FRIDAY NIGHT IN TOWN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2587, 8 October 1915, Page 3

FRIDAY NIGHT IN TOWN

*'I see that there is a very fine Nordisk drauia 'The Ballet Girl's Vindication/ at Shortt-s Picture Theatre this week," said Mr. Barr by way of opening op the weekly discussion on her Friday shopping campaign with her friend, Mrs. Johnson. "Yes," said Mrs. Johnson. "Ono should liuvcr miss the opportunity of seeing a nevor miss the opportunity of seeing a. good Nordisk. I see they aro also showing a film on asphyxiating gases, which should be rather interesting after all we have heard about the Germans using them. There's going to be a special attraction there on Monday, and they are. also showing pictures of Constantinople.. Have you seenMrs. Henderson lately?" "I. saw her the day before yesterday. She has beeq fearfully busy sowing .for the soldieaa) and was so tired-looking about the that I had to take her to task about nT She said that she must have been overworking them,, but I persuaded her to go along to Spear's, the optician in Willis Street, an<\ get a pair 'of glasses. She had really wanted glasses all along and didn't know it. She is so pleased with them, too. By the way, I must tell you about my latest idea. Of course it is as old as the hills, really, but somehow. I never happened to have my attention drawn to it. It.is.olive oil." "Olive oil?"

"Yes, my dear, olive oil—for 'everything. Cook with it, fry with it, use it as. medicine, ' use it as food, bathe in it. I'm going' straight down to the Sanatarium Health Food ; Cafe to get a supply. They have 'a specially imported stock,- bottled by J themselves. Another thing I mean to do to-day is to get a hamper together for a. young soldier friend of ours who is going , into camp. next week." "lou can get everything you want for these hampers at the. Wairarapa Farmers', on the Quay. I got one together last week so that'i€ would be in' time for. Christmas' in the trenbhes at Gallipoli. They put me up a splendid hamper, with' plum-puddings, chocolates, Ivelcon—those 60up cubes, you know—and all sorts of delicacies : to cheer a . lonely soldier far away from. here. By . the way, has your nephew Bob had .his photograph taken yet?" • ■ / "Oh, yes.- He and som.e others of his company went to the Trevor Studio." "A lot of .soldiers go there, judging by their framed exhibits; You know, there: is a big difforence between a photograph which-aims at making the most of yourgood looks, and a> photograph that-catches your' natural expression—your personality. —and that is where: I think the Trevor Studio is so''successful. :By the way, I want to go along to Goer's boot- shop in Majoriba'nks Street. I saw such a- nice pair of lady's white shoes (Bar, and Albany) there yesterday, maTked up at ss. 6d.

. "They've had a great sale there, and ifs still 'going on. They've got; such a lot of.-styles to choose from. , "I bought mother a very nice pair for her birthday, and Tom is highly, pleased'with the new boots I bought for him .when .he went into camp." "That reminds me—we must go along to Lees and Church, in Cuba. Street, and 6ee their newhats. I hear that they're very smart, and in the very; newest, shapes," -' "And I must inspect their new blouses,, in voile. ' They are ; a 1 splendid selection, I'm told.. I saw Mrs. Meadows in her new, hat yesterday—she. got it in Lees and Church's. .' She looked, very becoming -andsmart.".

"Oh, yes; I saw her to-day. She' had ■just been having her hair done at Stamford's, Cuba - Street.'" "Did. she look nice "

"Very becoming, my dear. . I've' been hearing quite. a, lot' about., their ' hair' 'work,-,which' is said 1 to -be' Very; reliable. People send par«ls of combines to them fronr all parts -.'of f.'the Dominion, .', and ladies' transformations made by them are really impossible to detect—ginto natural looking. And their art millinery is, most; effective. Thaf 'reminds me, I got a letter, from, my sister in Wanganui, and she: was telling me how pleased she was with GalvinV Hairaid."

> "I thought she would,'be. . -Do- you!kno\v, I really ,am a, jjreat believer in , a.. good hair,tonic. I think that people do, not? attach, sufficient importance ,to the, care of their liair. Loot at tile trouble* people will go to over their' teeth, and how much they neglect the hair. It .is wonderful .what.a, little regular, attention will .do."'-.' By-.the way,- T wantr you-; to'lunch with-me at the Tyrol Rooms, in Manners Street, on Monday." . • . "How delightful! We've had tea there together-'quite. a number of- times, : and I-will look forward to. having lunchwith 'you, my'dear. 'It's such .a, nice place; too, isn't it?" .

"Very., The service is very-good .and clean, and the cooking is excellent. We will liave.a ffiree : course luncli—it is only a shilling—and. I'm quite sure. I 6hall enjoy it— (Published by, arrangement.).

On August' 11, at Sheerness,' ■ Engin-eer-Lieutenant, F/v> Hadlow-. \ Barton, 1t.N.1t., only surviving son of Mr. and Mrs'.'' W; E.'.Barton, of Canterbury, 'was married'to Miss -Dorjis -Bell, only daughter of.' the.. late. 'Norman;: Harper Bell, of . Dunedin (New. Zealand), and Mrs. Bell, of Russell Square,-W.G., London, states the ''British Australasian.'

Yet; another marriage was that which took" place on' Augiist,'l7,'.at'.-St., Peter!s Church,':Bayswater,'by the Venerable W. J. Wickens. -Hoh; Chaplain to H.M. the King, - uncle; of- tho bride, assisted bythe.Rev. Mr. Henley, of Mr.'Frederick Simpson- Glover, -of.-Wellington (N.Z.), to Miss Alice Audrey-May Fox, younger daughter of the- late. Dr. Fox, ofPerizance. : : '

In : -connection j with 1 , the; bazaar . for comforts .for-/wounded ■ soldiers 'held,. at Mrs.- week; Miss Earle : wishes to acknowledge, donations from Karori from: Mesdames Mackenzie, Guthrie, Dryden, and.Burns, Miss Henderson, and Messrs. Dasent, Davies, Elmslie, A.Dryden, Spiers, Randall, and-Burne. v

The following nurses who are leaving with the transports are staying at the Nurse?' Club: —Nurse Brown (Hokitika), Nurses Jessop and Seott (Christchurch), Nurse Goldsmith (Napier), and Nurses Lowe and Nixon, both of whom returned by the Tahiti, a little while ago, 'and are now going back to Egypt on active duty. •'

The wedding took place at All Saints' Chiirch, Palmorston North, on Tuesday, of Lieutenant Maurice Harding, lat6 ot "Siberia,"' Ashhurst, 'and now of tho Bth Reinforcements, to Miss Alma Guy, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Guy, of Palmerston. Tho Rev H. G. Blackburn© performed tho ceremony. Lieutenant Buchanan, of tho Bth Reinforcements, was the best man. Tho bridegroom's present to the brida was a motor-car, in which they left for the.north. . •

The engagement is announced of Miss Marjorie Phillips, of Point Windwistlo, Canterbury,'.to Lieutenant K. 'S. -"Vyilliams, of Sydenham, 7th Reinforcements.