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THE CHINA - MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

VERONICA PAPWORTH

Mirror, mirror on the wall-

DOKS AND JACKET BY BUSAN SMALL, 23) QUINEAS.

PICTURE BY JOHN ADRIAAN.

FOR A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS... PICKED for elegant women of all

most

ages because it is ie wonderfully packable casual for a thousand and one evening occasions---

and so easy." The mixture is white and sliver. The result-a moonbeam shimmer that is as stunning on a platinum blonde as it is on a blue- rinsed dowager.

you're a liar

BUT THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT

ACCORDING to most of the men I meet two-thirds of the women in the Western Hemisphere live in a dream world of their own imagining -a Walter Mitty-ish "Other Life" where, partnered by the dream man of their choice, they frolic-tall, svelte and eternally youthful.

I don't know about the other half in the Eastern Hemisphere. What with kow-towing here and geisha dancing there-to say nothing of a spot of road-building elsewhere there's probably not much time for dreaming.

For who in the in a gondola, or when there's so

Not much time for us either, you may well argue as I do. world wants to sit down and wish herself off with Rossano Brazzi Tommy Steele in a two-seater (all right-you pick your setting) much to DO?

"You

are not typical," say the Motivational Research boys. (Any woman who, reading so far, agrees with me is not typical either.)

But back to the dream world and the miracles of modern science that now make part of it come true.

white for the Interior decor of to "haze" her new home.

look.

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the dreariest out-

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CHINA MAIL SPECIAL

World acclaim for fashion week

by Rosanna Groake

London.

LONDON'S bid to become the world's main centre for ready-to-wear woman's fashions has come a big step closer to realisation with the

success of the recent London Fashion Week.

The week, organised by 27 manufacturer members of the London Fashion House group, netted immedinte ex- port orders totalling more than £400,000, the group

Fannounced.

This 6gure did not include poration, America wrote: "Or- orders placed with other Bri- ders have been written and there teh fashion houses by overseas will be more to follow. buyers attracted to London for the week.

The Fashion Week-the third organised by the group in its 18 months' existence-was given Royal approval for the first time. It was opened by the Duchess of Kent, Queen Elizabeth's ele- gant aunt who buys many of her clothes "off-the-peg."

Wonderful

"But the greatest value of London Fashion Week will be that the buyers who come and saw the collections with the eye of professionals are certain to pass their information to col leagues throughout. Canada arid the United States."

Britain's bid for supremacy in the ready-to-wear field is claim- ed to be based on two things: quality and value. The British fashion industry boasts of the

While everywhere-in every single room-with an eggshell Anish, Not sad "cream" They are using more white for ivory? but non- bedrooms, too-delicate-looking timid

white Terylene and nylon for committal stark white.

quilted "slip-over" bed-head Most of the 325 overseas fabrics and finish of its lower- Houses are designed these covers and eiderdowns that wash buyers from 34 countries why priced clothes and claims that (it had to days to slay cleaner-to be and dry in a couple of hours...

came with several hundred its styling. largely inspired by Over in America

and overseas store executives and Paris Heute Couture, has made be America!) in John Wana- open, airy and utterly carefree. white candlewick-curtains

counterpenes (thick, deep-piled, fashion writers. were en- maker's store in Westchester

With man made City--there is a looking glass in

- with lose their whiteness...washable which, at the touch of a button, Syntheiles and plastics

clean." can see her "sponge down," easy

white scatter rugs, long-haired a size 18 women "dream self looking out at her "drip dry, "scratch proof" and and luxurious...even today's scaled down to size 12 size 10 Uncle Tom Silicons, an' a furniture, some of the best of it. .... size 8 even, if she can bear there's nothing impractical about is white with glised handles.

today's white.

Linked as we are lo the American way of life, it cannot be long before we have these

mirrors too.

Speaking with the cool, calm I would voice of experience. like to see one in every home.

Why?

Because years ago I bought a long, narrow looking-glass and screwed it to the wall so hard It buckled very, very slightly,. and became concave.

Anyway, that's my theory. Whatever the reason the result was a faintly longer, faintly slimmer reflection of me

It did me all the good in the world to look in that glass. It sent me off each morning full of the milk of human kindness.

"I think therefore I am," said Descartes.

fibres, and velvety), that never, never thusiastic about the autumn and immense strides in the last five

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winter fashions they saw.

Herr Marquardt of Cologne

has written to the organisers: During our stay in London, we saw many collections and were Be a devil-try out a white-astonished to find how strongly had pushed The younger decorators are walled room in your home and English fashions using Japanese papers with a see how much bigger it looks. themselves to the front." grainy" surface

New Zealander, Mr F. W. I have just had my staircases white silk stretched on batons and landing painted white-with Burnet, of Wanganu!, has sent or all-over white flock wali- a turquoise blue carpel

terse praise: "Wonderful clothes."

of Cavounidi the truly Without doubt I shall live to

Miss Lilly papers confining

colour to regret such an utterly imprae- Athens has sald of the combined vivid splashes. of flower arrangements, paintings, tical choice of stair carpet til 1 show of 234 garments put on by and heaped cushions.

had my way I would design one the Fashion House group. covered in footprints) but for was a perfect display and pro- Discarding pelmets, they hang the moment its all light end duction of new, inspired ideas. curtains on rods that are a brightness-like living on top of Mr H. G. Wonnacott, of the decoration in themselves, using the Alps.

