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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

FASHION

NEW about SKIRTS..

IT

is now eight months since Paris first made it plain that the

rather than the exception; you

con claw through rates of suits and skits and dresses in any

hop without finding

ar

anything long unchallenged supre-

turk more Subtle in the form variation than a bunchy Gemacy of the dead gathered skirt or erip pleats.

And the straight skirt had had gly, and naturally, to be exceptions tend, its day. In the spring at the top end of the business. collections shown last

Why the best wholesale get- January,

straight up in the world should have skirts were in a minor- ile tout in at this pedant Ex

Eard to understanti, patricilarly country littered When whose physical non-conformity with standard

ity: almost every de- which the signer eased them out with

a little or gave them a thing makes it impersible for slight swing or bias-m to walle falo a straight- cut them or put gores into them.

The rule

the

This tendency was abun dantly confirmed in winter collections shown last month it is a long time since a dezul-straight skirt has been the rule at either Balenciaga or Givenchy. And Chanel skirts have always had a free stride to then.

For all this, straight skirts are still the overwhelming rule here

kinest dress or suit anyway.

kirt I've

and

1 proof, bowever, that the thaw is setting

here there I've pattutographed this week the

Hatt news-tomied seen armarul this season tall the model-girls are racing to buy ), which makes a wekesme change bath from the box-pleated skirt and pencil-stim.

:

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PARIS

dreaser

Include

the

FLASH: Top hair- Carita ther clients Martine Carot und Queen Farah Diba is open- ing up a swanky new Hulon in London in the autumn "for clients who can' spare tlate to commute to Paris...

THIS I WOULD HAVE GLADLY MISSED

MY PRZE

for

The

most between 10 and 15

ete,"

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muuseating advertisement of cure, Spure tipe, libbbler, clothes, the your toes, unhesitatingly, to a Amerien company mak- Jug bras for Hille people, whose anisły photograph shows mother bending over a coy little giri, and bears the following in- éredible message:

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The Understanding Mother TODIAR that "Littlest Angel," the bra that expands as a girl develops, belongs 271 Jer daughter's

wardrobe. beTweenager may still be "Rat on top bi need the emotional Teassurance of a bra. Trenform helps you say, "Mulher wider-i stands."

buokiel eyled Secreta

"Very Special written for girls

WHAT'S NEWS IN SKIRTS:

by BARBARA GRIGGS

PICTURE BY NORMAN TALES

this flurry deep, breakaway pleats

We make it

-and we've

got in first...

Co

OMING into shops this

the several arduous evenings, and

came back with a chle reverst week: ule car-coat-all his own work.

Verdlet; "IT I can make it

the first of the foam- backed cottons on sale pone cani

The fabric comes in the shape by the yard-a British-

of plain or printed pupiin, at made fabric, said to be 14s 10 yurd-plus the same in advance of any other cours and patterns in un- foam-backed poplin for the bits (that where a not needed or for means America), Derry matsing lining.

in the world

& Toms sell it-and

The plain cukurs include oil- end a good suge

put it through a series sha yellow

of exhaustive tests first green.

to make sure it's all its

makers claimed for it in add time of the year to put u Late summer may seem an

the way of toughness cotton on sale--but the foam and washability.

came

backing mukes 1t worm, showerproof and practically windproof, ther's s over a out month of the sulling season left; and what about all those ear- conts?

The fabric triumphantly, and now goes on sale with their blessing.

Hard?

A further smag remained: the doubting customers who eyed the first few samples and såld, "Goodness, it looks as though it would be terribly hard to make up."

CURRENT most glamorous do-it-yourself suggestion: the soft, pull-on fur busbles you buy unlined and line yourself, Price of them-three guiness for the sort of fur you would pay seven and eight for if it was ready lined, Look for them at Tar- rods and inake up

your mitut between lynx and raccoon,

-(London Express Service).

starting half-way down; the colour - a deep earth brown, Nina Ricci favourite for autumn. Leos news-we're beginning to lake it for granted-the fact that being made of Terylene, you can wash and wash it and leave those pleats intact. Skirt by Waldman, in black and mid-grey as well, selling out fast at Fenwicks for 6 gna.--but they'll have mare in a fortnight's time.

