WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18153, 16 August 1924, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

The lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner'' items of social or personal news Such items Bflould be fully authenticated, and engagement notices suit bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Mrs "Westall has returned to Christchurch from a visit to the North Island. Dr. and Mrs Fenwick, who have been in Christchurch for the races, return to Wellington to-night. Mrs Keith Ollivier (Waimate) leaves for her home this morning.

Miss Thelma Thompson has returned from a short visit to Dunedin. Mrs J. A. Prinsep left last evening for Wellington to bid good-bye to her sister, Miss A. D. Eennie, who will leave on the Tahiti on Tuesday for an extended visit to Canada, America, and Englav.d. Mr and Mrs Robert Hartley (Okain "s Bay) are staying with Mr and Mrs Anson, of Christchurch. Miss E. Bacon (Gore) is in Christchurch for the races. The appointment of Miss Ethel M. Burns as supervisor of needlework instruction for the schools in the Christchurch area has been confirmed. Mr and Mrs W. McGrucr (St. Albans) and Miss Rita McGruer are at present on a holiday trip to Auckland and Eotorua. The engagement is announced of Kathleen, eldest daughter of Mrs H. A'Court and the late Henry A Court, of Christchurch, to Rex, son of Rev. C. and the late Mrs Abernethy, also of Christchurch. The final of the monthly dances of the "West Christchurch District High School Past Students' Association will be held in the Ridgely Hall on Thursday evening:. Tickets for the annual bail, to be held in the Winter Garden on Thursdav, September 4th, may now be obtained from the committee or at the Bristol.

Special dances will be held to-night and on Monday night at the St. Asaph street Hali "t>v the Ghristchurch Plain Dance Assembly. The assembly will hold its Queen of Carnival Fancy Dress Ball on Saturday next at the Caledonian Hall. Jackson's full orchestra will supply the music. One of the most interesting meetings of the year was held by the Woolst«n Girls' Friendly Society last Tuesday. The fact that every woman Joves a hat was clearly shown by the attention paid to Miss Nancy Wass during h°-v practical demonstration on millinery, vote of thanks to the demonstrator and trimmed it in several styles. A hearty vote of thanks to the deitvonvtraix"* and the serving of cupper brought an interesting evening to a close. The Wembley Club are holding a grand carnival dance at St. .Mary's Memorial Hull on Monday night. Amongst '-tho many attractions will be an exhibition of ballroom dancing, given by Mr Fred Reade Wauchop and Miss Tlielma Thompson. On Thursday the club' are holding a monster children's plain and fancy dress carnival, at which every dance will be a novelty. The dance will be from 7.30 till 10.30 p.m.

The members of the Canterbury University College Women's Club has issued invitations for their annual ball, to be held in the College Hall on Thursday, August 21st. Mesdames J. Shelley, j C. Foweraker, C. Weatherburn, Misses '•Herriott and\ Tosswill will act as chaperons, and the members of the ball committee are Misses M. Kennedy, G. Burns, M. Seymour, N. Pattrick, P. Montgomery, and M. Walker, and Messrs Dunlop, Edmundson, and F. G. Morrison.

'•Every Woman Her Own Dressmaker" "was the subject demonstrated at the Hfrme Economics Association last evening in the Y.M.C.A. rooms. The good attendance showed the interest attached to such work and much appreciation was shown to Mrs Goldsmith for the interesting, and lucid explanation of the McCall pattern. A simple draped evening gown was cut, tucked and placed on the figure. Certainly if women could make their garments as surely and quickly as did Mrs Goldsmith, money, time and temper would lie saved. A large gathering of members and friends is expected in the .Tellicoe Hall on Friday evening,' August 29th.

