WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18901, 17 January 1927, Page 1

WOMEN'S CORNER

The I-ady Editor will bo pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must boar the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited op any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Sir George and Lady Clifford arcs leaving to-morrow for a short visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs C. G. Dalgety are going to Wellington this week for the races. Mrs F. \V. W Dawson ("Hendon," Riccarton) has left for the north to attend the golden wedding celebrations of her parents, Mr and Mrs H. Oberlin Brown, of Auckland. To mark the occasion a family reunion will he held at the home of Mr and Airs Drowns eldest daughter, Mrs W. M. S. Coates, Maengawahine, Whangarei. Mrs Oargill has returned from a short holiday visit to Arthur's Pass. Mr and Mrs Vincent Ward, who have been touring the North Island, have taken up residence at Heretauiiga. Miss Mary Macdonald (Bealey avenue) is leaving to-day to pay a short visit to Mrs E. C. Studholme, AVaimate.

Dr. and Mrs H. G Dcnham (Fendalton).are spending a fortnight's holiday at Arthur's Pass.

Mr and Mrs W. .11. Clark (Bcaley avenue) are leaving to-day for Tho Hermitage, Mount Cook. Miss A. Pollock Smith, who has heen first assistant of the Hamilton West School for over two years, lias heen appointed head mistress of ' the Upper. Hutfc School, Wellington. Mr and Mrs 1.. A. Stringer (Mcrivale) have returned from a visit to Arthur's Pass.

Dr. and Mrs Arthur Thomson and family are returning to-morrow from the Picton Sounds.

Mr and Mrs Nat Madison are staying at the Royal Hotel. Misses Dorothy,. Marjorie. and Ruth Willis have returned to Christchurch from a holiday at Otira, and on Tuesday will go south, to. walk over the Milford Track

Miss Reta Butterheld (Dunedin) is the guest of her sister, Mrs Clarke,. St. Albans.

Miss Thelma Watson (Fendalton) and Miss Clarice Heron . (Oarnaru) have been spending a holiday at Mount Pleasant, Little Rakaia. Mrs Parr (Tinwald), who has been visiting relatives at Lakeside, has returned to Ashburton. Miss Inez Lewton (Southbridge) is spending a holiday in Teiuuka with her sister, Mrs F. Anderson. Miss Rachel Howson (Southbridge), who has been spending a holiday with Nurse Howson, Meriyal<j, leaves this, week for Ashburton. '

Mrs H; McPherson (Sedgemere) has left for the West Coast to visit her daughter, Mrs Norman Densem. Miss M. Dalziel (Sefton) is spending a holiday at the New Brighton J Cafe. ' I Mr and Mrs Collins (Nelson), Mrs I H. T. Little (Hui Hui), Mrs L. Blundell (Wellington), Mr and Mrs W. R. Hayward (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs R. L. Woodhouse (Auckland), and Mr and Mrs'J. Lee (Timaru) are at Warner's Hotel. Mr Maurice Moseovitch (London) is staying at the United Service Hotel. He is accompanied by Mrs Moseovitch. Mr and Mrs G. L. Donaldson and son roturned to Christchurch yesterday from a fortnight's motoring tour of Nelson, West Coast, and Franz Josef Glacier. Miss Betty Cotterill (Cashmere Hills) is returning to Christchurch from Duneclin on Wednesday. Miss Marion Macfarlane (Auckland), who-is-arriving in Christchurch on Thursday to compete in the tennis tournament, will stay with Miss Cotterill. Mr and Mrs D. V. Donaldson and family have taken up residence in their house on Cashmere Hills. Mr Pycroft, the well-known Auckland naturalist, who has specialised in the study of New Zealand birds, is at present in Christchurch. Accompanied by his wife and son, ho has been visiting the S Franz Josef Glacier, and leaves this week for the south. Mr and Mrs Pycroft are staying at St. Elmo. Mr and Mrs J. Blue (Invercargill), Misses Reyburn and Windross' (Auckland) are staying at the Royal Hotel. Miss Eileen Sparks, Miss Kerrie Kelly, Mr Geo. Blunt, Mr G. Zucco, of the.Moseovitch Company, are staying at the Rotherfield Hotel. Among the guests- at the United Service Hotel are:—Mr and Mrs F. Angcnest, Miss D. M. Mcßae, Miss Mona V. Wood (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs R. H. Packwood (Auckland), Mr and Mrs F. S. Hodson (Wellington). •Recent arrivals at the Clarendon Hotel include:—Mr and Mrs J. W. Carr, Master and Miss Carr (Wellington), Miss Lockhart (Manchester), Mr and Mrs C. F. W. Lloyd (Sydney).

