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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 58, 1 December 1937, Page 14

Backless Chairs. Backless seats rotind the dining table instead of chairs are a modern notion. They were part of a suite in which the refectory table was of wrought iron with a glass top. The seats of wrought iron had their upholstered tops covered with pastel-coloured leather. Monograms. A personality motif instead of monogram is becoming the vogue for decorating possessions, from handkerchiefs to hair brushes. The sytnbol chosen is supposed to represent your favourite pastime or mahi interest in life. A dainty - circle of flowei-s does for a gardener and a streamlined car for a motor enthusiast. Ingenious minds can devise charming or amusing ideas for their friends. Dressboxes. Have you tried making small dressboxes to fit your own and your friends' suitcases? Each dress can then be packed in its separate box and comes out uncrushed. An Englishwoman came to New Zealand with surprisingly little luggage, yet for every occasion there was a dress. She showed her suitcase with the covered cardboard boxes, so flat and tidy for every dress. The secret is first to fold your dress as neatly and as small as possible, and then set to v/ork to make a box to suit it; cover the box with any pretty scraps of paper or chintz you may have on hand. Set to work and make sets of six or eight, and you will be surprised how neatly they fit into your *uitcM».