THAT INDEX THE FACE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3103, 3 September 1913, Page 65

THAT INDEX THE FACE.

In your face is written a record of the treatment you have given it —the bad soap you have used for it, the bad water you have washed with, flic kind of face creams you have rubbed into the skin. If containing too much glycerine, it will he dry and the colour of parchment; if consisting of a bland, indifferent grease of one sort or another, the pores will bo clogged and enlarged. If so-called non-groasy stuffs are used for any length of time, the complexion wih look pasty, drab, and mottled. But when you .meet a face, possessing freshness, clearness and perfect health of complexion, the skin smooth, soft and supple, free from tell-tale lines and blotches, such a face, either bears Nature’s own as yet nnblurrod impress of youth, or undeniably the stamp of Mademoiselle Helena Rubinstein’s Complexion Beautifler and Corrective, Valazo. The price of this is 4s and 7s.

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there is no draught leading to any apartment containing heat or light of any kind. When washing blouses, handkerchiefs, etc., put a small lump of orris root into the rinsing water, and it will give them a delightful perfume of violets. This is much more lasting than if a sachet is placed amongst the clothes. To remove a- fishbone from the throat, cut a lemon in half and suck the juice slowly. This will dissolve the fishbone, and give instant relief. When cutting a cake which is iced put your knife in boiling water for a few seconds. You will tnen be able to cut without the icing breaking. When sewing the hooks and eyes on the placket of a skirt, sew one pair at the very bottom, fasten them, and crush them fiat. This will keep the placket from tearing or ripping at the end. On a washing dress the eyes should be sewn on the upper flap, and the books on the lower. The top flap can then be ironed fiat, without the little lumps left by ironing over hooks. In working on heavy materials, alternate the hooks and eyes—first one eye, then a hook on one flap, with first a hook and then an eye on the other. This method will hold the dress close.

Dressmaking Hint.—lt is often difficult for the girl who makes her own dresses to get the skirt to hang an even length all round. The following hint will be found most useful. Put on the skirt, and fasten securely round waist, then take a yard stick, and stand it on the floor, upright against the body. Make a little chalk mark on the skirt, just where the top of the stick comes. Do this all round the skirt. Take the skirt off, then measure it the same length from the chalk marks to the bottom all round. The shape being all on the hips, above the chalk marks, the skirt will be found to hang quite straight round the hem. As “washing-up” has to lake place three or four times every day, it is best to choose for general use pots with little pattern and no gilt on them. China decorated with gilt must on no account be washed in water containing dissolved soda. If you want to keep your pots in an uncracked state, do not make the mistake of piling them all up in the ‘‘washing-up' bowl or tin, and pouring the boiling water on to them. Prepare the water first, and if it is too hot for the hands it is too hot for good china. Shake a little borax or soap-powder into it. Wash the cups first and separately. If several are put in together the handles are apt to get broken off. Tea stains on cups and saucers are easily removed by rubbing with a little salt.

FIGURES IN SET DANCES. A correspondent has asked me to give a description of the figures in the set dances, and as they may be useful to others I am giving them here. QuaUrlliM. First Figure ; La Pantai.on. Top arm -ottoin coupDs rights and left-*. Set to partners, urn, ladies’ chain, half promenade, promenade .cros-*, half p omenade, promenade to places. * de couples rciieat Second Figure : Double L’Kte.— Top and ot'om coupes advance and retire, cross over, d vance and retire, cress to places, set to partners, urn. Side couples repeat. The figure ia re■e tied. '* mui) Figure: La Poule.—Top lady and bottom gent cross over, giving right hond ; re toss, giving I. ft hand; top gent and tottom ,idy aiivance, taking their partners’ right hand.', mu fall in line ; balance, half promenade to ipposite side ; top lady and bottom gent advaiie* md retie, advance and retire, curtseying ami bowing ; couples half promenad •, promenade t•* . laces. Top gent and bottom lady repeat. Side maples repeat. Fourth Figure : La Pastorale.— I Top gent -’e-ad partner to oppo ite • ide to the bo'tom gent, who advances and retires; advance, leaving .tulles with top gent; advance and retue hands round, promenade to opposite side, promenade to places. Bottom and side couples repeat. Fifth Figure : La Fin *le.- Hands round advance ar.d re'ire. sot to partners, turn, top and bottom couples half promenade, promenade, hah ttromenade, pr* menade to pi ices, set >o partners, turx«, la des’ chain, hands round. Side couples r. pe *t. This figure is repeat d. Sixth Figure : Flirtation.— Hands round, advance and retire, set to cornets, turn, ladies in the centre. Repeat four times.

