THE RIGHT ROYAL FROCK
Are there no lengths that the paparazzi will go to in order to get
some inside knowledge of royalty ?
Being an ardent royalist and a journalist to boot, my interest was
piqued recently when one of the Bridge and Tennis Girls announced
that she had been invited to a Right Royal Bash where a certain
young
Prince was to be a guest !!!!
It transpired that the only way I would be able to get info on the
Right Royal Bash, was to offer to make TeePee's Right Royal Frock !!
The theme for the occasion was to be Gatsby, you know those Halcyon
days of the Charleston, the flappers, the era of prohibition, the
era
known as the Age of Intolerance and the Age of Wonderful nonsense
......
Even the language was different then, the buzz words were "making
whoopee, doing the jitterbug, having fun in the backseat of a
Struggle Buggy, and drinking bootleg hooch from the local gin
mill ....."
The fashions in the roaring twenties were fabulous ...it was after
all the romantic era. You must remember that n the 1920s, a new
woman
was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair,
wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took
risks. She was a flapper.
And there is no better personage than Teepee to take off that era,
she is the perfect flapper, the most obvious tassel tosser !!
Of course the occasion necessitated the inclusion of a few
hilarious
Charleston lessons on the tennis court, and then all thoughts
turned
to the making of the Right Royal Frock.
It was much discussed and talked about but at last a discreet but
also tasteful fabric of apple green satin was thought both fetching
and appropriate for the occasion.
Of course every flapper dress had to be fringed, but the question
was, where to buy fringing in Bulawayo, especially the amount of
fringing that would be needed to cover the Royal Derrière !!
Much advice was given and taken over the bridge table, to the
eventual exclusion even of a grand slam , but after many phone
calls
to friends and fashion houses, fringing suitable to festoon the
Right
Royal frock was at last located in vast quantities, in an elegant
cream colour and the Royal dressmaker began her task.
(Of course there will be no lampshades manufactured in the country
for a number of months as there will be a notable dearth of
available
fringing.)
And so, sigh....... as I stitch and sew, I can only but reminisce
on
how close I once came to being included in a Right Royal Bash, even
if it is only as the sewer of the Right Royal Frock
FORD- MULLER
Neville and Josie are pleased to announce the engagement of Shaun
to
Cheri. Welcome to the family Cheri.
Congratulations to both of you it is about time.
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MARRIAGES
MUNRO - Ray and Louise are happy and proud to announce the marriage
of their younger son Neil to Danielle, younger daughter of John
and
Francis Tate of Ipswich, England. The marriage took place at 2
p.m.
on 4th October, 2006 in Mauritius. Welcome to our family Danni.
Our
heartiest congratulations and lots of love to you both.
MUNRO - Congratulations Neil and Danni. Wishing you a long and
happy
life together. Love and best wishes, Pa.
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4 CONDOLENCES
MILLER - CHRISTOPHER MELVILLE (DUSTY), Aged 87 - Passed on to
higher
service in Rustenburg, South Africa on 23rd September 2006.
He will be sadly missed by his niece Maureen, and family in Bulawayo.
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RENECLE - MAY, Aged 90 - Passed away peacefully in Johannesburg on
27th September 2006.
Sadly missed by friends at Coronation Cottages.
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WE OFFER DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF THE FOLLOWING
PAUL KRUGER VAN NIEKERK
HORST ISSELBACHER
ELIZABETH SARTORI BELOVED WIFE OF BRUNO
G.C. TASMER
QUEENIE SELINA PALMER
EDNA SANSOLE
PAULINE WOOD IN HOWICK
VALERIE GOODES
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BILL GRANEY Snr. Passed away in the Mater Dei on 5th October 2006
in
his
85th year. Dad of Billy, Bev and Catherine, Grandad of Caroline &
Bruce,
Darren & Eliisa, Great-Grandad of Michelle and Roxy. May he rest
in
peace.
Will be sadly missed.
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PAUL VAN NIEKERK
14.9.1946 - 27.9.2006
Paul a man with a big heart left us for better pastures a week ago.
We will all miss your big voice and generous spirit. Your passing
has
left a big space in our lives it is far too quite now! We will all
miss you a great deal. Your little princess miss's you and will
always remember you.
From all the family
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Please could you put in your condolences that my uncle Keith Innes
died today,
very suddenly, in Cape Town , aged 88. He and Joan lived in
Bulawayo until
they moved down to Cape Town to be near family a few years ago.
Keith worked
in Supplies on the Railways until he retired. They were due to
celebrate
their 60th Wedding Anniversary next month.
He will be greatly missed by his sister, Nan Green, Isobel, Alan,
Debbie,
Colleen, Rob, Graeme, Bron and families (The Bawdens)
John and Sue, Debbie and James.
Joan can be mailed at 7 Kerner Close, Orchard Village , Klein
Wassenaar,
Westlake , RSA 7945.
All our love to Joan, Morag, Derek, Auds, Fi and Erik, Tosca and the
grandchildren. Our prayers are with you all.
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IN MEMORY OF
SIBANDA BERNARD
One year has gone but it still feels like you will come
back and it will all have been a bad nightmare. How you
would be proud of your son. We miss you so much, your
kids and wife Gwen
TIDBITS
You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there.
- Unknown -
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If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
Jonathan Winters
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