MAORI ATMOSPHERE

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 18, 20 July 1935, Page 19

MAORI ATMOSPHERE

MUSIC PARTY IN SYDNEY

LADY HORE-RUTHVEN THERE

When the: New. Zealand Women's Association ; entertained ■ Lady HoreRuthven at ■ the Hotel Australia oh July 3 they,made every effort to.introduce an atmosphere of native New Zealand, states ■', the "Sydney Morning Herald." A genuine. Maori poi was attached to the basket of flowers presented by Mrs J. W. A. Prentice (president) to Lady Hqre-Ruthven; place cards in the design of a large tiki, a favourite charm, decorated each table; and Maori songs.and music were given by the Bridges Trio' of New Zealand, who wore pui pui.during their performance.

Lady Hore-Ruthven appreciated the Maori numbers so much that she requested a repetition. It had given her great pleasure, she said, to hear the Maori songs, because she had spent five happy weeks in New Zealand, and had loved every minute1 of them.

The musical. programme was also contributed to by Madame Margherita Zelanda, the New Zealand soprano, Mr. Robert Miller, and Miss Vera Robinson.

At the, official, table, which, was decorated with a carved replica of a Maori canoe filled with flowers,, were Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Schmitt, Mrs. G. L. McClure, Mrs. A. Stanton, and Lady Julius. •'.■.'

The many New Zealand visitors present included Mrs. J. G. Tweed, of Wellington, whose son, Dr.. Martin Tweed, is. medical adviser to the council of the Truby King Movement in New Zealand. Mrs. Tweed is staying at the Hotel Metropole. She returned from a trip to Japan by the Kamo Maru. Others present were Mesdames Dugald Campbell, W. W: Pilkington, A. R. Watson, S. T. Robins, H. G. Hill, G. C. Codlin, F. Hume, W. Giesen, L. D. Dalton, Dorothy Ashton/ J. J. Klessendorf, Storey Walton,- Donald Fergusson, G. S. Thompson, Miss J. Reid, Madame Astley Black, and' Miss L. Stevenson. .

The smell oil stale tobacco smoke, which is so unpleasant, is not at all uccessary, even in a room where much smoking is done, remarks a correspondent. Leave a saucerful of water on the table overnight,l and this will absorb the smell of smoke, so that the room is easily freshened in the morning when the windows are opened again;