FRILLS FADS & FOIBLES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 1, 23 March 1927, Page 6

FRILLS FADS & FOIBLES

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VOGUES AND VAGARIES

(By

Madame Jeanne Varrez

The us© of three shades of the same colour is one of the subtle ways ir which the big desigr er achieves variety creation of tne übiquitous twopiece. A most attractive example was a dress and coat of silk repp in the modish Bordeaux red, which shaded from palest raspberry to deepest wine. The palest shade supplied the colour motif for the main part of the dress, which was cut quite straight, very much like a long jumper. Two flounces of two different shades completed the skirt, and gave a threetiered effect. Deep cuffs on the straight sleeves (cuffs that were put on like straight bands) were of the two shades, while the neck was finished with a crepe de chine tie slotted through the front of the dress. The coat was in the deepest of the three shades, with a border of the other two shades curving gracefully round it, and it fastened with a single button. The curved border, with the graceful upward curving effect of the flounces on the skirt beneath, was characteristic of the trend for curved lines that is noticeable in advance models. The revival of fringe is one of the outstanding features of evening dress modes. One charming model was carried out in begonia pink georgette, entirely covered with fringe—not bought by the yard, be it noted, but

with each frond knotted on to the dress. The lines of it ran in points up and down the bodice, and straight round the skirt, which at one side had a partel drooping below the hem. It is exquisite handwork of this nature that “makes” these expensively simple models. Practically every jumper and frock that is destined for sports wear has its wide leather belt. Quite the newest jumpers are plain, with a striped border at the bottom, and on the cuffs. The latest fashionable red shades are much in demand for the sports kit. More and more, clever amateur needlewomen are adopting the practice of buying half-finished clothes and adding the individual of trimming at home, as well as adjusting the fit. Paris caters for us more especially in the jumper line. Smart striped silk sweaters, unfinished at the neck to permit of their being faced with crepe de chine en suite with the skirt to be worn with them, have a great sale. Stripes, by the way, merge into each other, and are of two cokmrs. Likewise and invariably they are horizontal. I noted a most attractive little finishing touch to the cuffs of one advance model —a charming frock in green georgette. The cuffs were trimmed with circles of satin in the same colour, and edged and tied with velvet. Larger circles appeared as decorative motifs on the skirt, and reappeared on the bodice in a small edition. THE LATEST SHAWLS HOW TO MAKE THEM. The latest novelty from Paris is the evening shawl that is transparent and diaphanous, and shaped slightly capefashion on the shoulders. The advantage of the cape-like cut lies in the fact that the shawl does not slip off easily, and that the wearer may play bridge, or even dance, without the necessity for constantly clutching at it. Double-width lace, woven with a coloured 'ground, on which the pattern is carried out in gold or silver, is a favourite fabric for these shawl-capes, some Of which are made with a circular flounce- put on at a scalloped line. A shawl like this, wrapped round the figure over a simple dress, conveys the impression of an elaborate overdress, and completely transforms the frock.. The large oblong shawl of broche georgette is a useful garment, especially if it be reversible. Fringes trim three sides only, the top edge being left unadorned. Different colour schemes may be expressed on the two surfaces, so that the wearer may achieve two distinct ensembles merely by reversing the shawl. Loops of gay ribbors form the newest fringes, which may be used in double or treble layers, according to the amount of decoration desired. Enjoining the sides of the shawl about halfway down, so that the arms may be passed through, and taking in big horizontal tucks below the openings thus formed, the effect of a pouched wrap may be secured, the draperies resolving themselves into this form when the hands are crossed in front.

THE USEFUL LEMON Lemons belong- to the citrus group, which includes oranges, grapefruit, limes, and pomegranates. To be at their best, lemons must be picked green and allowed to ripen off the tree, Not only is the juice of the fruit beneficial medicinally, but it carries with it food values of great worth, being rich in mineral salts and vitamines. Even in ancient times, soldiers had lemon juice added to their drinking water to purify it. .Fishermen in those days also took lemon juice to help them to digest a diet almost wholly

composed of fish. Lemons contain a larger percentage of citric acid —the most valuable of fruit acids —than any other fruit. This constituent, curiously enough, prevents the blood from becoming too acid, acidity of the blood being a state favourable to disease in the body. An Appetiser. Lemon juice is also rich in potassium (i.e., lime in a digestible form), malic acid, pectin, and phosphoric acid. Mineral salts must be included in a sensible diet, so must vitamines; and as an appetiser lemons have few equals. For many centuries the Chinese, wise in ways of medicine, have used the lemons in treatment of neuralgia by rubbing the affected parts with the surface of a fresh-cut lemon; and in many Nature-cure santoria it is employed with marked success in the antiseptic treatment of wounds. Lemon juice is known to possess antiseptic properties, and here is one antiseptic which does not injure the healthy cells and tissues of the body. Lemon whey, made by adding a teaspoonful of fresh lemon juice to a pint of boiling milk, and stirring until

coagulation takes place, is a valuable drink for fever patients. The use of lemons in the treatment of gout and obesity is an ancient practice, and for biliousness lemon juice has always been recommended. When employed a flesh-reducer, it Is not wise to proceed without a doctor’s order, and guidance, since an excess of any one kind of food or liquid is apt to bring about undesirable results. Women who wish to get thin are usually too eager for results, and they often act upon the theory that, the bigger the dose the quicker the cure. Lemons for Health. "When we recognise that, without a sufficiency of vitamines in the diet, no amount of otherwise nourishing food can be fully sustaining, it is evident that the lemon becomes an essential factor to a wholesome diet. One ounce of lemon juice daily would undoubtedly work miracles for health were it added to the diet of every human being.