MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1935, Page 9

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

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MUST A BRIDE TELL? AMERICAN COURT’S VIEW ■Must a modern girl about to be married reveal to her prospective husband her past history? Through the mouth of Justice Peter Schmuck, the Supreme Court of New York recently answered. this question with an emphatic “\es,' says the ‘’Daily Mail.” Mr. George Braden, a high school instructor, was suing for annulment of his marriage to Naschida Niome on the ground that he. was kept ignorant of the fact until after the wedding that his wife had been previously married, and that she had been divorced on statutory grounds. Judge Schmuck declared: “A woman particulai ly, to guard future happiness, should disclose, her past experiences. Liberal as is present sentiment, the law recognises the right of a man to a direct and truthful answer to inquiry concerning the chastity of his prospective bride. If he is deceived ho is entitled to annulment of marriage and freedom from all its obligations.” Nevertheless Mr. Braden failed to secure a decree of annulment because both he and his wife were present before their marriage at spiritualistic seances.

After listening to the evidence the Judge concluded that the quiet evenings spent in communing with psychic forces were so intimate that they must have resulted in each revealing secret details of their lives.

“It is more credible than incredible,” he added, “that at one of these table-rapping seances Mr. Braden believed that he was receiving a message from his wife’s dead children.” Accordingly Mr. Braden lost his case, but not before Judge Schmuck had announced the opinion of the Court on “minor deceptions” practised by brides.

While a husband was entitled, he said, to cancellation of marriage if his efforts to win a chaste wife had been circumvented by wilful deception and fraud, he could not regain his freedom just because his sweetheart had deceived him as to the colour of her hair. • A brunette was perfectly entitled to metamorphose herself into a blonde if her prince's taste ran to blondes.

“There are,” concluded Judge Schmuck, “certain pre-nuptial statements that are too unimportant to justify the branding of a subsequent marriage as fraudulent.” ON TOAST. Well-made toast, should be crisp and evenly browned, and that means you must watch it all the time and never leave it to look after itself (says a nexchange). First choose the bread carefully—although collage and Coburg loaves make nice, crusty pieces of toast lor an informal meal, really well shaped slices can only be cut from a tin or sandwich loaf. How you cut the bread depends on how the toast is to be used. Plain, dry toast for breakfast demands a rather thick slice, so does the toast for hot buttered toast of for toast to be served under scrambled or poached eggs or grilled kidneys. Having cut your bread, prepare the grill carefully and do not put the bread under it until it is thoroughly hot. The tough, uninteresting toast that too often appears at table owes its faults to careless making. Either the grill was not really hot when you put the bread under it or. when the toast was made, you dallied between the kitchen and the table. Really finished looking toast is best made under the grill of the gas cooker. Once the bread begins to brown you can turn down the gas a little, but keep your eye on the bread all the time! As each slice cooks, remove it, cut off the crusts, and place it in the toast rack. Toast left to lie flat on a plate gets sodden from the moisture that condenses on the plate. Fancy bread and Melba toast is always enjoyed. For this you cut the bread very thin and place it in a low oven until it turns a golden brown. French bread is not unlike it, and is a good way of using up left-over bread and butter. Two slices are folded together—butter sides inward —and they are then browned on the outer sides. French toast must be eaten grilling hot. Split, toast is very inviting. '1 o prepare it. thick slices of rather fresh bread are loasted and then split open so that the inner surface is rough. This is then crisped under the grill, when the slices will curl up invitingly. UNLUCKY FOR WEDDINGS In the old Norse mythology, Friday was the festival day of Freya. the Northern Venus, and the ill fortune which is still ascribed to journeys or undertakings begun upon this day is traceable to the fact that the goddess was supposed to bring bad luck to anyone, who neglected Imr tor the pursuit of worldly things. It is this superstition. collided, since, the advent of Christianity, with the Uruciilxion and th*' fact that Friday is observed as a. day of abstinence to all Catholics that has led to tile belief that Friday is an unlucky day for a wedding. This billet. however, is by no means general even among Eng-lish-speaking peoples. While tile English consider it an ill omen to be ’married on Friday, Scots celebrate nine-tenths of their marriages on this day of the week.

BEAUTY TREATMENT EVEN AT SIXTY! Advertisements for beauty cosmetics and treatments invariably depict a. beautiful young girl—which seems to suggest that it is only youth which is entitled to beauty. The woman of maturer years has no time to indulge in such things. Time has left its mark, in the shape of tiny wrinkles and crows-feet. which have a certain allure, and yet which she deplores as she gazes al herself in the mirror. The rearing and care of bringing up a family have been an all-engrossing subject with her and a whole-time job, leaving little time for the care and preservation of her own charms. The beauty of the soul and a deep insight into human nature is stamped on her face. More beautiful than merely skin-deep beauty, which is only on the surface. • The brighter days of Spring show up all too plainly the ravages of the fogs and dirty days of Winter, ami a feeling that she must do something to arrest the hand of time obsesses her. Much may be achieved by systematic home treatment, which only requires about half an hour in the quietest time of the day. when she can feel secure against intenniption.

A treatment which has been tried with great success by a lady of 60, who is noted for her clear and velvety complexion, may be of use to those who are bewailing the loss of their youthful charms, and which will do much to lessen —and if persevered, in faithfully—will obliterate the milestones of advancing age. A quiet halfhour when everyone has gone back to their duties after lunch is a. good time to experiment. The youthful I glow and velvety feel of the skin, with a tightening up of sagging muscles, will be your reward. One new-laid egg and a little witchhazel —which maj- be obtained from the chemist—is all that is needed. Beat the egg until yolk and white are thoroughly assimilated, then wash the face and neck well in hot water. After a gentle dab with the towel, proceed to plaster the face and neck with the egg mixture, using the Angers. until every part of the face and neck are thickly covered. Soak two small pieces of wadding in the witchhazel, gently squeezing out superfluous moisture. Lie down on the couch for half an hour, relaxing every muscle, then close the eyes and place the pads of witch-hazel on the eyelids. A pleasant feeling of tightening up will appear as the egg dries and does its work.

When the egg is thoroughly dry, gently dab the face with warm (not hot) water, until every trace of egg pas disappeared. Dry the face gently, then with a piece of wadding, sponge the face and neck with witch-hazel, taking care it doesn't got into the eyes. Let the witch-hazel dry naturally, then proceed to make-up the face in the ordinary way with a good cream and powder. A week’s trial of this treatment will surprise you and give you a feeling of self-satisfaction you have been a stranger to for years.—‘‘Glasgow Herald.” PIJ BLIC ATION R ECEIVED. From Gordon and Gotch: Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal, August number, includes patterns of dress with hiplength coat, dress with cape and chic morning frock; also descriptions of beach and holiday wear, morning, sports, and afternoon frocks; suits and ensembles: styles for the older woman; articles and fiction. PETROL PERIL IN HOME. The domestic use of petrol is the subject of a warning by the British Inspectors of Explosives, in a report issued recently. It is pointed out that"as petrol vapour is heavier than air, it may flow out of a basin on to the floor and be drawn by a draught to the nearest fire. It may then ignite, flash back and -envelop the person who is dry cleaning. Rubbing fabrics in petrol is likely to cause a spark of static electricity, while pouring waste petrol down a drain may cause the death of a sewer workman.