1961-05-11 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

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FASHION

THE

By BARBARA GRIGGS

GAZE

COLLECTORS

THE girl who is the tray work much

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harder at it than most women could be centre of attention bothered to. a party is

Becacorally possible to never,

pick up a few tips from doe understandably, quite ly without turn mself the most popular person o A por partiche of the

Epact-age mi question. in the room—not with

Current Gaze-Collectors are the other girls, at any often

three distine: typer. My pigs today offers : rate.

Thor, sly if each, plus som pointer on How They Do It.

On the other hand, there are oerasions in every wondus Bre when morale in Jow, o

straft pie needs so overwhelming that she wouldn't mind cothrt? ing a few pazes hemelt, even if she can't aspire to the suceres

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THE GIRL FROM THE SHINIES. who nine time: out of 10 is actually a modet-

of Money Mitford's delicious girl quile often set in the Polly Montdore

beautiful that it's dilleuit to pay much attention to what she's saying, or make out what she's really like as a person lit- cause all you want to do is tozz and gaze.

Gaze-worthiness of this clasa Js, evidently, out

of the ques- fon unks you were born why

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ading magazines,

Photographed 20 times a day in different toys, the winds up with a fairly clear-cut idea of what suits her, discarding a lot of pointless Inhibitions on the waw.

Here is

usually so dis- she never has organised that time to buy clothes for a par- Beular Deraslon just grabs whatever does things for her in passing. aral wears it no matter

But quite a lot of girls wine weren't achieve a pass standard Jurt the same. #hotigh they what.

Result: she always looks right for her while most of the other iris merely took right for the estcasiont

an approach dressing which Chanel was the art to exploit, nudi wizleh makes

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dresses

pressing

for

Like her, they should steer so intich sense that there should away from the tricky be a reminder of the idea inside that need no

and accessorising and fussing every woman's cheque book,

The

wearing.... and Shinies Girl tu

the unl

jobs like the picture,

Boing her customery Straightforward

dres in the picture. thet Kazeshogging way, knew spalent old ozelai was just the thing for her dreamy blonde locks, and didn't give à rap that it's fake fur and not the real thlag....

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THE ORGANISATION GIRL.

one.

We all know at least She is married, with iwe tiny lots, and holds a good job down too: in addition she never has a hair out of place, and gives al most the best dinners in town, which she cooks herself.

Wafair to

THE TIME AND MOTION GIRL is a recognisable type tand almost always a brunette, don't ask me why.....

A go-ahead girl with a jush she does extremely well and a way of dressing that owes more 1 Grace than Bardot.

colours.

Frills, bright girly minisy junk jewellery are out for her her clothes tend to be sombre in colour and severe in cul: her hair-style may be ex- pensive but looks as if she just after through it

be so beautifully ran a brush

who

but

organised: but for women

washing. live in a permanent thurry, her

Her make-up is careful, habit of buying calm cool- the seldom wears lipstick and looking clothes that create

her nails are polished rather nice illusion

is than lacquered. worth copying.

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relaxation

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Mr. Punch's Pet

-He Tells Hanid About Buttercup, The Elephant-

"But she

slept

By MAX TRELL

somewhere. didn't she?" she asked, "UNCLE Punch," said flanid, "I never knew," Mr Punch the Strudow Girl with the said gnin. "When night-time Turned About Name, "dn't name I would yawn and stretch.

Would you once upon a time have a Buttercup

WHIT and bet Elephant in your house stretch, too.

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Mr Punch Hord always "There WON always called him Unele Punch because enough for her to yawn. he was so old and becauas she sometimes she

Would stretch like a so much--was sitting con low woodery stond. In fremst

her Trunk out of the window and halfway across the street. Buttercup

of him the door were seven Then 1 won tw or eight pairs of shoes, some belonging to him, the others be- longing to his good wife huty,

that it was time to go to bed.

Brushes and polish

I wonsid always ask her where she wanted to sleep."

"And what did she say, Uneir Punch." asked Hamir.

"She didn't say," said Unele

"Why not?" asked Hanid.

He had several shebrushes Punch. and several tins of shoe pollsh black, light brown, dark brown Anci

neutral, which

was the same as no colour at all.