LADY KING'S DEATH. A NATIONAL LOSS. [THE PEES 3 Special Serrlce.] • AYELLINGTON, January 16. There will be widespread regret throughout the Dominion at the news of the death of Lady King, wife of Sir Truby. King, -of Wellington. Lady King had been in bad health for some time and about ten days ago had a stroke, and, therefore, the end was not unexpected, but she was well enough to enjoy the return of her daughter, Miss Mary King, after an overseas lour, and Christmas was a very happy time. Lady King was the daughter of the late Mr Adam Millar, of Edinburgh, the family being well-known and highly respected, one of her brothers being a writer to the "Signet" in Edinburgh. Her work as "Hygeia," the Plunket writer, who for many years has been the guide and helper of thousands of mothers who read her articles in the newspapers, was wonderful, and beyond praise in its wise and balanced information about the health and welfare of children.

Lady King has been the deeply-in-terested assistant to her husband, whose work in connexion with the health of women and children is a matter of world-wide knowledge and appreciation. She lost no opportunity oi knowledge herself, and was always most approachable and kind in her assistance to others. The death of Lady King may be regarded as a national loss, iind deep sympathy will be given to her husband and daughter, and to the great number of intimate friends throughout the Dominion who will miss her.

U.S. SOCIETY GIRL. BECOMES WALKING CIIAMP'ION. (IT.OM DUE OW» COBHESPONDENT.) SAN FRANCISCO, December 'l. Miss Eleonora Sears, American society woman, who is also a noted tennis player and horsewoman of national reputation, again has demonstrated her athletic ability by clipping 43 minutes from her previous time in walking from Providence to Rhode Island to Boston, in Massachusetts, and after a few hours' rest she was given a celebration and a dance at her palatial home in Boston. Last December she held her honours against men pacemakers who walked the distance with her, but on the' present occasion she shared them with Miss Elizabeth Ryan, internationally known tennis player, who finished abreast" of Miss Sears.

The start was made from Providence at 12.55 in the morning. Five men who rode in the accompanying automobiles served alternately as pacemakers. Miss Scars and Miss Ryan wore walking shoes and heavy stockings. They halted for a moment in Wrcntbam for a cup of cocoa, twenty minutes in Dedham for breakfast,. and- a little later paused for a drink of coffee. 'They reached Miss Sears's home in Boston at 10.50, an elapsed time of nine hours and 53 minutes.

Although the distance generally is reckoned at 44 miles, Miss Sears said it is actually 47. A pleasing factor as a sequel to the match was the ceremony of Clifton Church, .the 73-year-pld veteran Walking champion, gallantly bandingf. to Miss Sears the crown he had worn since 1875. •

DIXIELAND. A very large" gathering was present at Dixieland on Saturday evening, when the U3ual weekly dance waß held. The slipper tables and lounge were very prettily decorated with roses, sweetpeas, and palms. Les Marston's Band supplied excellent music. Amongst the guests were: — Mr and Mrs Leslie Nancarrow, Mr and Mrs Langford, Mr and Mrs Bernard Rennell, Mr and Mrs Griffiths, Mr and Mrs , Russell, Mrs Derrick Gould, Mr and Mrs Y. Donald, Mrs F Bennett, Mr and Mrs E. G. Seed, Mr and Mrs Reg, Triggs, Mr and Mrs Fred Talbot, Mr and Mrs Roland Smith, Mrs Keith, Misses Nancy Gibson, Joan Fulton, Fay Gibson, Mary Cowlishaw, Phyllis Clarkßon, Meta Nixon, Joyce Jamieson, Mercia Barrett, Nelma Edmonds, Molly Reeves, . Doreen Kiver, Kathleen Talbot, Ethel Le Cren (Timaru), Rhona Matson, Edna Gill, Mayo, Rata Philp, Janet York, Gwen Jones, Elsie Ives, Kathleen Bristed, .Veda Johns, Norah Helmore, Glass, Cooper, I. Craoroft Wilson, Hillary Buss, Chesnay Wilson. Davidson, Cropp, Hayward, Sheila Kennedy (Wellington), Eileen Keith, Cameron, Marjory Beattie, Norah Buss, Mitchell, McCa'llmn, Peggy Hart, M. Moon, McCoy, D Moon, M. Burt (Wellington), Grant,. McGillivray, Shell, Patrick, Ridge, E. Lynskey, Hilda Jones, K. Scott, Aitken, Pristige, Carpinter, Boyce, Maddren, Ethel Solomon, Ward, 11a Burt, Vass, M. Milliken, and Molly Frame; Messrs J. Reid, W. Cowlishaw, H, Godfrey, R. Talbot, R. Hall, A. Vizer, L. Hill, P. Boyle, V. de Crespigny, Scrimshaw, Musgravc, Turnbul], D. Stewart, ■ Minhinnick, Harrison, Pilcher, B. Hobbs, Stent, Algar Williams, Gumbrell, J. B. Norris, W. Jamieson ; McNaughton, Barnard, Petrie. Donovan, Nixon, Lamb, \Vade, M. Renton, C. C. Werry, West, J. D. Bailey, Cross, O'Connell, Mitchell, Sproston, Hatch, Bishop, Masters, J. Graham, J. Prendergast, Drought, Bell, Hartle, Blundell-Price, Collins, Buckley, Judge, J. Payne, A. R. O'Malley, L. Robinson, T. Cole, Wilcock, F. E. Wait,' White, L Booth, Harris, Edwardes, Dobson, Iggo, N. Robertson, England, Duncan, W. S. Wilson, E. Kelly, and Edmonds.

