Ladies Column

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17479, 25 January 1919, Page 8

Ladies Column

A SUMMER DUST-COAT OR

RAIN-COAT

In sumniier, as in less pleasant seasons, n rain.coat is a necessity of ."he wardrobe, and it is well that it shouid be a smart one, since quick changes of weather, from storm to sunshine, often bring about the consequence that a woman .finds herself obliged to wear her rain-coatl ong after the rain has ceased. The summer rain.coat should be as light-weight as possible and cool-w?ar-ing.

The girl who happens to be without ;m orthodox rain coat and begrudges the money that must be spent in the purchase of the same might care to Iry her hand at making a substitute, using a proofed Moth material and a simple pa:, tern, after the fa.sh.on, for instance, of the summer rain-coat illustrated. This might be copied without very much difficulty, and the pattern, again, would serve for a dust-coat to protect a delu cate frock from soil. The dust-coat should bs made of tussore silk or alpaoa. The quantity of 42-inch material required for 'he coat is 52 yards. There" ait1, in all, seven pieces of the paper patrern, including one front of I coat, half the seamless back, half the

collar, one sleeve, in two parts (upper and under), one "'.pocket, and half ihe two. piece belt, 'the sleeves "have no cuffs, but the latter are suggested by two lines of stitching. The collar, belv and pocket.,- ore also stitched. ■ In cutting out the pattern, the front of coat, upper sleeve, pocket, and halfbelt should be laid on the full width of material, arranged double, two pieces being Jaid one against the other, right sid-es facing. The rest of the material should be folded lengthwise, and tha straight edges of back and collar lai,d to f'he fold. Collar and belt must be lined and the belt finslwd with a b'ulttbn and buttonhole back and front.

A smart little hat, close-fitting and trimmed .with ribbon and flowers, is illustrated with the coatjXjind suits windy and dusty weather.

PIERROT SUIT FOR, LITTLE BOY

Mothers witili little boys to clothe will doubtless look with interest at the ;•- lustration of the knickers and shirt suit for a lttle boy of four or five years. The knickers are a capital pattern for cotton materials for seaside and country wear, and would be serviceable in a stout quality of dark blue linen, and very pretty in pai € blue or pale green, whi!e, of course, they would cut well also in sergs. At the top they are pro. vided with three butonholes in front and thi'ee at th« back, and correspond, ing buttons must be sewn to the waist

of the silk or cotton shirt worn with th«j knickers. The .shirt illustrated is slightly double-breasted, fastening with buttons and buttonholes towards the left, and a charming finish is given to the appearance of the shirt by a Pierrot collar with cuffs to match of pleated silk or muslin. A white twill or Japanese silk shirt, with pnle b!uo i-loth.knickers, would look very well or the suit might be mads up with knickers and shirt. o f whi re inwn. The design works out attractive, iy, in fact, in various ways.

HAPPINESS IN WORK

The girl who wants to be happy in her work must tak c a real interest in it, and do the best she can with it. The only way that &"he can get joy out 01 her work is to do it in a joyous way, whole-heartedly. "Do yeur work well, girls, as well as you possibly can," said a mother to her daughters as,'they were about to go out into the business world and become bread winners, "and rest assured that if you d.o this, somehow things wijl work well for yon. If you are not fitted for the work you have taken up,-try something eke, end you will find your .sphere after a while. But the thing to do now is to be quite sure tha.t it is no* so much dissatisfaction with your work as di-?. satisfaction with yourself and lack of interest'in your work that may perhaps incline you to be discouraged at the be. ginninic.

Miny are aptt to find fault wth circumstances and e nvironmeiit, of sayin.; that they only need a chance to mak1? good, when the truth of the matter is that what is really needed is a little more character.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When dishes used for cooking have b&come discoloured, rub <them with damp salt until all stain is removed.

A marble boiled in milk, porridge, custards, etc., will automatically do thfs stirring as the liquid cooks, and 69 prevent burning. * * #

Scatter salt on a carpet when sweep, ing, and yon will not only find it has a cleansing effect, buix that it also ke3ps away moths.

Liquid ammonia is" invaluable for washing silver, softening bath-wateT. and producing a good lather when wash, xng woollens. ■ *■ . ' ♦ ' *.

Dissolve a teaspoonfui of saltpetre in a cup of cold water and throw over a scuttle of coal. Th c fire will be brighter and last longer. , * ♦ *•■■•'

If a fire ha 3 to be left unwatched for several hours put a handful of salt oh the top of the coals. Tliis will prevent the fu.el burning away too quickly.; ,■■ ■ * * *

Alway s shrink -wool to b<> used for darning, purposes by holding the skein In the steam from a boiling kettle. Other, wise the wool will shrink and make a hole larger than the original one.