WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20730, 15 December 1932, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

CURRENT NOTES. I.udy i indiay arrived iron) \\ elling--1011 yesterday morning. ;ni(L is the guest of Jut son. ami duuguiur-iu-ictw, i-:quadrou-Leador and Mrs J. L. I'"i IJ<-1 - lav. Sockburu. Next Thursday i.ady Kindtay and Squadron-Leader and Mrs ('"indlay will go to Sumner, w hero they v.'ill spi'nd ilio Christmas holidays. Mrs Wilios. \\ Jio has been spending a week in Wellington. returned to Christeltureh yesterday, and is staying at Warwick I louse. Mrs A.iisicr Deans i liiecarum) wi" spend tho'. school holidays at ,:Morvo.n." Darlield. Mrs .1. .V) oodhouse and family (T'emialton) wilj In; hef guests. ]ilr J. 11. (.rfigy;. v, lio lias been veiling her mol her, Mrs '.l'. Teselieniuker, Femlalion, returned 10 Congbeael) yesterday. Mrs A. T. C. Sellars and family (Kondalton) will spend the holidays sis tlio quests i.u' Mrs Linton Gardiner, .Mount Stewart, Waiau. !Mi»s West-'Wa isoii. sister of iho Mis-hop f 11' Oh risLchurelt, arrived m Clirisli'liuivli yesterday, and is staying at PisiiopseourD. Miss 'West-Watson arrived in Xew Zealand from .lingland a tW" weeks ago. Dr. Ada, •I'aierson arrived in Christeiini'eii from Wellington yesterday. and l<;l't later lor the south. Miss 1. M. Old ridge, who lias been .sub-matron of Helen Connon Hall, Park terrace. iias. been appointed matron of the Wanganui Technical College Hostel. There were hfty-niiio applicants for t.iie position, many having such outstanding ipialiiiea lions that the Hoard found il. dilliciilt to make a, final choice. Miss Old ridge will lake up her new duties on February Ist. lOof!. Miss Mildred I uoke. u iio has ••ecu spending several weeks visiting friends in M a rlborotigh. ha.-, returned to Cliristehurch. Mrs H. I'i. Perry and family (Norman's road) have taken u house nl Akaroa for ihe Christmas and Mew Year holidays. Mrs H. 11. Watmhop and famjly (lleaton street:) iiave taken a house at Timaru lor tin; Christmas and -New Year holidays. Mis. I!. 11. Gili-mur ( l,yi Leltoii) lias returned from a visit io Haunter Springs. Mrs Ceo] jJoiniinglon (Si. Albans) will spend the Christmas holidays at 11ainner Springs. M iss Frances Leila Cooper, of Christehu.reh, has been admitted as a .Kollow of the Xew Zealand Institute of C'-erti fieri Secretaries. Mrs Nellie Jacobs, managing directress of The Perfeela Toilet ( ompany, Pt-jLtd., of Fitzruy, Victoria, Australia. is revisiting Chrisfehurch, her hi rthplace, ;iud is staying at, tin; United Service Hotel. Al is.s ICleanor Denne-lon (, Merivaic) will leave ne\l week to spend a holiday "W iih M iss .Molly .Maseiield, Akaroa. Miss Phyllis Vi-ale 'Croat, Yarmouth, Mimlaiul). accompanied hy her mother. , i ri\cs in Welling t.on to-day from I.ontlon. The engagement is anuoum-ed ol lysine, only (.laughter of Mr and Mrs W. 11.. Ingram, Murueti, street, A.shburtcn. to William Johnson. second son ol Mr l ! '. \\ . I'reddy, Opoiio. i)nnedm. and the late Mrs I'reddy, lormerly of Invereargill. -Miss Olive Booth, of tlio stall or' tin-Chi-istchureh Technical College, has left on a trip to Hong Kong. She will m ■ turn to Chrislcluircli I lie fir.-! week in Feb i'u arv.

