IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 592, 19 February 1929, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Alice Fergusspn save a garden party to the members of the Mothers’ Union. The Bishop of Wellington gave a short address on the importance of family life. The rooms were beautifully decorated with flowers. Over 400 members of the union attended. Lady Alice Fergusson, was wearing a gown of blue lace and hat to match. • « * Mrs. A. Canning, of Remuera, is a visitor to Palmerston North. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Harris, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland. Mr.' and Mrs. H. Johnson, of Feilding, are guests at the Central Hotel. Mrs. J. Lambert, of Wellington, is staying with friends in Auckland. Miss Rosemary Waller has returned to Auckland from a visit to Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Chamberlain, of Auckland, are the guests of Mrs. W. Scott, in Wanganui. * * * Mrs. Alf Bartley, of Devonport, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W. Warren, in Hamilton. Miss Ruby Wallace, of Auckland, is visiting her cousin. Mrs. Arthur Richardson, in Cambridge. Mrs. Brookland, of Wairikl Road, Mount Eden, has left on a visit to her mother at Invercargill. * * * Miss Ethel Judkins has returned to her home in Christchurch, after a visit to relatives in Auckland. Mrs. L. Whitfield, of Mount Albert, is in Wellington, where she is the guest of Mrs. E. J. Knight. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lavington, of Te Kuiti, and Mr. and Mrs. E. Taylor, of Arapuni, are at Hotel Cargen. Mrs. and Miss Gordon, Fiji, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sturt, Fiji, and Mrs. and Miss Arundel, Sydney, are at “F-ernleigh.” Mrs. S. Armstrong, of Hamilton, is in Auckland to meet Mrs. Pat Armstrong, who is returning from Calcutta. Mr. and Mrs. J. Abemethy, of Wellington, who have been visiting Wa* ganui and Auckland, have left for Sydney. Mrs. B. McGovern, of Remuera, who has been staying with Mrs. R. Swayna in Cambridge, has returned to Auckland. Mrs. Crane, or Wellington, who has been visiting Auckland, is now staying with her daughter, Mrs. Irving, in Master ton. * * * Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Taylor, of Wellington, and Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Liddington, of Hawera, are staying at the Star Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. L. Gardner, of. Taumarunui, Miss Cotter, of Napier, and Miss V. Lane, of Hamilton, are at the Royal Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Campbell and the Misses Campbell, have returned to Auckland from a visit to Wanganui, where, they were the guests of Mrs. A. Newburn. The Auckland branch of the National Council of Women will meet for the first time this year on Monday, February 25, at 7.30 p.m., in the Y.W.C.A. Assembly Hall. Mrs. Grange Scott, wife of the acting Chief Justice and Land Court Judge of Tonga, is at present visiting Auckland. She arrived yesterday on the Tofua. DO YOU KNOW? By MOLLIE LITTLE That black velvet and white satin together form one of the happiest alliances in the world of di-ess? A striking example of this mode was exhibited at a recent dress parade. The black velvet frock had light sleeves and a pouched bodice which had long loose jabot-like revers, lined with white satin and turned hack to reveal the white satin front. Two satin-lined cascades at the front of the skirt opened to show a white petticoat. That the coat, skirt, jumper and cloak ensemble is to be very smart again this season? It will differ from last season’s suit by the fact, that the coat will be sleeveless. A charming ensemble of description is composed of a sleeveless belted coat and wrapover skirt of heather mixture tweed worn over a woollen stockinette jumper of soft misty mauve. Over this is worn a plain, detachable cloak of the tweed and this is removed when the wearer is actually playing golf. That a very long and narrow stole of soft supple fur may be tied in a single bow at the side of the neck with long ends dangling in a very jaunty manner. This is very becoming fashion for youthful faces, while the older woman prefers to wear a very short necklet of fur tied under one ear by an upstanding bov,. of stiffened tulle or taffeta. That varnished raflia is very much "a la mode" at the moment? Flat pochettes are covered by a raffia embroidered design and then varnished over. Other accessories include quaint little square buckles and huge round ‘'buttons" of varnished raffia. That belts of silver kid, embroidered in vivid colouring are much worn. They usually supply the only note of colour to an otherwise all-black frock. That the newest idea in neckwear is ;to wind a supple scarf of silk-like i material around one’s throat that I looks for all the -world as if one is i being strangled by a snake? A most alarming fashion at a distance for these “snake” scarves are extremely ! lifelike.

