MODES OF THE MOMENT

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 144, 14 March 1931, Page 17

MODES OF THE MOMENT

Passing Motes fey

Jane

Dl?a in l « b il erfterf** <* iSS-twrtert ew I <*“• ««® ~ nc ® °* ~ fmPe mfivtf “Lord, haw you m*d« me jump! and it occurs to ma that you may like to apply the phrase to me (minus the mode of address, . In reference to the manner in which we bound from subject to letters. But like Kipling’s "Tramp Royal,” Ido so hate doing anything the same way twice, don’t you? -God bless this world! Whatever she hath done, “Except when awful lonely. I’ve found it good. There’s so much to say about so many things, and one thing has such invariable habit of leading to another, each one interesting; and we add ourUtfle opinions on all these diverse subjects to the thousands •»- »»»>» 1U lu torty-»«ven «»» rf r “* sllt a ” rt ” e “ ““ r “ ' Stt.'SSS « 3 m™ia“t”o c n»s SUma 1» •!“ “Xg JJoS’S".S’«» Z «w only silk for her robes, bo close ygu centuries none but members of supply of this exquisite filament that ter on their mulberry the Chinese Royal Family Th succeeding g enera tion, and OVer On“ e d b a y y d a S F?enchman, a student working .in the laboratory of the ™ teU a se2°« r: at la :; 7 7 1 But alas! there were so many difficulties in the way of adapting the most furnishings contain a certain percentage of it. But we must be patient, s the Chinese were, and realise that magnificent as its progress has been, there are vet difficulties to be overcome, especially with regard to its wearini* fiirilities From my own experience I should advise everyone to get ? woohand artificial sil? y mixture, or a cotton-and-art.-silk mixture rather ‘than a fabric of artificial silk alone. There need be no trouble then with tearin- seams or undue crushing. The patterns and colourings are exquisite. l£rd how you made me jump! I’m told I have written enough, so an revoir, my dear, till next week. Yours, JANE