IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 888, 4 February 1930, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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NOTES Mrs. Steer, of London, is at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. F. Saywel, of Auckland, is on a visit to Christchurch. *** 4- x* Mr. and Mrs. J. "West, of New York, are staying at the Grand Hotel. Miss Ivy Scott, of Cleveland Road, Parnell, is visiting Wellington. Miss M. Marshall, who has been visiting Timaru, has returned to Auckland. ! Miss Malcolm, who has been stay- ; ing at Braeburn, has left for Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Rubber and family have returned from, their holiday at Rotorua. Mrs. Webber, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. Staple, Apirana Avenue, Whangarei. * * * Mrs. Eric Waters, of Auckland, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Gillespie, at Whangarei. * * * Mrs. Willis, of Devonport, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tirinagan, Whangarei. Mrs. Clarke, of Auckland, is the guest of her nieoe, Mrs. Jack Richardson, Whangarei. *. * * Mrs. Robert McCracken is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sheath, of Symonds Street. Mrs. Ackliurst, who has been visitj ing Napier and Auckland, has reI turned to Whangarei. Mrs. E. Fleury and Miss M. Roseman have returned from a fortnight’s holiday at the Bay of Islands,. 4: * * ; Miss Hale Austen, of Hunedin, is j staying with her aunt, Mrs. Austen, j of St. Leonards Road, Epsom. 4s * * j Mrs. Kenneth Mackenzie leaves on I Wednesday for Wellington. She will join the Rangitata for England. * * 4t Miss Moya Keenan, of Brighton Road, Parnell, is on a short visit to Mrs. Clews, of Waitoa, Waikato. Mrs. A. Steer and the Misses Steer, of London, have returned from Rotorua, and are staying at Hotel Cargen. Mrs. J. A. Rosewarne, of Masterton, and her two daughters, who have been visiting Auckland, have returned home. The Rev. and M.rs. Leonard H. Hunt, of Penrhyn Road, Mount Eden, have returned from a visit to Opawa, Christchurch. r Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield, of Canter.J bury, have returned to Auckland from a visit to Rotorua. They are guests at Braeburn. Mrs. G. W. Hutchinson, wlio has been staying at he.r beach house at Manly, has now returned to Portland Road, Remuera. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Knight, of Christchurch, and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Henderson, of Okaihau, are among the guests at the Central Hotel. Mrs. Claude Coldicutt, accompanied by Miss Kathleen and Master Addison Coldicut.t returned to Auckland on Saturday after a holiday in the South. * * * Mrs. C. V. Stringer and family left their Ruakaka cottage on Saturday after six weeks at the beach. Mrs. Petterson, who was a member of the party, returned to Auckland week. * * * Mrs. Hesmond Williams, of Te Awamutu, has been staying with her mother, Mrs. Hume, Kipling Avenue, Epsom, before leaving with her husband this month for an extended visit to England. < WHANGAREI NEWS Mrs. Miles Young has returned from a motor tour. 0 * V • Airs. Fetch and family are spending a holiday at Paihia. * 4= * Miss Lupton is back in Whangarei after a holiday at Russell. ♦ * * The Misses Broughton Carr returned on Thursday after an enjoyable holiday spent at Lang’s Bay. Sister Hogwood, Hawke’s Bay, is on a holiday visit to her mother, Mrs. Hogwood, Onerahi. * * 4c Miss Mona Banks left for Matangi yesterday. * 4> * Miss Bayfield has returned to Westport after spending a holiday in the North. She was the guest of Mrs. F. Bird, Kamo Road. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Chalkley returned home this week after spending a holiday in Wanganui with their daughter. Mrs. Ivan Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne have returned after three weeks’ holiday at their seaside house, Lang’s Beach. Mrs. E. A. Simmons and family, Mill Road, returned from Russell on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. White, of Helensviile, who have been visiting Whangarei, have returned home. * * * Mrs. Richard Hosking and farnijy have returned home after a holiday a*t Paihia. Mrs. G. W. Bennett and Miss Peggy Nortliover have returned to Whangarei after six weeks’ holiday at Wanganui. * ❖ * Mrs. Young, of Mill Road, and her daughter, who have been on an extended tour to Australia, returned to Whangarei djiring the week. Mrs. Cooper, who has been the guest I of Mrs. Delamore for some weeks, left for her home at Hawera this week. j

