THE LADIES' PAGE

Otago Witness, Issue 3818, 17 May 1927, Page 63

THE LADIES' PAGE

TABLE TALK.

Monday. On Monday evening an interesting time was spent at the St. Clair Women’s Club. The programme took the form o£ a Scotch one, and had been arranged by the club’s president, Mrs J. Wilson, who was the chairwoman. The hall looked charming with its decorations o£ St. John’s wort and chrysanthemums. The opening item was a pianoforte solo by Mrs R. B. Lambert, followed by a most interesting lecture given by Mrs S. M. Park on Scotland, especially the country parts in Forfarshire, Glamis Castle (the Duchess of York’s old home), and Dundee, which is so famous for its linen and cotton mills, as well as marmalade and fishing. During the lecture some delightful Scottish songs and recitations were given, after which a dainty supper was enjoyed by all present. Those who took part in the programme were: Misses E. and T. Harraway and MacDougal, Mrs Hervey, and Mrs Routledge.

A charming hostess of the week was Mrs G. A. Bishop, who entertained a number of guests at afternoon tea on Tuesday, when she was gowned in a beautiful frock of embossed ninon. Tea was enjoyed in the dining room, the table being prettily decorated with peach-coloured chrysanthemums and Michaelmas daisies. During the afternoon the hostess charmed her guests by singing several times, and Miss Mabel Esquilant also added greatly to the brightness by singing delightfully.

A very enjoyable and instructive talk was given to the members of the Gardening Circle at the Women’s Club on Tuesday afternoon, when the speaker was Mr M’Carrigle, whose talk was about chrysanthemums and how to grow them.

On Friday evening Mrs Ewing was hostess for the Austral-Girton Club, when a farewell was given at her residence for Miss Owen, who has been closely associated with the club ever since its commencement. It was a chance for everyone to say bon voyage to the guest of honour, who shortly leaves for a trip to England, travelling through Canada and America, en route.

The engagement is announced of Miss Dunsford, of Dunedin, to Mr Dudley Shortt, of Wellington.

During the week a number of small bridge parties have been given. Amongst the hostesses were: Mrs Edmond, Mrs G. R. Ritchie, Mrs Finch, Mrs Stock, etc..

On Saturday evening Mrs J. A. Cook invited a number of guests to bridge at her residence, Union street, to meet her aunt, Miss Kane, of Christchurch, who is at present her guest.

The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys E. M’fntosh, of Dunedin, to Mr Richard M’Kenzie, of Invercargill.

On Tuesday evening Miss Shand was a hostess at bridge at her residence, Pitt street.

During the week His Majesty’s Theatre has been packed each night, when the audience was delighted with “ No, No, Nanette,” at present being played by the J. C. Williamson's Company. Some noticed present have been : Mr and Mrs Hudson, Mr and Mrs Johnson, Mr and Mrs G. Ritchie, Dr and Mrs R. Ritchie, Mr and Mrs C. Rattray, Mr and Mrs E. C. Reynolds, Dr and Mrs Riley. Mr and Mrs Moore, Mr and Mrs Philips, Mr and Mrs Smith, Mr and Mrs Halsted, Mr and Mrs Cheeseman, Mr and Mrs J. Roberts, Mrs Black, Mr and Mrs James Hutchison, Dr and Mrs Evans, Dr and Mrs Crawshaw, Mrs and Miss Shand, Mrs Black, Misses Sise, Reid, Cotterill (Christchurch), Fairburn, Webster (2), Rattray. Gallaway, Graham, Williams, Farquhar, Denniston, Roberts, Cheeseman, etc.

At the Otago Women’s Club on Friday evening Mrs Denton Leech was hostess at a bridge party given in honour of Dr Lillian Storms, who is shortly leaving Dunedin and returning to America. The hostess, who received the guests in the bridge room, was gowned in a charming heliotrope beaded georgette robe, Dr Lillian Storms being robed in black. Dainty supper was much enjoyed, a la buffet. Amofigst the guests present were: Professor Strong, Mesdames Gallaway, Brown, B. C. Haggitt, Lawson, LeCren, Dunlop, Batham, Dunlop, and Primmel, Dr Siedeberg, and Misses Ulrich, Shand, M'Gill, Hutchison, and Tolmie.

On Saturday evening Mrs M’Kenzie entertained a number of guests at dinner at' the Brown House, and at a cabaret afterwards. Mr and Mrs Greenfeld, who have been on a visit to Christchurch, have returned to Dunedin. Miss Cotterill returned on Wednesday to Christchurch. Mrs Burnett, of Queenstown, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. INVERCARGILL, May 16. Miss Dorothy Leversedge, of Christ church, is the guest of her sister, Mrs George Broughton, Duke street. Mrs H. Matthias, of Lawrence, is the guest of Miss J. C. Rowley, North rdad. Miss Gladys Rankin, Yarrow street, has returned after ten weeks in the North Mrs F. D. Morrah, Grey street, is visiting the Rocks.

Mrs A. A. Mac Gibbon, of Gore, is visiting friends in Invercargill.

Bridge hostesses for Mrs Mac Gibbon were Mesdames Hammond and F. O. Mac Gibbon. Mrs G. Hanon Wilson, Don street, with her daughter, Mrs Dale, of Hawera, are the guests of Mrs D. D. Mackenzie, of Gore. Mrs Denniston Cuthbertson has returned from Dunedin.

Bridge hostesses during the week were: Mesdames J. H. Waymouth, R. S. MTnnes, and Miss Young. Mrs N. M‘D. Weir left on Thursday morning for Christchurch, where she will stay fpr a short time on her way to join Captain Weir in Wellington. She was the guest cf honour at a social evening at the hostel of Y.W.O.A. on Monday, of which she was president. On behalf of the committee, Mrs R. R. Macgregor presented her with the poems of Fay Inchfawn. On Tuesday morning the members of the Plunket Society entertained Mrs T. D. Pearce in the Women’s Club, where Mrs A.

H. Hawke made the presentation of art antique brass candlestick from the members, referring to Mrs Pearce’s splendid work during her fourteen 'years as president. Others present were: Mesdames John Mao donald, J. Robertson, Callender, Hull, Royds, Longuet, Macalister, C. - Campbell, Farrant, Taylor, Sale, Maclcod, Stanley HrOwn, and Burwell.

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Weir gave a> delightful children’s party in the reception room of the Women's Club, where her daughter Keitha said farewell to her friends. Bridge players at the Southland Women’s Club on Monday evening included: Mesdames J. H. Waymouth, J. L. Watson, J. T. Carswell, W. Macalister, W. S. Todd, A. M. Macdonald, T. M. Macdonald, Ivo Carr, A* H. Mackrell, C. F. A. Jones, F. O. MacGibbon, H. O. Stuckey, W. Johnston, F. D. ' Morrah, W. Handyside, H. O. Haggitt, W« Hammond, J. G. Macdonald, H. P. Thomas, J Macleod, G. Cruickshank, F C. Rowley, G. Moffett, Hackworth. P. H. Vickery, R. Crawford, G. Macdonald, W. Johnston, H. J. Farrant, W. Clark, L. Webb, Malcolmson, and A. G. Butchers. Misses Hackworth, Fyncs-Clinton, Bows, Brcdrick, Young, Perrin, Campbell, Waymouth, Macwherson, and Oughton Mrs Mackreil won the prize for the highest score, and Mrs Hackworth tha prize for the hidden number. The wedding was solemnised at the home of the bride's parents on Wednesday evening! of Madeline, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cochrane, Earn street, and Frank, son of Mr F. Ruck and the late Mrs Ruck, of Christchurch. The dining room, where the ceremony was performed, was tastefully decorated with mifclti-coloured streamers and of flowers. Father O’Donnell was tha officiating priest. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock /6f pale pink georgette, made with a V shaped yolk of silver, and with panels of silver lace let into the skirt. ’ Her embroidered silk tulle veil was arrainged mop-cap style, and was held in place with a wreath of orange blossom She wore silver shoes and stockings, and carried a shower bouquet of pink flowers, relieved with maidenhair fam, and. looped with streamers of silver ribbon. Miss Thelma Maurais, of Christchurch, the chief bridesmaid, wore a frock of pale green taffetas, made with a long, tight-fitting bodice and fluted skirt. A large bow of the same shade was worn on the waist at the side. On her hair she wore a bandeau <f green tulle and silver tissue. She carried a bouquet of lemon coloured flowers relieved with asparagus fern and loo’-cd with streamers of lemon satin ribbon. The second bridesmaid. Miss Vera Trotter, of Hastings, wore a frock of lavender georgette. The .eng bodice was rucked at the waist on to a full skirt, the hem of which was scalloped. Pansies of lavender embossed velvet, outlined with silver, were worn in each scallop, while a large flower of the same sharle was caught with streamers at the shoulder. Sh.e wore a bandeau of lavender and pink flowers, and carried a bouquet of the sama shades, relieved with asparagus and ,ied with silver ribbon streamers. Both bridesmaids. wore silver shoes and stockings. Mr James Mangan was best man, and. Mr D. Cochrane groomsman. The reception was afterwards held in a large marquee on tha lawn. ' The tables were decorated yitn. flowers and greens, and a large pink floral bell was suspended over the brid-a and bride-o-room. The young couple left next mornin°- bv car for Christchurch, the bride travelling’ in a frock of pink crepe de chins, with cuffs and coliar of string eoloiired laoe, a fawn velour coat trimmed with nten fu , a fawn and brown ribbon hat, and shoes and stockings to match.

TIMARU, May 13. Mrs Ronaldson. of Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs A. Grant at Aigantighe, WaiSotham (Wai-iti road) has returned from Auckland. Mr and Mrs Frank Barker (Seiwjn street) are spending a few weeks in AvellinMrsn Frank Evans left, on Tuesday for Masterton, after a visit to Mrs A. \V. Wright at Secheron. Miss Alice Evans (North street) has returned from a visit to Mrs John Sim at Dunedin. , . , Mrs Arthur Fuarce, who was at Ardgour (Svaley street), has gone back to Mastertoil. The Misses Ransome will leave Timaru shortly on a six months’ trip to England. Mr and Mrs Henry Reid and Miss Edna Reid, who were with Mrs Ernest Uowden, Park lane, have returned to Dunedin. Miss Barbara Gibson arrived to-day froiri Christchurch. Miss Margaret Tripp (Wai-iti road) has -one on a deer-stalking expedition with Mr and Mrs Maurice O’Rorke and party. Last night Mr and Mrs P: W. Rulo (Avenue road) gave a delightful musical evening in honour of Mrs H. W. Hall (To Weka street). The house was arranged with, gold and bronze chrysanthemums and autumn leaves The hostess wore Chinese red crepe de chine embroidered in Oriental colours, while the guest of honour was in peach beaded georgette. Songs were sung by Mrs Hall.'Mrs R. H. Joyce, Mrs Rule, and Mr George Andrew’s, while Miss Eileen Twomey played the piano in her usual finished style. Others present were Mrs Dick, Mr and Mro E J. Mirams, Dr and Mrs Benham, Mrs George Andrews, and Mr Rae. On Monday night Mrs E. J. LeCren ana Miss Ethel LeCren (Maori Hill) gave a farewell party in the South Canterbury Ladies’ Club in honour of Mrs H. W. Hall (Te Wvka street). Mrs LeCren wore reseda green georgette w’ith an overdress and hanging side panels of beaded silver lace; Miss LeCren, blue georgette over pink with a hem of gold and silver lace; Mrs Hall, autumn-tinted frock embossed in chenille. The first prize was won by Mrs R. H. Joyce, the lucky number by Mrs W. Johnston, and the consolation by Mrs W. D.< Campbell. Others present included Mesdames Dick, Malfroy, Howley, Moore, C. A. Paterson, F. A. Raymond, W. J. Cotterill, H. Innes-Jones, H. H. W’abb, C. Bryan King, E. A. Scott, M. LeCren, R. F. Hill, W. D. Revell, H. Thompson, A. H Muir, E. G.Kerr, C. E. Kerr, W. Fea, Fair, Bannerman, L. E. Finch, W. H. Walton, C. H. Gorton, and English, Misses White, Revell, Ziesler (2), Dryden, Howell, Newman, Hart, H Cottrill, and G. Andrew. On Wednesday night Mrs Malfroy (Cadogan), Mrs W. D. Revell (Jackson street), and Mrs H. Thomson (Seaview terrace) gave a thirteen-table progressive bridge party in the Stafford Tea Rooms, which were decorated with chrysanthemums and autumn leaves. Mrs Malfroy wore black Marocain relieved with silver lace; Mrs Revell, black panne velvet with inset Oriental embroidery; Mrs Thompson, gold and rust embossed georgette. The first prize was won by Mrs Walter Raymond, the second by Mrs W. Thomas, the thirj

by Mrs Fair, and the consolation by Mrs C. Bryan King. Others present whre Mesdames Dick, A. Grant, C. H. Gorton, F. A. Raymond, W. C. Raymond, A. H. Muir, H. H. Webb, C. A. Paterson, G. H. Ussher, Stronach, Huddlestone, R. L. Wigley, Bannerman, A. L. Long, W. Johnston, E. L. LeCren, English, W. J. Cotterill, W. H. Walton, L. E. Finch, L. O’Callaghan, J. Moody, H. W. Hall, H. Innes-Jones, R. F. Hill, E. A. Scott, R. H. Priest, W. D. Campbell, E. G. Kerr, L. S. Talbot, F. Oxford, and C. H. Gorton, Misses Revell, White, Dryden, Wilson, Sharp, Ziesler (2), Priest, Howell, Wright, Knubley, Russell, Paterson, Barr, Cotterill, and Culverwvil.

