HERE AND THERE

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)

HERE AND THERE

Ruffles and frills are being used as a dainty finish for dark frocks. The West End shops are full of dainty things for neckwear. These kind of accessories are very good for freshening up an old frock. Some collars take the form of flowers.

Flowers are everywhere. One of the latest places for a posy of frankly artificial blooms is on the front of the hair, states an exchange. Or for your hat they are placed on the front of the brim. Sweet pea colourings are in, and for printed or plain chiffon evening frocks, there are sweet pea bunches to be bought for a few pence. '

A special consignment of rare spices arrived in London recently from the East, states a London exchange. They were for an Indian restaurant in the West End, which supplied meals daily to the Maharajah of Bikanir, the “King of the Desert,” and senior honorary aide-de-camp to the King, who was in London for the - Jubilee celebrations. Thirty-two courses were cooked and taken by messengers to the hotplate of the » West End hotel where the “King of the Desert” was staying. They were . served up on small, dainty saucers. One morsel of each dish the Maharajah laid aside in honour of his gods. Hot wafers made from crushed dentils and fried in butter, and baby chicken stewed with Oriental vegetables figured on the menu. * * * *

Not many Australian women, save only those who accompany their husbands to the Staff College, or their friends who visit them, know Quetta, the scene of the recent disastrous earthquake, states the Melbourne Age. It lies far off the beaten track for the majority of visitors to India to know it well, but it is one of those stations where it is possible for white people to live all the year round. The houses are built for summer heat, as a Melbourne girl who spent some time there a few years ago describes them, with high ceilings, but they are extremely cold in the winter. Snow lies on the ground, but far worse is the biting cold wind that blows through the northern pass. There is one recognised outdoor dress for women in Quetta, and that is a goatskin coat. The long hair is turned to the inside and used to make a collar and cuffs, while the outside of the coat is embroidered, in the same style as those skin rugs which periodically have a vogue in Melbourne. *> * * *

A Melbourne bride who was married last week chose a golden motif for her wedding outfit, and it was most effective. With her gold lame frock and gold tulle veil she carried a gold feather fan, from which hung a trail of mauve orchids. Unusual and rather exotic was the general opinion. « # # # We are to have musical rooms now —not rooms which will play at you as soon as you step inside, but rooms which have symbols of music dotted here and there by way of decoration,, states a London journal. The result is attractively effective. Violins, gui-tars-and many other musical instruments are used with success to pattern fabrics, and curtains or bedspreads are sprinkled with violins instead of flowers. Nor are fabrics alone decorated in the musical manner. Rugs show designs with harps and key signatures skilfully mingled, as do even carpets of gigantic proportions. Teasets of fine china have their decoration made up of trophies of musical instruments, and while parchment lampshades decorated with a line of music are not so very new, they/ will be considered so if used in connection with this latest fashion in decor. Those who maintain that women , would be more successful in house planning than men will be surprised to hear that a man has beaten 20,000 women in a competition to find the ideal kitchen, states the Morning Post. Some of the prize-winners were entertained at luncheon recently at the Carlton Hotel by Sir Francis Goodenough, chairman of the British Commercial Gas Association. “One could well understand a man winning a prize for designing a power-house, but it is surprising to find him producing the best design for the powerhouse of the home,” said Sir Francis when congratulating the winners. The prize kitcherr, for which the award was £5OO, was designed by Mr. Anthony Trew, a 75-year-old retired architect, of Poole. It provides for a gas fire in addition to a gas cooking stove, a refrigerator run by gas, a hot-water supply, boiler and airing cupboard. The decorations are carried out in deep green and cream. The kitchen will be shown at the forthcoming Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, as also will be the kitchen designed for the King’s'house. « # * * Lady Hewart, who accompanied her husband, the Lord Chief Justice, on assize recently, is not the first Judge's wife to show an interest in court procedure, states the Daily Telegraph. Several Judges in the past have had their wives sitting beside them on the during trials. Most ardent of these privileged spectators was Lady Diana Huddleston, who married Baron Huddleston in 1872. Murder trials had a special fascination for her. During the hearing of one case a briefless junior amused himself by composing the following limerick:— There was an old baron named Huddy Who made it his aim and his study • No murder to try Without Lady Di, Whose mind was essentially bloody. The flicker of amusement which followed this missive as it was passed along the junior row reached the Judge’s ears, and he demanded to see the paper. “Lady Di” never appeared at another murder trial. .. , ♦ * * ♦ Many women complain of dizziness which attacks them quite suddenly, probably when walking or shopping. It is unpleasant, and it may be dangerous, too, when traffic-laden roads have to be crossed. The trouble may be caused either by indigestion or by some liver disorder. The lasting remedy is to consult a doctor and get him to prescribe for the cause to which he attributes the dizzy attacks. As a temporary measure, take a wineglassful of warin water in which a little bicarbonate of soda has been dissolved, and rest, if possible, until the attack has passed. * « « «

Keep the feet in good condition by having the toes pointed downwards and the insteps arched when you sit down. When standing see that your weight is evenly balanced on both « feet Standing with all the weight on one foot is not only bad for the figure but also for the internal organs. Night and morning sit on the edge of a chair and bend the feet downwards from the ankle, and then upwards, half a dozen times. Walk round the room on the tips of the toes, then on the heels, and again on the outside edges of the feet. ( During the shortest walk keep the shoulders back, the chest out" and the head up. The feet will then look afte? thcmwdvee. ‘