DANCE PARTY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT MILFORD BRIGHT DECORATIONS A most enjoyable dance party was held at the “Hoo IHoo Rendezvous,” Milford Beach, last week, to celebrate the occasion of Mr. Gerald Stead's birthday. The rooms were attractively decorated with the Stead Herby ribbons; gaily-coloured balloons combined with effective lighting, making a very plea.sing scene. AMONG THE GUESTS Mrs. 31. Heywood wore frock of floral ninon in tones of green. Mrs. T. Andrews chose apple green lace over georgette. Mrs. E. Elliot was in a period frock of green shot taffeta. Miss O. Odium wore white crepe de soie. Miss Holdsworth’s frock was of blue taffeta and diarnente. Miss It. Cross was wearing peacock blue ninon. Miss Esson had on cherry coloured georgette and lace. Miss Holdsworth wore maize georgette and taffeta, with diarnente trimming. Supper was served in the tea-rooms outside, bon-bons, ba.lloons, streamers and other novelties causing much merriment. The toast of Mr. Stead was honoured, all present wishing him a continuance of good health and prosperity. This concluded a very jolly evening.

FLANNEL DANCE WAKATERE CANOE CLUB FUNCTION AT NARROW NECK On Saturday evening the Wakatere Canoe Club held a very enjoyable flannel dance in the Narrow Neck Hall. Excellent music was provided by the Kit Kat Orchestra, and members of the Women’s Social Committee acted as chaperones for the evening. Among the dancers present were:

Miss E. Clarke, Miss Jill Brooke, Miss Pat Hill, Miss Honor Hustler, Miss Gwyn MacClelland, Miss J. Hill, Miss L. Stokes, Miss B. Gladding, Miss E. Harvey, Miss W. Hunt, Miss Joyce Bond, Miss Jean Gray, Miss Ina Power, Miss S. Richardson, Miss I). Brooke, Miss Iris Nicolas, Miss Ira Ardley, Miss »E. Bentley, Miss E. Hutchings, Miss Elsie Hunt, Miss E. Williamson, Miss W. Bryant. AT THE CHATEAU Overseas visitors at The Chateau, Tongariro, during last week, included: Mr. and Mrs. Worskett, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor*, and Mr. and Mrs. Cassin (London), Miss Gcddes, Miss Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. Villiers and Master Villiers (Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. Anwvl, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, and Miss McGregor-, of Sydney. Auckland visitors to The Chateau include: Mrs. K. Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Spooner, Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wing, Mrs. Virtue and child, Mrs. Gilchrist, Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Hesketh, Mr. and Mrs. G. de Combe, Mr. and Mrs. K. jM. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen. 6W Zealand guests at The Chateau were also: Mrs. Emery (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. Holds-w-orth (Gisborne), Mr. and Mrs. Lowe (Tauranga), Dr. and Mrs. Lewis, and Colonel and Mrs. Jardine, of Rotorua.

MANAWARU WEDDING BRIDE WEARS SILVER EMBROIDERED GOWN FORD—KEANEY St. Joseph's Church, Manawaru, was the scene of a pretty wedding cn i uesday, when Mary Kathleen, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Keaney, Manawaru, was married to James Francis Ford, third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ford, of Gore. Nuptial Mass was celebrated by tlie Rev. Father Forde. The bride was given away by her father who, for many years, has been headmaster of the Manawaru School. She was frocked in ivory georgette, embroidered in silver with a hem of tulle, dipping to the ankles at the back. The embroidered tulle veil formed a train, and was arranged on the head with a coronet of orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of white roses and carnations. The bridesmaids, Misses Patricia and Ina Kearney, wore peach crepe de chine with bertha collars and picture hats to tone. Mr. Laughlin Keaney, the bride’s brother, acted as best man, and the position of groomsman was capably filled by Mr. lan Graham, cousin of the bridegroom. The bride’s mother. Mrs. Keaney, wore a frock of black crepe de chine, relieved with beige, with bangkok hat to match, and carried a bouquet of sweet peas and maidenhair fern. Mrs. Ford, the .bridegroom’s mother, wore navy georgette, with hat to tone. Her bouquet was of sweet peas and asparagus fern. The “Wedding March” was played by Mrs. A. Keasley, of Wellington. A reception was held later, being largely attended by relatives from different parts of the Dominion. With the best wishes of those assembled and the residents of Manawaru the bride and bridegroom left in the afternoon on a motor tour. A BOUQUET OF ROSES AND CARNATIONS EMBROIDERED SATIN GOWN MICHIE—JAMIESON A wedding of much interest was celebrated recently at the Sacred Heart Church, Fonsonby, when Elva Muriel, eldest daughter of Mr* and Mrs. C. Jamieson, of Grey Lynn, was married to Thomas John Gregory, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Michie, of Ponsonby. The ceremony was followed by Nuptial Mass, both being celebrated by tlie Rev. Father Hyde, assisted bv the Rev. Father Von Rotter. The Wedding March was played by Mr. H Missocks. Entering the church on the arm of her father, the bride wore an ankle - length frock of ivory satin, embroidered and scalloped in silver. Her veil of embroidered tulle formed a train, being arranged on the head with orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of white roses and carnations Miss Ivy Jamieson, sister of the bride, and Miss Phyllis Michie, sister of the bridegroom, were in attendance, being frocked alike in lemon crepe de chine, the skirts having a long, uneven, hemline, the fitting corsages being finished with deep cape collars of georgette. Picture hats of lemon crinoline straw turned back from the face were worn, and both carried bouquets in pink and lemon shades. Two flower girls, Misses Audrey and Ailsa Jamieson, sisters of ‘ the bride, wore pretty pink crepe de chine frocks with collars of georget© and pink tulle headdresses. Posies to tone with their frocks were carried. The duties of best man and groomsman were carried out by Mr. Bernard Sweeney and Mr. Cyril Powell. Mrs. Jamieson, the bride’s mother, wore a frock of navy and fawn crepe de chine, with a hat to tone, and she carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted flowers.

