WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 24 February 1931, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

& The Lady Editor will be please* to receive for publication £? : S in the "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. & .. . & < Saeh items should be fully authenticated/ and engagement -5 i] notices niuat bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondenee ia invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, % S:f - womeifc : —'

..-Mrs Godby (England), who has been visiting friends in Timaru, has returned to Christchurch and is staying with Mr and Mrs M. H. Godby (Fendalton). Mrs Godby intends leaving on the return journey to England at the end of March. Tifi-. Bromlev Cocks (Eanfurly street), who has been visiting Auckland, is returning to Christchurch this morning. Mi«» Turville Petre (England), who has been visiting relatives in Christchurch, is leaving for the North Island to-morrow. Mrs W. S. Mackay (Mt. Eden, Auckland) has arrived in Christchurch for a five week's visit with her daughter-in-law, Mrs Calder Mackay (Pendalton). Miss Mary Loughnan (Invercargill), ■who is visiting Miss Halmai Loughnan (Avonside), is leaving for the South on Thursday. Hfittß Dorothea Mulgan (Auckland), who has been for a talking tour to the West Coast, Nelson, and Blenheim, is at present the guest of Mrs H. Slater (New Brighton road). Miss Beri (Temuka) is visiting (Christchurch), and is the guest of Mrs J. Clemens (Opawa). Miss Dorothy Berggren, who has been visiting Hawke's Bay, has returned to her home at Fendalton. Mrs H. T. J. Thacker leaves for Hanmer Springs to-day on a holiday visit of a week or a fortnight. Miss E. Pavitt (New Plymouth) is the guest of her sister, Mrs A. WhiteParsons (Lyttelton). Mrs T. Gill, of Hastings, whose tfusbandwas killed while attempting to rescue members of his staff during the recent earthquake in Hawke's Bay, w visiting iV Christchurch, and with ber two children is staying with Mrs o. Seth-Smith (Fendalton). Mias Edna White-Parsons (Lyttelton) is paying a short visit to Mrs Harry Richards (Hororata). Tie Rev. P.* J. Coursey, accompanied by Mrs Coursey and family, have arrived in Geraldine from Christchnrcfa.,, Mr Coursey will take up his duties as vic&r of Geraldine early in March. Mr and Mrs S. J. Moore, North Canterbury, are the guests of Mrs J. Scott ("Oaklea," Geraldine). Vina j. L Morgan (Ashburton| left yesterday for Melbourne to take up a position as student dietitian in Alfred Hospital. "A REAL GIRL SCOUT." Now, Mother, if you want to be a real Girl Scout and do your good deed for tho day buy * a bottle of the new, sweot-tasting Military Worcester Sauce for that nice family 01 yours. Military is just the sauce to dash on cold meat dishes. Sold by all grocers. e . ;, —2 - £ , •- - y - -r AVOID DIETING. This is the advice of Miss Evelyn Vaughan, the famous artist's model, whose''figure is accepted as being praeunnecessary. Simply use Espanol Solvent as I have- done." Obtainable atß. 1 Cameron Smith's, the -Big Chemist, 1 Begent Theatre Buildings, Cathedral ' w ? • GIRL GUIDES. 1 *'GARDEN PARTY- HELD BY > * GERALDINE COMPANY. ,JL-,V>ry : successful garden party was ~>and Woodbury Guide Companies .in the beautiful ' 'grounds home of f Mr -mu|-,i> Jta!.* Teulte (Baoiapuka, on Saturday/ afternoon. The objeet of the function >waa to raise money, to assist in; sending' the .Girl Guides to the rally in Christchurch in March on the occasion of the visit of Lady 'BadenPowell. « Under the of Captain .Woolley (Geraldine) and Lieutenant Matman ( Woodbury), anjentertaining programme was carried ont by Guides and Brownies. This included marching by the Woodbury Gpides, a flag .team race by Woodbujy and Geraldine, a ball team race (Geraldine), tent pitching (Geraldine),' folk dancing (Woodbury), Brownie dances, i»nd badge work displftjr an j* : wg, ty tlto - Gorftldiiie Guides, and these' items .which were most creditably performed, were thoroughly, enjoyed by those present. Kovelty raees under the ehatge of Misses Hughes and I". Williamson provided amusement for'the younger ones. , ' Those in v eharge of stalls were * as follows:—Gate. Mr Geo. Patrick; tea, a. BlsJdsfcori, Drammond Sharpe, Tripp; bring and buy stall, Mesdames G. A. M: Macdonald and W. A. Sherratt; Guide stall, "Min« do Latour; lavender stall,- Mrs J. D. McKeehnie; treasure hunt, Miss T. Williams; tennis toorney, Mrs' Davison and Miss Hargreayes; smelling competition, Mis& Williams;-.coconut. ,shy and nail-driving, Boy Scouts; and eroquet putting, Miss T. Williams. The of the tennis tournament resulted in Mr B. Bnrdon and Miss Hargreaves defeating MriD. ■ Callanan • and Miss Symmington. Other competition results were: Treasure" hunt, Mts &• Bitdue; arwgHing competition, Mrs W. J. Couling; and putting competition,' Miss B. Bolleston and: Mr Geo. Burdon. The president, Mrs Burdon, and the secretary, Miss Theo Williams, who had a busy afternoon, were gratified when it was announced that the sum. - of nearly £2oi had been raised.

