SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20056, 22 December 1928, Page 20

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

As this is tho last publication of the ‘Woman’s World’ before Christinas, Diana takes the opportunity of wishing her readers tho very best of holidays during the festive season— and plenty of sunshine, too! Mr and Mrs Gilkison and their family have gone to Queenstown. Mrs Finch and Mrs Pontifex motored yesterday to Moeraki tor the holiday s. Mr and Mrs Hanlon and family motored to Central Otago to spend tho holidays with Mr J. Hanlon. Miss Gladys Benton left for Auckland on Thursday. Mrs Cleghorn, of ArchciTiold, left yesterday to spend a month in Auckland. Miss Warren left Dunedin yesterday for her home in Queenstown. Mr and Mrs Sise loft to-day on a motor tour. Miss V. Keynolds is spending a holiday at Waimatc. Miss M. Reynolds and Miss I'. Dennislon have gone to Pembroke. Mrs Halslcd is at Waimatc for a holiday. Miss G. Gal I away has gone to Pembroke. Mr and Mrs E. Hazlott are" also at Pembroke. Miss Maeasscy and Aliss Sband ueie joint hostesses at a luncheon party given the other <1 ny at tho omen & Club for Mrs Pontifex.

Mrs Hanlon gave a very pleasant party at the Tudor Hull on i uirsday for Miss K. Pownal, of Wellington, who is the guest of Mrs if. Barron. Other guests included Mrs Harly, -j l - 18 Barron, Mrs R. Fulton, Bister Eosworthy, Miss Bcssio Thomson, Miss D. Barron, and tho Misses Hanlon.

Miss Gilkison was hostess at a most successful party held at the M omen s Club on Tuesday in honour «t Mrs Pontifex, of Mrs Martin, of Sydney, who is staying with Miss Farqubar, and of Mrs Ghas. Roberts, of Scotland. Other guests included Mcsdamcs Laidlaw, Callaway, G. Roberts, G. Ritchie, Haggitt, D. Ramsay, Gilkison. ami Lc Cren, Misses Farquhar, Cargill, Reid, Donniston, V. Reynolds, Neill, and Idrich.

Tho Misses .Eileen and Beulah King gave a delightful afternoon for their music and dancing pupils at the Embassy Salon last Saturday afternoon. Tho time was spent in playing games, interspersed with musical and dancing items. Rpfrcshnmnts wero handed round during the afternoon, and items wero given by Misses Thelma Brown, Lorraine MacGlashan, Nance Goodiet, Jean Brown, Edna Pcttet, Nancy Blair, Babs Saul, Betty Wood, Margaret MacMillan, May .Elliot, Nora and Peggy Steele, Olive and Maisio Scott, Flora Connor, Jessie MacDonald, Nova Clement, Doris Mnckie, Agnes Stewart, Duncan Saul, Jack Evans, and Eric King.

The- Cuban Senate Inis approved the principle of giving a married woman tho right to retain 'her nationality on marriage to a foreigner, and tho Bill ■now only awaits-the President’s signature.

Three recent appointments in tho United States have brought distinction to those who are working lor the advancement of women in public oliice. Miss Genevieve 11, Cline, of Cleveland, was appointed by President Coolidgo as a judge of the Customs Court. She is tho first woman to hold such a position. She has been Customs appraiser in Cleveland. Mrs Ruth Bielaski Shipley is the first woman to bo appointed a chief of a division in tho State Department. She is head of tho Passport division, assuming office on Juno 1, under appointment of Secretary ol State Kellogg. Mrs Shipley has been in the department since 1914, and in announcing the appointment Secretary Kellogg said: “It is a recognition not only of her special qualification for her new post, but also of the exceptionally valuable service which she has rendered to tho department for many years.” Miss Amy Wren has been appointed to serve the’ eastern district of New York State as United States Commissioner. It is believed she is the first woman to receive such an appointment. She will hear cases involving violation of Federal statutes, including Volstead Act violations. She is president of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association.

