WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1920, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

PERSONAL. | Mrs. Dillon Carbery returns to Stratford on Monday. Mrs. Day, of Palmerston North, 13 spending a few days in New Plymouth. Mrs. J. Morton is the guest of her mother, Mrs. W. D. Webster. Miss V. Greatbach, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. C. Greatbach, has returned to Auckland. * * * • Mfs V. Bridges, ft'.\o has bean spending a holiday witli Miss D. Baker, has returned to Auckland. * * * • Miss Jessie Home returns from Christchurch to-night. * » » * Miss C. D. Grant, -who has been spending some months in New Plymouth amongst her friends, left yesterday for Wanganui. Mrs. D. S. Millar has returned from Auckland. )* * * • Miss L. Reed lias returned to Wellngton. * » « • Mrs. W. Prouse and Miss Leatham left on Wednesday for Nelson. Mrs. Leslie Ross is spending a holiday in Invercargill. * • * • Mrs. Jas. Perry has returned from Auckland. * « » • Mrs M. Fraaer leaves for a shori visit to Christchurch next week. Miss Derry (Hawera) is spending a few days here. L'ady Edwards (Wellington) is staying at the White Hart. Miss Ngia Wilson has returned from Awakino. * • « * Mrs. C. Wright (Stratford) is a visitor here. Mrs. and Miss Fuller have returned to Wellington. Miss E. Reed and Mrs. Boak (Auckland) are staving at Chatawortli. Miss Noel Jackson left yesterday to join the staff of the Wellington Public Hospital. * • » • Mrs. Bottomley (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Moyes. Visitors at the White Hart this week include:—Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Collen, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Julian, Mrs. Wigham, Mrs. Percy Hadley, Mrs. Desmond Connelly (Auckland), Mrs. Wedd (Hastings), Miss Pierce, Mrs. Cable, Mrs. Glover), Mrs. Reg. Collins, Miss Bieknell, Mrs. W. Manly, Mrs. and Miss Fuller, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Lancfox, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Sehuraucker (Wellington). Miss Neithe (Marton), Mrs. Brison (U.S.A.), V Mrs. Quinn, Mrs. Smith, Miss Dury (Wanganui).

Visitors at the Terminus this week include:—Mrs. Bloan (Otaki), Mrs. Falkuer (Sydney), Mrs. Nops (Masterton), Mrs. and Miss Hartgill, Miss Manning (Dannevirke), £lrs. Lowory (Manila), Miss Holpen (U.S.A.), Mrs. and Miss Wright (Stratford), Mrs. and Miss C. Tonks, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Gillanders (Hawera), Mrs. McGowen (Taihape), M' s DuWord, Miss Taylor (Wellington), Mrs. Shaw (Inglewood), Miss Todd (Otane).

ENGAGEMENTS. The engagements announced of Miss Dulcie Jordan, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan, New Plymouth, to Mr. Ernest Munroe, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Munroe, of Tauranga. "SNGW-WHTTE" PERFORMANCE. Youthful performers are very busy rehearsing "Snow-White", which will be staged at the Workers' Social Hall on December 16, in aid of the Olarke Memorial Hostel. ARE PRICES FALLING? • A HOPEFUL PUBLIC. INTERESTING FIGURES ON EVERYDAY LINES. TheTe is little doubt that the are fairly conndent that a drop in retail prices is pending. From various inquiries made by a New Zealand Times" representative it appears that there has been a fall in clothing prices. In men's suits some shops have lowered their prices by a couple of pounds per suit, and it is said to be possible now to get some tailor-made suits for £6 10s. Some on the other hand, have not yet seen their way to decrease their prices. New Zealand material is reported to be cheaper than it was a while back, but English tweeds have not dropped". One authority says that owing to the i pressure of the banks and the consequent anxiety to unload stocks many New Zealand firms are beginning to cut prices. Consumers, imbued with the idea that prices will fall, are hanging off. Much may depend on the sales made in November and December. The prices of cloth, he says, are practically constant and not likely to be higher—--150 per cent., on the whole in advance of pre-war level. Boots tend to decrease; material is falling, but labor costs arc reckoned to be 20 per cent, lower than earlier in the year. The following is a summary prepared by one in a position to watch the markets: Bacon, slight increase; butter and cheese, increase; cornflour, sago etc., 20 per cent, decrease; condensed milk, increase; tea and cocoa, declininff; sugar, controlled; jams, tendency to increase; honey, syrup, treacle, slight decline; raisins, currants, sultanas, big drop; rice, big drop: canned fruits, market weak; dates, 25 per cent, fall; salmon, herrings, etc., market very weak, dealers quitting at loss; starch, bijr drop: soap, slight drop; candles, islight increase; kerosene, advancing.