Women’s Realm

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12905, 4 July 1936, Page 10

Women’s Realm

By “Marie"

ROYAL GARDEN PARTIES ' i TAI LOR ED CHIFFON': SU ITS 'There is an individual, style in English; flocking, states a London, writer. It may not be considered as smart as the American. Smartness, in England id not a, virtue; in America it is. The Royal garden parties will see this individuality strongly -accentuated. For debutantes,, the dresses worn will be fluffy in white or pastel -shades. The most popular shade will -be pearl grey —this colour had already been decided upon before lire' death of King ,George. Young women presented on their marriage outnumber debutante* each year aind for those the tailored suit i« to h© worn.

“A tailored suit at a garden party! Whoever heard of suc-h a thing!” Tenders will exclaim. Rut the dress designers can upset any convention, and' this is what they have decided on for July 21 and 22. The decision was mad© in Parf.s, by English and Parisian designers,, over the Easter week-end, and so anxious was- one West End: firm of Court dressmakers to get to work that sketches made in Paris were- rushed to London by aeroplane. Though the decree is for tailored suits, get out of mind at once any idea of tweeds. It i!s only the .style thus is to I).tailored. The suits, will hemade of -chiffon, organdie, satin, velvet or even real lace over satin, hut they will be cut. as simply as possible, on tailored .lines. l.n length they will be two .inches shorter than last year —about eleven inches from the ground. Neat “V” neckline!.; will -h-e popular, and b’.oaid lapels will ho much favoured. The freakish hat-—the latest has tbe severest o-f’bandeaux—will not be so much seen as big, shady summer straws. ,sucli as leghorns, panama, plain .straws and halihuntal. Very little jiewcllcry will be worn. Millinons, dressmakcrs, siio-cmakers, glovers anil the.- various, experts who p-reduc: accessories are all delighted at t-l'ie prospect ©l a busy, gay T.on-do-a season. I’hev make no -secret of the fact that they will hem-fit greatly by the Royal garden parties. Mothers of debutante.-; look forward excitedly to better times than they had dreamed of for their daughter's for debutantes have the prospect of dances every night till tin' end of July. After that London will In- daider than the coldest mutton.

NEW IDEAS FOR THE SWEET . COURSE

The sweets course often present's n problem to the housewife who likes to hriii.e variety into the evenin'* men!. In the June “Australian Journal’' the cookery expert gives the •following excellent pudding; recipes that should be helpful. PASSION FRUIT AND SAGO 'I cup sago. 4 cups boiling water, 2 eggs, I tablespoon's castor sugar, G large passion fruit. Wash the sago thoroughly. Oook in the ."our cups of water, stir well until it cooks and clear®. Then s:t aside to cook. Separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs. Reserve the yolks for a custard I which is the accompaniment of this- recipe. Whisk the egg whites. Fold in the sugar gradually. Add the pulp of the passion fruit to the cold sago. Fold in the egg; whites carefully. Serve with boiled custard, made with the osg yolks. SEVEN-CUP PUDDING 1 cup flour, 1 cup I cup shredded suet, 1 cup sultanas. 1 cup raisins, 1 cup currants. 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons- baking powder.' Clean and pick over- the fruit.- Sift the flour and baking powder. Pub tbe suet into the Hour. Mixin all. the ingredients-, adding sufficient milk to make firm batter. Put inta a greatst-d basin. Cover with a. cloth. Steam two and a half lrours. ORANGE SOUFFLE ]. cup fine -sugar, 3 level table,spcimis flour, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 lemon (juice and .ri.nd'v 143 cup orange juf.ee 2-3'i’ds cup milk. Separate the yolks- from the. whites of th-c- eggs. * Mix the flour and the •sugar; Add. the egg yolks, fruit juice and grated lemon rind. ' Add the hot milk and melted butter. -E-old in thestiffly beaten egg whites-. Turn into a buttered dish or casserole. Allow to •stand one hour. Then stand the piedish in. -a. baking tin containing 1 waiter one inch deep. Ocok in a. moderate oven until -firm—■about- 35 minutes'To make a very good floor polish that will not show marks when walked over, take 2oz. shellac,- 4oz. resin, and one pint of methylated spirit. Place' in a bottle, shake well, and it is ready for use.-

NOTES, NEWS and HINTS

THICK OR CLEAR

SOUPS HOT AND SATISFYING The tired worker, dragging home at 5.30 on a- chilly evening, hails joyfully a, bowl of steaming soup. Hostesses-, too, have discovered the possibilities o? soup for after-theatre parti ok or dances on, cold nights. Soups are so .simple tec make and offer isuch endless variety that you can he thrifty and 'original as well. You are' -.sure to like one -of these.

