Social Moods.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 428, 21 July 1904, Page 7

Social Moods.

HOW TO KEEP WABM. 3tf£ta>F all the difficulties oonneoted with mf%» drees, that of being warmly clad, lli§oe without undue weight and "bunchinees' of appearance, i« the most tiresome to overcome satisfactorily. To be lightly yet warmly dressed for one's health sake—to bo ' properly wrapped up,* and yet not to appear bo to the eye of the outer ftorld, presents.* problem which takes a good defcl of ingenuity to solve. For the chilly woman's name is legion, snd the worst of it is that everybody is not chilly in the same direction. There is the person whoße lunge have to be looked after with so much care, who cannot near a low gown at night nor an opetfiur coat by day, to whom the joys of the ■ transparent blouse are anatnema maranatha. Then there is she whose lungs are sound, but who suffers from . internal chills, and whose coats must be long-basqued and underskirts carefully wadded; while, yet again, there is the sufferer from defective circulation, whose hands and feet become undeoorate lamps of ic*e, unless she be dressed to avoid this undesirable condition of affairs. And, to - finish up with, there is the woman who suffers from rheumatism, or a rheumatio diathesis which takes some horrid form or other! In her oase, the ohilliness she Buffers from seems most prone to attack the limbs themselves, not necessarily theteextreraitiss. I know a case in which the greatest care has to be taken to keep warm the upper arms and the thighs, cold t being felt acutely there to a far greater extent than any where elsem the body, I have studied this subject with some'care, and I will now give you the result of my experience. It is possible that I may be wrong ('we are all liable to whirfr,' the schoolboy wrote), bnt I may ' frankly state that I am arrantly chilly myself, and so can lay claim to having bought and paid for the experience of which I speak. First of all, even before we consider how to avoid weightings and bulk,. I think we ought to avoid tightness. Ido notthink that the chilly woman who wears'anything tight whatever will euooeed in being properly warm. I am not referring to tight-lacing. TMb article being written for toe average sensible woman, it is not necMsary for .me to state that she who tightens in hor waist, aad then complains thafthe colour which 9hould be inner chalks has flown to her noße, fingers, and armsef,haß the remedy in her ownhandsv Mesf amies, if you wear the collars aha caffs-of your gowns too tight you will suffer 5 if you are not very careful that no ' part of your sleeves checks the circulation —that, they do not fit too closely at the bend of the arm, and particularly in the armfcole itself } if not only collar, but the part of your gown immediately below your collar is not 'easy,' you will probably have a bad time. If you wear garters and not suspenders you are wrong} if you go in for shoes and gloves just a little too tight rather than a little too loose, what can you expsotP Do you ever tie any strings round your waist, inside your corset*, too alowY? (I axn sorry to enter into s.i'l these tiresome derails, hat one misteke on yovu part may upset all, good results possibly accruing from tWa'aovioe, with which 1 am. honestly anxious to benefit you ) '■ A girl came to ma the other day to bewail the fact chat her hands always seamed inclined to gat red when she wore a bajii gown. ,And why? She was slightly built, and therefore had to.be vevy careful as to the fit of har gowns on the shoulders. I told her frankly I thought it was because her 'sleeves were too tight'. The armholes were roomy enough under the armit was not that, but the dresses were made sou to fit very closely to the somewhat hollow shoulders and slightly projecting shoulder-blades, and the whole was surmounted by a tightly drawn 'tucker.' ' You say your hands don't look red when you weae a demi-tdilette blouse of a tea gown r" I aßked. ' I things: I've hit on the reason tor them doing so when you are in full dress!' To attack the vexad question of weightinesß, I do not propose in this article to recommend, any particular maker's underclothing, chiefly because I shall not find it necessary to do ,so. The most important rule to be followed, in my opinion, is that which sayß ■ Wear as few ariioles of attre aa possible, but let those be as warm as can be, as well as light. For. the upper part of the body the Shetland spencer, with its closefitting properties, absence of weight, long sleeves, and real warmth, is* an excellent garment. In the, matter of knickerbockers and petticoats, a really « woolly' pair of the former, Pyrenean flannel for choice, covered by an outer pair! of white washing silkfknd a Bilked petticoat, lightly wadded like the Japanese dressing-gown all we chilly- mortals love so wfeli, will keep out Arctic cold 1 The duplication of the knickerbockers may ba avoided if Zenana is used, a material whioh is silk outside and wool within. The petticoat should possess a deep woven band to ensure its fitting well about the hips; and it should bevery carefully out and gored, to give as little extra and nnnecesaary fulness as may be; weight spells weariness, and a tired body becomes Basceptible to colds at once. There is one comfort, which lies in the fact that it is usually the chin woman, (who can stand a little exira clothing with, benefit to her appearance), rather than her stouter sister, who generally requires * wrapping up!' Now I am going to say something about the covering for our hands and feet, for which I shall probably be laughed at. I shall not believe in very thick stockings or gloves down-- over your wrists, . closely fitting, but not tight; do not walk out on a bitter day in a skirt yon have to hold up, nor weignt your wrist with a bag or pendaat purse. (also, do not wear a tightly-clinging braslet or watch strap I

. Mra Wederly: 'Oh! John, I mislaid oar m»rriage certificate and can't fiad it.* WederlyV'Giil don't let that worry you. I've got a document down at the office that furnishes ample proof .of oar union.' Mra "Wederly: «What is it, dear P' . Wederly: A receipted bill from your dressmaker.

There is a joke in the Pantomimes abßut a certain brand of bad cigars known as the ' Adam and Eve' oig*rs. 'Why are they called ' Adam and Eve' oigarsP' ■ - • ■• 'Because when you've 'ad 'em yon 'eave; J . ■,

New Housemaid: • Who was. .that elegant-looking young lady, book, thai I met doming in f'

Cook i ' That was my sister'; been to daU on me.' .' * ;. <r ?•■ , ■•■''

' And that stylish lady in blue Bilk ?' 'The lauadreas. 9 ... .

'Then who was the plain woman -ia black P' . 'The missus.'

A hundred yonng women from a ladies' college raided the St. Meroluuafci?, JS*. change recently. They appeared.,!,onJK« floor of the hoasa,' pelted the mambew with floor and confetti, and only l«ffc when "$»» ajßraußittoa'waa'w&ftWJtedii