MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1923, Page 8

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

—-- -- •• NEWS AND NUTES. Women are much to the fore this year in England in the world of sport. There were several women owners of racehorses at Goodwood, including the Dowager Lady Nunburnholm, Lady Wavertree, Lady Cunliffe Owen, Lady Alwyne Cdmpton-Vyner, Lady Conyngham, Lady Torrington, and Lady Nelson. At Cowes there were several successful women owners sailing their own yachts, notably Miss Moreton, whose father*, Colonel Moreton, owns much of the island of Bembridge. To polish tortoiseshell which has become dull, moisten a soft rag with a very small quantity of linseed oil, and rub it over the surface. If the article is patterned, a brush may be used to work the oil into the crevices. Continue the rubbing with the cloth until all the oil has disappeared. Then finish with the palm of the hand, rubbing briskly until the tortoiseshell feels warm and appears highly polished. The discoveries in the royal tomb at Luxor have been a boon to the drapery trade, particularly in the United States-. There, it is stated, the discoveries and the consequent craze for imitation of ancient Egyptian fashions transformed what threatened to be a dull season in the silk line to

ono of the busiest ever known. Other branches of the dry goods trade also profited by the sudden craze for Egyptian prints and for Egyptian designs and colouring in dress, upholstery, and accessories. The new sheath ’frocks require the utmost slimness of figure to, be shown to the fullest advantage (says a London message). Some women have taken to semi-starvation in order to make their figure slender. They are eliminating sweets and richly-cooked foods from their diet. Parisian women, it is reported, are apparently living on bread and water, and hostesses say that it is very easy to cater for women’s luncheons nowadays. The question is whether men will be equally enthusiastic at the prospect of such simple meals. \ The Society for the Protection of Women and Children has, according to the annual report, continued to urge the appointment of a sufficient number of women police or patrols—these to have a proper training—their duties to include the care of parks and public places where small children play; or young people of both sexes congregate in the evenings ; picture shows, and other places of amusement; railway stations and wharves; to attend at the Courts when cases are tried affecting little children, young girls and women, instead of the men police. The society is fully aware of the necessity and of the value of such appointments, and would recommend that if the Government consents to accede to the often-made request for such officers, that reliable women shall be consulted in regard to that per-

o - 1 — sonel. A question of great interest to the teaching profession was discussed by the Wanganui Education Board, says an exchange, when some time was occupied in considering whether single teachers should have preference over married, as suggested by the. Education Department in a contemplated amendment of the Act. One member objected to the inclusion of such a clause, holding that it was wrong in principle, and that a woman should lie judged upon efficiency and ability to teach, not upon whether she was single or married. I According to tradition, the women of ancient Greece understood and appreciated the value of milk as, an aid to beauty. In all the old-world beauty recipes that have been handed down to us, milk has played no small

part, and modern maids will find its use quite as efficacious as many of the expensive toilet preparations now on the market. Milk is one of the greatest complexion beautifiers—whether taken internally or used as a lotion. It may be used instead of a toilet cream, and, provided that it is free from preservatives, it will render the skin both soft and smooth.. Used lukewarm, it forms an excellent basis for powder, and if gently dabbed on the face before powdering it- will be found that the, powder will adhere more closely to the skin and the much

dreaded “shiny” look will be avoided. For .a coarse, rough skin with open pores there is no simpler or better remedy than a paste made by mixing a tablespoonful of fine oatmeal with two tablespooufu is oi mlk Spread the paste over the face, allow if. to remain on long enough io become dry and then rub gently off with the tips of the fingers. Three or four weeks of this treatment every night and morning will make the roughest skin smooth.