MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 February 1923, Page 8

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

NEWS AND NOTES. > According to Scottish I. .>• a couple , can still get married in i• • . anil by 1 consent before witnesses. ,i:. .he first place, however, one party mu-, have had a genuine residence th, ;c for twenty-one days. The couple wlio recognised cacti other once as man and wife for a joke found themselves, willynilly, united for life. In real lile, the law takes '‘intention” into account, and an obvious joke on a. picnic i»f> which this incident, occurred, is not ' a genuine ‘‘intention.” The little cape in one form or anI other is very much in favour at. Home. But wing sleeves, loose coat backs that are really capes attached to fitted fronts ■ and the short detachable capes are all i figuring largely in connection with both ‘ day and evening garments. And they i are really most alluring, lending, as 1 they do, a picturesque touch to the 5 simplest, models. Even swathed aiid • draped evening gowns are frequently' given a short, slung on cape. A ery • ctiarming and wholly original also are - short, capes of lace attached on either , shoulder to filing a straight, line across i the back. flies.' are usually worn !■ over a very low \ shaped decoiletage. ■ Cape berthes ate a furl her diversity. As i' far back as Ihe spring and Ihroiiglii out the slimmer these cape berthes were t being tentatively pushed Io the front. I But although they were io be seen i here and there on an organdi or voile • frock, and some in connection with exi tri smart race gowns <>f white cloth, > thev did not catch on. But now they are really making headway, ami any simple slip of a little dress or jumper is at. once smartened up by Ihe addition of one of these cape berthes. A fashion which is spreading is that of having coloured linen in the bedroom, and in place of the glaring whiteness of former days soft-tinted shades ‘ of mauve, rose, yellow, etc., are often ■ seen usually stencilled in a deeper shade of the same colour. Apart from the charm and novelty of the iden, there tire one or two quite excellent reasons why such a scheme should be adopted. Everyone known the tired and crumpled appearance which white pil-low-slips and sheets acquire after a lew days usaue. Coloured limn, however, keeps clean and fresh looking much longer, so that, in addition to the better appearance, laundry bills are considerably lessened. The effectiveness, too, cannot he denied of a bedroom in which the wall decorations, bedspread, cushions, and linen all form a harmonious whole and it is even claimed by some that they can sleep much better between coloured sheets than they con in a white bed. Ihe idea is part'cular]y suitable for the nursery, and blankets of all shades can be bought, bound with satin ribbon, to match any colour scheme adopted. Two colours may be used together with equally happy results. Thus yellow linen, embroidered ill black, or pale rose, with mauve embroidery, are very effective’; while crotonnc—i'ven the cheapest, of wh’cti washes and wears perfectly Jap silk, and lace can all bo employed. "This delicate petit point piece of lapestrv is the work of my husband, said Lady Ueraldine H<>are at the Burlimjton House exhibition of needlework by Air Henry lloare, the. well known l.ojidoo banker. I he, latter explained how he look up wool work as a relief from banking cares. He used to do elaborate accounts in his spare lime. Il was really a waste .of time. He ad milted that, though al. first, ho thought, wool work was a fool’s game, he now thinks there is nothing so restful. He has begun an ambitious panel which is likely to occupy him lor live yeais. •‘Altinv of my men friends have taken up this work—■ soldiers, stock brokrns, and heads of Government Departments ami are showing great skill with the needle,” lie said. A woman who knows the world "1 dress thoroughly on being asked what ■ frock she considered should have most, money spent, upon it, without, hesitation ’.replied : '‘The black one, ol - course!” And I think she is right. The feeling that in one’s wardrobe . hangs a really beautiful ami becoming black gown is a, very good feeling (" have ; there are so many occasions when it will come to the rescue. Alter all the colour-note can bo supplied by jewel or flower, or fan, if necessary ; but the, soft, well-cut duskiness of a black frock is a real stand-by. Never mind if you do spend a good deal mi the georgette or crepe de chine or wlnil not, that composes the black Irock ; it 1 will repay you till the time. The number of cases of desertion "I families which come b.-fore the Soma Welfare Committee ol the Wellingtoi Hospital Board was referred to at last week’s meeting of the Board by Air . H Chapman, who also remarked on the lack of interest shown by some members in the work of the committee Desertion, said Air Chapman, was too prevalent in New Zealand, as ivas shown bv the fad. that timing December 28 eases of distress were dim l<> ni<n . deserting their wives am ihildien. He thought that, there Should be K 1 ’ 1 ”!’ drastic provision m the, law wheieby th,, .h-serters could be found wherever thev were in the British Empire. H eral other members of the Board po< ~<| (11 d that lhe wife who desired Iho return of her husband . lia ‘ N /’,.7''^ji''' 1,,! ' |lh ' '.^ £2t \lrs Snow expressed j he'iipin'ioii that’it was IiUR use bring- : m b'u-k a man to New Zealand when ; ” no law io ensure (hat that. , '''should provide for his wife and , a r..v iw. wages to the wives.