Notes For Women

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22101, 3 November 1933, Page 15

Notes For Women

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss F. Denniston gave a luncheon party at the Otago Women’s Chib on in honour of Mrs Milne, a visitor from England.

Miss Dorothy L. Stentiford left by yesterday’s express to fulfil her engagement to sing at a concert under the conductorship of Mr H. Temple White in the Wellington Town Hall to-morrow.

Recent guests at Wood’s Private Hotel were: Mr Barlow, Miss M'Dougall, and Miss Ogilvie (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. Keasham, Mr Childs, Mr L. Mason, Mrs Read, and Mrs White (Wellington), Mr Hill. Mr George Hart, and Mrs Isit and child (Timaru), Mrs Sibes, Mr Ashworth, Miss Ashworth, Mr Hunt, and Mr R. Brown (Invercargill), Mr North (Omimi), Mr and Mrs J. Coyle (Kyeburn), Mr and Mrs Murray (Middlemarch), Mr E. Bingham < (Naseby), Mr Parker (Stirling), Mr Cook (Maheno), Mr C. R. Sheat (Milton), Miss Roache (Mandeville), Mr F. Williams (Qhristchurch), Mrs A. Cameron (Kurow), and Mr M'Lean (Ranfurly). * 4 # * The Waikouaiti Football Club held its annua] ball in the Town Hall on October 23, when there were about 80 couples present. The hall was gaily decorated in the club’s colours, and the New Collegians’ Dance Band supplied the music.. The lucky spot waltz was won by Mr L. Bell and Miss J. Townsend. The duties of M.C. were carried out by Messrs B. Ward and J. Dooley. Among those present were Mesdames C. Aitcheson, dressed in gold satin; C. S. Payne, brown lace; N. Drummond, black lace and georgette; H, Fry, red crepe satin; A. Murray, floral georgette; J. Gallacher, black lace and net; J. Dooley, blue satin; J. Bradley, blue georgette; J. O’Connell, peach georgette and radium lace; W. Pile, white satin; M. Taiora, floral crepe de chine; M'Cutcheon, crinkly crepe, red and grey; R. Murray (Warrington), black Satin and velvet coatee; W. Graham, flame elephant crepe; Misses G. Patterson, wearing green satin; D. Patterson, pink satin; I. Townsend, angel skin satin; J. Townsend, pink satin; L. Kirkwood, brown lace; M. Kirkwood, blue satin; F. Coleman, black satin and lace; F. Carson, red ring velvet; B. Dalgleish (Palmerston), black velvet and lace; H. Scott, blue lace; M. Scott, rainbow satin; V. Ferguson, red satin and black coatee; N. Murray, silk embroidered net;'J. Ferguson, ping satin; I. Hunt, blue satin; V. Lee, blue satin and cape; P, Cullen, white satin and cape; B. Cullen, green satin and cape: K. Davidson (Dunedin), pink voile and organdie; F. Johnston, pink taffeta and lemon cape; R. Bradley, white lace satin; R. M'Dougal. white satin; P. Jackson, blue satin; M. Nye, blue satin beaute: A. Head, red lace and velvet coatee; M. Park, red satin beaute; K, Laing, white satin; M, Hope (Dunedin), floral silk georgette; W. Johnson (Dunedin), green lace georgette; B. Russell, floral georgette; M. Cockenll, pink georgette; L. Dempster, lemon and white chiffon; M. Dempster, royal blue crepe de chine; F. liider, rust satin; M. Philp (Palmerston), floral angel skin; M. Carson, apricote floral organdie;, A. Aitcheson, black lace; N. Maggim ivory satin; M. O’Connell, blue organdie; C. Carruthers, blue satin; I. Ross, black satin; F. Douglass, green stripe crinkly crepe; P. Evans, gold satin beaute; S. Fergusson, blue check taffeta; S. Douglass, lavender satin beaute; M. Allcock, black satin beaute; B. Caldwell, figured velvet; N. Hurndell, blue satin; E. Lowen, sea green crepe de chine.

