News for Women.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 April 1926, Page 3

News for Women.

The Mail’s Paris Letter.

(l'lum J’uuiintj Courlanucr.) The advance models indicate that en> ours arc to be worn as much as whit.fi this year. One of tlm prettiest frocks for the forthcoming season is a. "chemise one of white iluvetin. with a hem of black georgette, and above that a line ot greuti and mauve and yellow embroidery. A very deep V" was also outlined in black georgette and showed a pleated vest of the same colours as I lie embroidery. With this gay young frock went a coat of white duvet in. lined with black < repe de chine, or of black crepe ir<v chine, lined with white duvet in—Tor it was reversible, and just, as attractive | i*n either side. The hat to lie worn with this costume was a rather wide brimmed while Bangkok one, with a. black ribbon how on the underneath side of the brim. 01! It EX TO J’K-EDO.WINATE It is prophesied (hat a clear green is to he the dominant, note in colour for I lie spring. It- is a- rather more transparent shade than those almond and mi-mosa-leaf greens of last year, which always appear to have a bloom on them, and it is to he worn with green stones to match it exactly. Tie peridot, is per ( j haps the best- match, and since that is j a minor precious stone and not too j I costly, it will be used for a great- deal • of that fancy jewellery which is sold j by the important dressmakers round i about the Kile do la Unix to go with . their frocks. WOKE ABOUT THE \VA JSTEIN E The waistline is moving up. i on [ might argue that since there is nowadays no waist, there can hardly he a waisi, line, but there you are. wrong, There should he a, certain indication of a waist, quite different, from the straight lube, of the last two seasons. The real I nisi licss of the- skirt is certainly fulness. Some of the new models are. a tremen clous width round the hem and a great; many have, uneven hems wit h points or j a- sloping movement. The extremely full - apron front. ; s still liked. It- is some times set into the bell, or sash with a. row of graduated lucks, perpendicular ones. j Sleeves on afternoon frocks arc still long, and the culls are of lent elaborately I riunited with a, frill of the same mater laj as the frock, if that is flimsy, or with a contrasting shade of georgette,; or lace-or lawn under sleeves arc introduced, or a. Jong hanging frill edged with ribbon or brail. Blbawl collars arc to continue on. coats and coat frocks, fhey certainly go well wi.t-li that, sweeping lino from shoulder to Iveiri wide his ordained by Iho authorities and accepted by the pujalie.

ECONOMICAL COLOUR SCHEMES Shot, t-issuo schemes arc still well liked, and gold and silver slips continue to shimmer effectively over coloured

fi.iiimliihons. ’’ This is tilt- fiu-v \\;i_%• out of expensive refurbishing i>f the cltiMcc wardrobe. .1 he illt-sion of many 11 1'only honks tun lie inexpensively created with ;t couple of £4rxx 1 ‘'found:'. 1 tuns ;ilit 1 a variety of slips. Iridese-ui niaavc sat; 1 beueatili a gold or silver tissue overslip looks charming. and the changes van lie rung with ,1 lave slip eti taiile. or a si ip of leaded georgette to tone. .\: 1 oyster-grey satin "hmiuht!ion looks very well with either a grey chiffon or a silver hoc slip: and so on. cikiosk ,\ coi.om? 1 lint, shoes and stockings llinst. niateh is. el i-oiirsc, a sine (pia non of all these "wangled toilettes: and when possible,

tlm outfide cloak or evening wrap shout I echo I lie colour notes to .some extent. It. is no use pretending that the perfect ensemble cun be attained cheaply. !i can t. l'cu of us can afford a wrap for "car witli each individual evening frock. I hat is why those who are wise in their generation stick to one. or at the most two colour schemes Irom head to foot. Where economy is a primary consideration, these deliberately limited colour notes are essential to good dressing, ‘■'hades should be selected so that harmony can be achieved, let us say in sit vrr and mauve, or the lovely ‘coppery shades, and the old-gold lilies that ally V'ith them supremely well, or the popular apricot shade that, is happily harmonised willi cerium pale, yellows: and ot course there is the ever popular and becoming black and white alliance. lin essential point i s not, lie templed into haphazard purchases of garments that can t- be made to “belong' to existing schemes: those dubious' “bargains that cease to be such it one has to bti\ a lot "f accessories' to go with them. SOME FASHION. NOVELTIES I’.v tile way in which a dress or wrap is finished nl;. the discerning may dcserv its origin. Ihe I’.irisii one has alw.-o s had an eye for detail, and whatever emanates' from a good .French house has always some, little sign ro indicate tho touch ot the I rciicli designer. to-day Paris is laying great stress on the hand ot gold galon that, must appear as a finish to every coat, and cape lining Just ;r.side. where the silk meets the outer material, conics a. broad band of gold, plain or elaborate in type, as befits the nature of the garment. It creates a very dainty effect when ibis is opened. The I’arisienne has also decided that she is tired of the plain hlaek moire ribbon for her watch bracelet and her crystal pendant, so she. lias nnuiidoued this lor a narrow ribbon of grey or fawn, sometimes shot, wit 1 1 colour or else adorned with swastikas or key pattern. Even a silver watch is transformed into something quite. charming. merely through being “lived up” with a fanev band of ilus dcseript in-n : while a simple plaque ot carved and coloured wood gains efteel iveuess by being nicely hung. Ruin lies of liny fruits in plane n! posies of (lowers arc .'omnicudiiig themse|\cs to the. I 'arisieiine : raspberries and si ia \\ bei l ies proving a welcome change from rosebuds and orchids.