, . ASHBURTON, May 13. Miss E. J. Watt, who has been to Australia for a holiday, returned to Ashburton on Wednesday. Mrs W. Nosworthy and Mrs C. C. Roberts ■■■-, (Walnut avenue) are staying at Christchurch. - Miss Jean Newton is staying at Warners Hotel, Christchurch. Miss Dickson is the guest of Mrs H. Hunter in Burnett street. There was a large attendance of members of the Ashburton Croquet Club at the Masonic Hall on Monday, whvn a social gathering was held in honour of Mrs T. J. Hunter, the first lady president of the cluU who will leave Ashburton shortly to reside in Christchurch. A very pleasant after.noon was spent, and a presentation of a » suitcase and a brush and comb was made to Mrs Hunter by the Mayoress, Mrs R. Galbraith.

Miss Watson, who has been masseuse at —' « e County Hospital, has resigned, and ’left for the south. Colonel and Mrs J. Studholme are spending some time at the Coldstream Estate. Miss Rosamond Peter,’ Miss Juliet Peter, and Mr Ronald Peter, of Anama, left last week on a trip to England. Mrs E. F. Nicoll and Mr Guy Nicoll went to Christchurch during the week. Mrs Seymour, of Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs E. F. Nicoll. Mrs Rogers, who was the guest of her daughter, Mrs F. W. Seldon, has returned to Christchurch. The Rev. G. D. Harold, who haA been appointed vicar of Tlnwald, was last night Inducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Taylor, of Christchurch.

The Hon. W. Nosworthy and Mrs Nos- ; worthy leave next week on a trip to Auckland, and thence to the Islands.

Mrs Parkinson, of Christchurch, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs O. Blackler.

CHRISTCHURCH, May-13. A very enjoyable concert, arranged by Mrs A. Harper, assisted by Madame Gower Burns and her pupils, was given in the Theosophical Society’s new hall in Cambridge terrace, in aid of the society’s building fund. The hall was artistically decorated with pot plants and chrysanthemums, and a dainty supper was provided. Captain Tahu Rhodes’s coming departure from the Dominion- is referred to- in the annual report of St. George’s Hospital. ‘‘The executive has this year,” tlte report says, “to face a great loss. We are losing our chairman, Captain Tahu Rhodes. Nothing but the fact that he is leaving New Zealand would have allowed us to accept his resignation. His understanding, mind, his ready sympathy, and his courteous manner have all combined to make him an ideal chairman. In England, where his home will be, he will be most valuable In keeping us in touch with our many English friends. Onv> of his first works in London will be to farewell the sisters as they leave the Old Country bn their journey to the sick and suffering in New Zealand. Not one of us is likely to forget the help that Captain Rhodes has given to our cause.” Last week Miss Reta Johnson entertained a small party of friends at dinner, and later at Dixieland.. The guvsts were Misses Reta Johnson, Frances Boulton, and Muriel Kerr, Messrs Clifford Baxter, Jack Manson, and J. D. M'Millan. The Amberley Racing Club held its meeting on Saturday, May 7, in perfect weather. There was a large gathering of North Canterbury residents, and also a great many visitors from Christchurch. Amongst some of the ladies present were Lady Campbell, Mesdames Cfeorge Gould, Norman M‘Lean, G. Leslie Rutherford, F. H. Courage, H. Acton-Adams, Turnbull, Fulton, Bethall, Godfrey Rutherford, L. Harley, B. L. Blunden, Bruce Douglas, M‘Rae, D. L. Rutherford, W. Parsons, T. C. Robinson, H. Lance, J. M’Cracken, John Stevenson, Cordner, B. Wood, H. Jellett, Heathcote Gray, Geoffry Gray, Endell Wanklyn, J. F. Buchanan, Leslie Rutherford, Russell Adams, J. H.‘ Watherston, Derrick Gould, M’Farlane, and Rossmore Cracroft-Wllson, Misses Boyle, M'Rae, Robinson, King-Church, Fergusson, •Rutherford, - Stevenson, - Bristed, WynnWilliams, Enright, Norton, Overton, Gibson, Nixon, and Newton.

Miss Aroha Clifford (Fondalton) is on a visit to Blenheim.

Mrs E. J. Cordnfer and her daughters are staying at Akaroa. Mrs George Gerard Is spending the winter months at her seaside house at Sumner.

BLENHEIM, May 13. On Friday evening at the Masonic ballroom the first of the cabaret dances for this season took place, and as there were many visitors and country people in town for the race season it was well attended by the dancing fraternity. The hall was tastefully decorated with coloured paper streamers, and a dainty supper was dispensed in the supper room adjoining. Dancing continued most enjoyably until the early hours of morning. Some of those there were: Mrs F. Reid, wearing a black beaded gown; Mrs S. Richmond, pink georgette; Mrs Rocke, Wedgewood blue beaded georgette; Mrs M. Grace, green georgette; Mrs Robertson, black and gold spangled frock; Mrs J. M'Callum, cherrycoloured georgette; Mrs K. Robertson, bright green beaded georgette; Mrs King, blue taffeta; Miss G. Trolove, red velvet; Miss P. Murray, pink tissue; Miss W. Davies, salmon pink taffeta; Miss P. Bennett, cyclamen pink taffeta; Miss K. Redwood, pink and silver lace; Miss B. Goring Johnston (Palmerston North), mauve and silver lace; Miss J. Noble-Adams, cyclamen spangled georgette; Miss L. Burden, jade green taffeta; Miss J. Burden, pale blue taffeta; Miss E. Pigou, pale green taffeta; Miss F. Horton, primrose georgette ; Miss N Latter, red georgette; Miss D. Rudd, pink georgette; Miss M. Weld, pale green georgette ; Miss N. Grigg, black and silver crepe de chine; Miss B. Blythe (Otaki), green georgette; Miss N. Jordan, silver lace; Miss B. Knell, floral georgette;. Miss A. Kn’ell, yellow georgette; Miss G. Jones, blue velvet The Marlborough Racing Club concluded its race meeting, consisting of two days, on Saturday last under ideal weather conditions. The Waterlea Racecourse was looking well, and the surrounding gardens lent a picturesque appearance with their glorious autumn colouring. Tbe Ladies Bridge Club opened its season on Monday evening at the residence of Mrs J. G. Bacon, in High street. There was a good attendance of players, and the first prize fell to Mrs Renai. Others present we , re Mes <lames Bacon, Young, Whiting, M Cracken, Mogridge, Duncan, A. Farmar, Fleming, Leech, and J. Mills. Mrs W. B. Stevenson, of Upcot Station, is visiting Christchurch. friends in’ft^riboreugh'’ 18^11^011 ' * S ViSiting North Island Udd ViSitl " S fr ' ends in the

vi J^ rs , c ° rnfeli us, who has been on a short visit to her parents, has returned to Wellington.

WELLINGTON, May 13. A very pleasant evening was arranged bv the committee of the Community Club, when the queen candidates, maids of honour, and woikers at the recent pageant were shown a him of the Monday afternoon when the Dul.e and Duchess of York were present, and saw the living flag” by the school children, the queen tableau, and other pageant items, tol lowed by some camp scenes and beautv po s in New Zealand. All wer-e much appreciated, and then Colonel Falla, on benalt ot the executive, presented each of the queens with a cut glass and silver powder -iov.l, inscribed with the name and character represented also the date and occasion. 1 lies 0 included Britannia (Miss N. Bevan) Queen Anne (Miss Norwood), Victoria (Miss I-rezer). Margaret of Anjou (Miss Rubenstcin), Berengaria (.Miss M'Cubbin), and boadicea (Mrs Pocock). Colonel Falla, thanked all who had work’d so well and gave congratulations on the results, which bad ensured the carrying on of the Community Club for another three years. Colonel Esson, who has accepted the position of president of the Club Committee, also spoke, and then all adjourned to the Community U.ub, where supper was served under the charge of Mesdames E. Muir, Lundius, and Murphy, M.L.E. Dancing followed in the lerntorial Room, which had been gaily jj£ cora ted by the members under Mr P G Ihomson, director of the club. Much' admiration was given to the two new billiard tables, which have been recently installed (•naking fopr in all), and the boxing ring, winch >s said to be the best in the Dominion „ il.- re Wn . S .I 1 ,arge . g a^ler ing of artistic admirers at the opening of tire sketch exhibition at the Art Gallery on Friday night the ceremony being performed by Mr G A iroup the Mayor-elect. The exhibition was a particularly good one, and much time was spent in examining the pictures, upstairs and down. It was extremely cold, and the Tir V ' ta -X' ol irr to supper from the president and Mrs E W. Hunt was particularly welcome, the hot tea and coffee, etc., being much appreciated. Among those present were: Mrs Hunt, in a black sequinned gown; Mis Iroup, ln black with touches of green, and a fur coat; Miss Nancy Hunt, in green, with a deep hem apphqued with coloured flowers; “•n r- n , Luke > Professor and Mrs Sommerv.lle, Professor and Mrs Florance, Dr Fell Miss D. K. Richmond. Mrs Nugent Welcl/ Dr Agnes Bennett, Dr Platts-Mills, Mrs Arnold Atkinson, Mrs Sprott, Mr and Mrs Coleridge, Dr and Mrs Duncan Stout, Mr and S ?i nlond - Mr and Mrs Gifford, Mrs H Hall Mrs M'Nair, Dr and Mrs Morice. Dr and Mrs Hardwick-Smith. Mrs and Miss Corliss, Mr Wauchon, Dr and Miss A. •M Lean, and many othars. Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P., lias received a Cl 1 ? ”■ nre-ssaee from his daughter, Miss Isobel vv ilford. with very gratifying news. It appears that Miss Wilford and Miss Madge m , V? ve , keen understudying Miss Tu.iulah Bankhead, a New York star, who has plaved the leading part in “The Gold Diggers in that city for two years, and who lias been specially engaged to carry on her success in England. The piece has run in London since December 12, and now the company is going on tour. Miss Wilford nas been selected as sole understudy to Miss ii an d a small pai-t as well. They open in Edinburgh at the Lyceum Theatre on Mav 23, after closing the season at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury avenue. A pleasant and successful evening party was tendered to the out-going Mayoress, Mrs ch B. Norwood, by the Lyceum Club on Wednesday evening. Mr Norwood and their two daughters accompanied h.?r, the guest of honour being, presented with a beautiful bouquet of violets and maidenhair fern cri her arrival. The new Mayor, Mr G. A. Troun, with Mrs and Miss Troup, were also entertained. Mrs. Troup being given a delightful little posy in autumn shades. Mrs .J. - C. Andersen (president) welcomed them, speaking of the appreciation given by - Wellington of the good work of Mr and Mrs Norwood, and. giving good wishes .to tha incoming officials for equally good support and pleasant relations. Mrs Norwood, in a charming speech, recalled that she had made her first speech at the Lyceum Club, and said that she would always have grateful recollections of the fact that- she had “broken the ice” among such sincere friends, and in such pleasant, surroundings. She then called upon. Mrs Troup to make the same effort, assuring her that she would always be glad that she had done so. As requested, Mrs Troup in a few words cordially thanked all for their good work during tlie election, and expressed her "belief * that the time of office would be both happy and busy. An excel-

lent supper was served, and a good programme, arranged by Mrs M'Kay, was much appreciated. Those taking part included Mesdames Morrison, Buckmaster, Downing, Sneddon, Rowe, and Duff.

