PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19147, 15 April 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs Callaway entertained a few friends at bridge on Thursday evening last. Mrs Russell Ritchie has been on a visit to Christchurch but returned to town yesterday. * • • Mrs H. Hart, Miss Dorothy Hart, and Miss Shirley Hart will leave this morning for a ten days’ holiday at Lawrence. *•. - * Mr and Mrs A. Dixon and Miss M. A. Dixon, of Wellington, are staying at the Grand Hotel. Miss Eva Hart, of Wealheratonets, and Miss Zita Hart, of Dunedin, have returned from an eight days’ motor trip through Southland. * * Mr and Mrs Rathbone, of Reefton, arrived in Dunedin from Christchurch on Thursday last. • * » Mrs Sutherland and Miss Gordon, of Roslyn, are the guests of tneir brother. Dr Gordon, of Riverton. Miss Sawera is on a visit to her sister, ..irs J. M. Boyne, of Gore. Mrs I'. Houston is on a visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs F. Wallis, of Gore. Lady Ferguson and Miss Williams will leave to-day for Timaru. They expect to return on Friday. * * * Miss Gallaway, Miss Edmond, and Miss Haggitt, after spending a few days with Mrs E. Shand, of Kokonga, have returned to town. a r Mrs George Bell, daughter of Mrs Fred Cuming, Royal terrace, arrived in Dunedin trom Kclantan, Malay, on Saturday night on a holiday visit. » * * Mrs Arundel and Miss Reynolds, who were among the chief workers in the Girls' Peace Club, have been appointed to similar positions in the Girl Guides. Mrs Car malt-Jones, formerly a loader in the Girl Guide Movement in England, has been appointed District Commissioner for the Girl Guides in Otago. Mrs G. A. Bell and hor little daughter returned from Kelautau (Malay States) on Saturday evening, and is the guest of her mother, Mrs Cuming, Royal terrace. • • • The engagement is announced of Miss Muriel Brown, eldest daughter of Mrs A. Brown, Geraldine, to Mr J. C. Stephens, youngest son of Mr J. 11. Stephens, Dunedin. • • « The engagement is announced of Beatrice Ida, second daughter of Mr and Mrs tu. F. Dorman, of “Rockford Farm,” Popotunoa, and late of Fendalton, Christchurch, to Clarence George, only son of Mr and Mrs H. G. Hunt, of "Sunnyburn,” Clinton. • * • A Tennis Dance wag held in the Allan Hall of the Otago University on Saturday evening last. A large crowd of students were assembled there and dancing occupied the evening until “lights out.” • * * Mrs Hilton, of St. Clair, had a small tea party at hor residence on Friday afternoon. Some of the guests were Mesdnmes Morris, Gallaway, Bridgeman, and M’Beth, and Miss Rattray, • * • Mrs W. R. Wilson, organising commissioner for New Zealand of the Girl Guides, and Mrs Ely, were the guests of Lady Ferguson during a short visit to Dunedin. They left on Saturday for their homes in Auckland • • » On Saturday evening Mrs Douglas Ramsav entertained a few friends at bridge. Those present were Mr and Mrs Norman Haggitt. Miss White, and Miss Gallaway anti Messrs Holdernoss and Bundle. .• * * The North Dunedin branch of the Homo Economics Association held its first meeting on Thursday evening last in Knox Church Sunday School. Mrs A. Cameron took the chair. Miss Stevenson read the report of the last meeting and the rest of the evening was spent in election of officers for the coming season. • • » The captain and officers of the Aldebaran wore entertained at dinner at the home of Mr ami Mrs Sidney Neill, the French Consul and his wife, on Friday evening last. After dinner the party proceeded to the Allan Hall to attend the dunce given in their honur by the students of the French class of the Otago University. The “Lilliputian Extravaganza,” which will bo staged on May 7 and 8 at the Town Hall, Port Chalmers, is now well in hand, and from all accounts the entertainment will bo on a most elaborate scale, special attention having been given to the dressing and lighting effects. The cast comprises over 50 talented juveniles, and the programme includes vaudeville and specialty numbers ranging from classical dancing to modern jazz singing and acrobatic “stunts," all presented by these tiny artists from three to ton years of ago. The extravaganza, “A Little Bit of Fluff,” is being directed by a past master in bringing children to that stage of efficiency which the Port residents acclaimed for them on the last presentation. , * « The University Club on Friday night held its first open night for ladies. Dr CarmaltJoneg occupied the chair and made a verv witty speech. The evening took the form of a lecture on Peer Gynt conducted by Miss Ida Vvhite, and assisted by Mrs Statham, who took the purt of Solveig, Mrs Wakefield xiolmes, who took the part of Ase, and Miss Effie Thompson, who toot the part of Peer Gynt. Miss White contributed a paper on the Norwegian setting of losen’s work and showed how the country had influenced him. A resume of the whole play was given through selections read by the ladies mentioned and by an orchestra of four instruments, which contributed