Eve's Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3848, 3 October 1932, Page 2

Eve's Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive tor publication in liie Wo men’s ltealm items of social or personal news. Such items should be duly authenticated and engagements must bear the signatures of the parties. SOCIAL NOTES M and Mrs. »S. G*. McNamara, of Feilding, arc visiting Auckland. CHEAP COSMETICS Lcim.ia, white ot egg, bernx, it sounds so simple, and *o it is, it you go about i; in tin* right way. Every beauty expert will toll you that too frequent, washing is not good i< r the hair. By using a tab.iespooJnlul of borax, dissolved in tlic rinsing water, flio hair will he bright light, fluffy for at least ten days following the beauty treatment. A lemcm rinse should finish every blonde’s diampco. Dilute the juice of one lonium in a pint of hot water, the mixture to be evdnly distributed over the hair. W hen it well rubbed hi. the scalp should bo washed with cold water. For a rapid and .effective dry slinmpco, there is the ogg ♦treatment. Tb e white of ouc egg beaten stiffly is •sufficient if the hair is short. Musage tliw roughly into the hair and scalp the stiffly beaten white of egg. Then wrap the head in} a warm dry towel, until tile hair is completely dry. The white, of egg’ then becomes very brittle and it must he well brushed. out of the hair with a. still brush..

This homely beau x treatment, can ccunpleted i>i 20 minutes and leave tbe coiffure delightfully soft and fluffy. Moreover, it slyuld not spoil either a water or an iron wave.

THEATRE REN BY WOMEN An exclusive feminine theatre has been founded in Paris. Men are to he entirely excluded from its undertakings. The plays are to he written, produced, performed and supplied with incidental music by women only. Moreover the scenery will be both designed and “shifted” without. male aid. The "Studio Meminin.” which has Ixhmi established somewhat incongruously in the “Street of Admirals,** is still in its early stages. Appar* ently it is felt that aoo few women have troubled to write dramatic masterpieces. The principal object of the enterprise is to enable women to lake a more important part in the ordinary theatre. It is felt that, though giving the place of honour to actresses, men have hitherto jealously kept to themselves the roles of playwright and producer. STEAMED PE A Gil PUDDING Half breakfast-cupful of soaked dried, peaches, half < up of sugar, one cup of flour, half cup of butter, two eggs, oiu' teaspoonful of baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Gut the softened peaches into small pieces. Greain the butter and sugar, and when soft add the well beaten eggs and the peaches. Sift, the flour, add baking powder an 1 salt, and lightly mix in. Turn into a basin greased with butter (allow plenty of room for rising), socer with greased paper ».nd steam gently for two hours. Serve with custard sauce. the cinema dress Tlilx cinema dress- --with an extra bodice—i.s v a. novelty upw being shown by leading dressmakers in. Lota thin. It is an exact cross between the day an tbe evening frock, ankle Jdiigth, wi b rather hi ill neck, and no sleeves. It is usually made in crepe do chine of either black or blue. One- very good dressi.of this description at one of the Bekelev Square dress makes is in a. deep shade of dull p bvder blue, and has .a flayed skirt, on vha-f appears t-o be a little crossover bodice with, long sleeves, and a. tiny knife-plea ted frill of the maferia.l standing up across the*' top of the armhole seam where the sleeves jinn the shoulder. The bodice la realiy a jacket, and

take. s off, leaving tile undortoeath bodice, which is sleeveless, and cut siigh ly luwer iu the njeck. Another cinema, dress in a. Bond Street lie use- is aiikie length, and made of black chiffon, with a bright red bolt. The majority of day, clothes in all the) just. npw, :says a fashion expert, are made iu either black, navy, a mixture of Oxford and Cambridge blue, light greys, efr dell gunmetal. shades. All these colourings used for either heavy silks or fine woollen materials. MOM E-MADE PASTE One oA- (lie* needs wltO-n 'there are children iu the family is good, inexpensive preferably papto that will not sour aifd which tlu» children can manage themselves, a. pas e tlia,t '' ill waJtc tilings slick. So. doubt-loss these directions for an excellent home-made paste will find a, welcome in many a. home: -

