FOR WOMEN

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18600, 30 December 1920, Page 3

FOR WOMEN

NEWS AND NOTES. Sir Georg© Clifford and Miss June Clifford arc in Auckland for the laces. Mrs H. Marsh and Miss Ngaio Marsh {Cashmere) are camping at Kaikoum. Mrs $■ K. Menzies (Anderson’* Bay) has gone to Blenheim tor a holiday. Mi' and Mrs D. C. Collins (Iteatherston) are visiting Chriatehuroli. Miss Bei’nau (Napier) arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Sir Charles and Lady Campbell (Davaar) are in town. Mr and Mrs van Asch (Bangiora) are in Auckland for the Davis Cup contest. Miss Newman, of the Wellington Girls’ College, is spending the vacation in Christchurch. Mrs Bower Knight and Miss Meg Hindmarsh (Hawke’s Bay) intend leaving New Zealand shortly for England. Mrs 0. J. Willis and .Dr Hannah -Irving have returned to Christchurch from the North Island. Mr arid Mrs F. B. H. Brown (Wellington) arrived in Christchurch yesterday from the north, and are staying at Warner’s. Acting on medical advice Sister Miriam, Deaconess of St Andrew’s ' Church, lias resigned from the position she has held for over thirteen years. Miss' Eliner Gabites (Dunedin) who lias been staying with Miss Ltnnsden, at Sumner, left by tho Wahiue on Tuesday night for Auckland. 'Mies C. Boyd (Hanmer), who has been visiting the North'lsland, is spending a few days in Christchurch before returning to Hanmer. Mrs Elworthy and Miss Elwortliy, who have been in England for a long tipie, returned to Christchurch yesterday and are; back at their home in Papunui Road. Mr Nevill and Miss Alice Nevill (Blenheim) have returned to their home after a stay in Christchurch. Miss Ain mi Nevill is the guest of Mrs Nevill, Sumner.

A par tv of Dunedin people including Mrs J- XI. Glendining, Aliss Glendining. Mrs Fleming Douglas and the Hisses Douglas, left Christchurch yes. terclay on a moto)- tour of Nelson and the West Coast.

Mrs W. S. Bean (The Vicarage, Addington) has gone north to stay with her daughter, Mrs M’Arthur. Miss Loulie ■ Bean is .expected back in Christchurch at til© end of the wqqk after spending nearly a year in the North island.

Old newspapers are being carefully conserved in Australia alid are mado prolitablo for the Children’s Fund —a sort of prototypo of the Plunket Society. People are urged to keep all paper, and it is collected regularly and sold for packing purposes if perfectly clean, and the remainder goes to paper mills. It is said that quite a. good income is mado for the fund by this means. It is a case of organising carefully, the only expense being for the collecting, which is dono at a minimum cost. All's Ellen M. Kerr, who has died at isfcepgates, Chertsey, at the age of 5)2, took part in several historic events. During the Crimean War she was in Constantinople, and saw Florence Nightingale among the wounded, herselfmaking clothes for the hospital. In 1851 she inspected the first sewing machine, and in her youth she travelled from Bristol to York in a train with roofless carriages, and remembered the passengers using umbrellas on the jcurney, •

The pupils of the Doyioston School assembled to do honour to their teacher, Miss Eileen Treacy, who is leaving for the North Island. 'The head master

(Mr Mot tram), on behalf of the pupils, handed Miss TTreacy a handsome silver

manicure "set. Several complimentary’ speeches were made, and a most enjoyable afternoon was brought to a close by the serving of afternoon tea by the senior scholars. Miss Treacy lias secured a position on the teaching staff of a/school about forty miles from l Feilding, to which place her parents have removed from Leeeton. Three cheers were given for Miss Treacy. Two famous theatrical couples, Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft and Sir John and Lady Hare, learned by cablegram from the United States recently that they have become great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers by the birth of a son to Mrs H. B. Livingston, wife of tho British Vice-Consul at .San Francisco. This infant is At the fortunate position of possessing four grandparents anrl four great-grandparents. Mrs Livingston, his mother, is a daughter of Mr ana Mrs George Floy doll Bancroft. Mr G. P. '.Bancroft is a son of Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft; Mrs Bancroft, his wife, in a daughter of Sir

John and Lady Hare. The parents of the child's father arc Mr and Mrs ,15. B. Livingston, of Westcliff.o-n-Sea. Sir Squire Bancroft, who is sevauiy-nme, was found by a ** Daily Mail " reporter gleefully composing an announcement pf his great-grandfion's birth. " I think this must be something of a record," he said. \ *,.**s*■&*■Apropos of gifts, an English .writer has some amusing comments to make on the question of toy buying for children in these days of critical tastes. It seems that not long ago some thoughtful souls, evidently endowed with resource as well as imagination, and stirred to heartfelt sympathy for the woes of _ tho modern parent, " called together a jury of infants in Paris to decide which of the now toys was likely to catch on in nurseryland 1” The writer was uncertain' whether a verdict was reached when the majority showed « disposition to snatch at one particular article in preference to anything else, or whether tears decided the matter! If the verdict depended cm the number of children who wept bitterly because they all wanted the same thing, or who quarrelled violently with each other . over

the coveted article l , the ordeal must have been somewhat trying for the jiaihros. But no doubt they were upheld’ hgr 'a high sens® of duty, and encouraged to continue their noble ta&k iiy the inspiring thought of the gratitude with whicn the relieved parents* would overwhelm them when they handed over the results of their labour's in the form of written notes or suggestions!

IVBDDINl!

BUCHANAN—-CARffHR

A wedding was solemnised at St Matthew’s Church on December 17, by the Rev Canon Hamilton, when Mist* Esther Carter, eldest daughter of Mrs and the late G. .). Carter, was married to Mr Stanley Buchanan, only son of Mr and ’Mrs It. G. Buchanan, of Lyttelton. ’The bride, who entered the church, on. the arm of her unde, Mr M. Clark, looked charming m a dainty dress of pale cream satin chnwwuse, with; georgette bodice and overdress, the side panels, being handsomely trimmed with pearls and finisher! with silk tassels. The veil was arranged in mob-cap stylo with touches of orange blossom. Miss Marjorie Carter (sister of the bride) was bridesmaid. She wore a pretty frock of wistaria-blue crepe (le chine, trimmed with canary-yellow georgette. W ith this was worn a leghorn liat trimmed with colours to match, and a pink posy. Her bouquet heightened the effect, it being of dull pink roses and sweet peas. Mr .Took Brown acted as best man. After tli© ceremony the guests adjourned to The Rereuford ten. rooms, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of, tho tables luring prettily decorated with pink roses and sweet peas. Mr and Mrs Buchanan left by motor for Akaroa, tho bride s travelling costume being of navy sorgo and a pretty crepe do cliino hat lined with cream and trimmed with forget-me-nots, and touches of emerald-green.