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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1956.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

Far holly by the men artist Rix chose a sheath dress and striped towelling stole. The girl on the riɛhi wears a mulu-

coloured poncho with while fringe.

What Are The

IN SEARCH OF SUMMER (2)

"Ponchos" & Stoles Have Taken The Place Of Towelling Jackets

By EILEEN ASCROFT

London, belted or unbelted and is a

our second day's good way of "drying off"

FOR

shopping spreo the after a swim.

two-man and one-woman

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fashion tum Fashion To slip round our model's artist Rix, Fashion photo shoulders to protect against grapher John Antill and sun or wind, Rix chose myself concentrated on bright blue towelling stole, with black and bright ideas and bargains striped

It can white.

be used, for the seaside and the

too, as a beach towel or country.

mut.

CON-

Rix, planning # binental holiday by the sen

was interested in bright

A CHANGE

beach clothes, He picked Most interesting change out this delightfully simple I find on smart beaches this sheath dress (sketched on year is the disappearance of left) in sunshine yellow the towelling jacket. "Pon- towelling.

stoles I buttons all chos" and enormous down the front, can be worn are newer.

The Qualities

Of

A Wife Who Is A Help

To Her Husband's Career?

London.

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RE you a help or Α'

hindrance to your hus band's career? Do you aid his business by winning friends for himself and his company, or handicap his over-ambition, efforts by

nagging, disinterest or s0- einl blunders?

A good wife is worth at least 1250 a year to her husband-often much more. But a bad wife can keep her husband socially in the red, whatever his income.

There is great scope in this country for a School for Wives, where some of the important feminine at- tribute, other than cooking and housework, could taught,

be

American Arms reulise the wives to their Importance of business. Many anployers, before engaging a new emplo- yee, insist on meeting the woman in his life.

HOME BACKGROUND

The man who gets ahead, they say, cones from an affectionate, sympathetic and happy home. The employee who is unreliable, diffcult or moody often bay an unsausfactory home background.

In Washington

the Department has started special courses for wives of diplomats to ensure that social mistakes abroad shall not hinder their husbands.

It was announced last month that future brides of atomic

Britairs must workers in vettol on security grounds. wive security precaution,

be

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linner parties.

Rix selected a gay "pon- cho" in multi-coloured stripes of scarlet, white, It is royal blue and yellow. edged with white fringe.

Rix dislikes women carrying parcels and odds and ends. He would rather see all-beach pamphernalia in # neatly tucked away large beach bag.

He really enjoyed hunting for

Sealing guesta confesses he would "hate to be this and flially chose three bags

but very striking. the headmaster."

is an art, but how often do we And one group the dinner uble in andmated conversation while the shyer members feeling

very much out things,

GOOD HOSTESS

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Thinks that women expansive. should understand the art ol casual sit dressing when to wear

clothes, when to druss up. Biggest fashion fault, he thinks, la overdressing. IN OVE

of

A

start how Knowing conversation, break up an~ metals with thet, draw a timid guest into the general circle, or restrain a too exuberant talker that low all these are arts warnen ure born with and most have to learn.

Next we asked architect, Bir Hugh Canson, what he thought should know about wives running a successful home as ♪ background to their

career.

He dislikes high fashion, ad

that a woma dresses

vicules

to please herself and her hus

in-

Best of all he liked the black- and-white striped bag, patterned with tiny flowers and lined with plastic. It comes from the Continent.

Next to it 1x a smaller bad

bluc white and In black,

bund, introducing subtle touches towelling, trimuned with royal of latest fashions. Nothing too blue and lined with white

obvious.

plastic.

Не dislikes fussy necklines English- and stoles that few

The third bag, (by the feel of women know how to manage, the girl with long hair) is the The present lemon meringue picnic variety. In white plas- pie hats are "out" as far as he de, it is patterned with all the in concerned He prefers a ingredients for a good picnic in woman in a small hat so that blue, white and yellow. It tras he can see her face.

an adjustable gray shoulder

of

ages, and colour-clashes

GAY CAPS

POM-POMS FOR SAILING

For sailing holidays photographer Antill picked these two pirate caps-with stripes and pom-poms (above and below).

eight ext 10. Calf-length jeans to match, in royal, red, orange, green or yellow.

price of a traditional yachting X,

for young wap. Gayer, too, heads.

I picked out several toit top- conta and short Jackets la bril- Lightweight and jelts.

Photographer Antill is more | interested in sailing holidays. llant

He wanted to discover some gay hard-wearing. I find them ideal caps for windy or chilly days for holiday wear. that keep hairstyles looking pretty for the evening.

