TABLE TALK.

Otago Witness, Issue 3487, 11 January 1921, Page 47

TABLE TALK.

January 7. Happy holiday crowds thronged the streets on New Year's Eve, and 1921 was ushered in with the usual bell-ringing, fireworks, and the sounding of syrens and whistles. Tho beautiful weather induced a. larger number than usual to linger out of doors till a late hour. Mr and Mrs Sydney Neill entertained some friends at a small fox trot party at their residence, Belmont lane, Anderson’s Bay, on New Year’s Eve. • The popularity of the New Year golf tournament, held at the Balmacewen, Links under the auspices of the Otago Golf Club, was shown by the number of visiting players from the North Island, Canterbury, and Southland. The play in the championship was excellent, and some interesting contests were witnessed. The course was in splendid order, ideal weather prevailed, and the playing conditions were all that could be desired. The tournament commenced on Friday, about 70 players taking part, and continued till Tuesday, when the championship was won by C. B. Wright (St. Clair), with B. C. Kutherford (Christchurch) runner-up. At the conclusion of the day’s play tea was provided by the committee in the Golf House, which waa charmingly decorated with roses, and the various prizes were presented by Mrs W. C. MacGregor. Mr MacGregor (president ox the Otago Club) welcomed the visitor* in a felicitous little speech, and Mr Cuthbertson (Invercargill) replied on their behalf. Among those present were Mr T. K. Sidey (president of the St. Clair Club), Mr F. Oldham, Mesdomes Sidey, Dcdgshun, Aplin, M‘Car thy, Mackie, Mao Arthur, Mooney, Macbeth, and the Misses Rattray, Glendining, Law, E. Roberts, Bridgeman, Cossins, and Watson. Tho visiting players were Messrs B. C. Rutherford (Christchurch), G. J. Bayley (Hawera), T. A. B. Bailey (New Plymouth), T. H. A. Richards, R. T. Tosswill, J. Wyn Irvin, R. L. Fisher, E. T. Men-< love (Christchurch), G. L. Cuthbertson, Hi M. Roxley, E. F. Armstrong, F. W. Humphries, P. Maude, L. J. K. Familton, J. A. R. Scott, A. W. Woodward (North Otago), R A. Wilson, W. Smith, C. G. Yates (Inveroargill), C. G. Holmes (Waimato), and G. R. Baxter (Port Chalmers). The beautiful weather on New Year's Day attracted a record attendance to the Walkouaiti races, many people motoring out and three laden special trains leaving for the course. Among those present were Mr and Mrs R. Gillies, the Mieses Gillies, Mr and Mrs Oldham, Mr and Mrs Harman Reeves, Mr Leslie Harris, Mrs Ronald Orbell (Oamaru), Mrs Hargreaves (Oamaru), Mr Robert Hay, Mr and Mrs Rattray, Miss ■Rattray, Mr and Mrs Edmond, Miss Edmond, Mr J. Edmond, Mr and Mrs Arthur Nicholls, Miss Nicholls (Kuriheka), Miss D. Williams, Miss G. Williams, Mr and Mra C. White, Mr Douglas Hutchison (Carterton), Mr Gerald Ferguson, Mr and Mrs W. O. M'Kellar (Moeraki), Miss Fairrie Denniston, Miss F. Sise, Mr A. Sise, Dr Stanley Batchelor, Miss Bell (Shag Valley), Mr F. Bell, Dr S. Sawell, Miss Kempthorne, Miss Gall aw ay, Miss Laidlaw, Mr Jameson. In the evening Mrs Edmond entertained the young people at an enjoyable fox trot party. Large audiences are enjoying tho short season of Messrs J C. Willliamson’s Company, who are playing the amusing comedy "The Man from Toronto” at His Majesty’s. A pleasant tea was given on Friday afternoon at the Otago Women’s Club as a farewell to Mrs W. C. MacGregor, who is leaving to live in Wellington. Mr and Mrs G. Ritchie, Mrs W. H. Cowper, and Dr Gowland have returned from their motor trip in South Canterbury. Mr and Mrs M’Gill (Palmerston North) are staying at Mrs Eager’s (Cargii! street). Mr and Mrs F. Parker have returned from, a short visit to Invercargill. Miss Agnes Mill has returned from Mount Cook. Miss Constance Williams, who was the guest of Mrs Fitchett at Waitati for the holidays, has returned to town. Mrs W. H. Reynolds and the Misses Reynolds are spending the holidays at Macandrew’s Bay. Mr and Mrs Erskine Nicholls are at Waihola. Miss Ivatie Park is the guest of Mrs Herbert LeCren (Mornington). Miss Alice Thomson (Christchurch) is staying at Onslow House. Miss Ethel Black, who lias been visiting the North Island, is the guest of Mrs J. Black (George street). Tho Dean of Dunedin and Mrs Fitchett returned last night after an absence of 14 months spent in England. Mrs J. Logan and Mrs J. Mackenzie (Melbourne) are tho guests of Mrs Logan i,Kelso) at present. Mr and Mrs Arthur Reeves Christchurch) arc staying at Onslow House. Mr and Mrs C. R. Chapman have returned from tho North Island. A successful concert was got up by' Mrs Hi lop on New Year’ Night at Brighton, a number of visitors from town giving their as-;o;ance. The takiiius were a record, and go to give the school children prizes and picnic. The engagement ir announced of Miss

