WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1919, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

PERSONAL Miss Muriel Blundell, who is shortly to be married to Dr. Wade, was the guest of honor at a party given by Miss Winifred Webster last Thursday evening. Mrs Mortimer Jones and Miss I). Bedford won the guessing competitions. * • • * Mrs J. C. Nicholson was hostess at a small bridge party last Saturday, Mrs Sydney Allen and Miss Brewster being the guests of honor. ••• • • Miss Cunningham, who has been for some months in New Plymouth, has returned to Wellington. * » • * Miss Betty King has returned from Wellington. # • « • Mr and Mrs Fred Honan, who have been vkiting Wanganui, have returned. » * » • Mr and Mrs David Logan have returned to Masterton. • • • • Mra Ronald Paul is visiting Auckland. » » • • Miss Alma Shaw has returned from Str&tford, where she was the guest of Mrs Skogland. * * IT « Mrs Hugh Baily entertained a number of small children at a fancy dresy party on Thursday evening, each little one having to wear a mask, and great was the fun they had in trying to recognise each other. A most dainty supper was handed round, and the children spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening. r •» ' « • Mrs Faber Fookes gave a jolly little dance at her residence for a number of young folks; last evening. # * * • Mrs N. K. McDiarmid, who has been visiting Dr. Gordon McDiarmid at Taihape, has returned. # • « * Miss Chalmer has returned to Hawke's Bay. Miss Meuller, who has been on a visit to Mrs Toline, Fitzroy, has returned to Auckland. » • • * Mrs A. Crooke has.' returned from Wellington, where she has been staying with her daughter, Mrs Cecil Gray. * » * * Miss Ginger, who has been the guest of Miss Rawson, has returned to Manutahi.

Mrs Dixon (Patea) is visiting Mrs A. C. Crawford, New 'Plymouth.

Miss Monica Lennon has returned from Wellington. • * • •

Mrs Hugh Wilson (Stratford) spent a ;ew days here this week.

Miss Kath Warnock, who has been spending a few weeks with her mother, ha;: returned to Rotorua.

Last Friday afternoon Miss Muriel ] Blundell was presented by St. Mary's j Guild with a silver hair tidy and powder puff. Rev. F. G. Harvie (president), in making the presentation, wished Miss Bl'indell to accept the best wishes of the Guild for her future happiness. Mrs S. W. Sh.iw and Mrs Hammond provided ifternnoii tea. •* » # • Mrs Les. Kirkbi' is the guest of Mts Eric Shaw (In;;!ev/ocd). *'* * • The engagement is announced r>f Miss Mabel Okey, youngest daughter of Mr F. W. Okey, New Plymouth, to Mr uef.rge Jaxrett, of the Agricultural Department. t • * • Visitors at Chatsworth this week are: Mra Fowler, Mrs Todd (Wanganui), Miss Christoffel (Eltham), Miss Frame (Stratford), Mrs Bewley (New Plymouth). s * * * Mrs Alec Williams, of Palmerston North, is staying with lier mother, Mrs R. Cock.

Visitors at the White Hart include: Misa Cooper (Wellington), Mrs and Miss Patterson, Mr and Mrs Thompson (Wall ganui), Mrs Frank Duncan (Awakino), Miss White (Thames). *

The Technical College Hockey Club gave an enjoyable dance in the food Templar Hall last Thursday as a farewell to Mr A. Gray, director of the College, who is leaving shortly to'take wp his duties ay principal of the ifawcra Technical High School. Mr S. G. Smith, M.P., on behalf of the old girls, pfe- ; sented Mrs Gray with a solid silver vast', (and Mr Gray with a companion, and from the present girls Mr Gray received a case of pipes, and from the boys twenty columns of the works of Scott. Amongst thoie present were: Mesdames S. G. Smith, A. Gray, Kirkpatrick, Skelton, White, Wishwell; and Misses Eenle, Ward, .T? Markham, Sandford, Hannah, L. Jensen, E. Lye, E. George, Lynch (2), L. Gleeson, D. Nixon, George (2), G. Overden, •N. Thompson, E. Brady, G. Foot, F. Pascoe, E. Hooke, B. Watson, P. Baib, N. Pellew, N. Jury, A. Crone, Pease (2), E. Fraser, F. Ingram, D. Watkins, A. Mills, C. Hawke, A. Sole, E. Norris, Dampton (-2), H. Cook, Braund (2), H. Cock, E. Browne, G. Waters, C. Waters, C. Moverley, E. Nitz. A RIDING PARTY. TARANAKTS GRANDEUR.

Writes a correspondent:—As an indication that the old pleasant pastime of riding parties has not altogether given ? away to the car, a party of ten, compris- i ing some of the young people of Puke- ' aruhe, and visiting friends from Wellington and New Plymouth, organised a riding party on Friday last. Favored, probably by the most perfect day this year, and splendid tides, the party left Pukearulie about 10.30 a.m. The first post of interest was the stone marking the spot where the Rev. Whiteley was killed, and on the rise above, the old officers' quarters, where Major Gascoine and other;; were massacred. Then on down through the cutting, that skirts the Wttikaramma stream, which winds its course through a beautiful clump of native bush, on past the favored Horseshoe (Paratawhiti) grove, down to the beach. And what a beach, with its lovely stone ledges and fishing rocks! What would Ngamotu not give to pop it down in New Plymouth. Then along the beach for about two miles;, bringing you right under the famous White Cliffs. This magnificent landmark, rising almost perpendicular from the beach for about six hundred feet, gives one who is a lover of Nature in its rugged splendour quite a thrill. Then, continuing along, one comes to the Paraninihi tunnel. It is about five chains through the hill, and to the unwary a great source of danger to their clothes and boots:. After negotiating this place, one emerges on to m laua pint) through Mr*.