WOMEN'S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 25 January 1934, Page 9

WOMEN'S WORLD

Mrs Hamish Wilson, of Bulls, who h'as been visiting her daughter, Mrs John Moor©, Christchurch, has returned homo. . ,

Mrs E. R. Chivers, of Hamilton, has been appointed to the position of post'mistress at Tokomaru. ' Mr and Mrs John Mason, of Feilding, have returned home after a camp, ing holiday at Waikanae. Mrs McCorkindale, of Feildiug, is the guest of Mrs R. D. Thomson, of Wanganui. Mrs A: J. Arlidge, of Woodville, is visiting her daughter', Mrs J. Henderson, Lyall Bay, Wellington.

Miss Una Seifert, of Feilding, is t>o spend a holiday as the guest of Rev. Mr and Mrs Bernard R. White, of Bulls, at Paraparaumu. Miss J. Paterson, of Wanganui, who has been on a month’s visit to her cousin, Mrs C. F. Bailey, Feilding, has returned home, i

Mr and Mrs W. T. Cadwallader am) family, who have been on a visit to Timaru, have returned to Palmerston North.

•Mrs L. A. Elliott and her daughter have returned to Feilding after having been the guests of Mr and Mrs Temple Spain, Napier.

Mrs Walter Williams, who is on a world tour with her husband, Hr Williams, President of the Missouri UnL versity, Columbia, U.S.A., is a woman of note in her own country. She is' a writer of books an editor, of bulletins, and a practical journalist. She lj)as been a reporter on several newspapers, and was a special writer for the “Philadelphia Public Ledger.” From 1921, up to the time if her marriage in 1927, she occupied the position- of Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of Missouri. Dr and Mrs Williams are due in Zealand on February 19th.

A quiet wedding was celebrated recently at Shannon, when Janet, youngest daughter of Mr T. W. E. Stokes and the late Mrs Stokes, of Tokomaru, was married to John Alexander, third son of Mr and Mrs S. R. Young, of Opiki. Only relatives of th e bride and bridegroom were present, the bride being given in marriage by her father. A very smart dove-grey ensemble, consisting of swagger coat and skirt, was worn by the bride, with a grey hat, bag and gloves to tone. Grey. snake-skin shoes completed a very charming toilette. The young couple left by the New Plymouth express for Taranaki, where they ar© at present. Many' handsome presents received by the young couple testified to their popularity.

CROQUET TITLES. ROSS IN FORM. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 24. The Dominion croquet championships were continued to-day in fine weather, the second division of the.handicap singles being completed. In the final Mrs E. J. Bassett (Masterton) beat Mrs Sydney Jones (Cashmere), 26—18. A brilliant quadruple peel, including two partial jumps at the penultimate and rover hoops, by A. G. F. Ross (Christchurch) in his match against A. J. Gibbs (Patea) in the men’s championship was the feature of the day’s play.

GILBERT HOOPS MATCH. In a Gilbert Hoops match at Dannevirke yesterday, Mesdames Simpson and Langford (Northern) secured the trophies from Mesdames Burtenshaw and Williams, the score being 26—14. '

WOMEN’S DIVISION FARMERS’ UNION.

MIDSUMMER MEETING. The midsummer meeting of the Women’s Division of th© Farmers’ Union is at present being held in Wanganui. Yesterday morning was spent in discussing remits on bush nurs© and housekeeper work. , “Since last September, th© demand for help has been exceptionally heavy,” reported the Dominion secretary, Miss Connor, “170 applications being fulfilled for housekeepers and 19 for casual housekeepers, probationary housekeepers 6, and maternity cases

Among the many cases which had received help from the division was one of a partly-paralysed young woman, who could now walk and even write. In another case, that of a backblocks family, the mother was ill and the home too small and poor to accommodate another person. The four children were boarded, and the mother taken to hospital. Case after case was quoted as evidence of the fine work being accomplished by country women for their less fortunate sisters.

Miss Brown, who has been with the division since November, 1927, as a housekeeper, sent in her resignation, which the division accepted with sincere regret. Several housekeepers who have broken down in health were granted bonuses.

WOMEN’S NOTES,

FASHIONS. (By Miss Mary Tallis.) New Materials.—Coats for the coming season and for the winter present interesting features in design and in the media in which they are expressed. So far as design is concerned, we shgll see many delightful yoked effects which ask for good workmanship and very careful cutting. “Shell” yokes, “tray” shoulder yokes, “highwayman” yokes, “shooting” yokes, “Raglan” yokes—all of these are seen on the new models. Sleeves run rather in fancy lines, delighting in large cuffs, telescope uppers, Stuart puffs, fur epaulets, and new, comfortable-look-ing loose bishop sleeves, which are gathered . into narrow, fur-banded wristbands. Sacs - and swaggers are seen in tweeds and homespuns 8 for sports .and rough country wear; yet it is th© figure cutting cloth affair’ which is carying the day for more general use. Now as- to materials. If your mind runs to tweed, then there, is a lovely new Scotch cloth in seed designs and diagonal formation. Browns and beiges, cleverly mixed, give a happy result. Of cloths, there are exciting new features. ■ I told you, not long ago, that the new dress fabrics were notable for their self-coloured, raised stripes, and now I find that this novel idea dominates in heavier cloths. Rainproof fur fabrics are not new to the season. Those of you who had them last year will be able to recommend them for their efficiency to your friends. It is worth while, then, to tell you of two rainproof cloths, one which is a marvellous reproduction of shaved American lamb, and the other grooved erminette. The latter I can see as a trimming of distinction and also as a truly lovely short coat. And while I am on the subject of coats, I’ve found a woolback, silk-faced Zenana for cosy winter dressing-gowns in a range of marvellous boudoir colours. The newest colours for the coming season are shore beige (sand colour), riflegreen, shadow grey, pine green, gazelle, plumage blue, and romany brown. All quite beautiful and just “that much” new. BEAUTY.