appropriate musical items. Dr Car-malt-aones moved a vote of thanks to Miss White, which was carried by acclamation, and this was followc I by an enjoyable supper. • * • For years the students of the French class at the Otago University have looked forward to the time when they would be able to entertain real French visitors, and on Friday night when they gave a dance in the Allan Hull for the officers and crew of the French sloop-of-war, their ambitions were realised. It was a perfect evening, inclined to be oppressive, but quite free from the wind that so often mars a successful dance, and everybody was enthusiastic to a degree. The hall had been decorated under the supervision of Miss Nellie Cullender with streamers of gold and scarlet, and the two common-rooms where was laid the delicious supper provided by the women' students, were gay with flowers. The visitors arrived a little after 8 o’clock and were met by Dr Thompson, professor of French at the University, and by Mrs Thompson, who acted as hostess. Much of the success of the evening was due to Miss Eileen Ballant.yne and Mr Cabot (vicepresidents of the Students’ Executive) and to Mrs Primmer and Mrs Marshall Macdonald, who made a point of seeing that the visit!n" guests were provided with partners and wore not allowed to languish. In the intervals between the dances so excellently played by Mr Gordon’s Jazz Orchestra, musical’ items were rendered by Miss Alice Wilkinson, a former arts student, Mr Davy, a dental student, and Miss Theomin. whose presence had been specially requested by the commodore. The University Maori haka. led by Mr Don Stevenson, was also given. Those present besides the guests of honour included the French Consul and his wife (Mr and Mrs Sidney Neill), Mrs Taklebury (a visitor from Canada), the members of the French class, and a few others. The evening proved so successful that at 11 o’clock, the intended hour for dismissal, two of the officers on behalf of their companions. begged an hour’s grace from the commodore, with the result that the party did not finish till midnight. • • • The French Consul, Mr S. Neill, and his wife entertained the captain and officers of the French sloop of war Aldeharan on Thursday last at one of the most charming cabaret evening that has ever been held in the Tudor Hall. Mrs Kidney Neill, in a beautiful gown of crystal and flesh pink satin with tunic composed entirely of

crystal beaded georgette and large diamante ornaments, received be»r guests in the ounge, alter which all repaired to the hall for dancing. The hall had been pretty well transformed. Only circular tables were used, with decorations of rose pink flowers and blue larkspur, and except for the beautifully illuminated stained glass window above the buffet and a few' candelabra on tne opposite wall, the whole lighting was done by table candles under shades of red. white, and blue. In this dimness, varied at times by the coloured spot light, the bright frocks of the women against the dark suits of their partners presented a picture ol charm'and beauty that captivated the fancies of the artistic French visitors, and after the decorum of the evening had been slightly varied by a set of the old-fashioned lancers, their enthusiasm was boundless, r lhere rvas a very large alt mdance, the guests including Lady Ferguson in a gown of pink and gold brocade; Mrs B. Cotterill, grey georgette; Mrs C. Rattray, black beaded georgette; Mrs Fenwick, black satin; Mrs Buidgeman, black satin and georgette: Mrs G. Maclean, blac-a satin ; iMrs Marshall Macdonald, salmon-pirn, satin ; Mrs Thompson, midnight blue velvet; Mrs Miles, blue Iftcc; Mrs Moss, pale blue georgette; Mrs D. Ramsay, grey brocade; Mrs L. Mills, blank satin ; Mrs O’Neill, black lace; Mrs Munro, cream satin; ’Mrs J. Roberts, apricot satin; Mrs Tapley, blue brocade; Mrs Neill, white beads over pink; Mrs G. Roberts, black satin; Mrs Dodgshttn, blaca satin; Miss Ulrich, green brocade; Miss Finch, heliotrope lace; yfiss Haggitt, silver and pink satin; Miss Denniston, black satin: Miss Watson, red brocade; Miss Fulton, mauve georgette: Miss Hartmann, pale blue georgette; Miss Reeves, black lace; Miss Hart, green rnorocain: Miss Theomin, black and white georgette; Miss Halsted. green satin ; Miss A. Mill, champagne crepe de chine Miss Laidlaw, silvery oink satin; Miss Statham, Oriental slik; M iss O'Neill, pale green net; Miss Mntheson, white lace; Miss Burt, black taffeta; Miss B. Roberts, pink and silver hrccach; Miss Stock, green brocade; Miss Cheeseman, black satin; Miss Edmond, cream lace, Miss E. Roberts, pale pink georgette; Miss Callaway, heliotrope and silver brocade; Miss F. Rattray, black satin; Miss Blomficld, orange taffeta: Dr Brown, Dr Marshall Macdonald. Dr O’Neill, Messrs Cotterill. Munro, L. Mills. Goordon Denniston. Moss, Miles, Haggitt, Thompson, Maclean, Bridgeman. Fenwick. C. Rattray, Law, MT’herson, Tapley (2), Edmond, Gibbs, Sinclair, Roberts. Stowe, Irvine, Nesbii, Russell, Laidlaw, Evans. Sisc, Bell, and Reeves.