CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26886, 12 November 1952, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

‘The Queen is simply lovely and so natural,” said Mrs S. W. Jameson (Fendalton) yesterday. Mrs Jameson returned recently with her husband from a visit to England. Mr and Mrs Jameson were guests at a Royal garden party in July. “Princess Margaret is small, but is as lovely as everyone says she is,” Mrs Jameson said. Other- members of the Royal Family who attended the garden party were the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Royal. The final meeting for the year of the St. Albans sub-centre of the Red Cross Society was held in the Winton Street Hall yesterday afternoon. Lady Wigram, president of the North Canterbury centre, spoke on the general work of the society. Members agreed to give donations towards the purchase of Christmas presents for elderly women patients in Burwood Hospital, to the fund for totally disabled servicemen, and the New Zealand society’s building fund. Parcels of new and used clothing were handed in for forwarding to headquarters. A competition for a vase of mixed flowers was won by Miss R. Coote, with Miss L. Chapman second. A Christmas cake made by Mrs L. Cleverley, and iced by Miss M. Bunt, was cut by Lady Wigram. The musical programme comprised items by Mrs Willys (recitations), Mrs V. Barnett (piano solos), and songs in character and recitations by Miss R. Williams and Master Garry Williams. Mrs W. Bunt presided and presented each member with a flower.

The Chjystchurch Business and Professional Women’s Club held its monthly tea meeting at the D.I.C. Miss N. Hall presided. The guest speaker, Miss Jean McGregor, spoke of village inns and well-known trust houses in Britain. Miss E. M. Guy thanked the speaker.

The November meeting of the Avonside Girls’ High School ParentTeacher Association was held at the school on Monday evening. Mr A. W. Mitchell presided over an attendance of about 200 members. The junior orchestral class, trained by Miss Hilary Eccles, played studies for the violin. The main speaker was Mr C. A. Korndorffer, the South Island representative of the Dutch Legation, who discussed the adjustment of immigrants to life in New Zealand. Two short talks in the form of questions and answers were given by Mrs Molman. a new settler from Hungary and by Sofka Altandishlief (a pupil of th? school), from Bulgaria. Supper was served by the women’s auxiliary. Mrs E. Wise gave an interesting talk on the Voluntary Aids at the November meeting of the New Brighton branch of the League of Mothers. The president (Mrs H. McDougall) installed lour new members. The hostesses were Mesdames Stokell, Nearn and Jennings. Mrs Quickenden and Mrs Thew cared for 25 children in the creche.

The November meeting of the St. Martins-Opawa Garden Club was held yesterday at the home of Father Taylor, Southbridge. Father Taylor conducted the members round his garden and gave hints on the cultivation of many of his plants. The president (Mrs Robert Young), on behalf of the members,, thanked Father Taylor for his hospitality. •

Mrs A. R King, a member of the Post and Telegraph Women’s League at Rangiora, who is leaving the district to live in Stratford, was bidden farewell at a recent meeting. Mrs W. D. M. Jamieson, of Cust, on behalf of the meeting, presented her with a gift in recognition of her services. A talk on living conditions in Rarotonga was given by Mrs Boyens, of Oxford. Mrs L. T. Round was welcomed as a new member.

Natural grey hair is high fashion in New York this season. For the first time in years, women are encouraging their hair to go grey, and although some of them still “blue rinse” it, most of them leave it a natural colour. Younger women also frequently tint their hair grey. Instead of having their hair, dyed, American women are using mainly colour rinses. In this way they can change the colour more frequently. Blonde, next to grey, is the most popular shade for hair colour, partly because beige and blonde colours are high fashion in clothes this season. It’s not long to Christmas, is it? Just long enough to choose your Dreamwear. Remember . . . get Dreamwear. —Advt. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Lenore, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs L. D. Woolf, Tai Tapu, to Raymond, eldest son of Mr and Mrs A. Martin, Morven. WOMEN’S INSTITUTES Allandale.—The annual flower show of the Allandale Women’s Institute was held recently. The judges were Mesdames J. Murphy and F. David. Premier awards were as follows:—most points in show (Mrs Wareing’s special prize): Mrs H. Campbell 1, Mrs G. Crampton 2. Most points in decorative section (Mrs Wareing's special prize): Mrs H. Campbell I, Mrs J. O’Neill 2. Chain’s Bay.—There was a good attendance of members at the October meeting of the Okain’s §ay Women’s Institute, held in the hall. Mrs Reg. Hartley presided and welcomed visitors. Miss Rosemary Thacker gave a talk on Rotorua, and Mrs Sheldon spoke about the institute on the West Coast of which she is a member. Mrs Thacker, who is to be married soon, was presented with several gifts. The monthly competitions resulted:—jar lemon honey: Mrs N. Mason 1, Mrs F. Mason 2, Mrs A. T. M. Thacker 3. Specimen bloom: Mrs F. Mason 1, Miss N. Moore 2, Mrs N. Mason 3. One pound jar mixed flowers: Mrs F. Mason 1, Mrs J. T. Thacker and Mrs P. Moore (equal) 2, Mrs A. T. M. Thacker 3. The hostesses were Mesdames N. Mason, J. Boleyn, and Les. Curry.