Of Interest to Women

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 214, 18 September 1940, Page 2

Of Interest to Women

W.D.F.U. TE TEKO'S MONTHLY MEETING WORK OF THE LADY GALWAY GUILD The monthly meeting of the Te Teko branch of the W.D.F.U. and the Lady Gal way Patriotic Guild was held in the Te Teko Hall on Tuesday, 10th September, Mrs Jamieson presided over a largs attendance. ■ The minutes of the previous meeting as read were confirmed, after which apologies were given from Mesdames Smith, McDonald and Pepperel for their absence, and one new member, Mrs Hamilton, was we-Jcomcd. A full report was given on the stall held bjr the Division at the Te Teko Dog Trials, and on the dance held in the evening. A circular letter from the Dominion conference was read, also air* appear for the Leper fund and it was voted that two guineas be donated to this worthy cause. A sum of, money amounting to nearliy £5 as raised by the Division members at the last football match at Te Teko on a refreshment stall, was donated to the LadyGalway Guild. The date for the annual birthdaycelebrations was fixed for October 14,- and it was suggested that the younger members work up a short programms as usual. Competitions for the afternoon resulted as follows,-— Best Plate of Scones: Mrs Goodwin 1, Mrs Burr 2. Best Bloom: Mrs Cannell 1, Mrs Good-win 2. Mrs Jamieson. then declared the meeting closed, and Mrs Eivers took the chair to give a report on themonth's work of the Lady Galwa.y Guil'd, and thanked all members ior their help in making garments, and for cloths donated anda Iso for a very generouus gift from a Maori friend of a large quantity of wynciete for making pyjamas, night gowns, etc. Large parcels of used and new clothing were sorted, check ed and packed ready for despatch to headquarters, . and more garments cut out and distributed among the members to make up during the month.

A COMPLETE VIEW SUMMER CUTS A NEW FIGURE Summer is the time to giA 7 e yourself a sartorial lift. And it doesn't take a great deal of doing either. Just acquire .1 few dramatic things —a hat with real spirit, a dress with a neAV Silhouette, shoes that arc different from''the kind you usually Avear, Try a new colour scheme or new make-up or a new hair-do. l.eave your winter self behind—-and .'step out. But, before get too imaginative, have a fairly complete vieAv of the summer vie\A' and decide just where you fit into the picture.- If the silhouette of the moment doesn't suit your, figure, don't wear it. An adaptation of that same silhouette Avill look just as smarted do more for you. . Well,. Avhat is the silhouette for day-time? Slim-Avaisted—that is the key to the Avhole story. The slimmer the better. But are you mur"poor me, my Avaistline isn't what it might be?"' Like all other fashions, this one has its camouflages. Widening your shoulders and wearing a fullish skirt Avill make your Avaistline seem much smaller than its actual measure' ment. Lesson one in the fashion story is a lesson in foundations. Midrib control is simply perfect. Moderate and rounded curves are the thing beloAV the Avaist, and high, wide and handsome ones above. All this is achieved—comfortably, and quite Avithout any strain Avhatever —by clever cutting and. the use of more and even better stretching fabrics. Marvellous "fabric-<boning" takes the place of metal bones in many models. But metal bones, when they are used, are so light and flexible you almost, need a microscope to find them. Gontrolett'es are the favourite of the season, although many of our smartest Avomen have SAVung back to tAvo-piece control because they simply couldn'tr esist the neAV screen star brassieres. Such glamorous curves, such slick, lovely lines, you never did see, and under the neAV clothes —which require all the bosom they can get—these ultra-uplift trifles are incredibly chic.—P.B.A.

MORE RECIPES Shortbread. Tills is always popular, and very good. One and a quarter pounds ot flour, %lb of icing sugar fine, and lib of butter. Mix the butter and. sugar well then add the flour slowly; rub in with the hands arid knead into the baking tin. Cook slowly for about %. of an hour. I.cave in the tin till cool. "0.K." Shortbread. Half a pound of butter, (krz of icing sugar, 1 egg, J teaspoon of baking powder, 2 cups of flour. Warm the butter, beat in the sugar, then the egg, and lastly add the flour and baking powder sifted together. Knead the mixture on a board until quite stiff. Cut into shapes and place on thin .white or brown paper, not greased. Bake in a rather slow oven, ACROSS 2000 YEARS It has been said thatt here is nothing new under the sun, and t'he truth of it comes home to us when we find an ancient Roman talking of something with which we are all familiar. The Roman was Sextus Propertius, .who lived a few years before Christ. A friend of Virgil and Ovid, he wrote passionate verse, and also stories and history; and among much that has come down to us from his day if> a letter supposed to have been written by a vour.g bride to her husband, a soldier fighting with the legions on the Eastern Front, • It is odd to come upon a reference in this letter to' the way in which the young lady spent hei< evenings, for Propertius imagines her saying: "I have many things to see to, and on winter nights I am busy making wool-lies for the mpn in the trenches." Somehow this imaginary Roman lady seems to stretch out a hand to the millions of women whose needles are never still to-day.