Feminine Interests

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 800, 22 October 1929, Page 5

Feminine Interests

WAIKATO NOTES jirs. A. P. Wylie, of is visitor to Hamilton. a * * * >lrs. A. Joseph, oC Hamilton, and yiiss Tui Gardner, left on Friday for Gisborne. CROQUET OLUBS On Wednesday afternoon, the Hamilton croquet lawns were officially opened. The president, Mr*. 11. Ilowden, made a pleasant little speech of welcome, and asked Mrs. Shseppard to play the first ball. Competitive gaimes were played throughout the afternoon, in which Mrs. Kibble white*, Mrs. Drube, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Bajckelsby, Mrs. llodgIdnson and Mrs. Nisbet were the successful competitors. A very pleasant afternoon tea was enjoyed in the pavilion, where blue and white flowers, representative of the club’s colours, adorned the tables.

Among those present were:—From Cambridge: Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Cowling, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Sheet. From Frankton: Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. O’Brien, and Mrs. Wigzell. From Whitiora: Mrs. Kibblewliite, Mrs. Hodgkinson. Mrs. Nealie and Mrs. Drube. Club* members were:— : Mrs. It. Coombs, Mrs. Salter, Mrs. McEldowney, Mrs. Gillman, Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Davison, Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Stubbs, Mrs. E. G. Johnson, Mrs. Honeyfield, Mrs. Jane, Mrs. Gifford, Mrs. A. H. Tompkins, Mrs. Bern, Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Wilkes, Mrs. G. Seifert, Mrs. W. H. Stevens, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Gwen, Mrs. C. Coombs, Mrs. Brocklesby, Mrs. Torke. Miss Prentis, Miss Williamson, Miss Devery and Miss McEldowney. * * * CLAUDELAN DS CLUB On Wednesday afternoon the Claudelands Croquet Club had it most successful opening day. The president, Mrs. W. Sayers, welcomed all, and •ieclared the greens open. Airs. F. Bennett, the vice-president, drove the first ball, and soon the greens were happily filled with players. Among those present were:—Mrs. Sayers, Mrs. F. Bennett, Airs. Hopkirk (Cambridge), Airs. Rockell, Airs. Andrews, Mrs. F. Alason, Airs. W. Burrows, Airs. Middleton, Mrs. lbbotson, Mrs. Earl, Airs. Taylor, Airs. Runciraan, Airs. Andrews. Airs. Irvine, Airs. Turbott, Airs. Street, Airs. W. Peter-

son, Mrs. Curling, Mrs. Munro, Mrs. Cloverley, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Salisbury, Mrs. H. Baker, Mrs. Baillie, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. W. Fraser, Mrs. A. Ross, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Madill, Mrs. Mercer, Mrs. White, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Jones and Miss lbbotson. . FARE WELL PAI IT r Nurse Murray, who is leaving Hamilton shortly to take up work at Bamaluna, in the Solomon Islands, was the guest of honour at a very pleasant social at the St. Paul’s School Hall recently. The Rev. Percy Paris was chairman, and he and several other representative church members spoke eloquently of the interest Miss Murray had always taken in church matters. On behalf of the members of the church Mr. Tiebjens asked Miss Murray to accept a gramophone and records as a farewell gift. A pleasing musical programme was contributed by Mrs. T. S. Webster, Miss Ida Grice, Mr. A. Partington, Mrs. \v. B. L. Williams and Mr. T. S. Webster. Songs of farewell ended a very happy evening. * * * BRIDGE AT LYCEUM CLUB In the lounge of the Lyceum Club on Friday night a very pleasant ‘'visiting” bridge party was arranged by the bridge committee. At the winning table were Mrs. E. Clarke, Miss E. Madeley, Miss B. M. Campbell and Miss G. Wyatt. The members present were:—Mrs. F. B. Jolly, Mrs. R. R. Cranwell, Mrs. H. Ferguson, Mrs. E. H. O’Meara, Mrs. Gordon Smith, Mrs. H. J. Greenslade, Mrs. Meek, Mrs. J. Gray, Mrs. E. Clarke, Mrs. E. P. Cowles, Mrs. H. Luxford, Mrs. F. D. Pinfold, Mrs. A. L. Sheppard, Mrs. J. Prenton, Mrs. E. Reeves, Mrs. G. Buckland, Mrs. J. Page, Mrs. U. T. Gillies, Mrs. Ivey (England), Mrs. R. Johnston, Mrs. H. Piper, Mrs. E. G. Johnson, Mrs. T. Reynolds, Mi's. Farquhar, Mrs. Oswald Smith, Mrs. E. English, Mrs. 11. Hammond, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. H. Valder, Mrs. Yorke, Mrs. A. W. Gi-een, Mrs. F. W. Burley, Mrs. A. E. Cox, Mrs. F. Brewer, Mrs. O. Farrar, Mrs. A. Speedy, Mrs. J. Chitty, Mrs. E. Mears, Mrs. 11. Hoseler, Mrs. G. Seifert, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Hodgkinson, Mrs. F. E. Stevens, Mrs. Sinclair Arthur, Mrs. Jenkinson, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. A. Ratcliffe, Mrs. Hovey, Mrs. T. Campbell, Miss B. be Renzy, Miss N. De Renzy, Miss E. Nutsford, Miss G. Wyatt, Miss M. Stevens, Miss M. Hodgson, Miss E. Wright, Miss Roby, Miss X. Drake, Miss Keddie, Miss Walmsley, Miss Hooker, Miss B. Manning, Miss N. Valder, Miss L. Valder, Miss F. English. Miss Bourke, Miss G. Eggleston, Miss K. Brewer, Miss E. Madeley, Miss B. M. Campbell.

