OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 18 July 1929, Page 7

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

WHEN TRAVELLING ABROAD Tho cheapness of good holds on tho Continent and the excellence of the many organised louring parlies have made foreign travel accessible to many women and girls who would not have ventured far from home a few years ago. Unless a woman is an experienced traveller. or is going away with a parly of friends who are accustomed to travelling, it is advisable for her to join a touring parlv when going abroad for tlio first lime. She will then have no bother with finding accommodation, registering luggage, looking up trams, etc., but everything will bn arranged for her, and s’lio will know before elm leaves homo how much her holiday will cost her. Of course, a few pounds over the advertised charge of the tour must be allowed for “extras,” presents to take home, and similar things. Passports are necessary for a holiday abroad, but these are useful things to have, and aro no bother to obtain. When people join an organised touring party these are usually obtained for them. Money should be changed beforehand, unless y° u al '° yisitiiig a. well-known ventre abroad where there are banks and agents. Letters of credit from one’s own bank at homo can be carried, or circular letters from a. tourist agency, but, again, the member of a touring party is saved tins bollior. All heavy luggage is registered but it is well to have a small ease and a good largo handbag, into winch tho immediate necessities for the journey can be packed. -A big coat, a comfortable hat, easy shoes, two or three pairs of washable pull-on gloves, a warm scarf, and a rug aro essentials. A good supply of face powder and cotton-wool, a small bottle of lavender water or eau-de-Cologne, a small sponge and face towel, soap and a cleansing cream, can be packed into a small compass, and will do much to refresh one when on a long train journey. It is also wise to take one’s favourite remedies for the ills that are likely to afflict ono, and a card of .mending silk, a few needles »nd safetypins, scissors, thimblo and cotton, aro also desirablo in an emergency.

MODERN CLOTHES AND PACKING What traveller would like to return to the fashions of twenty or thirty years ago? Just think of the huge trunks that must have been required for the voluminous dresses, the high-crowned hats with their masses of trimming, the heavy coats and the many petticoats that were fashionable then! Compare our modern silken drosses and lingerie that will fold into the tiniest possible space, our woollies that can bo rolled without being harmed, and our soft felt hats that are uncrushable however much they are squashed! Truly the modern woman has much to be .thankful foi . To-day it is usual to travel in a tweed suit with an overcoat to match for long journeys, or a long tweed coat may be worn over a woollen jumper suit. A small, comfortable bat of felt or straw is worn, and tho luggage holds nothing heavier than another woollen sports suitEvening frocks of lace or georgetto that would almost pass through tho proverbial wedding-ring, frocks m vodo and linen for hot days, tenuis dresses in spun silk, pretty silken or lawn underclothes, woollen jumpers and cardigans, altogether take less room than one oldfashioned dress with its fussy trimming, many flounces and folds and boned ing. The wise traveller “travels light and takes only those things that are absolutely necessary. Shoes are-the greatest problem, for they take up most room, and wet-weather shoes, ag well as light- ones for hot days, are necessary. Several changes of stockings arc* also desirable. DUST, AN ENEMY TO BEAUTY Dust is not so commonly encountered in these days of tarred roads, but in country lanes in dry weather one is still greeted with clouds of dust. Trie woman with a sensitive skin and a delicate complexion must protect herself against dust, which has a harsh, drying effect upon the skin and, consequently, hastens the formation of wrinkles. In addition, of course, dust clogs the pores and encourages blackheads. The woman motorist, particularly, needs protection against dust, but the same advice is necessary for the pedestrian whose way lies along dusty roads. It is well to protect tho face by rubbing into it* a little cold cream if the skin is dry or a good vanishing cream if the skin is dusty. Let the cream soak in for a few minutes, then remove any surplus cream with a tiny piece of clean soft rag or cotton-wool, and apply powder freely. Powder the neck as well as the face), wiping away all excess of powder with a clean piece of chamois leather. After coming in from a, motorrun or walk, do not wash the face, but smear a cleansing cream over the skin, leave it on a few minutes, then wipe it off with an old clean handkerchief. You will be astounded to see tho dirt on tho handkerchief. Afterwards wash tho face with some warm water and a superfatted soap, and rinse it in cold water to which a few drops of eau-de-Cologne have been added. The eau-de-Cologne is an astringent, and it is of great benefit to anyone who has a greasy skm. A piece of cotton-wool soaked m cold water, wrung tightly, sprinkled with eau-de-Cologne, and dabbed very lightly over the face, ie wonderfully refreshing when one’s hico is hot and flushed. This game scent is also effectual if sponged on to a gnat bite or irritating spot.

WHEN AN. UNEXPECTED VISITOR ARRIVES Every housewife knows that the unexpected visitor is sure to arrive when there is less in tho larder than usual! It is on tho days when the meal in course of preparation is more than ally scanty or plain, or when there is absolutely no decent cake in tho house and the store cupboard is nearly bare, that one’s most important relatives or friends are apt to find themselves in one’s neighbourhood. On days when a reallv tempting lunch is ready, when one’s cakes aro freshest and most attractive no ono calls. Pot-luck pasties are useful for an emergency of this. kind. For these any kind of stored fruit can he used. Drain the fruit from its juice, mix with doz currants and four crumbled macaroons. The currants add both to tlio taste and tho nourishment. Roll out some short crusj, pastry thinly, stamp into rounds, place a spoonful of the fruit mixturo on half of each round, damp the edges and fold over into a half round. Press the edges together, decorate, and bake in a hot oven until brown. THOSE FLARES AND FLOUNCES! Every fashionable summer frock has a dared skirt or tiers of flounces, and Iho