THE SMART WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 11

THE SMART WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY.

■-■/;' : At;fell:tomes,'aro the p.l.C.'s : spacious •;;■"' i'Aowjooms beloved" of : tie fair sex, : but ■'■;■ .p.especiaUy, J during; : the ;f brtbooming: great : . Jvßßmmer.;clearance":sale/:which starts,on • '.-'will'.they]'tie the; Mecca, of, the, : : ;'f modistically; wise', ila'hd :'• prudent'.: woman.' -;. ,sThe;-powers;.thati be ;!at'ithis'i.leadihg :.v'.v,::ftisUon ; .'hoi^i.'mwe!\no, : Wcre't'^of :: 't}ie." '-'■',t'-faof, that•'the' ; presentiiseason'-ihas f been : i'the'V-rtocent :;finanoial >■'■. v*: w slTunp" , 'aid'ithat'/>''in;(»hseqii'enee, .the has;>been::-'greater .for'-;low-priced : : 'goods,'' ;and, the ' .demand:,.for',-high-grade Sgoods''-has! i notybeen*at s allvup /to-'the j average.:-'. the,:.wbman4of-. expensive; : '^taffteß''aidrliiniW: i iiicOTe > ;:.the^ rr;has : certainly ;:proved, ; ;'a 'blessing'-'in.'"dis^, ; . '.-gnise, 'enabling her •.•to- supplement', her' :/;'i\jaTdTobe';mth ; ":lovelj;-i'desirable things-^ ■ : ;'';jnst; what''sh'e~ requires l -toironnd np-'the '-.'■ - ; ; ;ilt:|'is,'i'not :possible Sto. '.v:■^■:'l»re';'rrf«^■'•to^tto.sl)!jmy J ililies'•thati'will' ,V':Vniow>than.-repay.:-investigation at -this ■;.'-' :^B»le';',biit'6v«ry/,d^rtai^.:.\riir.'.marslial: , : 'i^en' mcommrable.'''arj'ay "of' dainty \fresh ir'gdods at; keenest cw prices. The.' goods '.■';-v'.t6 '.-be.;, offered -: are vail' standard ;'D!.C.' : y^ijtquality—No."Job'Purchases'. : d''■.■word;' ■::"3no r "proposition- .than' '. : 'J7^thisvsale''(particnlars\df.'Vwhich'wiU .ap-' X-.tfoear in Saturday's 'Tost") has. ever been ; i"^'brfoie.Hhe\WelliiiKton'-pnbHc.—Advt.'

In connection' with: the meeting of the Goneral Synod a "quiet day" for.women was- conducted at- St.' Peter s Church yes.terday byythe-Eev..H. A. .Kennedy,':yicar of Horbury,, Yorkshire; England, who has come .'out.to .act. withyCanon.Pollock,_, of, Bochester,' in. preparing-;for.. the7Anglican General Mission.' .There .was:a celebration of ,Holy.; Communion;, at ;10.30 'a.m.,. fol-'lowed'.-by. an :address':from .Mr.'Kennedy, and a. litany at noon; follon'ed; by an-' other .address.'; rAt: 4.30 ,p.ru. the. Eev. G. P. Davys said; evensong, and Mr.': Kennedy gave:'an:a'ddfess.'' The.-servicesiw'e're. well attended. -y r y- .*••})'J;;;.:.-':'-';/^--'';";'.'"'-. ' Mr'.v and: Mrs.:E.' J.'Blundeir are visiting Auckland.'-::;'' - ;; '-,'-;':.'y"-;i:;-; : -'■'.:'•'-- r "--' .';'.'-■'■ ' Miss, Munro; of.Mastortori; .arrived' in: ■Wellington last night on her way home from Eotbrua. .-; y %':';<;-;':• '".'■'- ;The'engagement is announced of \l Miss Lilian iPlatts, youngest..'daughter, of -the, late ; Eev.;Fi\C. ; Plata;';M.A;; Port: Chalmers,,- and sister, of Dr. "Platte-Mills, ,;to Mr. John: M'Lean, ,of ■ the Bank'.of .'New Zoaland, V; '.'•,'■'] -i-'.■: '■.:'- ;■ ';Miss"Laura'. Lockii?daughter \--:'6t Mr. Jambs. Loclrie,';■; of''rMajbribanks; Street,, leaves. .Wellington-.-for" Sydney. ..by .the Manuka on February 18, ,tb catch'; the Itatarau 'for Singapore. •'•'. ;-;.:- ."::..;'-:':::: ;.''.

