EVE’S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2507, 21 March 1930, 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 per sonal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear signatures. SOCIAL NOTES Mr and Mrs Kingston, sen., have returned to Hamilton. The Mi'sses Hare, ‘.‘Wavertree,’ arc visiting Nelson. Miss Meg. Knyvett leaves on Thursday for Sydney. GENERAL NOTES A health tip: Water is valuable nut in what it contributes to the human system, but in wl»at it carries away. Judge at Bromley County Court: They say that the pith of a woman s letter always lies in the postscript. Hoiw many mothers x-ealise that between th© ages of o and 12 ft child gets 28 of the 32 permanent or second teeth? Decay is very rampant during this period. Wateli for it. Miss Marie Ney, tile New Zealand actress now- in London, has taken over the part of the heroine m “Murder on the Second Floor, which has had, a run of more than 200 performances. Princess lleana,, whip is 21, was at school in England, and is called the “sailor prinreess,” having been awarded a first mate’s certificate in the Rumanian navy. Her engagenlbnt was reported in 1920 to the Italian Duke of Aosta, and before then to King Boris of Bulgaria. Sim has just hud another cancel-ed-

That girls are showing an increasing willingness to enter doanesti© service. (Says a Loudon papei) speaks well for their good sense. In no either occupation can they get so much comfort, such good food, or such useful! experience. Labour-sav-ing devices and wireless have done much fo case the servant s life. A VARIETY OF VANITIES 'Tits a day of trimmings, this — hut not the trimmings you buy by the yard at tlio braid counter. Those somewhat heavy Oriental braids of varying width are quite out of it at present, anil trimmings now consist of pieces of material cut into any shape desired. These are le‘ into frocks coats and scarves, and may be in one, two, or three lighter or deeper ones of tlio background colour, in contrasting colours or in a pattern material. ’The plain are more effective, however, as the shapes into which they are cut form a pattern that is sufficient to achieve the modernistic shapes that characterise many of our clothes’ adornment. Scarves, handbags, and shoes are all distinguished with inlets Hie two latter having plain leather set into reptile, or the other way about. Bags made of silk material are often piped or inlet with silver, gold, white nr pastel kid, and satin and crei>e de chine shoes are similarly treated. Whil e on the subject of bags it i s well to mention a new attractive little white kid purse which is very charming when ullied with I light summer frocks. It is stamped front and back with Japanese scenes, with the inevitable volcano in llie background. Bias trimming is used more than ever ou cotton frocks, and now that hom e dressmakers ar e finding how much trouble is saved by the use of the silk bias binding they are finishing off their patterned crepe d e chine anil crepe pompadour frocks with it. Cotton prints are delightful for those hot days with their pretty patterns on cool white grounds, and with bias trimming in two or three of the colours in th e pattern, laid fiat and machine-stitched down, they are grealy improved. Handkerchiefs to tuck into the pockets ar e also bound to match. Corded ribbon for frock trimming is having a great vogue at present specially ou linen coats and ensembles. Three or four different colours or three shades of one colour stitched together make very attractive belts, and sometimes small bows of the colours ar 0 sewn, at intervals

down the front of the bodice of the frock with which such a belt is worn. Few people seem to know that zipper fasteners are obtainable in five, seven and nine-inch lengths, and it is possible to buy them even longer it desired. They ar e used on many handbags and rubber rain-boots, but are not often used to fasten our clothing; Therefore it is now opportune to suggest that a short length would be a splendid means of doing up our tight-fitting hip-yokes and the necks of sports jumpers. They are the easitliings in the world to stltcli into place, and lack nothing in neatness. For tile roll collars that are a feature of many sports garments they are perfectly ideal, as when open •liey form a serrated edge that is in itself a trimming, whil e if the wearer so desires they can be fastened right up to tiro throat with one swift tug of the littl e ring at the top. 'L’liis idea is specially good for winter clothes. LONG SKIRTS AND THEIR COST The new beautiful long dresses for evening ar e affecting prices, us well as teaching athletic womn to walk with grace. They ar e also pleasing the dress 'designers. The cut of tlie dresses is more intricate,especially at waist and ankles, than 'for several years, states a London writer. This means that super-skilled cutters must be employed Those with circular skirts may use as much us fourteen of fifteen yards of chiffon 54in wide, so tiiat long dresses cost more than short ones. In a long dress, cut ou straight lines to the ankles, not more than five of six yards of chiffon metal brocade or ring velvet may bo usefcl. Such dresses are not much more expensive than short ones.

Still, a circular skir?£ .“cut 1 <• waste’’ the material from which it is made is cut into, and a good deal of it has to be thrown away, or used in sonic other way, apart from the dress itself.

lfc is the amount of material used which determines the cost of a, dress, in.the long run. When six or eight aids of ring velvet, at 26s a. yard, are used in a dress, the material alone can easily cost £8 or £9.