Caledonian*. Firry Figure.—Top am) bottom couples hand* .cross set to putt fts, and turn ; ladies’ chain, ialf promenade and cross to o; x j osite side, repeal o place . Side couples lepeat. MX'OM) Figure.—Top gentleman advances and etir-s twice; set to c .rners and turn, retain m ' e lady ; promenade round to places, Bottom ml tide gentlemen repeat Tin tin Figure.— Top lady and bottom gentle o n advance and retire advance and tun o places ; top and bottom rouples cross over, i< urn to plaos ; bet to corners and turn ; all joii muds, advance and retire, turn partners. Second .ml sid- s repeat. Fount n Figure.—Top lady and bottom geni e nan advance to centre and stop ; top lady and •■■■tom gentleman repeat; turn partners to ■ aces—ladies to the right, gentlemen to the left . hen meeting partners turn, promenade to place* ml turn. Second and side couples repeat Fifth Figure.—Top couple promenade rour.t Ldie.s to the cent-e and retire, gentl men ito nine ; set to partners and turn half grand chain promenade to places, turn partners; ladies an ntlemca set in oppof.'te directic ; turn part new. Srcond couples -and aide* repeat. tanrsrs. IfiRST Figure.—Top lady and bottom gentle man adv nee and retire, advance to centre an • turo, return to p'ace l ; top and bottom couple :roas to opposite <■ ides, retire lo places; all set o corners. Second couples and sides r peat. Second Figure.—Top couple advance ami r.. . re, advance again and turn to places, form line .■p and bottom couples advance and return, ad vauce again and turo paitners t* places. Secoim •o iples and sid-s repeat. Third Figure.—Ladies advance ard retire urtsey to each other and then to their partners, allies’ hands acros 3 , go half round, change hand ml retire (during this each pent eruan goin ouad on the outside the opposite way to hi partner), turn par.neis, and repeat over thru rimes. Fourth Figure.—Top and bottom genMemai leads partner to couple on ’the right, to whom •.hey bow, doing the same to the left couple ; »e‘ to partners, turn right and left. Sides couple ■opr at. Fifth Figure.—Commence with music, gram bain, turn partners; top couple promenade in tin centre, leturn to places with their backs to tin -ot; all fall in—gentlemen 1 1 the right, ladies (■ the left; return—gentlemen marching to tin left, ladies to the right; form line, advance am retire, turn partners; bottom, right, and lef couples repeat, and finish with grand chainThe Alberts. First Figure of the Quadrilles, second figure of Caledonians, third figure of Lancers, finish with Spanish waits.

Descriptions of balls, etc., must ba endorsed by either the Witness correspondent for the district or by the secretary of the ball committee. The its. of any correspondents who do not comply with this rule will be sent to the secretary lor endorsement prior to appearing.—ELlZAßETH. To ensure publication in ths forthcoming issue letters should reach the Witness office If possible on Saturday night, but on no account later than Monday night. A PEETTV WEDDING. A very pretty wedding was solemnised on the 6th August at the Early Settlers’ Hall, Dunedin, the contracting parties being Mr George Rutherford Blyth, third son of Mr and Mrs William Blyth, Oamaru, and Miss Nellie Knowles, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Knowles, Clyde street, Dunedin. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Graham Balfour. M.A., First Church, Dunedin. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a very handsome dress of silk poplin and satin with ninon and diamante trimmings, with the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses and carnations. Mr George Herrick was best man. and Mr J. Timlm groomsman. The bridesmaids were Miss May Knowles, sister of the bride, and Miss Jean Blyth, sister of the bridegroom. They wore dresses of cream reseda trimmed with satin embroidery, and carried shower bouquets of violets and jonquils, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was the bouquet and a very' handsome gold bracelet set with rubies and diamonds, and to the bridesmaids he gave gold brooches set with rubies and pearls and amethysts respectively. After the ceremony a reception was held by the bride’s parents, about 70 guests being present, and in the evening upwards of 60 couples were entertained, and dancing was indulged in till midnight. During the afternoon and evening songs and other items were contributed by Misses Ivy yates, Gracie Knowles, May Knowles, G." L. Bell, Queeuio Foster, Mrs Hugh Gilmer, Messrs Penrose, Stewart, H. Hale, E. Bowden, G. Herrick, Timlin, Garnett, and others. Amongst others present during the day were Mrs W. Hilton and Miss Hilton (Melbourne). Mr and Mrs D. Duncan. Mr and Mrs E. Gibson, Mrs Collar, Mr and Mrs D. M’Kenr.ie, Mr and Mrs J. Puvdie, Mr and Mrs Jarman, Mrs Hugh Gilmer (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Geo. T. Bell and M*?ss Bell (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Palmer (St. Clair), Mr and Miss Burns (Oamaru), . Misses Peebles, Esther, and S linking (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs John Knowles, jun.. Miss L. G. Knowles, Mrs R. Kieholls, Mr and Mrs J. L. Bell. Mr and Mrs T. Reid, Mr and Mrs Howorth, Mr and Mrs Warwick. Mr and Mrs Cowell, Mr and Mrs E. Bowden, Mr and Mrs Timlin, Mr and Mrs Yates, Mr F. Foster, Mr and Mrs H. Hale. Mr and Miss Fogo, and Miss Portcous. Congratulatory wires were received from Melbourne. Wellington, and Oamaru friend?. Among the numerous and handsome presents received were several cheques. During the evening the happy couple left for the north. The bride's travelling dress was a dark grey tailor-made and a black hat with ostrich pinnies.