Cottage Soup.—-The vary name of this .soup suggests something attractive in the way of simple country meals in which all that is best in the country farm is included—vegetables' -fresh from your own garden, with the sun still upon them ; rich, creamy milk and brown eggs! As it is .made from a. brown stock take lib of gravy beef undent it up. into small .pieces, putting it into «. casserole or a stewjar with a, lid. Add four pints of cold water, salt, pepper, and stand aside to soak while you set about preparing the. vegetables. Take an onion -and a. turnip and peel them both. Scrape a, carrot and cut ail into very thin slices. Also .add two tomatoes and two sticks- of celery. Add these toi the meat in the stew jar, cover it closely, and cook in a slow oven for four hours. About an hour before ■serving add about 2oz. washed rice to the mixture. Tf you are serving this at home br mg' the soup to the table in the pot in which it was cooked and don’t forgot to prepare some sippets, of toast to .serve with It. Clear Tomato.—As tomato soup usually appears in the form of a crane, the hostess will like, to try this rather different method. Mix the following in a pan: lib tomatoes, I carrot, 1 leek, one: small parsnip, rfew pieces of celery (all cut up), sprig of thyme, parsley and a hay leal',, a tablespoon of vinegar, a few pepper corns, two or three cloves and- 11b raw lean beef that has been cut up finely nr passed through a mincing machine. Add two whipped whites of eggs, crushed shells of same, three pints of goodi stock. Whip all over the lire until boiling, then draw the pan to one side and simmer gently for one hour without, jshn'Ung or stirring. Strain carefully through a soup-c-l-cth reboil and serve with royal custard cut in fancy shapes. For the rcya! custard, mix one whole egg with one tablespoon of cream, pepper and salt. Strain into buttered mould and steam gently until firm. After cut,ting up wash in warm water 1 before using.

Of course, colouring matter may be added to the soup *f you want it to look especially attractive. Thick Fish.—For a good thick soil]), this recipe is excellent. Take two outer stalks of celery, one large carrot. one targe onion, one large- potato, one sprig parsley, pepper and salt to taste, trimmings (skin and hone) from, fish. Cut the vegetables into thick slices. Bod them in a pint of water until c-arrot is tender, but not too soft. Take- out the ea-reot, pass the remainder through a sieve*. Return liquid to saucepan and bring to bod with one pint of milk. Thicken by boiling and stirring for five minutes with a tablespoon of flour mixed with, cold milk. Add a “hazel nut 4 ’ of hotter and a tablespoon of cream. Serve at once with chopped -parsley and tlie cooked carrot, cut in shreds ns a gmirsh sprinkled mi lop.

STYLES FOE SPORT American designers of sport* clot he,i who attack • their job with a rather nir o’ frivolous air than tht'r English contemporaries, must have appreciated the sports jewellery produced by some of their compatriots recently. These are gay trifles which are almost quite useless, although'the sturdy coloured Leather bracelets decorated • with brightly painted golf tea* e-ndeuvo'ur to produce some, reason for their existence. To go-- with these you may buy leather fobs, also stuck with golf ices, to hang from your golfi'ing jacket. Attractive bracelets, like miniature dog leashes, of two narrow leather plaits in contracting colours haring mixed breeds of dog hanging from the chromium clasps, while others ar? made with a coloured disc into- which is set a. ti ny dog of carved wood. F'or winter cruising clothes the nautical luck charm • bracelets aro idtaL Narrow silver or.i gold eha ; ns aro,. hung with lifebelts, anchors, ships, sailors and .ships’ wheels either in plain metal, or coloured enamel. On .others awe a more irrelevant collection .of tiny padlocks, shoes, scissors, cupids or keys, with, plenty of room left, for your own particular lucky elm nn.

