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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 12 1960.

WOMANSENSE

Good! the Queen TWO WAYS

I

is out of step

with fashion

by VERONICA PAPWORTH

IN LONDON

TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL IN COTTON

IGHT: New cable-ribbed textured se

HAVE never criticised the looks of our Royal Rotten look with a crease and stain-

Ladies. Partly because I adore Norman Hart- nell and partly because I was taught at an early age to keep a still tongue if I had nothing kind to say.

Under the excuse of "Fair play to our export trade," and "How can we help our Royal Ambas- sadresses of fashion?" more mean cracks than anyone could count have been made at the expense of their flower hats, fancy bags, and evident passion for sequins.

Today, however, I would like to let off a hearty great cheer for the Queen and a ten-gun salute to her for leading the way back to sanity in sensible shoes.

on

corner

Half of them are there already.

How can they help it-tee- tering around on tiptoes - the whole nine stone six (average weight) of them balanced on a beet-base half the size of a postage stamp with their poor toes cramped into a shape Nature would recognise only as a de-

too far

Has the Queen gone with her eminently sensible, en- tirely arch-supporting, down to- earth, lace-up shoes? Yes, in- deed!

Let's face it, we have reached a.stage when fashionable foot- war could scarcely be more grotesque, uncomfortable and tormity.. orthopaedically menacing.

"Standing

the watching all the girls go by" has never been a British postime but I challenge anyone take up a 10-minute stand in a busy city and not come to the sad con- clusion that most women in this country are well on the way to becoming sway-backed knock- knead and splay foted.

Well on the WEFT

But she smiled all day at Badminton.

This

woman

mind.

was positively not a with her feet on her

free finish.

BELOW: Sleeveless sheath in white

polka-dotted poplin is topped by a straight loose coat in pique,

professor was holdly forth, Safety plays are where you and them. For Instance

"West opened the Jack of clubs against my apparently comfort- able three no-trump contract. It looked like an aupomatle situa- tion for second hand low and

I had played second hand low I would probably have not madle the hand."

"How could you have been beaten?" usked the student,

"East would have so the trick with the king and shifod to the queen of hearts. If I went up with the ace I would be held to eight tricks so I would have to duck that lead and the jack of hearts continuation. Then East could play a second club.

♥CARD Sende♣♦

་ ་

Q-The bidding has been; North East Sonik West 14

20 Pass Pask JN.T. Fate Pass You, South, hold: 432 WAQ765 453 47654

What do you do?

A-Pass. Your partner is try- ing for a slam but you are not interested,"

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been: North East South

14

2.

West Pasi

20

? You, South, hold:

Poss

What do you do?

Answer tomorrow

499 VAQ987 432 4KQ12

NORTH MARQUINA.

A2

WEST.

76 ❤x1071 +842

EAST

31096

SOUTH (D)

32.

WALES.

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4983 WOJS

·AJTS

469743.

4KB5

Both vulnerable ·

Wat

"South'' Work" "North

Par 14 Pana INT. Pass 3NT, Pris Pass Pres

Opening leads J

I would have no way to get to my hand for the ace of hearts or queen of clubs and would have been set."

"However, the ace of clubs play was a cure thing. I led the king of diamonds from dummy and there were my nine ticks/"

"Suppose that West held the king of clubs," asked the student, -

"I would have made four odd In that case but I suggest that you study the club suit. You will note that no matter how the clubs are distributed I could pot lose the band when I played the ace at trick one.".

YS AND

A Surprise Party

-Mrs. Cuckoo Is The First To See The Guests --- ·

By MAX TRELL

[RS CUCKOO, who lived in the Cuckoo clock that hung

on the wall bear the bookcase, was the first one to give the alarm.

She had just opened the door

10 call cut 12 o'clock at night when suddenly she began call- ing:

"They're coming! They're coming! Wake up: Wake up. everybody!"

Instantly everyone in the Playroom jumped up.

Fast asleep

Knart and Hanid, the Shadow

Children with the Turned-About Names, had been fast asleep in

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They're coming! Wake up!"

Mrs. Cuckoo was calling.

standing.

the corner next to the bookcase. actly the spot where Hanld was "We're going to a birthday party! We've been invited to a

Mother birthday party!" the Goose People all shouted.

"Where is the party going to be?" asked Hanid.

Mr Punch was stretched out in his rocking chair with a newspaper over his face.

General Tin, the Tin Soldier, was standing by the Playroom. door pretending to be on guard duty (but he was really stand- ing with his eyes shut).

Hiawatha the Small-Sized Wooden Indian was asleep in his tent behind the curtain.

Under the sofa

Teddy. the Stuffed Bear, and Mary-Jane. the Rag Doll, were sleeping one beside the other under the sofa.

And inside her private house. Miss Gloria, the beautiful China Dall, was also asleep.

But now everyone in the roum was wide awake!

"Mrs. Cuckoot Who is còm- ing?" Knerf shouted up to her.