Second star of the picture: another of today's adored Stung, the fabrle buyer. Null pint-sized dogs-a Pomeranian, that look ilke a

Jones, matched away a yard or amall,

so himself, with a paper pat- all the way from

turn, wrestled with it for

frightened,

very furry fox, and came Harrods pet shop.

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Punch Remembers

-He Sailed Atlantic Ocean With Columbus-

Mr Punch, who was just then standing in from cf his mirror, himself, answered he continued

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grown up

when Christopher Columbus discovered America!"

Mr Punch nodded.

"Of course I was! I new Christopher Columbus quite well," he said.

*You did! What was he like?" Hanid asked In excitement,

By MAX TRELL The saine company also mails Cow Girl with the pleasmully

INCLE Punch," said Hanid, shaving free, to those who want it, a

Turned-About Name. "how old shaving: are you?"

"He was Saller with red "I'm six hundred and eighty hair," said Mr Punch, "He three years old!"

idn't have much money or anything. but he kept saying that the world was round and that if he could get enough money to bur some chips and tim, he was going to sail acros And enough Sailers to sail with

the Atlantic Ocean.

LADY LUCK

your

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30

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AQUARIUS Banuary 21- February 191: Don't let the Influence of going Friend weaken your determination to reach rertain pout. PISCES (February 20-March 201: Bear sinal incon- venience without complaint, in the knowledge that it not going to last forever. ARIES (March 21-April 19): A romantic mertling could develop into a serious al- tachment,

providing third party is linble to get

kurt.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be open-minded when con- oldering a aw idea, no matter how unconventional it may seem at first. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): If you interfere in a dispute between a collenges and n person in authority, you are more than likely to natag nize them both. CANCER (June 22-July 21): Don't harbour resentment over a wrong done you in the past. If the person con- cerned in ready to make amends.

LEO (July 22-August 21): Defer your decision afout 4 youngster's future until

you have consulted somwone of wider experience thar Vourself. VIRGO tangunt

September 22: harping on FL mistake $>↑ your partner's will not help

Constant

tu restore domestic - Tel.

Can't believe it

Hanid looked, astonished. "Six hundred und eighty- three years old!" she exclaimed.

"Since tast October," said Mr Punch. Be cleaned his razor blade, rubbed more soap on his face and started shoving OVER again.

"But, Unele Punch!" gasped Hanid.

He did it

"And that's what he did. men"

Mr Punch used.

"Yes, dear?" asked Mr Punch

"Oh well," he said. "I suppose who Bked being called Uncle I might as well tell you.

even though

onc.

he really wasn't

Hank waited and wondered what Uncle Punch was about

"Nobody Can be that old?" to say, sald Hanid.

mon." he went on, "that

Mr Punch sinlled. te kent Columbus and both salle

the smile on his fove and cure- fully shaved all around L.

Fit as a fiddle

at's what they used to tell ne when I was noty Ave bon- dred years old," he finally said. LIBRA September 23-" here 1, six hundred October 22): Don't plunge and eighty-three years old and Into a extravagant exper-us fit as a fiddle," diture if I would mean cut- ting down on your essentials for too long. SCORPIO (October 23- November 21): Let your natural aggressiveness be tempered with consideration for the feelings of others.

duress the Alluntly Decan, I re- member it well. It was the year 1492. There were three sinal sailing ships. One of them was named the Senta Marta,

and was named-"

But

the

Hanich was shouting so loudly that Mr Punch itad to step.

"Unele Punch! Did you really Mr Punch washed his face.

nail with Christopher Column bus! Oh, how wonderfult Tell "Aul, come to think of 1” me, pigane! Did you really sal! he went on behind the splash with his? Did you?" Innid of water, "I know quite a few was dancing all around Uncle Addles that are almost an old Punch.

sam. I also know some trees growing right now in California that are twice as old na I em,"

fun ils eyes,

Looked pleased

began putting on a blue

He looked very pleased. He white striped necktie.

and

"I don't generally talk about "It all happened so long ago,

SAGITTARIUS (November Mr Punch dried his face. He 22-December 21): If your looked at his face in the mir family's demands are in ror. It wasn't what you would danger of becoming excest call a handsome face, but it was nive, it is up to you to pro-kind and warm and there was this much," he said te Hand CAPRICORN (December 22.

tect yourself.

