NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11303, 31 August 1922, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Emmie Billens, 8.A., of the staff of the Girls' High School, Palmerßton North, sails for Vancouver by the Niagara oh a three months’ hc..*-»ny visit. Her sister, Miss Kathleen Billens, aocoxnpanied her as far as Auckland. Mrs Jordan has returned to Masterton from Wellington. Mrs and Miss Betty Norris, of Christchurch, have come to Wellington for the holidays.. Mrs C- J 3. Cornford and her family, of Napier, are staying with Mrs G. Bobieson, at Kelburn. Mrs J. Prendeville, of Wellington, is oh a visit to her sister; Mrs B. W. Boydhouse, Tyne street; Carterton. Miss M. Lorimer, of Nelson College, has gone to Dunedin for the holidays Mrs Johannes Andersen, who has gone to Christchurch to attend the Women's National Council, at present being held in Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs C. B. Cogan, of Armagh street. Mrs Den. Blundell (Wellington) is staying with Mrs H. H. Daniell, in Masterton. Mr and Mrs E. W. P. Bucholz (Wellington) have been enjoying Eondon for the past few weeks, and now they are going to Scotland, says a correspondent writing in July. About the end of August a Continental tour will he embarked upon, the countries to he visited including Holland, Prance, Germany, and Italy. In December they will sail for New Zealand via Suez. A lady writes that the evolution or dress at different ages is in strange contrast to the age and stature of the wearer. Aged one day, two feet high, the dress is three feet six long; aged one month, ■ three feet high, dreßS two feet; aged five, height four feet, dress one foot; aged fourteen; five feet high, dress one foot six; aged sixty, four feet ten, dress four feet six. Truly, the vagaries and cast of fashion are a curious thing. Given fine weather the forthcoming fancy dress masked hall, which is to take place at St. James's Hall, Lower Hutt, to-morrow evening, is going to he the crowning feature of the season, as the juvenile members of the St. James Club, Hutt, are devoting their time and energy to making the ball a sncdess. Invitations in connection with it have been Issued, and the request of the committee is that their guests enter into the spirit of the carnival by ooming in fancy dress with masks. The hon. secretary is Mr Donald Hall, and the chaperons are Mesdames Gannaway, Tait, Meadows, Tosswill and Leighton. In connection with the sale that was held recently at the Lyceum Hall, Lower Hutt, under the auspices of the Hutt stall for the Y.M.C.A. street sale, the sum of JB4O was raised for the project. The money was handed to the treasurer, Mrs Eddie, by the secretary, Mrs Leighton. In recognition of the services rendered by the Premier Orohestra, a letter of appreciation was written by Mrs Leighton to Mr T. E. Sheil, enclosing a donation to go towards the orohestra fund. The tenth annual dance and presentation of trophies of the Maranui Surf and Life-saving Club will be held at the Kilbirnie Hall to-night, when the lifesaving trophies won during the season will be presented by Mr J. A. Tripe. A number of life-saving awards will also he presented by Mr G. H. Hill, the chairman of the Boyal Life-saving Society. The list comprises-.—The Otaki life-saving shield and medals, the Wahler 4-men life-saving cup, the Walker and Hall flying squadron cup for a team of the fastest swimmers in Wellington, the medals for the team that gained third place in the New Zealand Surf Life-saving Championship Nelson Shield, and also a white distinguished star will be presented to the team that rescued Willets from drowning at Lyall Bay. THE SAILORS’ FRIEND SOCIETY. That the bi-weekly concerts for seafarers retain their pleasure-giving powers was seen on Tuesday, when Miss P. Snell's (hostess) programme was received with unstinted applause at the Sailors’ Friend Booiety. The performers were Mrs Lennan, Misses Morris, Burt, Speedy, Maxwell, Snell, Messrs Fleming, J; Beta, and Marriott. Miss Henderson mat the piano. Mr Moore, misaioner, resumed his chat on the dangers of "grog." Pledges followed. The competitions afforded wonderful pleasure to the guests. The prizes came from tlie hostess and Mrs Styles, and; went to the Wangaratta, Whakatane, and men in port.

