Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 20, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba News about society Winnipeg free press Winnipeg saturday january 20, Page nine women s interests modern architecture makes perfect setting for period furniture by Margaret Kennedy a combination of furniture in the victorian and georgian periods interiors in a highly individualised manner and architecture in the Best modern style characterize the Home of or. And mrs. Allan Morrison at 215 Park Boulevard Tuxedo. The House was built by the Morrison about ten years ago and was designed locally. Among several outstanding architectural features Are included the barrelled ceiling of the Entrance Hall and the hanging the circular windows which Are repeated throughout the House the notice ably High Ceil need living room and Entrance to the dining room. The Entrance Hall is both spacious and stunning with painted Walls of slowing Pink and floor of. Black and White Marble in a Large Check de sign. The effectiveness of this Hall is not marred by the use of too much furniture. And the Only Wall Decora Tion is a Large persian primitive panel of bold and colourful design. Immediately beneath the panel is a boxy Cabinet of Black lacquer rather Oriental in appearance with its dark inlaid background and Small raised Marble figures. Living room dominated by a Al georgian fireplace is a Charm ing example of How two distinct types of period furniture can be combined in Good taste. The spaciousness of this room is accentuated by the High ceiling the soft yellow of the painted Walls Matching Over curtains and the Monotone Taupe of the Rug. The two types of furniture usually Small pieces Are placed in charming groups throughout the room. Some of the victorian pieces Are upholstered in a deep red Satin others in a soft tone of Almond Green while the Chesterfield Anc chairs arc say with English Chintz in a Small Floral pattern which contains the prevailing colors used in the room. Particularly interesting is an old tapestry with a Green velvet Frame at least six inches deep. The scene is the familiar one of Moses in the bulrushes and was worked in conservative colors by a great grand Mother of mrs. Morrison. It used to hang in her Nursery but has been properly promoted to a place o Honor in this Well appointed living room. On the mantelpiece Are pair of English fire screens which because of their quaintness deserve special mention. These Are fitted into Small when not in use. And Are Banner shaped pieces of Petit Point. Their age can be reckoned by the fact that Fine Bead work is combined throughout the Needle work to form Small Woodland scenes. The handles when removed from the stands Are about eight inches Long and when used the whole shades the face from the in Tensive heat of an open fireplace. They were probably very popular in England centuries ago. When great logs burned merrily and pretty ladies used Rice powder and protected their sensitive skins with these fire screens. In contrast to the living room is the Gay Sun room colourful and orig Inal in its decor. Colourful because of the brightly glazed red tile floor Green Woodwork and red Over cur teens original because of the Large Straw mat Hung on the inside Wall it would be a shame to walk on such a Rug anyway because of the ornamental weaving of its brightly coloured designs and because of the Central figure which is a Brilliant Scarlet Flamingo. Entrance from the Hall to i the dining room is made effect live by the use of three Steps Reading up to French doors. A startling idea in Interior decoration which was introduced in new York Only last of decorating a around a single used in this room. The idea is to choose a picture usually an Oil with perhaps two or three Predom Nant colors then carry out the theme of these tones in the Furni ure curtains and Walls of the room maintaining at the same time the mood created by the picture. The painting used in the Morrison s Din ing room is a Flower study in Oil uncompleted in Italy and brought to Canada and finished Here by Lucius o Brien. The Floral arrange ment in the picture is an unusual one combining White deep purple and Orchid As Well As the familiar red of the american Beauty. The painted Walls Are of mahogany Pink and the Rug carries out the theme in a solid Shade of Dusty Pink which might be the color of some rare or chid. The dining room furniture in keeping with the rest of the room is severe in design and is made of a warm toned Walnut. Directly Over the carving table is a Butler s Mir ror Small and convex so called be cause the Butler May Survey the activities of the diners without the necessity facing the table and peering at each guest. The Complete effect of the Interior of the Home of or. And mrs. Allan Morrison is one of comfortable Charm and graciousness. The living room the charming living room below in the residence of or. And mrs. Allan mor Rison Park Boulevard is pictured to advantage with the Sun shining in the Large rounded windows. Two distinctive types of period furniture Are grouped around the georgian fireplace. At the right is the gracious Entrance Hall with its effective floor covering of Black and White Marble. A Large persian primitive panel hanging on one Wall is the Only decoration and a feeling of spaciousness prevails. A Cool and restful room is the sunroom shown above left with its feathery ferns and original Straw mat hanging on the inside Wall. With its exquisite period pieces and soft pastels the dining room with its