SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19712, 12 November 1927, Page 18

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Misses Turton, formerly of Dunedin, have left with the Misses Levine, of Wellington, on a visit to England.

Miss Nancy Barr is oil to S\dnoy, when she w r ill stay for some weeks.

Mrs Crouch has left for Sydney on tho Manganui. Mr and Mrs Cogan are back from Christchurch.

Mesdames Fiulayson, R. Hudson, and L. Hudson ar due back from Christchurch to-morrow.

The many friends of Mrs Glcndmning, of Manor place, will be pleased to hear that she is progressing very well after her illness.

Mrs Bush has gone back to England on the Rotorua, and her mother, Mrs C. W. Rattray, went up to Wellington with her.

Miss Power gave a small farewell party at the Women’s Club to Major Mackenzie, R.A.M.C., who is shortly returning to India.

Mr and Mrs A. Jackson and Mrs J. Allan are recent guests at the White Star Hotel, Queenstown. Mrs Marshall Macdonald and Miss Roberts went to Milton on Thursday to inrutet the local Girl Guides Company.

M’s Martin, of Christchurch, is stayin" with her sister, Mrs Denny, at St. Chur.

Miss Nora Moloney is spending a few days witli Dr and Mrs Mackie at Waitati.

Beginning from to-morrow, .the Y.W.C.A. is holding a special service week, particulars of which may he obtained from Miss Jones, the actingsecrotary. In addition, Blra Benson will speak on Wednesday, at 3.45 p.m., , and Mrs Porteous, who has lived in j India, will, on Thursday, give luncheon talks on India at 12.15 to 12.30 p.m. and 1.15 to 1.30 p.m.

Mra Donaldson gave a most enjoyable bridge party last Monday at the Women’s Club, the players being Mesdaincs Fisher, Thompson, Dickie, Armstrong, Callis, Pascoe, Bishop, D. Stuart Hailiday, Passmore. Ibbotson. Sbrimptnn, Saunders, Stephenson, J. Sli.ind. 11. Stewart, Misses Hutchison Henry, Burl, Cameron, Pryclo. and Scott.

Decently tho Dunedin Ladies’ Bowling Club at Cumberland street opened its new pavilion, presented by Mr and Mrs W. Burt. It has every imaginable convenience—cupboards, lockers, facilities_ for hot water, and so on. This pavilion is tho first opened in the dominion—possibly in Australasia—that belongs exclusively to women bowlers. Last year the club was fortunate in numbering among its members tho Otago champion, Mrs W, Easton. As sho still belongs to it. great things are hoped for again this venr.

Mrs Robert Berndtson, of Southland, is tho guest of Miss Gordon, “ Syderscross.” Roslyn.

The To Taumata Club, at Anderson’s Bay road, would bo most grateful for plants and cuttings. This association of young people is progressing in tho right direction, and now it wants to beautify its garden, which at present is not an exhilarating sight. Donations may be sent to Miss Beardsley, the secretary.

On June 11 Dame Millicent Fawcett celebrated her eightieth birthday. Tho birthday gift which tho women of Great Britain and many other countries, too, had joined together to present to her was a sum of £I,OOO to endow a room in Crosby Hall to bo named after her.

The St. Cecilia Club chose wisely when it held its social at the Somerset Lounge. Tho room was a picture with its many-colored flowers and soft brown tones, and tho members and ex-mera-bers of this music society had a thoroughly good time. Miss Barth, the chairwoman, during the evening made a presentation of a handsome Chinese jewel box, on behalf of tho members, to ono of their number, Miss W. Beck, who is shortly to bo married. Popular items were given by Mrs Marshall (songs), with Miss A. Wilson as her accompanist, and Misses M. BPDowoll and M. Watts (piano duct). Two competitions created much mirth, tho prize for tho lucky chair going to Miss C. Armour and for the music ono to Bliss BPDowell and Bliss Watts. Blrs Duthio, the secretary, received hearty thanks for all her work in organising the social evening.

Tho onlv fault to find with the Arts and Craits party on Wednesday was that it was decidedly too short, and members were loath to adjourn for supper in' tho dining hall, which was gaily decorated for the occasion. The mam lounge was well filled with an appreciative audience that loudly encored each item. Mrs Mason not only played niano solos, but also kindly acted as accompanist to .some songs, while Mrs T. Ross, Miss I. White, and Miss M. Service performed a like duty for other performers. The first item, l An Old Garden.’ showed a charming English garden setting in the background, while tho front of tho stage had large bunches of lavender and other ilowers one associates with romance. From one to another walked Miss Nancv Barr, her dress of pink silk in tho pannier mode of bygone days and white curled wig helping to give an artistic effect of maidens of long ago. For this picture Mrs Anderson sang, as well as for one later, ‘ Cherry Ripe.’ Here one’s whole attention was focussed on Miss Coreen Browne, who sat demurely in the centre of tho stage, with cherries by her, and wearing tho old “Miss Mulfet” costume so familiar to us in nursery days. Miss WinkeTs dramatic recitation of the pathetic side of a young servant girl who hankers after “movie” thnils was most realistic. Tho ‘ King’s Breakfast,’ with Miss Holland as a dainty queen, Mrs Sconllar as the peevish king, and Miss Winkel as the dairymaid, brought the house down. Miss Green, whose renderings of Millie’s songs are becoming famous was tho vocalist. Two other excellent items were by Mrs Wakefield Holmes and Mrs W. A. Ross, the latter showing herself in the new role of amusing actress. In ‘ Tho Laird o’ Cockpcu ’ Mrs Holmes wore the correct costume of a laird, while Mrs Ross was most effective in her silken robes and varied headgears. Mrs Wilson sang to their acting. Once again these two ladies scored, this tirao in the familiar coster song ‘Mrs ’Enery ’Awkins ’; even Albert Chevalier would have been satisfied with costuming and singing. Miss Martin, with Mrs Evans as tho singer of ‘ Love tho Pedlar,’ made a charming young journeyman of olden days. Mrs Falconer and Miss Green both sang solos, and Miss Eileen Service, in her old English dance, made a delightful picture. Thus ended a party that will not soon be forgotten. The passion for big stones as ornaments this season is by no means confined to'the pendant or tho shoulder ornament. On tho contrary, tho big stone in its various colorings appears on the front of hats, and it is also used for shoe buckles. Shoes are made very plain in order to carry olf tho decoration of a huge amethyst or topaz or its equivalent. Shoes still differ from the color of the dress, but the stone set upon them generally matches the dress, with rather interesting effect. Very often the stones are made in glass, and this has led to a revival of tho glass buckle and the glass jewel for shoes. Squares or rectangles of glass, cut very thick, have upon them either a raised design of a bird or a flower, or this design is cut into the glass, looking rather like a mould. Black satin shoes look very well with glass buckles, and some of them have what looks like a Koh-i----noor upon tho toes. Glass is also used to some extent upon watch bracelets, generally in tho form of a clasp.