BEAUTY HINTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18459, 28 December 1929, Page 10

BEAUTY HINTS.

Finger nails that are inclined to be brittle should be soaked in olive oil. A never-failing cure for dandruff is, just before washing the hair, to rub a little olive oil into the scalp, then wash in the usual way, using a good soap and rinsing The juice of a lemon added to the final rinsing w r ater of a shampoo will make the hair beautifully fluffy. Borax is excellent for hot, perspiring hands. To remove the trace of tears from the eyes bathe them with weak tea. Sitting over the fire is a great enemy to beauty, and at no time i 6 it more so than just before going out into frosty air. A small piece of cotton wool is an excellent substitute for an ordinary puff —when soiled it can be thrown away and a fresh piece used. When the teeth are inclined to loosen tincture of myrrh is a good thing to use. LACE. Lace is the most feminine of all fabrics. A woman’s most tender and intimate memories—her mother’s soft draperies, her wedding veil, a baby’s christening-robe—are wrapped in old lace. But as a medium for dresses it was considered too heavy and ageing until modern designers contrived to make it the fairy fabric it is now. Cendres de roses is the most popular tine for coloured lace—a dim, brownpink, very suggestive of the ashes of roses; and next to it come flesh colour, pearl, and magnolia. Some dressmakers are using vivid colours, but, as usual, black lace triumphs.

POLITENESS. There is a story concerning a tourist travelling in France, who remarked to a native of that country: “What’s the good of all this politeness of yours? It doesn’t mean anything. It is only the wind.” And the native replied: “Maybe. There’s nothing but wind in a pneumatic tyre—though it gets you over the rough jars and jolts of the road more comfortably.” THE QUEEN’S FLOWERS. Like Princess Mary and the Duchess of York, the Queen keeps one room in which she always arranges the flowers herself, and it is here that she has enjoyed placing large bowls filled with tawny gold chrysanthemums, red leaves and autumn berries, writes one who knows. Disguised as a. golden casket is a wonderful new loud-speaker. A lady friend of mine lives at Battersea, and when I had tea with her recently, she told me all about the surprise visit the Queen paid to Battersea Park in the summer, to see the Old English Garden there. Battersea, of course, was delighted with its Royal recognition. A little while ago it was being called “Princess Elizabeth’s Park,” owing to the frequency of this little lady’s visits. Band Leader: “Why were you silent for five minutes?” Saxophone Soloist: “That was a request number.”

CORDIALS FOR BEAUTY. Try this beauty drink, taken either hot or cold: Blend a dessertspoonful of' patent barley to a paste with cold water, and add it to two pints of fast boiling water. Simmer for twenty minutes, strain and add it to the juice of two sweet oranges and a teaspoonful of honey, if liked. This is specially good for clearing the complexion. Black currant tea, one of the sovereign remedies for colds, made by stirring a teaspoonful of the jam into a cacup of hot water, is an aid to /.Tightening the eyes if it is drunk cold and a piece of lemon peel is added when making. Orange juice in every form is also a specific for dull eyes. Add it to a large glass of tonic water, and drink every morning before breakfast. For mid-morning try grating the rind of two lemons, add the juice of another two, and about a pint of cold water. Place a sprig of dried mint and a spoonful of honey in the jug. Stir well, leave to stand for an hour or two and strain. This drink will help to whiten the skin. “GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST.” It’s a thing we all have to do at times, but most of us tend to do it too often. It makes for weakness of character, you see. There’s something rather despicable about people who can’t keep anything to\ themselves. I once said to a friend: “Have you an hour to spare? There’s something I want to get off my chest.” “Come in,” she answered, “I seem to be an excellent dustbin, for so many people must get rid of their woes on me!” Then, suddenly, I realised my selfishness. I knew that my friend was one of those people who would never betray a secret. And, that being so, she was often used as what she called a dustbin—a receptacle into which we poured the ugly, worrying things that were hurting us.

THINGS WORTH KNOWING. Earrings should be worn in long, slim styles. Pearls are immensely popular, but if your heart craves coloured earrings, then precious, semi-precious or just bright “brummy” stones set in platinum or platinette are your best bid. Elaborate evening shoes are simply not done any longer. Bejewelled strappings, tinselled inlets and diamante heels have been banished, and the plainly-cut crepe de chine or satin dyed to match or contrast with the dance frock is the evening shoe of the moment. A fiat, cut stone buckle is, however, permissible. Black enamel and brilliants are most used as mediums for incidental jewellery? Black and brilliant cats in the form of brooches are worn with afternoon frocks. ’ Sailing ships, also in brilliants and enamel, decorate the upturned brim of black hats or the lapel of a tailored black suit, and, of course, there are bracelets, slim, flexible bracelets in the same combination, that are the latest and the smartest. COTTON WOOL FOR POWDERING. A roll of cotton wool belongs in every dressing table drawer. It is far the cleanest way of putting on powder, for you can throw each piece away after it has been used once. Blackheads, and most skin blemishes are caused by dirt getting into the skin, usually through a grubby powder puff. Cotton wool is very useful for putting on lotions or removing cream. You will find that it takes off the cream far more thoroughly if you dip the wool in warm water first and afterwards wring it well out. TEA FLIGHTS OVER LONDON. “You don’t know your London at all,” said a flying man to me to-day, write a Londoner. I made the appropriate retort. “Have tea with me some day and I’ll tell you why,” he said. “Right. Where?” “Flying over the Town. Everybody’s doing it but you.” And on enquiring at the Croydon air port I found that more than 2000 people have had afternoon tea flights over London in the past few months.