WOMEN’S WINDOW.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16074, 10 March 1923, Page 10

WOMEN’S WINDOW.

KNK'KKRS FOR, WOMEN ART DECREED BY CLOTHIERS.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.. 1., Jam 30. Knickers ior women is tile edict ol‘ tin.sew .lersey retail clothiers, in conven-t:r-n here. The fashion arbiters have decreed ilm( the short skirl shall be replaced this corning season by knickers. Resorts in the south already are witnessing the latest stylos in knick- , is, it was said. EN'ti L'lSll .IF DUE THINKS WOMEN POOR WITNESSES. SAYS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CREAKS OE IMAGINATION AND ARE UNRELIABLE. An English legal light, Justice Ruche, is sponsor for the statement that women witnesses are generally more unreliable than men because they tire ‘ubi ’ct to freaks of imagination. 'flte statement has aroused a storm of discussion. An equally shining light of the legal fraternity who controverts .justice Roche says: '• You cannot have truth and slavery together, and so long as women were kept in subjection you could not expect them to be wholly truthful. Under those circumstances the fooling arose that women were not to be t rinded. Deception which arose from circumstances was attributed to the nature id' women. I‘There is this much to be said for Air. Justice Roche's view that women jurors are prone to distrust women witi. esses. All women have not yet toadied liie real feeling of emancipation to the same degree as men, and many women, their thoughts affected by the old traditions which forced rivalry between woman and woman, are not inclined to give as much credit 1o other members of their sex as might be given to them.” A FASHION FORECAST. SOME SPRING MODES REVEALED I LONDON, .lan. 29.—After Christ - ' mas, even although we have some wintry months to go through, one begins to look forward to .Spring. Many of the big dressmakers have been anticipating the arrival of spring for quite a long time, and some of them already liave many of their spring models completed. Skirts, they .say, will continue long, and so will waists. A new color, almond-green, will be very popular. Woollen suits are being made in. such smart designs that they will be as fashionable for town as for country wear. One in bn IT color is bound with navy blue (tire braid, another brown coat and skirt litis crossway bars of silk knitting forming becoming panels. A NEW MATERIAL. Frisetto is a new silk material which is somewhat coarser in texture than silk stockinette. This latter fabric I will bn much used for afternoon frocks land is combined with handsome em- : broideries. j The popularity of capos will not 1 abate, and advance woollen examples show a smartness and variety that will be appreciated. A blue knitted model has a border and a big collar of yellow. If desired, the collar may bo slipped inside to form an inner yoke and a plaited blue collar revealed :in its place. Yokes of different shades t on some of these cloalcs tire very be-

s coming. A “shawl” of orange blanket mai ferial is intended to be draped over ! one shoulder and is exceedingly smart. | A single tassel falling from ils i “hood” collar is its only trimming. ! Eports coats will display many new I notions. Some made of a special ! “Paisley” silk arc quite charming, I and others of wool have mole-colored ' suede collars and cuffs. Patterned silk has a brushed wool design worked into if, and stripes in bright colors add ; to the gay appearance of many. ! A motoring novelty consists of a ■coal, skirt, and tammy made of such

soft leather that it resembles cire silk. On it is worked a design in wool.

WHAT PARTS IS WEARING

PARIS, Jan. 2. —Heavy gold ankle bracelets are being worn with evening toilettes.

Tam-o’-shanters are encrusted with tinv irridescent shells.

‘ THE FASHIONABLE FUR. Shaved astrakhan, has succeeded clipped rabbit. Beautiful tunic blouses are made of Java batik, with elaborate girdles of kid or suede.

An original muff is made of brightly colored velvet ornamented with dangling ends of ribbon. “Cinnamon” is the. newest color for sweaters.

Brown doeskin belts are eloute with steel and wonderfully self-fringed.

The latest handkerchief is a tiny square of cobwebby muslin, bordered with inch-wide Valenciennes and ornamented with an intricate monogram worked in black. Similar monograms appear on dainty little handkerchiefs, hemmed with black tulle. A favorite trimming for smart street gowns is the big bow of. the same material ns that composing the gown itself. Diamante is used to decorate wonderful evening cloaks of brilliant velvet. A NOVEL CLOAK. There is a novel evening cloak which is one color at the back and another in the front. An example recently seen consisted of a black velvet back joined to wine-colored full-front panels. The cape influence is apparent, in new frocks. A quaint three-quarter-length coat sleeve takes the form of n shoulder cape. Capo collars falling below the waist are still in vogue. Petal skirts arc combined with severely plain corsages for evening wear. —Daily Mail. FASHIONS FROM EGYPT. VOGUE SET BY~ FINDING THE TREASURES OF THE TOMBS. LONDON, .Tan. .11— Since the opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamen Frenchwomen have been experimenting with fashions which suggest, the Nile and the desert, and Englishwomen are beginning to copy them. Egyptian head-dresses for evening wear (writes a woman representative of the Daily Chronicle) make almost any woman look as fascinating as Cleopatra. Dingle-dangles over the cars, llie longer the better, and made ft mil almost; any material, play an important. part in creating an Egyptian impression. The silk wigs which have ! been popular this season also turn [ English profiles into ancient Egyptian 1 silhouettes. STRIPED ROBES. At -a French race meeting recently many of the mannequins were wearing material striped like the robes ol great [ Egyptian Princesses. These materials | have recently been introduced to England, and are having n certain vogue. 1 Women interested in Egyptology hiivo often admired the wonderful , strings of beads found in most colic* * It ions made of Egyptian treasures.