LONDON PERSONALS.

(FKOK OUR OWH COBSJSBPONDE4T.) LONDON, January 15. Saloon passengers bound for New; Zealand by the Port Alma, which left' London on January 9th, include the following:—Mr and Mrs W. liling-t worth, Mrs Pearson, Mrs M. Brown and three children, Lieut.-Commander and Mrs H. B. Farncomb, Mrs ifi. Wright, Dr. M." Brown (ship's surgeon) ; the Misses M. ti. aecretan, and J. Sinclair. Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office have included; —Mrs ltBrowning (Wellington); Mr It. ii. Watson (Wellington), Mr E. V. Morrins (Dargaville), Mr A. K. D. Fairburn (Auckland), Miss Marie S. W.. Joffatt (Palmerston North), Mr S, S. Harrison (Auckland), Mr R. H. Hobbe (Christchurch), Mr A. E. Moss (Wei-; lington). Miss N. Nutt (Christchurch). Miss 6. E. Ross (Auckland), Mr and Mrs W. H. Powell (Auckland), Mrs ItTurner (Christchurch), Dr. C. K. Vantill (Hamilton), Mr and Mrs F. M.; Dennehy (Greymouth), Miss M. C. " Dennehy (Timaru). Masters E. J. and T. 'F. Dennehy (Greymouth), Dr. F.: G. Maskell (Wellington), Mr J'. N- ; Armstrong (Dannevirke). Mr and Mrs; K. Ballantyne (Christchurch), Miss; Ruahine C. Beyers (Hawke's Bas). Mr G. J. Williams (Dunedin), Mr H. C. O'Loughlin (Wellington). A silver wedding of New interest is announced in "The Times."i It reads: —At 38 Bridge street, Pern-; cuik, on December 29th, 1905, bv the late Rev. Robert Thomson. 8.D., William Kerr, to Marion (Minnie) Thomson, daughter of. the late Mr and Mrs William Thomson. Present address—Otaika Valley, Portland, P. 0.,! North Auckland, New Zealand!. ; Mr Len McKenzie with Mrs McKenzie and their son and daughter, is spending the winter: month* on a motor tour of Spain and: Portugal. Last week be was at Estorie, just outside Lisbon, which, ..in l a letter to a friend in London. Mr ; McKenzie describes as a delightful i place. Prior to embarking on the motor tour, Mr McKenzie spent a few weeks on a cruise in the Mediterranean. The engagement is announced between Reginald Eustace Hunter-Blair, of Wattagodde Estate, Ceylon, youngest son of Major R. S. Hnnter-Bteir and Mrs Hnrtter-Blair, Broomhousejr Duns, Berwickshire, and , Margot Abercromby, onlv daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry M. McLeod. of Alston, Plympton, St; Maty, South Devon. Major R. S. Hunter-Blair (who is the, son of the fourth Baronet of that name), married in 1893 Emily, th© daughter ot Mr Robert Heaton Rhodes, of Christchurch. Mr Reginald and Lady Margaret I Loder have left Maidwell Hall, North? j ampton, for New Zealand. ■.j I New.Zaaland newspapers are asked ' to : copy the following depth notices: i On January' 10th, 1931 at Wood Cottage, Yelverton, Annie Frances, widow of Alexander Binning-Monro, aged 76. ' The fufteral took place- at Bversley road, Snrbitofl, Eli«a Jane Jarratt, widow of the Rev. Thoma# Jarratt, aged 77. On January Bth, at Bradford, Peverell Rectory, Dorset the Rev. H«nry Airay Watson, the dearly beloved husband of Ada C. Watson (nee Keys), aged 75 years. 1 Th« Hon. Mrs Peters has left Lon- , don for Australia and New i Messrs Hector MacQuame and 1 Richard B. Matthews, two New Zealanders who are making a trip rourtd the world in a small car, nave arrived in England. Earl and Countess Jellicoe have left their house in Princes. Gardens, and are leaving London for St. Lawrence Hall; Ventnor.

AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

THE SOCIAL ' UFE. (fttau OCR own COBiSSPOHDMt.) LONDON, January 15. Mini M. A. - Fprsythj B.Sc. (Wellington), who is at Newnham College, Cambridge, taking an advanced course in biochemistry, gives some interesting impressions of the social. life in the University town. •<X think," she says,- "ti»e most interesting thing at Cambridge is contact wiS » Jftrge a variety of people and ideas. /At teas, the most popular form of intercourse here, one meets every type of nationality, personality, and mentality. An invitation to tea ha* all the lnre and excitement of the unknown. A different kind of tea''is that held at the laboratory in which X Work <the Sir William Dunn Institute). There are a large number of research workers, and the Part 11. students, and these including the Professor and lecturers, allfiave tea together in' a large, beautifully furnished room in the Institute. -Tms tea. is the recognised time for the discussion of scientific subjects and more general topics and the conversation is often extremely interesting. "Once a week the research members of 'The Afternoon Tea Club,' as it : s called, take it "in turn at the end of tea to describe- the work they are engaged upon, and then all the members of the .club discuss the' subject and comment "upon it. Two of the women, for instance,'described,the experiments they were making on' tumours in hens, which, if they continue successful, may throw quite new light on the nature gi cancer. "Another very interesting club is Newnham Research dub, which meets once a. week at 'Newnham for afterdinner coffee and general conversation and discussion.' As most of the research students .are"'living out,' this is about the only -opportunity they have of becoming acquainted. "There is a very good repertory theatre . here, which „ runs during full term, the plays being mainly of an experimental but very widely'-varying character."

J S \ •**" WATER-COLOURS.

AUCTION SALE TOMORROW Messrs 'H, 0. "Livingstone and Co., Auctioneers, announce the arrival from -abroad of Mr A' Credgington, who has given instructions -for the'sale by auction to-morrow of 355 beautiful watercolour pictures specially selected and to guit needs of the modern' New Zealand home. Pleasing and iniereating subjects truly drawn and /nil of 5 life' and„ colour painted by eminent British and Continental artists of scenes in' the Connl&es,' Beautiful Cottage Homes, Old World Buildings, and., Continental Scene* make an attractive catalogue. She pictures should' even in a \ ,flnd a, ready sale. The pictnres/are jwnr on-,view in-the- Auction f*, 'ujfrf . V 1 Horning rSicknesg-^Yaltiable booklet ,byr maternity>nttrs©, sent 'free/ ' plain wrapper. Address, Nurse, P. 0., Box 1490/ Wellington. . ' gUltt

VISITORS TO CHRISTCHURCH. Mr and Mrs 3. juacDonald (Wellington) ere 'guests at (he Olaiendon Hotel. - The latest arri«l« at the Hotel federal include Major Matthews I'atrick (Dunedin), Mr C. Oillam (Eppimr, IT.S.'W:.),, Mr and-Mm G. H. Wallace (ArMiss WaHace (Wellington), Mr J. Aitken (Dunedin), Mien' M. Cooke (Hobart, Tasmania), Mr H. Lister (Timaru).