CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27058, 5 June 1953, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

the Coronation ceremony in Honl^rt Ab ? ey u on Tuesda - V > Mrs nf° WJ 4 e > of l he Prime Minister of New Zealand, wore a dress designed by Norman Hartnell. It was cut on princess lines and was of silver lame with a fern-leaf design. With it- she wore a white chiffon bolero bordered with the same lame as her aress. She also wore a diamond tiara and a five-strand pearl necklace. Lady Doidge, wife of the High Commissioner for New Zealand, wore a t dress of off-white brocade fl °S ers pale orchid P‘nk and goto Her skirt was full like a whh o ln w *t nd , the , bodice tight fitting with off-the-shoulder neckline. Her h «^ S Z er % of i. lain J orchid pink and blended with her dress

=^ r w? nd Mrs Robert Wilson (Kirwee) and Mr and Mrs Edwin Haines (Burnham) will leave this evening for Napier to attend the New Zealand Coronation Championship Dog Trials to be held at Tarradale.

Mi- T. P. Davin, formerly first secretary of the New Zealand delegation to the United Nations, arrived at Auckland m the Aorangi on Wednesday. Mr Davin is accompanied by his wife and daughter.

An afternoon musical party arranged by Mrs G. Clark, president of the Christchurch Liederkranzchen, was held at her home in Fifleld terrace in aid of choir funds. About 100 guests were present. The programme included musical items by Mrs Anita Ritchie, Mrs Cara Cogswell. Mr Ernest Jenner and Mr A. Robson. Dr. Vernon Griffiths gave an interesting address on music as a cultural factor in the lives of the people of Britain. Mrs J. P. Stubberfield and Dr. Griffiths were accompanists. Afternoon tea was served by members of the choir. When on their way to England, the New Zealand women's golf team visited the Pebble Beach golf course, California, and were entertained at lunch. In the afternoon they played 18 holes with a group that had been invited to join them. Pebble Beach is one of the great golf courses of the United States and is celebrated for one particular hole which is played from one headland to another with the Pacific Ocean raging 200 feet below. The carry over the ocean is more than 200 yards. In the evening, the New Zealanders were guests of Mr Francis Brown, a millionaire resident of Pebble Beach, at a cocktail party he gave for them. After the party, the entire group was taken out to dinner. The exciting visit to San Francisco concluded the next day when the players were taken on a sightseeing tour.

Reference to the death of Mrs Sydney H. Jones was made at a function held at the Canterbury Women’s Club last evening. Members stood in silence as a mark of respect to her memory. Mrs Jones had been a member of the club for about 30 years. Mrs J. L. Forbes, a member of the St. Paul’s Tennis Club, won a Coronation open tennis tournament held at the Opawa club on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-two players competed and the winner was presented with a Coronation souvenir. Mrs J. MacFarlane of the Opawa mid-week committee controlled the tournament. Mrs Cornish presided at the June meeting of the St. Albans branch of the League of Mothers. She welcomed Lady Andrews, the honorary vice-president, and Mrs Milligan, of Invercargill. Five new members were enrolled. The guest speaker was Mr C. A. Korndorffer, South' Island liaison officer for the Dutch community. The men of the sergeants’ mess at Whenuapai last year raised more than £2OO for toys and amenities for the crippled children at Wilson Home, Auckland. This year they will raise more money by means of special entertainment. They already have a dolls’ house made on the station by a leading aircraftman. Thiz will be presented to the home. ’ Your lovelier Lingerie costs you so much less at Dreamwear. You'll find your Dreamwear only at Dreamwear, 11 New Regent st. —Advt. Flowers telegraphed throughout the world by Jinmans, the inter-flora florists. 'Phone 38-361. —Advt. Once again you can have rich Fruit cakes or Shortbread posted to your friends pverseas through the Ethne Tosswill Cake Shop, 123 Cashel st. —Advt.