IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 571, 25 January 1929, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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NOTES Mrs. W. A. Graham, of Hamilton, is visiting Auckland. Mrs. It. Browning, of Wellington, is i visiting Auckland. Mrs. M. A. Blake, of Wellington, is j a visitor to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. C. Fauvel, of Welling- ! ton, are now in Auckland. ' At the Central Hotel are Mr. and I Mrs. O. liases, Wanganui. Hr. and Mrs. Utley, of Masterton, are guests at the Royal Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. L. Travers, of Wanganui, are at presenti n Auckland. Mrs. M. MacDonald, of Wellington, has returned from a visit to Auckland. Dr. adn Mrs. Adams, of Wellington, ; are in Auckland to attend the Science j Congress. Miss Nina Scott, of Auckland, who paid a short visit to Hamilton, has gone on to Dunedin. ; Mrs. H. Hasler, of Hamilton, is on a~ i visit to Auckland, arid is staying at j the Esplanade, Devonport. Mrs. E. F. Peacocke and family, of “Weston Lea,” Hamilton, have gone for a visit to Papatoetoe. Miss Peggy Norton, who has been visiting Auckland, is among the Canterbury visitors to the Wellington races. Miss Meg. Kissling leaves by the Ulimaroa to-day for Sydney,' where she will attend the wedding of her brother Trevor. Miss M. Wood, of Wellington, is a visitor to Auckland for the annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Science. Mr. and Mrs. J. Madden, Mr. and Mrs. W. Patterson, and Mr. and Mrs. Leadbetter, of Wellington, are visitors to Auckland. Mrs. A. B. Proud, of Hemuera, and her two small daughters are at present spending a holiday with Mrs. John Templeton, Pukihau Estate, Umarewa, Hokianga.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Cummings, of Sydney. Mrs. and Miss Hoadley, of Melbourne, Mrs. Galperrin and Mrs. Tarrant, of Newcastle, and Mrs. Bartley, of Sydney, are staying at the Grand Hotel. SCIENCE CONGRESS MORNING TEA MEETING HAPPY FUNCTION YESTERDAY Old friendships were renewed, and j fresh acquaintances made, yesterday, i when the council of the Auckland Inj stitute entertained the visiting dele- ! gates to the annual congress of the New Zealand Institute of Science at morning tea in the rooms of Messrs. < Milne and Choyce. j The guests were received, by Mr. 11. j E. Vaile, Auckland president, and Mrs. * Vaile, and among the ladies present j were: Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Somerville, j Mrs. G. U. Scholefleld, Mrs. B. T. Grifj fin, Mrs*. W. R. B. Oliver and Mrs. E. i Bruce Bevy, of Wellington; Mrs. Bartrum, Airs. S. Kenderdine, Mrs. C. R. Ford, Miss McClymont, Miss B. Moore, of Auckland; Mrs. G. H. Bittley, of Masterton; and Hr. Kathleen M. Curtis, of the Cawthron Institute, Nelson. After morning tea, the delegates dispersed until 2 p.m., when they met to visit the War Memorial Museum, a lid later the Ellerslie racecourse and gardens. A large number of the visitors were at Ellerslie, where they were the guests of the Auckland Racing Club lat afternoon tea in the kiosk Screens j separated one half of the room from j the other, and the tables were ar- ! ranged with dahlias, tiger lilies, and ; other brightly coloured flowers. I MIRROR-GLASS HAS NEW USES In one of the rooms at Ken Wood is a writing-table, the top ot which j has been fitted with a sheet of mirrorj glass. Every object laid upon it is ; reflected most cheerfully, and the art rangement is still further proof of the ! value of such reflections in the decor- ! ative scheme. Can you not visualise j a dressing-table with its array of ail- ! ver and scent-sprays, bottles and | beauty gadgets, duplicated in this i fascinating fashion? | Expensive, you may remark! But I there is a slump in large Victorian | mirrors that are no longer used for wail decoration, and these may be ac- ' quired for cutting up at a fraction of j their original cost. From one such I mirror might be cut tops for many I tables. Mirror glass is excellent also for the I ! purpose of shelves. There is some--1 thing especially engaging about a j shelf so covered, for every little china j figure, every candlestick, every vase i displayed upon it seems to take on a new interest and a new value. If your room has two windows with j a narrow space between them, ti-y the I expedient of filling up this space with j mirror glass, allowing no framing to Ibe visible. The adjacent curtains will | | cover the side edges: for the rest, the ! i glass will extend to the skirting or j | dado-rail and to the picture rail. Thus ! | you will eliminate altogether the idea j |of a mirror, and simply give your I j room an imaginary extension, j Mirror-glass for table mats has its ! ! undeniable charms, especially if a | wreath of leaves or a motto be ap- ; plied in the “poster paints” that dry like hard enamel without firing. It j has a live quality that is invaluable in { lighting up a table. M.H.