Associated Merchandising Cor- billowing white Terylene chiffon

-fLondon Express Service).

Do Wilful Weirdies make the best wives?

Y looks I have classified-the WAIFS, the WOT-A-POPPETS, and the WIL.

BFUL WEIRDIES.

WAIFS are desperately, deceptively fragile.

Riding on the wave of adoles-

"I saw therefore, temporari- cent naturalism that swept ly. I uza"-until a convex re- Parisian Haute Couture last. flection of a dwarf-like figure

Suggestible?

Who, me?

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with

grinning back through some season, their clothes by Dlor shop window turned out to be or Givenchy) are moulded

the nymphet's small, high bust my other self,

Sulit was fun while it and non-existent waist

practically no trimmings. lasted!

Their eyes are enormous and their lips are colourless.

Their hair, worn shoulder length is in artful disarray.

Their tiny, fragile emerge from short-sleeved coats with bare, bare necks, and their waistlines wander — from high bust to hips with, per- haps, a pint-size dirndl just covering the knees.

I

Her choice

AM not surprised to read Princess Margaret follow ing current fashion has picked

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Three Hungry Birds

-Chirpie Doesn't Want To Share His Bread Crumbs-

By MAX TRELL

CHIRPLE Sparrow came to the window sill for his morning bread crumbs. But when he

running to the window to find Cut what was wrong.

"Bread crumbs," said Chirmie weakly. "I'm starving. Please

.bread....crumbs.”

at all those beautiful things! And every one of them for me!" Hardly had Chirpie said this. when another Sparrow came flying through the air and landed on the window sill.

"Bread crumbs!" exclaimed the new Sparrow. "Beautiful, fresh. lovely bread crumbs!

Wants some

"Do you mind if I have one

locked down at the window sill, "Now don't be so silly," said or two, chum?" ht asked first with one eye, then with Hanid. "You're not that Chirple. the other. be crumbs.

no bread hungry!" saw

Now Chiple was hungry to begin with. And when he saw ro bread crumbs, and only saw the skne window sill, he became hungrier than ever.

Started chirping "Hello! Hello somebody! I'm hungry!" he chirped. "Hello! Hello!"

Chirple kept right on chirp- ing until Knaef and Hanid. the Shadow Children with Turned About Names,

Very hungry

"Go away! F: your wings and dy away!" said Chiple. "These

one my bread crumbs

"Now Chirpic, dezr,"

"Oh no!" said Chirple, sud- and I'm not sharing them with denly regaining his strength, anybody!" “I'm as hungry as all the Spar- rows that were ever hungry. could eat this window sill if it so reifah. You must leam to wasn't made of stone."

on the window sill.

"Ah,"

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"Go away," said Chirpie to the ather Sparrow.

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I Hanid. again, "you mustn't be

shere."

out sin."

Hore Knarf said to Chirpic

GTTILS

The Wal

The Wot-a-Poppet

Boaters and flowered cottons were for "the rest." The Weirdies paraded in backless Theatrical first nights produce blue denim the best turnout of WAIFS. 3 cotton. Is positively not a look that. gues with sunshine.

Where do they buy their clothes? Paris probably,

Such simplicity is bound to be expensive.

WOT-A-POPPETS

glory-

ing in the rosy, bite-able cheeks they won on the playing fields of Benenden go all out for the pretty pastels that compli ment their colouring.

Wild silks, splashy prints, and ginghams glorified with broderie anglaise trimmings are their special delight this season with full skirts and masses of petticoats, naturally.

Deckchair

OT coarse grey

The Weirdie

Where do they buy them? My guess is they make them themselves.

POSTSCRIPT TO YOUNG MEN IN SEARCH OF A WIFE: Walls might wear well, Wet-a- wonderfully stripes made Poppets would narrow tube-like dresses-short willing to please, but I would and skin-light over the hips pick a wilful Weirdie to work with a narrow

to hand and keep herself--you loo

maybe! emphasise the slinkiness.

asasth

JACOBY on BRIDGE

LOOK at the North hand. It

you remember yesterday's article, you will see that it has almost the same cards and again South has opened with heart.

OF

one

By night they burgeon bliss If you bid two hearts yester- fully in huge-skirted tulles orday, you will surely do so again organzes spilling out from today and again everything will strapless tops in their ever-so-be rosy. You won't score a game, but your partner will pass at slightly-plump prettiness,

two hearts and make either The Fourth of June at Elon eight

nine tricks de. produced the best crop of Wot-pending on the defence and his Ia-Poppets so far-all a-glowing dummy play.

and hats

expensive while and a-blowing in their flowered accessories.

