The Cambria Daily Leader

I Tbe Day's Gossip, j —————— —————— Leader" Office, Motiday. I All the world and his wife are interested j in the Rnthen houses at Newton—except i the members of the Swansea Housing Com- mittee. On Saturday they were inspected by people who had motored long distances to see if this experiment in practical hous- \1 ing can solve the difficulties of their par- ticular dlstncts, Not a few Swansea people made the h erases the goal of an afternoon's excursion from town; and I heard some of them inquiring whether this type of building would help Swansea out of its troubles. Frankly, I do not know enough about building construction to answer; bilt common sense would dic- tate an examination of its possibilities. "SGspan Fach," I' 1 did not see the triumph of Llanelly; but I gather that the Carmarthenshire men celebrated it right worthily. A plot- holder on Town Hill tells me that the mournful strains of Sospan Façh" ascended the hill from St. Helen's, and told the gardeners who had won. Football Favours. I Ladies dress is getting like the rainbow I —what with these expensive wraps and scarves which they covet their shoulders. But men's wear is still drab; for which reason we ought to welcome the wearing of football colours—yards of them—by the supporters of visiting teams to Swansea, The other Saturday the Cardiff people made the streets g-ay with their favours; and the red colours oi the Scarlets'" patrons last Saturday gave a bright aspect to the town. IA Singleton Portrait. The art connoisseurs and collectors descended in a body on Singleton Abbey last week, but never in such great num- bers as on Friday, when the extensive collection of paintings came under the hammer. Loid Swansea's ancestors do not seem to have had a passion for acquiring pictures by English artists, for the majority of the works were by Con- tinentals. One of the most effective portraits, and there were a great many exhibited, was Caracci's half-length of Piodi Reggio, which to my mind pos- sessed more atmosphere" than any of the other specimens. It is unaccount- able how certain portraits seem to be so curiously lifelike and full of character, whilst others only strike one as being stiff and unbending. Piodi Reggio ap- peared to me to glance cynically from his ornate frame an d survey the packed, stuffy saleroom with appropriate Italian dignity. The picture was the subject of spirited bidding and was eventually se- .,?Z by a local buyer for 350 guineas. The two highest-priced canvases of the day, 11 Woodland Scene" after the manner of Ruysdael (Gaddes) and Le Due's Interior, with Cavalier Roberts dividing the spoil," fete-hed 600 guineas and 525 guineas respectively. The first picture looked commonplace enough, but the dealers twittered considerably over it Le Due's delineation of the swash- buckler with his baud was striking even through its slight layer of dust. An English Painter. I The only English painter of any note whose works tigured in the catalogue at the Singleton Abbey sale was Scott, whose canvases were in keen demand. The sub- jects were principally confined to river scenery with distant prospects, but they were all distinguished on account of the singular delicacy of colour and its skilful blending. Scott managed to convey to the canvas the sky-tones that are so ethereal and elusive, and one could ap- i preciate the beauty of the supremely artistic effect. One of Scott's pictures was woefully eobwebbed, like many others that came before the view. The Fra Angelico. A Fro Angelico went to Mr. Stanley Johnson for about 300 guineas. If it is really an authentic work by the sweet monk-painter, then he has secured a wonderful bargain; but in any case, whether his was the brush, or his pupils, or some disciple's, I am told it is a canvas worth the bid. London Full. I i pass on this warning about London to those who propose a visit. The city is o fnll that hotel or club accommodation 15 impossible to get, unless you have booked long ahead. A Swansea councillor went from place to place for two hours laot week before lie found a place to lie#tow his weary head. -Maiclon;iair. I Walking through the elaborate green- house of a local amateur horticulturist [writes H.T.R.] I paused to admire, amidst a gorgeous array of white blooms, a small bed of niuidenhair fern, its rich green leaves quivering upon delicate pol- ished black stalks, and upon expressing my admiration my host graciously cut me a frond to preserve for luck. It now rests in my pocket book, with a shrivelled com- panion plucked by a voluble courier of Messrs. Cooks from a niche in a white pillar above the crumbling seat upon which I rested in the theatre crowning the excavated city of Pompeii, and handed me with an equivalent expression of good luck. In introducing me to the wonders of that ruined one-time mighty city over which Vesuvius still frowns, he pointed out, amidst the excavations, many tufts of maidenhair gracing resurrected pillars and collonades. And it is a lucky talis- man with which I would not part because —but that is another story. Pretty deli- cate little lern which so many folk trea- sure as a lucky souvenir! On the New Army. I I discussed England's financial posi- tion with a newly demobilised sergeant- major the other day. He was one of the decisive-mouthed, keen-eyed type that I seemed to resolve itself into leadership of the troops by natural selection. He had the new outlook of the men who have fought, not with the battle ^sjyrit, but with the indestructible self-possession that produced devastating results for Jerry." The New Army he ridiculed and wept over. He cited his own case. "If I re-enlist and retain my rank as a com- pany sergeant-major I get ten shillings a day, apart from allowances. Three pounds ten per week to spend on what- ever I please-and there is nothing about my work that any average man could not do after a little training! My infor- mant went on to describe the ardour of the temporary gentleman in trying to remain on. They are as mad as any- thing because at the present moment they are being compulsorily demobbed. The thousand-pound-per-year colonels are sweating desperately to cling to their jobs. A thousand pounds for being a fairly intelligent figurehead! My friend wa.rmed up to his dissertation, more so when I observed after reflection that the military weren't satisfied with the recent Army Vote of 60 millions or over, al- though it was treble the pre-war vote. To put it frankly, and the gist of his suc: ceeding argument was this: "Cut the Army vote; and cut the Navy vote, until we have arrived on something like a de- pendable financial basis, then carry on with the free gifts to the service men. "Thacjo/a a lot in what he says 1 I

