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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 12, 1927

Page

5

Topics Of Interest To Women A Sydney Letter Dance At Yale Week

The verandah and Ross Bay Golf Club House hosted dancing after a Yale Week dinner. Guests included well known visitors and society figures. Attire featured elegant gowns with varied colors and decorative touches. Mrs Ambrose Galtway wore a silvered black ensemble.

Ross Bay Golf Club Yale Fred McMaster Ambrose Galtway A. J. Watrs Mix Jessie McMaster G.toune J Litchfield Cooma Sydney Hospital Ambassadors Atoan Kellett Georgette CDI Jones M. Gayway T. M'Lachlan

Polo Night In Sydney Draws 8000 Guests For Charity

The Wentworth hosted a grand polo social with about 8000 attendees in Sydney. Proceeds supported Maternity Cottage at Bonalbo and Soldiers’ Settlement rest house at Yenda, as Governor General and Lady Stonehaven attended, escorted by a country-women guard.

Wentworth Sydney Harden Cumberland Country Women's Association Bonalbo Yenda Stonehaven Bir Budiey de Chair G. G. M'Intosh

Arranging Cushions for Beauty and Comfort

Cushions can ruin or enhance a room by harmonising or contrasting with furniture. Bright colors energize spaces, while varied shapes and sizes create better effects. Cushions should blend with the room and invite easy repositioning without disrupting harmony.

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Victorian Spring Fashion Notes Show New Fabrics And Silhouettes

A fashion note column surveys spring trends from Sydney shop windows. Flowers and embroidery dominate fabrics. voile, chiffon, moire, and new satins feature flower prints. Striped and checked taffeta reappear, linens rise in wearability, and uneven hems with draperies update evening frocks. Sleeves, cuffs, and decorative embellishments receive emphasis with Parisienne influences.

Sydney

Electrified furniture gains popularity with integrated lighting

Readers learn about electrically wired furniture options for dressed tables wardrobes and sideboards with automatic switches and floor plugs enabling heat light and appliances. A gas by pass wall switch powered by compressed gas offers on demand control and convenience amid rising adoption and estimated costs.

Connectio Sunny Cleo

Special Country Order on Tanning and Dyes for Skins

The Department announces a plan emphasizing tanning and dyeing of rabbit and fox skins for finished garments. It covers atoles conte chokers and rugs along with other desired apparel developments.

Boye Navy Ballarat

London pupils learn cookery quicker says instructress

An instructress at a London County Council school notes boys learn cookery quicker than girls. A gas stove device redirects excess burner heat to a buck mantled under other utensils, saving heat for reuse.

London County Council

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