Everyone in the room waited to hear what Mrs Cuckoo would

answer.

Couldn't say much

Unfortunately. Mrs Cuckoo could not stay outside the clock for more than a few seconds. All she had a chance to answer WEB: "They".

Then she darted back into her clock-cottage, and slammed the door shut..

That's a fine how-dee-do,” said Mr Punch,

But Hanid was smarter than the rest of them. She had no- ticed Ms Cucicób pointing with the tip of her wing to a spot behind the bookcase. Hanid promntly ran behind the book- case to see what she could see. "And what she saw was this:

A birthday party......... She saw a whole crowd of little. People coming down out of the Mother Goose book and marching (as they laughed and sang) to the corner of the book- case where It opened into the room. This, of course, was ex-

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Surprise party

They all shouted at once that party was going the birthday to be held in Miss Gloria's ori- vate Doll house.

YOU, THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

J

CAN BE CREATED

your lipstick to nothing at the edges. Rosebud lips! Take your lipstick right out to the corners ct your mouth to give it more

has never been easier to be beautiful. Right breadth

The pale pink-brown mouth now, if your looks don't measure up to the is making news in fashion of 1960 idea of a pretty woman, the beauty business the

moment. Shocking pink and bright red lipsticks are out,

is ready to turn you into one. For beauty this instead colours like Lancome's year, like genius, is largely a matter of taking Bols de Rose' are being picked pains.

brush.

Straight stubbly eyelashes can

THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE

OF

FASHION: 2

AST-

MINUTE conferencs be-

fore next winter's Dollection is shown to buyers they dis cuss the adaptation of a Balmain model Into

2

LADY LUCK

your

CHINA MAIL

horoscope.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 AQUÁRIUS (8) (January 21- February 19): You are liable to make some enemies if you persist in advancing yourself regard- less of how many toes you step on in the process. PISCES (9) (February 20- March 20): Your assump- tion that you are indis- pensable to your partner should not encourage you to slacken your efforts to- wards the common good. ARIES (10) (March 21-April 19) On being asked to arbitrate between two friends, try with your usual diplomacy to find a solution which will satisfy both.

TAURUS (6) (April 20-May 20) Make an effort to be more tolorant of your neighbour and avoid ul- pleasant disputes about trivialities.

origiant Вилад Small moderately priced evening dress. In on the conference the tailor (in his apron), a designer and GEMINI (4) (May 21-Juna

the showroom manageress.

DRAWING BY ROBB

PARIS GETS TO THE

21) This would be a good day to ask a favour of a person who is in a posi tion to grant It, CANCER (1) (June 22-July 21): An individual. you met recently and are cons sidering cultivating does not come up to your in-

will not find any stimula tion in frequent contact.

LONDON HIGH STREET tellectual level, and you

"We

Creating

go to the foreign

to go with this summer's sun- gimmick tan. If you like a there is a heart-shaped-Uptick The most fascinating like them to be, and give them that cuts make-up time.

currently fashionable, women of the moment are the

The latest teenage idea is to THE dress that is and what I call the under- LEO (8) (July 22-August Oriental lift, The newest and pick one colour lipstick for your

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pinnmgs.

21) not copy-book beauties--

softest way to outline your eyes ton lip, another for the lower, bought off the rack Pier Angeli and Shirley is to use the brush method: Buy Crazy perhaps, but two neigh this summer probably the No: every dress produced by

British wholesalers McLaine for example. But theatrical, pan-cake makeup in bouring shades are a useful trick

fact that you started life in a classy adapted from Paris, she said. with the aid of inspired a dark chocolate brown and to disgute the

couturier's salon some- make-up they've created paint in the line with a sable have an over-large lower tip. the illusion they are beau-

where along the Fau- Your hair tiful, and that's something. be improved after a two-second

bourg St Honore, couturiers to get our eye in as that anyone can do,

an eye-lash OES treatment with

OES more to your looks than curter. To give your lashes a anything else. The love through the foresight, much as anything You know Your eyes

thick, lustrous look for evening. Best face is soon spoiled by the financial flair, and the sort of thing: the length of the skirt and the placing of the paint them with alternate layers a rat-tail hairdo. Beating the the experience of Bri- waist. We design and create the majority of the collection our- may not be your best of powder and mascara, finish beehive at feature but it is easy to give up with a

selves. them more importance. Every brush dipped in olive oil.

The hard, doll-like line of a Bick curls at the sides. Go to a They are the people who know cne is wearing eyet jhudow now, It was a wonderful party.

a new line when they see one, Everyone in the Mother Goose but, if you are not used to it, black pencilled eyebrow is out, first-class hairdresser for your

be and can foresee

a sure-fire book crowded into Miss Gloria's choose one of the softer tones At the best the dark line is cu, then watch him while house and everyone in the Play- for day-Max Factor's Amethyst, gently feathered in with a brown sets it and learn to fix your hair fashion success.

house. for instance, a colour that is so pencil, never a black one.

yourself. A change of colour is room crowded into the

know you

'child's play: if your hair is a too, all except Teddy, the Suued subtle you scarcely

If you are condemned

deed are wearing it.

mousey shade have it Bear. He was too fat to get in- side the door and had to sit on A skilfully

spectacles cheer-up-bleached and then ding it any used pencil can the roof and look down the correct the shape of your eyes. intelligent choice of frames can colour you fancy the current chimney.

if they are not all you would enliven the most unobtrusive favourite is a warm shade of

face. There's craze at the honey.

