1959-01-12 — Page 5

{ THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1959.

WOMANSENSE

WOMAN'S WORLD

IT'S

BACK

fushion editors from here thread.

Colfections

EVERY WOMAN IN THE LAND WONDERS WHAT SHE'LL BE LIKE... AND EVERY MAN WONDERS WHAT SHE'LL COST. HIM!

ALL the fashion ex-

perts at the Paris shows, in four weeks' time, will say what they say every season: that the new look is prettier, more practical and more feminine than they can ever remem- ber: but that

it demands re-

nud

lentless dieting

and a wonder- ful figure.

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New York, Jan. 11. By popular demand, sex is back in style in Spring fashions.

include new Most dedigners have aban- oned last year's straight, shape- editions of old favourites-the ss lines for the fitted balce shirtwaist dress, easy-fitted sult, and the curves that come with . the jumper, the little black

ecklines are low, and cock all dress," and evening dresses have skirts dress. oplit to the knees.

The silhouettes get a rising vole of thanks from the citizenry, male or female," says Eleanor Lambert, Director of the Couture group of the New York Dress Institute.

Major silhouette will have a modifed sing waistiine with u natural look, Aited over the rib cage.

"11 will stress the entire wrist line area from the nature polit up, avolding the skimpy, Ut bosom line of the French Empire costume revival," Faid Lambert. The

the

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full-skirted

The 1959

Woman

A BOLD LOOK INTO THE FUTURE... by BARBARA GRIGGS

There will

enowali be just mall heedhugging hata In The collections to justify

of publicity. Most of black. Bright navy blue will

Balenciaga

sults

(And atten-

BLACK stockings will not discover once more that there blaze

is nothing like a rope of pearls. them will be either pink or red. make a much-publicised return, be worn

WAISTS will be respectable OMEONE Is going to tell It will be terribly smart again.

us that is not enough to tu wear spectacles will have wide belts, mostly In have just one handbag. I for one shall pay no couturiers enormous ones, with dark or suede or kid; other A few designers show carry | British hatmakers in say-

tortoine-shell rims, a la Kay will show sult Jackols that tlom.) overs of the chemise. Thus vering what they have said every Kendall. And even girls with blouse in to the waist and frill

season since I was so high: that sion is less rounded and more

eyesight like a cat's will take out under a belt. supple--but still unfitted. Most The Beret is Back. have belts to "go with."

Look for low necklines and Jarge coltars. "The Jorger the collar, the inore At it is frame a considerable expanse of chest," said the Inaillute, Wide and deep V-necklines

THE glossies will announce f Bew Womanly Look in Eye make-up, they make-up.

to them but there will not And Balmain will show suits All the fashion pinelts will be any lenses inside the rims. that have belted jackets on top will say, must be Understated,

and lipstick colours Gentle. of short box-pleated skirts. start saying around April that

At last, the full- [[YOMEN, · having exhausted Skirts will be straight-ish, this year,

The furriers will come to skirted floral printed cotton

of the possibilities

men's

The Empire line, the down from thelr ond dress, so ridiculously impractical sweaters

men's shirts, Recumler look, the Em Olympian heights and dis- for our climate, is at last out

will east a greedy eye on the

press Josephine look, and the

cover that there is a market make for the count. Ninety-nine per blazer. There will be Twicken- Goya dresses will be stone for pretty fur jackets at both daytime wouls and slik cent of the Women

ham blazers and Henley blazers; dead by the end in

of this cocktail dresses appear breezy taip will, none the less, go on there

around £20. and seductive,

wearing it.

Suits and daytime skirts are pumped gently out at the hip-

Bri

greens,

flower-printed

will be blazers and fraglie silk Blazers, month. There will be knitted binzers

THE dieting craze-after a last Atful burst of Nine-Day

bound with leather, and there AIR will subside from its Slimming Cures ("auch, of shoes BLACK Miss

will be out will be cricket blazers in cream blown-un top-heavy look, course, No bread, No potatoes ne by folds or gathers Skirts Cream, all the pale

will be worn much and Nothing fried....")-W}}} Institute will unveil are

set over a smooth bell-crocus yellow and pinky-red's nnel. There will certainly be and

Women will go smoother, much sleeker, and on finally subside.

Du looking very much the same spring collections of about 30 shaped interfacing which makes will replace them in shiny kids black velvet blazers.

We shall hear no more the whole much straighter. instead of and sleck pointy shapes. designers and manufacturers the hemline oval

shape. about coloured stock- this week before more than 200 round.-U.P.I.

