EVE’S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1352, 12 March 1928, Page 2

EVE’S Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the “Woman’s Realm” items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement naticea must bear lignature®. SOCIAL NOTES Mi'.i Harold Pearce ol Feildiug, is visiting M'lssl Pearce, Mastcrlon. Miss E. Tin gey of Wanganui, is visiting Feildiug. . • • Mrs J. W. Pram well! is the guest of Mrs Royes, Wanganui. IN DEFENCE OF SMALL TALK (JJv Stella Haney.) Truly sociable instincts spring from the heart rather than from the head. That is why pome of the conversations that leave the plea«sante.it memory have been pitched in the least highbrow key. Just over-lhe-teacups talk. Small-talk that, contrary to the highbrow’s conception, need contain |nol clement cither of cat tines* or banaiity, but that tacitly excludes' ultraambitious cerebral activities. No one trying to show bow clever they are. But all out to be sympathetic and congenial. And so achieving, effortlessly, the sort of human, intercouivso that makes ud all better lei low-citizens.

Lofty intellectual discussions can so often lead to acute ill-leeling and tint audible clash ot arms. Inevitably, too, they exclude many meuiber.v of the company from partieipa lion in the exchange of ideas. Isolated protagonists take the conversational held and limit it to a more or acrid dialogue. And instead of the comfortable, friendly, stand-ai.-easo atmosphere that kindly chat engenders, and that brings all sorts of types together on the common ground o| everyday human expeiieiice, there is a sense ot strain that is'definitely anti-social in. its effect.

Leave highbrow dialogues to the debating society: Let xmall-Luik animate the jolly “omnium gatherum” of friendly souls who are out to be kind rather than clever. Incidentally, it is sometimes astonishing to find how sheer kindness and the well-bred desire to remain on the general ievel, can evoke a spontaneous wit and insight among the least highbrow members of a congenial group.

BATH LUXURY There is nothing like a warm tub tor combating a. chill, soothing jaded nerves, overcoming si’.eeplessness, dissipating over-tiredness of brain or muscle and casing still limb-,. So pleasant and beneiieia'l a rite is worth a little extra trouble to in crease its delights. If the water is of the “hard ’ variety, add, a spoonful of borax or ammonia-. Bran, barley meal or oat meal grealfy improves the watm, and all are particularly favourable lor the sain. A handful of meal tied up in a muslin hag and placed in the hath while the water run> in is the best method of introducing it. The water would become unpleasanttv thick if the paste were not confined in the bag.

Alost of us use hath salts, hut a change from the ordinary is often agreeable. A little can de Cologne added to the hot water is fragrantly exhilarating if ono is taking a clip before dressing for dinner or a dance

Pine, 100, is a fine thing when feeling a- little anxious for invigoration.

Lavender water or indeed a !<‘w drops of any essence of perfume give a .more strongly scented bath than ordinary bath salts*. Try squeezing a. leuion into the water. The fragrance is very fresh, and the diffused juice has a cleansing effect on the skin■Tbb deliciously aromatic quality of herbs in hot water should suggest their ruse in the hath if one is tired of more cloying sweetness. Lavender flowers, mint, thyme, sage leaves may be tied up in inns’ Hi) and steeped in boiling water for a , little while until their characteristic aroma is infused into it. The liquid may then be added t<» the bath water.

One should Jio relaxed in the warm perfumed water, an indiarubber air cushion under the head against the end of the bath, and gain the full benefit of the few minute’ ease and rest. Have voluminous warm towel ready, and rub down vigorously after stepping out.

A tepid shower is a good thing to follow a hot tub, especially d one intends to go out ot doors or mto a much cooler atmosphere soon alter.

THE NEW TABLEWARE

(By At. Hamilton.)

.For a long time manufacturers tried to perfect a glass which would take the pi lace of chimij for tea sets and table services, and be capable of producing fine colour effects. Then- success was' only partial, because, although. they produced charming tints and tones, the glass proved too fragile for everyday usv, and the casualties too costly. Alow comes a. new ware which is a, sort of cross between a fairly stout glasp and a. ; fine china. Jt incithcr wholly opaque nor entirely transparent, and it is produced, in shades both delicate and pronounced, in marbled, mottled effects, and in others that suggest natural stone. Yon can wash it freely, and even “treat it rough,’’ for it is peculiarly in sensitive, and stands quite a lot of hard usage without cracking or breaking; but it must never be washed wi'fu soda of washing powder. If you like a highly polished surface, you rub it over with a chamois leather after washing. Ware such as this is invaluable in Urn colour scheme room, where an ordinary pattern in china would see in- out of place. On a painted table in lemon yellow, a set of orchid liiauvo ware lor the tea tray would bo delightful, while on the dining table of grey sycamore a pale green fruit bowl holding bananas and purple grapes would look exquisite. For the bedroom a complete dressing table set in orange, set on glnMtopped walnut, must -strike a rich note, especially if thu bed spread he of The same vivid tone.