There was a large gathering of delegates to the Educational Conferences (three of which are meeting in Wellington at present) at the invitation of ths Hon. R. A. Wright and Mrs Wright on Wednesday afternoon. The party took place at the Social Hall cf the old Parliamentary Buildings, which had been brightly decorated with flags and greenery, afternoon tea being set on long tables, each arranged with a different shade of chrysanthemums. Mr and Mrs Wright received, the latter wearing a smart frock of rust colour, with silvsr embroidery, and a hat to match. After tea Mr Wright welcomed all the guests, and paid a tribute to the fine spirit of teachers, who were altogether a happy family, and who showed no jsalousy. He felt that in education and defence there was no politics or party; they were national affairs, and to the interest cf all. Mr Wright paid a hearty tribute ro those who conducted the country schools, particularly thoss where there was only one teacher, characterising their work as “heroic.” Later the Prime Minister spoke, and was amusingly reminiscent of his own schooldays, declaring that he never wanted to go to school. However, he did not blame the teachers in any way, but was of opinion that conditions must have changed, as children nowadays were very difficult to keep away from school when necessary. He gave the teachers great credit for this, and said that a great deal of thought was being given to the health of children from the earliest ages, and the ideal was that the New Zealand children should be the healthiest and happiest in the world. Mr Blake, president of. the N.Z.1.E., and Dr Uttley, president of the Secondary Schools Conference, each spoke, and expressed the pleasure felt at the kind hospitality extended, and the opportunity of meeting and talking informally. Among those present were the Hons. F. J. Rolleston, J. A. Young, O. J. Hawken. Mrs Coates, Sir John and Lady Luke,. Mr P. Fraser, M.P., and Mrs Fraser, Mt and Mrs Caughley, Mrs W. H. Field, Mr and Mrs Forsyth, Mr and Mrs Strong, Mr and Mrs Cresswell, Mr La Trobe, Misses M. Dyer, Kershaw. Blake, North, Allen, Arthur, Baitham, Greig, and many others. A delightful evening was spent at the Pioneer Club on Tuesday, when Mrs John Hannah and a clever band of amateurs -presented four “Half-hour Plays,” all being thoroughly enjoyed by a large audience. The plays were “Lonesome-like,” by Harold Brighouse; “The Travelling Man,” a miracle play by Ladv Gregory; “Damages for Breach," by W. Pett Ridge; and “Double Demon," bv A. P. Herbert. Those taking part included Mesdames 3. Hannah and Weston,

Misses R. Atkinson, T. Baldwin, Ellis, Nicholls, Stocker, Welch, Bock, Lharazyn, Newton, Scaife, Haire, Messrs Byrne, Welch, and Charlton.

Lady Wolsely is in Wellington at present. Mrs G. D. Greenwood is in Wellington staying at the Midland Hotel. Miss Conway and Mrs R. P. Ward ana visiting Nelson. Miss Sellars, of Masterton, is the guest of Mrs A. H. Thomson, Lower Hutt. Miss Betty Knell, of Picton, ia the guest of Mrs R. Tait, Kelburn. Miss B. E. Baughan, of Christchurch, paid a brief visit to Wellington this week. Mrs E. H. Strickland, who has bean visiting Mrs Forrest, Palmerston North, has returned to the Lower Hutt.

CARTERTON, May 13. Mr and Mrs G. R. Murray were entertained at a social evening by the settlers of Alfredton, and presented with a travelling rug prior to their departure from the district".’

Brilliant autumn weather prevailed for the opening o£ the Martinborough Golf Club, when a large and representative gathering assembled at the club house, where a dainty afternoon tea was served.

The marriage took place at St. Matthew’s Church, Masterton, on Wednesday morning of Pat. (twin daughter, of Mr and Mrs G, Saker, Perry street) to Reg. (son of Mr and Mrs C. Judd, of Wellington). The bridesmaid was Miss Edith Saker, Miss Billie Kemp was flower girl, and Mr Cecil Judd was best man.

The marriage took place on Thursday at the church of St. Peter and Paul, Lower Hutt, of John (the only son of Mrs Young and the late' Mr John Young, ot Lower Hutt) to Margaret (elder daughter ot Mr and Mrs John Taylor, of Martinborough). Miss Thelma Taylor was bridesmaid, and Mr Frank Reynolds best man. The marriage took place on Saturday at the residence of Mr and Mrs George Remlnent, of Masterton, of Mrs Elizabeth Bentley and Mr T. W. Morris. The Rev. J. Corker officiated.

The marriage took place at St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, ot Miss Florence (third daughter of Mr and Mrs Reg. Pinkey, of Chapel street) and Mr Robert E. Chamberlain, of Albert street, Masterton). The Rev. W. Bullock officiated. A wedding of considerable interest was celebrated at St. Matthew’s Church, Masterton, on Wednesday, tha contracting parties being Elva Grace (elder daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Magrath) and Andrew Alexander (youngest son of Mrs and the late Mr R. C. Torrance, of Dunedin). The Rev. W. Bullock performed the ceremony, and Mr Harper presided at the organ. The bridesmaids were Miss Thelma Barr and Miss Doris Magrath. Mr W. Ross was best man, and Mr L. Tait was groomsman.

Mr and Mrs Fred Wilson, of Christchurch, are visiting Mr and Mrs C. Wilson, Masterton. r*. • Miss Olive Walton has returned to Masterton from a visit to Wellington. Miss Munro, Masterton, is on a visit to Auckland. Mrs-Niel Nelson, Masterton, has gone to Turakina on holiday. Mrs H. Biss, Martinborough, has been the guest of Mrs J. T. Wingate, of Opaki. Mrs Story, who is on a visit from Ireland, is staying with Mrs W. E. Bidwill, South Wairarapa. Miss Elizabeth Cowie, Masterton, has been visiting Wanganui. Mrs F. Moss, of Wellington, is the guest of her mother, Mrs W. M'Kenzie, Manaia. Miss K. Holloway, of Wellington, is visiting Masterton. Miss V. Mantell is the guest of Mrs Harley, Donald, Masterton. Mrs Elliott and the Misses, Elliott, Masterton, have left on a visit to Australia. Mrs D. M. Graham, Masterton, has returned from a visit to Wellington. Mrs P. MacLaren, Mastertoil, is visiting Wellington. Mrs Myers, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs Joseph Caselberg during her stay in Masterton.

Mrs D. White, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs Lewis, Masterton, has returned to Wellington.

PALMERSTON NORTH, May 12. Mrs Latham, of Wanganui, has been visiting Mrs W. L. Fitzherbert. Mrs A. Coombs, Featherston street, gave a most enjoyable bridge party on Wednesday afternoon. Amongst those present were : Mrs F. S. M'Rae, Mrs Trask, Mrs W. L. Fitzherbert, Mrs Langley, Mrs Haggitt, Miss Randolph, Mrs O. Barton, and Mrs Innes. Mrs John Duncan, of Wellington, who has been on a visit to Rotorua, spent a few days in Palmerston this week. Mrs Dan Riddiford, erf Wairarapa, is staying with Mrs H. L. Watson, Te Awe Awe street. Mrs Rupert Ashworth, Te Kuiti, is the guest of Mrs L. A. Abraham, Park road. Mrs R. Levin, “ Westella,” is on a visit to Masterton. Miss Beatrice Day, of the “ Meet the Wife ” Company, spent the week-end with Mrs H. Hutchison, Victoria avenue. Miss N. M'Callum, of Remuera, Auckland, is spending a holiday in Palmerston North. Misses Nancy and Peggy Bagnall are on a visit to Auckland. Miss T. Hewitt has returned from Napier. Mrs E. H. Clere, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs J. Wither, College street. Miss Lexie Macdonald is spending a few days in Wellington. Miss Beatrix Loughnan has returned from Hawke’s Bay. Mr and Mrs Cameron, of Dunedin, who have been on a visit to Auckland, are staying with Mr and Mrs J. Murray, Palmerston North. Miss Barbara Hartgill, of Dannevirke, is a visitor to Palmerston North for the competitions. - Miss Doris Haggitt, of Palmerston North, has gone to Hastings to take up nursing. WANGANUI, May 13. A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Thomas's Church, Sanson, on April 23, when Louisa Maynard (daughter of the Rev. F. S. Ramson and Mrs Ramson, of the Vicarage, Petone) was married to Arthur Reginald (son of Mr and Mrs Henry Collier, St. John’s Hill, Wanganui). The bride was attired in a white georgette gown, lightly beaded in silver. Her shoes were silver tissue, and she carried a bouquet of white roses and asters. A beautiful ovalshaped veil of white Brussels lace, with orange blosoms, completed a charming toilette. Mjss Thea Collier and Miss Kathleen Ward attended as bridesmaids, and wore frocks of ashes of roses, with smart tulle turbans and silver shoes. Two little flower girls (Patricia Collier and Jean Stewart) wore dainty blue georgette, and carried silver baskets of flowers to tone. The duties of best man w'ere ably carried out by Mr Vernon Russell, of Wanganui, the groomsman being Mr S. R. Collier. The father of the bride performed the ceremony, and Miss Nora Gray played wedding music. After the ceremony about 50 guests were entertained by, the bride's parents at. “ Rungapuke," the residence of their son-in-law, Mr Frank Collier. Later the couple left by car for the north, the bride travelling in a smart frock of cinnamon and green wool marocain, with a hat and coat of green. The engagement is announced of Neryl (only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. G. Billows, of Wanganui) to Maurice, third son of Mr ■and the late Mrs Inglis, of Dunedin). Mr and Mrs F. H. Goodey returned from Auckland this week. ’ Mr and Mrs _W. Bracks, who have been the guests of Mrs Conlin, of Palmerston North, returned to Wanganui this week. Mrs Eric Forlong was hostess at bridge on Thursday afternoon. Miss Stanford was hostess at mah - jong on Saturday night. Mrs Quigley has returned from Timaru and Dunedin. Miss I. Hutton is staying with her mother '(Mrs Hutton)., St. John's Hill. Miss Helen Haywood, of Christchurch, is , the guest of Mrs Greenwood. Mr and Mrs W. Todd, of Hawke’s Bay, are. visiting Wanganui. Mrs J. Wells was hostess at a large children’s party last Saturday, afternoon. Several jolly private parties were present at the Luxor Cabaret last Saturday evening, and a happy time.was spent by. all. Among those noticed were: Mrs H. D’Arcy, wearing Marie'blae taffeta; .M.rs . John Coull, black

satin; Mrs Hague-Smith, black grenadine satin ; Mrs R. Jackson, black crepe de chine ; Mrs Cuthbertson, Nile green chenille georgette ; Miss C. Doyle, crimson velvet; Miss Lowry, of Wellington, cosma shaded taffeta ; Miss Zena Campbell, flame souple satin; Miss P. Campbell, ivory regent satin; Miss J. Barton, cerise and cream crepe de chine ; Miss J. Walton, black taffeta; Miss Glenn, turquoise satin ; Miss Marie Burgess, rose satin; Mrs Frank Petrie, black chiffon velvet; and Miss M. Leary; ashes of roses taffeta ; Messrs D’Arcy, Bain, Weekes, Cohen, Cogswell, Waddington, Millward, Petrie, R. Firth, Waring, J. Foster, and K. Hansen (Auckland).

