Making Good Wives Better.

NZ Truth, Issue 1150, 15 December 1927, Page 16

Making Good Wives Better.

Feminine Types

What heading do you come under? Are you the truly feminine type, the chic, smart type, the "boyish," or the demurely fluffy? you are, do you always w keep in mind the fact that if you are definitely placed in your type you must study it and coldly shoulder the sartorial effects that are at variance? For instance, taffeta . is charming stuff and can make of the demure lass a kind of fairy princess, but when one sees a "boyish" girl in a frock of this silk, all bouffant and billowy, one feels

THERE are few silks that cannot be washed nowadays, and thoy usually carry a guarantee to the effect that soap and water will not harm them. In order to avoid disappointment,

try washing a piece of the material first. Plenty of luke-warm water and suds are absolutely necessary, and a teaspoonful of borax added to the washing water is a great improvement. Two separate washings and numerous rinses are required. Having got the water to the right temperature, the frock is placed* therein and gently squeezed—not rubbed.

that she should be well and properly shaken.

In the same way the chic woman who knows all there is to know on the subject of dress, would not dream of affecting the. misty trailing chiffons that so well become her sister, the feminine "trailing" type. She knows that the most attractive style of dress for her is that which is distinguished by vital dash. Study your individuality. Don't sigh for the trimness of line that belongs to the tailored type if you are demure and fluffy, but make the most of what you've got. Every woman should take stock of herself; find out what suits her best and stick to her own individuality.

Keep the dress on the move in the water and lift it up and down, and repeat this procedure with the rinse water. Now for the second wash. Tinted soap should be used to preserve the

Those "Pretties "

How They Should Be Washed

MO need to discard that pretty georgette frock because it has become soiled. Plenty of soap and water and a teaspoonful of borax is all that is required.

shade where necessary, and after its second wash in suds rinse again and again in luke-warm water. Wring gently and dry in a bath towel. The frock should be pulled into shape, hung on a coat-hanger and let

dry, and, when completely dried, pressed with a hot iron. Care is necessary in stretching and hanging the frock, and an electric iron with a steaming device produces the best results. If, however, you have no electric iron, experiment with a piece of material before tackling- the frock.

Vacation Bent

Most youngsters look well in plain frocks, which perhaps is why the girls attending the schools present such a good appearance when, dressed in their school uniform, they take the air In the "crooodile." THE majority of young girls for nine 1 months of the year invariably are seen wearing a blouse and tunic arrangement, and in truly feminine fashion clamor for more latitude in the matter of holiday frocks. If you are taking' your young daughter away for holidays give as much thought .to her trousseau as you will to your own.' Give her a couple of little zephyr or gingham frocks in pretty checks—lilac and lemon and blue and white are a good choice; have them made with very short sleeves, and collar and belt them in plain shades. She will love to have a jumper suit —say one with a plain pleated skirt and a spotted top that shows a pocket or two. If you can run to it, for "best" wear have made for her a heavyweight China silk with lots and lots of drawnthread work as its sole trimming. She will be sick to death of hats that "look like school," so in the question of millinery let her have a little fling, which will be balm to her soul and a sop to her vanity. And, just in case you may not think of it, let her have a handbag that looks rather "grown-up." It will make one small schoolgirl tremendously important and happy. If a piece of linen; moistened with turpentine, is put into the wardrobe for a single day, twice or three times a year, it will prevent moths.

Cold water and pure soap •will remove grease stains from silk. The soap should be applied with a soft

After drying on a coat hanger, press with a warm iron

cloth or sponge and then rinsed off with clean water. • • » Boiling milk will remove wine stains from linen.