news and jottings for... WOMEN

Lake County Mail, Issue 16, 10 September 1947, Page 9

news and jottings for... WOMEN

British Women Rely

On Accessories to

Cheer Up Old Outfits

With Sir Stafford Cripps’s announcement that the new issue of Brit sh clothing coupons is .to he* post’ oiv.-d from September to November, the accent for British women is on accessorise,—belts, collars,- buttons,.. handbags f —anything that will cheer' ’'up' last ■ year’s outfit. Elizabeth Winter has 1 opened a department balled **\ Bespoke,;; 4 Accessories ” in ■ her Grosvenor street showxodni, and/ some of her. ideas, y/oufd, ;b© simple and euSy for New Zealand women to copy. 1 } When she‘sees, the suit and shoes to W worn, Mrs Winter works out ideas for handbags, belt, buttons and flowers which bring last year’s frocks, suits and coats right into this season’s (.fashion picture. In this way she can iave’ many ■ fruitless .hours of shophounding. - ' ; J i Take the little black woollen dress which has already, done service for two winters. Pullzin Ibe ewaist. with a wide red- kid- cummerbund, which ties at the front, and there is the 1947 line without more ado! With Rubies . For niOre dressy occasions' and, Mrs Winter sfreuses,; A for. the . woman who wears 4 no’ -othpr jewellery,” she has aV daffc blue .or black suede belt with large red rubies across the front. 'S% has many, beautiful gemstudded hells for eyening wear. t Variation is the keynote of all Eliza- ; Beth'' Winter’s designs, “Everything changes.;” Even the front -of a belt. < A. particularly attractive 1 one has plaid sides' ' and ,a.. leather front; buckled on. Detach, the . leather pie#;‘.and; replace withy a • black patent ? front; and you have a 4e.epratiye belt for wear with a ■ dinner skirt. ‘ . ■ *■ , r . ‘, One of her most exeitihg- designs is called .“Sur le Pont d’Avignon.” Little metal characters dance; around on a ripple of stiede. The dancers can also be bought .separately' in fhq,- (( {orm of buttons. This js made in any colour suede. * (1 For more classic wear with travel suit or coat, there isythe; calf; belt, hand-stitched, with a ring and keys. Accompanying buttons arc in the shape of a shield wtih a Another simple leather belt 'aenieve& classic dignity through: its . fastening—a replica of the hinge from a studded door in a medieval Scottish castle. Customers’ Own Material V The trunks in many old attics and lofts would yield rich harvest for a visit to Elizabeth Winter. She uses customers’ own materials, and all sorts of Victoriana appear on her accessories. V; , v •y -. ; “The pinafore belt” is pne.of-.Eliza-beth Winter’s ideas for giving the: appearance of a new dress without expending coupons. A suede, or kid halter is worn over the blouse or dfess,, fastening in a bow at the hack of .the neck. The front pieces are fastened-’ into a wide cummerbund or belt at the Avaist. On handbags, Elizabeth Winter has very definite ideas. “With the luxury tax which has to be added ’these days,, good ones are necessarily expensive, she says. “ I think, therefore, a handbag should be made to last at least five years.” She makes up handbags in tweed or suiting to inatch dresses or coats. For summer she uses raffia, kid or white leather. Dorothy bags are made ini,black snake or lizard. Sizp of Handbags The size of the handbag ajsp, , .she feels, should bear some relation to the size of the woman who is to carry it.

by "Beatrice”

Allcorrespondence connected with this column should bp addressed to ' “Beatrice,” Box 434, Dunedin.

THIS WEEK’S RECIPE

CREAM OF CHEESE 2i tablespoons finely chopped onion foz margarine or butter 1 heaped tablespoon plain flour 1\ gills chicken or veal bone stock 1 pint milk 2 teacup grated cheese Sait and pepper to taste 1 heaped teaspoon finely chopped parsley Prepare onion. Melt. margarine in a saucepan. Add onion. Fvy slowly for i three, minutes, Add flour. ' Stir till frothy; then ' stir in stock. When smooth and boiling, stir in milk. -Heat, but do not allow to boil. Add cheese. Stir, till melted. Season to tastg.. ■ Ad':l parsley. Serve in sojip chips. ;id you Cifiipiot spare the milk for sOnp. use pile pint -stock and one . and a-half gills, milk'. .