PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20362, 20 March 1928, Page 14

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Miss MoHie Andrews has returned to Dunedin from a short visit to Timaru. # * * Miss O'lga Smith, of Hawke's Bay, is the guest cf Mrs A. C Matheson, Duko street. • * ' * Mrs Thomas Brown, of Broomlands, returned on Saturday to Dunedin, from a. short visit to Timaru. # # • Miss S. Fergusson, niece of th-e GovcrnorGoneral, Sir Charles Fergusson, is the guest of Mrs Stanley Batchelor, * » » Mr and Mrs J. King, of St. Leonards, have returned from a tour of the Southern Lakes and Central Otago. • » * Mr and Mrs Evan Davis and Miss Davis will return to Napier by the second express tb-dav. * » • Mrs R. Acton-Adams and Miss A. ActonAdams are at present visiting Christchurch. # « » Mr and Mrs James Hutchison have returned from a tour of the North Island. • s • Mr J. D. Howitt, advertising manager of the Wellington Evening Post, accompanied by Mrs Howitt, is on a holiday visit to this city. • » » Mrs S. E. Elmore, who has been on a visit _ to her father, Dean Fitehott, left Wellington yesterday on her return to England. * • » Tho Girl Guide- movement is spreading rapidly everywhere. Macandrew's Bay has now decided to form a company. • * • Dr Mary R. Barkas, who is in practice in Queen Anne street. London, lias been appointed superintendent of a registered mental hospital at Lincoln, England. ' « * • Mrs \V. A. Soaife, of Glendhu, and Mrs J. Aspinal, of Mount Aspiring, who were the guests of Mrs Richard Hudson, returned yesterday by car to their homes. Mr and Mrs F. A. Laloli, Mayor and Mayoress of Roxburgh, arrived in Dunedin by tho through express on Saturday after an enjoyable four weeks spent in touring the North Island. e • » The engagement is announced of Winnifi'ed Hardie, second daughter of Mr and Mrs T. P. Hardie, of Dunedin, to Gordon Dryden, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. Dryden, of Owaka. • ■ e Miss Saidie M'Kay, daughter of Mr John M'Kay, of Gummies Bush. Southland, at tho recent State examinations passed her final examination with distinction, coming highest for Dunedin, with honours. A delightful evening has been planned by tho captains and lieutenants of the various sections of tho Girl Guides in honour of Mrs Marshall Macdonald, ex-Commis-sioner. Tho function will take place on Thursday in Knox Church Hall. • » « Miss B. M'Lcan entertained a number of friends on Thursday at afternoon tea in the lounge of the Otago Women's Club.. The guests included Mrs A. Durand (England), Mrs J. Laing, Mrs J. F. Colgan, Miss V. Reynolds and Miss Moodie. * » • The engagement is announced of Eileen Moya, second daughter of Mr and Mrs E. C. Taylor, of Wai-iti road, Timaru, to Raymoiid Rcdvers, eldest. son of Mr. and Mrs A.-' G. Thomson/ !<&•'•.Montague' street, Ravcnsbourne. • * • Mrs James Park, who in the last few weeks lias Iwen the guest of honour at many enjoyable dinner and luncheon parties given by friends and relatives, left Dunedin on Tuesday last, on route for London. * # * Mesdamcs IT, Hietfc, P. Garden, Vernon (Roxburgh), 11. D. Bedford, R. Alexander, IJ.1 J . Garden, and Peart, Misses Gray, Powell, and Ford, left by tho through express yesterday for Napier, where they have gone as delegates to attend the Women's Christian Temperance Union Conference, which is to be opened on March 21. Tho most fascinating things in Paris are tho children, says a traveller who recently returned from a visit to -that city. They walk abroad in tho parks like picl ures escaped from books. Ihey are as chio r.s their parents, and very small bos's carry sticks and gloves. ' The little girls are adorably feminine, and even when quite young hnvo that something which distinguishes them from tho children of other nations. * * * In London, sleeves are being worn in tho evening—both flowing and tight. For ; the grande dame, the important dresses aio \ most elaborate —no longer beaded, but encrusted with sequins so heavily that no- ; thing of the underlying fabric is seen. These robes of Hiatal are worth 50gns. and i are a burden to the' wearer. But they are i very smart. » • » Miss B. M'Lean wa s hostess at a. charming afternoon tea party on Wednesday, given at the Otago Women's Club in ' honour of Mrs Durand, of England. Among the guests present were Mesdames Armitago (Temuka), J. Hay (Christchurch), J. M. Ritchie G. M'Lean, and G. Roberts; Misses M'Laren, A. Shand, G. M'Lean, ' E. Macassey, and R. Ulrich. Miss Letty Williams was the guest of honour at a morning tea party on Satur- 1 day at tho Tudor Hall. The party was ] given by Misses M. Thompson, S. feake, 1 and J. Tait. The table was attractively ' arranged with golden marigolds on blue ' tablo linen. Among the guests present * wore Mrs D. Reid mid Mrs Leslie Mills, ' Misses R. Milne, G. Finch, Is. Reid, K. ' Rutherford, B. Milne, B. Williams, and I J. Hartman. s 'ln every room at the Duchess of York's " home in Piccadilly there -is at least, one cosy easy chair, upholstered in bright ere- , • tonne, in which there is tho familiar touch ' of blue. It is amusing to watch the way in which the little Duchess's housewifery , ideas are copied in the West End (says a writer