NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12422, 16 April 1926, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr and! Mrs W. J. Sim, have left Christchurch foor Wellington, where Mr Sim is attending the Court of Appeal. Mrs E. Courtenay, of Wellington, is a visitor to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Forest, of Wellington, Have arrived in Auckland, where they will for the future reside. Mrs Hope Gibbons and Miss O’Connor, of Wellington, who have been spending a few days in Christchurch, have left for the West Coast. Mrs Wilson, widow of the late Dr. Wilson, of Antarctic fame, is at present the guest of Lady Wigram, Park terrace, Christchurch. Mrs W. E. MacGregor, who has been the guest of Mrs C. A. Patterson, in Timaru, has returned to Wellington. Mrs H. Wallis, of passed! through Wellington yesterday on her return from Dunedin.' Miss Jessie Allison, Wellington,-has been visiting Dunedin, and is now with Mrs Norman Orbell, in Timaru. Mr and Mrs Carlson, of Wellington, are visiting Mount Cook. Mr and Mrs T. E. Corkill and Miss Corkill are on tour of the South Island, including Mount Cook. Mrs E. E. Mulgan, of Auckland, who has been staying in Wellington prior to returning to England, leaves Wellington by the Argyllshire to-day for England, where she will join Mr and Mrs Alan Mulgan, who are at present touring in the Homeland. The “Morning Post” records one after the other two births of New Zealand interest, writes ft London correspondent.. One, a daughter to Sir Charles and Lady Cayzer, who live at Prinoe’s Gate, and a son to Colonel Laurence Chaytor, M.C. and Mrs Chaytor, of Marlborough, New Zealand. Wellington visitors to the south who left this week include Captain and Mrs D. McNish, Mrs ASrkins, Mrs Bristed, Mr and Mrs Cropp, and Mr and Mrs J. Kenning. A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Stephen’s Church recently, when Charles John, the third son of Mr and Mrs R>. P. Gawler, Bealey street, St. Albans, was married to Caroline Sargent, late of Liverpool, England. Among the guests were Mrs McCrea and Mrs Nickless, both of Wellington. Mr and Mrs C. J. Gawler’s future home will be in Wellington. A wedding of widespread interest took place at the Presbyterian Church, Pokeno, on Wednesday, when Miss Mary Doris Isla McDonald, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs James McDonald, of Ailsabrae, Mangatawhiri, and formerly of Te Teko, was married to Mr Percy Walter James Cannons, eldest son of Mr and' Mrs James Cannons,' Fairview, Miranda,' says the Auckland “Herald.” The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. D. B. Stewart. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at the Lutheran Church, Mauricgville West, on March 24th, the contracting parties being Annie Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs V. K. Lemberg. Mauriceville West, and Leonard Allan, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. L. Pedersen; Te Uri, Ormondville, H.B. St. Matthew’s Church, Masterton, was the scene of a wedding this week when Miss L- M. Willis, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Willis, of Villa street, was married to Mr G. H. Gilding, third son of Mrs G. Gilding, of Masterton. The Rev. W. Bullock officiated.

A London correspondent, writing on March lOtli, says; There are still a number of Nejv Zealanders in the South of France, including Mrs and Miss MacLennan, Remuera, who are sipending two months at Mentone, and who, after visiting Italy, will come to England for the summer. Mr and Mrs Bernard Tripp, Canterbury, are staying at Cannes before coming to London. They have been joined by Miss Henry and Mrs Elliott. Mr and Mrs Carey Hill are still at Cannes, where Mrs C. H. Ivebbeii, Wairarapa, has arrived. Mrs G. R. Bloomfield and her daughters have been there for some time, as have Mr and Mrs T. Williamson, Mrs E. Horton and Miss A. Horton.

Miss Stella Murray arrived at Tilbury, London, by the Port Bowen on February 28th, and was met by Mrs Bernard Myers and Miss Myers. She was looking very fit and spoke with great enthusiasm of lier visit to New Zealand and the hospitality and appreciation there accorded her. Refreshed by the voyage she hoped soon to resume her work' in London. On Sunday afternoon, the. day after her arrival, Mr Shayle Gardner held a reception in honour of the New Zealand contralto at his home in South Kensington. Mr Gardner was ably assisted by Mrs H. L. Friend, who acted as hostess. All those able to be present had a very pleasant time. Misses L. and D. Hunt, exchange teachers from London, leave Wellington to-day en route to Australia, via Auckland. They have spent twelve months in Wellington, Auckland and Hawke’s Bay districts, at work in the schools, and made opportunities to see Rotorua, Waikaremoana, the Franz Josef glacier, and other scenio beauties, and are charmed with tho delights of this southerp land and the pleasant people thev have been associated with. They intend ipenling three months in Australia in teaching, and then return to their work under the Education Committee of the London County Council. They are both infant teachers, and the authorities under whom they have worked here speak in the highest terms of their capabilities. Now i- tho time for those who are lucky enough to possess one of those sable stoles we used to wear, with dozens of tails on them, to bring ; t into daylight and use the tails for collar and cuffs on your new winter coats. Tails of all sorts are quite the thing now used in this way.