simplicity of line and Harmony of tone the Sun room alive with vivid color and the in trance Hall stunning in its Sharp contrasts All unite to form a Home that is not Only very liveable bu1 in excellent taste. Mrs. T. Bruce Ross holds pretty Tea for sister in Law Grenfel at the mrs. T. Bruce Ross Boulevard entertained Tea hour saturday in Honor of her sister in Law miss Marion Ross whose marriage to or. Lowell s Wallace will take place in february. The table centred with an arrangement of White Narcissi am lighted by White tapers a presided Over by mrs. A. E Rose Vear mrs. W. P. Wallace mrs. W Armstrong and assisting were misses Ethelyn and Margaret Patterson. Mrs. H. Addison. Mrs. Alan Ross. Wallace Dorothy visiting debaters arc guests of Union d luncheon parly the executive of the University of Manitoba debating Union enter aimed at luncheon Friday in Moore s private dining room in Honor of he visiting debaters from the University of Alberta messes. John Maxwell and Sam Epstein. Or. David Golden president of the de rating Union introduced the de Baters. The table was centred with free mirrors Tuider White camellias lighted by White tapers. Guests included or. Maxwell or. Epstein prof. R. O. Macfarlane prof. W. F. Osborne messes. G. V. Ferguson 5. J. Tarr r. F. Mcwilliams Doug As me Whannel Frank Hooton Rod Hunter president of u.m.s.u., Les in Rowland Arthur Elcombe Sara Freedman David Golden Garson Fogel Roy Matas misses Florence Kelly Patricia Gallagher and Jenji Mcnichol. A. And mrs. J. R. Mcmullen of Calgary formerly of Winnipeg will celebrate the 60th anniversary of their marriage sunday. Or. And mrs. Mcmullen were married in holy Trinity Church Winnipeg Jan. 21, 1880, by the late Ven. Archdeacon Fortin. If it v or. And mrs. R. Rosenfield Aber Deen Avenue entertained sunday Al dinner in Honor of miss Goldie Olin and or. Joe Winters whose marriage will take place feb. 18. The table was centred with Spring flow ers and lighted by Matching tapers arranged for 30 guests. Or. And mrs. Olin and or. And mrs. Rosen Field toasted the bridal couple they were recipients of a gift. Or and mrs. Malmid gave a Voca selection. Arts co eds of the University o Manitoba will entertain at a Coffey party saturday morning Jan. 27 in the ladies common room Broad Way buildings. Or. And mrs. Jack Mckenzie Beardmore. Ont Are receiving congratulations on the birth of from the land where a White elephant does t mean a bad investment came the Indian maharajah who was being entertained by English Royalty for the first time. When asked if he enjoyed being in England he replied something like this Squeve eee awk awk glug Slugg Yeeee whoosh whish or Jeee awk yes. I his audience successfully restrained its Awe. One Gallant Duke determined to carry the thing through asked the potentate what he thought of Western food. This answer came Gur Loop. Gurgle up gawk Wowk wonk drug virtually atrophied by this time the Mahara Jah s audience started to murmur concern edly. After a moment one of the hosts interrupted the Low. Conversation commented to the Indian that he spoke English quite Well considering that this was his first England and where did he learn to speak Gak Krupp pop Guk Olup Short wave when Madame Maria Maraba. Appeared in Winnipeg about two weeks ago miss Norrie Duthie choir director at St. Giles Church saw the interview in the free press with a photograph of the Soprani and thought she recognized her As on old Friend Mary Martin. Not the ma4 Martin of my heart belongs to daddy miss Duthie checked and sure enough it was. The same person whom she had not seen for 18 years. They had both studied in Paris and London under Madame miss Duthie and Madame Maraba met and had a pleasurable time look ing Over old snapshots taken in the Luxemburg gardens. From now on they will keep up a correspondence. We be heard of people getting an air plane in a Garden or even in jail but the latest Story comes from Vancouver concerns one of our Manitoba boys William Vince Barnard Goff eldest son of or. And mrs w v b Goff of Lockport. He was married to Marguerite Wilson of Vancouver dec. 15r suspension Bridge at Capulano feet above the water at 8 o clock on a Moonlight night. After that Don t. Be sur prised if you hear of a couple being United in. Wedlock in the Mouth of a whale in the Middle of. An. Ocean jaded january jitters almost cured when alas along comes february 29 seventh annual supper i dance of insurance people and their friends sponsored by he honorable order of the Blue Goose International will be held Friday in the main dining room of he Royal Alexandra hotel. A gala floor show will feature this annual function. Mrs. Humphrey Drummond Hay ill entertain at a Small dinner monday. Her guests will later attend the Ruth Draper perform Ance at the Walker theatre. Annual meeting of the big i Sisters association will be held monday at 8 ., in the y.w.c.a., with mrs. Cliston Graban As chairman. The devotional part will be conducted by Rev. J. Arthur Forbes. The Young women s auxiliary will serve refreshments. Mrs. James s. Wright Brock Street will entertain at supper tuesday following the John hoi Den production sponsored by the United College women s auxiliary. Winnipeg South Centre women s conservative Assoc Tion will hold its annual meeting tuesday 2.30 In the Marlborough hotel for annual re ports and election of officers. Red Cross supplies will be received and distributed. Plans for leap year card party and dance to be held wednesday feb. 28, to be made. 9 mrs. G. Rowe and mrs. E. Johns