Fashions and Furbelows.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18960, 6 January 1930, Page 13

Fashions and Furbelows.

1 Notes by Special Contributors

FASHION NUGGETS. Nets of the heaviest variety are used both for afternoon and evening wear. They show the new fitted lines and long skirts. Many afternoon dresses are shown with long, tight sleeves. In many instances the long skirts, especially in very sheer materials, have even hemlines —the foundation of the gown reaching just below the knee. Ensembles still hold sway for the early autumn days. Crepes, velvets and satins prevail for dressy wear, while tweeds and novelty wools are used for street or travelling. Much fur is being shown on these garments. Unusual neck and sleeve treatment ia noted in this season’s garments. Drap- • ery may modify every angle. Lingerie or lace is much used. The sleeves are becoming important again. At the wrist there may be shirrings, handkerchief drapes, or bows. Often a cull ©f fiat fur adds much to the cloth dress. ALUM FOR SEPTIC NAILS. So many women suffer from septic fin-ger-nails that a suggestion for a simple remedy should be welcomed. I had suffered for two years from a gathering tinder my nails and had tried many remedies until I began to experiment with alum. In less than three weeks my fingers were completely cured. I made a mixture of equal parts of zinc ointment, boracic acid and powdered alum and applied it every night, pushing it well under the base of the nail. As it is impossible for a housewife to keep her hands out of water during the treatment, I used equal parts of boracic and powdered alum during the day, forcing it well under the skin after drying the hands carefully. It is three months since I cured myself and there is now no trace of the distressing trouble. The germ which causes the festering can be destroyed only by drying it out completely, and * the" alum in combination with boracic acid proves most effectual. TIRED OF TAN. Now that the holidays are over, so ■ roanv girls are regretting their “Lido | Tan.” and wishing they could remove it.

That golden tan which was such a thrill during the summer months, when we loved to “show the world” that we had been sun-bathing by the sea, now the dancing season is about to dawn, has grown a bore. The goldenness has worn off, and we feel our complexions look dirty and drab, and we’d give anything to have that pink and whiteness restored again

It is much easier acquiring tan than losing it. But there is a way. Try a nightly application of lemon juice and peroxide. Slightly cream the neck, face, and arms first, then dab on lemon juice to which has been added an equal part of peroxide of hydrogen (20 vols strength). Leave to dry into the skin all night. You’ll find if you are very patient that a few weeks of this treatment — done religiously every night—will remove the most stubborn sunburn, showing the cream and roses below