Children's Corner. BY UNCLE JOHN We have had several compliments from the grown-ups lately on the'way in which the Children's Corner" is kept going every day, and it seems to me that the fathers and mothers and elder brothers and sisters are as fond of the Corner H as the young ones. Well, children, we have every reason to be proud of that, so please keep on, and let us all try to improve as we go along. Now for a genuine bit of Welsh by a child contributor. Y Ddol. Cwmphil, C,-wmtwreh.-Dear Uncle John,—I tal-.egreat interest in your Children's Corner." I am looking for- ward for the Leader every night. My teacher was going to Aberystwyth College, and this is the poetry I composed for the farewell meeting:— Mae Williams mynd i'r coleg, A'r wythnos nesaf yr a; Mae plant ysgol y Gurnos, Yn gwybod hyny'n dda, Wrth dori cysylltiadau Fel hyn cyn mynd i ffwrdd, Gobeithio nad anghofiweh Yr Ysgol Sul a'r Cwrdd. How is a preacher and cobbler on the same job?—Bccause both mend (souls) (soles). What is the thing, if I will put it on my right hand, I will be unable to touch with my left hand?—My left elbow. —From your loving niece, Eurwen Davies (age 12 years). I A HOMELY LITTLE CHAT. 17, Woodlands-terrace, Swansea, Oct. 16th.-Dear Uncle John,—I have been reading the "Children's Corner" for a long time, and now I should like to write to you. I was sorry I could not go* in for the poetry competition, as neither of my I parents can write poetry. I wrote some verses yesterday, and am hoping they are good enough to publish. Here the-y are: Autumn. The summer has flown, and autumn has come, The leaves are falling thick; The breeze is oold, and the trees are bare And the children are happy to think That the snow will soon be there. The leaves are coloured yellow, red and brown, And the flowers are withering fast. While in the orchard the apples fall, And the golden corn shivers in the blast I have a little brother, aged five, whose name is Hywel Victor, and he says some very amusing things sometimes. When we showftd him the cartoon of Dad in the Leader" a week or so ago, he asked. Is Daddy playing shop?" One night mother and dad were putting Hywel and Laddie to bed. They had said one little prayer, and mother was teach- ing them a new one. When they had said it Hywel said, We are having two helpings of prayers to-night, daddy." You see, sometimes, when he seems I greedy and wants more, mother tells him. daddy won't be willing." I wonder can you answer the question he asked one day: He did not know what the use of a certain thing was, and asked: U Is this supposed to be what it is for?" 1 Now it is bed-time, se I must wish you good-night.—Your affectionate niece, Nansi Evans. ( P.S.—Just one more story. Yesterday we were told by mother that birds in I their nests agree," when my brother (an elder one) quietly asked, What about the cuckoo?"

