AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 71, 24 March 1928, Page 17

AT HOME AND ABROAD.

The subject of "the mauve drawingroom" has been set me by a reader (says a writer in the "London Daily Telegraph"). Soft grey walls will form an ideal background in this room. One of the new papers hag a pale grey moire watered surface, giving an effect of faint pink clouds. The frieze and floral groups that go with it combine the paler mauves and purples of wistaria with clusters of yellow laburnum. In a low room use this paper on walls and ceiling too. The frieze would look well along the walls just above the skirting-board, and in a double row up the corners of the room, finishing at the picture-rail. This arrangement adds apparent height to a room. In a lofty room use the frieze under the picture-rail as well, with two or three floral groups beneath it. No pictures are needed. Mirrors arranged to catch light effects are more in keeping, and should have narrow, slim frames of grey beaten pewter, oxidised silver, or dull gold. Pewter or oxidised silver finger-plates and door-knobs will look well in this room. Stainless «teel is just beginning to be used, and wears better than oxidised silver. Plateglass finger-plates and door-knobs would be effective if the shade of mauve in the curtains and cushions could be repeated in paint as a backing to the finger-plates. Keep the darkest tones in this room on the floor level. Chinese carpets have a wonderful sheen-like chiffon velvet, and I have seen several in different shades of mauve. Unless you have parquet, choose a plain grey felt for the surrounds. A plain mauve pile carpet made to fit all over the room would look well. Cushions of mauve, violet, grey, gold, and foxglove pink will blend happily.

The moat fascinating things in Paris ere the children, says a traveller who recently retained from a visit to that city. They walk abroad is the parka like pictures escaped from bjekm. They are as chic as their parents, aad very small boys carry sticks and gloves. The little girls are adorably feminine, and even when quite yffung have something which distinguishes them from the childm of other nations. • • • e Everybody has heard or read of silver, goldea and diamond weddings. A new expression has been coined by the French to designate the 70th anniversary of a marriage. This is known aa the radium wedding. An old couple, Monsieur and Madame CSerjeur, who were both born in 18#6, in. a small town in the department of the Charente, have just celebrated this event.