wool (bainins is not dyed).

this superb trish used

fur some

J1L

wowal Wats

1114 of the

the striking sporty clos collection by Irish designers which Coras Trucial Teoranta Die Trish Export Promotion Hoard showed in London OX a shop window for ila nelivities here.

♫

Binek bainin in an unusual Right-weight

Ined WTH YO

Three-quarter must effective Jength Jacket, hand-knitled in pale oatmeal wool

bold to a diamond pattern

which дау the effect of wide verticul stripes. This Jacke was shown over one of IRENE GILBERT: slender dresses in natural coloured wool.

bainin

MOTIO

CITA

Most reasonably priced, these jackets and sweaters would and distinelion

wardrobe. to any Supplies, however, are to extent 1kmited by the ezodat of work the Irish alters turn st once winter is over make and watches and hirveet more urgent colls on their Ume.

Shown as boutique altere fran, these elothes hove the casual elegance we Red: v Moreover, the prices are handli que prices, which mcas they well Deluxe the Cobiure

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Dit

Throughout.

guļoties. weaves and patterns. OTTE SA Trish Traditional designs. in the use of Bonly binch. contrasted with vivid jærsimmon bonga! orange, and in certain patterns,

ponsible y trace 12.07 Spanish Influence which arrived with the wrecked Armada and which a colours Irish village Wife four centuries later.

One of these lingering #HT- vivals is represented by the crios-a woollen belt some two inches wide and two yards long which the Irish shermen, sitting outside their doorways, winve on Inte wooden pega held between their toes.

Thear belts

are wrappedi and round the waist Spada cummerbund style, and TOP LEFT: Irene Gilbert's slender black and white Irish

Irish Ex- were shown by the

tweed dress has a Hite bloused bolero jachet and is piped pit Promotion Board becaus with a narrow black satin line. TOP RIGHT: Drama in a higla- by Maureen Evans' fisherman's huit is introditeed of their possiblities an belle to light-weight with

collared Jacket, knitted in natural off-white wool in a bold diamond-striped effect, and lined with black bainin. BOTTOM LEFT: Crios hands in persimmon, gold and blus are woven into this parchment-coloured Irish tweed jacket-dress, shown BOTTOM RIGHT: in Irene Gilbert's boutique collection. Gossamer-weight woul-it in claimed that this is the lightest- weight want ever woven-makes bright red matador pants, striped down the side seams with black boucle wool. The The matching stale almost crushes to nothing in the hand.

wweater top is made of plain black wool knit,

worn

Naluri coloured (while) is trendy obinmable be by the yard In London, but tweed drusSES,

black boinin is not Available The etios also inspired in Great Britain yet,

vividly-patterned bands

Buyers at lending depart. have

have

•

Etus

woven

that

01

the

which Int

edge

been Intervals into oatmeal-coloured ment klotes have already needs.

Et

they IRENE GILBERT Jackets or skirt hems.

ordered

collection and

styled dresses in bamin and

Irish tweeds,

lovely

new

well

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THE "ÁLY KHAN ATTACK” 15 THE MOST EXPENSIVE AMONG THE

Ten Easiest Ways

To Woo A Girl

A marathon

ho

кауи.

KHAN'S Becond Today he has a tape record- courtship recorded the sound act of Tosen' last night," moved on to the next 8,000 "I'd love you to here it. We miles a fortnight ago, when could have a cup of ten after- he took Paris model Bettina wards." to India and Africa.

On the Rita Hayworth etreuft he took in 12 countries (in

and cluding of course India Africa). covered 20,000 miles, took two years.

But the most significant thing about this second lime round is that he hasn't changed his fuc- tics one lota. Night clubs, Aral nights, a holiday at his chateau, and trips abroad-his technique with Bettina la a carbon copy of his technique with Bito,

THE EXPENSIVE

TRUE to masculine form,

he

alves every airl the same treatment. The girl may be different-never the attack,

Of the 10 easiest ways to woo a girl, the "Aly Khan Attack" is the most expensive.

It drowns her with attention, Flowers every 10 minutes, fruit every 10 minutes, A present every day, a holiday whenever she wants wherever she wants, everything booked, everything paid for, a car to meet you a plane to take you.

But it costs money, And a man must have his mind on the job. Or have a good secretary,

THE SIMPLE

•

HAR less costly is the "You're so beautiful-how can you blame me?"

