Some Suggestions

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16941, 16 January 1923, Page 10

Some Suggestions

NEW NOTES IN EAR-RINGS. SPANISH COMBS AND BANDEAUX CBy PAULINE COURLANDER.) Extremely long ear-rings arc bein;. worn sometimes so long as to touch the shoulder. They are 'of exquisite workmanship, in platinum with tim pearls, lind bits of onyx arc of ter One design that is especially favourcr lias a thin platinum chain dotted wit.h small pearls and about, two inche; long. On this dangles the more sub-

j stantial part of the ear-ring—perhaps f- si ng l © P ea '-i set in a platinum jewelled holder, or a carved medallion of onyx ! or .lade in a beautifully worked setting. | ihe tendency seems to be to keep the j solid part ol the ornament below the ‘>f the cheek and thus avoid I broadening the face. ’ G,€at attention i„ paid to hair nrna- ; n cuts. Ihe simple twist in the nape j ol G,e llor; k allows the high Spanish ! , t j. ( ; r y ib " r 1,10 bandeau or the diadem. J his .last is. of course, only suitable | ler full evening dress, and requires a certain splendour both in clothes ami j tl’ri'' wearer to be successful. But the ! jewelled bandeau and the cfomb make i inore modest demands and may be worn ; with afternoon frocks. BEAUTY AND THE j DEBUTANTE. j The very young girl i* apt- to be ; rather careless in looking after her ; complexion. By this I do not mean ) that she neglects to do all she can ! to enhance her best points, blit in the | majority of cases she does not give ! her complexion the care necessary to j preserve it for later life. Unlike the to realise that the neglect of to-day j must he paid for to-morrow and that i smooth, unlined skin in her lave ! thirties and forties is by taking reasonj r.ble care of her complexion in early i s<mLll * REMOVING ALL TRACES. • No matter how late the dance or liow j tiled she may be, a girl should not go | to bed without first removing all traces j M i powder and cream used during the j day ; to allow them to remain on the j rkin all night is to induce wrinkles. During sleep the muscles of the face relax and the tiny pores pf the skin | should he allowed to breathe freely, j vhich is impossible when they are clogged with cream and powder. It is j not necessary to use soap and water | U cleanse the face at night. A ! cleansing lotion, which can be made j l y adding half an ounce of eau de ' Cologne to lour ounces of rosewater, will he found, quite effective. It should i j ce applied with a piece of cotton wool i and the face dried with a soft towel. 1 Always take special care to remove all I traces of powder from around the eves, lor it is here that wrinkles first form • The girl with a fine, delicate skin would he wise to use a lotion as foundation* for powder instead of cream, as bv so- doing a clearer effect is I secured.

Five minutes devoted to the hair at night is worth tpn in the morning Shake down the hair, comb it out. then part it across the middle and brush first ■n one side, then on tho other. Then, throwing the hair over the. head, brush tt from the. nape of the neck towards the ends. LONG, THICK HAIR If the hair is very long and thick ;t. is best to divide it in two and plait it loosely, but the more the air is allowed to pass through the hair the better it will he both for increasing the growth and preserving the colour' f o that whenever possible it is best to

