PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21996, 4 July 1933, Page 15

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

An interesting visitor to Wellington is an American woman journalist who arrived by tbe Maunganui from San Francisco this week. Madaline Spain, from Portland, Oregon, is travelling the ’world in search of news and adventure. She represents Arizona in the Great South West, as well as others of her country’s magazines. She is small, dark, with wavy hair and soft brown eyes, whose long curved lashes directly contradict the etfect of her brisk and business-like manner. "The women in America,” said Miss Spain in an interview, “ are intensely interested in women of other countries. I hope to find out all about your women’s clubs, as well as your famous Plunket Society and your schools, while I am here.” Miss Spain intends spending a month or six weeks in New Zeajand.

The prettiness of the girl musicians in their pink and blue flounced frocks, with ribbons in their hair and smiles on their fa'cee, and the smartness of the boy conductor in his velvet trousers and silk shirt, appealed to the eye at once when the Roland sextet made their appearance on the stage at the Savoy yesterday afternoon. Viennese panels, painted to.harmonise with* the colours of the girls dresses, formed a background for the six, and everything was lighted with warm pink flood and footlights—a delightful and graceful spectacle. This, combined with the array of chrysanthemums, poppies, and roses, with which the tea tables in the hall were adorned, helped to create a sympathetic atmosphere for the Viennese music which the sextet plajed. the same programme is to be repeated for the rest of the week, and cannot fail to excite pleasure and admiration. * * *

Recent guests at tbe Hermitage were:— W. H. Johnston, London;'.Mr 0. LBlaney, Sydney; Dr A. M‘Arthur, Scotland; A. P. Harper. E. G. Henderson, and Miss M. Bowie, Wellington; Miss G. Mills and Dr Gibbs, Invercargill; Miss A. B. Smith, Miss V. Oppenheim, Mr and Miss Beecroft, Mr T. Fogg, Miss Kona logg, Mr and Mrs Fulton, Mr R. W, Coupland, Mr George Errington, Mr J. Gilchrist, Mrs Gilchrist, Mr S. Greenslade, Mr S. Hudson, Mr J. W. Wilson, Mr and Mrs H. M’Kay, Hr Stenhouse, Mrs Backer, and Mrs Scnrr, Dunedin; Mr B. A. Macdonald, Geraldine;, Mr D. Middleton, Mr R. Gongalton, Mr S. Middleton, and Mr T. Anderson, Cromwell; Miss Toswill, Mr Harris, Mr and Mrs E. A. Jones, Mr and Mrs A. E. Kincaid, D. G. Sullivan, M.P., and Mrs Sullivan, Mrs G. Webster. Mr H. Gresham, Mr and Mrs Meredith-Kaye, Mr AY. F, Stark, Mr S. D. Hears, Mr J. Anderson, Miss D. Anderson, Mr_;i. Robins, Miss M. Studholme. Mr R. Parton Mr W. Arneman, Mr Clements, Mr MTanish, Mr J. P. Gordon. Mr S. Price: Jones/Mr S. Morris. Mr E. W. Cudden, Mr J. Beadel, Mr and Mrs A. Stewart, Mr and Mrs A. Beanland and Master M. Beanland, Mr and Mrs J. W. Beanland, Mr and Mrs W. Turner, Mr W. Evans Mrs P. Dove, Mrs Frankel, Mrs and Mr Heslop, Mrs and Mr Moss, Commander G. Rhodes, Miss Mockett, Mr W. V. Mockett, Miss Thomas, Mr Dawson, Mr and Mrs Burnes, and Mr D. Williams, Christchurch; Mr and Mrs R. P. Murphey, Waimate; Mr J. A. O’Kano, Miss Scott, Mr H. G. Scott, Mr W. Bnnghans, and Mr H. Hesson, Alexandra; Mr G. Hay, Mr F. Mitchell, Mr J. Sewell, and Mr and Mrs H. H. Elworthy, Timaru; Mr and Mrs H. E. Wedde and Misses lamilton, Oamaru; Mrs C. Mathias and Miss Saville, Fairlie; .Mrs Stevenson, Balclutha; Mr D. Warren and Mr G. Davies, Queenstown.

The ball held in the Garrison Hall last Friday night in connection with the Port Chalmers Rowing Club’s diamond jubilee celebrations was a brilliant and successful function. The hall was tastefully decorated w’lth the club’s colours in the form of hundreds of streamers suspended from the ceiling. About 110 couples danced to excellent music. The grand march was led by the president of the Rowing Club (Mr J. Y. Love) and Mrs Love. Among those present were:—Miss M. _ Neilson, wearing black satin witn apricot; Miss C. Hill, flame satin; Miss 0. Neilson, black satin; Miss C. Erridge, flame satin; Miss V. Cramond, green satin; Miss Ml Erridge, apricot satin; Mrs H- Lysaght, salmon pink satin; Miss B. Hill, black satin relieved with, red; Miss M. Lucas, black velvet; Miss E. Reeves, floral satin; Miss R. Hui, blue satin; Mrs Telfer, black and white satin; Miss A. Wilson (Matata), royal blue rayon; Miss J. Telfer, pale blue velvet; Miss E. Harrhy, flame satin; Mrs A. Miller, floral satin; Miss E. Clark, black and white satin; Miss M. M’Leod, rose satin; Miss K: M’Clelland, green satin; Miss M. MacDonald, floral taffeta f Miss G. MacDonald, lemon satin; Miss K. Osborn, navy ensemble; Miss E. Solomon, Roman blue satin; Mrs W. AVright, pink satin; Mrs A. Porter, orange and blade satin; Mrs Pickering, green satin;; Miss N. Percy, orange satin beaute; Miss E. Percy, black velvet; Miss E. Gray, floral silk; Mrs J. Love, blue georgette; Miss Glee Love, blue satin; Mrs R. Thompson, blue satin; Miss M. Peters, marone lace and velvet; Mrs J. Solomon, rose satin; Mrs Clifford Hardy, emerald green satin; Miss M. Solomon, gold crepe satin; Mrs D. Hodge, red lace; Mrs R. Fountain, white satin and lace; Miss Hughes, wine georgette; Miss K. AVards, black jpanne velvet: Miss W. Lamson, gold-ia-inkled crepe; Miss I. Craig, reseda satin; Miss A. Anderson, sea green, georgette; Miss F. Reeves, turquoise satin: Miss E. Lawson, black and floral mar fleam; Mrs L. Madigan, ivory lace; Mrs J. Thompson, white celanese; Miss I. Hayward, blue satin; Miss J. Pryde, green georgette; Mrs Thorn, black lace and silver; Mrs M'Cormaek, navy crepe tie chine: Mrs Anderson, blue floral; Miss A. Barwell, floral georgette; Miss D. Whyte, black georgette; Mrs W. M'lndoe, bottle green satin: Miss AY. Dickson, jade satin; Miss N. Paranthoiene, red satin; Mrs Mackie, floral satin: Miss E. G. Mackie. scarlet chenille; Miss E, Parsons, black georgette; Miss N. Malone, scarlet satin; Miss G. Bennett, green satin; Mrs W. B. Robinson, .pink satin: Miss A. Jamieson, bine crepe; Mrs Adams, black georgette and laoe; Miss Jean M'Kenzie. royal blue georgette and gold velvet; Mrs H. Glengarry, royal bine satin: Miss M. AVitohnll, rose pink satin; Miss V. AA 7 heeler. blue satin; Miss I. AYitchall, red satin; Miss v A. Middleton, bine satin; and Miss Laura Palmer, biscuit satin.