JACOBY

THE Professor's Jump to four

spades was a slight overbid but the Professor ikes to over- bid a little.

Enst lost no time taking his three high diamonds and con- tinued with the queen of clubs. The Professor won the trick, played the king and another spade and finessed durmmy's Jack without moment's healtation. When East showed out the Pro- fessor bad, the rest of the tricks and his game.

Why did you like that trus finesse?" usked the student. "Isn't the play for the drop a better percentage?"

"The play for the drop is cer- tainly superior if you have no

♥+CARD Sense

Q-The bidding has been: North East South West

1 14

?

Ynu, South, hold: AAQ87 WR74 $632 542

What do you do?

A-Bid one spade. You haven't rot much of a hand but you do bold four preity good spades.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as la the question just answered.

You, South, hold:

473 9854 9AK542 4K 10%

What do you do?

Asawer tomGSTOW

on

BRIDGE

NORTH

AJG2 Q7

+383

0632

WEST AQUS

10972 10 35

- EAST (D)

A3

108542

• AKQ

SOUTH

QJ74.

AK 10874

УАКО

• 054

AK

East and West vulnerable

Pass

Kast South West North

14

Pess

Pase 1 Pass

Pass

24 Pazi

Opening lend 10

utther information." replied the Professor. "But this time the Anesse was almost a sure thing.

"East had dealt and passed. He is a good point count bidder and promptly showed up with nine points in diamonds. Hin lead of the queen of clubs surely indicated the jack also so that brought him to 12 points. Add the queen of spades and he would hold 14.

"If East had actually passed 14 high card points I was perfectly willing to pay off to him but I sure would have been surprised."

YOUR BIRTHDAY

MONDAY, JANUARY 12

*

And the Oxford Street best-

THE TOP colours will be HATS will be difficult. Tall, seller will be cotton shantung ing.

cigar - brown, cream, near-brimless, hally and pumps, dyed to any colour you TWENTY new lipstick colours geranium red, almend cream, demanding; and round about

be launched with a and crocus yellow and, of course, March a new fashion In

soft pale, pull-on fells will be Dunched, nobody quite knows bow.

what.

AR-RINGS will virtually vonisli. But we shall atl

Classic Beauty

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

never

that THE LOOK" quite vanishes, no matter the warrent fashion fad or fancy, is that of the shirtwaist and skirt. Here it is interpreted in black and white

will

IN ITALIAN

-they say S-I-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y

By GINA POPESINA

An assistant in a dress shop will assure me that the classic sult (with a

DRAWING HY DERNARD NEVILL

Page

NEW FROM THE HAT DOWN

Her HAT will be tall, tricky, slogant.

Hor HAIR under- neath it will be sleeker and straighter.

Her SUIT will have sloped shoul- ders, shorter slooves, and no

revers.

Her JACKET will be bolted widely just above the waist.

Her SKIRT will be slightly gathered at the waist - and slightly wider· round' the hem.

Her KNEES will not be visible.

Her STOCKINGS will certainly be seamless.

Her SHOES will be and pale, shiny colourful.

English Model For Dior

fashion

Paris, Jan. B.

star at the

long fitted Jacket, revers, sel- An English mannequin is the In sleeves and a dead-straight | newest skirt) is the newest thing. House of Christian Dior la Paris. shall not belleve her, and take

Loslle MacLeman, 24-year- my custom elsewhere.

old Londoner, has been chosen TOCKINGS with scams will by Yves Saint Laurent as one of

vanish: and

someone will the two new mannequins who new no-colour

launch essence of the clothes stocking to show is the

PRACTICAL simplicit wholesale houses for spring. legs. This simplicity, however, does not lack inventiveness. Indeed, some of the more obvious haute couture lines* have been ignored completely,

be

olf sunburned

MEN will go on wondering

why women spend so much money on clothes and applauding the result when they do.

They will go on protesting at the outrageous look of the new Paris fashions in February and when the protesting again women in their lives are not wearing them by March.

