Gaiety at Beach Cabaret

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 869, 13 January 1930, Page 4

Gaiety at Beach Cabaret

Merry Evening at Pirate Shippe W j S much r "" an <> K.iietj „ oklu l lrato sh *PPe. Milt orUi * Saturday evening " hen a merry uinZ ut dancers motored to the 5 beach cabaret. \ o Versatile Pirates in great form, repeated encore. tying to tin enthusiasm of the da ltc J l.ow Is of ti\id blue hydrangea d»„ ated the tables, and novel In-H.'' effects and favours added to joyment of the evening. * **• AMONG THOSE PRESENT Mrs. T. Anderson -teas In r silver beaded frock, uneven S2* ** Mrs. Rodney lhirt was in a tinsel gown. r *unbo* Mrs. L. Elliott wore rose Umirma do china with unev. n li, „ili'„e. "*** Mis. h 1.. Robinson (Dunedin) *n»a. b!oidered U in ivw'v Scorgctte frock S l?in-broche': a, ‘ S ° n “ S °"“ <* Hu* Miss Dene Plummer had on a flnw,. , .liitrou frock of black and I^”°^ Miss Audrey Walton was wearing gentian blue crepe satin frock! ** 4 Miss Ruth Owen wore ;l prettily fl ar . nock ot rose pink georgette. Miss May Sussex was in an chenille embossed georgette gown - Miss Marjorie Meek’s unevep l en *, h i' Vas gicon and citromie flower*^ Miss Joan Stirling’s frock of jade ge or , gette was swiss embroidered. Mies Olive Chiplin chose a bouft. lr£ flock of sprigged tafteta. . Wss Amy Chiplin had on a floral oino, Miss Edna Gill had on a figured . at i_ ftoek in black and amber toning* Miss Tinker Jackson wore a smart nav, and "lute .spotted crepe de chine frock' Miss Joy Hansen s frock was of aMU green georgette. Miss Norali Mason was in a fir-rai georgette frock. Miss M. Mason had on ciel blue gette with uneven length hem. Miss Betty Ewart’s frock was of whits tulle and taffeta. Miss Jeanne Grant (Christchurch) wor» black and yellow lace, dipping to th* ankles at the back. Miss Molly Siinmonds wore a white crepe de chine frock with jacket: to tent Miss Rose Wake had on beige cr*p« de chine and lace. Miss Leila Maher’s pretty frock w&f of black frilled lace. Miss Judy Aickin was in french voile with hand embroidered panels. Miss Rewa Thomson (New Plymouth) olios© ecru lace with blue shoulder spray. Miss Doreen Symons chose white with haari jacket. Miss Barbara I’ierce had on a frock of ivory courgette. Miss P. Robinson chose a satin beauts frock of bright peach pink. Miss Delia Lorimer (Christchurch) chose flame georgette with gold late trimmings and shawl to tone. Miss A. Shackell was wearing iva ef crepe de chine. Miss Duncan was wearing a floral chiffon frock with graceful uneven length skirt. Miss Lennox was wearing biscuit cr«p« de chine and silver posy. Miss M. McLean wore sea green taffeta with an oriental shawl wrap. Miss R. Milne was in leaf green crsjrt de chine with gold relief. Miss O. Bishop (Cambridge) chow lemon georgette embroidered with gold sequins. UNUSUAL UPHOLSTERIES REPTILE SKINS AS CHAIR SEATS A tew seasons ago, manufacturers were busy' with hide and morocco oovcrings for chair-seats and writingdesk flaps. Now they find that the demand for such leathers has given place to a craze for reptile skins similar to those used for shoes, bags and dress-trimmings. Snake skin, for example, is capable of being dyed to a number of beautiful shades, and this skin, in soft blue or clear green, makes an ideal chair seat, excellently in keeping with modernist notions. Lizard is another skin which is at once pleasant to the touch and the eye. By expert joining it can be worked up into strips big enough to upholster fender stools and pouffes to most decorative ends. Soft primrose-tinted chamois leather is likewise popular as covering for chair seats. True, it soils rather quickly, but it comes up “as good as new” after each w ash in a warm soapy lather. The new designs in chairs include many with seats that are merely strips of material slung between the sides of the frames, the latter being either of metal tubing or of wooden

rods. For these is used a type of thick canvas or arras, which stretches very little, no matter what weight be imposed upon it. The seats are usually made on the principle of a roller towel, so that they slip off and on for washing without difficulty. Striped awnings are often used for the purpose, their combination of colours being exploited to further the general colour scheme. NEW NOTIONS IN JEWELLERY Nowadays we think of jewellery as a costume accessory, and since it’s impossible for most of us to own enough very good jewellery to go with each frock, we have adopted the idea of inexpensive costume jeweller/ ■which makes up in colour what it lacks in price. Imitations are no longer considered in poor taste so long as we don’t pretend they are real A suggestion is, whenever possible, to buy semi-precious stones such as topaz and coral and amethyst and car* nelian and turquoise instead of replicas of more costly gems. These are not very expensive, but they are real, and they are immensely decorative. Imitation pearl beads have established themselves to a degree where nobody thinks of them as pearls or expects them to be. - | A point to remember also is size of jewellery. If you’re a small girl scale your jewellery down. If you have a short neck, don’t wear choker be a d®* If you’re stout, wear medium-sized beads in a long string which will help make you look more slender.