HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 17, 20 January 1940, Page 16

HERE AND THERE

Bride-elect Feted. An enjoyable evening party was given recently in honour of Miss Joyce Bedford, whose marriage will take place shortly. The hostesses were ,Mrs. Chudley arid Mrs. Gordon. The bride-elect was the recipient of j many useful, kitchen gifts. * Among those present were Mesdames Chudley, Gordon, A. S. Murie, Bedford, Kershaw, Ron Pritchardj and.Misses Hilda. Chudley, Mary Gordon,-Marjorie and | Barbara Chudley, Phil Thompson, Jean Ingram,,: Dawn Matthews, Inez Blyth, Pat Gibson, and VNola Snell"ing.' ■ •• ■•■ ' ..' ' ■■■;■■;'-.- ">;.■■>■:, ■■•C. • '■•'",", Princesses in Uniform. : ■ ; Princess Elizabeth -arid;';,.'-Princess Margaret are 'going. about- in Scotland in their Girl Guide uniforinV Usually they wear tartan kilts and simple jumpers or blouses when on holiday away from London^, but as , soon as Princess Elizabeth read -in one of the Guide * publications that Guides were being iasked..■■"■ to V ':Wear uniform all the time .she began to put hers on every day. Princess Mafgafet Rose, it, goes- without-saying, no encouragement to follow -suit;-Pen-friends- Meet; : i : A young people's party was- held recently at the home ■of Mrs. G.- A; Wilson,' Oku Streety Island;. Bay, when" the Misses Marie i and Jean Stewart* of Timaru,' were >the. guests,, of hon-; our. Mrs. Wilson's -second; daughter, j Miss Lorna "Wilson, and Miss/. Jean Stewart, have been constant pen-: friends for some years, but had not met until this occasion, * when • ;the Timaru girl, accompanied by her sister, journeyed to Wellington to enjoy the attractions of the Exhibition. The -singing of modern ' songs by the company, with Mr, Doii McMiriri,; of Masterton at the.'piano;,.and«.a variety-of competitions and games were thoroughly enjoyed, and supper concluded a very pleasant evening. . ~-; Success Abroad. - Continued success in the -musical world abroad is being achieved by Mrs. James Aitchison, formerly. Miss Oriole Faram, of Gisborne. , Mrs. Aitchison was to have travelled with the famous pianist Wilhelm Backhaus two \ years ago, but her marriage -■■'■to-' Professor Aitchison, of the Ontario University, Canada, intervened. Mrs. Aitchison, who is a pianist and whose work lias received great praise in London, Canada, and the United States, is to give a recital in New York in March. The famous pianist Rosenthal has 'expressed the opinion that'she will "amaze the public of New York." London's Weekends. One curious effect of the war is that Saturday night in London, which in peace-time used to be the emptiest owing to the weekend habit, is now the gayest because so many officers and men get weekend leave, comments Charles \ Graves ■in the "Daily Mail." The theatres have always done good business in the cheaper parts of-the house on Saturdays. Now the stalls are equally full.