My Punch had already start-

ed polishing a pair of walking shues. He

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"She was a beautiful Elephant," Mr. Punch told Hanle

a

Hanid. “Of course not," said "She had a bathtub full of oatmeal," said Mr Punch.

"And Jots of milk?" asked

"One of the reasons was that Honid. she couldn't speak," said their Panch. "The other reason was

that she didn't care to tell me, Judy's

She just tour! there, sawning suddenly Hopped and looked aroma at

and Stretching. Ranid.

Her

"I did," he answered. name was Buttercup.

a beautiful Elephant. Fordin staics an

ine"

downstairs, looking

A bigger omelette

"Pails and pails of milk." said Me Punch. "And bags and

Result: an arresting FM-not- even-trying look that, in room full of girls with pearls | straining every nerve, can

very refreshing.

NEW! NEW!

be

ONE of the most closely-

guarded secrots of the fashion world is that not only is there nothing new under the

there's nothing permanently old-hat either.

sun.

Sooner or later, any colour, most shapes and all the Kim- micks come inexorably round agrún, like the bits in il Kalelioscope.

was

My favourite example of this

the American lingerie- manufacturers who looking Icand the corsetry department of a New York store, awash with the current Toge Jor coloured matching fingerle and corsetty nets, told me conspira- | torially: "We've, just had a brilliant idea: we're going to do the whole of our next range in black and white,

Another favourite is the shoe-shop with smart London

a banner-1adline in its pretty windo.e drawing attention

The New Round Tor,"

And now I karn that an old savorrito, barely port-war, is

"And Bually used to get so bags of sugar. Then I would en Ha way in apda... the lized that I alway fell asleeps, have on omelette and loos!} thin. lagg-stitch sweater which I ser to think I heard her go two ORPS nud ewn slices of

to decisively ousted wa

five She was dumping around the house, up- toast."

years ago by the thick gurier- must have ❘ stick fsheimmac's-knit Lypu

and sweater... patterns for whic

adorned a!! the drentier women's magazines and took Mr hours and hours of eye-aching

labour to knit.

for a place to sleep. I think she enten

Butleret:p

bitter amelette

her saki Honid.

Mr Punch returned to polish skept up on the roof with her more slices of toast than you," ing Judy's walking shoes. He legs hanging down and rubbed so hard and the polish trunk wound around the clim became paused

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shining that I and luoived at himself the front of one of the shoes as in a dark mirror.

"But how could you?" asked 1Tankl.

Mr. Punch looked at himself for a moment langer. Then he said to Yani, quite louilly:

"What?"

In your

HUN."

Last shocs

"She did! exclaimed Punch with pride in his volen. Buttercup made "My mother an omelette that was as big as

They didn't

call it a even sweater-it was a jumper and

Mr Punch now began pulish- a rug And Buttercup ate, Π madly ladylike. ing a pair of green shoes be stuck of toast that reached This charming old-world look by them when he went hiklaug over And more than longing to bluself. He used from the floor to the celllag has now been rediscovered

that, she ate the Italians, who are currently green felds. He used the neu- the plates, the spoons and the impressing the French with it. Tral polish.

Only difference: napkin as well.

"There! All the shoes are pol- making them in the dark silks, shed! Thank you, moy dear," | insitad of lavender two-ply said Uncle Punch, smiling.

wool. And Hankl smiled, too.

-(2.onda Express Service).

"I mean, Uncle Punch," re-

Hand, meanwhile, had On- peated fianid, "how could you dancing

ished polishing the dark brown keep

shoes and started An Elephant

on house? An Elephant is so big the last shoes still left to d

Mr a house," said Mr They belonged to

Puneti and they were light brown, She was surprised to find three of them.

is

where did

"So Punch.

"But slay?" and asked.

Butlercup

aí

the three

In my room," replied Mr Hand held them up. Mr. Punch. wonder," he said, Punet looked woving at all the pair of un- shoes and shrugged. polished shoes on the flour, “if you'd mind doing the

brown ones?"

Hoppy to help

tark

Hanid vald she would be only

too glad to help

"I can't figure out how that third shoe ever got here," he Ani). "It isn't a right and R isn't a left. But polish any way, please."

