SOCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18772, 28 July 1924, Page 10

SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs. Stanley is visiting her mother, Mrs. Carter, in Wellington. Mrs. and Miss Devoro have returned to Auckland from a visit to New mouthMiss Williams and Miss Herrick, c 5 Hawke's Bay, are etsying at the Grand Hotel Mrs. Eicheibaym, who had been on & visit to Auckland, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. Manghan Barnett, of Auckland, is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Duncan, in Hamilton. Miss A'Deane, of Takapau. is at present the guest of Mrs. George Bloomfield, The Pines, Epsom. Mrs. Lloyd Oldmeadow, of England, and her son, Mr. Guy Oldmeadow, are on a visit to Auckland and ore staying at Cargen Hotel. ■■ " ■ *"■ The Auckland Lyceum Club are giving an "At Home" on Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Irene Vanbrngh will be the guest of honour. Mrß. John Adams; wife of Professor Adams, of London University, is staying with her brother, Mr. John Cook, at Ashley, Esplanade Road, Mount Eden, until her hnsba,nd's return to Wellington from Australia. Lady Diana Duff-Cooper has been confiding tho secret of a roseleaf complexion to the women of New York. It is simple, if startling. If you would have a hrm, clear skin—ice it. That is to say, last thing at night and first thing in the morning, and any convenient time during the day, rub a lump of ice on the cheeks, nose, neck, and so on.

Lady Strathspey was hostess at a large tea party held at the Midland Hotel, in Wellington, when she bade farewell to about two hundred friends before her departure with her family for England. Lady Strathspey was in a black heavily-beaded frock of crepe de chine, _ a fur cape, and a petunia velvet hat with feathers to match. The Hon. Joan Grant wore a long coat over a light frock and a hat of pale electric blue.

A somewhat unusual occurrence was a triple wedding which was celebrated at Young, a New South Wales country town. Two sisters and a brother of one family married two brothers and a sister of another family. The respective bridesand bridegrooms were Mr. George T. Welh and Miss Eliza Friend, Mr. Eoracf 0. Wells and Miss Coral Friend, Mr. Wil Ham Friend and Misa Margaret Wells Both families are well known in the Young district. ®

The Duke of Atholl and Lady Cynthia Mosley are anxious to engage "a thoroughly reliable elephant—used to chil dren —must have good references," for the Children's Fun Fair and Carnival to be held at St. Dunstan'3 this month in aid of British babies. They are finding that a satisfactory elephant is oven hardei to engage than a good servant. ' The Duchess of York has promised to be present on the opening day of the fair, on condition that she is allowed "to go every where" and "see all the fun of the fair."

According to an American publication, Annette Kellerman, stage and screen star, has forsaken professional life, and wil] guide the destinies of the .Annette Kellerman Hidden Rancho. the only exclusively women's club on the Pacific Coast of America. The club will be restricted to 1700, and membership may be secured by the purchase of a cabin site, 40ft. by 60ft., where members can erect a cabin in the mountainous district. According to the terms of membership,- each member will be entitled to take the Kellerman course of physical culture, which Miss Kellerman will instruct, free of charge, for 31 days. She will also supervise all aquatic doings.

Brilliant scenes were again witnessed at Buckingham Palace, when the King and Queen of Italy and Princess Mafalda were the guests of honour at a State ball, given by the King and Queen, writen our London correspondent. The dresses were wonderfully beautiful, and glittering embroideries, gleaming 6hot tissues, and sumptuous brocades once again provided a vision of Bplendour. New Zealanders who had the honour to receive invitations were Sir James and Lady Allen and the M«53«3 Allen, and Mr. A. F. Roberts (Commissioner at Wembley for the Dominion), and Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. .Roberts wore a handsome reveille gown of jadegreen georgette, entirely embroidered with silver crystals. The silver belt was finished at the side with clusters of' jadegreen ostrich fronds, and she carried an ostrich ifeather fan of the same shade.

Mrs. Millicenfc Garrett Fawcett, a leader among women in education and social and political reform, iB soon, it is rumoured, to be made the first woman Privy Councillor. All her life Mrs. Fawcett has, in a single-minded way, striven to secure for women the best education possible, points out " Arthur Pendenys " sn an exchange The first meeting called together with the object of founding Newnham College was held in Mrs. Fawcett's drawing-room at Cambridge in 1870. She was the leader of the reasonable section of the women suffrage movement. She preferred to help by influence, by tone, and by personality ratlrer than by violence. To her husband, the blind Postmaster-General, to whom she was married on April 23, 1867, she was from the first not only hia hands and eyes, but she was also his hope,and his light.