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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 939, 9 August 1957, Page 24

AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE NZ. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Crisp winter evenings, 6 debutante 8 fancy lightly turns to dancing And every season 3 greatef choice of glamorous materials for evening wear tempts milady from 17 to 70. But in the very novelty of the fabrics may lie 3 dances Fire HAZARD Sheer cotton and filmy rayon of open shoulders can catch fire in a second weave such as organdie, tulle and Women" S nightdresses and house- net ignite in a flash. Billowing coats, especially when made of ballerina skirts and crinoline petti- brushed-up cotton, are another coats SO delicate and light are not danger around fires and radiators: too easy to negotiate, SO take great See that all flames and elements are care lest 4 gala occasion turn into effectively screened: tragedy- WATCH CIGARETTES; Dining by candle-light is romantic KEEP AWAY FROM RADIATOR8 but 8 dainty stole across the AND FIRE8 Read this list of materials carefully: DEGREE OF INFLAMMABILITY Highly indammable not in itself inflammable, is a danger worn under inflammable Cotton, organdie, muslin, tulle, material because it melts and net, cotton I~napped flannelette clings to the skin). and winceyette: Acetate taffetas; rayon: NOTE : Because of theic great danger; importation has been Less inflammable prohibited f textile nets stiffen- ed, printed or otherwise treated Pure silk; pure wool and mix- with lacquers containing cellu- tures of these. Wool and cotton lose nitrate and of garments mixed. Nylon. (Nylon, though made of any such material. 8.7