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AT THERACES SUMMER WEATHER PRETTY FROCKS AT TRENTHAM. Wellington is having a real St. Martin’s summer this year, and yesterday was an ideal day for the racegoers at Trentliam. Wnrm sunshine and no wind, it is not often that the clerk of the weather is so kind to the autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. The lawns at the racecouree were looking their greenest and all the gardens were a mass of colour, while the white buildings positively gleamed in the sunshine. The frocking matched the day, for it was gay, green being the most popular colour, chiefly the dark leaf green with a sprinkling of lighter tones. Brown came next and there were any number of brown costumes and in all, shades, from light fawn up through beige, tabac, rust and henna to dark chocolate, the lighter and brighter tones however, being the favourite. Red was suggested in many tones, also the wine colours being popular, and there were several frocks of cyclamen shade running into amethyst, purple and real old-fashioned pure black held its own however, and the black satin coat to the ensemble costume is still' a firm favourite. As for styles the ensemble was almost universal, frock and coat of the same colour and material, or the patterned frock .with plain coat. Simplest and prettiest were the coats of light cl&th, kasna or velour, made in most cases with a slight flare at the sides and with a touch of fur either on the collar or the hem, sometimes both. The jumper suit in jersey- clotli was almost universal with the young people, varied sometimes by metal ornamentation, and there were also silk suits, in the same style, and with these the small close-fitting felt hat was chief favourite, usually to match the coat, but sometimes in a contrasting shade. It is a becoming fashion to most people, and its very simplicity appeals to comfort-loving people. Even the flare has not ousted the straight cut coat and there were many examples of this. THE FROCKS Among those present were: —Mrs Gillon, wearing claret-coloured crepe de chine and black hat; Miss Skerrettl in black with touches of emerald green and wide ' velvet hat; Mrs G Hume, in rust-brJwn coat over a patterned frock of the same colour, felt hat with gold braid: Mrs W. Hume, in black and white frock, black coat and hat with white ospreys; Mrs Alpers, in bronze-brown with fur in the coat and hat to match; Mrs McEvedy, in black satin and velvet hat; Airs D. A. Duthie, in black, hat witp high mount in front; Miss Joyce Duthie, in sweetpea mauve jumper suit and hat' with small feather mount; Mrs Clay, in bronze velour coat and hat, and Miss Clay, in amethyst suit and hat; Miss G. Richardson, pure coloured silk and black bat; Mrs Gill, beige patterned satin; Mrs Eric Riddiford, in fawn faillie, fur edged at the sides and smart hat; Miss M. Findlay, in apple-green jersey suit and hat; Miss S. Lewis, in vieux-rose coat with fur collar; Mrs C. Richardson, black.and coloured patterned silk with black satin coat and hat; Miss Alice Nathan, black satin ornamented with large pearl buttons and black hat; Mrs Lawson, dark green ensemble costume and hat; Mrs Alec. Young, jum\, navy frock finished with coloured galop; Miss L. Morice, green crepe de chine and hat to match, and her sister in tan-col-oured costume and hat; Mrs IV. Ferry, in a green ensemble suit finished With fur and small hat with green and bronze feathers round the crown; Mrs Watkins, in black; Mrs G. Reid, in black, edged with cyclamen and black coat and hat; Miss Shirtcliffe, sleeveless frock of light brown georgette and lace; Mrs H. Nathan, black satin, the front embroidered with large roses; Mrs Biss, black with embroidery of dark red; Mrs Elgar, black satin wrap over coat edged all round with a double hand of white fur; Mrs Somerville, navy blue with short cape to the coat and fur collar; Mrs Macartliy Reid, black satin coat and black hat; Mrs Arthur Duncan, patterned frock in beige and black, and black cloth coat; Miss June Clifford (Christchurch), white costume bound with black, and her -sister in brown shades; Mrs Robertson, in green costume, and her daughter in brown; Mrs F. Young, in black with small coral pink hat; Mrs W. Young, in black; Mrs Alec Young, in beige brocaded satin and black bat; Mrs R. W. McVilly, in black with small green hat; Mrs James TTndlay, in brown crepe de chine; Mrs Bernard Wood (Christchurch), in henna brown coat and felt hat to match; Miss Lulu Dyer, in light brown shades; Mrs Gage Williams, in dark green with grey fur; Mrs W. Johnstone, in blue with grey fur and black and blue hat; Mrs (Dr.) Mirams, in black with shaded yellow roses patterned on it; Mrs Murray Litchfield, in black; Miss S. Brandon, in mauve jersey suiting; Mrs Rutter, in navy with fox fur and blue liat; Mrs Bowerbank, in blue patterned frock and plain coat finished with tiger fur; Mrs A. Strang, a flannel costume of shades of brown and blue in squares and blue hat; Mrs Russell (Hawke’s Bay), black costume and hat; Miss R. Joseph, black over rust-brown crepe de chine: Mrs Digges-Smitli, grey tweed costume; Miss Joan Tully, bronze georgette ana cream lace; Mrs O. Beetham, dark green embroidered in black; Mrs J. Peacock, black with lines of fine braiding; Mrs La Trobo, bright blue coat over patterned silk frock and blue hat; Miss H. Mills, black satin and fawn; Mrs Ward, black patterned in close design of fawn and blue; Mrs Tringham, black with embroidery in gold and coloilrs; Mrs R. Parker, brown frieze costume and hat to match; Mrs P. Nathan, black with white collar and cuffs; Mrs Ashley Duncan, blue coat with dark red hat; Mrs Shailer Weston, black crepe de chine with pleated side panels; Mrs Sheridan, brown frieze costume; Mrs Buckleton, black with heavy cream lace and bat with touches of red; Miss Buckleton, deep beige georgette and ecru lace; Mrs A. Smith, black satin; Mrs Blaxnll, black lace frock; Mrs McCabe, rust-brown ensemble; Mrs Tartokover, black satin with touches of gold; Mrs Herbert, black satin and purple hat; Airs Rothschild, black with coloured embroidered not; Mrs D. Caselberg (Masterton), grey costume and blue and black hat; Mrs Earle, black satin;

