Topics for Women

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 45, 22 February 1934, Page 12

Topics for Women

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS. Airs. G. Barclay, of Okaiawa, is at tlic Station Hotel. * ♦ # ♦ Mrs. J. Lockie, of Hastings, is at present visiting Auckland. * * « * Professor and Mrs. Forder have taken up residence at Royal Court. Mrs. F. F. Bridgens leaves l>y the Monowai to-day for a tour of Australia. A New York visitor to Now Zealand staying at the Star Hotel is Mrs. 11. E. Jewett. Mrs. C. E. Gordon, of Melbourne, is touring the Dominion and is at Hotel Cargcn. »*■ • » Airs. J. C. Holland, of Grafton Road, lias returned from a holiday spent at Rotorua. w • # • Mrs. Livingstone, of Suva, Fiji, is at present in Auckland, and staying at Royal Court. * » • • * Grand Hotel visitors include Mrs. Warick Gregory and Mrs. E. A. Wallace, of Wellington. * * ♦ # Mrs. Hi Thorpe, "Tokoroa," Rotorua, is spending a holiday with Mrs. H. J. Atkinson, Titirangi. * » • • Mrs. George Duncan, of Remuera, leaves this afternoon by the Monowai for a liolidav in Australia. « " * * • An overseas visitor staying at the Grand Hotel is Mrs. M. Franklin Kline, of Washington, D.C., United States. • * • • Mrs. Hollands, who has been on a, visit to Auckland, returned to Wellington last evening. » « • • Mrs. H. Ha una, of Remuera, is on a visit to Christehurch, and is staying with her sister, Mrs. Bentley Davidson. Miss Irina Wilson, who has been on an extensive visit to England, leaves by this evening's express for her home, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. #»" * • Mrs. S. Reynolds, of Orakei Road, Remuera, left for Dunedin by last evening's express, where she will he the guest of her daughter, Mrs. H. Braham. LUNCHEON PARTY. Mrs. J. W. S. McArtlmr, of Hillshoro', gave a buffet luncheon party at her residence yesterday. The function was for the executive and committee of the Auckland Travel Club. During the afternoon the hostess, who received her guests in a cream and gold floral marocnin, gave a small talk on colour. Musical, vocal and elocutionary numbers were rendered by Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, Mrs. Victor Maeky, Mrs. Nello I Porter, Madame Edith Baird, .Mrs. T. Garratt, Misses Nonie Wright and Anita j Webster. The guests wandered over the j beautiful garden and expressed their appreciation for a delightful day's entertainment. Among those present were:—Captain and Mrs. F. Bauer, who were accompanied bv Mr. Hendrik Van Loon, lecturer and author (passenger oil the Franconia), Mrs. Alfred Kidd, Airs. Victor Maeky, Dr. Gladys Rowley, Mrs. C. Alc'crn, Mrs. C. M. Rout, Mrs. T. Garrett, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs. Stuart White. Mis. Malcolm McArtlmr, Mrs. W. Johnston, Airs. Martvn Wilson, Mrs. ,T. J. Sullivan, Mrs. IT. T. Merritt, Madame Edith Baird, Mrs. A. E. Moore, Mrs. G. Robertson, Mrs. Nello Porter, Mrs. Raymond Sheath, Mrs. R. Emanuel, Airs. Donald McDonald, Airs. AlcCallum, Airs. <T. Fabian (Christchurch), Airs. AI. K. Oakley, Mrs. P. AI. Brown, Airs. C. Alartin, Airs. G. E. Anderson, Airs. J. W. Tattersfield, Airs. Bartlev-Baxter, Aliss Hoffman (New York), Aliss AI. West (New York), Aliss Anita Webster, Aliss Nonie Wright and Aliss Ivy Porter. ZIONIST RECEPTION. To bid farewell to Dr. Benzion H. Shein, envoy of the World Zionist organisation, who has just completed a successful tour of New Zealand, and who leaves for the Far East, via Sydney, to-morrow, an evening was held in the Inter-house Girls' Clubrooms yesterday by members of the Auckland Hebrew Congregation. In wishing Dr. Shein bon voyage, tributes to the success of his mission were paid liim by Rabbi S. A. Goldstein, on behalf of the Auckland Zionist Society, Airs. David Nathan, Dominion president of the New Zealand Women's Zionist Society, and Air. C. H. Aloses, president of the Auckland Hebrew Congregation. In reply, Dr. Shein spoka of the life of the youth of Palestine. A vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. T. Meltzer, seconded by Mr. Alax Robinson and supported by the Rev. A. Astor, was carried by acclamation. MERCANTILE AUXILIARY. A very enjoyable impromptu danoe was held last evening by members of the Alerca utile Auxiliary Club, the guests of honour being the officers and engineers of the visiting Cunarder Franconia and the s.s. Monowai. The rooms were gay with seasonal flowers, 1 whilst softly-shaded lights and coloured i < streamers made an effective setting for [the pretty frocks of the dancers. During the evening songs by Aliss Jean Reynolds were enthusiastically received. Airs. AI. Jfwersen, president of the ; club, received the guests and extended i to them a welcome on behalf of the club, i members being specially pleased to meet i once more those of their guests who had i visited Auckland on the Carintliia last < year. ,

Those present included: Miss Esme Ifwersen, wearing ecru lace and georgette; Miss Joyce Dickey, electric blue eraquelle crepe; Miss Margery McArthur, floral georgette; Miss Evelyn McNeil, poppy red charmeuse; Miss Merl Wilson, frilled organdie; Miss Ivie Jennings, palest pink organdie; Miss Hilda Dickey, lemon satin and gold; Miss Jean Reynolds, geranium red heavy lace; Miss Hilai-y Booth, sprigged organdie; Miss Laura Edgar, white georgette; Miss Rita Booth, midnight blue organdie; Miss Ailsa Vahry, hunter's green georgette; Miss Joyce Smvthe, heavy black satin; Miss Jean Gaudie, white georgette and lace; Miss Peggy Lee, Air Force blue satin de soie.