That the most fashionable alternative to the rather severe-looking beret is a slightly draped affair that is much more becoming? It can be folded to suit any face, whereas the beret is so exceedingly plain that it suits but one face in a hundred.

FAREWELL PARTY The committee of the Te Puke Lyceum Club arranged a bridge evening on Saturday in honour of two of its members, Mesdames Pell and Urquhart, who are leaving the district, the former going to Tauranga and the latter to Auckland. M,rs. F\ H. Wilkie, secretary, called on Miss Bell to accept a clock, and Mrs. Urquhart a bronze vase. A “hidden number" competition was won by Miss .Davies, Miss King and i Mrs. Wilkie. Mrs. Bell chose a navy crepe de chine frock with embroidered panels. Mrs. Urquhart wore a black crepe de chine frock piped with red. Those present were: Mesdames Urquhart, Bell, Knight, MacFarlane, Wilkie, Jones, Simpson, Budd, Martyn, Mends. Booker, Caahmore, Ralfe, Davies, Wilson, Granger, Butcher, Misses Bell, Rodgers, Jamieson. Bush, Davies, Kennedy, Sister Webb and Miss King.

JUST ENGAGED

KING COUNTRY JOTTINGS Two delightful social evenings have recently taken* place in Mali ere, both being attended by numerous guests. at the residence ot Mr. ana Mrs. Mossman tne si ">er interiuue ptuviaki a novel treat for those present, tne tables being lain out in a large marquee, the uecorations, carried ouc uy xvxxsses B. Mossman ana A. fc-anaison, striking a particularly cnuxming ana novel note. Ferns ana colourea streamers were carried to sprays of aeucious ireslilypickea piurns, and soft ngntmg aaued to the effectiveness of the scheme, louring supper Miss Mossman ana Miss tktndison were toasted, the reply being made by Mr. Passau. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Marganan an evening arranged on behalf ut tne young people proviaed u most pleasant time. inciuaea in the programme were several novelty dances, won as follow: Monte Carlo waltz, Miss Shannon of .NTno Niho, and Mr. T. McGover” • spot waltz, Miss S. Morgan and Mr. W. Gray. Mr. Mcllwraith won the surprise packet, an event that caused muon interest. The Taumarunui Fire Brigade conducted a well-attended dance to raise funds toward the expense of sending its team to the demonstrations at Hokitika. Music for the dancing was supplied by the Star Orchestra, with tlio assistance of Mr. J. Dixon (banjoist, of Te Kuiti). Mr. B. Marker was M.C. Competition events were won as follow: fcjpot dance, Miss Jones and partner; Monte Carlo, Miss Ransley and partner. A large party of American tourists spent a night in Taumarunui during the week, staying at the Hotel Grand. They left by car for Kirikau to join a special boat for the Wanganui River trip. A grand ball in aid of the funds of the Raurimu Catholic Church was very well jDatronised. ' Music was supplied by the “Merry Five Orchestra,” extras being given by Mrs. W. McNamara and .Mr. N. Karam. The M.C.’s duties were attended to by Mr. W. McNamara. During an interlude Mrs. J. F. Waldegrave thanked everyone who had attended and in any way assisted with the success of the ball. A ca.ke presented as the prize of a guessing competition, by Mrs. J. F. VValdegrave, was won by Mrs. W. Edward's, of Kaitieke. Miss Hendry and Mr. Tt. Bosely won the spot waltz, and the Monte Carlo went to Miss Dempsey and Mr. X. Karam. An extra spot waltz was won by Miss N. Karam and partner.

