THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 242, 12 October 1929, Page 14

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. W. H. Parkes, "Marinoto,' Symonds Street, is payiryj a; visit t( Wellington. -* * •» «• Mrs. Trevor Bloom field, who lias beei visiting New Plymouth, has left foi Wellington. # * * ♦ Miss Cecil Mowbray arrived this weei from England, and is the guest of hei aunt, Mrs. J. F. Studholme, Fendalton Chris tchurch. **. * # Mrs. D. Robertson, Auckland, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. F. Green, Beverley Street, ■ during the golf tournament has returned North. * * « » Mrs. T. Patrick, of Victoria Avenue Remuera, leaves by the Rotorua at the end of next week from Wellington foj a holiday visit to England and the Con tinent.. . While enjoying a rest cure at Evian Prance, Dame Nellie Melba visited Pad orewski at his castle home at Morges Switzerland. Tin* veteran pianist was much affected when she sang for him. » * « « A New-Zealand society has beer formed recently in Sydney, and the ladies' committee has. Bet out to raise funds, for the Karitane Home, which is ithe Plunket training school in Sydney and works on lines laid down by Sii Truby King, of New; Zealand. ® * w Nob many Australian artists have pictures in Yugo-Slavia,. but Miss Bessie Gibson's portrait, "The Girl in the Rec was recently acquired by a col lector in that country. "The Girl in the Red Dress" was among the works exhibited by Miss Gibson at the Paris . Salon. * -x* & # Mrs. J. C. Linlay, Mrs. G. McMillar and Mrs. R. L. Wilson, who have beer away for the last three weeks, of whicl a fortnight was spent at Christchurch foi the New Zealand golf championship, anc a week in attending a tournament ai Heretaunga, returned to Auckland yesterday by motor. •» » - « & Before she sailed from London foi Australia, Mrs. Richard Townshend,- oi Sydney, gave a party in' an unusuai setting, choosing Dr. Johnson's house in Gough Square. At the . party were: Miss Chave' Collisson, who was in Auckland with Maud Royden, and Mrs. Menken, who is the wife of Mr. Lloyd George's secretary, and a niece of the late Miss Rose Scott. * * * * Dr. Winifred Cullis has just beei elected president of the Internatioa I 1 ederation of University Women, repre senting thousands of women • graduate; all over the world. She was also recently made deputy-chairman of Convocation a London University, a position which n< woman has held before, and she look forward confidently to the day when thi university will appoint a woman to bi Vice-Chancellor. * . Miss Rosemary Rees, the New Zealane novelist, who has friends in Auckland went to New York a few months ago partly on holiday and partly to see wha the American metropolis might have t< .offer her, writes the "Post's" . Londoi correspondent under' date" September <3 She hoped to arrange the publication ii the United- States of some of'her novels and this anticipation has come- to be j reality.' "Dear Acquaintance," ' ijihe moe recent of her'books, Will be the.first t find a new- edition in the United States It is generally referred to as being th best- of her novels. Further, Miss Ree has been helping to make a "talkie," am in this connection there are good pros pects ahead. Her first appearance ha been in a small part only, but it was. ! *■ marked:'-success." As .cultured British Voices are' wanted, Miss Rees should ge - good engagements-in the "talkies."