"It is a surprise for her," "She doesn't Jack Horner said, even know we are coming!"

Sure enough, it was in Miss Gloria's private Doll house that the surprise (for her!) birthday party took place.

Rupert and the Snowstorm-21

While Rupert stands uncertainly. Then he holds his breath. "I' cheery Coose" maker him torn can't get over the track?

he

he sees Tigerlily muntering whispers While he struggles to and forward, say, look what's push himself forward the little happened he calls. "Those girl only smile quietly. Me awful, boots, they won't, stop pl expect this," she murmurs." No.

Chireeg Thay ngang round and round Hotarar this tracks. He tries to walk over Somerer jum the make to reach hu friend. Funny play nice joke. Velly.

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cleaned

the moment is the mascara little-girl hairstyle, shining and tish wholesalers.

smooth, slicked to place with

to

moment for very simple, heavy.

"managing director" frames Your figure

which make the face look fragile

and appealing.

Eyes that are framed need the CAN be strictly your

help of plenty of make-up. So

business for there's & fctada.

own

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And they are the people who pay as much as many of us earn in a year to sit through a single Paris collection.

salers see the same collections, "Even though most whole-

every one has bis different way of interpreting them, his typical handwriting."

Planning

After months of planning and weeks of making, the collection is complote. That's when the weeding out begins.

Once they've spotted the dress, more money goes on buying the tolle (the dress made up, in coarse canvas from which a pat- tem will be cut).

The chairman of the company told me "We sit down with all Then the work of putting our experts sales staff, show- ΣΚΟΠ maneger, production if you wear glasses you can ex- tion to tackle any fault. If that dress into the shop really

people, tailor, designer, costing periment boldly with two or evan you're frankly overweight how starts.

First step is similation, for clerk, timing expert -- and dis- three different eye shadows ever, you'll find it cheaper and blended together, with a heavier more comfortable to diet first. however gorgeous the dress card anything that's unsullable

For that hour-glass look a pencilled outline to the eye:

small wesple girdle will give looked driffing around 8 Paris from anyone's point of view. you a hand-span waistline. Few salon it will probably have lo about, too-smell be simplified considerably in people worry MAX not have an ideal out-hips but if that is your problem, style and structure before it is

an out you can now buy a padded clove suitable for the unselorett

to stop your skirts drooping dis- Lipstick you can achieve a smally from the waist. perfect silhouette. If your lips

Your mouth

Simplify

ere too thin, paint in a fuller non-existent bosom can be

1 caught a typical wholesale khapa with a brush or a narrow given a new shape by the fastest, frm in the micla) of this pering- pencil lipstick. First form the pre-formed foam anpassen down process, Mang

darker shade al And if you buy, one," don't think outine in a liptick (practise until it looks you'll be alone in, putting professional) and then fill in Hulle shape into your life the - Amorlóan v. kes – Industry Band your lips with a paler colour

If your mouth is too full, more foam rubber last year keen the bold colour to the than the furniture manufae centre of your mouth, fade kwas

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Expensive

"Anything that won't sell. throughout the country, that won't adapt to our 8-20 size range, that is going to work out fabidously expensiven

"Do we argue? We don't speak to each other for days

The design director told me aflenwards." Now that the British public. When the argument is over has become a fashion-consequiland the collection finalised-your- we don't always have to alter local fashion buyer, is invited the style of the toile, but we do in have-to simplify: fine fastenings

---(London Express Kursion).

A friend's impulsive action may upset your - plan for the weekend, but the alternative offered will be very acceptable. VIRGO (12) (August 22-Sep- tember 22): An unexpected expenditure must not wor ry you unduly as you can' Boon make up the outlay, by a few small economies: LIBRA (5) (Septembér. 28- October 22): If you find yourself in an impatient frame of mind today, re frain from making any declaions outside your daily routine. SCORPIO (2) (October 23- November 21): You ought to have a most promising meeting today in connection, with the increase of your business activities, SAGITTARIUS (7) (Novem

ber 22-December 21): You will be much more success=" ful in your dealings with business man today if you ascertain his political opinions before making statements which ... may antagonise him, y CAPRICORN (11) (Decem

ber 22-January 20) A... friend's invitation for a visit abroad should not be refused outright, even though you cannot see at present how such a jour, ney will be possible, YOUR LUCKY NUMBER:

Count the letters in youre first name and add the. total to the number shown .in brackets after your Bign of the Zodine ute Thir Is your lucky number for

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