Let’s Go Gossiping

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3756, 15 May 1936, Page 4

Let’s Go Gossiping

KOMEN’S INTERESTS: THE HOME.

(By

Miss Mary Tallis.

-Special Service to The Waipa Post.)

FASHIONS. . FASHION AND CURVES. ' ? Fashion has decreed curves, so it you have the kind of figure immortalised by artists, you can rest on your laurels and bask in fashion’s limelight. The beautiful draped dresses that are fashionable now first started it, for it was obvious that the lovely, soft folds are not meant to reveal the sort of hipbones that strain delicate silks and look as though they might cut through them at any moment. They absolutely demand roundness. Not, ot course, the sort that makes one think of barrels, but that lovely softness that makes small children so attractive. Even tummies can be too flat this year—which is a tremendous relief to most of us who have had to struggle for the last few years with a faint curve that utterly refused to be entirely subdued! Berlei, one of Londnn’t most famous designers of foundation garments, has just created a belt that is cut specially to achieve thjs rounded line. But roundness without width is, unfortunately, comparatively rare, and it is for those of you whose hips are near the forty mark, who are largely built, big-boned, or just plain fat, that this article is written. There is one golden rule for those who feel that their measurements are, perhaps, a little too generous and would like to disguise the fact as far as possible by clever dressing: never wear clothes that fit too snugly. Try to achieve a svelte looseness, and you will be amazed at the way in which inches seem to absolutely melt away. The second rule, almost as important, is never to wear fussy things. Have jabots, by all means, but see that they are neat and not frilly. Go in for deep set sleeves, but don’t have a contrasting belt or an elaborate skirt, or you will drastically cut your height. Dresses and coats should have all the fullness above the waist. Frocks should be slightly bloused at the back, belts narrowed oft across the front. Sleeves may be of the raglan or the dolman type, or they may be set in at rather a lbw shoulder line; but, anyhow, they should be fairly full. BEAUTY. AT THIRTY AND OVER. In your cosmetics, study colours Make a little, visual note of the colours you favour, the shades which are your skin, your hair, and your eyes, and harmonise lipstick, rouge and eye shadow to beautify the ulti'mate effect. Never to make them obvious. At night use a skin food which will nourish and rebuild the tissues and prevent any sagging of skin or muscles. Apply it patiently with your fingertips, always upward. And, at thirty, make the most of ypur hair. Treat it to tinting rinses if it has betrayed you by being dull. Have a new style—be brave about it. Courage at thirty is a lovely and enviable quality. At forty-five, and afterwards, you • need cosmetics which soften and correct those signs which make the business of growing old gracefully ‘ rather disheartening. You need not imitate youth* but gather about you a ‘ sympathetic” group of beauty aids which will keep both friends and your children proud of you. If your throat line has suffered, smooth and whiten it with a cream which has an oil base, and with firm fingertip movements work up in aa outward direction, mentally counting ‘‘fives”—from the hollow -in the throat to the lobes of the ears. Press beneath the chin while the chin is poised upward and slightly forward. But, If for any reason the skin has wrinkled, particularly at the outer corners of the eyes, or beneath, use a night cream which has youthifying qualities. It won’t make your skin smooth, unlined and white overnight, but in a week you should be gratified

with the change. Use an eye lotion daily to keep the eyes clear and healthy. If your hair is silvering, don’t spoil it. A shampoo with a blue rinse will inhance it. If it is brown or blonde keep it shaped well to the head and avoid elaborate styles of dressing. Have cologne about you always, either intensely sharp or gaily perfumed. It has a stimulating effect on the nerves, you will discover, and is ever refreshing. A perfumed cologne never makes itself obvious. At any age, at all ages, care for your hands. A lilac scented" hand cream should serve the purpose, with an occasional hand mask. And, at any age, look after your complexion from another angle. Take all those essential foods which will keep it clear of blemishes and ’ discolouration and excessive "falling-fn" at the cheeks. Never neglect the beautifying effects of milk, and the powers of resistance bread will achieve for you. COOKING. SAVE TIME SAVOURIES. Most men like savouries, and for those meals where ‘the children are absent, they are quick and easy to provide. Cheese form the basis of many savouries and as it is of great food value, it is a splendid thing to make a savoury if you haven’t a very sumptuous meal to go before it. Here are a few good suggestions: Cut some slices bread, enough for each person; toast on one side; spread the untoasted side with a little fish paste (anchovy is the best), then with a slice of cheese and a dust of dry mustard. Cook under the griller till creamy and slightly brown, and serve immediately.

