1957-01-19 — Page 9

WEEK-END

This cult of Mother Earth!

By Anne Scott-James

ADORE children, and i

I ADORE and

way women go on about childbirth now is beginning to put me off both.

My kerge rises at this new cult of Mother Earth,

The pendulum has swung from prudery to exoibhlonurn, 10 that no expectant mother n to be happy unles she is writing about her experience. In the newspapers of having her baby on TV. While the really lucky

តួ

Have the whole

business recorded so that they can play back whenever they like.

There are many aspects of the Moder Earth call, Tottle, no doubt, retentifically durable,

One of the welder ones t in barod by many primitive tribes the idea "thai fathers ough to take a much bigger share tut they usually do in pregnancy.

More

fathers

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exercises

17101

exportant

HOW du propository

wilh

thel

wives. Som Ru along to the hospital for the event and give the mid- wives helping hand.

(alupa naed to feel sorry for.

The bus

to

conductura who han

weigh in when

thoughtless

babies arrive in a bus, but now

I think ve been worthing my

sympathy)

Aña

husband,

1uity Initiated

wek the jou out 10

the end, though the hospitals which low this provide chairs for

hu bon ki to kit 14, as

they frequently faint,

A THEORY I MISTRUST

Another lene, of the cult¦ whleb miættesí the t

"natural"

+1

tha! as childbirth la process, il et be accomplished paintesily without anesthetic,

Now here any on treacherous grotand

women who

good doctors

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1957.

WOMANSENSE

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NEW SAILING OUTFITS

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PARTY WEAR FOR THE

YOUNG 'GROWN-UP'

Here are some helpful hints about choosing your first 'grown-up': party dress and illustrated In the sketchos are some styles which you might like to copy or adapt.

By Gina Popesina

#GUSON 16 HOW TO

are

swear by

childbirth by relaxa-wht, and many young

a puffed-out skirt which nar- tion, and

rows in at the hem. A bow of to the other hati, | girls we approaching their drat brown satin holds the gathers on

The each hip. kbow

who layi | grown-up party or dance.

Separates aro os expected babica by this method | problem" of what to wear a

good for with complete

confidence and quite a dimeult one, especially party wear as they are for other have

ha the thock of their if you have just started earning occasions because

they enable live-and

gcol dogtors your own

living.

you are you to ring the changes at a call

wise, you It quackery.

trying to 03- minimum expense. Illustrated What make me suspicions of semble a good every-day war-

lower left is a button-brough spond it is the mine jumbo walchdrobe and do not want to

of fine white wool trimmed skirt too much on clothes which you with satin and adorned by two BORN with it.

will not wear very often. Do large

large patch

glittering pockets therefore, choose nat lot of silly talk about nature which is so highly fashionable decollete evening top la of tur- The a style with beads and sequins. knowing

hust Nature

that it will be hopelessly out-of- quoise blue ribbed knitwear. may have known best

date next soon. In on - Shotland wool fabrics are 0.000 успен ag, but does the

deavour to got away from the very popular in Italy at the mo- Would the doctors who now?

over-fussy usually

style of schoolgirl party frocks, do not make the mistake of looking over-sophisticated, sauce eaten with a knife and fork and mustard?

In the flint

place, there la a

crack up- naturo prefer a raw hunk of reindear gnawed with the tooth or a grid steak with beamalse

And from what I have read of the "natural" habits of some primitive tribes, } wouldn't want my worst enemy to marry

VU.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Even phonier, to my mlad. ix the quasi-rellglous language in which some of the new theories are described.

As regards choice of fabric, you cannot do better than choose one of the lovely fine wools which are equally es glamorous as the more

traditional party- dress labrics. You will look far more attractive you are warm

at a party (as you will be in a woal dress) than if you shivering in a dress of a thinner fabric. Some people feel the cold much more than others and your hostess may be one of those fresh air fiends! Moreover, your dress will nover get that crush-

The fearless woman, writes Dr Grantly Dick Road, "advances to the dais of the Almighty to receive the prize od looks.

does not

COMPLEXION

for her accomplishment. She COLOUR TO SUIT YOUR of a monition, anticipation but is proud and grateful for her just reward," What does this drivel mean?

Elsewhere, Dr Read quotes the words of a woman about to have a baby: " felt an irre- slatible desire to parado myself. speak

I made a point of going to

are

The choice of colour is Im- portant, You cannot go wrong If you keep to the pastel colours and while Keep clear of the shocking pinks and the peacock blues

no longer as they are

to the gardener; I told the unusual. If you are fair, with a chauffeur to be ready to go out pink and white complexion.

I

0

in a coT)--

Q

C

in the car at any moment....Hight wool: muslin

actually

*exaggerated my flower blue-colour would be good choice, or if you are THAT GOOFY LOOK........ brunette with a golden com- plexion, aquamarine would suit

you.

