Woman’s World.

Patea Mail, 20 August 1937, Page 1

Woman’s World.

ITEMS OP INTEREST Miss -Joyce Paterson, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs, J. Kettles, Alton. Miss N. Cowan, of Masterton, is the guest of Misses Wainwriglit. Mrs. Copeland, Balclutha, is the guest of Mrs, W. Patterson. Miss Rachael Mawhinney is visiting hcr parents in Patca.

Miss Naomi Fowler is spending is holiday in Palmerston North.

Mrs. A. Bennie is visiting Manawa

Mrs. I. W. Glenny was a recent visitor to ‘Wanganui.

THE “CASUAL” LOOK Designers in Paris and London are urging women not to be frightened of accessories, to pay a great attention to belts, to pick out gay little pocket handkerchiefs and umbrellas to bright, en dull day suits, and to try to achieve the “casual” look by not matching accessories too carefully as to colour or 'fabric. Already' we hoar that at overseas summer resorts well dressed women are wearing matching cardigans and jumpers; and waistcoats of; gay pattern are appearing with Juliet cap? and heavy cotton skirts. ALL STYLES OF BAGS Bags, df.y and evening, are delightfully surprising thesci day's. Mesh bags for evening in simple, chain-mail, or covered with diamante, the kind that in pre.war time dangled from the wrist, have made their appearance. They go naturally with large roses at waist or shoulder, and in gold ior. silver they make a good contrast with the evening frocks in the now shades of “shocking pink”, sweet-potato yellow, hibiscus, or spun.sugar white. Day bags arc often trimmed in stripes of gold kid or enamelled kid, or with flat disc,beads. These bags may r beef fine, leather or suede or fabric. Both suede and bright leather furnish the flat flowers to be worn in the lapels of the new spring suits. As for the suits, they are still demure, for the end of winter is nut yet, but among new styles the Cossack suit or froc-k, a variant of the popular tunic frock, is easily first favourite.

RECIPE SAVOURY STEAK Lay some rump stebk on the bottom of a meat tin, cut up some onions and put over steak, sprinkle with pepper and salt and tomato -sauce, or any chutney over steak and onions; then just cover with cold water. But in the oven and cook alqwly. When cooked, there -will be a lovely' dark, thick, rich gravy' with the meat, as it thickens itself in the cooking, FUN It happened that two -men bearing the -same nanm, one a clergyman, the other a business man, both lived in the same city. The clergyman died and about the same time his neighbour went to Southern California. ‘When the business man - arrived there, he sent hia wife a telegram informing her of his safe journey, but unfortunately, it was delivered to the (widow of the late preacher. Imagine the surprise of the good woman who read; “Arrived safely—-heat terrific.”

For Bronchial Cougha, Colds, Influenza' Woods' Great Peppermint Cure

DO LOOKS COUNT? ARE WOMAN IN BUSINESS STILL HANDICAPPED BY PLAINNESS Docs a woman’s appearance affect her market value in a business career? This ' time.old question was raised again when the Supremo Court Vienna, recently' awarded £220 damages to Miss Kathleetn Howard, a typist employed by a firm of brokers. Her face) was scarred in a motoring (accident while on holiday in the Austrian Tyrol! three summers ago. The court decided that the scars reduced her chances of marrying and impaired her professional prospects. In an interview later Miss Howard would make no comment whether the scars affected her business career or her prospects in marriage. “I still have my job,” she said. Here are some views on the judgment:—

Mr. Holland, principal of Pitman’s Secretarial College: “There is still a modest premium placed on appear-

ance. This is not so marked in Eng. (and ns it is (abroad. 1 think the average employ'd 1 is human enough to like a decorative typist in his office, hut on the whole ..capacity overcomes homeliness. ”

An employ'd’ in a largo London industrial firm: “My typists would be mostly out of work if the job rested on their appearance.” Another employer: “It is shocking that a woinjau should be penalised or helped in business by her looks.” A 24.ycar-old typist: “My employer told me t,hat ho chose me) out of other girls with equal capacity' because I am easy' to look at. No man or woman wants to look at ugliness from f) to C.

“TIPPERARY AUTHOR”

SONG ACCEPTED BY KING AND QUEEN

Unfcted in his hour of triumph. Jack Judge, the man who is said to have won the war his famous song, ‘lt’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ was recently' honoured by the King and Queen.

Their Majesties Accepted his new song in honour of the Coronation. Jack Judge, 'who prophesied, two years before it was so, that “Tipper, ary” would be sung in every country oil earth, told the “Sunday Chronicle” that he expected an even greater future for his new song.

Until 1010 Jack Judge worked as a fishmonger by day and as a music-hall actor by night. Then came the war, “Tipperary” and fame.

TINTED AMBER A new process has been discovered by which amber can be dy'ed to a chosen colour. Every woman likes the lightness and feel of amber, but not eiveryono can wcfrir ornaments in ycillow and brown shades, states an English exchange. By this new process amber can be made green, blue, rosei, or any other shade fancied. Amber thus dyed chn bo washed without danger, and the only vp-y the colour may be affected is by strong sea air.

Barbaric bracelets and necklaces in different coloured pieces are effective and light to wear.

Earrings, brooches, and clips arc made in most attractive colours, laud small spray's of different Coloured amber in brooch form make charming hat ornaments.

A string of amber not worn because of its colour may be dyed to a favourable shade.

Woods- Great Peppermint Gar© For Children's Hacking Cough.