Lenore M'Kenzie (Auckland) to Mr Etic L. Commin (Hastings), formerly of Dunedin. INVERCARGILL,, January 7. Mr and Mrs W. Quinn have returned from Stewart Island, where they were spending the Christmas holidays. Miss Winnie G-albraith (Wellington)' is visiting her sister in Invercargill. Miss Hackworth has gone to Christchurch on a visit to some friends. Mrs Evre Dor. street) has Mrs D. Wild and family (Wellington) staying with her. Mr and Mrs Haggitt (Port Chalmers) aro on a visit to Invercargill. Mies Bastian (Hamilton) is down at her mother’s for her sister’s wedding. Mips Crawford (Timaru) is staying with Mrs Ritchie and Dr Crawford (Don street). Mrs W. Robinson and her grandchildren are staying at The Rocks, Riverton, for a few weeks. Miss Dorothy Edwards, who did great warnursing at the front, is on a visit, to Mrs Hawley (Northar.d). She is touring New Zealand, and then returns to England. Mrs A. Tj. Wylie has returned from Waitnato, where she was visiting her son, Dr Wylie. The engagement has heen announced of Mies Helen Pram, only daughter of the late J. T. Praia and Mra Prain, of Gladstone, Invercargill, to Mr John H. Irving, of Palmerston North.

OAMARU, January 7. Mrs George Sumpter and family left last week for The Willows, where they spend the school vacation. Mr and Mrs Haines and Miss Haines are the guests of Mrs Armstrong (Kakanui). Mr and Mrs Rowe and family have also taken a cottage at Kakanui for some weeks. Mrs J. A. R. Scoit is spending the New Year holidays m Waimate. Mr Scott lias gone to Dunedin to take part in the golf championship. Mr and Mrs Milner and family left for | Nelson during file week. | Miss Doris Williams has returned from j Christchurch, and is the guest of Miss Gif- | ford. Mr and Mrs Yennall are spending a week ! in Teinwka. { Caledonian sports were held on New Year’s Day—the first time for many years. The | weather was ideal, and consequently crowds ! of both town and country people thronged | to the Show Ground, where the sports were j held, and appeared to thoroughly enjoy the day’s outing. j Numbers oi people also attended the Waikouaiti races on New Year’s Day. “The Man from Toronto” was played on Wednesday night to a good house. From start to finish laughter was the order of tho evening. Amongst the audience were Mrs and Miss Mitchell, Miss de Lambert, Mr and Mrs Fraser, Mrs and Miss Felton, Dr and Mrs Scott, Mrs and Miss Hargreaves,

