YOUR BIRTHDAY.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1959.
WOMANSENSE
By STELLA
In
ORN on this frst day of the and Impulsive, it may take you Incoming sign, Leo, you have some time to distinguish which o dominant, hery personality. are which. As you grow older, Ambitious and full of vitality, you will become Interested you are ruled by the Sun, giving the occult and the paychle and you a positive nature. What may wish to make a serious you go after, you usually get or dudy of suht phenomena. know the reason why! You are a strong lighter for any catse, and once you start seinething, you surely will finish it,
Loyal and true, you should wed at an early age, for you will find great contentment and happiness in having your own home and family.
By Muriel Penn
LITERALLY hundreds
of people, men as well as women, have been working behind tightly closed doors to prepare the new fashion collec- tions that will set the styles for the coming Autumn and Winter.
Since you have an excellent
But although so many memory anel nro a good judge
Among those barn o this of chařseker at first right, you
are dale are: Lynn Thorndike, his people
"in the
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know", or partially so, which puts you touch with Boh, eathposer: Robert the general public. How- Graves, pet: Simon Bolivar, nothing is likely to leak
ever, you also have the ability Venezuetan general and states-out until the new styles
to project your ideas in writing and could become a Interful power for good if you were to calist in come important cause. You might easily become a pioneer in your particular aca
of knowledge,
may: Alexandre Dumas, play- wright and novelist.
To find what the stars have in stute for you tomorrow, select your birthday slar and read the corresponding paragraph. Let Your birthday star be your dntly
Your Intuitions are strong, but since you are also emotional guide,
SATURDAY, JULY 25
LEO (July 24-Aug. 231- Plan an outing in the country, Perhaps a visit to your in-laws
will turn out to be fun.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 21) Outdoor Sport- at Test spending the weekend in the open country com be highly beneficial.
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LIBRA (Sept. A good inter weekund plensoni, vacation relaxation, Get to the ocean or like if you eur.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)--
Sume add-job chores may need doing. Get them finished volly and thus have fun.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dee. 22)--A good dey to weigh the pros and cons of a silvallon and anake up your mind just what
to ปก.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-J 20)—A good time lo set up your schedule for next week. Once that is done, you can rest and relax.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 193 Your best day this week, so do something you want to do and have fun doing it!
are shown in Paris, from July 27 onwards.
Nevertheless, there are always pointers to whint the future bas in store for those who know how to interpret them—although calculations can be upset by a sudden, sametimes almost SC" eldental, 'decision by one of the leading couturiers.
In all the new ready-to-wear. suit collections, for example, jackets tend be longer, finish- and PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 20)-ing just below the hipline Attend lo "must" duties early emphasising the tendency tu a this morning and you'll have longer, leuner look. the balance of weekend playinut.
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ALTES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- Seize the initiative today and make sure that things are being done as you want them.
Fabrics, too, have to be pre- pared well ahead of time ond though none can tell exactly what any individual designer may do with any particular fabric he has chosen, it can be said that the Winter 1959/00 wil! almost certainly see the last of the shaggy maltairs which have been popular for months past.
many
TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)- Stick closely to your routine Saturday netivities. Get sonie needed rest and prepare tor Horrockses, next week,
wiso regularly GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-make dresson for the Duchess of Kent and her daughter, Princess You've had an pelive week, so
Alexandra, and sometimes for this could be the time to slow the Queen herself, are featuring down. Take it easy for a change wide variety of shirtwaisters CANCER (June 22-July 23)-in their Autumn collection. They You may and some excellent come in fine, printed wools suit- or cocktali bargains if you book at the ad- able for restaurant
for the ccasions, in annel vertisements today
morning and in corduroy for the afternoon. Some are classic: shirtwaisters, buttoning only to the waist, others bulton right through. Shirts offer plenty of choice, being full and gathered, flared, fuely pleated or slim and straight. Belts are usually fairly wide, and in leather, or suede,
JACOBY on BRIDGE
IF you don't think that crime Bommetlines pys bast Five what East and West got away with at har Milland, TeN, tournament,
To start with Fast bad nothing takeou! that looked like p double of North's third hand
club bid. West's no-trump was sound enough
for his except total lack of a heart stopper and North should have passed rather than raise his partner in hearts.
As for West's two spade bid the less said the better. Three headed by the six sput is not a biddabile sult.
If South had thought double West would have been almost knocked out of the State
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HOW WILL WE LOOK IN AUTUMN AND WINTER?
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Ideal for a going-away outfit is this dress in line, supple colton printed with a tracery of white flowers,
The slender dress has a shoe- string de Just under the bonor, and the belef Jacket that tops it curves gently up in front.
