WOMEN’S NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 165, 13 June 1936, Page 12

WOMEN’S NOTES.

FASHIONS

(By Miss Mary Tallis.)

New fashions. —Evening skirts have grown very narrow of late and this particular fashion is so exaggerated by Schiaparelli that at times her mannequins can scarcely hobble across the floor. Drapery is placed very low in the skirt in small lestoons, and held in place by shirring. This designer, too, has a new idea in evening coats, or rather, coatees. She takes a waistlength jacket of powder blue velours, cuts it with her famous widened shoulders, and makes these shoulders curve in a rounded line into the simple straight sleeves. The jacket is collarless and perfectly simple in front, standing away from the figure, and is slightly shaped in at the hack. Such a man-nish-looking affair as this is worn over the most 6oftlv feminine and draped velvet gown in a subtle, dark purple-red. Other colours for the evening shown at this salon are a fondant pink in satin and in chiffon, a, lovely yellow-orange blended with grass-green —exceedingly striking, specially when the one colour is draped over the other. Referring to day clothes, a marked change of this season, not so much in fashion as in the actual sense of dressing, is that accessories should contrast strongly with the ensemble or dress with which they are worn, rather than blending perfectly in shade and texture, as they have done for a number of years past. As a practical example, if a bottle-green suit is chosen it may he worn with a cardinal-red blouse, handbag, gloves and scarf (possibly a belt also), while the shoes will be green, and the hat red or green, according to the wearer's choice. A claret colour now obtainable in every kind of suede accessory is a great favourite with the designers, who combine it with blues and greens and black almost indefinitely. COOKERY—SOME WEST INDIAN RECIPES. Creole Soup.—Parboil and cut up 1 sheep’s head, then put it in a saucepan with 6 pints of water, 1 teacupful pearl barley, finely powdered cloves, 6 large onions, 1 carrot, 1 turnip, 1 small bunch sweet herbs, and boil until the liquid measures 3 pints. Add li tablesponsful of butter mixed with a little sauce, and just before serving add I beaten egg and a few force-meat balls. Cafuzelum. —Fry some sliced tomatoes and onions ; then put in a saucepan a layer of boiled potatoes,, a layer of smoked fillet of haddock, a layer of friend tomatoes and onions. Sprinkle with cayenne pepper, then add \ tablespoonful of melted butter, and the same quantity of salad oil, and then a gill of milk. Boil for 5 minutes and serve garnished with parsley. .Baked bananas. —Cut the bananas in thin slices and lay in a well-buttered piedish. Sprinkle with granulated or brown sugar and add the juice of a small lemon. Bake until the bananas are a golden brown, and serve hot with cream. Stewed bananas. —Peel and cut in half 3 large bananas. Dissolve )lb of loaf sugar in )pt. water. Pour over the bananas and boil till the syrup is thick li*e honev. Serve cold. Pish Pash.—Half cook a mickle of veal in water, add 1 cup rice, 1 chopped onion, a little mace, and pepper and salt, and simmer gently until the rice is cooked. Curried tripe —Slice two large onions and brown them in a stewpan with 3 tahlespoonsful of butter. To this add 21b. boiled tripe cut in strips. 1 tnblespoonful of.curry powder, and 1 pint of milk, and allow to simmer lor an hour, stirring frequently. BEAUTY. Care with depilatories.-—Before using any kind of depilatory there are certain things to remember. The surface upon which you are going to operate snould be washed perfectly clean and throughly dried. Then apply your hair lemuver. And always, when you have finished with any hair remover, dab over tue skin witli an antiseptic. If the skin is sensitive smooth in a little cold cream and then dust with a'good talcum powder. Never put hot water on after using hair removers —it may irritate. Don’t go out and lie in the liot sun. and if it the underarms you have been doing, never apply a deodorant until 24 hours later. Always read and follow the directions implicitly. Superftous hair can be bleached by peroxide with a few drops of ammonia in it, and then, of course, it is much less conspicuous. In the case of a slight moustache, it will make it almost unnotiujable. Tweezers are a quick and practical way of tidying up a few scattered hairs on the upper lip or chin and, of course, they are the only thing to use for tidying eyebrows. Nip the hair out quickly, pulling it the direction it grows, anti then touch t'sc spot with antiseptic. It is wise to apply an astringent, or a pore- refining lotion, to close the open pores. Another quick treatment, especially useful for cleaning up the legs, is the abrasive treatment. It consists of a small sheet of a substance that resembles emery paper and which simply rubs the hair off. Rub very lightly, in a circular movement, or the skin will become red and irritated. Nobody needs to suffer with superfluous hair. Don’t ever shave it—use a good depilatory and don’t expect the thing to be permanent. It's just like a permanent wave or a New Year resolution—it has to be done again and again. But there is no need whatsoever for going through life humiliated by this superfluous hair.