WOMEN DETECTIVES SCOTLAND YARD RELENTS “MRS.” SHERLOCK HOLMES Mrs Sherlock Holmes will he a fictional character of the near . future, for woman has broken down the final barrier in the London police, and 1 been • admitted to Scotland Van.. Three are now attached to the C* v. but they do not wear uniform. Finding them efficient and useia as policewomen—roles which they have filled for years—Scotland Lard has decided to admit them to the ranks of detectives. 'The fema e sleuths have already proved their ability, and th e Yard chief's are not above calling thorn in when bafilod, j u the hope that feminine intuition will succeed where mail minds hat-, failed. For years there has been a feeling of resentment against women in <ho police force—not that their value as police-women has riot been appreciated—.but simply because of their sex. They had invaded what was regarded as bring solely man’s domain, and while it was agreed that they parand “got underneath” crimes where a man would have immediately become suspect, credit, war; given them grudgingly. But now they have, bv .sheer ability broken away the last shrc-d of prejudice, and the male chiefs of Scotland Yard report that they are proving of great value for tasks where • patience and attention to detail are hted- . cd. They keep secrets as well as men, and in all the inquiries they have undertaken have exhibited a tact and 'determination that, have earned- them the.respect-of the male members oi the shafF.

WANTED TO BE A BLONDE AGONY OF HAIR TREATMENT A 29-year-old woman, who told of her “agony” after hair treatment was awarded £SO damages at Birmingham County Court recently. She was Miss Edith Gladys Wheddon. of South Yardley, and she. sued Florence Am* cyia Austin, carrying on business as a hairdresser. Miss Wheddon -alleged that her hair, naturally red, hac! turned a greenish-yellow, like an unripe lemon, after she had undergone ~ ‘white henna” treatment. She eventually had to go about “with a turban of have her head shaved, after which, she had to go about “with a turbin oi bandages.” Answering the judge, she remarked that she wanted to he a platinum blonde. She had seen a girl in the beauty shop with platinum blonde hair, and she wanted to have her? like that., The doctor who attended Miss Wheddon in hospital' estimated that it would be 12 months before her hair attained normal length and colour. When an assistant pointed out that he used ordinary peroxide and ammonia mixture,* and he had used it before and since without any harmfi.l effects, the judge commented that he thought the mixture a very dangerous thing to deal with, and that it- ought to be stopped.' It had, he emphasised, produced a terrible state of things on this woman's head, and subjected her to great pain. ft might have injured her for life.

SUN SIESTA FOR BABY PRINCE 'file Duchess of Kent has been refurnishing Tlie Ooppins, the country home which the Duke’s aunt. Princess Victoria, left him in her will. One of the snip ovements made was for the benefit of the baby Prince Edward. and will give him a chance to “follow the sun” every day that it ■shinos over the lovely garden.' The bower from which ho will take his sun siesta is a , circular summer-house,, built on the principle of a merry-g Q- . so that to catch the sun's ravs requires only a slight push of its central post and the whole structure revolves. The Duchess has also .had paths cut... to this summer-house though, what was a thicket, .so, that her baby’s attempts to walk may ho. made, hero in .-: :-lnsi.iti and on level ground. ...

GLOWING HAIR. “TOBACCO BLONDE” IS THE LATEST ; LONDON, May 27. Hair .styles are going to lie “pepped up,” according to experts at the mass mceteng of British hairdressers held at a London hotel this Week to launch a new style—“ The Duchess.” “iWlarm, glowing colours—full of vitality—are the new fashion.” cue man stated.

“‘loo cold,” was his curt dismissal of the platinum blonde. The correct colours for this year, he said, were “tobacco blonde or red hair.” Only those who had natural red hair .should attempt that style. All the rest should aim at the tobacco -shade. He grew quite, lyrical about it. , “It is blonde hair that has. trapped a 1 the warmth an d glow of the sun all the gold of the beach and the gleam oil firelight:” life, adder?. A weak, iod-tinted dye, applied carefully to ordinary fan- hair, one gathers,, would create, the glbwimr ef feet “But only if -the hair is healthy, ’ the hair-dresser -added Ten minutes hard brushing night and morning, are needed 'to keep the ha.r sparkling and virile. Without that no fafehiou: lookis' roallv effective—and especially the new gloWin- style ”

Baking soda made, into a paste and applied-.,is excellent for taking but stubborn stains on white clothes After applying put,the article in the sun fob-, an hour,, and then Wash and boil nr the usual way.-'. - ' When erocheting around calico or lmen sew round the edge-on the sewing machine Without any cotton in the need e. it is then easy to erbc ict in the little holes, and-the stitchos will bo the same width apart.