DANCING A VIVID MEASURE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 272, 7 February 1928, Page 4

DANCING A VIVID MEASURE

EVENING SHOES OF RHINESTONE SEQUINS AS WELL She walked abroad in Queen Street, Her fugi frock was neat, So cool and inexpensive, And oh, how nice her feet. If our girls were asked on what they spent most of their money, they would probably surprise you by saying shoes and stockings. The love of well shod dainty feet is inborn in them. Thanks to the climate they seldom have to discard their light pump soled styles of coloured kid or satin or daintily fashioned lizard skin. Unlike their English sisters they find that welted soles and clumsy lasts are necessary except for the golf links.

And so they go on their way, gloriously shod, in light, high-heeled shoes, and lustrous full fashioned stockings, which set off their well turned instep and shapely feet. The Full Glory But it is at night that we see the full glory of women’s footwear. Turn a modern miss loose in a big store 'and she will have endless choice of models. The old tinsel shoes of gold arid silver brocade have been replaced by silver kid, in a lesser degree by gold kid, and by the glittering things of diamente, rhinestones, and sequins, which have brightened our shop windows just lately.

The stilt or ultra high Louis heel is universal. .Even the very latest parchment shoes which are sold with a handbag to match, possess the high, straight heels. Many of them show inlet bands of diamente and pearls, which dance a glittering measure over our ballroom floors. Though the shape varies little a few novel ideas have been introduced via the old Grecian sandal. "While the flat heel has entirely disappeared, the upper of the shoe is strapped, basket fashion, in strips of kid. These allow freedom for the feet and have proved their comfort. APPLIQUES FOR THE CEILING A ceiling is admittedly a difficult proposition. If we leave it pure white, the effect is chilly and uninteresting. If'we tint it, we may only isuccesd in darkening the roorri. If we paint it, we are discouraged by finding that an elaborate design is soon obscured by discoloration and dirt, and our expense wasted. What is to be done? There is one treatment that is easy, inexpensive, and effective. It consists of the application of paper appliques in some concerted form—either in carefully designed groups, or in seemingly haphazard but in reality well calculated single pieces. Among samples of good wallpers (an oid pattern book is invaluable for the purpose) may be discovered plenty of themes suitable for a ceiling. A flight of birds can be arranged across one corner, for example, with the larger ones heading the flock, and the smaller ones bringing up the rear. The paste that is employed in paperhanging should be used. This can be bought in powder form, and mixed with water according to directions. Gold paper stars, such as are sold for sewing on to fancy dress, can also be employed to decorate a ceiling, and quite a beautiful effect is to be contrived from flower petals cut from paper and disposed so that they look as if a rough wind had blown them from their stems. Care must be taken to choose really appropriate themes, for it is obvious that there are many which would appear merely ludicrous if applied to a ceiling, though they would be delightful for wall decoration. H.M.