MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1922, Page 8

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

NEWS AND NOTES. The Ranee of Sarawak has written a novel on reincarnation, and is taking the unusual course of selling it from her own house by means of advertisement. The lady, a daughter of Viscount Esher, apparently inherits his literary abilities. Last year she won the £lOO prize offered for the best criticism of the film of “The Bigamist,” put on at the Alhambra. Theatre.

A leading expert of the Rue de la l J aix was not prevaricating when, obi cimg to the criticism of this year’s styles, he declared that they show the neck and throat and nothing more. Despite the prediction made after Princess Mary’s wedding that skirts were to be longer, there is little sign of any such lengthening, and all the indications are that th® younger women, already corsetless, spurning petticoats, and swathed in soft materials, do not intend to give up any. of their freedom or allow their skirts to becomp ankle length again. “All -fashionable women should not be condemned,” says a prominent modiste, “merely because a few of them indulge in exaggerated toilettes, and it is particularly unjust to judge them by the costumes worn on the music hall stage, which are simply caricatures.”

Husbands are smiling their approval of the cretonne dinner dance to ‘■-’.be place this week (says the Melbourne “Argus” of May 30). They are. honeful that the innovation will. s n the language of the street, “catch - ” Certainly cretonne is cheaper than silks and satins. A city firm

offers a prize bf 10 guineas for the b.st frock, but the judges are likely

to be confused with conditions that

provide for allotment of points for the beauty of the lady wearing the frock, and also for her personality. And there are other prizes. Whatever complications there may be, fun is sure to predominate. Of course, the evening is on behalf of one of the hospitals whose appeals are always with us. Some new system of maintaining them A being talked of by no means for he first time, but tho begging and benefits will surely continue. Oi ail kinds of needle work, knitt.ng is supposed to be the must restmi and soothing to the nerves. Al-

though however knitting makes perhaps less demand upon the eyesight than do must other forms of needle work it should be practised in reason and the wise woman should observe certain rules. She should not sit knkting at night with the light striking directly into her eyes. The illumination should come from behind, :nd fail over the left shoulder, or be . tlm ] eft above the head of the work■r. This arrangement of light is the correct one reading also. The work should be held as far from tho eyes ■; is compatible with good vision. The eyes should be rested from time to time during knitting hours, and the occult; on changed completely as soon as they become the least bit tired. Head’i»s are frequently symptoms of eye strain. Knitting and crocheting in trains and trams is to be condemned, unless the worker happens to be such an expert as to have no need to watch her stitches. “Daring descriptiveness,’’ says “Lady Kitty,” characterises tho following from a recent book: Isn’t this .ist the most gorgeous bit of descriptive writing possible? Hits off the appearance of the average modern girl to

a t. From “Winnie O’Wynn and the Wolves,” by Bertram Atkey. Don’t know the book, but this billet from it promises something extremely up-to-the-second, and amusing: “She’s tall like a maypole,” said Mr Golding, “and slender like a sword.” She’s a 24-year-old rust-red blonde, with a French chalk clown-white complexion ■nd geranium lips. I heard Jay call her hair Titian, but to my mind it’s nore imi-Titian. She was wearing a very trim, very quiet suit of dar.k grey, with furs to match, and a little ’■ound hat of sheeny-greeny-blue natural cock’s feathers, and she looked good enough to eat. Men havo committed poetry for less.”

Something like a sum of £lO,OOO has been received at St. James’ Palace by the exhibition of Princess Mary’s wedding presents. In accordance with Her Royal Highness’ request this sum will be handed over to the King Edward Hospital fund.