TO WHITEN THE HANDS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20587, 28 November 1936, Page 11 (Supplement)

TO WHITEN THE HANDS

The best way to whiten the hands is to rub in a little lemon juice every morning and after washing the hands during the day, states an exchange. For very red hands you may soak them in a weak solution of chloride of lime and water. Use a very small quantity of lime, or it will burn the skin.

THE POPULAR CAPE The popularity of the cape is no new thing, but this season’s capes have acquired a grace all their own. The cape of to-day is fingertip length at the back, but frequently shorter in front. For daytime wear the cape may be made of any fabric from which one would make a coat. It may be of georgette, but an equally suitable medium would be taffeta or creaseresisting linen or one of the finer and lighter woollens. No lining is needed. The evening cape of the moment is made of net, stiffened, perhaps, but transparent. It consists of an oblong piece which is pleated into the neck, but otherwise perfectly plain. An ostrich feather cape is worn with frocks of pastel georgette in Paris collections.

The charm of the net style is also to be seen this season. It owes much of its effect to the shimmer of the frock beneath. Black net looks well with most shades and gold net is effective with green or black beneath. FUSS ABOUT CHOCOLATES There has been a terrific fuss about a box of chocolates which was' sent to a girl living at Bournemouth by a friend in Italy. And this because of Article 11 of the Treaty of Peace (Covenant of the League of Nations) Order, 1935, as amended. Instead of the chocolates being delivered in the ordinary way, with perhaps a small duty to be paid, they were seized by the Customs, and although the girl’s father offered to pay any cost, they were withheld. Following is part of the correspondence:—July 11, 1936: I am directed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, in accordance with section 7 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, that a postal packet . . . has been seized and forefieited on the grounds that the goods have been imported into the United Kingdom in contravention of Article 11 . . . July 24; I am instructed to inform you that the articles in question fall within the scope of the prohibition of Italian imports, and that there is no exemption from the prohibition in favour of such goods sent to this country from Italy as presents. There are several other letters in the same strain, but the girl says she is not worrying about the Treaty of Peace, but wants her chocolates!