1938-08-22 — Page 14

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1988.

THE

Paris.

HE Salon of the Artistes- Decorateurs has slowed

down a little because it ex- panded unduly during the exhibition last year and partly because its territory

Bright flowers

glass

are

raised on the glass doors by Maric Chau- vel, pictured

above

Glass flowers

bloom in

in Paris

MURIEL HARRIS describes these and other new furnishing ideas featured at the Salon of the Artistes-Decorateurs

of the table, which throw up from its surface a pleasing, becoming light.

GLASS appears in the

in the Grand Palais has of chromium plating the do- There are golden lamps in the been encroached upon by minant feature. On the con- middle the wonders of the Palais de trary, hues which are not real la Decouverte.

ly pink or yellow, but which are warm, dominate the situation It is, however, rather in and gold takes the place of the quantity than in quality more soul-less silver. that it has been muted, and Perzel has gold fittings every new and interesting fea- where, and while they maintain tures are not lacking.

some straightness and angulari-

LIGHTING shows

guise both of mirrors and of decoration in the way of lamps, flower bowls, flowers themselves. Marie Chauvel has

This chest of drawers and the bias-backed chairs by Jean Royere are in light oak. The drawers have white lacquer fronts; the chairs washable white leather seats

the enchanting glass door in the through the

many coloured

ty of line, they are no longer photograph with coloured, and flowers the light shines. Mirrors one rigid and entirely functional, raised glass flowers upon it. have raised garlands of flowers No but allow a little for human There is a lamp which looks and there are glass pictures and longer is the pure white light of nature which very soon gets like a Victorian bouquet, cut flower-pots full of glass flowers. day, no longer is the steely glint tired of being regimented. paper, ribbons and all, and These lend a charming spot of

DR

* great change.

Coloured outfits are best for town babies

R. HAROLD WALLER, shell pattern and the thick wool What the child surely wants at a meeting of young that Queen Mary uses for the in a town is colour and freedom mothers in Whitehall in the two dozen made by her yearly, from clothes conventions, and Ministry of Health Confer- white, and I see fewer and fewer to choose their own coloured are much more practical than I have encouraged my children ence Room; stated that white pram-covers and white outfits and have never noticed twenty-five years ago he muslin decorations for cota. any desire to wear white at all. was turned out of house Experts of the Chelsen There are, however, still chil- after house by indignant Hon. Lady Davidson, M.P., and gardens with

Babies' Club, who include the dren in the parks and town mothers for

white leggings protesting Lady Wolmer, recommend that and socks, white canvas shoes against whalebone stays a basket cot on a stand for a (when the sunburn coloured and layers of swaddling tiny baby should be painted an ones cost the same and remain clothes for tiny babies. attractive colour. Such is a clean twice as long), white To-day mothers have so far yellow or orange peach. It then gloves and white knickers and progressed along sensible and can be simply lined with a petticoats. simple lines that all-coloured sateen in a matching shade or Coloured sheets for the tod- outfits instead of white are be colour. The basket can be taken a set more than white, as I dis- a quilted cotton romaine in dler's cot-bed now cost only $2 ing made for new arrivals who will have to spend their first off the stand and moved from covered the other day in a big years in towns.

room to room or placed outside store. A set comprises two Ten years ago when I a- galvanised wire cages that are in my own experience they wear the window in one of the special sheets and two pillow cases, and nounced to my friends that I was going to have as few white replacing prams where mothers splendidly, because only the garments as possible for my are not near parks and gardens, better class cotion takes the first-born, they thought I was If the baby is a summer dye. Green, blue, peach, mauve mad My May baby had day- Marina green as an alternative a set is quite cheap.

arrival, I should suggest pale and yellow are the colours, and

time outfits of knitted vests, knickers and socks (these were to orange peach. The lobster- soon discarded as June arrived) like appearance of the tiny baby and longish jumpers in shades is, though you might not think of pale green, pale blue, yellow it, toned down greatly by a pale and peach-pink,

shade of blue green.

Another His first nightdresses of light- becoming shade is coffee cream, weight flannel were also made which can be combined so well in pastel shades, and this flannel with either green or yellow. is now cheaper and has a more attractive range of colours than

when I required it.

WHAT, after all, is the sense of dressing babies| and toddlers, too, in white COLOURED pillow cases frocks, white vests, white socks both for cot and pram, that are a dirty grey-white in coloured cellular blankets or if five minutes? With toddlers it a mother is a good and patient involves the mother in constant knitter she can make her own "don'ts" in order to keep the -or crocheted blankets in the white unsoiled.

$1 TIFFINS

at-

Jimmy's

Also A la Carte

China Bldg., Hongkong.

Hankow Rd., Kowloon.

AUDREY WRANGHAM

PEARL GREY jeracy_cloth

makes this Lucien Lelong evening gown cut on classical lines. The draped corange in held over one shoulder by a silver chain. Drapery from the left shoulder falls to the ground, cuding

short train.

HERE'S HOW TO

in

KEEP

COOL

Have all your Palmbeach, Gabardines,

and other Summer Suitings

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THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

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colour to the room and are very delicate and amusing.

Brown and beige are still found as colouring, but by no means exclusively. There is al great deal of gold in hangings and upholstery, There seems indeed a general conspiracy to do away with the more frigid appearance of rooms as well as to relieve their dullness,

Mirrors duplicate bright- coloured hangings and very often the former are wonderful- ly chased and have a mellow though bright tone. A pot of brilliant flowers is deliberately set in front of one of these elaborate mirrors to get the charming double effect.

Flowered stuffs have come in! again and white curtains with bright flowers, some of them in bunches, are seen in many rooms. Feathers are used for the borders of some of the new rugs.

FURNITURE in general

runs rather to lowness, which makes for the bigger room. There is a good deal of fantastic ironwork, which is very amusing and well suited for the garden of the terrace.

For the house furniture re- mains plain, as in the Jenn Royere picture, but not stark, as formerly. The drawers are in light oak with white lacquer fronts, which stand out in relief and are very crisp and clean. The chairs with their bias backs are of the same

Wood leather. With the white flowers they look elegant.

Heavy Machine Air- Shipped

Oakland, Cal All loent records for heavy uir shipments were broken when à 600- pound piece of mining machinery arrived here by plane from

South Bead, Ind., and was placed aboard clipper for Manila. It was to re- place part of a broken down gold dredger in the Philippines which was causing $7,500-a-day delay. The cost of the aerial transportation from South Bend to here was $2,500.

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