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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1948.
WOMANSENSE
COOL SUNDRESS
--
THE
wear.
WIS
By VERA WINSTON
"It's the hottest political potato the Government has caught since the Italian Election..
"What's wrong with the 2-piece bathing suit?"
R
By NORMAN MONTELLIER
long sleeves,
OME.—What's wrong with a church without covering their a two-piece bathing suit wearing stockings and having on a shapely girl7, the But Romans, accustomed to fry Italian public wants to know, ing six days a week in the capital's And why is a strapless, bure oven-like summer heat, have long shoulder summer dress a thing to scorn? they also ask,
About 85 percent of Italy's news papers and most of the nation's beachgoers are aroused over the matter. It is the hottest political potato the government has caught since last April's election defent of the Communists.
on among the first to get down to the bare essential- on the beaches. Bare shoulder frocks have been adopted for the saine reason.
When the government's quiet "morality" campaign began, there was no public notice. But the fact couldn't be hidden for long.
The arrest of scantily-clad damsels Thus Ostia and Frigene beaches near
men in Naples for "wulf down
sun
on
the street in a
aroused the champions of summer styles.
The government started 11 by Rome, and the firing of a dancer passing the word that the tioned summer modes were "Inde cent."
The police surred it up by enforcing the law, The pulic took up from there,
The question of
publie decency one in
The ministry of Interior got most of the blame. Newsmen found that an order to all police had reminded them of existing Jaws prohibiting Rome. It is a traditional church the wearing of "Inttecent" costumes rule that women may not enter in public places.
[ has always been a aerious
Bette Davis disliked by a pig
"Slip" Suits Banned
The order this your carried two riders, however. One outlawed the |
bathing alip" or "triangle"
suit fashion, made popular by the French. Another said that police should also prevent the wearing of any costume which "mny be considered seanty." That's where the two-piece bathing suit and the bare-shoulder dress dispute came
up.
Pho
government has defended By PATRICIA CLARY
itself by stating that no morality campaign was involved. It sald TOLLYWOOD—A pig by the nainenormal regulations on public dress F1 of Genevieve provoked a motion were
10 the
Good Tips on Figure Fitness
Courtery Columbia Picturea An ardent tennis enthusiast, screen star Marguerite Chapman keeps her figuro it by enjoying this healthful sport.
By HELEN FOLLETT
HE SUNDRESS has alremly come into its own and has long stuce moved out of the very casual or playtogs category into a style that, topped by a bolero, is right for town
This smart sundress of black pleture crisis by taking an seute Wero just being recalled
police. Communist newspapers pique, can be worn strapless or with dislike to a movie star named Bette reported "this is what you voters get
halter. The haller strings tle in
Davis.
for electing a clerical government." Genevieve wrinkled her a bow in front when worn strapless.
Finally. Rightists and Liberals
woman is slightly over weight, store themselves away in the form. snout
with squawks and squeaks were in on the argument--and the
this is the reason of the year of fat cells. The bodice is form Atting with the
Plumple will affirm she lives receiving when she should start on a reducing that
ou practically skirt very
every time Miss Davis got near her. Sull all around. To
government was on the That caused no end of confusion. end in every case.
campaign. Everything is Ira her groceries at all. Maybe the does make a custume it is topped with for, in the scene in Warner Bros.
favour. Appetite is not so keen. She eat little, but that little 'in the wrong brief bolero Jacket of shell pink
won't be chasing around to ten kind of food. parties, being tempted by an array of luscious pastries.
pique.
WASHING
WASH
COTTON
FABRICS
little
"June, Bride." Genevieve and Mirs
Davis were supposed to frolic affectionately.
Me?"
Davis sald like her." Miss puzzledly "Why doesn't she like
"She is
boy-crazy," obviously Robert Montgomery answered smugly. He lucked the pig under his arm and scratched her ears,
Miss Davis, Montgomery and the three-week-old pig were supposed to be going on a hayride.
As Women Driver For Half-Century
up
Los Angeles-Mrs
Jessica Merville has evidence to back her claim of having driven longer
than any other woman.
