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WORLD'S FEARSOME SECRET.

ALLURING" (SPECULATIONS,

Lord Headley dealt with 'a uumber of fascinating topics in his presidential address to the Society of Engineers, nt Burlington House, Piccadilly, last month, Modern science, he said, had : marched with deadly, effect in the matter of the destruction of human life in time of war, and it might well be argued that in fu ture, when the dogs of war, în the"shape of harnessed electrons, were let loose,

PARI8 February 6th. In their search for new materials which shall possess the quality of originality or economy, or both-designers have ae-not a single human being would survive en, any battlefield. A general officer sit- copted the invention of a scientist for ting at his comfortable desk in the War transforming the fibres of banana and Office, might touch a button and release pineapple into cloth. This ingenions per destructive agencies capable of sweeping on has invented a machine which will hundreds of square miles, and depriving of transform the fibres into threads closely existence every living creature thereon. resembling flax they will then be bleach-It was said that Sir Oliver Ladge and ed and spun into a fine white cloth, very Lord Kelvin had calculated that there was solt, and silk like in appearance. The enough energy in every ounce of matter banana leaf sometimes furnishes a fibre to lift the whole British Fleet from the nearly six feet long, and this will be surface of the sea to the top of Mount woven into I. delicate cambric-like Everest; that there was enough intent material. These, however, may not be force in one's little Edger to run all thought of till next Spring. For the moment, serge, duvetyn, broad-cloth and the trains in the United Kingdom for velvet are occupying the attention of all and sundry.

energy in an ounce of matter, if pro- several minutes; and sufficiens atomic

perly controlled, to keep the largest laer in the world going at full speed for a Besides these well-known fabrics, there week. This electronic energy had been are a host of now ones from which to described as the world's greatest and choose a gown, cloak, or hat this season most terrible secret-so great and so ter Amongst them are such mysterious-sound-rible that it had been seriously put for ing names as agnella, astarte, panecla, ward, that scientific research in this direc and popelabure. The last named is heavy woollen type evidge: ugnella s

tion should be stopped until it was felt of cloth showing that the human race was sufficiently ele stripes and "wide" an imitation of astrakhan, and is used rated to be entrusted with the keys of a trimming in conjunction with other such fearsome storehouses of power, materials; pelissa alsó figures amongst the list: it is a long plush like kind of fur and is used with much effect in bril liant shades on evening gowns and cloaks. With these, Jersey de soie has lost none of its popularity, the big-vogue of the moment being jumpers and casaquin models made of this enticing material.

Speaking of the possibilities of "com- munication with entities which have had their being on this earth or elsewhere," Lord Headley said that when one found highly scientific and thoughtful men like Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir A. Conan Doyle convinced of the possibility of communicating with departed friends or relatives one could not help speculating Tho day, when the sweater was merely spirit world by the refinement of scien "on" the "possibility of a linking-up of the a garment to throw on after a set of tic investigation and trial. As a layman it tennis or for wear in the house on chilly seemed conceivable to him that the spirit daye, is past. The sweater has under of the departed might be composed of gone many evolutions and is Dow as much electrons of a type, not altogether dif a thing of beauty and imagination as ferent from those inhabiting our earthly the blouse. This season designera and,

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shops are showing them in a variety of bodies. Was it altogether beyond the shapes and shades, ali, ar at least ninety bonds of possibility that, there might be a per cent. of them slip-on affairs, either similarity between the spiritual and the in jersey de soie or knitted silk. The earthly electron sufficiently pronounced short casaquin model is very much worn; this is caught in at the waist by folds Another suggestive "idea" put forward looped back at each side or, in the case by Lord Headley was that the Goodwin of the knittul silk jumpers, by means Sands might be explored, for buried trea- of a deep band of ribbing. But the sures. On that spot was the accumula material, alone, and its cut does not tion of centuries of disasters, and within suffice to complete these garments; they few square miles many millions of are further embellished with bands of pounds worth of treasure were hidden. cire or patent leather, embroideries work. Various schemes to recover these tren- ed on in different harmonising shades or open work patterns worked in the material itself. An altogether new note is the introduction of fur as trimming, monkey, as usual, holding pride of place One of the latest models. I saw reccatly was in a deep viour shade, made rather plainly and relying for trimming on bands of monkey edging the cuffs and two small pockets on the sides. As well as being embroidered in coloured silks, many jumpers are being decorated with pretty motifs worked in ribbon work.