They will go on pretending they know nothing at all about

Household Hints

With colder weather coming on, you may be tempted to fiddle with the furnace ther- mostat If the heat doesn't seem properly regulated. It is a de- licate mechanism, however, and

Come spring, Italian women at bodice level.

will Generally, dresses will be wearing the whole- sale version Ki the lines simple in style,

and the main The re- fashion emphasis seems to be on set by couturiers. cont spring collections staged halt- and full-belted effects. by Italy's ready-made cloth- Every ready-made clothes manu. ing manufacturETS, however, facturer bus now presented his have demonstrated their com- individual variations on these plete rejection of the sack fundamental lines, often obtain

nd-belted effects, and ng interesting, and practical,women's clothes and observing should be adjusted only by an there is a preference for very results. An example is a two- then with a shrewder and more expert.

critical eye than any other short jackets and dresses featur- tened tweed dress with plain ing bells at the normal waist- rounde: neckline, short sleeves males in the world.

The Paris lines and the Paris and a hemline edged with check-coloury, the shape of a skirt end Most of the sulis modelled at ed tweed that matches the the turn of a heel; the height of these collections had short burided belt at the waistline and

hats and the look in waists-we jackets, some displaying square the edging on a coat in matching have seen them all before. And shoulderlines, but more often a tweed. The edging and belt are in 1959 we shall look at them rounded line at the shoulders the only form of adornment on all over again and find them.... that continued in the curve of this straight-cut dress, but it is IRRESISTIBLE the three quarter sleeves, striking in its simplicity. Several dresses, which bad straight-cut belts at the normal waistline, had short matching

linx.

buleros.

SIMPLE

will be

Couts, it seems, straight and softly styled, the min style points being loose

---(London Express Service).

A smell, silff brush is good for cleaning clastic on under wear, such as garters and bra fasteners.

Even when wash

you underwear Lonstantly, such spots may get dingy un- less well scrubbed with "cach

washing.

will show the Dior spring col- lection this month.

Bui she FOL the chance.

job by

Leslie shares an apartment in Paris with a German student, and accompanied her friend to the Dior House for an interview as a mannequin,

However Yves Saint Laurent Look one look at Leslie and insisted on engaging the allm dark-haired English giri stead of her friend.

in...

Lesile had never paraded in a fashion house before, but has done photographle modelling in London and Paris to help de fray her expenses in the study of modern hallet. She speaks only a few words of French.

The only change that Saint Laurent has suggested for his English protege is a different hair style. So Lealle MeeLemon, has abolished her sleck straight coiffure in favour of short bouffant locks.

Gew

By PEGGY MASSIN

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

striped men's silk leats at the back, these being The Children's Snowman

shirling (for the blouse) and black nylon satin (for the sldrt), By STELLA A cunimerbund of red satin, reversible to black, brings the waist to the higher level that is so popular this season.

You BORN today.

are reliable, wed when young trul have your trustworthy and dependable In own family growing at around you all that you

undertake. You may It donled this, you would do well eppear to do things with a great and in teaching, Junder counselling or sudden fair but beforehand Liter conto work Jahmately eincetail with the problems of the youngre hay, pe careful planning, minute attention to detail and thoughtful generation. You seem hace atlevision given which ly so needful seventh gene when it comes to in the progress of vecture. You dealing with them. They love and have exceptionally koc estetic

respect you, and you ction become De and your critiçal senio ae exempls und Inspiration to orts is excellent. You w 110 youngsters 10 your ocial

group.

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izave creative talent, which makes you an exacting artist yourself. You lead to ignore your intuitions, which are strong. Also day close attention in your chesnIS.

In addition, you have a good

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til date

Among those born on are; Jack London, author; Ferenc Mother, dramatiate; Jahz Winthrop, Colonial overor;" Thomas Moran,

• brancas-head and are able to exe- landscape artist: Louise Ranier

cute

Contract. You are anently practical-fas mbre KJ the many vitios, lalenta are artistic. You see one of those who ihle to "make art pay."

Since you are extremely fond of

Austrian actress,

have in

To fod what the stars store, for you tumorrow, select your Wirthday' itar and lead the cores- ponding paragraph. 1.et your birth-|

children, you will be happlest if you, day star be your daily guide,

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13

CAPRICORN, (Dec. 2-In, 203 Best to postpone new ideas until feter in the month. Signs are better then.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— Take your time about things today. Tarte can only make warte now. Bo be deliberRIS.

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PISCES (Feb. 20.11. Deal bely with those you how well, Don't take any airmigers into you! confidence.

AKIRA (MA 21-Apr. 20)- Interview new personnial today it you wish, but postpone making any dection, un later.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May #1-**

CANCER - GTUBE

12-July 239-

If someuying reeds doing in a hurry, be adamant and put the job of undi another day!

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) It your nerves are littery, get a life extra resi. It could be merly the day, not you!

VIRGO Aug. 24-Sept. #J The arts and professione "appekt to work in this be favoured, no fniah aren of expression.

