“WOMAN’S WORLD

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2310, 1 December 1925, Page 4

“WOMAN’S WORLD

The death took place at Hawera of Mrs T. H. Foy, the head of a family well known in Hawera, South Taranaki ,and Nelson. Mrs Foy was born in mid-Atlantic, on a voyage to New Zealand. She was the daughter of the lata Mr and Mrs Wimsett, whose family was well known in Nelson. After her marriage with Mr T. H. Foy, she lived In Nelson till 1890 when the family moved to Waverley. Three years later they left for Hawera and for over 32 years Mrs Foy had been a resident of that town. Mrs Foy’s* father built the first Methodist Sunday school, of rapo, on the banks of the Maltal river, and also erected and occupied the first brick house in Nelson and built the first Methodist Church at Mo’tueka. Mrs Foy was a housin of Mr George Field, Featherston Street, and aqnt of Mr A. F. Wimsett, Church Street. SHOE SENSE. White shoes often leave marks on your clothes, but you can easily prevent this by using milk ol water when you whiten them. If you mix equal quantities of black ink and olive oil, and apply it to youi suede shoes, you will find it takes away traces of rubbing, and restores them wonderfully. When you want to darken leather or glace shoes, first rub off all the dirt and old polish with prcservene, and then sponge them with ammonia. They will dry much darker, and, after polishing them, you will find them moro serviceable than before. THOSE ALTERATIONS. One of the most horrible jobs in the way of home dressmaking is that oi altering or renovating clothes. Still, eveiyone now and then has to make some kind of a shot at it, unless they are too rich for words. And few ot us are. Perhaps a frock needs making over from last summer, or someone endows us with a coat as a present. "Just take it in a trifle. That’s all it wants!” they remark. "You can do It yourself.” And, unless wo know better from bitter experience, we agree,

We bear it home rejoicing, Intent on making the trifling alterations necessary for a perfect fit. We tackle them with enthusiasm, convinced that a child could do them in half a jiffy standing on its head. But altering is not as easy as it sounds, unfortunately—not by a very’ long chalk. I have seen perfectly intelligent people reduced to the verge of the “highstrikes” by tho end of a hectic day at this entertainment. And most people would far sooner make a perfectly new ball gown than try and alter a pocket handkerchief. Still, if really forced to renovate, here are two first-class tips, which you will find will save your any amount of anguish. The first is to use a razor blade for ripping instead of attempting it with scissors. Be careful at tho same time not to cut yourself, as razor blades are rather dangerous things. The second is the most important. Never attempt to alter anything till you have completely ripped it up. It is nio good unpicking a few inches round the waist, for Instance, and then tackling the skirt. Unpick the whole thing and cut it out to your own measurements. It is the only way if you want to get results.

Carnival Prices during this month on Special Gloves at Colllnson and Cunninghame’s. Ladles’ 2-dome Kid, in white, browns, cream, greys, fawn, arnival Price 5/11 pair. 2-button Washable Doeskin, white, Carnival Price 4/11, 7/11, 9/11. Perrin’s 2dome White Silk Gloves, Carnival 3/11. Petal Cuff Imitation Suede, contrast petals, white, cream, grey, 3/11. 3-dome real Suede in champagne, Carnival 7/11 pair. Colllnson and Cunninghame’s.