NOVEL TAMMIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 14, 7 April 1927, Page 5

NOVEL TAMMIES

MADE OF FLOWERS The tarn o’ shanter is the latest variation of this popular form of feminine he&ci'g-ear, models designed for spring wear being composed entirely of s/xyuli flowers, and marking a

distinct change from the felt dr duvetyn beret tammies of last season. Made of violets or forget-me-nots set closely together, the triangular floral tammie suggests the close - fitting flower toque of late Victorian days, but very much with a difference. T h e latest invention of the millinery experts has a band of the flowers which is pulled down well over the eyebrows, the sides of the hat coming right over the ears, with sometimes just a

suspicion of an ear curl peeping out. Flowers in shades of blue and mauve are most popular for making these hats, though sometimes such blossoms are worked in. conjunction with pink flowers to create shaded effects. Quite original was a triangular flower tantmie designed for autumn wear. It consisted entirely of golden flowers pressed closely together, and a buttonhole of similar yellow flowers was fixed on the lapel of the tan suit with which it was designed to be worn.

“SEVEN DEADLY SINS” I wonder what the average New Zealand child would in a list of the seven deadly sins? Here are some of the wickedest things one can do, as culled from a list compiled by 3,000 London children:—Marrying for money; attracting male attention (shades of the Puritans! ) ; wearing reducing corsets; bobbing the hair; kissing boys (oh!); cheeking policemen; selling quack medicines; getting drunk. Yet not one of these is indicted by the old, old Ten Commandments.

DISAPPOINTMENTS! I heard the other day from an unimpeachable source an extraordinary story of paternal tyranny. A farmer who owned a large dairy farm in an outback district had several daughters and, as they lived quite a distance from the nearest neighbour, to “go out’* was something of an event. Not once but on several occasions when, flushed with excitement and dressed in their best, they set off in the buggy to some “evening” or private dance with their father driving, the vehicle would be turned round at the gate leading to the main road and headed for home again. 'The only reason the tyrant would was, “Well, you’ll have to get ufeed to disappointments some day, so you might as well begin when you’re young.”

SUITABLE FOR HER AGE! for her age,” always sounded the most depressing of fashion news! But such sad rules need not exist to-day, for the best-dressed mothers and daughters can, and often do, share their wardrobes successfully, \yrites the Hon. Mrs. C. W. Forrester. Yet there is nothing so ageing to an older woman as to force a youthful appearance either in her dress, hair or complexion. In a measure the average woman leads an active life to-day, i so the fabrics and lines that give the slim silhouette are generally desirable | and wearable by women from 20 to 50 —always, of course, providing they are well proportioned. Hay dresses of a simple semi-sports character, with a matching coat or cape and the more “dressy” two-piece, are required in every wardrobe. Colours should be most carefully chosen for age, which frequently should forswear black for day wear, unless necessary. Beige, brown, greys and restrained patterned mixtures are generally more becoming, while navy is essentially for the tailored serge, or else reserved for the younger generation. The coat frock with fur wrap is useful for big women, either in light shades or a mixture; and the new treatment of seams aids in giving long, slim lines to the figure. There are all sorts of bands and pipings introduced in the early spring models that may be helpful in renovating and giving more line to a last season's frock. The pleated front and perfectly plain flat back suit most figures; in fact, older women should be content with definite lines and careful cut, leaving the fanciful and fussy side of fashion to the very young, who can “do and dare” all things in dress. Never were dress designers more courageous, so we can be content to abide by the elasticity they permit and their skill in adapting most styles for all and every age. AN OPTIMIST! Miss Portia Geach, of Sydney, is an optimist. She proved it in an address on women’s clubs given at a recent monthly “at home” at the Feminists’ Club, in Sydney. Speaking of the. land boom in Florida, Miss Geach said that at every land sale a section of land was reserved for a women’s club. That was what America thought of such institutions. “Now, ’ continued the speaker, “can’t we do that here? I’m sure we can. At every land sale let a portion be set aside for a women’s club, even if there are no immediate funds to build. The value of adjoining land would certainly go up in such cases.” But Feminist members, in spite of Miss Geach’s earnestness, remained unconvinced. “The value of the adjoining land would be more likely to depreciate,” remarked one pessimist. Hot water marks on polished furniture can be removed if a little camphorated oil is dropped on them, allowed to soak in and then rubbed briskly with a soft cloth. To save your stockings from the dye inside your shoes, cut out clean blotting paper insoles and fit inside the shoes. If changed frequently these will lengthen the life of stockings.