SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19891, 9 March 1928, Page 5

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. M. Canavan, of Auckland, is visiting Chris tchurch.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Manning, of Hamilton, are visitors to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bradley, of Well ington, are staying in Auckland.

Miss Denman, of England, is at present in Auckland, and is staying at Arundel.

Lieutenant-Commander Lingard and Mrs. Hugh Lingard have taken up their residence at Narrow Neck.

Mrs. Clive Mellor, of England, who has been on a visit to Rotorua, lias returned to Auckland, and is staying at the Grand Hotel.

Mrs. J. Frater and family have returned to their home in City Road, after spending the summer months at. Takapuna.

Mrs. Cook, who has been staying with her sistei*, Mrs. W. Hood, of Auckland, left last evening on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs. Birmingham, who is the guest of Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, Victoria Avenue, is returning to Houolulu by the Niagara next week.

Mrs. Jacobs and Miss H. Smith, of Dunedin, and Mrs. A. E. ScouJ.ar, of Omakau. who have been staying at the Grand Hotel, have left on a visit to Rotorua.

Mrs. C. P. Agar, of Christchurch, and her sister, Mrs. Isles, have reached Wellington on their return from a to Auckland and Rotorua. They are at present staying with Mrs. A. E. Carver, of Woburn Road, Lower Hutt.

Fewer cliai-women will be needed and scrubbing brushes and buckets will be abolished in consequence of a new method, of cleaning the floors of the London County Council schools. Dust-allaying oil will be used, and it is hoped to save £12,000 annually by this means. Successful experiments have bean made in 100 schools.

Five o'clock tea seems to grow ever more popular in Paris. Most of the Frenchwomen one sees in the very busy teashops have their eyes mysteriously shrouded by the fashionable veil that hangs from the hat in front nearly to the nose. And most are beautifully dressed. Paris, if she wishes, can still outdress the world, states a London writer.

The fact that many people spend their evenings at home listening-in to the programmes broadcast by wireless is suggested as one of the causes for a "boom" in sales at home and in the United States of English-made slippers. Other causes .suggested by a member of a Lancashire slipper-making firm are the continuous bad weather and the possibility that slippers are being worn at home instead of more expensive shoes as a measure of economy.

When a New York woman who had lost one ear in a motor accident recently advertised for a prime ear from some light-skinned woman not over 25, received offers at prices ranging from £SOO to £3OO, but wide publicity has depressed the price. Fifteen young Chicago women volunteered to sacrifice good ears for £2OO and less when another woman of that city lost an ear in an accident, Tho advertiser accepted the offer of a married woman with a baby who explained that she needed the money to pay bdls and would give the ear in exchange.

A music section was established this week in connection with the League of Now Zealand Pemvomen. Tho following officers wove elected: —Miss Gertrude Bertram, Mus. Bac., convener; Miss Alice Law. LB.A.M.. hon secretary; Miss Renoe Satchwell. L.R.A.M.. Miss Rankine Johnston, L.R.A.M., Mrs. Gordon Robert son and Miss Amy Hansard, members of committee. The next meeting of the music section will take place next, week, when Schubert programmo will be presented, tho following members taking part:—Miss Alice Law, piano; Miss Amy Hansard, songs; Mrs. Hesketh, violin;' Mrs. Nello Ferter, songs.