DRESSES AT THE RACES. Among theso present at the races was a well-known Christchurch lady wearing a handsome full length flank Musquash coat obtainable by her for only 22 guineas from Madame Menere, j corner Cashel and Colombo streets, (upstairs). Another well-known lady | was wearing a full length Electric Seal Coat with real Beaver collar bought bv her from Madame Menere for 4o guineas. M 6512 Pannell's Stocktaking Bargains.— Boys' Black, rtlso Brown Scbcol Boots, 7 to 8, 9s 6d; 9 to 10, 10s 6d; 11 to 13, lis 6d; 1 to 2, 12s 6d. Girls' Strong Patent 1-Bar and Lace Shoes, 7 to 9, 7s 9d; 10 to 13, 9s 9d. Great Value. H. Pannell and Co., 105 Manchester street. 'Phone 694. Pbo4B-631« Genuine fire sale bargains can be had for the next few days at "Minerva Salon," over Jones, McCrostie, corner Cashel and Manchester streets. This is a rare opportunity to secure reasonably priced frocks for Race Week; also dainty evening frocks, coat-frocks and costumes, all of which were specially designed and made on premises by Miss Kathleen Fuller (late John Court, Auckland). Open Friday night until 9 p.m. 'Phone 3485. F4286-670&"

The following additional amoTmts received from the children of Cantor- \ bury r.nd West Coast school"! in penny • subscriptions by Mrs J. C. Holmes, 'on | behalf of 'the .Children's Frcrfi Air i Homo "Fresh Air Fund," have boon Indeed at -''The Press" office:—Timnru Main (second contribution) Ss fid, Spn'ngbank os 4d. Stillwat-r 6s, Waltham £4 13s 2d: total £5 13s. I The puoils of the Ferry road Convent ! Schools -will give a grand concert in ' the Ca'edonia-n Hall on the evening of August 22nd. The success of the Sisters' p'lpils in the musical competition.'? nnd examinations each year is well known, and a concert given by them on the scale indicated in the programme should prove a ir.re treat. A delightful little _ dance- was given by the students of Bishopseourt. The decoration scheme in the. dance rooms ■consisted of streamers and balloons with dainty butterflies of the house colours suspended, from the trails of lyco;.odium a ross the ceiling, while the "iouiiize was effectively decorated with streamers of black and white ami bunches of pink japonica. The guests ;. were received by the lady principal (Miss Fugle), whose gown was of black and flame shot silk, and by the senior student (Miss Jessie Macpherson). who wore a dainty frock of mauve taffetas. Those present included Misses Chesterman. X. Lane. Patterson, Curiae, Bell, &. Ruddo-k. Wild, Briggs, Lewthwaito, Ki g, Kand;cy late, Bradslmw, Morris, | iialpin, I)', Ruddo-ck P.;Uison, Muir, Kearns, Logan Iverach, Hawkins, Mah.au, Bavliss, Eden, Hart. McClurg. C'-otoJ-ell Eden, and Taylor Messrs Dart Williamson, Fowler. Cook, Hill, Ure ward, Cadin, He;id, Withell, G. Parr, B. Robins, Skipworth, Moffatt, McDonald. Field, Sheridan, Rollinson, Bradley; Evans, G. Hayman, Robins. 'Hawthorne, Hall and Simmers. There was a large attendance at the Kaikoura Public Library j !on Wednesday night, when a meeting was convened for the | consideration of holding a second dunual ball. Mr A. B. Clark presided. Mr L. Shannon (secretary) read the report and balance-sheet, which showed a surplus of £l6 lis 6d from the last ball. It was decided to hold a benedicts' ball towards the end of September, the price of admission tor benedicts being 10s double ticket, spinsters and bachelors free. No invitations would be issued. The following commit Lee was appointed: Mesdames L. Shannon. W. Sabiston, S. Goodwin, W. Storer, C. Prince, R. Mcßay, G. Hodgson, H. Parker, W. Mason, J Gibson, H. Osmond, A. B. Clark, J. Parker. W. H. Clemett, and R. Reardon, Messrs A B. Clark (chairman). J. Cooper. W. Mason, R. Reardon, W. H. Clemett, W. Sabiston, S. Goodwin, H. ParW, L. Shannon, J. Johnstone, J. M0r..., and J. Gibson. Mrs Sabiston and Mr Shannon were apDointed joint secretaries. The supplying of music was left in the hands of the chairman and secretary, the refreshments in the hnnds of the ladies; the gentlemen to arrange for decorations. Messrs J. Johnston, S. Goodwin and H. Parker were annointed Masters of Ceremonies. It was decidpd. t/> hold the next meetin t at the Oddfellows' Hall on August 26th.

