WANGANUI NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11217, 24 May 1922, Page 9

WANGANUI NOTES

(By "Eileen.”) WANGANUI, May 22. Mr Raney Jackson leaves this week on a holiday trip to Honolulu, Mr and Mrs Gaisford, of Marton, were in town for the races. Mr and Mrs Cameron, of Masterton, are staying with Dr and Mrs Crawford Mra Newman, of Levin, is staying with her parents, Mr and Mre Allan Cameron. Mrs Simmonds, of Pa tea, was in town for race week. The Jellicoe Ladies' Club gave a very enjo3 r able dance on Thursday evening—first race night. The Wanganui Musical and Dramatic Society staged "Miss Hook of Holland” on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings at t|ie Opera Housq. There wa-s a good attendance, and the piece went well. The orchestra was under th© baton of Mrs C. I. Spillnne, an<l helped materially t<, make the pretty musical comedy the success it was. Tho society stage it again this week for another three nights. The dreesea aro quaint and very becoming, and all those taking part did well. The question of raising the fees at the public hospital came up for discussion at the Hospital Board at their meeting last week. The fees a.t present are 35s a. week for adults and 15s for children. The question was a notice of motion by the chairman (Mr Lethbridge), that the fees be raised as above. This was seconded by Mr Ritchie. After considerable discussion a vote was taken, and the chairman won by one vote. Those voting against wore Mre Comyns, Messrs Sharpe, Battle, Pilkington, and Aldridge Mr Shanpe then moved that a notice or motion for next meeting would ask to rescind this one, and make the foes two guineas.

It is rather a pity that country versus town should be creeping in re hospital affairs. There are twelve members on the board, and only three for Wanganui and one for Gonville and Cartleoliff. The other eight are all country. When it is remembered that nearly all the buildings of the hospital are from friends who have left money to it, it hardly reetns fair for the country to squeal like they linve done.

Mrs Edwards, up river, was in town for a few days Inst week. The winter meeting of the Wanganui Jockev Club was held on Thursday and Saturday last. The first day was very wet in the morning, and showers foil during the afternoon. The attendance .was-not as cood as usual, and the takings on the- tote were nearly less than the first day of last year. On Saturday one could not have wished for a more perfect day, and being the town half-holiday there was a splendid attendance. There weren't any serious accidents* and the racing was good. The Garrison Band, under Conductor Wade, played some beautiful music, and all races were well up to time. There is no doubt the club hare a splendid secretary in Mr W. Hall, and be was ably assisted by his courteous staff. Among the ladies present were—Mrs H. Good, who was wearing a very smart cape cloak of sealskin and black 6atin, over a dark frock, and with this was worn a black hat; Mrs Newman (Levin), was in a navy coat frock with bands of grey fur, she also wore a black liat and wings, and black furs; Mrs McLeod was in a smoked blue coat frock richly braided, smart black velour hat anti cape of black ostrich feathers; Mrs Anderson wore a black and white check frock and seal coat with ermine collar, and black hat wreathed with soft white feather; Mrs Webster looked very smart in a mole gabardine banded with fur, and silk’ hut in peacock-blue shade; Mrs Crawford wore a navy tailored gown with seal coat and black hat and feathers; Mrs J. R. • Foster’s gown of henna crepe de chine was richly embroidered in gold beads, and her hat was en suite; Mrs McCabe, of Wellington, was in a delicate shade of ihole gabardine, with ermine necklet and hat wreathed with shaded fruit; Mrs E. M. Silk wore a knitted coat and skirt in pastel blue, and white felt hat; Mrs Ulric Williams was in a black and white tailored gown, with velvet tarn with brush osprey al side; Mrs A. O. Hardy looked very* smart in a tailored gown of pale grey gabardine richly braided, and she also wore a small black toque and black fox fure. Mrs "W. Stewart wore brown cloth frock, and long grey fur coat, and brown hat; Mias D. Comyns wore a smart tailored gown in bronze-green tweed, with gold and brown hat; Mies E. Comyns was in black crcpe-de-chine. with cloak of henna cloth and wide fur collar, and hat wreathed with shaded berries; Miss Millward was in an autumn brown tailored, coat frock, with liat to match; Mrs Alison wore a very smart frock -and cape in jwilo silver-grey cloth, and small hat*, Mrs Hastings* Moore wore a tailored gown of black, and black hat and furs. Mr and Mrs D. Cullinane, of Raetahb wero in town for the races, and stayed with Mrs Selby, Marton,

Miss J. Durie, of Hastings, is among the visitors to town. Mr and Mrs Harold Brown, of Wellington, were also in Lawn for race week. Mr and Mrs MeLehm*, of KaJcatiki, were among tile visitors to town for race week. The Farmers' Union held their conference in Wanganui last week. At its conclusion a banquet was held in the Druids’ Hall,

FAVOURITE COLOURS. Havana, a new shade of brown, will be extensively used both for entire gowns and in the form of trimming. Draperies are the craze of the moment in Paris, where they have also decreed the brightest possible colours for evening gowns. “Marron” is another new brown which goes well with darker shades. Reds and Teddisli tones have never been more popular than at present, says a London paper, while beaded girdles grow more and more elaborate to adorn the fashionable waistline.