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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

PARIS

SHIRLEY LORD ELEGANT CHANEL-AS ALWAYS

IT would be useful just now if culture could be injected, inhaled or merely swallowed like a pill. If, by taking

a daily dose, the writings of Schopenhauer became as easy to grasp as Just William, the paintings of Modigliani as obvious as a soap ad, and one's conversation never left the Huxley, Lovell or Freeman level-depending on your taste....

Useful treatment now, not later, because this is the one month when, if you haven't escaped from town, your culture is liable to be tapped. It may well be at its lowest ebb. (1 couldn't understand more) you may only want to jump into a Trafalgar Square fountain to keep cool theless now more than at any other time you need to cope with intelligent visitors from abroad.

Their holkiny mond enlivened with superficfol curiosity, their tenacity strengthened by lazy mornings in bed, they have the whole day to look forward to- finding out, tracking down. talking, not chit-chat, bat hold- ing "real deep ennversation, honey." What else is there to de in town for a V.F.A.2

'CURL UP'

If you are by now studying background and

your cultural

inding it wanting, in't be tou thepressed, fur what did Oliver Messet say when I asked after his?

never-

What we

need is

a culture

pill

Flest

he shudderer, Kton, so I'm quite the wrong of s than! "That word culture

person to ask." makes my toes curl up, but then

John Bralne sutantied furious people have said that 1 Was educated in the holidays from when I synke to him.

Who is woman's worst enemy?

"It's a dangerous word to use in this country," he said. "The attitude of the authorities here is much the same as Goering's didn't be say when 1 hear the word culture 1 loosen the safety catch of my revolver..."?

'NOT AFRAID'

"In our household, however, We're not afraid of it.

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A REVOLUTION

IN SHOES

If you think these are the giddlest shoes you've ever seen, I won't be surprised. I was surprised, amored, in fact, when Roger Vivier of Christian Dior told me the biggest percentage of their shoe sales

from

now come

this type of footwear.

Those two pictures show the revolution now taking place in footwear: the first a laco extravaganzo in Wat- teau blue showered with sholi beads; the second, a spot boot with scarlet cloth upper on a bloc': patent base.

Both shoes are selling fantastically_woll in Paris {now—you can expect to sco them and others like them this winter.

France, now working on The Devil Never Sleeps, sald: "If cultured, means liking the good things th life, then I suppose i

am,

"Although I had an Indifferent education, I've learned to love music, art, public buildings and so on. Te it means being "re- finerl," then I suppose I'm not." My own definition? I think culture is informed taste but if it isn't thoroughly en joyed, it just doesn't exist,

Alert in

the salons

the

We don't THE alert is on talk about it much, for, just as I shumpoo girls and boys you only

think

about your

breathing when you've got of Mayfair are waiting at posts-wilting for bronchitis, you don't talk about their Your culture unless there's the interrogation that has

just hit the salons,

"Tentatively I'd say I'm cul-

EVER since that old lady sat at the side of the

guillotine, absent-mindedly knitting plain in-something wrong with IL" stead of puri, as she savoured the sight of yet another elegantly coiffeured head tumbling into the bucket, it has been clear that women like to see other women suffer.

The Mulbers' Humpshire,

Union of Cove, have shown again how very inuch better we do it now than in those old, unsulle,

T-with-her-heud days.

A man the local vicar- appealed to his branch of the Mothers' Unkon to help him change the rule that buns di- vorced women or uitmarried to- thers from the union.

Immediately, the mothers of Cove adopted u High Moral Tong about Upholding the Sanc- tity of Marriage.

"Mothers who have been divorced furve briken the min- riage vow," they said firmly.

If there's a Maral Stand to l taken on anything that partlett- larly on another women's mar- als), be sure a bunch of women will eagerly take it.

Sometimes they call it Show- Ing Her Up For What She Really

Is.

'Not like us

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Five million Amertenn women showed up Ingrid Bergmon so successfully when she went live with The father of her child that they got her films banned in 10 States.

BY SHIRLEY LOWE

tured, that means well-rend-to be elvilised you must have read the great brains of the country -and having adding ac- quaintance with the other arts."

The feminine point of view put to me by Ann Todd und France Nuyen was different. Ana sald, it seems to me it's a search for beauty in every- thing I do try to be eal- tured..."

A man from the L.C.C. is dropping by custially just now to check up on the hours work- ed by the Eddles, the Joes and the Susans-al! under 18 years of age.

ALARM

to instil a feeling of trepidation shades of the old days, per- haps, before the Young Peoples Act came shades of the child chimney sweeps and bread and butterless days on 3d, a week.

By JILL BUTTERFIELD

Paris.

CHANEL, the change-

is as much part of the Paris scene as Gauloises or the Eiffel Tower.

Appropriately, her clothes, are the collome of the new feeling sweeping through Perls couture -easy, elegunt, and, to itse her own words, "body-conscious."

