1960-04-06 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

Fashion

The full

Page

by JILL BUTTERFIELD

flavour of Paris:

PICTURE DY NORMAN BALES

-(London Express Serutco).

HEATWAVE

'OU can't

нес

the Paris picture

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proper yet. For the giants who role French fashion refuse to allow anvi photograph of The Line to appear until their arbitrary, time limit is up.

Shape under the shape

But there is more to Paris then just the cut of your clothes, Every year after the shows a new style-setter emerges and her hair, her make-up, her Becessories are copied oil over the world. Her looks have the stamp of that season as definitely as the length of hér sichrt or place of her walst.

The

Here is your first chance to see The Look that is sweeping Paris, modelled by 21-year-old Gloria Higdon, dancing stur of "West Side Story."

THE LOOK IS EXOTIC-50 we pilest Gloria's hair high in a sugar-loaf bun on the top of her head.

THE LOOK IS SLANT-EYED—50 Gloria outlines her dark eyes with a winging king of black ghtly paints her eyelids with - wait for -frosted bluck eye shadow.

THE LOOK 19 COVERED Parts had a new modesty this season. Apart from the occasional deep decolletege (downwards curving like a sickle moon) the prettiest dresses are covered up mes or cold-shoulder jobs. Skirts. Autter to just below the knee, The waist is unstressed.

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THE LOOK IS JEWELLED-but the jewel- lory is completely concentrated in one place at a time. Newest way with bangles: wêne armful winding high" above the elbow. Newest why with brooches: two or three identical ones worn in a cluster on the shoulder. Newest way with rings: whoppers.

THE LOOK IS FLOATING—^]] the sheer diaphanous fubrics are back In force -- chiffons. nylons, organzas.

THE LOOK IS CHALLENGING-meet 16.

Floating white nylon chiffon dress with all the Paris pointa.

By Ricci Michaels,

ARE YOU confused about the curve or not to curve cen troversy?

In the word of The tir- signers themselves:-

"The bust

suddenly becomes all Important." (Dlor.)

"The bust is offered as A flower in full bloom." (Gres.) "The bust is high, rounded," (Michel Goma.)

All it really means it The shape of the clothes this year depends on the shape under- heath for effect, and you don't get an inch of help from the boning and padding, seaming

and stitching which was trad)- 11 at 1

Paris dress. Tite French comntirres are on to thin

Parks is bursting with bras-black bras, white bras. padded bras, wired bras. And the biggest uplift I got in the whole way city came from n tiny strip of black satin which DONI just 16 francs (heavy ones) and was worth every cent. Nearest equivalent I could find in London-thia black lace bra by Scandale, Wired for easy uplift, cut low 15 take the plunge, and threaded with ribbon for slicer preillness.

Cold Snap Snip

DRAWING BY MICHAEL RAND

LADY

your

LUCK

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

AQUARIUS January 21-

February 19): Refuse to Jako part in any

scheme which could involve 3'val

beyond your financial capacity. PISCES February 20-March 20): You will not make friends easily if you are too about your opinions and refuse to listen to

other

people's. ARIES (March 21-April 19): A business trip will proce most successful and you will

dogmatic

make

very

A friend with valuable connections, TAURUS (April 20-May 201: You may be irritated today by lack of co-operation on the part of a colleague, but will tomorrow

show

decided improvement. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You will spend ก very pleasant evening with П

OOK what's happened

to schoolroom

L

socks.

knee-

fe

In

What WON onec awkward absurdity wool is now hat fashion in stretchy nylon, And tho girls clamoring to discard the old version a couple of

tho PED аге

onc# queueing to get into the new.

УРАГА

Best sellera at a London store are the striped the spotted and the tartan strelch sock.

MY VERDICT: wenn comfortable. crazy

and

value for money,

MY PLEA: keep

them

fur casual wear with flat shoes and full skirts.

person far removed front your usual social circle. CANCER (June 22-July 21): A person born at the ba- ginning of May may be able to help you out of your prenent dilemma. 1EO (July 22-August 21); No matter how well-meant an outsider's advice may be, don't allow it to interfere with a course of action on which you have made a firm decision.

