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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1961,

WOMANSENSE

fashion page

OST cheering part

Mo

of the fashion- news this autumn: the Head-Lines.

MILLINERS are at last boginning to realise that women havo an obstinate preference for hats that Bult them rather than for great big chunks of shape that show off the creative dash of the designer.

Ing

HAIRDRESSERS are los-

Good news

at

head level

BY BARBARA GRIGGS

that old dictatorial desire to talk you into the Sparrow-grass Cut no mat- ter if it suits you or not.

Th Paris HATS were deliciously wearable: Balmain's irresistible chle scraps of black velvet and yelling: Nina Ricct's rounded plilboxes or handsome of shoes, they have produced a berets made in the same tweed range of no less thun 77 size as cout or sult (a persuasive front 3% up to 12, in widths new idea adopted by almost all AAA, AA, A, B, C and Dor the major designers).

very broad feet.

PERKY CAPS

Munrospun are well up in Working with six basle styles momentum in Britain. the field with their matched sweaters and worsted skirts.

Since no retailer in his right mind is likely to keep a running And Dior's tiny brilliantly stock of all Attings, shops selling coloured skull-caps hidden them have a trained fitter on away under vust fur busules, hand who

measures your foot his perky cloth-cups in tweed with a special

gauge and tells to match a sult and muffler, his you your fitting. If it's not in Ocelot berets; Cardley's tweed stock, he orders it immediately bonnets tralling more of the from Norwich so that you can same popular mutlers, EVERY expect to get it inside two days. HODY'S huge fur trapper hats, French women at the moment tend

to wear hats even less than English women. If milliners can be persuaded to copy clutch of

these

charming, flattering huts they might get US all back into the habit before the year is out.

The

IN BLACK

somy

Now Lyle and Scott have come out with another lot- lambswool twingets matched to purc wool skirts dyed in

the

colours exactly

coffee, deep olive hyacinth, green and a peachy rose colour. The skirts are straight and and fully lined, price £4 19%. 6d.

you can buy both at Dickins and Jones.

Hoga, of Huwick, not to be outdone,

have produced a sweater dress with a matching cardigan, all made in lambs- wool,

The dress LOOKS, like short-sleeved sweater worn

The range of styles is neces- sarily limited, but it does include a plain court alioc in black, dark brotan, cream, and white, sriting for around £4; and the fra Serton Son and Everard-ta planning to add an E (very, over a straight skirt, with went Paris HAIRSTYLES VERT broad, presumably in at the hips, were equally becoming the next season, confident of a with no one length or look demand, predominating except 1 "Women ruin their feel in Balenciaga where mannequins talian shoes and then come to stuck to Intelr regulation us to put them right," say the

firm plously. Top men

chignons.

Hairstyles, in fact, over the last six or seven years, have

come full elrele, evolving all the way from long to medium to short to very short to short to medium again, and bairdressers, wondering where to

move out

IREATIVE jobs have one hideous major hazard:

go next, the rate at which the mas- tend to adopt at the moment

an admirable policy of giving ler's promising young

you the style that suite you right-hand

assistants pick

In fact, it's all in one, and though the skin is regrettably not lined, the total effect is so chle that I forgive Hogy on the

spot.

dress sells

The lambswool for 454 guineas-in pale cream, French mustard, red, brown, olive and light blue and it can be matched with several different cardigans. Also from Dickins and Jones.

A BARGAIN »

rather than the line of the up the threads themselves, At Scotch House, meanwhile,

moment.

Nobody can feel any COT)- Adence that this happy state of affairs will last for very long, but it's bliss while it does.

This IS

shoe news

hand in

their notice, knitwear buyer Iris Hoyston, and set up on their own selling a super longline lambs- wool sweater (25 inches long) elsewhere.

found so many customers foxed by the problem of Anding the ideal skirt to go with it that she got together with the suit buyer, Margaret Wright-Watson, design one.

Latest Paris example is Andre Courreges, formerly one of the best taflors in Balenciago's

workroom.