DEVONPORT PARTY JOLLY DANCE EVENING BLUE AND GOLD STREAMERS On Saturday evening the Navy League rooms at Devonport were the scene of a gay out-nival evening, given by Mr. and Mrs. A. Ferguson for their von Stuart. Many young people from the North Shore assembled and helped to make the evening a great success. The ball room was charmingly decorated with blue and gold streamers, being the colours of the Takapuna Grammar School. The supper tables were decorated m the same colours, together with spring flowers and wistaria. Various novelty dances were much appreciated, prizes being won by Misses R. Woods, J. Best, F. Deighton, and T. Ashwin, Messrs. T. deal, H. Godden and N. Dixon. Mr. Jack Collins, as pianist, provided excellent dance music, assisted by Mrs. Godden, Miss K. Sloane and Mr. S. Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson received her guests frocked in beige ninon and lace, with large shoulder spray. She was assisted by her sisters, Mrs. Johnston, wearing twilight blue crepe de chine, and Mrs. MqAneny, who wore a frock of palest mauve crepe de chine, draped with coffee-coloured lace. Among those present were: Mesdames A. Watson, E. Gladding, R. Doble, T. Shand, R. Woods, L. Adams, E. Godden, Ekman, Challinor, Ingram, F. Bennett, C. .S Lone, Murdock, Brown, B. Howie (Kamo), E. Wells and Misses

M. and J. Deighton, K. and J. Sloane, R. Woods, ,T. Best, G. Keith, G. Shaw, H. Elliott, P. Bailley, E. Chandler, i. Ishwin, E. Bentley, M. Mellor, K. O’Brien, 1.. Macduff, M. Corner, F. Cawkwell, E. Ekman, N. Bow, K. Clarke, G. Hender, N. Penrose, H. Schmidt, M. O’Meara, N. Edwards, .T. Binstead, M. Jones, I. Sinclair, M. McDougall, P. Wynyard, TI. J. Ardley, P. Blandford, E. Coldicutt, R. Wilson, J. Ronsen, M. Wells, E. Wells, S. Pocock, O. Clist, L. Chaplin and M. Rosenfeldt.

WINE STAINS

Nowadays damask tablecloths are onco more finding favour with hostesses, and the shining loveliness of polished tables is being covered with the'snowy whiteness of linen. But tableclothes are liable to become horribly stained, and the worst stain of all is that of spilled wine. But it is possible to remove this obstinate stain by just holding the wine-marked piece_ of the tablecloth in a saucepan of milk, while the milk is actually boiling over the stove. The milk must be boiling all the time.