X.MAS GIFTS IX sqiwui;. There i.* no neerl for Xni.is shoppers to £0 further than the Square for gifts in high-da.-? (oik-tries. I\. Cameron Siriitli offers Soaps from 2s in 12s (3d box. Perfumes from ,1s Od to Cos. Fnco Powders from Is 5d to Lavender Waters from 3s Od to JiOs. Also a hi;: arrav of toilet sets, perfume sprays?, and bnis'lnvare. E. CAMERON SMITH'S, Chemists, Cathedral square. CHRISTMAS DINNER. No depression at the well-known Hotel Federal. Conic and enjov a real good Carnival Christmas Dinner. Fun for all. Dinner at 1 p.m. 3593 , The progress of medical science in recent years demands constant study by those who wish to lead. MeArtliurs, Ltd.. Chemists, arc qualified and equipped for skilled service in medicine. You always get the best at McArthurs. —2 Vour Feet,—Hard and Soft Corns, ingrowing nails, bunions, flat feet, falling arches, etc. Miss K. Wilson, M.L.S.C., Loudon, also X.Z. trained nurse, 09!) Colombo street, near Kincaids. Open Friday nights. Tel. 41-0-H. —0 IUIKUMATOII) A IMTi Kl'l'is . ,\ Canterbury sufferer writes that she used Tavener's Arthritis prescription , with wonderful success. Suffered acutely for ten years and now, after the third bottle, feels a different; person. She is very active, not easily tired, no severe pain now, only a slight twinge, and will confidently continue the medicine. Prescription 10s 6d, posted. Consult James T. Tavener, Chemist (successor to Spencer Vincent), .18-'! High strset, Cliristchnrcli. G CHRISTMAS PARTY. Many friends <>i St. Anuc's, desirous of providing Christmas cheer for' the girls at the Home, accepted tho invitation of the sister iti charge and the Guild to attend a Christmas party, held yesterday morning at the Home, 4'29 Papanui road, and none of the guests came empty handed. The visitors were welcomed by Mrs H. S. E. Turner. Sister Catherine, and members ot the Guild, and were shown over the Home in which i"ioy showed keen interest, especially tho laundry department. A stall, lor the sale of attractive articles made by the girls, was well patronised. As a result of the party the girls will enjoy many extra comforts at Christmas and will also he able to go into camp for a short while early in the New Year. Amongi-t the visitors were Mrs C. West-Watson, Mrs Claude Willis, Mrs W'aloot Wood. Lady Roys, Miss Cr *t-N----slnmk. Mrs W. H. Orbell Mrs s. Monerieff, Mrs G. G. Hey wood. Mrs F. Caverhill. Mrs Tonkies. I leywood. Mrs W. A. Wilson, Mr? Coleridge I'arr, tho Rev. Charles Perry-Mi-ss Frver. Phillips, Mrs ,J. .A Julius. Miss Cotteril). Mrs Denhain. the Rev. and Airs F. B. Redgrave. Misses Roes. Mrs Beauclfamp Lane. Miss Bower, Mrs J. H Hall. Mrs E. J. Corduer, Mrs Geoffrey Hamilton, Miss O. Mcllraitli, Miss B* Bloxam, and members of the Guild*

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KANGI-KUKIV PARENTS' DAY. I '.nuvuglj the beautiful grounds, ami spacious class-rooms at " Kangi-rimi'' yesterday- afleruwu scores of pupils of the- school in their blue uniforms and white liats proudly sic tod as guides for their parents who, at the invitation of the lady principal, .Miss Helen Gibson, I a* ere visiting flic school to see the :uiI aual display of hand-work and to eu- | joy a short programme of drill, organI ised games, ami music. arranged :for I their'pleasure. The hand-work .included | sewing, dressmaking, cooking, drawing, and painting. Drawing and Painting. The exhibits in the drawing and painting section showed that these subjects form an important part of tlie school curriculum and the standard reached was uniformly good throughout. Tim children of Forn J. 1., iiuder Miss Gladys Gray's tuition, had specialised in object drawing and in natural studies, in which Miss A. Martin had directed their activities. The pupils of Form 111., under Miss Jlorfli. had concentrated on niap-drawing, drawing to scale, geographical drawiugs of fauna and ilora, and some en'eclivo Indian-ink sketches. The upper classes, under Miss Gibson and Miss Margaret Anderson, had