The bridegroom’s mother chose a frock of navy and pale biscuit shades, and carried a bouquet of red dahlias.

A HARMONY OF SOFTEST IVORY AND PALE PINK WAIPU BRIDE ATTENDED BY SISTER McLEAN—PHILLIPS The wedding was celebrated recently of Helen Allise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Phillips, at their residence, “Millbrook,” Waipu, the bridegroom being Donald Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLean, North River, Waipu. The Rev. G. W. Blair performed the ceremony. Given, away by her father, the bride wore a charming frock of white crepe de chine with a hem of silver lace. Her veil was held in place with a wreath of orange blossoms, and she carried a shower bouquet of palest pink and white flowers. She was attended by her sister, Miss Elva Phillips, who wore a dress of mauve crepe de chine, with a large pic - ture hat, and carried a bouquet of mauve and white flowers. Mr. Shea McLean acted as best man. QUIET WEDDING AT MANGAWHARE AUSTIN—GADA At tlie Sacred Heart Church, Mangawhare, on Tuesday morning, a quiet but pretty wedding took place, when Air. Francis Austin, second son. of j Mrs. M. Austin, of Auckland, was married to Miss Mary Gada, of Mangawhare. The Rev. Father Van Westeinde officiated. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Earnest Gada, was charmingly frocked in apricot celanwith bangkok hat to tone, and she carried a beautiful bouquet. As first bridesmaid. Miss Olga Franich wore a frock of peach georgette, with a toning hat of biscuit colour. Miss Varie Dunnett, the second maid, wore a pretty frock of eggshell blue shot charmeuse, with a gold hat. Both attendants carried shower bouquets. Air. Stephen Gada attended the bridegroom as best man. A reception was held later at the residence of the bride’s mother, the bride and bridegroom leaving later for Auckland. The bride travelled in a fawn costume, with a hat to match. AN ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Florence May, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grant. Portland, to Hardie Thornton, second “son of Mrs. and the late Mr. G. Murdoch, of Feilding.

