WOMEN'S WINDOW.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16952, 6 February 1926, Page 4

WOMEN'S WINDOW.

REMODELLED FROCKS. USEFUL OLD* FRIENDS. Now i.s (lie time when we look at the frocks which have served us so faithfully through the summer, and wonder whatever we shall do with them. Have you a scarcely-used printed chiffon frock, w Inch will obligingly turn into an evening dress? They will be worn by prudent women, who intend to let the newest fashions sort themselves, before wasting precious pence on a doubtful investment. Cut the neck more decollete, and, by way of adornment, have a wide taffeta sash, finished in a tremendous bow. somewhere below the hips. Lingerie seems the next most hopeful suggestion, since we have been disporting ourselves iu diaphanous materials. With the skirt of our frock so short, and waist so long, there is an ideal foundation for eumiknickers. Cut the top part of the sleeves away, just below the armholes. then choose a Jinn binding of another material, or, if you are lazy, have the edge finished with picot stitch. You will find that your frock is wide enough for a small scam, to make the legs. Another suggestion:* Your pastelslmded crepe de Chine ' frocks will make lovely slips' for evening dresses if you cut them from the arm-holes. >1 f you are wanting nighties, the transformation is a more difficult problem, for skirts are short. Put; a wide hemstitched contrasting hem and collar bindings. The result will not be patchy-looking if you choose the same color in a much deeper tone. Never indulge in real contrasts, such as green and mauve together; that is where your little economy will be discovered. FOE BUSINESS GIRLS. The business girl who must, perforce, spend most of her day indoors, probably sitting at a desk or standing a* a counter, has need to pay more attention to the problem of her general' fitness than those who are out and about all the time. Exercise is particularly important, and during the week-ends she should endeavor do take fairly long walks. Walking, part of the way at any rate, to and from her ofiice is an excellent method of keeping tit during the week. The dose of fresh air before and after the hours spent indoors is good for nerves and digestion. She should eat a substantial and unhurried breakfast, choose noiyishing food for lunch, and not indulge in strong, overbrewed tea and rich cakes at teatime.

A glass of warm milk, of cocoa, and some o egg dish, followed by fruit, is the vises! possible meal in the luncheon interval. Too heavy A meal in the middle </f the day is not sensible preparation for an afternoon’s brain work. The lethargic; sleepy state in which sonic find themselves at the beginning of'the afternoon is due, really, to digestive troubles. Sedentary work is an enemy to digestion, .ind fruit juice and wholemeal biscuits aie better than socalled stimulants. Borne shouldors-buck and . deepbreathing exercises on rising in the morning should be a daily duty if office hours are spent sitting down. ARE YOU WELL SHOD? Nothing makes for smartness so much as being well shod, and no woman who wishes to present a well-turned-out appearance on all occasions will grudge the few minutes’ time and the little. extra trouble which are needed to keep her boots and. shoes in good condition. , z Suede shoes should be brushed .with a small wire brush to keep the nap up and prevent' them from becoming shiny.' Rub the dirt off with very fine emery paper occasionally; this keeps them'in very good condition. Patent leather shoes should always be slightly warmed before putting them on, and when not in use should be smeared over with a little butter. This will prevent the leather from cracking. When cracks have already formed, rub a little blacking into each crack, putting it in rather thickly. Leave it till next day, then rub the shoes over with a little ordinary furniture cream, and polish in the usual way. HOT WEATHER “CUPS.” Recipes for “Cups” which can be easily made at homo are always welcome during the warm weather. HOCK CUP. Use a large glass jar. Fill it ono quarter full of cracked ice. Add six or eight - teaspoonfuls of sugar, one lemon, sliced, one sliced orange, four slices of pineapple, one liqueur glass of brandy, one of apricot brandy, one of Curacao, one quart of hock, and one pint of soda water. Mix and add a piece of cucumber rind. Decorate with small fruits and a few pieces of grape-fruit. CIDER CUP. Put into a glass ;jugsa : fevy barley sugary a, slice"..elf; lemon,# t'Kfep slices' of orange, r sotbi‘ mint, cucumber rind, and six cloves. Pour over this a pint’ of still cider, and let this stand on ice for one hour before serving; Then add a pint of sparkling cider, a bottle of dry ginger ale, both of which should have been on ice previously. GINGER POP. Take 2oz. of wellbruised. ginger, ‘Jon. of cream of tartar, and 21b. of ' soft, white sugar. Put iiigreaientd into nit earthenware vessel, pour oVet them two gallons of boiling .water, allow., thisf. to get; cold! , and add Pwo tablespoonfuls of yeast y .then lot the whole thing stand for 24 I'idurs,,after which skint it, and keep it for three days in a cool place before bottling. See that voiir corks are sound, and tio them down carefully. The quantities given will provide a full glass for at least .30 ,people. , RASPBERRY VINEGAR. Put Iwq quarts of fresh raspberries. into a stone jar and pour over, them one quart of good wiilo or eider vinegar. Cover, and stand in a ,copl. dry )dace for two days, thou'strain off the liquid without crushing the fruit, pour over it a quart of fresh fruit, and stand as before. Do 1 this once again, and the last time strain , through a calico or flannel bag. Now add lib of sligar to every pint of .the liquid.

