The Archive · 1939

Roses in the Can

They tell us that canned raves will soon be on the flower stalls. In winter. "Already experiments are well advanced, but it will be a yea or two yet before this new form of anning is developed commeriat'y 'AL present it seems that the trouble {sto Felain the scont of the rows after they have been put in their ting and to prevent them from fading. almost: ak soon ax they are re-

'A London rose-yrower is a pioneer of flower canning in this country. On Christmas Day he had a bowl Of roses which he had picked tate In June; and he hopes after another Mev years of experimenting to be able to produce canned blooms at a price very little higher than the cost of summertime roses. If he succeeds with them, "he believes that any Mower with a hard stem could be cancel, Stil, Britain has at_teast one "scorer rains" the Coronation, Seat which hae Just Ie" London Yor {our of Amertea. "Tui truly silsempire train, having a. Beton: But "euging and sanches and ears ages panelled in figured tea: from Runtratla and brown so from Burma, maple and mountain sah {rom Britain, "Irish linen ie used for the cading. and forthe dung-able "There "is a telephone tu every compartment of the Coronation Seo, Shoe cigarette lighter by every seat. "Old prints decorate the walis of the saloon. and of the sacktail bar. The "drawing-room." designed Chinese Woman Leader There was one woman among th overseas delegates from the grent World Missionary Conference Madras who reached England at the end of January and were dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury at special service at St. Paul's on a special service at "St. Paul's Cathedral on February 3, 'Miss Pao-Sen Twenit wax the first Chinese woman to take her B.Sc. degree at London University. afterwards returned to China established the T Fang Collegiate Girls' School at Changsha, a city that was recently almost. completely Uestroyed by fire, She was the only woman, among men, some of them famous leaders tw bbe invited by the Chinese Gover ment to do national xerviee among, young, people.

Her great-uncle was the first Chit ese Minister accredited to the Cou of St. James, Her great-seandtather, Marquis Tseng Kuo-fan, fought with General Gordon and quelled the Taipings Rebellion in 1860, Household Hints When paper hanging, painting, oF kalsomining woodwork. give all nally Persia mat green aiivetyn ix draped Ineadls "1 coating of shellac to prevent rusting Oorke, is decorated inside is warm comfortable: there are electric wall A. paste of oatmeal and kerosene ribbed well into the hands and ting ers will remove almost any. stall Rinse frat in cold water and then in compartinerts. hot to remove the smell of kerosene. show. at the n New York, "Conversation Piece"

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