Mr and Mrs A. Nicolls, Mrs M’Kellar, Miss Orr, Mrs R. Orbell, Miss Keddie, Miss Dennison, Miss Evans, Dr H. Darling, Misses Darling (2), Dr Whitton, Miss B. Whitton, Miss D. Davies, Mr and Mrs Lawrence, Mr and Mrs J. Forrester, Mr and Mrs Stanley Reid, Mr and Mrs H. Maude, Mrs Saunders, Mr and Mrs J. F. Reid. Miss Whitton left on Monday for Otago Central, where she will be the guest of Mrs Hyde for some weeks. Mr and Mrs Brian Hewat (Invercargill), who were the guests of Mrs Hewat a,t Kakanui, have gone on to Timaru. Mr and Mrs Wensley Clarkson (Cave), who , were staying with Mrs Reid (Kakanui), have : returned home. TIMARU, January 6. Mr and Mrs George Buchanan were the guests of Mrs Buchanan (Crofton) during the week. Mr and Mrs R. Hill (Sarah street) have returned from Christchurch. Miss D. Fitzherbert (Feilding) is staying with Mrs Clissold (North street). Mr and Mrs H. Reid returned to Dunedin on Monday. Mr and Mrs Walter Raymond (Park lane) are spending the holidays at Moeraki. Mr and Mrs A. E. Kerr (Cave) are staying at The Bungalow. Miss Hope (Tumanoka) returned last week from a visit to England. Miss Pinckney (Glenaray) spent a few days with Mrs Hope on her return from London. Mr and Mrs Claude Rawnsley have re- ! turned from Ashburton. I On Tuesday last the marriage of Miss j Hulla-h, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mullah, | and Mr A. G. Buchanan, only son of Mr ’ and Mrs George Buchanan, took place in | Geraldine. The bride, who was given away | by her father, wore a pretty gown of white | crepe de chine and georgette. Her two | bridesmaids were Miss M. Ilullah, who wore I white crepe de chine, and Miss Scott, who j wore pink crepe de chine. Mr Esmond i Goodwin and Mr Irving were groomsmen, j After a reception at the residence of Mrs l Hullah, Mr and Mrs A. Buchanan left for : the North Island, where they will make ■ their home. | Mr and Mrs and Miss Winnie Begg are- '' spending their holidays at Peel Forest. Later in January they are going to Dunedin, where the latter is going to attend Columba College for the next three years. CHRISTCHURCH, January 7. Mr J. H. Baker, formerly Commissioner of Crown Lands at Wellington, and Iris daughter, Miss Noeline Baker, M.8.E., have arrived by the Arawa from England. Mrs Fox, widow of the late Colonel Fox, at one time Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, and her daughter are on a visit i to New Zealand, and are at present with | relatives in Hawke’s Bay. ! Mrs Edgar Stead is in Auckland for the , races. ! Miss June Clifford is also visiting Auckland. | Mr and Mrs W. S. Deans (Sundown) are ; spending the Christmas holidays with Sir | Andrew and Lady Russell at Hastings. I Dr and Mrs Bruce Stringer, who have I been on a visit to Christchurch, left for ; their new home in Timaru at the beginning j of last week. | Miss Cowlishaw is spending a few weeks at the Rakaia River. 1 Mr Evan Macdonald is a passenger by the Ruahine from England, which is expected to arrive early this month, i Mr and Mrs Maurice Turrell (Wellington) are visiting Christchurch, and are the guests of Mr H. J. Beswick (Carlton Mill | road). | Mr and Mrs A. E. G. Rhodes are returni mg to New Zealand by the Orient Company’s e.s. Ormonde, which left London on December 18. Mr Homer Ulrich (Timaru) is spending’ I Christmas and New Year holidays with j Colonel and Mrs Chaffey at Waiau I Mr and Mrs R. Hill (Timaru) are staying with Mrs W. Holm or© (Fen dalton). Mrs Eric Harper has taken Dr Louvhnan e house in Timaru. and she and her children are there for a month of the holidays Miss Noel Dowling has been spending the holidays with her aunt. Mrs Alex. Rob'-Is Lower Hutt, Wellington) Mrs Womyi-3 Syme and Mies Middlebrook (London) have returned to Christchurch from the West Coast. The marriage of Miss Wemyss Syme to M, 5 esey Robinson takes place this month. Miss Airins Perry, who lias been the guest of Mrs George Rhodes, lias returned to Ilawke’s Bay. Mr and Mrs George Helm or© have returned from Waikouaiti, where they were the guests of Mrs C. Rattray. i A party from' Dunrobin. including Mrs ■J. R. Glendinning, Miss K. Glendinning Mrs Fleming Douglas, and Messrs Edgar Slnincl, C. Whitson, and R. Sturt Glendinning, passed through Christchurch on a motoring trip to Blenheim, Nelson, and the West Coast. ! Much sympathy is felt for Colonel Chaffey, Mrs Chaffey, and family, whose beautiful | home Keinton Combe was totally destroyed ! by fire l on Tuesday morning. Miss Marona Bullock is the guest of Mrs Jim Millton at Wandall Downs, j Mr and Mrs Leonard Clark are arriving from England by the Raparoa next week, i Lady Denniston and Miss Denniston went to Wellington for the marriage of Mr

