Fashion and Things Feminine.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 284, 15 June 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)

Fashion and Things Feminine.

By IDA MELLER

SLEEVELESS FROCK OF PLAID WOOLLEN.

Tho charm of dress lies in its ireshnosis, and tho girl who is careful of her clothes but spends very little 011 dress, is likely to present a far better appearance than the one who spends double, the amount 011 frocks and frills, but rarely uses a clothes-brush, and is utterly regardless of the way in wli'cli she treats her apparel. Frocks and coats of velveteen and such-like fabrics that are apt to catch dust crs'ly, are best preserved by I icing slipped into a dress cover when not in! use. A cover, or dress-bag, can easily bo nvado from a lew yard.-J of cambric, arranged to clo-.e with buttons and buttonholes, and an opening left at the top through winch skirt-tapes can pass to hang by. Tho most papular frock of the moment ii the sleeveless one, that is made Hi all sorts of materials, suitable for everv occasion. Just now that pla'ds

are fashionable, the eleevelessi frock is very much liked in plaid woollens, while for smarter occasions it is made of velveteen and silk.

\\ ith a view t<j winter wear, the velvctoo 11 "jumper'' is unquestionably an ideal pos-ess'on, and 110 10-s so, for really serviceable wear, is the plaid woollen " jumper."' This is made, sometimes, with a sleeveless bodice cut very low 111 the neck, or with only a very ir.cn gre bod'ee, (.insisting actually of two little cross-over pieces, back and Iront, rising only slightly above the waistline in the centre, and finding support from the shoulder-straps; and, again, a bodice may Ik? dispensed with altogether, ;uid a pair of buckled braces' take its place. The sleeveless jumper frock illustrated is typical of a popular fashion, ajid would l>e very smart and useful developed in plaid woollen. The pajxr pattern is in five parte, and represents one back, half the front of skirt, half the front of hodi'-n, one back, and one pocket. These piorvs are illustrated in the diagram, and they should lie la'd on three yards of "0-inch materia], foldid in hall lengthw'se, tho straight edges of front of bodice ;-nd front of skirt laid to the fold. The other pieces are cut out, in duplicate. Corner pieces must be added on to the skirt patterns, and spaces) for cutting thee are shown in the diagram. The frock fastens at the back, and is trimmed in front with a few buttons, which would look well in velvet. The pockets 011 either side of. the skirt aro aNo provided with buttons. Bod'ee and skirt are joined at tlie waist, and a pretty, separate blouse is worn with the frock.

FASHIONABLE FUR SETS. One. of the most practical of winter fashions is the three-piece fur set, cons'sting of inuf, tie and toque of corresponding fur. or of soft materials com111ned with bands of fur. Some of the popular set-.- are * snensive, but others

(Miii-i ut'li u • tliill 11 ic grasp of tho girl u tli moderate j m-'noney, and arc mado

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of face-cloth or velveteen ami fur, mixed, or of grod • nio:-k" fuis—that is, cheap lurs got-up li> ivbciuljle expensive pelts. lrulv, it may 1;e said that fashion >s Kind, tins yo.ir, to the girl of i-mali moans, or many an o;onomwtl mode has boon (levied that i> certain to ;tj >|>ca Ito the person whose j ur.se is not over-well tolled, and 0110 of those modes lias to do wuli furs. Every woman who wants to !'o well and fashionably dre-i ed >s naturally desirous >f having a nice set of furs, but this year a woman mod not ennipla'n if she is unable to afford a really handsome .set, for there are so many good substitutes at cheap prices. Moreover, preisent-day tahions enable choice bits of inr, 'n themselves too •mall to form a tie and muff, to be combined with materials, as already into <so d-lenking .'■et'-, and it s so probable that many a woman has by her odds-and-ends of fur— the be.st P'ec.'s Ironi a worn set or coat or muff, for instance —that with careful handling may be made to present an excellent, appearance and servo a fashionable purp se during the comfng months. Another thing: various combinations of fur are permissible, s.o that pieced of a different k'nd may l>o combined into one set.

Ilrss season the all-round fur dogcollar is fashionable—and it U an economical fashion, too, requiriiifjSiuicli less fur, ot course, than the stole. A successful ,renovation," Ity tile wav, may bo affected by cutting: away the shabby ends or nock part of a worn stole of bear or other bushy fur, and using the good part for a dog-collar. When tho worn stole is of Cat fur, let the good parts bo used for one of the new, high, all-round '-oliars.

