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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
22
Verity’s column invites readers to share free information on stains lemon chutney sardine mustard damp proof glue and home knitting tips. Readers request copies of Guilty Or Not Guilty and music teacher openings in the North.
The poem speaks of a grand box of smiles that no key or bolt can keep closed. It imagines spreading these smiles across land and sea so that children's faces stay joyful for generations to come.
Courier-Mail Pattern No 284 offers a two tier plated shoulder cape for a 14 16 year old and a 12 14 year old size. Requires two and three quarter yards of 38 inch and one and five eighths yards of 36 inch contrast fabric. Order by sending name full postal address and 1 shilling in stamps to The Pattern Service Courier-Mail Office Queen Street Brisbane.
The piece surveys how people seek strength in poetry and quotes amid distress. It notes Ella Wheeler Wilcox and others, including Victoria’s Country Women’s Association, royal and literary figures, and ordinary folk, drawing on lines about dawn, trouble, and kindness to sustain hope.
An article outlines a crochet berthe pattern for coats and dresses using mercer crochet cotton No 40 in beige or white. It details stitch counts, chain work, buttonhole tabs, strap construction, and finishing steps with abbreviations for st, as, de, tr and ch, plus tension and assembly notes.
The prize of 19/ for the best Household Secret goes to Miss A. E. Odery of Queen Street, Brisbane, for a four recipe that can be used in several ways. Ginger Crisps mix ginger, cream of tartar, baking powder, and butter with sugar and milk then bake thin to brittle squares. A second method uses boiling water for a ginger cake or pan print bread spread.
A Sunday broadcast of the lyre bird from Sherbrooke forest near Melbourne drew sparse success but sparked plans to repeat the effort. R T Littlejohns writes The Magic Voice with foreword by A H Chisholm, detailing song, mimicry, display, and family life with illustrated plates. Published by Robertson and Mullens, Melbourne.
Blue emerged as the favored shade at a royal garden party in England with guests wearing pale to cornflower blues. The Queen has long worn blue for day and evening. A guest wore sky blue taffetas with white lace, while another wore black silk crepe with an all blue feather hat. black lace stockings and gloves appeared as new accessories.
Miss Nicolette Binyon, daughter of Laurence Binyon, wore her mother's cream satin wedding gown with a Brussels lace veil. The bridesmaids wore glaze chintz frocks in a soft floral pattern on parchment with white sleeves and fiches, each held by cameo brooches, while Basil Gray, the bridegroom, also worked in the Prints and Drawings department where they met.
The report notes Evelyn traced in her wedding veil and a matching knitted band. It highlights new color names Lemon Skin and Lettuce Heart for summer outfits, mentions a golden lace tablecloth admired by the Prince of Wales at a Brazilian Embassy dinner, and describes pink candle shades and carnations enhancing a fairy like effect.
The article details fashion items with a bias cut edge and finished cravat like tie. A new beer bag uses similar material with attached covered handles. Descriptions include detied or striped elements.
A Buderim meeting of about 200 voters urged the Maroochy Shire Council to appoint Councillor H J Murphy for three months to run the Buderim Palm Woods tramway which has been closed. He would cut wages by half and supervise gratis until it proves paying, adjust freights, employ relief labour, and shift to an afternoon service. A deputation to Premier W F Smith sought tramway relief with total debt around £29,000 and annual interest £1,698.
Mrs Irene Longman addressed the Queensland Citizenship League arguing against tying the basic wage to a husband’s support. She said child endowment systems must consider wives and children, but the basic wage should not be fixed by a man’s marital status. A woman’s wages would help maintain a home and she notes women contribute to domestic upkeep.
Probate was granted in the Supreme Court yesterday for the estates of Alfred Collard of Maleny a dairy owner with realty and personalty value figures and John Brellmach of Maryborough a baker with listed realty and personalty values. The notice lists amounts for each estate but the figures are partially illegible.
The Federal Land Valuation Appeal Board heard Colonial Sugar Refining Co appeal against a £5300 assessment on a 9.09 perches Eagle Street property adjoining Parbury House. W J Lambert chaired. H V Franklin senior valuer spoke for the tax department. W F Cameron for the company. Rents for Parbury House declined from 1928 to 1932. The board reserved its decision. Today cases include Chapman’s Adelaide Street Commonwealth Buildings and several Brisbane properties.
A large audience attended the Coorparoo School of Art Tuesday evening for Miss Hilda Hastie’s annual students recital. The program featured animal plays duologues recitations and musical monologues with strong performances from beginners and several advanced students. Musical accompaniments were led by Miss Gladys Jones and featured many participating students including Norma Feeney June Wart Nancy Bickwood Mellie Smith Rosemary Calder Jean Wilson and Merle Roche among others.
The Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau Brisbane reports a 24 hour change in atmospheric pressure patterns over Queensland and adjacent seas tied to anticyclones. It details rainfall totals across Northern and Central divisions with many towns recording measurable rain, and forecasts indicate warmer days with scattered coastal showers and inland storms.
In Parliament the Minister for Agriculture stated no proposal exists at present to vary the flax and linseed bounty acts. The Commonwealth has ceased bounty payments as of February 28, 1935, with no indication of further financial assistance after that date.
Southport council plans a draft lease for half an acre at the Main Beach entrance inviting tenders after ministerial objection to a private lease without competition. The lease requires £1000 spent within 12 months on brick or stone building for surf club and ambulance use. A £450 street lighting dispute with Electric Construction Co. of Australia is discussed. A £200 concession may be tied to quarry opening. otherwise £200 stands in abeyance until December 21.
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