BRIGHT IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 November 1938, Page 8

BRIGHT IDEAS

FOR SUMMER TIME. Make the most of your summer cottons by tying them about the waist with string belts. Ordinary hemp, in light weight, is plaited in three or four double strands to make a flat belt, with the ends fastened in a bow at the front. The ends are unbraided and often have large wooden beads strung on them. The hemp may be left the natural colour or dyed a shade to pick up some bright note in the print of the frock. Remember your mementos of happy days, movie stubs, programmes, dance invitations and so on, by pasting them all, hit or miss, on a bright coloured blotter such as you can buy very cheaply. When they are arranged, varnish the whole thing with white shellac, and you have a colourful wall decoration for your room and your keepsakes will be preserved. Have your hair ribbon wide. Tie it in a huge bow or knot, atop your head. It looks smart and different, and holds your hair in place quite nicely. Dress up your beach clothes with a necklace and bracelets of taffy coloured raffia woven or braided with china beads. It’s an idea from California you will love to copy on any beach or at the old home swimming pool. Tuck in your chiffon hankie by putting a pocket in that new dress you are making, from which it may float engagingly. The handkerchief will dress up the frock if it hangs from the breast pocket, a hip pocket, or is tucked into a short puffy sleeve where it makes a dash of colour. Emphasise your hair by letting it shine through your beach or sports cap. The cap of the moment is open as can be, made of mesh or net, close enough to hold your hair, but not so fine as to keep out the sun and air. One style is made of a heavy net cut in a single strip to fit tightly about the head, and run with ribbon or elastic to hold it in place. The ends are gathered together at the top in a perky bunch. Another is of silk cording or raffia. A narrow braid band holds the cap in place and wide loops are fastened at the top with a bow.