Sonio fashionable fuiS ars illuntraod. In fichus, such a.s are made of marabout and fur mixed, or entirely of marabout, finished with tassels and a satin rose; in Figure "C" is depicted a mockerinmo tie, with one end threadedthrough tho other; and quite a. new fur-fashion is illustrated in Figure "D." Hero we have tho new shoulder-rape, made of musquash. I ear, mole->kin, ,-oal or any other fur, tied with ribbon, and with it i> il lustra tod a muff to match. Two of tho now tam-o'-shanters of velvet arc also sketched, one having a round crown of ombro'dered satin.

TOILET NOTES. When the skin needs bracing, a siinplo wash that acts as a- slight astringent fihoudl be used, and.for tlrs purpose there are few rented'os than a glassful of water into which a teas'pooniul r.f good vinegar has'been dropped. If the faco 's bathed with tho lotion tho .-kin wffi quickly bo

" toned up." Tho wash is also recommendod for enlarged pores. When tho skin of the face feels very dry, a little pure olive oil should be rubbed in, the last thing at night, and allowed to absorb before am* lingering greaso is wiped off.

If the skin is well nourished and well dried, a parched -011(1111011 will lie averted. To avoid this, again, care should be taken that the soap used is of a mild brand and is well rinsed off, and also that the water u-ed for facial ablutions is of ,i soft" kind. If the tpp-water is "hard," it should bo boiled before used for toilet purposes.

,STAINS OX IVORY. When stains on ivory are slight and will not disappear when, drubbed off with a dry cloth, the article should be washed thoroughly in warm water and soap-suds and then, Withoirt. drying it on a cloth, it should be placed in the bright sunlight for a few minutes. This exposure should succeed in removing tho «t.a : ns. If, 3k wever. they do not disappear entirely, tho ivory should bo washed again in soap and water, then rinsed in clear water, to which a little lemon-juice has Ikcii added. Care must be taken to have the temperature of the water right, as too great he,at is not good for ivory.

ft' the stains have been satisfactorily removed after the exposure to the sun, no lemon-juice nerd be applied, but the ivory should, all the same, be washed again in soap and water and carefully dried.

DRY-CLEANING A HAIR-BRUSH. To dry-clean a hair brush, take a te icupful of oatmeal or cornnieal and lill the brusfii, rubb'ng gently u'lth the hand. As the meal alxsorlvs the grease and dirt, shake 't out and use fresh meal, and rc-]>oat tho process till the brush i, thoroughly clean, holding the. latter all the time over a sheet of newspaper. By til's dry-cleaning method the mount of the brush is craved the risk of injury Ironi the e.se of hot water and soda.

TIIIiEK T.ITTI.K HINTS. When saloon. <>r uny cotton fabric w ill a s;'.t'!i lini.-di. put a lit' I<> lionx in thi« la-i rinsing wntor. Tlih will oauso tl'.c rnairrinl to look glossy wIIOM it'Ollcd. Tho r:ivclh\l threads from oM I'lion \\ill K> ton ml .oxeolloijt $01; dantfng talilo-'.-lotfu; or TV'cttvS. Put Mottor over groa-a on paprr or cloth \ml apply a lot iron. Tlio ffiviM' -Itoulil tliu.s ln> a' - >rl'cd !■>" tho blotting pap-r. A niorciiT !•(>!( Tin-: WI:I-:K. .M '.-understanding and noject ir~<•:•(.i m i! <>: v in'si-i!it ! in t'i s world tlian own main v ami ickt dnoss. I-::r.|»l<»\or ll.> ..liit-f I'OV* : " 1:' anyone a -k.i t:>r mo. I sliaii l>c I».i< k in haltll- - I'aUv'v : " Yt--. -'orr : an' lunv soon ! 11 vim be back il no wan asks lor your ' Mi-titk-ivn you must ti l! your nothor tho washing isn't wo!l dono this week" " Muvvcr's an ay.'' " Wc.il. who do,s tin; was.li ng when your mot l or s a wa> P t) " l-'arwr and nuwr gentl- man.