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SUMMER

OF

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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

SKIRTS

may go up

to the knees again

- by EILEEN ASCROFT

KIRTLENGTHI battle still continues in Paris mid-season collections. Christian Dloc, who started it by shortening skirts to above mid-calf level in the Spring, Is not taking pari. He is In America supervising a new Dior wholesale collection,

Pierre Balmain shortens skirts to just below the. knees, very starting to eyes auw accustom- ed to longer skiria. Hut this may be a forecast for autumn styles.

Schiaparelli chowa straight, narrow skirts, reaching to the lower calf, allt up the centre back to above the knees. Other designers keep the mid-calf length.

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Gloves, shoes

⚫ sens

Populur call for over- buyers allending London's Fashion Fortnight events will be at the British. Itayon Federation centre ini Upper Grosvenor Street. Their rayön necessary exhibition is full of original ideas,

Slipper salin evening gloves are matched to shoes, both trimmed with sequins, Miliens in pastel Ince aro edged with ribbon bows or sequin trimming.

Gay tartans are used for court nhoes, scarf and belt-xanh cols, in several different clon tartans, ed rayon ribbons and delicate Other exhibits are embrolider- laces shown on wedding gowns.

For holidays

Next call for oversens *

buyers will be at the Secretarjut International Wool

Matching taffetas gloves and bags for formal occasions, such ns Ascot or the Royal Garden in Dorland House. Their "Go- exhibition parties, have companion um- Ing Places in Wool" brellus.

shows complete holiday outfits for sen, mir and motoring.

Something new In evening

To save packing space, many shoes in rayon furnishing of these models are designed for velvet xanda), lined with #toll

dual or oven three-purpose kid.

wear. Lovely feather-weight wools are used for air travel.

Worth trying

Jewellery includes solid dog collars of brass, exquisite liutë glass perfume bottles to wear ng fob brooches and expandable gill bracelet for wrist or elbow.

to tempt children to clean their teeth with special Other companion reta include coloured strawberry, banana beach rets of hat-which starts and pepperraint eresin flavoured as a large, shady affair, then toothpaste, closes up in a gure 8 to a Jaunty cop-sandals and bag.

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of

buy enough

kilk

A smart restaurant set con- sists of strail white clovers

'ne cotton for a dress and malch- woven into black rayon silk to ing parasol. trim brim of hal, shoes and matching gloves,

COCKTAIL GOWNS from the Gobert autumn collection feature leaf green falfetos focanad (leit), with full cothered panels over a slim underskirt and draped off-the-shoulder neckline; and (right), black ottoman silk, with cult bipline pockets stretching from frost to the back panels. It is trimmed with white broderie anglaise gilet and let buttons.

Apply Hand Lotion Frequently

Don't let ugly stains mar the beauty of your hands. Vegetable, Ink,-

and nicotine stains can all be taken off easily with nicotine remarer..

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By HELEN FOLLETT

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when you've caught the sun to treat your facc to a special soothing cream remedy.

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a new type of sports. trouser with a high-waisted self" belt, fastening with two non-slip fasteners.

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.. a big wholesaler started a unique display service for buyers with enormous 'dis- piny stands of every line stock- ed; saves hours and makes buy ing a pleasure.

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... by a stocking firm

who

have woven n special arrow scam Indicator into the well of their stockings to save twisting

your neck round to see if the

scams are straight,

Children

An attractivo avoning dross designed by Frederick Starke in black, yollow and white chock, with two- tlor skirt and matching stole.

Fashion Fortnight

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Opens In London

By JOAN ERSKINE

LONDON, May 20. down the back or side. Others RITAIN'S "Fashion had a split in the back or front

to facilitate walking. Fortnight" opened this

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спребу week with a parade in the great ballroom of Gros- venor House, Mayfair, of coats and suits for export. Many overseas buyers were present. They were wel comed by the Secretary for Overseas Trade...a sign of the importance the Board of Trade are placing on these two weeks of fashion.

There are no startling changes to report. During the spring collections (shown in January) it was rumoured that the full loose swagger coat was on its way out. But this collec- Hon proved that tartan checks and roomy be in favour next winter.

comedy

you can wear a all means, do. But wear It with an nir. A particularly at- tractive "going-away" sult was 1Pped by a pleated cape with- buttoned arm-slits. Another flowing cape WEA In black

with barathen, lined

scarlet satin, also worn over a suit.

REASONABLE PRICES. UR Own delightful

actress. Gertrude Lawrence. just back from America, intro- duced a parade of clothes at the London Collscum later this week. She

WOR

dressed very simply in black, with tiny black, and while hat, and a grey mutalion mink coat.

