WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17117, 12 April 1921, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fullv authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.* Viscountess Jellicoe and the Hon. Lucy Jellicoe, who accompanied his Excellency Lord Jellicoe on his West Coast tour, arrived in Christchurch by special train from Pass, at 6.10 last evening. They are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mrs Leicester Matson and her daughter have returned from a visit to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs R. A. Home leave this' morning for Greymouth, where Mrs Home will ho the vocalist at the Greymouth Orchestral Society's concert ' on Thursday night. Mr and the Misses Bond, "Mount. Hutt," Rakaia, are spending a short holiday in Christchurch. The wedding of Miss May 0. G. Dawe and Mr A. K. Hadfield takes place at St. Luke's Church at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. Mr Hempson, solicitor to the British Medical Association, and Mrs Hempson, of London, who have been visiting the beauty spots- of New Zealand, are now in Christchurch, and are the guests of Captain and Mrs Clayden, Idris road, Fendalton. They intend leaving New Zealand by the Manuka, to connect with the Orvieto, by which-they will return to London. Mrs Hempson is Captain Clayden''.} aunt. Mrs Patrick Campbell leaves for England on April 22nd. Mr and Mrs C. M. Rich-White (Auckland) and Mrs D. R. Gunn (Wellington), who have been South on a motoring tour, have returned to Christchurch, and are at the United Service? Miss ColbeoJ, who has been visiting her niece, Mrs Harold Atkinson, Mason Hills, is returning to England by the Niagara. Miss Marjorie Hayes, of Nelson, is the guesjt of Mrs WV'T. Ward, Manchester street. Miss Love (Sydney), who, during her frequent visits to New Zealand,. has made many friends, has just returned from the Southern Lakes, and is spending, a few. days in Christchurch before leaving for Australia. Southern visitors who are staying at, the United Service include Mr and Mrs ' W. Stone (Invorcargill), Mrs A. C. Begg and Miss Begg (Dunedin), and Mr and Mrs S. Lindsay (Invercargill). Mr and Mrs J. P.' Firth, and Mrs Mcßae, of Wellington, have returned from a visit to Hanmer, and are spending a few days at Warwick House, be? j fore returning to Wellington. . Mr and Mrs J. Hayes (Nelson) are ■ spending a: holiday ati Jtlock Villa, Sumner. " - v Mrs Fred Ward'and her little daughter, of Wellington," are' • staying' at Warnet's. , Mr and Mrs C. Evans (Feilding), who have been spending a long holiday with , the Misses Coleman (Riverside, AmberI ley), are returning home next week. Dr. and Mrs Hatty,' who spent the week-end in Christchurch, returned to ■Wellington last night. Mr and Mrs B. Coleman (Dargaville) are visiting friends and relatives in North CanterDury. Amongst the guests at Warner's are Miss Tripp . and Miss Pinckney and Mv and Miss Lethbr'idge, of .Dunedin. Mrs H. Quane motored to Timaru with her son yesterday, and will remain there a few days. The engagement is announced of Miss Hilairo E. Bullen, daughter of Mr F. Bullen, • "The, Lakes," Kaikoura, to Mr Herbert E. Hyde, 'Langridge,-' Blenheim. Lady Boys was hostess at a small bridge party at her home, at Opawa, when included amongst the guests were Mesdames Jellett, Henderson-Begg, Godby, Kittson, Misses Harley, Aitken, and D. Anderson. Mrs Tothill and Miss Ursula Tothill left last night for Wellington, en route for Durban, South Africa, where they intend to remain for, two mouths before proceeding to England. Yesterday afternoon Miss Tothih gave a delightful afternoon party at ihe Beresford, for her girl friends, when the tea-tables were- beautifully .decorated' with pun* . and white roses. The guests included Misses Audrey Richardson, Nora Bennett, D. Diamond, N. Le Cren, W. Warren, V. Matson, E. Minty, Rita Matson, D.> Thacker, and Anderson. Dr. Alfred Foster and Mrs Foster and Miss Nora Foster are staying at .the Clarendon for a lew days, prior to leaving for Sydney. * As showing the increasing popularity of athletic sports lor girls-, it is worthy of note that the pupiia.of Nelson Girls' Cbllegej always proficient in outdoor games of all kinds, are now practising eagerly for their first athletic sports meeting, which will include running and jumping events, and which will eventuate at -the end of this term. Yesterday afternoon, Madame Strathearn visited the Military feauatoiium on Cashmere Hills, and gave great pleasure to the soldiers by her excellent programme of songs, stories, and recitations. Madame btrathearn was accompanied by Dr. and Mrs Thacker. Mrs W. S. Bean, Mrs Tomliuson, Mr 3 Bellamy, and Sister Kathleen. Tho matromof the Sanatorium, Miss Trumble, 1t.11.C., dispensed afternoon tea to the visitors, and the secretary of tho Social Committee spoke in glowing terms of Madame Strathearn's kindness and thanked her sincerely for her thought fulness. . A very pleasant afternoQjL.was brought to a close by the singing of "For She's a Jolly Good Yellow." Miss Eva Pascoe, a Christchurch violinist, and one of the Sydney University extension 'lecturers, recently opened her lecture cour.se to the Workers' Educational Association, Sydney, with the first of a series of eignt lectures on "Musical Appreciation." The second lecture of the course was an unusual one, on "Occidental and Oriental Music," at which one of Roland Foster's 'students sang Chinese folk songs. Miss Pascoe's lecture was further illustrated by gramophone records of Eastern music and modern Western composers (including Stravinsky), and Hadyn trios by Miss Pascoe, Mr Adrian and Mr Layton. The third lecture, on "Rhythm," was illustrated by tambourine and tympain stick, to tap out rhythm, poetical quotations, and singing. Miss Pascoe, • with Mr Adrian Verbrugghen and others, gave a string quartet, which was enthusiastically received. t Miss Pascoe has also been appointed I one of the University extension lee-

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