“ Women will never bo free while the third woman exists,” writes Hilda Nield in the ‘Daily Chronicle.’ It was a man who spoke. Feminine freedom, the emancipation ot woman, equality of the sexes, and all those old-timo topics which were dead, but which the Ibsen centenary and Dr Ethel Smyth have brought into life and controversy again, had dominated the croslrtable

talk at luncheon. Tho third woman reference provoked a sudden interrogative silence Wc all thought ot the eternal triangle, know that one thought could have no application, and wondered to what new sort of triangle tho third woman made the apex, the man who had introduced the phrase piocccdcd to expound upon it. Jfc told ns that there is still in England a girl's college where students uio not allowed to go out in pairs. Ihcromnst always ho a Irio. “ When or why the rule was made, I do not know, but tho inl'orcnco of the third woman is obvious,” lie commented, “ two women might collude in breaking rules or stopping over regulations; tho presence of a third ads as a cheek and a safeguard.” This is not an isolated instance. The third woman plays a quite important part in the world ol woman to-day. It gives us a new interpretation of an old proverb, but it is one which is not exactly complimentary to women. To-day, even as in old Chaucer’s day, there is a broad realisation that two in number is better than three in every counsel and secret; cr, as tho old village grannies used to sa\’j “Two’s company, three’s trumpery.' Neither Chancer nor the country wise women, however, made the undesirable triangle an all-woman affair.

A most enjoyable dance was held in the Somerset Lonngo last Thursday, Alosdames Frapwell an 1). Stuart actings as chaperons. Among those present were: Misses J’. Stuart, L. Mackenzie, R. Bobbie, J. Cousins, R. Frapwcll, D. Chrystall, M. Tannock, H. Paterson, E. Hay. K. Desmoulins, Messrs L. Wright,' G. Clark, R. Frapwell, R. Paterson, .1). MacPborson, L, Maeasscy, 0. Gray, R. ARKinley, N. Mathcson, A. Gray.

Miss Maude Fan-ant, the well-known Wellington elocutionist, arrived in Dunedin, her native town, on Thursday for the Christinas holiday-.

M iss Elsie Hanawny entertained her pupils to a break-up party in the Tudor Hall last Saturday afternoon. The tables wero prettily decorated with baskets of flowers, and everyone enjoyed the dainties which Had been provided.

Several morning teas wore given to Mrs Ernest Drake last week prior to her leaving for Auckland, where she and Mr Drake intend spending their holidays. They will be the guests of Mrs J. Wood, Birkenhead, Auckland.

AViLli regard to a notice appearing in a recent issue of this paper with regard to Miss Sargood’s impending marriage, the ceremony took place on December 19, at the Savoy Chapel, London. The bridgegroorn, Air lan M'Killop, is a member of the Royal Engineers, and is stationed at Chatham. Wo understand that in the meanwhile their address will bo care II Bunliill row, London, E.C.I.

On Saturday last Musselburgh Girl Guidos gave a party to a large number of children from various parts of Dunedin. Alesdames Sherwood and Steele acted as hostesses. ])istrict Commissioner Watt, on behalf of tho Guides, welcomed all tho visitors present. During the afternoon all kinds of games were played, and recitations given by B. Smith and B. Kirkwood wore much appreciated. Alter tea had been served Miss Reynolds (deputy provincial commissioner) ini Iho huge Christmas cake, much In Hip. delight of the children, and the Rev. Air Moreton and Aliss Feicliley (divisional commissioner) thanked the Guides and Guiders who, under the supervision of Airs Glue, had worked so hard to giro the children such a. delightful parly. Much regret was felt and expressed at tho absence, of M iss Halstead (caplain), who was unavoidably detained in tho North. Island. Tho* singing of tho_ National. Anthem brought tho function to a Hose, each child receiving a balloon, fruit, and sweets.