WHAT WE WOMEN THINK

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 18, 13 November 1931, Page 32

WHAT WE WOMEN THINK

Pink and White. WHI it is unlikely that women will return to the dead-white powders of the Edwardians, the oyster shades introduced by a beauty specialist for wear with the new autumn purples and greens are very much whiter than any of the powders of previous seasons. Strong colours, like red, purple, green, and cornflower blue, demand that faces should not show a trace of tan, but have a pale matt surface, with. coral pink colouring. This specialist makes her. clients bite their lips until the blood rises to the surface before she gives them the correct lipstick. What eye-shadow the ‘smart woman will choose this winter is to depend upon her health, When she is cheerful and’ full of ‘vigour, a very soft grey-blue’ eye-shadow is to be very lightly traced indeed under the eyes. Brown, eye-shadows should be reserved for the dull days of winter and whenever a woman. is tired or depressed. Quite Simple. iF you wish to preserve a clear, transparent skin, soft and smooth and free from.blemishes, you must be willing to make a few sacrifices in the matter of diet.- In place of the early morning cup of tea take a tumbler ef cold water. Your breakfast should include lettuce or fruit. Between breakfast and lunch you should drink a couple of glasses of water, and your lunch should include some uncooked green food, salad or fruit. Another glass of water should follow, aud if you can manage it another two should follow during the afternoon and evening. The Monogram Mode, HB idea of having one’s own monogram imprinted upon the’ back of playing cards will appeal to a large "number of bridge hostesses. The initials are placed in the centre of the patterned back, and -when done the cards become . decidedly. distinctive. An Ardent Disciple. WENTY years ago everyone who moved in- Anglo-Indian society knew the daughter of Admiral Sir Hdmund Slade. She danced and playca tennis and acted as hostess for her mother, one of the acknowledged lJeadérs of English society, Forty found Miss Slade still fashionable and. sracious, but openly less satisfied with u mem-sahib’s life. Then she decided to visit Gandhi the Mahatma, whom his followers regard as the tenth and final incarnation of the god Vishnu. What happened at that first interview between the handsome, well-dressed woman and the little, skinny old man with deep-set eyes no one knows. Some words spoken in Gandhi’s high-pitched squeaky voice decided Miss Slade to renounce her world and become the humble follower of a man whom al? her friends regarded either as a humbug or a dangerous fanatic. Ever since that first meeting, the once handsome Miss Slade, who had been the cynosure of every subaltern’s eyes, has lived in a mud hut with hard beaten mud. floor, wearing a home-spun native frock of white cloth, and eatiny.. between her frequent fasts, nothing but milk, curds, fruit and native bread. Her head is shaved. She rises every morning at daybreak, and as Gandhi’s devoted body servant attends to his every need. BHyery day, wherever he may happen to be, Gandhi gives un audience. First Miss Slade appears from her hut, places a cushion for im,

and then waits with the deepest humility, while he squats upon it and discourses. Then, as Gandhi rises, she takes up the cushion and the sandals which he has cast aside and, having knelt before him, carries them reverently: behind her loin-clad master ‘as he goes to his hut. 1

Short and Sweet! HE brief jacket of fur or cloth cut to hug the waist or hang slightly lower is among the economy styles. They can be worn with or without vuats, according to the weather chart, and make for an elimination in fur

trimmings on overcoats. These wilt 4 be one of the smart youthful styles this season with the lighter type of flat furs-galliac, shaved lamb, caracul, poulain, and sometimes astrakhan. Astrakhan, however, is ‘ invariably used for a solo jacket mode in'black to wear with black or brightlycoloured lainage frocks. Some may. convey a deep fluted basque line, but the youthful trend is the fitted one belted above a very short basque. Kill Wood Beetles This Way. WHEN the small insect known as the wood beetle: has made an-ap-pearance in your furniture, get some turpentine and pour into the holes. Leave this all night, longer if possible, and continue adding turpentine for about a week. ‘Then fill up the holes with the following mixture while it is warm: Three parts of beeswax, part resin, and sufficient brawn or raw umber to tone with the wood. Emancipated! . 4 ROCKFORD. COLLEGE, Illinois, has awarded. a journalism scholarship to Turkey’s first newspaper woman, who is also a Princess-the Princess Esma, great-granddaughter of the fainous Sultan Abdel Kader of Algeria. Though an Algerian, the Princess may pe claimed by Turkey as her first woman journalist because she was edueated at the American Women’s College in Stamboul, and started her journalistic career on L’Akcham," a Stambowl evening paper published in both Turkish and French. The Princess is not only a journalist, but a linguist und a poetess; she writes her articles and poems as easily in French as in Turkish, as well in English as. in, French. She is another example of/ how much capacity and talent was stultified by the vacant life of the harem, smothered in the stifling folds of the veils of generation after generation of Moslem women-till this generation was given, and took with both hands, the chance to cease being odalisques, the chance to live a full life. For Budding Champions. MANY and gay are the eye shades which have made an appearance on the tennis court this year, and the all-white articles have gone quite out of favour. The most popular shades have brims of rough straw, obtainable in a variety of pastel shades to tone with the wearer’s accessories. Lace-Trimmed Once More. ANY of the new evening. gowns with fitted bodices are best worn over a very natural looking figure, and the more solid foundation gar*gent worn in the day-time is discardet #or some form of light support, such as a cup-form brassiere which affords the necessary comfort and support without restraint. Lingerie has become more elaborate with the return of frills and longer skirts. The new chemises and camiknicks are either cut with the new princess line or fitted into bands. which keep them in position. Lace has returned to favour and is being lavishly used on the newest undies. There is a new shade of light mole which looks especially well with the peach-coloured, lingerie sets which are so becoming. Crepe-de-chine and triple ninon are favourite materials. . For’ wearing under the new lightweight tweeds-silk slips of much the same tones as day-time stockings are a good choice-and for these, artificial silk: are serviceable and smart.