WOMEN'S NEWS

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 25, 13 November 1930, Page 3

WOMEN'S NEWS

OHHJ>KEN'S FANCY BRESS PARTY.

One of the most -enjoyable children's parties held in the Valley took place an Saturday, 25th Oetdber, in the Old Catholic School room. Lower Hutt. Over 100 children and a large iKuaniber of adults were present. So many lovely costumes •were worn that the judges —Mesdames MeNamara and Coopei^— iad a hard tas|c to allot the prizes, 'lie following were the prize winners: Girls under 9. —Best Costume, V. Sfeortor '(Harem. Lady). Most Original C. Simon (80-Peep). Best Couple: SB..' 1 Barron and D. Trehey (Pierrot and PSerette). Best Advertisement: A. aheron (Minties). Cheapest Costume: P. Martin .(One Little Girl in Blue). Best Paper Costume: B. Barron (Pierette). Tiny Tot O. Power /(Bed -Riding' Hood). Boye under 9. Best;. Costume,- R.Fitt'. (jCsow Boy). Most Original: P. Nolan (Old Fashioned Gentleman). Best Cou:|do: A. Arnold and M. O'Shea (Baker aad Jack Frost). Cheapest Costume^ P. : Ifrans (Sacking);"; Tiny^Tot^GTiflffiths ■ G-irls over 9. —Best Costume, M.: Gul^xie (Hareiu Lady). Most Original, J. Senton (Old Lady). Best Couple) E. JCcKTeill and J: Reeve (Piince Charming and Alladin). Best Advertisement^ Z. Strickland (Marc[uette). Cheapest CosUune, P. Sliarpn (Buttercup). . Beet Paper Costume, M. Evans (Daffodil). Boys over 9.—Best Costume, V. BTanaigan (Chinaman). Most Original, H. Piower (Boy with Bicycle). Cheapest Costume, P. Morine (The Tramp). Funniest Costuane, J. Guthrie (Gone to the Bogs). Special Prizes were awarded to the following:—C. O'Shea (Prince Charnv Mg), ,N. Simon (Boy Blue), J. Hayes J. Dunne (Policeman), B. JV>rd (Uncle Sam), G. Reeves (Grannie's Sewing Basket), A. Wall (Russian

Boy), I. McNeil .(Russian Queen), O. Cottrell (Felix). Monte Carlo —Monica .O'Shea and Margaret Guthrie., Spot Waltz —Bobby Briee and Douglas McNeil. ' , Poisonous 'Stick —Itolglas. McNeil. Mrs. N. O'Shea w^g in charge of the floor, and Mrs.: McGuirk was at the piano;. Afternoon "tea was provided for the adults and refreshments for the cMI- • ilren, an altogether the afternoon was a wonderful success. . The committee responsible for the arrangements -wore Mes^dames1 Nolan, Brannigan ami,. Wyndrum and the Misses Shanly, Morine, Hickey, Mazzpla, Hattbs and E. and M. Stewart. All the prizes were donated and the Committee are very grateful to - all those who gave prizes and refreshments. BY^THE-WAT. . ISO "the Fifth" has come .and gone, leaving 'behind' it a diversity of impressions—according to the age of the "participant,; i;or, whether willingly or otherwise, this time-honoured event is one in. which all; participate, from the .•grixw^a.-rip, ■; who is abruptly, \ and perhaps rther stridently advised of the arrival of the great day, to the participant of tenderer years, who awakens with the dawn to behold lovingly and pridefully the gentleman w&o is to accompany him on his pilgrimage, to wit, "Guy Fawkes, Guyl" One unfortunate Hutt mother relates that it was not until 10.30,0f the proceeding night that she realised that the "Guy" promised her very small sons, had not materialised, so there was nothing for it but to materialise him there and t&en, and in relating this, an incident of a generation ago was recalled when a small but very hopeful brother'of four years had, sallied forth on "Guy Fawkes" morn, only to Teturn to the Ibosom of his family a few minutes later, screaming and soaked to the skin, as the result of a bucket of water which was his reward for so rudely

awakening a"lady in the vicinity at that unholy hour, but in spite of such set-fbacks, "The Fifth" is still ushered in with the ever enthusiastic. "Giuy Fawkes Guy, stick }im up on 'igh Stick 'im on a lamp post, And there let 'im die!'*