MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1935, Page 9

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

ITEMS OF INTEREST

CHEMISTS’ NEW ROLE.

NEW BEAUTY AIDS. LONDON, September 26. The up-to-date chemist’s shop is now as much concerned with cosmetics as medicines. This is clearly indicated at the Chemists’ Exhibition opened in the- New Horticultural Hall, Westminster, yesterday by Mr Saville Peck, president of the British Pharmaceutical Society. The- pre-sent exhibition is the 4‘ltii of the- annual ser- t ies. It is a splendid show, colourful and delightful. There are beautiful displays of aids to feminine beauty—unguent scent, lotion, salves, creams, perfumes—all to 'gild the lily.’’ One well-informed chemist from the North Country said that the factory girl of to-day, when in work, is prepared to spend up to It)/- each week from her hard-earned money in the hope that when she wakes in the morning hey face will seem more attractive in the looking-glass.

Ono novelty which should appeal to husbands, as well as wives, is a nonleak powder-box which may stop that annoying splather of dust across the dressing table. There is also an indelible lipstick, not only—in the words of the advertiser —“kiss-prpof,” but so constant that.it need be renewed but once a day. . Another welcome feature is a iascinating and easy cure for insomnia. One puts a little powder in a. hot bath before going to'bed. It draws those acids from the body normally expelled by hard exercise. . A tired brain unites with an. artificially tired, body, and -complete relaxation and sleep follows. For members of the fairer sex with a secret but understandable passion for onions, and motorists who dare not even take one glas of beer in case they should be involved in a minor accident, there is a new product which claims rapid deodorisation of the breath. Among other strange things in the exhibition are: — Skin soothing tonics from the turtle, which destroy corns and chilblains. Little lozenges which cure stomachic pains within a matter of minutes. . ■ A remedy for sea-sickness, which it is claimed can bo taken, for prevention or immediate relief.

200-YEAR-OLD REMEDIES. As a contrast to th© prevailing note of modernity, one stand has the' 200-vear-old books of a wholesale chemist. They give the original formula for spiced myrrh lozenges taken by women when tooth-brushes and toothpaste were unknown. The ingredients inducted gum myrrh, menthol, tincture of opapanax, chalk and. red gum. These lozenges cost not less than 2/- an ounce. They can be bought to-day at 2/6 a pound. Then there is a 200-year-old. cough mixture. Its main basis was white wine. It had 24 ingredients, including myrrh, dorps, opium, juniper, gentian, English honey, Spanish Angel root —in fact, enough to cure not merely a cough but all those ills to which man is born. A fascinating exhibition with its lipstick, powder and perfume —and more important things. Bismuth in a new form; lactic acid and sodium lactate made in this country for the first time; machines which make all forms 'of pills ana tablets at high speed; new remedies for indigestion and rheumatism. In short, ample evidence that the apothecary of other years has turned into tlie scientific pharmaceutist and bio-chemist to-day. ART AND WEDDING CAKES CREATIONS OF MODERN STUDIO

Fashion in wedding cakes at last! Smart young misses, with their lacquered fingernails, their changeable little hats, their wavering hemlines, who think they have mobile minds because they are “up to the moment”-— fashionable. Devotion to fashion is so intrinsically feminine. The mode of the moment pervades every phase of life, but nowhere is it so imperially supreme as in that emotion centre of woman’s existence, the wedding d.ay. The decrees of fashion are paramount so far as regards hats, veils, gloves, gowns and bouquets. Now the wedding cake itself—that conservative monument of the confectioner’s skill —that apparently classical fortress of cunningly kneaded flour and Alpine icjng—is to capitulate to fashion’s whims and change its colour, shape, design and appearance to tone in with the bridal array. To accomplish these miracles modern science provides not a kitchen, but a studio, where art reigns supreme. Here the bride can trip in with colour schemes, size, shape and quantity of wedding cake in her mind, and, with the assistance of the cake expert,-see before she leaves exactly what the cake will look like on the big day. It is a sort of dress rehearsal for the cake itself. Only a bride understands the disappointment of seeing the cake to celebrate her occasion looking not quite as she had pictured it, and so the world centres of fashion have created these confectionery" studios where artists in cakes may their skill. All social occasions are provided for —weddings, birthday parties, or family celebrations of any kind. The studio idea has now reached this Dominion. Inspired by the success of this idea, overseas, Messrs Stormont, Ltd., have set up such a studio in their premises in Kingsland. where prospective brides may see. demonstrations of Ibis latest idea in wedding arrangements. The display is so complete as also to embrace other interests. Beautiful contributory accessories are novelties to go on the cakes. For the cricket or football. team’s event there are novelties of a sporting flavour. For the twenty-first birthdays there are keys; for the bride wedding sprays: and for every other occasion appropriate tokens.

