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CONFIDE

WHAT-TO-DO. has a simple problem of doubt and faltering with a young man friend and fears to take too much for Franted

FAITH PRIOR

¡disillusion. One need not be a wallflower to find out that man. young men utter things they do not mean At the moment you might have seemed wonderful to him, at your best in a pretty frock,

But love is not such a rocket-

He is no more than a friend, and -perhaps never will be. Get this firmly into your mind and let your like development, and you really attitude to him match this. Girls fell in love with love itself. Young around people do. Leam to laugh at such petty Interludes, and accept them 24 part of growing up. Love will come in its proper time' and then you vill see the difference between that and taney

ofter Weave romance's associations never dreamed of as anything else but friendship by the men concerned.

Thinking and wondering is pro: ducing

in you a self-conscious attitude which is causing awkward. ness without need. If you thought of him only as a friend, casual in- vitations to your people's home would hot cause any unease, nor would he, if invited, feel uneasy.

There is far more social freedoin and laxity these days than before the war. Behave naturally, and do not speculate too much, prepar yourself for disappointmen: by the about stopping dreaming future.

It looks as if, he might be in terested, but there is no way ol telling until he makes up his mind.

..

TUNGUE-TIED asks bow one becomes a good conversa- tionalist. She never feels that people are interested in what she says.

consequently she feels awkward" and constrained socially.

You can learn a great deal about conversation by listening to others and observing the manner in which their conversation is re- ceived.

The woman who talks of nothing but children, "housework, clothes; the lawyer whose conversation centres about legal precedents: the financler whose speech deals THREATENED is a girl of solely with the Auctuations of the 20, whose wish to marry her market. These self-centred people flance

are social impositions and is causing incredible antagonism and scenes In" her avolded rather than sought. home.

are

Avocations make for more in- teresting conversation though the ardent hobbyist can become a bore

You are earning, responsible, de cent and purposeful, and so is your fance. Grown-up young women he has words for nothing but cannot, for any genuine reason, be his own hobby,

placed under any authoritative The most important conversa - control if they stand their ground tional asset is to be able to adapt in full Justification of thelyourself to your audience. The best honesty in doing.50.

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conversationalist that I think al If things are so unbearable at the man, who talks in a casual, home, and you feel honestly post- easy manner on varied subjects. tive it is not through anything He never talks at length. but faulty in your fiance's character says a few words which keeps the o "belraviour, nor in your own. conversational ball rolling and then it might be wise to board enables others to talk with ease somewhere else for a while. Top He is adroit. at asking questions are an adult, though you cannot and thus discoverning the interests marry without consent until you of his associates. He does not attain your majority at the age of drag out his personal affairs for 21. That is not long to walt, and casual acquaintances. you are busy and contented with

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

Fashion

Round The Shops

PRE-VIEW

This in-between season may give you all a headache. Sales are nearly over. Yet the new winter styles have not decided exactly what trend they will follow, Ladies are studying fashion articles and planning their wardrobe for the coming season. However, there several accessories purchased at this time which rellere. dress-up or rejuvenate the. costumes Worn during the September and early October days. Our shops are doing quite well this way.

Thrilling Bonnets

are

There is nothing like a new hat

to put that tilt to your bead and;

DRESSMAKER NOTE IN CLOTHES

Return To Fussiness

The dressmaker, note has crept not only into dresses this season but also into suits and coats. This means that lines are Inssier and there is more extraneous matter associated with them. Dresses have | more pleats, and the general effect is softer-sometimes also more foolish, Sults, instead of suggesting seams and plainness, have trim- mings and fittings. In the black wool Creed suit fitting is eme phasised. and all the edges are finished with astrakhan.

A high light is given by the skirt, and the two materials are blouse, the collar of which ́ just | combined again in sleeves and shows. This is of gold lame, strip-bodice, the wool 'forming the ed with black and red. The bag bodice and the molre the sleeves and gloves are made by Creed to and bib.

BIG SLEEVES

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go with the suit and to add to its details. This LA an Immense change from the hitherto severe

Where one material is used for outlines of this designer.

dresses there is often a grent deal This note comes out in morning of bright embroidery. Big sleeves

outfit! A large new autumn selec-dresses, chiefly in the full, gather- are decorated with horizontal

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tica has arrived at one of the ed skirts, and in gathers or braid

bands of embroidery, used perhaps Ings about the neck. Usually too. to lead up to a central patch larger shops in town.

Sports, dressy, spectator sports the sleeves. even if plain and the humpy or

There is so much of this that the styles to suit practically each day-straight have time occasion. Vells are

gathered shoulders. probably with plain, fitting bodice looks almost a high

the unimportant between

two. note, and prove more popular than some padding in them.

