WOMEN'S FORUM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 238, 9 October 1933, Page 11

WOMEN'S FORUM.

FATE'S IRONIES. There is a Russian dancer in London who lias experienced all fate's irony. She is the nineteen-year-old Mile. Riabxishinskaia, who lias been one of the outstanding successes of the present ballet season at the Alhambra. Mile. Riabushinskaia is the daughter of M. Michael Riabushinskaia, a member of the once richest family in Russia. There are five Riabushinskaia brothers. All, save one, were millionaires. Each had a magnificent mansion in Moscow. Michael, in particular, was most hospitable, and during the war entertained scores of celebrated English visitors to the city.

EVENING WEAR. Six sweet peas recently exhibited by the Royal Horticultural Society in London have given their names to the pastel shades, sponsored by the British Colour Council for evening wear. They are Nanette, sweet lavender, royal mauve, debutante {a lovely shade of pink), cavalcade and thriller, the two Inst being deepbr and more exotic shades of debutante. Seventy-eight different shades for knitwear figure in the Colour Council's list, moss green, maideihair and evergreen being favourites, in Paris as. well as London. Other charming shades, whose names alone recommend them, are grape juice, rose dawn, sea haze, October gold, nutmeg and Zulu.

WELFARE WORKER. Mies Katherine Murray-Jardine, of "Granton," Moffatt, Dumfriesshire, Seotland, is at present paying a visit to Australia. Aα a member of the Institute of Labour management in London, she has found much to interest her in Australia, au<l lias visited various factories-, to inquire into conditions. '"There are so many awards," she saye, "that the position of a woman welfare worker is not so much needed ais in London." There the welfare worker engaged the women workers, settled their disputes, and looked after the good behaviour of employees at any social parties held at the factory. During the war Miss Murray-Jardine worked in the Woolwich Arsenal, where nearly as many women as men were engaged.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH. Princess Elizabeth is to be promoted to the schoolroom, and her mother has chosen a Scottish girl, most naturally, to train the King's granddaughter. MifeS Marion Crawford is a pretty Scottish girl of Dunfermline. Miss Crawford is 25 years old, and has been governess to Miss Mary Leveson-Gower, niece of the Duchess of York, whose , parents, Admiral the Hon. William Spencer LevesonGower and Lady Rose Leveson-Gower (formerly Lady Ilose Bowes-Lyon) live at the Parsonage, on the Glauiis estate. She met the Duchess of York at the Parsonage, and the Duchess has had several conversations with her. She also met Princess Elizabeth, and lias been with her on several occasions. Miss Crawford was educated at Dunfermline High School, and afterwards became English teacher to the children of Lord Elgin,

SPRING FASHIONS. The charm and dignity of restraint ami austerity of design enie'ged clearly to those who viewed the variety of frocks for every occasion 0ff0n. , .! at a ppring fashion parade presented recently in Melbourne. In day frock and evening wear alike, the line from v/uint to hem was preseived with a triumph of <]iiiet simplicity. At the shoulders it became lost in a welter of novel effacta —of capes and frills, of piift'e and fullnesses —and by virtue of this contrast the effect became more striking. Wide organdie ruffles, or collars in many cases, exaggerate the high neckline, which still favours the round, rather than the square mould. Kibouldinguo and crinkly crepe, or the floral crepe de chine afternoon or race frocks, like the. three-quarter leng'h and jacket ensembles of beige and blue and oatmeal, which are to bo so popular for every day, are in turn favoured with capes and epaulettes. Beach frocks, with long, fully-flared skirts, follow the lino of the pyjamas, and, like them, are made of floral cretonne and checks.

NEW JEWELLERY. Jewellery to be fashionable thie season must bo old—old, that is in appearance and design. Curiously wrought bizarre confections so much in vogue, in seasons past, boot button necklaces, for instance, wooden beads— all are gone. And, in their stead, we find wide silver bracelets beautifully engraved and chaste; silver chain belts, cameo brooches, even fobbed watches. It is amazing this sudden volte face from ore extreme to another Earrings, too, ara very fashionable just now, but not the large single stone ones worn last year. Oh, no; this seuson'a are far more impressive, and also hark back to a past decade. They must be long, and may be of cither gold or silver; they must suggest an oM world air, an iir of age; they must look as the ugh only just that instant they had bf-un soUjJUt; out from a satin-litjci sfindnl wood c<is,>, perfumed faintly with lavender and musk. The new-fashioned jewellery is olrlfashioned; those who would be in the mode al'ould bear that in mind.

NEW DYES FOR FURS. Those who seek sensations in the revelations of the great fashion houses of Paris, now exhibiting their latest creations, states a correspondent of "Tho Age," Melbourne, have found more than they expected in the furs, which are startling enough in the diversity and the excellence of their dyes. Under various names the Australian rabbit ie to the fore. Dyed a brilliant scarlet, with a pile that resembles beaver, it forms the flaming lining of a cosy travelling coat, and so soft and line is tho pelt that it does not spoil tho lines of tho wearer's figure. In rabbit also is a grey fur in various tones of this discreet hue used to make email, fitting coats, or perhaps capes, or short collarettes lying on tho shoulders. There aro rablnt skins that imitate white ermine, and others that are incredibly like summer ermine in delicate beige, and the cultivated fox is also used with a profusion never before seen. Four skine go to make a whimsical cape, the skins doubled, tail to head, in disrespectful confusion of line, making loops here and there, hanging about the wearar's person. Fur tope for crloured gloves appea> a]po, and fur on cays. More amusing etill aie the large bits and pieces of fur set on the side seams of a coat, where pockets are introduced, and thrusting your hands into these pockets each is at once snugly concealed in a muff —the pocket muff.