I.IF ICS .MOSAIC (P.y -Mavis Glare.) Me make a fatal error if we Irv to grasp, too nnirh of life at. a. time. Nothini;' sink.-, tlm soul mure sureiy into the .-IfMtp" of sloth I hail the depression horu of itialiility to penelralc a purpose hi.it her Ilian our own. \Yr must, take life largely on trust. If. in our 11 1 on•_;)tIs

wo would essay lo see life, whole, it, behoves us in out- deed to live it, day by day and 'hour by hour. To (lie best of our skill we must, fashion ,eaeh fragment i as it presents itself. Then gradually. as "e develop (he sheer unquestioning zjaj , of the good worker and the good player, j we shall behold life as the mosaic that, it is. The dark patches, the unfinished 1 corners, will be seen in their proper per- 1 spectivo. We shall not be too violently discouraged by inevitable loose ends. J For we shall view these loose ends 1 in. relation to the bright, and beautiful fragments oil which we have spent our utmost care. Fragments of neighbour!; 1 ness, as well as of self development. I I*ragments of lovely thought, spurring 1 us lo aetion or condoling ns in pain. | Fragments of the beauty of the earl,lF and of human eharaeter that make the line ot purpose clearer iu the slowlv-form ing design. These are the fragments’ that we shall presently find are slowly 1 hut surely forming their independent pattern, finishel and perfect in so far as human effort can avail. No matter if the mosaic remains incomplete; at least we shall have shaped the main motif of the design that is called living. Thai is our heart’s eon- , ecru: Utah little piece of finished erafls manship. A power'higher than onrsefv iv I must shape I he rest. j MANANA Cl Ik, A.M Skin six bananas and rub them through a sieve; add two ounces of givinitialed sugar, the .juice of two oranges, one fablcspoonful of brandy nr lienodicl inc. one. <(uarler of an ounce ot powdered gelatine, half a pint of cm. ),ar (a;-; shov. u at I he end hereof) ami half a pint of whipped cream beaten at iff 1V Pour ml'.* a v'rf mould At her. ■ turned out. decorate with r,lived banana-, and glace cherries ’lf* 1 ' bandy or bene dictni; can be omitted. 'This is a rub. sweet suitable for dinner parties, and the quantities mentioned herein are suit - able for ten persons. 'l'lie custard : Put two beaten eggs into a saucepan ; add four tablespoonfuls of | sugar and one pint of milk. Stir over I a slow fire until nearly boiling; then I strain. Never allow a custard to boil, j cr it will curdle, and always add the flavouring wh-eu tin- custard has reeled j ' MOTHF’R ’ AS THB RFFKH FT | A POSITION HFtAUIRINF TACT [ (Pv Doreen Dawson, j j When aav little matter is nndev dir I pule between herself and her yoiin;’ j liege lord- whetlu-r it he a question of the rt distribut ion f furniture. < -r- ; shingling her hair, or changing baby's I patent food. Fnid always announces with / an air of anticipatory triumph: "Veil I just see what- Mother says! , . And j

Frank. secure ns Enid m tlic fond belief that Mother is n tower of Inv;ilie. wnils ;im<l secs v.iMi a. In lll < 1 11 i 1 heart. A mother-in-law \vlu>s" son's wife re fees to her ns ".Mother.'' ami on a note of tender endearment. is obviously a somewhat exceptional woman. Enid s mother-indav is exceptionally exceptional. in that she is fond et peace at any price : and if she. felt that it- would make for that desirable condition of idfairs. she would say one, thing to one partv and unsay it- In the other without a blush—on the ' strict q.f.” of course! This is with tin desire merely to stand well in the eyes of both young husband and voting wife. There is nothing !ii her entire composition of that Earingboth way.- type that must feed its vanity on perpetual flattery front all quart crs. I!ut what she does wish above all else in the world is that the young people should continue to stand well in each other's eyes. So. appealed to turn by turn—unfailing sympathy and insight being one of her chief clinims—-her role of peacemaker involves las such a role, with due rospe- t to the facile moralists, nearly always does) Mic occasional in diligence in what suprrlirial people, call “hypocrisy." Indubitably, for a hypocrite. Enid s mot her in-ia w lias an exquisite serenity of countenance that, can only indicate a corresponding serenity of soul! It seelus not to Imve the slightest disl ur'oing effect upon her conscience that, both Enid and Frank should have the impression that- in "Mother' each has a loyal and I unswerving champion. As is indeed the actual ease. She happens to low them both : and that- division of allegiance and affection and goodwill makes apparent, in her beautiful face the ethical truth that in certain ,i relationships the rolo of “facinghot h-ways' (which really means facing ell wav- !| e: n be more ennobling than that of arrant, so-called single-smiled s'art isansaip. which can lie the breeding ground of abysmal disloyalties and colossal injustices. Tim perfect mother in law knows that in *ho ddlienh game of marriage, if is ■ii ' 1 !;<• one ok, r nho can lie expected ■ any real .sense of proportion and balance. She is the referee who sees all the points and makes decisions with a blissful feminine disregard for bard and Fast rules. She. makes fairness and justice elastic terms, translating I hem "hen the heat of the combat grows too deadly- lo terms of tact, eoiisunnna ln diplomacy, and downright prevarieaf inn d need be. She wants no one-sided victory tor her own llesli and blood and an inglorious defeat of the poor “in-law.” '-T - is not out for drama, but for an honour,abie ‘'draw'' (hat may be less exciting, but- is iniieli better for the |n niiniieiil morale of the game and the players.