Current Gossip

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 206, 28 May 1938, Page 5 (Supplement)

Current Gossip

Daisy chains make slim shoulderstraps for dance frocks; draped evening skirts are held with two or three roses or carnations, complete with their foliage and stems. A charming picturefrock is made of striped organza printed with the brightest of field flowers. Wide bands of flat white daisies border the armholes and form the straps at the back of the bodice. ♦ * ♦ *

Have your winter clothes cut out, stitched or wholly made by Hollywood, 46 Mercer Street. Tel. 44-311.

A famous conductor has suggested that an old ship be converted into a floating opera house for Australia. All their big cities are on the sea and the ship could move from capital to capital. This project would eliminate transport costs and get over the difficulties of finding and renting theatres.

The Mecca of hundreds of business girls is Fashion House, Willis Street. Here -they find a real understanding of bheir needs. Smart, well-cut flocks foi work, chic - evening frocks, at very moderate prices, . are the result or special study and careful planning.

If vou cannot sleep, try a few minutes' 'exercise before going to bed. Lie on the floor,' placing the hands on the hips, then sit up slowly, keeping.the legs straight in front of you. This exercise, repeated several times, generally induces sleep. ,*_ » »

Treasures of -the week at Robin and Co. 17 Grey Street, are: A wonderful three-light Sheffield plate candelabra in perfect order, the two branches sweep-, ing away from the central pillar in lovelv flowing lines; a solid silver Queen Anne fluted teapot and a pair of tall, Silver, vine-wreathed candlesticks. 4 «

So large were the fans in James I's time that fathers used them for rhe ‘•‘correction of their daughters." * * *

New basketware at the Disabled Soldiers’ Shop, ■ includes baskets for gathering flowers, linen, shopping, waste paper, sewing, luncheon hampers, trays in all sizes, and baby baskets. * * »

The liking for flower trimming is carried into daytime clothes. Floral patterned crepe.frocks are bordered with bauds of flowers cut from the material. As prints are original many pretty effects arc obtained. * » »

A lovely mellow tone —justly called the .“Golden Tone”—characterises the latest model of the world-famed “Fortiphone, 1 ' which brings hearing to 99 per cent, of deaf people. Do have u free demonstration at Brittain .5(5 Manners StiswL.

The domineering wife of an English publican, in order to receive any of bis property, had to walk barefoot to the market-place each anniversary of his death. Holding a candle in her hand, she had to read a paper confessing her unseemly behaviour to her husband during his lifetime, and stating that, had her tongue been shorter, her husband’s days would probably have been longer. By refusing these terms she had to be satisfied with £2O a year to keep her off the parish.

Winter costumes by Oxford Tailors are bringing in scores of new clients. Call “Evening Post’’ Buildings.

The German Women’s Labour Service has been given another uniform. This Is for social occasions, and consists of a while silk blouse or jacket and an ankle-length skirt. It is issued to women who are in command of groups, districts and camps. Previously when attending social functions the girls" had to wear their thick khaki uniform, as they are not allowed to leave the camp except in uniform.

The most important functions of the skin are those of protection. Should the surface skin be destroyed the underlying nerves become stimulated; result, pain and irritation. This can be cured by the famous and unfailing Klexema Treatment. Tel. 42-882, Klexema Rooms, Panama Street.

* * * • One of the Bills advanced in Parliament in the eighteenth century reau as follows“ All women found guilty of seducing any of His Majesty’s subjects into matrimony by means •or scents, paints. • cosmetics, artificial teeth, false hair, bolstered hips, highheeled shoes, or iron stays, shall incur the penalties against witchcraft, and the marriage be declared null and void.” Fortunately, this Bill never became law. » » •

Considerate husbands patronise the Ideal Bagwash, thereby giving their wives the added peace and healthful pleasure that washday drudgery deprives them of. Ring 63-000 now—for your wife's sake. #

Coloured gauze makes an ideal ragbag. and button-bag, as the exact material required can be easily seen, which saves emptying the bag when in a hurry.

Make your own cold weather clothes while still learning how, by the unique methods taught by the Hollywood School of Dressmaking, of 46 Mercer Street. Tel. 44-311.

Here’s a hint for those who will buy new hats and gloves to gb with new winter outfits. Do not, if it can be avoided, be too keen about buying neutral-coloured ones iu the hope that they will go with everything. Choose a good, brightish colour, that will go with at least two outfits. Gloves should tone exactly with each outfit, and have a different bolt for each dress if you can manage it.

Make the most of this opportunity now* Before winter sets in, we are offering special reductions on all fur work, including remodelling, repairing, dyeing and cleaning. Ring 13-30-1. or cull at 03 Manners Street, and Fur Tailors’ representative will give you advice and quotations. Failing that, he will call anywhere within a radius of 20 miles. Remember, Fur Tailors arc famed throughout the Dominion.

The weight and health of Norwegian children has improved since the Government introduced the ’’Oslo breakfast,” which is served at school free. The children are given milk, two kinds of brown bread, and fruit. The meal is cold; ami grown-ups may also -come to the meal. This is being done to-edu-cate the people to the value of a meal 'which has a higher vitamin content than the traditional Continental breakfast. t

Our sanding machine process gives old or new floors a delightful new surface. Dominion Floor Surfacing Co., tel. 45-062.

In England, instead of the “intermittent buzzing” noise that adds to the discomfort of telephone users when a line is engaged, a pleasant feminine voice will soon be offering the information in soothing tones. For the British Post Office is now making voice records to replace the signal.

The prettiest throwovers are of buttonholed organdie in plain pastel tints with little touches of embroidery. Pamela Harris, 27 Cambridge Terrace.

In Australia 150 years ago,, buying and selling had to be carried on by a system of barter, using rum, wheat, and corn instead of money. Later, all sorts of foreign coins were in circulation, together with British coms. Among all these were so many Spanish dollars that money values used to be expressed in terms of dollars. It was a long time before the muddled money system was at last straightened out to everyone’s intense relief. *

A very fine selection of smart scarves —of wool, warm but not bulky, of yelvet, gaily patterned, of roman striped silks, and paisleys—at Wilson’s, 52 Willis Street. *

An early forecast for spring fashions says that the keynote is Edwardian veils, meshed over old-fashioned ‘ boaters,” frilly jabots, exquisitely fine lingerie, blouses of the peek-a-boo type, more softly-tailored coats, swurling pleated skirts, corsets, coiffures piled high to show the nape.

One can hardly repeat too often that if you go to E. A. Josling, 94 Wakefield Street, to choose a ring, you can be assured of sincere and experienced advice as to quality and, whatever you spend, of value unassailable.

Once upon a time—and a not too distant time at that—chic women dressed exclusively in Paris. Now, however, that is no longer true. English designers have fought tooth and nail (or should it be scissors and pins.?) to put London on a level with Paris. And to-day the London designers have come into their own. Their clothes are elegant and exquisitely made, and, having been through the sifter of national restraint, they emerge eminently wearable for English women.

Women who want to look smart, different, original—commission Maud Berry, that clever dress designer, to make their frocks and gowns. 4 Willis Street is the address.

A combination of pink and black is one of the high-lights for evening wear —pink satin veiled in tine black luce, a dramatic pink satin cape cut full length, lined with black and worn over a shcath-llkc black frock.