VIGO (August 23-Septem- ber 22): Don't lose patience if your work is not ini- mediately praised. Keep on the way you are going ant due recognition will come. LURA

(September 23-Octo- ber 22): A friend's contrary opinion to your own may result in a serious discussion of the issue involved, but must not be allowed to de- teriorate into a quarrel. SCORPIO (October 23-No-

vember 21): The bad mood you find yourself in at present will soon give way to one of contentment and optimism. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): Avoid taking on a job which you know beforehand to be beyond your capacity. CAPRICORN (December 22. January 20): The influence of a very close friend will enable you to indulge n hobby which until now wan beyond your means. YOUR LUCKY CARD: If today is your birthday, your lucky card, no matter what game you may be playing, ought to be the THREE of CLUBS.

M

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Riding On A Train

-Hanid Stet A. Afountain That Looks Like A Get-

By MAX TRELL

R SLOCUM, the Conductor, shouted. All aboard!" and the next minute The train was speeding! Geross Carpet Valley toward Bookcase Mountain go- ing elickity-cluckity along the tracks.

Everybody was on the train. Passengers on train

**Who is it? Who am I huge ging?" he asked in a loud voce But to one answered.

Hugged himself

Finally be discovered that he was hugging himself!

The next minute the train cant out of the other end of the tunnel and everything be- came light gam.

A whole crowd of Mice were

at

hinoculars In his pocket. He tuck them cit und looked through them at the curious mountan

"My word!" he said.

"General Tin, what's the matter?" Hanid asked in alarm. "My word, that Cat-shaped mount:in seems to be twitch- ing the end of its tell if you me. I don't think it's a ask :mountain at all. It's a big, black Cat!"

Mice mail-clerks were putting bags of mall on the train.

Shouted a warning Hamid shouted out a warning just in time. "Kest

sion Swisa Chrese Mr Slocum switched the train - Those were the passengerst

Junction!" Kir Seus bawled around only Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, 1-

a monent or two before the big, black Cat watha, The Snail-Sized Wooden Indinti, General

und tried When the train stopped, all reached out u paw Tio, the Tin

the train. But she Soldier, Mr Punich, the Puppet the prasengers looked out of the to itch

never get . and his wife Judy, Mary-Jane, car widows.

Mr Slocum stopped the train the Rag Doll, Miss Gloria, the beautiful China Doll, and Kurt standing on the platform. They in the tiny town of Whiskers.

All the Mice quickly got it. And a few minutes later the and Hanid, the Shadow Children were the one who lived

Front the platform with the Tinned-About Names. Swiss Cheese Junction,

they waved train went through the tunnel Big Commotion

went

Bookcase Dast good-bye to their friends from again. rezehing Bookcase Mountain the Bein went racing Some of the Mice were lisa- the other side of liole-In-The Mountain and the Forest of Chairs, and ended its trip at around a curve, It went past Ing one another good-bye. Some Wall. the Forest [ Chairs

to climb aboard and were starling

"Don't let the Cat gel you!" Flower Pot Station right

thne. Aquarium Lake, and Fireplace the train. Some were running Teddy called cown. Canyon. It kept going.

11p with satchels and valises. "Hold fast!" shouted Conduc- Mice-porters

were trushing? tor Slocum.

loaded "We're coming to wagons

with trunks. Hole-In-The-Wall Tunnel!" Mice mail-clerks were putting bags of letters and packages up near the into the mail-car Iccomotive.

Ailer

All held fast Everybody on the train held fast to everybody else as sud- denly the train went roaring Inta Hole-In-The-Well Tunnel.

JACOBY on BRIDGE

The tralu started off again.

WAST'S double of the "Look!" Banid said to Mr | EX

heart contract is one

four

of

NORTH

All the lights went out. Inside Punch and General Tin as she

of the window of those bids' that should not be the train it was as black as the pointed out

the moving train.

