WOMAN'S WORLD.

Matamata Record, Volume XV, Issue 432, 7 May 1923, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

THE 1)1,01 SIC BEAUTIFUL

When we combine a separata skill. with an extra blouse, we are doing just as the 'individual" a tiling as when wo mako a dress. Time was when ilie blouso was inevitably white and tho skirt darlc. Then came the chiffon and crepe blouses with patterned siiilaeos; but now we have reached an era where, though \v« accept the idea ol separating tlio two, wo are in favour of having them of one colour and suggesting one single lino, as it were. We are not admit tin;;- very generally into our drc£S-i.iehome.s the pure white blouso unless it is in some way relieved somi-eovoring accessories • by a sleeveless jumper-frock cut very low in the neck ami ainiholcs, for instance, ir by a sleeveless coatee. But we are wearing blouses and separate skirts of one colour that charm in their own individual ways, for when united they stand out as comparitively new ' and pretty creations, better suited to the needs and the taste of tho up-to-date woman than any white blouse and dark skirt worn together. The fashion '<.f wearing the waist of a blouse outside the skirt allied to it, is a (harming one that has the advantage of doing away with the risk of an untidy waist-line and acids to the importance of the blouso at the same time. A suggestion for a lovely coatee blouse with outside waist effect is given in the sketch. .Developed in pearl-grey satin or crepe do ch'.iie, matching a skirt of sinii'.iar material, the blouso would he a beautiful addition to any wardrobe, ami the dress complete would assuredly meet many n need for Komi-evening wear, afternoon receptions, theatres, dinners, and so on.

The narrow panel in front might bo carried out . in Oriental embroidery or .grey lace, oier .peuv-Ii coloured -or j'qsq satin, and |liu visible part of lining of the sleeves should repeat tho colour of the panel. The neck is cut with a .'trap, and the waist, run with elastic, is also strapped in front, the blouse material hanging in its own fold to the hips. Tho buttons on the sleeves aro an attractive feature, and should bo covered with the blouse material. Etceteras of the toliefte that count for much are lieck-eluiins and earrings. Both these iittlo items aro suggested on the figure illustrated, tho tar-rings being of the largo, "ring'' kind that are special vogue of the moment. Few things in tho way of personal ornament aro more influential than drop ear-rings in giving a certain, charm and dignity to the appearance, a dignity that is wonderfully becoming to youth.

BOMBED HAIR

The bobbed hair fashion shows no signs of abating, and is so much admired by girls that even those who had hair of length and beauty and object to cutting if are dressing it with a bobbed effect. This can be done very easily by turning in the ends and pinning them loosely round the- nape of tho neck.' When tho hair is rather obstinato and invisible net is resorted to that keeps the ends in place. Bobbed hair should be shampooed frequently ir order that it may retain its soft, fluffy appearance, and it should bo thoroughly wcl! blushed night and morning and should never bo allowed to I ecome oily. The best time to have the h.'.ir bobbed is during the summer months, or open-air reason, when the hair will mow all the stronger for being sub- ( jeeted to soft winds and sunshine, and I obviously-when tho question of bathing names in short hair is an advantage. |

KRJNCE JiXD THE FIIOOK.

The trimmed dress i.s coming mere and more to tho front, and though trimmings are not economical th^y

may prove very convenient_nL Mines in helping to strengthen a thin material, or to revolutionize the sppem'imce of

