pink & tina (vintage teenage) magazine - issue 61 - may 25th 1974

8/6/2019 Pink & Tina (Vintage Teenage) Magazine - Issue 61 - May 25th 1974

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Three cheers for BritiHome Stores! They'rebringing out a new rabikinis that'll enableus whose figures ignoBritish standard 32 bhips, and insist on beiawkward 34 bust, 32(or thereabouts) to wbikini that actually fiThey are selling topsbottoms separately sonothing need bag orout of anything! Youeven buy a differenttop and bottom outfitfancy the jester look!

Help! The office has been taken over by the summer bug! First itwas Sally - dancing round the maypole! Then we heard that dishyDavid Essex was in Spain for his latest film - read about iton p33!Next we found Kim rushing round like a little ray of sunshine -dizzy doin' our quiz, y'see - pages 7-8.Phew, what a week!Palm Tree DreamsWhat could be lovelierthan lying on a goldenbeach, listening to thepalm trees swaying in thebreeze? Mmmm, it's easyto get carried away, isn'tit? But if you're notreckoning on jet-settin' itover to the Caribbean(who is"), don't despair,'cos Evette have broughtout a super newCaribbean make-up rangethat'll make you feelhalfway there! Their

perfume comes in twolovely summer pangs, Sunfor day, and Moon, forthose balmy, holiday strolls.From Woolworth, 3Op.An prices in thisissue were correctat time of goingto press.

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No-goAreaThis is a desperate pleour Jilly from all thethe jean-cladded tattyPink gang ... Pleasethose gangly, slender,cool-cat models fromwandering into OUI oto see you ... it makesus feel like somethingfind on a Corporationdump!


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The Shadet spend those sunnyin a permanentfrom thee of the sun, 'cos there-somany smashin',catching sun glasses

around in all shapes 'n'colours now, The dolly girlsin our pice}' are wearing(from Jeft to right) darklensed glasses, with rainbowcoloured plastic rims, 7,5p;thin-rimmed mock

tertolse-shell specs withsky-blue lenses that makeevery day look sky blue.costing-75p, And space-agespecs with a 2001 look tothem, 95p, in lots of crazycolours! All from Boots,

Great Escapeall you Colditz addicts's an exhibition you justtn't miss . , , the showingigmal equipmentected during a specialsion to the genuineitz camp in Germany.re are all sorts of weirdtraptions that theoners used to try andpe, ondisplay, and somehe things used in the TVes too. It's on !'lOW untiltember 29 at therial War Museum,BEland is openlOam 5.30pm. Butck times for Sundays.

WE'VE been sitt:i.hghere thinkin' out another tunetwister to get your brains tickin' over , .. so get to itn-ow!The answer to each question is a number, 50when you've worked out the answers cross off thecorresponding number in the seale below. Thenchange the REMAINING numbers into lettersaccording to their position in the alphabet (AI, B~2)... and hey presto ... you've got the answer!Noted Names1). Aprtl- St George's Day.2). Charles Dickens' "A Tale of - Cities".3). How many years for the Topaz Wedding Anniversary?4) ..Sheets of paper in a quire?. 5 ) " David Livingstone explored Africa ill the =-thcentury.6).M.L-.

r ( 1 8 ]M > r (5)ANSWER: ('IV) ONLLHVW9 '(9 61 '(9 fZ (t 91 '(f: -(;,(


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A last Flory Gate5,a Ia u n d r ene g l r l ,thinks she has discover-ed who her mysteriousfriend is, the one whohas been helping hera ll tM s ti me . B u.! h ersurly auntand unclealso know - an d theyhave found a veryexpensive necklace inthe laundry ba g ofMr s Fon,tain". NowFlory and he, aunta nd u nc le have takena taxi to visitM rs F on ta in e._ . ,

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Flory m eets her friend face to face - in the greatest surprise of alII...-----------The friendin flory':ifoot:itep:i

-AND IF SHE CAN AFFORIi> TOGIVE YOU EXPENSIVE PRESELIKE THIS NECKLACE, SHECAN GIVE US A LOT MOREH7

, , . A ND TELL HER HE KNOWSWHO SHE IS, THA THE DOESN'TKNOW WHY SHE WANrsTHINGS KEPT SECRIT - BUTSHE'LL HA VE TO PA Y MORETQ KEEP THEM THArWAY .. _


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IT - IT'S THE WOMANWHAT OWNS THIS HOUSE!SHE'S RICH AND WE -WE THOUGHT WE COULDMAKE A PAKET OUT OFH E R I

