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Treatment for Your Tresses
WOMANSENSE
Fashion-dictator Dior meets a challenge, but-
The New Look will live on
NEW LOOK
-
Dior clings
to
the line .he
made famous.
from PATRICIA LENNARD
PARIS.
S women came away from Christian Dior show- where they had
неет
the two-year-old "New" Look, with skirts six inches shorter -they were asking two ques- Lions:
the
Was il too soon to necept new styles seen at other Paris houses the silhouette caught under bust and again at the knee or was this fashion a flash in the pan?
And who was the best "Ideas" man or woman after Dlot?
into
Paris is once ngnin spitt rival fashion factions-of those who say the New Look is doomed and those who say it will Hve on.
I predict that for at least six months to come British women will cling to the original New Look. even though Dlor abolished his siganture of the longer skirt, in this fashion.
No
one has so far had the brilliance of a Dlor in building a complete and beautiful collection round the new trend and, there- fore, women have no safe gulding atar in the fashion world this season but one interesting alternative.
MAIN trend is Directoire, which
I can be translated in its purest
clothes is em-
and ugliest form 29 natural waist where the phasised an little as
possible and the figure is caught in just under the bust and under the knees, 60 that there is a long Hue, almost a shapeless tunic, from rib to knees.
OLYMPIC CUT
This new hair-style is design- ed for the "fitting" st. The back is cut short to give the "small head" effect, and in front Greek curls fall in tiers from crown to ear-tips. Raymond. who created it, calls it the Olympic cut.
Child Growth Setback A Factor in "Polio"
MINNEAPOLIS. Children who have suffered temporary setbacks in growth are more susceptible to paralysis than normal infruntile
of Min- chlidren, two University nesota doctors believe.
Drs Nell N. Litmon and James T. Bosma studied 133 St Paul youngsters stricken during the 1946 pollo epidemic in Minnesota.
They found that two out of every three victins 'hud experienced some type of growth failure during preceding year.
the
The Litman-Bosma survey also Indicated that children who are un- dersize and underweight are more susceptible to polio than normal chlidren and that children in the rarely sloge just before puberty contract the disense.
RED RYDER
I GUESS THERE'LL BE ABIG
DOOM IN THE LUCKY
EPITAPH MINE
| PRETTY QUICK, EN •
JESS?
Tallent, alimmest of the man. nequins at the Dior show "was Dritain's red-head Gaby 'Young.
NEWEST LOOK
Dior's
civals bring in, the "Chilamas cracker" shape.
But since Dlor first discovered the "womanly woman" two years ngo, British women will not readily part with, the emphatic busts, waist and hips of the New Look,
THE strict Directoire line of these new clothes stoops the shoul-
·ders and faltens the bus! and bips. And it is surprising how "common" skirt 13 or 16 inches from the ground now looks.
All these new details, plus the knee-to-liem flare from n hobble skirt, are, in addition, hard to wear and ageing in appearance.
They are too close to the styles of the twenties for the majority of women to wear them without feet- ing they are being a little ridiculous in wearing clothes they wore when growing up.
To the
HE first, and perhaps only, detall Directoire trend that women in Britain will wear will be a corselet waist where the natural walst is well emphasised as well as featuring the higher walst-line un der the bust.
And the
Courtesy Columbia Picturne
Daily brushing and a weekly shampoo give a lovely, lustrous look to movie star Erolyn Keyes' hair.
TTATLESS
By HELEN FOLLETT
beautifully Keep scalp and hair clean. If you use a soap shampoo, see that every bit of the suds in rinsed away. You can't remove the Alather without a strong current of
water and a bath spray.
