London, Apr. 21.
Let us suppose you ale paying your art visit to England next month and must. decide what places and things you most wish to. see while you are over here. Would your list include any, of, perhaps, all of the following: a play in production, a factory In course of construction, 9 hop farm, ships in dock, a fashion show and the Derby so, you agree with many of the thousand women. delegates the Associated Countrywomen of the World, who are coming over to Eng~ and in May for thei 'World Con Terence. Requests for such sight seeing tours are' included in the hundreds of letters which are pouring daily into London headquarters, Jetters from cities and remote settle: ments in South Afviea, Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the Empire, as well as the US.A.
Th working hours these' delegates, representing 30 different countries, {will listen to discussions on Budgeting Irregular. Incomes, Division of Labour in. the Family, Work of Women on the Land dition is quite another. But a clever Tallan woman has discovered a way of preserving flower petals and leaves inthe full glory of their natural colours. She started with a private collection of flowers, then came the Idea of developing their artistic possibilities, Today she is constantly asked to reserve sprays from a bridal bouquet oF, perhaps, a few blossoms from a garden as permanent decoration for tamp-shades, wall brackets, "tray Panels or table mats. 'The flowers: are arranged in' delightful groups, land put between two thicknesses of transparent, washable material to make up the lamp shade. Edges are Bound with stranded pastel-dyed raffia which pick up the dominant shades of the colour scheme.
Among her most successful shades are those decorated with seaweeds in dull petunia and Pale green colours; and sea urchins oF star-fsh to com= lete the deep sea effect. Sometimes, these have made-up marine aquariums for the base of the lamp. and. other serious trid highly-important topies. But in their Telsure time these women of the world mean to see somo= thing of England and English lif, Probably the Jority of them have struggled hard raise money for travelling expenses, Some know. each other before they Rave met because they have corres: ponded for years and exchanged news and ideas, First, A Good Band one may ask another question of readers, it would be Interesting to know if their ideas for the planning of a good party tallied with those of a group of young Londoners. These young people are organizing a dance for the near future and introdueing. into it all. the features which they think will make for a successful evening.
First of all they will engage a good band to play' plenty of Viennese and old fashioned quiektempo waltzes, a few "round" dances, such as the Lambeth Walle, and one oF two Paul Joneses which will warm up the mosphere at the beginning of the evening, For side-shows the choice is darts in the feoektall. bar, while bridge tables are to be placed upstairs for members of the older
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