LONDON PERSONALS TOPICS FOR WOMEN ENGAGEMENTS. NATIONAL COUNCIL PLEASANT PARTIES PERSONAL NOTES BIBLE SOCIETY OBITUARY HARD PASTE HERE AND THERE WOMEN'S SERVICE GUILD A PARIS SKETCH BOOK

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 99, 28 April 1937, Page 16

LONDON PERSONALS

TOPICS FOR WOMEN

ENGAGEMENTS.

NATIONAL COUNCIL

PLEASANT PARTIES

PERSONAL NOTES

BIBLE SOCIETY

OBITUARY

HARD PASTE

HERE AND THERE

WOMEN'S SERVICE GUILD

A PARIS SKETCH BOOK

MRS. H. V. GULLY.

' PHILLIPS—HARDS. The engagement is announced of Sybil Frances, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hards, Ngaio, to Henry Robert, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Phillips, Ngaio. .PURDIE—JUDD. The engagement is announced of Doris Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Judd, Arthur Street, Wellington, to Thomas Henry, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Purdie, Roxburgh Street, Wellington. i

Lieutenant-Commande;- and Mrs. | Rodney Thomson's many Wellington friends will be interested to learn that they have taken a maisonette at Philbeach Gardens, Kensington, London. Since Mrs. Thomson's arrival in London they have been staying at Queen's Gate, Kensington. ■ Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Haire and Miss Haire will leave by the Rangitane on May 6 for London, via Panama. Mrs. V. F. Ho well, Normanby, and Mrs. M. Henderson, Hawera, are visiting Wellington. Miss Ruby Hinge ■is a Wellington visitor to Timarii. Miss J. Tarrant, at"present matron of the Timaru Girls' High School, was ap; pointed matron of Wellington College by the Wellington Colleges' Board of Governors at its meeting yesterday. Miss Tarrant has had considerable experience in this type of work, it was stated, having been house matron at Nelson College for five years, and at Timaru Girls' High School. She has also been matron of the Presbyterian Girls' College and assistant matron of Scots College, Melbourne. ) Miss N.ola E. Townsend, Miramar, is visiting Hawera. ; Miss A. M. Buxton, matron of Nukualofa Hospital, Tonga, .is visiting New Zealand., and is at present in Auck-. land. Miss Hilda Pope, Hastings, is a visitor to Wellington. ;- Mrs. W. C. Weston, New Plymouth, accompanied by Miss Rona Weston, has arrived in Wellington for the sominion Council meeting of the Plunket Society. Mrs. S. Laing, Wellington, v/ho has been staying with Mrs. P. Hopkins, New Plymouth, has returned home. Mr., and Mrs. A. Samuels, Mayfair Flats, left for Sydney by the Awatea yesterday on an extended tour. Mr.*and Mrs. J. 'L.' Henderson, of Victoria, arrived by the Awatea yesterday on a holiday visit to New Zealand. Mr. Henderson has resided in England during the .past six years. Mrs. Newland-Fletcher, who has been Mrs. ,J. McGregor's.guest at.Wanganui, and Mrs. Dickie's guest at Hawera, ar-rived-in-Wellington last evening. Mrs. F. C. Yule. Wellington, is visiting Auckland. ■ Miss Marjory Macalister (Invercargill) has been awarded a bronze star by the Royal Drawing Society for a drawing and an oil painting hung in the ','Children's Royal Academy," states "The Pgst'S" London .correspondent. The sufeje'et in. botjh .cases is. a Scotch terrier, the pencil study being entitled ; "At Last I Can Beg," and the oil "Do ] I' Have to Stay Here Much Longer?" , Miss Macalister is 16 years of age. Last , year she won a gold star, and the , society purchased one of her studies , for its permanent collection.' This year , she had -the distinction of being the . sole representative of New Zealand in , the Academy. Hundreds of entries ; were received from children of all ages f throughout Great Britain and the Em- i pire. They were hung in the Guild- , hall Art.Gallery.

