1951-03-03 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1951.

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

Britain Coins A New Word In Furniture

FEMIN

By Dorothy Barkley

LONDON. NEMININE enthusiasm and curiosity ure al- ways at their height during the twice-yearly invasion of fashions from Paris, when Christian Dior, Incques Fath, and their compatriots. become household words. But at this time of year we are in the uncertain posi- Lion of fashions yesterday, fashions tomorrow, with the fashions of today undecided. Dior has been temporarily forgotten, and women have time and opportunity to re- vert to their nearest cern, that of buying for the home. An investigation of what is being fashioned in London by furniture de- signers and manufacturers is made recently.

con-

salesman and place an order line will be seen in the round for six dining room chairs, table and in the chains, whose

backs and legs are sot ata you will be told apologetical- angio. ly that there are only three in stock, that the rest must be ordered from the factory.

Exaggeration ? I think not. What is it then that has brought this furniture into the limelight, encouraging oversens buyers to seek as engerly as those at home?

will portly The illustrations

they answer this questim. for

resur

The good lines of the dining chales and table ute emphasised by the use of woods remark- able for their

and nish, such as sycamore, cherry

colour and

beech. Although maho- gany, elm, walnut and oak are

still used, as they have been for centuries, manufacturers experimenting with un- familiar woods imported from all parts of the world.

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The air of elegant comfort about these two rooms is created by good design, by the

The

Tooms

is for furniture

and

rooms This

general trends very clean, graceful lines, and the demand today show the clearly, A living room, and a

perfect proportion maintained that will adequately accommo-

flats sanall dining room are

throughout. shown here.

aro date the.

overcrowding. both furnished

touches of colour without in 15 way

from on occasional, has led to the development of Notice coming typleal of this style.

furniture, another aspect able is the return to the wing brightly spotted cushion. The unit

of this chair:

contemporary furniture. chair. The armchairs, although wallpaper in the dining room

It is designed to

round fully upholstered, still retain is typical of the new designs.

the warts of the room, making elegant appearance. This is

full use of every available. due

to the fact that the hard

of space.

A unit of this type angles and sharp corners of

usually contains bookcases with previous

designs have given

adjustable shelves, a radio- way to smooth curves, and soft,

and a folding writing The line of the rounded rdjes. Most of the large stores is continued down to the hope t rival the exuberance of

ngc cannot Bram

desk. A novel idea for saving. have a department contain small, neat legs. The occasional furniture created by hand in pace was seen in a wing chair ing what is described

could be converted when more leisurely times. But the

into

three- Бель "contemporary furniture."

designer for the machine

learned that furniture This name refers not to the

now must be not merely beautiful, has general range of furniture

related to the ting a cocktail cabinet if the being manufactured at the

needs of the time. The space is limited. It was set into present time, but to

the wall, concealed behind a particular style which IN

painting which, being hinged, rapidly developing its own

acted as the door. characteristics and tradition.

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Ask an assistant in any of these stores if public de- mand is considerable, you will receive the same reply: the furniture is selling as fast as it can be mude: examine the price tags, on the majority you will find a

furniture bus purposely been kept small. to avoid over- crowding. An example of this

The machine

is seen in the round table In the centre of the room. In the but dining rooin the same general. Gocial

must

be

WOMAN TO WOMAN TOY

Molly coddling mothers

Samson

WIFE'S place is with her

There must be something in

label announcing in bold, red A husband and her children. the northern air for

letters "sold"; approuch a

SHE LOST HER FIRST STAKE

MISS HEATHER MENZIES

FROM

Monte Carlo We hear that Mr Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, en- joyed his convalescence there after influenza. He is now on the way home to Australia.

that

they

One evening recently he, : with his wife and daughter. had dinner with Somerset Maugham. After went to the Casino.

It was the first time Mr Menzies had seen roulette being played. His 22-year-old daugh- ter, Heather, put some chips on-and was horrifled when 'they were lightly swept away, She had not quite grasped the matter-of-fact peril of the

game.

(London Express Service)

ECCLES CAKES

THINK FLL · TRY THEGG

ON MY OWN-

NiMm SHORTCRUST: PASTRY WITH VRID FLOUR)

But if she is forced to choose-- who should lake precedence?

This the week's talking- point among women.

You may beg to differ, but I think the answer is husband first, children second. Provided there is a relative or nanny to look after them while mother is absent.

IN NORWAY '

A husband must pay his wife's clothes bills, Unless she is one wite, as extravagant as who ran up a £70 bill for 31 hats in 18 months.

The judge ruled that the wife must pay if she had the money. Otherwise the milliner had to am convinced that: too stand the loss because he should the wife had many mothers like to feel in- have realised

made

"senseless purchases." dispensable;

is also they refuse

Norwegian wife most children are happy legally entitled to anything she wherever they And kind hearte saves from her housekeeping and gentle people.

allowance,

to

A

realise that

A

A sweet from Grandma tastes just as good as one from Mum- `my

1

You DO beg to dif fct? Let's ask Mr Mayo Wingate, consult- ing psychologist to the Marriage Society.

He agrees with me that children often de- velop more quickly and Independently away 'from a doting parent,

Mollycoddling

mothers say:

"Johnny

would not

be happy away from

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In the rest of Europe, though, the matrimonial manacles are pretty tight."

by

SUSAN DEACON

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In Switzerland married woman may take a job without her husband's consent, K he refuses? She can seek court permission, but must prove that her job will be in the in- terest of her mairinge 'or her family.