The antique treasures in the Museum looked down on an animated scene last evening when the chairman and council of the Association ;of Friends of the Museum and the president and council ot the Otago Institute were hosts at a delightful conversazione. Mr and Mrs H. D. Skinner, the latter wearing a gown of green embossed lace relieved with black fur, received the guests, who spent an interesting evening listening to Mr Willi Fels. and Mr Skinner explain the outstanding incidents in the Museum year, and Wandering through the halls, the old exhibits of which were enhanced by the presence of several large bowls of spring flowers sent from the Botanic Gardens by Mr Tannoek. There were many new possessions to view, chief ot which was a wonderful Japanese collection exquisitely displayed and tabulated.' Supper was" later served in the Maori house, the stately walls and carvings of which made a dignified , background for the assembly. Among those present were the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs- E. T. Cox), Mr and Mrs.W. J. Morrell, Miss .Brenda Guthrie, Miss L. A. Daff, Mr 0. Balk, Dr Benham, Mrs Fyfe, Miss Marion Fyfe, Mr and Mrs Orten, Mrs Foord, Mr' and Mrs W. A. Thomson, Professor and Mrs D. R. White, Dr and Mrs Borrie, Mr C. Frye, Mr and Miss Teviotdale, Mr Smith, Mr and Mrs R. \T. Little, Miss G. B. Stevenson, Miss Rule and Mrs Robinson, Miss M. May and Miss Ellice, Dr and Mrs J. Malcolm, Dr and Mrs A. G. B. Fisher, Mr and Mrs G. Crow, Mr M. Thomson, Miss J. Ogilvie, Mr and Mrs T. Thomson. Miss Thomson, Mrs W. F. Meek, Dr and Mrs Fogg, Miss Sise, Miss A. M. Aitken, Dr and Mrs Mullin, Mr and Mrs H. Chapman, Mr and Mrs Alexander, Mr and Mrs W. D. Anderson, Professor and Mrs Park, Mr and Mrs J. C. Stephens, Mr and Mrs A. C. M'George, Mr and Mrs G. S. Batham, Miss May Barron, Mr F. Mitch,fll, Miss Turnbull, Mr W. J. Birrell, Miss A. C. Anderson, Miss Howes, and Miss Joachim, Mr R. R. C. MacLachlan, Mr and Mrs W. J. Williams, Miss Fraser, Mr R. S. Russell. Dr and Mrs M’Kellar, Dr W. I. Bathgate, Dr and Mrs M. M. Watt, Dr and Mrs Herrington, Mr and Mrs J. L. Hobbs, Mr and Mrs H. K. Wilkinson, Mr and Mrs .A. Pels, Dr and Mrs Russell Ritchie, Miss Cargill, Mr and Mrs J. A. Dunning, Dr Stuart Moore, Mr and Mrs H; Mandeno, Mr and Mrs C. M. Gilray, Mrs E. M. Theomin, Mr and Mrs Eric Miller, Mr P. L. Halstead, Mr R. J. Nesbitt, Dr and Mrs Batchelor, Dr and Mrs Newlands, Mr and Mrs F. H. Carr, Miss A. Blackie, Dr C. M. Foeken, Miss Smith, Canon and Mrs Small, Mr and Mrs Edgar, Miss M. Rice, Mr and Mrs J. M. Meek, Mr and Mrs Deans Ritchie, Mr Brasch, Miss Bowbyes, Mrs A. Todd and Miss Todd, Dr and Mrs Andrew Begg, Mr and Mrs E. H. Gibson, Mr H. Hoffmann, Miss D. Jackson, Miss Catherwood, Dr F. J. Turner, and Mrs Galway.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

The November number of Weldon’s Bazaar of Children’s Fashions contains free patterns of girl’s stylish coat (11-12 years), little girl’s dress (3-4 years), girl’s school frock (9-10 years), and a gratis transfer design of swans, suitable for applique and embroidery. It shows over 60 styles, including newest coats, frocks for school, party and general Wear, clothes for small boys, tiny tots’ sets, babies’ layettes, undies, etc., and has articles on mpthercraft, cookery, and home, hints, needlework, and directions for knitting infant’s dress; story by Mary Fraser, “Ronnie’s Letter”; and a children’s section complete a good publication.