от

enflee ol A cup

long drawn-ou! bottle of wine,

well. hungry gaze, and a few worn phrases see him through: "If I had the money I'd

Aunigol to paint you."

Or he takes her to an art gallery, pauses ropy in front of THIS a picture, and remarks: man's a brilliant artist. I've got 11 somu more of his at home. you're interested."

Another economien line which doesn't actually entall more than the cost of an occasional anack is the "I'll take you out of all this,”

Life is too tough for you here, he insists. The city in too grim and dirty, people are unkind,

"Let's take a cottage on Iseldi and live on wine and sunshine— and perhaps write books."

THE CASUAL

NOT ali

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methode are inexpensive as that The Delayed Action Attack. for example, does involve outlay on a few theatre tickets or out- ings.

The essence of this method is that he appears not to be try- ing. He meets you at a party, but doesn't ask for your phone number. He rings up one day and asks you out, but not di the Friday after next.

in

He takes you somewhere the country, but doesn't make a pass. And just as you're sure he is good and kind and reliable -he pounces.

other techni- But there are ques so simple in principle that they enn be summed up in a sentence. Like the "If only I were free" line of married men. "I'm fond of my wife, of course, But I am more mature now and could really get you're the kind

settle down with.

Tender Trap: There's that Or "How can I go through. "You're working too hard late- the winter seeing you every day ly, overdoing things, I want you looking so lovely?"

to see MY doctur, darling.""

MAUREEN EVANS' Gossamer-light wool, which magnificently-styled sweaters feels heavier than a hand- British women should soon be quisile blue and green mixture

The technique of Tho Near ul tif Thistle-down, and Jackets and BRENDELLA's

makes able to buy matched-up card)- tweed. This is one of the famous

tweeds

He

THE DEVOTED from Offer is still going strong. and delightful hand-woven tweed and flannel jacket linings

ann and skirt teams. Here the hand-woven

in County Wicklow. says how much he wants to get skirts

The latter have (each

hand-tie dresses, ia one

cardigan is edged with knitting AVOCA, anch

Like are done in the same colour-mix- These are produced by three married, how dearly he'd

which THE Doglite Devotion fininbed by the way.) All these contrast yoke effects

the Misses to have a family. will

be available irt many inset with bands of poodle knit ture wool yarn that was woven elderly Irish ladies,

sometimes works, but takes Emily tweed which inite the

makes Veronica, Winifred and stores above the hema. jeading department

hap- whose tweeds have He takes her to see a lovely years: "No matter what throughout Great Britain soon. These super-light weight wool the matching skirt. The rest of Wynne.

or who you marry-I'll Hand-knitter through the dresses are in great demand by the cardigan is knitted in

been used by some of the great-house in the country, says it's gens,

and just the kind of place he could always be there when you need cat designers in the world by the buyers for stores in Canada and single plain colour, long winter evenings

the right me Irishi the United States.

Outstanding here is a cardi-

who, at one time, wove special settle down in with

woman, asks her to advise dikm Wives and daughters of

Not forgetting the technique fishermen, Separates Are and

Among the gan and skirt team which mixes tweeds for Schiaparelli's sensa- farmers

on the decorations.

of the wolf who only takes aim tional collections. with on ex- talking points. ploin knitwear MAUREEN

knitted Board's great

at the girl And it is not until he marries át a pitting target,

her someone else that she remem- who has had a row with

boy friend, the girl who is go- bers he never actually proposed. ing to lose her freedom for ever by getting married, or any giri on a cruise alone, on New Year's Eve, or on her thirtieth birth- Bay

EVANS'

What To

THE

Look For In Your Beach

London.

now swimsuits on

In Replenishing Wardrobe

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

the Continent may hark look for colours lite pale pink, back to the early days of tangerine, geranium, hyacinth, bathing, but British makers peacock green and strong red. have played safe and giveIL us the usual sort of style- but with changes in colour and fabric.

entching example here Is white inagnolta on a geranium ground. The terriknit is a mix- ture of terylene and nylon;

Its

10

to

In fabrics, look for gay ter- rough surface is intended tans, petit point knit, terriknit, give the "sweater look"

The featherweight and featherweight cotton. Petit Ewimsuits.

point knit is the naine tor a cotton is smocked, so it cannot new fabric treated with pinetic bulge or loso its elasticity with to ensure that Its print stretches wear.