HAWKE’S BAY, May 13. The Hawke’s Bay races, held on the Hastings racecourse, were attended by followers from all parts of Hawke’s Bay. The weather was cold but fine, enabling many smart winter suits to be worn. Among those present wers: Mrs W. G. Stead, wearing a radium pleated lettuce green crepe de chine frock under her black seal coat, and a green velour hat in the same tone; Mrs O’Meara, black satin coat with fur collar, and a checked silk hat; Mrs Budd, saxe blue frock, furs, and a hat to tone; Mrs Simson, black coat with squirrel collar, and a black felt hat; Mrs J. Harris, tailored suit and hat to tone; Mrs T. C. Moore (Napier), saxe blue cloth coat and small hat; Mrs Gleadon, tailored tweed suit and a blue velour hat; Mrs Curlett, black with a black hat; Mrs A. Small, tailored suit and hat to tone; Mrs R. Buddo, checked skirt with navy coat, and a felt hat; Mrs Barry, black coat and a black hat with vari-coloured flowers; Mrs H. Stratton, navy coat frock with wine relief and a wine velvet hat; Mrs D. Lane, black cloth coat fur trimmed, and a black hat; Mrs Herbert (Dannevirke), brown cloth coat and a brown hat; Mrs J. Lowry (Okawa), tailored tweed coat and a felt hat; Mrs S. Averill (Havelock North), mauve tweed suit and mauve hat; Mrs O. Krogh, rust brown coat fur trimmed, and a fawn hat; Mrs Edwards (Napier), check tailored tweed suit, and orange velour hat; Mrs Ford North, hyacinth blue velour suit and blue felt hat to tone; Mrs Scoular, black cloth coat fur trimmed, and a fawn hat; Mrs G. Thomson, mauve tweed suit and mauve hat; Mrs Twigg, brown fur coat and hat in felt; Mrs H. Stevens, blue check suit and a ciel blue satin hat; Mrs T, Morrin, brown tailored suit, and small hat ; Mrs F. Douglas, beige pink coat frock with short cape, and a velour hat in a darker shade; Mrs J. Morgan (Napier), olive green coat frock and a green felt hat; Mrs J. S. M'Lcod, black fur coat and black hat; Miss M. Stead, dove grey tailored suit and hat to tone; Miss M'Niven, navy blue coat frock and a felt hat; Miss A. Strachan, black coat and pretty green hat; Miss Bane Smith, fur coat and navy felt hat; Miss R. Scanlon, tailored suit and a small hat; Miss Joyce Beamish, blue checked frock and a blue and pink felt hat; Miss Gleadon, tweed suit and a felt hat; Miss Meg Gibbons, violet cloth coat with fur collar, and a violet hat; Mrs Peterson, black cloth coat with grey fur collar, and'a black hat; Miss Gibbons, brown tweed suit and a brown hat; Miss Joan Landells, grey and blue suit, and a grey felt hat; Miss N. Fannin, violet cloth coat and violet hat; Miss D.. Smith, plum coloured fiaired coat and a felt hat to tone; Miss E. Loudoun, mauve tweed suit, and a beige felt hat; Miss M. Morris, violet coat, with a violet felt hat; Miss H. Chambers, navy blue coat frock and a navy hat; Mrs W. Humphries, plum coloured cloth coat fur trimmed, and a hat in the same shade; Mrs Ruddock, dark blue cloth coat and beige felt hat; Mrs White-Parsons, black seal coat and a black hat; Miss Stevens, rust brown cloth coat and a brown hat; Miss Barry, rose cloth coat and hat to tone; Mrs T. Cunningham,' Mrs J. Shand, Mrs Blundell (Waipawa). Mrs P. Wall (IHatuma), Mts Stewart (Napier), Mrs G. Williams, Mrs Hogan, Mrs Wallace, Miss Baird. Mrs Tonkin. Mrs H. B. Lusk, Miss S. M’Leod, Miss B. Simson, and Miss Twigg. Mrs Wilder, of Waipukurau, is the guest of her mother, Mrs P. M'Laren, Masterton. Miss Peggy Hubbard, of Masterton, is on a visit to Hawke’s Bay. Mrs C. Williams is ths guest of Mrs H N, Watson, of Palmerston North. . .

Mrs Monckton,' of ’ Waipukurau, was the guest of Mrs Sim, Palmerston North, for race week.

Miss "B. Louglinan, of Palmerston North, is visiting friends in Hawke’s Bay. Miss- Bond, of Timaru,. is the guest of Miss Margot Russell,- Tunanui. Mr and Mrs G. Mitchinson, of Dannevirke,- arc staying in Napier. Lady Hunter has returned to Porangahau after a visit to Wellington. Mrs W. Salmon, of Hastings, has been visiting Wanganui and Wellington.

■ Miss B. M'Kay, of Hawke’s Bay, .is the guest of .Mrs C. E. Fabian, Wellington. Mrs Rochfort, of Wellington, has been visiting her sister, Mrs W. Dinwiddie, Napier. - - •

Mrs H. A. Speedy and Miss Dorothy Speedy, of Takapau; left for a trip to Sydney. s—; ■ • ■ _ „

Mrs T. Williams, of Waipawa, is visiting Taranaki. “ . •

Mr and Mts . C, C. Miles left for Wanganui thisweek. • ,

AUCKLAND, May 12. There are many people in Auckland these days who are able to converse fluently in French, and nearly 100 were present at the first winter session of the Auckland French Club, held in the Y.W.C.A. club room, Union Buildings, last Monday evening. M. Paul Serre, French Consul, and president d’honneur of the club, was present, and the members were received by Mr P. S. Ardern, who is president. An address by M. Serre on “A Voyage at Sea" was the first item on the programme, after which came several songs. The production of a farcical play, “ Un Mariage a L'ondres,” was done in costume, and was a great success. The chief characters were a French boy, who could speak but little English, and a girl who hardly understood one word of French. Supper was served during the evening. The Reason extends until the end of October. The largest wedding there has eVer been In Auckland took place last Thursday afternoon at St. Aidan’s Church, when Miss Joan Melville Louisson, only daughter of Mr and Mrs M. M. Louisson, Remuera road, and Mr Harold M'Millan Bull, elder son of Mr and Mrs Harold Bull, Puketutu Island, Mangere, were married, the Rev. Clive Seton officiating at the ceremony. The floral decorations were composed largely of deep blue and pale pink hydrangeas, the chancel railings being massed with them, while across the chancel were erected three floral arches of the same flowers. The bride wore a beautiful frock of shell pink tulle and white ninon de soie, with long silver tunic, and sash of silver lame. The court train, attached to the shoulders with sprays of orange blossoms, was also of silver lame, and her veil of tulle was arranged under a coronet of silver leaves and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss Margery Vaile, Miss Nancy Rogers, Miss Lesley M’Crae Peacock, and Miss Nancy Colbeck. Their frocks of rose pink georgette were fashioned with short waists and shirred skirts, with a hem of velvet to tone, and streamers were looped from the shoulders across the back. Their caps of tulle were caught round the head with pink and diamente leaves. Four little train-bearers were: Sidney Bickerton Fisher, Patsy Robertson, and Paddy and Peter Bull. The girls were in. rose pink romaine frocks, with tulle caps edged with silver leaves, and the boys in court suits of pink charmal with pleated frills. Mr Keith Anderson was best man, and Dr Lawrence Ludbrook, Mr F. Gordon, and Mr N. Louisson were groomsmen, while Dr H. W. Wilson, Mr S. Harris, and Mr V. Wilson were ushers. After the ceremony a reception was held at “ Carinya,” the delightful home of the bride’s parents, when a large number of guests were present. Mrs Louisson wore a frock of blonde mirror crepe, banded with bronze satin, and a gold tissue hat embossed in bronze. Mrs H. Bull (mother of the bridegroom) wore a honey-coloured frock of silk lace edged with brown ribbons, and a smart hat of satin armure to tone with an upstanding bird of paradise plume. Mrs M’Millan (grandmother of the bridegroom) was in sapphire blue chiffon velvet, with mole hat and wrap. Another marriage which has taken place during the past week was that of Miss Audrey Lina Studholme, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Studholme, Otaha, Waipapa, Bay of Islands, to Mr Frank Douglas Mill, only son of Mrs M. A. Mill, Upland road, Remuera. The ceremony took place at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Parnell, and was performed by Archbishop Averill, assisted by Canon Percival James. The church was plentifully decorated with gold and pink chrysanthemums, and over the chancel a floral arch was erected. The bride, who was given - away by her father, wore a charming frock of ivory taffeta with longwaisted bodice and full skirt, and a deep flounce of silver lace. Her tulle veil formed the train, and was caught round the head with a coronet of orange blossoms and silver leaves. Miss Effie Studholme, sister of the bride, was a most dainty little bridesmaid in a frock of lilac shaded taffeta, with petalled skirt embossed in silver, and caught at the waist with posies and knots of silver galon, a bandeau of silver and lilac leaves being w’orn round the head. Mr Gibson Stott, of Wellington, was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held by the bride’s parents at the residence of Mrs A. L. Foster, Coolangatta, Remuera road. Mrs Studholme wore a frock of black romaine inlet with lime-shaded panels worked in silver, with a black tagel straw hat trimmed with black velvet bows edged with limeshaded satin, and an ostrich feather stole. Mrs Mill (mother of the bridegroom) wore a frock of black georgette finely tucked and inset with black lace, her hat of black panne velvet being fashioned with a high crushed crow-n of satin and velvet. Mrs Foster wore black lace over champagneshaded georgette, and a black hat with green feather mount. Mrs Averill was in ensemble suit of fawn sedan cloth, and a pretty blue and black hat; and Miss Averill, a wallflower and blue figured georgette frock, and a brown shaded hat. Miss Jean Fergusson is the guest of Mrs A. M. Ferguson, Victoria avenue, Remuera.

HAMILTON, May 12. A progressive bridge evening was held at the Waikato Lyceum Club on Monday evening The large room was decorated with rich dahlias and scarlet autumn berries and foliage. Those present were Mesdames H. Douglas, R. B. Cranwell, D. Speedy, W. J. Stevens, V. Chitty, B. Eden, G. Smith, Totman, H. Gillies, H. .Valder, T. Reynolds, H Hammond, Russell, N. Banks, E. M. Masters, H. H’Millin, -N. Ratcliffe, E. H. O’Meara, O. Smith, J. Prenton, G. Valder, Walders, Stapley, Campbell, J. E. Chitty, M. Bell, and A. B. Beale, Misses Burgess, F. Jolly, Stevens, de Denzy, Madeley, Wyatt, Blackett, Eggleston, Rimmer, Johnson, C. Wallnutt, Hodgson, Rowe, Bourke, L. W’allnutt, R. Burley, and Keddie. At Cambridge on Wednesday Mrs C. Hunter gave an afternoon gift tea for Miss Steele, who is shortly to be married. Mrs Hunger was wearing a handsome black frock and Miss Steele one of brown crepe de chine. Others present were Mesdames S. Lewis, Hart, Robinson, Kingsford, Allan, C. Wood, A. Gane, F. Ferguson, Williams, O. Gane, H. Bell, Nelson, A. Bell, Souter, Hawkesby, Reeve, and Wilkinson, Misses Fenton, Cook, Wilton, Ibbotson, M'Kenzie, Jackson, Robinson, M’Carroll, Brabant, Bertlesen, Brann, Hart, Thompson, S. Brann, Nelson, M. Armstrong, A, Souter, and D. Nelson. The races at Hamilton on Wednesday were favoured with fine weather and large numbers Of visitors were present. The ladies were Mesdames : R. Seddon, W. C. Ring, H. Douglas, A. Beale, W. G. Robbie, N. Banks, H. T. Gillies, W. M’Nicol, E. Nickle, A. L; Yule, D. Meredith, T. B. Insoll, Vere Chitty, E. H. O’Meara, L. Cussen, H. Browne, C. Peake, J. O’Sullivan, E. R. Gresham, F. Gruar, A. E. Manning, A. English, A. .Bond, G. W. Hyde, E. M. Masters, Wilkes, R. Hannon, M. Wells, G. S. Crimp, Souter, Alford, Gorrie, J. C. Gray, Pratt, Wyvern Wilson, T. F. Jolly, B'. Ewen, M. Manning, R. B. Cranwell, T. Atkins, H. Ferguson, Gannaway, Dawson, Jennins, J. Banks, C. Taylor, Booth, Clemow, E.-C. Day, R. Williams, R. Ranstead, J. M'Kinnon, A. Gifford, Hamerton, G. Gower, and C. H._ Holloway, Misses Wyatt, Chitty, Chadwick, M. Stronach, W. Manning, J. Clemow, T. Monckton, E. Hammond, A. Coventry, O. Shaw, H. Cowie, P. Fisher, M. Taylor, Turley, R. Burley, E. Norris, L. Wallnutt, A.* Gilflllan, D. Ring, A. Brown, B. Souter, F. Jolly, J. Masters, D. Johnson, Swayne, Cox, Adams, A.'Monckton, Douglas, Wilson; Gann, L. Hume, D, Yule, and M. Johnson. .. A farewell to Mrs Martyn Williams was given at -the Lyceum - Club on Tuesday afternoon. Musical -items .were rendered

by Mesdames Lonsdale, M'Kinnon, A. W Green, Sinclair, and H. M'Millin. Others present were Mesdames W. J. Stevens, F. Bullock, E. H. O’Meara, A. L. Yule, R. Cranwell, P. Gannaway, J. H. Hume, Bisley, G. Valder, Murray, Fraser, T. Lusk, E. English, H. Ross, Hurdwood, E. Rogers, Stace, E. R. Gresham, A. Ramsey, De la Mare, Finlayson, D. Seymour, and W. B. Horton, Misses Burley, C. Wallnutt, L. Wallnutt, Watts, W. Manning, and Eggleston. A farewell was given to Miss J. Dalzell and Miss V. Dalzell on Thursday night at the home of Mrs T. B. Insoll at Hamilton. Mrs Insoll wore a smart black silk frock with Eastern embroideries. The guests Y er e. Mesdames J. E. Chitty, Montgomery, A. Gifford, A. Joseph, J. Strang, S. Simmons, Beale, - C ” Macdiarmid, S. Green, H. M Millin, R. Worley,'W. D. Ross, Kingscofe, and H. Hopkins, Misses C. Jolly, F. Jolly, and Eggleston.

