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THE CHINA MAIL, · TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
Cotton dominates Swedish
winter fashion scene
even for
top coats
COTTON is the king of textiles in Sweden this
by MURIEL PENN
winter, whether for clothes or the home. Gaily printed, soft draping, crease resistant, dirt repellant, curtain fabrics in white, pastel or bright colours are a foil to the more sombre dark naishes now given to all these browns, greens, black, greys and violets of dress fabrics," cottons,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AQUARIUS January 21. February 19): In order to prevent a slight disagree- .ment from developing into serious argument, you head better keep your opinion to yourself. PISCES (February 20-March 20): You may have to fight for what you are so anxious
But cuftons are not even used to achieve, but perseverance will get you there eventual-only for dresses, to be worn in
doors in warm, centrally heated ly.
ses or flate. ARIES March 21-April 19); Paradoxically, in a land where Disquieting romours spread winter is always cold, and often bitter indeed, coltom is by u colleagim should be very completely ignored; other-being used more and more for wine your work may suffer. top coats and sit clothes
TAURUS (April 20-May 20}
A visitor liable to outstag his welcome should be made tactfully to understand as 4 possible that there are other claims on your time,
GEMINI (May 21-June 21);
A meeting from which you hud expected promising results may prove a disap- pointment, but a basis for further progress will have been established.
CANCER -(June 22-July 21):
Before taking drastic action in order to settle a minor consider eurefully dispute, whether it is really worth while.
at
LEO GJuly 29-August
Try not to get involved
disturbing trident work which really does not concern yoU, VIRGO
But Miss Svensson does not draw all her inspiration from nature. At least опо of her America, Australia and South istext printed cotton fabrics, and has recently a great favourite, with the Afrien, this Brm oped the own showroom in
public, was inspired by an old this where Landon
winter's Indian
design scen In the of cotion curtain Victoria highlight
and
Albert museum fabrics is among the many on during a visit to London. 11 display.
features a pattern of variously It is a new crease-resisting coloured leaves, rather formally drip-dry curtain material in arranged on a long straight stem A single Tuelory zi. Vaxjo, y soccality lightweight collo, and printed, of course, on a seniberts Sweden, turns out which is the result of much re-
white ground, sume 16,000,000 cotton coals a search aimed at putting a sails- year for men. women and fuctory drip-dry, minimum fron Children. The models for win- finish on a good quality fcbrie ter.
whether full length, as opposed
the L
cheaper length duffle couts ur ski jacket materials on which
these pro- are all wormly lined with cot- cesses are usually used.
Designers of this firm are led by Mrs Viola Gresten, a Fin- nish-born designer, Who has
ог more, and has
reputation 03 genius with colour." it is said of her here that so personai is her work that every Swede, from engine driver and qualities. fellow artist, recognises at once
Ion.
Quilted
In many of them, the lining of quilted cotton or conton "eddy war" fabric can be zipped in or but with a tick of The wrist, making the coat sultable also for (between-season wear.
been working in Sweden for 15 years widespread
Inspiration
#
Co-operation
Many textile designors now
that working on the maxim textiles rust give the room personal warmth and cheer, are getting together with the desig harmonise the overall design of ners of other household goods to
the room.
Molnlycke has even formed a Indeed. "collaborating
group"
(Bra
Bohag) of nine leading produce to co-ordinate colours, fabrics
Just one example of how they
FASHION NEWS FOCUS by Barbara Griggs
In Paris
the accent
will be
British
FA
ASHION is a Common Market on its own. But . I've seldom heard a story quite so giddily British wholesale house. Marcel Fenez, pulling off international as the latest export venture of one
a major fashion coup, are sending coals to New. castle in the shape of a big collection of British- made dresses, to be sold in major Paris shops and stores for next spring.
And
some
Some of the dresses are made
kri are. marc in British Courtelle and Tricel Oriental silks printed in Britain black and white only for the with designs commissioned k pleated Tricel joos; paste! Tricel France is felt to be not chle enough for French girls).
