BIT OF ALL RIGHT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 April 1907, Page 1

BIT OF ALL RIGHT.

"While out shooting the other day, says R. London, merchant, Maiden (Vie). "I strained the calf of my leg so badly that I was unable to walk, and had to be assisted into my gi|On reaching home I had Chamberlain s--Pain Balm rubbed in. It certainly, warmed up that part of my body, but it did tbe work, and, to my great relief and pleasure, all the soreness was' gone by the nest day, and I was able to walk. Chamberiiin's Pain, Balm is' a bit of all right, aid I now speak from; personal exeprience, as well as a storekeeper who has soli it for years.'" Yor sale by. Grovo an J Sons'.*

aa long as she,\>nas>C ; niasiy to. rms the- changes- .ohV .Tfe. fashions. »■ the coats and e^irtsCVpf the present' i moment are .aa variied as th« mllr linery, w&ch is^sajipft «. eood.xieal. Thj long-skirted, CiMtrfitrtinjg coat, which- for tlie p^afc (Aro 'seasons haa been thei triuiij^i'C.Jpf • the. tailor's skill, thdußli stVll^brn by the .tall and elegant, is riot, .nearly so mueiin favour' aa theCv'shqrt chesterfield, type of jacket, -Avhich is infinitely moro befiftninfii tottthq. generality o* figures. eomo.'Qf, tl^so,..in the <sxajr.---jrerated „styleq_. hares'.' come below, tho hips,!) aiwl. #iy.qi'!a_^urious ,7 sort of look. 'Tl^n_____scttftra>!''<:d'at knowa as the '■'Bsaufprt'fi'pis.^he mcdelforsomo of 'fiie .new. "d£sis»s, and with) theso a tight-iflfiifn^.'i waisrtcoiait of■brocaide. or plain g_ik'> is 'sopnivljiinca worn, but, as a Tpde, ' jnost s women prefer, the jjretty, sbft front of la.cc and ohiffon. Very ,-muCh In^demamd aro thra-ldns.. luli.^irt'cKl coats with tho blouse-litaf bbdJpjs-'-anrf ; fashionpablo squar^loofciiigT 1 ' • tiox-pleeiteii •front. The jje-aiity of- 'these coarts lies in their convenience, for- K'jsiidcd lookinjj smart , ani'-. Warm, the. useful skirt and blouso Cfth.foa worn uniiec neath. Equal in •ftopulariCy ard the little coatees of tJieCEt'on typ3„ andi. they are to -bis soen' :6a, every side,, particularly in • Cpla-in-faood cloth. As they are not hard, tp fit when c good pattern is obtained, they aro within the atyilit-ies of the amateur, dressmaker. 'Tiie correct tailor skirt is ot. seven.' or. nine goret well flared at the. feet, and - clearing 1 tha ground. -7 -p. y '•'; ■

Of courso .C any _!laTffsi{ ot>6ervanco of the preyaHins ihbdbjSjCof , dress is an indict ioii ,pf 'lack of taste in soaio women, but It is." a question-M too great an, originality. in> clothes. is not worse. There' 'is. such- a pbhitoe as excess-ivo individuality, and) anything outre in dro-s.; should beavoi'ded. It is far feettM" _o toe a living fashion-plate than an- artistia extremist. But ■ thef-e'^is no doubt that a woman , Jpust, • havo an artistic soul t'o' 'dress well. though, as a rule. artists', < are -Jthe last to nose as well-drcssßd.women, in thp. fashion of the dafc^'Tjcto', "often -tkeii. sense of colour and classic line loads them, astray, ond- though the resu't may be in. accowiance swith the canons of art,, to thp practical.everyday eye. the." wearer look '•'sights." Novc-rtheless; art ffeoliner IrcJps to giye a. . wpmim'. a ' sense of appropriate .dressing-,' and teaches her that trying 'colour, ,no matter how she -happens. t6 -admire them, should be av.oidod: -'It is said; that whon a woman once "recognises tiio fact that ibecause'- -a colour- pleases her it does riot, follow tha* it is becoming to hsr, ' sW is on the wajt to bo picked out? Cas Doing successfully drcsst-d. *Th;os6 who fine! choos-i ing their clothies. ;«C difficult task should rcmembpr ithat ' conven t-ionality pays better than originialiity in tho matter of dress, and that striking otfects aro best left alone.