News for Women.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 1 May 1926, Page 4

News for Women.

] The Mail’s Pans Letter.

(Kroni I’,'inline Coui'hmder) .Most, of the new skirls are very .wide, oil her obviously, or disguised by deep pie,-ils which give room and yet 'preserve the straight line. There is quite a, decided dip in the waist line on some of 'the new frocks; others have a slightly pouched bodice which is held in tightly by a wide sash wound round the hips. This sash may be of the Egyptian variety, or It, may be tlje simple sash worn by little girls and Ijivd at the side or in front. V(XHIE OF PINK AND SILVER Pink and silver are shown a great deal for evening frocks. A deliciously fresh and young-looking one is of rose pink sillin' crepe, veiled with silver lace, three flounces of which form tho skirt. A wide pink tulle scarf is worn over the shoudlers and covers them like a rosv mist. A long full-skirted evening wrap is of bois-dc-roso satin, lined with silver. A very simple little dance [rock, sleeveless, Irmg-waistud and fullskilled, is made of very fine, almost cobwebby siher lace over pale pink satin, and tied with a wide pink ribbon. Another has a. straight fo'iirreuu of silver lame, over which is worn a. sleeveless frock of shrimp pink georgette with a. full, circular skirt -set • into Vandyke pints. From one shoulder to, somewhere. below the waist, falls a pink georgette frill. Pearls, diamonds, paste ornaments and rose topaz are worn with pink and silver evening frocks. SOME ATTRACTIVE FROCKS Most desirable was a soft green kasha frock, the skirt of which had three deep box-pleats in the front, the bodice being of the jumper type with little pleats on the shoulders and a line of buttons down the front. A navy blue serge frock has of narrow pleats on each side and a. rose pink collar with two little tabs and wide rose pink gauntlet cuffs to recommend It to your favour. Pink will be worn with almost any colour, but most of all with black or navy blue as collar and cuffs, jabot, or waistcoat in georgette, satin and organdi. COLOURED LINGERIE The new' season's underclothes are distinguished from those of last in several ways. They are warm in colouring, yet dainty, and they are more often trimmed with a very' little good lace. A warm pink like the lovely tint of the azalea is liked for crepe de chinc nightgowns, petticoats and dressing gowns or jackets. Pink is a very favourite colour for underclothes, as’ well ns for frocks, and there are many new shades of it, just different enough from any of the pinks we have ever had to

serve as a good excuse for buying another dainty garment. Yellow is another favourite and loots especially luminous ,in toile de soie or crepe de chine. Pink voile is delicious and lias the advantage of washing very well, an advantage that is even inoro import ant in other countries than Era nee, because hero one sends one’s linen to small hand laundries which show | a proper respect, for flimsy garment!).' So much washing here is done in cojld wafer, and plenty of it, that there 1 are not nearly so many disa-p----pointliieiils over faded colours as elsewhere.

A DELIGHTFUL DRESSING JACKET A lovely little dressing jacket is made of two layers of voile, the outer cue in pale pink, the inner one in pale yellow, the two blending into the shades one sometimes sees in a rose. Groups of perpendicular tucks and an edging of online Venetian point lace form Its trimming, and a satin ribbon, pink on one side, yellow on the other, forms the collar and tie of the dear little garment which should be the desire of every woman who loves dainty things.

Killed frills are a favourite trimming. These, again, me more respectfully treated by the French laundries than elsewhere; but of course there are laundries everywhere that will, with a little persuasion, deal gently and effectively with these itenis. An edging of vandyke points may be filled in with little groups of pleats. A square or three-corner piece of net set into the front, of a, chemise or nightgown with embroidery stitch is embroidered with a. monogram or a tiny wreath of now-

ci’s, and an insertion of net is treated in the same way with happy results.

FIGURED VOILE Flower-sprinkled \'oili! is used for ;i “coinbimiison,” which is a, princess pelI icon I, ;n hI not,. as .you might suppose, ;i com hiiki I ion. Rjis-edgcd with n Item of plain voile pr lawn,.sewn on with a narrow straight stitch. Knickers are made very short and rather full, with a box-pleat or two at the side, or a killed godd. lot in with an ornamental stitch. The part where lira box-pleats are set in may be disguised with a strip of lace insertion 01 a. row of liny horizontal tucks with a face motif at each end. The blouse and knickcr or blouse and petticoat in one is still being worn under an open-fronted, coat frock, or to go with the coat, or coatfrock'. If these have wide, open cuffs, 'the blouse should have bishop sleeves to fill them in. If. on the other hand, the sleeves of the top garment are long and tight with trumpet cuffs, the blouse may be sleeveless. The most useful eolbtrs are those which look equally well turned back over the coat collar, or buttoned high up.