Boil slowly for five minutes, skim, let stand 15 minutes, bottle and seal. Strawberry, cherry, and blackberry ' vinegar are made in the same way, except that the cherries should be pricked or stohed. When drihking, till a glass tkreet quarter full of shaved ice, or put in o a good piece of ice, add a wineglassful d of the vinegar, and Jill up with syphon h sOda or water. 1 WASHING DRESSES. r „ Washing colored frocks is always t a matter that requires great care because of the chance of the colors fading and the difficulties if stains are to be removed from (hem. Colored cottons of any kind, whether voiles, g linen, or muslins, require much the same treatment from the washing .standpoint-; it. is the color that rcj quires the first consideration. It „ has been customary to'soak colored r cottons and linens in salt water to set the colors. Experience and chemistry ’ arc teaching us that this is a false , doctrine, as putting salt in water ; makes it hard, and to gel good results ;■ when doing line laundry work the Jirsl essential i.s soft water. l Instead of using salt the water „ should be tepid, and use fine soap or j soap flakes. Make a suds of the soap, as soap should never be allowed to touch the fabric. Any soiled spots, j however might have a little soap jelly . applied with the hand —that is, put the palm of the hand underneath Ike , soiled spot and put the jelly on to it ' in the same way as you would massage your face with skin food; don’t rub it, I or you will fake the color out. Two soapy waters will usually produce a , clean stuff, and the rinsing must be sufficient to take away all trace of ; suds or soil. If a one-color frock is , under treatment a color rinse, iu the ’ same way that blue is used, might be used, but if ordinary care about the quality of the soap and the temperature of the water is taken this is not, in most instances, really necessary. Rinso quickly, turn the wrong side out. and hang in the shade to dry, or, 1 when starched (in thin boiled, but not > boiling, starch —thick starch when ! cold gets sticky and does not penetrate), roll the garment in sheets or ' towels, and iron on the wrong side as soon as possible. Linen should bo ’ washed -in water in which a quart bag of bran lias been boiled. This ’ will be found to answer for starch as ; well, and is excellent for heavy cottons of all kinds. ' When we consider summer frocks of the. moment wo naturally include georgettes. mossalines, And other fancy materials. Many of these wash well, and if simply made and easy to iron 1 it is quite possible to get good results. 1 Of course, accordion-pleating is beyond 1 the skill of tlie home worker —to look well it requires to be re-done on a ; machine. | SUMMER TOILET TABLE. REFRESHING ADJUNCTS. Heat. dust, and Hies are deadly 1 enemies to the toilet aids on our dress-ing-tables. Creams exposed to the warm atmosphere quickly lose their freshness and efficacy, fragrance evaporates, and powder is a notorious collector of dust particles, while powder-puffs become clogged a lid greasy. If your dressing-table is set in a sunny window, move it during the summer months into a shaded spot, and in the day-time have a dainty muslin or silk cover to throw over the array of toilet articles, completely covering and protecting them from smuts and insect pests. H is wiser in the summer to invest in several small bottles of lotion or pots of cream than to purchase these preparations in greater quantities, unless some can be transferred from the larger into small glass or china vessels as it is required. You cannot prevent moisture from the skin engendered by the heat becoming transferred to your powderpuff. and this, in turn, damps and soils the powder in the bowl. So, fpr your powder-bowl, cut a circle to fit it from-a stiff gauze, flatten the powder, and lav the gauze on top; theu, whan the puff is dipped in, it only touches and gathers up the grains which press through the mesh —a. sufficiency for your purpose; and does not reach thu rest. Never leave the lid off the bowl when not Hi ufcc. At the same time, it is a. good plan to,keep some scraps of medicated col-, ton-wool in a covered-jar handy on the dressing-table with which to wipe the face and to apply powder. This method saves the long-suffering puff, that, if in constant use, requires washing more often than is really good for it. Each used piece of wool is immediately discarded. Don’t leave your jars of bath salts in a warm place, or you will iind the contents annealed into a solid mass when you come to use them again. WHITE WOMAN IN THE AVILDS. glad to eat lizards from a CAULDRON. CROCODILE PERIL. Remarkable stories of the life of a,n Englishwoman among the savages of Central America were, broadcast last night from London by Lady Richmond Brown, the explorer. She told of days when she had been only too pleased to dive in the common cooking pot of a savage household in search of a delicacy from a lizard that had been cooked uncleaned; of women who had asked her to give them a straight nose and long hair likb hers; and of a wild pig she had eaten within an hour of seeing it killed., “The Clmcunaque Indians feedfrom common pots,” she said. “The occupants of each of their large dwel-ling-houses. usually consisting of from

