BRITISH FASHIONS SURPASS FRENCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 267, 10 November 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

BRITISH FASHIONS SURPASS FRENCH.

Housework, according to some people, isthe work woman hates '_ most. . Does she? Is this true?. (asks Mißs Joan Kennedy in the London "Star"). Remember there' are millions of women doing it,, though it is, said to, be monotonous; back-aching, nerve-wearing, never done. . •- '~;-,'; People who love statistics count up how many beds a woman makes in a year, how many ■ greasy "plates she washes up, how much energy she uses at. the wash-tub, how. many yards oi darning ' she gets through, how; many miles she walks .within four walls. The result sounds rather; staggering.The planning of meals is supposed to turn Eve's hair grey, but I can't say that I have noticed more .'grey hair among women who do housework than in other callings. The ; dreary round and common task of her daily life is the last word in monotony.' ;•.."!' 'They tell us,,.for instance, that'.thert are nearly '1500 lady barberß and hairdressers. But'think for a moment of the daily round of each of those women. Where does the .thrill come in clipping hair, singeing and washing' and waving it? One head:after;'another/ the'/ same stuffy 'cubicle, the same wash basin, variety, only in the 4 resses beneath the flngei-B and - the confidential. chatter of the" client. Is there any more -variety in such work than in housework? . : And'- the girl in the office \ with the routine of typing, the sameness of, the letters she takes down, the addition of figures, doesn't she get monotony,' backache ■ and• nerve strain? -. >.:'} '•.' ■'';'": '-' Picture the saleswoman. in the. shop with ' fractious customers.. . Her', life; is nb.t all honey. She .takes put and- puts back Jail ■ day- long.' She. forces a • smile when she feels more like crying very often'.'-; She 'is tied to her little" counterr pen,'- and no matter how - the outside world may call she, must remain on duty. So .must most women who .take up work by which .they-,earni their .daily bread.-' ■ .!:.,.,...,,.-..-.;.,•... ~..- .*,. . ■- ■ Housework is hot nearly so monotonous' as; some work, and women do not I really hate it. A natural woman likes to be her own mistress, to be able to make her g° out when'she feels like going out; i and plans her hours', to suit herself. The "clock in her lowri. kitchen is.'nbt nearly .so as,was., the office clockl ; If'/she does hot-feel.,like doing; the! iwashing on; a Monday,- the skies will'aiot fall'if she puts it off until Tuesday. • :If,.she 'prefers to., give her home "a lick and' a. -promise" one and spend; the hours iii the./fresh air nobody will;.dismiss';her frorri; her job. .She can sit .down.for/.teri.-mihutes with the newspaper if she'cares? to do; so, right in the mifldle.of preparing a meal, \ hut' who :cares?; : \- : -:-7 ; "■.;■■ ' .>-•:.

'•':lf suet dumplings boil; into the' water they were boiled too; quickly or contained too much -baking powder.". One teaspoonful <;ofv ;: .baking"; powder : to. via pound of 'flour, ia sufficient". ;...,'■ '•;:"■''

Accordingly, readers mine, I have jotted done a few impressions for your benefit. The outstanding feature: of the'season of 1928 brought home the fact that the one-coloured costumes with accessories in two other colours is about the newest and! smartest, thing. These one-coloured 1 costumes, '.usually combine two textures, a semi-lustrous silk gown and a duller silk coat, and a glossy coat and. '.< a'dull surface'. dress.The hat may match, in colour, but':itis often of felt. Shoes and'bag alike are very .good. The - smartest' colours for 'stockings /are ttiose ; a ;; !ittle';,darker or greyer than the:- skin. \.'A. flower or a jewelled, '.ornament, will often .bring another colour, into the' picture:. White silk or linen collars and occasionally whit© glove's; lookj./new ■ and .brilliant after '■■■'■ these .many-'-,seasons: that, pure white has been, neglected. >, This has been a "white" season also, where even-! ing gowns are concerned, and it looks particularly attractive. The,flesh.pinks,' the purple, blues 'and an- occasional .'red gown) give particular value-to the white one. There have been many black cos-, tumes this seas'on-'ahd the use of three colours in the .costume is to be remarked in-the evenings—the garment one colour; jewels or. flowers- of-a contrasting colour, and .the evehing.wrap,. of a subtler;, but still a different' : colour: ' Lame's,,; but rarely.; metal cloths, appear in- the"-.even-' and.'jewels are impressive. The Golden Age. With\endiess- :golden. threads -woven into' the-ybeautyvpf fashions for this autumn, the •period may well be re: corded as. : the '"golden age .of clothes." For, the metallic note,'is one of the outstanding "features. devised, in the." first place' by-the'famous.weavers of France,' and then'.'used ..lavishly-by the. dressmakers o£: Faris,, with final emphasis placed-uponv. the. golden note by -women themselves','' Both 'gold and silver bring niore. thaii, beauty-to the creations for autumn. They contribute to the in-creasing-tendency-: of in dress,"even-in'.the frock that otherwise might- ,be ; ?termed r-boyish,-, , Broadly speaking, 'every dressmaker in .Paris has'-^brought-'put' models created. of metallised fabrics, /whether./ for n sports,' arternoon'" : 6'r'"ev'eV|ing." ; For sports, the jumper may gleam' much:or' little, with its '■ threads of, gold. '-Jerseys, which once were thought of as soft, .warm rtex-. turesj have risen..higher, in 'the sphere, witlh the added wealth, of gold; In the majority of instances, the. jumper- is made in a metallised material, with a skirt in-the same fabric, without- the metal.' On .-the other hand, there' are entire''frocks" of-.sports type made of the golden /Weave. - --.-.-. '-' ! - : ' j ■_ • ; For the Evening. 'Gold and 'silver may not-only be ■ a basis note for the' material itself, in shot gold: satin or one'of the numerous lames, which, serve' for. gowns ; and wraps,'.'but gold..or silver may ajroear in embroidery, :ih;sequins .or in some other 'decorative element...Another hew note of the season,.' which links.' itself' with the . golden; age is the' use of fur-to : match

- . Our Sketch; ;;. The' illustration shows a soft fleshcoloured silk voile Princess gown, made in five tiers; and the second one forms a bolero movement. The shoulder scarf, fastened with a rose, is flung nonchalantly \ over the.left shoulder.