WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 46, 18 November 1926, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

SOCIAL’ AND PERSONAL

Miss Laura Scales is the guest of Mrs. Seaton, Wadestown, Mrs. Tartakover, Clifton Terrace, will leave to-morrow for a short visit to relatives in Sydney. Mrs. P.. Jeffries, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. J. D. Gillies at Reefton. Mrs. Gillies will accompany Mrs. Jeffries on her return. Miss Stella Silvester, who has been spending a holiday of several months in the North Island, has returned to Christchurch. Mrs. R. D. Hanlon, Wellington, and her: daughter, • Mrs. S. K. Siddells, of Fahiatua, spent a short holiday at Paraparaiuriu. bliss Montgomery, Wellington, is visiting her sister.,. Mrs. Williamson, at Feilding. . Mrs. W, T. Hume, Lower- Hutt, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. A. North, Beach House, Napier. Miss Ahn White, of Paekakariki, motored to’ Wanganui on Monday to spend a ..holiday .with her aunt, Mrs. Hi S. Williams, Durie Hill. . The engagement is announced of Myfanwv, elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Clay, Wellington, to Hutton- Peacock', ■ of Waipukurau. The engagement is announced of Catherine Edith Cydie, only daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. S. Huggett, of New Plymouth and Alexander Ritchie, eldest son of the Mr. and Mrs. J. H P. Strang, late of Palmerston North.

All followers of arts and crafts will be interested in the annual show of the Arts and Crafts Circle of the Pioneer Club, which is to .be held in the club rooms, ’Hannah’s building, Lambton Quay, this afternoon. The display will be opened by the president of the circle, Lady Osborne-Gibbes, at halfpast two; '

The Lower Hutt branch of the Mothers’ Union held their final meeting for this year? on Tuesday evening. The Rev. Woodward, vicar of Karori, gave the address, his subject being “The Influence of the Mother in Her Home.” It was greatly- enjoyed by the large number present. A dainty supper was served by the members. During the evening bliss Brookes sang two songs very. charmingly.

The annual social in connection with the Anglican. Girls’ Clubs’ Society was held in St. Peter’s Hall on Monday, St) Cuthbert’s and St. Mary’s Clubs being hostesses for the evening. There was a large attendance of members from the. yarious branches. An enjoyable programme had been arranged, including musical . items by Miss Elphick, - competitions, games, and dancing. In the absence of the president, Mrs'. Coleridge, Mrs. Preston presented the prizes and certificates won at. the recent inter-club tournament The banner for the most points gained Was won -by St-. -Peter’s Senior . Club, and the ping-pong shield, for the third time, by ' the All Saints’ Club. The special prize for. plain sewing, donated by Mrs. Preston, was won by Miss I. Drawbridge • (Kilbirnie) ;' the special prize for patching donated by Mr. D. Anderson by Miss bl. Brown (Berhamp.ore), and the special prize for darning, donated by Mrs. Coleridge, by Miss B. Newcombe (Karori).

The .annual inspection of the Wellington Nursing Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, took place in the’ Sydney Street Schoolroom, there being a good muster, 12 ambulance sisters on. parade with, four officers, 10 more being absent through sickness or being .away from Wellington. Dr. I’latts-'Mills, Lady district superintendent, conducted the inspection, Mr. Hislop, -district- superintendent, and Mr. Richardson, corps' superintendent, took the drill, Dr/A. Palmer, hon. surceon, examined the squad., work. . Miss Fossette, ladv coms superintendent, examined the divisional books; and .records, .and Mrs. Steptoe, ladv corps officer, took her annual inspection, attached to. the .division. All the senior officers snoke -in" turn iff appreciation of the excellence of the work' done by the rtiembers. .and concratulated .Mrs. State, ladv superintendent, on .the iricr'ca'sed .numbers’ on parade, and urged one and all to continue the rood work they are doing and to still increase their-numbers. Mrs . Stace was in charge of members, and Miss McKnight accompanied Dr. PlattsyMills in her inspection of the uniforms,'. Dr. Agnes Bennett, lion., surgeon,'was unfortunately unable to' .be present, and several apologies were received. Mrs.: Jolly was present and received a hearty reception.

