News for Women.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 14 July 1925, Page 7

News for Women.

The Mail’s Pans Letter.

U(L<'i-oni Ufiiiline Con vialulff) 1' ; j;; (j 11111;; \ t ’ I V IMHVitlll 111 I ll('U modern f io.i this year, ami we have ovorv von so ii to look lorward in wearing becoming clot lies'. Tlie long, slim waist- to I lie hips is s>een on almost, every frock, blit it, is saved from monotony by all sorts of

lomight’s ireatment evorv other <lny, anrl then by a onee n week treat ment, will, it is claimed. cope with even llir most obstinate case. Then comes the. pntatoes-a.nrl-miik diet. For three, days a. week boiled potatoes and warm milk form tho sole diet ;'for the other four days tho menu

LVctty coloured velours do laine is used for this useful which -is lined with Oriental printed silk and edged with Moufflon. Tho little pullnn hat also in putty coloured velours, lias a band of Oriental embroidery to match ’the scarf lining.

diversions that break tho rather flat lines. HUE AKIN G TlilO KINK

There i s the narrow inverted pleat from shoulder to- hip, partly fastened down by a, row of buttons on each side, but left open towards the hip to reveal a lining of a, contrasting colour. There is the deep,( open dccollet-age, with small rovers, which leaves room for a. blouse or waistcoat that can ba varied according to the climate. Thi naturally encourages the blouse or waist coal, and so we get a great variety, from I lie. most, gossamer of muslins with tiny tucks a,ml frills of Valenciennes, or luce with needlework embroidery, to quite substantial silicon brocade ones. Quo ‘secs hardly any low necks on outdoor frocks. A double turnover collar with a. ribbon tie is a favourite and looks almost as neat as the high choker. Most of the eollarless frocks are worn with narrow scarves to match either the hat or frock.

COLOURS AND CLOAKS FOR THE

EVENING

Fewer hats Ilian ever are. worn in I lie. evening. Formerly it. was consul ered neressa,rv to have hats especially designed to tro with ‘evening dresses, both on tho Riviera and in Paris. Today we leave out the hat, but we have, instead, a coat or cloak that has tho appearance of being specially designed for the dress which it accompanies. Very often a satin or crepe satin frock will have a very simply made coat or cape, of its own material. Soft colours are more worn tha, nrobust ones in, tho evening—mauve, almond green, peach bloom pink and hyacinth bine arts there in lovely shades. MATCHING FOOTWEAR

Shoos arc exquisitely made, but much more inconspicuous than they have been for some time. The gorgeous brocade and tinsel sandals are going out of favour, and we now have satin or soft kid shoes and silk stockings to match the frocks ill colour.

'Small paste buckles are still a bowed, and these contribute to the general harmony for diamonds are once more the favourite jewel, and arc set in platinum

A frilled jabot, in fine white lawn or organdi, i s worn with the smartest taiiorrnadcs.

of almost invisible, fineness. Pearls are always worn bv Frenchwomen, though the bcautv of rare pea*Js has been lather clouded by the exaggerated and verv unbecoming choker collars of ‘dressmaker’s pearls’. These are not quite extinct even now, and one may still buy-—and apparently one does — strings of phenomenally large beads tinted the exact, shade of one’s frock;. Flowers are less copious for evening frocks than they have been. Masses and masses of glowing, real floweivt make a trail of clematis or rotes on tlio hip of a lace or brocade frock look rather faded and decidedly artificial. iNFAV WAYS OF SUMMING The ‘slimming’ mode of the moment is electrical. The too-solid woman, sits On a chair, beneath which are paused currents of electricity. These affect the body of uie. patient by causing freer circulation of the blood through the I issues, a condition which is speedily followed bv the. dissipation of superfluous fat. Half an hour’s treatment every day for a week, followed hv a

may proceed on ordinary lines. A conpie of months of this diet is regarded , as briag necessary for the average caem I

The important part of these cures is knowing when to cease them. Many women continue them too long, so that they produce the effect of actual tin sightliness. Necks become scraggy and cheeks hollow, a condition which clearly indicates that the system has been tried beyond its appropriate limits. The great art is to slow down when the cure. is complete.

The smart walking suit, ist materialised of black reps; Ihe vest is of tucked orgnndi, and the collar and cuffs are of line rabbit.