SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19220, 8 January 1926, Page 5

SOCIAL NEWS.

Miss Dorothy Nolan lias left on a visit to Russell. Dr. and Mrs. Prior, of Masterton, are visiting Auckland. Miss Stella Murray, the well-known singer, left yesterday, for England. Miss Binney has returned to Guisnes Court, Remu'cra Road, from a stay at Milford. Commander Aveling and Mrs. Aveling sailed by the Niagara for Sydney, en route to Tasmania. Miss H, M. Waters, of Wellington, who has been visiting Mrs. Vvvyan B. Taylor, of Mount Eden, Auckland, left for Sydney by the Niagara. Miss Thorold Clark, of Auckland, hus been staying with Mrs. Jervis, Rona Bay, over tho Christmas holidays. She leaves for a visit to the Marlborough Sounds this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Aldridge, of Wellington, who have been touring the United States of America returned by the Niagara on Tuesday and are staying at tho Grand Hotel. Miss Alice Law, L.R.A.M., has left for Wellington and is spending somo timo at Plimmerton before going to Dunedin to attend the conference of musicians there. Miss Law has been appointed one of the Auckland delegates to tho conference. Often just when the woman m the country is wanting to dye something tho dyetin is empty. That, however, does not warrant despair, for there is usually in the house a number of things that can bo transformed into dyes. Tea and coffee, made in tho usual fashion and carefully strained, will give a big range of tun colours, according to the strength used. There is nothing better to transform your old white stockings into tho popular onion, sunset and other shades of to-day. Cochineal, diluted, gives delicate variations of pink, from flesh to that brilliant shade known as " sunburst." And a beautiful rose pink can bo obtained by making a dye-bath out of water in which has been boiled somo cut-up beetroot. "Tell Me Another," a book of good stories by Lord Aberdeen, has just reached me, says a writer in a:a exchange. Tho book comes with good wishes for 1926 from Lady Aberdeen, who in conjunction with hor husband, has jnst published their combined experiences of a long life of usefulness under: the happy title of "We Two." For many years Lord and' Lady Aberdeen have made a distinct place for themselves as tireless arid devoted workers for the public good, and they have in this book, as an English paper say:?, "collaborated in literature as they have in life." Lord Aberdeen is a delightful raconteur. No dinner could bo dull tit which ho is a guest, and ho has. a host of amusing stories gathered during his sojourn in Ireland and Canada as. Viceroy, and in public life in England. Nowadays Lord Aberdeen devotes much of his timo to assisting Lay Aberdeen with her many public duties, and is as keen a feminist as his wife, for whom ho has a keen admiration. Those who have met Lord and Lady Aberdeen in connection with tho International Council of Women will bo keenly interested in their joint literary effort. It is 25 years since Lady Aberdeen first became president of tho 1.C.W., and though others have filled that office since then sho is still president.