Fashions and Furbelows

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17179, 24 October 1923, Page 9

Fashions and Furbelows

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HOW TO WEAR A KNITTED DRESS. “ I’ll never be able to wear this dross!” sighed Betty, looking mournfully at her reflection in the mirror. The garment in question was a onepiece knitted frock, loosely girdled- “ Why not?” I asked. “it is very pretty.” ‘‘ So I thought when I bought it.” rejoined Betty ; “ but I don’t suit it. I’m much too stout.” One wonders how many girls have felt like Betty about a knitted frock.

Lacking a proper knowledge of dress, they have hastily jumped to the conclusion that their figures are at fault. The truth is that they would look very well in a knitted frock if only they had tho sense to know what to weai with it. A knitted silk or wool dress should never be worn, even by those whose figures are Venus-like in their proportions, without a suitable foundationA slip of silk taffetas will make all the difference in the world. It will prevent the dress from clinging to the figure and from becoming baggy at tho knees The same remarks applv to the knitted jumper. It is invariably ugly to look at when worn without a silk foundation. It is an easy matter to “ mount ” a knitted jumper on silk Once a start has been made it is unlikely, in view of the improvement effected. that the work of mounting wil 1 cease until every jumper in the wardrobe has been so treated. Silk, of course, though advisable, i bv no means essential as a foundation?— Other and less expensive materials may be substituted with satisfactory results. Tim Kfvsfc efforts, however, are unquestionably to he obtained hr mean? of a one-niece sligM.lv shaoed Princes? slio. Tt is the ideal fnnnd«*irm for knitted frocks: it tones down the figure and gives a. line unequalled by any other material.

A PATH FOR TO MORROW.

Keep an eye upon to-morrow and to-day will take care of itself. The direction in which your road leads is sc infinitely more important than the

point on that road you happened to i nave reached to-day. We must not ! look at tne bullet but at the target. Keep the end in view, and common sense will provide the means to that end. We need not be geniuses to do this. Quite ordinary faculties will serve, for, as Bacon says, a cripple in the right way may beat a racer in the wrong one. The true man is never satisfied with the things that he is doing; in the way that he is doing them : but is ever aiming at something higher and bigger- He knows that he must fulfil his destiny by this effort to widen and j deepen his life. Utilise your spare 1 moments; those crumbs of time dropped from even the busi-est hours, i j t-> settle what you are going to do or * to be. Begin now. Learn to measure coming events by their shadows, and keep saying to yourself over and over again : ‘‘ Where shall I be. what shall I be doing, next week, next month, next year?” To-day is the time to tread down a pathway for to-morrow. Don’t worry if the oath is narrow at the start. A few stern resolves on your part will soon widen it and clear the way for you to proceed.

THE VALUE OF VINEGAR.

l “ Vinegar is the grand specific, not j only against the plague, but against i all disorders. Jt- --s food and physic, meat and medicine, drink, and julep, i cordial and antidote. Take care never j j to be without vinegar.” This advice, | written in ibo seventeenth century, mav still be followed with profit. Vinegar will effectively remove the odour of cabbage, fish and onions from u'tensils in which these have been cooked, while a room which smells of smoke is quickly cleared by burning a few drops on a hot shovel o r plate. A little vinegar will add brilliancy to blacklead used on file grates, and the appearance of furniture will lie improved if 7>olished with a mixture of vinegar and olive oil. Rust can generally be removed if the cleaning rag . is damped with vinegar. Ku!) vinegar over raw meat and fish ; in summer, and it will be an excellent 1 safeguard against flics, while a little • added to water in which vegetables are | steeped will kill insects. Contrary to • the general impression, vinegar does ! not toughen foods. Rather does it < sweeten and tend to make them more ! easily digested. It should thus.' for j example, always be served with bacon, { and any tendency to bile will be •! counteracted. A inegar can L-e used in place of bath salts; a few drops in water make an excellent mouth wash, and in cases of slight burns or scalds its use mav be recommended : It may also be a very good and refreshing drink, the usual dose being about a tablespoonful to a tumbler of cold water, although tho amount, of course, depends on personal taste. Vinegar is widely used as a cure for various forms of headache. A teaspoonful of malt vinegar, taken in a little water, may be substituted, if desired, for various laxatives.

FOR THE BUSINESS GIRL.

The girl who works every day in an office looks forward very eagerly to her hq|iday, even if it is only of weekend duration, and it is understandable that she should determine to enjoy every minute of it. Some girls seem to believe that enjoyment is synonymous with strenuous exercise; their holiday makes more tax upon their powers of endurance than anyworking day. Instead of getting benefit from the period of recreation, they derive a feeling of exhaustion, which, to a certain extent, mars tho pleasure to which they have been entitled. By reason of their sedentary occupation their muscles are quite unfitted for the strain suddenly put upon them. It is often a temptation to a girl to continue walking, playing tennis or golf, or taking some other unaccustomed exercise after she is really tired out. In consequence, instead of having derived benefit from her holiday, she requires another one the following day to recover from it! It is well for her to remember not to make a business of a holiday.