WOMEN AND HOME

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 36, 14 February 1929, Page 2

WOMEN AND HOME

the home-3i s AT3IOSPHEIIB OF CO.UFO 111'. Some women possess the h°memaking instinct very fully, and they can make, a home tout «£ the most unpromising surroundings. Cus Hums and gay curtains, hooks, pictures and flowers do hot make a home, hut they do help t'o invest an otherwise dull room with a certain amount of charm. The w’oman who does not possess a natural instinst for home-making can acquire it, hut first of all she must 1 have a real hive for her home. Without that as a foundation one icannot he a home-linker. Gofad taste, the ability to arrange furniture to the best) (advantage,, and even the art of giving a homo an atmosphere of comfort, peace and happiness, can ho acquired by patience, study and observation. A true h'ome-maker must lie efficient and understand cooking and the way tb “run” a house, hut she must not lot her house-keeping he

a matter of routine, or carry punctuality or tidiness to such an extreme that the comfort (of the family is int'erferred with. The happiest homes are those m which teVQtyone can tlruly at easc where there is an atmosphere oE ‘ rest and repose, where worries can he forgotten for a time, and where love and sympathy abound. The woman who can create such a home does some of the finest work in the world and the influence she wfsJfte is immense. laundry blues. The reason Itot" whit|> Wmles beoom'e ln , after washing is because! 11,0 blui fint given them by the soap and soct the washing water. To correct this yellow tinge it is accessary to add laundry-blue to the water in which labitcs ar rinsed. Many laundry-blues contain Prussian blue, which is an iron compound easily decomposed by alkalies. For this reason white a,tides should always be r.nsed before blueing. If a trace „ nf liip iron will he no TlC ’ the Prussian blue and crated -TOO (lovolol> may cause iron on the article.

WOMANLINESS.

power for SUCCESS,

Can a woman be a leader o£ wo men*and retain Her womanliness This is a problem that has agitated many a «-„yer.a«o„ over tto .port or Ore teacups; one that as ; w0 up hundreds o£ gallons ot ink an „ irritated many t.mP«s In Mrs. Caroline Slade, 01 York, is a conclusive answer to the Inesiou. She C.n-with dutstand"VZ S Slade possesses the charm of womanliness in a marked„ee To the outward and si.; adds tact, resfnnd otlicrs dislike ,s really gennine, and an open-minded wßhn^ ness to yield her own ideas foi construction when necessary H* • character is completely devo d ’ that stridency with the enemi feminism attribute h> I* and! it is only by seeing her conference on one of her many committees, oh hearing her in d sen- - Biou with men, with o « organising for some cause, that keen a,Hilly .» revealed, the power that! lies under the velvet of hex / personality. BUSINESS «IRL FROCKS. The business girl of to-day must he smart and upHtonflate. hut not conspicuous, according to hi a Banton, head designer at the Paramount studios in Hollywood, who recently created models for Nancy Car doll’s latest Paramount incline “Manhatten Cocktail.” Mr. Banton states that 1 the simp o costume is the proper dress lor business hours, and that all t"i ly things should he avoided. The wellklressed 'girl will include m her wardrobe a smart well-cut suit, wu which she can wear several different accessories in the way of waists and jumpers. Scarfs and herchiels are also m'ost appropriate.

If Is most important that the cos-

turtle should always be kept neat and well-pressed. A FASCINATING GOWN, FOR AFTERNOON WEAR, The most fascinating little apron frocks are being shown for afternoon wear, and Fay Wray has adopted the fashion in her latest picture fop Paramount, “Through. The Night.” It is of orchid georgette with a, small floral pattern. Over a plain skirt 1 is a tiny little apron which

has a frilled edging of plain orchid georgette. The apron ties in a huge how at tho hack of the skirt.

A litle frill at the neck line in two loose ends which are knotted at the hack, and the frills arc again repeated on tho sleeves which are close fitting t 0 the elbow and then flare out.