A NEW FABRIC.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 801, 26 April 1910, Page 3

A NEW FABRIC.

I s ! • fil £ lpE ' sa r s <™ English paperi that the discovery of a. new dress material should haw. been made by a woman. It was one 'of our sex who first invented clothing, but ever since it has been men who have devoted themselves to producing and finding ont. fresh materials However, henceforth, if we wish, Ave can array ourselves. in "travelite," a new fabric which is as light and as effective as silk, and as readily susceptible to any XT-i is-said to be so cheap that when it is soiled or tumbled it will be more economical to throw away the clothing made of it than to have it washed or cleaned. ' This sounds as if we should all lie hi 'a constant state' of renewal m the' near future. ■ "

. A Little Mistake.-A Devonshire'man sent to hisclub a. fine large swan in a hamper,' The hamper was addressed' to the secretary,' who notified the club members of the treat that was in store tor them, and a special dinner was arranged. At this dinner the swan was brought on looking magnificent—erect and stately on a great silver-gilt salver, isuij it proved abnormally tough, and, indeed, .uneatable.. A few days later the sender of the swan dropped in at the club. "Got my swan'all right, I hope? he : said to- the secretary. <.m- s ? \ an^ a nice tr ick you played us." Inck!' \Vhat.db you mean?" "Why, we boiled'that swan for sixteen hours, and when it came to the table if was tougher than a block of granite!" ' Good, gracious, did you have- my swan cooked •"' ■ "Yes, of course." "Why, that' bird was historic!"-groaned the other. "I .sent it up to-be stuffed and; preserved. It had been in my family for two hundred years, and had eaten out of the .hand of Charles the 'First!";

It is well to remember each morning ■yon - dress your hair >. it comes out in handfuls; and for the small sum •of one shilling- you can purchase a bottle of Parker's Celebrated Hair; Tonic, which will prevent .;it. This, price, will remain until Saturday next, when, it 'will revert to its .'original price "of ■ 25..6 d. Don't fail to call or send for a bottle to Shaw's Medical Hall,' Manners Street, of tho Cecil Buildings, Lambton Quay.--Advt. DIRTY HAIR PADS. Ladies are warned against, wearing hair pads not made of pure hair throughout., Numbers of snch on the market are stuffed with horse hair, wool, and various rubbish, liable to set up skin diseases. Mr. Hendy, Hair Specialist, Dunedin, is sole proprietor of the ' "Bclgravia" Hair. Pad, guaranteed pure hair throughout, and perfectly sterilised. Every genuine pad bears his name. Ask your draper for them and take no other Price, Is. each. Wholesale from Bing, Harris and Co., Warehousemen,' Wellington.— Advt. " a