Coquette’s
New Items Are Constantly Arriving at Coquette’s
Parasols, to protect one’s skin from our brilliant Saskatchewan sun, are now available in Coquette’s. These are made by a firm in Vancouver, which was established in 1935, and they come with a Warranty. Made of brilliantly colored silk, in blue, bronze, pink, maroon and two shades of green and embroidered with tiny flowers, they are hand-stitched and have bamboo handles.
Headbands for baby girls, made by Megan Real of Regina, are also new, and are flying off their display stand. Megan, a former hairdresser, uses only the softest of fabrics for the bands, and places a piece of fluffy flannel under the seam and site of the flower attachment. Gillian, our store manager’s daughter, has several, to coordinate with different outfits.
There is a large selection of “Garden Party Hats” this year and they are selling fast. All have been made exclusively for Coquette’s, so each is unique. In addition to the beautiful lightweight straw hats with large, shady brims, there are also smaller hats including some very attractive crochet hats with exquisite decoration. All are from Elsie Massey Originals which is a fourth-generation family business manufacturing fine Victorian millinery and clothing, originating in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Each elegant design is hand-made in the USA using delicate fabrics, fine, soft trims, custom-dyed feathers and plumes, elegant flowers and special English netting.
See under Coquette’s Fashion on this website for examples of these items.
Jocko’s Friends
“Spring has sprung…..”
Spring has sprung and the planting was done on Saturday, June 12th. Prior to the planting thirty one junior members gathered to meet our guest speaker, Mr. Frank Switzer. Mr. Switzer a long time member of Nature Saskatchewan, explained ways of enhancing our gardens to attract birds all four seasons. He donated a handsome bird feeder to Jocko’’s Friends; Jenalyn was the proud recipient of this door prize.
Volunteers helped the junior members with the planting of two gardens -Jocko’s Harvest Garden and Coquette’s Mixed Garden- in the raised beds located on the south side of the House. A special thank you to Carrie Ross for her support in having these beds ready for our event.
Congratulations to our door prize winners, Thomas, Meghan and Alaina. Thanks to our volunteers and parent volunteers who helped make this a successful event.
The afternoon concluded with a delightful snack of ice cream and chocolate chip cookies.
Keep Saturday, September 25, 2010 free on your calendar for the next exciting Jocko’s event.
A special thank you to the nine junior members who volunteered to assist at the Lieutenant Governor’s garden party. Your assistance in passing out the special seed packets to the many visitors is greatly appreciated.
AA&A Event
It is time again to let you know about our annual A A & A Event (Antique Auction and Appraisal Event) held by the Government House Historical Society. The auction of antiques and collectibles will be on Saturday, August 14th, 11 am. Viewing of items will start Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 11th to the 13th inclusive, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. All articles have been donated to the Society and donors have been issued a tax deductible receipt.
The appraisals will be August 25th, 26th, and 27th, with appraisers Vern Reese and Isabelle Zohner. Appraisals will go from 10 am until 3 pm each day: no registrations are needed. They will conduct open appraisals - a little like a “road show” so come with items you would like to know more about or just come to learn more about antiques and collectibles.
2010 Victorian Tea Dates
Reservations are now required for our teas. From March to December, the Saturday and Sunday sittings are at 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. For information or to make reservations, call 787-5363.
August 7-8
September 11-12
October 2-3
November 6-7
December 4-5
For the Children
Once Upon A Time Room Themes and Dates
Bookings are typically, but not limited to, one hour duration. You may reserve a time between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Sunday through Saturday. Please see the commissionaire upon arrival. If weather permits, we encourage you to make use of the grounds to play a game or enjoy a picnic in the shade.
During your visit to the Once Upon a Time Room, we ask that displays are handled with care and that the room is left tidy for the next group.
If you would like any additional information regarding the Once Upon a Time Room or would like to make a booking, please contact: Government House 4607 Dewdney Avenue, Regina SK, S4T 1B7 Phone: 787-5773 or Fax: 787-5714 E-mail: governmenthouse@gov.sk.ca www.heritagesk.ca