The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-17
Numerous Pre-Holi-
day Affairs During
Past Week.


| What, with everyone's brain chuck
full of ideas for, raising the money
for the St Nicholas Girls fund, the
three day showing of the Irene Castle
Promenade at the Garden theater in
connection with the presentation OF
the bewitching Irene in her latest and
istellar production, slim Shoulders,
the monthly card party of the Sis
terhood of Temple Beth Ell, the comic
opera, Bellies of Fol-de- Rol," featur-
ling local talent. lasting two evenings
the "Spinsters'' farewell ball at the
| Elk's club in honor of the Sixteenth
aviation class, the "Ole HI Gift Shop
| and lunch room, the regular weekly
dinner dance at the San Carlos hotel
and numerous charming affairs of
strictly social character, besides ba-
zaar for a number of the churches
the past week, the physical endurance
! of the society contingent was thor
| oughly tested.
| Many moons indeed had passed
since such a rushing" week offered
such a variety of diversion. Mrs. Lois
| X. Mayes, who has since the organi-
cation of the St. Nicholas Girl fund
! been a directing spirit in carrying on
the beautiful work, enthusiastically
AYERS that never before have there
been so many persons intresSd in til
J outcOme of this annual undertaking
I The St. Nicholas Girl makes for the
Christmas happiness OF little felix not
not only in one section, but all ever
PensacOla-little folks who but fol
, the St. Nicholas fund would awake
ION Christmas morn to find their
stocking emSty--forgOtten by Santa
! Claus! But Pensacolians are respond
Ting in a most liberal manner to tjIe
lcause, and all indications point to
lover the Top for the kiddies.
What a buzz, buzz of anticipation
. there was when it first became known
| that the best dressed woman in
America" was sending her Company
I of famous models 70 Pensacola to
appear in a fashion revue at the Car
den theater for three days. After see
. ing the six live manneqCinS as they
I appeared in their lovely creations
! from the latest modistes Of the world
lone returned home with an added ap-
probation of beauty in feminine APP
parel. The cast of models is d note
worthy one. and included Mile. VIC
=
/ and mannequin. These designs worn
included creation by Jesse Wolff
of lawn blue twO-tone Corticelli
crepe, embroidery. and steel cut
beads, an evening gown of colored
metal brocades trimmed with Colored
ribbon with a large cabbage rose
of velvet at the waist, grey satin
faced Canton crepe afternoon dress,
embroidered in red. and steel. trim
med with grey fox fur, both designed
| by Joseph Morris. a gorgeous wrap
designed by Jacob Rapport and made
of the finest quality Corticelh satin
fluied clOque, lined with hamster fur
lining, trimmed with selected cham
payne fox. This, an afternoon wrap.
is reversible, as it can be worn on
either side. Supremacy of American
design and Colors in gorgeous silks
was one of the outstanding features
of the Promenade. Mrs. Castle. who
is a great favorite in Pensacola, re-
Gently returned from Paris and Deau-
Vile, and reports that her most stun
ming creations which ELECTED favor
able comment from the French news
papers were American style, both in
design and color.
Mrs. Olga White Barnes, director
lof the Bellies of Fol-de-RoI. in her