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Newspaper

Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 14, 1946

Page

4

Debutantes Attend Royal Society of St George Ball

Royal Governor-General the Duke of Gloucester and Duchess hosted 49 Queensland debutantes at City Hall, Brisbane, with a lavish reception, waltz, and buffet supper. Guests included Dame officers, clergy, and the Lord Mayor, as English and Australian guests mingled amid palms and models of St George and the Dragon.

Duke of Gloucester Queensland Royal Society of St. George Mr. Cooper Cooper St. George J. A. Collins CB. R.A.N F. A C. H. Miller M. Hawius Eileen Phipps Rhitier Elspeth Miller FL A. Cooper A. V. Stark F A. Cooper Public Works Mr. Brincer Jean Hruce J. B Chandler E. RB. Pike Pike S D. Tooth Brisbane The Coloty Tooth Commodore J. A. Collins H.M.A.S Hobart Archbishop Halse Archbishop Duhig al Chandler N. Macrossan Macrossan Collins D. H. Harries Jean Sinclair Clem Hornibrook

Pattern Service It Flatters The Matron

The Courier Mail Dress Pattern Service offers pattern No 1437 a two piece outfit designed to flatter matronly figures. Features include panel skirt lines shoulder gatherings waistline darts and belted jacket. Sizes 36-38 40-42 and 44-46 inch busts. Available until October 2 write to Box 858L Brisbane with note or stamps.

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President Hosts Luncheon Following Opening Ceremony

Officials and guests gathered at the Show Ground executive building for a formal luncheon after the opening ceremony. Mrs Shaw led arrivals in a black outfit with white gardenia, others wore black, brown Hamburg hats, tartan accents, and navy ensembles as wives of society members and judges joined the event.

Royal Mational Society E J Shaw Shaw Amy Shaw J. H Duchess of Gloucester

Cookery section prize winner for all purpose pastry

The weekly cookery prize went to Mrs. R Vaughan of The Pines Flagstaff Hill Tweed Heads for an all purpose pastry usable in savoury or sweet pies. Five prizes total go to Mrs. E H HughesKelvin Grove and Mrs. M Constable Brisbane Road Ebbw Vale for their short pastry methods. Readers urged to send fish based recipes for next week with envelopes marked Cookery and a later contest on using tripe.

R. Vaughan The Pines Flagstaff Hill Tweed Heads E. H. Hughes Victoria Street Kelvin Grove Eeether Rubin Bassier Shoals Agustaa

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Noua Peter Enba Ang W. Collins W. C. L. ‘Wowen D. Jones Debutantes Jean Atkinson Nola Black Audrey Ballard Marjorie Bailey Joan Bowler Patricia Beame Suzanne Catling Charmian Chambers Zoe Clarke Shirley Chenoweth Shirley Denby Diana Evans Gwen Fogpit Fay Fredline Mavis Doreen Filmer Helen Grant Dawn Gouldreth Giles Daphne Harveyson Va Hendren Myrtle Hough Wilma Jones Mona Kerr Elaine Locke Pamela Light Marjorie Manfield Alwyn Mooney Dulcie Nutt Patricia Nowotney Frances Nichells Nola Petersen Margaret Pennefather Aline Plumb Jessica Roberts Leslie Richmond Betty Richardson Cynthia Robinson Mararet Shannon Ann Shannon Jenice Smith Betty Smout Elaine Symes Charmian Spicer- Clarke Elaine Urquhart Miriam Warner Lorna Wheathered Dulcie Whelan Vonnie Whelan His Majesty's Trade Commissioner St. George's Society Ferends Hawthorne Avenue Ashgrove Ralph Marshall Betty Mrs. E BD. Smout Clayfield Onour Elaine D. K. Symes Coorparoo the Duke of Gloucester Mrs. F. A. Cooper Shirley Richardson Alan Stewart Joan Nicol Milady the Courier-Mail
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