NEW FLOOR CUSHIONS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2670, 17 January 1916, Page 3

NEW FLOOR CUSHIONS

Like so many features of interior decoration the floor cushion has come into prominence since the introduction of futurist stylos in furnishing. Many of the more exaggerated phases of these styles have now been discarded by persons of tas'tc, but the suggestion afforded. by the artists who created the futurist interiors are now translated into less' striking renditions and are becoming uuiversally popular. The floor cushion serves exactly tho same purpose as the footstool or the despised hassock of other days. It is, however, an exceedingly picturesque addition to any apartment and a. graceful woman is at her best from the pictorial standpoint when seated upon a couch against properly arranged cushions, with her small, beautifully booted feet resting lightly upon a handsome floor cushion. The effect is one of luxury, and, more than that, the cushion furnishes a beautiful setting for highlydecorative feet. Black velvet, black plush, heavy black satin, and even black cloth are much used for these floor cushions. Any dark tone of velvet or plush which will accord with tho furnishings of the room is in order. A favourite shape, and one that is very effeotive, is the long rounded one gathered into tho ends. Rectangular cushions, well stuffed out, square cushions with sharply-pointed corners, finished with tassels, and round cushions that are fairly flat are also used for floor cushions. In fact, most women who make them up themselves blithely adapt the shape of their materials. For ornamentation these floor cushions havs wide hands of heavy braiding m cr.i-.trasting colours, bands of gold braid placed, straight around them or sections of cold and coloured brocades plac i, at the ends or corners usually ins tap..l of whore the feet- will rest on then. Striped materials aiid fJt'id ones are used in bands and end strips with the plain materials to make those etr,h;cns A favourite fashion ; s to ■ have tho centre of plush and the ends of sa'in gathered into a point. Gold taasi'ls or thoso of silk are ised to finish the ends, or they can be I'nislwd wiM. rc>sFtte«' of the material. P'STired plushes in dark, handsome colour.' are ideal for making thf-se c-ish : ons. as arc the dark toued, fowered aid figured velours which are to hi! found in tli«' drnperv shops. But -t is never necessary to hpy materials as' long as there are any dark and ricblvjtoned pieces left in tho scrap hag, because the_ modern cushion is 'more or Jess "a thing of rags ard patches," and is all the better locking' for being so.

Mr. A. Marsden presided at a special meeting of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Division), held at the oonclusion of a series of classes. Tho balance-sheet was presented, and the superintendent stated that although there was a small deficit shown, it was pleasing to know that tho division was stronger than ever before. An endeavour is to be made to clear off the liability speedily. It was decided to hold a social and presentation of certificates on February 2. A sub-committee was set up to make tho final arrangements. The musical portion of tho programme was left in the hands of Mr. Medhursi. Mrs. and Miss Anderson and Miss Jamieson, from C'hristchurch, are staying at "Aruhe," Hawkcstone Street. Mrs. S. 11. James has returned to her home in Auckland, after spending several months in Featherston. Mrs. Melville Jamieson, who for the past year has been in Samoa, returned last weok to Timaru. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rathbone and family will reside for tho future in Auckland. Miss Dinwiddie, of Napier, re turned heme last week after a three months' trip to Australia-. A Wairarapa paper announces the engagement of Miss M. Vcnnell, eldest daughter of Mr. E. F. yennell, of To Wharau, to Mr. R. A. t Wilton, -Mauricoville.

Mr. and Sirs. V. Hoadley, who have been visiting Wellington, have returned to Hawke's Bay. A, marriage has been arranged to take place in July of this year between Mr. E. Allen .Payton only son of baptain E. S. Payton, of Bath, England, and Miss May Stanley, eldest daughter of Mr. a'nd Mrs, A. Stanley, of "BeP Hill," Apiti. Captain -Donald Simson, on behalf of the committee of the recently formed Returned Soldiers' Club, lias issued invitations for the opening ceremony on Tuesday next at half past two. Miss G. B. Nurse, who has received the Royal Red Cross of the first class, was trained in the Wellington Hospital with Miss Thurston, matron of the Christchurch Hospital. She obtained her State examination certificate in 1904, and was a sister in the Wellington Hospital till 1908, when she became matron. She went to England in 1909, where she took her certificate in midwifery, and about the same time received her certificate ' from' the Incorporated Society of Trained . Masseurs. She went to Cairo before the war, after which she, returned lo New Zealand, where she engaged in private nursing, and was also acting-matron at the Wailcato Sanatorium. . In 1913 she returned to Wellington, and in 1914, when war broke out, she'went to Samoa with the first portion of the Expeditionary Force as matron. On being recalled, she returned to England, and thence went to Cairo. Both Miss A. Hamann,, late matron of the Picton Hospital, and Miss Amy 15 (Vi, of Duuedin (who are leaving by .the Maheno for service' abroad), received their training in the Dunedin Hospital, and Nurse Don has three brothers at the front. ' Mrs_. M. Macphail, of Victoria College, is spending part of her vacation with friends at Port Chalmers. Ladies! I!— For dependable Silk Hose and Scarves, visit Herb Price's Store, 50-54-56 Willis 1 Street.—Advt.