WOMAN'S PAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1932, Page 3

WOMAN'S PAGE

FOND OF N. Z. LADY ANGELA ST. CLAIR. Tall, distinuished, a member of a very old family, the possessor of a keen sense of humour, and a woman a sparkling intellect, Lady Angela St. Clair Ersldne is undoubtedly an unforgettable personality. She impresses one with her vitality and her capacity for appreciation. On Tuesday, before she left Wellington for England, via Australia, she told an interviewer some of her doings during the seven weeks she bad spent in New Zealand recovering from indifferent health.

“1 think this lovely little country is a land of contrasts, contradictions, and coincidences,” she said. “The unexpectedness of it all and the constant surprises that greeted me have been fascinating. “Of course, it also strikes me as being uncanny. I remember that up in Taupo I felt—well, perhaps it is because I am what the Scotch people call ‘fey’—but any how, I felt all creepy up my spine. It seemed to me as though nature had taken some tremendous force and imprisoned it underground, and there it strives chained up, boiling and sething, waiting to escape. Yes, I’ve still got those little shivers up my spine, and it was certainly a great experience. “One of the surprises 1 got here and I’m perfectly certain that n no other country in this world could happen—was the arrival at 0.00 a.in. of the morning paper, a cup of tea. and a hot scone,” she continued. “I can assure you I thoroughly enjoyed it. but I haven’t cjiiite got over the sur prise of it yet.” “Tt is my ambition,” she said, “to grow acres and acres of flowers out here—all kinds of flowers—and I hope some day to be able to do it.” While in the north, Lady Angela, who is a keen fishenvoman, did some dry fly fishing and landed numerous trout. She knows a great deal about trout fishing, and can talk on it for hours.

“Speaking of coincidences,” she suddenly said, “mv visit to New Zealand was partly brought about by my own health and by the fact that during the war I had a canteen at Etaples. At my canteen I met hundreds of New Zealand boys, and I felt l should like most awfully to visit the land where the.-o splendid fellows came from. While I was staying >at the Lake House, Taupo, a man came into the dining room, and as soon as he saw me he said, ‘Ye gods, it’s Lady Angela,’ and i remembered lrim as ait old New Zealand friend of the canteen days. We had a long talk. It was simply wonderful to talk of war days, leave, hospitals, and mutual acquaintances.” “I feel I must say something about my impressions of the people I met here in New Zealand,” Lady Angela went on. “I was struck by their k ndness, and very touched by the way people who bad never visited England kept saying they hoped to go ‘Home’ soon. It quite stirred me to feel how closely linked in our sympathies you of the new land and we of the old really are.” < For the benefit of out tourist authorities, it may been added that Lad Angela holds the view that intending visitors to New Zealand are not tola enough of the practical side of thing;here. Those who are thinking of coming here like to know something about the class of clothing to wear, the dates of the fishing and shooting seasons, the best flics to bring, and all thosi little everyday tilings that save worry and speculation. Most countries that encourage visitors are very ' explicit and thorough in providing informatior of this nature.

The present Earl of Rosslyn, b\ the way, is the brother of Early St. Glair Erskitie, whose seat is at Hun ger 11 ill, Coolham, near Horsham. Her sister is tile Duchess of Sutherland, and her daughter is married to Sir Archibald Sinclair, lit,.. M.P., and has four delightful children, Katherine, Elizabeth, Robin, and Angus.

NEWEST MATERIALS. FLA i'll RES OF ‘WOOL WEEK" Among the new imported materials being shown by Wellington simps riming wool week are diagonal English coatings—a new ami ,-peeinl weave There is also a new, superfine, soft tweed in toning of lawns and browns, blues and blue and emerald green.

Another new material made up ii the new colours such as Persian rust, Lido blue, and the latest shades of green is afgaline, a cloth with a softly rich texture.