In Italy,

He writes as though this were Bomething

wool charming.

lightweight rather Bui I swear that any woman Jersey is one of the favourite who

fabrics spends

party for months

youthful nine

'cut on slender lines. with a goofy look on her face dresses brooding about her inside Is Another is light wool drap, every bit as maladjusted as the which is widely used for full- akiried models" "held out with ignorant Victorian woman

time dreading looks gay in peony red, orange ing stiffened petticoats, and which her punishment for sin.

friend who is ex-yellow, emerald green or tur

quoise blue. peating a baby in three months

have

Doa,

who

We spent the

1 have a

and who was completely happy

IRLS have caught the falling fover. And wherever a girl goes, she

takes her fashion sense, even into a little boat.

Pleled by Robb are seven of the latest outfity for piris who

She Fooled

Herself And

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like boats.... those who don't,

even for

A Banjo-stripe blazer,

worn

*wcaler

with a plain waistcoat axul Terylene jeans,

White, man-nVie over a cotton shirt, and mohur-Terylene shorts.

B

Square necked, stripedi middy sweater over mohair- Terylene trouseru,

D

Long, bulky cardigan, bright over a plain sweater and pleated skirt.

Back-belted, deep-sleeved

white coat with ribbed cuffs, over brief cotton shorts.

Navy brass buttoned socter over pleated white Tery lond skirt.

white Red,

und tlua Jacket, sleeveless and hood- ed, over cropped-off Terylono storts,

Found It Out! G

ment and one in cherry red hus heen used for the model BCEN lower-centre. This features an

elend-up,

Elit unusual, wide, neckline, the Dutch skirt first introduced by Dlor in his Inst main collection, and a narroW across the centre front half-belt panel at the wolst.

A wide band of turquoise antin Just beneath the bustine,

V in a bow with long trailing erds, gives the Empire look to the dress in charcoal grey wool drap shown lower right. This has a simple, round-necked, cap- sleeved bodice and bouffant skirt caught in at the hem.

One of the prettical fabrics Restaurateur's Daughter Gives

seen in a young with

about it except that she is ve girl is a printed Bannel busy and hadn't given it a lot tiny rosebuds on a while back- of thought,

Then she read Dr Grantly Dick ground. This would look

chanting

minute since,

"It's made me feel a sort of

и

held

en-

made into a dress cut

Away Secrets In New Book

tied

By-ANNE HEYWOOD

ANY of us spend years.

and

years deploring some lack in our lives, some experience we wish we could have. Actually, if we would only go out and get it, we might learn that it isn't what we want at all.

That's how it was with Helen. Holen is in her early forties, j3 married and has four children.

"All my life," Helen told me, "I've wished I could have a job and be 1 career women. I married right after school and had

babies in my

rapid sue. cassion *there wasn't a chance for

a career. But now the youngest la soven.

"All year I've been thinking, now, is the time. So many of my friends have jobs, part-time or full-time, and they're cer- tainly not all that much brighter thon I. 'My husband thinks. I'm crazy, because: I have my hands fall as it is, but he said he had no objections, if that's what I

: wanted.

Cot A job

A

"I brushed up my typing,” she went on, and then, three months ago, I got a job with one of those, temporary burenus, where they send you t different office every weeks, figured I'd be able to find out about all kinds of businesses and then I could decide what leid I wanted for a permanent job.

"I had lots of enthusiasm and I did retinaldo information on all kinds of offices. Sometimes I'd

typing, but more often it

sido stra/Bi* be part typing

· Burm

and part reception work, VOYS OF even sales work.

And then iho. funniest. Ühing happened!

I found that the whole busi Toss world leaves me entirely cold, I get more satisfaction; more:creative outlet: from being. ahowowite! :*Even: the money helpful and all on it was wasn't worth it... Er found I'd rather stay home and economise, Bud refly Jerebiimed that, for bwenky. yware, {7/verbeen fooling (sorry

k 'OSTRET

Read and hasn't had a cheerful on simple, full-skirted lines and MARY CALLATI, doughter pad In Hot caramel sauce and for bean couldn't be

in mugly to the waist by a

Nougal Papper of Mario London's famed allowed to set, a shaped sexlin belt. I animal," the said, "though

turned from mint drops doing might Dissentented Housewives restaurateur, has Sketched rell qui normal before. And goetions for party-dress

hære rare five suge poetry and literature to write eggs and peppermint, essence :p); Many of us, it seems to inej theso awful Soviet-looking pic for the young grow up

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from write a super cook book, tanlilikku ikiickiness goes dolumion bear friendy.com which you

might like to

in it she gives the secrets of rolled out with the aid of ent

plain they sang cdiscontented as women leaping about together copy for which might give you the trays of its fourth to sugar Caprices luscious flygfonds sho

don't say I've got to do that."

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mkringuo* £holts filled with, of molten bullor, But I sill think that while in fur trims the celtiine sweet butter cream. Chocolate Inblespoonful or Kirsch anti-a The answer, of course, is to welcoming science, one should and a large artificial rose is neat undgereditiramel user agraphizinsaw2011, sem ball sinkenstid i fartend sof conduct one Mio with a corinta, samoci ko ang lan shoulder.

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