Geoffrey Denniston to Miss Violet Bell, which took place on December 29. BLENHEIM, January 5. There was a fair attendance at the Marlborough Lawn Tennis Grounds on New Year’s Day. Afternoon tea was provided by tho ladies. Among those present were Mesdames White, Young. Mowat, Bastings, Hishon (Wellington), Misses Petrie (Wellington), SSirrupp,, Coull, Smith, Miessrs Hall, Ness, Humphries, Moffat, Beckett, Mason.. Mrs Bean (Christchurch) and Mias Morris (Wellington) are visiting Mr and Mrs M’Arthur (East Coast). Miss Corry (Australia) is the guest of Mrs J. Corry (Maxwell road). Mrs and Miss Revell are spending the holidays in Plcton. Mrs Best has returned from Picton. Mrs and Miss Lightfoot have returned from Picton. Miss De Castro is staying in Picton. Miss Murphy (Auckland) is the guest of her sister, Mrs O’Donoghue- (St. Andrews). Miss Neville has returned from Christchurch. Mrs Frank Dillon and family are spending the holidays in the Sounds Mrs Waddy (Palmerston North) is the guest of her daughter. Mrs L. Griffiths. Miss Brandon (Wellington), who has been visiting her sister Mrs Mason, has returned. Mrs Hishon (Wellington) is visiting her sister, Mrs Bastings. Mrs A. Wright is spending a holiday in Palmerston North. WELLINGTON, January G. It is many years since we have had such beautiful weather for the Christmas holidays. Day after day was the same—a blazing sun, clear skies, and no wind, —and people have been able to make the most of each day. A great many went to Auckland to witness the Davis Cup contest, ,aud others again went off to the country ox to the different bays about Wellington. The special days, Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year found the city practically deserted, as everyone seemed to betake himself or herself anywhere .away from the streets. The ferry loonts were crowded, the beaches were thick with people, and every train that left for the country was filled. And, to crown all. there was only one accident, and the police announced that they had no misdemeanours to report. What are wo coming t-o ? Wellington theatre-goers have had much to delight them in the Marie Tempest-Graham Browne Company, that has been playing hei% for the last week or so. After the revues and musical comedies that have been given us for so long, the plays which this oompany has produced have been like a draught of water to a thirsty traveller in the desert. “The Duke of Killiecrankie” was the first to be produced, and after that followed “Cousin Kate,” “The Great Adventure,” “The Marriage of Kitty,” “At the Bam,” and “ Mary Goes First.” The acting of Mario Tempest is a perfect delight. Her intonations of voice, her movements of the hands, her every pose have something to convev, and to watch her is to understand her hold over English audiences. Mr Graham Browne is also a very fine artist, and in “The. Great Adventure” his portrayal of Him Carve, the great painter, is one of the most delightful things that one could see. Perhaps the most effective frocking in all the plavs was t,o be seen in “The Marriage of Kitty.” In it Miss Tempest wore some beautiful gowns, a particularly appealing one being a dress of white organdie over saxe blue taffetas, while a dinner gown of beautiful lace with a wrap of jade green georgette bordered with skunk was very charming. The engagement is announced of Miss Janet Anson, only daughter of Dr and Mrs Anson, of Lower Hutt. to Mr H. J. D. Stowe, of Calcutta-, younger son of the late Mr Leonard Stowe and Mrs Stowe, of Tinakori road, Wellington. Mrs Grierson, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs LI. P. Tuckey, at Sydney-on-Vaal, South Africa, has arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, and will return at an early date. Mrs Gnrdon Samuel, of Nelson is visiting her parents, .Mr and Mrs F. Samuel, of Clifton terrace. Mrs Alex. Jack, of Whangarei, after spending some days in Wellington, left for Christ-, church, accompanied by her small son. Miss Nance Drummond, after unending the holidays with her relatives at ICilbirnie, left early in the week for Christchurch. Mr and Mrs E. T-o wo, of Ilawke’s Bay, are visiting Wellington. Mr and Mrs G. D. Greenwood of Teviotdale, Canterbury, oaseed through Wellington this week on their return from a visit to Auckland. Mr and Mrs Dionel Caselberg left last week on a visit to England. A weddmg of much interest took place or December 29, when Miss Violet Caroline Bell, youngest daughter of Sir Francis 8011, Attorney-general and Leader of the Legislative Council, and Lady Bell was married to Mr John Geoffrey Denniston, youngest sou of the Rite Sir John Denniston and Lady Denniston. of Cashmere Hills. Christchurch. The ceremony took place in St. Paul’s Pro-cathedral, which had been very u’-ettily decorated for the occasion, and the Vert. Archdeacon Johnson officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, woriv a - gown of accordeon-pleated georgette’ the skirt opening at each side over panels of shadow lace, and the corsage ornamented with pearls. A distinctive note was struck bv her. hat. which was of bronze tulle, with the brim cut petal fashion, and she carried a bouquet of stephanotis. carnations, and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were h-r sister. Miss Enid Bell, arid two little girls. Cara Johnston and Valerie Denniston. All three wore frocks of palest mauve mousseline do soie the skirts made with deep tucks at wide intervals, and the bodices finished with touches of silver. The chief bridesmaid's hat was of floral crepe do chine, and those worn by the two children were .leghorn hats trimmed with ribbon of the same shade as their frocks. Their b uouets wore of shaded mauve flowers. Mr J. R. Drugcs was best man. Lady Bell was in silver grey crepe de chine trimmed with heavy embroideries, and a black tulle lint. Lady Denniston wore black with a black and white liat, and Mrs Harold Johnston, the bride’s sister, was in cream lace with a -mauve hat trimmed with a single pink rose. Other relatives present were Mrs Abraham (Stratford; a sister of the bridegroom), Miss Denniston (Christchurch), Mrs Maurice Denniston, and Mrs Gibson Turton. Although there were many friends present in the church to witness the ceremony, no reception held, the bride and bridegroom leaving direct from the church. An interesting wedding was celebrated in St. Paul’s Pro cat hi dial on December 23 that of Miss Alison Mary Brown, younger daughter of the late Mr E. Balcombe Brown and Mrs Brown, of Upper Hutt; Wellington, to Mr Grenfell Morgan, son of Mr and Mrs Travers Morgan, of Gisborne. The ceremony was performed by the Von. Archdeacon Johnson, assisted by the Rev. N. Barnett, vicar of tho Upper Hutt. Tho bride, who was given away by her undo, Mr Pitts Brown, of Stoke, Nelson, wore a

