DON'T BE A SLAVE TO FASHION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 21 December 1938, Page 8

DON'T BE A SLAVE TO FASHION

“What is wrong with all these women?” Perhaps you have wondered that as you have shopped in a crowded I store, waited for an appointment in a beauty salon or glanced around a picture theatre in the interval. In any group of women there are always a few smart, attractive ones, and many who are anything but. Why should there be such a difference? I’m afraid it is because too many woman are willing to “follow the leader.” They all rush to have their hair trimmed and set in the coiffure that is the most publicised at the moment. They buy the same styles in hats, the latest fads in dresses. They shorten or lengthen their skirts according to the latest reports, with no regard to their figures. Many women forget they are individuals and that the first rule of beauty is balance and proportion. A woman with a square jaw, a scrawny neck, a prominent nose or a receding chin simply cannot wear the same hair style that the woman with classic -features wears so beautifully. The woman with heavy hips and a waistline that is hard to find cannot wear sleek, clinging afternoon frocks or pencfl-slim suits whose fitted shoulders throw all the emphasis on the too-large area. This doesn't mean that the woman who is inclined to be stout cannot also be smart. All she needs to do is to shift the interest. A frock or suit that is less severely tailored, with a soft neckline and shoulders will do the trick. Few woman are born beauties. Few of them have perfect features or perfect figures. But most of them can be smart and attractive. If you want to belong to the smart few in your group, try to see yourself as you arc. then find the right clothes and the right beauty tricks to bring out your best points. Keeping the importance of good proportions in mind, study your face and head. If your head is nicely shaped and of average size, and if your features are nearly perfect, then you should be able to wear a coiffure that calls for hair brushed smoothly over the crown of your head and off your face. If your face is tiny, you can make it appear fuller by wearing a centre parting and brushing your hair back off the forehead. Soft, full waves or curls will give size to your head and will make your face lovelier. If your neckline is too long, soften it by wearing a long bob with a roll in the ends. If your features are irregular, soften them by wearing a hair dress that is sleek and smart, but gives some softness at the same time. It is a rule of nature that anything that departs too much from the average becomes conspicuous and is usually tonsidered unlovely. Only rarely can an unusual feature be turned into a beauty asset. The rest of the time you must do what you can to conform to the present-day standards of beauty. Thus, if your forehead is so high that it is conspicuous, you must try to proportion it to the rest of the face by wearing soft bangs like those of Claudette Colbert, or having soft little curls or rolls droop down over the forehead. If your eyes are big and saucerlike. you can help make them beauty assets if you wear a soft hai.- arrangement with diagonal swirls or sculptured curls instead of set waves. Your hair style or your dress needn’t be exactly like that of any other woman, because you are not exactly the same. So do not be afraid to adapt the things you like to fit you . When you can do that, you will be distinctive and lovely.

Try These for Christmas

PETER PAN PIES Take 2 cups of self-raising flour, cup butter, l teaspoon salt, cup milk. Sitf flour and salt into a basin, cut into it the butter, add milk and form into a soft dough. Roll out jin thick and ( cut with a 3 inch cutter. Place half

the circles on an ungreased tray and brush with melted butter. Place the remaining circles on top, brush with butter and bake in a hot oven for 15 to | 20 minutes. Separate the halves of the hot biscuits and spread the bottom j halves with apricot mixture, made as follows: —Take £lb dried apricots, 2 tablespoons sugar, 4oz prunes, 4oz seeded raisins, 4 teaspoon almond essence, 4oz blanched almonds. Wash the apricots, stone the prunes, and place prunes, apricots, raisins, sugar and half the almonds in a saucepan, well cover with water, and cook till tender. Stir occasionally, then remove from the fire and add he essence. Place between biscuits while hot, and decorate with whipped cream and fruit. These pies are excellent for a festive tea and look most decorative. ** * * Scorch marks on white linen may be easily removed by dabbing with peroxide of hydrogen. Then sponge with cold water and iron until dry. ** * * Equal parts of vinegar and methylated spirt, if rubbed on the affected parts, will take the itch and sting out of sandfly and other insect bites. * * rr * After setting a rat-trap, sprinkle a few drops of vanilla essence on the bait. No rat can resist such a dainty. ** * * Instead of using sticking-plaster on a | conspicuous blemish, use the skin inside the shell of a raw egg. It I adheres firmly, does not soil, and is not nearly so noticeable as plaster. ** * * Liquid nail-polish which has solidified j through evaporation, will liquefy again if a little methylated spirit is added and the bottle shaken well.

MOTUEKA WEDDING

JERMYN —DESAUNA IS [From Our Own Correspondent] A wedding of interest to a wide circle |of friends was solemnised in St. j Andrew's Presbyterian Church. MotueI ka, on Tuesday afternoon, when Leonie 1 daughter of Mrs L. Desaunais. of Whakarewa, Motueka. and the late Mr Desaunais, was married to Harold, son of the late Mr and Mrs J. Jermyn, of Seddon.

