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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1958.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

IT'S HARTNELL NOW

London. accessories like Jewellery, topped by short straight COLLECTION of conts. furs, lingerie, stockings-n jackets, with dipping back. and sulta at prices new sermless stocking is the One group has skirts which which any British housewife Intest addition to the Hart- rise high above the natural can afford was shown by nell range and perfumery, waist and, fitted with Mr Norman Hartnell, Queen Elizabeth's dressamkor, in London.

For Mr Hartnell, it was his last engagement before taking off for Now York on

an

Little....

The Sari Changes Little

Empire Style, cummerbund. But It's Better Than The Sack

can be worn with or without a blouse. Those are accom

BY JEAN ROOK`.

somó

Canada has already had a preview of Mr Hartnell'a style in many of the clothes panied by short, Bolero-like worn by Princess Margaret jackets which rise in front, during her recent visit.

revealing, on one model in The collection which he bitter yellow, a small bow on

I wanted to know--ng hund- daughters-all under the age of the first lap of a 41,000-mile took with him, will be seen the top of the skirts A-To India hid her face greyheated ones, must have strong

THE High Commissioner dreds of women, especially claht-Mrs Pandit has

views on bringing up tour which will take him in in all major cities in Canada other. In bright red, has

what is the children, the next two months, across before he leaves, early in very short panelled Jacket in her hands and pealed with wondered-just

secret of the High Comunis- the United States, Canada, October, for Australia. On dipped at the back, and un- laughter. "That terriblo

loner's fabulous silver hair. Austraila and perhaps to his way, however, he hopes derneath, a short loose vest sick dress" she spread New Zealand,

to spend a "private" werk. in black velvet,

her elegant fingers express- end in San Francisco "seeing

it... the rest was lost in ively. "Every time I pleture the elty" without any busi- ness or social engagements,

Mr Hartnell himself was in good form and apparent ly not in the least daunted by the strenuous two months. ahead of him. Wearing a tea rose in the buttonhole of a light brown novelty weave

and

In Australia, he will also

suit, he was laughing visit the major cities, in- joking with his guests he said good-bye and they cluding Melbourne, Sydney,

wished him luck.

as

Adelaide and Brisbane.

A second group features Empire Iine jackets with slightly bloused effect above

laughter.

Mr Vijaya Lakshmi Pan-

Mrs Pandit clapped Her hands delightedly. "My poor hair it only 34, and yet everyone seems went white like this when I was

to like it.

Co-education is one of them, "AT a co-educational school, girls and boys learn to live and play together. It's so important have to work together and they in later life. Men and women

should learn as early as possible to be comrades at work and

" trent so badly. A little play."

wide, cummerbund-like belts. dit, former President of the blue rinse only every two weeks

One very new looking suit United Nations General Aa-It should be more-and a lit BRITISH WOMEN in a butter yellow-and-blacksembly, chatting. with tle brushing-that's all."

me

Novelty weave fabric,

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trimmed with a flat black quiet sitting-room in Sheffield, Great Britain, Opposed to theac very composed her face apologe Persian Lamb collar.

¡tically. short jackets are suits with

་

Western

Mrs Pandil's favourite hob- bies are over arrangement and

Arrangements for Embassy par- cooking. She does all the floral ties herself, and has a itrary full of cookery books, collected over the years and stacked away

In both Canada and Aus- hip-hugging juckets, lightly "Don't think me rude"-eke trulia, he will show a pro- bloused at the back anamoothed the folds of her sky- portion of clothes which gathered into a belt or hem blue, black-polka-dotted sarl for her retirement.

