EVE’S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2560, 17 April 1930, Page 2

EVE’S Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS Che 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 engagemem notices must bear signatures. SOCIAL, NOTES Mr and Mrs Brower will sp-iul Easter with their son in Auckland. Miss Roma McClure is dsibing Rotorua. Mr and Mrs M. Andrews will spend .Easter in Hamilton. *** 4 * » Mr and Mrs Miles and Mr and Mrs E. McGrucr left to-day for a. visit to Auckland. Mrs Kelly and Miss B. Kelly, are the guJlsts of Miss E. E. Ongley, at the Bower Hutt for Elaster. Mr and Mrs O. Wright, NY eliingfon, will bo the guests of the Misses Bailey at Taonui for Easter. Mr and Mrs Sandford, of Hamilton, will spend Easter with Air and A. E. Bailey, To Aw a, Kiwi tea. . • * * • Mrs W. Bramwell left Feilding day for Auckland for fho purpose of attending the wedding of her son, Wallace, which is to take place oil Easter Saturday. Mr and Mrs Alf. Kingston and their little daughter, Kimbolton road. Feilding, will be the guests during, the Easter holidays of Mr a.ud Mrs Kingston, eerar., Hamilton. Mrs W. Norris will accompany them. TRULY PARISIAN Olio of tlic features of Hi,. fashions this autumn (writs,- a l'aris correspondent > is Hie mannei in which a scarf, a cape or a belt, or a frock, can be used iu two or three ways. e ach producing an entirely different effect. At a tea at tli e Hit/recently, a girl oum 0 in wearing .a plain, , ell tailored black elotli coat which, removed, revealed a printed grey georgette Jielm bordered with the same material as I lie dress Sinwore this lielut back to front, so that its tiny upright collar fitted round her throat, and its deep point reached almost to her waist. A dark scarf worked gaily in the brightest: possible wools would add such a smart touch to your ensemble, especially if you worked a little of the pattern on to a close-fitting little hat, as well. Think what a gay way of brigliteneing up an old lint this would be. SMART ECONOMY The word economy, though It' is often taken to mean nothing but the saving of money, lia* in reality much wider scope than that. Real clothes economy, for instance, can be practised with an income of any number of tigures, for it consists in providing oneself with wliat is most appropriate and charming with the minimum of time, trouble, and expenditure iu ittainiug one’s object. It lies, in fact, rather iu the way one’s allowance is spent than in tlie amount of liat allowance and more in the manner of regulating one’s wardrobe than in the profusion of items. The frock that is “wonderful for tlie money” is very often tlie reverse of economy. It can be an expensie investment if its lit. fabric and finish make it unsuitable for most of tlie occasions when one may conceivably want to wear it. To lie well dressed does not nowa-

days need an infinite variety of dresses, but it doo* demand in every item of apparel an exact fitness for the occasion and absolute perfect of detail. EVENING LINGERIE Evening frocks are very fascinating nowadays with their tight fitting bodices curving at the natural waist- j line, and long, billowy skirts. Long skirts are a distinctive feature of modern evening dresses, but girls who are keen on daiic-ing are finding the dipping liem rather awkward, j Some of tlie newest dance froc-ks are ; made longer than those- to which we were accustomed last season, hut they are the same length all the wav round, and are several inches off the ; ground. As skirts are so much full-

or, naturally tlie petticoat worn uniter it iuilst.be fuller, 100. Whether a tires* is mado of taffeta or a transparent material, such us luce or georgette. great attention is paid to what is worn under it. Nobody wears bulky garments nowadays. Tlie number is reduced to the minimum, l>rit every article is dainty and well fitting. Fastidious women always have u set of evening lingerie to match eaeli evening dress. If a good wearing material, such as japslian is chosen, which also washes well, this is not extravagance, and if tlie lingerie can be made at home, then a set can bo obtained ijnil,. cheaply. At the same time daintiness is not sacriced in any way. GEMS AND THEXIt SYMBOLS TIIE SUPERSTITION OF BIRTH- . STONES Superstition dies hard, and perhaps c ne of tile oldest, and most charming forms is the “language”- of gems. I his arose from the marvellous pro-k.-rtics attributed to many precious stones and gerns by the ancients of ; lie East wlio .believed that they possessed. amongst, other virtues, those of healing, prosperity and protection More Ilian a remnant of those quaint superstitions cling to jewellery to-day and tlie idea that, a gem is "lucky” i • ••unlucky” lurks in tlie minds of many people, who will not, as a rule, admit to being superstitious. Instan-

ces—and tlieir name is legion—are known of women who refuse to wear certain jewels because “something is siir e to happen” if they do. And they will relate countless incidents to support their claim.

