WOMAN’S WORLD

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3282, 27 February 1926, Page 15

WOMAN’S WORLD

Our Paris

(From Pauline Courlander) A novel feature of this season's costumes is that the decoration on the coat lining must match something on the accompanying dress. For instance, pockets and the waist outline on the frock may be of gold and oxydized plaited braid, and a braid design may decorate the front lining of the coat in such a way that glimpses of It are shown when the coat Is open. The Oodet to Go. I doubt whether the actual godet will survive until the spring season, but a certain amount of swing and fulness will probably be there. The frock with a feeling of movement is too attractive to be dropped as suddenly as so"’e of the rather irritating details which help to give that movement. For instance, the princess coat or dress -•* ■ si shaped panels that look as though they were all in one piece is so much more graceful than the long bodi' ;n, s’-i-t that seems to

give a sudden jerk to the garment. We shall probably see a good many princess frocks In-the near future. You just love a perfectly plain steel grey princess frock with a high collar and tie and deep culls to the elbow. It Is the last fulness. ! By the way, velvet ruching is often used for hemming flimsy ohiffon and georgette dance frocks, but this is

n n u tt a n rather an incongruous form of trimming. I like better a row of chiffon roses, and best of all embroidery. Ge-

ranium red georgette looks delightful with gold embroidery. Hats More Varied. Hats are no loriger of one family only. There are more . varied shapes than we have, been allowed for many a month. Some of them have quite broad brims and crowns trimmed with ribbon bows. Others are made ot three or four different materials. A satin hat,,.for instance, may be strapped with felt and trimmed with pleated Petersham, or may be interlaced with silk braid and have a flower' on one. side. A revival of a bygone fashion la the broad satin bow on the front of a rather high-crowned hat, or an exuberant, many looped bow on the left side of a small cloche. The HOrgnette Fan. The fan of Gaby Deslys-llke dimensions has disappeared. Quite a miniature. edition Tn gauze or silk has., taken its place. It is perched on the end of a slender handle in ivory, gold or enamel and rejoices in the very appropriate name of the “lorgnette” fan. Closed, It ,is certainly as easy to carry as the. lorgnette proper. In some instances, one finds the fan

ousted completely by the rival claims' of a small nosegay of artificial flowers, carried demurely in the hand in the Victorian ■ manner, and matching the colour scheme, of the gown. Four-in-onc Lingerie. The last word in lingerie is a “four-, in-one" ~garment that combines ohe-mise-knickers-corset-pettlcoat! Translated into the mpther tongue, this accommodating ensemble ,is Known as “Scanties.” It is. of course, the inevitable accompaniment of the very ethereal georgette or chiffon dance frocks that are the season’s craze. Fantastic Gloves. : > ; Gloves offer a novel spectacle. 1 have seen them in cyclamen pink kid,, with green points and seams! The gloves had cute little wristbands about an inch wide, generously headed in shaded pinks and greens, and finished with loops of green beads. The gauntlets of yet another pair were trimmed with Beauvais embroidery that achieved an effect of pep-painting at a dls r tanoe. Flowers in natural colourings comprised the broderie scheme. Velvet printed to stimulate lizard skin is another glove notion. Smart High Collars. The high stock-collar is increasingly a feature of the morning frock. A most becoming model in violet- repp illustrated this collar vogue to perfection in crepe de chine of an exact match, with ' cuffs an tie en suite. Large buttons, set panel-wise down the front, were of' violet-shaded mo.her of pearl. I • , t - HAVE YOU A “LUCKY” FACE? Do you happen to be one of those women upon whom people pounce you in order to unburden their confidences? Are you assailed in public vehicles by fellow passengers who tell you their life-history in brief? If this is so, no doubt you will have experienced that acute Irritation which sometimes besets the most gregarious when they don’t feel in either a kind, ‘‘lucky/’ or communicative mood! You'will have known what it is to lament those transparent features of yours, and to envy Mrs Hardface, or Mrs Snob from tho depths of your being. You will even try to assume that air of deadly aloofness, that Icy disdain, which holds the aforementioned ladies Immune from the casual overtures, the pleadinlgs of misfortune, and all those human encounters that are sometimes a de-

