KEY OF THE DOOR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 673, 27 May 1929, Page 4

KEY OF THE DOOR

COMING OF AGE PARTY PINK AND SILVER GOWN A very happy little “deb.” was Miss Peggy Cutting, when she celebrated her 21st birthday party at the home of her aunt, Mrs. A. Houldsworth. Grey Street East, Onehunga, on Saturday evening. About fifty young friends of the * guest of honour were present, and they had a jolly evening with dancing, competitions, favours and fun, and Miss Peggy received a wonderful array of gifts to mark the important occasion, as weil as an enormous key autographed by all the guests. The house was delightfully decorated and the supper room was a bower

of pink and silver. Hanging baskets of silver, filled with pink chrysanthemums and roses and trailing asparagus, were suspended, from the ceiling, and from them and from the light shades fell streamers of palest pink. Tall silver vases of pink luculia and delicate greenery added to the effect, and even the tiered birthday cake, which held pride of place, reflected the general colour scheme with its 21 pink rosebuds. Briar rose pink chenille embossed georgette and tulle fashioned the frock of Miss Cutting. The foamy skirt of circular frills of tulle joined the fitting bodice of georgette at the natural waistline, and at the hip a bouffant bow of tulle with long floating ends balanced the modish dipping hemline. A shoulder spray of rose and silver and a posy of pink flowers completed - the dainty toilette. Mrs. Houldsworth’s frock was of rainbow* shot lame, with a tiered skirt of lavender taffeta. Mrs. T. Cutting, the “deb.’s” mother, wore a draped frock of chenille velvet in autumn shading. Among those present were: Mrs. G. R. Dixon (Wanganui), who was wearing a black crepe faille frock embroidered in gold. Mrs. Hallin, whose ivory georgette frock was banded with silver lace and enhanced by an oriental shawl. Mrs. Dunkley, wearing a frock of apricot georgette, trimmed with gold lace. Miss M. G. Laing, in a blush pink georgette frock with corsage of satin. Miss Phyllis Bray, who wore with her lido blue crepe fleuri fi'ock a begonia pink shawl. Miss Xene Jowitt, whose sunsetshaded frock of georgette was appliqued with black chenille. Miss Iris Craig, who was wearing a georgette frock of cyclamen, panelled with silver lace. GREEN TAFFETA Miss Tul Johnston, who wore a french bow* of foliage green taffeta at the waist of her black chiffon velvet frock. Miss Edna Wickham, wearing a bonnie blue frock inset with metal lace. Miss Madge Hopw'ood, in a cameo pink georgette frock with float panels, heavily embroidered in eau de nil. Miss Winnie Todd, whose gold georgette frock was beaded in crystal. Miss Ruth Todd, whose shot tinsel shawl adorned an absinthe green crepe elise frock. Miss Hope Asher, in a frilled tulle frock dipping to ankle-length and worn over gold shot taffeta. Miss Ruth Sutherland, wearing a taffeta frock of nasturtium red, with a shawl to tone. Miss Marie Brown, whose gold lame frock had an overdress of tulle ruffles, with which was worn a moonlight blue shawl. Miss Edna Thomas, in an apple-green satin beaute frock, with a flounced tulle skirt, and a rosebud shoulder spray. Miss Irene Hyauiason, in a rainbowshaded tulle frock, worn over pink. Miss C. Johnston, whose peach-pink georgette frock dipped in an uneven hemline. Miss Ray Wickham, wearing a dawnpink georgette frock, daintily traced with, silver thread. Miss Daphne Higham, in parchment georgette, hemmed with silver lace. Miss Beryl Barker, who wore a wrap of cherry and black over her black frilled tulle frock. Miss Hilda Smith, whose draped frock of cameo pink crepe fleuri had trimmings of diamante. Miss R. Deverill, who wore a shoulder spray or’ blue orchids on her embossed georgette frock of peach pink. During the evening the guests were entertained with a number of items by Miss Edna Thomas. Mips Hope Asher, Miss Winifred Todd. Miss Cutting, Mr. Eric Maxwell and Mr. G. Bennett.

Miss Xorah Clarke (captain), in silver lame with a tulle skirt. Miss Mollie Cambridge (lieutenant), wearing a rose shaded taffeta period frock. Miss Xoelie Wynyard, in a rainbow shaded net and taffeta frock. Miss Kura Clarke, who wore an ankle length blue tulle frock with gold shot corsage and a black shawl. Miss B. Bowen, in apricot satin with silver lace overdress and flower to tone. Miss May Bowen, wearing black crepe de chine with cyclamen relief. Miss Kathleen Gardner, in a black i fringed satin frock. Miss Doreen who wore powder t blue georgette with an uneven hem-line \ and cream embroidered shawl. Miss Gwen Keith, in a pink handpainted georgette frock with silver iace. Miss Joan Best, wearing floral ninon over pink satin. Miss M. Casbolt, who chose a pink crepe de chine and silver frock. SILVER LAME GOWN Miss J. Gooding, whose frock had a sil- ! ver lame corsage with an ankle-length ivory tulle skirt. Miss P. McGregor, who wore apple green satin beaute, with a tulle overskirt. Miss Rua McGregor, in black ring velvet relieved with a scarlet bow. Miss E. Bending, wearing pale blue georgette. Miss Ray Gurr, whose frock was of gold tissue. Miss Helen Schmidt in a frock of sii- | ver lame relieved with blue, pale blue ‘ shawl. Miss B. Lowe, who wore a crepe de I ! chine and silver lace frock. Miss Muriel MacDougall, in pale blue ; silk net and silver lace. Miss Ethel Latta, who wore nile green j taffeta. j Miss H. Bending, apple green crepe de chine. Miss Florrie Latta, wearing powder blue ring velvet with tulle skirt. Miss Gladwyn Wynyard, in a crocus ' mauve georgette frock. Miss J. Kyle, wearing chiffon velvet and \ gold lace. Miss Alexia Hotchkiss, who wore a frock of sea blue satin. Miss Edna Williamson in lotus pink crepe de chine, with lace. MAUVE SHAWL Miss Inez Bray, wearing mauve crepe I de chine, and a shawl to tone. Miss B. Gooding, in a frock of apple green taffeta and gold lace. Miss Georgia Boggs, who wore kingfisher blue velvet and diamante. Miss Renee Cooke, in coffee crepe de : and diamante. Miss Joyce Dee. whose apricot fleur de chine frock was trimmed with Virginian ; lace. Miss M. Green, whose frock was of ivory satin beaute.. Miss E. Bush, in rose pink satin and georgette. Miss T. Kyle, wearing apple green georgete and silver lace and shawl. Miss Elsie Roberts, in an ivory taffeta frock with rose trimmings. Miss X. Bisset. Russell, who wore cyclamen spot taffeta and an oriental mantilla. Miss G. Clarke, wearing ivory chenille georgette. Miss M. Coe, in airforce blue embossed georgette. Miss Dorothy White, who wore a fawn tiered lace frock.

AN ENGAGEMENT

The engagement is announced of Mahine Joyce, the only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. H. A. Karris, Devonport, to Leslie, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hood, of Kaliutara, Wairarapa.