PLUNKET SOCIETY TAUMARUNUI BRANCH Mrs. W. Richter (president) was in the chair at the monthly meeting of the . Taumarunui branch of the Plunket ! Society, other members being- present: Mesdames Johnston, T. Craig, Kinnell, ! Godfrey, Seaton, Peek, McLennan, J. McLeod, L. S. Ford, A. W. King. Miss • 13urnand, and the secretary. Miss Tom- ! linson. The nurse’s report covered the months of December and January, and j indicated a satisfactory position, the fact being stressed that whooping cough, measles and chicken-pox were ! prevalent, but no serious cases were reported. One baby who had been an inmate of the public hospital was, at the parents' request, sent to the Auckland Karitane Home, and was now doing well. The meeting accepted with deep regret the resignation of Mrs. X, R. MeIsaac, who will shortly be removing to Wellington, Mr. Mclsaac having been appointed relieving officer at the Chief Post Office there. The branch has accepted with gratitude a gift of a picture of the Chateau | Tillard, of Richard Couer de Lion, from ; Sir Truby King. WAIKATO NOTES (f rom Our Own Correspondent) Mrs. J. T. Butler left Hamilton on Friday for a six months’ holiday in Sydney. Mrs. IT. Valder and the Misses Valuer are holidaying in Tauranga. Miss Rose Lord, of Te Awamutu, leaves shortly on a holiday to England. Mrs. A. H. Xicoll, Mrs. V. Nolan and Miss Christophers, motored through from Cambridge to Tauranga on Sati urday. They intend spending a holiday at The Mount. Mr. and Mrs. A. N odder, of Cambridge, leave by the Aorangi for a seven weeks’ holiday in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Mr. and Mrs. A. Christie, of Te Miro, go to The Mount. Tauranga, on Wednesday for a holiday. Miss M. Macauley and Miss J. Marshall, of Gisbarne, are at present in Hamilton, the guests of Mrs. Parke Pittar. Mrs. lan Gow, of 'Whakatane, is spending a few days with Mrs. J. A. Boyce, of Cambridge. AT TE AROHA RACES j The fine weather and the popularity of the club drew a large crowd of visitors to the Te Aroha races on SatI urday. Among the Hamilton visitors were: Mrs. A. E. Cox, Mrs. Parke Pittar, Mrs. A. English, Mrs. J. McNicol, Mrs. C. B. "Wake, Mrs. Lance Tompkins. Mrs. H. Caro, Mrs. J. Hooper, Mrs. E. Carter, Mrs. S. Brewis, Mrs. W. McNichol. Mrs. M. Masters, Mrs. R. J. McKenzie, Mrs. A. E. Manning, Miss A. H alii day, Miss Q. Warren, Miss B. Manning. Miss A. Turley, Miss J. Masters, Miss M. Ross, Miss M. Allen. From Auckland: Miss E. Culling. Miss R. Waller, Miss M. Graham. Mrs. P. Gilchrist, Miss D. Gilchrist, Miss X. Gilchrist, Mrs. J. Allen, also Mrs. G. Thorne George, Mrs F. Connell (Matamata), Mrs. C. Harrington (Eureka), Mrs J. A. McGovern (Te Awamutu), Mrs. Clayton Blundell (Te Awamutu). Mrs. W. C. Ring (Hinuera), Miss D. Ring and Miss C.

