TAUMARUNUI NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 136, 30 August 1927, Page 5

TAUMARUNUI NEWS

At the Taumarunui District High School, prior to the “break up” for the term holidays, Air. J. H. Lynskey, on behalf of the teachers and pupils, took the opportunity of presenting Aliss Wallace, who is taking up a position in Dargaville, with a handsomelybound volume of Shakespeare’s works. All*. L2/nskey eulogised Aliss Wallace’s work while connected with the school, and referred to her keen interest in the various sports and in the general welfare of her pupils. Air. W. Thomas replied on behalf of Miss Wallace and returned thanks for the gift and the kind expressions of goodwill. Aliss C. Manson, who is joining the staff of the Auckland Hospital, was the guest of honour at a social gathering at the residence of Air. and Airs. A. G. Kenderdine, when some forty young people were present to bid farewell to her. During the evening musical and vocal items were given, among those who contributed being Mesdames Kenderdine, Bell, Reasteaux, Videlich, and Alisses Somerville, O’Brien, Grice and Edwards. Airs. Kenderdine, on behalf of the gathering, presented Aliss Manson with a beautiful camera. The gift was suitably acknowledged. Dancing was indulged in to music by members of the company. The hostess was assisted by Alesdames O’Brien, Tomlinson and Alelrose. AD*, and Airs. J. A. Gordon gave a bright little bridge party to Air. and Airs. A. E. Anderson. A dainty supper was served, at the close of which music and dancing rounded off a very pleasant social evening. Air. and Airs. Anderson left on Thursday night for their, new home in the South.

The Taumarunui Boy Scouts were entertained by Scoutmaster Alelrose and Airs. Alelrose to a social gathering at their residence. Refreshments were served and a programme of music and games carried out. Airs. G. E. Alanson’s prize for the best signaller, which was won by Scout J. Keller, was presented to the winner. The scoutmaster speaks well of the interest the boys are taking in the work and the progress they have made.

BROWNS AND BEIGES Long coats for chilly days, or for travelling, are of the more coarsely woven tweeds. They are most attractive this year. Colours are principally the fawns and browns and beiges, and sometimes a touch of colour is introduced by dull threads of a different shade which run through. One coat, for instance, will have a very thin orange line here and there; another a broken herring-bone effect of heather mauve. Patterns in definite designs are introduced, too, and you get small squares of dark brown on a beige surface, or circles and cubes of a light tone on a darker ground. The loose, hand-woven effects of the heavier tweeds is very soft. The old rough, and rather hard materials have quite gone, except fur really hard wear. Linings for most of these long coats are of bright coloured crepe de chine.