charming frock of ivory duchesse satin, tho skirt opening at each side with a panniered effect to show flounces of beautiful old Limerick lace. A silver rose ornamented each pannier, and the court train o-f silver brocaded georgette was held to the shoulders by. roses of silver tissue. The long tulle veil was held in place by a circlet of pearls,

and she carried a bouquet of white roses, carnations, and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were her sister, Miss Marjorie Balcombe Brown, and Miss Eileen Clifford. The former wore a Paris frock of pink crepe de plisse in two shades, and the latter » replica of the first bridesmaid’s frock carried out in two shades of delphinium blue. Both wore quaintly charming hats of black and oxidised silver laoe. Their bouquets were of pink and blue sweet peas. The best man was Mr Douglas Murdoch and the groomsman Mr Ivan Mrs Balcombe Brown wore a frock of black embroidered crepe de chine with a black hat, and the bridegroom’s mother, Mrs Morgan, wore golden brown cli a rmeiise with touches of cerise, and hat of tlie same two shades. Following’ the ceremony a reception, attended by a great many guests, was held at the residence of the Hon. C. Izard and Mrs Izard, who had lent their house for the occasion. Tho bride is the granddaughter of tho Hon. Colonel Bailhe, M.L.C., and the late Mrs BailJio. both of whom are well known in this country. AUCKLAND, January 5. We experienced a “throbbing” time indeed in Auckland during the past week. The Davis Cup, the races, dinner parties at Government House, private dances, the jazz cabaret (to which everyone went), and tennis parties galore have filled up our. days, leaving not a minute to spare. The scene at the Domain, where the matches for the Davis Cup were played, was indeed picturesque, and the play most enthralling. By the bye, a mutual friend tells me that Ti!d:n, the great American player, brought 45 tennis rockets with him, and that lie is always having them rest rung! Just before the match commenced their Excellencies arrived, Lady Jellicoe wearing a dainty frock of heliotrope georgefte, vieux rose hat, and scarf c*f heliotrope tulle. The Hon Lucy Jellicoe was in white embroidered voile with pretty widebrimmed hat. Miss Gillett wore pale pink and a coarse straw hat wreathed with flowers. Mrs and Miss Massey (AVellington) were amongst the onlookers, tlm former in navy taffeta and black hat, and the latter in a cream-coloured clo-th suit and white hat wreathed with daisies. The Now Year was favoured with glorious weather, and a record number of people gathered at Ellerslie for the third day of the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Jellicoe on arrival received an enthusiastic welcome, and after the running of the Great Northern Derby a large crowd assembled in front of the Vice-regal box to see Lady Jellicoe place the blue ribbon round the neck o-f Gasbag, the winner. The frocking seen on the lawn on Saturday was of the daintiest, lightest, and most exquisite nature. Lady Jellicoe wore a frock of ivory-em-broidered voile and white straw hat wreathed with daisies. Tho Hon. Lucy Jellicoe was In white ninon and black lace hat with posy of rosebuds. There were numbers of visitors from all parts of the Dominion, but very few from Australia, the stewards’ strike being responsible for the omission. The weather was again beautifully fine for the last day of the Auckland Racing Chib’s summer meeting. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Jellicoe were again present, the latter wearing a frock of cream goorgoi*o over char mouse, and cream straw hat with floral wreath. The Hon. Jovce Jellicoe wore white crepe de chine and smart hat of brown straw trimmed with yellow dais* 03 and primroses. Mrs Elgar (Fea-thrrston' was in navv charmeuse and ninon and nov" bn*; Mrs Noel Adams, oyster and black panne velvet liat; Mrs Lucas Bio'mfi?lcl, navy georgette and black hat; M s George Bloomfield, black taffeta and : e frock and black picture hat; Mrs V. R‘’ *- ford, cream lace frock and leghorn ht swathed with nattier blue; Mrs W. r,t- T . sand-coloured georgetl? and nat'icr blur ■ Tuscan straw hat; Mrs D. Nathan, navy and white fouVrd with white satin p'j d white straw hat; Mrs E. Riddiford. blnck and white checked taffeta and small black hat; Mrs Danner, black ebarmeuse and black hat; Miss Donner. pink georgette and black liat; Miss Phyllis Bloomfield, navy taffeta embroidered in gold and navy hat; Miss Gorrio, smart black georgette frock and black hat; Miss R. Gorrie. azure blue taffeta with touches of silver and black straw hot with sprays of silver flowers; Mrs Gage Williams, white ninon patterned in blue and pink and large blue hat; and Miss Horton, mole georgette and black lace hat. Mrs David Nathan entertained a large number of guests at Cintra on Tuesday evening of last week, when dancing was freely indulged in. Mrs Nathan wore a smart frock of jade green and charmeuse. Her Excellency Lady Jellicoe wore a handsome gown of vieux rose satin and georgette, n panel of silver embroidery fringed with silver reaching to the hem of the skirt in front. Her ornaments f consisted of a beautiful diamond clasp and coronet of diamonds in t lie hair. Tho Hon. Lucy Jellicoe wore a pretty frock of jade green charmeuse, the skirt being frilled with tulle and finished at the waist with tiny rosebuds. Miss Gillett was in black charmeuao with tunic of black tulle beaded in gold. The jazz cabaret at the Town Hall lias been a tremendous success in every way, being patronised by large numbers of people. THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. Until recent years holidays were few and far between for the great majority of workers ; even those of school children were less frequent and extended than it present. On the European continent even Sunday brought with it no complete respite from daily toil. And readers of Dickens’ Christmas stories will know that when he wrote Christmas Day itself was not secure to all industrial workers. Within the last few decades working hours have been shortened and holidays multiplied, and the tendency is to go further in these directions. Very few will deny that the change is for good, and those few will never have experienced what it is to be tied to fixed work, for even eight hours daily, throughout the year. Even now it is only a few classes of workers who enjoy

