PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18013, 4 March 1924, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

(FBOU OUa OWN COBBESFONDENT.) LONDON, January 26. The New Zealand friends of Miss Eileen Twomey (Temuka), who came to London to take a course of pianoforte study at the Iloyal Academy of Music, will be interested to hear that she has successfully passed the examination for the L.K.A.M. I hear that she did very well in the examination. Miss Twomey is thinking of going oil the Continent for two montns, and sue expects to return to New Zealand shortly afterwards. New Zealand readers will be interested to hear of the announcement of tiie engagement between Sir Godfrey Bart., only son of the late Brie-adier-General bir Godfrey Thomas, Jiart,, and Lady Thomas, and Diana Man-'Katharine, only daughter of the Venerable the Archdeacon of Chichester and Mrs Benedict Hoskyns, the Residentiary, Chichester. Sir Godfrey Thomas, it will bo remembered, was in New' Zealand as Personal Secretary to H.IUI. the Prince of Wales.

Mr and Mrs Benjamin E. Todhunter celebrated yesterday their silver wedding anniversary. Mr Todhunter, it will be remembered, belonged to ChristehuTch and bis bride of 25 years ago was Ethel Christine, third daughter of Colonel Pemberton-Piggott (late 44th), the Essex Regiment, of Slevqy Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland, and Furzccote, Maidenhead Thicket. Sir James Allen is in Devonshire, where lie has been visiting certain orphanages in connevion with the scheme of the Trustees of the Wool Profits Fund for settling lads in New Zealand. On Monday he is to attend the luncheon given by the Australian and New Zealand Luncheon Club to the Prince of Wales. Next week he is entertaining privately at luncheon Miss Margaret Dyer, who i 6 shortly leading Engjand to* take up the position of Inspector of Domestic Subjects in the Technical and Secondary Schools of the Dominion, and Miss J. W. Aitken (Wellington), who has recently' arrived in England wor further teaching experience, will be another guest. Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office have included: Mr Bernard C. Ryder (Wellington), Mr and Mrs A. Carruthers (Ngapuna, Otago Central), Mr and Mrs Mills Joyce (Wellington), Mrs H. T. Fulton, Mr J. H. Wilkinson (Dunedin), Mr F. W. F. Wallace (Auckland), Mr A. Wallis (Oamaru), Miss J. Winifred Aitken (WeljlinglVm), Captain and Mrs C. Russell (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Sidrev Unwin, B.Sc. (Winchester), MY L. W! Holt (Auckland), Mr J. Horace Holt (Auckland), Dr. G. Douglas Robb (Auckland), Mrs and Miss Dixon (Auckland), Miss F. E. Frost (Auckland), Mr and Mrs E. McLoughlin (Otago), Mrs E. L. Vermaat Rodgers (Invercargill), Mr Alex. Harris (Auckland), Mrs Derrick (Thames), Dr. T. Derrick (Thames), Mr C. W. McClurg (Wellington).

COMING-OF-AGE DANCE. A most delightful dance was given in tho Art Gallery last night by Mr and Mrs W. J. .biggins, in honour of their daughter Lilian's twenty-hrst birthday, The dancing room was decorated with yellow streamers anil long ropes of coloured balloons ana baskets or palms Hanging Horn the ceniug. The oig room was screened. — die hist hail being cosuy lurmsned as a drawing room with chairs and brigut carpets. The supper-room nail a long tauie decorated witn asters m the centre, being tne birthuay cake with its twenty-one coloured candles, winch was presented by Mr G. Hiilmgwoitn, witn bowls oi beautuui roses on each sine, bmailer tables were set out and decorated with pink and mauve asters —they were lauen with good things. Early in the evening colonel McOlymont made a speech and presented the golden key witn musical Honours. Mrs Biggins received her guests in a becoming frock of cream georgette over satm, with blue fringe at hem, the corsage being also of blue. Miss Lilian Biggins wore apricot satin marocain with touches of blaek. Miss Myrtle Biggins wore kingfisher blue tatin marocain relieved with goid. The guests numbered 250, among whom were Colonel and Mrs McClymont, Mr and Mrs Chilhngworth and Miss Chillingworth, Mrs Biggins sen., Captain and Mrs H. E. S. Smith, Mr and Mrs Hardwick, Mrs Buist and the Misses Buist (4), Mi and Mrs H. Empson, Mr and Mrs Bert Williams, Mr and Mrs Moyse. Mr and Mrs W. Jones, Mr and Mrs Kiddey, Mr and Mrs Hawkins, Mr and Mrs Hayward, Mr and Mrs and Miss Fairbrass, Miss Essie Gibson, Mrs and Miss Stewart, Misses Nancy and Claurine Madden, Mr and Sirs "Walter Helson, Mr and Mrs Poison, Miss Jacobs, Miss Willis, Miss Watson, Mr and Mrs Keen and Misses Keen (2), Miss Ward, Miss Bessie Macdonnld, Sergeant-Major and Mrs Smith (Perth), Captain Hazen (South Africa;, Mr and Mrs Bidwill, Mr and Mrs Armstrong, Mr and Mrs H. Watts and Misses "Watts (4), Mr and Mrs Hopkins, Miss Churchill, Miss Sargenson, Mr and Mrs Joe Biggins, Miss Eraser, Mr and Mrs Legare, Mr and Mrs Harold Legge, and Miss Legge, Miss Dumergue, Mr and Mrs Adam. Mrs Campbell, Messrs Muir, Robinson (2), Sprosen (2), Moorey, Macdonald (2), Campbell, Burnside, Pnssmore. Brown (2), Barr and many others. The music was supplied by Miss Tilleyshort's band.

REST PAUSES FOR WOMEN. INCREASE INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY. (bi cable—press association' copybiqht.) (austbauajt and n.z. cable association.) LONDON, March 2. Tho Industrial Fatigue Kesearch Board, after lengthy investigations in factories throughout the country, reports that the judicious introduction of rest pauses for women engaged in light repetitive work not only tends to reduce the monotony, but also often brings an increase of 5 to 10 per cent, in the output, despite the diminution of working time.