WOMAN’S WORLD

Wairarapa Age, 16 March 1929, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Miss Nora Bunny, Bunny Strpet, is on holiday in Wellington.

Miss Roma Jackson, Marton, is visit ing her home at Kbpuarangia.

Mrs R. H. Wilson, Renal! Street, has returned from a visit to Wellington.

Mrs and Miss Cowie, Dunedin, are the guests of Mrs George Wilson, Essex Street.

Mr and Mrs Clive Matthews, and their two children, of Hamilton, are staying at the Hotel Midland.

Mr and Mrs George Elliott, of Wangaehu, have returned home after a pleasant holiday in the Bay of Island®.

Mrs Malcolm McGregor, South Road, is at present in Wellington as a delegate to W.C.T.U. Convention being held there.

Mi's E. J. Wright, Kopuaranga, gave, a delightful kitchen tea on Friday to Miss Lynd-all Jackson, whose wedding to Mr George Career takes place on Wednesday next.

Mr and Mrs W. W. Chambers, of Eastbourne, Wellington, Mr and Mirs Fred Johnston, Turakina-, and Mrs W. Wall, Wanganui, are in Masterton today for the wedding of Miss Alexia Stewart, Essex Street, to Mr Alfred Shaw, of Wellington. FOR SOCKS AND STOCKINGS. To lengthen the life of silk stockings wash them through between every wear, as then they are newer really dirty, so do not need hard rubbing, which very quickly breaks the thin threads. To lengthen the life of men’s and children’s socks, darn the inside of the heels and toes before the socks are worn at all. The threads need not be taken through to show on the right side. If these hints are followed the life of socks had stockings will be as much as three or four times as long.

A GOOD LEMON PUDDING. There are many lemon puddings, but this is one of the very nicest and . simplest. Mix a breakfastGupful of: i baked breadcrumbs with throe tablei spoonfuls of soft sugar, preferably brown, then with the grated rinds of three lemons; after mixing these very thoroughly together, pour in half a breakfastcupful of cream (or very creamy tinned milk) and the same amount of milk, again doing' your thorough best in the mixing line. Then add the lemons and four-we H-beaten eggs. Put this in a shallow fireproof dish, or a pretty piedish, and bake in a gentle oven for about an hour. Some people like a sprinkling of grated nutmeg added on top at the last. I do. NO LONGER UNLUCKY. People are beginning to explode that old superstitino that green is an unlucky colour. A well-known shop in the Place Vendome, Paris, is specialising in gifts which are entirely emerald ornaments, so expensive that the ordinary mortal can only them; .Jragreen cases, and the quaintest, most mysterious little mascots carved out of jade., In the matter of clothes, green is still a favourite in Paris. Green velvet especially is an essential part of every woman’s wardrobe, and it is often cleverly appliqued with other colours. TL'e lovely brown® and red® of autumn hues are also bewitching us. A well known •woman was seen recently in a wonderful sequin frock in several shades of brown. The effect was startling, but at the same time very elegant. For one moment everyone thought she was clad in tortoiseshell. HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To prevent the juice oozing out of a pie, make a little funnel with greased paper and insert into the pie, where you have made small holes with a skewer. ‘When the fruit boils the bubbles rise into the funnel, which is removed when the pie is cooked. A few pieces of large maccaroni may bo used instead of the funnel.

To prevent fruit custards or juices from soaking into the crust at the bottom of a tart, brush the paste with melted dripping and dust lightly with flour.

To prevent a large fruit cake 'from burning, put a fairly thick layer of salt in the bottom of the oven before putting m the cake.

If wax tissue is stepped in vinegar before it is used to cover the tops of jellies, jams and preserves, it will not, mildew. Suet will not stick to the blade of the knife or grated if the latter is sprinkled with ground rice. Taps should never bp screwed tightly, as this wears the washers out quickly and makes them leak.