.",()UA LARE you the kind of gal' who keeps smilinwhatever the situation, and who makeseveryone round feel like things are alwayIour best pal. staggers round tosee you after abanaria skin-............ skidding, tights-ripping, purse-losing,thoroughly disaster-nddenday, Do you:a, Have a good laugh as sheunravels her Laurel 'n'Hardy kind of day?b. Console her by recountingdays that you've had "justlike that"?c. Take her out for a Slap-up,moral-boosting feed, down atthe local hamburger house?2It's B an . k HolidayMonday and you'veplanned a sunnypicnic and a tri,pto the visiting fair, butwhen you wake up, you hearthe rain pounding steadilyand unrepentantly against

your bedroom windowa. Jump up anyway aalthough postponing ypicnic, go to the fair ievening, enjoying thebonus of puddle jumpb. Wriggle further unblankets and stay thersulk for the rest of thc. Get up, but hang arat home all day, hopinweather's going to ch3Saunteringnonchalantlythe river,twirling yourparasol in thebreeze and dressed insuper Laura Ashley-tywhite dress, a small,looking boy whizzes pon his bike, splashingover your flowing robDo you:a, Charge after him,6


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SO LET'S ALL JUST SITAND WAIT FOR HER - JUSTLIKE YOU WAS OOIN', EH?

,.' or are you a sulker and moaner whenthings aren't gain' quite the way you want?Try our quiz, and find out , .. !screaming a terrifying (iteven scares youl) war cry?b. Brush' the mud off andput your nasty experiencedown to "playful scampers"?c. Grit your teeth, but carryon trying to look perfectlycalm and normal?

You've justwashed you hairand slapped ahoney and eggyolk face mask onyour chops when a friend(?) comes round to try outher new Polaroid camera onyou! Do you:a. Rush sullenly into a spareroom and lock the door?b. Make the best of a badjob and pull such a grin thatyour face Rack crumbles intoa million pieces?c. Let her just take a backview?

5t's the schoolsports day andyou're a l l readyto put your manyhours of hurdlingpractice into action, but asyou're running out to thefield you trip and sprainyour ankle, Do you:a. Stagger off and have agood sulk round the back ofthe pavilion?b. Give your pal, who's alsorunning in the race, ahealthy slap on the back andwish her the best of luck?c. Sit and watch the racemuttering, "Of course, if ithadn't been for my ankle Iwould have .. ."?

You're undercanvas with yourbest fliel'ld (asure way to make orbreak a friendship) and it's

been raining for the past twodays. Do you:a. Jolly your 'pal along bysuggesting a trip to thenearest cream tea cafe?b. LIe around in the tentgetting more cramped,saying "I told you we shouldhave hired a caravan."?c. Stick around prewingconstant mugs of steaminghot tea on your fast-falteringprimus stove?

7That runny-nosed littlefella, commonlyknown as yourbrother, bounds intoyour room one sunny mornto tell you some madlyinteresting (to 'him) news.Unfortunately, you're in themiddle of a luscious dream,Do you:a. Pretend you haven't heardhis squeaky cries anddisappear under the blankets'!b. Slt up brightly, saying,"What fabulous news"?e. Tell him to go away?

SCORE:1. a 0, b 5, C 102. a 10, b 0, C 53. a 5, b 10, C 04. a 0, b10, C 55. a 0, b 10, C 56. a 10, b 0, C 57. a 5, b 10, C 0-20 You really are a bitki l l jOY aren't you? Theslightest inconvenience .throws you into a head-onsulk that affects everyonearound you. Be a bit morecheery for sveryene's sake25-45 There's a weeny rasunlight peering through,so don't cover it up!You'll be much happier ifyou let mini disasters justride over yow' head, andlaugh them off!50-70 You're that great bibeaming, streaming ray ofsunshine that everyone loto have around. Come rainshine you are bright 'n'breezy, makin' folk roundyou feel as happy as you!


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8 WI/{-Next W eek: M eet Hayley Donlan - in a great new P INK seria l!


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Ifyou're thinking of changingfrom towels to tampons, thinkofLil-lets first.Because as well as protectingyou better than towels, Lil-Iets havea unique way'of working that makesthem ideal for first-time users.Quite simply, once it's inserteda Lil-Iets tampon blossoms outwidthways ina cont ro l l edway to giveyou perfect protection-so there'sno risk of embarrassment.Yet-and this is the bigdifference between Lil-lets andother tampons-while this protectivewidthways expansion is takingplace, there's no l e n g t h w a y s expansion.Because a tampon that extendslengthways can cause discomfort.So that's the unique benefitofLil-lets: complete protection inperfect comfort.And that's whatmakes them the natural first-timechoice for so many girls today.