TENNIS ENGAGEMENT. SYDNEY PLAYERS. The engagement is announced in Sydney of Air. 11. C. Ilopman, the famous tennis player, and Aliss Eleanor ("Noll") Hall, only daughter of Air. and Airs. Charles E. Hall, of "Elanora," Randwiek, New South Wales, who is also a prominent tennis player. Miss Hall has ranked among the first 10 Australian women tennis players for the last three years, and has been to New Zealand twice with women's tennis teams from New South Wales. She and Air. Hopman won the Australian mixed doubles championship in 1931, and also a number of other events. Air. Hopman, who is at present in Perth, will accompany the Davis Cup team to England as a newspaper representative. He has represented Australia in Davis Cup contests in 1928, 1930 and 1932, and has won many major events in Australia. The date of the wedding has not yet been arranged.

. BRIGHTENING THE HOME. i PAINT AND CALCIMINE. Arc you looking for a moans of expressing yourself? Then take some ' paint and a brush and pet busy on some • old furniture, or if you yearn for a 1 wider scope for your powers there are : walls ready and waiting to be freshly ' calci minccl. ' If you are going to freshen up your ' furniture with a coat of new paint or ' lacquer, first of all you must sec that 1 all the surfaces are dry, and fi'ee from dust or dirt. Then in all open grained wood a good wood filler should be used; this will fill in any uneven patches and leave a good smooth surface to work on, and if paint is to be used, a priming coat should be applied first to give the best results. | The vogue for lacquered furniture has never been greater, and the clever amateur can often alter the whole character of a room by one cleverly arranged "piece" of brightly lacquered furniture. For instance, in a sombre room a red lacquered cabinet, or a single piece of furniture in brilliant orange, would lend colour and impart fresh beauty to a room. If the room is dark and light is needed, the use of orange and red in all its combinations or tlie paler clear yellows will lighten the room tremendously, but if the room is too bright and it wants toning down, then greens and blues and greys can be employed successfully, as they are always considered the "cool" looking shades. Do not. however, be led into wholesale painting or lacquering; nothing is more tiresome than the person who blindly follows a "vogue" regardless as to whether it suits her home or not. Be content at first to experiment with colour combinations, and try the effect of single pieces of furniture before you tackle anything too big. However careful and enthusiastic you are, be sure to cover your frock with an overall, and your hands with housemaids' gloves; else you will rue the day you started to paint your furniture. If you are brave enough to calcimine your walls, there are some delightful colours to choose from, and you can transform the whole appearance of a room with pale primrose or soft toned eau-de-tiil walls, and a soft blossom pink is charming for bedrooms, while more exotic effects may be obtained with the deeper shades. First of all scrapc out all cracks with a penknife and fill with cement (this cemcnt, you understand, is' bought all ready for use), then use a water size; this acts as a filler and gives a good surface to the wall. Then use your calcimine. If there are any very large I cracks they should be first of all filled ' with cement, and then covered with a strip of paper, which should be sized in the usual way, and then calcimined. Many housewives have used calcimine, with excellent results, and seem to wield the brush with its up and down and right and left movement as though to the manner bom, but here again precautions are necessary to protect your clothing. Do not wear anything which matters, cover as much of yourself as you can with an overall 1 , put on old, discarded shoes, and last but not least, do not forget to cover up your hair— and you are ready for the fray. Here's to the success of your venture! KIRIPAKA INSTITUTE. The Kiripaka Institute held its usual monthly meeting last Tuesday. The president, Mrs. M. Filing, was in the chair. Miss Joan Smithies rendered some very enjoyable songs. Gramophone selections were played during afternoon tea. A competition, "l'-iericks" on the j nn'mbc.-)' Christian r-*ies, caused a| great deal of merriment. [

TOREADOR HATS. DANGLING RED TASSELS. After the Elizabethan hat comes the Toreador variety, with all its traditional features, including the dangling red tassel. This newest form of headgear require*, perfect poise and balance in its wearer, together with an immaculate coiffure. Some toreadors are large, others small, but nearly all are of plate-like flatness. Black is the favourite colour, and satin or felt the most usual materials. The hat must be worn right on one side, the head being gripped by a black cord or elastic from which the tassel dangles. Tassels or pompoms are the only trimmings, though occasionally one may sport a tiny eve-veil, a single posy of flowers, or a feather.

FAREWELL PARTY.

A delightful bridge, tennis and mah jong party was given by Mrs. H. E. Vaile, Glade Hall, Epsom, yesterday afternoon, -when Mrs. W. L. Jackson, who 33 leaving for England, was the giiest of honour. The lounge and drawing room were artistically arranged in huge heads of hydrangeas and pink flowers, the tea table holding slender vases of pale and deep pink asters. Mrs. : Vaile received the guests in a Paisley crepe do chine. Miss Dolly Vaile assisted her mother and wore a white crepe pique. Mrs. Jackson was also in a white tennis frock. Among those present were: Lady Elliot, Lady Leys, Mesdames Alfred Nathan, Bertram Dawson, Wilkin, Charles Nathan, Sydney George, W. Colbeck, M. M. Louisson, Alcock (Wellington}, Wilfred Rathbone, J. M. Carpenter, Copeland Savage, Selwyn Upton, Roy Wilson, J. Watson, W.. Borrie, Mervyn Reed, Austin C'arr, Alfred Foster, IT. W. Wilson, Misses Alary Geddcs, Laura Mappin and Kitty Knight.