WEDDINGS. _ A vefy pretty wedding was solemnised m the Caversham Presbyterian Church on April 26, w’hen Gertrude A. Roberts, second daughter of Mr and Mrs A. E. Roberts, of Valley road, C’aversham, and granddaughter of. Mr R. Morgan, of Timaru, was united in wedlock to John Robertson, son of Mr and Mrs Robertson, of Kaiwera, Southland, lhe Rev. R. Ferguson Fish, of Caversham, officiated at the ceremony. Miss I Wendelken was chief bridesmaid, and Mjss F. Roberts (sister of the bride) second bridesmaid. Mr Hayman, of Pukerau, acted as best man, and Mr J. Foster capably presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a frock of Chinese silk, beautifully hand-embroidered. The hand-worked veil was arranged in cap fashion, and was finished with a dainty _ wreath of orange blossom. Her only ornament was a rope of pearls, and she wore white satin slippers. She carried a shower bouquet of white irises and chrysanthemums. The chief bridesmaid’s frock was apricot satin marocain, with shoes and stockings to match. She wore a coronet of pearls and carried a shower bouquet of pink irises and chrysanthemums. The second bridesmaid wore a dainty frock of powder blue crepe-de-chine, with a blue and silver hairband to match. She carried an artistic Victorian posy. After the ceremony the guests motored to the Wentworth tea-rooms, where a sumptuous breakfast was partaken of. Mr and Mrs Robertson received their guests. The Rev. Ferguson Fish presided in his usual efficient manner. Amidst showers of confetti and good wishes Mr and Mrs Robertson left later in the evening by motor for the north.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Paul’s Church, Christchurch, recently, when Annice Haze] Jessica, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs P. T. Aitken, of Christchurch, was married to John Kennetts, second son of Mrs A. Williamson, of St. Clair, and the late Mr J. Williamson, of Central Otago. The Rev. N. L. D. Webster, of >St. Andrew’s, officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a simple little frock of ivory French suede, with silk-embroidered panels, finished with orange blossom and lily of the valley. Her veil was held in place by a coronet of orange blossom, and she carried a shower bouquet of white and pale pink hothouse flowers and maidenhair fern. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Chrystabel Aitken, who wore sky-blue crepe de chine trimmed with silver lace, and a soft veil hel I in place with a band of silver leaves. Her bouquet was -of autumntinted flowers. Little Isabel Williamson, sister of the bridegroom, who was flowergirl, -ore a pink organdie frock trimmed with rosebuds, and carried a basket of pink and mauve sweet peas. Mr Eric Williamson attended his brother as groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Dorothy tea rooms. . Mrs Aitken received her guests wearing a black frock of brocaded crepe de chine, trimmed with ivory, and a black hat to match, and _ carried a bouquet of crimson roses and maidenhair fern. Mrs Williamson wore a black ottoman coat and hat to match. Later the happy couple left for their tour in the North Island, the bride - wearing a frock of fuchsia rep cloth, a black tailored cat, and a smart fawn hat.

A LETTER FROM HOME.

By Sheila Scobie Macdonald

(Specially Written for the Witness.) March 21.

Spring has come—not the temporary make-believe early variety, which tempts a stray crocus into foolish daring—but the real article, with long hours of bright sunshine, chilly winds, and a wealth of early flowers. The crocus is a glory, simply starring lawns and grass patches. The trees are still bare in London’s parks and open spaces, but that only makes the gold and purple and white patches beneath them look all the more entrancing. Kensington Gardens are just a feast of colour, and already the daffodils are nodding yellow heads in the spring wind. As for the country —well, in all the world there is nothing quite like an English spring in the country. Every hedge is in bud, and the blackthorn bushes are sheets of delicate white blossom.

We went out with baskets last week and picked bunches and bunches of primroses and violets and fragrant little wild anemones. To my mind there is something thrilling about picking wild flowers, a only equalled by mushroom gathering. There is that wonderful breathless moment when unexpectedly one comes across a mass of primroses or violets or daffodils, the desire to broadcast one’s stupendous discovery, and at the same time a grim determination to hurry to secure all the loveliest for oneself. . The wild daffodils are well to the fore now. They are a . small variety of the old heavy variety, and grow in golden masses on the slopes of forest hills. - We found untold quantities last week in. a heavenly spot called Worth Forest. Last year’s dead bracken strewed the earth thickly, and up through the dry dead leaves bobbed the gay little yellow heads. Squads of children were gathering them,

In some districts the gypsies have pretty well denuded the country of primroses, for they sally forth in the early days of spring and dig up the plants, lock, stock, and barrel, and when in flower sell them at a goodly profit. The day we picked the daffodils in Worth Forest we went by car, and lunched at a perfectly wonderful old place called Apple Tree Farm, at Crawley. The name is not in the least misleading—it really was an apple tree farm, and is one of the sights of Crawley. The house originally consisted of two old Elizabethan cottages, which were pulled down and rebuilt absolutely true to period. The result is wonderful, and as the house stands in ■'•< apple orchard, the Middle Ages feeling i« complete. We were served with a really old English dinner, which included a huge apple pie, all complete with a great blue bowl of cream, which we ourselves ladled out with a soup ladle! We returned again at tea-time, and, to our utter astonishment, found little bowls of cape gooseberry jam decorating the long ~ak trestle table. The jam, we wfere informed, was made from tinned cape gooseberry pulp. It was very go6d, but I somehow didn’t feel it “went with” the house or the furniture.

The weather- has affected the shops, which, one and all, have scrapped the duller garments of winter, and burst forth into displays that make one feel everyone ought to look extraordinarily beautiful this coming summer. Even the men’s shops felt that something ought to be done to celebrate the sunshine, so there were ties of radiant colourings in the windows, tempting and festive socks, and shirts of palest blue and mauve. “ How pathetic! ” said a busy shopper, who, needless to say, was a woman, who, I trust, had a purse to equal the long list of “absolute necessities” I'saw in her hand. The hour of the mannequin has come, for even the least enterprising of the shops have fashion parades as part of the scheme of things, and a good mannequin has no need to place her services at the disposal of any one firm. She is open to book engagements, and she is royally paid for special work. Many mannequins are really on the stage, doing tire fashion display work only between engagements or in their free time, and many of them are most

beautiful girls, with figures like reeds, and a way of wearing beautiful clothes that fills the average heart with malice and envy.

The shopping centres are thronged with ■women, dozens of whom crowd before the-fascinating windows, taking not only mental notes of the delights behind the plate glass, but pencil drawings as well. Sometimes it seems as if every woman in London must be in Oxford street, and clothes the absorbing passion of their lives.

And then one reads of the first Oxford and Cambridge women’s boat race, and of how the Cambridge captain, in white jumper and chocolate-coloured shorts, exhorted her crew to “ Row like hell, cliaps! ” I don’t know that lady from Cambridge, but I purely don’t think she would ever glue her nose against a shop window showing spring fashions. Neither, I think, would the two ardent damsels who took turns to’ wait in a queue at Glasgow for 23 hours to secure grand stand tickets for the football match between England and Scotland.

Twenty-three hours is a long time to stand anywhere; but in Glasgow in March—well, words fail me.

I went to a Sunday afternoon concert at the Albert Hall last week. Not being a ‘‘high brow” in music, I never go to criticise, but I always enjoy these concerts. They are not beyond the ordinary folk, the folk who do love music with a tune in it, and whom ‘‘fireworks” leave cold and unimpressed. I really went to hear John M‘Cormack sing. Hitherto I’ve only heard him on the gramophone, and iny gramophone is not of the variety that is kind to the human voice.

It was a real treat. Amongst many other Irish songs he sang, “She is Far From the Land,” which simply plucked at one’s heart strings with its seductive beauty. These afternoon concerts are always well attended—not by smart people, but by a really solid, sturdily British crowd. There was much whispering before M'Cormack appeared, and a young man behind me remarked bitterly that it didn’t pay to be patriotic these days—that M'Cormack had made a fortune since he had renounced his allegiance to the King in 1917. I also overheard on one side of me that M'Cormack pays £20,000 a year in income tax, and on the other that he pays £12,000. It doesn’t seem to me to matter very much what the exact amount it. Either sum indicates a very nice little income. Not that Mr M'Cormack would see it my way at all, but then heavily taxed people never do. The fate of the Queen’s Hall is still undecided, but unless a miracle happens, it won’t be a concert hall in the future. I By the way, there was a most .musing debate in the House of Lords over the I proposal to free the Albert Hall proprietors from certain restrictions which have been in force since Victoria’s day. Hie proposal is that in future'it shall be possible to lease the hall for theatricals, cinema, boxing, or other modern entertainments to a syndicate for a certain number of years The Duke of Atholl really let himself go on the subject. He said that the hall was to be let to a manager (Mr C. B. Cochran) r.t such a rent that he could only make ends meet if he indulged in a competition of vulgarity with other

entertainments, which were more suitably housed elsewhere. This paritcular manager had been chosen, because he was a well-known organiser of variety entertainments, most of which had had some difficulty in passing the censor. That was pretty plain speaking, but Lord Newton went one better, and said Mr Cochran was a kind of British Barnum, and the last thing he would have any time for was for what he himself would call “high brow” music. When he got possession he would probably use the hall to stage a gigantic prize fight, for which a man would earn many times a Cabinet Minister’s salary for being knocked out out in a minute or tw r o.

That’s one view of Mr C. B. Cochran, but, if you asked the average modern man or woman what they thought of him, they would say quite sincerely : “He’s one of the greatest geniuses of the age.” Sir Thomas Beecham has decided to give England another chance, and hints at a scheme for rousing the national musical conscience. He is going to make good music cheap, so cheap indeed that by contrast, jazz and other atrocities will die of sheer inanition. The Albert Hall proposal has inflamed his fighting spirit to such an extent that he has abandoned the idea of settling in America and leaving Great Britain to jazz its wav to musical perdition undeterred. To popularise music as well as producing cheap opera, he might take a hint from Germany, where beer and sausages can be had in the foyer. The beer must be consumed where served, but the sausage—convenient, sustaining, satisfying—can be consumed in the holy of holies itself, apparently without upsetting the artists in any way. But I for one, unmusical as I am, would be grieved to see the doubtless great 1 and only C. B. Cochran in charge of the Albert Hall.

Karsavina is dancing again at the Coliseum, and is opening a school of dancing on Russian lines. She says the English girls, . being so physically fit, make wonderful pupils. I saw Karsavina dance at the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth some years ago, but the effect was spoiled by a board cn the stage being loose, and, as is invariably the case, Mmle. Karsavina seemed drawp towards it as if by a magnet, and every time when, light as thistledown, she touched it, and it banged, lightning flashed from Madame’s eyes,

and black and awful looks were cast towards the rear, where doubtless an overwrought manager was trembling with fear. The effect of the dancing was rather marred, but I think the audience enjoyed the byplay so much that they could afford to be generous.

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

If the hair has to be washed in hard water, it often feels sticky when dry. A tablespoonful of lemon-juice or vinegar added to tho rinsing water will remedy this.

When knitting stockings or socks it will be found that they will last twice as long if a strand of silk or thread is knitted into the toes and heels with the wool.

Velvet can be cleaned by rubbing with a cloth dipped in powdered magnesia.

Hair brushes should bo washed in cold water to which a little ammonia has been added.

When making a rice or other milk pudding use equal quantities of milk and water and add a teaspoonful of grated suet.

Brass that is rubbed once a week with a piece of flannel moistened with sewingmachine oil is unlikely to tarnish. To soften eggs that have bem boiled too long, put them into a basin of cold water and leave for half a minute.

To render jars or hotties that have held onions fit for bottling jam, fill them with garden mould, and leave out of doors for a couple of days. After they are well washed the unpleasant smell will have disappeared. Blacklead marks can be. removed from carpets if a paste. is made of fuller’s earth with water and a little ammonia, and left on the marks for some hours. Then brush briskly. Tiled hearths should never be washed with water, Instead, dip a cotton cloth in turpentine and rub the tiles until they are clean. Polish with oM’t cloth.