Lil-lets.The tampon that knowsitsworking inavery sensitive area

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INSTRUCTIONS AND PATTERNS TO MAKE CLOTHES ON PREVIOUS PAGES.MAKE YOUROWN( ; P o l ' ' ' ' II, I /1 \ IPC relIT. S U M M E RI&. Ll ' ./ .-"Ill- ~;::I v.I..,'"I ~'U;/JS', ~ IS.fI .I!,4~1"'" THINK of summer and This week -andeu f T l 2 . we think of warm, sunny during the next three, ! ; IA beaches, a shimmering we'll be giving you, blue sea ... and plenty of patterns and instructionII , I E ' !. . . time to just laze ... and for the wardrobe - so, swim ... and sunbathe watch out for them, w. ~ - . I . .. Ohl Itall sounds too you!I S A . iii H good to be true!. , 4 .. ~~ r-l-- But wherever you're N.H.-IRON ON VILEH O I I i-T - going for your summer You wiU etten need a- ~r hols we hope you have a small amount of this fI . .. great time- and waistband,. collar, etc.we've got just the things it wouW be advisable- t J I< to wear in our fantastic buy a yard or so ofI- - . I I I . summer wardrobe medium or lightweightf, 1- designed just for you! (depending on the!i

.e There's everything, thickness of the fabricsfrom a bikini to a soft you are using) sououvoile evening dress. always have some hanIe.I... a cheeky t-shirt and S.a = seam allowance.shorts outfit and a handy W.s. = wrong side.- '~ tote bag (which we'll be R.s. = right side.r- showing next week!) C.b. = centre back.... .- + B R I M ."l- f::' t - : : : :r ' D l A , ! " o I f I ~

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i I~ I ~ . . . D'l i~ r - . . : GO'/ I' I '"_ ,",c ..'l I It" ". I I f : lHALTER TOP and halter tie piece. Halter ends open for the halter ttie pie~ measurements 40in to thread through. Press.x 2in. . (Finished width fin). 3. Sew up the halter tie,Making up: Press fabric the piece Iengthwise rightand cut out pattern pieces. sides together and sew wiWE made ours in a"bright and short skirt, as well as 1. Tum edges on sides and a lin s.a. Pull right side osunny yellow cotton with the long skirt and super bottom in tin to w.s.; turn (using a safety pin is theseersucker printed with tiny shorts we'll be showing you over a furt.ber tin and hem easiest way). Neaten endsred roses (fabric by Bush next week! down (by hand or machine). Press,Baby, 1.22, yd). Sizes: fits all sizes. 2. Turn top edge in tin to w.s, To wear the halter top, knYou can wear it with Materia1s required: !yd x Machine down. Turn over the tie round Y f J u 1 ' neck apractically averythmg else in 4()in fabric. Thread. lin (or "fold line") to w . S . tie ends 01 the trianglethe wardrobe' - the trousers Pattern: Cut main piece and sew down, leaving both behind your waist.


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E ~ryone thoughtlhat, ~Suga r Jone was th.,besklooklng. 'warm.stheartedsta ron the TVSCene, On'ly'he, asslst-an t, Su .ie , k new thetruth - thai Sugar wasa s el f is h " ' C on te il Edfortyyea,'ol d mad. up1 ,0 100 I< c lik., '_nty.One day; when Sugarwa s ,mQdell'~. ,g' fo r 2! nadvert ..

" H ap py F arm ll,they call it - but it h as Sugar in tears.!

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NOW,NOW, MR BETTERKINI ..JUST 'cos UTILEOL'SUGAR'SEATEN A FEW TOO MANY CHOCO-LATES DOESN'T MEAN THE ENDOF THE WORLD __,


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DID YOU HEAR HER?THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTINGTONIGHT!

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Next W eek: Sugar's out to make a bomb - from a beard !


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.au.:.uu:..n.a,Lu:...n?Gerry and thePacemakers haven't mademuch of an impact sincethe days of the Merseysound. But now they'reright back and ready torock with their newsingle, 'Remember (TheDays of Rock and Roll)'.and if you can'tremember what Gerrylooks like, you can have agood gander at him if youtune in to 'Sooty' or'Hold the Front Page' -both on Thames.

