THE LADIES’ WOULD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2511, 26 May 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WOULD.

USING UP ODDS AND ENDS

ACCESSORIES FOR

With (hr, prosont fashion of wosrim. Mouses of tucked net and silk liit-o are still the nocossary llU mt, In order to possesses many of those as possible, every" woman shoniu look into her ‘hemuant’kbag where SS keeps odds and ends of labo'and ribboii?

Very probably she will find daintv Httlo pieces of colored silk andlace ,au bo utilised lor making frills and collars and jabots. Perhaps there may be a piece of real lace that lias been put , away as being too small to be of anv practical value but this is now the 1 11,10 t 0 fo i; fashioning a smart ])OW or collai' tor the blouse.

A charming jabot of lace will give the blouse quite a different appearance mu creates a new note of decoration’ A bttlo Piquant bow of Irish lace can he made as well as a small lace collar ami a pleasing finish to this may be <n yen by sewing into the top of the collar a frill of pleated lace.

Odds and ends of velvet ribbon can be utilised by making those smart little ties formed of a band of colored velvet ending in a natty little bow. If you have a 'small piece of narrow gold braid you may use this by just edging the bow at the top. Purple, green and black velvet are specially in'favor for these bows, and are very useful for wearing with the neat morning shirt.

Pieces of silk or ribbon may be mado into those folded neckbands which give such a decorative touch to the collar. They are sometimes finished with a small rosette, or they may be made just to hook and eye over at the back, and are finished with a frilling of pleated net.

A couple of large buttons found in the, remnant bag may be covered with satin to match or contrast with the blouse, and can be finished with a pair of tassels. These are also worn at tho throat to finish the collar, and make dainty little accessories at an infinitesimal cost.

THE SECRET OF STYLE.

‘"•'Good carriage" says a leading authority in- addressing a London audience lately, “is the whole secret of stvle. Learn how to hold your body and bow to walk, and you can snap J your fingers at the changes decreed by thoscT'who make the fashions. Give the- woman with a bad carriage the latest creation from the Rue de .a Pars, and she will vet look a frump, while the woman who' moves with head erect, straight and ‘easy,’ will look smart in a cheap cotton gown. There are many even better reasons for a woman UoMin<r herself well. A nerve specialise maintains that the matter of .carnage is essentially important. The wmatle, nervous subject., who resolutely determines to walk well, very soon reaps tho benefit. With the expanded chest comes proper breathing andla gradual bettering of many Physical ills inciden-t-il to walking ‘anyhow. Jbo old iasn ioned plan of walking for fifteen minutes a day with a small book set somewhat forward in the hand, puts the whoß bodv into the best possible position, and if this position is maintainwl one will not only look and mel sm , brit will develop a carnage as healthgiving as it is becoming.

The subtle power of dress has been well illustrated by tho adoption of European garments by the women 01 Japan. According to a Japanese authority, it has changed the attitude of the Japanese men’s minds toward the the Japanese * Unconsciously women wUo wcai . <• _ v il]ro . they have acquired a respect for 3 •pean women greater than what tJ y formerly felt for tlieir own, and when tE later assume European dress that respect is- transferred to them- Th very same man who expects Ins wire Place to him m everythin” while she is in native dress holds the door open for her to go through first- as soon as lie sees her m Ang o Saxon -dress.

HOME HINTS. For a Convalescent— A convalescing child may be amused in tho following ways:—The mother may play she is the physician who is to write his “amusement prescription” for -the day, dividing the time into half-hour periods. The child may know only one half hour’s entertainment at a time. The programme may run about as follows : P to 9.30, build a railroad track and station with blocks; 9.30 to 10, color pictures in an old magazine!; 10 to 10.30 blow soap bubbles, etc. _ _ • Jellies. —In turning out jellies, etc., from moulds, wet with cold water tho dish on which the.jelly is to be placed; then the jelly will very easily slip out of the mould to the centre of the.;dishA Letter Scrapbook.—A scrapbook for family letters was made by on© woman who wished to save certain' letters of each member of the family. She was fortunate enough-to be able to begin her book with a letter from her grandmother, written when letters had no envelopes and were sealed with wafers. Then came letters from her mother, written at interesting times. Finally came children’s letters —often their first ones. The scrapbook is really a family history and will be prized bv the woman’s descendants. It is much hotter to save a few letters in this way. and destroy tlie rest, than to put away all that come and then perhaps never JoolGat them again. Change of Scene. —A\ hen work becomes monotonous, try another loom, when that is possible, and see wliat a pleasant effect a change of scene mav produce. In most cases the work wil seem to be easier. When darning a lot of stockings or hemming many yards of material by lifted trv this p:an. Bovs’ Buttonholes. —Tlie strain on buttonholes of hoys’ trousers may ho relieved in this way: Instead of sewing on the hack waistband as usual sew only the ends, and then attach it to the garment by three long elastic tapes. The elastic will give when a boy is stooping over or climbing, and the buttonhole wil' not tear out, as it is likely +n rlrv 111 iiTlC 1 old "W LIT. i 1 Patches. —-When going away. Pack •iwonr clothes small pieces of cloth VP© each dresser shirtwaist you are Bk© each . if there should be m«ndins, ttoe *>«“ would be invaluable. .