LADIES’ COLUMN.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17764, 11 December 1929, Page 2

LADIES’ COLUMN.

A FLYER’S OUTFIT. We, so far away, do not really grasp how much fl.ing as a means of progression r ml as an amusement has progressed in the older lands. We hear,, with very ITtt'e interest, I fear, how Lady So and So has established another record, but this does not explain to our minds that the aeroplane js likely th supplant the motor-car within a few more years, as a pleasurable means of going from one place to another. Huw near this is will be grasped when it is noticed- that the whole front page of ‘‘The Queen’’ is devoted to advertis.ng the new flying kit for a woman/ and very charming she looks. It- is composed cf a scarlet leather coat,' with a belt and cap to match,. accompanied by neat breeches and boots something like long riding boots. The whole outfit is not costly, as clothes po amongst the more glded of the women of the world. The leather coat costs "eight guineas, and the breeches seven guir.e s, while the helmet and gloves - will cost £3 10s for the pair. Flying is very near as a popular pastime when it becomes translated into fashion’s output for the season.

KEEPING THE FEET IN GOOD CONDITION.

Many women who pay regular attention to their hands, and are very particular about their hair and complexion. quit© neglect their feet, yet unless the feet are in good condition. it is impossible to enjoy life fully or lock one’s best. Tired, aching feet, troublesome corns and irritating chilblains, cause lines of tire ness and worry Mo appear on the face.. The basis of all foot culture must he astute cleanliness. Give the feet a bith every day, and change'the .slocking, frequently. Ta hot weather clem stockings should be donned every day. Comfortable shoes are another nece sity. Slioas that pinch or cramp the feet in any way are sure to lead to pi inful corns and callouses. For tired feet there is nothing better than a hot bath of salt and witter. Add a breakfastcupful of salt to a foot-bath of hot water, and soak the feet in the solution for a.t least ten minutes. Then dry the feet very clarofullv, attend to any corns—-

after this soaking they can be reiroeed quite easily—'and massage them with a little, talcum powder. Trim the toe- . mils regularly, rememtering alwavs to cut them straight across, never in a curve. If one is contemplating a walking tour, and it is desirable to harden the feet, rub them unightly for about a week beforehand with a little methylated spirits. If the feet are hard, and ferns and callouses are very trou-e----soine, so ale them every night in a strong solution cf hot watermand common soda, and after crying them t or(ouglilv, massage them with olive oil. This is also a good treatment for chilblains. Plunging the feet into cold water, after they b*ye had a. hot bath will help to restore a faulty circulation, and it should be done-when the fronts of the legs are “sprayed” owing to cold winds and frosts. Massage the legs with olive oil afterwards. Exercises which necess'tate the moving of the toes, the bending of the feet backwards and forwards from the instep, and. standing and walking on the tips of the toes, nre all good for making the feet supple and slim.

AN UNUSUAL FEMININE OCCUPATION. For centuries past the Japanese have employed women -ns divers in, the pearl industry. Foi merly, whole families were divers, but the prerogative gradually became more and more that of the women, and now at letst 90 per cent, of Japanese pearls are gathered by them. Most of the women have their homes along the shores of .Ago Bay, in the Shinia, province, and here oysters abound. The water is the girls’ playground from their earliest years, so that, when they reach the age of 13 or 14 and can love school, most of thefn can dive. Indeed, a mother in these places will superintend the diving .exercises cf a daughter with a'l the care that most other mothers in Japan expend on instruction in household taska. Once, a diver, a girl’s life becomes part of a welbordered machine until she is too old to continue her work. From 8 to 10 hours a day, for 10 months in the year, she dives into from 15 to 45 feet of water. January j and February are usually too cold for

diving, but even then a few hours i are spent collecting pearl-oysters. j A woman -who does not- roach the i point of greatest efficiency us a diver until slie is about 25. The pay she receives is small—2o sen to 2 yen a day (a yen is about 25.) The continual exposure to wind and water destroys her benuty, and so it is everv girl s ambition to marry early. After marriage, the husband becomes a drone, leaving his wife to support the family While diving, the women wear speci) iR dresses made of white muslin I or grass cloth. Their hair is twisted into a light knot on the- top of the head with a cloth wound through it. Glass goggles protect tlie r eyes. Each diver lias a small tub attached to hotwaist, in which to carry the oysters.

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