IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 290, 28 February 1928, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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An Auckland visitor to Christch Miss Marie Jones, of Remuera

At the Central Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell, of Sydney.

At the Royal Hotel are Mr. and Mrs W. Fry, of Hamilton..

j Miss X. Quayle leaves to-night for a ; short holiday in the South.

Miss Emmerson has returned from a holiday at Waiwera.

Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, of Sydney, who are visiting Christchurch, are due in Auckland on March 13,

Miss E. Sellgren, of Coogee, Sydney was a passenger by the Marama to-day and will spend a holiday in Auckland.

Miss Mary Harvey, of Golf Road Epsom, is spending a holiday at the Hermitage, Mount Cook.

Mrs. T. Johnson, a South African visitor, was an arrival 'in Auckland this morning by the Marama.

Mrs. R. L. Paterson, of Parnell, who has been some months in England and Scotland, returned by the Marama this morning.

Miss Veronica Walsh, of Kohimarama, is returning to Xew Zealand by the s.s. Ruapehu, and will arrive in Wellington to-day.

Miss Minnie F. White, the Auckland painter who proposes making her home in Sydney, will leave for Australia toward the end of March.

Mrs. Wallace Sumner, of Rotorua, is a visitor to Auckland and is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Maxwell, at Devonport.

Miss Myrtle Meggy, professor of the pianoforte at the Sydney Conve;satorium, was a through passenger by the Xiagara for Sydney to-day.

Mrs. E. J. Laurenson, who has spent a long holiday in Auckland, will return to her home in Palmerston North tonight.

Miss Lillian Frost, the well-known Sydney organist, who has been visiting America, was a through passenger by the Xiagara which left Auckland today for Sydney.

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Andrews, of Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. G. Ebbett, of Hastings; and Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson, .of Whangarei. are at the Star Hotel.

Mrs. Grundy, wife of the Rev. R. J. Grundy, arrived in Auckland with her husband by the Marama this morning. For 27 years Mrs. Grundy was a missionary in India.

Mrs. R. L. Paterson, of St* Stephen’s Avenue, Remuera, who has been visiting the Old Country, returned to Auckland this morning, via Sydney, by the Marama.

Mrs. J. A. Peacock returned to Auckland by the Marama this morning after a fourteen months’ tour of the world. Mrs. Peacock has seen corners of the globe rarely visited by tourists of Xew Zealand.

Dame- Nellie Melba continued her voyage to Australia by the Niagara today. Dame Nellie was accompanied by Mrs. George Armstrong, her daugh-ter-in-law, and Miss Margaret Allen, of Sydney.

Mrs. Robbins, wife of Mr. T. Robbins, who is interested in the Spanish mine ot Rio Tinto, arrived in Auckland today from Sydney by the Marama. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins will spend a month sightseeing in the Dominion.

The Rev. H. K. Vickery, the new missioner for the Flying Angel Mission in Auckland, and Mrs. Vickery, are the guests of Archbishop and Mrs. Averill at “Bishopscourt.” Parnell. Mr. and Mrs. Vickery arrived in Auckland today by the Marama from Sydney.

Guests at the Hotel Gurgen include -Mr. and Mrs. J. Ainslie, of Perth; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gravestock, of SydneyMr. and Mrs. E. A. White, of Boston : Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Oakes, of Wellingl ton; Dr. and Mrs. W. G-. H. Tregear ot Melbourne; and Mr. and Mrs g’ S. Crimp, of Hamilton.

Accompanying- the South Australian Dowling- team which arrived in Auckland this morning by the Marama are Mrs. R. C. Barton, Mrs. R. Bower, Mrs. P. D. Brook, Mrs. E. W. Castrie, Miss Davis, Mrs. C. A. Dunn, Mrs. C. £>. Harris, Mrs./ H. Naylor, Mrs. H. J. Penno, Mrs. J. Sellar, and Miss Von Doussa. * * * Mr. and Mrs. C. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. L. Coward, Mrs. H. G. Pratten, Miss E. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. H. Pittock, and Mr. and Mrs. Harley, of Sydney; Mr. and Mrs. T. Robbins, of England; Mr. and Mrs. W. Burt, of Dunedin; Mr. and Mrs. W. Hannah, and Miss I. Hannah, of Napier, are staying at the Grand Hotel. SEEDS FOR DECORATION | It is interesting to note that melon > seeds are being- utilised just now in a new craft, which relies upon the , seeds of various plants and fruits for its material. Any box of strong cardboard, or of wood, can be utilised for the basis of operations. After beingspread thickly with strong gum or fairly thin glue, the box is sprinkled lightly with any small seeds that may have been saved from the garden. Alternatively, a seed merchant will supply for a small sum enough to furnish Quite a number of small boxes. The seeds must be sprinkled as evenly as possible and then left to dry, so that a hard surface is secured for later decorations. Next comes the arrangement of the melon seeds in the form of rosette-like flowers, of which the centres will be round seeds, or some of curious shape like nasturtium seeds. These rosettes should cover the major portion of the surface, but may be in different sizes. When all is arranged and firmly set with the adhesive, a final coat of colourless varnish is applied. If additional colour is needed, the ground and the pattern may he picked out in various tints before the varnishing I stage is reached. Gold and silver paints are effective here, and these, applied to | the ground, will serve to show up admirably any gay tone that you may j wish to bestow upon the ornament. ‘Study the character of seeds and you will discover among them many odd shapes that will suggest themes for J decoration.

