News for Women.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 31 December 1924, Page 11

News for Women.

'qT.. (From Pauline Courlander.) PARIS, October 23. With one eye on Biarritz and the other on the coining Riviera season —if 1 may put it this wav without accusing anyone of' squinting—the dress authorities arts preparing a feast of airy frocks in georgette, mousscliiie de< coie and; cobwebby lace. j The outline of these .frocks, like that j of the more substantial ones, is kept 1 very sliih, but there is enough fullness • concealed, in pleats and kilting to en | able.dhe wearer to move with ease and j giace when walking or dancing. The ' 'iwaistiine,” if any, l is on the hips, a: d : may be‘ marked by a line of a bunch ot.j chiffon and silk flowers; these must, j howevgr, be kept flat'so as pot to inter- : fere with the necessary slimness of the hips. 1 EMPIRE AND DIRECTOIRE MODES f■• - It is good news for small women chat there are several models with Empiie or Dircctcire waist lines; at mast, th.-> waist is Empire in length, though ir does not fit closely to- the figure, but is Ironf. ns loosplv fiff.ino* n a iTi f.lin mmr.

It is good news for small women mat there are several models jyith Eiupffe or Dircctcire waist lines; at mast, th.-> waist is Empire in length, .though if docs not fit closely to- the figure, hut js kept as loosely fitting as in the iongwaisted modern frocks. The extra length that a short waist allows for the skirt is much more becoming to short figures. The rounded neck and' short puff sleeves of the original Empire gown remain in its modern edition, and they may be outlined with small crushed silk and chiffon (lowers. <. PASTEL COLOURS FOR DANCE FROCKS . Shrimp pink is a favourite colour for dance and dinner frocks,‘and is especially dainty in georgette. Here is a sleeveless pink georgette tunic edged with pink georgette and silver flowers, over a silver fiice fourreau; the fourreau comes up to the arms, and is revealed beneath the widely cut armholes, which also are outlined'? with pink and silver flowers. The bordering flowers are just heavy enough to hold the georgette in place and to give it the very desirable neat, straight line.. Cobwebby -silver lace n's used for a tuniefover a pink slip, and is edged with pink fur. All pastel shades are welcomed for wearing with: < gold or silver lace. A

SCARVES FOR THE EVENING . - DRESSES

Nearly all dance frocks have scarves of the same material attached to' one shoulder.; ..These can be passed across the front of the bodice, leaving both ends banging down the back; alternately,./ they may be,, twisted round the frock like a drapery, or a 1 long end may be caugbt.inJthe waistcand left- to trail behind as a train. These are edged with silk flowers or feathers.

“BLACK AND WHITE"

One of the prettiest frocks in a. new collection is of filmy black lace over white gecrgett<?. It hangs straight from the shoulders, showing the lace to its best advantage. On the left hip it is slightly lifted with a bunch of purple and red dahlias, applied quite flatly, and from tho right shoulder trails a broad black velvet' ribbon lined "with red and purple shot silk. A lace scarf is often turned into one of these charming floating draperies, anrl adds grace and length to the frock and wearer.

new materials and trimmings

Some of the best effects on the more substantial gowns are obtained by the use of ..dark satin with a pale > coloured or white satin lining woven’ • into it. These frocks apparently are very.skimpy ,but wide, overlapping panels serve the twofold purpose of giving extra/ width and allowing glimpses of the gay' finings. Broad scarves and scarf-trains generally accompany gowns with woven linings. They are • made of the same material, and may be hemmed -with narrow ‘.‘Trench' ’ boms 'or ' edged with tiny tinsel, braid.. ’ • . '• - THE CROiSS-QVER ' MODE, Nothing could be more supple and accommodating th;in‘satin with a -woven lining. The cross-over modeT is especially suitable for these desirable materials and'would need no trimming except, perhaps, buttbns/ v oi'’'litre' and' ' there k

Latest Paris Fashions.

▼ ▼ ▼ • T ▼ • ▼ T ’ (Ml touch of embroidery. An inner vest of i brocade reflecting the colour of the lining may he an additional charm, and so may a * touch of rffal lace at the neck and sleeves.

PEARL BUTTON GRAPES j A quaint trimming, and one that had I the unusual advantage of being inexj pensive, was made of pearl buttons ' sewn' on to form a hunch of tho j stalks being worked in thick silk. .In | this.- particular case the ornaineir was j used on a raven blue satin scarf that accompanied a raven blue gown, but it, j would be equally effective on a pocket 'J or on the front of a jumper, or holding ; in a sash at : the hips. The buttons should he sewn on with thick,mgreyhiue silk in tone as 'touch like the | mother of pearl/ as possible. j >A novel embroidery, representing at trail of convolvulus, appeared on the front of a crepe de chine-blouse. The

trail was made of pearl buttons, each one outlined with a silk /stitch, and •fastened by five “threads ,of silk from the centre of the 'button to the. edge. The threads were supposecDto represent the lines that make .the convolvulus easily recognisable \by the most amateur botanist.;; • ■ SLEEPING IN COMFORT Have you ever tried the expedient of putting three large buttons on the top Lfiuiicui and three lai’gc buttonholes ' on the top end of the upperfsheet of' a bed? For invalids’ and children’s beds, there is no more- satisfactory- method 'of preventing rumpled linen. -.in Another good idea is to make three or four blanket shields for baby’s cot. These consist of shallow pockets of fine lawn or linen,'as wide as the cotinto ■which' the .top of the- little blanket ;is slipped. . The edges of the shield are scalloped or i bound with pink or blue handkerchief linen, and baby’s nanid might be worked in tho centre, surrounded, by a tiny wreath of rosebuds;/-Thess- shields save a-great deal of . laundering of blankets . and coverlet's. - ••

