“Home” Truths.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1930, Page 13

“Home” Truths.

The Queen, while visiting an exhibition recently, was shown a room furnishod with antiques (says “Time and Tide”). Her guide, finding an album of postage stamps in the room, drew her attention to them. “I expect these will interest Your Majesty,” he said. The Queen looked at them a little grimly, then she smiled and said: “No thank you. I get too much of them at home!”

Deauville Fashions. “One of the charms of Deauville is that even if a blue elephant should walk down the street, he would create little surprise,- and possibly no comment,” writes a Londoner. “I went over, last week-eqd, and was at first disappointed, for the day was bleak and dull, and few people were about ; soon, however, the sun came out and this made a stir. The. coastguards wore blue linen' trousers with chic, bright red jerseys. A French flapper clothed in a beach confection obviously designed by one of grandes maisons, was quite nonplussed to find that her costume was identical with- that of the coastguard (to his intense amusement). One daring lady wore the widest pyjamas I have ever seen, and an enormous hat which caused her no end of trouble in the wind. Both the hat and the trousers were patterned with discs as large s plates. Another wore what seemed to be a double cape, but when discarded and opened proved to be a circle which served as a beach mat. The French children are the most amusingly funny little mortals, and both boys and girls take an early interest in Madame la Mode. One tiny tot sported beach pyjamas cut. on exactly; the samev line as those of ‘Alaman.’ The Casino at night was a quite dazzling place. A beautnul American wore one mitten of brilliants. It covered half her hand, and ended just below her elbow, consisting of row 1 after row of bracelets.”