FROCKS AND FASHIONS IN LONDON.

By a Ladt Correspondent.

(For thb Witness.)

To parody the famous remark of an American president ‘‘You can interest some women in clothes all the time, and all women some of the time, but not all women all the time.” The spring, however, is one of those times when all women are interested in this most important matter of replenishing wardrobes, and repairing the ravages winter has Wrought on clothes and accessories. The great dress designers have drawn fcside the curtains, and Eve—horn-rimmed glasses and lorgnettes well in evidence -—surveys eager-eyed the array of creations designed for her adornment. Dressshow follows dress-show ; equally crowded, equally keen in the competition for highest honours and Eve, who never would endure such discomforts at any other time, squeezes her way in and out of them by turn in determined pursuit of those garments best suited to her personality—“il faut souffrire pour etre belle.” THE TREND OF FASHION. A few examples serve to indicate the trend of fashion, and chosen haphazard, there was last week’s parade, of spring clothes at Sonia Bloor’s salons in Brook street. Isabel Jeans, her black hair lovelier than ever, received the multitude, which crowded into the salon until there was barely space for the mannequins to pass. Where all were good, perhaps the most striking models were the country and travel coats in tweeds and homespuns. Cleverly designed in lovely colour harmonies, they were beautifully light and smoothly woven. Their creators seem to vie with each other in the production of practical yet amusing designs to express the limitless possibilities of these materials.

The greater number of Sonia Bloor’s coats' were of grey, tan, beige, or natural grounds having red, orange, sienna, or green as relief. , Cosy scarf-collars which could be twisted round the throat, the ends handing—buttoned and tabbed pockets; cape sleeves; collars buttoning to the throat and buckled belts were striking characteristics, and even the women most prejudiced against tweeds could not fail to admire the chic and distinction of these examples. TWO-TONE TWO-PIECE SUITS.

Two-piece suits —the coats of rep, charmeiaine or suiting, and the dresses and linings of the coats of marocain or heavy crepe-de-chine, for the most part were of two shades of the same colour; greys, greens, beiges, and pink-beiges being the favourite tones, whilst navy was allied to beige or pink and black to white, rose or hyacinth blue. In afternon gowns, tucks and pleats were much in evidence, whilst for the summer days (we hope) of later spring there were gowns of flowered crepes and chiffons in charming colourings. The spring fashion parade at Selfridge’s was particularly interesting; it was given in the theatre in the Palm Court, and directed by Basil Foster, the well-known actor and athlete.

The opening scene, emblemising the position of Selfridge’s in the world of commerce, showed a tall statuesque girl, wearing a great plumed fan-shaped headdress and an ermine cloak, seated on a throne, set against a background of black velvet. Acrpss her knees was a wide drapery of white fur spreading in graceful folds to either side. Suddenly, the drapery materialised into group of kneeling mannequins, who rose one by one and threw back their cloaks to reveal lovely pyjamas and smoking suits in heavily embroidered crepe-de-chine. One Was of rose banded with black and gold, another of peach embroidered with rose and pastel blue, yet another in soft turquoise with a jumper tunic and trousers sewn with frills. There were models in apricot, in cherry, in parma violet piped and buttoned with cerise and designed with a high collar and trousers buttoned closely below the knee, and in rose-du-Barri with a tunic swathed at the hips like a Russian blouse.

The mannequins vanished one by one, to re-appear in a variety of day and evening frocks, general sports clothes and special tennis frocks. THE TAILORED SUIT RETURNS TO FAVOUR. There were some very pleasing spring spits/ amongst them a Bernard model comprising a brown and white sponge-bag checked skirt, having an inverted pleat centre-front, and a trim, close-fitting severe brown coat linked at the waist line. A Suzanne Talbot hat of brown and beige braided straw in a coronet shape was worn with it.

The predominating colours for suits were natural, tan, grey or blue; many of the coats were belted, and one Marc model in pink-beige was an idealised version of the Norfolk jacket. Sports suits were shown in pleasing variety—jumper skirt and loose little jacket being the favourite type. Stripes or checks in some form or another characterised the maiority of these useful garments. Miss Evelvn Colyer wore her specially designed “Evelyn” sleeveless tennis frock—absolutely correct and obtainable in pique, schappe-or crene-de-chine—-and to show its merits to advantage, she demonstrated a few graceful strokes with her racquet.

For wear, with tennis frocks, the new sleeveless coats and waistcoats in- vivid knitted silk, in taffeta, felt or leopard cloth were accorded a very warm reception.

Evening gowns were expressed rn lovely colonrings, on particularly happy ensemble

being a model of pale yellow georgette with a slightly pouched back and the waist defined by diamonds of tiny tucks. A green chiffon velvet cloak lined with gold completed the daffodil illusion. Altogether an excellent show, rendered the more amusing by the commentary. of Mr Foster, it terminated with the presentation of various foreign bridal costumes. Hungarian, Norwegian, Chinese, Spanish, and lastly an English birde in the simplicity of white and silver, as the crowning touch—complete with a Highlander bridegroom, and followed by a pretty gold and rose English bridesmaid in blue picture frock bunched with rosebuds.

IMPORTANT ITEMS IN THE SPRING MODE.

Now is the moment for the choice of those perplexing items of this season’s outfit—spring coats—and since it is a season when out temperamental climate openly admits to many showers, there is no better place than Burberrys to go in search of this part of our equipment. The display in their salons in the Haymarket would seem more varied and more pleasing than ever in the alliance of utility and smartness.

The most outstanding colourings here as in every other house of fashion this spring were black-and-white, greens, pinks, beiges, greys, oatmeals, tans and blues.

One green ulster was most particu.arly smart ; of soft spring coating, it boasted a slotted belt (in front only) fastened with a distinctive buckle. Made with long revers and a trim sleeve, it was lined with crepe to tone and - the whole effect was elegant simplicity. Another model of Urbitor coating, woven in a small block design of mauvebeige had pointed tab pockets holding in place the pleats at either side front. Yet another coat of fine tan tweed struck a new note with a slotted seam running down the centre back. . From the low waist-line was a wide arrowed box-pleat, whilst amusing little quarter-moon pockets afforded the finishing touch at the hip line on either side front.

Suede pipings were introduced on several models and looked extremely well on one particular coat of rusty brown soft tweed piped with a deeper shade, a long collar, cuffs and pockets, and edging the knife pleats grouped below either hip. Here indeed were travel, country and town coats to suit all types and for wear in all weathers, excellent alike in material, cut and design. The sole difficulty lav in which to chose. Would that dress allowance expanded as easily as an innovation suit case!

COSY CORNER CLUB. .

MEMBERS’ MEETINC.

Dear Comrades of the Cosy Corner, —This year’s session of our club opens promisingly with a. good rally of members. I am sure all older members will join me in extending a hearty welcome to two new, and, I think, young contributors, Chris and Lavsnder. Our cltsb should provide a good training ground for young people who have a bent towards writing, and it is of advantage to have things presented from the point of view of youth as well as from that of mature years. I am also pleased to have contributions from Farmer’s Wife, who was a silent member last year, and from Elsie, lately an infrequent occupant of her place round the Cosy Corner table, with whose defence cf the much criticised modern girl I open the meeting. ESTHER. THE MODERN GIRL. Dear Esther, —Greetings and best wishes to the president and all members of the Cosy Corner Club, and may the session be a pleasant and full one. Some time ago I was very much interested in a controversy in one of our dailies about the modern girl. It started by a correspondent denouncing, in a very forcible way, the accomplishments and manner of this very interesting- personage. After 1 had read several columns for and against her I began to sum up the girls of my acquaintance. They are just the ordinary everyday girl that one meets anywhere and everywhere, and when you come to know them the majority are very interesting and altogether charming. In manner they may be a trifle abrupt, but they are generally sincere, with an utter absence of humbug and affectation and with an optimism that is glorious, an egotism’ that carries all before it. Then, compared with the girls of a former generation, the modem girl has had more opportunities, and in spite of criticism she has made good use of them. Very few girls 20 years ago did -the major part of their own sewing. Now, I know of numbers of girls who, with the aid of paper patterns and sewing classes, do almost all their own, and, in some cases, assist with the home sewing as well. We constantly hear that she is no housewife, and a list of her grandmother’s and mother's duties are held t.p to show her shortcomings. Now, in all sincerity, I say that a great number of those accomplishments were nothing more or less than a lot of useless labour; if the same results are brought about in an and, in many instances better way, then let us be honest and give her credit for sound senss. In looking back at the amount of time spent in heavy laborious tasks that are now eliminated from housework, I -would very much regret to see a girl being forced to have to undertake them. Another factor that counts is that the average girl is a much better educated person than her mother, and if she is foolish enough to imagine that it makes her her mother’s superior that is only the folly of youth. Experience will teach her true wisdom, and how best to apply what she has learned. Another point in her favour is her companionableness—to coin a word. She discusses and passes her opinions on subjects that we never heard mentioned- in our younger days. She will, if encouraged, come to her elders to learn, and, if sympathetically dealt with, will, from her joyous youth, enrich and bring into our own lives the elixir of life, the 6 priceless blessing, the whole joy of living. ELSIE.

An excellent defence of the modern girl, Elsie. Those who run her down generalise from the undesirable characteristics of comparatively few’ numbers of girls.—Esther.

** *£■ *#* THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.

Dear Esther, —I have just reread ‘The Merchant of Venice,” and the more ■-! read Shakespeare the more astounded I am at

tho beauty of the language, his wonderful insight'* into human nature, his clear portrayal of character, and his highmindedness. This play, though written over 300 years ago, contains much that is absolutely applicable to life to-day. It is a wonderful combination of three separate tales (the bond, the caskets, and the elopement) drawn from different sources and cleverly interwoven into one continuous story. Antonio, the merchant, had ships that traded from Tripolis, from Mexico and England, from Lisbon, Barbary, and India. One is surprised to hear cf such extensive trade in those days, but Venice was an important seaport in those times, prior to the discovery of the sea route to India via the Cape. Antonio seenis such a kindly man, it is surprising to find him so antagonistic to the Jew. I really feel sorry for poor old Shylock. Owing to the treatment he received one can quite understand his embittered feelings and his readiness to wreak vengeance on someone. After all, when the absurd bond was drawn up there was little fear that Antonio’s ships would fail to come to port, and therefore no malignity in the wording of it. It is only when worked up to a frenzy owing to his daughter’s uncalled-for behaviour that he comes to look upon the bond as a means ol revenge. Portia, the heiress, is a character much to be admired. Her loyalty to her fathers wishes is splendid. Her clever wit could easily have devised some means of intimating to Bassanio (ths man of her choice) the lucky” casket had her conscience permitted it. She has a beautiful mind a clever wit, and much intelligence, and yet is not above using ths wiles of her sex Sometimes, says Bassanio. “from her eyes 1 did receive fair speechless messages.” salL SP + eeC K Mercy” is one of the finest pasages to be found in literature, and many linge T. in one ’ s memory. How far the little candle throws its beams bo shines a good deed in a naughty world,” not \ nSt! } nCe - JG l 3ica ’ the Jew ’ s daughter, is old f , t ? leasin " character, and she treats her ’ “Our house is hell,” e’ones 5 ’ “T <l steahn & his money and jewels, e.-opcs. I „ ai ? never merry when I hear weet music, she says later on, and’< think it was probably owing to her guilty conscience Bassanio one admires for his 7 quiet masterfulness and his pluck. He was poor seem hOn b St d? nd determined, and he seenis hardly a match for Portia but th! affection in which he was held proves he was “-°a delightful th h an ¥ Gra 6 tiL a : is a delightful character, and I liked the spirit that refused “to sit like his grandfather cut m alabaster.” The nlav very quietly. As on 2 writer nuts it h! tee tete’o/th^'’ 3 °C st is l/nV'surm^ 01111111 his -tagonist

. ... , JOSEPHINE. mZrd CrltlC in ,. the Times Literary SuppleSca CO fo 1 r nl »nfir g 1 ° n th / as P 2ls i°“ s caston Jessica for unfilial conduct, says these are r.X. SbvK k ' m princess whom we a ca P t . ive Iron, hi, eletehj.