When you
It is in the summer time that dry hair gets drier. If that is your pet preve, apply a little brillantine to the bristles of the brush and to the comb when you arrange your hairdo. This oily preparation will ward off the devastating effects of strong sunlight.
days are here again them. Ringlets go stringy. That is What
more attractive picture the time when you must come to
the aid of your hair. can you imagine than a pretty girl with her
the tresses floating in breeze? But do those same tresses need care? They do. Extra care. They pick up dust, they are burned started this by the sun. A shampoo once man who trend? It is Balenciaga, of Parls, week won't do a bit of harm. Spanish-born designer, whose itens rousing shampoo is, in itself, a kind have Influenced fashion since before of scalp treatment. the war and who, six months ago, launder your hair give the scalp a with London, Paris and New York brisk friction before and after the
shampoo agent is applied. a riot of New Look styles, showed a few clothes in his Spring collection
Beauticians urge the daily use of In its extreme form, this gives a
with
the higher waist line.
to the hair brush. Nothing like it to Dior's show shape of a
supposed woman's body the
was Christmas cracker-especially as feature his
new "winged line" bring out lustrous beauty of the most of these straight up-and-down where cuffs and pockets and collars silky shafts. We fear that
questers after good looks neglect this lines lower the hip line and hobble fly away from the body of the gar-
necessary attention. Brushing won't the knees, with a flare outwards to ment, and sleeves are cut in one
weaken a good permanent. On the the the skirt hem.
with a shoulder yoke at the back.
hem contrary, it will strengthen Bul main interest was the
wave lines.
16in.- He showed
Unless you give your hair many short, from-the-ground, skirted clothes. most fastidious care, you may
Chlef Impressions of the collection surprised to find, some fine morning. were casual boyish day clothes, that your brain thatch looks sick. lavishly embroidered after six The shafts are dull of colour. They dresses and hobbled dinner dresses. won't stay put when you
1
line.
for
In s more subtle form, with the natural waist-line still well indent- ed. British women will like a corse- let line just
bust under the perhups an evening frock.
On Buying Cutlery
ТАК
By ELEANOR ROSS
PAKË your time when purchasing cullery for the home and don't
be tempted by any so-called "bar- gains." We are told that really good cutlery, while it isn't exactly cheap, should be in good service for around twenty years, which makes it an excellent investment. poorly constructed cutlery is 2 money-enter, since it hasn't a good cutting edge and so wastes food that has to be eut.
many
cream
You may find an oll or shampoo convenient. These prepara- tions are raining in popularity be- cause they work quickly, and, only one application is necessary. If you vole for sonp and prefer it to oll, then have it melled. Rinse like everything. A vinegar rinse is nice Anishing touch. Three table- spoonfuls of vinegar to a washbowl of warm water. Pour it over your arrange hend repeatedly.
the be
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Shadows Meet a Magician
-And He Doos Some Remarkable Tricks-- By MAX TRELL
Mr
WHEN Knarf and Hanid, the W
shadow-children with the turned- around numes, went into the play- Cheap, room, they found their friend
Punch talking to a strange little man. This little man was about as tall as a pencil and as thin as a with string-bean. He wore shoes turned-up points; and this When buying cutlery; look fur strangest of all: be wore black metal, grind, construction. There evening clothes. nflowing. black are three metals used for good household knife blades; carbon steel, a tall silk hat. He had dull black cape with a bright red lining, and high-carbon hardened and tempered stainless steel and chrome vanadium eyes and a mustache.
alloy steel.
The first is said to hold its edge better but it darkers and stains from
food acids, which makes it difcut to keep clean. Professional chets like 1, which is all to the
good, since hotels and restaurants have helped to keep the cullery gleaming. High carbon steel is easy to clean, and in n good grade, holds its cut- ting edge very well. Chrome vana- cium alloy steci is stain resisting
a
when chrome plated is pracil- cally stain and rust proof. It is lough alloy and holds its edge well. To identify steels other than car- ban, look for stamped or etched markings on the blade.
Note The Tang
When looking at the construction of a knife, note the tang, the part of the blade that extends down into the handle. This should extend at least a third of the way down and It should be fastened by at least two rivels.
was
This is Merlin." sald Mr.Punch. "He's a magician."
"Enchanted," said Merlin, taking his hat off his head and making a low sweeping bow to Knarf and
anid.
17-20
The tree grow right through the celling of the King's bedroom.
and
KITCHENETTE
AUNT PEGGY
- CEREAL COOKIES Cooking, little lady says, is fun she has trted a simple recipe that can be made with any- A one's favourite breakfast cereal. dry, prepared cereal, such as corn Hakes, wheat flakes or puffed grains. would be best for this recipe.
