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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19,· 1960.

WOMANSENSE

FASHION NEWS by Barbara Griggs

As clothes get more serious, here's a bit of nonsense

I see going a long way

PRESENT today a fashion that's likely to rank as the Oddest of the

Decade-with nine years still to go.

It's the Culotte Dress; s top elebration party for the new cut ko dress, Ita kirt cut liner Oriana, by their namesake like a pair of Birmuda shorts: fatale Arm of Oriana, an enter und, like it or not, I believe it rising young designer called han lang fashion future ahead Permaid Novili showed HIS of it.

version of the Culotte Droes plain siceveless top in deep blue, ankle-length wide deep blue, purple, and white print, with a swinging matched slole.

Bolenclogo and Givenchy pro- duced the first Culotte dresses over a year ago-surprise ever- ing creations in gorgeous silk of which the billowing skirt were revealed, when the model moved, to be trousers after (2),

trousers in

Spirited

men

bo

now

piece of spirited nonsense in an ege when, if fashion con criticised, it is on the grounds that it has become almost too care and sober, too simplified and sensible state of affairs in which Schiaparelli, the great Iconoclast, would have fourKİ at sea, arxi herself completely

The great far Jacques Fath, taiste, a mast determined rebel, One may also, perhaps, read Into the Culotte Dress another Their lead was followed Inst

No fashion can be explained significance; for years season lay Several other every inch of the way by claims women have been systematically of almost couturiers; and the Amerlenge that it is practical however rabbing the have now taken it up in a big earnestly and tries: the long every item in their wardrobes, shirts outward. The way, producing highly elaborate skirts of the New Look, for from

Dress stunning intance.

represents versions for ercktail,

were an affront to. Culolite

attempt to feminice one such like-over.

It is, fually, one additional charm, it is long sinco feminine fashion launched roused any controversy what- ever. 1 comelines sigh for those stirring times when any now clict of Paris was damned at sight by almost every man one knew. This seems likely to

Doube at Least a murmur of those days.

sporly obser for the current prevailing austerity conditions: favourite sport of bowling, and And though a divided skirt may beautiful weedy ones for the make sense for country rambles country.

over when you're scrambling five-bored gales, such justi- Beations fall to the ground at a eklait party where no such hazarda normally present them oclves.

has now The Culotte Dreza arrivod over here; the one in the picture was made up by one enterprising wholesale designer. And in the tintillating display of designs put on recently as a

I see it, on the contrary, as a

HOUSEHOLD

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Keep a mending box near your wardrobe, then you Ülghien bultoms and do any odd repairs the moment that "they are necessary.

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 January 21- February 19) Don't be tempted by n person born under Cancer to join him in a risky undertaking. It is nut likely to be n suspicious partnership. PISCES (February 20-March 20): A colleague may be in a very contrary mood today, but you should make duo allowance for his domestic troubles.

temporary infatuation come between you and your part- ner. Your whole future re- Iationship could be serious ly impaired.

(August very VIRGO

ARIES (March 21-April 19): If a young member of your family shows

of olgng creative ability, see that be is given every opportunity to develop his talents. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may be successful in concealing your cmotions most of the time, but one of these days you will be provoked Into revealing them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Don't be embittered if an unselfish act is misinter

Remember preted.

the pleasure it gave you to make the gesture in the first place. CANCER (June 22-July 21): Great delicacy will be re- quired of you in handling a family situation if you want to avoid hurting an older person's pride.

LEO (July 22-August 21): It would be folly to let a

September 22): Don't

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-{London Express Service),

FASHION taken in its

stride; the sevolutionary Culotte Dress, here for the first time to feave its mark on the '60s. This version: Sleeveless, collarless, belted, made in o midnight blue brocade starred with gold. Mode by fondon

Town:

PICTURE AT JOHN COLD

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

A Spider Seamstress

it-

looked almost exactly like

ing needles. Even her voice was plain and good-natured.

She said she would be very

--Mr. Merlin Takes Shadows To Mrs. Spinderella sta to ni Mr Merlin a pair

By MAX TRELL

T HATE Spiders!" Hanid, the Shadow Girl, was raying to her brother Knarf. "They have so many legs. And they look ugly. I don't know what good they are at all."

"Of course Spiders are good!" Knari cald. "They catch Flies, don't they?"

Docan't like them "Yes, I suppose 50," Hanid "But I emitted with a sigh. don't like them just the same,

she added.

I ever heard of," said Knari,

"Here we are!" Mr Merlin an nounced suddenly. "Here's the Back Lot. All we have to find is the Corner-of-the Fence."

of brown socks and browTa gloves

Wants groom colour "But I went green rocks and glovea!" objected Mr green Morlin. "My whole sult is creen, And my hat and my umbrella

are green.'

"In that case," said Spinderel.

Found Mrs Spinderella They found It soon enough. They also found Mrs Spinderella, "rd better knit you a brown la Spider ritting in the middle it and a brown hat and of her cotweb house.

brown umbrella, "

"I hate Spiders" Hanid started 10 day

"Sh-h-h," warned Knarf, "She can hear you. Honid!"

