EVE'S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1911, 23 May 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 it© should be fully authenticated, ana ingagement naticea must bear eignatui as. SIDEIJOARJ) SUIJSTITL'TES The sideboard, unless it he a real antique, out of fashion. In our wee Hats and living room bungalows there is no room lor any superfluous furniture of that description (says an English exchange). Dutch dressers (similar to the kitchen dresser 'seen in a number of our homes) are found in dining rooms of any size, those ol modern design being made ala (putely plain and devoid even of heading to eaten the dust, and with deep shelves as wide as the cupboard beneath. On these we arrange the blue china, l,n«s, and pewter, which are lbo decorative notes of the present time. IS,, one displays the family plate and elaborate fruit dishes on toe polished (surface of ponderous mahogany. ,'l!ut some pieces ol lurniture arc necessary in the dining room as a, repository for trays. Some pcop'lo utilise a handsome, oaken chept, such as our ancestresses kept ;h; heirloom dower chests. Into it go plate basket and table linen, and the top is kept lice, adorned, perhaps with gay linen runner. If it is imperative to conserve every inch of space, a hinged fla|.» serves its purpose;' hut This should flu voi'v strongly made and evenly balanced. It is raised at meal times aii J| rest for a big tray and let down against Hie wall when not m use. A plain, narrow table, with a draw for linen, is also simple enough. Perhaps the easiest arrangement of at'i! t; a dumb-waiter. I his is loaded in the pantry, and run into the dining room, where it' stands m the most convenient, position. While the top serves for frays, on the lower shelve* am glosses, decanters, the plate basket, etc. After the meal it has only to he pushed out again, hearing the clearance, from the dinner table, thus saving two- or three extra journeys with a. fray. If a’ table or other surface agmnM. the wa.’l is used in which (delves, or the old-fashioned ride-board 'mirror, are absent, it is wise to fix a strip (if phitcglass, or merely a squaie ol linen, at the hack. Otherwise, inadvertent Splashes and marks are apt to (soil the wall behind.

A DAY IN Dl® Thoro is no belter rest dire lor a tiled, harassed man or woman than a day in bed. The busy housewife will probably smile scornfully al the possibility of spending a. whole dav in bed. The care of husband and children, the cooking, shopping, oleanimr and. hundred and one things which, fill her dally life make it exceedingly difficult for her to wr, eycu half an hour a. dav. and a wild'e day well. \o her it seems impossible! Sometimes, however, it is not so impossible as' it appears. In woman is over-tired and “nervv a day of absolute, rest and quietness will often restore her, -whereat; if she goes on with her usual mid me she may have a serious breakdown, which would cause far more trouble and upset to t>o household than a mere day in bed. With a little contriving it may he possible to uirango for a relative ho take iao ehfdrcn off her hands for a day nr two, and for her husband to have all hi; meals out or stay at a friend's house, or for someone to come in and fake charge of the household affairs. Cleaning, shop pmg, cto., musf he left ini it day ot so, and the housewife must reti'o to lied determined, not to • worry whatever happens! If is difficult, hut it can be done. She must he perfectly warm and comfortable in lied, and the windows must he shaded to induce sleeo. She .shoiiid sleep as much as she possibly can. and never mend, write letters, or do any other tirwsome task. Onh Uio 'lightest of reading—and very little of it—is permissible. Her food should be very light, and attractive. A cup of milk, or milky tea, a lew biscuits, jelly, fruit, perhaps very little broth or fish, will he all -she wkU need.

SCAR YES AGAIN The vogue of the muffled neck is asserting itself as part of the price

to be paid for the return to fashion of the smart, tailor-made I took. Efforts to jiopulari.se high collars for indoor wear, made trom time to time duibug recent salons. have met with little support. Women (says a. London, writer), prefer the low neck-line, which has given men health and firm round throats in place of ugly necks, on which tight collars i-egi-tered their mark. Outdoor, however, small fur ncoxfests have been worn, by the hundred thousand in summer as well as vri*y tor. and the dressmakers arc cunoofpioully thinking out fabric atferna tives to the fur choker.

One such idea advanced this spring is the long narrow silk sairf wrapped cloudy round the throat and tied in a large how slightly to the side, much after the manner ol the scarves worn by old fashioned little French boys. These are worn with spring tailormadec, and are of the same shade as the hat.

