WOMAN’S WORLD.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 14, 17 January 1924, Page 1

WOMAN’S WORLD.

A CHARMING DRESS WITH FLOWERED WAIST. Although tin; waistline still rests oi> near the. hips, there are rumours that a shorter waistline is coming in, and, in fact, many of the dresses worn at the smart races this summer were, forerunners of the fashion and showed a waistline quite three inches above flic now accepted one. Drastic changes of fashion are rarely pleasing to the eye at the- beginning, but- women very soon settle down to new modes that are dominant- and adapt their figures to this and that change with pleasing grace and ease. At present they ars faithful to low waists and straight silhouettes and skirts of just the light length. The double skirt —the one, that is, with over-drapery—makes a very good show among summer fashions, blit the newest thing is the skirt with apron front. In the ease of the latter,, the apron begins at the shoulders, drapes itself at a low waistline, and is pulled in by a belt. These apron fronts sometimes eontinv.c for a few inches arouml the back of the skirt.

No. :oi. Colour iji dross is n striking feature of The season ? s fashions; nevertheless, j Ma-t k -Um.-: _j i> votnri.es a.iul. stands out with -1 j‘~i ji'-tion hrio-ht greens and yellows, blues and pinks, and as- ! suredly the black dress that he 1 touched up with different uoioui> at will, is one of the most useful for the wardrobe of 1 lie woman who must dress economicallv and wants to dress well. The beautiful little dross illustrated is earned out in black maroeain with sleeves of black thin Georgette, the general sombroness being relieved by a very wide simulated belt composed of tiny silk flowers in multicolours. These flowers, pressed flat, are .lit died to the background and massed together so closely that none of the maroeain beneath them is visible. At the right side are two large flat flowers, shading from ‘‘old’* rose to deep red. ‘ ' The jumper-like top is open at the side-scams from the trimming down- , wards, and failing' from the right side is a drapery of maroeain, apparently held by the two big flowers. There are three small tucks on each shouldo. that provide a becoming fullness to the jumper. The skirt is eased and ha ii gs quite simply. Illustrated with the dross is a lovely hat of pale blue crinoline, wreathed with roses. RIBBON TRIMMINGS. Trimmings of one kind or another are very much used, and serve to give charming individual touches to simple oiiee-pieee frocks. Trimmings and the details of making them arc ever’ important considerations with the best dress-

makers, who are not unlikely to spend j more time over a bot of trimming than j over the making of a whole dress. One of the newest trimmings is ac* '

companion b;. udng insert.-. <•: qnurici inch ribbon t<> form large •* d j:. mond ’' or other patterns in loosely-woven « r--p : frocks. A white ere pc frock, for i : stance, has :■ line of * * diniimuds 1 * tea inches deep from point to point, marked out around the waist through, the insertion of lilac ribbon run 'in the material. The three central strands of each ornament tire possessed of .long ends, that draw up and are tied at t li* rtghr side and take the place of a sash or belt. ■dower embroideries are also wrought; w'lh ril>ho:i run through material, one of •• he pi “i t iusO ideas being the flower .-pray fit :: crosses one shoulder of a fii.-.-k and drops in vide ribbon sash of the ne.\ kind, with big bustle-bow ever the left hip, is an excellent aid iu the muse of smart renovation. CREPES AND MUSLINS. For the must pari, crepes a nil c repons have'taken the place of mu-.lins, blit here and there an alliance is made between crepe ami muslin with most excellent; results. The original of the gown illustrated, for instanced i* made with a sleeveless umicro’rests of pure white crepe and an open-fronted over-coat of flowered muslin, th • fronts held together at the waist with a sash of pale-blue satin, run through* the material and re-ap peering vt the back, the sides of the coat' hanging free. While lhe dress ia delightfully easy style for house wear, the coat effect renders if equally suitable for ga i den fetes, its fitting ac-eompntii-m’ntj for such occasions being a picture-hat bearing blue ribbons or feathers mu(teliing the colour of th: The coat terminates in points failing below the uhder-.iress, and the sleeve*, loose and wide, are a iso pointed at th: ends in harmony with tlic coatfronts Grope and printed muslin are allied, again, iu slip-on frocks with seamed bodices ;a d scarf-d ra pet ies, that hang from hips f* hem. and Ihe crepe eon cent rating '6u the skirts. ATTRACTIVE TRINKET BOXES. Unusual little trinket-boxes may be made from ..-empty cigar-boxes if they are d &«.•«» im ted artistically. The lies? thing |b be done is to remove all paper « ;YTr ' Of i-'iia'inH Ilf Tviin'i-ittlii, or if more elaborate finish is do si red, it with silk or cretonne. For ihe outside of the box. satin wood slain or paint makes an excellent background for stencilled design in bright colours. If the stencils are up plied, sparingly in the centre of the lid, the edges of the box may be painted the same colour as the stencils. The addition of wooden button-moulds , glued to the four under-corners of the box arid I’oui upper-corners of the lid. ami < i" a smalT brass catch, help,, to i • t;:' v the box a charming little reeeptr. eh- for lead .necklaces, and so on. A low, oblong . gar-box should be se leded for treatment. Sieuc-iliino is easily done, and is effective for renovating the appearance of shnbln-looking minor-frames, and for decora ring the borders of dwarf cun a ins of <• ivam-culoure.l .-.•isemeni cloth, bedspreads. and countless things besides. A wooden mi rror-frame, painted black and stencilled with a CM line.-a? design in gold paint and chin ese red. gives an excellent colour touch to a dull room. RUST SPOTS ON LINEN. Yellow spots that appear so often on l : non goods, and whose appeainnce is a mystery, are difficult to obliterate by safe moans that will not destroy the linen. When -they are fresh, however, they will sometimes yie.Vl to the very simple operation of rubbing them with lemon-juice ami salt and laying them in tin* sunlight. One woman who tried the treatment declares that as she did so site watched her trouble vanish. Sometimes the. ‘‘ruse, spots, ’’ as they are called, are really caused by rust from an iron or a nail, but, as a rule, one cannot account for them, and if they are cf long-standing, if is most diilieult to remove them except by the use of a si t ons ac'd placed in the sun at once, thev will lessen considerably. Leave the scorched article in the air until the force of the sun no longer reaches it. CUT BLOWERS. After flowers have been packed* and sent tit rough the post, they take a new lease of life if their stems are cut turn they are plunged into warm water, amt left until , the water cools. Add carbonate of soda to the water each time it is changed.