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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1930.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
Very smart for the boudoir < and equally interesting for the beach purple. ","
DAINTY GARDENS.
One of the tastes shared by Princess Mary Countess of Hare- wood with her Royal mother is that for miniature gardens, which can be placed on small tables in corners of reception rooms to bringhten them.
Four of these delightful ile gardens, fashioned from cement, metal painted with enamel, and painted plater by Mrs. Sybil Pit- man, were purchased by Princess Mary at the Claridge Gallery, where they are being exhibited.
One of them was a tulip garden, in which the talips were of all shades of mauve, ranging from
JEWELRY
Amber-shaded atrands of tiny beads, bright chokers, rings, ear- rings and bracelets. still appeal, and give the finishing touch to smartly dressed women.
The WOMAN'S Page
REVIVAL OF LACE.
Queen Mary Is Responsible.
If a British industry is languish-
ing, Royalty can always be depend- ed on to inoculate it with new life. Fashion unhestitatingly steps nside for patriotism with Queen Mary and her household.
Lacemaking is a case in point. Nottingham manufacturers have been going through, thin times. Others fabrics have pushed the heavy bld-fashioned lace out of the picture for the time being, and hundreds of skilled workers have had to turn their fingers to some- thing else or face destitution. То their rescue has come the Queen. Her Majesty has succeeded in creating a revival of lace both for fracks and house decoration.
The Duchess of York has hung the windows of her home in Picca-i dilly with some lovely specimens of the Nottingham manufacturers'. art and Princess Mary has used this one-time popular curtain fabric for her new home at Harewood. Through their influencé also lace was worked into the debutants' Court dresses, and a definite effort was made to create a "lace Ascot.”
The brought to light a laçe mak- ing and mending story that will delight-all-lovers of the romantic. Chapter One begins with Queen Victoria's Honiton ace bridal veil.
One. Jane Bidney, of Beer, a small fishing village in Devonshire, was commissioned to make it. Round her she gathered the girls and women of the district, and for months their skilled fingers worked awaj; on it. So delighted was the Queen with the finished, article, which cost £1,000; that she sent for Jane Bidney to come to Bucking-- ham Palace.
·Stricken with shyness the girl lacemaker fainted through sheer fright before being ushered into the Queen's presence, Always un- derstanding, the Queen later for warded her an invitation to the Royal weding.
Chapter Two corners Jane's des- cendants. In the village street of Beer to-day stands a shop carrying the name of Bidney. The owner is one of the few hand-made lace ex- pperts left in the land. In her pos- session she has numerous old and valuable pieces of lace about which she knows all there is to be known.
ing.
SUMMER
DRESSES
A distinguished collection of beautiful summer dresses in the very latest of styles, featuring the circular skirts and popular cape collars.
WOMEN IN ARMOUR.
Corsets of Steel and Velvet.
QUEEN'S INTEREST IN JADE.
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THIS WEEK'S SUGGESTION,
Sweetbreads The Queen was so disappointed
Casserole. at missing, through for absence at Ascot from London récently, the
Easy to digest, and rich in exhibition of the Wong collection vitamins, sweetbreads make an ideal
MODERN DECORATION.
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Vogue Of The Silver Room.
A surprisingly high percentage among recent schemes of Interior decoration include the use of sliver effects, either in walls, ceiling, 'furniture, or upholsteries. Indeed, silver is so popular just now that it enters into the great majority of modern colour schemes; it is by no means unusual to find this colour used for all four of the interior components just enumerated,
The effect of silver is obtained by a variety of means. Оле method obviously is by the application of silver leaf; but this is rather cost- ly, and the silver tarnishes and turns black unless varnished over. It Is more economical and more practical to uge aluminium leaf, which has a similar appearance, and may be ap plied either matt or burnished,
Alternatively, the silver may be applied in the form of a paint made with a metallic silver-bronze pow. der. The coarser the powder the brighter will be the effect. Finely ground powder absorbs the light and is duller in appearance, and -very fine powder almost resembles the effect of black lead. This, as a rule, is not desirable, though some. times it may have its place in a decorative 'scheme. Sometimes also the silver is Incquered to give a pale golden effect, quieter and more subdued than that obtainable with gold leaf.
