"ALICE IN SWINGLAND"

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 259, 31 July 1939, Page 4

"ALICE IN SWINGLAND"

The characters which Alice met 'both in “Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” gathered with one accord in "Swingland” on Saturday night, when the Wellington Swing Club held a Mad Hatter’s Party. Phyllis Oliver's studio was the .scene of the revelry, and queerly-garbed dancers arrived to be greeted with “Welcome’’ written crazily in playing cards at the entrance to the dance floor.' Alice, the Mad Hatter, Knaves, Kings and Queens of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, all were there, and a party of overseaa swingfans was present. Continuing the novel theme, supper took the form of a mad tea party, with bitten-at sandwiches liberally besprinkled with hundreds and thousands, and other foods from Lewis Carroll's classic.

Swing music was provided by the Swing Club Foursome, with radio and gramophone recordings interspersed. The committee responsible for the party were Misses Pam Alexander, Nola Duthie and Messrs. Lindsay R. Constable, Peter Reuai, Lindsay Alexander and Ken Lawn. Before the dance a cocktail party for members of the Swing Club committee and orchestra was given by Mr. Noel Hoggard.

Hawke’s Bay women always look forward to Celia's trips at the beginning of each season, with all her fascinating and smart clothes. She begins her spring show at the Carlton Club Hotel, Hastings, on Wednesday. August 2, and she will be there till midday Saturday, August 5. Then she moves on to Walpukurau. and will show there at the Tavistock Hotel on August 7 (Monday afternoon), and all day Tuesday. She is taking up the loveliest selection of Imported spring and summer frocks and ensembles In plain or printed silks, and also in lightweight wool, very smart suits and summer coats, braemar jumpers and cardigans, and also sports clothes.-—Salon Celia, Ltd., Lambton Quay.—Advt.