an; evening gown fashion Dresses sewn with paillettes are still of the smartest, and one sees white, or very pale primrose, mousseline do sole gowns trimmed with Stress embroidery, interspersed with crystal tubes and tiny pearls to accentuate, a. shaped de collotage or tablier. Frequently,- too. the paillette motif i s used for-‘a .'ceihtui'c from which art; arranged regulated Hares of mousselinc. --- Mucli gauging and gathering characteriscs otherwise .simple, {rocks of cliiffc<n, daintily cut on the slant, with a chiffon scarf for thb finishing touch, also placed in a slanting direction and sometimes veiling one arm only. OATMEAL CANDY this is a most wholesome and nutritious sweetmeat for children. It is not sold "in stores, but- is quite easy to make at home. Butter a shallow tm and sprinkle about half a pound of fine oatmeal info it. Boil two pounds of brown sugar, half a pound of butter, and half the rind of a lemon, cut fine l.Vi ■ 1,1 a teacupful of wafer. When boded. Jet- it stand aside until the boiling ha's ceased, then stir in the juice of the lemon and pour steadily into the tin and allow to cool. Cut into small squares or strips. STRASBURG POTTED MEAT Cut about two pounds of lean beef into small pieces and put- in an earthenware. jar with six ounces of butter. Set .the jar in a deep stewpan of boilimr wafer, and let boil until half-done. Then stir in a little white pepper, salt, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cayenne. Set. the beef again hi the stewpan, and boil nuitil quite tender. Take it out, and when cold, add six anchovies, washed and boned. Pound well in a mortar and add six ounces qf oiled butter with the gravy from the jar. Colour with a few drops of cochineal. Make it warm, and press into small pots. Pour melted butter on top; cover securely, and use'as required. • '

WONDERFUL NEW COLOURS ‘ Our coloui'S arc "given more, and moi'e poetical names. “Dawn,” foi* instance, is ab'piil as" Hear the rosy glow of the sunrise as the art of 'the dyer can attain. Many a blonde, will 'rejoice in the new “'Oak Apple” shade of pale brown that will be more 'becoming to her than to the brunette. But both blonde and brunette, unless their eolO'Uring be , just .right,” will look twice ‘A-lbr very difficile shade known as ‘l*ox-glove,” which is much pinker than the woodland flower, and has a great.! deal of that peculiar blue in it which so few people can wear well. “Bois do .rn r ” has travelled from dell to dcsort, and will be newly known as B'.skra. Our old friend. Myrtle Green also takes on a more exotic aura, and is christened “Palm Green” instead. _ Another, green that flees the open-air atmosphere of lettuce and i; paler than almond is called ‘Chartreuse.’ “Cloud” christens the elusive grev of an almost aluminium silvery shade, as charming as it is fresh after grey’s long domination by beige. Joie de vivre red, w.ith a hint of the wine-cup in its depths, has gone to the realm of popular musical comedy for, its name, and wc are to know it as “Rose Marie”—a must alluring title! For evening wear, the last word in Air Force-blue is ‘Taventure.” And back to the desert again; a desert bathed in golden eu'nrays—to make the acquaintance of a beautiful “Sahara.” shade that, the dark-haired and creamy-complexiohcd will claim fm their own. M. do F.

THE FORLORN HOPE AN “OUTSIDER” WHO GAME INTIME ! (By Patricia Evans) •For tire umpteenth time, Don and I had tackled the problem of making end's meet. The smiles we exchanged as we ruefully acknowledged final defeat, were not convincing. My long illness had been a severe handicap, and the failure of Don’s firm coming on top of that had plunged, us into hopeless insolvency. Don had been lucky enough to secure a new post at last, but wouldn’t begin his new duties for another three weeks: and then; had been nothing “coming in” for the past month. “There must be someone " who'll lend us- enough to tide Us over the worst

patch !” said Don. “But there isn’t, dear,” I reminded him, not without a tinge of bitterness though I hated myself for it. So often in his palmy days' my impulsive husband had helped lame, dogs over stiles; and, womanlike, f 'resented their aloofness now. Rat-a-tat-tat! Bat-atat-tat! “Aunt Sophie’s knock !” I whispered miserably, “What ill-wind has blown her along just now?” For Aunt Sophie, he i! known, was one of our minor trials. She was so lonely that we had to be decent lo her, and so. thrifty that I wickedly declared she counted Ihe currants for her cakes and measured the tea, in her caddy to he sure that Marv Ann wsn’t “going it.” “Well, children !” was her characteristic greeting, “what’s this I hear from the Higgleby-Jones? If you wanted to borrow, I should have thought I wax the proper person to come to; not a parcel of tittle-tattling strangers!, Come to that, you’ve no business to need to borrow. It’s just due lo criminal improvidence!” 1 squirmed. We had ruled out Aunt Sophia as utterly impossible. “However,” went oil the hard voice. “I can’t leave iny own, flesh and blood in Lino lurch, of course. How much do you want?” If a. bomb and exploded in the room, Don could scarcely have stai'lild more violently. As for me, weak, I suppose, after my illness, 1 hurst out hysterically: “BiiL— biitf-Auut Sophia, I—l said yon wove mean, and that you counted the currants for your cakes!” The old lady’s sense of humour got the better of her at" the enormity of this peculiar charge. She smiled grimly. “I might say something appropriate about having your cake and eating it,” she comminuted, drily, “hut tell me what sum to draw the cheque for, and he done with it. And fort the future try to hear in mind that it is possible to save • pennies without being stingy with pounds.” Aunt Sophia held herself stiffly as -it poker while Don and I fell on her like children, rescued from the dark. But I believe she rather liked our exuberance all the same. Anyhow, she came tq tea the following Sunday ;■ and I intercepted, actually, a large sized: wink in Don’s table a delectable home-made cake. You couldn’t see the crust for currants!