Hands up! “Look how brown my hands are!” you say with\ pride, and laugh at the little hard callouses at the base of each finger. Those hands look right with beach pyjamas, but how will they 4 look against flowerlike evening frocks? You are not going to be ashdmed of your hands this winter. Make them soft and white, with tapering slender fingers. Learn by watching film stars and actresses how to use them. Let them be as expressive as your face and quite as lovely. You can bleach off the sun-tan and remove the hard skin in one operation. a bowl with hot water, add a tablespoonful of sodium perborate, and slip your hands into it. This will bleach your skin and, at the same time, the hard skin will be softened and loosened, so that the towel will rub it away. Now give your hands ten minutes’ massage with skin food—a good, rich, oily one. With the thumb and finger of one hand stroke each finger of the other hand from the tip to the base, just as if you _were smoothing on gloves. Work right round each finger. Knead the palm with the thumb and stroke the back of the hand with the fingers. This will improve the shape of the hands considerably, besides softening the skin. Wash off the unabsorbed skin food, then rub in a fragrant non-greasy toilet milk. If you have time, give your hands this treatment several times a week. If you are too busy, cover your hands with bleaching cream at bedtime, sleep in old white gloves' and, when you want to look ex,tra nice, buy a bottle of lotion which turns your hands white before your very eyes. Every time you wash your hands, you must rub them afterwards with a preparation containing glycerine, to prevent redness and chapping. Glycerine and rose water is good for wrinkled hands, as it is a mild astringent. • Glycerine and lemon juice bleaches and glycerine and cucumber refines the skin. Carry in your handbag a tube of glycerine jelly and use it any time you like. It vanishes if you rub it well into your hands and isn’t a bit sticky. Many other hand creams, emulsions and lotions contain glycerine. You can always test for it by tasting a little of the substance. If glycerine is there it will taste sweet. • No one is smart nowadays with badly groomed finger-nails. Cuticles which have crept up over the' nail must be firmly checked and put back in their places’. Soak them well with cuticle solvent applied on cotton-wool and wait a few minutes. Push back the cuticle skin*from the centre of the nail first and work towards the corners. Rinse your fingers in warm wafer to remove the solvent, then, massage each nail well with olive oil or cuticle cream. Cultivate oval finger-nails for all you are worth if your fingers are short and blunt-ended. And when you possess long nails—keep them clean. KNITTING. Knitting for profit.—“ You know this is about the sixth one I have given myself,” remarked a girl whose' beautifully made, up-to-the-minute jumper I was enviously admiring. “I really don’t need any more ; even if I could afford to go on making them. I wish I knew some who would pay me to make jumpers for them.” It struck me that there must be others in this girl’s position, with plenty of time to spare, who are wondering if .it is possible'to make money by knitting. Well, it is possible, . but not for a shop. At least, that is not the most paying way to do it. A much better plan is to knit for

friends and acquaintances, so that you reap th© entire profit yourself. Begin by getting together a small but attractive stock of jumpers and cardigans. Take some of the lovely designs and knit them up in different _ colour schemes. When you have a fair stock summon your friends to look. 'Explain that you are making things to sell. If your friend has a shop window, even a tiny one, she might like to. make a smart display now and then by showing jumpers, each allied with a trim little skirt or suit. If your prices are tempting, your handiwork will get an enthusiastic reception. Cater for the business girl or woman, who has little or no time to make things for herself, but who is always on the lookout for orignal > “knitteds” for office, sports or holiday wear. It soon becomes a paying game. Once you make a beginning, your connection will keep on growing, as people recommend their friends. Get ready for the time when orders will come pouring in, by planning out a sensible, working day. Three to three and a half hours each morning will accomplish a good piece of knitting. But do not make the mistake of sitting too long at your task as dropped stitches and uneven tension will soon be the result. Go ofit for a walk at lunchtime, whatever the weather, before settling down to your needles again, for as long a time as you can spare. Keep your eyes open for the trend of fashion in knitwear and bring to the notice of your friends any new styles you find. Whenever business seems to slacken, make a particularly dashing model and wear it yourself. This will soon call fortji more orders. Keep a look out for wool sales. These are frequently advertised and you can save shillings at a time by buying in a stock of wool in fashionable shades.