WOMAN'S WORLD.

Matamata Record, Volume VI, Issue 474, 24 September 1923, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

A WAISTCOAT-MLUUSE OF VELVETEEN. There is so much to imerest us ir winter fashions thrt even the woman least addicted to dress-gossip flnda herself, attracted by the subject and discussing the pretty little coals, frocks, and jumpers o£ the hour, while those who arc always interested in the matter of fashion and what it means to the charm of a woman, so l'ar as appearance goes, arc enthusiastic over the vogue of the (Imped gown, the new short jacket, and other novelties launched this season. That fashions are steadily becoming more artistic there is no denying. They arc also moving towards .t more stately type of dress, and colour :s receiving the attention it -ler-ei'vcs. One thing that, the keen observer of modes is quick to detect is iho tendency to go back to curved, Jilted lines where bodices are concerned. In numbers of the latest fiocktt turned out by the loading iashionhous.es, the bodices verge on tins oMfashioned, fitted types, boned and long-waisted. Waistcoat fronts and .vaistcoat blouses find representation in all sorts of choice materials. Sometimes a little waistcoat of embroidery is inserted in the front H a slip-on. frock, and is the means of bringing a bright patch of colour to a dull-coloured material, and again we havo the waistcoat of fur that, adds warmth and richness to a costume-coat. But perhaps the most successful of waistcoat fashions is the waistcoat-blouse, that lends itself so well to materialisation in mixed materials. It is lovely, also, in velveteen throughout, and no material could br: better than this for the expression of the handsome wastcoai blouse Illustrated. The fronts with roll-collar, cross one another, and are fastened with a single large button, and (he sides and back of the blouse are eased into the wide waistcoat-band n't the waist, theffront of which shows the swallow-tail effect of the Usual waistcoat. ' The sleeves arc long and-

Blonder-fitting on the lower part. A velveteen blouse of the sort suggested is much smarter than the ordinary blouse with a tucked-in waist, for wearing over a cloth or tweed skirt, and really all the prettiest blouses this season are those with the waist's worn outside the skirts. , PRESENT-GIVING. The seasonable topic of presentgiving is one that has been filling niany minds of late, but tho clifliculr question of what.to give this ono and that at, Christmas is now finally settled, to the relief-of those who are apt to be over-anxious in the matter of choosing the right thing to fill a personal need. Of course, it is nice to bo able to present a friend with something substantial that he or she really wants, but when only tho simplest offering can be made it is pleasant to remember that the real value of a gift lies in the scntjnientrthnt prompts it and the tender thoughts in which it is wrapped. . A PRACTICAL COAT-FROCK. There is no denying that tailor made suits havo changer their char--

clef lliiy season. They arc no longer tlio severe things that they were, but are much more picturesque-looking and therefore-more (charming. Although it is usual, of course 1 , for a tailored costume to bo all of/ one material throughout, yet-it is almost equally usual at the present time for

the. skirt to be of one material and ! the coat of another, in which case the coat will assuredly be either short and straight of line and loose-hang-ing" all round, or it will be of the new juniper type, drawn into a deep band at the hips. Very often these short, coals are worn over one-piece frocks, thus completing the two-piece suits that are preferred by so many women this season to those of three-piece chnrac ter, comprising a coat, a skirt, and a blouse. The short coat is most successful when worn with a plainlymade, straight-cut frock or skirt. A charming example of the jumper coat is carried out in grey velour-cloth, worn over a. skirt to match. Almost all the new coat-frocks are straight of line, though there are exceptions to the rule in those that show a little drapery on the lower part. These draped models are not such simple affairs, of course, as the undrnped, and'therefore at present, they are not so popular as the plainer frocks with the-many women and girls who are clever enough to bo their own drCssmailers, and to whom a coat-frock built on the lines of the' one sketched would appeal more strongly. This excellent model, suitable tor velour-cloth, velveteen, or trieotino, is so shiart and at the same time, unpretentious that it .would suit any figure, and|it is just the useful and fashionable] kind of frock that the wardrobe of oVery woman needs. Make it either in dark blue tricotine-j with black silkbrawl bindings and a bead belt in which red, green and orange are mixed; in brown velveteen, with silk-braid bindings to match and a girdle of dark and;light amber-coloured beads; or in grey volour-clolh, with self-coloured silk-braid bindings and a bead girdle in Which such colours as pale blue or Venetian pink occur, mixed with platinum, and success, is assured. , The slashed nock is so convenient, as it enables the front to be worn open or closed.

STAINS ON POLISHED WOOD. Certain stains may be removed from polished wood by a thin paste made from salad oil and salt. Spread the paste over the marked places, leave it on for an hour or more, then rub off with a piece of black cloth. i BEAUTY HINTS. The girl who is. going to Christmas daiyrcs and has prepared one or two pretty sleeveless frocks, may find that her! arms need a little special attention if they are to be seen at their best. If the skin is rough in the region of thcjclbows, prepare a warm soap lather, dip/in a nail-brush, and gently use it bo the vi-ough skin.. Then rub in some coif, cream or glycerine-and-roscwater, dry the skin and rub it over with toilet polyder, A few such treatments will soon make th& skin soft and smooth anil tend to reduce any high colour. 'Jjhc same treatment as for the elbows may be used for the upper part of the arms if the skin is rough and red'on the outer side;'and to encourage whiteness, the arms, where high-col-oured, should bo bathed with a little lemon-juice and borax, mixed. This, again, may be used to the neck, in order to keep the skin white; but. before using the lemon-mixture, massage the neck with pure cold cream, rubbing it well in and letting it absorb before wiping off any lingering grease.