DANCE AT GOYERFiMENT HOUSE CHILDREN IN FANCY DRESS. In celebration of 'holiday time and birthdays, Their Excellencies Lord. «ar.<i Lady jellicoe gave a children’s fancy dre&s dance at Government House last evening, -which was * ery largely attended, and proved the most delightful of P ar *l® 8 for the young guests, as well as for the few grown-ups who were onlookerß. Iho larve ballroom preeented a very Ray sight, for its white walls were embellished with bunches of bright coloured bah loops, the orchestra's stand was almost hidden, with greenery, and beautiful : flowering plants were banked along the dais at the end of the room. . Sprinp* flowers were arranged in the drawingrooms, and the halls were hung with Chinese lanterns, which two * l } as soon as the daylight faded, and added to the carnival appearance of the scene. As soon a 9 most of the guests had assembled in the ballroom Their Excellen cies entered with tiheir children, the Hons. Myrtle, Nora, Prudence, end Georg® Jollicoe, who were all dressed alike as penguins, in black ana white with, very realistic headdresses. Sooe afterwards a grand march was fo ri u®d< the children marching four ahrea-st. "he Hons. Myrtle and Nora Jellicoe, with Missee Mury Bond and Bona Elworthy led, the two latter wearing .Eastern dresses in beautiful colourings and spangled veils and jewels, they were followed by the Hons. Prudence and George Jellicoe, with their other two Louseguests, Misses Elworthy and Bond, the former as the Knave of Hearts, and the latter as Bed, White, and Blue, vrith many little Union Jacks about her frock. At the conclusion of this the children marched into tea, which, was set in several rooms. The smallest ones were seated at many tables in. the diningroom, while a buffet was set in the hall and also in the billiardroom and anteroom for the older ones. The tables were all decorated with flowers, and the many beautiful silver centre pieces appeared, the Iron Duke being in the billiardroom. Each table too bad its birthday cake set round with lighted candles, while all sorts of goodies to tempt the children's appetites were provided. After tea dancing was once more indulged in, and Sir Roger and other old favourites appeared, and every child, before leaving, received a favour from Lady jellicoe, either a little fan or a balloon. Lord and Lady Jellicoe greeted all their guests individually, and they and their staff spared no pains to give the little ones a thoroughly good time. . Lady JeJJicoe wore a gown, of Princess blue laeo over satin beaute and a black hat with paradise feathers; Mrs Bond, who, with Major Bond, is staying at Government House, wore black silk embroidered in steel beads; Mrs Montgomery (Christchurch), also a house guest, wore fawn satin with self-toned embroideries. Among the children some very pretty costumes were to be' seen. There were any number of Bcdr Indians very effective in tfhoir war paint, beautiful 'Eastern ladies and Indian Princes, charming old world costumes of crinoline or Watteau time, one girl in the latter style having the tiny hat worn on one sido of die head so favoured by that artist. Flower girls were numerous, a poppy was very well carried out in paper, a hoy as a’brown paper parcel had an effective and certainly cheap dress, another appeared as one of the daily papers, printed on calico, a girl as balloons was effective, having gay coloured circles on he • dress. A blight costume was worn by Miss M. Morico of many coloured patches in pierrot style and a very large pink neck ruffle. The spirit of climbing was represented! by a white frock with a glistening headdress Mrs Ernest Hadfield brought bor two daughters, both representing boy characters, one as Dick Whittington and the other Boy Blue; Lady Pomare's two sons appeared as a Bed Indian and the Bajah of Bhong respectively; Mrs C. J. Parr was present with her young daughter representing a vanity bag in bright patterned material; Mrs Coates brought her two little girls, .one as a black and white plerrette and the other as a bathing girl in yeMow; Mrs Guthrie's eon, Maurice, wore Highland costume: Mrs Arthur Seed's two daughters both wore old fashioned costumes, one carrying her great-grandmother's tiny sunshade; Sinclair Grey rnd his Risfer again represented the Prince of Wales and his bride-to-be, "The Empire's greatest expectation," Mary and Jean Knox-Gilmer were a charming oldfashioned pair as Bean Brocade and Mistress Lavender in mauve brocade and white satin, with

