IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 498, 30 October 1928, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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NOTES Mrs. Tewsley, of Auckland, is visiting Wellington. • * * At the Grand is Mrs. G. Harrison Gregory, of Ceylon. • * * Mrs. R. Ross, of Hamilton, is a guest at the Royal Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. G. Gibson, of New Plymouth, are at the Central Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hardcastle, of Rotorua, are at the Central Hotel. * * * Staying at the Grand Hotel are Mr., and Mrs. F. Bristed, of Christchurch. * * * Mr. and Mrs. P. Bunn, of Wellington, are spending a holiday in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Williams are visitors to Auckland from Wellington. * •* Mrs. A. E. Peat and Miss Peat, of Kamo, are staying at the Albert Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. T. Fitzgibbon, of Napier, are guests at the Royal Hotel. * * * Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bargaville and Miss Bargaville. of Bargaville, are staying at the Star Hotel. • * ♦ Miss Murray, of Christchurch, is spending a holiday in Auckland as the guest of Mrs. P. Webster. • * * Miss Marie Sinclair, of Christchurch, is a visitor to Auckland and is staying with Mrs. A. Roberts, Epsom. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Corry, who have been staying at the Grand Hotel for some days, left for the South last evening. MR. AND MRS. COATES MET BY WOMEN REFORM LEAGUE’S RECEPTION

“You will never regret it if you put your candidates into Parliament,” the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, told Women’s Political Reform League members yesterday afternoon at a reception in the Town Hall to Mrs. Coates and himself. Dr. Hilda Northcroft. who presided, welcomed Mrs. Coates, and Miss Ellen Melville and Mrs. C. E. Maguire, Reform candidates in Roskill and Auckland East respectively. Miss Melville complimented Mrs. Coates on the assistance she was giving her husband in his work for New Zealand. Mrs. Coates, who was presented with a bouquet, congratulated the Auckland branch of the league on its work for the Reform Party.

The Prime Minister assured the league that he would welcome the election of women to Parliament. The Government had to deal with social and humanitarian questions in which the advice of women would be invaluable. Humanitarian work was a line in which the Government was planning to devote special attention. ‘'You may have heard it said that the Government does not have the welfare of the mass of the people at heart,” went on Mr. Coates. “That is not true. The Government has really tried to keep the balance among all sections of the community. 0 CHILDREN’S FUTURE In his Journeys about New Zealand, said Mr. Coates, he had been touched by the anxiety and the self-sacrifice of working people for their children’s future, and the desire to give them a good start. He described the model settlement system recently begun near Wellington, where people had been able to leave crowded city areas to have excellent homes and properties of their own. The Government’s aim was to encourage settlement of this kind. Mr. Coates was emphatic that the Reform Party wished to see women in Parliament. This desire was because of the large amount of social legislation in view.

“What we have accomplished in the past three years is good, but what we shall accomplish in the coming three will be much better,” he said.

The United Party had said that the Government was too socialistic, and the Labour Party called it a “lot of shell-backed Tories, who are trying to destroy the fine socialistic institutions of the country.” “If these parties speak of us in this way,” said the Prime Minister, “well, it looks as if the Government is Just about perfect. We want the people to understand that they are going to get a fair spin from those in charge of the country’s affairs. The Government's ideal is the best possible for the next generation.” One of the speakers at the reception remarked that it would have been an unheard of thing 50 years ago for women to have interested themselves in politics. The reception illustrated the remarkable change. Women could congratulate themselves that they had among them those who had conquered one of the most forbidding obstacles that confronted women—addressing public meetings.

WHOLESOME TEA-TABLE DELICACIES

Measure two cupsful of raw oatmeal, one cupful of granulated sugar and half a cupful of melted butter or lard. Mix these ingredients thoroughly and leave all night. Next morning add a well-beaten egg and a teaspoonful of almond essence to the mixture, beat thoroughly, and drop the preparation in small tablespoonfuls on a wellgreased baking sheet. Be careful to leave plenty of space between each macroom, and bake them in a medium oven until crisp and lightly browned. Leave on the baking sheet until cold, otherwise the cakes may break.

