Elaborate Cake at Yuletide Party

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 851, 20 December 1929, Page 4

Elaborate Cake at Yuletide Party

A.lpine Climbers Spend Merry Evening; CELEBRATION IN AMATEURS’ HALL The Amateur Operatic Society Hall was transformed by clever hands for the jolly Yuletide party held there last evening by I:he Alpine Sports Club. A graceful arrangement of palms tubs of bamboo and potted shrubs screened the walls, and the lights were gaily decorated with blue and gold streamer shades. A very interesting impressionist camp fire scene of a party of club members on tour was staged by Misses Noelino Cotter, Gladys McAneny, Betty MacFarlane, Babs Chains, Myra Emanuel and Waddington and Messrs. J. B. Strong, Allen C. Bellamy, Cyril Norton, A. E. W. Thomas; Walter Hately and Sehvyn Von Sturmer. Their chanties, sung round the camp fire, greatly entertained the audience. Mouth organ accompaniments were played by Mr. Bellamy, and an original and delightfully humorous skit on club members was given by Mr. von Sturmer. Mrs. Abernethy contributed a song.

A huge Christmas cake, elaborately iced to represent a mountain snow scene, with a quaint chalet hung with icicles and a snow man, was cut during supper time by Mrs. W. J. A. Thompson.

After supper a witch arrived on her broomstick and greatly added to the merriment of the evening. AMONG THOSE PRESENT

Mrs. W. J. A. Thomson’s gown was °f_ black Chantilly lace and georgette. Mrs. Abernethy wore a Venetian blue georgette frock, uneven hem.

Mrs. W. Gee Taylor had on ivory and silver brocaded crepe de chine. Miss Gladys McAneny had on a black georgette gown with yoke and he.n of ivory chiffon.

Miss Betty MacFarlane was in a cyclamen taffeta gown. Miss Babs Challis chose powder blue taffeta with net frills.

Miss Betty Crowther had on a bouffant frock of lido blue taffeta.

Miss Olive Lloyd’s frock was of deep ravenswing blue chiffon.

Miss Myra Emanuel wore pink brocaded silk and guipure lace. Miss T. Newcomb had on ivory chiffon beaded in gold. Miss Waddington’s gown was of pink crepe de chine appliquecl with blue flowers. Miss Nellie Gallagher chose ciel blue chenille embossed georgette, with uneven length chiffon skirt. . . Miss M. Warrington .was wearing a cameo pink beaded chiffon frock. Miss McCormick’s frock was of sea foam green crepe de chine. A PICTURE FROCK. Miss Edna Dowell wore a picture frock of eau de nil green frilled taffeta. Miss Gwen Challis was in apricot georgette and tulle. Miss Nancy Flynn was wearing apricot taffeta and tulle, with frilled skirt. Miss L. Ballantyne wore an ivory and silver beaded chiffon frock. Miss R. Ballantyne had on a frock of ivory and blue chenille embossed georgette. Miss Warrington’s gown was or sea foam green taffeta, and silver lace. Miss Myrtie Hughes was wearing an ivory satin gown. Miss Whitton was in a pretty frock of primrose polka-dotted tulle. Miss K. Collins was wealing a bronze gold crepe de chine frock. Miss Faulbaume chose a pale lilac beaded satin frock. Miss Mulvany wore forget-me-not blue crepe de chine, and chenille spotted net. Miss V. Orbell’s frock was of prmtemps green georgette and taffeta, with shoulder spray of roses. Miss Noeline Cotter was in eidelweiss blue taffeta and tulle, with shoulder spray of natural flowers. FLOORS AND MOPS Au idea to save time and labour. Nowadays it is so easy to make one’s rooms cosy and attractive at little cost, even if it is only a bed-sit-ting room. Yet often, in the excitement of new curtains and cushions, the floor gets forgotten. A nicely polished floor can be a wonderful thing. “Oh, yes, you say, if you only hadn’t got to polish it!” Well, here’s a simple labour-saving solution. Just use an ordinary jug or wash-ing-up mop to put the polish on with. It will get in all the corners, and you’ll not have to move any of the heavier furniture.. Then polish with a longhandled floor mop. You’ll be delighted with the result and the time saved.