> Mißs:,Kathleen- Quill,: daughter .of Mrs." :Quill,;:pf ,',Otaki, ;,was;;yery/:-;SUcce^ful;;at the';.'recehf examinhtiphs held-'in 'conhec-y ,'tioh .with St. Dominic's College, Dunedin. 'Miss' Quill, -.subsequently : passed'. , the .A.T.C.L.'..examination;:with honours;, and gained- a gold- medal. She'.:'alsoXtook "a goody position' in: the-list-of; those, who'passed :.the ; Ciyil-Service. ,r :.'•:;:.'•,;.: ;/■ y;,Mrs. Newbiggin; from Hasting'si'u'.stay-: ihgyat the:-Grand-.Hotel;'.': ;■■ iA'ft. ■ ■:<.* ""• :;'Dr.' -Mrs.'-'M'Arthur.leave;tb-day „for. t E^and:,byj^e'CorintMc.A:;;;-^y:::-;J''y.ay :/;:llrs./andi thei. Misses-Emery,' 'from'/ Dun-:, edin;..who leave -for.- London- by-::the Gbr-'- : inthic to-day,; have been./ staying, : at; the ■Grand.'Hotel.; v ..:.-.'.yi.-' '■•';■■'■''-• -.-. - ; - : - ;; ' y,.Dr.'::and.;Mrs.:.:Maclaggan, '.of.'Eltham;,'amved ! -yesterdaw : .from :the, south'.:- They are -staying■ at 'Miss rPye's; in. Mulgrave 1 Street..:-; - y : :.": ; ;,;: : ' ; \{iC. ■;. -':"'/ ; '/ '- '.'"Mr.,and l Mrs; Baird,; from;. Dunedin, are-:.visiting -Wellington; .andVare .staying' atytheyGrand:Hotel.;:;''.:';- y:yy v ;';. ; ' /.' .-'".■ ■i.His'Excellency,;Dr'-Solf;ind■ Mrs. Solf "returned tO'W.eUingtbn'froni Christchurch■yesterday'.',,They,are staying at the.Grand Hotel.'v yy.;.-:-..;.;.-::yy, v . ■^,]'\-*-':'ri^J : ~/:--: '.--Mry ahdlMrs. Eobert Chapman, of'Wai--ouru;Station, r who : have been staying at the. ,Grand',Hotel,''left-':for.. Christchurch..last night; ,y r^.": '■:'■'.-: V" ":>y-. .. ; ;:;; : .'''.; : ; v ' ; '';:'---y :'- .;'. Mr. ;and I Mrs.: ;: A'Deane, -. of:, Hawke's. Bay, arrived- by the; Manuka. from Sydney. . They are' staying •. at : : the Grand; H0te1..... .: .Th'e.-Hon. Mr; and, Mrs. Wade have ;'re-turnedyfrom:''.the\-Wairarapa;- and.;.are. staying/at-the Grand Hotel., y-.. ..-.':.;.; •: :Miss:Putnam "has "returned ; from Eoto-: rua. ! yH:::;:! ■^.^j.^'i-- -;y:.-- ■■.■':/:'': -.;:v- ■■:'.-.■ ::-The,H6n.:.Captain:and.Mrs. BryceWilson,'from.London, who, with their;family' .are through New .'Zealand; are staying.at the Grand Hotel. ':.':■-.' i'. "'Among visitors to .Wellington: who ■• are 1 staying; at "the.' Grand Hotel" are':":'-' Mrs. and' Miss. Vickery, from London, ,-Miss G. N. Miller.(Chester), Mr. and Mrs. M'Con- < nell: (Queensland),; Mr. and; Mrs.' Schett (Melbourne), Mrs.-yon. Stunner (Auckland), and.Mr.yand Mrs. : ; Sinith-Xoung. ; :,-;.. ",- ". •'■."''-.:'':