MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1933, Page 7

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

ITEMS OF INTEREST

SUMMER FROCKS. CAREFUE LAUNDERING. Organdie needs to be ironed before every occasion it. is worn, while linen has the same crushing quality (states the “Glasgow W’eekly Herald”). They require so very little, however, just the quick rub of a not-Loo-liol iron, that one should not grumble about the doing of them, for the results, are so satiEfaciory. When washing frocks of the cotton calibre for the first time it is best to work on the assumption that they will run, otherwise you will fiiicj/yourself very possibly the owner of it ruined frock. Alum is an excellent thing to add to rinsing water when something blue dr green is being washed. Add four ounces to the contents of a tub of water and steep for a hour or so. Salt is, of course, the general remedy, but it is well to remember that it should be added first and last if it is going to be of any avail. Use cold water for the steeping and leave it in the solution for some time. Points to bear in mind when laundering frocks of summer materials are that linen should be ironed really damp, and that spun silk requires practically no drying at all. If the latter is white or a fast colour, roll it up in a towel for an hour or two, then iron witli a hot iron. Tussore should be treated contrariwise. The frock should be bone dry, just a few slight ■damp coiners being enough to cause creases which will not come out. A skirt board is an extremelj- useful article to possess when there are pleats to tackle. Should you not have one, there need be nothing to stop you from making a substitute. A fairly wide plank of wood a yard long, if bound with a thick wrapping, then a fresh strip of sheeting, all of -which should be tacked securely down, will be found excellent. It can be rested between the table proper and the. back of a chair —or any other object—and j will simplify the ironing of skirts con- < siderably. 1

LACE FOR EVENING.

GOLD, BRONZE, AND SILVER

The revival of lac-e in every form a challenge to organdie. It serves ore purposes, is practical, easy to

pack and attractive in wear. The lace ensemble is one of the most satisfactory garments in the ready-to-wear category (states a London correspondent). Characteristically modern is the bold Spanish pattern in cotton. Beige or pale green are still leading favourites in colour. Older women look, well in either of these shade:--. The accessories with lace are easy. With the hedge ensemble there should be the matching kid, stitched with either a darker or lighter tone for gloves, shoes, and. pochette, and a hat of beige felt, or the more fanciful velvet cap may be worn. With green lace, dark green kid shoes are smart, and pochette to match, or an all-white hat and gloves seem in good style, but

the hat, if cf straw, must look like a fabric,' and gloves of white washleather or antelope should be worn. Very new for early autumn now showing in London are some leal din-

ner frocks of metal lace in dull gold, Inonze, or silver. These light, designs look well worn with coloured velvet capelets lined with the fragile metal fabric. The latest form of metal laces are wonderfully light, and rc.:-?mLdo very transparent network. A L) or of pale rose or blue chiffon ijeitcath gives a soft, shadowy look which . is very becoming.

STRANGE SLEEPING PLACES. "The Swiss beds are good and so are the Swedish, but that, I daiesay, is because they are often no different from English ones,” states an overseas writer. “At The Hague, my old-fashioned bed was in a recess in the wadi, and though I seemed vet) near lo the nma next door, nevertheless flic r-wess was very snug and p.rotec.tive. I fell: , A'uw I have truly retired and can in no circumstances be disturbed.’ “I was told that this ’bed in the wall’ idea is a. fashion in Holland and that, indeed, families go to sl;:c)> in. as it were, drawers pulled oni from the wall, and that, they lie in lirt'w father at the bottom and baby at th? lop; which must, be most awkward- I sb.culd think, when babj eric;:, and mother has to climb tip over tlie res! of the family. “In Madeira) 1 was offered a mosquito net. but rejected it and was bitten for my folly. Of beds I detest (though L don't detest any of them much) and those which make the hottom. sheet servo also as pillow slip tor the bottom so that, if you essay to put. your watch underneath las I do), you are. apt to dream yon are. slvepiiic <>n Stonehenge.”

BRIDE IN BLUE.

(By a Fashion Expert)

Colours struck an individual note Wild sloe with silver was one novel alliance, and shades of the season included dried currant, mountain ash, river greys, and sulphur.

THE LINEN PRESS.

STRING INSPECTION

After the spring cleaning is over tho good housewdl'e will go over the linen to see if it needs replacing (states a correspondent). Suppose one starts with the sheets. These should be opened out and thoroughly examined for thin places. Small holes cun be darned, but be suie to use the same kind of thread as tho sheet itself if you want, to make a good job of it. If tho sheets are past the patching stage you can cut off the tw'o. sides and make pillowcases.

Luckily, the “housewife” type of pillowcase has relieved one of the tiresome task of renewing buttons and tapes. When the wash-tub has done its worst pillow cases can still be made to do duty as protectors for the pillows. Bath towels of the fringed Turkish variety take on a new lease of life if the frayed fringe is cut off and the raw edges are bound with ordinary inch-wide crepe bandage; or if the towel is worn out in the centre the best, pieces can be cut out to make face cloths, using a narrow crepe bandage again for binding. A good plan is to keep an inventory on the inside door of your linen cupboard, and you will then know at. a glance what and how much to renew when a favourable opportunity occurs.

CARE OF CLOTHING. When storing for the summer do not forget to wrap the blankets in thick brown paper, having ascertained that they are absolutely clean, and having pul in two camphor balls between each fold of each blanket. Geo tha.i. I lie neck bands'of all thick v. <’>;l.l' ii clothes, such as jackets, jump--cis, coats, and overcoats, are absolutely free from grease. Clean with petrol first. Aloili will attack any greasy spot.

Clean out ilie chest, drawer, cupboard or ■• in If very thoroughly bofme putting Ihe things away. Scrub with ammonia water, allow to dry, and line wHb newspap<.T. I’lace on ( hc : b-?lt' several handfuls of loba.cco du:.-L which can be procured from •juv to bacconi'sL

A blue-tinted tulle bridal veil 24ft long and 120 ft in circumference was one of the surprises in wedding finery shown yesterday at a- Bruton-street dress show. This diaphanous mass of filmy fabric enveloping the mannequin bi ide was the finishing touch to a gorgeous Peter Russell wedding robe composed of Madonna-blue lace draped over a blue rvaxed: satin.

'' Blue lace bordered-the tulle and formed its applique decorations. The Liidal train measured 18 feet, and no fewer than twenty sections went to the fashioning of its graceful drapery, while from beneath the fitted bridal robe came glimpses of innumerable petticoat frills.. So original a gown demanded something unconventional in the way of head-dress. This was supplied by a Plantagenet coronet, of shaded blue stones, dull in finish after.the way of its period of origin.

The new season's dressmaking, while so lavish in its demands on fabric—designers thinking in hundreds of yards where once, and that not long ago, three or four sufficed to produce the abbreviated, attenuated frock of fashion—is displaying many paradoxical features. At the same dress parade the tube silhouette appeared in all its extremity of slimness carried out in a navy blue moire stitched in grey and white. Only at the foot, where there was a bcll-liko flare, did any fulness show to reveal masses of white niching below.

Another piquant contrast was a fitted and trained Princess gown fashioned of a new lace, so elastic in make that only 1J yards were required for the garment.

Roots should be washed ■>[ all dirt dried slowly in the air, and oiled before being nut away.