"They are very easy to make and shys loves them," everyone jus Viola. "They are rich and crunchy," 2 seven-ounce packages of semi-
sweet chocolate
5 cups of cereal
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, stir in the cereal, mixing till It is well coated. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture on waxed paper and flatten with a fork. Keep in a cool place. This recipe makes about 20 cookies.
Hanid thought he was a delightful 'aff his hat, twirled it around several Parrot Knows 47 Words
le man.
+
Magic Tricks
Mr Punch said: "Merlin can do all sorts of magic tricks. Come and sit down beside me, dears, and Mer- lin will do some tricks for us."
times and muttered:
Pristo, presto. Cabble-flo-wook, Tristo-tresto
Cluckle the clook.
At that all the books on the book- shelt on the other side of the room suddenly sprang wide open and out Jumped nit corts of people and creatures.
Astonished Gasp
"I'm a little tired today," Merlin said. "I was visiting a Princess this to morning and she wonled me make an oak tree grow out of an
Knarf and Hanid Kasper with acorn. I told her It would take me astonishment. They recognised Old forty or fifty years but she insisted Mother Gooso riding
on
They saw Alice out
I do it right away, before breakfast. bd. and Cinderella, and It was quite a hard job. Unfortu of
Merlin with a sigh, the Lion and the Mouse, and Little
nately," said
once the oak tree started growing,
GS
A 35-year-old parrot belonging to a man in Nantucket, Mass., has a vocabulary of 47 words, having learned at least one new word, with occasional extras, each year of its life.
Rabbit Joins Family
MEMPHIS,
Tenn.-Tobby, a mother cat, brought a stranger home from the nearby woods. Her four kittens are getting used to the new- "omer in the family-o baby rab bit.
More Inmates For The Zoo I couldn't get it to stop. It finally Miss Muffet, and the Three Bears, and all the animals from Noah's Have a proper place for all kit went through the ceiling into the Ark, and Simple Simon, and Hans During a recent week, one baby chen and table cullery. Just shov-King's bedroom,"
Brinker with his silver skates, and squirrel, two, baby robina, Ave little- ing It Into a drawer is first of all,
Knights gray foxes and four baby rabbits. "My goodness!" Hanld exclaimed. King Arthur and all the and! a frequent cause of accidents,
of the Round Table.
with nursing bottle were left on serious ones at that. The best thing
"What happened?" asked Knart. "Let's catch them!" crled Knef the doorstep of the superintendent is to invest in a proper wall rack. that
Mr of the Seneca Park is in Roches- he and and darted off There are self-honing models
"The King woke up to find him Punch's chair. But all the creatures ter, N. Y. are worth the extra cost. If a
and all the people scattered like drawer is used, have a special cut self sleeping in the branches of a
anti lery drawer and have it divided into before. When he found out I did it under the rug, and
seen pecks of dust, up the walls,
back into the compartments or use one of the he ordered me to chop it down. books. ready made compartment boxes, 50 That's what got me so tired." that every type of knife is in own place, and there is no need to fumble around amongst sharp edges nnd the blunt
ones that are dan- gerous, too. Good cutlery deserves good care.
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tall tree that he had never
"Please do some tricks for us." Merlin," Hanid begged.
The heard Merlin's voice shout- Ing: "Shut!" The books all snapped shut. Then there was pult of black smoke,
And when they looked for Merlin Merlin smiled and bowed again. "Very well," he said. Then he took again, he was gone, too.
Things Are Going Up
IT'LL BE A LUCKY
EPITAPH FOR THAT RED-HEADED
COWBOY!
COME ON, WADE! LET'S
GET AWAY FROM HERE!
YOU'RE RIGHT- JANE RED BEEN GONE TOO LONG/BUCKSKIN AND I'D BETTER LOOK FOR HIM!
By Fred Harman
Rupert & Ting-Ling-
Finding a slender stick, Ting-Ling pushes it through the paper and plants it at the edge of the bank with the open baiker beside it. Then sitting down, he plays`a strange linle tune on the bamboo whistic. To Rupen's amazement. "the"water" at" onte begins to swith:-" large fishes swim round In 'circles. then with an seeped they all flip out of the water and straight into the basket. Good gracious, you've got. halla dozen big fishes, and all in. Two minutes!" cries Rupert. *'* marvellous!"
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