The 60-year-old former antique dealer doesn't claim to be the oldest driver, but she can prove that she had been driving since 1898.
She has photographs showing that The easiest way to shoot the her father's first car, an 18958 one- scene. Montgomery pointed out, cylinder Winton, was the first one would be to send Miss Davis to the in Mt. Morris, N. Y., and one of cotton materials W windy day so that they
on a showers and let him and Genevieve the first three seen in Buffalo. She
my to
riding alone.
hos, pictures to prove that she drove dry at once. The more quickly they dry. the less Hely will there be a
it, too. likelihood of the colours running. If the design hus started to run, to not wring the material. Lay it between two clean towels. Use them
much like blotting paper to mop p the wet as quickly as possible. Then hang out in the shade and a high wind.
To set blues and purples add a little citric acid to the water. To set black and white patterns and
Miss Davis said:
Perfume Reponted "Very funny." coldly. "Docsn't this idiotle pig realise I was once president of the Tailwaggers and am a close friend of horses, dogs, cats, birds and on orangutang?" :
Apparently not.
The pig's handler couldn't un- derstand what was wrong with Miss Davis. He allowed that it might be her perfume.
"She isn't used to that kind of
greys mix a little pepper in rinsing smell." he explained.
water. Greens and pinks will re-well, what kind of smell is the tain their hues and place If one
or two drops of sulphuric acid are used to?" Miss Davis asked. Added to the rinsing water. When colours are faded, add a tablespoon-edly
The handler laughed embarass-
ful of vinegar 10 a pint of water Whatever it was, he said, it wasn't
and use as a final rinse.
perfume.
So Miss Davis agreed to use plain
To retain A deep cream or unscented soap and wash away the champagne colour rinse the garment | perfume.
TF
no
Her gure-destroying enemies are fats. sweets and starches: they' should be cut down to the limit, In- Summer sports offer all manner of delightful exercise; tennis, golf, stead of white bread and butter she
should have toasted rye. Tea m swimming, walking. One can delete roffee should be taken clear. Cereais.. two pounds a week, suffer no uncaroni, pastries, ice cream effects, and be all the better for getting rid of adipose baggage.
not for her. She can have lean meat, Follow the example of many movie sen food, poultry, eggs, vegetables that grow above ground, cottage stars who, when the scales report cheese. buttermilk, the gain of even a few pounds, get lemonade, fruit and fruit juices.
unsweetened
busy, get to work, get rid of Utem.
Mrs Plumple. gels that way be cause she consumes more calories than she burns up by menus of musculor activities. The calories
BOYS AND GIRLS
Ting-a-Ling Tells a Story
-It's About a Princess Called O-So-Good-
By MAX TRELL
TING-A-LING was telling-Knarf and Honid about a Princess who once lived in his land whose name was O-So-Lovely.
"That's a beautiful
Hanid.
name," said
Ting-a-Ling smiled, "She was called O-So-Lovely because she really was lovely. She was also very wise
in a gallon of water which bas By that time. Genevieve Wid and very good. The story I am about previously served to boil two hand-sleepy.. She turned her back onto tell you happened when the was fuls of hay. If the colours of a Miss Davis and went to sleep on very young." pattern are crude and bizarre be- Montgomery's lap. That's the way
fore washing sonk the material in they shot the scene.
a pail of water to which teaspoon-
ful of sugar of lend has been added.
The NEW plus
the OLD
MIE
THE clothes in London's Fashion
Fortnight showed a mixture of New Look, Old Look, Regency, Flapper Girl styles, and variations of the Empire style,
Focal, point of the Empire style is a waistline near the bust, all fullness coming from this new line and not from the natural waisi.
Some designers favour "princess" Hne, In which silhouette in silm and flowing, with a corselet walat as well as a natural waistline.
a
tho
But main emphoals is on the bodice, according to the designers.
Skirts generally extend above the waist, and in afternoon dresses often show a flat line in front and hip drapery or tlers of material pulled to the back, as in the silhouette.
RED RYDER· ·
"YOU WONY LOSE YOUR HOME IN GOWER DEND,BUCKSKINS WADE AND ME ARE MAKIN' YÜD A PARTNER IN OUR GOLD
STRIKE!