Ring - (Hinuera), Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. D. Hannon (Cambridge), Mrs-. Ross (Matamata), Miss Grimwade. CAMBRIDGE PARTIES Brackenfield, Cambridge, was the scene of a jolly party on Friday afternoon, when Mrs. Neely and Miss Gladys Neely invited a number of their firends for a tennis and swimming party. The delightful afternoon tea was enjoyed 'under the trees. Mrs. Neely was wearing a frock of beige georgette. Miss Neely was in a white sports frock. The guests were Mrs. B. Couper, Mrs. Skeet, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Horne, Miss N. Armstrong, Miss J. Mitchell (Auckland), Miss J. Caw, Miss G. Perkins. Miss J. Couper, Miss U. Bryce, Miss C. Hart, Miss E. Skeet, Miss ID. Cox, Miss Martyn, Miss Hunter. On Friday afternoon Mrs. Hart gave a. bridge party. Her drawing room was looking delightfully cool with blue hydrangeas and pink dahlias. Mrs. Hart was in a frock of beige georgette and lace. Miss M. Hart wore scarlet georgette. Their guests were Mrs. S. Lewis, Mrs. Calvert, Mrs. D. Lundon, Mrs Jones (Sydney), Mrs. Tod, Mrs. Innes Taylor, Mrs. Porritt, Miss Braun, Miss Lukin and Miss Calvert. On Thursday evening Mrs. B. Couper gave an enjoyable bridge party.. Sweet peas a.nd zinnias decorated her drawing room. Her frock was of hydrangea blue crepe de chine and silver. Miss Couper, who assisted her mother, was in a pale shell pink georgette frock. The others present were: Mrs. W. Stopford, Mrs. N. Banks, Mrs. M. Wells. Mrs. Todd, Miss Braun, Miss S. Braun, Miss B. Todd, Miss M. Hart, Miss Tod and Miss Cox.

RS. PEPY S DIARY MONDAY. —Up ver}' betimes to my kitchen., where I do busy myself pre- | serving some line pears from a recipe in a very old book. The way of it is to pare them very thin, and simmer in a thin syrup; then let them lie a day or two. Make your syrup richer, and simmer again, and repeat this | until your pears are clear; then drain ! and dry them in the sun, or, if this be not possible, then in a cool oven for a very little time. To make the best ©f them, the way to keep your pears in syrup and to dry as wanted for table, this tending to make them more moist and rich. TUESDAY.—Against the time of needing it, do note here an excellent i recipe for quince marmalade. For it do need to pare and quarter your j quinces, then weigh an equal quantity * of sugar. To 41b of sugar put 1 quart I of water, boil and skim, and have { ready against such time as 41b of j quinces are tolerably tender by the < following mode, that being to lay ! them in a stone jar with 1 teacupful ; of water at the bottom, and to pack them with a little sugar strewed between; cover your jar close and set on a stove or cool oven. Then let them soften until the colour becomes red, then pour the fruit syrup and 1 quart of quince juice into a preserving pan r and boil all together until the marmalade be completed, breaking the lumps of fruit with a wooden spoon, j For gaining your quince juice, the ; best way to stew quinces in a jar, j and then squeeze them through a cheese cloth, but first you must dip j the cloth into boiling water and wring < it.

WEDNESDAY.—With my own hand, my maid out at her pleasuring, I do make a tasty dish of scalloped j cheese for eating at our supper, the j same very easy also. For it the need j to take slices of bread, well buttered, ! one and a-half slices to serve you very j well if the loaf is of a full size, or J more from a small one, and from your j slices you must cut off the brown i crusts. Then to grate fine, 2oz of j good cheese, laying your bread in lay- i ers in a fireproof dish, buttered, j sprinkle over each layer the grated | cheese, with salt and pepper to your j taste. Now mix two well-beaten ] eggs with one and a-half cupfuls of j milk, and pour over your bread and | cheese, when you may bake your scalloped cheese in a moderate oven, after | the manner of baking a bread pudding, j THURSDAY.—Expecting of ' Mr. Pepys’s Cousin Gladys to drink a dish j of tea with me, do make some nice | little cakes; the same being cheap, do please me mightily. The mode of j them to heat one egg and to add to | it quarter of a cupful of sugar, also Quarter of a cupful of butter, well- ! beaten, and any flavouring you desire; i now to mix two teaspoonfuls of baking powder well with one and a.-half cupfuls of flour and add by degrees to your mixture. Bake your cakes in small patty-pans, greased (or in paper cases if you will), for half an hour in a quick oven, and I think anyone choosing to copy me in making same, if they do it properly, to be well pleased. FRIDAY.—Have just bethought me J of how many at this season do wish | to pickle red cabbage, and so do write j in this my diary the best manner of doing so to aid them in their enterprise. And that to slice their cabbage into a colinder, and to sprinkle each layer witli salt to let it drain two days, then put it into a jar, and pour I upon it boiling vinegar, enough to | cover it, and to put in also a few ! slices of red beetroot. Observe to choose the purple red cabbage. Those who like the flavour of spice will boil jit with the vinegar. Cauliflower, cut ! in branches, and thrown in after being | salted, will look of a beautiful red. ! SATURDAY. —For finishing all up | before the Lord’s Day, do decide on ! some beef patties (called in the old j fashion Podovies) for eating at our j supper this night, the way of them to shred some undertone dressed beef with a little fat, to season with pepper, salt and a little shalot or onion. To make a plain paste and roll it thin and cut it in shape like an apple puff, fill with the mince, pinch the edges and fry them of a pretty brown. | The paste to be made of flour, a small | quantity of butter, egg and milk. | And so I think the week ended, as it i was begun, without waste in my household, or any such evil.

