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FOR SPORTS WEAR

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also in

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and

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WHITE CELLULAR SPORTS

SHIRTS

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1948.

WOMANSENSE FASHIONS

Return of Delicate Embroideries

CARING FOR LONG

HAIR

***** BY

LOIS LEEDS

IF you have long hair and under

thirty, perhaps you don't know how to care for your long hair, hav- by grown up กร the era of the Tage-boy, the shoulder-length hairdo or the Feather Cut.

Frances Yernd, young American soprano from Oregon, whose golden hair is knee-length, points out a few do's and don't's for long hair care. And it is the rare woman who has such long hall

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First, Miss Yeend poltts. out, washing long hair is a major opera- mbutra tion rompared to the few necessary for wophing short shoulder-length hair. She has found that by attaching a short hose, with sinall, flat nozzle, to her faucet she can wash her hair easier thon She Can Wagh it in a tanki.

Warm

the

Wet your hair thoroughly with Very

water. Begin at enlp and work down to the ends of the hair. Next, while hair is wring- ing wel, apply strampoo, ngwin beginning at the sealp and working dawn to the end: Wash it inch by inch. ich a you would a sok reart.

If your hair is especially dry, Miss Yeend recommends a cream shampoo which cuntains anolin,

Thorough Rinsing

Whether you prefer to luther your hair one or twice, be sure that it is thoroughly rinsed each time. Run your fingers through your hair after. washing out the Inther If your slight whistling

Bajern calzas sound, it is

is free of lather. If al, rinse it agato.

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Wring out as much whier as pos- sible, then dry with a linen towel, which leaves no Hut, rubbing hule between the palms of

your hands, Coub out your hade with a

coarse-tooth comb (known a rake), then use a thier combs, your hair is inclined to be unruly when dry, comb bit of wave-set lotion through it while still wet.

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Between washings, Miss Yeend keeps her hair in condition by twice- weekly scalp massages and daily brushing,

becoming To prevent long hair knotted while sleeping, braid into two loose braks, Secure the braddis "with bobby pins ur ribbons. Dan' braid too lightly, else your chignon will not be smooth and your hair will set into the marks of the bruids.

hair

Although caring for long takes lots of time. it is often worth the effort.

BOBBED HAIR TO

CHEAT DEVIL

BANGKOK-Close-cropped" ||ħbir

is more than just the rage in Sing - haburi province in Slam.

measure.

B

the

returning from hinterland report that necording to a rumour in the province, the Devil, In recent conversation with a re- take gious mystic, said he would

the life of every woman In Singha- burl. The sudden and unexplain ed deaths of several women in the province seemned to confirm the tumour.

Anyway, women Immediately rushed to the hairdressers to demand boyish bobs as a disgusa tu "chea!

the devil."-United Press.

SARA YOKLEY, REPORTING NEW YORK

TRENDS FOR THE AUTUMN, SAYS.

SKIRTS WILL NOT

CREEP KNEEWARDS

FASHION

over

editors from att Amerira onthered in New York

discovered that recently. Thes there's nothing to the rumour that skirts will shrink kneewards this autumn.

will The hotly debated hemline cover just as much calf as it did last winter. Pickle fashion's chief trends are towards fancy fabrics and less bulky skirts, with fullness con- trolled to thatter the well-turned ford.

The fashion editors attended five days of fashion shows sponsored by the New York Dress Institute. They viewed the collections of 30 style- selting designers of the New York Couture Group.

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At Tinn Lesser's they saw a series of cocktail skirts and blousea fabulous fabrles, whittled to a slen- tiny size.

Satin Dinner Skirt

A brandy satin dinner skirt, soft- ly plented i front, is mated with unique sari blouse of the same shade. The blegen, a Lesser inver. tion, is of sheer silk ornamented with gold embroidery-an astonishingly accurate copy of the filmy saris worn by wealthy Indian women.

