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Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)

A Woman Press Delegate. One of the interesting feminine personalities in connection with the Imperial Press Conference held in London is the woman delegate from the Canadian Women’s Press Club, Miss Kcnnethe M. Haig, 8.A., states an exchange. Aliss Haig, who is an editorial writer on the Manitoba Free Press at Winnipeg, js tho first official delegate from the chib, which has a membership of more than 450. Tons of Flowers. In the spring 100 tons of flowers are delivered every night to Covent Garuen Market, London... Such a quantity represents 6,000,000 blooms. During the season nearly 5000 tons of cut blooms arrive from the Continent, 3000 tons from the Channel Islands, 1700 tons from Spalding, and 1100 tons from the Scilly Isl«s Penzance. These figures mean something like 2,000,000 boxes, containing 600,000,000 flowers in bud. Victorian ChintzesThis niuch-talked-of return to Victorian fashions bids fair to become a serious matter, says an English writer. Even the Prince of Wales has been caught up with tho revival craze. Every room at flis Royal Highness’ new home. Fort Belvedere, is gay with covers 01 that shiny chintz beloved of Victorians. In that century’ the chinte was frequently set with scenes commemorating English victories, especially those of Nelson and Wellington. On one famous chintz there figured a portrait of Prince Albert! In Kensington Gardens. An interesting scheme is afoot in London to establish a Children’s Museum, probably near Kensington Gardens, the home of the Peter Pan statue, writes a Londoner. Not only is it proposed to erect a museum proper, where dolls and tops of all nations and ages will. oc kept, but to extend it ultimately into a national and international centre, complete with theatre and cinema. A “Fairy Godmother.” Fifty orohans have been adopted by Jenny Dolly, one of tho famous aancjim Dolly sisters, who owns the most, marvellous collection of antique jewels in Europe. She intends, opening a snop to help pay for their upkeep, and will then tackle the problem of - educating them. These lucky little people, are ro live in a beautiful house adjoining the dancer’s own chateau in tho country suburb of. Fontainebleau, and will wear tiny frocks and suits designed by their ‘‘fairy godmother.” Jenny’s snop, which will be situated in the Chamns Elysees, is. to he a combination ot museum, jeweller’s, lingerie shop, and bar. Her "collection, which friends will bo invited to inspect at tho bar. contains pearls ■ which sho declares are worth £600,000, while her diamond bracelets are many inches wide and heavily encrusted with stones. Vogue for Pewter. j A wide spread revival of interest in j pewterwaro of all kinds has already , been responsible for a considerable | spurt in the pewter manufacturing industry,. states an exchange. The new ; vogue is accounted for by the interest shown in the ware by collectors of antiques, who have virtually cleared the market of all early pieces bearing tho “touch” or mark- of tho maker, and are now buying modern examples. From collectors, tho fashion has spread to the general public, and modem pewterware 5 in articles embracing all sorts of ornaments, vases, jewellery, and tankards is now in increasing demand. Pewter has become the medium .for extraordinarily intricate and .beautiful designs, associated usually with articles made of the precious metals. Pewter, however, has itself reached the. status of a somi-preeicns metal, because of the increasing scarcity of its principal ingredient, tin, of which it contains 91 per cent. Alanufacturcrs expect that in many establishments pewterwaro will replace the silver table service and the silver-plated utensils used ii! most kttcliens.

, Quite a recent New Zealand manufacture is the 'sachet used- in the process ot permanent waving.. This .ia being produced at;-a cost, that has enabled Miss. Kitto, toilet specialist, to give permanent waves at the remarkably low price from 39/-. Appointments may be made by phoning €O2.