MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 October 1930, Page 3

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

ITEMS OF INTEREST

(Notes by

Marjorie)

MODERN JEWELLERY. . RED POPULAR. Rubies, after long years of neglect, have come to the forefront again, and are now in the height of fashion. Imitation jewellery follows the craze for mby tones, and much'of it is made in the deep red colour of the ruby. Necklaces are worn longer, and are of mere intricate patterns. Thick clusters of leaves, flowers, grapes, and fruits, beautifully moulded in coloured glass, form the new necklaces and the still fashionable chokers. If the necklace is made of plain beads, it must be thicker, and of three, four or five interwoven strands. All kinds of beautiful and intricate designs are to be had in necklaces, bracelets, and brooches of imitation jewels. Earrings must not be forgotten, for they are enjoying a revival of popularity just now. Bracelets follow the fashion for necklaces, and are of thicklywoven strands. Broocfliesl for the corsage, Shoulder, or hat. show the same pretty leaf and flower designs which predominate in other jewellery.

Pastel-toned jewellery is worn in the evening, but the led tones of the ruby are most popular for day-time wear, with turquoise a second favourite. The vogue of rod tones for day wear, and pale blues for both day and evening accounts for the vogue of the ruby and turquoise, for both the stones merely follow the mode which has made these colours fashionable. Ruby colours also look' well on the equally popular all-black and all-white evening gowns.

A fieak fashion which has been adopted overseas is green amber. The amber is said to be found in a mine in Germany, and the colour is due to a chemical action of the earth. The amber is semi-transparent in some places, and transparent in others. Necklaces and pendants, chokers, earrings, and bracelets arc being made of this green amber, which is, of course, more expensive than other semiprecious stones, being rare and the newest fashion. INFALLIBLE CORN CURE. (By a Doctor.) Corns are thickenings of the skin, formed by pressure or prolonged rubbing. The first stage in curing them is to remove the pressure or friction which set up the irritation. A new pair of well-fitting boots, neither too tight nor too loose should be worn. The toes should be sufficiently wide not to cramp the feet.

The following corn lotion will remove the most stubborn corn: Salicylic acid (one drachm), castor oil (10 minims), collodion enough to make one ounce.

The lotion should be applied on a pad held in position over the corn by a strip of adhesive plaster. The process should be repeated nightly for two or three nights. The foot should then be soaked for five minutes in very hot water. The corn should come away in one piece. If not, continue, the treatment for another two or three nights. Reducing a corn with a_ razor or knife is not advisable. Serious blood poisoning may follow, unless strict antiseptic precautions are taken. Sufferers from soft corns should wear socks with separate compartments for each toe, A little oxide of zinc powder should be dusted in them each morning.

Tho skin between the toes must be frequently washed and carefully dried. Paint tho skin once a day with spirit, of camphor.

THE JACKET FROCK. ■ FOR TWO PURPOSES. A most, useful addition to the summer outfit is the frock of chiffon, georgette, or silk muslin, with an accompanying jacket. The frock itself is sleeveless, and serves the purpose of a dinner 01’ informal dance frock, while it can be worn for afternoon occasions with the addition of the jacket, which turns it into an ensemble suitable for out-of-doors wear. Now that the skirts of day frocks are to be worn twelve or fourteen inches from the ground, there is not such a great deal of difference, in the length of day and evening frocks, so that the sleeveless frock of a georgette ensemble may well serve for informal evening wear. . For travelling or holidays, such a garment commends itself. Being designed for a double- purpose it will savo the packing of an extra evening gown. Chiffon is ideal for such a frock as it packs well and will not crush, and takes up so little space.'

A PASSING CRAZE. GOODBYE TO SUNBURN. All crazes end soonej- or later, and although the sun bathing craze is still being indulged abroad, on grounds of health —and would be indulged here, if the weather did not forbid it—we no longer sunbathe with quite the same abandon (writes the London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald). We sun bathe now with a due respect for our complexions, for the powers that be have decreed that pink and white skins are to be fashionable again, and it would never do if we came llack from our holidays burnt a dark mahogany brown. Such a line would have been most desirable last summer, but no one wants it this year, such is the vagary of fashion. Something of a panic was caused in sun bathing circles a little while ago by the rumour that brown complexions once acquired would never fade. It' seems that in some cases, the sun changes the pigment of the skin, and this cannot bo changed back again. It is depressing to think that we may have to go through life a dark brown colour, in defiance of fashion, or that our brown may fade to a muddy while which would be even worse than the darker shade, and just as difficult apparently to get rid of. So the beauty specialists are very busy ut present, bringing all their cleverness to bear on the burning question of how to restore milk white complexions to clients who have been careless enough in spite of Eashion’s dictum, to expose their skins td the sun. I must say that in the south of France this year, it was quite.evident that women were doing their best to protect their skins. Every shop that sold whitening lotions and sunburn creams sold out of their stock as soon as they got it in and everywhere you. went you saw women shrouded in big cloaks, and resting under equally big parasols, which defied the sun’s rays. Cartwheel hats of immense proportions were worn both on the beach and in the water, and smoked glasses were also adopted by some women, while few people oiled themselves, like they did last year, when their great ambition was to become as brown as possible.

If, after all these precautions, women have got brown, then the remedy when possible, is a rather drastic one. They have to have their skins bleached, and in pursuit of this laudable achievement, they have to sit for half an hour in a very hot mask. A plaster mould must, first be taken of the client's face, and then this is fitted inside with a special mask, which is the invention of a Viennese doctor, and is said to rejuvenate and bleach the skin in the most wonderful manner, taking out wrinkles as it goes. And of course, shoulders and backs have to be specially treated tod, if they have got in the way of the sun, for the new backless evening frocks demand snowy skins to set them off properly. All these'elaborate treatments cannot be had for nothing; back and shoulder bleaching costs something like a pound a time, and the special mask costs six guineas, to say nothing of the two guineas which are charged for subsequent treatments. But one must suffer to be beautiful, and if we allowed ourselves Io get sunburnt in face of the beauty specialists’ -warning, then that, is our fault—and incidentally a source of much profit to the beauty specialist. Eye-brows, by the way, are to be “worn" again, so the specialists say, and, for the winter season, they have invented a washable and waterproof rouge which should prove most popu!rr.

Plain georgette is also recommended and silk muslin would lie equally suitable. The latter material is less expensive than the pure silk georgettes and chiffons, and can now be obtained in all kinds of delightful floral patterns. The new jackets have shouldei capes to add to their smartness. A double width of the chiffon across tho shoulders will give additional warmth on chilly evenings. It is surprising how warm chiffon can bo. Many of the new little jackets which reach only to the hip-line, have a single button as a fastening. The addition of a velvet flower is a smart note, but could only be worn, with a plain material. 9 For a flowered material, a plyn button or buckle should be used.