CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27683, 13 June 1955, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mr Duncan Holden and Mrs Holden (Hawke’s Bay) are visiting Christchurch on behalf of the New Zealand Horse Society. Mr Holden has just conducted a week’s dressage course, the first of its kind to be held in Christchurch. It was attended by representatives of six pony clubs from different parts of the South Island. They were Misses Marie Jeffries (Blenheim), Jane Wilding (North Canterbury). Virginia Mair (Canterbury), Ann Hargreaves (Timaru), Shirley Bennett (Invercargill) and Mr T. Belshaw (Ashburton). Lady Davis, wife of a former mayor of Auckland (Sir Ernest Davis), who died on May 5, left an estate which has been sworn for probat? at under £33,500. Beneficiaries under her will are members of her family. Miss D. E. Lane presided at the June meeting of the Canterbury Women’s Club garden circle. The guest speaker, Mr R. C. Symes, gave a talk on the cultivation of lilies. Those successful in the competitions were:—a drawing-room decoration: A class. Miss A. M. Black 1, Mrs C. G. Manhire 2; B class, Mrs W. H. Flavel 1. Mrs N. Barlow 2, Mrs L. Hulston 3. Posy of dried flowers: A class. Mrs E. Seward 1; B class. Mrs Flavel 1, Mrs R. H. Taylor 2. Posy of garden flowers: A class, Mrs Manhire 1, Mrs Seward 2; B class. Mrs FlaveL 1. Posy bowl: Mrs C. E. Davis 1, Mrs Seward 2, Mrs G. Finney 3. Plate of vegetables: Mrs Hulston 1, Mrs C. Shaw 2. Mrs Barlow 3. Best bloom: Mrs J. J. Staples 1, Mrs J. Francis 2, Mrs Taylor 3. Best shrub: Mrs G. Garton 1, Mrs Edwards 2, Mrs Staples 3. Mrs Maginness presided at the June meeting of the Belfast Plunket Mothers’ Club, which took the form of a beetle evening. The winner was Mfs I. Halligan. Competitions resulted as follows:—apple pie: Mrs Elder 1, Mrs Harrold 2, Mrs Banks 3. Supper cloth: Mrs Cassidy 1, Mrs Maginness 2, Mrs Elder and Mrs Banks (equal) 3. Unusual piece of jewellery: Mrs Burgess 1, Mrs Maginness 2, Mrs Harrold 3. Swimsuits in America this summe’ are really revolutionary. With the alt’ of lower waistlines and higher bust lines they achieve the long moulder’ look but, by the addition of special “stretch” yarn, they are made in only one size and will stretch to fit any figure. Accessary news comes in “Jamaica” shorts, which are an abbreviated version of Bermudas, matching shirts or boxy jackets to go with swim-suits and beachtowels, which repeat the swimsuit motifs. To put on in between swims—if the sun is too hot—there are harlequin printed middy jackets, and—for the men as well as the women—terry towelling ‘beer jackets” and gaily striped overblouses. ; YOUR hands need special care, especially during the winter months ... let Cyclax Hand Lotion keep your hands J in/<P e l£ ct order. Priced at 8/3 and 10/6. this delicately perfumed beauty preparation is available at Ballantynes Cyclax Counter. --Advt.