1961-01-28 — Page 7

Not long now? THE CHEAP PAPER DRESS

By MERIEL MCCOOEY

SOONER or later it had to happen. Today when

a

you can buy a day's food supply in a tiny tin, non-alcoholic martini, and even hire a monitor mother-why be surprised that a woman's ward- designers of ravishingly pretty clothes, they are in a class rohe will soon be made of raper? of their own. But 1 regard their latest sensational "dis

closures" on their "rovolutionary spring stylos" with the little enthusiasm that might well bo expected from the secretary of a nudist club invited to a strip-tease show.

In other words, I have seen it all before. Not once, but ten thousand times, "There is a movement towards a young style of dressing," says

Balmain.

1

"I want everything to be easy, young, and casual," says Bohan. "Very young and tiny," is the descripti on of Cardin's latest Tahi- -tian mannequin on whom his breathlessly expected collection has been

modelled.

The clothes for the coming season will, as usual, bodo- signed for YOUTH.

And if anyone can prove that there ig anything "revolu tionary" in that. I'll est my precious new elvet-cat hat.

For ever since I returned to postwar Paris in 1947 with 3 tin of ersatz coffee clutched to my panting little bosam and saw-ch joy-hat first sensational Now Lock, everything but everything-has been for the "very young and tiny."

Which is, no doubt, as it should be.

No... and a thousand imes when the time comes,” said no. I couldn't bear it.

I wouldn't read a word beyond my sealty girlfriend gaz those ghastly headlines.

As

others

see us...

For what was once a paper with paper dresses, they intend manufacturer's pipo-dream has to specialise in the production of garments for industry. now become a reality.

Already such garments 113 In America, where everything masks and caps are being is erected "dimposable" teven supplied to atomic plants where marriago), they have experl- they are disintegrated after use. mented and progressed from And hospitals azo" winS bibs, feederE azıd napples to throwwway towels, aprons, and expendable clothing.

They produced paper dresses some time ago, and they were an immediate success.

masks.

Sensation

The fabric looks rather Lice Yet another big firm whose crimped cotton, and the list of products cover a wido deld

its properties reads like a white hopes to have a disposable per from Harwell among theatre gown in the shops by

he

other things it flame-, oil, the end of this year. |and water-resistant,

One sportswear designer Several of the biggest spes created a sensation when

In groups

Britain hava feined showed a paper tennis dress in this paper chase. They have his spring collection, ing across the cocktail bar been experimenting for more then two years, and are con- and into the looking-

Adent that paper fabric is ex- glass that faced us. "tremely important. mean, darling, would it be better to have it pulled up behind the ears or just in front of them?" :

"I have always maintain.cd,“ "that throw-away ho- says, clothes are the only clothes for the future. My tenis drers retails at HK$12 which to my mind is far too high. I think the price shrald be about $2 and or four for one of I'll bet that in three the giant paper manufacturers years it will be."

So cheap

A spokeswoman

"One thing is certain," says: "There is bound to be a

big future for these garments, paper was so thing for writing

the

As a gir1 who thought that said, her husband wicked-for with fastest-running on the whole thing has come machines in the world prodies as a complete surprise, but I ly. "You won't be able to mg the paper, then given en suppose in four years' time I'll W cocktail party recent have it pulled up between ough cales, the garments will be be pasing, 2 across & counter

stood together of a

wall- the eart. ly-myself and

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But it is a sad thought that so few among us are either "very young or ting."

And what do the young and upholstered, sovore-looking there.” tiny want with anything but woman in black brocado with

the bare minimum of clothes? pearls-making the usual

I know one adorable Hiilo

17-year-old who dresses almost idlo conversation one soma-] ----- exclusively in waistless sacks times, makes on theso ́occa- with a couple of inches of sions. pleated frill round the hem.

By the ears

With hair like a wig offe white lips, chocolate brown stockings, and needle-pointed shoes, she totters into parties where she has all the assembled company by the ears in a mot ter of minutes,

I couldn't hear her and she probably couldn't hear either.

Then-"Do you by any chance know Veronica Papworth by sight," she shouted.

"Yes, why?" I hollered back. "She's here tonight and 1 want to get a good look at her."

"What for?""

"I want to see if she's as amart as she's supposed to be." "She isn't particularly mart.

She knows she can wear darn nearly mythlog and get Small and rather plain," really."

away with it.

- She does, too.

Theso crazy kids them!

"I'd more or Its decided in that one”—bidiculing a Gft. love blonde with great rush of

teeth.

But I do wish it were not almost a crime to be over 25.

