MUNDANE MUSINGS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 81, 27 June 1927, Page 4

MUNDANE MUSINGS

TALKING OF FOOD I was invited the other evening to one of those charming attics which the girlbachelor inhabits in these days. You know what a delightful surprise they are! One comes to a forbidding looking house in a rather gloomy street, and after mounting about fifty stairs a door opens—and here we are in a room gay and pretty enough for a fairy. Our hostess appreciates our delighted surprise. “How did you do it?” we ask, as we look around the dainty china-blue hangings, the inviting chairs, and the table set with shining glass and the newest of gay mats. She points with pride to her gas-fire and says: “You will have to see your dinner prepared, I do it all there; but I shall give you four courses.” “All there” represents one small gasring and the narrow ledge above the fire, on which one can keep things hot. We look as impressed as we feel, and three of us sit down on a comfy divan and watch the clever arrangements of our hostess. In front of the fire are placed ready four squares of toast; devilled sardines are waiting on a saucer; on the hot ledge above the fire a saucepan holds a further course; and our hostess starts to fry on the gas-ring four pork chops with tomatoes. In a very short time we sit down to' our dinner. The chops are followed by the spaghetti d'ltalienne, with grated cheese. Then a blue bowl is put on the table with fruit salad, served with blanched almonds in thick cream. After that the devilled sardines. We enjoy each course thoroughly, we congratulate our hostess on her cleverness. And yet—there is an unhappy sequel to that dinner!

The first sufferer is a young man, who was expected to contribute the humour and zest to the little party, but who leaves at ten saying he feels “Rather queer; so sorry—must have got some beastly chill.” I am feeling a bit stodgy myself, and when I meet that young man a few days later he says:

“Hullo! what was the matter with Moira’s feed? I had to get two stiff brandies before I got over it.” Now the matter was that only the strongest cast-iron digestions can manage devilled sardines, pork, cheese, almonds and cream at one meal! If stewed lamb had been substituted for the pork cutlets one’s tummy would have been let down more gently. Always remember that balance in food is the thing to be aimed at. If pork, or other rich food, figures in your menu, balance your meal with a very simple sweet, and savoury. You don’t want to put your guests to the expense of two stiff brandies in these expensive days! AT DIXIELAND A large crowd of enthusiastic dancers was present at Dixieland on Saturday evening, when the popular orchestra that is such a feature of this cabaret played a particiftrly attractive selection of the * newest, brightest dance tunes. Among the many present we noticed the following: Miss Alae Mills, wearing a pretty frock of black tucked georgette, with a vivid rose as its sole trimming. , , , Mrs. D. Gillard, in a frock of pink and silver georgette. Airs. Macpherson, whose frock was of daintily beaded cherry georgette. Aliss I. Hankins, in a frock of flame satin, with rosettes to tone. Mrs. McArtney, in a pink and blue taffeta gown with filmy lace overdress. Mrs. Browne, smart frock of crystalbeaded georgette. Mrs. Hammer, frock of delicate roseshaded georgette. Miss Hardley, embossed frock of *pervenche blue georgette. Miss. D. Whitson, frock of white georgette with silver trimming. Miss C. Josephs, black frock of satin carreau, with silver finishing. Miss B. Sayers, gendarme blue frock 'with smoked grey fur trimming. Miss McColJ, opal blue taffetas, with flower trimming. Aliss Beale, rose panne velvet frock with dainty clusters of flowers at shoulder and waistline. Miss G. Horning, frock of silver and blue brocaded chenille. Miss Rathbone, gold and blue frock of embroidered georgette. Miss Wilkinson, frock of cloth of silver with silver lace. Mrs. Bridgman, black taffetas frock with vivid embroidery. Miss Doris Mcßae, frock of crocusmauve georgette. Miss Freda Coyte, hand-painted frock of shell pink georgette. Aliss Cox, frock of lemon georgette with petalled skirt. Miss Jefferson, white and silver frock of tissue. Mrs Nicholls, cyclamen georgette frock with floral trimming.

Airs. F. Johnson, Wanganui, frock of powder blue georgette and silver lace. Airs. R. Cornish, sequined frock of cherry ninon over tissue. Aliss Johnston, terracotta frock of chiffon velvet.

Mrs. J. Hore, beige lace over flame velvet.

Miss K. AI. Tefft, beaded frock of black georgette over coral and silver. Miss Merle, silver sequined frock over cyclamen satin. Miss I. Morton, gold tissue frock with chartreuse feather trimming.

Miss I. Power, jade green frock of georgette. Miss N. Appleyard, embossed blue and silver frock of chiffon velvet.

Mrs. Glover Clark, frock of mulberry beaded and embroidered georgette. Aliss Peggy Scott, frock of moonlight blue satin trimmed with tiny roses, and silver shawl.

Aliss Cita Seott, frock of scarlet satin carreau.

Aliss Joan Ross, chartreuse green frock of taffeta.

Aliss Winnie Roberts, black taffeta frock trimmed with silver lame.

Aliss Alona Staite, clcyamen frock of georgette. Aliss AI. Joy, cyclamen georgette and silver lace frock.

Aliss Vaughan, panne velvet frock in blush pink shade.

Miss AI. Robbins, shaded frock of amethyst georgette trimmed with gold fringe. -Aliss Belle Donovan, lime green sequined frock.

Airs. P. Haskevitch, frock of black georgette with diamante trimming. Miss Anita Webster, black frock of georgette and taffeta. Aliss Dulcie Smith, apricot taffeta frock. Aliss Jean Lawford, black frock of chiffon velvet. Miss P. Murphy, embossed frock of blue and silver georgette. Miss R. Robertson, pink frock of beaded georgette. Aliss AI. Graham, flame and silver frock of tissue. Miss Betty McLellan, frock of powder blue and silver lame. Aliss Chrissie Curson, delphinium blue frock of georgette and tissue. Aliss Fay Little, shell pink frock of satin and lace. ’ Miss Pierce, frock of rose and silver shot taffetas. Aliss Nettleton, tomato shaded frock of crepe de chine. Aliss Young, apricot georgette and powder blue taffetas frock. Airs. Francis Bates, kingfisher blue frock of georgette. Aliss McGuire, frock of cinnamon embossed crepe de chine. Airs. Queree, silver beaded frock of mauve marocain.

Mrs. Harold Thomson, frock of gold lace and tissue with pink motifs. Miss Moore, silver lace frock over rose du Barri satin. Miss Frankham, frock of flame shot taffeta. Miss Sutherland, hyacinth blue frock of georgette. Miss James, rose shaded frock of lace. Mrs. Freeman Smith (Sydney), pearl embroidered rose georgette frock, floral tissue cloak. Miss E. Brodie, delphinium blue taffetas and silver lace. Mrs. Phillip, frock of gold lame and blue georgette. Miss J. Ireland, blue and flame frock of lace. Miss Power, jade and blush pink crepe de chine. Miss M. Brodie, cyclamen embossed frock of georgette. Mrs. B. Buddle„ frock of amethyst embossed velvet. Mrs. Angus Bunting, frock of apricot satin, with chinchilla trimmed coat of brocaded tissue. Miss Bassett, primrose frock of taffeta, with frilled skirt and large bronze flower. Miss Goldwater, shell pink georgette frock with deeply fringed skirt.