The best thing about the the reasonable

O

was

teni coats will still feel. These were clothes

PRICE most of us would be buying THOSE

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the

Parents puzzled about disciplining their chil- dren should study a new hook called Let's Talk About Call- dren, by Elizabeth Bradford. It favours the methods of the

children Chinese, whose

.are noted for their perfect manners. Fashion Polats Noticed: High soon. As always, greatest ap-

No Chinese child is allowed to stand-up collars with

points. Plause was reserved for make himself 11 nuisance In well forward: flying panels simple styles. Frills and fancy-

work had pubile. As soon as a baby starts

than the skirt: longer slightly

cold reception. Well over to scream or a child to whine, deep cuffs: big pockets: buttons

hundred different he is removed from the familly everywhere: collars slit at the models were shown and circle. In this way they learn back and sometimes buttoned majority of them were wearable from a very tender age that in

and well designed. yoke. Prices order to be tolerated they must

ranged Ether They make themselves pleasant,

Chinese parents believe that they must-set their children good example on all occasions. They would be horrified to hear. some English family conversa= tion boosting of polly decelts, wangling extrus or Beting something for nothing.

-(London Express Service)

"Beauty plus' girl will get a trip to Britain

WAITING the result of the

featured. Many stoles were

attached at one side

Model The Hair To The Face

By Cherry Marshall

TYLE in hair is chang

Sng. Women are fot

their hair grow again.

For those who complain the

of

monotony of the vory short, hair-forward cap alyle,

i welcome news that less uniformity is promised in the now versions of the short-cut,

Don't follow fashion India- criminately, Wear the hair stylo most becoming to the shape of your face.

avold

Hound-faced women should centre-partinga and fringes. Brush the hair up at the front to give length to the face.

It takes a fairly, wide or high forehead to wear a fringe effec- Lively.

Tho

older, sophisticated woman with good bone struc- ture should

keep her hair shoped to the head, the sides brushed over the cars to soften the line of the Lace.

Square Jaws need balancing with soft curls brushed out- wards over the ears; long, thin faces can take the Napoleonic style, with a heavy fringe and hair brushed upwards and out- wards to give the effect of Breater breadth.

There are

several ways of dressing the back of the hair, the essential thing being to have it cut correctly,

It can be tapered to turn up very alightly at the enda, feathered in upturning layers, or V-shaped into a point at the nape of the neck, rather like a sophisticated shingle.

Tolby

EFFECTIVA tringe on wide forck cod No poleant: style. Hau brushed u.

and out

For these styles, hair should heavy

bo

and thick, fine, light hair be como straggly unless it gets. constant be heavy and thick; fine, light expert attention. hair becomes straggly unless it gets constant expert attention.

If yours la Bne, It is better to wear it longer at the back, brushed neatly under in a page- boy line, or Auffed out to curl softly.

-London Express Service)

HAIRDRESSING EXHIBITION

London show, of much interest to women, starts this month-the Hair-dressing Beaux Arts Exhibition.

Mr Steiner, who often attends Queen Mary, will use some of his jewellery for dressing his ex- hair

hibits at the show.

down on to the were competitive. from under six to over ten guincas. In the cheapest range, only, or shaped so that they had moss green velour cout, in the effect of a jacket, they were Ideal for wearing over a blouse fitting, had

Another cape."

had large and skirt. General effect is of comfortable collar which but- shorter skirts this season. Full- toned down at each corner

ness comes from flat pleating or 011 to the yoke. A "Junior niss"

groups of kulfe pleats, but 110 model, shown by a fifteen-year- bunched gathered skirts. Most old, was in emerald green wool popular colours were the soft ribbed velour-and w lite more

Kreya, biscuits, mushroom pinks inspired than some of the teen- age clothes seen recently.

Blouses, essentially feminine COAT ATTRACTION were shown in ести пет and COAT which attracted great crepe.

lace, georgette, slik, and moss

They were interest,

pleated, because of its fucked, gathered, and tailored. cheapness, was n fur fabric Prettiest was a brightly coloured model which looked exactly

one worn outside the skirt like Ilke expensive Phantom Beaver.

n Sloppy Joe.

valuable antique detachable elbow

The back hung in heavy folds

from a curved Quaker collar, and il was worn by Beryl Bax- ter, an

young

A final stage of a beauty con- British Alm star.

up-and-coming

test, which started two months ogo with more than 1,000 en- trants, are 20 of New Zealand's prettiest girls.

will be The winner-who crowned Miss New Zealand 1049 qualifies for a free air trip to Britaln (normal return fare £504), £200 pocket-monoy, and a two-months holiday as guest in some of the best-known ancestral homes and castles.

A campaign

were

W

anet warm stone shades,

which ncross the

dropped in cascade, were

a

Lovellest cocktail dresses were shot faffeta or satin. In metallle shades. There was fluid effect as the model walked Gny tartan lined the hood of

singe in one dress had all the fullness In navy coat, and the high collar

of a vivid green une,

drawn to the back and allowed When the

to fall in a a folded

to the collar was unfastened, the tar-

panel hem. Severely tailored styles ton revers rande a bright splash in most elaborate materials, and of colour. Some flying panels buttoned halfway down.

skirts caught to one side and Others fell from the back only

shown.

flchu Deep

necks, to give added fullness,

Several of the swagger conts draped bosoms, long sleeves and elaborate little hats were the gained their fullness from D

Overskirts group of narrow knife pleats in which gave fullness to the back,.

order of the day. the centre back. A whipcord and others which gave fullness- The RAF Association, who lining. A black valvet scarf Materials:

cant had a chamois cloth inter- to the front were also worn. are to act as host. In Britain. tied the neck of a black broad- brocade, fallle, taffeta and gros

salin, tio silk, SAYS a beauty spectulist: "Ono deeper the emollient will be beauty contest, but a national cr

say: "This is not an ordinary cloth town coat, and the ends train. may rejuvenate a neglected forced into the flesh..

over each 'campaign

shoulder. crossed

GRAND STYLE in aid of the New Enormous round pockets on 3 TAVENING dresses were in the face, but the years cannot be ifted off. the hands. Neglect.

