OLD LINES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 903, 21 February 1930, Page 5

OLD LINES

Every day we find another oldfashioned .line that has been adapted to modern ideas. Now the swathed bust is back again. This accompanied the princess type of gown before, and here, quite naturally, it is again, A charming black gown in the new thick uncrushable tulle was cut on close princess lines, with wide crisp frills from the knees downward. The decolletage was low, straight and quite sleeveless. The hack was plain, but from under the arms came two long thick scarves of the net, which were smoothly swaithed, then caught in a loose knot at the breast. The two ends, widening, made long panels down the front of the gown and were finished with three rows -of little frills to match the skirt. How very willowy one must be to carry that style.

Most sports ensembles have their own necklaces of wooden beads in colours blending with the tweed or stripes in the jumper.

Plaven’t we all sometimes, when ironing off a design, for embroidering on some garment or other, ironed off a bit too much—the transfer number or the trade-mark? And transfer marks don’t always wash out. Try rubbing them with a little methylated spirit and the difficulty will soon vanish.

White silk undies and jumpers so easily take on an ugly yellowish tinge, even if you wash them carefully at home. They will stay delightfully white if you add a little methylated spirit to the rinsing water. It also helps to produce a glazed effect on the silk when ironed.

That odd corner of your sittingroom can be made to look most attractive by a triangular bookshelf made from wood painted to match your colour-scheme. A gaily-patterned cretonne cushion, and you have, too, the cosiest corner in which to sit and read your favourite books!