WOMENS’ CLUB Just wlmt, would it mean to yon* special city if the women’s club o» clubs in it were suddenly eliminated. J (writes Constance Clyde). ’lbis questionalrc has been put round , s a result of adverse criticisms on these organisations even by women writers.™ and the usual idea of them as “mere toy.” to amuse idle wo men who should he “darning then husband’s socks.” Ihe ■ strongest amover was given hv women in one of the eastern American cities. “Everything would slop, all U'e humanity. We should have nothing to go to except card parties.” Many of the townships, as we should call them, Aoein to owe their real, life to the- women who have, formed these gatherings. When we hua tabulated the actual work done by them, we realise that tho -'L* laments above quoted are not So much exaggerated. In one American city the women’s clubs' raH'd funds lor city playgrounds. health nuises, hahv clinics, milk provision and other matters, such as libraries and hospitals. Of all this nothing appeared in the dub programme. An instance is given of a modern hospital financed by such groups of efubs, th,. hospital having an up-to-date equipment valued at four hundred •uidiil’ty thousand dollars. Our New Zealand women give generously, hot in a, different wav. for there is. of course, infinitely levs absorption in eluh life, here than in America or even Jfngland.

TOLMIEAVY VASES A WAY IN WHICH, TO KEEP THAT LOVELY LENGTH OF STEM AND YET MAKE YOUR VASE SECURE Tall branches of autumn's hod lovely leaves, of spring's delmutc harbinger, almond- blossom, and ol heavy, bigligrowing flowers such as gladioli and lilies, are very apt, to over-weight slender vases. et you may not have enough of these tu 1 1 decorations to Jill a heavy poll cry jug, as these are nearly always squat and very wide-mouthed. Nothing gives people— especially men—such a. feeling ol insecurity as topheavy flower arrangement-’ which the merest touch will crash in ruins. But please don’t follow the usual plan and cut down stalks till the .graceful, spreading height/ y reduced to a crowded-up mass . Try, instead, weighting your shnrW vase by dropping a few seal! stun;*, from the garden into P. Even if the vase is transparent we all know how |flea.sent wet stones look. Flat, dwellers, miiiiH a garden, can buy a lew pennyworth of marhie chips from a florist and use thou instead- t AIDS TO BEAUTY A London 'West 'End beauty specialist has a useful “table’ of rouge for various complexions and

occasions: A rouge of orange, shade in cream form, is intended for blondes. A paste rouge of a pale rose shade in recommended for blondes for evening use. A deep carmine rouge is made for the woman with an olive tinge in her complexion. A liquid rouge suitable for oily skins is lor brunettes, oV'v akin* usually being darker in colouring than dry skins,

A powder rouge in a- natural shade is useful for both blondes and brunette^.

“A new face powder in a delicate* green shade is appreciated by clients alio have a very Iresli coin plexion,” said the beauty specialist. “This tones down Ihe colour without giving it a ‘purplish’ glow. The powder is also used by many clients of normal! (omplexoiu lor use in the evening.”

DOUGHNUT -LUNG'S Doug,limits made from this recipe are deliciously light, and, cut as rings, much daintier than Uic round solid kind. Required : Go/, .flour 1 egg, -oz castor sugar, loz, margarine, | tcaspuoii I ill baking powder and a little milk to mix. Sieve the flour with the baking powder and rub in the margarine. Add the sugar and, lastly, the heat* on egg. Ito a little milk 1! Jic* (OSsary to obtain, a mixture that, is soft, and light. Turn on to a floured hoard and tightly roll to about half an inch thick. Cut into rounds, on fling a. second small cire'le out of each, round, so that each hap, a hoi in the middle. (A small tin lid "id servo for this latter purpose.) Drop into boiling fat and cook for abo-H three minutes, turning as required. Drain, and while still warm sprint,o with castor isugar. JEWELLEItY NOTES Necklaces in beaten gold, in Honl and leaf patterns', with bracelets to match’were worn by mannequins at :1 . recent dress show hv Neville. These ornaments have an effect ancient Greek and Roman jewellery, writes a Londoner.

French jet cut in leaf dcrigli i*ndo attractive Barrings for the fair woman.

Xeeklaivs -in graduated moon stones mid diamonds stru<k a »o\\ note. Opiique crystal was shown t.o do I'asliioiialile. It it was seen in tdc colours now most favoured ■-■-pim*., topaz. pale sapphire, aquamarine, etc.—and was chiefly used for pendants. Long chains of rose cut diamonds and diamond erossir oj antique Kemisl) design were; well in keeping with some of the picture frocks. Motifs and pendants of onyx, miset with precious stones, were so admired. CLEANING A SEWING MACHINE If after each time the machine lias been used for much sewing, von -wipe the moving parts with a dipped in paraffin, the find and dns that have accumulated will he 1( ‘ moved, leaving; the machine . olenu and ready for use again. Oil witu |,lie special thin oil made- for sewing machinal; don’t use heavy oil, because it clogs the machine Imy easily. VINEGAR STAINS Dilute some liquid ammonia with twenty times as much water. Spread out the stained material on a clean o'.otli in the cleaning liquid, and make a ring right round the outside of the plain, then rub round I and round towards the centre. Repeat, if necessary, then sponge well j with warm water and dry 11 the i stain has not quite disappeared, repeat the process the next day.