1960-06-21 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

A TWO-DAY REPORT FROM THE BARDOT COUNTRY

FASHION NEWS FOCUS by Barbara Griggs

What St. Tropez

is about

to fire off

for

summer

St Tropez: TEN years ago, the only people who had heard

of St Tropez on the Cote d'Azur were the people who made maps and the people who lived there. Today St Tropez is a word with a hundred meanings.

It means deep blue skies and the sparkle of sun on sea. It means the rich smell of Provencal cooking and the lazy perfume of Ambre Solaire on every breeze.

It means Brigitte Bardot, It means Francoise Sogan and blue-jeans. It means holidays, barefoot dancing and bikinis.

Jeanne Roni shows off this year's look in shirts: lots of raffles, lots of black and white, tiny peasant prints, designed by Mme. Yochon,

THE

And it means fashion: the beautiful, snazzy beach fashions That travel right round Europe

taken once St Tropez has

to

them.

Slop around the harbour in an old fisherman's shirt and a pair of worn-out dungarees (like Francoise Sogan who lives here in summer) and you'll feel perfectly happy.

belted with a length of chiffon Blouse and sugar-pink cotton trousers worn by Marie-Claude Zaron, ware both designed by Mme. Vechon.

The Jamaican look hits St. Tropetare, or, tucked ato trousers and kare, a wide-necked blouse in while batiste, with sugar-pink eyeler embroidery frilling neck and wrists and frong; to be worn outside, os

Like

L

Marie-Claude Zarou, hard to take in July and August calmly beautiful young wife of when the crowds swarm like painter Cardella Žarou, Strol- locusts.

St. Tropeziennes looking for a change from the nothing of, o bikini are. going this year for the all of sweater-soil, worn kern by Haguette. Made of a very thin lightweight coljon knit, it is blindingly striped in

red or black or dolet on to. The 'mas' striped straw trilby with a tis wrapped round it is another: 1960 Ideo. Sweater-suit and trilby, both Choses boutique on come from

the waterfront, PICTURES BY JABK WHITBETT AND MICHAEL LYNOH.

At work, she wears pink and white striped cotton shiri and pants. For the camera, she puts

ling along the front with her For her photograph, she wears on the St Tropez latest in one- two-year-old blond son, Pascal, more of the pink that becomes plece swimwear a sweater suit The snazziest

she wore black velvet panie, a ter dark hair and large brown in horizontally striped cotton pink ол deep-pink striped eyes so welt: starchy white knit. TROLL around in the latest sweater, cyclamen chiffon Jamaican top edged with pink,

a

laut pink pants. and snazziest from the Dior knotted round her head.

She and her husband live here of St Tropez, Mme Vachon (like Brigitte Bardot, another all the year round though they habituee) and 500 holidaymakers sometimes take a month or so arinking in the waterfront bars, off in Paris; the season for them blinking their eyes against the means long hours in Cardella's sun, are there to appreciate you. studio-shop on the front, where This unique blend of down he sells his bold, brilliant paint-

nonchalance at-heel exciting chlo is one of the great charms of St Tropez.

and ines.

Nobody feels they've got to look good. An incredible number And they're just of people do. as likely to be the people who work there as the live and crowds posting in on holiday.

Huguetle Boldani is a irim

of St young blonde, a native Tropez for the last 14 years, who lives with her husband and

small son.

She works in a boutique on the harbour where we found her and Her St Tropez variant on the perennial bikini,

Working visitor to St Tropez was 20-year-old Paris model Jeanne Kout, a tiny-boned ash- blonde with a bhmt enchanting

Then she was wearing a small- face that we spotted in a cale. waisted, huge-skirted dress in black and white striped silk, a colossal black straw hat-

New film

ARMCHAIR

travellers

who won't get me for away this year may get a chance before Christmas to see St Tropez 1960 on the screen.

Currently being filmed there. l. a full-colour flim called St Tropez Blues-the story of a rich young girl who arrives on holiday.

The star is a tall," young brunette called Marie, La- baret, who caused a sensu – Cannes tlon at last year's with tiny

Fitm Festival. And tha clothes naturally, are by Madame Vachon.

When we caught up with her It's charm

later. She had done a switch to Her work is other people's St Tropez 1960 favourites a THEY love St Tropez -and

during the season white ruffed blouse, insist that swarms of new holidays:

and bars, new (from Whitsun to the end of black rose pattern blown up restaurants hotels, blocks of flats and villas August) the boutique is open along the borders of front, collar in the morning to and cuffs, and straight pale-bluc haven't spoilt its essential charm from nine

pants. --but admit they find it a bit midnight, seven days a week.

FASHION PARADE AT WIMBLEDON

China Mail Special

by Rosanna Groarke

THE thousands of tennis fans who flock to the world's

top tennis tournament at Wimbledon next week

London

will see the emergence of a new glamour queen of waffic-Anish materials, will be The Fred Pery firm uses check international tennis.