Some of the dresses are made Better in England
These cufton "costs are also fashion cala. Winter 1949/61 "a Crusten."
work is the co-ordination of tablecloths, table mats and table models for women are eat on Ine the prevalling straight
between ware. Co-operationO manufacturers, have
Molnlycke designers and those which the named "the Living Line. For
potterica has Mra Grasten herself says that of the Rorstrand 21):provided with each garment,
those who prefer them balts are her best inspiration today comes produced charming combinations Nature: trees, in which mats and tablecloth re- Also reflecting & to fashion from Mother
peat, reflect or sometimes throw leaves, frail and flowers, "must" for this winter, the col-
dinner services iin dark prints of Dacron, im- Aflor AL
of up by contrast, long perjod tun teddy bear fabric is used
geometrical lastract,
patterns, designed by Hertha Bengsston, ported from America to be made In winter while or beige. For
Stalhane there is today a tendency, to Carl-Herry
end up in England before being seat MARCEL soft, furry-looking' collars and
of off to France, Wes4m an As torrand. Similar co-operation 22-eurs, and for cost limings to the wards a softer, more feminine Marianne
the home. appearance in
between these Coltons
in takes place become lighter houds on the sports models.
weight, designs are becoming designers and those of leading simpler and colours less intense, Swedish Clear, fresh, forest colours to furnishing Brms. day depict familiar, recognisable objects like the leaves of o chestnut tree, butterflies or ap-
Colour
(August September 221 An impul sive action a friend is-nbon! to take may prove harmful, unless you step in in good time to prevent it." LIBRA September 2922- October 221: An obligation of long standing should be
combi:ations. on a discharged now, or a friend- ship will suffer a serious
white ground are the first choice of 28-year-old Miss Incz Svens- set-back.
For men. the more sombre son, leading designer for an- SCORPIO (October 22-hues of the forest are favoured other well-known Swedish_tex- November 211: A tempera Jeme of the smartest and most ille company. Bornswatveri, mental colleague may cause ¦rriginal being a novelty weave whose current collection also you some disturbing mo- combining very dark green and features much collon for cur- ments, but you must not block. take the muller too serions- ly.
Colours fr women and girls this season are drawn from the forests which cover so much of Sweden and are the source of oles. |so much of her industrial wealth Appley large round ones. -greens, browns, charcoal and whole or sliced in half-in vari- 41e snowy whiteness which des tus colour cends upon the countryside in winter.
Light, uncrushable, and re- sistant to wet, these costs are increasingly papular because
tains.
Pastels
Miss Svensson
SAGITTARIUS (November they can be thrown in a heap in
favours white 22-December 21: An in- the back the car or rolled up provement in your financial to make a pillow on the long or male pastel grounds whether train Journeys whieli are inevit for curloins or upholstery, even because, she says. position will be due to time-able for anyone, wi, travel for winter
the
room look ly advice from an influential Ebout Sweden, Yel they come "they make
up as fresh as over when the lighter and gayer in the dark "And," she added, stritc- lime comes to pul them
on days.
in a practical nole, "washing CAPRICORN (December 22-Jagar.
are little trouble January 201: An invitation The factory which turns out and ironing for a weekend in the coum-these cotton cals for winter is with the satinised, dirt repellant
friend.
try should be accepted one of chain of five balonging to Melka, -10 subsidiary of
gratefully, as your
healthMolnlycke. Sweden's Marcel
and spirits will benefit from Bousste, which specialises in the the change.
manufacture of cottons for all
YOUR LUCKY COLOUR: purposes-curtains: dresses, soft furnishings, and table cloths and
If today is your birthday,
look out for IVORY.
ought to bring you luck.
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Others are made in American polle (the sort British designéra world how to turn taught the Out).
Rupert and the Sky-boat-34
Rupert has no difficulty in spotting his village of Nutwood, and with Margot moving the rudder they make for it, only to meet with further disappointmem. "It's no good," sighs Rupen. "We're higher in the air than the church tower. We couldn't eves grab hold of the top of the flag
she cries.
pole." While they circle over the village Mrs. Bear carches sight of the strange craft. "Hi, what ever is that ?
it can't be a plane or a helicopter, it has neither wings nor blades. And it's too slow for a rocket. And, good gracious, do look father, there's someane in it 1* ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Strange Sort Of Walk
-Punch Tells How He Walked Around Moon-
By MAX TRELL
"I was very surprised" Mr Punch continued to Knarf and NOW when I was young," Hanid, "to discover that my Mr Punch was saying to Mother and Father weren't the Knart and Hanid, the Shadow least bit surprised to hear me Children with the Turned- say that we ought to wolk About Names, "I used to love to around the moon. In fact, they
agreed at once to do so, go on long walks.
"So we all put on our heavy "Sometimes I walked around walking shoes and our conts
Sometimes I walked for my Mother said that it got around the town, Sometimes I rather cool on the moon-and walked around the moon."
adow minutes later, we started
the block.
Knarf and Hanid looked at out of the house.
No one vulnerable
Mr Punch in astonishment.
•
South
West North East
Poso
But Mr Punch only smiled and nodded.