CHANEL STATES that any sort of eccentricity in fashion is madness, therefore she shows ber clothes on girls who enjoy being girls, and not the usual biki boned, hallow-cheeked Parision models.

CHANEL THINKS that colour can do almost everything for a girl. And her palette is all prettiness--a lot of deed rose, a lot of liae, & lot of mlaty heather shades,

CHANEL KNOWS that any girl can spend all and every day In a welleui suit, so the bulk of the best of her collection are al- ways casy to wear, easy on the eye, le sults.

This year siceves are narrow and wrist-bone length. A bar brooch fastens the cate of jackets which hang just to the hip bune.

New this year fog is her use of checks, double-breasted and The whisper has gone round.fernly waisted coats, wide cum- the alert is an as the girls and

merbund bands of stili satin, boys walt by their basins for

But Chanel would not be the Inspector to call.

Chanel without her Inimitable

--Loton Express Service),

WILL BLUE FOX

REPLACE MINK AS A

STATUS SYMBOL?

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INK has maintained its position as a status

symbol for so log that it is almost a plea-| sure to hear of a rival.

take It will, of course, time it mink is to bo de- posed as the starlets' image of the ultimate in elegance, For some curious reason, this but the protagonists of investigator with the pleasant| "Blue Fox" arc optimistic smile and manner still manages that this clear blue, silky

CHILDREN'S CORNER

The Shortest Month

-Punch Says It's February, Hanid Says May-

By MAX TRELL

INCLE Funch," said Hand, the Shadow Girl with the Turned-About Name, "tell me romething please."

" be delighted le tell you anything you want in know," Unele Punch replied.

that February is the shortest month.

Having said this, and having finished pressing his blue trou- ers, Uncle Punch lifted them off the ironing board, ran his thumb seross the sharp crease and hung them on a hanger.

He now started pressing the blue Jacket that went with the

"I'm sorry." said Hanid. "Sorry?" asked Uncle Pinch, "Why are you sorry?"

As he sat this, he passed the hot iron smoothly over the blue paats. ironing board, On the ironing board was a pair of blue pants and they belonged Ponch's best suit of clothes,

to Uncle

Sharp crease

A little puff of steam

rose

Often women damu one of their sex with: "She's not like up. A sharp crease appeared in (in, is she?!

The Daughters of the Revolu- tion (another group of milliant American matrons) quite clearly eminded the coloured singer ke them by twice banning her

Morian Anderson that she wasn't

from their holis,

th pants.

"Because you're wrong, Uncle Punch," sald Hanid.

It," said Unele Punch, ns he sleeve of the Jacket, "you say ran the ran up the right hand

Punch was talking to Haald as lo pressed his suit.

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walk tomorrow. sald Uncle Pench. "Will you come with me?"

fur will win.

During the last few years the demand has been excep fionally heavy, with Scan- dinavian fur farms providing the majority of pells for the European market.

The Blue Fox. it managed 10 escape from enptivity, is not likely, for reasons of scent undi size, to be confused with 14: cousin, the Red Fox, It is only the feet lung from The tip of Its nose to the tip of the lab- the tail fself is about one foot loog.

At the Leader Fur Farm, at Clifton Park, Kubo, two Scola- men, A. Paton l J. Glendin- ning, have Import.d their stock from Scandinavia,

They state that In Its maturat habitat in the dark Aretic re-, gions, the Blue Fox develops an exceptionally clear bite, wilky Me Paton and a Blue Fox cout as a result of the long and ducts a beautiful-clear cold dark winters.

colour

and an excellent depth of fur, In Britain, comparable pella Fashion Is wondertally un- are produced by February

having the predictable but it could happen Es not the shortest tell you month, which one la?"

"Of course," erled Hanid, cages under a roof, thus pro- that Blue Fox will depose mink there

And she ran over and threwtecting them from the harmful, from its hitherto Honja smiled again. This time her arms around Uncle Punch direct rays of the sun, This in- position.

was nothing sly about and gave him a big hug. her smile.

"Yes, my dear, I'l provided, of course, I know it anything you' Hike to know. myself," said Unele Punch,

"O enurse you know, Uncle Panch," said latild.

She smiled alyly. Unele Punch looked up from And a bemely group of English | his troning. He noileed Hanid's women stood around in Price-smile. He nodded, as if to say, street, Smethwick, Stoffs, lost "If you think you're going to week flercely resisting the arriv. fool me, young Indy, you've got al of Mr and Mrs Sardar another guess coming,” Mouammed. "They don't know how to use the follets, do they," they sald.

Statues

Whether It's naked statues, seaside pustcards, modern pic turon, or controversial books, anyone who wants to ban them can rely on the same moral ariny chanting: "It's disgusting."

Actually,

of my best FOME friends

are women, but if the Vicar of Cove needs an ally I'm perfectly prepared lu pin iny felt hat wilitantly on my head, nnd start a consifice on the spot to upen the Mothers' Union” to anyone who wants to join it,

"What I'd like to know is this," said Hanid. "What's the shortcat month in the year?”