a holiday numbered by weeks instead of days; one long enough to form a complete break in the year, and to allow of change of scene and lioliday travel. So the young people who have not yet settled down to the serious work of life, and those of their elders who can take a complete holiday of a fortnight, a month, or longer, may count themselves fortunate. They should come back with renewed energies for the work of another year, and with a store of pleasant impressions to form part of the abiding treasure of life. But in order that any of us should get all possible good out of our holidays, be they long or short, we must enter on them in the true holiday spirit. The very young almost universally do so; they are enthusiastic, determined to have a good time; they are little troubled by bad weather and the fatigues and inconveniences of travelling, often tiresome enough to middle aged people, and the impressionability of youth makes all new scenes and experiences intensely interesting to them. But older people are apt to make holiday in a perfunctory spirit, not expecting much enjoyment — wherefore they are not likely to derive much. Then the child or very young person, who has no or but slight responsibilities, is unshadowed by the atmosphere of care and worry that older people often bear about with them. While the very young posses without taking thought most of the essentials of the holiday spirit, older people must study to form this spirit within themselves, or their holiday will be largely frustrated of its potential good. What, then, are the components of the true holiday spirit? First, detachment from everyday cares, worries, and, above all, grievances. If you nourish a grievance you can never know happiness. And the house-mother who, seeking rest and change, is separated from some of her family group, must try to avoid worrying over possibilities of things going wrong in her absence. If she does worry and fret she had better have stayed at home. Then one must have a resolution to enjoy oneself. That one may do so one must try to recapture something of the child’s freshness of perception and readiness to be pleased with little things. One cannot w T holly do away with the taming and blunting influence of years, but on the other hand we can bring to our aid the wider sympathies and richer imagination which life should have developed in us, which will enable us to enjoy more deeply all the beauty of nature, and to enter sympathetically into the phases of human life with which we are brought into con tact. And we must arm ourselves beforehand with a cheerful philosophy, refusing to be discomposed by the inconveniences that have to be reckoned with in holiday making—unlucky weather, crowded trains, disappointing meals and accommodation, and so on. Having arranged our programme with due' thought we have done our part, and as to minor, or even serious mischances, why the only reasonable course is to make the best of what cannot be helped. We must be in harmony with our kind. We must be actuated by a spirit of friendliness and sympathy, not a vague sentiment, but a genuine feeling, making us unselfish and forbearing to all with whom we are brought in contact. This is thrice important it one is sharing a holiday as one of a group—often a holiday is spoiled for all by the fretfulness or selfish claims of one member. But always unselfishness and sympathy bring their reward. Courtesy and consideration smooth over many a little difficulty met with in travelling, while selfishness and arrogance arouse antagonism. And apart from their results on others, sympathy and unselfishness bring happiness to those who possess them. So the foundation of the holiday spirit turns out to be just those emotions and mental habits that determine the happiness of life throughout. We should always culivate sympathy for others, towards which the best means- is trying to think oneself not only into another person’s place, but into his or her character and temperament. We should always cultivate our perceptions and our imaginations, and endeavour to let no good faculty granted to us rust unused. Doing so a seemingly narrow lot becomes a wide one, and no day is devoid of interest and happiness. We should seek to make every day good and happy, not look on happiness as . thing to be realised, if at all, at some future time when we shall have improved our position or fortune. We have only the present in our hands, and we can make that happy if we- will, for happiness is a thing of the spirit, not of circumstances, though these may help or hinder. The distinctive characteristics of the holi day spirit to be added to the inner qualities we should always strive to possess are, as said before, detachment from everyday cares, and with this a slackening of the tenseness commonly called for. A holiday is the time for relaxation and refreshment; many people taking one need rest above evervthing, complete rest, physical, mental* and emotional. The untired or less tired need to relax partially to gain new freshness and resiliency. Then for the fairly vigorous a dash of adventurousness, of happv-go-luckiness, is proper. On a lioliday one is out of hounds as it were, not tied down by ordinary rules and habits; one mav with benefit break away from them and do things quite out of one’s customary course. Unpremeditated enjoyments, seized on as offered bv opportunity, have a special savour. Then most of us appreciate the opening that summer holiday making gives for dispensing with manv of the conventions and the burdensome detail if ordinary life. We live for a time more simply and nearer to nature than usually. Artificiality and snobbishness are incompatible with the holiday spirit, and onr experiences in camping out, taking walking tours, or otherwise living for a time nearer to nature helps to give us a better conception of the true values in life. Let Wordsworth have the last word, lfis poems are full of the joy of common things, and the following verses are specially applicable to one who in a holiday seeks rest and spiritual refreshment:

