THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2382, 24 December 1908, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

A NEW PTJIiSE

I saw a new idea (the writer of a “Woman’s Letter” says) in the shape of a velvet purse, made exactly like the long crochet purses that our grandmothers used, with long steel . fringe at either end, the same opening in the middle, and two rings crocheted' over and edged with beads. These have just come in, and are the leading novelty at one of the best houses. Made to match costumes in mirror velvet and embroidered an beads in a cross-stitch pattern,, lined with satin, jou will find them easy to make and alluring possessions when ■ done. They measure 12 or 14 inches long, and are made by folding your length in half. You will want a piece of velvet measuring fourteen inches by eight, having embroidered it in beads or sequins; beads are the best, gold, silver, or steel, or even beads matching the ground work; you lay over the flattened piece of velvet white satin, slip-stitch it all round, sew up each end, and leave an open space in the middle to put in the money ; then close up to this and take four rings and crochet or buttonhole them over, with silk to match the velvet, then put the two together and 6ew them with beads; as the double rings are firmer; do the same with the other two rings. Slip on just as the crochet purses are done. Your > purse is now nearly completed. All you have to do is to make a head fringe at the other end, introducing some bugles of steel or metal; one end should haye a longer fringe than the other, so as to show which end carries gold. The silver end could have a smaller fringe, coming into a point, and a small tassel. These are really quite the latest thing, and .as they are things that one can make quickly, I think you would land them appreciated by your friends. You can make them large enough to hold a theatre ticket, and their length makes them graceful when carried in the hand. I hear they are more fashionable than bags, and you can more easily stow them away in your pocket Vor in the muff when you carry one. I f saw some being made in silk crochet ias large as the one I have described, in the most beautiful colors. You could make them in white velvet, or thick satin and embroidery in ribbon . work, with some fine gold tracery and silk rings finished with rosebud-like French knots, and at the end gold fringe or some antique gold lace. For taking to a ball or to the opera they avou ld be smart, and perhaps brides might like them done in white and silver.

s, DOMESTIC TIT-BITS. Salt for the Feet.—Nothing strengthens the feet more than salt. The right proportion is one heaped tablespoonful of salt to half a gallon of water. Bathe the feet in this once a week. To Protect Carpets'.—Carpets in rooms which are seldom used are apt ■to be attacked by moths. Salt sprinkled round the edges and well under the carpet before it is put down will generally prevent their ravages. To Wash Glasses.—lf you want your tumblers and wineglasses to do credit to your housekeeping,, have Vphem washed first .in warm, soapy water, then rinse in cold, wipe as soon as- possible,-with a clean, dry cloth, and polish with tissue-paper. Cleaning Baths.—To make a bath that has been neglected look like mew, soak a flannel in paraffin and frtib Avell over the bath. In a few minutes the crust of dirt that has been left on will disappear. This method is specially good where the water is hard. If this is done each time after the bath has been used it will always have a bright, new appearance, and the enamel or paint A will not suffer. How to Take Medicine.—lt is always a mistake to tell a child that a medicine is nice unless it is strictly . true (says “Nursing Times”). This is a common error among mothers, but nurses ought to be above adopting a course that in the end will surely lead the child to distrust their word. If a dose is very disagreeable, the nauseous taste may to a. certain extent be overcome by letting a small peppermint drop dissolve in his mouth just before giving the medicine, or suck«g an orange before and after swa.lwing will often tide over the difficulty. The New Coats.—An extraordinary feature of the new coats—or of most of them—is the manner an which they are cut up into panels. This hardly seems the word to describe the narrow sections in which some of the latest models are divided from . the shoulders downwards. Perhaps it was found that the ordinary shape concealed too much of the figure or of the gown, and then this extraordinary slitting-up of the skirt portion fcpis devised. In some cases the long are laced together here and there, a necessary precaution against their flying up and playing about in »the air above the wearer’s head on windy autumn days. The Latest Beauty Fads.—These are sandpaper and pumice-stone baths, followed by an after process of ironing out the skin. The process is called satin bathing, because of'the condition in which it leaves the skin. Fine sandpaper is used to plane rough elbows. After the rubbing tho elbows are massaged with cocoa butter, and are bandaged with,silk until the skin gets well. The operation is uncomfortable, but not painful. The pum-ice-stone baths begin with a massage of the skin with finely-powdered stone. Then the patient takes a dip in water to which have been added ammonia, borax, and violet perfume. Women who have had a course of satin baths say they can keep going indefinitely in the social whirl with- : out, fatigue. '•JSflßthe Home Dressmaker. One of tlt'gMief of the home-dressmaker’s difAfulties —namely, that of getting a to hang properly—can be ' easily overcome by using an ordinary foot-rule folded together so that it measures 6in. Place one end of the rule on the floor, ‘then put a pin or chalk-mark on the skirt where the other end would come, and continue j& intervals all around the skirt. When done your dress measures exactly 6‘in from the floor, and hangs perfectly true. Now you can very easily place the skirt on a table and measure down 2in. or more, according to the number of inches you wish your skirt to hang from the fHPr. This is very quickly done, and can be depended on. Always hang up a skirt by the belt for twenty-four hours before .you attempt to turn-up 'tho hem. This 1 prevents dropping.