Anniversary Ball I r MANY DANCERS ATTEND BRIGHT GATHERING AT MAUNGAKARAMEA } | SUCCESSFUL EVENING The anniversary bail, which concluded. the celebrations of the jubilee of Maungakaramea, on Wednesday, was most successful. Among- those present were: Mrs. S. Hayward, in apricot taffeta; Mrs. Spinley, lemon satin and net picture frock; Mrs. T_\ Henry, pink taffeta; Mrs. Bain Finlayson, jade brocaded frock; Mrs. Lown, marine blue satin and beige georgette; Mrs. Kerr, sea green milanese and silver silk net; Mrs. C. Miller, black satin with beige trimmings; Mrs. O. Thomas, white georgette.-, with pink shawl; Mrs. R. G. Cortney, navy frock, with white trimmings. Mrs. Smith, who chose shot taffeta; Mrs. C. Child, black crepe de chine and lace; Mrs. E. H. Sloane, green crepe de chine, gold lace trimmings; Mrs. O'Shea, navy crepe de chine; Mrs. F. Litt, cream charmeuse satin and silver lace; Mrs. Litt, sen., floral rayon; Mrs. G. Child, fawn crepe de chine, black satin coat; Mrs. A. Hayward, figured crepe de chine; Mrs. McConnell, black georgette; Mrs. P. Gillingham, navy flat crepe; Mrs. R. Thompson, henna crepe de chine; Mrs. H. Webb, navy crepe de chine; Mrs. Harvey "Webb, cyclamen ci*epe de chine; Mrs. E. Woolhouse, fawn crepe de chine. Miss K. Quinn, who wore black satin and silver lace; Miss Kerr, kingfisher blue and gold metal cloth and crepe de chine; Miss M. Holloway, pale pink and blue georgette; Miss P. O’Grady, apricot georgette and silver; Miss C. Gill, pink crepe de chine; Miss Sterling, blue shot taffeta and gold lace; Miss E. O’Shea, cream velvet, relieved with blue; Miss L. Rodgers, white satin and net picture frock; Miss J. Berrich, apricot crepe de chme, uneven hem; Miss P. Berrich, cream lace; Miss Morresey, maize georgette, gold tinsel; Miss E. Morresev, black satin, gold yoke; Miss Monnie O'Shea, flame georgette over satin. Miss Mary Berrich, whose frock was of black crepe de chine; Miss L. Bint, mauve crepe de chine; Miss P. Ross, blue georgette; Miss A. Moore, green taffeta; Miss Mary Gillingham, mauve georgette; Miss Maggie_ Gillingham, pink georgette; Miss Gwen Kirkwood, red crepe de chine; Miss F. Porter, black georgette and silver lace; Miss P>. Walker, apricot georgette, silver lace; Miss D. Codlin, apricot crepe de chine; Miss F. Berrich, pink satin and lace; Miss M. Anderson, jade green satin, silver lace; Miss B. McAllister, mauve eelanese taffeta; Miss Johns, green georgette; Miss E. Thomas, pink crepe de chine; Miss 1). Care, green taffeta and silver lace; Miss Doreen Osborne, blue georgette; Miss D. Jesney (Waikino), black and gold metal cloth; Miss B. Hayward, navy satin, silver trimmings; Miss K. Butt, cyclamen georgette with, sequin trimimngs; Misses D. and F. Dobson, blue and pink satin; Miss D. Hayward, pink georgette, silver lace trimmings. USES FOR SWEET CORN Those who have never tasted sweet com have missed a delicacy which deserves a place on every table. It can be raised in the garden or may be procured in tins already prepared. In the former case, use the freshlygathered young cobs. These recipes have been a great success: CORN SOUP Turn a pint tin of sweet corn into a saucepan with 1 sliced onion and 11 pints of water or white stock and let it simmer gently for about J hour. Rub alt through a sieve, then return pulp to saucepan and add loz. butter and about 11 pints milk. Mix loz. flour to a paste with a little milk, stir into the saucepan and boil gently for a, few minutes, stirring well. Add seasoning to taste. CORN SOUFFLE

Make a white sauce, using 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon butter, £ cup milk and seasoning to taste. Add 2 cups cooked corn to this mixture, cool slightly, then fold in two well-beaten eggs. Turn into a greased pie-dish and bake in a moderate oven for about i hour. CORN AND TOMATO SAVOURY

Mix 2 cups cooked corn with 2 cups sliced tomatoes, add seasoning to taste and 1 teaspoon sugar. Pour into a greased dish, cover with 1 cup breadcrumbs, dotted with butter (2 or 3 tablespoons) and bake in a moderate oven about 30 minutes.

