BRIGHT IDEAS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21185, 4 November 1938, Page 12

BRIGHT IDEAS

SUMMER TIME COTTONS Make the most of your summer cottons by tying them about the waist with string belts. Ordinary hemp, in light weight, is plaited in three or four double strands to make a flat belt, with the ends fastened in a bow at the front. The ends are unbraided and often have large wooden beads strung on' them. The hemp may be left the natural colour or dyed a shade to pick up some bright note in the print of the frock. Remember your mementos of happy days, movie stubs, programmes, dance invitations and so on by pasting them all hit or miss on a bright coloured blotter such as you can buy very cheaply. When they are arranged, varnish the whole thing with white shellac and you have a colourful wall decoration for your room and your keepsakes will be preserved. Have your hair ribbon wide. Tie it in a huge bow, or knot, atop your head. It looks smart and different and holds your hair in place quite nicely. Dress up your beach clothes with a necklace and bracelets of taffy coloured raffia woven or braided with china beads. It’s an idea from California you’ll love to copy on any beach or at the old home swimming pool. Tuck in your chiffon hankie by putting a pocket in that new dress you are making, from which it may float engagingly. The handkerchief will dress up the frock if it hangs from the breast pocket, a hip pocket, or is tucked into a short puffy sleeve where it makes a dash of colour.

Emphasise your hair by letting it shine through your beach or sports cap. The cap of the moment is open as can be, made of mesh or net, lose enough to hold your hair but not so fine as to keep out the sun and air. One style is made of a heavy net cut in a single strip to fit tightly about your head, and run with ribbon or elastic to hold it in place. The ends are gathered together at the top in a perky bunch. Another is of silk cording or raffia. A narrow '-raid band holds the cap in place and wide loops are fastened at the top with a bow.