January 20): Your sensible advice to a friend may help him to take a more rational view of his predienment.

Brushed his hair

*Did you really wall with him?” Hanid naked Mr. Panch.

when we were

going to come Ito land.

Then we'd try to cheer up the Sullors."

34 bis

up?" Hanid asked Mr Punch. "Why did they need cheering

"Well," sald Mr Punch he sat himself down in favourite chair and lit his pipe, "they were afraid we'd never get to land. Don't forget, this was the Arst me that anyone

had set out to try to cross the

ocean. The Sailors were afred that they would all cong to the edge of the occan arul fall of!!"

"Oh!" sald Hault,

"But

WE totd them that nobody could fall off and that when we reached the end of the ocean we would come to the beginning of the land. And that's just how, it was,

That's how we discovered America!" sald Mr Punch.

Wants to know more

Hank wanted Mr Punch to

tell her more about

the won- derful trip that he took with Christopher Columbus in 1402 when Mr Punch

was only about te hundred years old,

She also wanted him to tell her whether he had met George Washington and Daniel Boone and other important people.

"I bet it was very rough gall-

"Certainly, certainly, Tiry He used two brushes, one

He began brushing his hate. Ing across the ocean," sala dent." Mr Punch kept saying.

But he had opened his ne hand,

1 Hand

news- paper and was too buy read- "It certainly war," and Mr Ing it to anewer any more ques- Honld, meanwhile, sermed to Punchi, "But there were nico Uons.

YOUR LUCKY CARD); If he counting on her Angers, ho days, too, with lots of sunshine, "I wonder if you really aro this in your birthday, your was counting back through the whien the ceran was ag smooth six hundred and eight-threa lucky card, no mutter what years.. game you may be playing,

na pond in the country, YNDIR old?" Hauld said na she imed to take Christopher went out of the room, Mr ught to be the JACK of after a few more

"Uncle_Punch" she exclaimed for a walk along the deck of Punch didn't answer. But from J SPADES,

minutes of his ship. We'd talk about differs behind the newspaper came a this counting, "You were nil ent things but mainly about small, a very small, chuckle,

"

To

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JACOBY BRIDGE

wind up

The work, I will come up with one of the greatest opening leads ever nisde, The hond is similar to yester [day's cœccept that the result la

The opposite.

Shiman Stearns, another ultim time expert whose name appents on most of the major trophies, aut West.

North and South were play ing a fairly well recogiste convention. The jump raise of partner's opening two bid slowa

וןמנגר!!

hand.

support and a horrible

Hence, when North jumped to four hearts and South went right to seven, Sherman could mark South with just about the hand he actually held, hert suit headed by nee, king and no side losers.

CARD Serisek♦

Q-The bidding has been:

Exxt South Weal Pres 2+ Pass 24

North

1

3

Puss

You, South, hold:

Рила

Pass

MAK42 78 +KQ974. 491

What do you do! A--Bid three no-irump. This ong is okay.

TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of rebidding to two hearts your partner has raised you to three diamonds. You have gone to three spades and he has bid three no-trump. What do you da next in this sequence?

Auswer tomorrow.

B

WEST

49108

NORTH 475432 VDBC5

+0% +996K92

20 74

EAST AKIC ❤J7 +108761 +36

SOUTH (D)

VARDIS

AKGJA ΦΑΚ

North and South vulnerable South West

North

2❤ Para

Fam

པ

Pass

Fam

Opening Icad-VI

Shermon knew

something

else about South. He was strict percentage

player und would never nosse for a queer with ne

trumps unless be

assumed a sure thing.

With all this in innd

Sher-

man had no problem with his opening loud. He put the deuce

hurts of

en the table and hoped.

Everything worked out of trumps, South won, thought fectly, East produces the Juck

Bet-

while, coshed the nee. of dlu- monds, ruffed his small din- ord to get to dummy, led -a heart and finessed Sherman made his queen and hand.

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