WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 20 July 1936, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

Miss Betty McManus, of J’almerr.lon North, is visiting l'ri-j ms hi I la'’,l’.ton Miss H. Brooker, of Palmerston North, was present at the WanganuiEgmont Hunt Club’s annual ball at Waverlev on Friday night.

A fall while alighting from a train at Huntly resulted in Mrs Martha Marsant, of Te Uku, secretary of the AVaikato Federation of 'Women’s Institutes, suffering a fracture of one kneecap.

At present vitiisng Palmerston North on holiday is Mrs L. C. Boulton, wife of Captain Boulton, of the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare. Airs Boulton will spend approximately two weeks in the city and during her stay will be the guest of Air and Airs "W. 80-dell, AA’ocd Street.

Aliss E. G.. Lawry, daughter of Rev. A. C. Lawry and Airs Lawry, St. Albans, Christchurch, who has been on a world tour, has returned to Christchurch, arriving at Auckland by the Monterey. Aliss Lawry has been teaching in London and studying in London and Paris. During the last 20 months she has travelled extensively in the United Kingdom, Huland, Germany, France, and Spain, and in the United States of America and Canada. She crossed tnc AtLiii w on the maiden voyage of tin; Queen Maiy Two royal garden parties will be held at Buckingham Palace this week, on July 21 and 22. These garden parties are this year taking the place of the courts, and debutantes will be presented to the King. Although the court will be in half-mourning, Queen Alary will continue to observe tor a time full mourning for King George. The Duchess of York will act as hostess at tlie parties, and debutantes will make only a single curtsey to the King as they pass before him. The King will sit on a gilt chair under the red and gold Durbar Tent which has silver posts as supports. Behind him will be, memliers of the Boyal family grouped in the royal circle. The Duchess of Kent has such a flair for dress that one would expect _ to glean from her all kinds of clever hints on how to keep and house one’s clothes (says an exchange). 1 heard the other day that her latest inspiration is to have glove-boxes made with glass tops, so that gloves can ho selected at a moment’s notice. Now we have gloves to match every outfit and nearly every frock, the choosing of gloves is a serious business. The Duchess already has these glass-topped boxes for the sprays and posies which match her frocks. And another bright idea which hails from her dressing room is a cupboard to house shoes only. It lias rows of shelves inside, and these are divided into three —for morning, afternoon and evening shoes.

(By “Nanette.”)