Buying Real Silk
NE of the joys of any Eastern city, and particularly Singapore, are the Bombay shops as they are called. These are run by Indian merchants. It is here that you get the loveliest silks, those embroidered silk shawls, and sets of lingerie and, oh, crowds of other lovely things. And this silk is real silk, and some of the embroidery is truly magnificent. You get Chinese silk and embroidery also. It is fascinating, but ruinous to spend time in these Bombay shops, their beautiful things are so difficult to resist. Oriental rugs and carpets, Indian brass, camphor wood chests, Chinese lacquer cabinets, all sorts of treasures are stacked in these Bombay shops. And when one of the big liners or a cruising ship calls at Singapore, these shops are crowded during the early morning hours. They live very largely on this tourist trade. No woman ever visits Singapore without coming away with some of their lovely silks and embroideries.-(" Ships and Shoes and Sealing-wax," Nelle Scanlan, 2YA, February 21.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 90, 14 March 1941, Page 5
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172Buying Real Silk New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 90, 14 March 1941, Page 5
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