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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1930
Page
9
Lexington society highlights two contract bridge gatherings hosted by Mrs. J. V. Moffitt on West Second Avenue. The Wednesday luncheon featured yellow flowers and lace linens, with Mrs. W. F. Brinkley winning the high club prize and Mrs. B. H. Finch taking the low prize. Visitors included Mrs. Walter Woodson and other Salis bury guests receiving decorative hat brush es as honors.
Miss Anne Madison Washington great great great niece of George Washington will supervise Mount Vernon interiors for a replica home at the International Colonial Exposition in Paris next May. She directs colonial furniture design for the exhibit and was awarded Mrs. C. A. Hunt at the event.
Mrs. J W Moffitt entertained her contract bridge club Thursday morning at her West Second avenue home. The lower floor was decorated with chrysanthemums snapdragons and candy tuft. Mrs Paul R Raper won a Chinese bridge set as high store prize while Miss Mary Trice received a double deck of cards as low score prize.
This advertisement lists a wide range of items with prices, from cuff links and watches to diamond rings and purses. It notes Lucien Lelong perfumes and vanity sets and invites readers to visit the gift shop for domestic and imported objets d art.
Mrs Willis Vestal hosted a Parkview apartments gathering with visitors for a contract bridge afternoon. Prizes included a cigarette case to Mrs Charles Hackney and decorated guest soap to Mrs W B Hunt. visitor prize linen handkerchiefs went to Mrs P M Bernhardt. Guests listed include Mrs George Shackleford of Richmond.
A stray pigeon flew into a kitchen window while the housewife was away. A lit clothing rack near the fireplace caught fire as a garment touched the flames, melted a gas pipe, and ignited the house. Firemen found the injured bird amid the scorched room.
Virulent talkie fever grips Scottish coast towns as residents travel by motor boat to Cloch and Greenock for late cinema outings. They spend hours at theaters then return home after 11 pm in cold frosty conditions. A special late boat service has been added for enthusiasts.
Renee oie displayed stockings once owned by Queen Victoria during the London Lewp Ley opening. Publicity boosted their fame and they were removed after a brief bedroom scene and placed in a fireproof safe. A Mrs Kelly commented she did not wish to examine them closely.
An advertisement lists prices for home gifts including meat platters from $7.50, complete dinnerware and hollowware pieces, serving trays, bowls, goblets, sugar and cream sets, five piece service, mantels clocks, electric lamps, pewter reproductions, glass stemware, and open stock china with prices ranging from under $1 to $150.00.
A list of baby gifts and silverware items is offered including sterling silver cups porringers knives forks and spoons rat tails brushes combs and picture frames gold bracelets rings pins bib clips Add a Pearl Necklaces priced from 81.00 to 237.50.
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