The November number of Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal is full of good things for women. Its free patterns are of four charming dresses with long sleeves, with and without collars, and its gratis transfer shows lucky motifs suitable for embroidering, and including black cats, horseshoe, swastika, thumbs up, etc. Its fashions (many in colour) include evening gowns, fur-trimmed and plain coats, coat-frocks, blouses, day and afternoon frocks, outsize styles, styles for the business girl, simple undies, hats, and fur accessories, special features being “ Seen in London,” “Paris Calling,” and instructions for knitting a jumper-blouse, etc. In the magazine section are complete short stories by Elizabeth Carfrae and Jane Melbourne, and novels by Ethel M. Dell, Dorothy Black, and Denise Robins. There is also a home and home craft section, and sections on cookery, beauty, and gardening.

THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

The Brighton Women’s Institute held its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 26. The meeting took the form of a social evening which was well attended by members and friends. The early part of the evening was spent in playing progressive euchre, the winners being Miss Davidson and Master D. Cameron. Mr D. Murdoch led community singing, which was enjoyed by all. Miss J. Mestar gave_ a humorous recitation. Dancing was indulged in until a late hour.

On the evening of Saturday, Octoer 28, the members of the Pukekonia Women's Institute gathered at “ Campsie Glen,” the home of Mrs J. Smith, to hold the monthly meeting. Mrs R. B. Morgan presided, and read the motto, “ Be loyal.” the roll call, "My favourite flower and how to grow to obtain best results,” proved rather interesting, some useful hints on flower culture being given. Awards were as follows in the competition for “ best shopping bag made from a sugar bag”:—Miss M. 1. Hallum 1, Mrs G. L. Cunningham 2, and Mrs d. Park 3. A demonstration on “ novel art wool embroidery ” was given by Miss Hallum, who showed how articles could be artistically decorated in this manner. Mrs E. Little and Miss Hallum acted as hostesses.

The Nevvhaven Institute held its monthly meeting on October 28, Mrs Brownlie presiding over a fair attendance. The motto for the month was, “Look back on happy days, but not on sorrow; to-day’s troubles will be gone tomorrow.” The roll call, “ Uses of kerosene,” was answered by all present. Mrs Whitcombe won the competition, “ Something made from a sugar bag,” Airs ATDottald being placed second. The institute is indebted to Mrs Tubman, of the Papatowai Institute, who kindly demonstrated’ the making of loose covers for cjiairs and also cut-wool work. Misses M. and S. Armstrong were joint hostesses for the afternoon.

THE CAPE’S RETURN

A striking feature of the new autumn fashions is a revival of the popularity of the cape (says a Loudon daily)._ .Bradleys, in their show of models this week, included their own and Paris creations, and displayed a number of capes for all occasions. A very becoming fur model for the older woman is a hip-length cape of silver fox, mounted on black taffeta, with a large collar. The eight skins are arranged diagonally with bands of taffeta between each skin, and finished with a hem of taffeta and fur. Ostrich feathers in pastel shades make many dainty wraps, and a more severe model in black monkey fur looks very attractive over white. , For day wear there is a striking three-quarter-length 1 cape of grey Persian lamb, with a cowl effect at the back, and a dress and cape of black broadtail for smart afternoon wear,

Velvet is also popular for evening wraps. A graceful black wrap is a model trimmed with silver point fox. It_ is ankle-length, with a band of fur starting about 12 inches from the hem at the left side and coiling round the back to finish halfway up the front on the right side; and the high fox collar is finished with two small velvet lapels. Another anklelength model for evening wear is composed of black velvet with a V-shaped cape and short sieves of white Russian ermine. From the short fur sleeves falls velvet, which can be worn either as a pouched sleeve above the elbow or fulllength to the wrist. A dainty little short coat of white Russian ermine, finished with large swirls of white fox from the waist over the shoulders, would look charming on a young girl.

THE COOK’S CORNER

Chocolate Sago Mould.—lngredients: 2oz cur chocolate, 3oz sago, I teaspoon vanilla essence, 5 gills milk, 2 dessert' spoons caster sugar. Method: Bring milk and sugar to boil jn saucepan. Sprinkle in sago. Simmer very gently until transparent, stirring occasionally. Add chocolate. Boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanilla. Mix; Well. Pour into a wet mould. Turn out •when set on to a glass dish. Enough for four to five persons. » * *

Cocoa Bread.—lngredients: i cup cocoa, \ cup caster sugar, 1' yeast cake, 3oz butter, 1 cup milk, i teaspoon salt, 3i cups flour, i cup tepid water. Method: Sift cocoa, salt, and-sugar into a basin. Add scalded milk and butter. Stand till lukewarm, then add yeast, crumbled and dissolved in the tepid water. Sift the flour, and stir in just enough of it to piake a smooth dough. Knead until elastic. Cover basin. Stand in a warm place until dough is double the size. Cut with a knife and knead again. Shape into a loaf with floured hands. Place in a buttered loaf tin. Cover and stand in a warm place until double the size. Bake in a moderate oven (350 deg F.) for one hour. If liked, $ teaspoon ground cinnanion or cloves can be sifted with the flour.