AND HERE IS WHAT PEGGY MASSIN SAYS:—
ON
N July 27, the Paris Couture houses will once again line up the rows of little gilt chairs to present their new fashion collections for winter 1959-60.
In nn up-to-date mood in the forthcoming Diar
continued collection.
The 1955 bride wears a short dress in a rich fabric ilks the one pio- tured here in French silver brocado, designed by London Town. It has a saft bell skirt, long tight sleeves and a portrait neckline,
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Baron Munch's Trip
-One Night He Sprang Up On The Moon-
་
At Balmain's studio, I found that M. Pierre Balmain had just returned from a round-the-
shouldn't I climb one of those Summer holidays are over by now for the de- world trip during which he had
By MAX TRELL shown a few models in major
trees at the end of the street signers, fitters, cutters, sewing girls, and number capitals during the part two NARF und Hanid, the and spring right on top of the
Shadow-Children with the moon? less other people whose combined efforts achieve months. Mondour Balmain was
about Turned About Names, were particularly enthusiastle the final realisation of the great couture collections. Thailand and, Java, and his slowly walking with their old "Hardly had I sald this when I made up my mind to do it. I lengths During the first heat wave of the inaugural fashion presenia- private office was crowded with friend Burun Munch.
vividly It was getting on toward late hurriedly put on a pair of rough
bad aftern0011
and heavy shoes. of a very pleasunt trousers
The sun had not packed two sandwiches and designers themselves, purchased there for stoles and summer day. 'The of powerful are lights in the each supreme in his own private long scarves, several of which yet gone down but already the thermos bottle of hot coffee.
on sale in his moan was in the sky. It looked Then I climbed up the tree." designer's studios, submitting to realm, surrounded by an expert are already
like a big white flower. the endless Bilingo necessary to staff of trained technleinns, are boutique, went to perfect each individual model. The fashion world whleh sets the styles we shall be wearing next wwinter, is always obilged
of a
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TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner continues with a bid of three spades. What do you
do now?
Answer Tomorrow
SIDE GLANCES
of Texas but South three' heavis,
The summer in Paris, man- tions. nequins are having to stand for hours each day under a battery
West doubled that. He did not know that he could set it work months ahead of the petual season, and mannequins com- but he wanted no part of a three spade bid by his partner.plain that sweltering tempera- tures only seem to Inspire the West turned out to be lucky. I designers" to pile on additional He opened the king of clubs and fur trimmings and linings. there was no way that South could escape the lass of two club tricks and three diamond tricks.
Crime alas, had paid.
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By Galbraith
6-23
"There weren't any girls at the old swimming hole. Our only problem was «nakeal"
working 12-hour, and even 14- hour days as models go into Often, a wir Anal Httings.
of lovely. coloured silks which
Shaved Bald
Go To The Moon
"I wish we could go up to the moon, Hanid said.
"Maybe you will some day."
"Will we go up in a space ship?" asked Knart.
Baron Munch smiled.
sald Baron" Munch,
Was the moon right there?" asked Knart.
"It was about a yard away from the top of the tree" void Baron Munch.
"I
Sitting On Moon
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The Moon People were
lovely and friendly.
"They
They
"They were lovely and friend- 17" said Baion Munch. collected myself together looked like Butterflies. and gave a great spring and the had soft faces and huge eyes next moment I found myself and they spoke in whispers.
"They invited me to stay and
to to designer has been known
M. Balmain has shaved his change the entire central theme
fow head completely bald like the of his collection just a
pictures of himself taken weeks before the deadline. The actor Yul Brynner, and showed sketches which forth the nuclei me of any collection, may not have in Thailand wearing costumes materialised In practice as he similar to those worn by Yul hoped, and suddenly he decides Brynner in "The King and 1."
"I don't know about space, sitting on top of the moon," Commercially, the summer
in discard everything done to He looked equally resplendent, ships," he said, after a moment "But the moon la enormous, live on the moon. But I thanked too, garbed in a "Panuk", the or two of silence. "Perhaps Baron Mimch," Hanid said. them and told them that I had. season is also over for the Paris dala and sturt all over again.
buggy, knee-length trouser in you'll just spring on it the way "And it's far, far away[". drewmoking houses, Private
to gel back to earth," Frequently, the vital question bright plaid or patterned silk, I did one day." clients who can afford to pay the
of hem lengths at such an in- worn with
lorso and
"That inay be true? sald
The Way Back prices in a top ranking couture
Hearing this, Knort and Aaron Munch. “But there I portant house as Christian Dior jewelled bracelets on the upper house are becoming more exact- will not be finally established arm in the manner of ancient Hanid both stopped short in was sitting on the moon. It was
"How did you get off the their walk. They looked Ing about early delivery of new until the night before the initial times..
a delightful adventure.
moon?" asked Harid. Baron Munch In astonishment. dresses at the beginning of each showing to the press,
"You wore ort the moon?"