This season he set up in minute house of his own and

N enterprising Norwich is showing a small collection

A shoe firm

launched

L

has just thal buyers raved about.

scheme that The matching

should be calling down fad grows.

floods of blessings on their

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Result, a new-look matched skirt in Ene tweed with pleats the flaring out just where sweater leaves off. The set of skirt and sweater costs £12 184, and you can get it in mustardly brown or deep

henda when it really gets THE Togethers idea in pow. walnut

under way.

separates is gathering

ктеп.

-(London Express Service),

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Midnight Parade

Tin Marches With Knights Of Red Cushion-

By MAX TRELL

❝ENERAL Tin," said Kharf,

know "My Boy, you don't what you're lalking about There was a porade bere lost night."

the Shadow Boy with the Turned-About Name, "do you "Last night!" cried Knurf in march much in parades?****

astonishment

The Tin Soldier looked al "Last night at 12 o'clock Knart and nodded with his sharp," said General Tín, eyes. He was unable to nod marched in it. In fact," he with his head because, being added, "I marched at the head nade of tin, he might have of it," nodded his head off.

Knurf simply couldn't beileve

"You do!" exclaimed Kuart, this. He sounded os if he didn't bo- Heve General Tin. But again General Tin nodded with eyes.

When does ho?

his

Didn't hear music

"I didn't see any parade," he jold General Tin. "I didn't hear any music. was right here the whole time, too."

718

"Do you march lá parados?” Khart naked General Tisl.

"Thoy live in Red Cushion Canile," said General Tin.

Knart kept right on shaking

"But when do you march in parodea?" asked Knari,

"You were here, all right, my his head. "You never leave the house. You are Boy," said General Tin, once

mare nodding with his eyes, always standing in front of the "but you were fast asleep," door to this room with your musket over your shoulder."

Knart suddenly had to agrea "You're quite right about that General Tin was right, that, my lad," sald Gentral Tin. "Bul "1 never do leave my post in

who marched la the front of this door,"

parade?" he wanted to know.

Ket R

*Then when do you

"The marchers," replied Gen- chance to march in parodest eral Tin, were Knights. You Knart poked for the second know them very well time.

Knarf looked surprised.

"My Doy," Balj General Tin, "I march in parades right hora," “You maan・ In this house?" aked Knart.

„General Tin's oyes nodded,

It's impossible

"I do?" he asked.

Thoir namo

HAIR-AND- NAT orders for autumn 1961: wear them the way It suits, Hot In the pic- ture is one of the little black velvat charmers bred in Paris this

season

for woman to wont to wear: mudo by Dolores, selling at Fonwicks for about £1 10s. Od. The hairstyle for a girl who is determined to wear hor hair long-was designed by Rose Evansky. It is curved smoothly back over the checks and pinned into a cott-qe-leaf

ben at the back.

• PRESENT FOR A PEN- FRIEND, obrisaly... the latest Idas in scent-dispensers from Amarica that work exactly like a ball-point pen, inside the smooth gold cass atched with a fleur-de-lys is a glass container (shown in the cross-section drawing): you stock it up with your favourite Acest than scribbia all over yourself of intervalt. Selfridges, 39s. 6d. upyords,

'HOUSEHOLDİ

HINTS

When crating br chopping kuci, put a litle four on the side of the suct that la going to bo | rubbed on the grater, or on the knife to be used for chopping. You, will find that it does, not olog and is quicker and easier to work.

To rid a now stove of any adoure, turn oven switches on to full unlll the temperature. reaches 400 degrees. Swilch. off and allow to cool with the door clone

in the sewing basket,"

"And Red Cushion Castle is

Hydrangea blooms will last sold General Tin.

fonger in your, vazes if you All at once Knart got an peel about four inches of bark iden.

from the cut stems of the Bowers, Treated in this way Hey can last up to three weeks.

"

Knarf's guessos "Do these Knights of the Red Cushion have sharp loca?" he asked.

General Tin's eyes nodded.

Picture by JOHN DOLE ··

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL" HOROSCOPE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

AQUARIUS (January 21- February 19): On the occa- Bion of a friend seeking personal advancement, make.discreet use of your influence on his behalf. PISCES (February 20-March 20): Avoid an ill-consider- ad nction which you have very good reason to regret later on.

may

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

You may have to resort to a somewhat more drastic method with

person who doce not react to con- siderate treatment.