light, and sometimes, alas, alas! a deadly boredom. But there you are, you see. You cannot have one without the other, any more than you can alter .the tale of the years in that too transparent countenance that apparently cannot choice off the importunate. Only definite cruelty of speech and attitude can win you that Immunity which others ' enjoy as their birthright. And even then, the victims of your sudden rebellion will look at you in amazement, incredulous of this incomprehensible Volte-face. i ; | If they are sweetly charming, they will say: “Poor darling! She must be feeling terribly off colour today!” "" If they are venomous, they will tell the world that you are a hypocrite, a mass of insincerity; you who were so charming one day and now are so cold! But never once can you hope for mere Justice; the simple truth that you cannot, always summon the responsiveness, that wins all ibis promiscuous regard.. You may seek blessed isolation in the remotest depths of the countryside or in a tiny hamlet by the sea. Escape? Glorious isolation? .Never —hot if you have a kind facet which really m|eans ,of course,,; that you have a vivid .temperament .that cannot help collecting colour as it goes.

You will be ‘‘spotted” by the 1 village postman,- the butcher, the baker and. the candle-stick' maker—and. aU their women-folk. There is a AY in every box of otntmeht. V ! Cut out your interest in ,ypur fel-low-beings—put out, that is do say, three parts of your “lucky” face may alter., But retain that vivid interest in humanity, and you’ll have to pur up with the frowns and calumnies ,ijlf Jmce you fail in your Inborn role! .t !

HOME-MADE SWEETS. Here are tour attractive sweet recipes which can be attempted by,the amateur with every chance of success': 1 ; , ,> Oocoanut Candy. • , Melt two teaspoonfuls 6t butter in a saucepan: add one and a-half cups of ‘sugtir with half a cup of : milk, and heat to boiling point Boil , for twelve minutes; remove front heat, then add a third cup . pf .deskicated cocoanut and'half a teaspoonful of vanilla essence.' Seat till a creamy mixture is obtained and It begins to* sugar slightly wound the saucepan edge. . Pour at once into a buttered tin; let cool a little and tlfen mark in squares. Peppermints.. Put one and a half -cups of sugar Into a saucepan with half \a- cup of boiling water, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. - Boil / for ten minutes; remove froml the heat, - add. six drops of oil of peppermint, and beat until of the consistency to drop slowly from a spoon. Have. ready; some lightly buttered paper; drop small amounts on this trohi >,the tip of a spoon and leave toy dry*- : i : ■ , Peanut Squares.'.,. : , Melt a tablespoonful of, butter jin a saucepan: add two efups of brown sugar ■;with half a cup of nqiilk and bring to boiling point. Let boll until the mixture forms 'a soft, ball when tried In cold . water. Then remove from heat. Add a. teaspoonful of essence and beat .-.the mixture until creamy* ■ After/, which, add three-quarters of-a bup of'chopped peanut kernels * sprinkled with salfc Turn into a buttered' tlh and ICt cool slightly. • Then cut In squares •with a sharp knife., Chocolate Caramels; , Melt two f and a half tableepodnfuls of, butter in a , saucepan; then add two cups of broyyn sugar, two tablespoobfuls of treacle and half a cup of milk. Bring tb the boll • add four squares of unsjve%ftpcp qno,opiate and stir until the latter is dissolved. Then b oil. u ntll Jtb e, _mixture forms a firm ball when tried' lii, cold, water. Add a teaspoCnful of essence; turn the whole iptb a buttered tin ; let cool slightly and,, divide .into, squares. :, - ' OUR" WORKADAY MOODS.

“I cannot possibly tablcle this job now. It will have to wait Until I'm in the mood!" ! . . Oh, fatal policy! If we are procrastinators born, the more we indulge this innate weakness, the riiore surely will the mood for accomplishment elude us. .The worker who has . systematically trained herself to tackle the task in hand without 'delay, attains In time tile mastery, of her most rampageous moods! Here is the reward of virtue that!'" hap learned; to kindle the spark of enthusiasm and light the flame of dogged perseverance by sheer mental control. x You can work so much . better while you’re “in the mood?” Indubitably! But you can work better still when you’ve “ patiently; cultivated those qualities that enable you to'control your moods. Deliberate, wiorkaday zeal has been "known' to attain finer results thati the; brilliant but erratic effort : born of a furtive flash of impulse. . ; , ‘ r,, ■.% The best kind of impulsive i or spontaneous effort, gleaming like a golden flower amid the humbler blooms of duty.done,'has its roots In well‘nourished soil. It:1s the product of the patient Rowing of day-by,-day influences, day-by-day conquest of the uncongenial task in the workaday past. Wherefore, don’t wait on your moods; make them wait on you! 1 " "5: Doreen Dawson.