1958-12-27 — Page 9

PRACTICAL

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1958.

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THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF THE 3 TOP STARS

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Mother and daughter

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Chanel. St. Laurent

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ON

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of

presents today the story three top fashion stars and what they mean to a British wo-

man.

LOOK AT HIM by Margaret O'Hara

ONCE you've passed chair in the hauria

shares with her

fat she

whether he's in show business

So can the thousands-of girls tials? — A sense of humour, mother, sister or not I want to marry some like her who know that there's tall smarily dressed but not une because I feel I can't bear no need these days for girls to dandified, kind, thoughtful, pro- to be parted from him I want rush into marriaga in search tective, fond of children?

recno who will laugh at the for security.

You might send him plong to same things, someone with whom Meantime, does anyone knew Miss Cogan. No, on second I can build a home

a man with these qualifications thoughts, ark him to call on me

"A lot of unhappiness is caused by poverty, and I know some thing about being short of noney because, when my father keep the family on my wages as a dance band singer."

died

six years ago, I had

25 and are unmarri- end brother. ed, you're an old maid.

Once you've passed 25, are unmarried, but rich The three leading de- and successful, you're a signers in Paris today are an elderly woman, a middle- highly eligible bachelor nged man, and a young boy. girl. The first has been in the fashion business for 60 years, the second for 20

--Chanel, Balenciaga,

and

St Laurent-that whatever

I had begun to realise that, which Alma insists are essen- Arst....

for all her admirers and her

for all her fame, and fortune,

fatrulous suCCESS, bachelor gl Alma Cogan wanted the soun

port of marriage as any other Intelligent girl. And because

for second best,

BABY SISTER

"But I insist that the best way to make sure a marriage Either way, relatives and won't last is by looking first ät friends think it odd. They the bank balance and secondly is Intelligent, she won't settle

at the man.' assume that you've got Il turned out that, in the case years, and the third for 18 something against marri- of the two millionaires, she had mantha. So strong is the influence of this Big Three, that you're pining for little time to look at the men

themselves. an unattainable love or

"They both came along 10 see that nobody has asked you. my cabaret act when I was in

They're usually wrong, South Africa last month, and and to prove it I introduce they both wanted to get to know Miss Alma Cogan, bachelor me. I had a tight schedule to keep, though, so I didn't ́have girl and singer, who is cur- time to find out much about rently reported as having them as individuals." two millionaires among her admirers but who isn't par- ticularly thinking of marry- ing either.

clothes a woman buys today owes something to one them.

of

The Three Silhouettes

the impact of On the left, Chanel on casy-fitting suit, comfortable, casual, compact, the klad of suit any woman con wear any time, any day, any- where.

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“I couldn't marry just to have though I am mad about children."

■ heme and a family, even she mused, stretching her South Atrlean sun-tanned lega

on children friends' iddies here when the that I ask if I enn have my parenta are away for the week- und. They bring out the best in me, and I'm more patient with them than with anybody.

Undaunter, both

showered But they would have to come her with flowers and would second to my husband,

"I could marry only for love. A have covered her with diamonds if she had let them. Or it her But I often think love is like mushrooms: You never know if career hadn't got in the way.

It got in the way again, It's the real thing until it's too

latajn learned, when the millionaires both new to England recently. "I suppose I must have been in ing skirt, young, fresh, different. That coundls to me the best "I was in Ireland, doing 16 found among the mushrooms?

reason in the world for not get one-night stands at different I wondered. On the right, the Impact of ing wed. But two eligible town, so Balenciage,

I didn't see them, the don't-give-a-milomires...even I was little Alma chuckled

"I cuppose I must have bech damn designer, whose cocoon curious about that. coals with stond-away collars

No spring collection is ever and jmsey jackets lined with SMOCKED, APPLIQUED & EMBROIDERED "One is now in Italy and the in love a couple of times, bui look easy, but in fact demand "What has money got to do other in Spain but they're due never enough to want to spend complete without Jersey which, contracting cloth which also nervo to wear.

back in his country shortly. the rest of my life with by the way, in the best main forme the edgings and revers

ahe enlled I shall get to know particular man," better.

wo' Fuctully.

"It's not that I've got anything against marriage, In the centre, the Impact of It's just that I haven't met

St. Laurent balanced line the right man," she says. with o hather waist and a flow-

These three outfits with the stamp of Poris are all inade by British Arms, in British tweeds, and are on sale in British shops,

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with it?" she warted to know

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At the high

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sheath dresses. Very originat

of

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stay of every wardrobe. At the lining is also used for a when I put the question to her Perhaps

thom

KASHMOON, a house known for short top to Ute plain skirt, in her London Aat. "Money

its smart cineale clothes, I found thus making a very nilsnctive never bought happiness, and it's sed...

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khil, jersey dresses with lined The influence of the essy line lleve that to be happily married

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Now at 20, she is lively, lovely pro arg double knit jersey days of the and sack. the world."

But if she won't wed for and riendly to say nothing of coats to match each colour in an attractive now lock wiilch. Who doesn't? people would think a millionaire of marriage.

But lata of money, what does she want out being rich and successful.

the lovely dress zango. There really can be wóm by plmost fio fittle French girl. She could be quite easy to live.

She lives a busy, uppiffe, and this is good news for sumil, everyone, especially the pory, t "I've thought about it a great iives harmoniously with her women like myscitare being which is a figize fintterer. Bo rows her style from à Scottish

deal and it's easy to put into adoring family, she can afford to made in size 10 fand up to 18) got your eye adjusted and your Idird--veiver jreket, silver but- "I've never argued that money words.

wall for the inpn who will give ha well he perfectly proportion- mina sitned, for many of these tons and a Frenchilled tartan i løn't. Important, shu - replied, "I want someone in whom I her kindness, honesty, strength ed e'ti, a in. fling for the lovely new clothes will be in the

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