SPECULATING!What kind of birthday. cake would you give a guywho had over 25 pairs ofspecs? Well the people atthe Room At The Top,llford, decided to giveElton John a cake shapedlike - you've guessed -TALENT SPOTTER?Gilbert O'Sullivan isn'ta talkative man. He rarelygives interviews (hint,hint, Gilbert, if you'rereading thisl) and whenhe does he's notover-enthusiastic, sayspeople don't really wantto know about him as asongwr i ter : In fact, hedoesn't seem veryimpressed by the currentpop seene at all, hewishes that people wouldgive more publicity to theyoung unknowns ratherthan the established

a pair of specs to markthe occasion of his 27thbirthday. Elton wasperforming there at aprivate testimonial partyin aid of Ian Morgan,former QPR winger whowas recently transferredto Watford Town, ofwhich Elton is a director.greats. Well, Gilbert ifyou're interested, ourAndrea's got a passablevoice, Kim's quite good onthe bongos and Brigid ...SECOND GENERATIONWho is this charmingyoung person? (Right).Well, to give you a clue,he's the son of a VeryFamous Person and heeven has his own fanclub. In actual fact, it'sZowie Bowie, son ofYou-Know-Who. Wonderif he'l1 ever be as famousas his dad ...

TOO MUCHLatest band beingpromoted by Mickie Mo(the man who discovereSuzi Quatro amongstothers) is Arrows. Theband consists of threepretty tasty felIas, AlanMerrill, Jake Hookerand Paul Varney .. All three lads have hadlot of experience in themusic business - so tshouldn't have too mansurprises in store ..Watcout for their single,"Touch Much".


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LIVING on your own in abed-sitter isn't bad. Not onceyou get used to it. I've beenin my pad a couple of weeksnow. I've got to get used to alot of new night sounds.There's the creaking floorboardoutside my room that wakesme up rigid with fright. I'mconvinced it's the landlady'sbrother, Count Dracula,coming to get me. There's awire that taps a~ainst thewindow when it s windy, likesomebody wanting to come in.But each time, just beforeI die of fright, I tell myselfthere's a logical explanationfor each sound.Or I did until I heardsomeone in my wardrobe.It's a pretty eery feelingto wake up after midnightand know there's someone inyour wardrobe. The firstthought that struck me wasthat the accommodationproblem in London had gotso bad that my landlady hadlet off my wardrobe to somehomeless person withouttelling me about it. I decided

ANY QUESTIONS?EVER had any reaUy searingquestions you'd like to ask a popstar? Like: "How old are you,grandad?" Yeah, welt we feel thatway too. We know e;.cactly whatwe'd like to ask same o f thesuperstars - and we wilL too, whenwe next see them ... well, maybe ...LINDA: To David Cassidy: Ifyou're a health hazard, does thatmean you're infectious? And if so,is there an antidote 'cos Sallythinks she's catching it ...JILLY: To Robert Redford: Seeingas Barbra Streisand and MiaFarrow weren't supposed to be tookeen on you, how would you feelabout coming over here and doinga film of "NOddy Loses HisClothes"? You can be Noddy, I'llbe Mr Plodd ...VALLI: To Alice Cooper: Asyou're :really such a nice guy, whydid you have to bother with allthose snakes and 'orrible make-up?Come to that, why do I bother

to complain to the landladyfU'st thing in the morning.But then whoever was inmy wardrobe made astrange little noise and itwas a girl's voice..I decidednot to complain after all.By then Iwas just aboutwide awake and Iealisedthat the chances of finding aTeal girl in my wardrobewere about nil. Therefore, itwas a ghost. Trust me to getthe only haunted wardrobein Britain.I stopped being quite so

with all that 'orrible make-up ... ?JAMIE: To Olivia Newton-John oSuzi Quatro: Please will you marryme? I'm only a strugglingjournalist but I'm trying ...ANDREA: To Gary Glitter: Areyou really as short as yourcardboard cut-out? Are you reallyas thin as your cardboard cut-out?Are you reaUy (be truthful now)cardboard cut-out?SALLY: To The Man InBlack:What happened to that box ofchocolates you were going to sendme? I'm hurt - not to say darnedhungry.8RIGID: To David Bowie: Pleasewill you send back those lurexstockings Isent you, I'm going toparty next weekend and I'd rathelike to wear them. Hope youhaven't laddered 'em ...KIM: To Paper Lace: Is the chapwho sings "keep your pretty beadlow" sitting on a very large hatpin or is he justin training forFemale Vocalist of the Year?

scared when Irealised theghost was crying. In fact, Igot to feeling sorry for herand finally summoned upthe courage to creep out ofbed and turn on the light.Ghosts don't like light so Iopened the wardrobe doorand was attacked viciouslyby a Government surplusArmy overcoat that I bought

last winter. But apartthat, the wardrobe containeonly some moths and a fewbits and pieces which Ilaughingly pass off asclothes. Strange1y though,I could still hear the cryingIt struck me then that thcrying came from the nextroom. So I went next doorand tapped on the weepylady's door. She wasn't keento let me in but she did toavoid having me hammerher door down and maybewake the landlady up. Thelandlady in her rollers in tmiddle of the night is not apretty sight.Funny thing was, intwoweeks I'd never seen mynext door neighbour. Andshe was a dish!She'd only been inLondoa few weeks and she's losther job and her boyfriendhad given her up and shewas lonely and she didn'thave a coin for the gas tomake a cup of coffee.Well, Imade her a cOffeeand we talked half the nighHer name is Jane andyou've got to believe it -Jamie is in love again.There's a lot to be said fhaving a ghost in yourwardrobe.


