Current gossip

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 142, 12 March 1938, Page 5 (Supplement)

Current gossip

The late Mr. Philip de Lasl o painted more famous portraits than anybody else. Altogether he had painted over 10,000 pictures before he fell ill. Practically every sitter signed his visitors book. There are signatures of kings, emperors, rulers of almost every country in the world, and the name of a Pope is among them. When and if that book comes to be sold it should fetch a big price.

Autumn apparel takes on a new, original note when designed and fashioned by Maud Berry, 4 Willis Street. Order your autumn outfit now.

The last word for men’s evening wear is a beautifully tailored dress Buit of midnight blue barathea to be worn with a white pique or marcella vest with three or four buttons and single breasted. The trousers are medium width, with two narrow rows of braid and no turn up.

The name Southern Colledge stands for all that is best in ballroom dancing. Visit his studio at 15 Manners Street and inquire about dancing lessons or ring 40-281 for prospectus. Studio dance will be lield Saturday, March 19th, at 8.30 p.m.

Preparations are being made to put on in London early next year what is intended to be the biggest ice show ever. There will be something like 4000 persons taking part in one of the big spectacular scenes, there will be a ballet, there will be dancing and so on. It is really a festival in aid of the blind, a worthy cause.

A famous chef gives as his minimum llst“0f simple kitchen utensils —a kettle, a colander, fine strainer, cake tin, pastry ring for open tarts, slice, two sauce- ' pant, two frying pans, one enamel, one iron or steel, and one pot of nondescript kind for use on top of the cooker or in « the oven.

■With the opening of the Waldorf Restaurant by Mr Frederick Carr, the well-known director of the New Majestic, visitors to Wellington and that large array of flat dwellers resident in the city can be assured of one great boon—a really first-class meal any day of the week, Sundays included. The Waldorf, Manners .Street, is beautifully decorated in modern style and equipped with e‘V,ery appliance necessary for an efficient, quick service. # * # If you arrange marigolds out-of-doors and leave them in the fresh air from four to five hours they will lose their unpleasant smell. Black astrakhan coats, one box coat style—finished with a scarf collar'to match; another with a flared skirt and turned down collar belted with black leather; another with straight lines and a lovely fox collar.—News from Wilsons, 52 Willis Street. « * * Many new frocks show a normal waistline, set. perhaps, an inch higher than last, year’s, cut in very simple, fitting lines but with an increased use of flat applique as ornamentation. This is usually concentrated around the neck and shoulder line. « , ’k * Autumn frocks? Have them cut out, stitched, or completely made by Hollywood, 4G Mercer Street. 'Tel. 44-311. » » # A large old Worcester plate in blue and green, with the fish scale background ; another with a border of golden eagles and tiny black silhouettes suggestive of some foreign order —lovely modern 'Worcester service plates with apple green or claret borders overlaid with arabesques of filigree gold enclosing a small beautifully hand-painted and signed flower study.—Robin and Co.. 17 Grey Street.

Dish gardening is one of the minor arts, rooted deeply in the Orient, which is rapidly becoming a craze in America.

Fourpence a day keeps you healthy and gay. That is all it costs to own one of the great new English bicycles featured by Couchman’s. Their easy terms make it possible for anyone to own a cycle and enjoy the healthy, happy benefit from its use. Couchman Cycle Co., Dixon Street.

In London flags perpetually drape the Cenotaph. They are changed every six months, for the dust and grime and wind make them somewhat ragged. Some of the old ones go to the Dominions, where they are washed and set up in various places. Some are handed to museums, some to ex-Servicemen s organisations.

Don’t subject your wife to the trials and worries of washdays this coming winter. Ring 63-000 now and let the Ideal Bagwash take her '-’washday worries off her mind.

Let Oxford Tailors make your autumn costume or winter coat. “Evening Post” Buildings, sth floor.

A French girl visiting Sydney admires the way the women dress. ‘‘But, she says, “in Paris no dressmaker will make two copies of the same design. Also, no matter how expensive the dress, no Parisian will wear stockings in the summer.”

»■ » * Furs that are tailored as cleverly as a suit, exquisitely worked, are a, feature of Fur Tailors, Ltd., 63 Manners Street. And if you have an old, out-of-date fur or fur coat they can convert it into a new season’s model. Famed throughout the Dominion for repair and remodelling work, Fur Tailors are eager to solve your fur problem. * * *

I n a film that is shortly to be released, Irene Dunne wears 27 quarts of milk in one gown. It is made entirely of beads, which in turn are of milk casein, hardened under pressure like billiard balls.

$ « * Remember Salisbury’s choice, fresh poultry and fresh graded eggs when planning your luncheon, supper or picnic party. Phone 51-040 or call 80 Dixon Street.

A new kind ol gum is being put on some envelopes now. The stationery firm responsible has come to the conclusion that gum with peppermint taste, or pineapple, or plum, is more likely to be licked with pleasure. So envelopes are being made with various flavours.

Our sanding machine will give new floors a lovely surf a cd—Dominion Floor Surfacing Co. Tel. 45-962.

Give thought to your autumn outfit. Make it yourself with all the clever fresh touches by enrolling with the Hollywood School of Dressmaking, 46 Mercer Street. Phone 44-311.

A plain frock at a recent fashion show hail four pockets, set oiie under the other, two on the bodice and two on the skirt, covered with black sequins. with a black sequin flower set under the throat on the plain, high neckline. * Any break in the continuity of the skin—either by injury or disease — may result in bacteria gaining access to ter underlying tissues and producing further disease. The Klexema Treatment, a treatment for skin diseases in all their aspects, will prevent this happening. Klexema Rooms, Panama St.