IN TOWN AND SOCIAL OUT NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 626, 1 April 1929, Page 4

IN TOWN AND SOCIAL OUT NEWS

NOTES Mrs. Reid, of Motutapu. is in Auckj land. Mrs. C. Holloway is a Hamilton visii tor to Auckland. I Miss Sybil Lewis, of Auckland, is ; visiting Wellington. Mrs. R. Ilannon, of Cambridge, is in | Auckland for the races. . Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Creamer, of Auckland, are in Wanganui. Hr. and Mrs. Holmden, of Herne Bay, j are staying with Mrs. Clemo at Mono* J vale. ' Mrs. Austin Cook and Miss Kathj leen Cook are Wellington visitors to | Auckland. i Miss Rone Brown, of Remuera, is i spending Easter at 'Wellington with | Mrs. Leslie Angus. Mr. and Mrs. G. Moyle, of Auckland. ! are the guests of Mrs. F. Laing in j Gonville, Wanganui. ! Miss Hope Asher and Miss Edna ! Thomas, of Auckland, are visiting i friends in Gordonton. Mrs. Russell-Wood, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. A. E. Webb in Queen’s Avenue, Frankton. Among the guests at the Hotel Cargen are Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewis, of Wairarapa, and Miss F. Penney, of Wellington Mrs. W. H. Brabant, of Epsom, is in Cambridge for the croquet tournament. She is the guest of her sisters, the Misses Brann. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Nugent, of Tokoraaru Bay, and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Daveny, of Wellington, are guests at the Central Hotel. , Mrs. 11. Primrose, of Gisborne, who has been a visitor to Hamilton, returned to' her home at the week-end. She was accompanied by her niece. Miss Mary Gillies, of Hamilton. * * * At the. Royal are Mr. and Mrs. C. !H. Murphy, of Morrinsville; Mr. and i Mrs. Halford, of Wellington; Mr. and ; Mrs. V. Young, of Hikutaia; Mr. and I Mrs. Oravestoek, of Stratford: and I Miss Thomas, of Taupo. j Staying at the Grand are Mr. and ! Mrs. W. R. Kenner, of Wellington; Mr. | and Mrs. R. Scott, of New Plymouth; i Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart, of Welling - | ton; Mr. and Mrs. E. Stevens, of Neli son; and Hr and Mrs Sutton, of Napier. * * * I Mr. and Mrs. W. Hood, of Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. J. Nightingale, of •Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hosk- | ing, of Whangarei; Mr. and Mrs. C. jH. Holloway, of Hamilton; and Mr. land Mrs. W. L. Grahame. of Waiuku. ! are staying at the Star Hotel. WAIKATO NOTES (From our Oicn Correspondent) Miss Margaret Bailey, of Tirau, is I Easter in Wanganui. Mrs. J. J. Sliandrin. of Hamilton, is j spending the Easter holidays at Roto--1 ruy.. % Mrs. J. W. Warren and Miss Queenie Warren, of Hamilton, are the guests of Mrs. Coote in Whangarei. Miss Eileen and Miss Gladys Hill, of Wellington, are the guests of Mias Ruth Johnstone at Whatawhata for the Easter holidays.* , Miss Kath. Oliver, of Matangi, and Miss Nancy Bur rant, of Taihape, who has been her guest recently, left during the week-end to be present at the collegiate old boys’ reunion and dance. Later Miss Oliver will go to Feilding for polo week. KITCHEN GIFT EVENING I Miss Zoe Bell, of Patera was the guest of honour at a kitchen gift evening organised for her by the members of the Hockey Girls’ Club recently. The Paterangi hall was lilled with Miss Bell’s friends. The Misses V. and R. Bell, of Pirongia, and Mrs. E. Holmes, of T© Awamutu, sang much-applauded songs, the accompanist being Mrs. W. H. Bell, of Pirongia. Mrs. W. G. i Macky, Miss K. Head, and Mr. E. Holmes played for the different dances throughout the evening. Mr. C. J. Spiers, in a pleasont little speech, asked Miss Bell to accept the presents her many friends had brought her, and spoke of her enthusiasm in the hockey club, of which she had been a member | since its inception. BRIDGE PARTY ! Recently Mrs. Tod. of Cambridge, | gave a party to enable some of lier ! friends to meet her mother. Mrs. Tarnham. of Christchurch, her guest at

j present. (Jay bowls of zinnias adorned ! her drawing room, where bridge was ' played. Mrs. Tod was wearing a : frock of beige crepe de chine. Mrs. ; Tarnhani was in black georgette. The I other guests were; Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. . Sutherland, Mrs. Calvert, Mrs. Neely, j Mrs. H. Lundon, Mrs. Sawers, Mrs. J. I Mitchell, Mrs. Jermyn, Miss Tod. Miss ; Calvert, Miss Gwynneth and Miss S. j Brann.