in an exchange). Instead of tho , chair being covered in the old-fashioned way, however, the part which upholsterers . know as the ">kirt of the chair" is , pleated hi double box-pleat fashion. , * * f Tt is satisfactory that a beginning has 1 been made towards properly equipping the <: oily with vest rooms for women and child- t ron. Through the good offices of the City t Corporation very suitable places for tern- 1 porary rest rooms were found in Princes % street, thoroughly good furnishings being t provided out of the balance of money over from tho takings at the Exhibition rest rooms. Kind friends have supplied toysfor the children, gifts of books and maga- J zincs have been received, and Mr Tannock f sends along flowers every Monday morn- i ing. Reading matter in good order is i always welcome. At the Gardens rest room's the same cheerful conditions provail, and a perusal of remarks in tho j visitors' books show how much the rooms, with their attendants, are appreciated by \ the general public. It has been also pos- j sible to arrange for children to bo placed in a comfortable room while their mothers are visiting patients in the General Hospital, instead <*f, as previously, being left i in the street. Tho need for more places of ' this description in the city and suburbs, i and of crecho accommodation, is not being lost sight of, and it is hoped this year to see something done in these directions. Another large attendance of dancers ' attended tho Broadway Dance Club's tunc- < lion at the Early Settlers' Hall on Thurs- ! day last. A number of "lucky spot" dances were provided during tho evening. A special foaturo was the ladies' fox-trot competition, which attracted a large entry. ' Tho judging, which was carried out by tho j patrons, resulted in Miss D. Moir and Miss 1 E. Brydie being declared the winners. ] Tho prize for the 100th lady to enter tho i ball was won by Miss Lettie Craydon, and ( Miss J. O'Neill was the fortunate occupant 1 of tho lucky ssafc. t

1 Amanullah, tho " Warrior King'' of Afghanistan, is a very modern young man. Ono of his ideals is the emancipation of > Afghan women from their position of virtual slavery. He has set up schools for female education—a step which has excited intense opposition from Mahomrnedans. The decision to take his womenfolk with him on his visit to England was an example in modernism on Amanullah's part. T'fiir the queen and princesses are appearing unveiled and attired in western hats, frocks, 1 and cloaks -is another bold innovation. • • a On March 7, in tho Bristol Concert Chamber, the members of tho Otago Society of Wonien Musicians met to hear an interesting and charming account of the ex periences of Miss Hanham, who has recently returned from England, where she had been studying music and attending arts and crafts classes. Miss Hanham spoke at length on the benefits received by attending lectures given by such eminent men as Stuart M'Pherson, Benjamin Dale, and Dr Stanley Martin. The arts and crafts classes, she said, attracted students from many part of tho world, noticeably from Egypt and Africa. Before returning to New Zealand, Miss Hanham spent nine weeks in touring through England, Scotland and Norway. • * • Some friends of mine, says an English society writer, have been entertaining Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles lately, and they tell me it is delightful to watch tho affectionate deference of Viscount Lascellos to his young wife : they tell me it brings back the feeling of more "spacious" days, and that Princess Mary is always consulting "Harry" about everything. In the Royal Family they do not often use nicknames. Prince Henry, for instance, is always " Henry," and a lady of the Court told mo that beloved little Princess' Elizabeth is "Elizabeth, and never "Betty." • * • A very large number of old members of the Palmorston Saravati Musical Club was present at tho second meeting of the duo, I which was held at tho residence of the president, Mrs J. W. Sutherland A lengthy programme of instrumental and vocal items was much - apreciated by all present the following contributing to tlie success of tho evening :-Mi?s M. Ironside (Chopin Etuue), Miss N. Picket (Scherzo,, Miss Sheet, Miss Laing (pianoforte duets). Mioses N. Moodie, N. Picket, and J. Bennett (recitations), Mosdames Bills and Sutherland. Misses I. Brown and 0. Bennett (vocal solos). • * • Probably no other fashion in a woman's toilette ever achieved so much publicity or created so much discussion and dissension as that which tempted woman to sacrifice what men who never knew what a tangle was, or had never wanned a waistlength head of hair, were pleased to call "a crowning glory." in spite of the fact that quite a number of women have let their fiair grow recently, experts at a recent hail-dressing and allied trades exhibition in London declared that long hair is as dead as the dodo. Certainly even those who have sacrificed the sninglo declare, most of them," that they will never have more than enough hair just to make a small bun on the neck. Some 30 members of the "Rose Marie" Company were entertained at afternoon tea yesterday at the Tudor Hall The three long tables had been beautifully decorated