He did have a lot of inkidle of the night.

"That moun- made.

Cat. high cards but his partner was hupet Mr Punch

Judy, thin lentes Just like a

not kely to have anything at General Tin hugged Hiawatha, doesn't it

ell and there wasn't Eny great potential profit

the Small-Sized Wooden Indian.

Not real

Mary-Jane hanged Miss Gloria, "Yas,” replied Mr Punch as

Hand.

Actually a diamond lead would

the China Dell. Knart hugged he took a look at the bit mohave benten the hand but West tain that roe just behind Swist

led the Jack of clubs. Enst Look Teddy. The Stuffed Bear, Checse Junction, "but it im't n bursed something mall and reat Cat. I mean, I don't think is vee and king and put South

fal and furry.

who it HE

He wondered It is."

General Tin had

patr

of

Rupert and the Windies-47

Rupert looks on with interest at queer black box is lifted out, What ever's that?" he asko. Never you mind," smiles Golly "Get on with your light, And don't make it too lung, haven't all day to waste even si Curinssin * over." This is theilling,"

Ale ntaliza

ays Kupen.

20

"By to Sandy Bay to see the sea and then come back. Which way do I go 7. you see the gut keep it alightly to your left. Now all you go," saya Gally. So, trembling with pleasure. Rupert switches on. The plane starts perfecily and, up ha gors. keranYED

In with a third club.

South led the ace of hearts and West showed out. This produced super generous George situa- lon, South led the ule of hearts to try to uet East to inke a gift trick but East refused to accept.

♥+CARD Sensens

Q-The bidding has been: East South Went North

Double PRES 2

1

Pass

Pona 3

Роля

7 You, South, hold:

AL VIC1032 QAQ987 4KGE

What do you do?

A-Pus. Your partner la

strength.

WEST 487052 None

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AX 103 10 52 +Q74 4542

EAST AQJ94 387

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SOUTH (D)

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East and West vulnerable

South West · North

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East PASS Double

PAM Pas Redbi, Pars Pass

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Opening lead—♣ J

BE WARNED

-THERE'S

DANGER IN

DUAL-TONE DECOR!

EATED together on

SE

an emerald and black sofa with peacock blue metallic flecks, industrial designer Tibor Reich and I discussed the colour in our lives.

"Colour is energy," cried mild-mannered Mr Reich, "open-plan" enthusiast and a fanatic when roused. "It

is a stimulus and a foll."

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Mr Reich expressed himself forcibly AGAINST all negative "no colour" backgrounds.

"Black, white and grey--A positive approach is the furnishing formula for who are honest enough to admit : that they low nothing about Interior decoraling.

those

ко

's quite impossible to wrong with a charcoal-grey car- net, silver birch or pale-grey walls, strong black somewhere, and a persiminon red settec.

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før relax

14 white....get the feel of a room. Continue with soft yellows.

good....and

"All

this is

eafe."

I. asked

for

colour formula.

dangerous

"Orange and purple," sald he. "It's intoxicating. I live with

curtains and Grange

& purple

sofa,

"But these colours are stronĽ and need esteful horkiling."

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He wasn't going to let the ten of furnishing, Mi Reich hearts become an entry to dum-14 different colourlegs for the

same swirling print.

my.

Nothing duunted South led n

El plan to curtain today's

merely showing a club sultno 10 heart and East had to take modoras floor-to-ceiling windesys

Ji Jack. Of course, there was no in strips of varying shadẹ? heart entry left in dummy but giving considerablé tonal variety Eral had to lend a diamond or when the curtains are drawn, a spade, He chose a diamonii.

TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand and again have doubled East's opan- ing spado bid. This time your partner. responde one no-trump- What do you do now?

Answer TomeTROW,

South lot the trick ride to dum- Sunded curtains seamed tv- my's queen and was then able together and ranging from deep- discard his qther diamond on a fearena to ht blues and

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The trick he gave away had Brotight two back to him.

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