WOMEN’S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22869, 12 February 1949, Page 7

WOMEN’S WORLD

PERSONAL JOTTINGS

Mr. and Mrs. L. Gasson, Christchurch are at present staying with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Gasson, Maki street. Mrs. R. R. Orchiston. Maclaurin’s road Hexton, has left to visit Te Puia and Waihau Bay. Miss Joyce Ingram, Gisborne, is spending a holiday at Tuai. Miss M. Dobell, Wellington, is a visitor to Gisborne. She is staying at Almadale. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Holden. Rimuroa, returned home yesterday after a short visit to Tauranga. Mrs. R. R. U. Burke and family, Ormond, are staying at Wainui Beach. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Jefferd, Parenga, Tokomaru Bay, are visiting Gisborne. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Williams, Titiraukena, Ruatoria, paid a brief visit to Gisborne this week. Mrs. D. Busby, Rahiri, Tokomaru Bay, is staying with her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Cowan, jun., Wainui Beach. Mrs. T. L. Pillar, Christchurch is visiting Gisborne. Miss J. Watkins, Ohinepoutea, Ruatoria, paid a brief visit to Gisborne this week. Mrs. I. Hulme, Woodlands, Hexton, has left for a short holiday on the coast. She will stay at Te Puia and Waihau Bay. Mrs. J. J. D. Sinclair, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs. A. F. Houston, Fox street. Misses Tippets and Thomson, Wellington, are staying at Almadale. Visitors to Gisborne for the SpenceColeman wedding today include Mrs. D. Spence. Morrinsville; Mr. and Mrs. B. Wallace, Havelock North; Mr. F. Massey Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Spence, Waikohu; Mr. and Mrs. S. Bruce, Ruatoria; Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Fitzgerald, Wairangi, Whatatutu; Mr. and Mrs. T. E. T. Coleman, Tiniroto; Mrs. and Miss Gale, Christchurch; Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Spence, Havelock North. Mrs. G. Witters, Kaiaponi, is visiting the Coast.

Mrs. A. C. Wood, and Miss Joy Wood, have returned to Lottin Point after spending a few days in Gisborne. Mrs. H. H. Morice, Bushmere, has returned home after a holiday at Rotoiti. Miss Shirley Doran, Palmerston road left today for' a holiday in Rotorua and Auckland. Mr .and Mrs. A. J. O. Williams, Ruatoria, are visitors to Gisborne. Mrs. North and Miss S. North returned to Hastings today after a visit to Gisborne.

Mrs. H. B. Jefferd, Tokomaru Bay, has returned to Gisborne after a holiday at Rotoiti.

Miss L. Fitzgerald, Wainui Beach, returned home yesterday after a short visit to Auckland. Miss A. Hitch, Melbourne, who is on her way to Japan, is the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. Proudfoot, Te Hapara. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Sherrifl, Tokomaru Bay, are visiting Gisborne. Mrs. G. Henderson, Dunedin, is paying a visit to her niece, Mrs. D. W. Taylor, Gisborne. Mrs. Gilbert Burns and Miss Hilary Burns, Cheeseman road, have returned home after spending two months in Sydney. Miss Elvira Courtney, who has been spending some months in Sydney, has returned to New Zealand and is now in Auckland. She will reach Gisborne by air on Monday. Mrs. D A Richardson and family, Motu. have returned home after visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Pitcher, Ormond road.

ENGAGEMENTS Healcy-Harris.—An engagement is announced between George Edward, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Healey, Gisborne, and Fay Marie, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Harris, Tai Tapu Walker-Hume.—An engagement is announced between Thomas’Henry Samuel, only son of Mr. and Mrs. S.' Walker, Patutahi, Gisborne, and Sarah Jemima, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hume, Mt. Roskill, Auckland. YEAR COMMENCES

The year’s activities of the Knox Young Wives and Mothers’ Club began on Wednesday evening, when a friendly social was held.

A hymn and prayer, followed by a devotional reading by Mrs. I. McKay, opened the meeting. Games and competitions were popular Mrs. G. Knox winning one competition. Community singing was also included on a bright programme. Members were notified of the church parade on Sunday.

DAILY ROUND

FIRST 1949 MEETING The first meeting of the Young Mothers' Fireside Circle this year was held at the home of Mrs. Corbett who has been elected president for the year. As Mrs.. Nolan was absent, the president read the thought. Members were issued with a programme summarising the circle's activities for the ensuing half-year. A roll-call, entitled “How Christmas Day was Spent,” resulted in both enjoyment and entertainment in the varied experiences related. Mesdames Wiglcy and Pearson won competitions. Sales table points were gained by Mesdames Borlase and Hannah. Supper was served by the hostesses, Mesdames Corbett and Stenner. Members were reminded that the next meeting would be held at Mrs. Fletcher’s home in Townley street on February 22. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to Mrs. Corbett, the hostess, for the hospitality she had extended. PARTIES FOR BRIDE An unusual pre-wedding party was given recently for Miss Margaret Spence when the mothers of her five flower girls gave a “handkerchief” outdoor gift afternoon at the home of Mrs. Trevor Coleman. Rutene road. The flower-girls were Bronwyn Spence, Kay Coleman, Annette, Pamela and Jacquelyn Hill. The hostess wore a tan tailored frock with beige accessories. Joint hostesses for the same bride were Mrs. M. Spence and Miss L. Fitz-1 gerald, who invited friends to a “miscel- j laneous” cocktail party at the latter's Wainui Beach home. The bride-elect wore a black cocktail suit, Mrs. Spence was in a heliotrope tailored frock with accordian pleating, and Miss Fitzgerald wore a floral silk"*model.

Mixed bowls decorated the house for the party at which the future matron-of-honour, Mrs. J. C. Hill, assisted her sister to open her gifts. Wainui Beach was also the venue for Mrs. A. H. De Costa’s five till seven party, for which Miss Spence wore an autumn-toned floral frock. Her hostess, who wore a two-piece navy suit, had arranged seasonal flowers for the party. AUTUMN HATS ON SHOW

A novel, two-in-one-hat —saucy Dutch bonnet and demure Victorian poke-—was a feature of the collection shown by the Millinery Information Centre in London recently, according to the N.Z. Wool Board news service.

By a simple adjustment of the ribbon trimmings, this stylish all-weather wool felt can be worn with the sides of the brim up on bright, calm days, or turned down and tied snugly under the chin in windy weather. And all this can be bought in England for 15/- to 20/- retail!

Mr. James Laver, keeper of prints and drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum and one of the greatest living experts on the history of costume, introduced this interesting display of autumn millinery in a lively speech, illustrated by lightning crayon sketches.

The traced the evolution of women’s hats from their first appearance in the time of Elizabeth, when they replaced the earlier headdresses, to the present day, and pointed out some of the main influences on fashion trends. The hats shown in the collection were mainly small. Most of them were off-the-face models, some with a sideways movement. There were a number of bonnet shapes, and berets in various forms! It was noticeable that the hats were either cut short at the back or fitted closely to the head to accommodate the new upstanding coat collars. As the models shown were for autumn and winter, felt was, of course, the prevailing material. Velvet was used for much of the trimming, and veiling seems to have lost none of its popularity. Browns and beiges were the most general colours, although many of the hats shown are obtainable in a variety of colours. None of the hats was made especially for the display; all were examples of those obtainable in the shops. The prices, which ranged from under 15/- to 4gns., were announced as the hats were shown.