It was at that moment that Mr Merlin, the Magnificent Ma- glelan. came bleng. He was 22-wearing

a a green sult with

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"Lovely old thing wasn't sho?"

asked Mr Merlin later Hanid.

And Hanid found herself say-

Mr Merlin did an extraordi- ing nary thing at this moment. He uttered some magle words wish I could remember them) and instantly they all became small, They found themselves standing in the middle of the

green umbrella and green felt pect everybody to feel guy hat with a green feather in it.

cobweb. "I'm going for a walk and for just because you are in a

la visit," he said to Knarf and

Looked like ropes

happy mood. We all have Hanld. "Would you Like to It looked like an enormous

our ups and downs. LIBRA (September 23- October 22): In order to keep the peace at work you may have to refrain from telling Burno unpleasant truths to your superior.

(October 23- SCORPIO

November 21) Before tak ing on a new financial com- mitment, review.

your ex- penditures of the past year and make sure your present budget will permit it.

(November SAGITTARIUS

22-December 21): A very happy holiday season awaits you and you will be glad to have use of the funds you RO wianly inid by. CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): In new group of interesting people you may be surprised to find yourself the centre of attraction,

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YOUR BIRTHDAY: If your

come along with me?"

spread of ropes ali neatly tied

When Knarf and Hanic asked together. Each repe seemed an Mr Merlin where he was going wide 43 a aldewalk, Neither to walk to and whom he was Knarf nor Hanid nor Mr Merlin slip had any trouble walking right going to visit, he took a

of paper out of his pocket and id:

Don't match

up to the place where 'Mrs Spinderella Spider was waiting for them.

"I've got the name and ad- And this was the strangest dress right here. It's somebody thing of all! The Spider looked Eaven't met yet. But I was like an old Grandmother with told she was a very good scam-

but homely

pleasantly- stresa. My icntion is to call

winkled face, And her legs on her and ask her to knit me a pair of green socks and green gloves,

Mr Merlin lifted up the cuff of his trousers a bli to show Knart and Hanid that he was wearing yellow socks. He niso toole out a pair of red gloves from his pocket.

"My rocks "art my

The Shadows and Merlla found Spinderella in her cobweb house.

JACOBY BRIDGE

on.

Eloves WEST opened proceedings for don't match my beautiful green the defence by cashing the suit and my green hat," he said. ace and king of clubs. Then he

Mr Merlin now reed off the looked around for new worlds name of the seamstressS,

NORTH AKJ412,

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It was Mrs Spinderella dor.

to conquer.

Spi-

It seemed almost certain to have Hates spiders

would him that South "Spider" cried Hanid. "Oh good enough diamonds so that there would be no trick for East

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WEST 470

AGS 843

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birthday is this week, you | not","

will find a symbol of good Mr Merlin cave Hanik a look and West in that sult. After all South had jumped to four spades fortune in a gift of a safety as much as to say:

"Now what's got into you, after his partner's single raise. young Lady?"

razor.

Rupert and the Purple Star-19

Rupert la astonished at his friend's excitement. purple starfish very me?" he asics." Rare 1 Of course, it rare 1" exclaima Sam. "It only lives in one place in the world,

Morgan's smuggling Haunts,” he 3 says "It'e far, far away and the Purple, Star lives there." It could nevie, have travelled all thủ way slone over the bed of the sea. That meena that somebody has troubled

He untrols the map of an island,'' to bring Purple Stars heen. But ***There, that's one of Cap'n who can it be‍?. And why ? "!

ALL RIQUES 'RESENTED

And they're so ugly.”

Therefore, all his hopes had to

"I hate Spiders!" eald Hand be in the heart suit and if he "They've got too many legs. cashed the are he would be prac

tically conceding the contract. Accordingly, West led the five of hearts..

But Mr Merlin simply smiled and said that Hanid didn't know what she was taking ebout.

"I mean," he explained, “you don't know this Mra Spinderel- le. She may not be ugly at all Now you funt come along and make up your mind about her after you see her."

Didn't know

AS

"I don't low Spiders WHIC le to kali socks and gloves," | Krarf · add to. Mr Merlin,

they walked down the street to Mrs Epinderola Spider's house. Mr Merlin nodiwd his head abiently. He was busy looking (at the paper and making sure he was going to, the right .nd- dress.

∙it ws a wirango' address:

"Number" Cornt-of-the- Tence, Brad Lot."

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If South had happened to hold the jack of hearts the play would probably have succeeded. South

157 would certainly have been clined to mark the ace of hearts In the East hand and to play low from dummy in the hope' that] Work had led from the queen.

The play succeeded anyway. but only becauro South come up' with a nothing play. South was so sure that East would hold the ace of hearts that he did not oven bother to play the king from dummy. East made hie Jack West made his ace; undi Bouth had to live with his error.

"Yes, she really in.”

It was curious. She found she. didn't think Spiders were near- ly es ugly as she had. thought carlier that day

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