WOMEN'S PAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1932, Page 3

WOMEN'S PAGE

LONDON CAPTURES TRADE. BRITISH MATERIALS. Early spring fashions are showing simultaneously this year in London ahd Paris. This is a new departure, for in the past London has waited for the “Paris openings” for trade buyers, and has always' been content to show to a private clientele later in the month

This year, however, Loudon designers are out to capture the “model” trade, with special • showings of early designs t'or the gown manufacturers and large stores who find it more profitable to buy in this country. But although chiefly concerned with

all things British it is interesting to gather early information from my Paris colleagues and compare notes, especially when one knows so many British materials are considered the smartest wear for spring.

Apparently the vogue for woollen fab-

rics is just ns pronounced in Paris, where woollen evening gowns are the

novelty of the collection. These new woo!! .11 f: Inics are woven on silk looms, and are shown in the form of wool lace, wool net. and wool velvet. Tweed for the evening also, and transparent, too! That is one of Scotland’s surprises for this season, and it surely is the lightest weight tweed that ever came across the border. Onp T have seen fn white, loosely woven, with threads gathered together into daisy knots on a web background.

It hung in beautiful so r t folds and was made up with long simnlo lines, the high waistline being, secured by crystal and silver filigree belt as the sole trimming. Paris is demonstrating' how supp’e these tweeds are by tucking and shirring some of the models in exactly the same wav as one. associates with crepe or silk.

For those who prefer silks there are the new dull satins or: matt surfaced velvets with chiffon, organdie and corduroy. Corduroy'in a new “brass” colour is one of the ultra smart successes ot the season.

Grey, which makes a tentative bid for favour each spring, is being shown a great (lea! in Paris, especially in the new ensemble of woollen dress and matching jacket. These are trimmed with steel buttons and worn with a grey and jade green scarf, twisted round the neck a green necklace, and a green beret. Grey and jade being one of the new dolour schemes.

Grey lace is exceedingly smart for evening wear, and is equally becoming to the blonde or dark-haired woman provided the complexion is clear! Trim grey hair, rinsed in a- blue water, is having a great success at the moment. This also looks nartienlarlv well with grey lace or chiffon in the

evening. A useful dress for home or holiday wear is made of navy blue weo'len, with deep, pointed yoke in white or scarlet flannel. Yokes continue to he h feature of both day and afternoon gowns amt snorts jumpers. In some cases, when the corse lot te skirts are cut rather high, the bodice top looks almost like a yoke fastened to the skirt. Tam afraid we shall have to get used to this moulded waistline; it is introduced into all sorts of clothes. With a tailored suit the skirt continues well above the corselett" waistline, and gives that 1932 look which distinguishes tin's season’s models. Evening gowns almost without exception show the same line. Thev mou'd the figure half-way to the hip line and the knee, and from there (h>--o into considerable width to the ankles. The latest novelty is the “Lightning” fastener introduced into evening modOS. Thi s solves the problem of fasten ing these slender gowns, which fit td'c figure, like a glove and with never a wrinkle. These new “Lightning” ‘‘nstetiers are feather-weight on delicate, thin silk tapes, which cling closely to the figure as the dress, and are a perfect British product. The hip-length evening jacket, like the beret, is such a useful and comfortable fashion that one hopes it will never die. So I am glad to find (hat some of the most attractive evening wraps in the now collections are short ones planned to accompany the printed crepe and organdie chiffon dresses that, anonce more being shown for evening. Sometimes they have lit lie cap----witli long, tight sleeves, or longer capes with no sleeves.

GOWNS FOR COURT. CHOICE BY KING AND QUEEN. Four ore-in- 1 coloured court gowm hv a famous London dressmaker w -r< viewed by tlm King and Queen at Buckinidiain Palace last week ami an proved In,- them. Titov are now on view at the lord (’ 11: i mhorla in’s ofli--at St, .rallies' Palace lor the guidamc of women summoned to atleml llu season’s Royal folds at tin- Palace, The Om-eii, who lake- a great interest in the “P.iiv Bril Lli” campaign ■>!so had some o‘ jlm models from a r<‘. -f-iil “London fashions" parade sour in Buck j iiirl-o a, Palace ho- a laiv-lc lew Her .Ylajeslv was delighted with : be I'litvn and sent messages n uci.itra'.'cnietu ami good ui-ln- to liedwrigners.