"It was very easy," said Baron "I went sailing in the stcy all season, Certain important clients
Knott asked, "
through the night. There were Munch. "I just walted until the insist on receiving their clothes
many wonderful things to see on moun passed the tree ngain and the moon, such as caves and sprang back. It was as easy as at the same time that deliveries
dried up oceans and huge vol- falling off a log, except that I are made to professional buyers,
cones and vast fields filed with didn't fall,” knowing how quickly the new
alamonds. trends will be copied and adapt-
The Paris Couture
» bare
Although designers have re- cently been forbidden by the Hunte Couture Syndicate to release to the press any fore-
Sprang On It
ed in popular prleed ready-to- Group might well be certain date, about a week be-moment ego, i sprang on it
wear models.
10
Moon People
Knart and Hand didn't know whether
belleve Buron Munch or not.
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cast or detalls of trends which "Yes. Indeed," sald Baron they intend to launch, before a Munch. "As I mentioned Just a fore the collections are ac- Both Kanrf and Hanlú de- called "The Travellers." tually shown, it is probable that manded to know how Baron The most publicised Balmain-wit-feature one Murch had manage to spring-didnt-take-any-of-the-dla The next night they watched
eastern influence, inspired by on to the moon. cent trip was, probably. this world tour, in his forth- the recent week's visit of coming collection. Only an occasional order is placed with the couture houses the Dior collection to more then two month after Moscow, preceded,
Last Minute Change
euch new collection is shown.
in
"It's so high up in the sky!" said Hanid.
Baron Munch agalu smiled," "Let me tell you exactly what? happened, my dears. But let us M. Jacques Heim, President also continue walking.
Ultra. Feminino
Thus, Puris dressmakers have April, by a charity show- long since turned their thoughts ing of the same collec of the Couture Group, also very pleasant thing, to tolic as garden party droses to the tion at the Duchess of showed his last collection in you walk,
the white in' Madrid, residence
from midsummer organdies and
Eumptuous furs, velvets, heavy Alba's tweedo and woollens which Madrid. anrun the brisk days of winter for the averse person,
wira
Walked With Him feminine and successful Nina Ricci' collectiön, designed by So arm in sim, Knart unt Belgian-born M. Jules Francods | Hania walked on either side of Crality, crossed the Mediter- their old friend Baron Minch. ranean for a special prosent sprang on the mean, the moon "Now on this day that I
was no higher in the sky than It is now. And if you look care-'
tion at Casablanca.
and
fully at the moûn now, you will
in
see that it is not much higher than the tops of those troes. at the end of the street.
closed
..
M. Yves St Laurent, the late Christian Dior's successor, has The offices of the Syndicale of turned his talents. for the first The Haute Couture Designers time to designing stage.costumes. and the big-buying offices in Sixty four costumes created. Paris are bechives of activity for ・tho latest Roland M. Jean Desses announces the before each new season begins. Petit
ballot,
"Cyrano do opening of a new boutique The Chambre Syndicala
Herperre', were inspired by the his native Athens, to cell ready credentials screening the
dis- to-wear dresses of Louis XIIth perfoil, and
Boces press and buyers, while buying played certain characteristica sorios M. Desses has
Knarf and Hand looked. 11 officer must arrange schedules, o important collar and albeve his Parts "Bazaar" because of won just a Baron Minch had check to see that all invitations treatments, which have also buck of zonco in his now pro- rold. The moon zecmed to be no
Rond Point. dea are received in good time, and touched contemporary fashion. mies on the
higher in the sky, than the tops, facilitate bolel accommodations Tunics, overblouses, and full Champs Elysees. But he intends the trees. and 'transport for the hundreds, adirin caught by wide, crusted to open mother, foreign, boat» of buyer who will converge on: hella, are other features of the liquc, in Cairo, in the Paris for the hectic week of ballet oostumes which may be future
Near
i'
So I and to melt" con-1. *tinued - Baran: Munch, ́ ́"why"
monda, of course. They all be as the moon moved close to the longed to the Moon Poople." irees at the end of the street.
"Moon People? Who were, But they could see that it was, they?" Knarf asked exeltedly. high, high up in the sky,
Rupert and Raggety-21
Raggery. I don't know anything about his except that he has no
Mrs. Bear has been worried by when he sees her expression. ?” De*% the great storm and is in the garden
watching for Rupert's return when she starts back and stares an extraordinary thing
home, so I thought perhaps he
could come here for a bit and ...”.
- crawls'up on the garden gate- and But before he can finish Raggety
BLANCA at her. "Don't be has dropped from the gate ani), frightened, Mummy," Rupert, calla" scurried into the cottage. 12.
"ALL RIGHTS BERENYEW
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