THE MUTUAL CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 175, 14 October 1927, Page 5

THE MUTUAL CLUB

SUCCESSFUL DANCE Mrs. Sydney Robertson was the convenor of a very bright little dance held last evening in the Mutual Club Rooms in Nga.puhi Chambers. The rooms were effectively decorated with streamers of black and white with bright scarlet roses twining around the pillars, and the soft glow of the shaded lights threw a charming touch of colour upon the room. Mrs. Robertson wore a handsome frock of mignonette green crepe de chine, while receiving the guests. She was assisted by Mrs. F. Allen, who was wearing a frock of powder blue crepe de chine with a deep embroidered panel, and Miss Ella Walker, whose frock was

of nasturtium georgette with em- , broideries of pearl. 3 Among those present were:— , Mrs. Gilmour, sequined frock of white georgette. Mrs. Reece, frock of gold tissue and lace. Mrs. Anderson, black frock of taffeta. Mrs. Macklow, frock of moonlight blue c chiffon velvet. \ Mrs. A. Rollick, black frock of panne velvet with insets of gold lace. ( Mrs. Steel, black and gold frock of _ perlette. Mrs. Nicks, black georgette frock - trimmed with jet embroidery. t Mrs. Waite, silver beaded frock of i black georgette. _ * j Mrs. Somerville, black crepe faille frock with appliques of cherry red. Mrs. Chilcott, black and gold embossed : frock of tissue. Mrs. Mitchell, black and silver embossed frock. Mrs. Weetman, frock of silver tissue. Mrs. Chapman, black and gold tissue and crepe faille frock. Mrs. Cahill, frock of opal blue shot taffeta with silver trimming. Mrs. McGregor, sea blue taffeta frock. Miss Dorothy Steel, frock of gold embossed lame. Miss Nairn, wistaria mauve georgette frock. Miss Burcher, black taffeta frock trimmed with cream lace. Miss TJ. Russell, frock of peach tinted crepe de chine. Miss Scott, frock of black crepe satin. Miss Bowden, frock of iris mauve floral georgette. THE DINING-ROOM HATCH The hatch from kitchen to diningroom is one of the greatest stepsavers we have, yet in many small households the idea prevails that it is only for the homes of the wealthy. Especially in the one-maid, or the servantless household, is the hatch desirable; and if the kitchen and the dining-room be adjacent, the local builder will readily undertake the work. All that is needed is a square aperture in the wall, provided on the kitchen side with a sliding shutter. There is no necessity for the shutter to slide into the wall; it can quite well slide along grooves at top and bot- ; tom. On the dining-room side the sill should be as little in evidence as possible. In order that it may not be ' in the way when not in actual use, a ! good plan is to hinge this sill and fix an adjustable bracket beneath, so that it can be let down flush with the wall. Another excellent plan is to utilise a metal window frame for the aperture, this being quite unobtrusive besides providing a firm support. The paint should match that of the skirting and doors of the room. If a finger-hole be cut in the door of the hatch, no metal handle will be » needed. Otherwise one of handl wrought iron is as pleasing as any. , if space is not a consideration in the ’ kitchen, the ledge or sill, can be kept permanently in position, the space below being filled in with useful shelves r for china and glass, r - ■■■■