FASHIONABLE COIFFURE. Once a woman affected one particular style of coiffure, and wore it without variation for day and evening occasions for years. Now fashion has grown so variable that it is expected of the chic woman that she change her coiffure to suit the type of frock she is wearing. Never before have frock silhouettes had such an influence on hairdressing as they have had within the last year or two. The smart woman now realises that every detail of her toilette must b? in complete harmony to carry out the ensemble idea. Included in the list of details, and among the most important, is the coiffure. Although it has been said that the shingle is doomed, it still continues to flourish, and the women who let iheir hair grow so as to have the chignon or small bun of hair which was fashionable last year are now visiting the hairdresser to lave it cut off again. A long shingle is found to be tho most siiatab l © style of coiffure, for it may be dressed in a number of ways. Tn the evening, the woman with a long shingle brushes it to the back and catches it. with a clasp, where the length at the back of the neck is in

keeping with’ her frock, which dips deeply at the back. The woman with long hair arranges it in a loose Grecian knot, low on the neck, when she dresses it for the evening. When, a dress which dips deeply to one side is worn the hair may be parted at the side, and arranged ini a series of curls or waves to correspond witn the draperies of the frock. Soft and fluffy coiffures are now worn, and the sleek mannish effect is altogether out of .ate. Nothing tight and severely brushed down is smart for coiffures, and, although feminine and fluffy effects arc mow in favour, heads are very well groomed, and no untidy and windblown shingles are alknred. A tight cluster of small curls arranged at the back of the head is popular, as well as curls above the e®rs.

Both side and partings are approved, and generally it may be said that a great deal of laxity is allowed by fashion to the individual who may suit her coiffure to her own style, as long as the feminine effect is adhered to and the gnTConne style is avoided.

THE CHOICE OF PINK. Pink is a colour to be used with discretion in furnishing. Avoid the obvious crude pinks andi choose instead subtile tones with a little blue, yellow or grey in them. The tins of foxgloves and apple blossom, both so lovely and so different, suggest two enchanting schemes for a drawing room or bedroom. LONDON FASHION. There is much individuality expressed in the season’s mode, and it is not easy, as in -other seasons, to generalise upon the prevailing styles. For instance, such a wide variety in tvpes of sleeves and motifs for decoration arc adopted and so many ways of introducing fullness are used, that a short survey may be of interest, write® a. London correspondent of the “Christian Science Monitor.”

The highwayman touch is characteristic of up-to-the-moment sleeves, especially in coats where fur is mainly used for trimming. Other models are so much trimmed that the fur extend® sometimes two or three inches above the elbow. Another style shows the cuff comparatively narrow at the wrist, broadening considerably a few inches up the arm. Again, the cuff may form part of the /sleeve, as in a band running downward round the sieve, forming a loop at the elbow and finishing as a cuff at the wrist. In fur coats cuffs are massive; if one kind of fur only is used, the pelt is wroked im such a way as to accentuate the /shape of the sleeve.

Large sleeves are seen in wraps for evening wear, and form the main feature of the coat. Bishop sleeves, much looped at the back of the arm, in vel vet and brocade are graceful when caught into a band of fur at the wrist. Bands of fur may also be used at interavis up the aim. Very long mandarin sleeves are worn, much trimmed With fur and embroidery; these give a capelike effect to the epat.

The gauntlet style of cuff is popular for dresses for daytime wear. Tight at the wrist, they widen about six ineh-i es up and turn back. This type of cuff in silk looks well on a cloth or velvet dress. An amusing cuff as composed! of lines of embroidery in bright green, yellow and white on a black frock. The writer has noticed a gown in which the cuff on one sleeve was plain, while the other was embroidered in a bright colour. Lace combined with georgette or chiffon is much used for trimming sleeves. For skirts, both hand and machine pleating is popular. The double boxpleat is amusingly treated in Henry the Eighth battlement motif; the scallop effect, is also a new idea in fim-: shoff the hem of a finely pleated skirt. Many are the methods employed for introducing fullness in the’skirt. Neat godet effects are good for daytime wear; these are carefully placed and kept well in hand, being inserted at a right angle in an otherwise straight skirt. A new model of the coat and dress variety shows a blue serge coat with* collair and fadings of bright silver-blue ( fdlk, with what appears to be an underdress of blue silk, but is really only a front. The attractive feature in this model was a slightly godet effect of the blue facing toward the hem of the dress-