Karol Fageros,

the Fred Perry has an interest, has American girl whose gold made dress for the, first time lame panties and blond wig won the publicity stakes last year, has since turned leaving the professional, feld-wide open.

Mr Tibby Wagner, managing' director of a film where many of the international stars choose their Wimbledon outfits, tips another American, 17-year-old

Karen Hantzo, as this year's Wimbledon pin-up.

worn by nearly 50 tennis stars. gingham to edge a vec-neck.

Wimbledon's all-white

.

rule

Short skirts

years to allow coloured trimming has been relaxed in the last few

The short, short skirts, with this season.

and embroidery and coloured underpants meant to be seen, are But the waistline is in its sweaters.

a long cry from the Wimbledon Colonel natural place.

Tinling edges the of 1905 when May Sulton of Dazzling dresses, in broderie hems of, pleated skirts with a California shocked the stewards anglaise, embroidered nylon and band of deep mauve or apricot, by rolling up her sleeves.

In 1929, a woman player ap- peared on the centre court with B00243 cut stockings but the erranitted

JACOBY

on BRIDGE

HERE is another hand that American might well be used in that "She's the typical

in trump teenager, with her short fair freshman class kair, snub nose and freckles," he management. sald today.

The bidding is simple enough.

fortunate enough Anyone Also favoured in the glamour pick up this South hand should

Italy's fashion- conscious Lea Pericoll, who bld a grand slam, unless he is were silver brocade shorts last one of those really cautious in-

dividuals who wears both sus Maria Bueno, the year, "Brazilian bombshell," and two penders and a belt to guard

against all misfortunes, South African girls,

Sandra Reynolds, and Heather Segal,

stakes

Bre

NORTH

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to

883

WEST

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732 Q78 +975

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SOUTH (D)

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Declarer ruffs the opening heart lead and goes after the The ladies' events at Wimble-trumps. If they break evenly he don have become a fashion can stop after two leads and parade as well as a game and spread his hand since dummy's most of the 96 players will wear third trump will take care of his pretty tennis dresses which have dence of clubs. ousted the practical shirts and shorts.

Gorgeous Gussie

Colonel Teddy Tinling, who a place Wimbledon

Won

for

-history in 1949 when he made America's lace panties "Gorgeous Gussle Moran 10 wear under her short skiit, has made a collection of king-torÉO, sleeveless dresses this year, but no lace panties.

Unfortunately,

West shows

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South 怎瀛

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North and South vulnerable South West North

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East Pasi Pars TA

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oil on the second lead.

What

West North East should South do? He can rin Pass 14 . Pass the rest of his trumps and hope Pas for a club break or bad dis- carding by the defence, but

INT. PRES ANT.

You, South, bold: 438 WQ105 GADI JAK 1992

What do you do? AB16 three no-trung. You only have 13 high card pelnis, but your hand is rich in tens and hines and you have a strong five

OUAT'S QUESTION"

"The dresses all have perfect-card club suli, y-plain latiored under shorts, though I must admit Maria Bueno insisted on having hers edged with broderie anglaise," he said.

Mr. Wagner afirm, in which champion forher Wimbledon

there is a far better play.

He goes right after the clubs. If everyone follows to three leads he draws that last trump and makes the band. If the second or third lead gets trump- ed he goes down, but he almost srely would have gone down эпутау.

Instead of raising your one n0-

As the cards Ile East must trump to two, your partner/has jumped to three clubs. What do follow to four club Readers so con do to thoi canh

Azywse Tomorrow

South makes the hand by trump- Ing that deuce of clubs with dummy's last trump.

discouraged imitators by an- nouncing that it had decided to rely on the good taste and good sense" of players,

It was not until 1933 that shorts made their appearance at Wimbledon,

worn by Belen

Jacobs of the United States.

The following year the Prince of Wales, now the Duke of Windsor, gave shorts for women the Royal accolade when he commented:

"They are very comfortable and quite the most practical costume for the game, and 11 don't think the wearers anything in looks,”

lose

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

AQUARIUS (January 21- February 19): If a quick decision is called for in a financial transaction, fol- low your own intuition. PISCES (February 20-March 20): If you have a favour to ask of your partner, do it today. The longer you postpone it, the harder it will be. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Curb your impatience if you are called away from your work in order to asslat n friend in a legal matter. He would do it willingly for you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20); A dreary household task should be tackled with good humour in the knowledge that its accom plishment will make your daily routine casier in the future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21):

Your code of principles has stood you in good stead up to now, and - you

Rupert and the Squire-14

Rupert watches the Squire dia over the fields until he reaches appear near the village. The the houses and sees, the Squire, 15 Constable was going” that way and Bill, and several others be-think-ow the gathered round-old Me Sheep Squice's in a hurry to reach the while Constable Growler: jota village. Oh dear, it's making me down notes in his book. H as inquisitive ne Bill was. And, Bill, calle Rupert quietly. Kthough. He has so far gathered were here before me. What's wary Law blackberries, he trots going on?"