Chocolate Fingers.—lngredients; loz cocoa, lOoz self-raising flour, soz caster sugar, 1 gill milk, 2 eggs, soz butter, i teaspoon vanilla essence. Method: Beat butter and sugar to a cream in a basin. Beat eggs into . the butter and sugar alternately with the flour, sifted with the cocoa. Add milk and essence._ then spread in a shallow baking tin, 12in by Bin and lin deep, lined with buttered paper. Bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes. Turn out, cool, then spread with pb sifted icing sugar and_ a 2d bar plain Bournville chocolate moistened to icing consistency with hot water. Cut at once into fingers. 3in by liin. Sprinkle with minced or chopped walnuts.

Chocolate Caramels. —Ingredients: soz cup chocolate, 2 tablespoons honey, 6£oz sugar, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Method: i Put all ingredients, except vanilla, together in a Bring to boil, stirring all the 'time. Boil for i hour, and add vanilla. Pour into a square greased tin. Leave till almost set. Cut into squares with a caramel cutter.

TEST BEFORE YOU TASTE

If you are doubtful about your butter, melt a little in a tablespoon over a tlame. Pure butter will boil quietly, but “faked” butter splutters. Eggs may be tested in two ways. A fresh egg will not float when placed in a solution of salt and water (loz salt to 1 pint water) and when shaken the inside should not move about.

Again, cut an egg-shaped Pole in a piece of cardboard, put in the egg, and hold it before a candle. Even one dark speck showing means that it is uneatable, and in a new-laid egg the air-cell at the larger end should be easily seen. Test milk by dipping in a knitting needle. Adulterated milk will run down quickly, dripping from the end, but pure milk trickles slowly, forming a large drop. Gorgonzola and other mottled cheeses are sometimes “doctored” by being probed with copper wire. This means that much of the green is copper and the cheese is unhealthy, if not poisonous. Take a little chees on a crutch (the kind, costing Id, that are sold to support incandescent mantles) and hold it over the flame of a spirit Ifimp. If the flame is green, copper is present and you would be wise to change your grocer. Game must be hiaig. unplucked and undrawn, with a small piece of wood, baked black in the oven, inside it. Its freshness, like that of venison, is tested by running a skewer into a bone. If, when withdrawn, it smells well and is not sticky it is in good condition. Test meat by pressing with the finger. If fresh no imprint remains Ham is tested by running a sharppointed knife close to the bone. When withdrawn it should be clean and not greasy and have a good flavour. —An exchange.

OUR HATS

Our hat-boxes, far more than our beauty boxes, will contain all we need for several changes of character this season (says a London exchange). Once having decided what type suits us best—a mirror ' and complete frankness with ourselves will help us here —we can start our shopping expedition. The first “ buy,” of course, is a beret. For morning it is big and floppy and severely plain; for afternoon it is just as big, but kept in its place, more often than not, by mean a of stiffening. Add a few ostrich feather tips, and nothing more formal could be found.