done remarkably good work, much the best yet exhibited by them. It included paintings of llowers, still life, and outdoor scenes, original drawings illustrating nursery rhymes, and some delicately executed pencil sketches. Sewing and Dressmaking. ; '' .llie standard of school dressmaking is, 1 think, higher in .New Zealand than in England.'' said Miss, Saidio Atkinson. who is well qualified to give an opinion, as she is dressmaking instructor both at '' Kn ngi-i'um '•' and at the Girls' High School, and has recently returned from a trip to Britain. Certainly the work that has been done under her guidance by the girls at " tiniigi-runi'' is a. credit, to her and to her pupils. Kvidcntly they begin this ambitious nor!; at a very early age. Little girls of eleven ye:u>. under the supervision of Aliss Gwen Smyth, had made summer frocks and bloomers to match, and had smartened the frocks by the addition of contrasting collar ami cu tl's. la the more advanced classes, for 'which Aiiss Atkinson was responsible, the pupils had made lueed skirls, tailored shirt blouses, beach pyjamas. smart, ensembles, frocks with inset yokes, and georgette party frocks, one, of oul standing merit being trimmed with tiny bias bands on the t ight-titt ing skirts. A few of the gi'ls had made sun-hat-; t» match their beach frocks, and others had made dressing gowns of woollen material, effectively embroidered. and of tloral silk. Beautifully ' neat smocking on ehiMren "s frocks had been done by a class <>f senior girls, j under the tuition of Mrs Stoke.-. ! Cooking Display. j Tin pupil,- ol' the cooking ela.-.-cn. J which ale also in charge of Miss Alkin-.-on. had prepared the sandwiches, rolls. , pikelets, nut bread, cake, and biscuits (■which 'were seised for afternoon tea. at, 'which all the visitors were etiievtaied by Miss Gibson. j Tht -Programme. | After the parents Lad inspected the | exhibition of hand-work they assembled ; on riie lawn where the pupils, in squads i of I*, gave a demonstration of drill, which they do eac.h day after recess. Then followed a folk-dance, " The Tempest," in which almost, the whole school tool. part. After tea had been > served the singing classes, conducted by Airs 1". I'. Osmoud-Smilh, sang four part-songs, and the aflernoon's activities w»'re concluded with a rounders match --Old Girls versus Present Girls a test that was watched with keen interest by the visitors, as the modern game of rounders as player! at "Kauginiru'' is a. gloriiied and scientific form of the old-fashioned game, and was introduced by the sports mistress, .'Miss Gladys Gray, on her return from Britain a. year ago. | BRIDGE PARTY. One o) many parties arranged m honour of Miss Kathleen Penny, who is to be married in Christmas week, was hold yesterday afternoon, when Mrs Norman Tin gey entertained a number of friends at an . enjoyable bridge party. The prize for bridge was won by M is-; Nell Corson, of Gisborne, .and a competition was won by Mrs C'aium. The guests were Miss Kathleen Penny, Mrs 11. IT. J. Can)m, Mrs iS. F. Innes-Jones, Mrs'Trevor Hawkes, Mrs J. IT. Pennington, Mrs Shirley Wright, Mrs A. S. Geddes, Mrs Pat Tait, Sirs A. H. Toeker, Mrs D. Skinner, Miss Doreen Hight. and Aliss \ e ll ' Corson FAIR OF MISSION CONVENT. KK-rUPLLS' EFFORT. A lew months ago the ex-students ot the Ferry Road Convent formed an Old Girls' Association, of which .Mrs T. Aspell was elected president, and Miss Grace Green honorary secretary. To mark the lirst Christmas of the Association's life its members decided to organise a fair and sale of work bv which to raise money for tlie school funds. The fair was opened in the convent grounds yesterday afternoon and was a great succes. Although tho stall-holders had been working for barely three weeks, their stall? wero surprisingly well stocked with useful and artistic goods, reasonably priced. The following were the stalls and" stall-holders : —Art stall, Mrs T. Aspell Miss Mary O'Connor, Miss' Grace Green, Mrs A. Frost, and Mrs Peter O Connell; sweets stall. Mrs C M Greaney and Mrs L. M. Beck; ice cream stall, Misses Nance and Sheila, Ivyan; Christinas tree, beside which .1. 