SILVER JUBILEE DANCE GIVEN BY OLD BOYS OF SACRED HEART COLLEGE The Click Cabaret was delightfully decorated last evening when the Old Boys’ Association of Sacred Heart'College gave an enjoyable dance as a finale to the celebration of the college's silver jubilee. Excellent music was provided by Clyde Howley's Orchestra. Committee women present were: Miss P. Flynn, Miss M. Clarke, Miss V. Snedden, Miss M. Goldwater, Miss P. Foley, Miss R. McVeagh, Miss E. Brodie, Miss N. Martin, Miss H. O’Connor and Miss E. Sinclair. AnioiiK those present were:— Mrs. X. Snedden, in a draped frock of gentian blue satin crepe. Mrs. Xello Porter, wearing a frock of D taf feta appliqued with floral motifs Mrs. O. Jonas, whose frock of black and gold net was heavily beaded, v,, , s - Smith, who wore a frock of piack georgette encrusted with crvstal beading. 9 Mrs. R. Newcombe, in a ring velvet frock of thistletuft green shade. Miss Joyce Porter, whose frock was of lettuce green georgette. Miss B. Heaton, in a silver frock of tulle and lame. Miss Donovan, wearing a frock of cuban orange taffeta hemmed with gold lace. Miss Rose Kennedy, whose frock was of poinsettia red georgette. Miss P. Cleveland, in a frock of black t.affeia with motifs of jade green. Miss N. McCarthy, blush rose frock of tissue and chiffon. Miss Lee, in a frock of leaf green lame and georgette.

Miss 11. McLeod, frock of draped black crepe satin.

Miss 11. McCarthy, japonica rose frock, of crepe de chine with hem of silver lace.

Miss N. Reid, mignonette green frock or georgette. a Miss Webb, peachbloom frock of georgette inset with lace. Miss l. Heaton, canton jade frock of chiffon velvet. Miss Nr. Culpan, frock of apricot crepe da chine girdled with velvet. Miss E. Murphy, delphinium blue frock of georgette. Miss M. Brodie, rose blush frock of ring velvet yith skirt of georgette. Miss Trigg, frock of opal blue and silver embossed lace. Miss A Credon, black frock of chiffon. Miss Menzies, chartreuse green frock of georgette. Miss Ivy Underwood, rose pink georgette relieved with silver lace. Miss N. Quinlan, lotus rose georgette with touches of embossed tissue. Miss Margaret Wright, flower patterned frock of apple green taffeta. Miss Moran, frock of black ehiffon velvet. Miss K. Elliott, draped frock of carnation rose ring velvet. Miss B. Little, corsage of floral lame with skirt of flowered crepe de chine. Miss E. Little, frock of absinthe green shot taffeta. Miss Lee, frock of leaf green lame and georgette. Miss M. Hart, petalled frock of black crepe de chine. Miss A. Wright, nasturtium georgette with tiered skirt. Miss O’Brien, frock of Spanish raisin georgette. Miss Skelton, primrose yellow crepe de chine panelled with gold lace. Miss Ena Hooker, mimosa, frock of taffeta with diamante relief. Miss M. Hanfling, white frock of georgette with rhinestones. „ . Miss W. Cook, frilled frock of ivory tullo with corsage of silver. . Miss G. Grinter, pleated frock of japonica red crepe de chine with insets of black and silver lace. Miss Scholium, black chiffon mounted on lacquer red georgette. Miss Somerfield, lotus rose frock or taffeta hemmed with tulle. Miss N. O’Sullivan, embossed frock or parchment taffeta. . Miss D. Koefoed, frock of rose blush lace over rose satin. .: .. Miss K. Peoples, frock of silver tissue with skirt of flounced rose tulle. Miss H. Hard ley. petal pointed frock or white crepe de chine. Miss Doherty. nasturtium frock of satin with skirt of frilled tulle.

PAINTS FOR THE AMATEUR DECORATOR Th amateur decorator is not, as a rule, very good at handling paints in such a way as to secure great smoothness of surface, but the new cellulose paints, which dry very quickly, are specially prepared to secure absolute evenness. Only half an hour is needed for the coat to dry quite hard, and the amateur, usually impatient of the waiting attendant on the ordinary paint, can proceed to the second coat almost at once. This quick drying also means that she will not be baffled by dust settling on the paint before it has hardened. * If the amateur does not aim at a high enamel finish, she can be sure of getting the medium polish by buying the new paint that is mixed with wax, thus securing a nicely waxed surface. Again, there is the paint compounded with Chinese lacquer which produces a surface so like glass that it can be washed time after time. Formerly this was only possible after very arduous and troublesome treatment with many coats and primings at the hands of the expert.

Faints by means of which she may decorate glass without need for subsequent firing are also among the preparations the thrifty amateur should consider. They will enable her to produce decorative vases and bowls, wine-glasses and candlesticks, at a much smaller cost than that asked in the shops. Heatproof and liquid-proof paints for trays and tables are also useful.