IN PORTUGAL

A husband may sell any "movable" pro- perty in the home with- out his wife's consent, But she may not deal in

What they really mean is: "I any property without his con- would rot be happy away from cent. my children,"

Stinsh women make bad mothers.

Wives' rights

DID you read about Sweden,

the land of happy wives? There, women hove had economic equality in marriage for 30 years.

IN FRANCE

by dropping down the two arms, One manufacturer an interesting way of fit.

The development of this taken style of furniture has place rapidly since 1948 when furniture "came off the ration." Designers then obtained more scope to use their initiative, through the relaxing of restric- tions by the Board of Trade. The large furniture firms have thelr own group of designers but there are, of course, many independent designers working for the trade.

It is impossible to tell yet whether this is merely a pass- Ing phase, ox whether it la something that will become part of the tradition of furn!- ture.

THE ABOVE illustration shows dining room fitted with contemporary furniture; the general line may be seen in the round, polished table and in the chairs whose backs and legs are set at an angle. The diagonal pattern of the wallpaper, the stripes on the curtains and chair cushions are typical of contemporary designs in fabrics.

our Sewing Sc

Smart Weskit of Fake Fur

TOR wear over a blouse that

is tailored to a T, or over

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Make it out of 4 yds, of fake

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throughout with sheer rayon

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Straighten ends of fabric. Fold it In half lengthwise, wrong side out.

Pin edges together and lay fold toward

A woman with her own in- come must be careful to get n legal agreement with her hus-you. band before marriage. Other- A La st lower left-hand

Mark armhole curve from H shares, corner. B is 44 armhole plus to I, Draw line L to G, and of A. C is length connect G and line H, as

wise he can sell her car, or furniture without con- sulting her.

IN GREECE

A woman is unable to vote in parilamentary elections.

New Look for men's socks:

Victorian-mauve & purple

MEN'S socks in Victorian purple, awning red, and garter

blue will be all the rage this year.

The British Colour Council suggested the new tones. Throy decide a year in advance what colours the fashion- able woman will wear.

Said a council official: "This Festival commemorates the 1831 Festival of Queen Victoria's reign. That suggests Vic forlan mauves and purples."

British hosiery firms are concentraiing on the home-mar- ket for men.

One has produced an all-wool sock with nylon toe and heal reinforcement, packed in a fancy gold box with the Festival crost on the lid.

London Express "Servicë)"

THEN MIX TOGETHER

402 CLEANED

AND STEMMED CURRANTS

1oz FINELY CHOPPED. CANDIED PEEL 10% BUTTER OR MARG Loż BROWN SUGAR

AND A LITTLE NUTMEO AND MIXED SPICE

HEAT

POR A FEW MIN.

THEN COOL IN A BABIN

ROLL PASTRY 14 INCH

THICK, CUT IN

ROUNDS 3-4 INCHES ACROSS

AND PUT.

1 TABLE- SPOON OF THE FILLING ON BACH ROUND

DAMP EDGES, DRAW UP

TOGETHER TO MAKE

A BALL

THEN. TURN UPSIDE

2" to left

Front

Back

D

27*

AL shoulder to walst ford. D is conner.

Chalk a line straight across from

B and C to opposito odges, E and F. O is 14 neck abovo

A; H is length of should- er above G..

J.

shown. Connect I-K and K-

Mark for 1" waistline darts as indicated on line C.

desired below Decide depth waistline and mark this depth 45 at M. Chalk centre front | line straight, as at N, 14′′ in from lengthwise edges.

arm

Back Over Front

Cut out back except for line M. Lay back over front, centre back fold along centre front lino N. Mark and cut front shoulder, armhole, and under. Remove same as back, back,

Mark front neckline, darts, edge al from A, on and shape bottom

Cut lower right-hand desired.

neckline (line

Pla or bisle, shoulder seams, underarm scams, and darts. Pui on; lap fronts 1 check shaping of bottom edge and at of waist line. Remove.

Cut bottom edge, back and

allowing front, Remove pins or basting. Lay on

Hning

fabric and out it the same.

Stitch shoulder and undor arm cams and darts In both. aldos LAY

right fabrics. together and scam neckline, fronts and bottom edges, leav ing a small ⠀ opening at lower centre back for turning.

Prom

clip corners: right side out. Iturn

out Fresz Whip edges of opening together. Tum

I is 4 bust plus 1" above B; 3 the same distance from D. K is waist plus 2" above C.

to right of A.

DOWN FLATTEN

AND ROLL MIND A ROUND CAKE

is

OUT-LIGHTLY CRISS-CROSS TO LET CURRANTS SHOW-BRUSH WITH MILK OR WATER. AND. SUGAR, AND BAKE A RICH BROWN FOR *15+BO® MING IN

“A” HOT OVEN

"

seam.

armhole odges in toward oach other and-stlich together. WandMes

If you wish to avoid making buttonholm, use mods to close and pin-on swivel Outions for decoration.

THIS PICTURE strikes

a new note in British furniture. design. It shows a living room fur nished with the new type of furniture. Note par- ticularly the small round. table, in mahogany and the wing chairs.

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Copies of photographs taken by the South China Morning Post, South China Sunday Post-Herald, China Mail and Hong Kong Tele- graph Staff Photographers aro'on view in the Morning Post Building.

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