combined their Hospital ties wednesday evening entertaining at a Kitchen Shower in Honor of miss Audrey Bennett a Bride elect of Early february. The party took place at mrs. Johns Home and the table was centred with Spring flow ers and lighted by peach coloured tapers. Mrs. W. Bennett and mrs. F. Saunders presided. Assisting were mrs. Walter John mrs. Claude Olson and miss Jessie Tucker. Guests number 40. Annual meeting of the i scottish ladies Curling club will be held monday at c.pj3. Club Poms William Avenue. The presentation of. Prizes election of officers will take place and whist drive will Start at 8.15 Miss Jacqueline Benoit entertained informally thursday eve Ning in Honor of miss Blanch Rodrique and or. Fred Brousseau whose marriage will take place Jan. 27. Mrs. A. B. Nicolson will enter Tain a party of 17 tuesday follow ing the John Holden production of Buddie being sponsored by the United colleges women s auxiliary. By Nancy Bis set plunk you can almost that let Down feeling after the new year s festivities can t you even your headache is gone Are most of those Earnest resolutions you hoped to cherish. Janu Ary seems an endless month. Nothing to do but wearily watch the Christmas Bills coming in the weather which had behaved reasonably Well becomes decidedly cold and you find that most of your Well Olf friends Are planning a trip to Florida. Could anything be More depressing let s see if anything can be done to relieve the Monotony of the month. You took a Day off to scrutinize your surroundings. Your room looked Dull you rearranged the furniture. It was a change but the dressing table for the most Desir Able Light should be in front of the where it has been Lor the past 20-Odd years. Back it went and the room took on an air of exasperated resignation. You went through your desk few unanswered letters in cubicle fell out. Why write letters to friends who Are night clubbing in Manhattan or purchasing tickets for the Best show in town they be seen All the movies Here and they can go skating in fancy Central i considered dyeing your hear then remembered with shame what you saw n the front Row at the concert the other night. January is nearly Over but you nearly forgot february has one extra Day this year what s the use Park and a snapshot from Ber Muda. They Are bicycling there if you please Down flowering lanes. And speaking of Snow you spent a goodly sum on a. Colourful new ski outfit and up until the Middle of the month there was absolutely no Opportunity to show it off to say nothing of ski ing remember the late afternoon you went with a party to the River rink to do some skating it would have been All right if you had t omit Ted to say you had t skated except in your dreams. It looked so easy seeing Sonja Henic gliding on the screen. Of course that was on the screen. You were restless and decided to take the Brilliant dogs for a afternoon walk Sun. In the you dressed in romantically in woo lies a tremendous coat and out size Over boots. The animals were enthusiastic. That was encouraging it was very pleasant until you passed one of your smart friends stepping out of a heated limousine looking of so fragile in sheer Hose and High heels. It spoiled every thing did t it then one Day you decided to do something about your figure your split Finger nails and your hair. The first 15 minutes of exercising on the living room Rug was fairly inter Esting but you kept thinking of those Beauty places where clients lie on padded Pink Satin Mats Anc a slim instruct Ress counts to rhythm issuing from a concealed musical Box. There in t any Oil a the House for the chipped nails and you forget about ordering any. You Winnipeg caterers Aav Ard card prizes at mid Winter dance the mid Winter dance of the Winnipeg caterers association was held wednesday evening in the Picardy Salon. At whist were miss Florence Hughes mrs. A. Bannerman miss i. Ally or. A. Mcgrath or. E. Whitlock and or. F. Alty. The whist draw was won by or. O. Hazel. Later president d. D. Butler awarded the various door prizes to the following or. W. Sanders mrs. Geo. Crozier miss i. Gornall miss d. Simpson miss g. Hughes mrs. E. Whitlock or. H. Whitlock mrs. A. Ford or. J. Woolley miss m. Houston and or. D. H. King go. Spot dance prizes were won by miss Wilma Mackic and lome Smith while the mystery lady prize was won by miss Florence Gornall and the mystery Man prize by or. A. Mullins e or. And mrs. William s. Tom Linson. Or. With their i talc son Billy have arrived from Toronto to be the a guests mrs. Tomlinson b parents or. And mrs. Kobert Mackay King Sway. Or. And mrs. Tomlinson will leave Mon Day for Minneapolis Chicago and new York and will spend three weeks motoring through the South Ern so pcs. While his parents Sre away Billy will stay with or. And mrs. Mackay. F in Honor of miss Edna Smith a Bride elect of january miss Grace Bull and mrs. .1, m. Smith entertained tuesday at the Home of the latter at a Kitchen Shower. Guests numbered 22. Mrs g. Cruick Sinnk Sherman Street entertained at a Kitchen Shower wednesday evening when miss Edna Skelly. A Bode elect of Jan 26 was the Honor guest miss Betty Cruickshank presented each gift to the Honor guest. Assisting were mrs. C. Coutte mrs. R. Skelly. Mrs e. Brooks. Mrs. J. Hendry and tre Cameron Helen Hollis and Euzabeth Tibbs. Guests numbered 60. Mrs. Hector Poirier and miss Annette Hinchc will entertain during Tea hour sunday at the Home of Albert Paquin Hatch of Street in Honor of miss jul. J 1 t Blanche Rodrique a Bride elect of Jan 27 ;