HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1932, Page 13

HERE AND THERE

Afternoon at Belmont. '. ' _ A very pleasant and informal gathering of young people took placo on' Saturday afternoon at the residence of My. and Mrs. Phillips and Miss U. inillips, Belmont, Lower Hutt. Games of tennis were enjoyed, and folkdancmg took placo on the lawns in the evening. At the conclusion Mr. K. ■>. Wood thanked the host and hostesses tor the enjoyable day they had provided. Among those present were Misses M. Pindlater, E. Jones, J;, M., and N. Pargetter, G. and D. StockleyJones, M. Wakelin, and A. Nicholson, and Messrs. A. Gibbs, B. S. Odell, L. Phillips, B. Wilson, and B. and B. Wood. V.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxiliary. There was a large attendance at a lecent meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary. • Mrs. Falconer (president), in welcoming members to the first meeting of i the year, gave a very helpful address, i A welcome was extended to Mrs. Bigi ham, who has returned from a tour of ■ England and the Continent, and also ■to Mesdames Ealph, Donoghue, and , Young, who have been absent for a : time. The members anticipate' boldimg various functions during the coming '■ months, the first of which will be a : garden party to be held early in March '-. in the grounds of "Cas'a Lonia," Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell's residence, Lower ■ Hutt. Arrangements were made in i connection with the various, stalls and i competitions, etc., which will be in 1 charge of the ladies of the auxiliary. Bible Class Week-end Camp. i Last week-end a number of Presbyterian Bible Class leaders and members , of Wellington District Committee met together^ in camp at Day's Bay for fellowship and discussion. Considerable time was spent in making arrangements for the camp to bo held at . Easter. Officers for. this were chosen, and plans for the programme were dis- , cussod in detail. On Saturday Miss Frances Ogilvie (on "furlough from i China) visited the camp, and members • had an opportunity of talking with her . about her work in Canton, and also ( about problems affecting the Chinese poople. During the week-end l the campers were delighted to welcome . several old friends, Mrs, H. A. Mitchell ; and Misses Ida Kirk,' Alexa Stewart, i May Hill, and K. Finlayson. Bible ; Class folk have found a week-end camp an excellent way of combining work i" and pleasure. J A Concert Party. ,An excellent concert programme was . given on Saturday evening to the'in-' mates of. the Witako Gaol, Trenthain, '■ by a party of artists from Wellington. ■ The concert had been arranged by- Mrs. , Woodward on behalf of the Justices of , the Peace Association, who provided refreshments also for the audience.'Before , the entertainment the visitors were . shown a cairn which had been erected in the grounds, by the inmates, as a r memorial to the Bey. Mr. Holmes, who .in his lifetime had shown them great , kindness. The .visitors were much impressed by the beauty of the memorial , and its surroundings. The. concert ■■ party comprised Mrs. and Miss Woodward, Miss Mary Cooley,- Mrs, Wilfred Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. do Mauny, Mrs. Cimino, Messrs. K. Grant, Ernest' Glading, Ernest Short, and Seaton. - Nativity Play. '" ■: ' ■.. People who passed from Trafalgar "square through the "doorway of the Church of St. Marin-in-the-Melds one night before Christmas looked ph^ai scene of strange beauty, .states ifi'e* "Daily Mail." Th© ehnrch wag in O oW plete darkness, and on a stage in frp'At of the altar was being performed the: ever-new Christmas story. The vig& of the shepherds, the Child in the manger, and the visit of the Kings fvom.tSe East with their gifts were enacted, .'ijiie; by one, by young men and womemw' fourteenth century costumes. During; the first five scenes a curtain hung pyer; the altar, but for the last scene—*th'e; presentation of Christ in the TemplgVTr the curtain was drawn \to reveal ithe altar, which boeanie, as'it were, part of the scenery.: Throughout the play ' a woman in a red robe stood in the pulpit and told its story, and an orchestra and choir suppliod music. This. Natavlty play was presented by members of.^tho Young People's Service of the church, whose ages ranged from 14 to 21. a. Long Evening Coats. At a recent fashionable function in London it was noticed that several of the women were wearing the new very long evening coats which cling closoly to the figure and fall almost to the hem of the dress, Most of thorn wore without fur of any kind, but one most attractive model was in bright red, with a cape effect trimmed with white fur,' The opinion was that they would oust the waist-length coat this winter. Dame Rumour. , ■ ■ There are rumours th^t we are to return to the princess silhouette—rgowns closely moulded to tho figure from bust to below tho hips (states an English writer). There will surely be joy in the hearts of corset makers if this is true, for it needs a porfeet line to be able to stand the revelations of this fashion. It also means tighter fitting petticoats, and the girls who have been accustomed to run up their slips straight from shoulder to hem will sigh over the intricacies of the princess petticoat which has to go with the princess Tobe. Even the present fashion, with closely fitting yoke from the normal waist to the hip line, demands that there should be no sign of the edge of a corset or the bulge of a gathered slip. ■ ... ; Skirt Lengths Vary. Skirt lengths at the moment for even- , ing wear are varied (states, the "Daily : Telegraph"). Most girls like them ,on the long side, but to clear the floor i for. dancing., In velvet or satin, the ■ smart dinner- gown oan touch at 'the back, but numerous, new models show , a distinct shortening in the front— ; what is termed a "kick-up." '. Designing Trocks. , Miss Doris Zinkeisen, artist and dress ! designer, has been engaged by one of : the largest picture-producing companies ■in England, to act as "personality ; creator,'V with a view to the better ; grooming of British pictures (states a : correspondent). Miss Zinkeisen has : three pictures in this year's Boyai Acai demy. Her only previous association with films was whon she designed Miss , Dorothy Gish's costumes in "Nell Gwynn." No Presents, by Keauest. ! "No presents, by request,'' .was printed on invitation cards for the wedding of Miss Margot Murray and Flight-Lieutenant Vardcr Harris, R.A.F., at Chelsea, in December (Btates a correspondent). "The reason is," said Dr. Murray, the bride's father, "that my daughter, expects.to travel a good deal with her husband. She is not furnishing a house and does not 1 want superfluous stuff for which she has no use." Secret Marriage. A former girl student .of NorthWestern University may some day sit , on. the throne of Abyssinia (writes n correspondent). She is Dorothy Hadley, ,aged 25, whose marriage to Prince Malahu Baycn was recently made public. The Prineo is a nephew of Halie Selassie K^ the Abyssinian king. TJic

couple met in Washington, whore Miss Haclley was registrar at Howard University, and .they eloped lo Fairfax, Virginia, where they were married. Heroic Fisherwomen. Fisherwomen at Hauxley, Northumberland, played an heroic part in the sending of aid to the drifter Mary Mason, which was stranded on the Bouidcar Bocks recently (writes a correspondent). With their menfolk at tho oars the launching of tho lifeboat devolved upon the women, who, wading deep in tho icy-cold sea, started thelifeboat on her journey. Afterwards, the women stood by throughout the night ready to give succour in case of need. The drifter, however, was refloated apparently undamaged next day and continued her voyage to Aberdeen. The lifeboat had put out immediately the distress signal was given, and she stood by the drifter for seven and a half hours.

The King's favourite portrait of Princess Elizabeth appeared on Newfoundland's new six cents postage stamp issued on Ist January (states a correspondent). Other stamps in the new series bear the latest portraits of the King, the Queen, and the Prineo of Wales. The Princess Elizabeth stamp is in pale blue, with a Scottish thistle on either side. The Princess is smiling and clasping a teddy-bear.