Coral Gables Riviera-Times

CORAL GABLES CLUBBER

By GORDON N. TAYLOR Through the dark clouds that have settled over our rainy schedules a lot of seeking for silver has been in progress. Knowing that this "unusual" weather cannot last over a couple more years, definite plans are in the making for a bigger, better and finer club. The prominent business men who give so unsparingly of their time and intelligence to direct the welfare of the club have unleashed their energies on plans and blueprints for (1) bar improvements and (2) ice cream and soda fountain facilities. A good club with a good future means a good time with good members. October 7, 1946, when I blew into the club in front of a hurricane that didn't hit, Bob Cridben, Walter Wigman, Pat Patterson, Dugald Barr and Buddy Hawkins gave me a good going over. Their good humor seemed to personify the club. Several nights later (Wednesday) I witnessed the most enchanting scene imaginable when the dancing began on the patio under a canopy of shooting stars. Remember? It seemed surprising that so few members were on hand and those that did turn out left the floor every time a rumba or samba broke forth. While mapping out a program of Club entertainment, the first thing suggested was a dancing class in the rhumba and samba, which came to pass, and which was very successful. Now, when we go South American, the dance floor fills right up. If enough members are interested, another class will be formed. In keeping with this same program, a bulletin will soon reach you regarding a class (members only) in drama and speech. It is expected that such a class will fit into our Country Club Theatre and will prove to be enjoyable to all who enter. The new chairmen of the riding group, Mrs. Walter Ashby, plans to get the members together every Tuesday at 4 p.m., for a two hour ride. She hopes that the riders will always select the same horse each time so that our plans for a real horse show will be ultra, ultra. The group will be broken up three ways: one for children under 15; one for inexperienced riders; and one for experienced riders. Bridge Buffet Don't forget to call in your reservation for the Bridge Rally Buffet, Thursday, October 16th. All members are welcome, and the party begins at 6:30 p.m. The winners of the two meetings of the Contract Group this past week were: Mrs. William Jeffers on Tuesday, September 30th and Mrs. Effie England, Thursday night, October 2nd. The Duplicate winners on Thursday afternoon, October 2nd were Mrs. Annabel Wilson and Mrs. Frank Baker. The North-South winners of the Duplicate Group Monday, October 6th were Mrs. Annabel Wilson and Mrs. Madge Evans with the co-winners, East-West, being Mr. Thomas Tawes and Mr. Hugh Jackson. Your appreciation for our talented members who participated in the last floor show has inspired them to bigger and better plans. All of the performers received hearty rounds of applause, and we all thank Betty Oehlers, Pen Pennock, Don Leigh, Dick Kenney and Jack Murphy for entertaining us. Tuesday, October 7th was the scene of the Miami Women's Golf Association's tournament on the Granada Golf Course. The chairman for the day was Ann Ran-dolph who tells me that the tournament is a weekly affair. After 9 holes they got rained out. Low Net was the play with about 25 competing. The Men's Blind Bogey's every Wednesday and Saturday after-noon are still in progress on the Granada Golf Course. The tourna-ments are 9 holes starting early in the afternoon. All you need in order to enter is your Club mem-bership card and your greens fee. CLUB EVENTS Friday, October 10th-Rotary Club Luncheon 12:15 p.m.; Uni-versity of Miami Inter Fraternity Council 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, October 11th-Club Dance, Patio, 9 to 1 a.m. Sunday, October 12th-Dinner and Dinner Music, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Monday, October 13th - Dupli-cate Bridge, 8:00 p.m., Bridge Room. Tuesday, October 14th-Contract Bridge, 1:15 p.m., Bridge Room; Kiwanis Club Luncheon; Dade County Chiefs of Police Associa-tion-Buffet Dinner, 6:30 p. m. Wednesday, October 15th-Buf-fet Supper, 7 to 9 p.m.; Lions Club Luncheon, 12:15 p.m. Civic Room; Club Dance, 9 to 12 p.m. Thursday, October 16th-Dupli-cate Bridge, 1:15 p.m. Bridge Room; Contract Bridge, 8:00 p.m., Bridge Room; Chamber of Com-merce Luncheon, Civic Room 12:15 p.m.; Daughters of the Nile Lunch-eon; Bridge Rally, 6:30 p.m.

Technicolor does something for most stars, but with YVONNE DE CARLO it's the other way around - she does something for Technicolor! Here she is in a scene from the hilarious caravan of laughs, "Slave Girl" which will be at the Grove Theatre Saturday at 9:30 P.M. and Sunday thru Tuesday, October 11-14.

A scene from "Variety Girl" starring BOB HOPE and BING CROSBY playing thru Monday at the Gables Theatre.

Future Outlook of Gables Inspired New Store Here

Since they felt that Coral Gables was Florida's city of the future and they desired to be on the ground floor to grow with it, Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Friedman have opened Miracle Mile's latest shop. The new shop at 348 Coral Way, named Roal, a contraction of Mr. and Mrs. Friedman's first names, will carry everything milady needs in the way of accessories. "Our business is to accessorize," announced Mr. Friedman, "and we will carry two phases of women's clothing, accessories and neces-saries." From Pittsburgh The former owner of an acces-sory shop in Pittsburgh said that their aim is to coordinate women's accessories as a unit, a customer bringing in her garment and Roal supplying the feminine accessories to complete the garment. The accessories handled in the attractively decorated shop are millinery, shoes, handbags, cos-tume jewelry and belts. The necessaries are lingerie, blouses, skirts, hosiery and hand-kerchiefs. Modern Interior The modernistic design of the store is immediately eye-catching. The modern fixtures and brightly colored showcases standout to hold attention. The attractive color schemes were arranged by Mrs. Friedman, a native Miamian. Basic color scheme of the store is rose and aqua, the other colors in the shop being variations of these two. The floral drapes, deep rose rugs, and lime and pink chairs tend to combine into a pleasing color combination. Spotlights Used There is not any general lighting but every showcase in the shop is spotlighted, to bring out a drama-tic light on the merchandise rather than on the building. The fixtures at Roal's run into the window, making a continuous line into the show room, and carrying the cus-tomer's eye into the store. Miss Maxine Forman, who for-merly owned a shop on Lincoln road is head of the custom made department and the millinery. Miss Maxine will design and make many of the hats that are to be featured in the shop. Operate Store Section Mr. and Mrs. Murray P. Salz-man, former residents of the North own and operate the shoe department in the store. The Salz-man's, before moving to Coral Ga-bles six months ago, owned a store in Northampton, Mass., South Morwalk, Conn., and New York City. All shoes in the shop were made exclusively for Roal. There is a complete line of sportswear, cas-uals, and dress shoes. Since Roal's have their shoes custom made by leading manufacturers, they have made plans to have shoes made for their customers, should they want a shoe other than those they have in stock. One of the basic aims of the eye-catching shop is to attract the col-lege set. They will cater to the college girls and the fashions that they like. Hats, bags, belts, and shoes popular with this set will be carried.