CUCUMBER RECIPES.

HOT AND COLL) DISHES. Wo arc rather apt to believe that, by stripping a cucumber of his coat, land slicing him, before bathing him in I vinegar, w r e are doing our utmost to enjoy him, says a writer in the “Daily Mail.” In that we are quite wrong. There are. numerous ways of serving him, imany of them hot, and all of them worth while. To mention only one of * them. Cucumber fritters are absolutely delicious. Make them exactly like apple fritters, bujfc, of course, with salt and pepper instead of sugar. Cucumber Jelly.—This is a. very pleasant variant of the usual cold cucumber garnish with salmon. It is also delicious with cold chicken or as a substitute for salad. Simmer the cut-up cucumber in hardly’ any water until it is quite tender. Take out the seeds if they are old and hard, but in young cucumbers this is not necessary, as then they are not bitter. Rub the whole thing through a hair-sieve, while it is still warm. Flavour it with pepper and salt, and any further tang you may fancy. To a pint of pulp melt an ounce of powdered ,gelatine in an eggcupful of hot water. Stir this well into the cucumber. A drop or two of green colouring Improves the appearance. If you make tomato jelly in the same way (it also needs a drop of cochineal) set it and the cucumber in cups, and turn them out round a dish of cold fish or cold meat, and you have one of the prettiest decorations and most pleasant garnishes you can possibly want. Gold Cucumber Soup.—This is a great success at summer dinner parties. You boil cucumbers in w'hatever stock you have left from white meat or fowl. The stock ought to be strong enough to jelly by itself, but a little gelatine can alw r ays be added. Set it in clear glasses and on top of each, put a thin slice of cucumber, with a little mound of thick or . whipped cream sprinkled with paprika.

IN MOTHER’S PLACE. TRAINING THE DAUGHTER. » The mother of a large family once confessed that the obsessing fear of her life was that of being taken away from her children while they s-till needed her care and guidance. It is a fear, doubtless, shared by countless other devoted mothers of families, both large ■ and small. In this particular case the fear was turned to practical account, for the mother held that the eldest daughter should receive at her hands some kind of insight into the workings of the home, the methods adopted in the guidance of the younger children, and the study of their various temperaments. Then should the time ever arrive when the mother’s, place must be filled, the girl could step into. it prepared. Nothing could so strongly cement the bond between mother and daughter as this co-operation. It is unnecessary that a girl should be depressed by the idea at the back- of the parent’s mind. It is sufficient for her that her mother takes her into her confidence, discusses family matters with her, and generally instructs her in mothercraft.

The majority of young girls will rise to an occasion of this kind with alacrity, for what girl in her teens does not love to share her mother’s work and interests, and, in some degree, assume her responsibilities? Actually, talks with the eldest daughter on "domestic and family topics are often of -extreme use to the mother herself. In discussing questions of individual temperaments among the younger folk, light is frequently -shed for her on points which might Jiave otherwise remained obscure.

Every girl is the richer for being instructed in the practical supervision of home-making. Later on, when the business' of wage-earning comes along, she may have no leisure to give to its study. The fact that she has absorbed it in her earlier days will be of tremendous value.