There has been a great sale within the last few weeks for strings resembling those which once adorned the neck of a proud Egyptian beauty. Onyx and crystal are the favorite stones. In the same collection can be soon delicate hoops for the ears, generally of plain gold. Englishwomen to-day can buy earrings which are practically duplicates of the treasures of the tombs, with the exception that they are often very delicately jewelled. THE NEW MILLINERY. The cloche hat is enjoying a tremendous vogue of popularity (states Hie London Daily Chronicle). Trimmed with flounces of lace, Ibis shape can be made to look very elm l ining. One flounce stands up round the crown, and another just droops over the brim and shades the eyes. This idea, can be carried out in almost every kind of material, from soft fell, velvet and panne lo satin, and even talfetas. The “Salannnbo” typo of toque is another style which is very popular, especially with voting married women. This is the usual toque shape, with the addition of flaps jutting out over each ear. Sometimes these flaps take the form of loops of ribbon. Such a shape must be pulled down well over the forehead, otherwise I lie side loops can be hard-looking and unbecoming. THE VOGUE OF BEADS. Everywhere now in Paris we see slender frocks of beaded velvet of every color. The favorite is a grey or grisbeige velvet of wonderful softness —a most exquisite color —beaded with tiny crystal tubes. But the colors vary. A frock of amber velvet is beaded with topaz, emerald green velvet is beaded with silver, and a black velvet frock is beaded with opaque crystal tubes combined with silver. They tire all lovely.—Anna Van Campen Stewart, in Good Housekeeping. A FAMOUS OLD RECIPE. A hundred years ago, and even more, the holies of the old-world town of Bakewoll used to vie with each other as to who coukl make the ties! “Bakewoll Tart.” Some used a. foundation of puff pastry, light ns a feather, while some preferred the “short” variety, and, in order to enrieli this, would mix it with water to which the yolk of an egg was added. A baking plate was well damped round the edges, and j then covered with whatever pastry was j chosen, the edges decorated with the i point of a knife and the. bottom of the j pastry covered ,with a layer of jam. I On the top of this was piled the following delicious mixture: — Take 2oz. of butter, add 2oz. of fine white sugar, and beat to a cream with a wooden spoon; then stir in 2oz. of f ground almonds, 5 drops of almond ! essence, and 2 yolks of eggs. Whisk i the white of ono egg to a stiff froth, and fold it tightly in with the other ingredients. Spread thickly over the pastry, and bake in a moderate oven about half an hour. —E.M.B. BACHELORS’ BUTTONS. A most delicious little biscuit. Required: (loz. of flour, lUoz. of caster sugar, 21oz. of butter or margarine, one egg, vanilla or. any flavoring essence liked, pinch of salt. First grease a baking tin and flour it lightly. Rub the flour and salt through a sieve. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, beat the egg well and add it and the flour alternately to the creamed butter, until a rather stiff paste is formed. Sometimes the whole egg is not reI quired, as some flours need less mois- | turo than others and eggs vary in size, i Should the mixture be too stiff to j handle, a very little milk may be added. Stir in the flavoring essence. Flour the hands, and roll small pieces of the mixture into balls the size of a marble. Place those on the,prepared tin, sprinkle with sugar, and bake in a fairly hot oven ten to 12 minutes, or until pale brown. Place on a sieve to cool. A NEW WAY Oh 1 SERVING POACHED EGGS. Beat up an egg with a gill of milk. Cut the crust from as many slices ol bread as are required, lip the bread ia I lie egg and milk, thou fry golden •brown in hot fat. Poach the eggs, drain well, and put one on each slice of the toast. Put a spoonful of cream sauce on each egg and sprinkle with chopped parsley. BANANA CAKE. Ingredients: Four bananas, 3 eggs, 11b. of flour, -loz. of Imtuv or margarine, (loz. of caster sugar. Method. Peel the bananas and nash them to a smooth pulp. id eve the flour, add a pinch of salt. Bent the butter and sugar to a cream, add the yolks of the eggs one by one, beating each in well Boat in the banana pulp, then stir in the flour gradually. Whip the whites of the eggs to a stiff meringue and stir lightly 1o the mixture. Put into a well-greased tin, lined with greased paper, and bake in a moderate oven for about-one hoar. Turn on to a sieve to cool. If liked the-cake may io iced with white glace icing, and decorated wdh cherries and angelica. CHEESE PASTRY. This is useful and easy to make, will keep well in an air-tight tin, and i-. made into cheese straws or small biscuits. Required: 2oz. of flour, 15oz. of grated cheese, 2oz. of butter or margarine, half the raw yolk of an egg, one teaspoonfal of water, salt, cayenne. Steve the flour and n small pinch of salt :\nd Cayotuig together, rub in the butter, add tlio cheese. Use a dry, will-flavored choose, Parmesan by preference. Beat up the yolk of an egg, then divide it, and add the water to one half; mix the flour into a stiff paste with the egg and water, knead until smooth on a floured board, then roll ritit about -Jin. thick. Cut this into strips, about din. long, to l'-prc-sent straws; stamp out some rings with two different-si zed round cutters. Place straws and rings on ,a greased Inking tin in a moderate oven, and hake until a delicate pale brown, and turning crisp. They require careful watching tin I are very brittle, so should be liundiod carefully. 'lo dish: When cooked place three or four straws through each ring and servo on a lac > paper standing up like bundles of fipgi.ts. Serve cither hot or cold.

Oncost! Biscuits: Stamp out small rounds of the pastry aid bake as above. Eaca biscuit should be pricked with a folk before cooking.