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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1988.
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Weddings Set
Romantic Trends
Royal Bride's Beautiful Robe
Bridal fashions are being fluenced by the series of weddings.
in- diamante, silver and silken flower Royal embroideries, must have looked superb in the setting of the Royal
The wedding of the Crown Prin-residence at Tirana. cess of Greece in Athens last Jan- uary, the marriage of Countess Geraldine Apponyi to King Zog.of Albania and the wedding of the Grand Duchess Kyra and Prince Louis Ferdinand are deciding trends for months ahead,
Head-dresses, trains, the choice of veil and arrangement of old family lace for Royal brides, have inspired dressmakers with many at- tractive new ideas.
The embroideries on the train match, it will be noticed, the design down either side of the centre front of the Chanel gown.
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WORN BY A QUEEN The new Queen of Albania's wed- ding gown of white satin, with
Queen Geraldine's veil was most high, graceful, falling from its pointed orange blossom diadem the over the shoulders and down front, as well as over the back of the gown, and flowing over train.
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This historic bridal gown taken to the Albanian capital from Paris by three of King Zog's sis- ters.
Housewives In Council
ROUND TABLE-CENTRES
of blanket this brings up the The round centres should be embroidery-right side down, iron- washed in the ordinary way, then ing from the centre outwards till rolled in a clean towel till ready to they are quite dry. You will then iron..
find the mats are quite flat-and Iron them on about 4 thicknesses | not limp.
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TO WASH CROCHET
Wash in not too hot water, which soap flakes have been dis- solved, and rinse in warm water. Hang over line; do not peg it.
Never use starch when washing crochet. This not only shrinks it very much, but also rots the work. When dry, iron on wrong side, and it should then be like new.
SCRATCHED GLASS
It will be necessary to cut down to the bottom of the scratches, this can be done with emery powder and water. A good deal of rubbing will be necessary. Rüb all over the mir-
ror with a fairly coarse powder at first and a finer one as the opera- tion proceeds.
Wash the mirror and give a final polish to remove any fine scratches with some mild household abrasive powder made into a paste with water. Wash and polish usual.
HOT PLATE. MARKS
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To remove hot plate marks from a polished table. If olive oil is ap- plied to the mark and a little bi- carbonate of soda powder sprinkled onto the oil, with a little light rub- bing the mark is easily removed. `
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