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Introducing ...

The Plain Woman

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about women's charms, "I saw my lady wygp/ nang Herrick In the good old days. Do we know a modern Woman who would weep before her men folk? Women hare changed- and the poets know it. Perhaps only the films can reprpituce a modern woman for us. She is a blend of heroism and charms A woman who can do liar own job and very often a man's too. The plain woman has arrived; in fact, it is the era of the plain She knows her attrac WODIRN, tions as well as her limitations.

From girlhood she has built up her personality on outdoor things, on sport, on love of house. Sho hau Laken an intelligent Interest in affairs, and her general and selen. tific knowledge is as accurate as hier brother's. No "Inforlority complex" has had a chance to creeji Into her make-up,

The woman of great beauty, the chorus girl, the cinema star, have brought us loveliness and galety and Joy, but they have only been passengers. The plain woman is part of the crew,"

All ́over she is making a success of the ordinary purposes of her life. You meet her in the town. She is a capable wife and help? mate to her husband. The mother of three radiant children, the fa concerning herself with their en- vironment, their health, their education. As member of com mittee, as an organiser of work, alic in giving a new force and vitality to the life of her town and district.. -

In the busy cities she is a Gov. crnment servant,

in her apare time she is building up clubs for Tada, and girls that are producing first-rate you

In the young citizeng

country phe is tending ailing a programming and an for her wopien in & programme village Institute. She walks summer visitors, gleans knowledge of the latest fashions and the nowest ideas in homecraft, which she is going to pass on

In the. winter evenings to her village friends,

Yes, the modern woman, "up to the minute" in her dress, alert and cheerful, has power and Influence which might be the envy of any of the beauties of the past.

There have been eras in all the ages. The ages develop the pur. pine, the eras produce the people to faini it. The plain wonian is Itera is the era of the arising. 1930's.

Her power, her hope, fier coug- age may yet save us from our worat festa.

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BRUNETTES

BEAUTY DIARY

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are well en- dowed by nature with colour. The warth tinta of their skis, the rich colouring of their hair, are things, to be envied But, like every ofher type, they need a definito heatly routine If they are to look their best. Here then hints. The brunette with the skin that is inclined to be olly should nøyer be tempted to hurry through her nightly cleansing. Warm water and a good toilet seap, a massage with a cleansing, cream, and finally, the application of an astringent. lotion ought to play regular part In the nightly tollet,

Once a hionth she will find that steaming the skin with hot towels will do it a world of good. The towels should be soaked in water A hot as i en be comfortably borne on the face and left until they cool slightly.

"About three appllentious of the hot towels will be necessary, After- words splash the face with water ne sokl as you can get it, or better still, wraja a plece of fe lig ́a strip of mislin or a finidkerchief and rub it- briskly over the skin.

The threat and neck can be treat- ed in the sante way with good ru sults. It will keep the skin smooth sand supple and a good colour.

Whatever type of brunette you exactly matches your skin for day may be, choose a powder that If you have dark brown eyes and dark hair you will find that orange roage will give your coni; plexion an altractive glow and Inercase the brightness of your eyes.

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Your lipstick should have same orange tinge to it, or the għou will get an unpleasing contract between your ps and checks, which spells disaster to the mast carefully spplied muke-up.

Many women have an inelination to use powder, fifrey, than their

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skin, but for a brunette this is fatol If you want to except at night. powder fairer than your skin, you will have to keep two` baxes powder one to match you skin for and a paler shade for Bight nd remembered. As

brunettes that if their eyes are. an:

naturally large bright they will be able to use rouge more gener; ously than if their eyes are small and Ruft. A too heavy julienilon of rouge detracts from the beauty of calm. soft eyes that are often deeply set and small.

The brunette has perhaps more chances than any other type to make her fave distinctive, Ifres- jective of whether the features ure well modelled or not. My advice to her in to study her type and ex- periment with make-up until she has satisfied herself that she has achloved the best results,

itemember that the mare Bro- nounced your natural colouring the more delicately applied should be. the make-up. If you are pale you will be aldy to work n transforinas tion with warm tones of rotge Ilpstick and the right shade of powder,

There is no more attractive style of hairdressing for the brunette with good contours to her face ima well modelled features than a cen tre parting with the hair drawn smutty back behind the

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the brunette with piquant For features and bright merry eyes, soft gurls in the ipe of the neck waves are becoming. uni, loose

is Plenty of brushing

good rule in hair culture for the dark iler locks depend on their glossinices for their beauty.

You cannot lay down any de Bpite time for the shampoo, for dark hair has a knack of going for two or three weeks sometimes without the aged of a wash, while ou other occasions it gets dull atut gresy in ten days.

The only rule to follow is to. wash it Just as often as its texture shows that it needs it.

Here Is a most excellent treat- iment that can be done at home. It does need time and eare And patience, but the rreult in well- worth it. It need not be done often, but this is a good moment of the year to prove, ifa value,

You will need the following, close at hand-

A kærpe tablespoonfid of best olive oil, The white of Some tentou juteri

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· Your favourite (non-greas}} shampoo (míæed before you be gin). Plenty of hot and colt water and two basins (if a fit fed

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unobtainable). Lots of towels--two of these should be really hot. Touer. brushi's and comb freshly teashed),

Now,buch your hair free

tangles and rub the of bite li

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at a time or you may spoti your clothes.

Rub your senip very hard, then wrap your head in the hot lotreta andrest for Ave to ten minities, " Here comes the most imeuit part--the shampoo.

