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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12196, 22 July 1925, Page 5

The American Consul-General and Mrs Lowrie have issued invitations >o a reception in honour of the admiral and officers of the American' fleet cn August 12th at the New Ambassador. 1

‘Mrs Eric Milton (Waiau)’, who has been revisiting Wellington, is back in Canterbury. She is at present staying in Christchurch with Mrs J. Milton.

Miss Winifred Averill is visiting Christchurch with her brother, Dr Averill, who is just back from'Eng-, land

Madame Winnie Fraser arrived by the “Limited” yesterday morning from Auckland., where she has h. ; soloist for ; the Royal Auckland Male Choir and for Mr Maughan Barnett’s organ recitals. While. in Wellington Madame Fraser is the guest of- Mrs T. M. Grant. Hobsqn street. ■ Mrs Fraser, the • Cbristchurch_delegate to the recent conference _at- Washington of the National' Council of Women, gave a most. interesting talk cn her experiences there the other evening before a . large number of members and friends. Special mention ■ was made of' the fine German women who attended, and who represented the fifty women in tjie Reichstag, all .voting solidly in favour of peace and of entry into the League of Nations. It was noticeable-how well the delegates from the Teutonic countries spoke in English. President Coolidge took a great interest in the conference, and had a special talk to Mrs Fraser, in which he. showed himself well up in New Zealand affairs.

Mrs Owen Campbell has left Auckland for Samoa where she will be the guest of Sir George and Lady Richardson.

x One of the not least interesting loans.of the women’s section at the exhibition will br that of published works by New Zealand women, and in “works” will be included music, songs, poetry, prose, etc. It will easily he seen that' much work is entailed in getting a complete' list of authoresses names. 1 Readers - are asked to help- by forwarding names and addresses of writers to Miss. Edith Howes, care cf Exhibition Offices, Rattray street, Dunedin.

-New’Zealanders who have gone to; Sydney to escape the winter do not seem to have benefited greatly. Some of them complain of it's being so cold that -they live' in fur coats, and one lady,, who left hers behind, has-had to cable for it. v

The annual world fellowship fair of the Dunedin Y.W.C.A. was held on Thursday, .July 9fh. The recreation hall was gay with colour and brigbtness, the girls having arranged their stalls ,to represent different countries. The evening especially saw many girls in costume. ' The • winter stall. “Iceland,” won a prize; that for the best costuming - went to the “Eastern Stall, • Egypt.” These two stalls stopd side by .side, and the . glow and colour of Egypt were an effective contrast to the wlufleness of “Iceland.”' with; its snowfiakbs and snow man. ■ -

On. Friday last, the Oddfellows’ Hall was the scene of a most enjoyable function,, when the staff pf Messrs Turnbull and Jones,. Ltd., held their annual dance. The decorations were charmingly carried 'out -with gaily coloured; streamers,. 7 balloons, and lycopodium intermingled with -lights of various colours, a unique feature being the giant Eastern lanterns at either end of the hall. - -The hostesses for the evening wore :' Mrs E. F.'Hollands, in spun; silver, with tunic of crystal-beaded l royal blue georgette; Mrs C. J. Lenihan. a lemon georgette frock: and Mrs E Taylor,' in heliotrope satin. The committee responsible for the very pleasant evening were: Misses Warekam, orange georgette with ostrich trimming; Miss' Young, pink georgette trimmed with matabout; Miss Murphy, cherry satin and gold lace trimming; Miss Reid, blue silk marocain; Miss Carson, gpricot satin marocain: and Messrs Lenihan, .Shepherd, Crease, Curgenven, Warwick, and Lissack. Among those present were: Mrs F. W. Furkert, black satin with sequin overdress; Mrs F. T. M. Kissel, turquoise blue georgette; Mrs 'W. A. Coates, blue georgette beaded in silver; Mrs A. Gavey, heliotrope georgette; Mrs A. E. Batt. black satin; Mrs A. J. Rigg, gold marocain trimmed with gold lace; Mrs Eh E. Lane,.oyster.irey marocain; Mrs Crocker, turquoise’ blue beaded georgette; Miss Guiness, apricot beaded georgette; Mrs A. Fortune, black beaded crepe de chine; Mrs J. C. Burberry,: vieux roße crepe de:chine; Mrs F, Curgenven, royal blue beaded georgette; Miss,Johnstone, cream beaded crepe ,de chine; Miss Newton, black silk marocain ; Miss Rail, black figured velvet; Miss Fettes. blue taffeta: Miss Wiles, pink crepe.de chine; Miss K- Redmond, Miss G- Cashman, • Miss Holmes, Miss Bailey, Miss Mason, Mias Hotter. Mrs Ferguson, Miss- Stewart, Miss Boon, Miss Tossman. Miss Bird, Miss -Shepherd, Miss Chittock, Messrs Furkert, Kissel, Coates. Gavey, Callendar, Bailey, Lee,; Crocker, Fleming, Hall, Hollands, Lane, Taylor, Foster,* Grouse, Weston, Wilson, Cashman, Reynolds, Gorton, Power, McHardy, Wheeler, Ferguson, Dillon, . Scrimgeour, Rose, Holder, Murray, and Meyer. 4mong people who have to think about and protect their looks, carrots are becoming a craze (says an English writer). They not only act directly upon the skin and hair (they contain carbo-hydrates), but are wonderfully good for the nerves. Do you remember the film actress who appeared in court nibbling a carrot' recenty when it was her turn to give evidence in a trying case? If you can’t bring yourself to munch a carrot while dressing in the morning, have it finely gritted and mixed with cream or a little cream cheese, salt, pepper, and a little sugar. It makes quite a pleasant hors d’deuvres or sandwich filling. Or if you like salads, have grated carrot sprinkled over ; the top. It is best . eaten raw, however, like most vegetables.

Every smart coat has its buttonhole as a matter of course. A hunch of tiny coloured flowers, all. odd ■ shapes and long stalks, and - made of snippets- of that same coloured felt that the dolls kro made of. Or you may have a, bunch of tiny shell anemones with varnished and gilded leaves, or, a dead white daisy with a black ‘ centre and polished black, leaves. In the evening, we wear enormous shaggy cabbage roses, one on the shoulder and one on the hip.