The Archive · 1939

Return to Colour

Colour is coming back to the dress fashion scene. One of the first colours to reappear after weeks of dress loom, when it seemed that the whole of England was plunged into mourning, is blue, Air Force blue is a hesi-setier, and the British Colour Council, in its forecasts of colours for next spring, gives prominence to this shade, The natural reaction, says the Council, is to choose blue in' times of stress, Schooldays in Scotland For some time {0 come Balmoral All varieties of blue are sponsored, from soft Delft and pastels to the harder bluish greens and turquoises, may be looked upon as the established Such as exgshell tones and deep home of the Princesses Elizabeth fea" greens.

New shades with a and Margaret. There is no intention £204 deal of violet in them, are of their returning to London and Buckingham Palace at present. It is not yet certain where their Christmas will be spent, but it will be either in Buckingham Palace or at Windsor. the meantime the Little girls education Is not being neglected. in Scotland, although they are not receiving so much help from visiting professors as they were in London, But for the first time a regular schoolroom "has been Installed at named Cyprus and Renaissance blue, while these greens which willie fashionable next year include lime shades for suits and coals, fresh leaf green and another named "bud" green. These latter are suggested for Balmoral, and here the daily lessons proceed.' Hitherto, so far" as. the Princesses were concerned, Balmoral has been a holiday home, To meet the present circumstances, furniture, books and other educational accessories have arrived from the schoolrooms of Buckingham Palace and Royal Lodge. Amongst the books are a beautiful set of volumes on the most famous writers and painters of history, the gift of their grandmother, Queen Mary.

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