1 athor Christnuus in'rived during tlio afternoon, Miss 1). Campbell; stall, senior pupils; cuke stall, 31,K letty; a! tor noun tea, the Sisters ami senior girls; side shows, Mr \y i» liiekey and Mr W. Gates. An exhibition of folk-daueiii" wis given by the pupils of .the convent, and Highland dances by pupils of Miss Muriel \\ augli. Great interest centred round the brass baud from St. Joseph's Home, Middleton, which supplied in oKlental music. The members of tho band aie all boys and their performance was particularly good. The fair was continued with ere at, eothusiaam until 7.30 p.m*,

■ | Till; CHARMS OK j MUSIC. | SUNDAY'S CONCERT IN THli j j HOSPITAL GROUNDS. \ [ i j Taking part in the concert forming j the opening portion, of the Christchurcii j .liotary Club's Christinas appeal on be- j half of the orphans ami the needy, j to bo held in the hospital grounds on | Sunday afternoon, will be the follow- j ing bands, 'which will leave Cathedral square, the iirst at \1 p.m. sharp, hi the | [ order given: ■ j ! Derry's Militarv. j | ' aledoniaii .Pipe. I j first; Canterbury .Kcgnneulul. | Christchurch Municipal. 1 Ghristeliureh Scottish SocietyHipc. ! Stanmorc Silver. i Christchurch Scottish L'inr AYoolston Brass. On the grounds each' baud will give j selections,' and this part of the programme will be varied and entertain- j ing. The public, spirit shown by tho j bands., in co-operating in this big effort j is highly appreciated by the Club, and I no doubt the public recognition of it; j will be reflected in the collection ou ? Sunday afternoon. A not,her attraction will be the j choruses and carols contributed by mem- , bers of the Royal Christchurch Musi- ) i c.al Society. These wiil include two i choruses from "The Creation"' (Haydn), 1 and the ever-popular Christmas carols, j Come All Ye Faithful," and "Harkl j The Herald Angels Sing." In the ab- j sence in England of Mr NY. H. Dixon, J the Society's conductor, Mr A. G. j Thompson will wield the baton. 'I he j items by members id' !lie Society are j sure 1o make a strong appeal to all who | attend the concert and who appreciate • good music. | An indication that the necessity for • the liotary Club's appeal is as great, if not, greater than in precious years. ■ is given by the fact that already no j I'ewer than i-'SOO applications from needy j families have been received. The. extent, ; to which these families can be assisted, j ami the number 1 that <-an be assisted wili depend almost entirely on the. response made by the public, on Sunday afternoon and to the street appeal on ■ Vi-iday. December i!"rd. 1 SUNLIGHT LEAGUE. I | HEALTH ('AMI' SUB-COMMITTEE, j "\V< .-lull certainly have to hold a ; j inruor camp next vear;- I am eoiitinu- » ; ally receiving applications I'rotn do- ' ' -erv'ng people whose children would , (►em-lit greailv In a health camp holt- j day."' said Dr. |>. K. Currie at a , | met ling .'i the Health Camp Sub-coin- j uint.ee of the iSunlieht, League held yesi.erdav a Item ..ton at tic home ot Mrs ; Guv Cot/terill, Merivale. Mrs John j Moiligoiuerv presided until the arrival "I tin: chairman of the committee, Dr. j L. ( L. Av.-riil. i '"he honor.iry secretary. Miss Cora . Vending, rep'.'i'tcd that in reply to a circular asking business men to use ; health stunp- for one week as a means ■ of raising inouev for health cmnpa. the j manager of tlie Dominion Compressed . , A east Company iiad forwai'ded a dona- ; I t-iori of £L' I's, and a business man who ! wrote anonviuously had enclosed HI- j Me. rs Scott Urothers had promised to i I lend a stove. free of eharge. for the camp at Chain's -Ray; Mr .Simmons, of the Periu'nent Paint Company, had given coloured paint, and a very welcome parcel of clothing had been leit at tho Queen's Club. Tea chests, given by Mr G eorgc Humphreys, had beeu converted into lockers by Air Hill and Air ,1. Smith. Aliss Wilding, who will bo in charge of the camp at Okain's Huv in January, said she would bo grateful lor gifts of jam, toys, books, or (lothing. Health Stamps. J Dr. Currie said he was appealing to insurance companies and other largo ; otHces and lirms to nse health stamps ou business letters for at least a lew days. During the last week the number ot health stamps sold in the principal centres were as follows:- — Auckland ... aOi'l Wellington ... ... j Chrislchureh ... <3900 ; Dunedin ... ... 