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T h e camera with the strange power flashes -' for the la i t t imetTHIS IS IT, THEN. ONE LAST TRYTfJ BRING IAN BACK TO THEREAL WORLD. BUT THIS TIME, I'MGOING TO HOLD ON TO THE CAMERA -I'LL NEED IT IN THATOTHER WORLDTO GET US BACK HEREI

P olly Fortune, caratvsed after an accident, had got hold of. st'rangecamera that took people Into another, weird world which seemed toexist simultan&ouslywith the realworld. Inthis other world, Polly couldwalk, but her friends were all changed In unpleasant ways. Now Polly'sfriend, Ian, had been involvedin accidents in both worlds and Pollybelievedthat the only way to help him was to use ihe strange camerao n ce m o re .

I WISH YOU'D GETRID OF THAT, POLLY- IT'S BROUGHT USNOTHING BUTTROUBLE


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A s U ncl eJack closedthe door.


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REMEMBER, POL,LY. JUSTWISHING ISN'T GOOD - YOUMUST DOSOMETHING ...A s Po lIy pressedthe bulb ...


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LIZZY: "When Iook back now Ireally don't know why Idid it. I'dalways had everything Iwanted and Iwas never short of money or clothes."But it seemed so easy at the time."It all started when my friend atschool asked me to get something forbel' from her blazer pocket. When Ireached into her pocket Iound somemoney there - just loose change, a50p piece, some lOps and 5ps teo.. "There was nobody else about so Ijust quickly slipped the 50p into mypocket, and went back to class. Iknewit was wrong at the time, but Iustcouldn't help myself.''From then on Iook little things- sometimes it was 5p from myMum's purse, or Id slip little thingsinto my pocket without paying when Iwas out shopping. But at school it waseasier, 'cosIcould always go to thecloakroom when there was nobodyelse about."Nobody ever said anything abouttheir things missing - but itwas at aschool that Iwas eventually found outwhen a. girl's watch went missing.''WeaJI had to go into the head'soffice one by one, and when 1gotthere she found the watch inmypocket, and Iust started crying andtold her all about the other things I'dtaken. ,"She was very kind to me. Shedidn't tell anyone who it was who hadtaken the watch - just returned itto the girl saying it had been found.She gave me such a talking to tho'that I'll never do anything like itagain. And when Ithink back now, Ijust don't know why Iever did it inthe first place ... "

SALLY SAYS: The temptation tosteal is something that hits aU O f usat sometime in our lives - a thoughtwhich most of us manage to fight.

'I WasSoAshamed,'Most oj us have donesomething we were ashamedof and bitterly regrettedafterwards. (Go an, have athink, I'm sure at sometimeor another you've said toyourself, "On, if only Ihadn'tdone . . .") Sally talked tothree Pink readers who facedthis problem, and this iswhat they had to say . . .Luckily. Liuie was found out beforethings reaUy got out of hand. But ifever you are tempted to takesomething that isn't yours, just stopand think how you'd feel if someonew as steating YOUR things.SARAH: "Cath and I have been bestfriends ever since we were little kidsbut when Itarted dating herboyfriend Ielt a real traitor."I COUldn'ttell her I was gOing outwith him either, 'cos if I had she'dhave hated me. She was so upset, Yousee, when he broke it off with her."I felt really awful, because ithappened while she was away onholiday. She got back - and Phil(that's his name) just told her it wasall over, and he was going out withsomeone else, tho' he never said who."Cath told me all about it and I feltsuch a heel, 'cos all the time 1 knew itwas me making her so unhappy.