"I love some of the

All hot Indian dishes? "Cer- have been made to his de- at the base.

tushions. But this year" tainly not. I love my own food, During his trip, he will signs in the country itself

ughter rose again in her huge but i adore dabbling in Western, stage 98 to 100 dress and are destined to the

brown eyes-"I haven't envied dishes." the fashions at all." ☆ ☆ ☆ comprising shows

110 rendy-to-wear trade. One of

Mrs Pandit is one of the

Cooking for her brother, Pau- models in all, of which 35 the objects of his visit is to

greatest statesmen' of this age. dit Nehr, Prime Minister of will come from his current put the finishing touches to

Outstanding among the i 67 Phe is also with her silver Indio, is a dead loss, Mrs Pandit winter couture "Common- arrangements to set up in coats is an elegant green hair, dark limpid eves, smooth told me, with no little wanan

exquisitely boned to-woman indignation. double skin and wealth" collection.

each country a Hartnell wool and worsted

features-one of the age's most 10 manufacture breasted town or country beautiful women.

IN THE CLOUDS From New York, where House

When she turns her great one clothes which he has design coat with the season's new he was spending only night but was meeting Mr ed for his ready-to-wear wide neckline and a luxur-und to purely feminine matters ious looking wool and alpaca her interest is as single-minded Honing, one of the leading trade.

of wrap-over coat with supple as if the decorative United States wool manu-

back drapes and one of the pressing etate Importance facturers

And as Mr Paudit points out, 'to discuss the

now deep shawl collars.

there's a difference between manufacture of wool fabrics,

Prices of all models in following fashion and

being Mr Hartnell was flying to

this collection-ench oftrogged along by It. San Francisco to attend "

"Sometimes," she confided to which bears a Hartnell label

me gently, "I think Western he..." women fellow fashion at the CT- pense of their good looks."

His second ready-to-wear collection, presented in Lon-

party given in his honour by don, follows closely the lines are well within the purse Mrs Cobina Wright Sr.

of his current London con- of the woman who dresses Hollywood columnist, who

first on a budget. They can be was Prince Philip's wartime ture collection. The

for the bought in stores all over "Godmother" and who at collection, made tended his wedding to the summer trade, consisted of Britain for as little as from muits. Now he has added 12 Guincas (about US$36) then Princens Elizabeth ns

20 Guinens nome very smart, up-to-the- to his personal guest.

Mr. Hartnell was in Cana- da for his trans-Continental tour from Vancouver, where he first presented his col- lection. This collection in- tion all have cludes not only clothes but filling skirts

were

DRAWBACKS.

in

"He's always so much up the clouds he never notices what he's eating," she said.

And he still treats the High Commissioner as his very small

tie slater." "I'm 11 years younger than

I asked Mrs Pandit what she thought about British women.

"I admire them," she told me sincerely, "but I think they, like all Western women, don't take suffelent advantage of their op portunities.

"I supose it's because they'vo had, those opportunities so long they scarcely notice them"--she smiled gently at her own burn- ing enthusiasm.

"To us, you see, it's all so new and exciting. That's why Indian

rushing into im women are portant jobs and trying to fulfi themselves."

around Seven years in and New York must have given Mrs Pondit considerable insight Into the American girl?

"It has," she agreed. "In Amerlen the emphasia 15 on marriage-the girls over there seem to take jobs with possiblo marriage in mind. At least you don't And that in Britain or not to the same extent."

the

The nun slanted on ti garden below us. The High Commis- sioner for India, discussing the art of growing roses, strolled with me to the door-then back to her notes on "India and

New Commonwealth."

An amazing woman? Yes, And no,

mays Mrs Pandit. After all, why should other wo- men be surprised that a great world 'statesman' locs most of her own housework? ***Why shouldn't I?" maye Vijayn threw Pandit. "I enjoy it. I've done it grand- all my life..

It was Mrs Pandit's first visit to Sheffield, But she's been very much aware of the city's cutlery since she was # 20-year-old housewife. But the sari has its drawbacks. "Indian people are very con

Ittle fashion scious of Sheffield. We've used such (about "We have

years and Intellect was wist- years. Even in formidable

Indian minute coats featuring the US$60), with a few, eg. change" the woman under the Sheffield cutlery

homey where Western Influence is not season's latest bulky tops pecially those trimmed with for

at all strong vou'll and a knife and tapering to the hemline. Persian Lamb, squirrel, or,

that around

somewhere

comes from Suits in this new collec in one case, mink,

slim, easy- 30 Guineas about (US$90).

