EVE’S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2304, 5 September 1929, Page 2

EVE’S Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS

Tile Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication iu the “Woman’s Realm” items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear signatures. SOCIAL NOTES Dr. Hay of Taihupe, with Lis two young sons and Mrs .Livermore, .‘pent a brief stay wifh Mr and Mr* J. E. Jcnkiuson at “Pukeora,” Sandcn Hoad. OLD FRIENDS They rido into the sunset, Tiie years wo used to know, Their eyes alight with wisdom, Their easy' hands 'l/eld low j Bowed heads but hearts undaunted, The harvest of their day They leavo for those wiio, follow To gather us t%ey may. Fov them has been the tilling. And tliejrs hu« boon the (oil That makes forever fruitful Tiie waiting virgin soij. .» i': ' i They pass into the sunset, We watch 1 {Lem riding slow. As friends they will, be .waiting, The years we used to know. •—W. M.-Fleming. . UNEVEN HEMB The uneven hem. effect in drapery does not seem. fo. Lav© attracted tho best people in London, according to ; on© critic of |,lu> Ascot Locking.: She says t;ho lumpy and untidy _\p< pe£u*anc© of those who wanted to ho ultrarsmart ami fho original i.o. such jan extent that they becamo freaks «nd nothing more, was frankly amusing. Dresses with no balance to tl|etn dabbed down on one sid**, or failed the ground in the stupi dost way, or hung in bits or pieces all round. Sloppy bodices wer« neither one thing nor the other, and what the dressmakers’ ideas wore it is difficult t<» say. / This uneven hem business became like a bundle' of rags. One saw 'nothing but iLo straight lOiejn worn by itho Loyal ladies, and how charming they look' ed,! I thought the gowns in Iho ltoyal pavilion by far the most delightful. Tho Duchess of York and Princess Mary both kept to their own styles. On this, the “ladies’ day,” thep.DucLo s wore a dainty gown of pearl tinted silk lace, neither pink nor grey in its . colouring, matched by * small brimmed hat of fine lace, and was much ad, mired by those who recognised her. Princess Mary (Viscountess L micelles), wearing a dress of fine pmk lace beneath a beige georgette coat, and ii wide pink crinoline hat, wreathed with silk leaves to tone, arrived early wifh Viscount Lascellos, and was in (lie- Royal P>ok to greet the Duke of Connaught and his pa-rtv from Baesliot Park. Lady Pat ricia Ramsay wore a chiffon j gown in blade and nasturtium yellow colourings,.'with a large picture hap in creamy straw. Princess Ingrid of Sweden was, dressed in palest shrimp pink georgette and laee, with) a large hat to match.

THIS GIRL GUEST One of |,l io most difficult, problems which confront the bachelor girl i* that of making some adequate return .for the various pleasant invitations and cordial hospitality she receives from other women with -Lome* and the means lo otter those tilings. Invited t° spend a ' week-end in the country, the girl guest might take down to her hostess some little gift, which suggests real thoughtulness of choice rather than intrinsic value. A useful “gadget” for the lions*, a, dainty addition to the etceteras oi the dressing-table, handkerchiefs, a pair of glove*;, or even a pretty I>ut of bonbons.

For the kind hostess who has asked her {,o join jolly parties for dance flub, cabaret and such, a girl may leave flowers with a warmly o.vprensed note of thanks (he day after each entertainment. If a generous friend who often includes her in her lis( of guests is a busy and enthusiastic worker for charities and oilier absorbing objects, the giirl 'should offer herself a) willing helper, and in performing services and errand* on. this behalf nay off her obligations in this way. A singer or pianist has a ready means of returning her hostess's kindness by assisting in entertaining

olAcr guosLs; Avhilo anyone who taka# up such popular aids fb feminine on. tertainmeiit as palmistry, Ica-eup of card fortune telling is sure of a welcome, and, indeed. find* herself sought alter t<» make the success of many tea- parties, as. well as hy orgauifHM’a of charity fetes.

