WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 117, 17 May 1920, Page 8

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. j j Mr. ami >l». N.1n.0n.1. of Wellington, are vuit 113 A.i.-ktan.l. Mr an.l Mr*. Erne«l >•«* uaio taken) apth'pir residence at Monci.ur.t Mr-. Or.l Tfld,, . ''"I'.J.iurJ ! '.. *' .. , ' ■... ~| ,n.l Mir- ISuekletun, ■^ : ■ M , . ;i ,,,.,: r Wa.ll.u.n. a '.vull-knoivi.. ** l, Ilr"r noi».-l*«-«i- «»" I'"- : AucWa'ml.''C i-.tun.rl 1.. Wii.wriun. . l!o«im. n "ml".M:v. ilurT.iw. are laying .it the Grand. laptain an J Mr-, llayne- ejcpeoi. to; reach AucklnnJ I" morrow tmtl wiU be , H the Urauil. InJge and ilrs. Uikskiutf arrived from Urn South .yesterday an.l arc staying at the Gnunl." i Dr. anil Mr.-. Kam=ey ami family, 01 Mivii, arc at present slaying a.t Sunn , -. iiursu Mm. W. l'rouse lui-e Mi»a Ava S.v-| Bions), who lia» been visiting lier mother tt t Auckland, returns tv Wellington this week. Mr. ami -Mrs. 1. Knox, of VVcUiufrtoii. i who have licen spending wverol «ri>ka in Aiirklund, returned South by this morning's -Main Trunk expr-ss. .Mi.,, Drena Seay ha* r.-turned tv < lirteu-liurch from Auckland, after fercwelliiig 'her .mother and father, who left Ijv tli" Niagara, la-t ivee.' The Wi'lUivg-ton Im-.'c Kindergarten ] Awociutinii lvi- jutil fi'oni -Mr. E. J.cvve.v. S.M., liroyinouth. a gift of a complete Monlu*»uri otiiiu. Mr. and Mrs. llaywood and Miss lliirwood, of WoU'mpton. arrive in Auckland to-morrow. Tlicv will stay at the Grand. \ Mr. r. X. Uonsley. the well-known artUt, m.vonipunied by Mr.-. Wowli'v, is making a It'iigl'hy ntay at Stonehnrst prior tv embarking for England. Mr. and lire. Rdo. from India, are, amongst the visitors to ritoiiclinrsr. Mr. Kilo fflM factory inspector :n India, and intends to make hU permanent home in New Zealand. Mr.-, I'urteou*. from Opotik'i. i s paying a. visit to Auckland before joining hor, husband a.t Tc Kuii. Mr. l'urteou.- hiia been moved to the Hank of New Zealand at the latter town. Mr. Cecil Pulinnr, of Oakley ilou.se, Bloomaburv Street, is about to publish a, memorial volume nf the work of the i:ite Bub? l.md i.Mra. Will Dyson), says a Melbourne paper. It U not to be a commercial undertaking, but for private, rireulntinii only, and will contain a re-; presentative selection, ill line, half-tone, 1 and colour, of the work of this clever! Melbourne jfirl, whoso early death .was so widely regretted. A pleasant social function in the form of a kitchen evening was held in WaiteV j Hall. Mt. Eden, on Thursday, given by ! the Misses Hates, in honour nf the approachinj: marriage of Ivy Haysom and Mr. Walter Williamson. ' The hal\ and tables were beautifully decorated in mauve anil pink. About forty gueflts were present, and a dance followed. Mr. 11. Ward acted as MX , . The children'a and adults" fancy tlresn ball, for which a committee of lfldies ' have, been energetically working, ha-. [ been postponed on , accoujit of the prevalent inlluciiz.i. The. ball was to be held in the Town Hal] on Wednesday, ' nml the proceeds to be used to fiirni v fund for a residential nursery for the I children of sick mothers. the work ' lias been taken lip by the Women's Re- - ! serve, and should lie of great assistance | to many over-worked and worried | mothers when they most need rest and care. Miss Franco* Kndgkine, formerly of Dunedin. who i- showing some watercolour painting* at the lliimpsteau Art Gallery, is coiujijcral by the- nrt critic uf the "Eveuiim Standard' , to he remarkable for tim power and expression of her l-nlsh-drawing (says an ICnglUii correspondent). It is added: "As a rule, she avoids, the solid 'worth, , and outlines the I

subject with a running hand, tho result I heing very lively and entertaining. I Almost necessarily she is better with movement or transitory expression than when the permanent character of things is the motive, and her attempts at stability arc not good. But in dealing with the hustle of Popperro and St. Ives horboure, or the activity of 'Threshing,' or such human expressions as comes out in 'The Grandmother' and 'Children on a Log,' she is clever." Many people in New JJtfaland who followed ifche adventures of the Australian, Mjss Flora Sandes, during the great retreat of the Serbian Army, in which she t fought sis a man, and was cventuallv! made .a lieutonniit, wHI he interested to know that Jriss Sandes is eonung to! Australia and New Zealand on a lee-1 ■tiiring tour. She is under contract -with 1 Miss Venn Brown and Mr. E. K. Gillies, ■both of Sydney, and left London on the Nestor on April ti2. Miss Maudes is a! sister of Mr. .lolin Sandes, who'was in' Auckland vviHl the Prince of AVak'.s reprosenbing an Kntrlisli paper. 'Mr. Sandes, who was .the well known "Oriel" of tbc 'Melbourne "Argus" for many yeara, ha,s been in London for the 'last twelve months as 't/he repreeontoth'c of the ■Sydney "Daily Telegraph." WAEKATO NOTES. Mrs. C'ussen and her daughter have i returned after a very pleasant holiday i in Te Arohu. Mrs. and Mks Fur/c have returned from their holiday to the .South. ! 'Mr. aud Mrs. Yule, accompanied liy their daughter, have'left on'an cxtcndi'd tour of Australia and the Island*. Mrs. J. W. and family left Hamilton last week to take up their residence in Auckland. Jlrr. D. Ij. Smith and Sister Dorothy ■have returned to Hamilton after a six months' tour in Australia. A small dance was held in St. Peter's Hall on Thursday, given by Mrs. W. Hunter. -The hall was very prettily decorated with .autumn tints ami flags. Mrs. Hunter received her guesta wearin" a lia7idsome gown of black crepe do chine. and white; Mrs. 0. Farrer, .1 smart dress of tango -silk, draped with gold and net: Miss B. Hunter wore black a very waanty frock of inauvo net over Bilk with touches of pink and gold. \ delightful five hundred afternoon ■ivos ffivon hy Mrs. Pillar as a farewell, to Mrs. G." 0. Coolc, who is leaving Hamilton shortly to take up her residence in Auckland.' The rooms were .beautifully decorated with chryeirnthomuma and greenery- Mrs. Pillar received her guests wearing (i very pretty frock of cream embroidered with gold.'and long gold saeh. Miss Stevens was the .vinner at cards, and MYb. Manning the competitions.