Tin
Sheets Of Aluminium.
foll may be employed for walls and ceilings, but this is heavy in weight and requires a strong ad hesive. It has, however, an inter- esting crinkled surface and a rích. metallic sheen.
Yet another method is, the use of plymax-plywood Taced with thin sheets of aluminium. There is also an immense range of new wall- papers, many of which are wash able, in which elements of gold and silver are prominent in the design and colour scheme. Many of these. are remarkably effective. The variety available is so great that. with the aid of these 'papers :it-in possible to introduce the note of silver successfully into almost any Interior, period or modern.
Silvered Japanese grasscloth, too, may be used for walls, or for the fireplace surround and over- mantel when it is desired to make the this feature stand out from rest of the room.
As for the actual furniture, this
to those used for walls and cell-
of antique Chinese jade at a gallery dish for convalescents and children.may be silvered by methods similar
her to 8e0 in 80
Л week-end
ings; and an alternative is suggest-
Though female fashions of to- Mending for Royalty. Chapter Three opens with the day appear to be retrogressing, chance visit to the village of one of they still have a long way to go the present Queen's ladies-in-wait to reach the uncomfortable modes in Davies Street, London, that she The following method of serving
Learning of the history of of 1890, to judge by a display which made a special request for some of them will provide this quaint shop she paid it a visit,
ed by the now limed or "weather- and was amazed at the exquisite is attracting much attention in the pieces to be set aside for change. Ingredients required are: ed" oak. New oak furniture treat- blue-mauve to orchid and petunia fineness and loveliness of the work Paris.
under-1 or 2 sweetbreads, an egg, I carrot, ed by having lime scrubbed into the .colour, set in an oblong bowl of shown her.
ground showroom, where she in 1 onion, 4lb. of bacon (streaky), grain of the wood becomes bleach- Several merchants of the Avenue-spected them the other afternoon. seasoning, stock, some savoury paste dark jade-green.
On her return she told Queen de l'Opera are now displaying the
ed to a pleasant slivery grey co- A pair of tiny yellow marble Mary about it and Chapter Four fashions for men and women of jades is well known, and her exten-ping.
The Queen's own collection of balls, breadcrumbs, and some drip lour; and if a little of this lime is ases filled with roses, Canterbury 'links up pwith Chapter One in the just 100 years ago. Women's cor- sive and expert knowledge la a con-
allowed to remain permanently in lls, and peepies, also bought by most romantic fashion. One day sets were then made of re-inforced stant joy to the collectors whom she them
Prepare the sweetbreads, and boil the grain it gives an appearance Princess Mary, were inspired by the little lacemaker received a par-steel and velvet, it appears, while nieets.
for twenty minutes, then, closely resembling that of silver; it some of the old Dutch flower pipe-cel from the Queen and experience shoes were obviously not meant for
when cool, cut into slices about half harmonises admirably with an en- fures, and as such will appeal very ed the same thrill that her
On this occasion she said how an inch thick, dip first in egg, then vironment in which silver is pro- walking. greatly to the Earl of Harewood. ancester Jane did a century ago. ed in this old fashion-show of Paris century. jades were becoming more In another pan shred and fry the
Heels of shoes display glad she was to see that 18th breadcrumbs, and fry on both sides.minent in the colour scheme. He is a great connaisseur of pic The Queen had commissioped her
Moreover, there are many mio- tures as well as of old furniture, to repair some of lace, which she generally come under the instep, popular, as she herself infinitely bacon, remove, then fry. the onion derniètic tapestries and damasks in and is eften consulted by the treasured beyond all else in her,
and- many lace up the side.
prefers them to the archaic (chopped), remove, and put it next which silver or silver-grey' appears Queen.