Avold the extremes of hot Zealand Air Memorial Fund.

The New Zealand Govern- toned down the centre

Hiby-retl cord cont were but waler. Tepid water them long enougli and nothing and cold

grand style. Mostly strap- can be done about the old and

is best for the hands. Fat them ment are sponsoring the contest cuffed. Four stendes of grey less, with tiny boteros or withered look. Keep that state-

dry gently, so you will not pull and have appointed a panel of made an unusual colour stoles,

com-

they came in the ment in mind, those of you who and loosen the skin. When you her, not only for

judges who will select the wins

In bination

4 Scotch ombre lov

loveliest materials of all, her beauty, fail to apply the iption every

are putting cream on at bedtime,

and tweed The groys, fell in panels Brocades

satina were tiny, who

but for many altributes, In- rub some into the nails, on the can't seem to find

heavily embroidered with time to give your hands.b

of your hands, your cluding education, deportment, from neck to hem.

There were many and varied iridescent sequins. Spots were southing, restoring

voice-culture and

· Angers and elbows, Elbows personality,

outlined

with clusters checks and tartans. The disad massage

sporting qualifications." never get a look in ut... the

Duchess, salin 'wnd

• cosmetic fenst and goodness

The winner is due at Heath-vantage in that If you can only requins.

afford one coat, a vivid check scattered with diamante flowers. We're all conscious of the im- knows they need it.

tow, on July 18.

becomes extremely monotonous, Blik organdie, moire, grosgrain, portance of the manicure and

after a few months. As for poult, satin-striped moire, not back-buttoned conts; If you fire and lace were used.. of the buttons they can easily be removed.

SIMPLE SUITS

with a 'nourishing lubricant.

backs

..

GLOVE SCARF

and

of

The very full skirts had apron fronts, or handkerchief - pointed overskirts. Many fitted like

the busque of a birlsuve sult WDS A tight satin dress

the glowing veneer on the pink. If the hands are thin and shells that sheath the anger- scrawny, massage with a cream tips, but wo must not concen- liberally from fingertips. to. build them up. Apply will fraid on the finger ends and Jet the skin become discoloured, red strokes and circular movements. wrists with gentle, forceful

From Paris, Betty Wilson or of coarse texture.

nows of a Gloves. QUITS were very simple, Mostalim sheaths with fly-away petal overskirts. One „dress achieved Fashion Show which lasted of the interest was in the a rainbow effect by the use of, Ilands have to be washed hands, but many women hato

Rubber gloves will protect the three hours and featured every back. The box-pleating on diffärent, coloured not all tho frequently, and every washing

Imaginable kind of glove. robs the skin surface of the

the fool of them. That dimeully Newest style is to wear a long was continued in the back in natural oil that keeps it fine thin cotton gloves under them.

can be overcome by wearing glove on one arm and a short of the skirt. Straight skirts, net coat which dowed out in violat was worn',with: and soft. There must be

wrist gauntlet "on the substitute for this oll. Cocoa-

with one or two, loose panels full lines from the back out in Don't let ugly stains mar the asymmetrical look. Some of most elegant, High

In tho back butter or lanoline will serve beauty

looked the And to finish the display, of your hands. the long gloves were no long pockets and tiny collar drew evening coat in flamevolvet breast red-headed model Wore En Either one will keep, the hands Vegetable, Ink, and nicotine that they formed, back-of-the attention to the belted jacket over: 4 gown in "Shanghal"! In condition. Use plenty of stains can all be taken off friction The more friction, the easily with nicotine remover jewelled clip at the breast, Boveral skirts were buttoned ed jewel embroidery.de

shoulder, scarves, chught, within.

of a straight-kirted tweed sult, yellow silk chiffon with encrust

His collection took 20 years to assemble and is worth thousands of pounds. It includes a gold and garnot pendant containing 16-year-old Bonnie Prince Charlie's blond curl, and a circlet of Lord Nelson's hair, mounted by Lady Emma Homil- ton

brooch or hairclip in diamonds and Oriental pearls. Another beautiful hair ornament contains a curi. from the poet Robert Browning's head.

PLEATS GIRL

Pin-tril pleats round the hem

of the little Jacket (chothe pients of the calf-length rakkr) 3. monlloped cage, straw. hat polka dos vells lang Stary Farrer na nire walked AnŭLonden Exprése: Berula