TRADE OF SWANSEA. I I I Export of Coal and Patent Fuel Better. ) Swansea,, Monday.—;Vs compared with the Preceding- week some improvement was dis. played iI. the trade of th., harbour last | week, the increase being 30,000 ton3, the figures also eceeding th's corresponding- weel; of laoi year. The imports improved, and there vras a larger export of coal and patent fuel, while the tinplate ehipments were upwards of 100,000 boxes- hipments of coal and .p.atentfuel amount to 72,24; tonG Imports, 7,866 tons; exports, 79,181 tons; and tora.1 trade, 87,047 tone; compa-red with 55,71 tons th.. preceding: week, and 86,189 tons th3 corresponding week laM year Shipmenis of ooal. 59,434 tons; patent fuel, 12,870 tocg, and tinplates, iron, stee], etc 6.940 tons the latter for France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and home ports. Shipments of tiuplates, 104,838 boxes, and receipts fron- works 76,06o boxes. 2tooks in the dock warehouses and yanes, 151,310, com. pared with 180,080 boxes tho preceding week, and 131,78} boxes at this date laet year. Tonuag is due to loal general cargo for Copenhagen. Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Hon- fleur, Nantes, Rouen, Havre, Marseilles, Spanish and Portugnase ports, Japan, and other Far I astern ports.

For the Ladies. I THE COMING FASHIONS Designs and Patterns of I Beautiful Dresses. By Madame Gwendolen Hope. I Width about the hips, after putting in ( a tentative appearance, has captured the I fancy of every mondainc, and on practic- ally every new frock and costume it is to be seen Even the tailor-mades do not escape; but these meet the difficulty by the adoption of large- pockets on the hips. Them is as great.) furore for furs as though they were not the most expensive addition to the feminine wardrobe; and so completely does fur rule the affections of women that it is to be seen on pockets, hats, gloves and boots! As to the two latter, fur is a gisat improvement on the fringes which some are adopting, which can never be elegant on such accessories as hand and foot wear, no matter what the makers say A LOVELY AFTERNOON FROCK, 1 I The desirable afternoon frock sketched is cut on the very newest lines--with a strong indication of waist, and consider- able width on the hips. The example was made of blue satin and black lace, with beautiful braidings to match. ffhe upper part is of Magyar type, and the sleeves are long, widened out at 1 ho wrists. The lace almost oovers the skirt. and a frill-like piece of satin is arranged round the waist. The row of closely-set buttons all down the front is reminiscent of the bodices that were worn some years ago. The plainness of this bodice is broken by the elaborate braiding. It will be noted that the hat carries out the same idea. A DAINTY BLOUSE. I II The unusually pretty blouse illustrated I is made of georgette, and is triifimed with rows of silver embroidery. It is a beauti- fully-designed model—soft and graceful, and very becoming to its wearer. It is an ( all-in-one model, the sleeves only coming to the elbow, and being finished by a tassel. The long neck-chain would be very ohic made to carry out the colours of the blouse—blue and silver, pink and I silver, green and silver, or any combina- tion of colours that suits the individual v earer. AN AUTUMN HAT. I The pretty hat prp?anted here is made I of brown velvet, and has as decoration I roses of golden tissue. The alliance of brown and gold is particularly chic. Brown in all shades is much worn this season, and the wearer must choose the tone that best enhances her own beaut: for the number of shades is almost in- finite. The hat has a high crown and a turn-down brim, which shades the e e:> ir. accordance with fashion's latest whim. It does not at all conceal the hair, how- ever.

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WESTERN MINERS. ■O Attitude on Premier's Visit. The Western District Miners met at Swansea on Saturday, Mr. D. J. Davies presiding, whcn the candidature of Messrs. Richard Matthews and Daniel Evans for the Swansea Council were endorsed. The meeting supported the resolution demanding the reinstatement of police ofaceirs dismissed for their activity with the Polioo Union. PREMIERS VISIT. There was a long discussion as to whether members of the Miners" Federa- tion who were members of the Swansea. Town Council should absent themselves from the ceremony of conferring the free- 'om of the borough upon Mr. Lloyd rieorge as a protest against the Govern- ment's Russian policy and its general policy towards Labour. Nlr. J. L. Rees moved a resolution re- garding the Government's Russian policy. It was also mentioned that the attitude towards Labour in this country, as proved by the recent railway strik, could not bo supported by any trades unionist, and as they were responsible for the payment of the men, it was their duty to inform the four members on the Town Council that thoy should absent themselves from the ceremony. It was eventually decided to refer the matter to the Swansea Labour Party and the local Trades and Labour Council, as these men were directly responsible to these or.-aniotionol If the members did not do as they were requested, they should not be paid for the dar's work the" would lose in consequence of attending the ceremony, and their .future claims for payment for their ser- vices at the Town Council would be con- si d*rod Printed and published by thA Swansea Proes, Ltd., at Leader Buildings, Swansea. 4k

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