Fashion and Things Feminine.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 272, 4 May 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)

Fashion and Things Feminine.

THE NEW JUMPER FROCK

A great deal luight be written about tho new season s millinery which, though showing nothng extraordnary in tho way of shape, reveals much that is original as regards trimming. Ornaments made of chenille and heads are among the novelties shown, and the most popular fancies include flowers emborideivd in the flat on silk or muslin. A single oval-shaped, or round, flower of (his kind is stitched to thy front of a hat and takes the place of the erstwhile popular "knot" of -mall, mixed flowers or fruits. Wool flowers are also fashionable, and one of the shapes that is again very much to the fore is the Bretonnc sailor, mado in velvet, velveteen and Lit. It is one of the most becoming shapes, the slight upward turn of the brim giving a certain youthful air to the hat —possibly because children .s hats are so made.

The girl who is puzzled as to how to freshen up a dress that h.os had a fair amount of wear but is yet good for many months, may find the solution to the problem she seeks to unravel in a new collar-and-cuffs set. This simple little expedient is capable of working wonders in improving the appearance of a house-dress, for the collar for indoors irony be as dainty as you please and a little bit low in the neck.

A really pretty collar-and-cuffs set will givo freshness to a frock that heretofore looked faded and worn, and will bring it "up to the minute" 'n mode, whereas probably its style was beginning to appear )ust a trifle 'passe'. Quite 0110 of the most popular fashions of the hour is the jumper frock, which has returned to the world of modes to receive a warm welcome. Tt has every qualification Tor popularity, and for present and coming season wear is very smart and cosy carried out in velveteen.

An original design for ;a sleeveless

velveteen juniper frock is illustrated, and a pretty feature is the lacing at the nock. The frock is intended to bo slipped over the head, and for this reason the belt should be fastened at tho front corners with press-studs, wh'cli could be released from grip and so widen the waist when the frock is slipped on and off. The corners of the belt are finished with tassel ornaments. The frock would be very cosy-looking in brown velveteen. It is cut with a good flare and is finished at the neck with a separate collar of wlnto silk or cream muslin. Any blousette could, of course, be worn with it.

A BLOUSE SUGGESTION,

Tho wardrobe of a girl or woman is always open to receive an extra blouse, and the home dressmaker is usually glad of ideas on the subject of easilymade, pretty blouses. A dainty blouse-model is illustrated, an dits chief charm in the eyes of tho young home dressmaker will be the absolute simplicity of tho pattern, tho blouse at the same time being quite decorative in appearance. The design, as will be seen from the picture, lends itself to mixed materials. These might be voile and silk, lace and crepe de chine, net ;:nd figured union, and mi on. The upper part might be ol lace, for instance, and the lower of plain n'non or taffetas; or, 'again, ihf lower part might be of chine silk and tho upper of voile or ninoii. The. design, in -t, h nds itself to a host ol' pretty ideas in the carrying out, and needless to say, <>n. n material throughout might b,- used if preferred. A glance at tin* diagram that accompanies the sketch of the blouse shows how simple is the pattern, which is, in- <!■ ;\l, an old friend, treated ill a novel way Mi the making-up, for the blouse.

a-.s will lie seen, i> of the well-known one-piece kind. Where two materials arc miiljih'd :,s sti.Hires ted. however, the Mouse i.s seamed across the cli's-t-, anil the sleeves arc al-o joined helovv the boulders.

Tin. paper pattern, as indicated by the diagram, in dudes half tlio hlouse proper, one cuff, and halt the collar, the lacking halt hc'ny sketched in "sludow."

Tluisn pieces are supposedly lsi.'d on II yards of double-width material the 1111:111111 v ov stufT actuallv roi|iiire<l for tin. Mouse complete. Where two materials are lined, however, the ilrc-s-

niaker must calculate hv liiea.siirement, m lien she has the pattern before her, lriw much of one material and how much lit' i he other she u ill need. Doited lines on the diagram show where to join one material to the other. Thi effect is yiMiil where the joins across the client- and arm.s are oil a level n itli one another. The materiel should he oliened out « 'de and lohled. the straight odye of back of blouse beiny laid to the fold. The collar must be cut in a piivo

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and lined with its own material, and tho cuff must bo cut out in duplicate. There will be .sufficient from the waste

No. 2C27 of material to make cuff I'iungs. Tho collar is quite a new shape, and is distinguished by points. Below tho fancy top, the blouse is trimmed with three barrel buttons, the actual fastening being invisible. Tho two materials could, of course, be jomed rather nearer the top of tho bloaso than is indicated, if preferred.

