Feminine Interests

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 680, 4 June 1929, Page 5

Feminine Interests

TOO MANY ROSES !

! AKARANA YACHT CLUB HOLDS SUCCESSFUL WEEKLY DANCE ~.,T h 'v' Ve , Pkly dance held by the Akaacht lub Proved exceptionally P dI r dlar on . Saturday evening, when a huge number of dancers enjoyed the music provided by Stacey’s Orchestra. Committee members present were: in na 'Y blue and beige crepe de chine. „ J cffers, wearing ravenswing ciepQ <le chine, embroidered. Mrs. Boswell, who wore a black charmeuse gown. ',n‘e Ir 2h^ V A bSter ' in a Pricot georgette u. shoulder spray. v . s . s Hanlon, wearing Chinese red velvet, with a, diamente buckle. T * hos ® present were: feta!" S McKenzie, in leaf green faille taf■»uL“a& bi un ey> Wea r ins black georcrepe S doch?ni e J’nd b 2ce; aS apple » reen Miss J. Bradburn, whose frilled net * r TVTii an uneven hem line, ae Chine aM a S?' wearing rose crepe taffet? (Papakura), in lotus UK?’ 1,1 P ast el shades, do chine ™-??i h ’ who chose peach crepe tP corsage of ring velvet. chine m,| il t u u2 aI frock. a r ° S ° Crepo d< “ overlkirV°S' n^S. nd ’ V; e aring lame, with an hem^ Ut ° f = leen tulle, with an uneven Macefield, in black georg-ette with blue shoulder sprav. cr«7;lf s - J * Miller ’ wearing frilled georgette in pastel shades. L - c S , °P er - whose mauve taffeta 11 aV- • was uneven length. satinlnd s ikcl. ho had chosen eea Wm! 3 ™ 1 Willetts, in leaf green taffeta, with petallecl hem. Lowndes, wearing apricot crepo de chine, black shawl. gowif S Minns, in a black crepe de chine Miss Lewis, in a lame corsage with green georgette skirt. Mfss Smith, wearing lavender georgette, with cherry snoulder spray. Mrs. Curran, in a frock of nile green chiffon and ecru lace. Miss Mangan, who wore floral lame, with georgette skirt, with uneven hem. . Miss Bidlake, in pink georgette, shoulder spray to tone. Miss A. Clark, wearing blue taffeta, with a tucked skirt. Miss L. Ramsey, in apricot charmeuse and gold lace. Miss I). Neale, who wore silver lame with skirt of rose georgette. Miss M. Calderbank, in black satin beaute. Miss Mavis White, wearing oyster crepe de chine, with cherry sash. Miss B. Clark, in cyclamen shot taffeta. Miss E. Boswell, who had chosen rose du Barri crepe de chine. Miss White, wearing blue georgette panelled with lace. Miss M. Bickerton, in lacquer red velvet. Miss M. Ware, who wore black satin charmeuse. Miss McDonald, in pistacheg reen georgette and silver lace. Miss Drake, wearing lime green taffet and lame. Miss Knight, whose frock was of apricot taffeta. Miss Ware, wearing a blue lace frock. Miss Meredith, in eau de nil crepe de chine. Miss Douglas, who wore blue georgette with a lace overskirt. Miss Colebrook, wearing black silk net with uneven hemline.

“I wish,” said a girl to me not long ago, “that I could have a pink and white complexion instead of lookingpasty.” “Oh!” exclaimed her fx-iend, "I wish that X could have almost anything rather than the fixed red in my cheeks which makes me look like an old-fashioned daix-y-maid.” I examined them with a critical eye and I realised that they were both right. The pasty-faced girl had that rather “puddingy” appearance which so often goes with a sallow skin, and the other woman, who was much older, had quite a nice complexion if the i-ed had remained in her cheeks; hut it came right down to her jawbone, without any of the pretty ivory tint, which is so becoming. This is very often a fault 'of increasing yeai-s, and it goes with those unbecoming little veins which you find on the cheeks when it is cold. If you suffer from this defect, you must never subject your face to extremes of heat and cold. For instance, for some skins, the alternate application of tow-els wrung out of boiling and out of icy water alternately is excellent, but not for a “red” complexion, nl fact, you should wash it as little as possible. You should also protect your face from cold winds and hot sun, and wear a hat which .has a certain amount of brim. Smother your skin thickly with cream and powder before you go out. JUDICIOUS POWDERING Diet will help you, too, for you should never eat very spiced foods, or drink spirits, and as little wine as possible. Many people will tell you to avoid all butcher’s meat, and I certainly think that the less you eat of it the better. Milk, butter, and oily foods will not hurt you, but avoid curry and such-like dishes. You can do a great deal toward camouflaging the redness around the jaw-bone and low down on the cheeks by using the right shade of powdei-. When you powder, pin back your hair and apply the powder with long sw-eeping strokes all over your face, being specially careful to cover the offending surfaces very evenly. Then you can take it away- from the cheekbones and you will be left with a really lovely complexion. COAXING THE COLOUR The pasty-faced woman has an easier task in some ways, because it is not impossible to make a more or less complete cure. For her there is nothing better as a beginning than to apply towels wrung out of boilingwater and then plunging the face into very cold w-ater and to hold it there till it begins to ache. Pat it dry and you will be astonished at the lovely flush which you have. Of course, this