... and
hors
18
LONDON'S
GOY
silhouette
Sucker?
SHALL I KEEP ONY TEST WADE AND PRETENDING IM JESS MUSIN'T
BUCKSKIN'S CATCH ON THAT WE'RE PAUGHTER | TRYING TO CONNECT RED7 THEM WITH THE STAGE
ROBBERYS
Knarf and Hanid stretched them- selves out comfortably, under the cherry tree in Ting-a-Ling's 'garden.. and waited for him to tell the story. He began at once..
Noticed the Moon
"Now it happened one night just
6:47
Princess O-So-Good admired the moon.
Arc
If she cannot bear the thought of exureise-some women can't-she can reduce by dieting alone. It is better, though, to have a brisk walk every day.
GAZINE
Applesauce
Cake
Here's another easy-to-make little recipe for you. It's Applesauce Cake which I think you would like.
1 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup shortening
1 cup unsweetened applcassuce
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄2 teaspoon cloves
1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
2 cup flour
cup raisins
Cream
shortening.
Add Bugor and sift our with sploes, salt and soda. Add gradually to the apple- sauce. Add the raisins and bake 00 minutes in a moderate oven.
Cat Takes It Easy
as Princess O-So-Lovely was about to have alone. I wish every child in the go to bet that she noticed the moon kingdom to have a plece of it? This shining in through her window. It was a very strange wish for even a was a full round moon, in the colour Princess to have, and the nurse did of honey. She clapped her hands not
know
what to do. So sho
whose
BENNINGTON, N. H.-No matter with joy when she saw it, Then she went to the king
name was what position a cat is in when I turned to her nurse and said: 'Docs Princess wished. But how
O-So-Good and told him what the
falls. It always lands on its feet. not this moon belong to me?1
your That may be, said Jaines McLaughlin. Majesty, enn, cach child in the king but dom be given a piece of the moon
The nurse," Ting-a-Ling went on. "knew that the moon did not belong when no one, not even the Princess "When a neighbour's cat became to Princess O-So-Lovely, but she was herself, owns it?' afmid to tell her so. So she nodded and answered: Yes, Princess, the
stranded in a tree. McLaughlin got a ladder to rescue it. He alipped and "King O-So-Good was thoughtful was taken to a hospital with a dis- moon belongs to you alone. For sen for a moment. Then he smiled. This located vertebra In his neck, how it sils right on top of your garden can be done," he said. Then he or- fractured arm and collarbone. wall. It is your moon!'
dered that in every garden in the
"And now,” sald Ting-a-Ling, "the nurse was surprised to see Princess O-So-Lovely suddenly turn sad om
'It is too big a moon for me to
FAY:
AGE OF LEARNING
A child learns to ste properly about the time he begins to walk and talk.
WHO'S THE RED-HEADED
WADE?
"JANE BROUGHT HIM HERE WHILE YOU WERE IN RIMROCK, JESS?SHE PROBABLY TOLD HIM ABOUT THE __GOLD "STRIKE”,
climbed down.
leisurely
kingdom, where a child lived, a little. The cat, after watching neighbours. pool be dug and kept Alled with ug McLoughlin away, water. And sure enough, whenever the moon sat on the garden wall of Princess O-So-Good, He flecks and ripples of 11
il shone In the dark pools. in all the gardens at every child in the kingdom. That's why," Ting-n-Ling, "on some nights, the moon that the Princess saw was very small indeed, for the rest of it was shining for everyone else."
By Fred Harman
OUR FIRST SUCKER!
said
Rupert & Ting-Ling-17||
Rupert does a bit of thinking. *Cricket and @shing don't seem to interest this boy he thinki. "Perhaps he'd rather just see our countryside." So ba tikes him to - a hill from, which he can see the windmill and the next village and. explains everything às beat he can. bus the other suddenly stops him. **Me
understand mucher English," he ys, "Me go back Pong-Ping and you come, too, yes pleate ?" "He's got a new ideas.
wonder what it is?" cu TENUTA Rupert as they return to Pong Ping's house
STALK MONTS RESERVED-
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