There are new scarves in line Jersey Wool, in soft llebredian patterned

• eaves, and occasionally in delicate I ami-loomed effects. The scarf of the moment is almost always tied as a cravat, and may be o. cue colour or two, or three, and always very bright shades. The wearing of brushed wool gloves and berets to match the scarf is likely I i again make a bright winter lor ip did last, year the u-e of brilliant hades for raincoats and umbrellas. Ah,oil. .> ensembles for I lie woman of i inlay may be grouped roughly into three types, ami although m.iiiy o| them are unas-inning. this bears m rein I ionship to dullness o| design ut

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carelessness of finish. On the contrary it is by clever combinations of tone and subtle distinctions of trimming that they reach the goal of apparent simplicity. There is the dress of knitted jersey or thin plain tween for wear under a coat- which is obviously related to the frock but does not necessarily match it in either colour or texture. There is the two-piece which consists of a good-looking coat -and skirt, probably trimmed with fur or a second woollen fabric, and complete in .itself until the weather is really cold. And there is the three-piece of jersey or knitted blouse, short coat and plain skirt. In many Wellington shops such ensembles are being made a special f®a tnre of wool week.

THE NEWEST FROCKS.

LONDON FASHION CENTRE. LONDON, February 9. The first British model house, which will function on exactly tile same as the famous Paris houses, has met, I am told, with instantaneous success. Certainly enterprise and imagination lay behind many of the models paraded at the Mayfair Hotel. The designer, woman who owns an ultra-smart dross shop in Davies Street, has invented several nod ideas which are likely to be copied by the Paris dressmakers, and in fact, by designers all over tin world. One- is a new and amusing cont-and-skirt, in bridge colours, to be worn <>' a bathing suit. Another is a set which solves once and for all the perennial problem of the English week-end. The whole outfit is executed in tw o colours. First- o'/all, there is a long coat. If this is in green, it has a lining of white silk with green spots. This gees equally well with a plain green silk dress having a. white and green spotted collar, or with a warm white woolly cardigan suit having a white and green spotted silk blouse. There are two hats on* in white felt for the cardigan suit, and one in white straw for the green dress. The finishing touch is a green bag which goes equally well with either. I have never seen a more dainty and neat ensemble. And it is a complete week-end suit, because it provides both for a hot, sunny day on the river or the courts, or for a chilly day when a thin frock looks out of place. The piece de resistance of the show was a wedding dress which was like a snowdrop. It was of white satin straight- to the knees, and flaring out into a long train. Below the knees i| was embroidered with madonna lilies whose green stalks ran straight up tin skirt in lines parallel to the green piping on the empire bodice.

Another novelty was a silver wig. ft was made of metal “hairs” arranged in a- per ectly coiffured wave, and worn with a negligee. This new idea for dinners or cocktail parties aroused a great deal of interest.

Some of the evening flocks had a simplicity and a beauty of line which nothing in Paris could heat. The materials (all British made) were lovely There were some little cardigan suits in a. light, loose tweed made specially in Scotland, which were chic-ness its-

Frocks for day wear were definitely shorter. The fashionable materials f r 'uo-ning clothes was a sort of roughest woo] mamcain which is going to be the rage. The colours, too, were not the usual, straightforward range. There were some extraordinarily delicate tints. One which struck me particularly was a new shade o' very dark peacock, a sort of Glimmering deep-sea green, used for i two-piece suit worn with a rose and •eacock check blouse.

THIS WEEK’S RECIPES. Apple Chutney. Ten large cooking apples, A onions slicedl. 11 cups stoned raisins. ”lh dark agar. .‘1 pints vinegar, 1 tablespoon mustard. 1 tablespoon black popper, 1 ablespoon salt. 1 teaspoon cavenne. • lix all together and boil three hours. I lot-tie find make air-tight.

Puff Paste. To every pound o ; flour allow lib. butter and not quite ball oint of water Roll till smooth and creamy. Bake in a very quick oven, A Good Pudding. d hc-'ped tablesoomis Hour. I t-ah'e- - poo ii him, 2 tablespoons sugar, butter size of walnut (melted), milk i nougli to make hatter. 1 teaspoon soda, Steam two hour*.