Woman's World

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18791, 28 May 1923, Page 3

Woman's World

A BEAUTIFUL BRAIDED FROCK. The chief feature of the new tailormades is braiding—they are braided in all sorts of ways. Some are liberally trimmed with flat silk-braid, whole rows of it laid closely one against another panelling the sides of skirts or covering the hips of coats, others are profusely embroidered with fine sou tache. Quite a new idea is CKprcssed in '•orttimes whereof the coats are embroidered everywhere while the skirts me devoid of trimming; but stranger still are the frocks in which the embroidery is concentrated entirely upon the sleeves, which are usually of finer substance' than the rest of the frock. When embroidery is left out of the scheme, the sleeves will, possibly, be of floral voile, and almcst certainly they will be pagoda-shaped in either case.

The pagoda sleeve lends itself beautifully to embroidery, which is admirably set off by the wide, handsome end of a sleeve of the kind. Coat-frocks as well as costumes are very much braided —in fact, the skirts of the most elaborately trimmed models are a mass of zig-zag braiding from hips to hem, and even three colours where the ground is dark. With these much-braided fekirts the acompanym.g tops are quite plain, and reversing the erder of things the coat-frock with much-braided top lias a plain skirt. Between these two contrary styles well nd some very charming coat-frocks and jumper-frocks braided, in a moderate degree, on both bodice and skirt. Belonging to the latter category is the original of the attractive little • umper-frock illustrated, which is carried out in dark blue gaberdine embroidered with cherry-red soutache, the embroidery beautifying the neck,. sleeves;’ waist, and two pendants that fall from the hips on either side of the I skirt. I The jumper-like top is split open at! the right side of the neck to enlarge the head-opening, and the braiding runs round the split in an unbrokenline. | TO TAKE STAINS 1 ROM. MARBLE.; To clear away ordinary stains on marble, take some powdered whiting and mix it with lemon-juice; leave it on the stains and wash it off the following day with soapy water. Greaso ' marks on marble (or boards) yield very well to a past of fuller’s earth and water, left on for a day and then washed off. MILDEW FROM LINEN. How to take mildew out of linen is a problem to many women. A housekeeper who has tried many things for the purpose advises the following treatment : Rub some soap on the spots and cover them also with finelypowdered chalk; leave the linen in the air and keep it wet and after a time the mildew should have disappeared. HOUSE-DREtSS MTTH COATEE Quite a pretty change from the usual blouse and jumper is the little coatee sketched, which is a smart style inr morning wear, and combines a coat effect with that of a blouse, and 1 if made of material to match the skirt or of different stuff (so long as the two fabrics are a good contrast) is equally charming. For instance, it would look well in plain cloth, or similar stuff to the skirt worn with it, or in broche woollen, agreeing in the main with the colour of the skirt, but introducing another colour in the broche. If made of plain cloth, a velvet collar would be smart.

The shaping of the sleeves at the wrists is an attractive feature, and gives a length and shapeliness to the arms that are very becoming; and, again, the “waistcoat’- effect of the fronts,, at the waist, is very smart. Another advantage <>f the coatee is that it is warmer-wearing than the. average blouse, or loose-fitting jumper, with its airy neck andI—usually-- 1 —usually--half-length sleeves.

The skirt illustrated, plain, but wellcut, is an admirable stylo for an independent blouse-skirt. The front develops into two tabs cn the lower part, vhich are emphasized by two buttons, thus giving the idea that the front is buttoned on to the sides.

The sports coat in one form or another remains an “indispensable” of the wardrobe, and a favourite style is the woollen coat in mixed colours, very useful, being a sports coat of grey wool, bordered with saxe-blue stripes, which appear also on the rolled frocks and sleeves.. This looks well with a

grey or navy skirt. But a change from the usual sporte coat occurs in a new sleeveless coat, of velveteen and in others with sleeves These are very smart and hard-wearing, too; but it must always be remembered that velveteen retains dust, and for the velveteen coat to be always freshlooking moans a liberal use of the clothes-brush. Velveteen apparel of any kind should never be put away after use without being thoroughly v. ell brushed. This is the secret of its retaining a fresh, bright appearance.

TO OBTAIN PATTERNS. Patterns of all the designs appearing in this column, week by week, can be obtained by sending stamps, value 1;-, for every pattern required (coat, skirt, blouse, one-piece gown, etc.), to Miss Ida Meller, Care of The Editor. The envelope should be marked “ Patterns.”

FINISHING TOUCHES TO BEAUTY Finishing touches that go far to make a girl attractive-looking ate daintily kept finger-nails, which, to be seen at their best, must be thoroughly cleaned every day and' finally polished. Cleaning the nails thoroughly d »oi not mean that the nail-brush is just run over them. It mean«i that alter the nail-brush has done its work and cleaned the top inner margins, or underneath of the nails, as w< Il as possible, the pointed end of a little ivory or bone nail-cleaner is run round the base and sides of each nail to keep the outlines clean and prevent the akin from encroaching. An astonishing difference is made in the appearance of the nails when the outline's are kept clearly marked and free from adhering bits of skin. To keep the tops of the nails, underneath, white, there is nothing better than the use of the towel when drying the hands. A habit should be made of running the edge of the towel under each nail every time the hands are wiped after washing. When using a buffer or polisher, first treat each nail separately, then go over all finger-nails of one ham! together (the thumb must be done separately), using the buffer briskly. but not roughly. If the finger-nails are thus cared for every day they will only nec-d (special treatment every two or three weeks.