Dissolve in 1. quart of water,, 1 teaspoonful of pure powdered alum. Stir Uliis into eiyvgli flour to make smooth paste of the- coin sisteuey of thick cream. Thotu* stir in 1 teaspoontful of powdered resin. Add slowly 1 cupful of boiling water, s irring slowly until tile mixture thickens; then add & few drops of oil of cloves. Keep covered in a glass or eartlieuwa.ro dish, and when wa.nt.tid for use, sof| on n.w much of it as *s needed with a littrtle warm water. THAT TEA COSY Certainy ip was •rather an intriguing type uf tea-cosy-, and crochet work was her hobby. The finished article Was highly o/rnamontal, and n wa s with -some satisfaction, that she eventually dispatched it with her good wishes t° Afary down south, who happened to have a convenient birthday, states a, writer in a southern exchange. It was just a in nth or two later that she became a visiter to, Mary at her country home. The cc-sy y Win- cerhiinly her handiwork was much admired, though not in pre cisely h,e circumstances she expected For on the first day of her visit Mary wi*re tile cosy to ehuroli as a beret! J K >\EY ALMOND MACAROONS Six ounces Hour, k>z butter, 1 tal»lespt(oajful honey, 1 tabflospoonful of castor sugar. J egg, Joz ground almonds, i tueu spoonful baking powder. Method : :Creain together butter, iK iicy. and egg, adding almonds, flour, etc. Work into a stiff dough, place a split almond in each. Place on greasy cold trays, hake in slow oven for I*o minutes LONDON IDEAS Stiffened laco by the. yard for (lie > Jut*-beam collars and cuff s so popular this year. A tiny petrol lighter smaller than a lipstick, but. covered witli real petit point and a cigarette case to match. Scarves lor the seaside in white wool, villi a drcpstiu-li pattern, and embroidered w ith u design of a sailing boat and anchor. Neck I v. s and bracelets t>j be worn with the bathing s.uif made of alternate .spihijgo and , uii tarnishable metal beads. For the handbag—a tlnee-sided .‘ ding minor lo give three views of one’s face af once, mis beauty TU -'so little red lines called broken veins are often the. result off cold winter winds. Never use any strong treatment on those parts of the face where the veins appear. Avoid hard patting such as you might use under l the chili. Don’t use a strpffjg astringent or skin tonic, and never use ice or even very cold water. At night smooth very nourishing cream into the skin. If you are inclined ffo have- these marks, always use' a. heavy foundai ior. cream under ybur powder before motoring or playing games in a cowl wind. It is -advisable tot keep- to a i-i cling diet avoiding too much meat ami highly-flavoured dishes. TENNIS FASHIONS Tenuis cliumpfdiu.s make their -own. fashions. It .all the saline, curt-

**ui t a’e Mrs Wills-Miv:dy, faithful to li.er jumper and pleated skirt, with its waist line almost, cm >tbe hips, when a’l the other competitor-■ in ’the Nightman. Cup were wearing higiiwaisfced «-ight4itting [rocks. Aiming the fashion points wore Mrs Fearnley Witlings tail's Jumper, half blue ii«d half white, and Miss Hound’s wide iMiedo belt fastened as tight a« it wwuld go. AN OLD CARPET HINT • An old and exceedingly successful method for freshening up the dolour oJL ! a carpet is t ox: so liquid am-

monia mixed with t" o pai’ts of w arm water. With *tliis liquid rub any parts of carpets or rugs which have faded and lost some <lf the brightness. The colours will come up again remarkably w eJI . PItES ERVING EGOS CHEAPLY When large: quantities have to be pickled, if is cheap [c use lime. Put a pi tit) of lime iutt> a. bucket and p«<u r over 1 * gallons of boiling water. Leave it for ‘two days, stirriug occasionally with a s*tiek. Pour off Hie water, and I°* the water add flu salt and foz cream of tartar. Mix

well and \vli« : n tlu-v are dissolved tlio pick le is ready. Put the water into a Cuckxv. Eggs may la* added daily t> this pickle until the bucket is nearly full. If the water evaporates, add a liflc fresh lime water, a.s *t is imp.tr tan: that the ogg s should bo completely covered.