Wouldn't it be bliss if some body suddenly decreed that being just the alightest bit 100 thick around the waist is the chic-est thing.

That a couple of lines under the eyes could scarcely be

smarter.

Wouldn't it be divine... wouldn't it be ridiculous.

and

"REVOLUTIONARY SPRING STYLES-BALMAIN DECREES

A BOLSTER SILHOUETTE

"PIERRE CARDIN IN AN

"Why?"

"From the style of hen writing, that's the way I see her bold and rather noisy."

"Actually, she's rather shy." "Shy, Indeed! Take it from

me, her character is exposed with every time she writes. Sometimes the makes mo boil?!

Then, as our jovial host tore us apart."I'm afraid you can't know her very well,” she said. "Sometimes i wonder if I do," sald 1.

Problem for

INTERVIEW DECLARES Ythe

IDEAL WOMAN IS THICK- SET AND GET NOTHING"

future

...."DIOR'S NEW LOOK IS 66 CAN'T think, how to have my face lifted

STRICTLY FOR THE DUCKS."

IT'S A MAN'S WORLD

IF you over hear anyone say: "It's a Woman's World," don't believe them. They're wrong! Today it's very definitely a man's world—and probably always has been.

$

Mer today are

of comnetica pampered Marifacturers competed ard molly-coddled. have opened a special depart- Whatever they say about equal ment for malding af, mnie rights mon Live In a world toiletries! A man cani choosy an that's very much their own. after-shave lotion that makes OT. one that

even one specially made for a dry akin!

·He has shaving bowls,

in the production clothes

with

Thor's

In Paris, where the first off- occurs to me that now is the They Wond speculation out the peg clothes are now making time for a word of warning. Tum stil indulge in the red nakes him feenties. There is

an appearance, one of the best- rounds the forthcoming sellers so far is a shirtwaist Ladies should please adjust night out at the local spring fashion collections, dress in slippery black cire cilk. the length of their boots to the "the boys" one thing is

Fashion-wise tipsters see in height of their hemlines before Manufacturera are now tak thing to choose for spring is the "beat" look. But in its

this a continuing popularity for Icaving the shop.

២៥ Settle for short boots if in the canto care and thought ing soaps, shaving clicks, wop, of men's taloum powder, hair restorer, something black and shiny, most sophisticated forty.

cosmetics that hair-seaterær Already those harbingers of Black cire pants gloaming‘Iko

lotianati in “a popular taste, the model girl, wet coal are teamed with shirts tow thing Inok more hideous | thủy devated to w

heavy great bools like a Thoy me all vying with each fragrance. are setting the pace.

the colour of ripe cum-tan for pale of alophant's legs beneath other in a bid to pleurs the", Clemenco Bellany hos South of France holiday wear.

- are hairstylo A coat,

findcity inle of 1901.

when then can have their hair black leather coat with a

Bincle with whito

Tharo must be a adp O TheTo s low-slung bel. (All beits are deniably old hat Black several inches to prove

à shut with a soft shampooed, et, dyed, bleached, doller that caminos wrinkle or tinfeti, rizeskal, permed or at seat level.)

shiny black --- with gand, there is a pretty ied insido all curl up. Ues for every hour of blow-waved, particularly good copper-brown And bit the 'that sheppelin,

The new Russian boots with the day and trouter bottens for the man with reading ind summer.

attrandar all'over his head, ‹ Bays wonderfully Warm Bod gay, of aged pair of slacks, worn with just-below-the-knee- Two top couturiers (from the Deitats composer Varian ("Elen Banciis, skikla, kis the vorge women's haute couture fashka: the Belder's Adiles To obtain -5⋅ the cold- weather Is

Wordan everywhere is still sticks world) are now deigning for poi appointment, with they hallow ing to a mid-calf hemline.DES ZEMRES, MYRKs the women's Journala etrommer, Sø hd most number. His Which, with hidd-calf boots,|mw kichuda, & feeture for the salons in niwwợn busy, it is more boots como aut in forca, it will NOT DO.

Fico a civita than a salón,“. [woll-drymed inan,

Jenny Wilson is wearing a cant that belonged to her grandmother.

-shing black pony-skin over · belges is a very salo "pet for mols baby stiletto hecia look that atifces on to renew the look 'na - i' "blows out”?: hie Fowl:

Hanneris Delin wears ond

of those strango "black=" ofloloth” trench coalsan. Frosch one...

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Pauline Store has o'shiny black top-coat

A upon and the winter

-ŞLandon Express Service).

There's nothing really cheap."

for my party dress along with Though their American asso, half a million other women. clate firm 13 experimenting -(London Express Service), .

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