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WOMANSENSE

Christmas Gifts For The Home

christmas

BY ELEANOR ROSS

shopping always welcome gifts.

underway elready, accessories for the

overal trends are indicated

Melal

by SUSAN DEACON

How to

to put glamour in your fancy dress

IM glamour as well

with ing will ensure

dining Ant for ginity in your your underwear add your with that wed, and they wer

clearly table are becoming increasingly shoppers bustle popular and prolly. Plates, fancy dress costume. Leave round consulting 1irts and bowls, casseroles and candle the grotesque characters to

sticks of cupper and porcelain chamel in rich colours are the men.

Bitt

making their colectiona,

or

ideal

:

of net for the actual dress,

Golby has sketched two hand- dresses which are attractive to woar, and which tell their own story. No. 1 is for "A WHITE CHRISTMAS."

Store personnel report that a gift for the household 19 be

pieces. Polished Wear a pretty dress, and con-. coming increasingly popular, brass and aluminium with an centrate on a headdress to put with

Mako 110 shoppers choosing luxuri anodised mat Anish in a range your atory across. Uus versions of necessitios in of lovely muted colours are many instances, such as really eye-catching and new. luxurious blankets, beautiful K you want to give a china foam pillows, set you'll find charming break- embroidered aheel fast sets, luncheon and dianer all attracung sets all reasonably priced, with Япо American ware and in- teresting Imports bidding for your patronage. The range of

Fasten the swansdown on to new and Inexpensive

pottery

a piece of elastic and wear it is tremendous, and were available in bright colours andke an Allee band; stitch

three silver bells each end of an idea long some interesting hues such as

there

gray, clephant

deep coppe. the wansdown, and fasten chil-

and case sets. purchasers.

Blanketo offer all corta of new ideas much as beautiful two-tone colour schemes, gay now

for

plaids, blanketa with

round corners, made

Then

dio couches, erduct blanket with

i a

a

50

would

arc

Make it with swansdown and Christmas tree bells covered in silver paper,

fumo bottle In the

"the folly.

of and forest green, any of which dren's bells inside each so that

they tinkle when you move, please a lady who

Sprinkle frost dust over the **** | swansdown-and over your hair, (It will brush out quite easily afterwards.)

Use tin foil

three yarda binding in a separate box that there won't be that chas ing around to match up colour when the binding should be removed.

For the Table

kes

to show off something There is the new and different,

beautiful pottery from Italy and fine china. In glassware Scotch plald

there

are gay

Apart from the usual china glasses in various size OR the dress, drape white net

as some classic Belgian and pottery sets and pieces well there are all sorts of novellies glassware and fine Ideas for the table, feet.

over the bodice of a white with cut-panel ex-slip or summer dress,

BOYS AND GIRLS?

MAGAZINE-

Willy Toad Went Visiting

-He Called on a Cousin Named Grump-

By MAX TRELL

WILLY Toad said to Knart

and Hanid, the Shadows with the turned-about names: "I went for a visit to my Coutin Grump this morning. He's got a place down by the pond. Very lovely view and all that. But Cousin Grump and I don't see -eye-to-eye about most things." "What does that mean, seu eye-to-eye?" Knart asked.

"And who's Cousin Grump?” asked Hanid,

"To see eye-to-eye means to agree," replied Willy, looking

at Knart "It means you both 200 things the same way. It you don't sec eye-to-eyo it means you disagree.

things differently."

You see

The Singing Beclety.

the water for a swim," repeat- ed Willy.

do things differently.

Stitch two gathered layers of net on to the slip from the waist to make the skirt and bang narrow strips at Un foll round the skirt from the waist band.

and

Stups made for Christmas tree decoration would do Der- fectly they could be hung over a white velvet sash:

Sulch plgbs of cotton wool and silver sequins ut intervals over the skirt. The colour effect should be sparkling white and aliver, Wear silver shoes.

where you keep handkerchiefs. stockings, and other intimate accessories.

Remember that their frag- rance, will last longer if you keep perfumed stored

articles

in a cool place; light and heat disperse scent.

Turban

A

GOOD idea If you plan to wash your

hair on holl- day, la to` in=" vest in one of

the heatless

driers.

Chiffon yashmak KETCH No. 2 is a beaddress for "THE MILKY WAY." Buy three tinsel tars and the house.

fasten them to a fine wire circle the size of your head.

Make the yashmak with thin mid-blue chiffon or net, and sprinkle it with tiny silver paper stars (which glued on) or sequins,

drawer

Snow's a tonic

CHOULD it be a white Christ-

mas nature has presented | you with a fine natural astrin- gent and skin tonic in the snow.

2

Press a handful against your face first thing in the morning and hold it there unill the skin tingles.

