Fashions and Furbelows

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17535, 12 May 1925, Page 9

Fashions and Furbelows

NOTES BY SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS.

PHYSIOGNOMICAL SIGN 1 POSTS. 1. TIIK MOUTHFaces are nothing short of physiognomical sign posts if w u but know bow to read them: and. of all features, the mouth is probably tho surest indicator Novelists may rave about the rose- j hud mouth, hut if you conn- up against it in real life beware! You are up against vanity, frivolity, and. alas, untruthful ness, v■ -i often : ■ jompauied by sensuality. The rather large mouth, with full well-proportioned lips that form an almost horizontal line when closed, indicates th e most desirable qualities. Its owner is sure to be truthful, loyal, firm and just. Avoid’ the mouth with the short upper lip—it denotes conceit. A wide mouth with a downward curve labels its ■ owner a gossip ; and he or she should I never be trusted with private inform-

ation: nor should utterances which fall from such be taken for gospel 1 Uiis kind of mouth will originate scandal by l!ic yard. 'ill© wide mouth without the downward curve meretv denotes the born talker, the gifted conversationalist, the raconteur par excellence, the generous, sympathetic, broad-minded souk who is probably a little careless, lacking somewhat in firmness and self-control, but on the whole a verv desirable person--1 alilv and a genial friend. | Never bare your sou! to tho owner !of the thiu-lipped mouth, especially i it the lips curl up at on© corner, usJ ually the left, with a queer little twi-t. ■ on will get neither sympathy nor understanding, but the chances are that vour confidences will bei rewarded with harshness, tuid your trust will surely be betrayed as soon us vour back is turned. The mouth of moderate width, with a distinct i-upid s bow, is a sure sign of an artistic temperament. whether actually seli-expressive or merely appreciative, but its possessor is not likely to l>© practical. [ THE ALTERED NECKLINE. 1 —" ■ Ih© pearl necklace- is undergoing a change which has been rendered necessary by the alteration in the neckline of most of the new English spring models whi.-h show a Y neck. Y Hh a round, square, or bateau neckline predominating, a short string of pearls could be worn. Inn. with this new and longer l;n©, the string has to b© lengthened :d-e. A favourite idea will be to twist the string once round the throat so that ii clasps this tightly, and then to let 1 iie remainder of the beads hang down below the waist. Another way will be to knot the string just at the j point where the A’ decollet-age ends. Another, to twist the string round the throat and let th© remainder hang down the back, either loose or knotted. Although coloured pearls are still tho vogue, there is a reaction growing in lavoiir of strings of pearls interspersed with cut or coloured fanev beads. Another favourite whim is to string large and small pearls together. | UP-TO-DATE TROUSSEAUX. 1 he modern bride does nut collect together a. Inigo trousseau as her mother ami grandmother did. Gone are the day . when • a dozen of everything ’’ was the- rule. Indeed, an Early Yioiorian lady would lift up her hands ii: ! horn-.r at Ihe vr.v f< ,v things which -.•snailv make up a modern trousseau. • and she would certainly look upon her | granddaughter or great-granddaughter as most, neorreci and "lacking m j I'roper pride. " The reasons tor the do- j elii"' in trousseaux are many, but the chief is the swiftness with which fashions change nowadays and the quiclc'ith whi ’. cloths; wear I: the old days a black silk dress oi" very superior material would almost last a lifetime, and would bo worn on all best occasions i\ ith pride. Can anyone imagine a dress nowadays being worn for best yar after year? The modern bride rcali-es ii A no use "having more

irivks. hats and suits than she requires ■or immediate near. As for underclothes her grandmother stitched labori- <•!! ly for months before her marriage, anil at iior death there were several mbroidered linen garm< nts laitl up in lavender which had never be *u licrn •• Willi! i- the go©-,! of that? ’ thinks the girl of to-day. Besides, she is iar too busy working, and loves an out-of-door life too much, to spend long hours sewing: and, for another thing, underclothes change in laslnon as quickly as outer ones, and each frock requires iis nariieular set. It is the sain- with household linen. Nowadays a I ■AI - : m buys ai only those tilings which arc absolutely necessary , for she knows that in a year or two, when she has a- new house or flat or a new scheme of decoration she v ill want another lot of tablecloths, tray cloths, etc. The average girl cannot afford to spend much money on a trousseau. Her own h.ard-earned sirumiceessMrv clothes, and she icrtainlv i- not going to allow her faher. already overburdened with rates and taxes, to waste his money. ! i she is extravagant and provides herself with all the clothes slur longs h r, when she moves to her new homo she will probably find no cupboards iu which to store them or her linen, and they wiii only get crumpled and spoilt by being kept ii\ boxes, so if she is wise she rations herself strictly.