Where do then bun their clothes? From shops, stores and

according "boutique" Mummy's credit and Daddy's

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In the meantime, Knart had "I'm hungry," said Chirpie.

bread crumbs on this window dished to the kitchen and come "Let him share with some other ailll And they are bread crumbs! back with a handful of bread Sparrow on some other window And I am hungry! crumbs. He spread them

"Ds either of you mind if Said Chirple, and his that if he didn't quickly here nibble, one or two?? asked

Pigeon. eyes sparkled as he gazed down with the new Sparrow he. Knarf, mind!" said Chirple. the came at the bread crumbs. Just look was going to take Chirple's

"So do I mind!" said the share zway,

second SparroW. On hearing this, Chirpic

"We both mind!" Chirple said agreed to share with the new in a sharp voice to the Pigeon. Sparrow but he wasn't too

"So just be a good Boy-" pleased about it.

Should share "Girl," said the Pigeon. "a good Girl," said Chirple,

Rupert and the Squire-16

Rupert looks very concerned the bad man about the bad news of poor Mra., grand idea." Rupert

First 1 must finish my job. 1, Sheep. Rex and Reggie are keen

agteel.

to tell him, all about it, and their promised to pick Muminy tome

story is the same as 'Bill's. ""1

blackberries. Then I'll join you."

tell you what," says Bill. "It's He hurries away in time to muket

a chance, for us to see if we can

soother anxious-looking-figere at

be detectives and find out who the comer.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

"Well," he said, "I suppose there's still plenty for both of

us!"

"Here we go!" said Chirple.

Large shadow

patience.

WILFUL WEIRDIES regard prettiness at something to be avoided at all costs.

They pick "cult" clothes- extrovert and angular-worn with severe, high-crowned hats.

Denim, striped ticking outsize check gingham are their true loves by day.

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And again his eyes marked "und flap off.". as he looked down at the great "Chirple!" sald Hanid. "How number of broad crumbs that can you be so sekichi And a still belonged to him,

Girl-Pigeon, too! You ought to "Let's start, chum!" the new be glad to share with her! And Sparrow said to Chipple,

should you," she rided to The second Sparrow.

Peor Chirple! Poor scend Sparrow-who didn't seem to The beaks of the two Spers have any name! By the time rows were just about to touch they go through dividing their the first of the bread crumbs bread crumbs into three por- when a large shadow fall across tons, there wasn't really too

Their hairstyles are huge and the window sill. They both much for any of them--but looked up to see a Pigeon there wasn't too little, either, high-piled egg-shaped over alighting between them;!

There was just enough to stop possible egg-headst

Eights Week at Oxford aw "Good morning, good morn them from being hungry.. ing said the Pigeon to both - "Thank you!!, they mil enda, the best turnout of the type so Sparrows. I thought I saw and flew, quite cheerfully, away, i far this season,

In the evening anything goes anything different, that do frem Baby Doll frills to matador parts and a billowing overskirt..

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heart response with three clubs. Anything and everything does happen in bridge games but I can sasure, you that it takes a great deal more courage to get into action at the three level than it does one trick lower,

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CHINA- MAIL

~horoscope.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

(5) (January AQUARIUS

21-February 19): If you have a job ahead of you which you dread, don't let it floor you. Tackle itat once and you'll be surprised at how easily it will be done.

PISCES (12) (February 20- March 201 Don't be envious of someone passing

an

examination at which

you have failed. You may have been over excited and should succeed 'next time by keeping calm.

ARIES (1) (March 21-April A friend's lack of reliability will disappoint

19):

you. Choose

D

more

serious person for your confidences in future.

20):

can

TAURUS (2) (April 20-May Try and find some kind of retreat for the weekend where you escape the daily routine and collect your thoughts in peace and quiet. GEMINI (3) (May '21-June 21) Getting your friends together for a social even-. ing may take a bit of orga- Bising on your part, but It's high time you made the effort, CANCER (11) (June 22-July 21): Through having per- severed in the past few weeks you should succeed in getting the necessary signature on a very im- portant contract. LEO (8) July 22-August 21); Don't begrudge the money you may have to spend on - your holiday. You will live a whole year on the pleasant memory of it. VIRGO (8) (August 22- September 22): A sudden delay in your progress at work must not discouragu you. It will be of very short duration.... LIBRA (10) (September 29, October 22): In a quarrel avoid the temptation of bringing up an old bone of contention. You pro mised long ago to forget all about it and not to mention it ever again.. SCORPIO ~ (7) (October 23- November, 21): An unex- expected invitation for the weekend should be accept- ed us it will enable you to meet a very interesting

person

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|SÁGITTARIUS (4) ́ (Novem- her 22-December 21): A casual remark by an at- quaintance may give you an excellent idea, for im- proving year duences. CAPRICORN → (6) | (Decem- ber 22 January 201: Don't be unduly worried about

household excessive penditures. Next month ought to show a decrease YOUR LUCKY NUMBER:

in outgoings.

Count the letters in your Brat hame and add the total to the number shown in brackets after your sign the Zodiac. This in your lucky number?" for week.

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