Nor less I deem that there are powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we oan feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness. Think you, ’mid all this mighty sum Of things for ever speaking, That nothing of itself will come, But we must still be seeking? And another poem shows how richly pleasure is offered to one with sympathy to enter into the pleasure of others: They dance not for me, Yet mine is their glee, Thus pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts, to be claimed by whoever shall find; Thus a rich loving kindness, redundantly kind, Moves all nature to gladness and mirth. IN FASHION’S KHALM. WEEKLY UP-TO-DATE DRESS NOTES. Bv Marouerite. The holiday season is not over with the month in dress. It has its delightful overlap—in fact, goes well into January. And then whatever you get is not limited to holiday use. but goes on and on. The white and coloured voile frocks are delightful. I see examples which are beautifully hand-embroidered, loose styles, round and square necks The one-piece crepe de chines are often trimmed with accordion-pieated frills and rows of spoke stitching, and the shades are charming. Net frocks will always command admirers —nets in almost any shade you like, and trimmed with rows of frilled silk ribbon. They are in all styles and tor all good occasions. The striped zephyrs are another nice choice—excellent colourings, tr.mined self-collars and pockets, etc. The sash plays an important part with holiday attire, or any other, for that matter. Sashes are either very generous or just the other thing. The former lend themselves to many artistic manipulations. Holiday time, to my fancy, emphasises separates more than frocks. The blouse is one thing, the skirt is another. The blouses that commend themselves for ordinary wear' are distinguished for their simplicity. The lines being what they are, anyone can make her own. At the same time, with such charming ready-made® confronting one at every turn, why g;o to the trouble? The tunic extension, while not all ruling, is still dominant, and the short sleeve is just as pronounced a feature, or even more so. These blouses —I mean the blouses of now — are, on the whole, the most artistic we have had for a long time. They are so essentially jaunty, so juvenile, or, to use the hackneyed word, so “chic’’ ! You can use ribbon to great advantage as a trimming with many, narrow ribbon, sometimes laid on and sometimes run in and out. One thing the modish blouse must never do, and that is depart from loose straightish lines.

This is one of the prettiest of frock styles. The skirt being quite plain, that part ma.f be imagined. It will develop in any plain summer goods, the features, so far as given, consisting of these side flounces —there are sometimes two, but they are never so smart

as the one—and those decidedly baby-like sleeves. You will notice an ornament —it is one of the usual, a smart little rosette with or without crisp ends. Having referred to blouses in the way I have, I must add the complements—a fewlines on skirts. The washing piques de-

serve their high reputation, colours good, with smart belts and trimmed buttons. They are just the thing for hard wear, and the

