CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27444, 2 September 1954, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Miss Helen C. Scott, who has -been private secretary to the American Ambassador (Mr R. M. Scotten) for the last three and a half years, will leave on her return to the United States on September 21. Miss- Scott will spend her leave in her native State of Oregon, and in California. Her successor, Miss Olga Lukachewich, from the American Embassy at Mexico City, is due in Wellington early in October. \

Miss J. I. Martin, supervising matron of the Cook Public Hospital, Gisborne, since 1942, will resign that post from December 31. Miss Martin, who was president of the New Zealand Registered Nurses’ Association last year, represented New Zealand at a world convention of nurses at Rio de Janeiro, and subsequently toured the United States and Britain to study latest nursing techniques and developments in hospital planning.—(P.A.) The result of the sixth round of the club pairs championship played at Crockford’s Bridge Club was as fol-lows:—north-south: Mr and Mrs H. E. Booker 1, Mrf M. Baxter and Mr S. Hamblett 2, Mrs L. Houston and Miss V. Sapsford 3; east-west: Mrs R. Renton Bell and Mr J. Ardagh 1, Dr. and Mrs C. E. Reid 2, Mr and Mrs P. Byrne 3.

A woman may know that the fur coat she bought did not. cost enough to be the real thing, but she often does not know what the animal really was. Apparently there is a standard practice in the treatment of the pelts of some animals to make them resemble other and more expensive made-up fur goods. The Department of Industries and Commerce in its report on fur skins and fur goods to a Board of Trade inquiry into import duties set out a list of actual furs and what they are altered to resemble. An American sable, for example, becomes a Russian sable, dyed goat becomes bear, woodchuck (marmont) can be either mink, sable, or skunk, sheared and dyed opossum looks like beaver, white rabbit turns out as ermine, and a dyed kangaroo ‘ becomes skunk or marten. About one hundred and sixteen members, friends and representatives of sister guilds attended the first birthday party of the Aranui Townswomen’s Guild. The specially invited guests included ihe Dominion vicepresident (Mrs Plumridge), and Dominion liaison officer (Mrs Lake). ’Die birthday cake was cut by Mrs Plumridge. The programme included songs by Mrs Sanger, monologues by Miss Dalton, songs by the singing circle and four sketches by the drama circle.

The result of a twin-pair team of four match played at the Christchurch Contract Bridge Club was as follows: Messrs D. T. McCormick (captain), M. Shand, H. Pickering, and Dr. J. D Thomson 1, Dr. J. P. McQuilkin (captain), Mrs T. Armstrong, Mrs M. E. Pipe, and Mrs W. Toomey 2, Mrs H. R. Pool (captain), Mrs J. L Davis, Mrs E. Cook, and Miss D. Bone 3. About twenty-five teams from various bridge clubs throughout the Dominion will compete in the New Zealanp team-of-four championship to be held in Auckland this week-end. Members of the two Christchurch £°^J r bridge Club teams are Messrs and Dr, X P. McQuilkin (captain), Mrs T. Armstrong, Mr, H. B. Holder, and Mrs W. Toomey. It .was* announced at the recent meeting of the Sockburn sub-branch of the Springs-Ellesmere Plunket Society tl ? e hou«e-to-house collection for funds had been well supported. The president (Mrs E. Corbett) thanked the committee for their co-operation.

. The well-groomed woman knows the beauty of a smart edge-to-edge coht. There have been many inquiries for them lately, even so early in the season. Yesterday, from one of their exclusive sources, Anthony Andersen, Ltd., the centre for exclusive wear for women, at 81 Cashel street (near the Bridge of Remembrance), received a special consignment of light-weight yool. edge-to-edge coats in a very attractive shade of grey. These have the very smart and popular tuxedo front—that is, the long, rolled lapels —mid, at the moment, S.W. to W.X. fittings are available. —Advt.

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