WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17702, 2 March 1923, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Tee Lady EA'tor will be pleased j to receive, for publication in the ! "Women's Corner" items o'. eoc.al cr j personal news. Snci iuras snouid be fully authenticated, and engage- j meat notices mas; th.; signa- j turts of b~th p rtle . Correspondence i is invited on any mittsrs -fleeting, j or o: interest to, womenMrs Moore, accompanied by her daughter, has airi-.ed from England, and is_staving with eer sister, Mrs E. G. rlcgs, Ca.hmere Hills. Miss Barbara Gould and Miss Barton have returned from a short visit to Mis M. Bstheli,. Panau Pastures. Mrs W. H. Norton is leaving tomorrow to spend' a few days with Mrs George Reid, ' Grassington." Miss Connie Ledger is visiting Miss Nancy Latter, Barry's Bay. Miss Gretta Nedwiil leaves to-day to join the Niagara for Canada, where 6he v. ill st-iy with her sister. Mrs G ilon (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs -Guy Ronalds. Mr and Mrs H. H. Wauchop leave to-night for a short visit to Auckland. Mrs Frank Wilding, who has been staving with Miss Northcote, "Highfield." is going this week to stay with M:-s'Bethell. Miss Kitty Hewitt (Auckland) is staying with" Miss Joeelyn Pyne. Miss Denniston (Peel Forest) is ar- ; riving in town to-day, and wijl stay at Warwick House. - i Mrs Hill and her two daughters, ' Misses Jessie and Billy Hill, left last night for the North Is.and, where they j.wlll in future reside. I Mr and Mrs Guthrie-femith are ar- | riving from ihe North is and t! is mom- | ing, and will stay at \V arwick House. J .Misses Mona and fielen Mcßae (Waikari) and Miss Barbara Rutheri ford ("The Peak") leave to-morrow for ! a trip to the Franz Josef Glacier. j Miss Mavis Macfarlane leaves to-day for Wellington, en route for England, ! via Amer.ca. Mr and Mrs S. J. Collett celebrated tne twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage yesterday. The usual Saturday dance at Dixieland will take place to-morrow night, when Sutherland's Jazz Band will '■■ supply the music. ! The engagement is announced of Miss Elizabeth Tiilloch, on.y daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Tullocu, ot Hilly Park, Pahiatua, and Mr fi. A. Turner, of Khartoum, son of Mr and Mrs H. C. Turner, of Brampton, Ashburton. Miss Eileen Alexander, the clever actress, who created the role of Doreen in C. J. Dennis's spoken comedy, "The Sentimental B'oke,">now in Auckland, is a native of Christehurch. Australian and Auckland critics speak most I favourably of her performance as I "ther tart from ther pickle joint." Old Valenciennes lace is a prominent feature of the latest'fashions in both outdoor and evenfng wear, save the Paris correspondent of the London "Weekly Dispatch.". A pretty novelty is a small cape six inches wide, made of lace. Indian walking sticks, weirdly carved and delicately coloured, matching the user's gown, are the latest fad on the Riviera, and garters are designed to hold powder puffs.. The death occurred at Timarn on Wednesday of Mrs Hassall, wife of Mr C. E. Hassall, who is well known in South Canterbury sporting circles. The deceased lady belonged to a well-known and highly-respected Timaru family and had lived m Timaru all her life. A sufferer for many months 3he bore her illness with patience and fortitude and to her husband and family of three yoting children will go ou£ the sympathv of all. The announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Miss Gladys Moncrieff to Mr Tom Moore, was made in Melbourne a few davs ago. The wedding will take place shortly. Mr Moore has only lately come to the front as a dancer. Previously lie was in the chorus. Miss Moncrieff recently toured New Zealand as leading lady in "The Maid of the Mountains." Mr Frank McDonald, who has organised the concert to ; oe held on Sunday night at the Greater Crystal Pal- | ace, in aid of Nazareth House, has been fortunate in securing some talented instrumentalists to augment his excellent programme. The fact that Miss v Maude Fane has so generously consented to sing has aroused much enthusiasm, and on that account alone a record attendance is assured. A farewell gathering took place in the Kimberley Hall on Friday evening, when the friends and residents met to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Dempsey, who are leaving for Tuahiwi, where Mr Dempsey takes up the position as master of the district school. In presenting Mr a"hd Mrs Dempsey with a handsome hall clock, Mr Syme