The most popular superstition regarding gerns is that of birthstones, a i n’le of the belief amongst the Hebrews that certain stones bad a special affinity with the planets, <the seasons ikT the months. This Svus shared by other ancient authorities, so that -ionic diversity of opinion exists us to rip, allocation of special gems for each month, and to tile- peculiar properties attributed to various stones, for instance, there is a prevailing idea that opals are unlucky, or that only October-born people are immune from tlieir supposedly evil influence. On the other hand, another authority of Greek and Roman origin accredits the opal with being an extremely lucky stone, possessed of tlie joint virtues of every gem represented in its seintilating transparency. "Pearls mean tears” is another fancy, though it is doubtful if tlie fortunate possessor of a pearl necklace derives sorrow from wearing it any nior e than slic* is endowed with the beneficial virtues acclaimed for pearls by a different authority. A popular allocation of birth stones and tlieir signficance is recognised in the following:— January, garnet; February, amethyst : March, bloodstone or peridot ; April, diamond ; May, emerald or earnelian : .Tune, pearl, agate or chalcedony ! July, ruby or onyx; August, tourmaline or sardonyx : September, saplihii'e or chrysolite: October, opal or Beryl; November, topaz; December turquoise. Agat e ensures long life, health and prosperity; amethyst, sincerity, a preventive against violent passions ; beryl everlasting youth and happiness; bloodstone, steadfast affection, courage and wisdom! earnelian, preventive of misfortune; chalcedony, drives away sadness; chrysolite, frees from evil passions and melancholy; diamond, purity and innocence, maintains peace and disperses storms; emerald, happiness, discovers false friends and ensures true love; garnet, constancy and fidelity; onyx, ensures conjugal felicity; opal, hope; pearl, purity and innocence ; peridot, gentleness ; ruby, love, discovers poisons, corrects evil resulting from mistaken friendship: sapphire; wisdom, frees from enchantment, denotes repentance; sardonyx, married hairiness ; topaz, fidelity and friendship, prevents bad dreams ; tourmaline, generosity ; turquoise, prosperity in love. NO NEED TO BE SHY

Few defects Binder us' more than that of shyness. It affects people of most callings, and handicaps them as no tiling els: 1 in tf vr world: can. The root of shyness is fear/' It is partly temperamental—a. natural shrinking from the unknown. It is partly mental—a sense of eersonal defiei

eucy. Generally speaking, it is due t * self-consciousness Many public speakers are shy : they shrink from their audiences. Many are shy in company; they hold back in entering a room, or in meeting new people. They can, talk to friends, but not to strangers. AVL/at is the remedy? First, believe in yourself. Be accurate in your knowledge, firm in your convictions, clear in your thoughts, and concise in your expression. Be superior, and you will not feel shy. Second, look people in the eyes when first y°ti speak t<o them. Bet all your movements be calm and deliberate. Carry or beliavj yourself with dignity and case. Third, believe in your fellows. Peop are generally kind and considerate. They are not criticising you as often as you may think they are. Your approach to them determines tin\ir approach to you. Forget yourself. Difficult? Yes—but llot ' impossible.—W .C.B, DON’TS ABOUT BABY Don’t rock or jolt baby; Uje docs net always appreciate it a* much as you think, and it is not good for his nervous system. Don’t forget that baby gets thirsty and needs boiled water to drink. Don’t forgU that baby’s clothes should be 11011-irritating, non-constric-tive, light and sufficiently warm. Don’t’ use a. binder. Remember that this is one of the chief causes of indigestion, and that if it .gets wet (as it nearly always does) it is most uncomfortable for baby. Don’t imagine that a binder will support baby’s back, certainly a flannel one* will not do so, and a stiff one only' restricts his breathing capacity. Don’t allow o’clock in the morning pass without making baby's bowels act, if they have not done so during the previous 24 hours. Don’t forget regularity of a'l Dibits is what baby needs. Regularity of feeding, with proper intervals between meals, regularity of sleep, exercise, bathing, and of the bowd’s. Don’t imagine that you can be too clean, especially with regard to fcod and feeding utensils. Don’t forget that baby ndeds mothering. ENGLISH ROSIES A woodeii cut-out firescreen, painted to represent a basket of delphiniums, from misty light blue t° deep royal blue and bluiZ-purple, wouVl make a lovely and most restful touch of colour in a- room. Anoyißr smaller basket of delphiniums can be had as a doorstep and tlid scheme might be completed by a little golden waste paper basket with bluil and blue-mauve delphiniums growing up its side, and a shade for the standard lamp, of a 'golden v parchment with yet more delphiniums around it, blowing and glowing up and down ti\e whofie gamut of blues, mauves and violets. AN ARTISTIC BEDROOM In Paris an artist in furniture lias mad-i out a. charming scheme for a girl’s bedroom. Tliel ftirnifure itself is in w4*ite maple and jade-green lacquer, and the sofas and chairs are iiplicfstored in grey-beige velvet. The walls are hung from floor to ceiling wi th generous folds of white velvetThe bed coverlet is of the h itige-grey v'vet embroidered round the edges with arden leaves.