DANCE AT BIRKENHEAD FUNDS FOR BAND UNIFORMS The first of a, series of dances to raise funds for new uniforms was held by tlae Birkenhead Band in the Victoria Hall on Saturday evening. Mr. F. Grant successfully carried out the duties as M.C. and the orchestra, under Mr. M&yall, was greatly appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. E. Swindall were the winners of the Monte Carlo waltz. Among those present were: Mrs. C. Woodcock, flame crepe de chine with silver lace and pearls. Mrs. Gladys Stayte, shell pink georgette with senquin trimmings to tone. Mrs. Tothill, frock of apricot ring velvet with silver trimming. Mrs. Neech, peach taffeta frock relieved with diamante girdle. Mrs. S. Banbury, embossed chenille frock with shawl to tone. Mrs. G. Thorpe, silver lame, with silver lace. Mrs. Cullington, blush rose georgette with blue posy. Mrs. B. Moore, twilight blue'ninon, with sequin trimming. Mrs. P. Stewart, black georgette frock with ecru lace trimming. Mrs. Copeland, mauve satin, with pink posy. Mrs. Foster, frock of navy taffeta. Mrs. Thorburn, olac-k arrauro satin, with diamante trimming. Mrs. Hark in, sea green crepe de chine and lace frock. Mrs. Hughs, navy taffeta frock. Mrs. I. R. Gulley, french crepe ae chine frock and shawl. Mrs. E. Way, frock of iaw.i crepe de chine. Miss Gladys Rix. lavender taffeta trimmed with lace. Miss Ivy Letton, jade green satin with guipure lace. Miss F. Swinburne, pale pink georgette with eau de nil green bow. Miss K. Payne, black georgette with frilled skirt. Miss Bernice Stayte, blue crepe de chine with posies. Miss Joyce Wright, powder blue satin with silver trimming and shawl. Miss Colleen Wright, black georgette and sunset taffeta, with shawl. Miss B. Casey, apple green taffeta, with petalled skirt, with shawl to match. Miss P. Wheeler, flame embossed crepe de chine frock. Miss J. Litton, frock of red crepe de chine, with shawl. Miss V. Moody, pink satin, with silk tulle frilled skirt. Miss A’. Sutcliffe, apricot crepe de chine and georgette, with pearl trimming. Miss E. Sutcliffe, black satin and silver lace. Miss Geraldine McGovern, black velvet trimmed with red roses and gold lace. Miss B. Crombie, red satin, with overskirt of silver net. Miss Irene Mackie, heliotrope crepe de chine with gold sequins. Miss Lorna Mackie, sea green taffeta with shoulder posy. YE PIRATE SHIPPE A full list of merry-making passengers was aboard the gay Pirate Shippe at Milford on Saturday evening, and were amusingly entertained throughout the evening by the gallant captain and his crew. The Pirates’ Orchestra provided an excellent selection of new dance music. Among those present were: Mrs. A. Wilson, black georgette frock. Mrs. Rathbone, frock of blue georgette. Miss Roma Wilson, silver lame frock. Miss E. Magath, apricot crepe de chine. Miss D. Mays, period frock of black taffeta, with frills edged with rose. Mrs. J. Peach (Wellington), jade sequined georgette with french embroidered black wrap. Miss Shirley Burcher, saffron tinted georgette, with