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| THE GUEST’S BEDSIDE BOOK j In these days of superficial but omnivorous reading, the bedside bookshelf is immensely appreciated by the passing guest. Many a hostess would like to provide this social amenity in addition to other ministrations to the visitor’s comfort and entertainment, but hesitates as to the choice of the read-ing-matter to be provided. She cannot greatly err if she makes her choice a three-fold one. A few novels, a little collection of essays—in the modern rather than the ancient vein—and one or two volumes of poetry; such is the ideal miniature library that can scarcely fail to appeal to the booklover. One has unhappy memories, in an older day, of bedside bookshelves that at their best housed only the throwouts of the family library; while at their worst they harboured a chilling assortment of ancient catalogues! But in these happier times of spare rooms that are designed to welcome the guest rather than to accommodate unwanted “junk,” the hostess is no longer guilty of such inhospitable offences. Catalogues have their appointed place in her card-indexed home, and, more often than not, the bedside bookshelf is non-existent because she does not care to presume to cater for her friends’ literary tastes. No guest, however, would be unappreciative of the selection herein outlined. Highbrow, mezzo-brow, or low-brow—all are satisfied by one or other of the three types of literature. The fiction should be as varied as possible, the hostess bearing in mind the type of guest who prefers the psychological novel to the fiction that is mainly concerned with action, or the mystery plot or detective “thriller”; and vice versa. And the essays should include the humorous as well as the profound. Modern poetry for choice, since the tactful hostess takes it for granted that her guest has the classics at home! ,-r D.G. The waterglass solution used for preserving last year’s eggs will make an excelent medium for use in cold water paints, kalsomine, whiting, etc. The proportion is about one cup to three of the mixed article. The colour is then a pleasure to use, being of the consistency of oil paint, and it also adheres without rubbing off. To renovate an umbrella, put one tablespoon of sugar into a basin and pour over it half a pint of boiling water. When the sugar has dissolved dip a sponge in the liquid and wash the open umbrella, starting on the ferrule and working downwards to the tips. ETang to dry in the open air.

COUNCIL OF WOMEN MEETING OF AUCKLAND BRANCH NEED FOR WOMEN POLICE j The monthly meeting of the Auck- ! land branch ot the National Council j of Women of New Zealand, was held in the Old Grammar School last even - I ing, when considerable ground was } covered. j Dr. Buckley Turkington and Miss Jean Begg, joint committee for New Zealand, supplied the following official list of the New Zealand delegates to the Pan-Pacific Conference, to be held in Honolulu next August: Dr. Ada Paterson, Wellington, and Dr. Seiderberg, Dunedin (Health); Mrs. Gordon Osborne, Auckland, and Miss Hetherington, Wellington (Education); Miss Runciman, Dunedin, and Miss Emerson, Dunedin (women in industry and professions); Mrs. Fraer, Christchurch (women in government); Mrs. T. E. Taylor, president of N.Z. W.C.T.U., and Miss Jean Begg, secretary, Y.W.C.A., Auckland (women in social service). Mrs. Fraer will take charge of the delegation and will arrange the speakers. POLICE MATRONS The president, Miss Carnachan, reported on the interview with the Minister of Justice and Commissioner of Police in regard to the appoin'.ment of women police. Mr. Mcllveney had said that the duties of the present police matron practically covered the same ground. On inquiry it was found that there was one police matron in Auckland, and one sub-matron. In addition to their barrack duties these women are to take charge of ail

female prisoners when brought to the police station; to keep the keys of the. female prisoner’s cells, and search all female prisoners; escort all female prisoners and female mental defectives as and when required; take charge of any stray children brought into the station; visit public gardens, reserves I and playgrounds to guard the interests of young girls; also picture tres and all places of amusement an I reI port on the circumstances under which these entertainments are carried out: visit railway stations to assist nexperienced women; to detain young girls and women who are absconding; to detect culprits concerned in thefts from the ladies’ waiting-rooms; to watch for suspected females arriving and departing; to assist in obtaining from young girls statements xogarding sexual assault and acts of indecency; to detect persons practising fortune telling, palmistry and similar ofCen -os; to patrol the approaches to public schools to see that children arc not mdlested by men; to attend the Juvenile Court; to call on females who have fallen into arrears with payments under orders for support of children in industrial schools; to examine children who are alleged to be neglected or ill-treated by parents or guardians; to watch shops, rooms and other places where it is suspected young girls are inveigled; to watch papers for advertisements suspected of being used to allure or decoy young girls. HERCULEAN TASK This, said the president, was the Herculean work supposedly covered by two women in Auckland. Miss Melville endorsed the president’s report and added that it was quite clear that the Commissioner considered that no policewomen should have the same status as a policeman. The difficulty of getting suitable women was discussed and it was proposed that Lady Astor’s recommendations be followed, i.e., all policewomen should be either university graduates or high school graduates. It was resolved to work for the formation of a force of policewomen in New’ Zealand. An interesting account of her recent visit to England and Canada was given by Mrs. S. L. Boot. Referring to the public work of women in England, the speaker said in the last 12 years the women's movement had made most satisfactory progress, and all over England women were taking an acti /e part in public affairs. The lious'ng problem had received particular attention from women and workmen’s houses had been erected at lost cost and in large numbers on the outskirts of all the large cities. The effort to secure a vote for women from the age of 21 years wras being strongly supported by the women of England, In Canada women were also taking an active part in public affairs.