spoke of the loss the district would sustain by the departure of Mr Dempsey, he having been held in high esteem by both past and present pupils of the school. He wished both Mr and Mrs Dempsey prosperity and happiness in their new home. Mr Mackie also spoke in eulogistic terms of the departing guests. On behalf of the Kimberley Cricket- Club, Mr C. McCausland presented Mr and. Mrs Dempsey with a silver epergne, Mr Dempsey having taken a keen interest in the doings of the Club. Supper was handed round, and the singing | of "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows," ■ and "Anld Lang Syne." brought an enjoyable evening to a close. I MADAME MENERE'S FURS. Madame Menere's beautiful Furs at extraordinardy low prices can be inspected at her salon, corner of Cashel and Colombo streets (upstairs). These furs were purchased in London a few months ago by Madame Menere personally, and you will certainly be studying your appearance as well as your pocket by inspecting them before purchasing elsewhere. M 7050—3 HOUSEWIFE'S RECIPE. In these torrid days there is no more delicious dish than Junket made with Bettle's Sure to Set Rennet. It's unrivalled quality is proved by the fact that the Auckland, Wellington, Ohristchurch and Dunedm Hospitals are large consumers of it. Bettle's Rennet is only Is 6d a bottle, and insist that your Grocer supplies you with it. I JANE, LTD., 733 COLOMBO STREET. Suitability in dress is the keynote of the perfect toilet. Women without -xcoption wi.l be charmed with the garments on show in the quiet little show.oom in .Colombo street, where courtesy and civility reign supreme. *

Miss M. Cotterill is staying with Mrs W. Bond, Claremont, Timarn. Miss Barton (Sydney) is staying with Mr and Mrs J. F. Poulton. Shirley. The Misses Cos (Timaru) are visiting friends in Christchurch. Miss Muriel Royds (Fendalton) ha 3 returned from a visit to Mrs Vincent Gerard, Timaru. Mr Duncan Wright, the well-known evangelist rind city missionary of Duncdin,~is ar. present on a brief visit to hi? daughter, Mrs G. G. Campbell, of Woolston Post Office. The quaint Welsh eostames worn by the lady members of the Welsh Choir at the grand national concert at the Choral Hal! last night were most effective against the blaek background of the stage, with its decorations of palms and Japanese maple. Madnme GowerBurns, who organised the eoneert, and who alio appeared in the national dress, was the recipient of beautiful banquets. '•Jazzing'' still has its enemies, or, at lecst. there are still some people who look upon the pleasant pastime with disapproval. '"That's a thing I've never been guilty of," said a member or die Canterbury Xnvy League last night, when he w;is accused of having attended a "jazz"' party. "$ think it is uigger dancing; I've seen it on the Slms.' r "Well, it's time you started," stated another member, and the subject dropped. A musical programme was given at the Coronation Sanatorium last evening by the following artists:—Mrs Quarrell, Miss M. Dyer, Messrs B. Bennell, Cooper, Skinner (reeitation), P. S. Xicholls, and Woodward (banjo). Mr F. Cooke acted as accompanist. The concert was arranged by Miss M. Dyer ind Mr F. Ccoke. The patients art ,-agerly looking forward to a concert .tliieh is to be given this afternoon by the members of Williamson's Opera Co. Yesterday afternoon at "Cashmere" Mrs J. Cracroft-Wilson gave an enjoyable "At Home," in uonour of Mrs Ge.ald Westenra, who is leaving shortly .for a trip to England. Many keenly contested sets of tennis were enjoyed by the guests, amongst whom were Mrs Warner Westenra and Miss Westenra. Mrs Vernon, Mrs W. B. Fos, Mrs Maitland Rich, Mrs Guy Ronalds, Mrs Gillon (Wellington), Mrs Leonard Clark, Miss Muriel Cocks, Miss Rita Cracroft-Wilson, Miss L.ucy Hogg, Miss Moore (England). Miss Jocelyn Pyne, Miss Audrey. Cracrort-NVilson, Miss Kitty Hewitt (Auckland"), and Mrs Gwendoline Jellett. A very pleasant afternoon was spent at Mrs J. Stokes's residence, the occasion being a "kitchen afternoon" given to Miss Margaret Doak, who is shortly to be married. Afternoon tea was served in the diningroom, which was tastefully decorated with cream and gold flowers. The afternoon passed quickly with competitions, music, and opening the parcels, which contained many useful articles. Amongst those present were Mrs J. Stokes, Mrs B. Archer, Mrs Meadowcroft, Mrs Fear, Mrs Stokes, Mrs.Macdonald, Mrs Henshaw, Mrs F. Stokes, Mrs Morriss, Misses Doak, Lambie, Archer (2), Ligget (2), Meadowcroft, Luisetti, Buckley, and ShUton.