There are a good many shirt-Sometimes there is a sort of corset during the past season. However, you will note that the vells do not and-skirt dresses-that is to say, of embroidery, gripping the lips lang loose, but are drawn tighter with pinin fitting skirts and shirt-and lower part of the bodice. about the face. They are of finerke topi.-but texture, and the designs smaller.

are

One outstanding model in black felt, pan cake style, has a black patent-leather lacing trim and a back vell which Anishes

the back with a large bow. Very chic

these are much Round the middle of this may varied with pockets. They also be a bright-coloured sash. Black may have the humpy sleeves and and the darker tones are parti- are made of extremely variegated cularly subject to embroidery, and materials, plaids, checks, stripes, in gold and lacquer are freely used in unusually bright colours.

their intention.

AFTERNOON. FROCKS The dressmaker note is, how-

Besides being trimmed, skirts are a good deal cut about or orang-

a lace flounce.

and daring-but just such a hatever, much more evident in after.mented. A crepe dress may have

will dress up the afternoon or in- formal dinner dress

The darker shades are in the majority, but the vivid shades with bright coloured contrasts are much in evidence,

Long skirts may noon and dinner dresses, which

be drawn into a close V at the are more easily classed together knees and the material left loose than are dianer and full-dress

to spread from that point. Sashes evening frocks. Many afternoon have all sorts of twists and loop- trucks have short full skirts, which

ings, and they also decorate the do not, howevet, look bunchy.

skirt and lend, it contrastin The beret, sombrero, high crown,

If the skirts are plain then the

colour. no-crown, Tyrolean, jockey, pill-too usually has a peplum, which

Necks frequently rise in front, as box. fez, shapes are all portrayed adds variety to them and sticks

This were they scooping up the throat. In the hat fashion picture for the out well beyond them. winter. You can find "The hat" reaches to within three or four They are often open "behind, and in dinner dresses this opening may for your face and costume in this inches of the knee shop.

Various kinds of material are extend to the waist, even though put together. Thus the semi-inng sleeves are worn

Turned-down collars, are seen or transparent bodice has come in again, the front being like an alternoon frocks, usually embroi- the dered, and many necks have head- ed gathers at the throat and back. Buttons which are so much used on so-called plain dresses do not appear so much on the dress- maker dress,

Gay Handbags

A bright scarlet bag, or one of apron bib gathered up to golden brown, vivid blue, rust, or throat and the short sleeves and pink will bring out the smartness shoulders being of transparent In a sombre street dress or suit lace. One of the Kowloon shops offers

Wool and

moire are used to

the best selection seen so far ingether alternately to make a flared winter handbags,

Match your bag with a hat trim or dress trim, or may be a colour- ed blouse of a suit.

These bags, all made of suede, make the striking, note. The in- teriors have the zipper compart- ment, of course, the mirror, coln- purse, combs, and plenty of room for assorted articles. Styles are varied-the handle, envelope, pouch and smaller sack-type are found in varied colours.

Black sucdes, dark brown and a few navies are in this group, and

the styles are very new and

different.

Any information pertaining to these items may be obtain. ed from Barbara Lee, 30251, or enclose a self addressed en- velope to the "Daily Press.”

FASHION

COLOURS

women

More. and more smart today are realising the impor- tance of making their homes not only the backgrounds for their personalities but also fashionable. backgrounds for the type of colour of their clothes.

Reserve your intimate converan- thoughts of your future, or you tion for intimate friends. It is would not want to rush into it.

disconcerting and embarrassing to Be wise, retain your sense of have someone parade their per- proportion, and realise that mar-sonal history in a public manner. riage lasts a very long while and Don't talk for the sake of talking. youth and freedom soon vanish. Make your listeners feel that you

have something to say and not. To give a brief example, a black taking for the pleasure of hearingtrock does not show up so well in your own voice or relieving your a room chiefly furnished own pent-up emotions

brown and beige shades as it does in a room where black or a vivid colour is the accent.

to

IN NEED OF ADVISE 110 inexperienced girl who learned dance in order to meet bright young people, and, at ont dance recently met a young man who made idle.love to her, said she' was wonder- ful, then neglected her entirely from then onward.

Right from the start-under-

(Each week in this columX, Faith Prior answers questions of a personal nature submitted by readers of the Dally Press,).