a last-season's frock. Fringes are doing wonderful things in helping to cover uii deficicuoes, and no simpler fashion ol improving the appearance of an ovor-imrow skirt can be suggested than by adding a deep fringe, of one kind or another, to the waist of the skirt and peeing that it is sufficiently long to leave uncovered only about three or four inches of the material. Fringe plays an important part in the completion of the simple but fashionable little frock illustrated, which is made with a plain skirt and jumper ten of taffetas, tied with ribbon at the fides, where the seams are left open lor a lew inches to allow for an easy slip-on. Possesseil of a. skirt and top of the kind, if is easy to add a smart fringe, as illustrated, and bice at the neck anil sleeves, and where a dress is wanted in a hurry this idea is well worth leI'lemboring, lor the actual frock could be cat out and made in an evening. The girl who is taking hot" holiday late and finds the need of an extra frock, which she will choose with duo regard, to its suitability for autumn wear, may be glad to copy the design illustrated in brown taffetas, trying the jumper with brewn ribbons and adding a ready-made skirt-fringo of brown ■silk wool, ehenile or crimped ribbon and ecru lace at tho neck and sleeves. Later on she could oxtend the sleeves to the wrists by adding chiffon, and by doing so would only be working harmony with fashion. Owing to tho rains of the eaily part of tho summer, many women stopped buying new frocks are now needing. extras where with to finish tho season. Taffetas, under the cimimstunccs, is a wise choice.

THINGS TO REMEMBER

Polish tho leather travelling bag with linseed oil, if a regular leather polish is not handy, and rub it in woll. The clothes lino will, not stretch if it is boiled before using. In washing vovle or muslin put it through a thin solution of starch. This will give it a sull'iciont ''dress."

DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES THE WOMAN'S BURDEN.

Said a woman the other day: "Wo are always being told that we must adapt ourselves to our husbands' peculiarities, that wo must keep our worries to ourselves, and make home bright and happy, and that when our husbands come home in the evening wo must be all dressed up and meet them with a glad, sweet smile. "I don't see why it is any more a wife's business to make a home nappy than it is a husband's." There is't any reason, except the iron-bound reason that it is a thing that men won't do, and therefore women have to do it if it is done at all And if it isnt' done a marriage goes on the rocks. Marriage is a partnership in which ii woman invests her all just as much us a man docs. Ii the venture fails she is, Jci't .more completely, bankrupt t'iian he is, .because he has more outside interests to fall back upon than she has, and it is easier for him to make a fresh start. It is, therefore, peculiarly an obligation of honour on a man to make his marriage a s.cccss by making his wife happy. Curiously enough, men seldom roalise this, or make any effort to pay this debt. The average man considers that his duty to his wife consists solely in feeding and clothing her and giving her a comfortable shelter. When he has done this, and especially when he has added a few frills, he feels that he has done everything that any reasonable woman could expect. Yet if he had a wife who inter preted her marriage vows as he does his, he would be hunting around for someone who understood him and sympathized with him! -.He wouldn't consider a good wife any..woman who merely set well-cooked food before him. Ho wouldn't think that a woman who took no pains to please him, who growled and grumped.aud snapped when she was spoken/to, was much of a home-maker. ' * If she told him he did not know what he was talking about when he expressed his views, if she openly derided his opinions, or if her favourite funny story was recounting to strangers some mistake he had made —why, then there would be ructions, or a divorco in that family, according lo whether it moved in the circle that chrows crockery or goes* to law. Every man "Wants his wife to give him understanding and a sympathy that he seldom dreams of bestowing upon her. Theoretically, there is no more reason why Mrs John should have lo acquire the difficult art of walking on eggs in order not to upset Mr John's peevish disposition than there is why Mr John should not study Mrs John's peculiarities in order to be able to sidestep thorn. NOT A MAN'S JOB.' Nor is tltoro any reason wny Mr John should not read up the subjects that interest Mrs John and spend the evening regaling her with the snappy stories he has heard during the day in order to make himself fascinating and interesting to her. Neither is there any reason why Mr John should not do without everything he likes lo cat in order to retain the slim figure that originally captured Mrs John's fancy! Can you see Mr John doing any of these tilings in order to make domesticity a grand, sweet song for his wife? Not in a thousand years! As for making home entertaining, he no more considers that his job than darning the baby's socks. - \ When you find a' peaceful home you will discover that it is the w-il'e who deftly strokes the husband's fur tho right way. And husband accepting it all! It isn't fair, but it's life.