The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-17
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''WORLD'S BEST-DRESSED WOMAN'' TITLE GOES TO SPANISH BEAUTY
BoEUian Envoys We Pcyque Clothes With Distinction
BY ROSETTE HARGROvE NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Paris-O Observers with a keen eye for chic among the fashionable set of England and the Continent are enthusiastic over their latest can- didate for the title of worlds best dressed woman" She is Madame Antenor Patino, the former Dona Christina de Bourbon. Her husband is Bolivian Minister to the Court of St. James.
 It is agreed that few have worn the title as graciously and unaffec- tedly as Madame Patino. Not only is she the youngest of all envoys' wives-she has just celebrated her | twenty-fifth birthday-but she is also a recognized beauty, a perfect Spanish type. She has the most delicate features in a perfect oval face, large, limpid black eyes fringed with long, anturally curly lashes; the complexion of a blush rose, pearly teeth and tiny hands and feet. Of medium height, Ma dame Patino has an eighteen-in waist and slim, perfectly -propor- tioned figure.
 An Expert Linguist
 The worlds best dressed wo- man married Antenor Patino, eld- est son of the tin king, in 1880, when she was seventeen years old and had just made her debut. They have two children, girls, one six and the other three. The daugh- ter of the Due Durcal, Spanish grandee, she was educated partly in Madrid, partly in Paris, spending two years at a finishing school in England. She speaks French, Eng fish and of course, Spanish, huently, the first two without the slightest trace of accent. She knows German and Italian besides, almost as well "a great asset for a diplomats wife.
 Madame Patino says that she follows no beauty routine; no facials, has no standing appoint ments with beauty experts. She uses one sort of cream, a well- known and not particularly ex- pensive one at that, and very little makeup. Her vivid beauty does not need it. Beyond daily massage, she never does any setting-up ex- ercises, eats as much as she can and whenever she feels like 1t. Her trouble is trying to put on weight, not lose 1t.
 Madame Patino usually chooses her wardrobe at the time when the collection is shown to private clients. She never buys indis- criminately, but knows exactly what she wants and why. She never is interested in hearing what other smart women have selected or whether they, too, have chosen the particular model she has chosen-it wouldn't alter her decision anyway.
 She likes picturesque, colorful clothes, especially for the eve ming, and wears them perfectly, always with great dignity and poise. Blue is her favorite color, especially the bright shade of royal which is so fashionable this winter, and naturally she wears a lot of black. Mainbocher makes all of her clothes.
 Wears Hair Up
 Madame Patino wears the brush ed-up coiffure which suits her to perfection. At recent dinner par ty, she looked particularly beauti- full in 8 flowing picture gown of black velvet with high collar and long, puffed sleeves which was one of the successes of Mainbocher' s collection. She has selected several long -sleeved dinner and evening gowns for both formal and informal functions in London, where here tofore the conventional decollete reigned supreme.