Then pat vigorously

you are dry.

until

This

will sumulate the circulation and

But

make

your

skin

glow.

or

don't you

overdo it

may Cause Ciny

broken

appear.

vains to

If you are heavy eyed

after late

nightsTM

some Wool

milk

cotton-

pads

or

in

a mild

astringent 10-

Hon, le down

and place them .over the eyelids for ten minutes.

Colours

THERE arc Tome in- teresting nail colours in the shops.

They range

(rom a natural equérito a very defp

turban and can be worn about jewel-ruby crimson and include

They fit over the head like a clear

shades to go with all the latest colour-tenc

Drying time according to the texture of the hair, varies be- tween 50 and 90 minutes.

As the drier absorbs mois- be ture from the atmosphere, can

it

Tie the yashmak on with sil- ver ribbon. Make the dress for this costume with mid-blue net. Cut out gold paper moons and silver paper stars and glue them at intervals over the skirt and bodice.

Making the most of your perfume By Clarry Marshall

Also new is a liquid Egyptian henna, which is permanent and should be left in an airing cup- can be safely

used over алу board or a slow, open oven for previous about three quarters of an hour

dye, rinse, or per before use.

manent wave.

that you can set your hair ring- A good point about them is

Household Hints

Remove

rubber ..synthetic shoulder pads before sending clothing to the drycleaners. Such pads are affected by drycleaning solvents.

•

"Oh” said Knaṛi. "And as for who is Cousin in Grump is a frog, and you're

Hanid said: "But your Cou-TAKE advantage of Christmas to build up a perfume ward- Grump." Willy continued, look-

robe. Starting with your toad, Willy. Of course you favourite essence, match your

If you have room in your ing at Hanid; "he's a frog."

fold You bath salts, talcum powder, toilet refrigerator, sprinkle and "Is he grumpy, Willy? Is didn't, you'd both be frogs or that why

called Cousin both be toads!" hela

soap and

put eau-de-cologne, to clean laundry, wrap and harmonise with it and store in the refrigerator for several -Grump?"

"That must be $t,"

said them so "He's not only grumpy, my Willy. "There is always a reason pregnates all your personal be- and how much easier, it is to that their scent im- hours You'll be delighted to dear Hanid, but when he opens for everything. But I'm

notongings.

from. his mouth to say anything frog. And take that business. anything at all it always of the Singing Society." sounds like 'grump'l But, as I "Singing Society? What Sing- sald, I went for a visit to ing Society, Willy?"

didn't Cousin Grump and we

about lots of 200 eye-to-eye things. For instance, we didn't sco cyc-to-eye about that place where

The President

"The Deep Pond Singing Society For Froggies. Gousin

he lives, right on the Grump is président. All his

edge of the pond."

friends all of them frogs like

It sounds as if it might be himself. of course-and all of

a very fine place," said Hanid.

"That's what Cousin Grump

them living around different edges of the pond, belong to this They meet

thinks. He says, All you have ainging sociu must have

to do is take a hop and you're

in the pond, But who, I ask,

every

night. beurd them singing?"

wants to hop in the pond? It's Knarf and Hanid said they wonderful if you care to go had. swimming

It's

wonderful if you

That

our Sewing

All-Around Pleated Skirts Are Fashion Favourites

is " Willy said, it TASHION is 'ardently approv- lure to take a bath fifty or you call croaking and grump-ing plented sixty umes a day.

skirts; those

I don't. I ing and grumbling and thump- pleated all way around, as our

Ing you call all those lustratidii Bounds

The singing.

awful vourites.

told that to Cousin Grump, said,

'Give me a place in the woods to live in!

shows, aro La- Some skirts have

Give me a thing is that they all think that a pleats each side of centre nice shady. quiet, dampish spot the Important thing about front and centre back in panel surrounded by trees, When I singing is to sing loud. They don' take a hop, I like to land on a bother to sing songs like the effect.

For un all around pleated plece of solid ground, I like birds and even the crickets do. skirt you need 3 times your good strong earth under my They just sing. Moreover," hip measurement in fabric feet, not water.

And there's eald Willy, "they don't sing to-width. The new 60° woollens the business of climbing."" gather. First one of them sings, make a pleated skirt a cinch

then nobody angs, then two to make and low in cost be Knart and Hand tamediate dozen of them all burst out cause averako Agure needs ly wanted to know what Willy singing together. Pooh! Now only, two lengths. meant by that.

1," said Willy, don't sing "Well," said Willy, "now, and that way at alt The fact is, i then Ike to hop up to the don't even try to sing. Once in

added Willy.

around.