Miss Lesser had real saris duplicated by an embroidery firm, which took the pure silk used as JL Foundation for making lace by machine and embroidered it in gold. The ultimate in dressy blouses and skirts is Miss Lesser's dinner skirt of heavy guilded gold Jame, worn with a skin-tight torso blouse of black jersey, slit to il deep V-decolletage,

lace The designer handles black over nude net-a combination that has become monotonous in past sea- cons-in a fresh manner that does not even whisper of Mata Hari. She joins a bell skirt of black silk velvet, cocktail length, with a long sleeved block lace house, faintly ruffled at the throat and wrists.

Maurier Reniner, who bucked last winter's styles by making 60 percent of his skirts slender, is choring with flee this season-he was right.

Below The Waist

For this nuturan he moulds both sults and dresses to below the waist. then softens the silhouette with fullness at the back centre of the akiri.

The gayest dresses in Rentner's infinitely lady-like collection are his inily joker" cocktail frocks-simple black dresses with starling sleeves.. One has long sleeves of ice blue satin, polka dotted in red; another. has

pink satin sleeves, sprinkled with sequins.

Clare Potter, the sports clothes specialist, prefers knits and Jerseys for autumn, with moderately full skirts, shoulders.

and natural Or sloping

Jesel Walker is obsessed with double-duty dresses. A full-skirted daytime dress, shown in a variety of colours, dropes from the hem to the waist over a slim black crepe. slip for cocktoft time. Another dress of sheer wool invender checks has an extra skirt of plum-coloured wool, buttoned on the diagonal from waist to hem, and a wide plum- coloured stole.-United Press.

By ROSE ROLLAND

MOR the first time since before World War 11, broderie anglaise and similar materials are growing in popular favour. The young girl who in choosing her own clothes finds these charming and unsophisticated Inbries peculiarly suited to her delicate colouring and fresh youthful- nest. Another important point is that these materials are easy even for the home dressmaker to handle so long as suc is sufficiently experienced. Nevertheless, the hand of the craftswoman is always discernible in

Rahvis, as well-made, well-designed article. For instance, the blouse

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in the picture below, may look simple enough with its rußled neckline and matching ruffles over the shoulders, yet it is a deceptive simplicity which is matched by the plain little hat, with its small brim shading the face

and black velvet bows.

In much the same category comes the evening gown (loft), by Hardy Amles in dazzling white Swiss Ince draped over n foamy underskirt of mousseline de role and designed for the debutante's first season. With its romantic full skiri and flehu neckline it seis off satiny hair, creamy complexion and a slim and youthful figure.

These are some of the first fruits of the return to more feminine clothes in the London collections-the popularity at simple collons, crisp and attractive, matched as far as possible by hats, gloves, and even hand- bags. The addition of a slight touch of sophistication-such as the pearl buttons on the blouse-adds piquaney,

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONS

By BARBARA E. SCOTT FISHER

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SMOOTH midriff becomes necessity if you are to wear the new fashions to the best advantage. There are dozens of ways to achievements of the diaphragm. this line, and every corset designer has his perfect answer.

more than mere measurement

There are structure, consider. whith-of-shoulders, and the measure-

But for you to round out the per- fect figure to it specifications means you must make a pretty thorough study of your own individual figure problems. And when all is sald and done, they may not be problems at all. They are proportions.

This is one reason that all founda- tion garments should be fitted bc- fore they are purchased. It is a great mistake to like the looks of an article of clothing, and fancy its size will be "about right."

To secure the correct brassiere, necessary. three measurements are measure the bust, loosely; measure two the chest, tightly; then add

of Inchca inches to the number shown on the tape measure; measuro In selecting foundations you must the diaphragm tightly, and add six recognise the value -of studying, inches to the measurement on the Individual gure needs. Size is only

This will give you a guide, particularly where bras-

the size correct for you. aleres are concerned. There is much

Robb DRAWS THE WEDDING CAKE SCENE

AT THE DERBY RECEPTION

by Anne Edwards

FOR seventeen hundred people there was all the flavour of Derby Day and Ascot combined

by invitation.

For many more-the London thousands who arrive uninvited Lo greet every lovely bride--it was London's gayest and most colourful fashion scene of the summer.

By 1.56. pan. on July 22, the 1,700 including the King and Queen and 423 of the bridegroom's tenants from Cheshire and Lancashire-were In their places in Westminster Ab- bey tu sei the marriage of 28-year- akt Lady Isabel Milles-Lade to Lord Derby, just two years older.

