NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 248, 17 September 1940, Page 9

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE.

(By' “Nanette.”)

Achievement in Flower Growing

Orchids are coveted by most women for party wear, but very few can have the jiride of achievement of one, local woman who was-seen at a recent smart gathering, wearing as a shoulder spray an orchid she had actually grown herself.

New For Spring. Something quite new is at present on display in the window of the Scotch Wool, and Hosiery Shop, the Square. Be sure to look when you are passing and see the dainty rayon knit jumpers. They are delightfully spring-like with their short sleeves and are in all the loveliest pastel shades —most useful for wearing with your new spring suit. : ' *

Beauty For Ears. Even if your ear is shapely, it should still receive an occasional massage, and this can bo given by using the finger tips only, and carefully pinching and kneading the lobe of the ear. Then with a piece of cottonwool dipped into a lotion composed of equal parts of witch-hazel and boracic lotion, gently wipe over the ear, being sure to get into the crevices. Novelty Prints.

Charming and modern are the novelty printed frocks at Slater’s, the Square. In floral and striped effects they have short sleeves and are in all sizes up to X.O.S. They have only just been opened and are worth seeing before the prettiest ones are snapped up. It would be wise to make a selection now for your summer wardrobe. * Memories of Trafalgar. Not many people can be living still who have talked with men who fought at Trafalgar. One of the few is the Dowager Countess of Jersey, D.8.E., who recalls a visit to Greenwich Hospital when she was a child, with her father, Lord Leigh, and the talk with an old pensioner who had been Nelson’s servant at the time of the battle. Later, at Avignon with her parents, she met a Frenchman.' then a guide at the Palace of the Popes, who had fought at Trafalgar, and been a prisoner of war in England. Loveliness and Quaiity. For loveliness and the luxurious feeling of being really well turned out you cannot do better than invest in a good quality fur cape. You are bound to fall in love with one of the new selection of dyed squirrel or skunk capes at H. H. Blandford’s, Coleman Place, and it will add a cachet to the plainest frock or suit. * Paris Regrets— Since the German occupation Paris has lost' its position as the fashion capital of the world. Some of the last imprints of well-known French designers include a silk crepe dinner gown in blue and white tiny check, beautifully draped and moulded to the figure. It is simply swathed across the bodice and hips with the interest all in the tront iullness, which falls gracefully to the hemline. Checks are used again tor a black and white afternoon frock with a crisp little tailored collar of white grosgrain ribbon. The bodice is cleverly cut with the material used crosswise, and the skirt falls from impressed pleats. The Changing Season. AVe all grow tired of a hair style after a time and, in any case, hair styles get out of date just as quickly aa hats. It’s a wise plan before buying spring headgear to study the new coiffures and. with the advice of an expert such as Sylvia Kirk, of Broadway, adopt- something distinctive and becoming to suit the mood of fashion.* |