Mesdames W, Dawding-(London). J. Cracroft Wilson (Christchurch), T. S. Coull ■ (Dunedin),-lan-and W. Bunny (Masterton), J. Williams (Hawke's Bay), H.-Beetham (Masterton), H. A. Fairweather (Kaikoura), Misses H. Johnson (Brisbane), A. and B. Beetham (Masterton), and D. Bindley (Unted States) are staying 'at the Midland Hotel)/ ■■'■•■•■■ -.■.■■."■■

Mesdames R. Sutherland (Havelock North), W. N. Russell (Dannevirke). J. G. Puflett (Napier), J. Begg, A. M. Begg, and L. Cox (Dunedin), N. E. Blomfield"(Hamilton), E. Burrell (Wanganui), A. Strang (Invercargill), F. Seldon (Ashburton), Miss V. Rogers (Christchurch), and Miss G. Hoadinoth (Dunedin) are guests at the Royal Oak Hotel.: . ■

Mrs. M. Harding (Dargaville), Mrs. L. W; Lamson.-.(Auckland), and Mrs. H. L. Britten: (Brisbane) are staying at the . Grand Hotel. ■

Mrs. Longworth, Mrs. Nye (India) are among the guests staying at the Empire Hotel. . . '

One of Nelson's earliest residents has passed away in the person of Mrs. H. V* Gully, who died at the residence of her son-in-law, Lieut.-Colonel P. H. Bell, Marsden Avenue, Karori, on Friday, April 23. •

M«s. Gully, who was . the daughter of Benjamin Oliver Hodgson, one of Nelson's earliest lawyers, was born in 1852, and married the eldest son of the late John Gully at the early age .of 19 years. On the death, during the war, of her youngest son, EngineerLieutenant Lewis V. Gully, who was one of the engineers of the famous HJVI.S. Dunraven, and was subsequently lost in action in a Q ship in the Irish Sea, Mr. and Mrs. Gully left Nelson and made their home in Wellington.

Mrs. Gully was predeceased by her husband and three sons, and is survived by one son, Mr. R. V. Gully, of Tokomaru Bay, and two daughters, Mrs. David Watt, of Kelburn, and Mrs. P. K. Bell, Karori.

.:' , - - ' . . ... ' fThe monthly meeting of the Women's Service Guild was held yesterday afternoon, Mrs. T. B. Strong presiding over a good attendance of members..

It was decided to draw the attention of the City Council to the need of retirmg: rooms in Newtown.

■ Mention was made of the resolution passed at the conference of Justices of the Peace in favour of women police, members being in hearty agreement.

The correspondence secretary reported that a letter had. been sent to the Minister, of Health suggesting improvements in the conditions for the inmates of mental hospitals. Mr. J. A. Lee, Member in charge of State Housing, in a letter to the guild, commended members for their interest in this work.

It was considered that the time was opportune for a general cleaning and fumigation of schools, the guild deciding to send a letter to the Wellington Education' Board to this effect.

The meeting concluded with an' appeal to members to give strong support to the King George V Memorial Fund for children's health camps.

AUCKLAND WOMEN'S REMIT

The executive of the Auckland branch' of the National Council of Women at a meeting of the. council on Monday, considered the question of abortion, following the report presented by the committee of inquiry,' set up by the' Minister of Health (the Hon. P. Fraser) last August to investigate the problem, states the "New Zealand Herald."

The council' passed a" resoluion stating that an appeal had been made by the investigators to all women's organisations to face the position and by the education of. youth and- the moulding of women's opinion to give these matters earnest consideration so as to develop a more rational and wholesome outlook oh sex matters.

"While realising fully the responsibilities of women in this matter, we feel that not enough accent is laid on the part played by fathers or potential fathers in provoking conditions giving rise to the crime of abortion," the resolution stated. "We suggest thai any

appeal to the womanhood of New Zealand to refrain from such selfish and unworthy actions would be incomplete unless a similar appeal is made to the manhood of our nation, to treat women with respect and consideration, to realise the' privileges of parenthood and not to place women, married or single, in the terrible predicament which drives them to the desperate measure of abortion. For every, woman resorting to abortion there is a man responsible."

NEW ZEALAND TRANSLATOR

The annual meeting of the Makara branch of the Bible Society was held recently, .ami the president, Mrs. Hislop, provided a. dainty afternoon tea.

There ws>b an excellent attendance and the address by the organising secretary (Mrs. Forter) was listened to with keen interest. The world, work was briefly', outlined,' and when speaking of the 703.languages in which the society now sends out the Scriptures the following quotation from the annual report was received .with enthusiasm: "Language No. 700 was the work of a New Zealand lady translator. The name of the language is Anganiwei, one of the forms of speech obtaining in the island of San Cristoval in the Solomon Group. Miss C. Waterston, the translator, hailed from Rangiora, Canterbury. She has now retired from service, and is living in Auckland city."