is not permanent, but it' you persevere with the hot and cold water treatment you will soon be able to coax a tinge of colour into your skin. In addition, eat plenty of underdone meat and drink a little good red wine whenever possible. Y’ou need not fear for your skin if the weather is cold; indeed, you will look rather nice after you have been out for a long walk in a howling north-east wind. In hot weather, however, you will be very apt to look “puddingy,and you should massage your face very vigorously, using one of those tiny indiarubber instruments with little suction holes which are so efficacious. WHAT FEW WOMEN KNOW Now and again, not often enough to depress her, but just often enough to make her a safe custodian of her own happiness, every young wife should remind herself that there is such a thing as middle-age. That reminder will help her to start right and stay right. There have been lots of marriages where, so long as youth lasted, the marriage-ship miraculously escaped foundering on the most deadly rocks. Most men hope that the “settling-down” time will arrive sooner or later, and put up with any number of years. And of most, men, alas, is it conspicuously true that middle-age sees the collapse of long-sustained magnanimity. The lasting qualities that would have kept masculine loyalty alive are non-exist-ent. And shipwreck results. There Is one royal road to keep a husband’s love. And that Is by actually believing, or persuading yourself to believe, that no other man in the world “counts” when he is around. Let no young wife lend an ear to the cynics who say that whole-hearted feminine devotion is repaid by a smug take-it-for-granted attitude on the part of the young husband. It is all nonsense. The wife who wants to steer her husband safely past the dangerous shoals of middle-age must not wait until she herself is middle-aged. By that time, after years of daily feminine fault-findings, she will discover, with the aid of a youthful feminine rival, that her husband, despite all disillusionments, is a valued and valuable, but elusive, possession. Because of those fault-finding years, she will make the discovery too late. The taste of exquisite flattery from another source proves too much for the average benedict who realises how much he has missed!

FORESTERS’ DANCE BRIGHT SOCIAL held at Birkenhead! The social committee of Court Bir- j kenliead of the Ancient Order of For- j esters held its fortnightly dance in the | Victoria Hall, Birkenhead, on Saturday evening. Excellent dance music was supplied j by the Boberts Bros, orchestra. The spot waltz was won by Mr. and Mrs. Vincent. Among those present were: Mrs. W. Vincent, navy georgette with silver relief. Mrs. Fitzgerald, black panne velvet and georgette. Mrs. Swindale, blue crepe de chine frock. Mrs. R. Brown, coffee lace over flame satin, shawl to match. Mrs. A. Anderson, frock of navy crepe de chine. Mrs. R. Godfrey, de haviland blue georgette, with uneven hem. Mrs. Freegard, blush pink crepe de chine, diamante trimming. Mrs. F. Blackwell, jade green crepe do chine.. posy*®* Hushs » frock of navy taffeta and ch^ rs - Norton, frock of peach crepe de Mrs. Wilkins, floral ninon frock. .Mrs. C. Harkins, pale pink silk with posy. Mrs. Ripley, frock of cinnamon crepe de chine. frock S * ■^ oberts > black crepe de chine Mrs. E. Harkins, sea green crepe de chine and gold lace. LAVENDER GOWN Mrs. Thorburn, frock of lavender crepe de chine. Mrs. Gr. Ross, black satin, with oriental trimmings. Mrs. C. Pugh, black georgette, with an uneven hem and red posy. Mrs. Roy McKinstry, plum crepe dc chine frock. n Mrs. Grant, blue crepe de chine. Mrs. A. Wrightson, bois de rose taffeta and posy. Mrs. S. Green, navy georgette, with silver trimmings M rs * N. Stayte. frock of red geor§ctte snd diamente trimmings. Mrs. G. Beekman. frock of blue striped crepe de chine. fl „^ rs ‘ , Kay Kelly, blue embroidered crepe de clime. Gracie * lrock of rose shot taftone SS J * Gee# pirik georgette, shawl to Miss Geraldine McGovern, ring velxet shawl OI moonlig:ht blue and chenille frock 3 E * Wilkins » rose velvet and lace Miss V. Thorburn, frock of rose pink crepe de chine and lace, froclf S liene Mackie, gold sequinned Miss E. Brown, cyclamen taffeta and lace. Miss M. Roberts, green georgette and lace trimmings. Miss E. Bland, green crepe de chine with silver lace. Miss I. Ross, apricot crepe de chine frock. BLACK AND LEMON Miss Eunice Greenwood, black crepe de chine,with touches of lemon giving colour relief. Miss B. Ross, pink crepe de chine with Miss F. Robinson, rose pink georgette with an uneven hem and feather posy. Miss V. Robinson, red embossed georgette, with Spanish shawl. Miss R. Woollams, silver grey georgette frock. Miss Lorraine Slade, crimson georgette with an uneven hem; shawl to match. Miss S. Beason, pink taffeta with lace. Miss M. Leathart, sunset red crepe de chine. Miss E. Roberts, frock of figured silk. Miss May Stanley, red sequin georgette frock, with posy and apricot shawl. Miss Stayte, blue crepe de chine and silver lace. Miss I. Young, moonlight blue taffeta and shoulder posy to tone.