WOMAN’S WORLD.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5425, 17 May 1929, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD.

GUIDE NEWS. At Waihi on Thursday Dr. Buckley Turkington, , Auckland Provincial Commissioner of Girl Guides, enrolled Dr. (Mrs) Cole as Commissioner for the Waihi district. Dr. Turkington was entertained to afternoon tea by Dr. Cole, officers of the Martha Company Girl Guides being present. WEDDING NOTES. DIFFERENT IDEAS IN FRANCE. Practically every recent English bride of note has chosen velvet for her wedding gown. Not so the French ones—they like the traditional white satin, made with their skirts dipping at the back, a style we are becoming rather tired of. Veils are voluminous, but headdresses are simplicity itself. Sometimes just a knot of orange buds nestling behind each ear ; occasionally a helmet cap of trellised pearls or a diadem of the same bridal gems. Necklines are either V-shaped or rounded, arid sleeves are long, wrinkling over the hands. Red Rose Wreaths. A touch of red is charming on a winter’s day. One English bride selected head wreaths of red roses for all the small bridesmaids. An Economy Suggestion. It is always a question to know what to do with the train when a bridal dress has been altered into an evening gown. I once saw a lovely evening coat of cream velvet lined with pink crepe de chine and trimmed with fur that had been dyed a delicate pink, and all this splendour arose from the broad train of a wedding frock. So, with this idea in mind it is not gqing to pay to skimp the train and so spoil the coat, for what is the cost of an extra half-yard of material when choosing your wedding gown ? FASHION FOR SETS. The dress rule gets stricter as time creeps on. There is not a sign of relaxation shown by either the dressmakers or novelty-mongers. There are sets of everything. Some of the afternoon handbags are made to go with jewellery. I have seen one. of satin with a gold frame decorated in onyx and diamonds, made to match the bracelet and earrings with which it is worn. The knob was a pyramid of carved crystal, and instead of the usual silken tab there was an oblong watch framed in diamonds. Spots have reappeared, this time on glove and shoe sets. The latest Paris novelty is to have a pair of leather shoes decorated with contrasting coloured leather spots. There are gauntlet gloves to match, and sometimes a belt and handbag en suite. A small, sequin covered bag goes with a pair of sequin trimmed shoes, and also a scarf, the hem of which is weighted with the same decorations.

A PRINCESS WHO SEWS. Princess Melikoff is but another society woman who has taken up a profession seriously. She has a studio in Paris where she works a good part of the year and specialises in making the most original trousseaux. Winter fashion. We need not hesitate over giving men friends scarves this winter, for they will all be wearing them. The Prince of Wales wore woolly scarves for some time after he returned from Africa. ’ OUR CHILDREN. One of the novelties to amuse children during the wet winter weather is a set of table china which tells a story. Each article bears an illustrated instalment of the tale, and utensils for the day have to be used in a certain rotation in order to follow the thread. The first instalment appeared on a miniature table napkin, continued on the cun, and, via the saucer, progressed to the plate and onwards. HANDKERCHIEF DESIGNS. Handkerchiefs become more and more delightful in design. Some which a friend bought, as a present had' little crinolined ladies in their corners worked in the most delicate of shades. To be really dainty, our handkerchiefs must be small for day wear ; but have you seen those very large square ones that are being affected in the evenings ? One corner of a large, flimsy handkerchief is attached to a bracelet worn on the wrist, whilst the opposite corner is slipped through a small ring for day wear ; but such handkerchiefs are for ornament rather than for use. Occasionally they are worn tied across the palm of one hand, the ends being allowed to hang down. TO CLEAN FLOORS. A sweeping compound for linoleum, concrete, and cement floors, made, from a special grade of sawdust and soft sand, which will not injure any floor, has recently been put on ■ the market. A consistent use of this preparation, the manufacturer claims, will soon brighten the dullest floor, keep the dust down, and make the floor look as if it were scrubbed daily. PATCHWORK PINCUSHION. The old-fashioned patchwork pincushions are in vogue again. To make one you will need a box pincushion 5J inches in diameter, two small squares of patterned silk or cotton in a different design, and ribbon binding. Cut two six-inch circles of each piece of material. Tack together, and divide the top circle into six equal parts. Cut and untack, and take three pieces of each circle, placing them alternately to cover the top of the cushion.

Cover the back of the pincushion in the same way, covering the lines with strips of ribbon sewn flat across the cushion. Cut a band the height of the cushion and sew around it, covering the edges with a ribbon binding.

DAINTY SERVICE. At an informal bridge party held recently in London the entire service was of glass. Tempting morsels look particularly appetising on a plate of rose-tinted glass, and the shade matches well with almost all colour schemes. You have got to drink out of glass cups, pretty fluted affairs, to realise what a wonderful flavour coffee can really have. SEEN IN SHOPS. Among the recent novelties to be seen in big shops are fountain pens that combine miniature manicure sets. The pens are encased in silver, and look quite ordinary, but upon pressing a small catch on the barrel a cap' springs open, revealing the manicure set. COOKERY NOTES. Yorkshire Parkin. Ingredients : 7oz flour, 4oz fine ratmeal, 3oz butter or lard, 2oz sugar, 6oz treacle. Ground ginger and nutmeg to taste, a little salt, half teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda, one egg, one teaspoonful of milk. Melt sugar, butter, and treacle in a saucepan over a low heat until they are hot; then pour at once over the flour, oatmeal, ginger, nutmeg, and salt, which should be mixed in a bowl. Mix, then add the soda, dissolved in the milk, and lastly the beaten egg. Pour into a Yorkshire pudding tin and bake at once in a moderate oven. Soda Cake. Ingredients : lib flour, Jib butter, Mb currants, 11b sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda, a cup of hot milk, 2oz ground almonds. Rub the butter into the flour, which should be already mixed with the ground almonds ; add the sugar and currants; mix with the eggs and the hot milk into which the bicarbonate of soda is stirred ; place in the oven quickly. Bake an hour and a half to two hours.