PALAIS DE'DANSE. , An enjoyable dance was held in the Art Gallery on ' Saturday evening,, under the auspices of the Palais de Danse Committee. There was a large number of dancers present, and a spirited programme of music was supplied by Large's Dance Band. Amongst the ladies present were:—Misses Lily Waters, Zita O'Carroll, Betty Hammond, E. Topp, A. Nuttall, Ivy Hunter, Elsie Blazey, Alice Jarvis, Pat Bonnett, Doreen McFarlane, Lulu Ashton, M. Fass, E. Wade, Millie McKeag, Barbara Monteith, Peggy Monteith, Susan Slater, .Eunice Reed, Fay Harland, P. Mayo,-Joan Rearae, Lavender Quale, W. Madden, K. Hickey, M. Girdler, Noleen Lee, Lila Martin, Alethea Winter, Vilma de Clare, P Chorne, Gwen Anson, Marion Evans, Noeline Chappie, Peggy Burke, A. Dawson, Mary Kelly, W. Secord, Idrine Duncan, Dora Quinn, Mae Elston, Gwen Simpson,' Alice James, Jean Hammond, Vera Walsh, Rona Smith, Olive O'Dwyer, Bessie Thompson, Mae Burford, M. Johnson, Doris Moore, W. Barnett, Clare I Manson, June Thompson, T. Jackman, JHSnson, Nona Hansen, J. Martin, Noleen Griffin, Doreen James, J. Burnett, Una Benton, A. Johnß, N. Fairbrass, Marjorie McLellan, May Knox, Lily Biggs, Beryl Hampton, J. Fleming, T. Wallace, P. Harrison, Lucille Pirie, Dolly Burt, Clarice Taylor, Nora Hannigan, Kathleen Wilson, Irene Brown, Eva Gordon, S. Holland.

WEDDINGS.

HARRINGTON—MORRIS. At the Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoe's street, the Rev. Father O'Regan performed the ceremony of the marriage of Gertrude, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Morris, of Christchurch, to Stanley, third son of Mr and Mrs Harrington, of Christchurch. . She was a picturesque figure in her bridal frock of cream embosed georgette, fashioned with straight bodice, inlet with bands of silver, and a full skirt ornamented with circlets of silver lace, a buckle of brilliants showing at the 'waist-line. Her tulle veil, which had been beautifully embroidered by the Sisters of Mercy, was worn over the face, and was held with a coronet of pearls and orange blossom. Her bouquet was of cream roses and Christmas lilies. She was attended by two maids, Miss Molly Clarke and Miss Eileen Brunt, who wore frocks made alike, of cyclamen and jade taffeta respectively. The short tight-fitting bodices were made with puff sleeves, and the bouffant skirts with scalloped hems were finished with motifs of ecru lace. Coronets of tiny posies and tulle rosettes were worn on their hair, and they carried posies of vari-coloued flowers. The bridegroom's brother, Mr W. Harrington, acted as best man, and Mr J. T. Morris, brother of the bride, was groomsman. Later, a reception was held at the Winter Garden, where Mrs Morris received her guests wearing a suit of navy repp, trimmed with fuchsia, and a hat to match. Mrs Harrington, the 'bridegroom's mother, chose a black French crepe de chine relieved with touches of cream. The bride's travelling frock was of fuchsia crepe de chine, and over it she wore a tailored coat to match, and a handsome fox stole. Her smart hat was of georgette to tone.

CHILD HIT BY CAR,

INJURIES TO HEAD. [THE PEESS Speed! Service.] AUCKLAND, January 15. Through being knocked down by a motor-car in View road, Mount Eden, last evening, The ma Sharp aged nine, sustained severe injuries to her head She was rushed to the Auckland Hospitaf, and an operation was performed, but her condition is serious.. The child, whose parents live Rotorua, has been staying with relatives.