London, Apr. 27.
Mayfair'. is being cleaned more thoroughly this spring than it has been for several years. Paint brushes are busy in ballrooms and drawing rooms, on shutters and front doors, brightening inside and out with the new pastel shades of pinks and blues and greens, In the Jean years redecorating was shelved in many homes. But, now, almost everyone who is entertaining giving their homes a real. spring clean for the approaching season, which is to record the revival of pri vote dances on a big scale, Buckingham Palace Redressed While the Court Is out of.town, work is going on at' Buckingham Palace and when the King and Queen come back from Windsor, early next month, they will find their London home has taken on a bright, summery. appearance. It is a heavy job turning. out the Palace, removing all the heavy curtains and. other hangings and substituting brighter ones, Then, the ballroom has to be overhauled in aration for the first of the Courts.
brown holland bags which cover the giant electroliers during the winter must be removed and the twin thrones. unveiled.
One of the ttle known parts of the Palace environs, which has also feathers. It has never changed and will probably.never change.
Debutantes and Trade One is accustomed to thinking of the Courts from the point of view of the debutante for whom it is usually the great event of her social career. JBut there are others who derive great benefit from these functions. There 4s, for instance, the whole vast Jeanization of the British Textile Trade. [Directly, or indirectly, this trade will benefit from the decision to hold four [Courts this season to the extent of something like £100,000.
An expert has estimated that the mills will turn out 80,000 yards of silk, 40,000 yards of satin, 24,000 yards fof velvet, 10,000 yards of lace 7,500 yard of embroidery and 4,000 yards Jot other trimmings to make" into Palace gowns this year. Nor is the textile by any means the only trade which reaps a rich harvest. The manufacturers of dress accessories, such as gloves, shoes, feathers, bou-Jquets and 0 forth, will gather in several thousands of pout Floral Dress Effects Paris is all too often ahead of us in fashion making. While we are stu experimenting with floral patterned dress materials, Paris has taken New York as well as London has been greatly interested recently in Miss "Fanny E. Holtzman. Sir ]William Jouett, counsel for the de~ fence in the now celebrated Yousso jpoft-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer libel suit Jin no uncertain terms said she was un back of the whole thing" She iwas also accused of "exploiting the lpcincess." "Her reply ty Sir William's Jsceusation was-"a shopworn trick of Jabus: na one's adversary."
Miss Holtzmann is reluctant to discuss the details but zid she became the Princess Youssoupofs Jcounsel last Spring when they met on the Riveria, The princess, distressed lat reports of the "Rasputin and the Empress" move, discussed it with Miss Holtzmann, The results of the Jsuit are already known in Shanghai Further suits are threatened against exhibitors who have shown the plcture in America or any other country. Jas a theatrical lawyer, Miss Holtz-mann is the highest paid woman lawyer in the world. She has an ofice in the Bur Building at 36 West 45th Street and lives with her par-Jents. Before she had finished studying law at Fordham University she persuaded a firm, for whom she had been doing some night work, to open one-room theatrical branch in the JAstor Theatre Building, with her in charge. Not long afterwards she started her own office and many of her {theatrical clients followed her. She represents such well-known theatrical people as Noel Coward, Gertrude Eawrence and Ethel Barrymore, and inow has offices in Hollywood and Financial Difficulties tle summer house in the grounds. Tt is there that. the King passes much of his time and that the Queen, on fine after-joins him for rhe ous is of attractive The New York Philharmonic Orchestra ts the second oldest orchestra in the world, the Leipzig Gewandhaus JOrchestra is the only' one with longer history. It has not missed a season since 1842 and no Philharmenic concert has been cancelled, Only two have been postponed, one when Conductor Seidt died suddenly, the otter when Abraham Lincoln was Jossasinated. Recently the New York with its leafy sur-Orchestra has been in great ancial roundings.
Jimcuities. Unti'a few years ago any Being within easy Jdedcit in' its operating expenses wat reach of the "Royal apartments and built made by CH. Mackay and. Finger," 10 has never before asked to provide for a maximum of sun-[oubllety for money. But this year's shine, it is small [public appeal "was necessary. "in wonder that" this half, Mx. Franklin Roosevalt spoke over the radio from the White House, favourite playground Sd. other radio. sppestz. have. een for the King's grand~ made by Mayor La Guardia, Mrs.
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