1 N.T. Pass 7 N.T. Pass Poss
Opening lead-10
can only count to 12 up triela In such a situation South con notes that he has a two try a straight rues but if he 19
the queen
of a good player he will improve way nosie fur
his chances by performing berria for his grand slam.
fent known as "Counting the} hand."
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You, Soul, hold:
"Sometimes I walked around
the moon," Punch told Shadows.
Boginning to show
And there was the moon," Mr Punch went on, "just be
ground was
flat and smooth,
"Yes, that's right." he sold again.
"I used to walk around ginning to show itself at the Other times it was rough and the moon,"
"But how could you?" asked top of the hill in the park. Henid.
And Knarf sald: "flow could you there?"
#el
Begged to tell
He obtains his count by run- "Getting to the moon wasn't wing off all the 10 tricks in thienny trouble at all.” Mr Punch East other sults and this particular | said. "Every now and then Pass time he winds up with nn ab- would see it sitting on top of Pass solute re thing. Pass
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What do you do?
You have bid your big band Flice a minimums so far and your partner lins bid strongly and also shown a singleton dia- mond. A mix-heart bid is Indl cated or if you feel sinbllious you may try for seven via the Black- wood four and ave no-trump .reuir.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has boen; West North BALL
You, Bouth, hold
South:
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What do you sto?
Answer Tomorrow
It just happens that show up with only one and only two spades,
Here we must have
marted
with exactly 10 red cords.
dinner.
*We'd better hurry,'
my Father said. "The moon won't wait for us,"
"So we hurried as fast DS we could and climbed to the top of the hill just as the moon gel there.
**Step on! my Father shouted. 'Come, Mothert Come Punch,
Ho forgot
Here covered with mountains. and there
were Erca! deep holes, 15
"And did you ever 80 Any- body?" asked Hanld.
Mr Punch shook his head.
Other reason "Nat even the man in the moon?" Knart asked,
"We never found anyone en the moon at all," answered Mr Punch.
"He had stepped on firai and
"But of course," he added, little hill inside the park. I he helped my Mother and my
the reif get on moon right the first time remember
"we didn't have time to look after." East waited around the moon."
"But you didn't go calling off everywhere. The moon in much club
Knart and Hand begged Mr in the sity?" Hanid asked, "Did bigger than it seems to be."
"And then ugain, we didn't Punch to tell them about his you?"
liko to keep the moon tied down Brst walk around the moon.
to the tree at the top of the hill "Well," said Mr Punch, 1
for too long. You see, my dears. Then West proceeds to follow was a warm, evening. We trad
"Oh," said Mr Punch, "I for other People wanted to see the to three diamord icads so that just finished eating
helped my got to tell you something. Be- moan in the sky jet as much co East could not have sturled with Then, after I find more Than four diamonds, Mollier wash the dishes, I aug- foro we jumped on, my Father we wanted to walk around it," sitting in Hence, Enat won dealt at least gested that we all go out and had but a rope around the tree Later, when Kher and ilanid
My Mother and at the top of the hill. And the tad loft Mr Punch Fix hearts and West could not take a walk.
Father wora vlad to de this. other end of the repe he led the chair by the window, they hold more than one,
wondered if he and h's Mother They liked walking very much to the moon.
"You might not think so, but, and Father had really led the "We'll walk along the block,' that kept the moon drom sall moon to a free at the top of the hill in the park or whether aold my Mother,
ing away," "No, we'll walk around the Knart asked Mr. Punch what he had made the whole stery town, wald my Father.
it was like to walk around the up. But they couldn't decide
one way or the other. "No." ) saki without think moon.
South plays a heart to dum- my's king and when West fol- lows to that lead ho hos playou his one and only heart, Bouth finezzes against East's queen
the
"It's a nice idos just the same," Hanid said to her brother.
'just a purely as it he were ing. and just as a joke, "wo'll "It was very strange," sald
Punch. *Sometimes lecking right in his hand.
wilk around the moon.'
Mr
FENEZ arc, ol course, a British Arm, but Marcel Fence himself is French. clthough he hes worked in fashion in England since 1923.
Although he clings Armly to the belief that Paris is the foun- tainhead of true fashion, he is equally convinced that there are se things done better in Bag- land than in France.
(Just to even out the swings and the roundabouts, he also im- peris dresses from one of the wholesale houres, top French Germaine and Jane.
PICTURE BY JOHN COLE.
Givenchy's brilliantly meagre line inspired this slip of a little crepe dress in deep zubergine, draped from an Im- perceptibly raleed waistline and bow-iled behind. Frank Ucher made it: Showing-off-rayon's paces, it sells for 92 boon guineas (In pure silk crepe, the price would have more than double that much),
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