Of the textiles the unapproachable cotton cloths of Lancashire displayed in cascades of shimmering colour and the no less unsurpassed woollens of Yorkshire one never tires. One of the evening papers recently started a scare about subsidized Italian cloths underselling Yorkshire even in England. Some time ago there was an outcry about Polish reach-me-down suits selling in London at 27s. The seams were pasted down instead of being stitched and one shower of rain finished them. Perhaps the Italian cloth will not last very long either.
One pretty idea for displaying textiles is a series of twelve rooms, furnished with appropriate stuffs in the right settings and for an artisan to the Queen Anne style drawing room of the rich and once again these rooms suggest how far ahead Great Britian is in high-grade products and how immensely important an understanding of art is both for manufacturers and artisans, that she may keep that position.
Of the mannequins who indulate on the stage of the fashion theatre in morning, afternoon, evening, sporting, swimming, beach and negligé confections, I am not qualified to speak. mechanical things. But it is interesting to learn that since the King and Queen's visit to America was arranged has been a brisk demand from have been living in their south compound, outside the city, where they have a refugee camp. The entrance to this compound is only 60 yards from the south gate of the city. There are machine gun nests close by and the compound is surrounded by them on three sides. On dark, cloudy nights, it is customary to do a great deal of spasmodic and random firing, to frighten any Chinese soldiers who may happen to be lurking in the neighbouring countryside. Frequently artillery in the city joins in the chorus, also hand grenades at various places. Those who complain of the nocturnal noises of Shanghai should try sleeping in this compound.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.