Monid nodded

and started

Uncle Purch polishing the three shops,

With that she pulled over an- other wooden stool.

"I bet she ate a lot, Uncle

She began Punch," Honid said.

polishing a handsone pair dancing

alocs belonging

of

to "Quite a lot for you or for

Unele Punch. They were dark ine,' sald Unele Puncls. "But brown.

not much an awful lot for an "And where did Buttercup, Elephant. We used to have

the Elephant, Bicep, Uncle breakfast together. We sut at Punch?" Honlit anked,

table. a`square

HT

Ent at one never knew.* Bold Mr side. Buttercup sat at the other Punchi

three sides, I had a plate of Hanid Have Uncle Punch un oatmeal. But that wasn't astonished look.

enough for Battercup."

Rupert and Gwyneth-11

Feeling, more nervous than ever Podgy edges away behind his pai. That cat at once loses its fierce expression, and sits down looking Inquisively at Rupert. "Well, why dorit glare at you and not at me?" Mutmara the little bear. “Oh, let's get out of this place,”

they're

says Poday testily. "Can we find the way They turn back along the path they think is the way they came. Then they stop again. "What on earth are all these horrid things?" whispera Rupert. "Thoar anakes up thero l' Look, Podgy, look just like real ones)** ALL BIQUTE REIENVED

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THE GIRL FROM THE SHINIES (right) spotted the best yet fake tur almost as 1000 as it appeared. Mode Hershelle of acelat. printed Dynal, it sells of Chanelle, Knights bridge,

THE ORGANISATION GIRL ftop left) has an ere for snips liko this dress: calm, collected

with 1961 dora, cu! made in

sugas-pink ruyon finen You wath ond wash and won't crease too much. It is made by Kitty Copetond

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THE TIME . AND MOTION GIRL (above) picks

workmanlike two-piece in crisp block and calfer striped cot ton, severely up-to-date with its bara arms, and leaves it at that.

Polly Peck.

By

PICTURED BY TERENCE DONOVAN

LADY LUCK

your

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

THURSDAY, MAY 11

AQUARIUS (1) (January 21- VIRGO

February 19): If your nerves are upset by an 12- mosphere of tension t work, try to arrange weekend in the country. PISCES

(4 February 20. March 20): A modest jer vestment ninde years ago will show a sudden rise in value.

ARIES (G) (March 21-April 19): Accepting qu invita- tion to an important func- tion mny necessitate ex- penses it may not be worth incurring for one occasion. TAURUS (8) (April 20-May

20): An pncounter with distinguished persun

will

renew your desire to excel In your own field. GEMINI

(9) (May 21-June a frun- 21): This may be trating day in many ways, but you will succeed in one important job you set oui to du.

CANCER (7) (June 22-July

21): Postpone signing document connected with have property until you time to digest it thorough- LEO

ly.

(3) (July 22-August relations 21): Strained

momber of family should improve

with A

the Ita

time to enjoy the weekend together.

22.

(12)

(August September 22): Avoid the appearance of extravagance in the presence of someone from whom

have you Borrived money.

THE MAN WHO DRESSES FILM STARS AND AIRCRAFT

THE

HE Oriental craze which is now sweeping the world is giving the whole fashion picture a new look according to one of Hollywood's leading fashion designers.

He is Mr Rene Hubert a man with the unusual dual role of dressing both film stars and aircraft.

The Swiss designer arrived here tha week by Swissair from Tokyn for a one week visit during which he intends to "study the people, their cos- tumes and the focal colours."

The latest eraze In Hully- wood I for brocate hostess gowns, and you cannot enter the homes of any of the sturg or personalities without Anding the hostess wearing one of these beautiful Oriental-style gowns," Mr Hubert said.

This

Oriental trend sweeping the world and giving the whole fashion picture a new look. And a new lonic Is some- thing I always like."

First visit

Mr Hubert Is now un his Arst visit to the Far East, and re- cently cumpleted the costume designs for the Clvic Operu Company of Los Angeles and San Francisco for their latest production of "The Merry Widow," which will slar

America's leading prima donna,

Patrice Munsel.