The dreary weather yesterday morning did not militate against the attendance at the Metropolitan Trotting Club's Meeting at Addington, but it had a very marked effect on the dressing of the women, who could not. foretell that, before noon, the sun would be shining brilliantly, so much SO that in the front seats of the members' stand it was in the afternoon almost uncomfortably warm. As a result of the depressing morning, coats and ready-to-wear hats were the general wear. A few of the manv ladies present were Mrs J. H. Williams, Mrs C. M. Ollivier, Mrs Fenwiek (Wellington), Mrs Mervyn Stevenson, the Misses Raine, Mrs Wyvern Wilson, Miss Kathleen Wilson, Miss Ursula Gorton, Mrs W. H. Price, Miss Hilda Mulvany Gray, Mrs Stronach Paterson, Miss Nancarrow, Mrs le Clere Latter, Mrs and Miss Mcßae (Waikari), Mrs Ronald Fisher, Miss Effie White, Mrs Norris, Mrs J. P. Andrews, Mrs McOwen, Mrs and Miss Currie, Miss Aroha Clifford, Mrs W. Joynt, Mrs M. S. Brown, Mrs J. Dwyer, Mrs- David Crozier, Mrs Cucksay, Mrs Meikle, Mrs Harry Harley, Mrs J. S. Guthrie, Mrs James Maling, Mrs Gordon Fulton, Mrs Leslie Maefarlane, Miss McCrae (Palmerston North), Mrs H. K. McDougall, Mrs George Hayward, Mrs J. McDermott, Mrs Dawson (Rangiora), Miss Molly Stevenson, Miss Fleming, Mrs Cyril Stringer, Mrs Keith Ollivier, Mrs Cuddon, Miss Helen Heywood, Miss Peggy Norton, Mrs and Miss Marewa Parkinson, Miss Nancye le Cren, Mrs and Miss Elsie Ives,. Mrs Munro, Miss Marks, Miss Budd, Miss Vida Young (Winchester), Mrs W; Anderson, Mrs Morrow, Miss Haughey, Mrs Moss Ballin.

A most enjoyable evening was spent on Thursday at the residence of Mr and Mrs W. O. Sail, Oust, where a "kitchen evening" was given for Miss Emilv Rowe, whose marriage to Mr Ruttierford Good takes place shortly. The hostess wore black silk trimmed with white and black lace, and the guest of honour wore Clack crcpc de chine with touches of salmon pink. Th> night was beautifully mild and gamf» were played on the lawn urti] a late hour. The guests then adjourned to the house where indoor games, music, and competitions occupied the rest of the evening. Musical items were given by Misses Jean Barrie, Joyce and Pat Smith (vocal), Messrs W. Sail. Whit'v house and C. Johnson (vocal), and Mr W. O.Sail (violin). The accompaniments were played by Miss Lewis, Messrs H. Sail and Whitehonsf\ and a recitation was given ! by Mr Whitehouse. The competitions "were won by Miss Eva Rowe and Mr V. Frizzell. Great in terest was shown in the opening of tb» parcels, which revealed an assortment of varied and useful articles. Mr A. Rowe responded on behalf of his sister, and Mr C. Johnson on behalf of Mr Ood. who was unable to be present. The guests all joined heartily in singing "For They are Jolly Good Fellows." Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs W. O. Sail, Messrs W. and H. Sail. Mrs Rowe sen.. Misses T., E. and Emily Rowe, Mr and Mrs A. Rowe and family, Mr and Mrs E. Smith and family. Mr and Mrs Barrie and family. Mr and Mrs Rail and familv. Mr and Mrs Croft, Mr, Mrs and Miss Lewis (Raneiora), Mr, Mrs and Miss T«mlinson, Mr and Mrs Friz--7<ol, Mrs Weavers Miss Farr, Messrs Whitehouse, V. Frizzell and A. Croft.