“knock abouts” of the holiday time. The gabardine skirts are also a good choice for hard wear —cotton gabardine, also with smart belts and trimmed buttons. I see that pretty well every draper is offering bargains in good serviceable skirts—vvellmades ones, too, and often admirably trimmed, which means with little, but quite enough. When it comes to a washing skirt you cannot have things too simple, and the best “trimming” of all just now is in the natural folds of the fulness. Needless to say, with the wise—and who is not? —all skirts designed for the tub should be studied in advance in regard to length, etc. Here is your holiday girl with a wisp of hair out of place to prove it. But what a charming frock at any time, at this time ! It shows what may be done with a few rows of the fashionable frilling. The fines being ideal, as they are, the blouse is given the suggestion of a tunic style with two rows of frilling, and two repeat on the short sleeve, and as though the hem of the skirt were more important, another is added, and there is ihe scheme. But the neck, too, that is frilled, and it is a round one. Incidentally this is a short-length skirt —as short as it is desirable to have any. Another describes “picture blouses” in these terms: —“They are fashioned of the more expensive fabrics such as crepe de chine, ninon, georgette, but naturally are the chosen goods of the women who are fortunate enough to be able to indulge in the lvxury of them. Accordion pleating may bo seriously introduced as a means of trimming some of them; others show beautiful handwork of the finest order, while others, again, boast the finest of laces. A georgette in a shade of jade green so becoming to a fair wearer was lightly worked on the wellshaped turned-back collar, large silken spot embroidery in the same shade decorated the collar, and a graceful-looking rever front added in no small measure to the elegance of the blouse, suitable for wear on all occasions. A new rainbow trimming showed a very pretty idea ; n another scheme—in fact, it proved quite a sensation. The blouse was fashioned to show a fascinating scarf collar with heavily-fringed ends, the latter being of a contrasting colour that allowed scope for such clever colour combinations as bottle green with pale lemon colour, violet collared with mauve, white with black, and black with white.” Needless to say, if you want another summer hat get it at once. Millinery is not like dresi—you cannot carry it on with the same freedom, and a summer hat is not an autumn one any more than a winter is a spring. The straw’s just now are exceedingly nice, quite rustic some of them, and somehow or other,' when they are rustic, they go ever so well with a modish frock. The shape is everything, the trimming subordinate, and, of course, as everyone knows trimmings are mostly of ribbon, and then flowers (in moderation) and small fruit. Incidentally I never remember a summer w’hen less was made of feathers. The silk hat is in a class by itself, and a very attractive class it is. Generally speaking, I prefer the shaped brim to the even mushroom—one that arches over the face and droops at the sides in an artistic sweep. This is one of the great blouses—l mean the blouses that rule. And it is two in one. That is to say, if you think the extension too much, place you hand over it to the just discernible flounce line and cut it off at that. In all other things the drawing speaks for itself—round neck, short sleeves,

and, yes, the little ornament which always strikes me as downright piracy from the soldier’s decoration. Suppose we give it a new name —the peace favour, rosette, bow, or knot, as fancy may happen to fashion it. While the blouse with the extension is the blouse par excellence, it is not an arbitra/y choice There are many charming blouses that end m the usual way—at the waist, and that, moreover, have full or nearly full, sleeves. As in this case, for instance, the style being a little bit reminiscent of the

past. And yet it is a choice design with that sweeping collar and that very smart ending at the sides, the least bit suggestive of the bolero. And the Raglan has a decidedly good “yoke” line. A blouse of this character would be ideal in net—that is, to some extent. It is as well to observe that we are moving fast to (he end of summer, and that, thought should lie exercised for the identification of th seasons. 1 cannot say for the momc it what changes autumn will bring, but they art bound to be some, and it may be that, as that period develops, they will become pronounced. You see there are so many “revolutionary” ideas at work, which extend even to materials. One never knows what novelty will not be sprung on this unsuspecting part of the world. One thing f am more or less sure of —that the simple

lines of the present season will carry into autumn far more surely than the ornate ones With all these hip treatments done to death there is bound to be a change, syid, of course, the short sleeve and low neck has its date set. Yes, the short sleeve and the low neck has its date ret. Autumn merging into winter will see the high neck and long sleeve again in vogue. In Paris, where the “cool season” is now ruling, high necks of the muffler order are the mode, and in due

time w-e will adopt them likewise. Fur will be almost the regulation trimming for coat* where they are not all fur. I notice many of our noted furriers are advertising immense reductions in furs this summer, so if we are wise we will profit thereby for service a few months hence. But beware of those dreaded pests—moths and silver-fish. See to it that your furs are well protected by effective pest proof, of which there are several really reliable. A writer gives this valuable hint regard-

ing voile frocking: “Have an under-slip of silk. This gives an appearance very closely resembling georgette, if the voile is a good fine one. Trie slip for a dark voile should be of the same shade if possible, though a black or dark navy answers very well, while for the lighter shades nothing is better than white or cream.” The silk sheen showing through the voile is admirable in enhancing the effect of voile.