WOMEN’S NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 284, 29 October 1934, Page 9

WOMEN’S NOTES.

FASHIONS. (By Miss Mary Tallis.) Colour comes first.—ln Paris the fashionable woman of unquestionable good taste in clothes is called an “elegante.” An “elegante” plans her wardrobe so that tlie maximum amount of charm and smartness in her appearance on all occasions may be had with the maximum amount of economy. AVhether she has much or little to spend she, frankly, wants to get the most for her money. It is no mean job. She seldom makes mistakes and everything she purchases is sure to come into use during the ensuing summer. Her colour scheme, as a-whole, is the first consideration of the new wardrobe, and when it is chosen she sticks to it. It may include several minor colour schemes, but they will never conflict in articles of clothing which must be worn together. Quiet tones for town wear and lively ones for at home clothing, or sports and resort wear, are the general rule in Paris. An “elegante” likes to include, v'hen she can afford it, one vivid red, green, or blue dress in her early summer wardrobe. . She wears it with her neutral spring coat and hat for special ■ occasions, or on dull days in Paris when the atmosphere is all grey. Hats have a way of matching

coats this spring in both materials -ind designs. Often when a hat is made of the same material as the suit, or coat, some trimming pattern on the latter is carried out in the hat as well. The result is invariably pleasing. Hats with stitched brims that roll back smartly and little coronet shapes are very popular in smart Paris circles. Small bordered veils are worn with -afternoon hats. Smart grey tailored suits with tailor- 1 ed but very elegant satin shirt-waists]

are very ’popular with the smartest j young women in Paris. Satin is! growing in importance for both j blouses and frocks for spring wear. BEAUTY. Nourishing a greasy skin. —The procedure of nourishing a greasy skin lies principally in toning, since this helps to stimulate the oil-glands and; dry up the surplus grease. The tonic must be stronger than that used for a

dry skin, and should be patted in more briskly, until the skin is pink and glowing. It is a good plan to follow the patting with a pad of cottonwool with one of rubber patters. Soak an extra piece of wool, or strip of absorbent cotton, with the tonic, and wind it round the patter, then pat smartly from the chin upwards. When I say smartly I do not mean fiercely; the patting must not, of course, be too hard, otherwise it might cause little red veins to appear. A greasy skin must be nourished, but the cream must be of a

light variety, neither too fat nor too heavy. An ordinary cold cream is quite a good choice, and this should be massaged into the face and then wiped off immediately. Never leave cream on a skin that is greasy, as this only aggravates the trouble. If the oily condition is very pronounced, the nourishing can be entirely suspended

for a time, and when the patting, is finished you can proceed straight away to foundation cream and then to your usual make-up. NEEDLEWORK. A garden apron for a little girl.— Materials : fyd. of crash 19-ins. wide, 4yds. pale green cotton binding, 2 woolly rabbits, 2 buttons and 1 6kein each of green, pink and blue embroidery wool. Measurements : Length, 19ius.; width, 16ins.

Begin by cutting off 16ins. of crash -'for the main part—-the selvedge to be top and bottom, making the pinafore l9ins. long and 16ins. wide. Now cut off a piece lOins. by 16ins. for the pocket, and two straps 141 ms. long and 2ins. wide for the shoulderbands. Cut one end of each of these straps to a niec curve making rounded ends.

Take the large piece, mark the centre sins.—2jins. on each side of the centre fold. Mark down the centre to a depth of ljins. Now cut a nice rounded neck within these marks. Now mark off 2ins. from the neck edge towards the sides on both sides of the neck. This is the width for the shoulders. Now mark lOins. up from the lower edge on each side. Return to the shoulder and, leaving the 2ins. in width for the shoulder, begin to cut downwards in a slightly slanting line to the mark lOins. from the lower edge, then curve the lower part of the line already made to improve the shape. Fold the work down the centre and cut the opposite side to match. If you are not certain of making tidy lines, there can be marked with a pencil on the wrong side of the material —the marks will be covered with the binding later. Take a pocket piece, fold’down the centre and mark a spot 3ins. down the fold. Cut in a nice curve from the side edges to the centre mark. Now- embroider the lower part of the pocket. Work the flowers in pink and blue at different heights across the lower edge, leaving about Jins, at the bottom for holding. Work French knots in green in the centre of the flowers —one in each flower. The petals of the flowers are just straight sts. worked to a centre. Work a few small leaves in satin st. near the flower stems, then some straight sts. of different lengths to represent grass. Stitch the rabbits on the grass. Bind the curved top of the pocket. Now place the pocket on the lower part of the apron and tack together. Stitch the straight end of the shoulder straps to the shoulders of the apron. Now bind all edges of the apron. Back st. down the centre of the pocket to divide into two pockets. Sew a button on each corner at the waist of the apron, just on the top of the pocket corners and make a buttonhole in the rounded end of each strap. Cross the straps at the back and button to the .main part.