1935-08-31 — Page 8

Keeping Fit

A Comforting Word To The Not-So-Slim

TOMEN are at last waking

Wap to the fact that dras-

tic reducing does not pay any dividends in health and beauty. and that, in a very short while.

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BEAUTY DIARY

ITH the summer definitely.

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bankruptcy is the face of a man of 40 on the body of a girl of 16.

women because,

still many. There are

-Worry who however according to the scales, they are tuo neavy for their height. They never stop to ask themselves whether small or their bones are big r whether they are the type that can. without damage to health and con- tour, be as lean as a greyhound.

The chances are that they are P. In which case they should Concentrate on keeping their bodies correctly proportioned by exercising and eating intelligently, on correct- ing faults of posture.

If the hips are big, the bustline- is accentuated and so the figure is balanced. If the bust is, on the heavy side. à, one-piece garment that allows plenty of freedom above the waist gives the necessary" "sup- port without undue, accentuation, . and moulds the hips in a single Rowing line. It is the same with that waist roll and the ridge under the shoulder blades which add years to a woman's age and make the fitting of a new dress a discourag- ing. Instead of confining the hips tightly, making the roll more, ap- parent, the whole torso is held closely with a garment of two-way stretch material, boned for support and tissue distribution

No woman needs support if she necessary - muscle builis up the wall, without which no figure can 20. keep its lines from youth maturity. But where is the woman who does this?

never

The modern woman who misses her daily dozen is a rarity. There are many who expect to keep their figures but refuse to Exercise. at all or plead that they can't spare that the fat is too the time

that they are too tired ...any excuse but the too true one ..that they really can't be bothered!

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out-of-door, spotlight. hold the activities This is the season for pleasant. hours at the beach and mort ings of golf or tennis. Vacation days are here, whether you are among the fortunate who may summer or play the entire must crowd your fun into the week-ends.

Ons problem, however, confront: us all It & the question of ret- ting an attractive and comfortable coiffure and then knowing how to protect your fair tresses from the scorching sun and sea wares.

Get a New Coiffure

becoming Let's begin with a

hair ". You will want hairrat style which is not only suitable to your individual type. but also one which is easy-to arrange and stays pat.

Naturals is the keynote Sve that your hair is brushed back off the face, that the hair is thinned, out and shaped to your head with bashe effect at back). and. To above all, don't be afraid

Paradoxically show the hairline." enough you must strive for the casual impression.

The three photographs above in summer coif- show the latest

at the extreme The one fures. right is strictly sport. The hair is brushed back from the forehead "in loose waves, with tight euris The wave can across the back. easily be combed out and placed in- It does not look to shape again. in the least "set" or pasted down Here naturalness and that casual arrangement have been accomplish- ed.

Various Hair Styles

The centre photograph displays a hair styling for semi-formal affairs. There is a slight parting at the right The hair is brushed back. as usual, and the hairline shows

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Cool Coiffures For Summer

The feathery puff across the tap is made by turning the car!" toward If the front, rather than back. you wish, there are separate little Buty roll you may pin down at either side of your oven hair. Some people use these, particularly in the summer time, for semi-formal and when they are formal occasions vagationing far from their favour- He hairdressing salon

A decorative yet charmingly sim- ple effect is shown in the photo- graph on the extreme left. There is a becoming little curl just over the ear. and the natural hairline is outlined around the entire head. This is a delightfully cool looking and feeling coiffure.

Another popular style shows the hair brushed sleekly back from the centre of the forehead and develops into a cluster of curls on one side of the head. On the opposite side. where the hair is shorter, the curls are brought forward to give the minimum of shade to the face.

At the back a “loar bob” of curls just reaches the nape of the neck.

This style calls for beautifully kept hair with every curl in place. It is for the ballroom rather than the tennis court, unless you have the kind of hair which never looks *Teatest untily even under the

each curl provocation. Brush round the little finger morning and evening.

Experiment a bit and get your self a new summer coiffure. Then you'll find your vacation will take on added gaiety?

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for week- dwellers who race off ends. They have one of those grand vegetable oil substances which does a perfect job of cleaning the hair. and scalp as well as giving it a An added glossy, healthy look. virtue is that it protects the hair. Remember that it is just as im portant to protect your hair from sun's rays as it is to safeguard your fair, sensitive skin. Another firm offers a luxurious oil for pre- It is excel- serving hair beauty.

Use it lent for the dry scalp.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1935

right after your shampoo-befor the hair is completely dry...

of the pomade or Brilliantines liquid variety are popular in the summer time. There are so many floral fragrances you charming have to choose from violet, helio- trope, lilac and even clover-gay, with a cool freshness about them which cannot help giving your hair and coiffure attractiveness

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Useful Hints For The Khitter

How to Unkink Used Wool

you have tried re-knitting wool and given it up because of the trouble entailed, try this method.

When re-knitting wool remove the crimp before using again simp ly by winding it round and round an aluminium hot-water bottle. Fill the bottle with almost boiling water and leave for three to four, bours. When cool the wool will and become as straight ready for use.

much quicker This method than the old way of winding into » skeins to wash, dry and then make into balls

Another good method is to wind The used wool tightly round piece of wood six to eight inches long, and soak it in a bowl of cold "water. Now put it in an old cake tin er baking-tin and dry in a cool ocen. When it is thoroughly dry the wool will be as straight and casy to reknit as perfectly new wool...

Here is another good tip for winding wool that seems well worth passing on.

Instead of starting the ball any- how, start it with loops, then wrap the the wool round one end of loops only, leaving the loops at the other end out a little. When using the wool just pull out the loops .then comes gently and the whol from the centre of the ball instead Unce this of from the outside. method is adopted one is always. clean wool ta sure of perfectly start with

Silks

Instead of winding silk or arti- ficial silks, into balls, wind the strands over a piece of cardboard shaped somewhat like a Maltese Treated in this way, silks

cross

- for working up never get into hope- less tangles and possible knots that need a lot of patience and valuable You will find the time to untie

silk looks much fresher when made up, since there is no need to handle it unnecessary.

If you must wind your silk in a ball, then-wind it as I suggest you do your wool, Le start the balls with loops, wrap one end only, and draw from the loops in centre instead of from outside.

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