Y.W.C.A. Revel

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 806, 29 October 1929, Page 5

Y.W.C.A. Revel

QUAINT COSTUMES WORN AT “HARD-UP” SOCIAL GIVEN BY MOTHERS’ CLUB J _I AMUSING SCENES A “hard-up” social under the auspices of the Mothers’ Club of the Y.W.C.A. was held in the Assembly Hall on Saturday night. There was a fair attendance and some quaint and grotesque costumes caused much amusement. The prize for the most liard-up woman’s costume was won by Miss M. Bethune, as News Bov, Mrs. I-Iynes carrying off the prize for the most original as a Policewoman. The men’s prize was won by Mr. Judd, who presented a mixture of Gentleman and Navvy. After the grand march those who did not wear a hard-up costume were arrested by the “policewomen” (Mrs. Pan kh urs t and Mrs. Hynes) and brought before the judge (Mrs. Hankins) and tried by a jury consisting of Mesdames Baker, Hunt, Hove. Fox and Miss Bethune. Mrs. Hawkey made an excellent clerk of the court. As it was a hard-up social, supper consisted of biscuits and cheese. A. competition for a supper basket was won by Mr. Mirons. The following list includes some of the fancy dresses: Mrs Hawkey, Scarecrow; Air. Judd, Bachelor from the Waybacks: AJrs. Bethune, The Forlorn Widow; Mrs. Hvland, Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale; Master C C. Baker, Old Black Joe; Mr. Jack, Bridegroom in Overalls; Airs. F. A. Daly, Far Trom Home; Miss Bell Dalv. Rags and Tatters; Mr. McConnell, hard-up Chinaman; Airs. A. O. Morris, All Clothes and Xo Money; Miss Audrey Pierce, one of Our Gang: Airs. Peter Hoy. Scarecrow: Mrs. E. C. Baker, Rags, Bones and Bottles; Airs. F. Pankhurst. Hard-up Policewoman: ATiss r>. Kyle, Yokel; Aliss Nancy ATorris, Cockney; ATiss G. Bethune, Bride; Airs. E. Kyle. Patches; Airs. Jane Judil, Borrowed Clothes. Miss Vera Pierce went as Jackie Coogan; Mrs. 33. Hallett. Pyjamas: Misses Af. AloMurtrie and R. Edwards. Old English Costumes; Aliss X*. Jacombs, Gipsv; Aliss Muriel Bethune. Xewsbov: Atisses Molly and Wilma Morris. Alabama Twins; Aliss I. Newton. Cockney. Among others present were:— Airs. O. Dickens, who wore blue with pink georgette trimmings; Airs. George Hinons, saxe blue cliarmeuse; Airs. James Horsburgh. floral rayon, flared skirt and bow on shoulder; Airs. J. J. S. Hunt, floral crepe de chine; and Aliss AI. Bethune, apricot taffeta. A PICNIC CLOTH If you are going away to a place where you know you won’t be able to do any laundry, and also propose to go for lots of picnics, you will welcome this idea, which will ensure you having a clean tablecloth for all the alfresco meals you have on your holidays. This new picnic tablecloth is made from white American cloth, bound with white braid or tape, and weighted in each corner with a small piece of lead. This keeps the cloth firm, even on the windiest day’-. A case to keep your cloth in can be made exactly a quarter the size of the cloth, of Die same oilcloth.

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