SLEEVES ARE TO RECEIVE MORE ATTENTION A charming variety of imagination shows itself in the sleeves of the newest frocks. There are openings cut in the shape of Geneva crosses, Greek crosses, oblique and Latin crosses, aces of diamonds, clubs, spades and hearts, triangles, toothed wheels, points and curves. So that the effect shall not be lost, a different material or a different shade is used for the sleeves themselves, or else the sleeves are embroidered with veining so as to make them stand out from the corsage as a whole. Sleeves are made Chinese or trapeze shaped, narrowed down to shape, with a single, double or triple shaped flounce. The “frivolous” sleeve allows a bit of elaborately worked-up material to hang from the elbow to the hand. It can be either chiffon, tulle, light crepe, lace, or panels cut out petal-shape. A sort of trimming for sleeves is contrived out of large buttons shaped like round bells and made of gilt copper, steel or some valuable wood, coloured galalithe or glass promoted to the rank of crystal. This trimming can be either between the elbow and the shoulder or between the wrist and the elbow. Brackets round the upper part of the arm, the > elbow or the wrist are also made with smaller buttons. THE BEAUTY OF TULLE The tulle situation in the world of dress is interesting. Besides the indestructible tulle for afternoon, embroidered tulles appear in exquisite gowns. Sometimes they are done in flat silk embroidery, imitating printed chiffon, sometimes in glittering mediums. Jet and tube beads in odd colours, crow-blue, raisin, brilliant green, make entire gowns on a base of tulle Melon-shaped spangles and the new oblong spangles are used in the allover design on the same material. The heavy mesh tulle and the jersev tulles are rivals of the almost too fragile classic material.

SICK-ROOM LORE Changed Room Pleases Patient RESCUE FROM MONOTONY We all know, or at any rate the majority of us know —when some member of the family is taken ill just what should be done with regard to choosing and furnishing a suitable room for the invalid. We realise that his or her sick room should always be quiet, light, as large as possible, and free from all superfluous furniture, draperies and pictures. Unnecessary furniture, pictures and hangings, in addition to being collectors of dust, may constitute by their design, colour or arrangement, a decided irritant to “nervy” or particularly sensitive patients,' and on that score alone are better avoided. We know, too, that even in the case of a non-infectious disease, the no carpet rule is best. Small washable rugs are now obtainable, which can be taken up easily and without noise and fuss, being used where a floor covering is desired. We may also have studied the latest bed-tables with specially constructed bookstands, which are of the greatest convenience to invalids, but how many of us have thought of the need, during a long and weary period of convalescence, of change in the room? Anyone who has been ill for a long period will have been moved from one bed to another; she may even have been carried or wheeled from her own room into the next one, or, as she progressed, outside for a little while in the fresh air. EFFECT OF CHANGE If, at the end of one of these excursions, particularly if she is at the difficult-to-please stage so often reached toward the end of tiring time of sickness, she could come back to the old familiar spot, of which she is so heartily weary, to And that it had undergone a complete transformation in her absence, untold good might result. This is not an unpractical suggestion that the sickroom might better for an absolutely new outfit; or even that its walls and ceiling should be freshly papered or colour washed. Much alteration is often beyond the average purse, and is not necessary, except occasionally, in the case of a chronic invalid. An entire rearrangement of the furniture alone will, if thoughtfully carried out with the addition of a few small articles such as a couple of new bowls for flowers, a cut-glass for eau de cologne, or a fresh lamp shade, make all the difference iu the world, especially if the chief change is made in the most important thing In the room, the bed. First of all the bed must be placed in a different position; perhaps nearer the window if the invalid is beginning to take an interest in the outside world again, or if there is a view out over the sea or the mountains, which may bo the greatest and deepest of blue, brown and yellow make a more consolations to her. Secondly, the bed itself must be entirely redressed. FASHION’S NEWEST WHIM Woman has never been more spoilt by fashion than she is today. She has been given a watch. attached to her handbag, so that she may not have the trouble of raising her cuff to look at her wrist, and now has come the newest whim of fashion. Woman must not suffer the inconvenience of powdering her nose in the darkness of a theatre, nor must she remain with a shiny nose until the lights go up. Fashion has provided a solution to this problem—if such it can be called. In one of the fashionable London theatres, recently, there suddenly flared up a little light—not sufficient to distract the attention from the stage, but a soft glow. In its radiance a smart woman was seen to he powdering her nose, glancing casually at her programme, and choosing her favourite chocolate from the box on the lap of her escort. All eyes in the neighbourhood of her seat were strained to see the cause of this permanent light, and saw a tiny flat disc made of highlypolished metal, at the top of which an electric bulb threw its radiance around. The battery was contained in the inside of the disc, which opened like a powder compact. The metal served as an excellent mirror, and when it had been used was slipped back into the handbag of the owner. SPANGLED LACE Lace is in great favour, and black lace in particular is regarded as being extremely becoming. No doubt with the idea of making; it even more graceful, somebody had brought in black spangled with silver or gold. This addition is not overdone. Dresses made of this lace remind one of a cloud through which the stars can l>e seen shining. There is a. remarkable vogue for brown lace, which is very smart not only for evening, but for formal afternoon occasions. When the ensemble is not entirely composed of lace, this fabric is used for encrustations for the shoulders and sleeves to lighten the corsages, and also very often as frames for skirts. Lace also finds its uses for insertion panels, godets, aprons, berthas, floating capes, scarves and waistbands with large bows. All these details which have to be carefully thought out and for which designers frequently select lace, sometimes matching the ensemble, and sometimes forming a slight contrast such as one sees in cameos.