Other points he would like to skrop. busbands

include for wives dressing to their husbands' businest holp Но belleves thuh practical

importance of dress- knowledge is important, such ing your age minimum

for all an nursing, gardening, entering Jewellery

annoying she should also have a no But elementary knowledge of home please.

arki electrical appliances

THOSE MUSTS gadgets,

She should understand shopping values and how to use her

the money

beat advantage.

I

agree wholeheartedly here with

Sir Hugh The woman without Malley Bense, who keeps a man constantly worried about debis and new demanda, can ruin his peace of mind and even destroy his self-confidence, ART OF DRESSING

And ond Just point....60 many young couples today plan to build their own homes in the future, ile suggests that all young wives should be able to read a plon so that she con discuss it sensibly with her architects.

models he

Equally right for travelling. slipping over a colton dress or a Musts for your holiday suit-

The two

chose summer party rock, they still a good protective su

would be equally suitable for look good worn with slacks. Best от lolion nourishing

walking or cycling holidays. shades are bright pillar-box, food to counteract the sun's drying effect, and a hair-They can be worn, too, by your royal or emerald green. conditioning ream to prevent male escort.

casc ure cream

skin

bathing and it water.

the ravages of too much sun- Antill chose attractive Sydney Legs should be smooth and Stamp to model this cute yacht-

ing cup. silky, and quick halr- removing lotion will keep them

In wool, it is in bright scarlot, SQ. And do not forget a tiny with a navy stripe and pom deodorant and anti-perspiration pom stick combined

SLIM-LEG SLACKS

Stacks are most slim-legged this season. The old wide legs are really dead For the very Hm I chose gay wool tartans.

For really hard wear-and The second plate cap is long anyone who goes ertising or Two exciting new prepara-

how Important beauty enough to wrap round the neck sailing knows tions for the swimming

lipstick and as scarf and is striped with this must be I found tapered are a waterproof

pus of the white and finished with a large slacks in rayon cavalry twill.. mascara that come

platted white pom pom. It comes liked these best in royal or sand, in blue, rogal or blacle.

but they can also be bought in Antill faneled it in black, with sull blue or white. slim black gaberding trousers And here in a youthful and and a man-sized fluffy sweater, practical casual outt for the in sailcloth, for But what we all liked most Junior miss,

or country. A short- WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED about his choloe was that both searide

caps were only a traction of the sleeved smock-top to it ages

sea looking just as perfect before the dip.

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And here 19 a packing up for bottles and jare that cannot Actor David Niven contri- be trusted not to leak. Seal the butes his lens on

lids with specisi tape. icsson correct dressing for

Wives, though

doubt. But how many firms in this country bother to check on the lady of the house when on goging a man for an important in job? If they did, is might pre-School for vent mary comxxxcrcial appointments.

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SHE IS PAID TO NAP ON HER

New York.

By MARILYN MERCER A ideal job, how about way peacehily, despite phones pyjama

S a candidate for the

JOB

dined recently with Mr Wal- Jon Calo, editor of a large newe agency whose work takes him all over the world. Consequent ly hely involved in much entertaining.

pyjama, and it had to be tested sympatho

right away, I said to myself, wife this

"you're holding up the wheels would be impossible," he said.

thought about ten times before it of progress," Lucky ta the

man who

clacking pagses," she mya,

mothing, and went to aloëp." with charm, working for a pyjama com- ringing. typewriters porstasen

bustling who likes, meeting people and

Comments made by sleep. A problem when the frat making than welcome in her pany and spending your and fellow employees.

about. home, even if the notice may be time testing the product?

Sometimes the's clocked whhis testem have brought about some started was the fact

aro per pyjamas era designed some six sleeping, to see if the design features that

MIRE short or inconvenient,

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expandable keted, and so Betty found her- it's a fairly accurate de pyjamas are causing any exces mament in the line. A backless months before they ar

endyper elves twisting and turning "I collar

Annoota in July. For the woman who works for scription of Betty Green- understand I'm a very rostles waistband, U-shaped crotch and well testing

buttons are all She solved that ona by buying her husband's success there is wald's job. A pretty alcopor," atie says,

features of the company's pylt an air-conditioner. happiness too. How much more brunette, Betty is chief

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sloop-testen: complaints, nchleverent there is in life for sleep-tenter for one manu-

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with details to Interfere

the firm as a receptionist be normally at night. And, are times when she spends, nouard night's sleep. Thus the

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ROLEX

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