... Sections of green, blue, magenta, flame taffeta are embroidered with large black sequin motifs. Lelong, from Rose Taylor Pale orchid tulle, very full skirted, is lit with diamante and pearls. Tiny bows are scattered over the skirt. Worth Crepe dress, the colour of an Italian night sky, moulding the bosom from a centre shirring. Tight little sleeves and an open back. Robert Piguet h a e ...

... By WINIFRED LEWIS In decoration, sweeping changes of mode come only once in a generation. The change over to what we now know as modern decoration came with a swiftness and a thoroughness in tune with the times, but we have finished with sweeping changes for a while-- we hope. We are actually still in the period of adjustment to the new conception of comfort and beauty. Progress now takes ...

... TOUGHENING THEM A Spartan Upbringing is Nature's Way to Healthy Child hood-- bu t don't overdo it I asked a famous children's doctor what he thought of the toughening process which many modern parents practise on their children-- that is, putting them out of doors to sleep on a winter day at ten months, sending them to camp at ten years. He was an elderly man and had practised in the days when ...

... An Add ition to the Morris Range The I 4 h.p. Six By The Earl of Cardigan I EXPECT that most motorists are acquainted with the annoying type of person who habitually fails to recognise any motor car correctly. If we happen to meet him when we are driving our new Platypus Super-Twelve, of which we are properly proud, he is certain to greet us with: Hullo, a new car! Congratulations. I ...

... B efore the Cruise Starts Behind the Scenes on a Luxury Cruise Ship on Sailing Day By Ronald F. Tiltman IRAN down the gangway and it was dragged clear. Four ropes were cast off and on time to the minute the great white ship glided away from its berth in Southampton Docks. Five hundred passengers had commenced their luxury cruise. I had been aboard that ship since dawn, a privileged visitor ...

... Leather comes Back By Winifred Lewis Leather has come back to furniture. Or should it be furniture has come back to leather? Perhaps it should, because leather was put to practical and decora tive use when furniture was still a luxury. Primitive man began it by clothing himself in the skins of wild animals. They were warm and, even then, decora tive, but it was not until much later that the ...

... : B Y Jean Burnup Ed i t o r Women's Department Starred ensemble from now until September is the long coat and silk dress. Every year we see it, of course; but this time it is different. No longer need you stick to long, dark coat and subdued print dress, though these are still, and always, smart. This year you can throw away all inhibitions about colour and have a light, bright coat. It can ...

... By Joan Woollcombe The woman of to-day has not justified the pessimism of prophets who, a quarter of a century back, foresaw the complete disappearance of the gentler and more gracious accomplishments. They need not have distressed them selves. Far from disappearing, the so- called womanly accomplishments are in a state of vitality that is a real renascence. Especially is this true of fine ...

... Indoor And Outdoor Comfort It is a queer thing that the discovery of the first primroses on a sunny bank, or even a pink shower of apple blossom in your own garden, should give such a longing for the open. The four walls of the home that has been a fortress of comfort during the winter suddenly become a barrier between you and the sweet fresh air. The warm nest is a prison. It becomes ...

... Buckingham Palace Focal Point of the Empires Loyalty Some little known views 'T'/ie Quadrangle, Buckingham Palace, showing the Grand Entrance from the north east *J^he Royal Balcony (from the centre room). Imme diately above is the flagstaff from which the Royal Standard is flown HPhe State Dining Room from the south, showing the series of full-length Royal portraits, and two glass- panelled ...

... Do not read this if Garbo bores you. It is meant for the inner circle of Garbo-manes only. Leave us al-one, please, with the memory of her in Camille. We want to wallow. If you saw Camille at the Empire, you will know what I mean. If you did not, let nothing stop you from seeing it when it comes your way. Garbo-manes wouldn't care if she couldn't act for little apples. They are content to ...

... You Will Need 10 ozs. of Copley 3-ply Excelsior Wool main colour I oz. contrast colour I pair Stratnoid knitting pins, No. 9; I pair No. II I Lightning Plastic Zip, 12 inches long. Measurements: From top of shoulder to lower edge, 21 ins.; across back and front underarms, I6£ ins. sleeve length, 22 ins. tension, 13 sts. to 2 ins. Note: In shaping armholes, neck, shoulders, knit all odd ...