Royal Ascot has been favour' with perfect weather this year and, in spite of the absence of te King. and Queen and the Royal Procession, it proved to be as brilliant a fashion parade as ever, and was gayer than it has been' for many, summers. But there is a first-class controversy raging about the dresses of the women. Some say that th looked "adorable," others that their clothes marred them and that a large number of the dresses were untidy. 4 says:—"Rarely have draperies bec: so. purposeless and never have skirts been so uneven and be drag: gled-looking." But there are other opinions on the subject, for enotker writer described the dresses as "a triumph in the art of compromise." You saw a girl, back. view, whose chiffon trailed the earth, but from the front you saw almost to. her knees. This Botticclli fashion is attractive. The royal endosarc and the paddock have rarely seemed richer in visions." "Everyone agrees that the materials are delightful and the endless variety of hues—many quite new and original—and patterns make one marvel at the ingenuity of their designers, the Premier, Mr, MeCortnack wag evidently great enough for him to resign the leadership of the Labour party which is now in the hands of Mr. Forgan Smith, the member for Mackay, Mr, Moore, the new Premier of Queensland," has not previously held a ministerial post, The only member of the new mini try to have done so is Mr, Barnes, the Treasurer, who held a similar position in the last Denham (Nax tionalist) government in Queens land. The greatest problem of many problems facing the new Premier is unemployment, Mry Moore has already stated that he can look after the unemployment in his own State and relieve much of it but he does not intend to be hoisted with unemployed men from the other States, Another good resolution upon the Premier's part is the need for economy. He is the only Premier up-to-date who has commenced his economy came prign by the intention of reducing the salaries of all members of Par lament, That the reduction will become law when the matter is Drought up in the House appears certain through whether hugo majority of over 20 will vote solid ly to the reduction in their salaries remains to be seen. Another fear ture of the new Government programme is the reverting back freehold land tenure instead of the unsatisfactory perpetual lease tem introduced by the Labour gove ernment, There is hard work ahead of Mr. Moore and his party, but they are optimistic enough to think that out of the chaos left by the Labour rule of fourteen years something may yet remain to Duild this great State's resources once again,
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