DANCE PARTY A delightful party was held at the residence of Mrs. R. Belcher. Herne Bay. last evening, when she entertained some of her granddaughter's young friend's. The hostess received her guests in a frock of black beaded georgette. Miss M. Belcher wore a frock of midnight blue taffeta'. Among those present were:—Miss E. Riley, pimpernel georgette and gold lace: Miss H. O'Brien, cyclamen georgette and silver lace; Miss R. Warren, almond green panne velvet and crepe de chine: Miss A. Savoury, eau-de-nil georgette: Miss J. Cairns, pompadour crepe de chine and diamante. PRESENTATION TO BRIDE A very pleasant little ceremony took place on Tuesday afternoon, when the members of the staff of the Rotorua Borough Council office met to say au revoir to Miss B. Wallace, who has resigned from the office on account of her approaching marriage. Mr. W. A. McLean, the town clerk, presented Miss Wallace, on behalf of the staff, with a handsome tea-tray and stand. Tie said their associations had always been most pleasant, and they all wished her prosperity and happiness. Miss Wallace suitably acknowledged the remarks and kind wishes.

HAMILTON NOTES (From Our (Hen Correspondent) Mrs. John Mason has returned t Xapier. Mrs.. Moncur. of Gisborne, is vis!Lin; in the Tirau district. Mrs. Gadd. of Xcw Plymouth, ha been on a visit to Cambridge. Mrs. F. Thomason, of Cambridge, i staying at the Thames Coast. * * ' Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Dickson, of Dun edin, are Visitors to Hamilton. Mi's. A. J. Burrows, of To Aroha, i spending- a holiday in Australia. Miss* M. Feisst, of Cambridge, i. visiting at the Mount, Tauranga. Mrs. Burn, of Hamilton, has been ui I a visit to Tauranga and Rotorua. Mrs. D. Laird, of Hamilton, hae re- ! turned from a visit to Wanganui. f Mrs. Kibblewhite. of Whitiora. if f spending the holidays in Wanganui. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Cockayne, oi Wellington, are visitors to Hamilton. Mrs. Atkey, of Te Awamutu. is spending a holiday at The Mount, Tauranga. Mrs. M. A. Xilsson. of Xapier. is the guest of Mrs. H. J. Greenslade, Hamilton East. Mrs. C. H. Dorset, of Feilding. lias j been the guest of Mrs. A. Beauchamp, | at Te Awamutu. Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin, of Tirau. are spending a holiday with Mr. and Mrs. it. Harsant, Okete. Miss B. Wallace, of l-totorua, who was formerly on the stall! of the { Borough Council, was presented, on behalf of the staff, with a handsome tea tray and stand. Mr. W- A. McLean, town clerk, who made the presentation, spoke very highly of the esteem in which Miss Wallace was held, and it gave them great pleasure to wish her every success. Miss Wallace thanked all for the beautiful gifts she had received, and all their good wishes on her approaching marriage.