Quick answer

Quick as a shot, Uncle Punch answered: "February,"

fund's smolie became twlco as sly, as it was before, "You sure?"

"February,"

sho repeated,

it was

pure joy and happiness,

"May" she said.

smile of

"May?" repeated Unele Punch.

May what?"

Three letters

JACOBY on BRIDGE

said BRIDGE is primarily a game trate on plays involving the

The munth of May," Hauld, "It's the very shortest month there is,

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of accs and kings, but it also alle spot.

game of lower cardą, and

We will start with one of the "May is pharter than January, this week's articles will concen- classic swindle lenda, Almost February, March and April,

every expert will boast that he June, July, August and Scpfem- ♥*CARD Sense has used this swindle surress- bur, Velober, November and December.

"What I mern." continúed Janid, is that May has only three letters, while all the rest have four or any."

WAR.

"Daring." said Uncle Punch, Uncle Punch nodded. "Sure, I'm sure. There's no

"you're pumatutely right, May hax 1 deyn last unly three let shorter month in the whole year then February,"

Then he re-

iers. And that makes it the shortest months that ever cited:

"You certainly fooled your Thirty days halu September "April June and November, old Uncle Punch. There,

low "All the regt have thirty-one do you like 37"*" "Excepting February alone

Not a wrinkle "which only has twenty-eight Except when -Leap Yene

Then Unete Punch held up gives it

the blue Jecket of his beauti- Ila even prepared to take E

"One day more!

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"Anil flint," ភពអង់ Uncle wrinkle in it. London Express Service. | Punch, "de the reoson why I say

"It's lovely," said Band.

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vintage touches. Back but bet. ter are her combinations of black

check bendi and while and while-black

san for a cocktail sult, black wool and white pique for a simple day dress.

Back but better are her little creamy salin theatre suits with a built-in appearance guaranteed to make every other woman la the nullence lock wildly over- dressed,

"That indeed is the hallmark of her clotheshot}19 clothes which are copied everywhere in the work. They are not shockera, ther are simply charming. changeless Chanel,

Slightly punch-drunk from 34 hours of solid fashion in Ave days I hoped for a reviving shot in the arm from Cuban designer Miguel Ferraras.

But he left all his sparks in his native land and his pint-size collection went off like a damp squib.

Not a sensational Paris. Not a revolutionary Paris. But a Paris which gives you the kind

CHANEL WY DAY

EUIT IN CREAMY TWEED

of waisted, short-skirted clothes than men actually enjoy being seen with.

And that is a change in Itseit....

-(London Express Service).

LADYLUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17

AQUARIUS (8) (January 21- February 19): Don't be too humble in the presence of a person of importanee. He will respect you more if you stand up for yourself. PISCES (5) (February 20- March 20): By worrying foo much about trifles, you are in danger of diverting your attention from mutters of real importance,

ARIES (4) (March 21-April

19):

By losing your tem- per to release tension you are likely to produce it in others. TAURUS (3) (April 20-May 20): A celebration which

rather slowly may start will end up as *T very hilarious affair.

GEMINI (10) (May 21-June 21): A person working for you may

need stricter supervision if you want to get the very best out of him.

CANCER (9) (June 22-July 21): If you can succeed in ignoring an irritating per- hon at work, you curi pro- vent him from getting in der your skin.

LEO (2) (July 22-August 23: Don't be discouraged by lack of netunt praise of your work. It is fully up-

preciated by those who

• matter. VIRGO (1) (August 22- September 22): Avoid being too talkative today, when listening to wise counsel would be of much greater value.

LIBRA (7) (September 23- October 22): A longer ac- quaintance with a

person

In to you

money

of the opposite sex is ad- visable before you commit yourself to a lasting union. SCORPIO (11) (October 23- November 21); Don't let a

increase sudden carnings tempt squander the extra on trifles.

SAGITTARIUS (G) (Novem- ber 22-December 21): For- get an old grudge against a relative, and try to be friends for the sake of the family.

(Decem- CAPRICORN (12)

ber 22 January 20) Don't commit yourself to a series of regular payments If you van afford to purchase o domestic item outright.

YOUR LUCKY NUMBER:

Count the letters in your firal name and add the total to the number shown in brackets after your sign of

This is the Zodiac.

your lucky number for the week.

Rupert and the Rugger Match-39

Rupert kicks the Ruggee ball as hard as he can and the watching bieda jump nervously if they expect to set it break into pieces, "Hooray, that's the Grat time I've made it go where I wanted." chuckles the bele bear. "Well, and what next 7" demands the

giant hen who has stayed near Fair. D'you mean to say that they take all that trouble to make that thing just so that it can be kicked? Yes, and it's grand fun." says Rupert. "Pah, you Earth people are all mad}" aquawki the hen.

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