STRIKING RIGHT Note SOME COMMON MISTAKES W FURNISHING COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE . .About certain rooms there is elusive quality which i 3 best rt scribed as charm—a quality easily recognised, but very difficult to count for. c ' It does not lie iu the beauty the things which fill a room, but rather in a harmony existing’ hk tween all these. A room which eT presses a delightful personality ha« charm in the highest degree, but th* comfortable family sitting-room, where people work, play, and enjoy the com panv of their friends, can' also nm’ sess charm in a different sense h, the well-furnished room in an hot.! lacking personality, it is entirely absent- " The right note is attained by think ing of comfort and convenience (sav a a writer in “Homes and Gardens”) Rooms that are really lived in cannot fail to look well—and people sensi tive to their surroundings win achieve the balance of arrangement which forms a basis for all beside. There are no rules for this, yet there are certain things which look well in one place and wrong in another. For in stance, a chair looks better at a tabis used for writing than it does a- a bureau proper, where a stool Lokbest. Rooms can be made or marred bv the disposition of prints, pictures and mirrors in relation to the furniture Indiscriminate mixtures of prints and pbotograps should be avoided: pictures and furniture must be arranged together, and their combined effect carefully observed and considered. Walls and Pictures Special features may be contrived for certain sections of wall space. A side table should be provided with a picture or mirror of suitable dimensions to hang on the wall immediately above it; a sideboard may have a mirror, and perhaps a pair of wall lights, following the lines above the dado level: but here again there b no rule, for often the wall will, look better without such additions. Care should always be taken that pictures hung above tables and bureaux are of the right size. Once more comes the vital question of bai. ance. A case or bowl upon a cabinet can either enhance its decorative value or make it look top-heavy, though tail slender vases may be used almost anywhere with advantage. A bowl is more difficult, and perhaps the sidetable is its best resting-place. To set china ornaments, figures, and glass in rank and file upon a table or the top of a cabinet is not always a successful idea —the china cabinet is designed for such arrangements, and experiments with furniture unsuitel for these displays often produce clumsy and crowded effects. The mantle shelf is an acknowledged overflow for china and ornaments, bat here again the lines of the overmantel must be taken into consideration. To put candlesticks upon a mantelshelf that has a pair of wall lights fixed above would appear incongruous, and unwise mixtures of framed photographs and ornaments must be avoided also. Another essential element is that there should be a certain quality of finish. A few things well made, and of a good workmanship, rather than an abundance of poor examples/ The keynote of charm is simplicity, and greater effects are produced by simple things well put together than by a conglomeration of complicated ones. It is not what you put into a room, but often what you leave out, that helps to give it character. Rooms filled with, old furniture should not present the appearance of a museum, and a sitting-room which gains greatly by the presence of fine antique brass eandlest icks will not he improved by the addition of warmingpans. Restful wallpapers and paint make a better background for splashes of colour than patterned walls or brightly-coloured woodwork. It goes without saying that the colours mutt be in accord with the room and its contents. To achieve charm theie should be, besides, a harmony of feeling which does not allow a rough peasant pot to be placed on a satinwood table nor admit Oriental china and Staffordshire pottery to be displayed on the same mantelpiece. TWO-COLOURED NECKLACES Two-coloured frocks have given rise to two-coloured necklaces and ropes of pearls may now be obtained in two different colours. A triple row of pearls, half of each row white and the other half black, are meant to be worn with a black and white evening frock. The necklace looks at its best when worn with a velvet frock, of which the bodice is white and the skirt black. The two-coloured effect is continued in the earrings, which match the necklace, one being black and the other white. MERRY TABLE MATS Merry table-mats for the cottage, or, indeed, for the nursery, are made of all sorts of coloured wooden squares or triangles fastened together in different patterns. Red, yellow, green, white, blue, and purple they are, and of several sizes and shapes. These mats would go rather nicely with bright cretonne curtains covered all over with a pattern of many-col-oured squares of different sizes, n lined these would be cosy curtainsand would add brightness to ligbte evening rooms.