THE “NOT-AT-HOME” BOX

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 5

THE “NOT-AT-HOME” BOX

FOR THE MAIDLESS HOUSE For most of us a day out means an unattended house, either because we keep no maid, or else have taken the opportunity of giving her a day’s holiday, too. But what of the tradespeople who deliver goods during the day? Either they take them away, or pile them in the porch exposed to dust and dirt and other horrors. This difficulty Is overcome by the use of an ingenious tradesmen’s delivery box, which is automatic in its action and is fixed to the wall near the door. The orders for butcher, baker, etc., are written down and placed in a receptacle at the top. As each man places his delivery of goods in the box.

| they rest upon a hessian hammock which gently lowers them to the bottom of the delivery box. There is no fear of breakage, for between each article a pad is interposed, so that bottles or other breakables cannot knock against each other. The container is securely locked, and it is impossible for the articles to be taken out once they are delivered except by the legitimate owner of the key.

Patchwork trilogies of hat, scarf and bag, are another seasonable feature. All these accessories are made to match. Scarf material with a felt-like surface allies itself admirably to the felt hat and felt pochette. The patchworking follows a mathematically geometric design, dark and light pieces of similar shape. Other trilogies are seen in crepe de chine, one enchanting example being an autumn-leaves symphony, the patchwork pieces ranging from soft green, yellow and bronze shades to flamboyant orange and red.