WOMAN’S WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 27 August 1930, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs Harold Evans, Eenall Street, is visiting Levin. Miss Martin, Auckland, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs F. W. Martin, Church Street. Mrs Charles Lett, Pahiatua, is the guest of Mrs D. Lett, Casel Street. Mrs George Reynolds, Mayfield, is visiting Marton. Mrs B. McGregor, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs Beynolds, Itenall Street. Mrs Gibson, Essex Street, has returned from a visit to Wellington. Miss Nora McKay, West Bush Bead, has returned from a visit to Wanganui. Miss Bernstein, Christchurch, ia the guest of Mrs Kenneth Stewart, Te Ore Ore. Miss Noel Booth, Carterton, was recently presented at Court ’ ady Wilford, wife of New " iga Commissioner. M t.ou" .» ■. -i - v . C> t m Boys’ The St. Matthe L»a;es’ Guild held a gift afternoon in the Parish Hall, when there was a large attendance of members. Two amusing competitions were held, the winners being Misses Creswell and - Periy. Several highly appreciated musical items were given, the contributors being Mrs Prior and Mrs Stqpforth (songs) and Miss McKain (recitation). It was decided to hold a social afternoon on September 25.

Leather waist belts are much in evidence. The majority of tweed coats are finished with them. They are wider than usual and often decorative, a special fancy for plaited leather belts being noticeable. The suite are adorned round the waistline with the narrowest of narrow leather belts, some of them no more than half an inch in width, to continue the trimness of line. A minute black and white check suit was accompanied by such a belt half in black and half in white. The effect was very smart.

Cretonne bags to fit over drosshangers and protect evening and other light frocks from dust in the wardrobe are useful innovations. Books with shabby covers and paper covered ones take one a new lease of life if they have cretonne covers made for them. These are put on just like brown-paper covers, secured from flipping off with a neat stitch or two on the inside. This is a good way jof lengthening the existence of favourite and much-thumbed nursery books. Blotters of cretonne look smart on bedroom writing tables. They are simple to make. Cardboard, or a couple of old book covers, slightly padded with cottonwool, form the foundation.

Long skirts have failed so far because woman—with all her newlyfound freedom—did not take the trouble to woo the new fashion, gently. She swept herself into long skirts as if they were a new sort of absinthe cocktail, or “murder” treasure hunt; something to be jumped at in steeplechase style, writes a Londoner. The result has been that woman has made her sex look slightly ridiculous. Long skirts have, however, come to stay. But the women who paraded idle Ascot paddock on the first day with dresses that trailed the ground and looked as if their owners “were losing something” did the new fashion no g :o-3 service. It is no longer sufficient simply to walk in to your dressmaker and say, “I want something smtrt.” Long skirts must be worn properly, women nust learn how to pick them up becomingly, how to walk graciously (so that the knees do not protude), and also what to do with the arms. Swinging them at the side is n) good.

An interesting interlude during the Wightman'Cup match between English and American women lawn tennis players at Wimbledon at the week-ed. says an English writer, was a teaparty which the members of the AllEngland Lawn Tennis Club recently had with the competitors in th? tea room allotted to the latter above players’ quarters. Mrs Wills-Moody, after a strenuous singles match changed into a two-piece suit of black and yellow printed crepe de chene. With this ensemble, which had the modish three-quarter length coat and an imitation red and yellow carnation on one shoulder, Mrs Wills-Moody had a big black straw hat with a waxed yellow ribbon. The Champion has succumbed to the fashion for scarlet finger nails. Mrs Godfrey, who made her return to first-class tennis after n long interval, chose a green and white two-piece for her non-playing intervals. Miss Mudford was dashing about the players’ quarters in a green crepe de chene coat and skirt with a white blouse. Miss Helen Jacob’s blue and white tweed beret was Worn with blue jersey frock and coat to match.