Queen’s Cot Covers.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)

Queen’s Cot Covers.

Every year the Queen’s twelve cotcovers are sent to different maternity hospitals throughout Greater London (states the Daily Telegraph). The demand for them is great, and in order that as many babies as possible should have the honour of sleeping beneath these soft and fleecy, gay pink and blue covers, only the newly-born babies are allowed to use them, and that only for a few days, until the next claimants have made their appearance in this world. One of the reasons why the Queen always chooses the same shell pattern is that now her Majesty can crochet these without looking at her work at all, and the covers are made on the many occasions when the Queen is engaged in conversation and wishes to have an for her fingers that will not distract the attention of her eyes. Home-made Wigs. Realistic Mgs, suitable for fancy-dress parties, pageants, and amateur theatricals may be made out of hanks of four-ply knitting wool (states a correspondent of the “Manchester Guardian”). A cheap net shingle-cap makes a good foundation. The wool is arranged over the cap, stitched firmly along a line representing the parting, • and trimmed off to the required length. The crown of an old close-fitting hat, placed on a tall, wooden candlestick or on any suitable stand, makes a good dummy head to support the shingle-cap while the wool is being stitched to it. It is best to open out the hanks of wool and hank them over the dummy before cutting them, so that the- exact length required may be carefully measured. These woollen wigs are light and comfortable to wear. They may be washed if nece'ssary, and they are inexpensive,