THE .IMPORTANCE OF STOCKINGS. 1! is quife iwuieccsMiiry to tell any woman or girl that stockings arc one of (he most important items of modern dress. Everyone knows llml, of course. The number of stocking shops, llio huge quantities that are sold every day. prove that,a large proportion of the dress allowance of nearly every woman is spent on stockings. Not everyone,however, realises the importance of wearing stockings in harmony with the weather. Gossamer silk stockings in tlesh colour, palest pink, beige and silver grey are very attractive on a hot summers day, but if they worn when a hitler east wind Is blowing or the streets are deep in mud and slush they Jose their charm. It Is really impossible for anyone not to feel and look cold on a wintry day, lmwev.er warmly one may he clad otherwise, if iiie feet are but thinly covered and shod. Often, too, 1 lie legs become blue or red with cold, and show through the thin silk in a very unattractive manner. Chilblains generally result from cold feet, and so if one wants to avoid these and other ills the only thing to be done is to wear warm stockings and stout shoes Warm ness and dowdiness no longer go hand in hand. It is possible to buy well shaped stockings in every fashionable shade in the tines! cashmere, and for sports and country wear there are delightful hand-knit-ted stockings to match our tweeds. If wool is objected to, one can wear two pairs of silk stockings, or, better still, -T mixture of silk and wool. Another suggestion for keeping the feet warm in cold weather is (lie wearing of gaiters. Gaiters are very fashionable at; present, and if they reach to the knee and lit well round the ankles iliey look exceedingly smart, as well as being very useful in wet and wintry weather.

TO ICE A ’WEDDING CAKE To ice a cake lOin across, you need 41b icing sugar, lib ground al mends, three lemons, and two eggs Hake the almond icing first by mixh'g together all the round almonds, lib of the icing sugar, the juice of one of the lemons, and the unbeaten volks of the two eggs. Mix all toother till stiff, but pliable enough to knead with the hand. Spread tlxe mixture evenly on the cake, and press smooth .with a hot knife. Then make the white iciii|g by mixing together the other 31b icing sugar, the whites of the two eggs, slightly beaten and the juice of the two lemons. A little hot water may be mixed in also according tq' judgment,. The icing

must bo stiff enough to spread without running. Spread over the almond ie:ng with a. Unil’o dipped iti hot wafer, and leave to harden.

MAX hi TLiX GUEST AVELC’UME J Go one spare bedroom often leaves mu oh to be desired in the way of comfort and convenience. A bookshelf is always appreciated by the guest. Therefore its contents' should not be the sweepmgs of the family library. It should, contain a few novels and volumes of essays and poetry. 'This shell’ is only a tantalising object when its contents are old catalogues, ddsw-a rded hymn-books, and perhaps, some dull work “presented bv the author.”

J.u town, -where it is possible to have a fixed basin with hot and cold watyr laid on, much space is saved by a, shelf placed oven* the basin, to li<*ld bottle, glass, and so on.

A writing table is an additional comfort . The hinged flap of the space saving table fastens to a wall when not in use. Put a shell' above it, on which stand the pen-tray, ink and stationery cabinet etc. SILITEKS OF (FLASH Cinderella’s slippers of / glass no (longer belong to thei imagination, for a Paris shoemaker boasts that he lias produced a perfect dancing slipper in glass. Supple pliable, and clinging comfortably to the foot, it brings and added .delight to dancing One of tli o main attractions of the glass slippers is that they borrow the chief colour note of their surroundings, so that a woman entering a. rose pink or jade green finds her shoes in perfect harmony with it.

APHORISMS In estimating a woman’s ago tact is required rather than arithmetic. Some men are horn great; others have corpulency thrust upon them. You may blow your own trumpet when others are singing your praise es. Men sometimes make money, but money never makes men. Mo,t things wear out with constant use, but had temper seems to he an exception. The pawnbroker who takes the mo.'F interest in his business has the least principle. When opportunity knocks at some men Vs doors they expect it to hatter the door down ami walk right

WATERCRESS BUTTER This is delicious; try it. Take 407. of fresh butter, 2 or 3 bundles of watercress, salt and pepper. Remove all the stalks, wash, well, drain and dry the leaves thoroughly, chop them as finely as possible, then work the butter in gradually, and season to taste. Watercress butter will be found a great improvement to sandwiches made of such simple substances as chicken, eegs, etc., the delicate flavour of which would be overpowered by the addition of' more highly seasoned preparations. Our country readers will especially appreciate this recipe. TEA STAINS ON TABLECLOTHS Directly ten is /pi*t on a tablecloth. cover the stain with common salt. Leave for a. little while, and when the cloth is washed all stains \\ lj . Cti\ .Si j