About sixty couples were present at Dixieland on Wednesday night, on the occasion of the bi-weekly dance, and, judging by the expressions of approval /heard on all sides, the dance was a htxge success- Great care had been taken with the decorations, whilst Sutherland's Jazz Band supplied excellent dance music. Amongst those present were: —Mr and Mrs J. E. Hawkins, Mr and Mrs C. Louisson, Mr and Mrs C. V. Leeming, Mrs Harcourt (Wellington), Misses Jocelyn Pyne, Bean (2), Neville, Nugent, Murphy, Tuson, Ploie Allan, Messrs Egan, Neil Matson, R. Hall, T. Gibson, and James, Lowry, J. H. Grigg, C. Quane, Hurdley, H. Jones, N. Pengelly, Wood; also many visiting woolbuyers and members of the J. C. Williamson Co. There is apparently no reason to complain of the birth-rate at the rising township of Glen Eden if some of the ladies who gave evidence at the Supreme Conrt, in the course of the hearing of the Eden election petition, can be taken as representative of the good wives of the settlement (says the Auckland "Herald")- Two of them stated th£t, although- they had paid special attention to that part of the Hon. C. J. Parr's address dealing with education and child welfare, they could not recall the speaker's references to some other subjects, and explained that their babies occupied so much of tf'eir attention that they could not give their undivided thoughts to the words of th? candidate. One of these ladies stated that she did not stay very long at the' meeting, as her baby ran outside, and she had to follow it. This led Mr Justice Hosking to remark that he supposed the baby might- be termed a rival candidate" Yet another witness took her place in the witness-box carrying a chnbby and well-behaved infant in her arms, and when a fanner exnlained that his wife did not go to the meeting, as she had a young baby ; to look after, his Honour observed that they vrerp. keeping the cradles I full at Glen Eden'.

A pleasant afternoon was spent on Friday, when the scholars of the Eyreton School, -with their parents, entertained their teacher, Miss Ladbrooke, on the lawn of the school grounds. Mr Bennett spoke of the good work done in the school by Miss Ladbrooke during the past fonrteen years, and of the kindness shown to the children by herself and her sister. He wished them a successful and happy future in their new home at Pleasant Valley, and asked Miss Ladbrooke to accept a handsome silver cake basket, and Miss B. Ladbrooke an oak and silver butter dish. The guests of the afternoon each returned thanks for the gifts. A dainty afternoon tea was afterwards handed round. On the following Sunday, at St. Thomas's Church, after the service, the Bev. E. Webb expressed appreciation of Miss Ladbrooke's services as organist during her residence in the district, and on behalf of the congregation presented her with a luminous-faced clock. He presented a lady's companion to Miss B. Ladbrooke, in recognition of the work done by her in connexion with the Church. Miss "Ladbrooke, in reI plying, thanked Mr Webb and the i congregation for their gifts, and said it had been a pleasure to her to play I for the services in the church. i A delightful bridge party was given at the Beresford yesterday afternoon | by Mrs C. W. Hervey and Mrs James Morrison, the guests of honour being Mrs A. Appleby, who is leaving on March 22nd for a trip to England, and the Misses Walker, who are leaving to-night on their return journey to Seotland. The reception room was charmingly decorated with tiger lilies and roses, and on each small table was a crystal vase of blush pink roses. Mrs Hervey wore a becomnig frock of Same-coloured georgette with touches of black, and a hat to tone, and Mrs Morrison wore mole lace over satin, with cherry and blue ribbons, and a picture hat trimmed with fruit. Amongst the guests were Mesdames 6. L. Donaldson, Bobertson (Auckland), J. F. Green, G. D. Greenwood, Arthur i Ledger, T. J. Mcßride, * Samson, St. | John Smith (England), W. Mcßeth, i Dawson (Bangiora), H. G. East, S. Gor- ! don, -B. T. Tosswill, G. C. Z. Harris, j W. Diamond, Baxter, Thornhill. "ooper, ; Alister Falconer, P. Ardagh, D. Bedpath, A. M. Burns, Charles Louisson, j J. Moray Smith, C. Croxton, H. van Asch, E. Bothenberg, Graham, sen., Al- | f red Orr, C. Gorton, Cyril Stringer, ! Misses Dolly Garrick, Alice Cooley ' (Sydney), St. John Smith (England), and Mabel Cuthbert.