Town Tit-Bits

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1939, Page 2

Town Tit-Bits

O'iHERE has been quite a bit of tripping about by many of our wellknowns this week, but there certainly has been a lull in social allairs again. The boisterous, squally weather we have experienced has not been encouraging for social doings, and new spring outfits will have to remain in the wardrobes until we get something like spring weather.

Fours of bridge and rnah jongg are becoming more popular than the larger parties, and most people seem to be ousy preparing for the Christmas holidays which are now only about three weeks away.

Cn Saturday evening another party was given for Elwyn Powell, whose marriage takes place in the first, week of next month. This time it was a “gift” evening hostessed .by Mrs I. Carr and Misses Nell and Zoe Ward, and held at the home of Mrs Carr. The drawing room was charmingly decorated with gerberas .and roses and Elwyn looked attractive in a duck egg blue silk cloque gown which was studded with rhinestones round the neck. Those there included Mrs S. H. Ward. Mrs Harold Cotter, Mrs Eric Thomson Mrs Ross Nelson, Mrs W. T. Surman, Mrs A. P. Morgan, Mrs W. E. Crawford, Mrs W. J. Glanville, Mrs N. F. Ste.ad, Mrs R. D. Speer, Mrs Arthur Almond. Mrs H. L. Haden, Mrs I Finlayson, Mrs Clinton Jones, Mrs Ron Masters. Mrs R. D. Barron, Mrs Jim Shaw, Mrs GeolT. Johns. Mrs Alan

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Brierley, Mrs Roy Beadle, Mrs Hugh Ford, Misses June Bates, Lilian Ventry-Smith, Constance Harrison, Joan Mirrieloes, Mary Rishworth, Dorothy Steele. Clivena Young, Barbara Walker, Mary Evans.

Another hostess this week was Mrs Roy Williams who invited a number of people along to her home for ton and n chat on. Wednesday afternoon. Ye J lew coreopsis looked gay in the drawing room and the hostess wore a rust frock trimmed with gold studs. Some of those there were: Mrs F. A. Farmer, Mrs W. L. Booth, Mrs F. Walton, Mrs H. M. May and her daughter Kim, Mrs R. D. Speer and Mrs Jack Evans.

Mrs F. A. Farmer left for Auckland on Friday where she will bo the guest, of her mother, Mrs Carson, of Remuera,

Mrs W. T. Surman and Mrs D. J. Goodwin both motored through to Auckland on Monday and returned yesterday. * * * *

Mrs R. D. Macklow spent a few days in Cambridge, while Mrs R. K. Trimmer is home again after meeting her husband, who arrived back from a trip to Singapore. She spent a few days in Auckland.

Miss Mactier who has been the guest of Mrs H. W. Crawford left for Auckland early this week.