Mr Rene Hubert

His latest film work was on panelling for the lakes the set of "The Four Horsemen colourful headrests of the

and

giving the

Apocolypse," starring impression of a meadow füll ot Glenn Ford and a young Euro- flowers. peau actress, Ingrid Thu}la.

"This girl," he said, "has the makings of a new and different Garbo and she is a very fine actress."

He hus also designed the custicars for flims such as "Anastasia." and *The Journey", with Yul Brynner

and Deborah Kerr.

com-

Of the other facet of his de- signing, he said he had pleted all the interior work for Swissair's Convate 880-M and Convair 000 Coronado jets.

"Designing the interior decor for aircraft is a psychological Job," Mr Hubert said.

Folies Bergere

"You know I started out on my career fully intending to become another Modiglion but I did some costume design- ing for the Folies Bergere and before I knew it, I had become a fashion designer,"

H's a long hop from film stars and aircraft to the Folies Ber- gere, but they are ullied in Mr Habert for he has a passion for planes and interior decoration and "It's really easier to up than to il cut a an aircraft woman — and Just as much fun."

"While I am in Hongkong, I want to study how much effect Westerh dress has had upon the Chinese. Just as is the

other way around in the rest of the world, so that if I have to dress any of my stars in the

"I keyed the decor to the Oriental fashion I will know feminine idea, but the design is how

net effeininate. The object was

Lo do t

properly." "And when I return home. I

to lighten the interior of the air- too shall try to incorporate the craft and the motif I chose was Oriental design in some of my

an Alpine scene--white root for creations,"

the snowy mountains, blue side amite,

he added with a

JACOBY BRIDGE

on

THE one thing above all others that the study of an expert team of four game teaches is that bridge is not an exact science.

North's

opening diamond, South's 002 spade response, North's rebid to two diamond and South's two no-trump ure just about automatic.

North's next bid is not. Should he pass? No, that would be silly, Should he bid three diamonds? One North player decided in fav- oor of that action and his pari- ner with the South cards chose to ict him play that contract, East opened the queen of hearts and while North could have made five odd, he played in such a manner as to make only four.

(2) (September 23. Should he bid three пич October 22): A small ser- trump? North certainly wees nu vice done for a friend will thing wrong with his hand and oblige him out of all, proic, but he has a better bit if that bid ought to be a fair gam- portion to the trouble it gives you.

LIBRA

NORTH (D) 492

AKIB

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EAST

1086 VQ10

♦ 10 6 3

SOUTH

AJ

WEST AKJ74

8543

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21

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East

Pans

East and West vulnerable North 10 20

South

West

14

Poss

Pass 2 N.T.

Pazs

ding and opening lead)

(See article for further bid-

Now in a

he wants to get to game,

Anyway, the other North bid

South full-foot slylo SCORPIO (5) (October 23-three hearts. This gave

November 21): Experience a chence to bid four hearts if should have taught you not be just happened to have four An Elastic

three Stocking That

of that suit.

to confide in an inquisitive

As it was South bid Don't make the stranger.

no-trump. Since the diamonds name mistake agala.

broke very nicely there was

SAGITTARIUS (11) (Novem-no defence. Actually, South Doesn't Look,

spade

ber 22-December 21: It is made six when West opened a then discarded and high time you mada som hearts on definite holiday plans, Ifsult.

you want to avoid n Inat minuto runh.

CAPRICORN (10) (December 22-January 20): No matter how absorbed you may be in

interest of your In don't

negleet the the material comfort of your partner.

OWN,

YOUR LUCKY NUMBER: Count the lottern in your Brat

tho name and add total to the number shown

in brackets after your sign of the Zodiac. This in your

lucky number for today.

dummy's Slamond Like One

#+CARD Serbeķe.

Fact

Bouth Pass 3 A

Q-The bidding has been: North 1+ 3+

You, South, hold:

Puss

Weat

PRES

SARGJ107 WE SANDS AKQE;

What do you do?

A-Bid thron spades. You aroj not going to stop short of a sÏAXIA but the best way to proceed is, (ho slew way.

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Stretchable heels and joes won't bind gr trump (bry za zada with stratch nylon TRA)

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Your partner raises you to four) | SHEWAN TOMES & CO., LTD. spades. What do you do now?

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