powdered llai r; Mrs H. Nathan’s son -was a realistic pirate and Mrs George Nathan's daughter Juliet was a lobster salad, with. uncommon scarlet headdress representing the lobster's claws; Nancy Beers wore an Eastern frook, Joan Beere was a pretty blue and and white Dutch girl; Margaret Herbert, as a French milliner, wore mauve and white, and) carried a box nearly as big as herself; Natalie Morns and her brother and sister wore red and black futurist carnival costumes; Joan Carey was a Pierrot; Betty Beading a blackbird; lan Beere went as a pirate with skull and crossbones on his cap; Francis Parker was Carnival; Molly .Robertson was a pretty blue clad flower girl; Betty Herbert,a futurist pierrot; Alison Pearce jus a black fan, the fan forming the headdress; Doris Pow and Molly Brown were dressed as a Courtier and' lady of the times of Charles I.; Norma Carpenter as a basket of flowers, wore the basket with real flowers across her frock; Nancy Blundell was a box of chocolates. Mrs Harcourt had her four children, the boys appearing as "Mine Host of tine Inn" and. a "Haymaker"; the girls »s a Greek and a charming tea maiden. Mrs Powell was .present with her daughters, a courtier and a powder and puff; Mrs I,a Trobe’s three little girls were a charming group of green pines; Mrs Hamilton’s email daughter was an Indian squaw, with gaily coloured feather headdress. Master Eiberington was an Indian; Trevor Fisher appeared as a Chinaman; Jocelyn Knight was a most realistic Hawaiian belle; Jack Hard-wicke-Smith, as a dock, had an effective, if cumbersome, dress; Joan Kemp, as spring cleaning, was hung with dishcloths and dusters; Pat. Gilmer was a tiny vamp, in .black satin and jet; Mollie Coleridge and her brother were a pair of Quakers; Pat. Brown, a flower girl; Babs Hunter, a pretty wearer of a crinoline; Master Elliott looked | well as the pied .piper, a few mice hanging from bis girdle giving realism; Katherine Young appeared as winter; Peggy Marsden, a hallet girl; Pat. M.o- ---| Eyedy, a buttercup; Molly Neil, a Pixie; Margaret Gathome-Hardy wae "Little Miss Muffet"; Dorothy Herbert looked well as a lamp shade; Joan Anderson was a violet; Margaret Nell, ‘"Stars and Stripes"; Isabel Young wae a “Forget-me-not”; Tom Harty, "Foily"; Douglas Young, "Hearts"; Gina Sl°man, a "Powder Puff"; Gwen Frazer. “Dresden China”; Baweon Davison was "King Chariot"; Tony Roberts, a "‘Dutch Boy"; Ethne Wilkins, a "Greek Girl"; John Yeo, a "Pierrot"; Pat. Hughes wae a sailor; Bob Hughes, a "Pierrot"; and their sisters wore an early Viotorian costume; Master Daniel Riddiford wae a very fine-looking "Bajah." and his sister* were a charming "Powder and Patches" in white eatin, and a "Welsh Girl"; Barbara Bobieson was a black-clad "Carnival." Frizes wore given for the best costumes, originality being counted chiefly, and these were won by John HardwickeSrnith, ae the "Clock," and J. Darling, "The Dominion," for the senior boya» Michael Shand, as the "Mad Hatter,"' and Tony Riddiford, as “The Rajah," for the juniors. The girls were Nancy Blundell, "Box of Chocolates," and Norina Carpenter, "Backet of Flowers"; and for the little ones, Alison Kemp, "Spring Cleaning,” and Margaret .Herbert, "Modiste." Lady Jellicoe presented the prizeq, to the winners at the conclusion of the I party. Among those present ‘besidea the Vice Regal house party were Mrs Cecil Day Mr and Mrs Gathome-Hardy, M and Sirs A. Tloberts; Lady Bell Lady and Mias Pomare, Miss Massey Mrs Parr, Mrs Coates, Mrs Guthrie lire, R. A. Wright, Mrs Arthu Young, Mrs G. • Nathan, Mrs Ai thub Duncan and her daughter, Mr Powell, Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Reading, Mr S. Haroourt, Miss Estelle Beere (wb was assisting in looking after the ar rangements), Mris W. Barton and Mis Barton (Featherston), Mrs Hughes, Mr Hamilton, Mrs Brown, Mrs Parker, Mr Kemp, Mrs Hardwicke-Smith, Mrs Gil mer, Mrs Powell. Mrs E. Hadfield, Mr Dan Riddiford, eto.