WOMEN'S CLUB

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21296, 16 October 1934, Page 2

WOMEN'S CLUB

EXHIBITION 1 OF ARTS AND CRAFTS

Many members of the Canterbury Somen's Club and their friends who the exhibition of arts and ■rafts in the club rooms yesterday Afternoon were" greatly impressed with he excellent workmanship shown in .he exhibits, many of them made by .omen who. leading busy lives, had Nevertheless found a few hours weekly o spend doing the things they wanted o do Doubtless the majority of women had joined the arts and crafts jr basketrv circles with a view only ,f furnishing their homes with beauiful things, but several of the exlibits, probably the painstaking woik 3 i years, would do credit to master ;raftsmen. •*:„,,' In officially opening the exhibition Wis R T. Tosswill (president) saia hat the display would show what a large part the circles play m the artistic work of the club. She comDlimented and congratulated the circle directors and members on their work, and drew attention to the floral de--orations for which one of the newer circles, the gardening circle, was responsible. In recognition of their work for the slub, mementoes were presented to Mrs J. Richards and Miss D. Pullan director and secretary respectively oi the arts and crafts circle, and to Miss E Grand, who for many years has directed the basketry circle. Mr H. L. Darton, secretary of the Horticultural Society, who judged the seven decorated tables entered in a competition, awarded the first prize to Mrs F. H. East, whose table, arranged for a wedding reception, was decorated with freesias and pale green maidenhair ferns, sprays of greenery forming wishbones at the corners. The prize for the most popular table, excluding the winning table, judged by ballot, was won by Mrs A. E. G. Lyttle, the unusual combination of flowering elm, bronzed Japanese maples, and azaleas being particularly effective on a beautiful old handembroidered linen cloth. This year perhaps some of the most original and practical articles were to be found in the basketry and seagrass exhibition. One member had made a knife-box—the envy of every housewife—of basketry, divided into compartments and lined with green felt; another had made a "lemonade"' tray, the stands for individual glasses being of half-cartons covered with raffia, The recent craze for knitting had inspired a cane and raffia container for holding the knitters' wound wool brightly coloured raffia and beads had been used to brighten sets of baskets and trays, and. several well-made containers for thermos flasks were alsc shown. Hearth brushes and dressing table whisks had been made from, a combination of raffia and teased rope. Some of the most outstanding exhibits were a set of hand-painted crockery in a soft green and whilt colour scheme, and a beautifullj glazed bowl: two copper fire screens a hand-embroidered silk lamp shade and a table of hand-painted crockery Much interest was shown in a handmade sterling silver tea service anc a set of spoons which had been mad< ;by one member. ; The work actuallv done by eirch

1 members in the club rooms were in-• ! eluded in (he display oi' marquetry.; j parchment lamp shades, and basketry j j and seagrass ware. Many of the j ; other articles had been made by mem-: j bers at home. This section included I '■ some of the larger articles, crockery. ; pewter ware, hand-embroidered and i anpliqued and embroidered supper j clothes and bedspreads, d'oyleys. ! tapestry work, petit point silhouettes. : embroidered pictures, leather work, j | monogrammed brass book-ends and a 1 ! brass coal scuttle, and water colours, j 'Members and their friends had lend ■ antiques that added interest to the cas-, i p'ay, these including a set of minia-1 lures. The gardening circle's con-j i tribution of Victorian posies and a j beautiful cushion composed of orange j marigolds, gold-shaded wallflowers, | I and purple irises and violas, attractj ed much attention. i During the year the circles had been \ directed by Mrs J. Richards Carts and crafts'i. Miss K. Grand (basketry), and Mrs H. Suckling (gardening). The president announced that Mrs Richards': • would relinquish her duties as director] j for the next 12 months in order to rc- | gain her health. | COLF CLUB'S DANCE j j To marl; Ihe cud of a successful season, (lie members of the Russlcy , Golf Club had a very enjoyable dance j in the club house on Saturday night.! ; The dance room was decorated with j i spring flowers and with streamers j ! of blue, red, and silver. j Members of the organising commiti tee were Misses Maisie Greig, Jean , j Irving. Neroli Smithson, Messrs D. S. : Anderson, and P. Wynn-Williams. • i The ladies present were: Mcsdames D. A. Dick, R. A. Laurie. W. H. : Knowles, J. E. Hamilton, H. J. Barlow, I ; O. H. Burns, J. P. Gilmore, R. Wilson, i R. Wreaks. C. E. Evans, P. H. Webb, : Misses Neroli Smithson. Barbara Bay- ' ley, Necia Helem, Rita Clark, Cora . j Penn, Norma Barnett, Noyle Baker, •! Marjorie Sherris, Moira Free, Maisie • ! Greig, Bettv Evans, Jean Irving, Betty • j Thomson, Joyce Hulbert. Sally Willis, ;; Muriel Hartle, Betty Purvis, Marjorie : i Milsom, Shirley James, Freda White, . I Barbara Beckett, Natalie Hampton, : Billee Henderson, Molly McLachlan. i TENNIS CLUB'S GATHERING ;' The Ngu Puri Tennis Club opened \ ; the season on Saturday afternoon at ? ! the home of Mr and Mrs G. Buist. ' j Avonsido. Afternoon tea was served on the lawn, and a pleasant time was -1 spent. "! " Those- present were Mr and Airs G. ■ I Buist, Mr and Mrs J. Kearney, Mr ' i and Mrs Lang, Mr and Mrs Aitken, ' Misses Frances Buist, Florence Buist, . Rene Roberts. Rhona Billens, Betty ■ McClymont, Marjory Miller, Lonie ■ Japp. Adelaide Barnes. Phyllis Devon, ; Monica King, Messrs Harold Johnston, James Wilson. Basil Miller, Stanley - ! Miller, R. Cullen, David Ban-, and '; Joseph Gibson.

THEATRE PARTY To celebrate the coming-of-age of their only daughter, Edna May, Mr and Mrs Edmund C. Gee entertained several friends at a theatre partv at the Tivoli Theatre and later at supper at their home in Corson avenue. Those present were Mr and Mrs E. C. Gee, Mr and Mrs R. M. Roy, Mr and Mrs N. W. Peek, Mrs C. Virtue, Misses Edna Gee. Valerie Butterfield, Ann McCracken, Joyce Virtue, Nora Wilson, Margaret Christian. Dulcie Pye, Maisie Tarpey, Mavis Newton, Margaret Green, Rosa Bowden, Messrs Albert F. Taylor, J. M. Heywood. R. McClurg, R. Dines, H. McDougall. F. Kitchens, M. Willis, G. Miller, J. Clegg, C. Fantham, and D. Mcintosh.