Mrs Metz, navy gown with fawn georgette and hat with fawn feather; Airs Lionel Caselberg, purple frock and hat to match; Mrs L. Rothschild, black velvet with touches of silver; Mrs Moss, navy satin and silk striped coat; Mrs Mason, in brown costume; Airs Carpenter, in paisley coloured dress and black coat; Mrs Bradley (Feilding) saxe-blue and fawn costume; Aliss Scully, grey jumper suit with touches of silver; Airs Chesnc-y, dark blue costume and small hat; Airs A. Samuel, wine-coloured costume; Airs H. D. Bennett, scarlet frock with’ black coat and hat; Miss Naneye Stewart, in shades of brown; Airs A. Levy, wine-coloured frieze coat and hat to match; Mrs Harold Johnstone, dark wine-coloured ensemble costume; Mrs McCrne, dark green crepe de chine and hat to match; Airs Fordham, dark green cloth and hat; Airs Hudson, black coat over black and red dress; Aliss L. Brandon, brown frock; Mrs "Webster, black and white; Mrs Neil AlcLean, brown costume. WEDDINgInInGLAND

At St. Paul’s Church, Worthing, on March 3rd, the wedding took place of Dr John A. W. Roberton eldest son of Dr E. Roberton (Auckland), and Dorothy May, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred T. Chrismas. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dainty white wedding dress, with veil and orange blossom. The three bridesmaids were Aliss Wilkie, cousin of the bridegroom, and tbe Alisses Chrismas, sisters of the bride. They wore pretty dresses of pale parma-coloured niiion, veiled with gold lace, and trimmed with posies of parma violets. Gold lace Dutch caps were finished with the same flowers, and their bouquets were of shaded tulips. Dr J. B. W. Roberton was best man, and another brother, Mr H. E. W. Roberton, who is now at Cambridge, was present, as were also Airs Bernard Alyers and Aliss Lola Myers. Colonel Alyers was prevented from leaving London. Following the ceremony, Mr and Airs Chrismas held a reception at tho Burlington Hotel. It subsequently developed into a the dansant. Dr Roberton has had a very good career alike as a student and as a qualified medical man. Ho has had considerable experience in London hospitals, including St. Bartholomew’s, The Prince of Wales (Tottenham), The Temperance, and Queen Charlotte’s. He saw active service during tho war, first with King Edward’s Horse, and then with tho Gordon Highlanders, to which he was transferred with a commission. In 1916 he was severely wounded. The long interval demanded by the war naturally interfered with the New Zealander's medical studies. These w-ere resumed, however, in 1919 at Cambridge, and in 1920 he was at St. Bartholomew’s. Last November Cambridge University conferred tbe degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Dr and Airs Roberton will leave for Auckland in Alay.

