A DELIGHTFUL PLAY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 133, 2 December 1931, Page 13

A DELIGHTFUL PLAY

ELABORATE FROCKING

; Both setting arid froekirig in the play presented by the Wellington. Repertory Society last night at the. Blue Triangle Hall were charming. Miss Irene Wilson, who took the leading part as "Mrs. Pembroke," owner of a "millinery and dress atelier" in London, appeared in a black, white, and primrose cheeked tailleur, with a smart short black coat, a black bowler hat with a long white feather, and an ermine necklet. She entered her own room at the shop; this showing a suite of red lacquer furniture, with a wonderful screen with huge scarlet flower pattern. The curtaining was in violet and fawn tones, framing golden pillars. Great bowls of poppies on. one side and purple irises on the other set near a black escritoire were most effective. The other setting was the' dressingroom for the staff with all the necessary equipment of mirrors, etc., where great amusement' was experienced later in- the play. ■: Pauline Shbtlander, as the head of the millinery department, was in severe black crepe.de chine, very smartly cut; Mary Cooley, head of the juniors, was also in black, with a graceful pleated skirt effect;, Ethel OldburyJones, .Kathleen Smith, Sheila: Kissell, ViVienna- Tait, a'aihe juniors, we're in dainty leaf green uniform frocks with white wide collars,, cuffs, belts, and white aiiu green spotted ties, and as they: changed into their day frocks, the "undies" were found to.have been studied carefully also. Alison Kirkcaldie ("Bridget Penarth") appeared in a notable white linen frock Worn under a short, coat of brown caracul velvet with a white gardenia posy and harrow white kid belt, her glengarry hat being to tone with the coat; as a mannequin she wore a very smart scarsatin • evening frock, snowing first a black velvet evening coat with high white fur collar, and then a black caracul coat ypith ermine collar. Marie Bonn ("Clara Pembroke, "daughter of the proprietor) made her appearance in a black and . orange jumper and black skirt, and black bowler hat, wearing afterwards a graceful black domitoilette frock of georgette. Grctta Stark (head of the millinery-making department) was also extreme 1 smart in a pillar-box rod crepe de chine costume and short coat, and a Bobin Hood hat

to match with a quill. Florence Eodie (Lady Avonlaye) wore a green tweed ensemble trimmed with Persian lamb, and a green straw hat. Elsie Lloyd (Mrs. Abbott) had a smart costume of sanu colour and a turn-down . hat to tone. The mannequins, Agnes Page, Marjorie Oakes, and Eileen Fair, were seen in wonderful satin and laco "undies," raising much envy from those who had "no lace" and felt quite inadequately arrayed accordingly. The confection shown by: Agnes Page was a jade green laco frock with wide peplum effect finished with narrow mole fur, and with quaint half-sleeves of the lace. Marjorie Oakes showed a charming frock of frilled and flowered net over primrose silk. Eileen Fair's frock was of wnite georgette and satin with a basque of silver tissue. Ngaire Coster, who was plainly attired in black as a packer, had a peal of laughter all to herself when she appeared arrayed for her brother's wedding, in a very tight-flitting frock of prune and red, and a sort of "pork-pie" hat with a wide brick ostrich feather at a remark able angle at the back. Very lovely flowers were handed np at the end of the play, each one of the sixteen gi^ls receiving charming tokens of appreciation. Mr. Wauchop, the popular producer, was called for and made a brief speech, which also called forth great applause.