MODES OF THE MOMENT

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 48, 19 November 1932, Page 6

MODES OF THE MOMENT

Passing Notes by Jane

Dear Mavis,— ' Ihe two n)Ost noticeable features of the hour . eV soul) in a corner, a ” et Xks for the relief she afforded my eyes, opportunity of recording my th “” , garment of so attractive and I longed to ask her whereshe . n un {iU concret e manifestations, is unusual a colour, because puip C a) _ a]l of (he momellt . y O ii S n Mve°puSe P JaX in your ration a dd a dof to anTJaris, and vffilet rJds'aud yeflows groU ,m l- u from the bunches of roses being carried about the streets either’in or out K C bKt bushes U rose'trees the whole length of your drive!) to see the bunches tose trees are m nov , . trams by busy workingmen ami carried about the ® unf ] ers tandable. Consider how difficult it is to grow flo”’ in mali q c ty g?Xs handicapped by sleep declivities and diseouraging weather, and how it hurts a gardener to cut even one bloom from amona a few that give evidence of forethought and ingenious contrhdng They are so precious, those flowers of the tree of Endeavour! But have them in our Houses we must, and that is why we welcome the gifts of more fortunate friends, or success to the temptation of the florists window and carry them about with us: filling the air at present, as I say. with the scent of toses. How grateful we should be for the developmen .s of horticulture, too, for Francis Bacon wrote: Roses, damask and red. are fast flowers of their smells; so that you may walk by a whole foxy <>l them, and find nothing of their 'sweetness; yea, t 1011 "' 1 ’ ,e J l , l a mo,nlll = ' dew” What pleasures we.have, of which lie did not dicam. I’ve been given rather a charming suggestion which I will pass on to you. Instead of taking a toy. when you make your call ou a new baby, take two bouquets—-one for the mother, and a tiny leplica for the baby. Pink flowers for a girl, blue for a boy. The London florists, they say, are displaying them in their windows, and having a great success. Another bright idea from the Great Metropolis is to wear a. coloured fur coat—dyed rabbit or ermine—in the evening. A short pink fur coat, with a black or white evening dress would be adorable. It is a new departure that may well open up an avenue worth considering, lhere is no reason (said she brightly, knowing nothing of the action, of dye on rabbitskin) why the New Zealand furriers should not experiment nith the vivid blues and emeralds of the moment’, and introduce the results to the young and gay as the Ideal medium for evening coats. A little education along these lines might be beneficial to both the trade and the pub he. An evening wrap is not a thing anyone need buy often, but it.is a mistake to. regard it as an extra. It is, really, the natural covering for an evening dress. With love. I am, YoUrs,