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Woman Today MODE ELITE
Keeping clean
By Iris, Ashley
The time of year, appoonches fast when parties are in the air. But, as we know all too well, the word party deeg, not always moun decking yourself out in sequins and tulle i guing to a ball.
Very often it means a long day in the kitchen, and you yourself paltaring in and out with all the things you have been cooking.
As to buntess you want to look nico, but you do not want to ruin your best dres, We know what i bora it is to keep snatching in apron on and off us you By in and uit of the kitchen, unit sy miggest (a snappy intle mambor which will be quite all right over your diast till dinner is finished.
If you are good at sawing you can dream up something for your soll.
bearing in mind the colour
of your arena, For the young housewife Kort of Alide-In- Wonderland frilled pinafore of white organdie, or, dotted Swiss muslin is charming.
I brought a very un-kitcheny affair back from America, male of heavy black inen piped with red, and with large pockets cm- bruidered with red roses and palo groen leaves All my friends have tried to take it from me.
I like the little half-apron too. It is made of heavy, en with light cotton trillings. It Is 201 elens colors, bright blue, derp pink, and pulo green.
That polka-dot house dress saw wille hunting around for aprons This was in a special outsize, and is much smarter than boost overalt dresses. It is made of washable rayon, has a nice wide classic collar, and buttons throughout AN you see. The colours are royal blue with white dels, and wine with white,
She exhibits paintings at age of 87
Sketches by
FRANCIS
MARSHALL
for the party
PANTRY-SHELF BEAUTY
Yes, beauty, like our dear friend charity, can begin at home, and I have a fascinat- One of Britain's oldest wo-
ingly simple routine of men artists came from her kitchen shelf beauty for you.
All you do is open up your country home to London re-pantry, rummage around a little, cently to attend a private and you'll really be surprised. showed of her own work held What's in that Jar? HONEY? with paintings by, Augustus What luck, because a tle honey John and modern French milk makes a
mixed to a sinooth paste with wonderful face- masters at the Lefevre Gai- pack. All you have to do is lery.
smear it on your face, leave for 20 minutes, rinse off with warm water and accept the compli- ments. That is not hard, and no empty-pocketed midden can say it's expensive.
She is 87-year-old Dome Ethel Walker, he wore at the private show the scarlet waistcoat, cream, shirt and gold chain that she donned 60 years ago when sha painted a selfportrait.
дуду,
Every mealtime you use SALT so the salt cellar can't be far that you put salt on your face Of course, I don't suggest but after all, having a smooth skin isn't having beauty.
Dame Ethel expressed the hope that none of her. paintings would be sold it the exhibition becauso ahe, prefers to keep than. Que of What of your teeth? Where do her beautiful exhibits was a study called, Still Life, with Flowers", Her, latest pletures, showed no weakening of the, hand ortho, eyo and were marked round about £160.
they come in-or out? One can't possibly say you look beautiful when your teeth are discoloured aud uncared-for.. Take some salt and rub it into your gums, as well as youth teeth. it cleanses and purifies,and leaves your teetli
By "Yuki"
jumpa of Jeather, grab somle sugar, dampen it, and rub it into your hands. Then, when you've given it enough time to soak in. rinse your hands in warm water. Sugar sweetens more things than your tea..
if you car.
to unce cach week. banish these spots, you are a long way toward achieving beauty.
There are lots more wonderful secrets stowed away in your pan- try, if you only take the, trouble to search them out. And so i you have thrown away all hopes of beauty because you think it is horribly expensive, I trust you Now you've come, so far Inwon't be able to glance inside again without your search, you might as well that cupboard brew yourself a cup of tea, but blushing. don't even drun of throwing) away the tea-leaves at least, not while your "pools of loveliness" look so much like pools of murky
dishwater.
Put sparkle in your eyes make them talk... make them
vital. Just put an exepack of cold top leaves across your eyes and relax, say for 10 minutes. its soothing-work giving, the cool, pack time to do
Now for the-top shelf. I don't know about your pantry, but in bottle. on the top shelf farthe cas- my, cupboard a very, prominent tor-all- bollle. Very good for tummy aches, but absolutely ideal. for Ungernatie.
To make your fingernails pliable, rub castor oil, around thom, each night, and of course ...you would, never, dream" of using steci Instrumonis,...för elconing bacis into place your nails, or pushing the cuticles
A member of the New English sparkling. Art Club end of the Society of Now don't say you have no Mural Painters, she became an EGGS because I just won't, bo- Associate of the Royal Academylieve, you. So you have up oliy In 1940 and three years later King skin, grab your egg-busket in one George VI honoured her by creat-hand and dance your way to the things for that. And if your An orange stick or a towel are ing. Her a, Dame of the British | glamour, because 症 lightly Empire-the equivalent of a whipped whife of egg, oracsredals are splitting, then casters. knighthood for a man.
on the face and removed the same despiad the old blue bottlef way as the honey, leaves the skin. You've probably heard of the One of her. Anest...paintings, as soft and fresh an a, daisytreacle-sulphuri remedy, but how "Nausicaa was purchased by the And you want, sweet: hands, about trying it? If you have Tato Gallery, London She lives whisk out the SUGAR caddy pimples and spets and are not at.Robin and Bay on the Beauti-When you've been working hard entirely satisfied with the condi ful recast of Yorkshire, England, and your hands feel like so many tion of your sich, mix a teaspoon
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Ease your conscience by trying these home treatments, und, who knows, before long your savings may enable you in treat yoursel to n beautler at the best salon In lown.
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