MYSTERY HOUSE.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1922, Page 4

MYSTERY HOUSE.

LONDON, Feb 20.

.1 house with a mystery was discovered at Kingston-on-Thames when tin district medical officer found a single woman of about o() lying ill in a house where the door was always kept closed to neighbours. It was full of furniture of a superior kind, Imt most of it was placed about the rooms ill confusion. Cobwebs were in almost, every room, and in some places the dust lay nearly an inch thick. The only food found in the place was a piece of stale bread. There were evidences that rats fiequcntly entered the rooms, anil even that they had been fed regularly. There were nil paintings on the walls; there were boxes tilled with costly furs anil dresses; a box containing a quantity of valuable jewellery was found, and in a cardboard box, in which appurcntl_v a pair of boots had been purchased, was found nearly £2OO in gold anil Go Bank of England notes. Another box contained dozens of pairs of beautiful new kid glovgs that had never been worn. It is stated that 2.3 years ago the woman was an actress on the musical comedy of music-had stage, anil that she had such a fine voice that she was aide to command 50 guineas a week. In the house was found an oil painting of her which some who have seen it declare to lie that of a very beautiful woman.

SCARLET PAUISIENNES. PARIS, Alarch 7

' The cold bright weather brought a large show of mannequins to the spring meeting at Autetiil this afternoon and many striking tailor-made costumes and a few robes were to be seen. Scarlet remains the principal colour in Paris for feminine wear. There were scarlet toques of leather and a few of leg-horn straw. There were scarlettrimmeil umbrellas in ease of a passing shower, and some women wore blnck gauntlet gloves with scarlet culls. The shoes, nearly' all patent leather, and smaller and less of a foot covering than ever, just held to the foot by the daintiest straps across the instep, even I had scarlet heels. I Skirts were no longer. I