Most of black, with the fabric.

This year, unless you prefer the sleek, simplicity

This shonih swimsuli in tarian ovidusi ik-elartia

eye-

Many of this season's swim- sults are made in three different lengths to each size. They are of the answer to the grumbles

the short girl whose swimsuit is too long and wrinkle round the waist, and of the tall girl whose sult is too short.

Some of the Awimsuits

sevict

are

Bert of an outat. They have a matching beach shurt and shorts to make a com- Most plete beach wardrobe. effective of this year's are in tartan

Lew Makers have issued n words of warning about the care of your swimsuit. Wash it in warm soapy water. after cach bathe, rinse it thoroughly, and then dry it away from direct heat.

NOVEL FABRICS

a

Synthetic fibres have had good showing at this month's collections better than over

before.

Outstanding Was terylene. This was used for white-yes, while-tailpred sults. For, with the coming of torylene and its non-shrink washobility, de. signers consider a white sult is practical for town wear. Several showed plain tailored suits; and one, a shirt-walster.

Some at the now

This new shorta sult for the younger set, i in A new knitted fabric and has siriped trimming.

STIL

THE OLD

TILL being worked

old technique which

is that

GUAY

Mind you, I'm not saying that the girls don't see through

time. The every summed-up two generations ago technique

in the phrase: *Come up and cleverest of them never let an. see my etchings." Today, the

phrase has changed, but

the underlying thought.

not

Anne Edwards

Worry And Fear Make

Labour More Difficult

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.

This in turn increases the a-

DON'T fear childbirth! sion. Use of anaesthesia, luckily,

permis ug to interrupt this

Worry and fear about cycle. But we must do mora

labour pain only makes the than

less.

use tirugs to solve the

pain worse. If we can dispel problem.. the fear many expectant We've got to repiste ignorance of childbirth with mothers have, practically all and fear uncomplicated labour cases understanding and confidence.

If you are expecting a baby, may become virtually pain have your physicist explain the entire mechanism of delivery. about his advice Also, peak In fact, a British surgeon, Dr

and physical Grantly Dick Road, predicts pronal hygiene

fitness. Then follow his advice.

worry Devere pain can be avoided or And, above all, don't abolished entirely in at least 90 about the approaching blessed of deliveries by event. Women have been having The gloves, in suede, are in

tension and fear.

babies, you know, for a long, eliminating four different lengths and # The reasons for this are roit fong time, variety of colours, Including tively simple. pink, green, mushroom, lavender and white.

tho

fragrance-It blends with natural oils of leather-wafis through the perforations which pattern the glove.

The

perfume should to several months. The leather strip can then be removed and sprayed with fresh perfume.

A REVIVAL

The idea soms new, but it is In fact a revival from the days materials of the, first Elizabelli whan auch

per

far and pain are

your body. They alert it to the threat or presence of injury.

o Home designed to protect |

Foar causes tension in the uteria during labour and pain usukity reiulia

the

Writing

tho in Journal of Surgery explains this action.

Western Dr Rend

were mixtures which combine gloves were introduced from the best of two or more fabrics, France by a member of One was shown in Dublin. A 'Court.

Muscles supplied by the sym pathalio nervous system cor

linda and rayon mixture, it had The advantages brought by tract when a peach experiarteca

a long-haired surface, resemble nylon to the traveller will

be

fear,

ing wool.

the talking point at the British

The circular fibres are, the In Nylon appeared

several Nylon Fair. To drive the point now duisen particularly for home the organisers have col-only muscics of the uterus. with afternoon wear among them locted two traveller's wardrober sympathetic nerve.

Thotatore

contraction of those were paisley printed nylon and one typical of

muscles during labour infibits printed nylon volle

The Vlotorlan Victorian de day and one of

the Pennime behind the ears-... outate for a week-end - fil- &

natural offoris of the pantume on your wrists, ka trank; the modern equivalente: longitudinal muscles to enlarge nowa perdamonide your many of them in lightweights they cervix to Expel the baby.jp

This, combination of pain sod nylon, dit into a stiall sultennes

foar romale" in a vicious," "Cycle, erknow gloves-hava a per-- Sometimes swissdnd-gacking --ạ furond Patrio of leather, hidden- trim this debiut we haven't The "Zetrdirilirem kaler velay and

the..pain

de cloche, designed In ympring L te of while Inoe

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