A few minutes earlier the bride, in 'gililering pale rose-petal satin. stopped at the door of her hotel and spoke to a woman standing near. "Thank you, Mrs Banner- man," she smiled, "the flowers for my reception are lovely."

Then, with her brother Earl Sondes, she drove to the biggest society wedding of the year---to arrive four minutes late.

The waiting crowds-the uninvit- ed-were the first to see this lovely, dark-haired brido in her sweeping, long-trained gown, embroidered from neck to hem with pearls and diamonds a glittering finale to the stream of smarter-than-Ascot fashions worn by the Ritesls who preceded her into the Abbey.

Three-quarters of an hour later the scene and the crowds-had switch- ed to the Embankment doorway of the réception hotel, Lord Derby walled while his bride-now. the wife of one

of Britain's richest young man-sollled bar white tulle vell.

AL 2.50 p.m. the Princesses ar- rived from the Abbey-Elizabeth wearing again her palo green Paris- trip two-piece, Margaret in the palo blue 'oltoman silk frock she bad for the Silver Wedding.

guests minutes

For more than an hour crowded in, taking nina to shuffle the 12 yards from door to banquel room. Behind them came the village folk who had made their own way in the sunshine—some a Jittle Inte because they had been looking at London's sights on tho way from the Abbay.”

Inside the great gold and white banquet room, three long buffat `--- tablas, covered in pink and white

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tape measure.

Not only the proper cup size comes up for consideration, but you have to cope with the question of choos- ing a wired or an unwired bra, one with straps, or one without.

Long-Lino Bra

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The long-line bro, which for long was associated with the matron- ly Agure, now comes to the front as It

wrinkles

n waist whittler for everyong. smooths out all midrif and makes way for the princess lines smooth that are part of today's fashion.

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The front-hooked bra with the plunging neckline is much in de- mand for evening wear. Another type of evening bra for the gown that is low in back le fastened by a tape criss-crossed at the welst- line in bacic and brought to the front at the waist, where it is hooked with single strong hook. This can be worn with or without

girdle High-waisted girdles forge to the front in fashion importance to give through the required smooth look the midriff. The control-elte girdle introduced this spring is tapered to naturally, fit the figure smoothly, and firmly, while its high-cut waist- Ilne enjoys the unusual faculty of atting snugly without squeezing the

gure,

Colour Change

The braslette which nips in the waistline and lets the hips rolain their curves is made with attached garters, comes in nylon satin and In cool white broadcloth, and, being strapless with the new

"Flexion bone, gives the figure a natural clas- tickly.

AT RECEPTION No. 1 With the Princesses on the left and the Duclices of Kent on the right -the Derbys firuse before they turn to cut their 3-tier wedding cake.

chorus of "He's striped camask, lined the walls, 1,274

Jelly good fel- low glasses wore filled with champagne,

td the Princesses left, At 4.15 p. and guests ato tausage rolls and sugar cakes.

ten sergeants of the King's Regl- small ment (Liverpool) formed a guard of honour, and the four uny pages showed signs that a wedding inn tiging affair.

At 3.45 p.m. the red-coated maa- ter of ceremonies shouted, "Gang- Way" to guests, and Lord and Lady Dorby went upstairs to Recop- tion No. 2, where the good wishes were the same, but the tradition of expressing them was different. Hero the 423 who had como to London by special train cheered and clapped. Then someone started to sing a

At p.m. the couple left for Parie. Still in the sunshine, the party broke up. The town folk to their town houses, the country folk home by the wedding special," 20- charged with 840 bottles of boer and 480 Temonades.

The strapless ripper with garters, in satin or brondcloth, stands ready mould the waistline of the young and round out the bipline, setung off youthful sportswear and evening gown fashions to a nicety.

A chango bas

coma about

In colours. Instead of the old tea rose and nude shades, white has moved in front as the favourite for the out new foundations. Blue takes recond place. Black finde a perennial place In most undergarment wardrobes, while toa rose reluctantly, traila mul

ihe rest..