thirty 1o sixty persons, feed from an earthenware cauldron, which simmers over a tiro that is never allowed to go out. ALL THROWN IN. “Unripe plantains and various fruits, a species of native corn, fish, birds, small animals, and frequently lizards, are thrown in Ihc cauldron. All iisli and animals are simply thrown into the pots as they are captured and killed. “One's entire outlook on life changes. One becomes part of the primeval jungle. There is no money, no domestic worry, no thought of dress, no softening influence. The thin veneer of civilisation disappears, and one reverts to the primitive. “One of the most exciting adventures I ever had was up a small tributary of the Bayuno river in Central America. From our yacht, which was anchored in the main river, we had rowed up the day before in the little boat we carried, and had seen many enormous crocodiles. In one place we had surprised fifteen all together on a mud-bank.

“Air. Mitchcll-Hedges fired at a large one we found on a low-lying bank. I did not see where the bullet struck, though I knew from the surge of the water and the smashing tail that it had gone home. LASHING TAIL. “ As we rowed forward to look for the crocodile we were nearly shot out of the boat. Right beneath us rose the crocodile, which had only been wounded., lashing with its tail and flooding us with water. It came to us with mouth wide open. The dripping jaws were within a foot' of where 1 was sitting in the stern. Air. MitchcllHedges could not tire —I was dead in line—and with the rocking of the boat it would have been madness. “Automatically I pulled’my gun from my belt and fired three times into the gaping, horrible mouth; and as the reptile swirled away from the shock'the thunder of my colleague’s rifle roared in my car. We recovered the body: it measured 18ft. flin.” OLD LOVER AT THE CHURCH DOOR. MEMORIES OF LORD HALDANE’S MOTHER, Interesting anecdotes and accounts of bygone “customs are to be found in “Mary Elizabeth Haldane,” a book edited by her daughter, 'Miss Haldane,, and' published by Hodder and Stoughton. ’ Mrs Mary Elizabeth Haldane, the mother of Lord Haldane, died last May in her hundred-ami-first yea r. Miss Haldane recounts how, at the marriage of her mother and father, a former admirer of her mother stood on the steps of the church to watch the newly-married couple leave. This so affected her father that he spoke of it fifty years later. Children in Mrs Haldane’s early days lived under a system of discipline which would now be considered barbarous. “The day began,” she writes, “by our being wakened by our nurses and plunged in a deep bath of cold water. Our feet were placed in the stocks during lesson time, and wo held a blackboard behind our backs.” WIRELESS WOMAN. A NEW CAREER. BROADCASTING JOBS. Woman has shown that site is capable of taking an active part in the progress of the world, and no sphere of modern activity is closed to her. Tho latest realm to be invaded iby women is wireless. They form a largo majority of listeners-in, and several have found careers as contributors to wireless concert programmes and as lecturers and speakers on subjects of interest to men as well as their own sex.,. Overseas there is, of course, much more scope for wireless entertainers, and a number of women are employed in this way. The British Broadcastlug Co. lias women organisers, who, in addition to speaking for tho microphone—a job which does not occupy their full time —are organisers of tho programmes and sometimes act as accompanists. The “Woman’s Hour,” and “Children’s Hour,” “Gossip Hour,” and cookery, sewing, beauty and household hints arc in their care, and if they do not broadcast themselves, they arc responsible for tho programme. The British Broadcasting Co. has a woman supervisor who is chief organiser for London, and, in addition, the supervisor of all women organisers in the provincial broadcasting stations.

There is no bar [o an Englishwoman obtaining the Postmaster-General’s certificate as a wireless .operator on board ship. The position is one that evidently does not appeal'to women, for so far none have applied for the certificate undor the Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraph) Act of 1919.

Coats of gav cretonne are a welcome contrast to those of black silks. Dust and ruffle-deranging winds compel the. Sydney woman to have some kind of light, coat’ included -’in her summer wardrobe and the cretonno forms a solution of the difficulty. The vivid and beflowered examples seen now need little adornment but a note of originality was lent to one by a collar banded with plaited raffia iii tones to harmonise with the color scheme. * * * V Designers of figured silks and cottons are now no longer content with patterns of natural or conventional flowers and foliage. The latest development in printed Canton crepo is a cleverly portrayed scene which must owe its origin to a cabaret or night .club. Dancing couples jazz gaily all over the fabric, while the members of a jazz band busily playing their instruments are dotted about. The effect is very gay aud compelling. The material is intended to bo made up into light frocks for summer and holiday wear. « * * » Ensemble suits of navy.crepe satin and plaid, taffeta will be popular for tlu! cooler autunm days. The coat of satin, with godets at the front, is made of the satin reversed, and showing the shiny side. Underneath is a jumper frock, the blom/j being of satin with collar: cuff's, and tie of the same gay pi aided taffeto as that which [ lines the coat'and forms the skirt of the frock.