WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 149, 24 May 1928, Page 9

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Mr and Mrs F. Kensington have left for a three months’ holiday in the Auckland district.

Mrs Shaw, of New Plymouth, is the guest of Mr and Mrs G. H. Humphreys. Mrs Percy Daniell has gone to Auckland for a short visit.

Mrs Will and her children have gone to Hawke’s Bay for a few days.

WALLPAPERS

The newest wallpapers are more like pieces of natural landscape than conventional designs and some are especially charming. Wallpapers of to-day might also almost be called architectural, being designed to adapt themselves not only to any shape of room without being bisected at a vital part in the pattern, but hv making full use of adaptive design to camouflage a room that is too high or too low, too square or too narrow, too large or too small.

A flicking of broken tints in the softest tones, blended to the predominant hue required, such as soft grey, biscuit or peach, gives an illusion of space to a email room. The architectural part of wall paper consist of sidings, panels, borders, crowns and a careful placing of decorative motifs which should be handled only by a skilful decorator. The great wallpaper sensation of two or three years ago was caused by what are technically known as. “upward” growths. These are essentially adaptable decorations which began as naturalistic clumps of flowers or as hold floral motifs of slightly more conventional design, cut not quite separately and appliqued to a plain background in the position judged to he most suitable by the decorator and owner of the room. Of course, all sorts of factors had to be taken into consideration even when the colour scheme had been decided upon. The ultimate position of the furniture had to lie considered as it is missing the whole purpose of the designer to have a motif bisected vertically. Some of the Lest and newest wallpapers have been painted by hand in the most wonderful colourings. One, the Rock Garden decoration, is in the freshest, softest and most glowing lilies. Clear yellow primroses, pink primulas and other sweet spring flowers strew the ground which appears to rise gently until it recedes into a soft horizon. A large group of rhododendrons and purply-bluo lupins springs up at one point; a slender line of mauve wisteria at another. One can imagine this

(BY “GERMAINE.”)

lovely decoration giving perpetual spring to a town . bedroom of rather dreamy aspect. For a smaller room there is the apple tree decoration. From a base border of waving daffodils and bluebells rises a twisted apple tree with pink-tipped blossoms, almost one can imagine, on the point of shedding them. Applique motifs can bo bought separately and affixed to an already existing background. In the Khayyam decoration brilliantly coloured kingfishers can be added to the brightly coloured design of feathery jade ' greens, carnation pinks and lupin mauves. The nursery lias been honoured by a most charming pictorial frieze of the adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

IF.TUMBLERS STICK. Place them in a basin of hot water and put cold water inside the inner, glass. The different temperatures will make the one expand and the other contract so that they come apart quickly and without any fear of breakage. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. j The Wednesday evening tournament held by the Oddfellows was largely atj tended last evening. In return lor the I j excellent ' patronage accorded the ; ! gathering the committee, it was stated, | decided to increase the prize list to II ten trophies. The announcement was ! i received with applause. _ .1 he supper ’ j committee were complimented upon ' j the excellent spread provided. The | prize-winners were as follow: —Men: AMT Fletcher 3, Mr Johansen 2, Mr ' Sowerby 3, Mr Lancaster •!. Ladies: ‘Mrs IJcdingfield L Mrs Franklin 2, I Airs Pettersen 3, Mrs Bird 4. Patrons ■ ' are specially requested to be in attend- ! mice early next card evening. | A dance was held in. the Newbury j Hall last evening in aid of the hall , j fund. The music was supplied by a ' j professional orchestra and Air I*. Alor- .! ris acted in the capacity of Af.C. It . | is intended to hold a similar function . j next month. - 1 An enjoyable dance was held ill the ■ !hall above the lire station last evening. I some GO couples being present. The . floor, which is one of the best in town, was in excellent order and a professional orchestra supplied delightful 1 music for the dancing. Extras were • played by Fireman Hitclnngs and Firemen Fowlds and Gaskin jointly i ; carried out the duties of Af.C.