••'A similar shield, in strong white or coloured linen, would-, be attractive on an invalid’s bed. It need not be used constantly, but could he slipped on over the -tops .of the ! upper clothes when visitors are “allowed. : HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS A.B.C. AMBER OIL-AND ANISEED

Amber oil is distilled amber, pale yellow iii: (colour,'with’a-disagreeable odour and acrid' ‘taste.’ : ' f 'lt -‘is valuable as a constituent of an' enibrocatidn used for whooping cough. .-Tfie embrocation,' a little of which should; be rubbed in the, back and 'chest- and morning,' is made as follows*?— •' =■<

■ Amber oil .j: ■ 1 ounce " Spirit of 'temphor. 1 ounce Spirit of Hartsllione 1 ounce Aniseed preparations are .soothing, and are used to allay irritant coughs and to act--as stomach cordials. Remedies containing aniseed are made easily at home. > . ■

. As a cough, remedy, either aniseed drops or aniseed balsam may be used. To make the first, make an ordinary sugar toffee by boiling one pint of water, three pounds of sugar and twenty grains of cream of tartar until a piece sets hard when. dropped into cold water. Add 1 a teaspoonful of aniseed oil,' mix thoroughly, and pour the 'mixture oil to ail oiled slab. . Mark with a knife before cold so filial it may be broken easily. / - -. A liquid cough mixture, the dose being' one 'to' two tablespoonfuls tliVee or four times’a day, is made as follows : Gum arable 1 ounce Ipecacuanha wine I ounce Liquorice ' " i ounce OiT of aniseed 20 drops Oxymel of squills 4 1 ounce. Treacle 1 pound Break the gum arabie and liquorice' iiito small piece's, add half a pint of water and boil; add the treacle and stir well. Allow to cool, mix' in the other ingredients, and make up to two pints by adding more water.—-J. S. Baiubridge, B.Sc.

ECONOMY IN THE LINEN CHEST

Worn sheets, pillowslips, tablecloths, table napkins, and towels of all kinds and sizes may be put to good use by the economically minded housewife. Worn "Sheets may end • their days very usefully as Sheets tor the children’s beds;- or as dust, sheets. The centre of tho sheet wears out 'first, but it will have a new lease of life if you turn it “sidco to middle.” Old pillow -slips serve as underslips to-protect, the tick iha.' and are useful for storing articles which.must bo kept. such as feat-lifers ail'd trimmings. Worn and mended table napkins can be utilised for serving .boiled fish, potatoes cooked in their jackets, and-for cheese. Needlework r-r knitting keens clean during the mailing if it is rolled up in an old table napkin. Wgrn out tablecloths can be cut up

1 . ' .... • . . int-o table napkins, and, if the linen is good and ( fine, useful dinner mats also can he fashioned and edged with narrow, lace. Small tray cloths 'for the. early morning cup of tea.’ or 11 o'clock lunch arc nno fl >er suggestion for utilising old tablecloths. JThfi Turkish towel cun-re-appear as a bam gmve, oahy s feeder, lavatory and household cloths. Several thicknesses sewn together 1 make good' polishing cloths. / All scraps from the linen chest will he appreciated in the medicine chest, and the ardent g.vdener and motorist is grateful for anything that will serve J as a “duster.” A ’ Teacloths, glasscloths and dusters can he made from old face towels when their original purpose has been served.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS Tar can be taken out of the most j delicate fabrics by being rubbed with a i white rag sofkcd in oil of eucalyptus. t Heat lemons thoroughly before ■ squeezing, and you will obtain nearly ■ double the usual quantity of juice. ; ’ A l 'frying-pan-divided- iff half is being exhibited in London. It can he used for cooking two kinds oft food at once. If the skin of beetroot is broken, singe (as you would a- chicken) and plunge into boiling water. Cook until j tender, and the beetroot will not bleed, j A new sponge should be soaked for i several hours in salt and water. This will swell the sponge and free' it- from grit. , .' . .. ...

To skin ' tomatoes easily, dip. them! in. quite boiling - water for just: half a; minute, and the skin comes off quite easily, and; docs not spoil the look of the tomatoes.’ ■ The best thing to banish silverfish, is a spray of’ formalin. . Spray the backs of pictures,- behind shelves, or wherever'the silverfish appear. Formalin will not stain or mark, hut he careful not to leave the bottle about, as it is poison. • .. . . -