WOMAN’S WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 18 May 1932, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs W. L. Free, Pownall Street, and her children, are at Tinui. Mrs L. Kendall, Wellington, is staying with her sister, Miss N. Williams, Victoria Street. Miss Doris McLean, Wellington, is visiting, her home in Pownall Street. Mrs George Wagg, Renall Street, leaves to-day on a visit to Wellington. Miss Fay Hogg, Church Street, is on holiday in Napier. Mrs Harold Beetham, Lansdowne, is visiting Wellington. Miss M. Ibbetson, Church Street, is spending a few days in the Empire City. Miss Mary Edson, is visiting friends in Masterton. Mr. and Mrs G. J. Goldsman and t family leave to-day for their new home in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs J. Hessey, Renall Street, have returned from a holiday in Australia. Mr. and Mrs Eric Miller, Khandallah, have been visiting Mrs W. McNair Miller, Lansdowne. Mr. and Mrs R. S. Gerrand left Masterton by motor on Monday for their new home at Eltham. In St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North last Wednesday afternoon Miss Kathleen Hornblow, jonly daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. K. Hornblow, of Foxton, was married to Mr. Thomas Chipper, second son of Mr. and Mrs A. Chipper, of Island Bay, Wellington. The officiating minister was the Rev. G. T. Brown, M.A., who was assisted by the Rev. J. A. E. Pres.ton, Foxton. “The best cosmetic is fresh airi” At least, that is what a famous physician has stated. Be this as it may, fresh air is a great beautifier, yet it is no cosmetic. Natural beauty and artificial beauty cannot be confused, but there is no doubt that beauty in itself can be vastly improved by fresh air. One of most elaborate bridal gowns in London, with a trained skirt three yards long and made in sixty sections, was shown at a dress parade. It took nineteen yards of pale lilac satin—a new colour for a bride—the designer spent two days cutting it out, and it was in the hands of the embroideresses for three weeks. To fill cracks in floors, soak old newspapers in strong alum water until a soft pulp is formed. Press this hard into the cracks with a blunt knife. When dry cover it with paint and it will scarcely show. Another method is to cut papers up finely and soak them. Then make a paste by boijing one pound of flour in three quarts of water and add a teaspoonful of alum; boil the shredded paper in this until it becomes like putty. Force this into the cracks and, when thoroughly dry, stain or paint to match the floorboards. In washing silk, jersey cloth and hand knitting, striped blouses and jumpers have been raised to untold heights of elegance, and the shorter your woollen jumper or coat this season, the more chic it will be, an oversea authority states. The jumper may be finished by a deep band of ribbing which grips your waist or finishes with a. couple of sash ends which tie at one side. But, however, these are made, they must look like an essential part of the suit and not like a casual afterthought, for fashion permits no odds, and ends this year. Everything must look as though it was planned at once and exquisitely neat—even though you may have renovated last year’s suit.

Well-dressed women arc to wear sackcloth this spring, according to a writer in the “Daily Mail.” This is not a kind of penance; on the contrary, the material is being used for some of the smartest suits seen in the London collections. There is not the slightest doubt about its origin, for although its varieties have been given those awe-inspiring names which only dressmakers can think of, the saleswoman, if you ask her what it actually is, will reply in a confidential whisper, “Oh—er .. . really a kind of sackcloth, madam.” Some of it is made in the finest wool, and has that rough, uneven matt surface which fashion demands this year. I have seen it made of linen threads, too, for jaunty little suits which, although originally intended for Cowes or the country, will certainly be seen about town when the spring comes. One of these suits had a trim skirt in a brown speckled sackcloth—which looked almost like a fine Irish tweed—with a deep pleat back and front, and a jacket in plain material which was cut with a low oval front. Almost as amusing are the little turbans made of furniture webb°r the broad tape which serves to hold, up the springs of a bed. And if you want to be shod with linen, too, you can buy shoes made of it in natural colours with unobtrusive and attractive little floral trimmings.

The possibilities of the gaily printed scarf are immense, a London correspondent observes. If you have chosen a bright coloured outfit, then the scarf is even brighter. If your suit is black, brown or navy, then the scarf supplies the note of gaiety which should distinguish this season’s clothes. These scarves may be long or short, square or triangular, and always of more than cne colour. Short, woollen scarves in gay coloured stripes are sold with woollen “Johnny” caps to match. “Johnny” caps are rather like a child’s stocking cap. These are made

in all sorts of woollen and jersey fabrics, in gay colours and quite inexpensive. They are pulled right on to the head, and the surplus length is turned back over the edge and draped in casual folds. It is surprising the chic affect some clever girls can give to these caps, merely by the angle they put them on and the way they drape ; the edges. Fairly large scarves in sec- I tions of red, white and blue, or red, j white and black, are extremely smart I with navy or black costumes. A scarf j that is easily made is to have one side | to match the suit or top coat, and the | other some vivid shade which can be | repeated in the hat or bag, or again, j let the centre part of the scarf be a | neutral colour and gay-coloured, point- 1 ed pieces at each end. Aim at original- J ity when selecting a scarf, but see that I it looks part of the ensemble.