HOME ECONOMIES

Individuals of small means are apt to envy those better off in worldly possessions than themselves; but it must be remembered that a small income 'n tho kinds of the practical, economical person will go twice as far as if dealt with bv anyono with extravagant tastes, who has no idea of the real value of money and how far a pound can ho made to go. Little luxuries tan be enjoyed, even on a small income, if care he exercised on daily expenditures and economy practised in the weekly housekeeping bills and general household affair.s, so that no waste goes on in tne kitchen, the lifo of household linen, curtains, carpets, etc., is prolonged, and the coal bill, among other accounts is kept down. To do this cinders that have been sifted should )k> used to eke out the coal, and coal-dust should be judiciously used for a similar purpose, instead of being thrown away. In th'd way tho coal bill will be lessened. In sundry other trifling matters housekeeping bills may be kept down and the money saved enable one to journey to a theatre by taxi without considering the consequences to the purse, or allow one to buy some pretty littlo knick-knack for the home or person.

WASHING A GOLF JERSEY

A hint on liow to wash woollen golf jerseys is given liy a girl who has tried various ways of doing the work. "When 1 first washed niy jersey, it shrank so much," slio said, "'that I was scarcely able to get it on. The bottom of it dried in ripples and the poc-kets stretched to twice their size. The next time, J stitched the pockets in place before wetting the jersey. I prepared a lukewarm bath of white suds and carefully washed the jersey in this, afterwards rinsing it several times, and then squeezed dry. Over my dummy dress-maker's form 1 pinned a small sheet and pile the jersey on the form, patting it into shape and stuffing each arm with a rolled bath towel. When dry, the jersey was like new and fitted mo perfectly. It had neither stretched nor shrunk!''

CU B SANDWICHES

An excellent way of using up any small scraps of roast or boiled chicken, or delicate white nio.it or game of any sort, is in the form of Club Sandwiches. To make a sandwich, take a slice of bread, moderately thick, toast it and cut it in half, three-corner shape. Butter it, and dress one piece with a lettuce leaf, or part of it, that has been steeped in salad oil and drained, lay on this some scraps of cooked chicken or other white meat, and cover tiie.se with lettuce leaf on which lay a thin rasher of fried bacon. Cover with the other half of toast, put the sandwich in tli • oven till hot through, and serve.

Same people dispense with the first layer of lettuce, and begin the sandwich with chicken laid upon toast. The smallest p'ovs of chicken will answer the purpose—pieces that are not enough for more mportant dishes.

(JAKNISHIXC; MI'TTOX CHOP.v Wtli very little trouble and somotimos at no extra cost, pretty yarnishos may lie made for the table, and food is rendered so mticli more .".ppetisino; when daintily t>et out and "dressed'", tiiat housewives should lie encouraged to make the d'imcr taMo look ;:s nice as possible. The homely mutton chop, for instance. is yro.it!v improved in appearance if jrarn'slied with a paper holder, and a nice addition is thick tomato sauce, .served w'lth the "hop. Making paper holders, bv tin* way, firms an interesting occupation for cuildrcn wlmi it is necessarv.for them to stay indoors. A .-strip of paper four ilit hi-s soiiare. (lonhlod over and snipped at the fold into tinv strins. !ialf-an-inch deep, makes a pretty holder, and a trooil supply in,iv lie mails Ity the children and sl'pped into a drawer in the kitchen fur future Use.

HINTS I'Olt lil SV HOI'SKWrVKS. Allow cabbage water to become ipiite cr Id before pour'ui; down the sink, and there will be no unpleasant .-niell.

Mice do not like th ' -mell of peppcrlnint. and a little of peppermint-

phveed about their haunts will soon make them look for other quarters.

Baking-sod.l gives relief to a burn or scald. Applied either wet or dry to the burned part immediately tlio sense of relief is magical.

If an article has been scorched in ironing, wet "n cold water and lay wnere the bright sunshine will fall directly on it. Tli's will tako the mark entirely out.

Don't throw away burnt mill;; pour it into ii clem jug ami stand 111 cold water. By tin time tho ni'lk is quite cold tho scorched taste will liavo disappeared.

If. when baking, tlu> oven .should get too hot, pla-e a basin of cold water in it. Til's will cool the oven, and too steam which rises from tho water will prevent tho contents from burning.

To make glassware glisten. after u ishing, rinse in hot water and then place in cold water in which a handful el .starch has been dissolved. Drain on towels until quite dry, and polish with a drv cloth.

To make a, candle burn all night, put finely-powdered salt on it until it reaches th-o bl.'i 'k part of tlit* wick. In this way a steady light may be kept up all nhrht means of ;i small piece of candle.

To remove crease, from clothes which have bivn packed away for f-.omo time, hang in tho bath-room, then turn on the hot-water tap. The steam will entire] v remove the reoa.ses. l'i i -\s afterward- if neecs^nrv.

A TMOI'CHT KOI? TIIK WEKK. "Only the trials and di<appo'ntni' iits that we call crosses can bring us nearer to (JoJ." —A F.