SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19319, 4 August 1926, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs J. A. Johnstone ami Mrs Marshall Macdonald arc back I'rom the Blanket Conference.

Mrs W. A. Moore is spending a few weeks in - Christchurch.

Dr Elaine Gun-, an Otago graduate, now in the Health Department, is staying at “.Ballymena” for about three weeks.

Miss Rebecca West is soon leaving the Homeland to live in America.

On May 30 wa.s kept the anniversary of Joan of Arc’s death at Rouen. Young girls carried her standard in a procession, and then dropped white (lowers into the Seine, where her ashes had been thrown.

A very pleasant bridge party was given on Monday at the Women’s Club by Mrs Donaldson and Mrs Walsh. The players were Mesdames Guthrie, Ibbotson, Barclay, Pascoe, Timson, Squariso, Lambert, Parkes, Misses Burt, Hi'slop, 'rilleudar, Hutchison (3), and Prydo (2). The Mothers and Fathers’ Club of Kcdsoy-Yaralla Kindergarten held an apron social in aid ol the school hinds. Dancing, games, and songs were much enjoyed, then came supper, and a pleasant evening closed with the National Anthem.

Girl Guides and friends interested in the movement are asked to show practical sympathy next Saturday afternoon, when the Mornington Company will hold a sale of cakes, jams, flowers, etc., at Mrs Marshall Macdonald’s homo n High street. Gifts to ,swell tho stalls will be much appreciated.

Last Thursday night Sirs P. Todd, of Bedford street, St. Clair, entertained’ a party of young people at her homo. The early part of tho evening was taken up by songs and music, and an hour’s jazzing after a delightful supper brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.

Mrs Jeavons was hostess at a most sncee&sful little dance last week at tho Wilford Tea Rooms, when her _ guests .ncluded Mesdames Wren, Martin, and Stabb, Misses M'Georgo, Mae Peak, Stabb, Jeavons, Stewart, Guy, Cowan, and Paterson, Messrs Sidey, Davey, Stabb, Wren, Spear, Perriman, MacClnrg, Ritchie, Stewart, Jeavons (3), and Swanson.

Tho Ccrclo Francois held its fortnightly racetiim last Monday at tho Girls’ High School. The attendance was not as largo as usual, owing to illness and University examinations. However, those that turned up spent an enjoyable evening at conversational games, riddles, amd puzzles, everything being carried on in French, of course. Miss M’Quaid and Miss Boyd won tho prizes for the competition. Supper then concluded a successful evening.

The quarterly meeting of tho St. Andrew’s Collegiate School ex-Pupilst Club was held last week. 'The chair was occupied by Mrs E. Duthio, who before making, a few remarks read a telegram sent by Miss Smyth to convey her good wishes. Miss Joyce BrugJi' gave an interesting talk, telling of her impressions and experiences while visiting Amer.ca, England, and the Continent. The delightful descriptions and’ Humorous stories charmed all those present. Vocal solos by Miss Edna Kemp’ were enjoyed. A dainty supper was served, and a pleasant evening was brought to a closd with hearty votes of thanks to Miss Joyce Brugh,

The dance held last Saturday evening at tho Christian Brothers’ School was a marked success, and there is every indication that the series planned for each week will meet with the approval of parents, who are glad to let their young folk enjoy themselves under adequate supervision. The refreshments were in the capable hands of_ Mesdamos Airy and Dunne, and Misses Carleton and M’Quillan (2), while excellent music was supplied by Miss Sandys and Mr Brendon Finlayson. The Rev. Fathers Collins and Tyllee put in a part of the evening in watching tho happy dancers. The object of these dances is to raise funds for tho fine property (Redcnstlo), bought at Oainaru, which is to ho opened as a boarding school at tho new year.

The following extract from a Melbourne paper, of remarks made by Mr E. B. liver (director of Myor’s, Ltd.), cm Ids return from Europe, may be of interest to ladies:—“Next year,” Mr Mycr said, “is to be the greatest silk season known. Artificial silk has fallen into disfavor. European women of fashion are not wearing it. Neither are they wearing cotton dress goods. Gingham and sponge cloth and zephyrs have had their day. Everything is silk. Silk is very cheap, as cheap as the better cotton goods are. Only in .stockings artificial silk still finds favor. Now that women have discarded artificial silk, it is being put to a thousand other uses, it is appearing in bedspreads and quilts. Most important of all is the fact that pure wool is in such demand. Next season will bo a purc-wool, pure-silk season. English and Continental manufacturers have increased their sale of woollens over any previous year by almost half.”

Colonel Barrowclough, the luncheon priest at the Women’s Club last Friday, made an eloquent appeal for funds to purchase the regimental colors of the Ist Regiment, Otago Infantry. The gallant colonel gained high honors during the war, and he is now in charge of°the local section of young soldiers. He showed in a graphic manner how difficult it is te keep up the enthusiasm of tho embryo military man, specially before becoming a full-blown officer. The Women’s Club, he suggested, might act as a foster-mother to those men, chiefly to the “ non-com.,” and, by visiting them in their own club, would get to know them individually. Another suggestion put forth was the one mentioned above —of helping te buy the colors. The club has accepted the responsibility, and members are asked to contribute anything they like from 5s upwards towards the desired £l5O.