Shemeld."

Many

aro

(Lowton Flapress Service).

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"At times" she screwed up her handsome face in rapture at the thought-"I ser such a de- belous dress and 7 wish so much I could wear it."

·

What To Wear

BY

JOY MATTHEWS

For legs a little less than perfect

THERE'S A NEW

TRICK IN THE STOCKING

➡ Make-up u get ting, a g-up. The battle of scam or no scam has finally been solved in America, Sunmu, they say, are out of date. Beamless stockings they say, make your logs fattor.

Une enterprising stocking company has decided to give the illusion of thinaces by annding the stocking fratend of seeming th This arm has produced

stocking that alo

The same derisce in WAY as leg make-up) erentes the unalon of almness by abaping an sukia, trimming a dures, beautifying and standarizing (mm top to bottom.

The whole thing in

only DC1QUEM BATA

dolour. They rio 16- danlar etoosirgs and they come in-coloure

called Black Magic,

Oold Magls, and Mauve Magic

They will be on sale

147 America next week. but the maiilfmaturers af stockings in Britain are only just thinking

Thay

about the idea. Bre still worrying about the rights and wrongU of stars or no seamna,

No fewer than six manufacturers have telephoned me during the last month to ask if I think that you think t

Ecamics stockings men common: (b) beams are old. fashioned.

I hear that ons' firm La sirendy thinking of tha, new slenderising procesa. INSC Experi- -iments are, Laking Disco

in saat direction.

Another firm which still believes that BORNA are the symbol of respectability was atoalled.

"It counda “EKLY 'SHINOY 'EO "tu" one

of them said,

FOR FASHION'S, FOCAL POINT I A/NEW-AID TO THE BLENDER LINE?

SEE

HOW THE PANTS MOVE IN

SMART

PARTS...

• NEWEST way to turn up for a formal Evening G .wearing a pair of beautifully cat, benallfally fashioned, beautifully coloured trouseTA. I have seen Kay Kendall looking superb in a pair of bright pink pants, topped beautiful brocade Jacket, She was stepping out of her new Rolls-Royce.

with A

E have seen Tina Louise, KAW SEX Bensation of the screen, wearing blao slik shantung stacks with a while cotton top.

"I wear them for tennis, for dancing, for walking, For everything," she said.

Favourite pair is in groen velvet with a matching top. All my friends wear 'trouBDEN For parties thèse daya."

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Another addition to the pauts parade' tu. Mru, Anz Lambton, wife of the rROS- horse trainer, who WES Wearing wool alanks with a drawstring blouse at the Doncaster sales.

Engilsh manufacturers are 'now making silk and valvet trousers for party. WIRE ON

a big scale.

· Hints for alsoka wearoča.. Tina Londay: *1 Ravyn Thom Anod” Buillo Pwedá, plonver of the pants `for woMON I "Don't wear anything at all. underneath them."

With three daughters. grandsons and Ave

KAY KENDALE

TENA LOVła

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED? DEPT.

Do you wear a

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T TOPING to outdo Dior

Princess Shurma an Indian girl who has been trained as a model and dress dealguur.

*It is high time that English wousen had a change, and so I um, going to design varia for them to wear in the evenings— innish materiala, of course, They will be nice and warm. I Band even design jhem in twoods."

Pritscens Bheems is hoping for a wholesale salo of saria, he ta also hoping for a now kind of model girl

*** Noza 16! -tie Roglish myodnia., Song Walk, JHO ZI WALI ROUCÍL (LİNM

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She looked magnificent ate still wanted to wear a bra. I told her that is impossible. It is wrong to wear hyun with auria. I never wour Yone. A woman looks so much nicer without them.

"One of the best parts of a women le fer back. Ale should ahow it, especially in the even- ing, and so she cannot wear a bra. I shall certainly insist on all my modela:discording them.” The princess le 'mizo Planning to teach Kaglib hairdressera their job.

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