You can vary this idea in many ways; instead of the fish paste, put the cheese straight on the bread with thin slices of tomato on top of it and toast as before.

A dish that all men like is as follows: Put a dab of butter in the cocotte, then a teaspoon of milk, break an egg into each cocotte, sprinkle with grated cheese and breadcrumbs, and bake in the oven for a few minutes, till the egg is set. It is an improvement to brown them under the griller. Other very easy savouries have toast for their background, or slices of fried bread. Take some sardines, fillet them and lay them on slices of buttered toast. Cook for a few minutes under the griller, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve at once. Herring roes are a great favourite with most men. Dip in flour and fry each piece till brown; lay on top of the toast and cook for a minute under the griller so that juice from the

rces goes into the toast. Then serve with a slice ot lemon on the plate. HEALTH. HEADACHES. Many sufferers say that aspirin is nn use. But that is because they don’t take enough. Try four aspirins and four soda mint tablets all in one dose and repeat the dose two hours later. Migraine is generally hereditary; a curse ot the mother visited also upon the daughter. Sometimes it comes at period times, but it is not directly due to the periods; it comes because vitality is lowest then. People with heart or kidney trouble suffer a lot Jom headaches. It is a great mistake for them to dose themselves with pain killers. The headache is a warning that their chronic trouble is in need of medical attention. and they had better take heed of the warning. Eyestrain headaches seldom affect people with really bad sight. They just can't see, and they don’t strain themselves trying to do so. People with very small errors in their eyes can, by an effort, correct these errors and see clearly. And they do natural-

ly. But the constant effort is so wearing to the delicate eye mechanism that a headache is the result, then the eye begins to feel as though it was being drawn from the socket, and at last the effort is too much and the sight suddenly becomes blurred. If this happens, have your eyes tested properly by an oculist. Even if glasses were ugly, which modern ones are not, it's far better to be able to see properly than to go round with your face contorted with eyestrain. To sum up, the most frequent causes of headache are constipation, eye strain, stuffy rooms and over-tiredness. But headache may be due to more serious things, and if it is persistent and wakes you at night, get medical advice. HINTS. Do you know that velveteen is easily washed at home? Shake the dust out; use warm water (80 deg. F.) and soap flakes. Move the article up and down, but do not squeeze it. Use lots of soapy water and two rinsing waters. Put it on a coat hanger, and shake it while drying. A fairly cool iron is best, and iron on the wrong side of the material. Lemon juice has a beautifying effect on the complexion if taken internally in either hot or cold water. As warmed up meat has less flavouring than that which is freshly cooked, special care must be taken with the seasoning and flavouring, as well as the garnishing- of the dish. The addition of a border of rice, macaroni, haricot beans, etc., may make a small, uninteresting portion of meat into a good and attractive course. If you want to send flowers by post ,dip the ends in a little melted wax before packing. This seals the stalks effectively and the flowers will arrive at their destination in good condition. Any books which have become damp should be left in the sunshine for a time. This will prevent them from becoming mildewed. If boiling fresh meats place in fast boiling water and then boil for 5 minutes, and let the meat simmer for several hours, according to size of joint—2o minutes to the ‘pound and 20 minutes over. Brown sugar is an antidote to salt. If you make your stew or soup too salty, add a small teaspoon of brown sugar, and the briny taste will disappear. Every home where there are children should have some simple remedies at hand in ease of accidents or sudden illness.' Cottonwool, gauze, boracic lint, iodine, carron oil (invaluable for burns), and ammonia, are all essential.