"But really I wasn't enjoying mmuch either. Iliked going out withPhil but Iwas always anxious in csomeone saw us and told Cath, sodidn't go out together for very lon"I've never told Cath it was becof me Phil broke up with her. 'Cosknow if Idid we'd never be suchfriends again."SALLY SAYS: Sometimes it's bekeep things from our friends, whenknOW the truth wiLLhurt them verymuch. And Sarah realized thehappiness she found with Phil woulalways have been tarnished by Catshadow.JANE: ''We were always up to triin our class - playing jokes on ouclass mates and sometimes theteachers. But when a prank misfireand left one of the teachers veryangry - Ieally let myself down."I'd been the one at the head ofthat particular trick and tho' whoevhad done it was given a chance toup, Iet someone else take the blam~'Icould feel everyone's eyes onwhen the Head asked who wasresponsible, all wondering why Ididn't own up - but still Isat there"Afterwards it was awful, 'cos thsent me to Coventry and Icould hethem whispering how awful Iwasletting someone else be punished."I felt very guilty and later I didown up - tho' it was too late realldidn't make up for my behaviour."SALLY SAYS: Jane did have thecourage to own up - in the end, Bhow much better it would have beefor her, and how much mOTe respeche?' dassmates would have had torit she'd awned up in the first place.But it does ta7w couraqe to admit ywe r e wrong - so w e shouldn't judgeJane too harshly,-We all make mist


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Patly wulk s happily - right in to a c leve i' trap_ _------ Patty's World


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Confidence is N ew Freedom towels and pantie set:a new kind of com fortComfortN ew Freedo m pa ntie s, bik in i a rw aist-l in e, inth e so ftest str etch Ie ee g iv e th e pe rfe ct to we la nd pa ntie fit. Th e spe cia l slim g rippe r-so slim

th at y ou d on 't e ve n fe el iI's th er e-h old s y ou rto w el s o i t c.o n 't p os si bl y tw is t o r c ha fe . A n dbec au se th e p o n lie s a re d esig ned 10f i t l i k e 0sec on d sk in th er e a re n o u nsig htly l:iu m ps o rbu lqes -even in y ou r m ost c l in g i ng dress o rtrousers.

R eg d. T ro d@m a rk K im be dy ( lo rk C o rp .

Now in new bikini sty1e

SecurityT he pa ntie a nd g rippe r 0u to m otk a lIy se cu re th eto wel in th e c orr ec t po sitic n w ith ou t th e n ee d fo rbe lt a nd lo ops-fo r m axim um a bso rben cy , safe lyo nd co mfo rt. Y ou sta y co nfiden t beca use un lik eo the r sy stem s w hich re ly on o rdin ary pan tie s,N ew F re ed om pd nrie su re spe cio lIy d esig ne dfa r sa nita ry pro tec tio n. Y et they a re a s pre1 1"i 'a san y pan tie s you could buy . The diffe ren ce? A newsecur ity , a n ew com fo rt-a n ew con fiden ce tha tn o th in g can go w rong .

AbsorbencyN ew Freedo m To wels a re so so ft, a n d extraa bs or be nt. T he s up er -s of tte x.tu re e ve n Iy o b soth e !'lo w t o g iv ey ou c om ple te pro te ctio n. E xtsafe to o! N ew Freedo m to we ls ha ve a spec ie ]po ly fil m ba ck in g. S o w ha te ve r y ou 're d oin g,N ew F re ed om k ee ps y ou c on fid en t.Now you hove the su r est pro tec tion ands o ft c om f o rt of K o te x N ew F re ed om .

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Take a drop of sunshine, aandfuJ of flowers and whatave you got? That lightbright, golden feeling thatsummer's in the air. Andwith a few sunny hintsYou'lJ be shining all theway ...TART your day by wearing aoral perfume like Boots 17erfume Oil, a range of sixumme r flowery smellies tohoose from includingSunflower. Or try Maxactor's Musk Florals, andsmell like a bunch of freshflowers!T ... about yourair? Herb shampoos areuil of natural goodness that't do anything but goodor it. Mary Quant does onealled Gentle Berb Shampoowhich leaves your hair shiningand smelling really lovely.BATH ... goodies are aluxury you can afford whenyou make them yourself!Try taking an ounce oflavendar flowers (withoutsterns and leaves) andputting them in a pot withone pint of water. Beatgently and then take it fromthe sto.ve and leave to brewfor at least three hours.Then strain this exotic potioninto your bath - you'llsmell and feel fantastic!H you can't be bothered togo to all that trouble, trysomething from the CountryLover bath range - they'refull of country goodness, too!There's nothing like anatural facial steam tocleanse the skin. Take twobandfuls of marigold,lavendar or nasturtiumpetals and -put them into abowl. Add two pints ofbailing water(careful, though) and with atowel covering your headand the bowl to shut thesteam in (keep your face atleast eight inches awayfrom the water - don't wantany red-tipped, swollennosesl) and steam for about10 minutes. But., of course, ifyour skin is sensitive to heator you have trouble withbreathing it's best not totry this!FOR ... thorough cleansingand moisturtsing ror your skinSunflower and Wheat creammust be a winner. (Write toBeauty Without Cruelty,1st Floor, Martha Hill, 140Marylebone Rd, LondonWi). Also, not forgettingEvette's Country Beautyrange which has everything

you need for cleansing andtoning your skin, to keep italive and fresh-looking,GET that sunflower shinein your eyes with colours likePrimrose by Outdoor Girl,Harvest Lid lustre by Boots17 or Buttercup by Cutex.LASTLY ... how aboutmaking a pot pourri to giveyour clothes and room a

lovely floral fragrance whichcouldn't fail to make youfeel cheerful in themornings? Put in a glass jarlayers of dried petals likerose, lilac, lily of the valley,marigold and lavendar withherbs such as sage>rosemary, whole cloves,sticks of cinnamon andorange and grapefruit peel.

