South African Pictorial - Volume 17 (Jul-Dec 1923)

20 i SOUTH /RE-PAPER NOW AND MAKE THE HOME WALLS SMILE Call and inspect the Newest Designs or write for Samples fascinating toilette. And Véronique (Miss Ethel Cadman) changes her pale pink satin frock with its (then) modish bodice tight to the waist with a full skirt, its écru lace fichu over the shoulders caught to allow the chemisette of satin to show, her pink hat with its veil of net and parasol of blue, for the same green costume as befits a flower-girl out to attract the lordly Florestan de Valiancourt, although she was really not a flower-girl you know! And Coquenard (our friend Victor Crawford, who gave an admirable study of the excitable little florist and on whose capable shoulders most of the burden of the play really falls) has a nice taste in coats, as witness his grass-green cloth and his sapphireblue in the second act—enough to bring Whit Cunliffe back from Europe at once to get the pattern! In his captain's uniform Coquenard is at his best. His humour is never forced, and that is his great success. Miss Isa Bowman as the Countess of Champ Azur wears some lovely gowns. I liked the black velvet with its square tissuelined train and the fringes of silver on the corsage. The second act has the enchanting Swing Song in it, outside the rose-garlanded home, where the petals fall as the trees sway and one has a glimpse of golden-blossomed trees in the meadows beyond. At the close of the play, amid the baskets and boxes of chocolates, Miss Cadman, sweet and dainty Véronique, received a replica of herself on the swing, and Miss Pearce, the bewitching Agatha, an Empire figure, tributes from Miss Muriel Starr to her colleagues. I MRS. WILFRED TEMPLE, wish I had space to tell you Who, with her husband, has been of the bridesmaids, the prettv the guest of T.R.H. Prince and bride, the donkey who played Princess Arthur of Connaught at yj, part like an old “‘ pro.,” Government House, Pretoria. hy ” ut who was rather bored towards the end, and the very tuneful music. The final scene in the Tuileries was perhaps the most magnificent, with its golden Louis furniture, its deep blue curtains of plush, its painted ceiling and frescoes, where Véronique, in a white satin gown sprinkled with silver, meets her lover. Tiny puff sleeves, mittens, a frothy mass of chiffon frills Phone 5169 Box3000 MADAME Mosinger’s CORSETS and BRASSIERES the skirt sweeping the parquet floor—no wonder Florestan could are yam not resist her. Corsets made to order ae Pe ae Out sizes a speciality pores pase primrose satin with gold fringes Write for Catalogues and Self-Measurement Forme. ST. MARY'S BUILDINGS and a_ gold KERK STREET, JOHANNESBURG. stomacher, AFRICAN PICTORIAL. to the hem of . OctToBER 27, 19238. BOSTON WALLPAPER CO., LTD. York Buildings, Kerk Street, | JOHANNESBURG. —BeSoss. *eee88e8 under the chandeliers which ‘‘ do show up the bourgeois so.” ‘“ Véronique ’’ is one of the best prcductions we have had here for many a year, and is sure to be booked out every night. ‘‘ And after all,’’ says grandfather with a smile, ‘ there is nothing like the old plays.’’ At The Carlton. It was some weeks since I had attended a Carlton souper. Last Friday night I found them as popular as ever — perhaps even more so, for on a hot night the ball-room, with its many windows leading on to the verandah, is singularly cool, and really one wants a refreshing breeze these days. Beautiful gowns there were in plenty. Mr. Peter Kaplan was entertaining a party among whom I noticed Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill, Mrs. Gemmill in a lovely mauve georgette frock with angel wings from the neck to the waist at the back and a belt of twisted silver and mauve. Mrs. Kaplan had on an elegant toilette of white with black jet tracery on the sieeveless gown and a heavier band of jet at the hem. Mr. Knox Baxter, of Cape Town, and Dr. Max Greenberg were of their party. Captain Clifford and Captain Wilkinson were among the dancers, and Mr. Rosenstein, who is a lecturer at the University, had a large party. Among them I saw Miss Siddon in blue georgette with gold lace panels, Miss Liknaitzky in cerise embroidered in ruby beads, Miss N. de Villiers in a chic gown of black velvet with silver tassels, and her sister in _ royal-blue under georgette. Mr. Laurie Adler, Mr. Pirow and Mr. Liknaitzky were also of the party, with Miss Glenaine in mauve flowered taffetas. Mrs. Victor Crawford had on a smart wine-coloured georgette gown with a ceinture of flowers, and Mrs. Bedell-Sivright wore a pretty Frenchgrey taffeta frock trimmed with ruchings. Mrs. Walker was very chic in black maracain with wide sleeves, the whole studded with ruby beads. Miss Olivier came in black, and Miss Nevison was very charming in black charmeuse with sleeves of georgette. Mrs. Richards wore primrose and was with a large party. Dollie and Billie were among the most enthusiastic dancers, and wore gold tissue gowns with laces en suite. Mrs. Large was well gowned in black. Miss Helen Spencer was very dainty in mauve with a scalloped skirt in key-pattern and scarf effect with long ends to the corsage. Mrs. Egan wore a pretty purple georgette frock, and well! really, I think that is all I have space to tell you of. : CARRIE. SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION. | Julius Royston. Late of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, W. S. Penley, Sir Augustus Harris, G Edwardes, William Haviland B. and F "Wheeler Cos., African Theatres, Lid., African Film Productions, Ltd., etc. Speaking Voice, Diction, Gesture, Stage Training, Amateurs Coached, Plays Produced. Apply: JULIUS ROYSTON, Dramatic, Studio, P.O. Box 5492, JOHANNESBURG. 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