Two Or Threo Longths Day twb lengths of 00 or 3 20% of 40′′. Ofied, before dividing

top of a stump and take a look a great while I whistle. There's the lengths, you can take off

Now and then I like nothing bothersome about a to climb up to the top of a whistle. It's cheerful. It doesn't "nough for a belt. If not, buy and pross each pleat its full house and hop around the rood, wake

length. When picating is com- anyone up.

con Straighten your fabric. Tear plote, basto around hipline to

3 yd. extra. for this.

I don't mind a bit even climb sleep quietly through a whistle, your skirt lengths, allowing for hold, pleats.

ing into the branches of a tree, And I don't

You

Sneleting

ta дпу

Hem. Seam' selveges together, my leaving one schm open.

Bottom Hom

Fut nat Cousin Grump-oh no! Singing by myself."

He just sits, and siis...and sita."

I do

And Willy shaking his head

Twill Tape "Except when he jumps in- as he thought again of his visit Put in bottom hem, making size of your waist measurement Take a piece of twill tape to the water for a swim," said to his Cousin Grump, hopped his as flat as possible. Finish-

off to his nice, quiet, damplah ng with seam binding is best plus enough to overlap. Divide "Except when he jumps into home in the woods.

quarters, marking for this, unless fabric is thin

Allp-stitched or put in place

topo, with blind stitch attachment centre back and sides to pins

Kuart

Rupert's Autumn Primrose-

Dandkerchie AWINA: We

ning through the king gran

Thank goodness

Jouzet,iba"owner"99, Adoni.“

wgold you both

pins.

with

when it con be turned ànd Pin pleats at waistline to this

matching centra

front

Pating Skirt: Uzo a canvas in tape. From hips to waist:

in

DE

instructions.

pleats overlap

slightly, just Or enough to bring fullness in no ̄ ̄ ̄ 10° ~~*Nicols.~~"Baste" and

to lay plents

Complete conte with the p

plenler divide your fabric Into, pleats

the depth you want them; pin press pleats from hipline

at walatline, Make all pleats wniat,

even.

On Ironing Board

Lay out on ironing board;

Zippor Or Snaps

to

Bitch side seam, beginning waist-

measure, pin. paste it necessary depth of zipper below

ne, usually 2". Make a zipper placket or dow two-snaps undor plent to hold.

Butch belt band

On, right side of belt to right side of skirt. Bring to wrong side; eloso, snds; whip edge to place. Fasten with bulton and, button hola be with hooks, and kyon

Always told a pleated skirt

It must not be applied to grey hair,

---(London Express Service)

ROLEX

The Gift

he will Cherish for a Lifetinie

OYSTER PERPETUAL WATER-PROOF

AND

SELF-WINDING

Cased in steel,

9, 14 and 18 carat

solid gold

Perpetual Accuracy without Winding.

Tuberculosis Needn't Scare You!

Children, especially teen-age boys and girls, aro particularly susceptible to tuberculosis, Tuberculosis stili kilis millionsi Yet it shouldn't! Because today your doctor knows how to control and cure it. However, to be cured, it must be discovered by medical examination carly! If you live to be 40 without tuberculosis, chances are you will never get it. But between the ages of 15 and 35, tubérculosis still kills millions every year all over the world. Remember, tuber- culosis is a contagious disease, Its germs are spread from the sick to the well!

Tivedess

Falpitations

Symptoms

Nigly sweete

-lass of

appetite

and weight

Indigestion

A cough'without

apparent Ibaion

"If you notke any of these symptbe

see your doctor at once!

How to boat tuberculosis” -

1

Know its symptoms (shown above). Look

out for them, especially ijí chisdren. -)! Avoid infection by using pasteurized, or prooçased milk. Avold those who caugh and spit carelessly. Avoid contact with those who have tuberculosis,

Make sure you're not rim down! Get enough sleep and-, exercise. Eat a variety of nourishing foods. Avoid overwork and "overplay." Have yearly chest X-ray",

You see the name Squibb on your druggist's shelves. Your see it, too, on your 'doctor's prescriptions. For Squibb`ls one of the world's largest manufacturers of penicillin, strepto- *mycin, vitamins, anesthetics, bormones, and other medicines prescribed by your doctor to restore and safeguard your health. Since 1858, the Squibb Research Laboratorics have been finding, perfecting, producios medicines to raise the standard of health and to relieve suffering all over the world.

RX-/

"To be enfo, go yourself, and send your children, for a chest X-ray, Why does it pay to have a chest X-ray? Early TB sometimes gives no warning. But an X-ray will find it.

2. TB found early can be cured.

3. Finding TB, caring for it early, keep.

you and others safe.

4. TB found late is harder to cure. Getting

well takes longer, coats more,

5. A chest X-ray is the cheapest "health

insurance" you can buy.

SQUIBB

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