Three or four pounds must be allowed for actual making, and the ad-

ieu of a dressmaker’s name will add another ten or twelve guineas to the bill. The dress is then- so-hl for twentyfive guineas. As much as three extra yards must be reckoned for in 10-iie of the newlong dresses, and this may add live guineas or more to the bill. WOMEN LOVE SCARVES FOR DAY OR EVENING WEAR * Scarves continue tlileie gay way quite unmolested. Women Jove them so and they don’t seem to; he able to get along wiliout them. Many are in three or four colours of crepe de chine beautifully patched together. Useful are the great scarves, almost evening ©apes. They are made- in all sorts ot materials such as chiffon and velvet, and velvet combined. I saw a pretty one in deepest dulfia velvet worn with a white gown and deep red flowers on the shoulder, red slippers and red jewellery. If the evening wrap is oi the same colour as the gown, the effect of the long, fishtail skirt below is much more harmonious. The ljmdkercliief and scarf coi> ti'uuii everywhere. Sometimes the handkerchief introduces file only nut.e of colour in a neutral-toned eostum»>. Evening decolletees are often deep in the back, V shaped, or aval. A few are squareTrimmings are as much in abeyance as ever. Fine workmanship of the material itself, pintueks, hemstitelfng, etcetera, continue to take their place. The waistline often mounts in front. Many double effects are used to accustom (lie eye to the raised line. Narrow belts are still seenoften many girdle effectsMany of the evening gowns are

sli own with accompanying hardke>. chiefs of cliiffon, or chiffon and lace, sometimes in matching sometimes in contrasting colours. Artificial flowers are still shown occasionally, on shoulder-straps for evoninnr wear, and on lapels for daytime, but they are not as general as they were. -

The Parisian couturier© uses scissors ami pins as a painter dpes his brush and pigment. Black and white is tin/ dominating impression carried away from this season’s collections. Entire black, or black on white, as well as uncompromising black or white. Intensely surprising is a black jersey dress covered with black spangles. New, are tweeds in pastel shades, combined with printed crepes and light coloured tweeds. over dark dresses. THE NIGHTDRESS JACKET The very latest idea in “ensembles” is the tiny jacket matching the nightdress. Nightdresses are so sleeveless and low-necked nowadays that tlicsi, little coats ale likely to be much appreciated! when chilly nights arrive. They are so much prettier, too, than the odd dressing jacket for morning tea or breakfast in lied. The liom© worker may well take the notion to heart when buying material for ■ a nightgown and secure a small extra length to fashion a coatee with full sleeves, scalloped edges and a pocket, bearing the wearer’s mono gram THAT SHABBY COLLAR So often a coat that is otherwise quite fresh-looking is spirit by a collar that exposure to itiiid, weather and dust has made shabby and dirtvlooking. Here, therefore, are some ways of cleaning this offending part, of which you will be pleased to know. To clean a Kght-ooloured doth coat collar, do not use strong chemicals -, otherwise the material may lie bleached a sickly white co'our which is ugly and difficult to change. All you need is a piece of block stall, boated thoroughly in file oven. As you break off a small piece, rub it hi to the cloth along the rib or “run.” then brush off with a clean, stiff, dry brush. Use fresh salt as th© old becomes dirty. In cleaning coat collars of brown cloth, never use ammonia, or it may take out the colour. In fllis ease, a teaspoonful of powdered fuller a earth mixed to a thik consistency with wafer, is tlie Isafest cleansei. Dip info it a piece of clotli and rub the collar well until quite clean, then sponge in tepid wafer andj dry in the open air, pressing with a hot iron when nearly dry. Cent collars become soiled by coming in contact withl the hair. This slight, greasiness then gathers fine dust, and the two together form a mixture, which i“ difficult to remove unless cleaned ir©quenfly. In this case, it is oest cleansed by using strong alcohol, benzine, or ammonia-, Apply the liquid by means of a sponge. Benzine must not be used near a naked light. When quite clean, sponge with warm water,r partially dry in fhe open air, then press with a warm iron and hang out again until thoroughly dry. At lien tV- hack of a fur collar becomes soiled, it should be treated af. tile greasy place wlfli a little petrol, brushed in with a clean nailbrush. Gently brush info tto fur, and then hang out in the air for a, short time. If the stained part is first made damp with a little clean water, the petrol will not leave that ugly round mark w hich so often spoils home cleaning. A few drops of oil of wintergreeii may be added to the petrol to disguise its strong odour, if desired. The smell, how-,, ever, soon passes off on exposure to the air out-of-doors.