SOCIETY WEDDING IN SYDNEY, (From Oup. Own Correspondent.} SYDNEY, August 23. The Ur: nr. Steam Ship Company.)* fleet was on Thursday dressed in bunting, and the Sydney offices of the company closed, in celebration of the marriage or Mr G. R. Ritchie, eldest son of the late Mr J. M. Ritchie, of Dunedin, to Miss Greta Mills, daughter of Mr David Mills, the Syd,>jov manager of the Union Steam Ship Company. The ceremony look place at St. 'Mark’s Church. Darling Point, Sydney, and v/ue performed by Canon Flower.

The church was decorated with arum lilies, lilies of th.s valley, ar. 1 palms and the bride, who was given away by her father, wore a

handsome draped gown of duchosse satin, arranged with Limerick lace (specially made for her by the nuns of the Good Shepherd Convent), the same lace draping the Court train, which was finished with a wreath of orange blossoms and a true lover’s knot of pearls. She also wore, over a small chaplet of orang© blossoms, a tulle veil embossed with floss silk, which' had been worn, by her mother at her wedding. Her shower bouquet of choice white blooms, and a diamond ring, were the gifts of the bridegroom.

Miss Muriel Mills (sister of the bride) and Miss I. Guiiiniow, as. bridesmaids, wore picture frocks of draped art blue charmeuso, caught with blue tassels, while the corsages were of pale pink and cream crepe ninon and shadow lace; their hats, of black tulle, showed large tulle bows at the back. Their gifts from the bridegroom were bouquets of roses and diamond rings. Mr D. Stewart (Mayor of Dunedin) was best man, and Mr Harold Jaques groomsman

A reception was afterwards held at “ Loslyn,” Mrs David Mills wearing French grey broche charmeuse effectively trimmed with point de gaze lace, and finished with touche* of black and diamante buttons. The drawing room had been converted into a bower of blooms, among which were arum lilies, Michaelmas daisies, and orchids. Fine tulle, covered in silver leaves and trails of violets and maidenhair fern, were much admired. Wattle and white daisies decorated the refreshment room, which showed gates of whits satin entwined with blooms, also pale pink-ano-white hoops interwoven with flowers and smilax.

The guests included Colonel and the Misses Burns. Mr and Mrs James Burns (sister of the bride), Mr and Mrs Cecil Wcigal, Mr and Mrs C.. Learnyd, Misses Little, Mr and Mrs David Cohen. Mr and Mrs Hon nor, Lady Hay. Canon and Mrs Flower. Mr and Mr* Montgomerie Severn. Mar and Mrs Dunn, M r

anti Mrs Erien.l, Mr and Mrs T. A. Dihb-s, Mr and Mrs A. 70. Phillips, Mr and M :s APCall-M'Cowan. Air and Mrs Orwell Phil]i )>s. Mr a.nd Mrs Neil Barclay, Mr and Mrs Hugh Massey. Mr Mrs. and the Misses Jackson. Mr and Mrs Ross, Air and Atiss Biasland, Mrs Reginald Allen. Air and Mrs Fred Learoyd, Air and Airs G. Martin, Air and Airs Miller, Air Justice and Airs Taaca, Atiss Isaacs, Air and Mrs R. K. Doherty, Misses Joan Trcgarthen. AT. Bowker. Norma Stogdaic, Cox, Falk. Cuttrell. Austin. S. Barton.. Mcsdan oa Maxwell. Llewellyn. Atherton. Messrs Bcuour, Nathan, and Massey. Subsequently Air and Airs Octovgt Ritchi® left for Al.elbourne, the bride wearing a nattier ribbed silk ratin-e tailored suit, and a hit to match.