THE GOLDFISH VOGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 224, 21 September 1929, Page 17 (Supplement)

THE GOLDFISH VOGUE.

HEW WAVE OF POPULARITY. FACTOR IN REDUCING MOSQUITOES. The goldfish is having a renaissance. A full generation and more ago it had an era ol' popularity among the rich and well-to-do. It was the principal exhibit of the glass-tank home aquariums. But after a while the aquariums vanished lrom the parlour and found their way by the dozen into the auctiou shops.

And now the goldfish has come back. Moreover, a modest glass globe and a suitable assortment of goldfish may be had for most reasonable prices. There is a factor wortfi mentioning that has played its part in the rebirlli of the goldfish industry. The little fish is sueli a lover of the larvae of mosquitoes that it must be counted as one of that insect, pest's worst foes. Thus, when more and more Americans tuined to suburban living and wanted their own private ponds and pools to adorn their grounds, they adopted goldfish as natural protectors against the invasions of mosquitoes. The pools have gained in charm, the liumans in blessed peace from mosquito bites. To the Orientals, principally the Koreans, Chinese and Japanese, must be given credit for developing the goldfish in its most gorgeous colourings. Red is t lie predominant shade in the cultivated species, but it is often"assocjiated with other hues."'.