frures lad been turned down, but he thought it possible to sink a big floating concrete, tower in Trinity Bay and to run tunnels from this base of operations in any direction. Boring with suntable augers would probably reveal the pre- sence of many an old craft, and the next guration would be to arrange for rapid wina was not exnetly a wild-cat" funnelling. The problem of the Good- scheme, but it came under the heading of

highly speculative adventure." It was none the less fascinating for that, and was far more sound than many a mining 'pro- position, because the treasure was really there.

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In the matter of trimming there is no end, and the most eclectic tastes have been entered for with a generous", dis- regard for old-time traditions and fan- cies. Braid, one of the simplest of ⠀⠀ revived ideaɛ, il much in "evidence now, bat it is rarely put on a dress in plain bands or bindings; as a rule it is either Vegetarian propaganda by sculpture is kilted, embroidered, tufted or striped shown in the exhibition of the novel Leather, and American cloth have disworks in bronze er plaster of Prince Paul appeared with the special type of frock Traubetzkoy,

for which they were used, but rnfia is There is a study of a gross overfed still to be seen, also wool, silk, and figure sitting at table devouring the flesh metal"." An ́idea, which is more of a revival than an entire novelty, is that

of a savage animal gloating over the of a pig. Next comes the representation

of wooden benda which are again coming flesh of & human body. Finally there is into favour. Designers have not yet gone

so far as to trim their frocks with rows tragic study of a lamb, inscribed: or motifs of these, but are making them How can you eat innocent things like up into gay looking girdles and belts me and adding them to an otherwise plain dengi sort of dress, by way of relief. « Natur-

ally, pavy blue, tête de negre, and the ather neutral shades are used as a foil for the showing off of these bright fancies,

and ends in a high neck swathing the throat. The same fastening is becoming very popular and many blouses button up the side Russian fashion. The woman A feature of the trimming is that the this type of blouse because it will allow who indulges in: "olling" will welcówe designer is not in the slightest bound by her the utmost freedom of movement with- any hint of tradition or custom in these matters. For instance, if he feels dis-out compelling ber at every turn to worry posed to trim mousseline de soie or satin for fear her blouse has slipped out of its with heavy wool embroideries, he does so, has come also the modern corset, banish

waist belt. With this modern Joose blouso confident that, judged by the prevailing. standards of the moment, his creation ing the old stiff form in which women will not be dubbed outre or oven bizarre cre wont to encase themselves. Tha If he cares to trim pinon de sore with fiossible for wear with either the new severe, many-boned corset will not be fur or cambric or lawn with heavy metal blouse or the new tailor-made. The new embroideries, he may do so with the same amount of faith in the manner in which models are more supple and lend far more such eccentricities will be received. High grace to the figure, moulding and shaping it rather by persuasion as it were than collars still continue to rule the fashion strapping it by sheer force of steel and world, and some designers have even gone so far as to make collars so high that the power of resistance The athletic they cover the wearer's chin The 'modern' girl has discarded the old type majority, however, have not gone to such since many a day, but it has now become extremes as this and have contented them-essential for the middle-aged woman or selves with adding to their frocks and the woman whose muscles have in no way coats collars just reasonably high. Very been developed, to adopt the new corset many favour the idea of a scarf thrown model if she wishes to show off her new round the neck, and caught up on the clothes to advantage. shoulder on the left side.

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"The brassiere, too, has become che of the most important garments in a modern particularly striking and bright note will be introduced by the new mould and support the figure and is seen woman's wardrobe. It must be made to checks this season, those already on the in a variety of materials according to the market being in quite vivid shades of size of the wearer. The daintiest models green and orange. A cream or beige are to be seen fashioned of delicate ninon

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