Suite Designed For a Nursery

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 795, 16 October 1929, Page 14

Suite Designed For a Nursery

FROM SOUTH AFRICA j SKY BLUE FOR CHILDREN ! The furniture of the modern nursery becomes a matter o£ evcr- ; increasing importance according to I the “Cape Times," South Africa. A 1 suite that created some comment j when displayed in Capetown is desI cribed by the writer. "The colour scheme is sky blue, jhe writes. “There is a bed, its dainty counterpane artistic yet simple, as all : nursery schemes should be: a child s wardrobe, dressing-table, chest of drawers, with ample room for the small person’s outfit; and a most atj tractive and “grown-up’‘-looking cheval | glass. i In a light, sunny room this colour I scheme would be ideal. All the 1 furniture is straightforward in de- | sign, with but few cornei-s oi' small ledges on which dust so easily col- ! lects. Blue, too, is a particularly | cheerful colour for children, and one ! of the most soothing' shades for the 1 child who is inclined to be “nervy.” !It is generally admitted today that i all children are colourtsensitive, and i that actual harm may be done by j surrounding them with irritating or 1 ugly hues. ! On view at the same time were I some roomy cots for the smaller j child: One in easily washable white- ! painted wood, decorated with little Dutch figures; and one, similarly | decorated, in brown. I As the sides of these cots are built ! sufliciently high to make it impossible | for the 13 months’ old child to climb, ! or fall out, one side is made so that ! it is easily let down when necessary. ! Among some special kindergarten j furniture’ on view was a most cheerj ful-looking cupboard in a bright shade of red. with small chairs to | match, and also a tiny table in the I same hue, with a decoration of black | and gold—exactly what is needed for | the smaller dolls’ tea parties! 1 There were also little chairs in | many other shades: Blue and green, as well as some in white, and another cupboard, a firm, plain little table and chairs in a bright shade of orange, which one felt would be suitable to give warmth to a shady room, and which would make the first lesson hours, as in these days they should always be, hours to be awaited with eager interest on the part of all the small folk. NEW SKYSCRAPER ! BRITAIN'S HIGHEST BUILDING I One of the greatest feats in building construction ever attempted in Great Britain is to be started in Manchester immediately. This is a new building for Tootal, Broadhurst, Dec and Co., Ltd., right in the heart of the city; when completed, it is expected to be one of the finest examples of modern architecture In the country, and it will be the highest building in Great Britain. The laying of the foundations, which is now in progress, provides depth for two floors beneath the ground level. The contractors for the supply aud erection of the steelwork for the first 10 storeys, which will be 96 feet high, have contracted to do the work in the short space of six months. The total weight of steelwork used will be 3,200 tons, and some of the main stanchions, which contribute to support the weight of the building, will be capable of carrying 1.550 tons each. 'The stanchions will rest on steel rafts, or grillages, in order to distribute the tremendous weight on the solid concrete foundation 20 --feet deep.