TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 34, 9 March 1928, Page 6

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Dressed Decadence. Every time the modern girl lowers her dress or raises her skirt she supplies a certain type of social censor with fresh evidence of her ‘‘decadence," Yet in the recently-issued report of the Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony we find an emphatic opinion that clothes "have contributed to the moral decadence of the native by stimulating nasty curiasifies."* This only goes to show how misguided are some well-meaning people who ‘strenuorsly attack every standard ef conduct except that which happens | to prevail in their ewn small corner. Racing Slips. Gilbert Frankau is muck disturbed over a mistake im his new novel which appeared recently. He has made a girl have a bet on the ‘tote’ for the Melbourne Cup, whereas the ‘‘tote" is illegal in Victoria. It doesn’t seem a very serious mistake, but he anticipates a volume of correspondence on the subject, and he has had an erratum ship put in 30,000 copies. Once before he made a slip about the Grand National and received bundles of letters on the stebject. Individuality in Dress. The exclusive dress is like the woman who. passes unnoticed in a crowd, but whese charm and beauty is discovered in her own house. ‘here is nothing about it to attract the careless eye of the passer-by except its graceful lines: and harmonious colouring. It is a dress_ of whieh the wearer does not tire. There js more chance of keeping personality intact when buying from the small and exclusive dressmaker. She may not have @ great imany models, but each one is thought out carefully. She does not advertise widely-she makes for the individual. Ehe Woman of Discrimination. You can tell at a glance if a woman buys her clothes from the exclusive dressmaker. She does not make you think of a big hotel, where everyone is a number-she makes you think of a home. ‘This may sound dull, but it merely means that her taste is not ruled by the fashionable silhouette. She follows fashion with a free mind, and adapts it tw her own personality, which is the right and only way to treat fashion when you come to think about Perilous Leap Year. Leap Year originated with the astronomers in the time of Julius Caesar, but the proposal idea is not quite so ancient. The period during which the unprotected bachelor is in peril of a proposal is a subject ou which are held various views. It is said by some that the Leap Year proposal must be made on St. Valentine’s Day, February lL4, while others declare there. is no closimg time during the whole year! Again, some hold that any woman who proposes to a man on any date save February 29 is guilty of forward and unbeconiing conduct. But in any case, the woman who is capable of proposing in Leap Year is equally capable of doing s0 at any other time, without, of course, letting her victim be aware of it! Men’s Wear. Modern womat is so often charged with "apeing the man’ that it is only fair to her to notice the fact that there is a new tendency of man to copy Eve in matters sartorial. Woman long ago abandoned the plain, straightforward colours for her wearing apparel, and hegan to adorn herself, not in plain blue or red, or green, but in brick, rust, jade, thistletuft, storm, cornflower, tomato, cyclamen, etc. And now, according to Londen West End outfitters, man is following suit. A grey tie is no Jonger a grey tie-it is "ovster’’ or "‘seagull.’’? Green, as green, is a back number. It can Be "satad" or "hunter," but never merely green. A new red is known as "ox-blood," and "currant" is another departure. Ordinary browns are ruled out by biscuit,’ "chacolate," or "tobacco." These shades have uot yet extended to suits, but so far are exclusively for shirts, socks, ties, or handkerchiefs.

Howlers from Harrow. The identity of Boadicea has presented a difficulty to young historians at Harrow School, as the following atswers to questions put last term show :- "Roadicea walked through the town without any clothes on." "Boadicea was one of Henty VITI’s wives."" | "Boadicea was Caesar’s wife." | ‘‘Boadicea was a brave woman, who fought herself and drove a chariot." It was also recorded that ‘‘Domesday Book was a book in which all about the estates was written down, so as to see about taxis.’ "Philip had made England Roman Catholic, but when Elizabeth came to the throne England was made Christian. "Simon de Montfort made John sign Magna Charter and was unfortunately shot in the eye at Evesham."