THE PIIOPLEM OF COLOURED STOCKINGS A PRACTICAL SOLUTION . If you wear heather mixture sports stockings' and have difficulty in obtaining darning wool to match, get a card; of each of the predominant colours and darn across the hole with one colour and back with the other. Tf this is done neatly, flic darn wdl bo almost unnoUcoable. Jf you cannot obtain darning silk racily to match your silk stockings, choose |ho nearest Linfc, darn in the usual way, and then blcacli out tl l ® over-deep colour of tho new silk by soaking well with lemon juice and rdueing in hlifo sun to dry. Almost a perfect match can be obtained if you check fho bleaching the moment •he right tint appears. To preserve the tint of silk stockmgs that exactly match your dress or shoes, soak tho hose, before wearig, in 'cold water to which a teaspoonful of tureen!lm« been 'add 'd. Spla-h them about in the J)rp vired water for a minute or so, squeeze gepify and allow to diy in a breeze—not hy‘ artificial heatNext tiilie you wash tho sfcpckintfs, use. soap l Hakes and warm water, and add a teaspoonful of • methylated ipirlfc to t'b’o hist ViAbiiig water. •MINT FLAVOURED ICES I —AND ' PUNCH . The mint crop is itomishing now i.u Ikei garden, and this delicious herb is cheep to buy. Mint lijto many uses other than to bo served with lamb, as a flavouring to ho cooked with iicvv potatoes and green peas, to be made into jelly or dried in bunches for winter ti.se. Those are everybody's 1 way with miubi v Here are some mure unusual ideas for its utilisation,/ On summer days, ices and punch flavoured with mint are refreshing awd appetising indeed. Here is a recipe for each. For the ices pick and waijh and bruise a good-sized bum die of fresh green mint. Put into a biuiin and pour over ‘it two cups of boiling 1 'water. Dissolve |oz of gelatine in a. iittlei boilingwater. Put to it the juifco of six 'lemons, four -or-a-.ges, and two cups of sugar. • Drain oil' the water from the mint, squeezing the leaves as dry as possible', and add this »mint-satui-aled water to the other ingredients. Colour pale green with a little vegetable colouring, freeze, and servo garnished with fresh wpi’igs of mint. For punch, gather plenty of mint strip off the leaves, wash and men lob tliem dry. Crush, in a moi't-ar, jusib cover with boiling water, and leavo to' soak for To. minutes.

Strain oil” the liquid and add to it a, cup of grapo juice und the like quantify of/ orange > juice. When cool, add whatever amount of alcohol you need. I’uf uu the ice and faervo very cold, with straws through which to- sip it. Mint jolly makes a. delicious change troin mint sauce, a>tid is an excellent way ol preserving mint for winter use.

Kteep whatever quantify of leaves Vou wish to pot for an hour in a. covered vessel in cold water. Strain and chop up finely. To .each cupful of leaves allow hall a, cup ol sugar boiled in one cup of water with half an oz. of gelatine dissolved therein, and the juice of half a lemon, plus one cup of vinegar. Tost; the mint then into the sweetened, flavoured gelatine, boil all together for ten minutes.' Add a little green colouring matter just before putting u,p iai pots... Leave to get cos’d before covering and tying down securely. Store in a cool, dark cupboard. .. y DRESS AND THE DELICATE GIRL “No dear,” murmurs .Marie', over my shoulder. “Un-dress ■ and the delicate girl,” should be the title of your good advice. 'Charles ruminated solemnly. “H’m,” lie said at . last, “the prevailing faiduom appears, to he a kilt and a pair of braces.” Now, whether you.entirely approve of this style of not, you must admit that oju a lovely woman —I am not

speaking el mere faces no a--vu a •lovely woman it has its allure, ami many w ; union are so hardened to our dear elimale that they can wear a marvellous composite/ garment consisting of about three .items in one w'isp, and then juet a frock. Not so the girl, with delicate lungs, or not even that girl who may h« .strung .as a horse, hut who. shows the e.li'eet.s of draughts of cold air on the spine by a pale face, piuktipped at the central point! Hound white arms are lovely things but not when they are only white at the shoulders, and thereafter graduate downwards in a rainbow hue of salmon-pink of go “goosev.” However, for the modebt who would he really covered and only seem not, and for those uuregenerate who would be. uncovered, hut dare not, let me suggest a few expedients. Moist of us are so inured to: cobweb stockings that w« no longer suffer from cold ankles, or, fur that matter knees either! but the really delicate girl who must be well clad should try wearing two pairs of Two <piilc separate thicknesses are much, warmer than one, however heavy it may bo. Jf you are among these who, by doctor’s orders must wear wool, don’t stuff your frocks out with thick wool garments under the impression that you must so' suffer in order to be safe from cold/s. Here, nga.hi, two thin garments are better than one/ thick one. Don’t do dowdy tricks like tilling in low necks with material. Drape a scarf round the chilly meek or wear ai Spanish shawl round the cold arms; drape it with a gallant air and don’t huddle H.

A great boon to* the delicate n'oman i»3 flesh georgette. We smv a. woman the other night in a severe black velvet dress that made us gasp— * there was sqi little of it! Yet, on closer inspection she was most demurely covered—-arm and shoulders as well —with flesh georgette. The best, way to achieve this attractive effect is to have a heavy quality (and in this item a really expensive triple n i non or georgette —r' carefully made to lit over the bare figure, from the corset, of course. This garment may have, for those whoi prefer it, a long, fitting sleeve So' clad the skin takes on a lovely bloom tbe angles are softened and it is really warm to wear. Over it a most startling frock may be woru with imp,unity.