WOMEN’S NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 305, 24 November 1937, Page 12

WOMEN’S NOTES.

row, k. in st—st. These 12 rows form the patt. ; rep. thorn without alteration of sts. until work measures 4in. from beg., then cast off 3. st.s. at beg. of every following row until 103 sts remain. Cast off. Pick up 23 sts. in the side edges for ties and k. B^in in patt., then keeping one edge straight, dec. in opposite edge in every row until ail sts. arc used up. The bag: Cast on 79 sts. and k 6 rows in st st., then continue in patt. as for scarf until work measures 23in. Cast of all sts. The Belt: Cast on 25 st.s. and k.-6 rows in st—st., then beg. and ending Ist row with k. 8, and 7th row with k 4. Cont. in patt. until strip measures 28in. Cast off all sts. and make another piece Sin in length for how, working over 25 sts, as before. Alakc another piece 3-Jin long for centre of bow. To ATake Up : Work a tow of double crochet with the first-men-tionel wool in all edges of the work. Cut out strips from lining! the same size as bag and belt, lay right side of knitting on right side of material and join the side edges together, then turn inside out and close the ends. Then fold the bag into 3 sections like an envelope, and join the side edges of two of the sections, leaving the 3rd section free for flap. Cover the wooden hoop . with wool and secure to centre front of hag and sew a press button to each end. Embroider your initials in wool, then fringe the lower edge of the flap and scarf by knotting 4 strands of wool into each st. Alake a lifcm in each side edge of centre how piece. Sew to one end of belt and fasten with press studs. Gut fringe even.

DRESS. (By Miss Mary Tallis.) With ribbon. —Wide ribbon, narrow ribbon, dull and shiny—all can be used to add gaiety and colour to a plain frock. Here I give you a fenideas which you can easily copy: Stitch together pieces of different coloured' ribbon, cut on the cross, to make A scarf, and tie it loosely round your neck. Swathe a smaller one round your hat. Find a wide piece of velvet ribbon, slip it round your neck and through the, belt of your dress. Rows of narrow ribbon, or woollen braid, in contrasting or shaded colours, make an attractive accessory. Sew three bands round the neck of a dress, six rows down the front and finish off. with a belt and a small bow at the neck and waistline. Another fascinating belt goes round and round. It is made of twisted ribbon, in two colours, with the ends forming a tie at the back of the p-aist. A smaller roll can be made for the neck, with the ends tying in front. Fasten bands of contrasting ribbon a.t the back of the neck, bring them round to the front, twist and continue round the back, ending in a swathed waistband.

BEAUTY. Hair and make-up. —Smartest women are wearing hair 6hort enough to keep tidy and long enough to turn ends up into feminine curls. Undoubtedly the page boy style is popular, but difficult, to keep immaculate. In a.ny case,' it should only be worn by the very young and very slim; it doesn’t suit short necks or square jaw-lines. Waves and bleaching are definitely out. Smooth crowns, natural colour, which is highly-lighted with special but harmless rouges, are definitely in. It is a fact that delicate make-up is in vogue. Lighter powders and clear bright' shades of rouge and lip-stick make the sun-tan powder and orangerouge of the past months look a little heavy and odd. It’s new to go without rouge at all, if your skin and colouring will stand it. The time you took to.put colour into your cheeks, spend putting more on your lips. Lipsticks at night must be deep and vivid. Re-, member., artificial lighting makes an orange lip-stick look drained of colour, but won’t affect blue-red. Grease on the eyelids is out. Eye-shadow is used instead, the colours are so subtle that they can be safely used during- the day just to emphasise* the colour of the eyes. It’s a pity some women are still afraid to try eyeshadow, because it covers a multitude of age-lines. Any beautv salon will show how to apply it., The growth ot eve-lashes is amazing. This is cine _ to nightly brushing 'with a lash-growing cream" or else artfully applied artificial lashes. Eyebrows are back to their’natural line." but kept verv neat and very glossy. Pale nail varnishes are in the majority. The deep, vivid shades are kept for the toe-nails, when wearing evening sandals. KNITTING. Acessories in wool.—Materials; 6oz crepespun woo]j any shade; 2oz of same wool, contrasting colour; pair of No. II knitting needles; a crochet hook, No. 10; i yard of material for lining.bag and belt; 3 press studs, and a wooden hoop lor bag handle. -Measurement: Depth of scarf without fringe-,. Tin. ; depth of bag, Sin.; width of bag, 10:n.; length of bolt, when closed, 28iu. Tension: 7 sts. in width, and. 10 rows in depth, to lin. The Scarf: Beg. at neck edge, cast on 116 sts. with ,-blie 6oz of wool and k. 8 rows in st. —st. Next row; K., inc. in Ist. and every following alternate st. along row. (175 sts. now on needle..) Next row: P. (This is the right side of the work). Proceed in patt. as follows. Ist row: K. 7; t insert needle in next st., wind wool 6 times round both needles, then withdraw needle and k. through loops and back fo st., k. 7; rep. from t to end. Next 5 rows: Beg. with p. row, k. st—st. 7th row: Iv. 3 eont. from + in Ist row to within 4 sts. at end, make a tuft in next st., k.- 3. Next 5 rows: Beg; with p.