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and joy

LIBRA (Sept. · 24-Oct. Your meringu, partner can being you exceptional pleasure This day.

SCORPIO

(Oct K-STO work, handia ́some business matter

actory.

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SAGITTARIUS. (N6V, 23-Dec. 12)- Home usey new labile to be rather Une window to 13 things at this Eating today, so get an auTTY BLATT - LETO. Wagh the pens and cons of a

concise durubally."

You can let out on a business trip Sinew this is your best day of the todeur with hut confchonce Mist all with. Bu` wall with you.

sith the job.”

SIDE GLANCES

TAL Ang With Pet, DAL"

© 1998 by MLA Sortion, wh

kept in place either by yokes or by insets just below shoulder- blade level, Classical, straight-

styled coats are common to most houses and these are

trimmed with fancy motifs, some

By Galbraith

"Herb? You and the rest of the Foggy Five come get- your Instruments, Mom and Dad are driving me nuts!"

-Hiawatha Has Trouble Finding Him-

By MAX TRELL Snowman, He never comes down any other way-except some-

the KNARF, the Shadow Boy with times

him wind blows

tell me

pieces. It's very inconvenient,” It would be much more in- convenient," replied Knarf, "It he came down. In one plec right down on your head."

Hiawatha agreed that Knari might be right about that!

"And yet," Hiawatha

re-

the Turned-About Name, down." was standing by the window looking out at the garden. It "I don't see why you didn't marked, "I couldn't and him. had been showing nii night and

immediately that you "Funny thing about snow is that the spot where the pansies and were thinking of him," said it all looks alike," roses and ger les had been Kharf, "Anyway, he continued, blooming all summer was now with sudden interest, "did you covered with a white blanket, find him?" Beyond the garden, the bills and meadows were likewise covered,

Except The Cat

"You didn't go about looking for him in the right way," sald Knari, "The thing to do is get a big shovel and make a pile of snow. Then his head is always on top and his body is in the “Well," zaiḍ, ILiawatha, "that's middle and he is always stand-

On His Head

11-20

1 funny thing about the ing on his legs. If you do it that "Where have you been?” Knarf

I know he's all over way, you'll never fall,

the meadow,

In fact,

everything-trees, Showman, bushes, roadway, roola of the in the garden,

on the trees, under the back The children find him every houses everything except + Black Cat, who was sitting on steps of the house--yet I wam't year," Knart insisted. They

asked Hiawatha.

"Yes," Bald Hiawatha, "but

the back steps of the house, was able to find him, I wish he never have any trouble, and how do you know it's the saine

come down in little he's always on his lega,"

covered with mow

At that moment, Hiawatha,

the Small-Sized Wooden Indian, came up 10 the window and stood beside his friend Knarf, "Where have you beca?" asked Knart,

"Outside," replied Hiawatha. "I was just looking for a friend

of ours,"

Knart looked surprised.

"Friend?" he asked. "What friend? No one that we know was out this morning."

"Oh, he's out there all right,” ¿Hiawatha diswered. "He must “have come down with the snow”

1977#rienda Por outra (don't conso „down with the know." Knari

told him,

this one does," mid Big- watha, "I'm thinking of the

wouldn't

Rupert and the Secret Boat-3

Hurrying towards his friend. Are you alerting a holiday 2-Wi. Rupertonishment is greater you be going to s? Are the than ever, for the old gentleman boxes your best?" The Bro- fo wearing a blaxer and ing cap, and in the river near him

fessor sits down and aniles really, "Questions. questions, a motorboat ja moored to the

Ques bank. "Oo. P'wo never seen /YOU tions 1" he murmurs. His smile dred like this " Rupert widens, but he dora't knower eudaliza. "You do look nice 1 any of them.

AT ALL ANFITS BESERVED

Snowman?"

Same Old Snowman

"Oh," said Kharf, "it's always aur same old Snowman. You zen tell it by just looking at him, "The tall black hat always dis m The shoes are always just his size. The bram- buttons nie ways look Jüst right op bis chest. Besides, no one has show. button eyes like our Snowman. No one has the same kind of corncob pipe and no one has the same wooden cano, ·

"So you don't have to have any doubt," Knart continued, "that of all the Snowthen in the world, the Snowman that the éhildren find in a pile of mow belongs to them alone!?!

"When I see blm again,” Hia- watha said, "I'm going to mak the Snowman,0

"He'll say that it's all true”

Knart replied,

Wil