* * * PROPER PRIDE. Dear Esther,—The other Hnxy t ibid Z l proud to kee P company that is beyond your means, too proud to gc.ta hsppicl ES d .l“ d u “ (S”’" v „„ . ~ BUENA VISTA lour contribution is v<>rv shod p

* * * thrashing time. th?ash r inf S mill’7s I w« ’hay? it “1 & to thrash grain for us, althoute I haVnnt seen the inside of it,’ but lean gte/ you an idea, of the long hours a woman has «y weary time of waiting for it to arrive SW 1U men and the engine driver as well but and ° thGr m i U ? there are onl Y men and tae engine driver, and as a niL> ( thpm Qr S R T lfC ha, ° to do the for them But one mil] owner got a galley and a cook of his own and he p-ot all _ focxl and charged’ the Is a meai and 6d a smoko, or what we would call in town morning and afternoon tea. When they worked they would have three smokw f" d d Ca S A. but On wet da s’ s the men <mt just the three meals and the rest of the tuns would do whatever they pleased When Xut n %’ o'M k -mewhere about 6 o clock in the morning and then work all day till it got too dark at night to see any longer, and the men would get in anywhere from 12 to 14 hours a day. If the woman has to do the cooking she has to be up between 4 and 4.30 in the morning to get breakfast ready, and then smoko goS out about 9 o’clock, dinner at 12, smoko between 3.30 and 4 o’clock, and then tea anywhere from 7.30 to 8.30, and then by the time the dishes are washed and everything left ready for ths breakfast, it is close on 10 o clock before she gets to bed. One day here on our own place we had 16 men to cook for, as we were thrashing out of the stock, and ths extra men were for the carting of the grain to the mill, and then there was a woman to help me, a youn°boy,, and myself, 19 all told, besides one eg two visitors dropping in nearly every day. The food the msn get through is simply astounding, and a whole sheep ddes not last very long, for the men can get. through some big feeds. I remember one day tb> fire would not burn up, and for dinner we were having boiled mutton and parsley sauce. It was close on 11 o’clock before the meat began to cook, so the friend I had helping me was in a great state over it, but we made plenty of sauce and <3id not give them as much meat as usual and covered it well with sauce, and the men all came back for a second helping, and did not seem to notice any difference. For an outsider there is very little to see in the mill, but it is fascinating to see the sheaves going in on the side, and then one end is a long chute pointing to the sky and a long strand of leather goes round thia with battens across it, and that takes the straw away, and in the opposite end are- a lot of small holes, and a bag is put on each hole, and the grain comas out of thia into the bags. There is a lid that can be lifted up, and when you look inside you see about

100 iron rings close together and about two feet across, and the grain goes round in this to clean it, and then the grain is sorted out into Ist, 2nd, and 3rd grades, but it is only the Ist grade that is sent away or used for growing again. The 2nd and 3rd grade is generally used for fowl feed, as .,? t , is ™°K en^r , else something is wrong with it. Well, Esther, I have done my best to let you see what a farmer’s wife has to go through, but it is all in the game. I trust you will have a good muster this year.

THE FARMER’S WIFE. I am much pleased to hear from you again, Farmer s V ife, and hope you will contribute at subsequent meetings. Your account cf thrashing time lets one see what a woman’s work in the country may be. It recalls old times to me, for I spent the early part of my life on a farm. In those days there were always 12 men to a mill, 1 thinkisstiier.

WALKING—MY HOBBY. Dear Esther,—l believe that it is the \ h < lng for a scll<>ol S irl have' a hobby. Mine was exploring the nighbour°Ur Scho °; Wlth a ver y dear friend. Both of us were from the country, both f elt the routine of study rather wearing, so ve naturally took long country walks together. lYe both found huge entertainment in these walks, and had jnany queer adventures. i le c?“? n • tbls >, those walks kept us fresh and nt during school confinement, and added a rich bounty to memory’s storehouse. One grey winter day we found an cld homestead by a grove of patriarchal pines Nearby were a few orchard trees, a low grev tangle of fig, ths delicate tracery of hazel, and a few Druidical, moss-robed pear trees. A weary tramxr in early spring over soggy paddocks were amply rewarded when we found a few acres of native bush. That night the dmmg room was decorated with festoons- of starry clematis and trails of kino- f ern Having lived among rough hills, the° beauty of rich grass was very surprising to me Many heavily-stocked paddocks we had passed, and then, clasped in the inner sweep ot a willow-fringed lagoon, we saw one paddock shut up for hay—an inland sea ofwaving November grass. The afternoon sun shone above it, and an elusive nebulous beauty hovered over it, Ruskin’s "gossamered and & -' ft ness of plumy mist.” A little adventure we had must also be mentioned. Seen through the willow boughs the sloping paddocks on the other side of the lagoon looked very alluring, but we skirted i r mv mde before we crossed pn some logs. The walk was certainly beautiful, and we wandered far up the other side before noticing how late if was. It seemed to narrow a little ahead of us, but we found it was still wide and deep. Further on it narrowed again between two banks, then . spread again wide and far. Turning back W’e saw as we passed the narrow place a t in y, tar-smeared boat, such as is the delight of school boys and the terror of their mothers. As we looked at the 18 feet of waist-deep water, the little craft, and each oth&r, the light of adventure sprang to each pair of eyes. What a delicious thrill we each felt as we punted over, one at a time! We pushed a blessing back with the boat, for its unknown owner, and sped over the twilit, paddocks. A golden afternoon in November found us posting over the six miles of tautly-strctched road which took us near to the hills. We rejoiced when we saw the slip-scarred ridges and deep gullies opening before us. We exulted when we were really on the hills and could place each foot higher than the last, and felt the pure air rush deeper in our lungs, and the tingling blood race faster through our veins. For were we not hill-born girls coming to our own again? Each time we paused we looked below, and things were smaller. We looked around at a wider prospect, we looked above at greater hill masses, until, sitting to rest on the first summit, we saw the great train that toils up the valley looking like a clock-work toy. Twenty miles to our left was the sea, several rivers gleamed in the north, while to our right the uplands joined the ranges in a grand purple-brown sweep. And on looking back we were surprised to see that the summit on which we sat was but a puny offshoot of a far greater system, be-_ liind which again rose the jagged peaks of the Tararua Range. Somehow things take new proportions when we get Higher. CHARLES DABNEY

You have eent a very pleasant account of your rambles, Charles D-arney. Walking is a most excellent hobby. I am very glad to welcome you to the Cosy Corner. —Esther.

* * * THE POWER OF THOUGHT.

Dear Esther and Comrades of the Cosy Corner, —Thought power has long been to me a very interesting subject, so instead of composing a paper myself I am sending some of R. W. Trine’s ideas upon the subject. The quotation at the end, however, is not Mr Trine’s. “We have the force cr power within us that makes us what we are, and have it in our own hands to determine how teat force, that power, shall be used. Thoughts are forces that have form, quality, substance, and power. They are the silent, uneeen, and subtle agents at work that are daily and hourly producing and determining, witlL-almost absolute precision, the conditions in our lives. And as within so without. What one lives in his thought world is fashioning and deternrining his outer material world. The Jaw of thought as a force is that like creates like, and like attracts like. The hopeful, cheerful, confident, find themselves continually growing in faith, in healthy optimism, in courage, they are continually drawing to themselves friends of a like nature and qualities, and also inspiring these qualities in others. Courage and faith beget energy and power. Energy and power rightly directed bring success. The fearing, grumbling, worrying, vacillating do not succeed in anything. There is a general order of thought that may. be described as the normal health-bringing, pleasure-bring-ing, the desirable, valuable. Of this order arc faith, hope, love, magnanimity, charity, nobleness of feeling and purpose, good temper, good-will, clear, clean, helpful, healthful thought. These are evidently the God-in-tended, and are productive of wholesome activity, of health and strength and peace of mind, soul and body. There is a general order of thought that may be described abnormal, perverted, and carrying with it a slow corroding, poisoning effect upon, or a quick, death-sting for all that is good, healthy, and desirable in life. Of this order are fear, worry, anxiety, resentment, envy, jealousy, hatred, revenge, ill-temper, faultfinding, nagging, lust. The effect of this order of thought, if lived in to any extent, is that of a retarding, corroding, poisoning effect upon mind, soul, and through them the body. Upon the latter not by way of fanciful influence, but by way of direct chemical corroding and poisoning, with its resultant effect upon tissues and structure. Thus one. in time becomes the victim of tee products, the children of his own brain, his thoughts.” Thus having within us ths will to wield this power of thought as we will, each one becomes the master of his fate, the captain of his soul, for—

“Thought in the mind hath made us. What we are by thought was wrought and built. If a man’s mind hath evil thoughts, Pain comes on him as comes the wheel the ox behind. All that we. are is what we thought and , willed; Our thoughts shape us and frame. If one endure in purity of thought, Joy follows him as his own shadow, eme. For never anywhere at any time Did hatred cease by hatred. Always 'tis by love that hatred ceases— Only love, the ancient love is this, Whoso discerns in truth the true, and see? The false in falseness with unblinded eye, He shall attain to knowledge, life with sucli Aims well before it dies.” RUNNING WATER.

Your selection contains vital truths that w« all need to bear in mind, Running Water. We are disposed to make too muh of outer things.—Esther. ■ * * * MY DOG. Dear Esther, —To yourself and my comrades of the Cosy Corner I send warm greetings, with the best of good wishes for the session—that it may prove a pleasure to U 3 all and a great encouragement to our president. For this, our first meeting, I have written some email verses—and send them in the confidence and knowledge that tho club contains not few, but many, members who know and love a canine friend—the faithful heart no human love or constancy has yet excelled. FAITHFULHEART. “My little dog is Faithfulheart, He scents me on the wind, And licks me with his tongue in front, And wags his tail behind, For that’s the way we love to greet When on the homeward road we most* “There’s homage in his shining eyes, So you may save your wit; I know he’ll never win a prize— I do not care a bit. A fig for all your ribbons blus! Enough for me his heart is true. “His muddy paws are often wet When clasped about my arm; I stroke his silky head of jet, And tell him that’s no harm. I’d scorn to have him cringe to me! We dwell in sweet community. "The music of his hasting feet, I hear no fairer sound, And both of us know joy complete When to my arms he’ll bound. Sadly I’ll reach my lonely door, Oh little friend, when you’re no more. GABRIELLE. Thank you for your charming verse, Gabrielle. I am sure they will find an echo in the hearts of nearly all readers.—Esther. * * * PURELY DOMESTIC. Dear Esther. —My opening contribution to the club is purely domestic. At this season of the year, when the disreputable appearance of the poultry yard does not warrant one in looking for eggs, the cook, when cake-making has to be tackled, has to select from eggless recipes—unless sha is lucky enough to have a good supply of eggs m pickle. I suppose most families have their own recipes, tried and proved, but sometimes a-new one helps to vary the fare, and- lighten tee housekeeper’s burden. As family cook in a fairly large household 1 am at present having to bring out mine, and have been wondering if one or wo of them would be of use to other club members or to readers of the club meetingsmy special thought going to mothers who have to provide plain and simple fare for school lunches. . First, I offer “Sugar Top, which are my own invention of many years and have always been liked. Mix pretty stiff, bake in a quick oven, and thay will be very good and crisp. One and ahalf pounds flour. lOoz sugar, 10oz mixed butter, lard, and dripping (dripping alone will do), two teaspoons cream of tartar, one soda. Rub together, mix stiff with milk flavoured .with essence lemon, make rnto buns, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. A beaten egg or two, if available, and less milk improves them, but they are very good without. This recipe for biscuits has been a proved friend, and has also gained approval. Once a party of schoolboys staying with us for holiday named them “The Toff Biscuits. ’ They helped to fill- a biscuit box, where ths boys had freedom to take the edge off holiday appetites, and, as an Irishman might put it, whenever the box was filled it was empty. That is ths recommendation I give for them. Biscuits.—3lb flour, 11b sugar, rib butter or dripping, one teaspoonful two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar. Mix •with milk until pretty stiff A Scotsman of my acquaintance provides the recommendation for “Buttermilk Cake. Hs said it was like a cake his mother used to make and when a man says that we all know is complimentary! Two pounds flour lib brown sugar, Jib dripping one nutmeg ••rated, one dessertspoonful soda dissolved m water, lor IJlb mixed fruit Rub tli.3 dripning into the flour, then the other ingredients, and mix the whole with a P’P" of buttermilk. I vary this by the addition of other spices. Then to conclude I will givs another recipe for biscuits, which, 1 think, came from an Australian P a P<m. They are a little more trouble to make, but - have the advantage of keeping well. Littlo biscuits (almost equal to bsst bought arrowroot are simply made by boiling six cans white sugar in three cups water add : 31b melted good dripping, or butter if obta11 ?- able, to the sugar and water. When half copied add the whole of 61b flour, into which a heaped teaspoonful of baking powder teas been mixed, also a pinch of salt. Mix well roll out fine, cut into square cakes (a tin lid will cut them) puncture the tops and bake in a quick oven. When cool put in tins, and use as ordinal? biscuits. Kindest greetings to yourself and all comrades. EVE.

