MIRRORS AND LIGHT

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1938, Page 14

MIRRORS AND LIGHT

ADDITIONAL CHARM FOR FLOWERS

Now that many of us live in small rooms, mirrors can be usefully employed to give a sense of extra space, states a writer :in . the "Manchester Guardjian." It,is possible often to buy in salerooms and second-hand shops really; good mirrors, relics of Victorian houses, which only need the removal of the frames to make them suitable for the modern house. A cheval mirror, detached from its stand, or a mirror which has been broken away from an old wardrobe can be placed flat against a wall,' where it will make the; 'room appear considerably more spacious. There is even something to be said for the same reason for' the old-fashioned overmantel mirror,, removed from its chipped gilt frame. Many of these old mirrors, in excellent condition, can be had cheaply, and even when their condition suggests resilvering the extra cost involved often still makes them a good investment.

Small mirrors can be used successfully for table decoration. Placed beneath bowls of flowers, they serve the double purpose of reflecting the light and by reflection also of increasing the colour value of the flowers. Some porcelain statuettes gain in artistic value by being placed on small mirrors. This applies particularly to animal statuettes, which, treated in this way, give the effect of casual pausing by pools of clear water.

Saddle stitching makes an attractively tailored-looking decoration for frocks and boleros in sports styles.