for the occasion with vivid blue hydrangea,' deep orange marigold blooms, and coloured sweetmeats in quaint little dishes. I do not remember ever having seen before such an array of beautifully manicured hands. The party was a gay and happy one, and among thowe present I observed three Wellington girls (Miss Evelyn Wright. Miss Ha Liardet. and Miss' Nancy Rabe, from the Minnie Everett School of Dancing), who had joined the " Rose Marie" Company m Wellington. • * • Water brought from the River Jordan more than 50 years ago was used at the christening of the infant son of Captain and Mrs Robin Grosvenor, at Eecleston, near Chester, recently. The child will one day, in the ordinary course of events, become Duke of Westminster. It was in 1874 that Professor Porter, who was wall known as a missionary to the Arabs, brought home a bottle of Jordan water and gave it to Miss May Guild, of Belfast,, who soon afterwards married Mr Edwin Tate, son of Sir Henry Tate, donor of the Tate Gallery. Some of the water was used for Mr and Mrs Edwin Tate's three children, also for the baptism of their two grandchildren, and more was used for the baptism of their greatgrandson'at the recent ceremony. In the years, that have passed the water has remained clear, as after each occasion on which water has been taken from the bottle it has been tightly corked again. • » • The dinner and dance party given by Mrs Leslie Mills on Thursday evening at her residence, "'Piccadilly," in honour of Miss Rim Milne, was a very happy affair. Mrs Mills wore a charming robe of whits georgette with a frilled skirt edged with' gold lace. Miss Stephanie Deste (of the "' Rose Marie " Company) was attired in a etriking gown of black georgette, fashioned with the long tight-fitting sleeves, high choker collar, and short skirt of the new evening toilette now being worn in London. Other guests present were Mr and Mrs D. Reid. Misses L. Williams, J. Tait, M. Reid, R. Milne, S. Todd. B. Williams, B. Reid, S. Macpherson. M. Thompson, S. Peake, P. Cheeseman, G. Finch, B. Milne, and G. Gallaway, Messrs F. Edmond. Soloman (three), T. Reynolds, R. Sinclair, E. Wilson, P. Vallange, F. Halsted, C. Bridgeman, R. Gore, : J. Edmond, D. Holland. W. Hislop, D. Wright, and Dr S. Geerin. • • » A wedding of interest took place at tho Methodist, Church, Ohura, on March 7, when Flora AVallaee, second daughter of Dr and Mrs Turnbull, of Ohura, and formerly of Clyde, was married to John Coatos, eldest son of Mr and Mrs. R. B. Cole, of To Ivuiti. The bride. who was given away by her father, wore an elegant gown of white crepo de chine, fashioned with a tight bodice, and a full skirt, with a deep laco fiounco. A tulle veil arranged with orange blossoms, and a beautiful bouquet of pink and white ' madonna lilies completed tho toilette. She was attended by her sister. Miss Tresta Turnbull, who wore a very charming frock ■ of delphinium blue crepe de chine, trimmed ■ with gold laco, and a bandeau of gold leaves. She carried a bouquet of begonias | and whito phlox Mr M. Cole attended his ' brothor as best man. After the ceremony ■ a reception was held at the home of tho 1 bride's parents, when the usual toasts were 1 honoured. Mr* Turnbull, mother of the bride, who received the guests, wore u 1 gown of royal blue georgette and a black ' hat relieved with blue. Mr s Cole, mother < of the bridegroom, wore a navy rep gown trimmed with scold, and a black hat. When < the bride and bridegroom left for their honeymoon, the brido was wearing a smart < grey tailored suit, with shoes and stockings to tone, and a mauve hat. , » * » Cushions and Lampshades.—A wonder- ; ful selection, comprising all the latest designs and most beautiful colourings. In- , spection -welcomed. ti. and W. Hay- ] ward, Ltd., 145 George street.—Advt. . * 1 Miss M. Duke, 101 Highgate, Roslyn, ] is now enrolling pupils for dressmaking ' and cutting on Mondays, Wednesdays, 1 and Fridays. Hours by appointment. Learn to do your own dressmaking.—Advt. • # « Note. —When deciding ou 5 our Gloves or Stockings, go to the specialist, London Town Hosiery Parlour, where you buy direct from mill at the lowest cost.— 186 George street (3 doors from Terry's), Advt. -• • e Learn Dressmaking, Cutting, and Fit- , ting from Miss A. Broome (above J. and j J. Arthur's. Material and patterns cut i to measure. Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to 5. Evening Classes arranged for.—Advt. • • • Mr ai'd Mrs Napier are still conducting t " Te Kiteroa," the popular Guest House and Health Resort at Waimate. Modern 1 house, with electric light and drainage. Ideal climate, beautiful garden, extensive view. For illustrated descriptive circular containing full particulars, address Mr i W. D. Napier. P.O. Box 10, Waimate; I telephone 151, Waimate.—Advt. i t

Allen Hall was beautifully decorated with streamers and coloured lights for the aftersports dance given on Saturday evening by the students* of the Otago University. Among the guests were Professor G. E. Thompson and Airs Thompson, Misses G. Finch, J. Blunclen (Christchurch), M. Aitcheson, P. Salniond, S. Peake. It. Haggitt, N. Barr, N. Phillips, M. Livingstone, M. Stevenson, M Statham, P. -Mandeno, M. Thompson, and A. Allan.