13237 Invercargill .. ... U77j Alts ,lobn Montgomery and Mrs A. 0. Keell undertook to sell health stamps outside the Post Office on Thursday, and Dr. Currie would be pleased to hear of other ladies willing to help in this direction. it wiis decided to appeal to tho generosity of the Rotary Club, who last year had given a substantial donation to the health camp funds. ! CONCERT AND I'RIZK ; | DISTRIBUTION. |' I A successful concert., combined with the prize-giving, was held at the Orange Hall, Hornby, on Tuesday eveniug by St. David's Presbyterian Sunday School children. Miss Florence Maclcie and Airs oammock wero responsible for the training of the children, and Messrs W. HBusch and Cammock acted as M.CV'h. j .Mr S. McMillan, dressed as Father j Christmas, distributed the prizes. ; Items were given by At. Davis, B. : Smalley, C'-hristobel Still. Margaret ; Simmons, Jean Cammock, Vivian 1 rasyr, Charlie Alillar, Jane Boswell. C. > Still. Grace Taylor, Uwen Annett. Peggy Robinson, Una Davis. Lilian Ji'orster, and Althea Drake. I < i'rizes were presented as follows: —•] Primary girls; Melva Davis 1. Betty J Murdock 'J, Cora Davis 3. j Primary boys; Russell Eowc .1, James . \"oung -T - Robert Nairn ,'k | j Junior girls A: Ann Dow anil Grace | Tavlor (equal) 1, Daphne Nairn | , junior girls B: Mary Buller 1. Betty j Butler li. Jean Mann o._ I . • lunior boys: Jim Nairn and C. Jiani-! -illon (equal) 1. E. Roberts 2. J. Hen- ! del son ' j iitermediate girls; Peggy Robinson ■ ' | cliristobel Still -, Gwen Annett. [iitcruiediate boys A: Jubn Nairn I. David Evana 2, John Murdoch .'<• _ , "Ihiermediate Ijoys B: David R-obin-k Jint Tsinghorn 2, David Roberts

ot I I'd'-' blue are becominj; euin-■-ritiveh' rare, as tuosb sct-callcU blue pv,'.' contain a certain proportion brownish-black or yellow pigment.

INFANT MISTRESS RETIRES. TWENTY-SIX YEARS Ol SERVICE. l'"ully a hundred parents and tricnda gathered at Shirley S-'hool If" *' >n " ing to say farewell to Miss M r * vcy, who. alter twenty-six yea i lu_ i'aut teaching-nine and a half of them at Shirley —is retiring from the teaching profession at the end of the year. Tho evening was organised by the School Committee, those on the platform being Messrs It. \v'ild, W. Ualcb, U. S. J'tionipson, and M. G. Irwin. Mr italcn, a lonner hcaumaster ot Shirley bcitool, said he bad been proud to be associated with Miss Harvey over a .number of years. Parents who iiau bad children under her were lortunate indeed. She would always have the satisfaction of knowing that she hnu done noble work, and in her retirement he wished her every happiness. Mr M. Ci. Irwin, headmaster of the school, also expressed regret that the school was losing the services of so valuable a teacher as Miss Harvey. "With tho spirit of good honest work, which they had received from Miss Harvey, tho children, came on to their work in upper standards. Ho vvas expressing tho thanks of all the stall in wishing her a long and happy period of retirement. Mr R. Wild, representing the Education Board, also added a few words in appreciation of Miss Harvey's work. On behalf of the parents and the School Committee Mr C. S. Thompson then presented Miss Harvey with a mouogramined silver tea service. Miss Harvey expressed sincere thanks for the gift- She had had happy associations at the school which had helped greatly in her work. She had en-joyed licr work at Shirley, and for a 'time she was going to miss it very much. Tho first part