(You can dry the petals inthe airing cupboard).Remember to keep yourpot pourri in a dark place,though, as the sunlight wilcause it to lose it's smell adry up.So make this summer asummer full of naturalgoodness in every sunnycorner of your beauty routin


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mINI (May 21-June 20)Don't get angry and upset over thatsilly little thing that's been niggling yourecently ,if you ignore it, it'll goaway!You are sa moody at the moment thatyou're driving all your pals to rack andruin. Try and stick to one temperamentfor a while and them a rest!VIRGO (Aug 22-Sept 22)Ufe at home should be full of rosesright now, so don't do anything silly tospoil it!

(Sept 23-0ctYou've gone all sentimental about thepast, Miss Libra, but don't be blue 'costherere plenty of other things comingvour way.SCO~PIO (Oct 23-Nov 21)You're not using your full potential ... infact you're only going at half measures.So rev up, Miss Scorpio and show 'emwhat re made of!SAGITTA~IUS (Nov 22-0ec 20)Someone close to you has a contactthat'll come in handy sooner or later, 0;0try and probe it out,

Your bad timing fer dates and thingslike that are making a lot of people feelpretty fed up with you, .. so YOLl'dbetter pull your socks ,or else!TAURUS (April 21-May 20)This is definitely your week for romanticmatters, so make sure you're lookingyour prettiest and being your nicest!

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TOO MANY SWEETSDear Sally, I need your help ..It's my health. I'm alwayseating crisps and chocolateand I don't eat good food.By the time dinnertimecomes, I've stuffed myselfwith so much rubbish, I'mnot hungry ..It'sthe same at everymealtime. 1think I'mpoisoning myself, becauseafter every meal (if I'm ableto eat) Ieel sick.Ican't stop myself fromdigging into a packet ofcrisps etc. 1also getheadaches at the slightestthing. My father owns asweet shop next to ourhouse, and that doesn't helpmuch.I've beard of peoplegetting jabs for certain foodsor dr ink , and I'm frightened.

Please, please help me.Elaine, Midlothian.Deer Elaine, I agree withyou - to o much oj anythingis never good It alwaysleads to an imbalance ojs om e s or t.The jact that yeu recogniseyour problem and want to a osomething about itmeansthat you're on the way.First, though, Ieel youshould do a bit oj deepthinking about the way

I you're treating yourself.As a poet once said, you.rbody is the temple oj yourSOIL~so it's up to you to takecare ,of it in the best possibleway. A good diet is a start.Yo u must begin to havesome se.tj'


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Jenny discovers tne secreT O T T ne caST le~~~~[;]U'~[3( D e l 'W hat was wrong inthe tiny Scots village of Ness? Why were windows-indeed anything reflective, kept covered? And why were all the viiiag e r s terrified? Jenny M C Ca ll k ne w It was because of th e strange gi r lfrom the old castle above, Only Jenny. a non,.yillager. showed any con-cern or interest in the girl . .. and because of that , she was now findingherself in a trap ...


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Then the MCOa r k s were a t yp ic a l large Victorianfamily. A strong family, their head a CaptainColin MCDark .

HE MCDARKS ALL LIVEDRE AT THE BEGINNING OFTHIS CENTURY ... THENTHIS CASTLE WAS VERY

OIFFEBENT ...

But Captain Colin was' a restless man -like so many Victorian gent'lemen he wasa man with a dream - a dream of dlscover-Ing the Sea of Glass - a fabled lake deep inthe Sahara desert of Africa A I. k e no onehad seen stnce the Pharoahs

One morn1ing he set out from Alexandria with hiseerava n of a dozen cam als a no bearers an d head adsouth into the desert ...

And his d ream turned into a nightrnare ... for thatwa s the last that was ever seen of any of th em . . ,

When the news reached hisfamily at the castle theywere h ea rtbroken. It seemedthe truth about Captain Colin'sfate would never be known -that he would be just anothervictim of the Sahara Desert


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Friends, Romans,countrymen, yokels,fools, Pinkies a n dpassing idiots, lendme your ears, and ifyou want them back,send an SAE to ...

