Notes For Women

Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 March 1925, Page 6

Notes For Women

Fashions, Hints and Recipes.

Facts Abotit Fashions. There has (been a rumour current for some time that black stockings arc coming back to fashion, but women for onec have proved obstinate, and, disregarding the lead given them by the dress designers, have insisted on remaining faithful to light-coloured hosiery. Nowadays all our black frocks are inevitably finished with a shoulder posy of orchids, so it was only natural to expect that the very newest stockings should be made in the same delicate mauve colouring. And very attractive they are, too. iLaco is immensely popular this year, and is being used for all kinds of trimming purposes. The latest idea is to dye it to match the colour of your dress. For instance, a frock of pale pink crepe de chine will open in front to reveal a panel of ruffled Valenciennes laec, tinted to the same shade, while <a narrow edging i.f similar lace finishes the sleeves and neck. Another new idea, too, is to have a whole frock of coarse, white lace poised over a black satin slip. These dresses arc really most attractive, and nothing could be better for informal evening wear. iScarf collars of all kinds are to be as popular as ever this winter, and the newest arc so long that the ends fall right to the hem of the skirt. A lovely evening gown seen recently was of amber georgette, with the scarf collar knotted across the' back. • * * * Mother and Home. Successful Entertaining—At this season of the year almost everyone has a certain amount of necessary entertaining to do. In order to get as much enjoyment as possible out of the party she is giving, a hostess should make her preparations well in advance. First she must decide what form the entertainment is to take, if she does all her work single-handed she will probably decide to invite her friends to a party at which music, cards or round games is the chief attraction, and she will content herself with providing tea, coffee, sandwiches, home-made cakes, with perhaps a jelly or ,tiwo, or trifle or fruit salad. If she provides supper she would certainly be wise to confine herself entirely to cold dishes, for it is impossible for any woman to perform, the duties of hostess, cook and parlourmaid satisfactorily all at the same time. If, however, she has a maid or help of some kind, she can, with skilful management, give quite a successful little dinndr party. The first thing is to decide how many people it is proposed to invite. Naturally, the most important point to consider when sending out jour invitations, which should be a clear week in advance, is whether the people you are asking to meet each other are likely to get on together. Nothing is more disastrous to the "go” of a party than an antagonistic feeling in the tastes or interests of the guests. Then the menu must be carefully arranged so that the majority of the cooking can be done in the morning—for the hostess must be free in the evening to attend to the decorating of the table—a most important detail—as well as her own dressing, if she is to receive her guests looking cool and fresh. Here is a simple menu which quite an inexperienced maid could manage, if the soup and sweets were made by the mistress in the morning:—

tonic.' so And give the eyebrows a brush cverv time you use face powder. Eyebrows suffer inevitably from constant powder-clogging. When you are performing the brushing process, remember that you can train brows very Largely to take the shape you desire. It is marvellous how many different expressions thev can assume, and how each one of these expressions can make or mar von rface.

Stand in front of the glass and make your eyebrows mobile! Then, when you have hit on the "line” that suits you best, "register and hold it,” as the film people say, while you brush accordingly.'And with every brushing pursue the same tactics. A few weeks of patient treatment, and the result will be manifested in the improved shape, colour and strength of your brows. Sour Milk for Beauty.

Sour milk is a great complexion beautiiter, so the next time you have any to spare after your cakc-making, don't throw it away, but bathe vour face with it instead.

If you find the smell objectionable, add five or six drops of tincture of benzoin to it. This has a fragrant scent and will entirely deaden the unpleasant sour smell of the milk. Hatlie your face first of all in warm water, dry with a soft towel, and then gently bathe it :fgain with the sour milk, massaging it gently into the skin with the tips of the fingers until it is quite dry. iSour milk can also be used with equally good results for whitening the hands, arms, or the neck, and if the treatment is given regularly, you will find your skin becoming beautifully soft and white. .

.V wine-glass of sour milk taken internally every day is said to be very good, too. Remember, when you rub milk, cream, or any toilet preparation into the face, that you must always rub from the chin upwards. Rubbing in an upward direction stimulates the muscles and keeps them firm. When wrinkles have already formed, be especially careful to massage across the lines, and never rub the same wav as the lines

It is best to massage in one direction only, and the finger-tips should always be lubricated with some feeding preparation, oil, cream, or sour milk, as suggested above.

■Celery Soup. Roast Leg of Mutton. (With Red Currant Jelly.) Fluked Potatoes and Cauliflower au Gratia. Compote of Fruit and Cream. Souffle Tart. Coffee. , „ # jgiP' Wedding Superstitions.—The girl who is married in January will make a happy, wareful housewife. February’s bride will be a devoted wife and mother; the (March wife will be somewhat quarrelsome; and April marriages are apt 'to prove that the brides arc inconstant who wed in that fickle month. Way wives are amiable and happy; and June wives are generous-handed and liberal minded. July marriages dower the brides with quick tempers; and August belongs to the practical wife; September wives are discreet; October wives are jealous; November wives are wild and roving; and girls who choose December will love change and will develop extravagant tastes. Don’ts for Hostesses.—Don't invite more guests than you can seat comfortably at your table. A space of 2 feet should be allowed for each person. Don t send your plate away, or appear to have done eating, till your guests have all finished. Don’t notice if your guests drink water. They may or may not be teetotallers from principle, but in any case they drink what they like, and prefer to do so without attracting attention. DoiUt press your gifests to take more, or to partake of any special kind of food. They know they are welcome they want, and such pressing is embarrassing. Don’t betray anxiety if the servants are awkward or not quite up to their work, and, above all, don’t correct them. Their error will probably escape notice, but the correction would attract the attention of your guests. When any little “con-, tretemps” occurs, don’t appear aware of it, but, by chatting on composedly, divert people’s attention from it. Character Building.—As a mother is responsible for the health of her children, so also does she take a most important part in building their characters, and many people will profit or suffer through her influence. The bov who is accustomed to treat his sister and mother with tender, loving manners will make an ideal husband. If he lias been trained to open the door and allow ladies to pass out first, to raise his cap, to carry a parcel, etc., the seeds of politeness and refinement arc sown. Good manners stick through life, and arc worth a very great deal. A (brusque, boorish style is detrimental both socially and professionally. It is the atmosphere of home life during the growing years that affects the manners of boys and girls, and decides whether ♦ hey go out into the world with pleas- i ing or un plea sing ways.

* * * * Beautiful Eyebrows. Surprisingly few eyebrows merit the name of beauty. And surprisingly few womfen seem to realise what an immense difference a little training will make, and how wonderfully the whole face gains in charm thereby. All hair should be strengthened at the roots. Oil of cajeput (the same identical oil that happens also to be an excellent chilblain cure) should be applied occasionally with a tiny camelhair (brush, for this oil is a splendid