The members of the Lyall Bay branch of- the Women’s' National Reserve spent an enjoyable ’time on Monday afternoon,' the occasion being the annual meeting. ■ Mrs. Rudkin presided, and' presented, the annual report and balance-sheet, and also-thanked all tlie workers for . Rose Day effort. Major \Vatsbn was present,-, and on behalf of the . R.S..A. thanked the -workers, for their help on Rose Day, also giving an account of the inception of the day, and explaining the needs of the Benevolent Fund. Miss Wallace, who represented the Wellington Free . Kindergartens, thanked the workers who helped on Rose Day', and by-special request gave an informative address upon the kindergarten methods - and development. A tribute was' paid to Mrs. Rudkin and Mrs.' Moran- for the large number of roses they had made, supplying their 6wn material.- Mrs. Rudkin entertained all at afternoon tea.

Miss Isaacs, hori. secretary of the Garden Circle of the Pioneer Club, entertained the members in her pretty garden at Rona Bay on Tuesday atternoon. There were about fifty ladies present, most of whom went round by car, the drive being an added 'pleasure. Mrs, Fisher, president of the circle, acted as cicerone, and gave many valuable hints on the cultivation of the various flowers, of which there are just now a splendid show Afternoon tea was served in the dining room, and here, as in the drawing room, were quantities of lovely blooms, roses predominating. .

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A beautiful day favoured the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society for its show yesterday afternoon, the result being a record attendance, very many people going out from town. His Honour the Chief Justice opened tlie show, and was accompanied by Miss Skerrett, who was wearing a black .dress with touches of green and, a black list with a'greeil feather mount; she was given a lovely bouquet. Among -the ladies present’were: Mrs. R'iddiford, Mrs. and Miss Norwood, Mrs. Hansell, -Mrs. Morice,-and Mrs. Seddon, Lady Luke, Mrs. J. B. Mac Ewan, Mrs. C. bl: Luke, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. D. A. Ewen, Mrs.. Digges-Smith, Mrs. Begg, Mrs. Adams and blrs. Adams, senior, Mrs. J., Myers', Mrs. Greenshields, Mrs. Tilly, Mrs. Arthur Fair, Miss S. Nathan, Miss Stu-art-Forbes, Mrs. and bliss’Duthie, Mrs. Arlow, Mrs. Gilkfebn. ' The tea arrangements were exdellent, and members had a well-stocked Stall for cut flowers with a very fim? assortment of lovely blossoms. The executive meeting gi the Women’s National Reserve Residential Nurserv was held on Friday ftiorning The Hon. Dr. Collins was accwded a very hearty welcome, and Mrs. L. 0- H. Tripp a vote of thanks for acting as chairwoman during the absence of Dr. Collins ill England. The report of tk’e acting matron (Sister McWhirter) was received, and pronounced very satisfactory. The gift of eggs from the Khandallah branch was much appreciated, also £l5 from the Kelbum branch towards the reduction of the mortgage, also 10s. for Christmas cheer; gramophone records from Captain Hargraves, and £2 11s. 6d. from Johnsonville Circle for Christmas cheer. The. treasurer, Mrs. Findlav, reported £l5 from Kel-burn-Nortliland branch, £1 from Dr. Collins,, and £8 15s. for interest, Kel-burn-Northland branch. There was a large attendance at -the Management Committee, when Mrs. Robert Gibbons was welcomed as the new president of Khandallah branch, also Mrs. Davidson as vice-president and Mrs. Kent, secre. tary for Miramar. Great appreciation was expressed at the junior branch at Melrose, also Mona and Ngaire Mulligan, Multi and Lillian Morris, who had got up a special effort at KelburnNortldand branch. All members received an invitation to be present at the annual meeting of the District Nursing Guild of St. John. The committee thanked the following for their gifts to the nursery:—Mrs. Rudkin, Mr; Hermel. Mrs. Barker, Lady Chapman, blrs. Barclay, blrs. Taylor, blisses Mulligan, blisses Morris, Captain Hargraves, Kelburn-Northland branch, Miss .•Sheppard, Miss Sanders, Miss Middleton, Miss B. Styles, and Khandallah branch.

