CHOOSING COLOUR COMBINATION.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 1600, 31 May 1924, Page 15 (Supplement)

CHOOSING COLOUR COMBINATION.

The successful harmonising of colours is a problem that confronts many people in many different ways and spheres of life. To simplify tiic difficulties of the borne dressmaker and decorator, an | ingenious series of colour charts and 1 masks have been devised, which, by tiic simple laying of pieced masks upon the, colour bands, show colours and shades of colours in their right relation lo each other. With this chart it becomes impossible to produce colour discord or even subtle mistakes of nuance. if can be made in show- twenty thousand different colour harmonies of from three lo seven colours. For instance, you are furnishing a room, the wails of which are deep huff. A mask is placed over this hue on the colour chart and in the openings we discover that if can lie harmoniously allied lo green blue, orange, yellow, and violet. Von decide on this combination, using green blue for upholstery, and violet for hangings, cushions, etc, luit, before final decision is made, you examine shades of these colours and find that a greyed green blue and a greyed violet provide a slill more beautiful combination than the sharp pure colours. Then, lo avoid monotonous repetition, oilier colour harmonies must be introduced in lamp shades, pottery, and ihe other etceteras of the room.The chart will show you exactly the tones that arc permissible for these.

THE LATEST DUSTPAN,

The up-to-date housewife never stoops or kneels when it is possible to perform ihe same operation in an nprigiil position. That is the idea behind the latesi dustpan and brush, into which dusl and pieces from hard oi' carpeted floors can be swept without stooping. The lip of the pan is at a special angle in relation lo I lie floor, and >''s long handle is on a swivel so that directly Ihe pan is lifted it swings over, and the dust automatically drops lo (lie bottom. The long-handled brush lias stiff bristles on one side and so-fl hair on the oilier according to wind her Ihe floor has a hard surface or is carpet covered. Those articles are modified copies of labour-saving devices in the, form of duslpans and brushes that have long been in use in all big hotels and restaurants.

PENDANT V;I!\SSTY CASE

A vanily-case novelty is an eggshaped pendant worked in filigree silver ami sel with real stones oi various colours, which is worn attached In a neck chain or ribbon. Tbo lid unscrews Lo reveal powder-puff and powder.

If lamp chimneys, before they ars used, be placed in water. _which is then gradually healed to boiling-point they wiii seldom crack. .