The election" of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs. Hislop (to .whom a high tribute was paid for her long years of service)'; Secretary, Miss Luxton (who was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for her able work throughout the year); vice-presidents, Mesdames Bowen and Jervis; collectors, Mesdames Hsilop, Bowen, Jervis, and Miss Luxton. ,

A POTTERY EXPERIMENT

Only five years ago It seemed as though glass and pottery in this country had come to' a standstill and were resting on laurels which had faded almost to extinction, states an English writer. Hard times, however, proved to be a tonic, and experiments are being made which far exceed the hopes of so short a time since. Thus a firm which confined itself almost entirely to such utilitarian objects as insulators, pestles, and mortars, and the like, has, almost in the night, taken to producing pottery, of hard paste. The first impression of a collection of the results ;s good, and it is only on looking into details that inexperience of such work becomes manifest. It is probably difficult to get away from tradition without losing form, and equally it is difficult to be traditional without being . imitative. Hard paste ' has emulated China, the Swedes, the French. Now it produces some extremely good celadon ware; now the colour is watery and the paste heavy:

Heaviness is, indeed, one of the chief faults of the experiment.' Jugs and mugs are much too heavy. Form is sometimes used with no relation to purpose. The mugs which look squat and comfortable are not always so because it is not comfortable to drink from, a sloped-in edge. But the faults are such as give rise for hopefulness. The whole thing is a bold experiment and only needs to be permeated with a divine discontent to be carried much further. Depth of tone—which is admirably achieved in the whites —could be carried further; shapes should b.ear some relation to facts—pots need noi be made with the narrow mouths of the oil-jar if they are not to be used for oil. Finally, thickness should.not be used where it is not necessary and where it is even clumsy. If the experimenters realise these facts, they should, in no distant future, produce very good things indeed.

E.5.U. BRIDGE

A successful afternoon bridge party, arranged by Mrs. Phelan, of Telford Terrace, took place at the&National Club rooms yesterday., Although the wet weather might have deterred some from attending, there were thirty tables occupied, and excellent games were enjoyed. Mrs. Mildenhall won the prize for the "hidden number." and Mrs. L. Martin., the one for contract.'

The .redecoratidn of the rooms was much admired, .and they looked charming with decorations of bowls of handsome hydrangea-, .of scarlet berries and winter foliage, and: others of chrysanthemums. , The afternoon tea was considered a specially-attrac-tive* one, being supplied from the club kitchen, and with, the bright, fires and cheerful, atmosphere ithe party was an eminently-successful one. The funds will be. placed towards the.new Eng-lish-speaking Union rooms. .

Mrs. Phelar. was' ■ assisted in the arrangements by Mesdames , Webb.

Vine, Dury,. Walsh,. and Perrett, and| all were congratulated on-the, success of their efforts. ■ COMPLIMENTARY PARTY. Mr., and Mrs. D.> H.. Costley recently entertained, a large number of friends at their home in Eastbourne in honour of their daughter Vira. Mrs. Costley received the guests assisted, by her daughters Vira and Molly, and a very enjoyable evening was,spent in dancing and singing. The toast to ; the guest of honour was proposed. by Mi". A. McFarlane, and Mr. Costley pre-1 sented his .daughter, with a large gold key.

Among those present" were Mr. and Mrs. R. Millar, Mr. and Mrs. F. Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Plank, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Battersby, Mr. and Mrs. A. Macklin, Mr. and. Mrs. L. Macklin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Walters, Mr. and. Mrs. S. Maitland,' Mr. and' Mrs. R./Murray; Mr. and Mrs. J. Archer, and Mrs. Scott, Misses A^ Suckling (Cambridge), D. Battersby, M. Costley, J.,and G. Mackiin, S. King, M. Griffiths, B. Falconer, N. Tilyard, A. Sheen, J. Millar, Messrs. J, Walling, K. Beavan, J. Flemming, G. Newton, N. Burns, J. Lawson, W. Cree, D. Plank, A: McFarlane, J. Browrilie, <H. L.. Baldwin, W. .Walker, D. Macklin, J. Nelson, M. Griffiths, D. Streeter.""- "' ' BRIDGE AT LYCEUM CLUB. I Mrs. Lawton ' arranged' an evening bridge party recently at the Lyceum Club, which was much enjoyed, by club members and friends. The lounge was bright with-, autumn flowers and berries, tastefully arranged, and : the electric fires were welcome on a cold evening. ■■■■■• Miss George donated the prizes which were won by Mesdames Duff, Cowan, Marris, - Griffiths, and . Yon Schultz, and. Messrs. Marris,, Griffiths, and Gordon Blue. • ; A FAREWELL. A very pleasant evening party was given by Miss Lyn McGoun, when Miss Kathleen Haire . (who is' leaving for England with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Haire, recently of Hobson Street) was the guest of honour: Holly berries, in their cheerfui scarlet were used freely, in the "decor." with other winter flowers and foliage, and games and conversation passed the time delightfully. Miss McGoun was in a frock of red moire; and Miss Haire wore black and white, with a black halo hat. ' ' . • ■ .. "BEFORE THE WEDDING." A delightful afternoon . party was given recently by Mrs. Clarence Meachen, at her home in Hataitai. The guest of honour was Miss Eleanor Johnson, whose marriage to Mr. Robert Johnson is to, take place shortly. The guests were Mesdames A. Johnson, R. Johnson. J. Cook, W. Heine, A. Cousins, Thomson, L. Moss, H. Skinner, Misses R. Beck, Cprbett. P. Fitzgerald, L. Ballinger, M. Martin, W. Walker, and R. Penty, R.S.A. CARD PARTY. There was a good attendance at the weekly card party of the Returned Soldiers' Association. Kilbirnie Auxiliary branch, at its clubrooms, " Bay Road, last night. The. successful competitors were:—Bridge. Mrs. A. Pearson and Mr. L.' Barnett; "500," Mrs. S. Stewart and Mr. A. R. Donald.

