HITHER AND THITHER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 195, 21 August 1935, Page 2

HITHER AND THITHER

Fancy Dress Party. Reminder is given of a children’s plain and fancy dress party to be held in the Savage Club Hall (old Museum buildings) next Friday evening, commencing at 7 p.m. The programme has been arranged to suit all tastes, ami includes games, dances, items by schools of dancing, and a bountiful sup per, and the committee of the “Christ Church” Guides and Brownies have spared no efforts to ensure that the party will be as successful, if not more so, than the last one. Tickets may be obtained from the D.I.C. enquiry office. Woodford amT Wanganui. The Wellington branches of the Woodford House Old Girls’ Association and of the Wanganui Collegiate School Old Boys’ Association recently held a successful ball in the Mayfair Cabaret when the. colours of the schools were charmingly carried out in Howers for the decorations which im hided the crests of hot h schools. King Baby. In order to induce a real ''lJabs Week atmosphe.e one store recently dresed a window with a fascinating display of infant wear ami necessities for his (or her) Majesty the Baby. Little frocks all made lovely with smocking or delicate embroidery and hand knitted garments of fine workmanship. A soft cream jacket J’or a babe of a few months had tiny clusters of pink and blue roses, ami another slightly larger jacket had I rails of flowers worked on the collar and hem. A pair of tiny shoes matches perfectly. A lovely garment was a christening robe of hand-embroidered crepe de chine finished with rows of valcncinnes lace. Wolle.n chicks, bird.- or rabbits adorned the pretty cot covers, while the exquisite work shown in the toilette baskets—of new design ami shape, was amazing. Original little toys in clipped wool ami protected with cellophane paper *were adorable, particularly a pai of love birds On a string of special wood teething bead.- in colours de signed for baby's delight. Small brush ami comb sets, and powder bos 63 were among the trifles in the array of treasures. A cot. of white wood with solid ends in round design and open bar sides was draped for the display with pink frilled organdie and lace ami streamers of pink ribbons. Another exhibit in the window —an unbreakable plate nnd mug had nursery rhyme figures patterning the edges. Most attractive little garments were the tiny cardigans—something daintily worked— for the smallc.-t member of the family. The Charm of Good Linen. Time was when the housewife used to treasure a pile of line table linen.

but the Edwardian bride’s trousseau had later to be regretfully stowed auay, fur mats took the place of table cloths. From modest squares and circles of linen those developed into dainty affairs of real lace on soft rich materials, exquisitely embroidered. The dark gleam of polished wood was found fu be a beautiful background for glass ami silver and it looked as if the mat had come to slay. Then came tike vogue of the tinted table cloth with i serx iettes, to harmonise with the room and its furnishing. Now the mark of smartness is to have a .cream linen cloth ami servFett.es worked with coloured embroidery. We are always glad to welcome new idea s for our tables, for somehow, linens are the apple of the housewife’s eye—perhaps it is because tables can be made quite fascinating with pretty cloths. Something very new is the hand-worked peasant embroidery on cream linen which makes a most attractive table cloth. The Russian peasants know how to mix their colours into effect i\e designs and some of these new cloths, which have recently made their appearance in Wanganui, have, most adorable embroidery, with quaint designs, all neatly and evenly worked. Some combine stitchcry and open work —not unlike broderie anglais^—in a most attractive way (while other de signs are outlined with thread stitching in several colours combined with a touch of black, the outlining taking geometrical shapes. One pretty design in two .-hades of rich blue and gold in a square design is inset in a thread square of black stitchery. Nothing could be more dainty ami enticing for a luncheon party than a table laid with one of these new hand worked cloths, with serviettes to match. Princess Margaret Rose. To-day is the fifth birthday of Princess Margaret Rose, younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York. She was born on August 21, 1930, at G lain is thistle, the Scottish home of her maternal grandparents. The little I’rineos’ decided talent for music surprises all with whom she comes in contact. She can hum tunes that she has heard once or twice, an accomplishment of which she is not a little proud. this gill she inherits from her mother, who is a musician ami vocalist of no mean ability. In features Princess Margaret bears a marked rcseuieblance to photographs of the Dm-hess of York at. a similar age, which arc still treasured at Glamis. Many stories are told by those about her of the innate graciousness of little Princess Margaret. Princess Elizabeth is devoted to her younger sister, and there is a very deep affection between the two little girls. One of their favourite games is for the elder to act as •‘teacher’’ to the