hyacinth taffeta hip bow. Miss B. Sheara, frock of pastel taffeta. Miss J. Pastor, eau de nil georgette. Miss X. Garret, floral georgette. Miss Buckley, ciel blue georgette. Miss Dorothy Bumble (Napier), mole lace, with cerise tulle and flowers. Miss B. Barry, maize georgette frock. Miss W. Hall, beaded frock of georgette. Miss E. Harrison, opal blue crepe de chine. Mrs. W. ,T. Welch, briar rose georgette. Mrs. S. Hay lock, silver lace over jade green. Miss Edith Barnes, ivory georgette french frock Mrs. Sydney Lambert-Smith, wine crepe de chine frock. Miss Joyce Porter, eau de nil georgette, with hem and collar hand-worked. Miss E. Ford, primrose crepe de chine and ivory shawl. Miss Shirley Tickle, ivory satin, with fur trimming. Miss Davoreen. mauve crepe de chine, with silver lace. Miss Lila Goodwin, floral ninon frock. Miss Marg. Herbert. Chinese stencilled georgette. Miss R. Wake, silver beaded delphinium blue georgette. Miss Jessie (Stewart, black crepe de chine. Mrs. B. Cadness, shell pink crepe de chine. Miss L. Grainger, Indian red georgette and gold lacefc Miss E. Everton, iris mauve taffeta. Miss Pat Reid, leaf green georgette. Miss B. Buckleigh, leaf green frock and shawl to tone. Miss M. Colman, shot flame taffeta. Miss V. Edwards, black velvet and gold relief. Miss A. McConnell, black net frock. Miss G. Edwards, red chenille georgette. Miss U. Granger, powder blue georgette and silver lace. $ Miss W. Wilson, flame and gold crepe de chin^ Miss R. McGrevy, silver lam© and cameo pfhk georgette. Miss J. Law tThames), green taffeta and silver overdress. Miss Eileen McGrath, apricot crepe de chine trimmed with silver lace. Miss "Dolly Lemon, jade figured crepe de chine. Miss T. T ass will, silver and green taffeta. Miss E. Martin, blue crepe de chine and silver lace. Mrs. E. F. Jeffries, lemon satin and gold lace. Mrs. J. Wally, black satin and silver lace. Miss X. Wallace (Taumarunni), cyclamen frock and saxe blue shawl. Miss X. Batty (Milford), yellow floral silk crepe. Mrs. G. Slattery (Sydney), pale green embroidered net. Miss S. Wynyard. silver tissue frock. Airs. J. Alison, ivory taffeta, french embroidery. Miss Elise Wilkinson, sapphire blue net over satin. Miss A. Morrison, silver lace, with uneven hem. Airs. W. F. Beacon (Wellington ), moonlight blue crepe de chine. Miss Wynn Hall (Ivaipara), black lec® and georgette. Aliss S. Shieff, rose taffeta. Aliss Ruby Woods, petunia taffeta, and silver lame Airs. X. Wingate, black taffeta frock. Mrs. W. H. Stevens, eau de nil georgette beaded in crystal. Aliss E. Conway, shell pink satin and white georgette. Aliss R. Broughton (Palmerston Xortli), lavender crepe de chine trimmed with silver lace. Airs. A". Wotton, petunia ring velvet. Airs. Howes, black georgette lace. A piece of cinnamon bark added to cherries when stewing them or using them for a pie - gives a delightful flavour. To clean the awkward crevices where the handles of aluminium kettles are joined on. soak a strip of rag in kerosene and draw it back and forth.