The church was decorated by friends of the bride with bowls and vases of bright pink rambler roses.

The Rev. H. Bloomfield was the officiating minister, and Mrs Bloomfield played the wedding music.

The bride, who was escorted by Mill. Walslebcn. of Stoke, wore a frock of lido blue and beige floral flairance with coatee of the same material, beige straw hat with blue flowers, and shoes and gloves to tone She carried a bouquet of lemon nasturtiums and maiden hair fern.

Mrs A. Wratt was Matron of Honour, attired in a lido blue crepe regent fr>-: and coatee made on similar lines to the bride's, blue hat and blue shoes, and

carrying a bouquet of bright pink car nations and rosebuds.

The bridegroom was attended by hi: twin brother. Mr Douglas Jermyn. a: best man.

At the reception, held in the Hiu school, where the tables were tastefully decorated with Iceland poppies about 4C guests Were welcomed by Mrs Dfet-m----nais, and Mrs J. R. Thomson, -ister of the bridegroom. The former wore a I navy blue*cnscmble with navy Lat : nd carried a bouquet of brightly coloured fuchsias, and the latter was atvrea in blue floral sheer georgette with hit to tone. Her bouquet was of yellow Chinese lanterns and maiden Lair f.>ro Among the guests were Mr and Mrs Victor Jermyn and son (Blenheim). Mr and Mrs John Jermyn (Seddon). Mrs Roy Smith (Picton). Mrs Norman Webster (Seddon), and Mrs Walslebcn and daughter, and Miss Wills (Stoke). Mr J. R. Thomson was a capable toastmaster, and the usual toasts were honoured. The two tier wedding cake was made by Mrs Desaunais and iced and beautifully decorated by Mrs J. J. Satherley. Mr and Mrs H. Jermyn, whose future home will bo in Seddon, were the re-

cipients of many valuable presents and l numerous telegrams of congratulations

I from all parts of the North and South Island. After the reception they left on a motor tour, the bride wearing a French model frock of navy and white ’ striped silk, navy blue swagger coat, with navy hat and accessories to match.

ONEKAKA

CHILDREN’S PARTY I From Our Own Co rrespond®ntj The Social Hall, Onekaka, presented a gay sight when the social committee of the Labour Party in conjunction with the school committee gave a party to all the children of the district. A huge Christmas tree occupied one corner of the hall laden with a gift for each of the sixty-odd children present. Coloured lights added to the attractiveness of the display. A sit-down tea for the children, followed by games and dip« into the fairy pond, kept everyone happy until the arrival of Father Christmas. Great was the delight of the children as Santa Claus made his way to the tree and distributed the presents. The fun continued with musical items by the children, interspersed with games. Ice cream and lollies followed. Before leaving. Father Christmas handed the chairman of the school committee five guineas as a donation from the Labour Party towards the cost of installing a radio set in the school. This brought a happy evening to a close. The following contributed items:— Chorus, “Ash Grove,” school children; solo, “‘Little Old Lad,” Pamela Mills; recitation, “The Pirate,” Norman Skilton; duet, “Fairy Glade,” Venice King and Ray Dunn; solo, “Now is the Hour,** Richard Dunn. Mrs I. MacLeod very ably carried out the secretarial duties in connection with the party. SCHOOL BREAK UP Recently the Onekaka School held its breaking-up function in the schoolgrounds. Many parents and friends were present and showed great interest in the handwork display of the pupils. Swimming was indulged in by the children, and ice cream, afternoon tea and a lollie scramble added to their enjoyment. The chairman of the committee, Mr A. H. Scadden, congratulated the children on their work displayed, particularly the needlework. He also congratulated them on winning the Farmer’s

Union Fish Memorial Shield, the Collingwood Combined Schools’ Sports Shield and the Relay Shield. He then presented the following special prizes for handwork. Mrs Scadden's prizes (best needlework): Shirley Evans and Colleen Walker. Mrs Duncan’s prizes: Eileen Benvin, Doreen Dixon and Graham King, i Mrs Liddicoat’s prizes: Venice King. Pamela Evans, Joyce Skilton, Myra j Thomas, Roy Thomas, and Greig Walker. Mr Liddicoat’s prize: Norman Skilton. Primary School certificates: Shirley ! Evans, Eileen Benvin, and Richard Dunn. Ten attendance certificates and twen-ty-five sports certificates were also given out. Each child in the school received a book present. At the conclusion of the afternoon, Shirley Evans on behalf of the children presented Mr and Mr Liddicoat with an attractively designed lemonade set in recognition of their interest lin the welfare of the pupils. Richard Dunn also presented Mr Liddicoat, the ! teacher, with a chromium smoker’s set | m appreciation of his interest in the | school's sporting activities.

(BY JACQUELINE HUNT)