Grey woollen coat, with section of. the revers and the centre of the belt faced with the same woollen, but in yellow. Disc-crowned toque" .with a chiffon veil tied over the top and draped on the shoulders. Box-jacket of foxes. Sleeveless, it is worn over a red and green tartan frock. Embroidered in wool'and shiny black itraw. these flower-basket motifs trim the shoulders.of a black woollen frock. Bolerr and, skirt of lace-printed silk with navy ottoman waistcoat. White pique waistcoats, like men's l evening waistcoats,' witti navy dresses.

PICTURES AND SUPPER

(From "The Post's" Representative)

Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Wilson were hosts at a picture and supper party in honour of their younger daughter, Joyce. Among the guests were Dr. and Mrs. Douglas.Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ashford, Misses N. Glenn, S. Nancarrbw, J., Graham, F. Russell, J. Openshaw(Marton),N. Lewis, J. Davis, S. Ross. Drs.' G. Adams, jun., McKinnon. M. Earle, Messrs. B. FullertonSmith (Marton), T, Lindsay, H. Millward, A. Bullock-Douglas, D. Orton. J. Openshaw (Marton), P. Howden, W. and B. Grurriitt, G. McDougal, and K. I Moss'i Stratford).' Popular Wedding.: St. George's Church, Patea, was crowded recently by the many friends j and acquaintances of a popular bride, j Marion, only daughter of Mr. R. W. and th- late Mrs./Hamerton, "The Thistles." The bridegroom was Douglas, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Melville, East iLoys, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland.

The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a model frock of oyster angelskin," with cape and panel of beads, and a long train.. Her tulle veil was caught with orange, blossom, and she carried white gardenias and water lilies. Her cousin, Mrs. L. Fisher, of Cambridge, was matron of honour, wearing apple-green lace, and small Judith Ann Southcombe (Otaki)

■in a Victorian frock of' apple-green .georgette,-and Bryce Herbert, of Inglewood, in a page's suit of green satin, held the bride's veil. The Rev. W. H. Walton officiated, with Mrs. W. F. Shield at the organ. Mr. L. Fisher was best man.

- ■ After the ceremony many guests were entertained at the Druids' Hall, when the hostess was Mrs. C. Hamerton, of Cambridge. The decorations of both church and hall were extremely pretty, and a guard of honour for the I church was i formed by Guides-.and. | Brownies as the bride :. had .. been .a brown Ovyl. •. ■'. ',:■'/■ .: Mr. and ;Mrs. Melville are touring in the north, and will make their home in Taranaki. Tersonals. Mrs. R. Eond is a Wanganui visitor i Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur: Douglas have left for an educational tour of England and America in . the interests ,of the Society of Friends. Mrs. Cecil Harding, Waikato, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rankin at Wanganui East.' Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Doust and Mrs. V. TV Stirling, of Sydney, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A." S. Doust. Miss D. Grainger, who has .been visiting Mrs. S. Mcßae. at Patea, returned Ito Wellington, at' the -weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Scoular are Wanganui visitors to Wellington. Miss Shirley Cramond, who has been /isiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Cramond. leaves on Thursday for Brisbane. . ~ Mr. and Mrs.'-, Harold Taylor have returned from Wellington, where they bade farewell to Mr. Taylor, sen., who has left for England, , 7 /'.... .:.. [> •■','"-.. .