“Hostess” writes asking for particulars of a good competition or other entertainment for an afternoon tea. Perhaps readers may know of some; One of the funniest I have ever known was this—a blank card (correspondence size) with a number on, and a pencil, is given to each guest. Then the names of various birds and animals are drawn, and the competition consists 'of doing the best drawing and also in guessing what the greatest number of drawings represent. There are, of course, two prizes, and no rubbers or other aids-are allowed. The resulting exhibition ; is, naturally, quaint. There is a time limit for the “artists,and for the. following guessing. Another is this: Cut out any number of pictures from. advertisements, removing all reading matter, number them, and pin them up—the prize to go to the person making the most correct list. It is surprising how hard it is to sort them out. One says, "Oh, of course, I know what that is—l see it every day in the paper!” and then finds herself quite unable to name it correctly, unless, of course, she has been a girl guide, and learned to play Kim’s game. “Hostess” will be” grateful to correspondents sending in others.

At George and Doughty’s, Ltd., this week some exceedingly smart model frocks in crepe de chine and chiffon are on view. A frock in . crepe de chine is patterned with tea rose pink and black. The long sleeves, which have niching just below the elbow, are a feature. A very dainty white chiffon frock has a border design in vivid colourings, and is trimmed with bands of pale green crepe de chine. Another patterned chiffon frock of more elaborate design is trimmed with fine black lace, and lias a soft sash of black taffetts ribbon. A trim jumper frock of white crepe de chine has a finely pleated skirt, and is trimmed with melon pink.—Advt.

Lady Fergusson Interviewed. Lady Fergusson, wife of Admiral Sir James Fergusson, who is now in New Zealand on a holiday visit, was before her marriage Miss E. G Williams, of Wellington, and yesterday she spoke of the many changes that have taken place in the city since she was last here. “I’m sure ! can’t find my way about now,’’ she said. “All the reclajnied land is new, and- when I left there were no houses at Lyall Bay. When I saw how Wellington had grown I was very surprised ” Speaking of Bermuda, where Lady Fergusson and her family have of late years lived, the visitor said it was a beautiful place, with a delightful climate. “Our garden ended at the. sea shore,” . she said, “and we had two little coves where we bathed. Our life there was an outdoor one; we played tennis a great , deal, and did a lot of swimming. We also entertained a good deal. When the heat of summer grew too much for us, we -used to go to Canada for two months.” Lady Fergusson considered that the women of New Zealand were equally as smart as those in England. “I notice no difference in the dressing, and although we had not much time in London to find out really what was newest, we seem to have found it here.” For the Civilian Blind.

Despite the unsatisfactory weather in the earlier part of the day on Monday, the Red Cross Society carried out its arrangements for a picnic for the civilian blind, and, from the apparent enjoyment of the beneficiaries, was well rewarded. The party, comprising thirty-two all told, was transported bv bus to Day’s Bay. On leaving the Public Library at 10 a.m. the sky was overcast and threatening, but towards midday the sun broke through and added that touch of warmth necessary to a thoroughly enjoyable outing. Lunch was served in the pavilion, during which Mr. Chitha Mackenzie spoke of the work which was being done for the blind in training them in useful vocations at the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, and also the fund established as a memorial to the late Sir Arthur Pearson was being used to afford help to necessitous cases outside the institution Several of the blind present spoke in appreciation of what was being done During the afternoon an excellent programme of music was dispensed by Mrs. J N. Isaacs and helpers, Ihose contributing being: Mr Fisher, a pianoforte solo; songs bv Mrs Isaacs and Miss Rockstrow; and a number of tuneful glees by the lady pupils of Mrs. Isaacs. Mr. Mackenzie thanked

the performers, after which all joined at afternoon tea, leaving for home at 4.15 p.m The society thanked all those who contributed to' making the outing possible This one is the forerunner of several which have been planned for the summer . Further, the blind will be remembered when Christmas cheer is being distributed

Mr. and Mrs. Harison Cook, who have been in Wanganui for some weeks past in connection with the competitions and local operatic productions, have rejtarned to their home at Day’s Pay.