PERFUMED GLOVES.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 429, 11 August 1904, Page 6

PERFUMED GLOVES.

Parißiennea have a fancy for perfumingtheir gloves, and a favourite reoipe- ib »-- . Extract of ambergris, 4 dropsj spiritlol wine, 2 oza. Mix together, and rub the inside of the glove with the preparation, applied with a piece of linen or sponge- | Many Frenchwomen perfume their qi«g|9 shoes,! and even their etaya, in a BimilM way, and they sew into the hema of their skirts and underskirts small piecsa or peau d'Eapagne, that emit aweefc, subtle scent. A jacket powder for perfuming lace boxes, handkerchief boxes, etc, is made with:—Orria root, coarsely powdered, 4;z?5 oaeaia, 3jmj clovo3, ground, 2j«3i» ambergris, powdered, powdered, 12grs; cedar-wood sawdust, J oz; eandfcl wood sawdust, Joz, Mix thoroughly, adding: Oil of lavender, 2 drachma; oil of bergamot, 2 drachma j otto of roses, 33 dropß. Well mix all with some Cyprus powder.

TWO PBETTY BLOUSES. Acsordion-pleated chiffon and mousseline are materials that hold their own among the many pretty atuffa of the season suitable for demi-toilettes. Soft silks and brilliantes are also put to a similar use, brilliante baing especially favoured, inasuuch as it iB almost as light-looking &i chiffjn while being less flimsy and consequently more durable. The accordion-pleated blouse of black brilliante, chiffon or thin silk, remains unrivalled fur useful tiewi-toilette purposes. A pretty, simple style for a dinnerblouse of either of these materials is suggested in one of the accompanying sketches. The blouse is cut square in the

neck aad arranged with a transparent yoke of black sprigged net at>d bands of haiPpin or jitted «mbroldary. The tops of the sleeves correspond with the yoke, aid give a prabty lightneis and dressiness

to the desigß. The yoke might be entirely of ptted lace, if preferred. The other blonse Bketche3 is a mixture of soft esprit ost and ecru lace. Ic ia set in cross-tacka near the waist, asd above ia miie with a Victorian pelerine of lace, or might be arranged with a pointed yoke of spotted net and insertion edged with a frill of lace. The sleeves are oet in cloce perpendicular tucks cm the upper pert, and beneath are tacked cross ways, finally concluding in bands of lace insertion and frills of spotted net bordered with insertion to match the wrist-bands, THOUGHTS ON COIFFUBE. How to dreafl the hair in a way most becoming to the face, is often a knotty point with women. Coiffure is more powerful than is generally supposed in influencing the personal appearance. It ia only in rare exceptions that a faoe impresses one as beautiful when the hair is drawn abruptly away from it, after the fashion adopted by nuns. Even the prettiest child is disfigured by ill-dressed hair. As a rule, breadth of coiffure is a beautifier, while the hair drawn tightly back from the temples and ears has a disfiguring effect. We are advised to turn to the old busts and statues in our search after becoming coiffares, for ther« k the ■' idea of outline is preserved, and the great rule, without which beauty is not possible, namely, the law of proportion, is rigidly - adhered to. '■ ■ »