CLOTHES THAT KILL. (By a PHYSICIAN.) V hen some patients come to me suffering from headache, throat trouble, dr nervous breakdown, I don't order them medicine, I merely order a change of clothing. An unwise choice of clothes—a determination to be in the fashion, or perish —is the cause of much sickness to-day. People wear too little or too much; they wear the wrong garment?, or the wrong sizes of the right garments. Imitation silk stockings frequently cause. blood poisoning. Coloured stockings, too, can cause a foot trouble difficult to cure. This is due to the dye used in the making of t-h$ shoddy stuff. Straw hats of the cheap variety may injure the scalp, and the large lists for women, now jumping into fashion in place of the sensible small toqftes, are causing many headaches. Common-sense clothes should be like the sailor’s—loose and coni fort aide. This, in a man, doesn't necessarily entail baggy trousers, bulgy sleeves and gaping waistcoat. It your tailor gives you a perfect, easy fit, you won’t need to worry. But when you have to sit down carefully lest you spoil a “ crease.” or cannot freely move your arms or neck, then you’re badly dressed, however expensive your suit may have been. Your hat ought to fit a.s a. glove fits — it shouldn't lie screwed down too tight on your head. Your collar should on no account be tight. and don’t pad yourself with underclothing as if you were a punching machine. Another thing to remember is not to wear heavy boots unless you are out for a walking tour. When lacing your boots, remember that your blood needs to circulate in vour feet. Tight boot-lacing is very harmful. TAME CATS. Much as it grieves me. T must admit that at present the dullest things in trousers arc more warmly welcomed in the London drawing-room than Genius in skirts. I do not mean that they are actually greeted with more effusion. But the sight of them induces a pleasant glow of satisfaction. “ 0m- tea-party was a success. There Many hostesses go so far as to think the mere presence of these males is sufficient. They need not attempt to he brilliant, or even useful. The great | indisputable fact is that they are there, *

vx3*|&? to other women, who may he thinking of having a few friends in next Sunday. They are, as it were. Truth compels me to state that they are also, generally speaking, unmitigated bores. And the greater numbe’y°u contrive to collect together the less amusing they will become. The Tame Cat (in America they call him. I believe, the Parlour Lizard) doe* not love the society of his own species. He ran stand one more of his own breed in a drawing-room, or at the utmost two. For there is something feminine about him ; he wants to ho To be really in his element he should be the one male in the midst of an eager throng of women. It is his ambition to be regarded by his fellow-men as a groat favourite of the sex- * “ladies’ man.” Outwardly, perhaps, he is. But T do not think we really care for him very much. You seldom find a. Tamo Cat being Ted to the altar—or the register office. In the first place, we have a lurking suspicion that liis sympathies *re too widely diffused. He would probably behave to all the other women just as ho behaves to us. Then, again. wher« Ir the glory in capturing him ? Tt would be almost unsportsmanlike, shooting a- sitting bird. Anyone could do it. Tt may be regrettable, but I think there is some solid truth in the old idea that we prefer men who have shown a certain amount of spirit. Even a touch of vice or temper. Every woman loves a rake at heart. I am aware that this is a misquotation and not, perhaps, strictly true. We do not love the rake for his rakishness. but merely because his capture—and reform—excite our ambition. There is some sport about tackling him. He is the tiger of the matrimonial forest. Tigers may be dangerous, but they are also interesting. More so than Tame C-ats, anyway f THE USEFUL CORK. Do not throw your corks away. There are many useful purposes which i hey will serve iu the home. Kitchen knives and any cutlery not made of stainless steel may be cleaned with a cork. Moisten the cork, rub <>q anv good household snap, apply to tho blade, and all stains will disappear. FOR CLEANING PLATES. Burnt marks on plates can be treated successfully with a cork and a jittlo damp salt. Rust spots on metal may be removed if they are rubbed with a coi‘k that has been dipped in paraffin. A cork moistened with paraffin, is also splendid for removing marks from health tiles. Spots on linoleum may be treated with a cork which is repeatedly dipped i'l benzine or petrol. Blemishes <m niudowpanes may be romoved with a dry cork. Of course, if ih© spots are actually in the glass they will not disappear, but many marks which have defied ordinary cleaning will yield to rubbing with a cork. SOME FACTS ABOUT T COTTON, Cotton is the cheapest* ©f tho fouF most- used textil© fibres—cotton, linen, wool, and silk. Hence it is used in fabrics wherever cheapness is desired. It is possible to distinguish cotton, from wool and silk because it easily burns without producing a pungent odour and is strengthened rather than weakened when boiled in strong solutions of washing soda. HOW IT IB MERCERISED. Each cotton fibre resembles a piece of twisted ribbon and is seldom more than two inches in length. When cotton is mercerised, however, the fibres become rod-like and lose their twist, and it is to this change that the improved lustre and handle of mercerised cotton is due. Strange though it may seem, cotton is but a modified form of starch, since these two substances have the same composition.