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CANCER (June 22-July 21): An apparently hopeless problem can be solved if you apply all your re- sourcefulness to the task.

LEO (July 22-August 21):

You may

soon have # chance to improve your financial position without adding appreciably to your work.

VIRGO

(August 22- September 22): Don't bo 60 dominated by potty routine that you feel you can't apare

weekond away from it.

LIBRA

#

(September 23- October 22); A special colebration will be ar- ranged by a friend who has recently had a stroko ́ of luck. SCORPIO

(October 23- November 21): An obatacla which is keeping you from going, ahead will prove to have been largely of your own imagination. SAGITTARIUS

(November 22-December 21);. A párt- her who is trying his beat to please, you must hot ba discouraged by your in- difference to his efforts. "|CAPRICORN (December 22.

Stain on leather need be no problem if they are ink. One Leaspoon of the chemical alannous chlorklu „ dissolved, in "Have they got little heads?" ene pint of water will remove asked Knarf. Do they all look them easily but be sure ailko? Do you sometimes find apply the solution to the stain them lying in cracks in the floor? Do Licy stick you if you unly and rinse pit immediately.

To prevent lemona'

to

frost

"Of course you do," said Gen come up too close to them?" eral Tin "They call themselves Knights of the Red Cushlon.") General Tin's eyes moved up [shinking and, wiikering, - ktoré any such Knights.

Kharf sald ha didn't know and down so fast that it was n In the refrigerator in a covered

wonder he didn't get dizzy,

Jar,:

but you can't!” cried Knart, "That's

Impossible. . There's ** never been ó parade In this

"You know them very well," "They're pinat” shouted Knarf. house."

said General Tim They're "You marched in a parade of General Tin üldn't frown. He tall and sim and wear sliver pin deneral Tin, not at alt didn't mile. He didn't move,hla, armour,”

And eyes. Ile didn't move anything. "No sir,” Knart kepi isying surprisingly, nodded with his But be said:

"I don't know them at all?ANNYIRA

Hight

bulbs if you clean them with You will get a much brighter tight from your electrie metal pollen. Pouth the than

only.

January 20): Put. maide your: worry about a future situation. There is every chance it will nevür take

YOUR LUCKY CARD:

I

today, in your », birthday, your lucky card, no matter what game you may be

playing, ought to be the EIGHT of DIAMONDS.

JACOBY

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THERE is an Italian expres

slon which can be trans- tated, "It may not be true, but it certainly is well told."

Today's hand who first aub. mitted in a bidding contest como 25 years ago and won arst prize. I was one of the judges and I sili Uke it.

North's and spade opening la normal and East decides to Pass since his greatest strength is in spades.

Needless to say East is really

Opening Lead—6 £

club

surprised to find that the op- South does not have all 13 punients are up to seven clubs clubs, North could not possibly after one round of bidding, but have raised South's six East pulls himself together and bid without at least one club In doubica. East Is looking at his hand.

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V+CARD Sense tain that his partner's ralia to

Q-The blading has been: North

was

and knows that Now we come to the key bid of the hand. South, was cer-

seven showed the one missing club the nce.

Hence

East's double West clearly based on the ace of Pada spades. Axsuming North would hold both king and ·quéen of

pade lead would insure spades or come side are, Д the grand slam,

You, South, hold: AK43 AKB48 $7543

What do you do? APAR. You should be do- lighted with this contract.

TODAY'S QUESTION You hold: 6A43 92 +AK870 KQ104 Your partner opens one heart. What is your response?

Answer Tomorrow

South did not redouble be- cause he feared that the te double might produce the lead of a red card by West and it that red card happened to be A diamond South would logo game, rubber, grand slam and first prize in the bidding con- text.

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South

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Dingo leads the way through an opening without a door and Rupert finds himself in what was a room. In one corner in a heap of broken blocks from an upper wall that has collapsed." Why are you being an quiet?" whispers Rupert. Who do you expect to find here 2 ***

Bingo

murmurs. What

"Nobody," "That's just the point point 3" Ays Rupert in surprise. "Why, don't you?" breathes Bingo. I want this place kept secret, if we're heard people in other parts of the wood might become too inquisitive,'

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