PLUNKET WORK HELP FOR KARITANE HOME. Tho following letter has been sent to the secretary of tho Wellington Boxing Association by Mr H. Amos, secretary of the Plunket Karitane appeal:— “The best thanks of all interested in the useful work being done by the Plunket Society and Mothercraft Home aro due to the Wellington Boxing Association for their splendid offer to donate half the proceeds from the Jamito v. Trowcrn contest to be held in tile Town Hall on Monday evening. The committee and myself very much appreciate , j’our generous offer, which should give n very good Jead to other athletic organisations in the great national work that the Plunket Society is doing." CONCRETE FLOORS AND Q-TOL. The manager of a largo dairy factory close handy to Woodvilie recently discovered that Q-tol wns an excellent means of easing hie tired feet. H© snvs lie usod to suffer agonies standing and walking about on the hard concrete, but now the pcnolraiivo nnd soothing effect of Q-tol gives him. immense relief.

RED CROSS DAY ACTIVE PREPARATIONS. At a meeting of the convenors of tho various committees set up in connection with tho holding of Red Cross Day, held in the Rod Gross rooms, Air ri. J. ilyauis occupied the chair. Reports were submitted from each convenor, a general survey of which indicates that a strong organisation will be set up, wh : <h will exhaustively canvass the various avenues of public support, in the city, and in the suburbs. Working committees have also been set up in country districts, which will contribute their quota of support by sending in gifts for the stalls, and undertaking the disposal, in their own areas, of a supply of Red Cross flags. Permission was received from the Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, for the holding of a raffle of a doll, donated by Air C. H. Chapman, and dressed as a Red Cross nurse, bv Mrs 0. H. Douglas, tickets for which would be available at an early date. The drawing of the raffle will take place on Thursday, June 24th, and at which Their Excellencies Sir Charles, and Lady Alice Fergusson, have signified their intention of being present. From now on, meetings will be held each Tuesday evening. The society would gratefully receive gifts of saleable articles for the stall, and would welcome additional helpers desirous of furthering the usefulness of lied Cross activity in this community. CERCLE FRANCAISE The opening reunion of the French Club was held last night in the Pioneer Club social hall when there was a largo attendance of members. The room was decorated for the occasion with autumn flowers and foliage and looked very gay. Professor Boyd Wilson, president of the circle, presided over the business meeting which opened the proceedings and this was followed by an excellent programme of music and plays. As an overture a Chopin fantasie impromptu was played by Mr Fraser Mackenzie, songs “Si le Bonheur" and “Qui Sait" from Faust were sung by Miss Malfroy. Miss van Staveren gave “Divinte du Styx” and also “Berceuse de Jocelyn," and tho concluding item was a charming little comedy, “Le Bon Mouvemont," enacted by Miss Hind as “Jeannine." Miss Young, as Mile. Renaud, Miss North, ns “Le Secretaire," and Miss Aitken, as “TJne Employee." ' At tbe conclusion of the'programme supper was served and tbe members indulged in general conversation. Madame Bendall acted as hostess and Madame Seville was in charge of tbe supper. Professor Boyd-Wilson announced that the next evening would be in charge of Madame Macintosh.

The popularity of the two-piecc flock, which now goes to evening parties, lias not routed the one-piece frock. All such gowns, however, divide tho figure in two unequal parts. Each woman must choose her own division. Belts aro narrow, of coloured suede nnd leather, decorated with gilt mosaics. They are imbued with masculinity. There aro no hanging ends, only metal buckles or buttons. Or, perhaps, there is a row of buttons to hold in hip fulness. The flower worn at the neck matches tho he It-, and, of course, it is large and ragged. The monthly of the Levin Memorial Home, Berhampore, was held on Tuesday, 13tli, Miss Archibald presiding. Others present were: Mesdames Barrett, McEldowney, Barltrop, Orr, Meek, Stace, Gillespie, Miss Morrah and Greenwood. Mesdames A. R. Meek and J. Dunsheatli were elected as members of the committee. The matron reported that the health of tho children M*as good, inmates now numbering 29. Gifts were received from Mrs Moncrieff, Mrs Howell, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harold Kemp, Mrs Harding, Mr Preston Thomas, Miss Conipton, Mrs Christie, Mr Tonks, Mr Boners, Mr Kidd, Mr Brcwin, and a very lavish harvest offering from Rt. Cuthbert’s and Si. Thomas’s. T.ess labour and infinitely better results. These aro tho benefits of using TAX-OL for polishing floors* furniture 4UUI kftfchw; goods*

The matron of the Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery, Owen street, acknowledges with many thanks gifts from the following:—Mrs C. H. Seville, Mr Embury, Mrs Rudkin, Anonymous, Miss Sheppard, Miss Nutt, Lady Beauchamp, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Beales, Wadestown branch, Berhampore branch, Messrs Bell ana GelJ, Hawke’s Bay Fisheries, Miramar branch, Melrose branch, Mrs Morris, Karori branch £4 10s, Mrs McWhirter, Mrs Hooper, Miss McWhirter, Miss Hall, Miss Bennett, Miss Freeman, Mrs Hope Gibbons £4, Lower Hutt branch.