A WEDDING-EVE LETTER Dearest Milly, I have sent you already my love, hopes, wishes for your marriage—viewed from the point of affection. * Deeper than that into the mystery of - two young people's love for each other. | til fir trust and confidence in each j c other, their chances of building long 1 J years of happiness to come upon the 1 ~ undeniable happiness of to-day and to- ! morrow, it is not for me or anyone to j poke and pry. Yet about mundane matters perhaps I may be granted a godmother’s privilege to say a word or two. You have been brought up to the standard of living possible on your father's in- i come, which far exceeds that of the man you have married, at present. If he is left unhampered by money worries (some of the worst there are!) if his home life is made comfortable and well within his means, if he is left free to give all his thought to his work, while he is at work, and enough relaxation, so that it does not I become stale, there should be no for- j seeable reason why he should not pro- i vide you with a much bigger income later on. It is his to earn, but it is yours to spend. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY i In fact, a great deal of your future * I prosperity is “up to you!” j As you know, among the humblest ! people, the women take almost entire control of their husband's weekly i wage, and the number of them who I exceed it, getting into debt and diffiI culty of that kind, is surprisingly few. The working man’s wife often sets * a wonderful example to the rest of us. It is in the first year you will set the 1 pace. It is so much easier to expand : a little with circumstance, than to re-I | trench, you know. | What ever you do, don’t be in- ’ ! fluenced in your expenditure by your i j friends and neighbours. Live your ! own life! If a few cakes and sandj wiches of your own making, some ; good coffee or lemonade, after a game of bridge, is all you can afford in the way of entertaining, don’t recklessly give little dinners involving all sorts of extra expense, because young Mrs. Smith does so. GO SLOWLY Perhaps she can afford them. More than possibly she can't—but it is her own business. There is no need to shut yourselves up and to deny your husband the change he needs after a working day (and that you need, too), j Only calculate the cost beforehand j and do not be ashamed to keep within I the what-you-ought-to-spend margin, j Believe me, charm, friendliness, a i warm welcome, will attract more than ! mere eatables! And you can't be ' charming and gay if you are making j a habit of out-running your income. Not for long, anyhow. The same applies to clothes, out- ; ings, holidays. What you fexpress a wish for that new husband of vours—tender and loving—will find ‘it hard to deny you. So it is yours, again, to have or to refrain, within reason—making the actual contents of your purse the boundary line between justi- ! fiable and unjustifiable expenditure— t never what others spend, or what you have been used to'. Presumablv you choose the income with the man. iou ve got to show how right was your choice!

In making ends meet, one of the j simplest ways is to put so much money I into your house-keeping purse every week and to go without anything it will not cover. You know where you j are then, and will soon learn to ad- j just your ways to your means without strain. Making a hobby of economy—you ‘ won t find it half so dull as it sounds | if you put your heart and pride into 1 it! And so, good luck to your enterprise, my dear, From your affectionate, Godmother. * (Who knows what she Is talking j about, because she made a terrible hash of things herself for the first ! year, and more!)

AN ENGAGEMENT The engagement i« announced of ■Miss Zoe Isobel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Witherow, of “Willow Bank,” Waipawa, to Mr. Brie Fjltou, of Auckland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eustace Fulton, Dunedin.