FEMININE REFLECTIONS.

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 502, 3 November 1928, Page 21

FEMININE REFLECTIONS.

Not Upset When Doorbell Rings

The time has passed when the. housewife was satisfied with wearing “any old thing” for working about the house. Nowadays, fashion pays special attention to those cheap little frocks which make household duties brighter with their colour and simple smartness. Garments that seem better for continuous "tubbing.” and costing at the outside no more than half a guinea, are a big factor in the modern ideas of better housekeeping. When the front doorbell rings, the average woman shows no fear of having been caught in a shabby frock that is “just meant for cleaning.” Housekeeping is now regarded a's an

Smart and Cheap Frocks For Housework

. Ordinary zephyrs, with their attractive patterns, make some of the prettiest frocks. One style, which is popular, shows printed zephyr put on to a plain material in a triangular design. A pretty mode is to wear plain frocks with floral aprons, or, plain frocks embossed with flowers cut from the same material as the aprons worn. A more dressy fashion for the house frock is shown in the centre picture. A long voile collar falls like a handkerchief over the shoulders. Embossed with stitching to tone with the pattern of the frock, it has pockets on the hips to match. '

art, which cannot be practised unless the busy worker is properly equipped with the best of implements and the sweetest of tempers. The last cannot belong to a slovenly dressed woman, so a new maxim has arisen—“neat clothes to work in, go a long way toward a neat result.”