WOMAN’S WORLD.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5413, 19 April 1929, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD.

GUIDE NEWS. Obituary. Viscount Shimpei Goto, founder anc leader of the Boy Scouts in Japan died last week. Railway Fares. The N.Z. Gazette notifies that Boj Scouts and |or Girl Guides not exceeding 16 years of-age, in parties of noi less than six in number, travelling t< attend parades or instruction camps will be issued 2nd-class, return tickets at (a) one half of the ordinary fare (b) holiday excursion fare when the same is issuable ; or (c), where applicable, at suburban fare. Minimurr charge, 9d. FASHION. There is a nip in the early morning air and-a distinct chillines at nighi now, which sets us thinking aboui jumpers. There are the new lac< wools prepared for making jumpers to go with our tweeds. They are sof! and light, very warm, and yet not tht least bit “stuffy” looking. Some an as fine as spider’s web. These an the real Shetland patterns. There an others that have been made to re semble the coarser laces —guipure for instance. For quite cold days : think we shall see a lot of the desigi that has been named “crochette.” Ii reminds me of a baby’s shawl—little humps and bumps, very soft honeycomb patterns—delicious intricacies of wool soft as silk. Some have soft mixed colourings These will harmonise most beautifully with heather mixture tweeds There is an enormous range of caramel and the popular “camel-hair’ colours. Our old friend, the Angora so feather-weight to wear and yet s< warm, looks as seductive as ever ir its “natural” colour. Points to note. Knee-displaying skirts are dead. English bonnets and French berets will be the millinery novelties. The uneven hem-line and the full long, and dipping skirt is now the accepted mode. Colour and design, the artist’s delight, will be the outstanding features of the new season’s materials. Velvet, lace, taffetas, and tulk form afternoon and evening gowns and cloaks. Tweeds and homespuns for coats and tailormades. Colour combinations will be : Blact and white, navy and beige, orchid anc blue, primrose and green, coral anc old gold, royal blue and pewter, maize and cornflower, charteuse and jade chestnut and old ivory, wedgwood anc navy blue. Scarves. It seems that you may go withoul sleeves, gloves, hats, and even stockings, by the sea, but whatever happens you can’t appear anywhere without a scarf. There is no end to the marvellous designs of these dressy handkerchiefs. Some of the patterns are like mosaic work, bright pictures done in coloured silk. Royal Choices. Princess Mary, who is a membei of Lord Donsdale’s grouse shoot looks her best in sporting clothes She favours trim belted coats, anc skirts of soft Cumberland tweeds, with which she wears small, rathei boyish, hats trimmed with a tiny wing or feather. The Duchess of York belongs to e different type. Rich furs, creamy laces and pearls, flowers and bright colours, give to her beauty a kind ol radiance, and she is never quite sc happy in the neutral shades. OLD WORLD EFFECTS. Mode in Newly Built Houses. There is a great deal to be said foi the revival of wood walls. It is possible to buy plywood in just the right lengths to nail on the walls. There is birch, oak, and pretty bird’s-eye maple, natural pine, and even deal. Nicest of all are panelled walls treated with linseed oil. Many of the new houses are given doors, cupboards, and other woodwork which is never painted at all, but merely dressed with oil. After repeated polishings the grain shows up and the wood darkens to a lovely old tone. The polishing need only be done now and again—just as often as paint is cleaned in the ordinary way. The cost seems high, but in the end a large sum is saved, for painters need never enter your doors. The oil preserves and feeds the wood, so that unending coats of paint are unnecessary. Panelled walls need not be permanent. A coat of size and several coats of paint will transform the natural wood to a painted room. To pander to the whims of those who do not know their own minds, it can be coaxed back again into all its old loveliness of natural colour and grain with the help of one of the modern paint removers. Then the oiling and polishing process has to be done al! over again. Polished wood floors look best with panelled walls. If you must have £ carpet, choose a good hair-cord in e plain colour. These are long-wearing and suitable for that type of decoration. MISCELLANEOUS. INTRIGUING TRIFLES. I have just seen the neatest littl< ease, made of green leather and clip; with fasteners like a purse. Insidi there are five small cards of darninj silk in different shades. Each one ii slipped into a separate pocket, an< thrust through a slit in the leather i; a little flannel tab in which, safe fron rust, the needles find a home. Thi corresponding pocket on the othe side holds a length of white cord wit! looped ends, carefully wound rouni a green holder. Pushed througl leather loops in the middle space ar six dear little clothes-pegs, and ; couple of green-headed pins on whicl to hang the line. It is called “Wasl ’em and Darn ’em Set.”

BRIDES OF TO-DAY. How differently the descriptions of modern brides read from the days when they were merely “handsome and fond of needlework.” The list of an up-to-date bride’s accomplishments dazzles one with its efficiency. One English bride, of whom I was thinking, rides ponies before they can run with precision, and is a fully accomplished deckhand on her father’s yacht, and, she tells me, “I am very useful in the galley.” OYSTER COCKTAIL. Now that the oyster season is approaching a receipt for oyster cocktail may be acceptable. One sherry glass of tomato chutney, one teaspoonful of Al sauce, one teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, a few drops of chili vinegar, four drops of tabasco sauce, the juice of a quarter of lemon, a pinch of salt, and one dozen oysters. Mix together and serve well iced.