\jM4A6 CARMEL LEROY I Wuted

WELL-KEPT HANDS. DENOTE PERSONAL PRIDE. Kay Francis, (anions film beauty, explains that on first thought hands may seem to have little to do with “it. ' Probably nothing, however, but the eyes are a better index to a girl’s personality than the hands.

Well-kept hands, however, denote personal pride, and truly bennti.iu hands are an asset every girl should strive to possess.

First of all. explode the myth that housework ruins the hands. A girl does not have to be a ‘lady of leisure” to have beautifully-groomed hands. Just remember to have a lotion, glycerine and rose water is excellent, by the kitchen sink and in the bathroom. Apply this lotion to the hands each time a.ter drying them. Never wash th e hands and dry them without using the lotion.

It is a splendid idea for the business woman to keep a bottle of lotion in her desk at the office and follow the same rule

Beautifully kept, lustrous finger nails are absolutely essential. A girl with unkempt nails could no move have “It” than ooukl one who wore ill-fitting clothes.

The person with brittle nails will find that bathing the finger-tips m wram olive oil every night for two .weeks is a great tonic for this condition. Then continue the warm oil bathe at least once a week. A manicure, done either h.v yourself or a professional, is essential at least once a week.

Lemon is excellent to remove stains from thp hands, and ' K also a good bleaching aid.

The best way to bleach tile bands to remove summer sunburn is to mix almond meal with peroxide to form a paste. Apply it to the bands and arms if desired, and leave it for twenty minutes. One of two of these treatments will usually have the desired effect. Let me stress this point: Don’t be afraid to use your bands. ■ Exercise helps to make them graceful. BRITISH FASHIONS. INVASION OF PARIS. A party of British mannequins left Croydon aerodrome recently to fly to Paris, where they will display British fashions. London workrooms are undergoing transformation scenes: o\ot'- decorations are the order of the day. New dress creators are springing into being and showering hitherto hidden talent .around. They now realise that there is endless scope for them, and they are seizing the opportunity with vigour.

A house in Bruton Street will shortly be opened by a young British designer who studied architecture at Cambridge for a couple of years and abandoned it for dressmaking. F j of courage, careless of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he decided on his pru..isles on New Year’s Dav. He will talk to you of wlmt a wonderful moment the present, is for trade, and his faith in the coming boom is unquenchable. “Although women still think that new fashions can only come from Paris, this idea is already cliaugntg. and the time is hound to come when we can afford to forget Paris and create for ourselves.”

So great- is the enterprise of this young man in the cause of women's dress that although his saloon i s not vet official I v open, he has already he n “discovered” and. in spite of his protests, his patrons insist on being '‘Titled to the hum of the hammers ;md situs of an army of workmen

THIS WEEK’S RECIPES, Marmalade and Raisin Pudding. doz. breadcrumbs, IJnz sago. 4055 raisins. 3oz sugar, 4oz suet. 1 large tablespoonful of marmalade. Stone and hah-o the raisins. Grease a pudding basin and stick the raisins ; ,l! over it Chop the suet- very finely and put it into a basin, mid add the xago, sugar and breadcrumbs. Alix a i, -veil together. am| then out it carefully into the. prepared basin. Cove,- with a pudding cloth that has been scalded -and Mowed : put into a s ;M ,ccn-in f boiling wider and boil for tw„ hours. Turn out and serve with sweet sauce

Little Brown Cakes. jib butter, 2oz flour. 2oz. almonds, castor sugar. 1 egg yolk. * l-mon, "innnmon. and cloves, (’ream the butter. add the sugar, beat in the egg '■oik, and stir lor ton minutes. Then u-'d t In- grated rind of half a lemon, lunch ol ground cinnamon, and < lows, and tin- (lour; .st;ir again. Turn on to a floured board, roll out ami cut into ■Lie ■squares, mil them on a greased ’■-iking sheet, brush llc-iii over with cold ''mares, pti| them on a greased baking sheet , bru-'li tin-ill ovur wilh cold ''"tv. am| sprinkle with easier sugar. Bake in a slow oven.

To Chop and Preserve Suet. Pill the suet into a null-rate ovell ‘or a lew minutes uni il a lair amouiii ! lal lias run from it . Remove from ■ lie oven and when quite enb| i| will - 1- -mill t-1 skin ami ••lion v--- >• i-;-- ii \ without the usual ■ t iek iiii-ss. This uielli- ■ | will also preserve tin- siuq for sevwtl d ; ivs.