Don’t make the mistake of pulling it over one ear; properly worn, it should practically conceal the right eyebrow from an admiring world. Its interest, apart from the trimming, may be concentrated in the top. An English designer makes his berets with a shovel effect; a French milliner gives the edge of hers in front a slightly wavy effect. You can look dashing or dignified, according to which type you choose. The apache cap has been carried over from last season. Now it is made in velvet, and the correct tilt is half off the head. This, of course, is for very occasional wear. Few of us have the time to cultivate the true apache appearance, without which this cap is apt to fail deplorably in its effect. For those who can stand a rather hard line, or for the days when we are at the top of our form, there are the new little caps made somewhat on the lines of a glengarry but tied up on top, rather like a parcel, with a ribbon or a band of the material. This is for the more sophisticated woman, so if you are very ingenue it is best to avoid it. Then, of course, there are the brimmed hats which all of us need for those days when, for some reason or another, nothing goes right. They have just enough brim to give us back our self-confidence, but it must be subtly curved if the cure is to be complete. One model I saw last week had a wedge chopped out at the back and a cluster of tiny softly tinted ostrich plumes inserted. Decidedly a hat to cure an inferiority complex! If you can wear a pork-pie hat of the late ’sixties, now’s your chance. Have it in velvet, tilt it forward and drape it at the back with soft feathers. With a muff and matching scarf tied coquettishly beneath your chin you will look like a family portrait. But remember than grand-aunt would have swooned at the thought of broad shoulder-s. She left those to grand-uncle. Hers were sloping and feminine. So wear this hat with a plain suit, say of -velvet. For those days when you feel tailored and energetic there are felt sports hats, or the new stiffly brimmed sailors in felt or hatter’s plush. For the afternoon when your tea appointment is an important affair, choose a feathered cap with a sort of cockscomb down the centre of the crown and tiny little plumes lying softly on „one cheek. There are dozens of toques for more or less ordinary occasions, many of them draped, one or two with crowns rising, dizzily in a kind of spiral and some with a stiff forward movement.

Velvet, of course, is the material this year—luckily for all of us. There is no other so softening, so easy to match or to blend with. Felt, of course, is also being used, as well as several kinds of taupe. One felt looks like flat fur, and angora fabrics are still popular because of their lightness.

Feathers in any shape or form are at the top of their class for trimmings. Tuck them away at the back or on the top of the crpwn if they are fluffy, lay them bn the crown if they are flat, or let them sweep over your eyebrows if your looks will stand it...

SAFETY AT THE SEA

Every holiday brings its toil of seaside accidents, many of which could be avoided if a few ordinary precautions were taken (says an exchange). Bathing and boating still claim far too many lives each summer.

Never bathe from a strange and isolated beach without inquiring as to the possibility of under-currents, and which way the tide is running, and never dive from tempting rocks into apparently deep water without making sure that there are no nasty up-jutting ledges or points of rock hidden out of sight. Thig promiscuous diving into unknown water and running the risk of landing, head foremost, on an unseen 'rock, is the cause of countless holiday accidents.

Mpst people know that it is simply inviting trouble to bathe directly after a meal, but it is not .always realised that to go to the other extreme and enter the water fasting, is almost equally risky, and may lead to sudden faintness and dizziness while in the water.

People who like a pre-breakfast dip should always eat a few biscuits > first, or some bread-and-butter before going in. Above all, never bathe alone, or with people who are all non-swimmers. Even the best of swimmers is liable to be attacked by cramp, and rendered more or less helpless.

If you go boating, one member, at least, of your party should be an experienced sailor, and in any case it is always wiser to take with you for the first day or two a local fisherman who understands the tides and currents. All. children shpuld be trained to sit perfectly still when in a boat, and warned of the extreme danger of jumping suddenly from one side to the other.

' Many of our seaside resorts have most delightful-looking walks along the edge of the cliffs, but unless there is a proper path, and a railing along the edge, they should be regarded with caution. They may be only old sheep tracks, and the loose, sandy soil of the seaside is liable to give way beneath your feet. This is especially the case all down the coast, where the cliffs are continually cracking and crumbling to the onslaught of the incoming wvaes.

Grit and sand in the eye is a common seaside complaint which may have disastrous consequences. On windy days especially particles of sand are apt to find their way into the eye, causing great pain and, inflammation. An attempt should be made to remove the gritty substance with the corner of a clean handkerchief, or, better still, if at hand, a camel-hair brush. If this does not ease matters, put a drop of castor oil in the eye, and keep it closed for about 10 minutes. Should the eye continue to be red and painful, send for a doctor.

Cuts and scratches on the feet and legs, caused by sharp rocks or the rough stones of the beach, should be bathed in a little water, into which a few drops of iodine have been poured. Besides healing the wound and relieving the pain, iodine is a most valuable antiseptic. When you’re down by the sea, with an invigorating breeze, blowing, you’ll feel so full of energy that you’ll want to squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of every day. But don’t! A tired constitution cannot stand a hard day of tennis, swimming, and motoring—-and then dancing into the small hours of the morning. I

Beware of overdoing it, or you’ll run the risk of making yourself really ill. Even if you do get away with-it, you’ll come back from your holiday a tired-out wreck instead of feeling gloriously revitalised and fit for another year of everyday life!