ot tne evening was taken up by a number of vocal and musical items for which, on the motion of Mr Thompson, a vote ot thanks was carried with applause. Those presenting items were -Misses Drysdalo and McTsinlay, and Messrs L. Gruumutfc, Lawrotico. Moron. ~io Quarrie, and D. MeGill. ST. STEPHEN'S TENNIS DANCE. A delightful da nee " as recently hy members oi St. Stephen s Tennis Club, Shirley. The Jin.ll was ile<joraLed with now Is 0 r lupins, delphiniums, and Iceland D. Anderson and P. Taylor v,ere joint secretaries. The Monte Carlo iuis won bv .Mr and Mrs Anderson, and the lucky *pt>t by Miss J. Booker and Mr K. Williams. Miss C. lirowii vvas the winner of the iuckv number. .Music for the dancing was'supplied by the "Danielli Orehes- " Antony those present Wvro Mr and Mrs (I Kintk'V, Mr ana ifr* C. I'd wards Mr and Mrs if. W. Anderson Mr and Mrs It- Mr and, Mrs J W. Mai den. Mr and Mrs I-. Vlorstall, Mr and Mrs W. Walsh. Mr . ■md Mrs Millageii. Mr and Mrs Kay. 'Mr and Mrs Phil I put, and Mr and Mr-. Woods, Misses Phil I ay lor, b'.reen Anderson. Jove. Hooker, _ Colleen Brown, Lilv Robertson, Gwen Pli'llpot Peggy Taylor, Edna "Watt, Fthel Tliomas, Marjorie Turton. N. Sword. E. Brown. B. Carter, B. Black, \v". AVatson, Cynthia Woods. L. Her-| vey, and F» Obom - i

WOMAN STUDENT'S SUCCESS. COVETED SCHOLARSHIP AT OXFORD. '.CSITEI( vaiiSS ASSOCUTIOS-—3S; ELECTSIC —COPYIUOHT.) I'Eeceived December 14th, 9.30 .p.m.,' LONDON, D ecember 14. Miss Barbara Flower, aged 20 years, au undergraduate of St. Margarets College, won tlie Craven Scholarship, the most coveted classical award at Oxford. This is the first time a woman has been the victor. Miss Flower, who speaks French. German, and Celtic, in addition to Latin and Greek, is the daughter of Dr. Mower, deputy-keeper of the manuscripts in the British Museum. VIOLIN RECITAL. Artistic stag, decorations made ail effective setting for the trocks worn by pupils of Mr Arthur Gordon at their chamber music and violin recitai held at the Jellicoe Hall last night. Miss L'na Skelton wore a becoming frock of lime green georgette, llareu below the knees, and tmistied — diagonal pin tucks at the neckline anu ou the tow hip yoke. Miss rNancy i.'ettitt's Dock was ol eau ue nil mattlace mado with a neck yoke and ticui ot net in similar shade. A trock °i apricot satin was worn by Jforothv Pettitt. The bodice was made with a short crcs.>over effect and — u long skirt with flared side panels was finished with a bustle bow at the back. Miss Florence Nolan wore midnigiK blue ring velvet with slightly tlareu skirt vandyked to a low hip yoke finished with a small bow at the oaek lined with cyclamen satin. Miss Doris Beck wore a fitting frock of white satin made with flared side panels o' reverse material, and Miss Eileen Beck's frock-was of harebell blue georgette with inset yoke of lace linisbca with tnree bows of georgette and short eqaulettc sleeves. Her coatee to ma ten was banded with white fur. ' A heel-length frock of lemon net with small putf sleeves was worn t>}' Miss Beryl Simon, and Miss Joan Cunlitfe wore a frock of black taffeta applicjtied with pastel .shaded floral motHs on the skirt and the neck yoke of net. Aliss P. Stringer's frock was ol malmaison pink georgette and lace,, and lier coatee of pink georgette had short sleeves, the waistline being defined with a girdle of pink taffeta and large bustle bow at the back. Miss Lily Robertson wore a princess frocl; of pastel-shaded georgette irt largo floral design, softened with cowl folds at the neckline. The accompanist, Aliss Aileen Warren, wore a frock of delphinium blue georgette, made with long flared skirt, and the fitting bodice bad lono- sleeves fully flared below tlie elbow. BREAK-UP SOCIAL. Present and past pupils of the West ChristehureU District High School attended a pleasant break-up social and dance in the Training College Hall last evening. An enjoyable programme of dances, games, and competitions was organised by tho School Orchestral Society.

