FOR WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17881, 29 August 1918, Page 3

FOR WOMEN.

NEWS AND NOTES

Miss Cowlishaw is out of town for a week.

The Misses Waddell (Invercargill) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs J. H. Holdgate (Timam) are staying at the Clarendon. Mrs Nurse, who has been visiting hei mother, Mrs Moore, Ricearton, has returned to her home in Kaikoura. _ Mrs and Miss Holmes (Ilakaia) airived in Christchurch on Tuesday, and are staying at Hotel Federal. Mrs Stevenson (Fendalton) is spending the school vacation with her children at Sumnei. Mrs J. T. Hadfield (Ttemuera, Auckland) is visiting her sister, Mi> M'Credie, Bristol Street. Mr and Mrs T. H. Doherty (Methven) arrived in Christchurch on Tuesday, and are staying at tile Clarendon.

Mrs Wilfred Stead, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs Roberts, Dunedin, since the races, left foi Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday evening.

An enjoyable dance was held on Tuesday evening under the auspices of tne West Christchurch District High School Old Boys’ and Old Girls’ Associations in the Caledonian Hall, tiio hall being very tastefully decorated. Music was supplied by Miss Macdonald, and Mr E. It. Bakei played the extras. The chaperones included Mrs Penlington and Mrs Bradley. The committee comprised Misses G. Bradley, E. Wright and Iris Hester, Messrs Roy Penliugton, G. Barrett and S. Vincent. Among those present were Mrs Chapman, Blisses Hargreaves (2), Henderson (2), Robinson (2), Woods, Burns, Hicks, Wise. Horan, Hooker, Gullick, M’hean, Stevens, Round. Byers, Dearsley, C. Cusack, 0. Butters, Thompson Blakeway, Brightling, Foster and Ellis, and Messrs F. D. Waller, Beatty, Wilds, Long, Lockwood, Midgley (2), Standeven, Baker, Chapman, Gunn, Fawbert, F. H. Vincent, Jarrett, Beale, Falloon and Richards.

The pupils of the Girls’ High School hold their end of term celebration in the Canterbury College Hall on Tuesday evening. It took the form of a concert and dance. The performers were all pupils of the school, a number of whom are talented musicians and elocutionists. After the concert a supper was served; which was followed by a dance, the girls finding their enjoyment in dancing with one another. Miss Gibson, the principal, was present, and her assistants, Miss M’lntosh, Miss Baxter, Miss Graham, Miss Edwards, Miss Bing, Miss Gresson, Miss Bone and Miss Black were also there. Most of the arrangements had been carried out by Misses Mary Hardie, Gertrude Harris, Margaret Johnston, Maud Seymour, Nancy Landy and Margaret Michael, all ot whom are prefects. How easily a cold is caught, yet how easily prevented. Chloro-Menthene is prompt, effective, safe and certain. Agents, Cook and Ross., Ltd. Price Is (3d, posted Is 9d. 2 Ballantyne’s nrt department i« now displaying a choice selection of silk bags for street or theatre use, made in good quality silk in various rich colourings; prices 10s 6d, 12s 6d and 17s Gd each, and this department has also just received a further selection of the latest designs in transfers. X

WEDDING. STEEL—HARRIS. St Peter’s Church, Iticcarton, was prettily decorated on Tuesday afternoon for the wedding of Mr George Steel, only son of Mr and Mrs Steel, Spreydon, and Miss Margery Harris, second daughter of Mr and Mrs George Harris, Hoon Hay, Halswell. The Rev 11. T. Yorke performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful wedding gown of white crepe do chine and taffetas, the bodice being composed of cropo do chine and laco. with straight shoulderstraps of taffetas. Her veil of lace was caught in place with clusters of orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of freesias and lilies, the gift of the bridegroom. Her bridesmaid was Miss Irene Steel, who wore a charming gown of forget-me-not blue crepo do chine, relieved with touches of pale pink, with which was worn a putty-coloured Georgette hat adorned with small blue and nink posies. Two little flower girls, Dorothy Harris and Olivia Ferguson, also attended the bride. They both looked exceedingly dainty in quaint palo pink frocks and mop cans, and carried Early Victorian posies ~f

mixed blossoms. After tbo ceremony] a reception was hod at the residence of the bride's parents, amongst the guests being Mr and Mrs J. Steel, Air and Mrs G. Harris, Mr and Mrs Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Macartney, Miss Macartney, Mr and Mrs Bailantvne, Misses Steel, Mrs Nelson, Mrs Bird ling, Mr Cochrane and Air Clarkson. Later Air and Airs Steel left for their honeymoon. the bride travelling in a suit of fawn gabardine, black fox furs, and a black velour hat trimmed with fawn ornaments

WOMEN’S NATIONAL RESER VE.

CITY BRANCH,

A meeting of the General Committee of the city branch of the Women's National Reserve was held in the association’s rooms yesterday -afternoon. Mrs William Wood, president of the Christchurch Women’s National Reserve, presided over a fair attendance. The main business of the afternoon was the election of a president for the city branch, Mrs Danvers Harnben having resigned from the position owing to a rule having recently been framed stipulating that all heads of branches must live within the radius they represented. Mrs Eric Harper, Mrs H. T. J. Thacker and Mrs H. J. Raphael were nominated for the vacancy, but Mrs Thacker, who was present, declined to stand. Mrs Raphael was elected by 'a substantial majority. Mrs Wood, in the course of a brief address, said sho regretted the resignation of Mrs Humber. Mrs Wood also explained the reason for not registering with the Wellington Women’s National Reserve, thus making it part of a registered body throughout the Dominion, | saying that it would mean that the different branches would be controlled by the Wellington branch, and the executive there could rearrange and perhaps unset the work here. Mrs Wood concluded by extending a welcome to Mrs Raphael, who suitably responded.