Put this straight on to your still ally hond and wash thoroughly. You will have to rinse and re-ringe several times, but the oil will all come out. In the end and i don't skoj rinsing til it hast

Squeeze most of the water front your hair, and spoon on to it the white of egg which has been besten 8 bubbly,

Shinoth-rather than rüb-it well in Leuvo on for about, one minute, and then glare well again, putting a 'siuceze of lemon in the final walor.

Dry in the usual way, but should · you have any time left give it ton minutes' good brushlig-before reglamping alightly to Ret with edimbs or carters,

You will be pleased, al tha healthy sheen of your hair next day.

Behind The Parade Of Fashion

(Continued)"

Withal Paris is the dominant It has the forge behind fashion. background of rich traditions. With In is grasp les a wealth of benuti ful detail. It has finite patletice. and daring. It experiments, and is not afraid to past aside.

The couture starts with fabrica nently every one of the fraternity of couturiers will tell you (hai un. they get a material in thete hands: that suggests Ines to them they have little Idea of what they are going to crente.

Style is a process of evolution garnished by the whims of the mo mont. Every member of the cour tare knows that each season, must produce fresh offerings that wom tire easily of clothes, that inys get stale and, above all, that industry must

Diligently be kept bilay they strive for freshness. It is slmost a foregone conclusion that after skirts have had an orgy of fulness they will get narrowet! That

if souflers have been square and military they will dropp and become feminine. It is rarely that a now stylo comes as a surprise, Oc casionally there is a rudient' niove- ment, but generally a long time elapses before it is accepted.

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LET US CONSIDER THE SILKEN LINGERIE WISPS

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slips in the day-time. duce these to their least common denominator of alzo and weight for hot weather,

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There is great demand for muck-modesty gowns, which are hull up high around the neck and sleeve offects. have sleeves

in Theid, in chiffon, are runnera exclusive circlva. At the other extreme, the decollete gown in just much

These a favourite. gowns are often quite elaborate and tred as much work to make as Belleve it or an evening gown, not, blue, pale sky shades, in dusty turquoise, and in palest periwinkle is the colour that these Women prefer for sleeping wear at The moment,

Second to blue in favour are diluted shrimp pink and a faint rose, Some of the most fashionable benuties are- Kiving Nile green lingerie a whiri,

Idngerle to wear under frocks has no such colour ilues, but palo pink, white, or pale blus are the shates most worn. It is chic to chemise a printed chiffon

wear

THE WEDDING

RING (Continued)

Strong-minded wives and subdued husbands will probably derive some cynical amusement from the know- ledge that the wearing of the ring on the left hand was supposed to symbolise the subjection of the wife to the husband.

Strange wedding rings have somes Bmes been used. In, moments of exigency. At one wedding in the south of England it is recorded that a chutch key was used owing to to the forgetfulness of the bridegroom, Divorce court records seluse that at a Gretna Green marriage in the last century, a a few shreds of tobacco, supplied by the bridegroom were twisted by the blacksmith to serve the purposy of the forgotten The swal subseq ring.

hasty pented of the divorce court.

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On another pccasion, during an assembly at Lord Chesterfield's in Hamilton was 1762, the Duke of

married to a Miss Ghuning with a * curtain ring.

Mentions of Grèthu Green recalls the migin of the honeyuimon. Förs merly, it was not, as now, a plen.. sure trip, but a busty flight of the bridal couple, contrived to give the wrath of an outraged father time to rnol

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under your printed froek. course it has to match in colour and pattern.

Now, how to get the very best value in line and style from these modern and comfortable lingerle requirements? The very nowoat tendency is to wear, undles in rib-' bed silk, or closely-knit cotton mesh, that fit where they totek,

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and are entirely, wrinkleless. Fine elastle fabrics and sheer lacy wool maka up many of the most attrac tive vests, "step-ina" and pantles Ribbing is Introduced at the walet and round the legs to ensure fault. less it.

With your foundation, then, so sleek and moulded, your petticoat must be perfectly ́cut. Every woman has her own idea on what shape of waderslip suits her figure beat some go to the woll-rewarded trouble of cutting their petticoats ht six shaped gores, trimming the straight top and hem with laco motifs, Others find that a brass- store top of lace, attached to alightly-flared skirt of silk follows the Ine of their frocks best,, Then there are those who find the simpla unadorned dingonal cut the most satisfactory for their slips.

In short, petticoats this season show much more ingenuity in cut and fit that in embroidery of trimming branch of handwork that seems to be rapidly falling into disuse.

If, however, you muniutain the feminine attraction to glamorous undies, you can let your fancy run riot in the making of panties, Sometimes these aro' but wisps at the silk lace, that button in waist on a band, and flare out into With two minute legs,

a baro yard of washing satin and a fow lace motifs you can fashion påt. fectly lovely panties, cut from enay paper patterns,

The last word in French chemises is a nw theme based on the brassiere and panties idea, but it is in one plece, the ivory lace brassiere being attached to the flaring culottes by a narrow strip at the back and á Arm Alted front, It is made of crepe satin and the edges are bound with narrow pip Ing which also makes the shoulder

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atraps. The lace round the bottom is appliqued on the front, A wide. panel down the front keeps this garment fat where the least ful -ness might disturb the set of thồ dresy over it..

Some of the smartest Parisians -wear a chemise like this and a blij petticoat of white linen, or cambrie edged with lace, or a petticoat of Bemi-sheer silk crepe Paris la still wearing the taffeta petticoat, but much less than last summer.

Pyjama nightgowns are chal- lenging the two-piece pyjama set. They are really lovely with their! graceful divided skirts and soft decolletes, and they are just as auitable for lounging at home In the lolaure hour as for sleeping.

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