A GLASS DRESS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19460, 6 November 1928, Page 8

A GLASS DRESS.

A GIRL'S ACHIEVEMENT.

A lady's evening dress made entirely of glass will ■ be on exhibition at the A. and P. Show! Thiß is' a real dress, a bine and gold creation which looks like silk, and can bo handled and worn the same as ordinary material. This dress is the work of Miss Mae.Kingsley, who is. claimed to be the world's only girl glass blower, and will bo seen in conjunction with her unique exhibition of manufacturing all kinds of glassware noveltieß and souvenirs from the raw material to finished article. Miss Kingsley's exhibition is educational and highly entertaining, and the articles she produces are wonderfully fine both in workmanship and finish. The model of the Sydney Harbour bridge, made entirely of glass, is another achieve-, ment by this talented Australian girl, and will also be seen in conjunction with her demonstrations. This' bridge is over seven feet in length, and made from a plan kindly given by Dr. Bradfleld. This exhibition should prove to be one of the features of the A. and P. Show.

The total' woodland area of Great Britain is 2,958,672 acres, according to the Forestry Commission report. There are, in England, 195,231 acres of conifers, 338,456 acres of hardwoods, and 220,390 acres of mixed conifers and hardwoods. The total area of highif forest is given as 1,416,890 acres, of 47.9 per ceiit. of the total woodland area.