Mrs. C. K. Wilson, FioPio, Dominion: president of the W^D.F.U., is visiting Wellington. ' ■■"■•■■-. ■'■

Miss Bunny/Lower Hutt, is visiting Mrs. A. Ha trick, jun.' St. John's' Hill, and.later will stay at "Virginia," Mrs. A. Hatrick's home.

Mrs. yon Zedlitz, who has been staying with Mrs. D. Latham, has returned to Wellington.

Pioneer Club Reception. Miss Mary Neff, a lady who has established herself as1 an attractive speaker on a number of subjects which interest women, will be the guest of honour at the Pioneer Club on Friday afternoon. Miss Neff has promised to speak about "Indian Women,", and will show some of the garments worn by all classes. The party will take place at 3 o'clock, and it is hoped that the club ,-;, members.. .will, avail, themselves of a pleasant and interest-' ing opportunity .offered. ; . . ; "Bring and Buy" and Cards. " A very pleasant and profitable evening was spent at the rooms of . thei New Zealand-League for*, the .'Hard of Hearing, recently, the occasion being.' a "bring and buy" in aid of the: league's ' funds. A variety of goods' were brought in by the lip-reading students and their friends, and business' was'brisk for the first part of the evening.. i The second part of . the eveiling; was devoted, to cards: bridge; 500,. and Lexicon' being, played. Efforts such as these .are essential t» enable the league to carry on their good work. Tree Tomato Recipe Required.

A correspondent states that she would be grateful if any reader could supply a good recipe for making jam or jelly from tree tomatoes.

(From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON,1 April 7.

Miss N. E. Coad (Wellington) has returned to London from a short visit to Bath and Bristol, where she was the guest of Miss C. M. Taylor Iformerly of Wellington).

Mrs. A. M. Tartakover (Wellington) has bought a car, in which she will tour with-her family. -She has taken a flat in London from the middle of this month. ' :. . ■•■. ~ ; ...

• Miss A. R. Macfarlane (North Canterbury) will spend" a'■ month ..in .Devonshire before the Coronation, and then she will travel in Scotland and other parts of England. . • Miss Esther Fisher has arranged to give a pianoforte recital on May 3. Several years have elapsed since Miss Fisher has .given a London recital, and as she has so many friends in,the musical world she should be > ensured of good ■ support- Miss Fisher's sister, Mrs;' Essex Blomfield/and her husband are b London at the present time from Malaya, with their little, daughter, who is now two years of age. They will probably remain until September.

Sir Alexander and Lady- Herdman (Auckland) will, visit relatives 'in different parts of England and Scotland at the conclusion of the. London season. ,'■ They were in Brighton fbr Easter. At the end of April they w.ill go to Dublin as the guests of Mr. Andrew Jamieson, and they will attend' the Purichestown races. They will be in the Abbey for the Cororiation ceremony. • Miss: Joyce Herdman is going to Germany in May .with friends, and she hopes to visit Innsberg, of "White Horse.lnn", fame. Sir Alexander has, since his arrival, been renewing old friendships and . enjoying pleasant hospitality." He and Lady Herdman intend remaining in London indefinitely/

. Miss. Diana Power Palmer' (Wellington) is haying a very interesting time professionally. . She' is studying with Madame, Lydia 'Kyasht and is. training some of * the younger pupils at this centre for the Cecchetti examinations in • July. In Madame Lydia Kyasht's recent production Miss Palmer danced a 'pas de trois in the senior Moonbeam Ballet, of whin Katharine Sengana.was the danseuse, and in the mbst amusing ballet, Happy Families, little Bebe Witts-Burt and Miss Palmer took part. An interesting' branch which the latter is studying is drama* her- instructor being Mr. Lawrence Bascombe, of The Old Vie Theatre. Accompanied by Anna Duse (a wellknown dancer and head of production at Madame Kyasht's), Miss Palmer saw the' : Rambert Ballet. For a future production by the Kyasht Academy Theatre Club, in the ballet "Marietti," which will cover the Spanish . and Mime sections of the school, she will play lead, having been, chosen, by the teacher of Spanish dancing. During the vacation, Miss Palmer studied with Miss Derra de Mbrada and. Miss May Skeaping, and in July she hopes to work in Paris under Preobrejenska. Madame .Kyasht is teaching" her the Mazurka variation from "Les Sylphides," the variation shev- herself danced in Russia with the Imperial Ballet. ■• ' , ■,

WANGANUI-NOTES