! LATEST FASHION. 1J! VjflES' •'united pntss hssoaiaiox—xe VMWBkM ; Leading iioriste, diseoTerißgliWij|M '. j. customers had no money'* OT JMjfljKiß ,= .owing to tUe • econo&ie • ,' evolved vegetable P oßie ?*> choice carrot 37 turnips, * 4&B T other vegetables, displayed . tufts of salad leaves. -_ ' j rS"aa» Men find their woinen^f | these, and the enterprising a accordingly been rewarded for mjmßm CANTERBURY The Canterbury Tft"omm'»_CSJfygjjH i held about forty-two .*^*somfm ' and several more or "less in^W^lH 1 noon gatherings during '. 1932, but, even at tne fl ° B ?"*J2H that imposing programme ™-^^B; bers' zest for entertainment ■Jl&f&m being diminished, seems to |*l**^9; Last'nigbt. when Mrs J- H *ftgjfß' Mrs J. Templeton acted as at a bridge party, held £ JR£SH rooms, their guests num bere * one hundred and fifty. JhMjkfißM' The reception room was W». decorated irtib roses .WPP"* ?#H phiniums. Mrs Hurley «|a| of black georgette and la«, *Sj|» sage of floral georgette •"•TJB rad flown on the Terapletoirs handsome f Wggl» georgette and lr.ee was bngßj^^p. j KITCHEN GIFT P^?j|M j married shortly, was the '^H| ! honour at a "kitchen" £\™Jf|&B| the home u Mrs Jflain, L^J3|B| nne . The hostesses were and Miss White, oi Mmar^ljg^M Games, competitions, »j»jL|B—provided an enjoyable P r(^?*ga^^B Among i'nc guests were Blnin, AVittP, Era?* *%fH^H Misses White. ColUiw, J SSMB Bertha Jones, Klsie JanaffigM Parkl S'diwyl^' H *s3Jß| h°"llril1." Hunter. Gundersen, DilgHs!.; Hurrcll, ebiTe^W^SgW

PERSONAL NOTES FROM j LONDON. ■.FROM OUK OWN COitKESPOKDEKT.) LONDON, November .11. .Mis C. E. Wilkie (Ohura) has been spending a' few weeks in. London, after having been in Cornwall for the last live months. She will return to that county for a farewell visit prior to leaving for New eZaland. Miss E. Wright, L.L.A., delivered a lecture at St. John's, Bromley, Guild of Fellowship, "A Spinster Spinning Kound the World." The word spin included New Zealand. She gave a very interesting outline of her tour. The showing of beautiful photographs added to the enjoyment of her audience. Miss Florence M. Harding, M.A., is a New Zealand student at tue University of Edinburgh. She is working with a view to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts, and is the only New Zealand student who is not taking Medicine. Miss Lila Bodaani (Wellington) gave a particularly successful broadcast last night. Her voice came through beautifullv, and musical listeners remarked upon the continuous progerss she has made since she gave her iirst recital in London some two years ago. She is a mezzo-soprano with effective qualitv, perfectly controlled. Miss Boddam was associated in her performance from London Eegional with the Victor Olof Sextet. Miss Esther Fisher announces a pianoforte recital for December 6th at the Wigmore Hall, in association with Mr Cyril Scott. The recital will be made up of works for two pianos and pianoforte solos. A first concert performance for two pianists will be three pieces of Mr Scott's arrangement of Bach's "Invention in F," "Sarabande in A Minor," and " Gigue in G." Tliev will also play together Ivan Kno'rr's "Variations and Fugue on a Kussian Theme" (composed circa 1885). The compositions of Mr Scott, modem in style, rank high in the opinion of music experts. General E. G. Higgins. G.8.E., Chief of the Salvation Army, and Mrs Higgins are on their way to India by the Oronsav. Over 800 women gave Mrs Higgins a great welcome at the Army headquarters at Holloway this week. The guest of the day brought to London women the greetings of 10,000 women whom she addressed in New Zealand and Australia, and asked that she might take the greetings of the audience to the women of India. India was just awaking from her backwardness and Mrs Higgins hoped to impress upon thousands of Indian women that they had something to do and some responsibility- in the world of which they were paTt. She also reminded her audience of the Chinese proverb that "it takes a hundred men to make an encampment, but one woman can make a home." "That is our job. to make our homes the sweetest, truest, and lrfost blessed places on earth." she added..

