SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20243, 1 May 1929, Page 9

SOCIAL NEWS.

Miss Edwards, of Napier, is slaying at Arundel.

Mrs. J. Stubbs, of Auckland, is visit ing Palmcrston North.

Mrs. G. 11. Partridge ha 3 returned to Stratford from a visit to Auckland.

Mr. Justice Ilerdman and Mrs. Herd man have returned from Dunedin.

Mrs. Buchanan, of London, :is visiting Auckland and is at the Hotel Cargen. Miss Sherratt, of tlisborne, is visiting Auckland and is staying at the Hotel Cargen.

Mrs. A. C. Turnbull, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland and is staying at the Hotel Slonehurst.

Mrs. Morrison Dunn, of Newport, Scotland, is visiting Auckland and is stayine at the Grand Hotel. '

Mr. and Mrs. Meyer, of Wanganui, with their family have arrived in Auckland where they will in future reside.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Perkins, of Remuera, have returned from a holiday spent at Tokaanu and the King Country.

Mrs. Harold Simson, of Ellerslie, has returned to Auckland from Hastings, wliero she has been spending a short holiday.

Mrs. W. B. Wilson and Mrs. W. P. rurton, of Edinburgh, are visitors to Auckland and avo staying at the Hotel Stonehurst.

Miss Matgarefc Cuthbertson, of Auckland, is ai present staying in Ayreshire, and expects to remain in Scotland a few weeks longer, states our London correspondent writing on March 27.

Mrs. M. K. Chandler, of Rotorua, spent four months in Egypt and on the Continent before coming to London. ' Her present plans include a trip to Norway, states our London correspondent.

Miss Becknell, A.R.R.C., of Wellington, Director of Nursing, is being sent by the Now Zealand Government to represent the nursing services of the Dominion at the conference of the International Council of Nurses to be held in Montreal, Canada, in June.

Miss Mary E. Herbert, of Auckland, left England to-day for America on her way back to New Zealand after a holiday tour of two years in Europe and North Africa, states our London correspondent on March 27. She will spend some time in the Eastern States, the Grand Canyon, California and Honolulu.

Mrs. A. Pollard, of Tc Awamutu, was hostess last week at a bridge party given for Miss Rose Lord. During the afternoon the hostess on behalf of the guests presented Miss Lord with a scarf. Mrs. Hanna received the prize for the highest score. Guests present were Mesdames Lord, F. McGovern, K. Rickit, Reese, Hanna, Hawkins, Misses Lord, L. Focke, G. Irwin, J. Elliott, A.. Montefoire, M. Pollard.

Commenting on the number of beautiful crystal vases which are the leading fashion in decoration at present, a writer states that she has found a large-sized brush, thicker than those used for cleaning babies' bottles, admirable for cleaning the vases. She is the fortunate possessor of several, and in the hurry of life had allowed them to become water and flower stained. However, the thick brush and pkiin water worked wonderii in restoring the beautiful glitter which all value in their- crystal.

Mrs. W. P. Salmon, of Takapuna, entertained a party of friends yesterday at morning tea at the Tudor Tea Rooms in honour of Mrs. F. E. Geo, of Milford, and her daughter. Miss Clairo Gee, who are leaving for England and the Continent. The table was arranged with bowls of gold chrysanthemums and asparagus ferns. The hostess wore a black crepe do chine ensemble with gold encrustations, brown furs, and. black bankok hat embroidered with gold. The guests were: Mrs. F. E. Gee, Miss Clairo Gee, Miss Peggy Gee, Mrs. C. Randall, Mrs. F. Scales, and Miss Phyllis Lewins.

Miss Bessio M. Stewart, of Devonport, expects to be in London until May, when the meeting of the Assembly 'o'f tho Established Church of Scotland is to take place in Edinburgh. She hopes to attend all meetings and functions in connection with it, and to sco as much as possible of Scotland while she is in the north. In October Miss Stewart expects to bo again in Edinburgh for the ceremony of tho union of tho Established Qhurch with the United Free Church. Her visit to tho United Kingdom will extend over about nine months, stales our London correspondent.

The Now Zealand Overseas Women War Workers held their annual dinner party at tho Grand Hotel, Wellington, 011 Saturday evening. The gathering was smaller than usual, owing partly to tho Matrons' Conference having been held recently, so that many could not leavo their hospitals again. Miss Hester McLean, R.R.C., presided, and about twenty-seven nurses, V.A.D.'s, motor drivers, and workers in tho overseas New Zealand hospitals were present, including Miss Macdonald, who was one of tho workers in tho Aotea Homo in Egypt. There were several visitors from other centres. Wanganui, Feilcling, Marton, etc., and all wore their war medals and decorations.

What constitutes n successful advertisement? asks- a writer in an exchange. Mrs. M. Chauncey, of Worchester, United Sates of America, appears to have solved the problem of writing remarkably effective " copy." Sho is a widowed mother of two small children, and (recently decided that sho would marry again. She accordingly drafted an advertisement for a husband, and inserted it in«her local newspaper. No photograph was used, but. so alluring was the phrasing that 1 125 applicants responded, of whom 25 appeared in person to press their suits. Four other women appealed to Mrs. Chauncey to turn over to them the applications she could not iise.

Lady Liverpool, writing from tho R.M.S. Aorangi to a friend in Wellington, mentions how much pleasure it gave hor to visit tho Memorial cemetery in Wellington, and to see how beautiful it is, with so many memorials provided of a very fine character. She proceeds: "I have carried away a wonderful memory of it all. I think it is a beautiful place, so calm and peaceful; there is something quite exceptionally impressive out there, while it is beautifully simple. I found out there many of the names of those I used to know. * I was very sorry to leave New Zealand, and hopo wo shall live to take another trip out before we get too old to enjoy it! It was a wonderful trip, full of pleasures."

The Times of a recent date contained an interesting letter from Dr. Redmond Eocho stating that mixed medical education really began in tho twelfth century when the School of Salerno admitted women to the medical school. The department for diseases of women was handod over to women lecturers, one of whom lectured behind a curtain for fear of hor beauty disturbing the students! (This recalls to our mind the remark of a noted dramatist that a distinguished male anti-suffragist would feel happier under certain circumstances if he could "take purdah.") About this period many other European universities in Spain, Italy and France admitted women to their medical curricula and professorships.