TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 16, 4 November 1927, Page 6

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Indian Ink for Ebony Brushes. When ebony brushes become brown. or discoloured through repeated washings, their blackness can be restored by applying a good waterproof Indian ink to the affected parts with a small brush. One or two coats can be applied in a few minutes, 1s the ink dries rapidly, Incidentally, Indian ink is an ‘black dye for small wooden articles.- (From an English. journal.) ® " Summer Coats. Fashion has decreed that the georgette coat shall be a special feature for summer wear. These coats are chiefly in shades of beige, and are carried out with pleatings, both accordeon and box-pleating, embellished with’ beautiful chantilly and fine guipure laces. The interesting feature of these coats is the quiet distinction of real simplicity they impart to any toilette. soHHHMHiQUEULUUE4Hveeustnvetenesuvteteaevesninvsreanesintuniase3uit 1

English Crystal. The skill necessary to produce, highclass crystal ig inherited and only acquired by glassmakers after generations of practice. Nowhere on earth is this so apparent as in Great Britain, famous throughout the world for its crystal of sparkling brilliance. The aim to express beauty in glass not only. applies to the more costly examples of craftsmanship, but also to pieces designed, te meet the modest purse, Good taste and the dictates of fashion unite in calling for cut crystal, suitable alike for decoration and table use. Moulds somuch used on the Continent are rarely to be seen in first-class English glassworks, Fancy yourself in one of these glass houses, among the glass blowers, and the scene of their labours immediately impresses you. Active figures are seen. moving against the glow from the working holes of the great furnaces, and coming closer-not too close, forthe heat is scorching-you can watch them like so many magicians creating beautiful things out of clear liquid-a puff of breath, a wave of the hand, a turn of the wrist, and presto! a wine glass, a vase, a bowl-what you will in glass, « % * The "Cutting Shop." First of all the pattern is roughed om the article by means of a revolving flat iron wheel, against which the cutter steadily holdg the glass. As the wheel rapidly turns, a thin stream of sand and water falls on its edge from a container above. ‘The rough cut article is then passed to an operator who controls a stone wheel, which effects a smooth finish to the original cuts. Glass cutters have a training period of seven years, but it takes many more to turn out an expert operator. . . Polishing is the final process which supplies the ‘sparkle’? to the crystal. The old method of polishing with wood or cork wheels, brushes, and putty powder has given way to the acid bath, which is not only speedier, but gives a greater brilliancy. Next time you feast your eyes on a perfect piece of crystal think of the craftsmanship necessary to produce the shape of the article, but especially the art of the cutter who has transformed the plain shape into a thing of beauty. Silverplate, so much in demand in past years, has had to yield the pride of place to crystal.From Mr. A. R. Stevens’s talk at 2YA, = * = Strindberg and a Feminist. An unusual incident occurred in the middle of the third act of Strindberg’s "The Father? during a performance at the Everyman ‘Theatre, Hampstead, Tondon, not long ago. Suddenly, when Mr. Robert Loraine was delivering one of his anti-feminist speeches, a woman in the front row of the stalls, exclaimed in a very audible voice: ‘Stop talking all this rubbish!" There was a dramatic pause. The people in the audience held their breath. Then Mr. Loraine, completely unperturbed, retorted: ‘Madame, if you do not like our play you can easily leave the theatre. . .* Thereupon the interrupter got up and walked out. The andience applauded enthusiastically. A few seconds later the players were carrying on as though nothing had happened. Se A SS

Another Retort, This incident reminds me of a tale I once heard of a humble Shakespearian actor who used to perform in a booth in Cork, Ireland, some forty years ago. "Jimmy Gooseberry’s Theatre’ wag; a humble affair, the footlights beihg candles stuck in bottles, while the only rule as to dress was that patrons in the front row were expected to wear shoes and stockings. on On one occasion when Jimmy, thickly coated with burnt cork, was playing Othello, one of his passages with :an Amazonian Desdemona was hailed with ribald laughter by some of the audience, Nothing daunted, Jimmy stepped down to the footlights and addressed the audience, "Lave aff, now bhoys!’? he i ‘Lave aff, an’ Desdemona an’ me’l .foight anny two of yez_ afther the show’s over"-a, sporting offer that was quite the hit of the evening!