Silk stockings had not come off examples of which students are so possession. Oldor even than Queen
to the bacon, then in the same fat,axtensively, and these have been do The fourth purchase was a water Victoria's veil the lace had be- the loom at that time, but partial fond.
fry the carrot, which should be successful recently as scarcely to garden set in a trough of palest come worn, and up till then she silk hose embroidered "with stars A small piece of green porcelain scraped, of course, and, cut into stand, in need of introduction. A green pottery, in which Iriss had found no one who mshe could, and crescents, snakes and do was bought by the Queen, who pro- slices. Next, place the aweetbreads, silver and jade green damask and a Princess Mary's favourite flowers trtutat with, the repair.
minoes, were quite common.
mised to go to a special private bacon, onion, and carrot, In a silver and vtedx tose tapestry are and pansies are shown by the edge
In great-grandmama's days, view on July 1 of a collection at casserole. Stir a tablespoon of, among the most popular, of a pool.
gloves were twice
this gallery of old Chinese porce flour fato the remainder of the fat, their
and lain with monochrome glares. AIDS,
then mix in 3⁄4-pint of stock. Cook bodices were cut very
until smooth, and pour over the So fine la the repair work, needed in both day and night attire. ·
contents of the casserole. Cover, on some of this old Royal lace that
and allow to simmer for about an It has to be done in a damp cellar
hour. While, this is cooking, make by the light of a solitary candle. A
some savoury paste balls, fry them, drier atmosphere or stronger light
and place on top of the meat before would snap the threads,
bringing the casserole to the table..
Kashmir Silk Store SALE NOW
ON
DON'T
MISS
THIS
CHANCE.
Other commissions followed, and Chapter Five sees the Bidneys of ladies' Beer again established as the long Queen's facemakers and menders.
Rosie's BEAU GEOM-MANUS
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Evening dress for men of those med with many buttons, pale grey days was highly distinctive, con trousers, with a blue or black stripe sisting of a bright-coloured tail-at the side, and dainty boots into coat, plastered with brass buttons, which few men of to-day could fit a figured silk waistcoat, also trim their feet.-B.U.P. ·
Silver is capable of successful combination with a great variety of colour schemes. Silver 'and jade or apple green is a delightfully cool, summery combination, and it cari be warmed up by the use of stone colour or a harmonising tone- of yellow. Silver and lavender blue is perhapa more beautiful than
OH DEAR I JUST CAN'T SLEEP-T KEEP THINKINIG SOMETHING HASAN
HAPPENED TO ARCHIE 1
MUST PHONE TO SEE IF.
HE IS ALL RIGHT.
A snappy rig-out for the beach, costume in black and white, with wrap of "many colours."
BEACH ENSEMBLES,
Dead while trousers of heavy crepe de Chine or silk pique are a great feature of the beach ensembles most favoured this year for the Lido and other Continental resorts. The smartest of these are worn with gaily embroidered white, black, or Lido blue three-quarter conts, and tuck-in blouses
are regarded as newer than short jumpers.
One of the most successful of the striking models which Debenham and Freebody's are showing is in Lido blue and white, the blue cont having an anchor, embroidered on
SHOES
For those who prefer the indi viduality of smart footwear, here is style that interprets. and accentuates the mode of the day.
́dna sleeve only, while the white trousers, worn with a sash, have an anchor embroidered either side of little pockets, and the tuck-in--- blouse has the same motif on the collar.
All black, heavily embroidered in coloured ribbons, provides a strik- ing ensemble. Another idea is the sleeveless pique 'coat and trousers to wear over the bathing suit. The flat hipband is introduced in all the trousers. this year. Beach hats to match the ensembles are still very wide-brimmed, and simple trim- ming is now introduced.
any; and for the ultra-modern room there is silver and lacquer red.
In modern interiors you will and that silver decorations harmonise perfectly with the new chromium or nickel furniture, which, from the colour point of view, la yet another. means for introducing silver into the "ensemble."
OH! WHO COULD BE PHONING AT THIS HOUR OF THE
NIGHT
ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
WHY YES- ROSIE
DEAR I'M ALL RIGHT- DON'T
WORRY-
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? ARE YOU SURE? TELI
ME DARLING
I CAN'T SLEEP NOW HOPE ROSIĘ, 19 ALL RIGHT MUSTN'T LET HER KNOW SKECOULDNT
SLEEP
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