KINDERGARTEN PARTIES. At various small parties held throughout the year, and especially during the weeks preceding Christmas, the small pupils of the Christchureh Kindergarten learn to take their part in the social life of their own little community. Their songs in character, smalt plays, and musical items delight the audience, and they themselves enjoy the sense 'of importance which is theirs on such occasions. Yesterdfy morning, at 10 o clock, Father Christmas paid a visit to the Sunbeam Kindergarten, to present gifts to each of the pupils from the gaily decora ted Christmas tree. ~ The schoolroom was especially decorated with flowers and streamers, and bouquets of roses in Sunbeam colours were presented to Mrs J. R. Evans (convener),'and Miss H. Hull (principal) received a sheaf of Iceland poppies. Mrs Evans brought Christmas greetings from Mesdamcs H. T. J. Thacker (president of the Association), F. Peppier (vice-president), and K. Hadiield (honorary secretary). Miss 11. Gorrie and her assistants, Misses E. Bowbyes and A. King, were in charge of arrangements, and morning tea was served by the parents' committee. In the afternoon the annual Christmas party of the Richmond Kindergarten was held in the schoolroom, which presented a festive appearance, with red and green streamers, balloons, red and white flowers, and Christmas posters. Aftor presenting their programme the children adjourned to the lawn, where tho Christmas tree decked with toys was the centre of attraction. Christmas hats, made by one of the mothers, and bags of sweets in the shape of plum puddings were also distributed. Bouquets of flowers were presented to Miss H. Hull, Mrs J. R. Evans, Mrs Keith Hadfield, Miss Rose Tabart, and to Mrs A. Peverill (convener of the Richmond Kindergarten). Miss J. Bartram was assisted by Misses S. Clark and J. Tanner. The parents' committee was in charge of tho refreshments, j Evidence of the co-operation of the j parents to keep the kindergartens open in spite of adverse conditions and the loss of the capitation grant was shown last night, when the fortnightly dances which have been held by the Parents' Committee of the PhiJJipstowil Kindergarten, were brought to a successful close for the year by a cart,ival dance in the schoolroom. More than £23 has been realised from these efforts throughout the year. Credit for the success of the arrangements is due to the committee, comprising Mesdames W. J. Sutherland, J. B. Welton. W. "Whitla, H. G. Hunt, W. Co well, and E. Hartley. Messrs H. H. Skilton. W. J. Sutherland, I. Bush, and C. Itobinson. Mrs H. C. Wells and Mr B. Detnicelli. who have given their services as accompanists during the year, wore presented with tokens of appreciation l>v Mr W. J. Sutherland. Items included a Highland dance bj little Violet Milne, a recitation by Miss D. Harvey, and rongs by Miss Chappell and Mr Fred Hale. Amongst those present wore Miss 1:1. Hull, jfesdames W. Dodd. A. Taylor. C. Carmichf.ol, IV Clancy J. Jones, r, Carnev. I. Dickson. 11. Cordon. \\ • f;*)i lie E. Cavalior. I. Cush. E. Smith. VI Vjhv vev 1". Chicle. M. Car.thorn. A Smith/ H. C. Wells. R P Harris. G [Teuton, M. Bugg. D Neal. C. Milne, I). Cameron. L. MarLin, i . Drury. A Lloyd, E. Koonison. u. \ Dun bier. E. Stevens E. Difloit. F \Vickc< Ti. Yi vatt K. Clarke. Sutherland. D. Anderson. A. G. Rosen.,la|e, ['. McLean. A. Barclav. 11. 'j Skilton. and S. Johnston, Misses M. Sueklimi, E. liirt. E. Urown, Dorotl j Dodd. Nellie Jcffenes IJctty - . lan. Olive Stevens C-wei ! stcicn. Stella Johansson, Norma Dc ( V' , Jca < Welton, K. Diffort. Nola Hyatt, Jacobsen, Jean Jeffencs, and D. Marsh.

j VISITORS TO CHRISTCHIRCH. Hole! l-'cderal: Hi-. T'l-cstuu i Asiibu rt.ui >. .Mr J. W. t'reen (T;uu:rn). Mi- J Cui-i----(Jletliven). Warner's Hotel: Mr ;:n ' Mr, Jfra I£. Kichardsou (Wan^anui). and -Mrs T. P. Pi-ingle < Rallarat). Tjnited Service Hotel: Mi-v S. I'ial; (Sydney), Mrs X. Jacobs, .Mi- and Mrs n' Sui'l'r (..Melbourne), and Mi 4 s J. Murcliisun (Timaru).