In selecting spring colours for dress and dress accessories, the British Colour Council have wisely. based their choice on those shades which harmonize with all kinds of outfits, Economy in clothes is essential," so colours which are good mixers and thus enable one hat, one pair of Jgloves, one pair of shoes and one handbag to do the work of two, three or four, are the right colours for i941, For coats, frocks and suils popular Jcolours for' the coming season' will bbe, smoke grey, a medium flannel Jerey; silver cloud, pale and soft: sea mist grey, a paler version of RAF, blue; wheat beige, the colour of pale toast, Spring felt hats and summer straws, gloves, shoes and lather accessories are Being made in rustic red; shadow rose, a clear and glamorous tone; regina blue. a ight navy; clipper blue, a dark Jshade; hazel brown; harvest brow! Jéark and warm.
Our manufacturers are producing new colours in knitting wools and these include shadow rose and limpid blue, a turquoise shade, both of which will' tone with the new greys; and rustle red, Clothes For The Homeless American Help Ju a recent tio weeks more than 800,000 dollars were received by the Dowager Lady Reading, chairman of the Women's Voluntary Services, from the American Red Cross for the purchase of clothes for London's homeless. In addition £5,000 for the: equipment of ten war nurseries in the country has been received from the Junior American Red Cross.
Immediately the bombing of London started the American Red Cross gave generous assistance with clothes to those people rendered homeless as a result of enemy action. Now that thousands of women and children are being evacuated to the country there is urgent need for warm clothes for them, and once again the American Red Cross has stepped into the breach, The latest gift, one of £84,000, will be spent in England immediately on coats, jerseys, woollen underwear, Imitted frocks, ete., and distributed through the " W.V'S. not only to: Londoners, but also to other regions which aro'being heavily bombed and have their own particular problems.
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