Everybody Needs 'Em ...What are friends for? Whatare friends? What is life?Why are we here? Are wehere? (Enough of thisphilosophical claptrap, geton with it you fool! - Ed.)Anyway, back to myoriginal theme - friends.I've had quite a few in mytime, well, two actually ifI'm going to be truthful -and why not, it's summer -and Idon't see either ofthem now.Of course, I've got Kim.She's a friend, Iuppose. Itdepends how you define theword "friend". If a friend issomeone who tells you whenyou come in to the officethat you look like Kung-FuCain tramping through the

desert, then Kim's a friend.If a friend is a person whosays, "Hoi, the kettle'sboiling!" when you burstinto joyful song, then Kimsa friend. She also tells methat mY latest love looksexactly like the bloke whowas trying to chat her up inthe lift last week and that'swhat 1call really friendly.Well, what IsaY to myself,in true philosophical fashion,is , ' 'Who needs measleswhen you've got friends likeKim?"Come to that. who needsfriends. Well, me for one.Pink Panthers ...Kim and JUly and Sally andIwere walking back 'fromlunch the other day (well, Icall it lunch - we shared apacket of Smarties on a parkbench), when Isuddenlystarted thinking."What's that strangerumbling noise?" Kim asked."Well, it's either mystomach or Brigid's thinking

again," Jilly replied, casuallypulling her sunglasssss overher nose and peering at melike a bush-baby."You're right. Iamthinking," Isaid (Kim, Jillyand Sally fall to the floor,frothing at the mouth). "I'mthinking what fools we'vebeen to put up with this forso long. Why should Lindaand Valli rush off fortwo-hour lunch hours whilewe man the 'phones, keepthe tea-lady at bay andperhaps pop out for a packetof Smarties?""Because they're biggerthan us," Sally saidtruthfully.Anyway, to cut a longstory short, I've decided toform the Pink Panthers - arevolutionary undergroundmovement which will wipeout two-hour lunch hours,introduce an Ansatoneservice and increase theSmartie ration.Y'see, Kim, Sally and I are"trainees" - or dogs-bodies- we do the things thatnobody else wants to do.Jilly just hangs around withus because she thinks itmakes her look youthful, butshe's not really foolinganybody.But now we've hadenough, Pink Panthers ofthe world unite, you havenothing to lose but yourlu nc h-h ou rs ... and yourSmarties ... and your free, hone calls ... and your

WILL Olivia Newton-Johnever recover from theEurovisioa Song Contest(cheer up, Olivia, it wasnthat bad, was it?) ... WAbba? ... Sorry, Iggy Pfans, the lad won't becoming over here forconcerts after all - he'sdisappeared into thin airWhatever Next DepartmPoet Laureate. JohnBetjeman bas now releasan album entitled "BananBlush" - Wombles, watcout! ... If you thoughtSparks ("This Town AinBig Enough For Both ofUs") was an all femalegroup, you'd be entirelywrong, they're two ratherdashing fellas - but onehas got a rather bighsoprano .... Eno now outhospital and lookingremarkably well for a fewho's had a collapsedlung ... New Exorcist Rlabel proudly presents"Sympathy For The DeVby Lucifer (we don't beit!) ... Attention allOsmonds fans! (You tooKim) Despite recent repthat the lads may be ovAugust, the latest wordtheir record company i$it's no goand they stillhave any dates ... Is AlvStardust really Gary Glitson? Don't think so- Ahasn't got that same gorgcrinkly smile, has he?

wage packet ... Whose stupididea was this anyway?My Cat Crept Out AgainGirls take heed! Iwent intoa well-known store whichshall remain nameless(Harrods), to purchasemyself a pair of knickers,panties, briefs or whateveryou will.Now, this may all seemrather sordid to you , but thilittle story does have amoral and Ishall get to it -eventually - so bear withme (or bare with me, if youfeel particularly daringl).Searching feverishlythrough the underwearcounter, throwing variousundergarments willy-nilly, Ispotted what looked like arather attractive pair of palegreen thingies.Hastily Ibought them andstuffed them in my bag,eager to get home and trythem on. What a nasty shockwas in store, not only for mebut for my cat whohappened to be standing byWhen Iried them on. Theknickers turned out to be -in the cold light of day - avery nasty luminous green.My cat took one horrifiedlook and ran from the room.She's been grey ever since,mind you, she was white tostart with.So the moral is, don't buyknickers in a dark store and,if you do, don't let your catcatch you trying them on.


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pink & tina (vintage teenage) magazine - issue 61 - may 25th 1974

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