Two different tones which are being greatly used in the latest interior decorating

schemes are very rich dark sapphire blue and also a purply wine shade. All To Match

Either of these harmonises with

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Feminine Romanticism is expressed in the person of lovely Mar- garet Sullavan, M.G.M, actress, who wears a garden frock of white organdy with skirt of tiered ruffles outlined with scallops of self- material, and long close sleeves with shoulder puffs. The ündulat- ing hat is of horse-hair, with red rose and velvet ribbon detail,

the current fashionable shades ed in pastel grey tones. in the dress world, and rooms

When rings, brooches, or any stand this man is a bit old jewellery that is set with stones fashioned he still has what a few require cleaning, care must be years ago, was called a line. taken not to loosen the stones in

There is also a return to greater Perhaps most girls, full of dreams. their setting. Small trinkete may

The rather Regency shades of ornamentation. Bare walls are and naturally wanting happiness. be soaked for a few minutes in an furnished with them "match up" dull, olive green, grey blues and disappearing, and just as there is and love, have similar experience egg-cup half-full of eau de with the hostess as a frame fits lime yellow are also very smart, greater decoration seen in the at dances.

a picture, Cologne. Larger ones may be laid

There are fewer all white rooms new season's dresses, there is also Dancing in quite natural with {in a saucer while eau de Cologne Heavy velvet curtains, in these today, and this fashion is giving greater "trimming" seen in modern

by colourings, are being used for way to a desire for more colour in rooms. achieved

picturea, the young, and carefree. Do not s freely applied to them with a blame learning to dance for your soft camel-hair brush.

rooms where: the walls are treat-the home,

bibelots and “objects d'art "

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WINTER IS

COMING

SO KNIT ONE, PEARL ONË

The north wind will start blow ing one of these days and all of us here will commence to think of heavier clothing.

Jewels In The

The

Hair

Edwardian coiffure

has brought into fashion again back hair-slides. For women realise that there is no other way of keeping the hair up when it seems bens Jon falling down.

As a result, jewellers are mak- ing hair-slides suitable for wear with Edwardian evening ensem bles. A bar or crescent-shaped strip of graduated pearls may hold up

Pick up your knitting needles. to 'to town and get your yarn. and knitting guide book, By the end of next month, at least, you the back hair at the crown of

will be the proud possessor of 4 "knit sult which will give you no

end of uses.

The travelleurs in cooler weather cherish a knit sult and dress with several sweaters to wear with light weight woolen skirts. They pack so easily, little cleaning and hardly any crushing.

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the head. Other attractive slides are of leaf-shape set with Cla-- monds and carved sapphires, while rubles in the form of flowers, stars, and butterflies worked in rubles and baguette diamonds are other new ideas,"

2.

These Jewelled hair-slides, are Schoolgirls' hearts are gladen-made in all sizes to suit all colf- with a knit dress and plenty fures. If desired, a head may be of sweaters, and the ladies who fairly besprinkled with glittering remain at home in the winter slides a set of the same design can always find plenty of uses consisting of, say, a large, a for knit apparel.

medium, and a tiny twinkling clip

LOVELY COLOURS

"The colours in the new yarns

to secure just a few stray hairs.

are" beautiful, some wild and of with murder all contrasting is

course.

the conservative darker new and dazzling.

shades. Combination of colours Don't forget the wool knitted

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ings.

and

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the

reason

choose.

very good this year. Green socks for such weather, you can and blues, black and white, brown let your imagination run races and gold, pink and black area with the colour scheme for these, few of the

to outstanding group- and all will be right" up

minute in style. Heavy.

thin Woola are

TEACHERS," BOOKS There is absolutely no the old equally popular and favorite nonstretch boucle is why you should pay prices for hand knit suits, dresses and other holding its own.

Sweaters are quite a bit longer garmenta. Teachers and · knit~· in the waist this coming year. A ting books will carry you through

round the worst pattern you lew have fitted waista, necks are back in the rage and The store where you buy your long sleeves. Though the above materials will always assist you the elbow sleeve is still good in any difficult with your knit- style for the younger people.

ting. And volla! you have & A great deal of camels hair yarn handsome dress, sweater or what- is being made into sweaters which ever garment you make, for only are worn with "camels hair skirts, the cost of your yarns, ~This ensemble is very good for Begin to study your colours spectator and outdoor sports schemes for your fall wardrobe activities and 1s very smart in and remember you will not be up appearance. All colourings of to the minute or smartness un- complexions can wear this tan less you have several "nwesters,"

and at least one knit dress or shade well,

If you are going in to snow dur~ {sult. ing the winter, or have friends Get the knitting (needler "out

and off you go, "Knit one, pezzi » and foes in such climate, aski suit of woollen panta, a knitted two."" It is also very good for and leather sweater, is welcome. | the summer nerves you and your- Also, the mittens, gloves and cap self burden with these days.