LADIES' COLUMN.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17763, 10 December 1929, Page 2

LADIES' COLUMN.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT BE-T SUITS YOUR/TYPE?

Here is a barometer of fashion offered by Lucien Lelong, Parisian couturier, for-the smart woman who would look her best:— F; ir Haired. —Shades of dresses and furs. Light shades as a rule. Beige in t!i» tone of the hair; chocolate brown lighted with pale rose as a scarf or blouse; Nile greens, vierge bine; any pastel shade. Never wear a hnrsh tone .unless it is ceri-.e ? for sport costumes. Whit© and pink, both dull rather than bright. All black or "night" blue. Sky blue velvet is' especially becoming.

Brown and be : ge furs; especially light furs on coats of blue or green cloth. Ermine or white rabbit. Summer ermine, lynx, wolf. Any pale furs and ■black fox (no silver fox). Fancy -jewellery, light gems mixed with, crystal. Silver Blonde.—Bright shades; little o- no black; no beige, even for travelling. Wear instead grey in aft shades from lightest to darkest. Seme reo, green, bright blue 'in the grey ensemble. Enssmble of mat black. , Good effect of whits in satin or crepe satin. Avoid white spanjjing, but scintillating black is marvellous. Jade green, orchids (mat materials), capucine, periwinkle,; porcelaiii blue. Hats matching dresses. Coats of velvet matching frock with simple .collar . of sable, chinchilla or black fox. No co.it or white fur; no ermine, which give s a yellowish colour to the (hair. Use gray astiv.kan, squirrel, chinchilla. Jewels, pearls exclusi\elv\ Bluish Dark Hair (draped flat).— Any light beige; any light gray.' Bright

shades for sports. Thick, woolly white. Mat black. Cerise and dark red, mat • tor.es. Light, dull yel.o.v. Mat white. In furs: Mat black trimmed with black furs.' Cape made entirely of squirrel. White ermine .without \black dots. Summer ermine. Mat and bright black trimmed with strass. In jewellery, pearls are the best. Apart from theie, diamonds «nly. .Chestnut Hair. Fancy woollen, jf-sped or checkered. Beige matching the shade of hj.tir or lighter; neve? darker. Dark blue and black cl:th or wtra. Satin the sh ;de of the hair or * pinkish beige.. Chiffon,.matching the shade of hair. Bright red, very pale i violet. Coats matching the dresses with small fur collar of sable or mink. In furs:' Coats made entirely-. t,stratum;' capes cf sable or other furs. Few jewels. Djs.reet eml.ro dery with pearjs. A beautiful and. brght necklace. But many fancy bracelets which could also me made of dia-' mends. Auburn Hair.—Any reddish brown matching the hair. Br.ght yelo-v. Bright capucine. Bright pinks. No pale colour except mat white, draped. Very d,irk red, nearly black (uull cloth). Plain materials rather than fancy ones. No jasped, or striped fabric!.. Pinkish beige for ti;e wno.e ensemble, including shoes and hat for motoring and travelling. Dull and soft black material.

Furs, mat.hing the hair Or absolutely black with a black costume. SabJe or ermine without black dots. Heavy jewels in quantity. Curly Brown Hair.—Any fashionable shade except bla:k, unless it enhances bright colours in a jumper or scarf. Deep jeliow, dark fed, very light blue. No grey, but raiher navy blue for simple costume and for travelling. All colours and rather bright ones. No pastel shades. Mat black or spangled. Dark red, sc.ntilla.ting gold and silver. Pasped and checkered, materials. English ttvesd.

In furs: Black astrakam, colt, leopard, angora/ Any light fur in'tr.mmings or in coats. Many jewels maae of coloured stjnes. Real gens or fancy jewels without value.

ONE COOKING FOR TWO MEALS. > Luncheon: Sardine salad. Macaroni cheese with baked potatoes. Fruit cottage pudding.

Dinner: Soup. ham pie, potato, salad. Plum jelly with, ere .m. 1. Cut up and p.rboil veal i.nl ham and boil the eggs hard. 2. Make the pastry and then the pie. 3. Put on macaroni to cook.

4. Make cot.age pudding with any cooked fruit on hand, cohered with sponge mixture.

5. Prepare tomatoes in greetsed tin for baking. 6. Make macaroni cheese «nd put in the over with pie, pudding, and tomja.tces. ';'.'.'

7. Prepare lettuce for salads, and ccok potatoes.

8. Put plums .through sievej add melted gelatine, and set in mould. 9. Clear the stock, make the kind preferred—potato, tomato, green pea, or what you will—iadd flavourings if necessary, and leave in cool spot. 10. Arrange sardines wiih lettuce on individual plates and prepare potato salad.

All that will be necessary at night W'!i be to heat the souo.

ALUMINIUM WARE. The discoyerev of aluminium was one of science's most useful and valued contributions to the home. There is hardly a house in the civilised world 'which cannot btv.st of at least one aluminium cooking utensil.

Aluminium is recogised as the nearest approach t 0... an ideal metal for general culinary ware on account of its lightness, hard-weiring properties, and maleability. There is no fear, of rust or corrosion, chipping, or any of the other disadvantages at 4 ached to the use of iron, tin, or enamel vessels.