The Queen's liking for fine quilt is well, known, and some exquisite specimens of this art by British work ing women are finding their way into the Royal palaces. The Queen's bedroom at Holyroodhouse in Bdin" burgh is to be entirely refurnished with quilted fabrics in delicate shades, chosen by herself, of peachblossom pink and ivory.
Members of Women's Rural Institutes all over Scotland have been working on them for more than a year and hope to complete them Ume for her visit in August, ym the ground. Small waists are to be very fashionable, and lurger busts. " Skilful cuttings and darting, and invisible elastic, flatter the waist, ind bodices are made full, Even s0 looks as if some form of tight lacing looms ahead if the hour-glass or wasp-waist ideal is to be attained.
"Little girl" effects are aimed at for daytime wear, with very short, very full skirts and hair falling to the neck to give more than 1 look of a sophisticated Alice in' Wonderland, One glorified "gym" dress had exquisite lace round its armholes and along the top of the pinafore front. Jackets are boned to Int tightly to the gute and are sometimes longer and sometimes very short
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