A COLOURED WEDDING CAKE Now that the modern bride has declared herself in favour of a coloured wedding gown, she, naturally, wishes to introduce colour into all the things which are essentials at a wedding. Therefore, the coloured wedding cake is now the vogue for the 1933 bride. She can order the cake nowadays to be iced in any colour she chooses. It may tone with the colour of her own gown and be a one-colour cake, or it may be designed to include a combination of the colours of bride’s and bridesmaids’ gowns. A recent society bride had chosen ice blue for her wedding gown and for her bridesmaids’ dresses tiel yellow (that shade which has a hint of green in its composition) with ice blue flowers. So hey wedding cake was in ice blue and tiel yellow, and absolutely lovely it looked. Another bride whose gown was blush pink had an all-pink wedding cake, all the ornaments and decoration being worked in that delicate shade, with bows of silver ribbon on the baskets.

CURLS ON THE STRAIGHT

A new way of doing her hair, a fresh kink or a curl, and a woman feels an utterly different person (says a West End beauty salon)! There are a number of new ways of doing one’s hair. They can be summed up in a nutshell by saying that each head should boast some small, tight curls, some flat waves, a certain portion of straight hair, and, if you would be very smart, a diagonal parting. Nowadays, hair has to be thinned out a good deal if it is to be considered really fashionable. It should be waved flatly over or behind the ears, and then either cub short and brushed round the head, or left to fall into a cluster' of dainty curls. It is out of date to have one’s hair tightly waved over the top of the head; many women have even taken to wearing it perfectly straight. In fact, whatever your hairdressing style, you should try and keep some part of it unwaved. It is fashionable again to have the ends of the hair rolled all the way round the head, but the rojl must be a wispier and daintier affair than it used to be two years ago. Clusters of curls arc still popular ryith the older women as well as Miss Twenty. They are all inclined to be thin and to taper, though the wearer may possess as many as she likes, rising from the nape of her neck to the crown of her head. Diagonal partings are an interesting feature of the new styles. They are made across the back of the head in most cases, and the hair is either curled each side of the parting or slightly brilliantined and brushed to the shape of the head, with the wispy ends fixed flat against the face in front to give a windblown effect.

The diagonal parting is also employed instead of a side parting. A centre parting is almost obsolete.

We are getting more adventurous in our coiffures for the evening. A very becoming one for some types of faces is a celestial plait wound round and round the head and finishing with a curl at the nape of the neck. This plait is usually one that was cut off years ago, or another, matched by a clever hairdresser. These extra pieces are inexpensive, and none but the most experienced eye can detect them when worn.

Wispy-looking fringes with curled ends, cut at the sides of the forehead only, are a new fashion—and one that is becoming to many faces. When I say wispy, you must not mistake this for straggly; it is an entirely different thing! Wispy ends are kept tidy by lots of careful combing and cutting, or else they are slightly stiffened by a thin, gummy liquid. Another alluring coiffure has the hair brushed straight back from the forehead with the ends breaking into a mass of curls rather high up at the back. This was originally intended for the platinum blonde, or for the very golden fair type, and actually it is reminiscent of little girls-in late Victorian portraits, who are depicted with smooth hair in front and lots of short ringlets or baby curls at the back.

Speaking of platinum blondes reminds me to tell you that they won't reign so supreme in the autumn as during the summer.

Light rich brown, and harvest gold, turning almost to an orange, will be counted amongst the new popular shades, for it has been found that they go best with the colours of materials to be worn during the colder months.

BUSTLE RETURNS

The bustle dress that has all its fullness drawn to the back vies with the fish-tail frock for evening popularity in Paris. The latter is a sheath dress with fine-shaped pieces of material waving about the hips, whose mermaid effect is becoming to the very slim. Some sheath dresses are being worn with cape-tops that look like choir boys’ surplices; in white organza they are adorned with little silver flowers, in black net with silver or gold. The crinoline dress has not been revived, but gowns may billow into oceans of fullness below the knees. The square neckline is fashionable, and shoulder straps are distinctly slender. For morning wear hats should still go with each ensemble, while scarves are separate and may form a contrast.