"ALL" BIGHTS" KEITAVED``

MYOU

ought to stick to it even though tempted to deviate from it. CANCER (June 22-July 21): Your desire to improve be yourself

only achieved by your unflag- ging efforts in that direc- tion.

can

LEO (July 22-August 21): friend Knowing that a needs your help, make it easier for him by offering it before being asked for it.

22- (August VIRGO

22) A September

group not have activity may proved as successful aa anticipated. Give it another. chance. Everybody will be trying harder next time,

LIBRA

?

(September 23- 22) A person October under your supervision strongly resents the cur tailment of his liberty, and you ought to relax the pressure in order to get better work done,

B

SCORPIO (October 23

November 21): A new out- side interest will make you forget some of the worries that have been piling up in connection with your work. SAGITTARIUS (November. 22-December 21): Don't force your attention on person who seems to ind excuses to avoid your com- pany. CAPRICORN (December 22 January 20): Praise from an older person will give you great satisfaction and help to increase your self- enteem

YOUR LUCKY COLOUR: If today is your birthday, look out for WHITE. ought to bring you luck.

Part 7

Mister Merlin's Magic

-He Makes Everyone's Wish Come True-

By MAX TRELL

IT WAS Hanid, the Shadow

I. Gli with the hunted-about

Name who started the whole thing off.

In the middle of the after- noon, just when Teddy, the Stuffech Bear, and Hiawatha, the Small-Sized Wooden Indian, and Mr Punch, and General Tin, the Tin Soldier, and Mary- Jane, the Rag Doll, and beauti- ful Miss China Doll, and Enrico Canery and Mrs Cuckoo, and everyone else in the Playroom was feeling his laziest and sleeplest, Handd opened the door and walked right over to Teddy.

Fairy Godmother "Teddy," sald Hanid, "suD- pose I was your fairy God- mother,"

With a snap of his fingers, Merlin turned Punch into a 2008.

"And

what's your wish, Mr Punch?" Hanid asked her old

"What?" -asked Teddy, who friend. was sitting on the floor with

"Me?" asked Mr Punch,

his back against the wall and wrinding up his funny face in

his fat legs stretched out.

a smile. "Why, my dear, l'a

"Suppose," Hanid said again, like to be something so

pretty... "I was your fairy Godmother that you'd say, Mr Punch, and I said, "Teddy, make a wish, you're the most beautiful thing You can have anything in the in the world, the second you

looked at me." whole world!

"Can I?" asked Toddy, sud- Mr Merlin stepped his fin- Instantly Mr Punch denly looking very interested. gers,

stand- "Well," said Hand, "I'm not turned into a red rose really your fairy Godmother, ing in a vase!

Oh! You are beautifull" But maybe your you know. real fairy Godmother will come Hard exclaimed around one of these days. Now what would your wish be?"

Thought about it Toddy thought for a or two. Then he said:

minule

"I'm tired of being a small, fat Bear. So my wish is to be something very tall and very thi"

"And what about you, Gen- eral Tin?" Hanid next asked the Tin Soldier. "Don't you want to have a wish from your Bairy Godmother?"

Soft and floppy

"I'm tired of standing stiff and straight all day long," said General Tin. "My wish Is to be soft and floppy. I don't want to stand at all."

Now at that moment Mr Merlin, the Magnificent Magi- Once more Mr Merlin's fin- clan, (he liked that name be- gers snapped. The next second, cause he said that's what he in the spot where General Tin wast) poked his head out from stood so stiff and straight, was behind the bookcase where he a sponge, soft and Boppy! lived. He was just in time to hear what Teddy said.

Mr Merlin winked at Ranid. Ke snapped his fingers. A re- markable thing happened.

Teddy, the fat little stuffed Bear turned into something very tall and very thin,

He

Turned into noodle

And thats how it went. En- rico Canary didn't want to have to stay in a cage and sing, so Mr Merlin made his wish come true and turned him into a penny whistle.

Mrs Cuckoo didn't want to have to live inside a clock and call out the hours She wished to be a pretty bird who never had anything to do, 20 Mr turned into @ noodle! Merlin turned her into an em- There he stood leaning against broidered bird on a tablecloth. the wall, the tallest and thin- nest noodle that anyone had ever seen! But Teddy the Noodle, didn't mind at all That's what he wanted to be! That was his wish!

"And what's your wish?" Hanid asked Hiawatha, the Small-Sized Wooden Indian.

"I want to be an Indian Chief and have a lot of money," wished Hiawatha,

Again Mr Merlin snapped his Ongers: Hiawatha all of a sudden found himself turned into an Indian chiet nickell

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As for Mary-Jane, the Rag Doll, she wanted to be as pretty as Miss China Doll, while Miss China Doll wanted to be raggedy and funny, as Mary- Jane, so Mr Merlin gave them both their wishes, and turned them into each other!

He really and truly was magnificent and also a marvel- ous magician!

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he changed everybody back to their regular selves, and that made them happlest of all!

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