Your recipes are a timely novelty, and 1 am. sure housekeeping readers "will thank you for them.—Esther. * * * CHARACTER BUILDING. Dear Esther, —As this meeting is the first on the programme I wish to extend a warm welcome to new members of the Cosy Corner and a hearty greeting to others. I sincerely trust that this year’s meetings will be aS uniformly successful as those of last year, and. judged by the simple nature and attractiveness of the subjects set, . I ees no reason why they should not be even more successful. And now to begin my paper nrnner. The other day I came upon an epigramrovtic quotation which immediately me thinking rather deeply. It ran, "We should aim not for happiness, but for perfection of character." Now, I had always previously maintained that everyone should direct their energies toward tee attainment of happiness and contentment, and I still

Wlieve this aim to be a most desirable •ne. Nevertheless, upon thinking over and Weighing these aims in the balance, I must •dmit that perfection of character is undoubtedly the aim supreme. Once a character is established, happiness and contentment follow as a natural consequence. 1 have read of many instances where men have become wealthy or famous only to declare in the end that their lives have been failures. To have one or more material aims is sound policy, but unless one develops the inner self as life unfolds, a Complete success one’s life cannot be. Standing at a street corner one night I heard »n aged Maori Salvationist express this truth •s follows:

“I build on the rock, You build on the sand, Big wave come along, Wash you sway— I safe.” —-

It would seem that the most important work we can .undertake is first to make our own character as nearly perfect as is humanly possible, and, secondly, to assist others' to do likewise. People may net be able to agree as to what constitutes an ideal religion, but all must admit that honesty, truthfulness, loyalty, friendliness, generosity, self-respect, cheerfulness, patriotism, and a' host of other good qualities should be accepted, cultivated, a-nd developed by everyone, and that their opposites should be sup-pr-sssed and eradicated. There is a tendency nowadays to allow children much freedom •of thought and action, .and this is very desirable—up to a point; for whilst it is necessary to give the child’s nature a chinco to express itself along right lines, it is wrong, criminally wrong, to stand by and silently watch the development of evil tendencies. When a child turns from the right road, it. is our duty to show him where he has - erred. But whilst it is ’ essential to keep him' to the right road, it is not, I feel sure, essential always to have him keep to the exact centre 'of it In other words, we should teach him the fundamentals of a good character to begin with, and help him work out the details as life unfolds. This gives him sufficient freedom to develop certain inherent characteristics peculiar to all of us, yet does not encourage him to become a danger to himself' and to others. Certainly, the cultivation of character should be the chief aim of all.' We are judged individually and nationally by its quality. ORLANDO. A sound and thoughtful contribution, Orlando.—Esther. * * * A RELIC OF CAPTAIN COOK. *" Dqar Esther, —Among the many treasures in the Turnbull Library in Wellington there is a curious little book which is interesting ■ as well in itself as for its supposed connection . with Captain Cook. It is a little pocket almanac for the year 1757, and the story ittached to it is that it was given by Captain Ccok to a friend of his, in whose ’ '• amily it remained till the last descendant, ' 1 swagger? on the West Coast, sold it for ■ ' few shillings to a commercial traveller, fro latier'sold .it to a book dealer, and so ' ’ ■ came into Mr Turnbull’s possession. It . i a small leather-bound book, with covers .'oled in a beautiful design, and fastened by metal clasps held together by a long pin, and contains, besides the calendar with ■ a page to each month, quite a lot of useful ■ information, such as the best roads between the principal towns in England, and • a list of all the country .fairs for that year. ■ There are also several blank pages for memorandum, and on these a modern hand • has written a poem that appealed to me - very much, and I giv e three of the verses ■ in case any of the members may know where it is from and who wrote it. It has no title and no signature, and I give.it as ! it is written, with its lack of capitals and etops.

“We have faith in old proverbs full surely for wisdom has traced what they tell and truth may be drawn up as purely from them as it may from a well let us question the thinkers and doers and hear what they honestly say end you’ll find they believe like bold wooers in where there’s a will there’s a way

“The hills have been high for his mounting the words have been dense for his axe the stars have been thick for his counting the sands have been wide for his tracks the sea has been deep for his diving the poles have been broad for his swag but bravely he’s proved in his striving that where there’s a will there’s a way •X - , * *

“Should you see, afar oft, that worth -winning

set out on the journey with trust and ne’er heed if your path at beginning should be amongst brambles and dust . though it is but by footsteps ye do it and hardships may hinder and stay walk with faith and be sure you’ll get through it for where there’s a will there’s a way. - - TEMPLETON. An . interesting memento, Templeton, and. those are heartening Tines. —Esther. ‘.* * * MOTHER’S WORK. Dear Esther, —Just a line to wish you every success this year. Yesterday was “Mother’s Day.” How many mothers throughout the land ; look forward to the.. Cosy Corner Club meetings? Many of them may not write, but all the same they take a keen interest in the papers sent in. Day in, day out, their work is the same, they are busy from morn till eye, and so often have broken slumbers, but theirs is a labour of love, and how sweet it is when the little ones begin to help. Yes, a mother may have to give up much of her time, but in years to come she will be repaid a thousandfold. The child is the clay, the mother is the potter, and as she daily moulds the character of the child, praying as she does eo, that' she may have wisdom and patience and not make -any mistake. Again, a mother’s._ work may be likened to sowing seeds. Time and again she is very anxious that site may sow the right seed and uproot all that might do harm in after life, and as‘ she thinks of this gem—“Sqw and look onward, upward, — , Where the starry light appears, When ;in spite , of coward doubting Of her own heart’s trembling fears She shall reap with joy the harvest She .has sown to-day in tears!’’ She takes fresh courage, knowing that if she looks to Jesus for help that she will come forth more than conqueror, .As my time is short I will close with all good wishes to you and to all comrades. .. . - FAITH. •My sincere thanks for your encouraging appreciation. Faith. I hope Viola is better, •nd will be able to contribute next month. •—Esther.

The remaining letters for the meeting will •ppeer next werv.—Esther. .< r

IN FASHION’S REALM. UP-TO DATE DRESS NOTES. By Marguerite. Velvet enters into the general dress scheme and to a considerable extent, and the general dress scheme, be it noted, includes millinery. Velvet hats are a great vogue when the shape is of the stovepipe order, with the crown higher in front than at the back, the hat being worn with a tilt off the forehead, and the little brim peaked there the while it is rolled on the nape -of the neck. These hats are frequently “gathered” into the back, and when they are velvet responds to the call of the folds as no other material ever can. And at the same time, as a bow may be used where the folds meet, the smooth front may be elaborately stitched. You will find hats of the kind in practically any shade you desire, and always in one to go with any kind of dress you may happen to be wearing, After as much, velvet again holds its own as the proper, sort of fabric for the little „coat or jacket, of which I have spoken in several of my recent budgets. And then again as a trimming, and especially as one that serves as a border. Let us assume a jacket that is different, and there you have tlie chance for velvet as a trimming, an even narrow width to border the garment, and for one new departure to use down the shoulder and down the sleeve. The trimming down the sleeye gives the jacket a rather peculiar distinction, and undoubtedly improves it. We find chiffon velvet in many beautiful shades —pile chiffon velvet, moire silk chiffon velvet, and brocaded silk velvet — beautiful materials out of which to fashion beau i:c, il dresses.

We are n<n> in the full flush of winter fabrics, and never were there finer ones. A delightful choice is charmelain, an allwool material in many entrancing shades —an elegant one that when turned into an elegant dress makes, the wearer elegant or more elegant still. ' Then the all-wool dress flannels —they are indeed worth c line, these again being in all the shades it is possible to desire. I revert to the little velvet coat and velvet jackets in order to mention the all-wool check skirtings—lovely contrast effects with very beautiful grounds. Other materials include wool jacquard, an ideal winterselection; striped taffetas, always very smart; and striped crepe de chine, in which sometimes the stripes are broad with elusive over-check effects. I was a little bit taken with an enthusiastic outburst by a house-far enough off for the mention: “A swirl of silken snugness.”

■ We have reached real alpine heights of perfection in the current designs. Take the two illustrated, and answer if dresses could ever be prettier. The one on the left is simple, but it was a deft

touch to pass the belt through the pocket,

and a greater one still to open the front and show that vest. The one on the right is equally good, with a cape-sleeve and on open front for an inset with a Byronic-like collar, and note the way the skirt is pleated. * * * And now an item for our friends, the drapers, who do so much for us. Some of them may know of it, some may not, and it is the animated window. I was reading about it in an American paper, the word being from Paris. Americans going over there last season were amazed to see animated figures in all the best windows. Wearing the finest dresses possible to put on them, hats, and all the rest, they simply “walked” across the stage behind the plateglass, and in some cases used ’■ their arms and turned their heads, and paused when they did it. And all’ the result of clockwork, though how it is managed I cannot say. It strikes me as another of the wonders treading on the heels of the articulate moving picture—the screen. I have seen some wonderful advances in shop window displays, but this beats everything. One great house with a very large window had a motor car in the background, and, zounds I the uniformed gentleman in charge of it actually touching his cap at regular intervals. I apprehend that it is only a question of time when the animated figure will be seen in every window of any real pretensions.

Dresses on the simplest possible lines may yet be very beautiful ones, and are if the materials are beautiful. The design gives just such a dress—simple upper part, but with very fine revers and an inset, and simple lower one, but with pleats and a bow at the side., And if a

fur accessory is included it is because a dress of this character is so greatly en-

hanced by one—one that acts in a measure as a frame, and that throws out the line the while it softens it. * * -self takes a good deal to surprise me in these days, but I certainly was surprised on reading an interview in an American paper with a lady who lives in one of the States where they have many snakes. She said that she was not at all afraid of them, and that nothing delighted her more than to go out and kill a dozen or so in order to sell the skins for the latest shoe wear. Imagine it —turning to as a snake-killer because of the craze for reptilian leathers! Is it possible that it will become an industry, and, horror of horrors, that it will lead to the cultivation of snakes? As doubtless you know, they have fur farms over there, raising up the creatures they keep for their pelts. Surely to goodness the next step is not going to be the snake farm —reptiles being bred in cages for the value of their skins to make shoes out of! Fashion will have much to answer for if the reptilian shoe leads to the cultivation of snakes.

I show two'dress coats, for that is the name they are now going by. The one on the left is a very fine garment with a fur choker collar, Raglan sleeve, and line of buttons and loops down the side, these being for decorative purposes. The

one on the right is just as good, though of a different order—a real dross coat with an open front’ and vest, and in this case the fur addition is as little as it is possible to make it —the collar top and nothing else.

The bags are simply wonderful, and, seeing how well they are made and how handsomely they are fitted, they are far from dear. Though large sizes are seen, the bag of bags is the one on the small side and with a two-colour effect, and if to be specially smart you will do as with your shoes, and endeavour to get what will harmonise with your dress. While plain and figured leathers are used in combination, note how the materials are sometimes advertised— Pin seal, of course, and calf and calf with morocco, but also alligator,. alligator with lizard, lizard alone, and snake. The lizardian types are fairly bewitching: but why not go the whole distance, and have one of the creatures complete mounted on the side? La Mode acknowledges no limitations, and indeed has none, and, after all, it is only the idea. Artists will tell you that the reptile is beautiful in that it is so beautifully marked. •

Coming back to hats. I want to say that a very fine combination is velvet and silk. You cannot get it better expressed than when it is with a shape of the Tam order. I shall particularise one that came under my notice, and it is the reason for the return to the subject. The shape for the firm part was in three folds, one over the other —velvet. And then the Tam crown rose a bit and tumbled over in the. usual pretty way—silk. And as though this was not enough, a silver dart was employed as an ornament, this giving the hat a very pretty finish.

Shoes are now included as a part of dress'for illustrating purposes, and indeed must be, seeing the part they play. Now at first glance you would take that “white” between toe and heel for a

different leather, but look again and you will see that it is a break. The shoe,

in fact, is simply nothing but sole to just that extent, but a strap connects over the instep, this being finished with a bow. Shoes qpd hose are united, but for all the advice to the contrary, if any, avoid violent contrasts. Shoes were nbver so fine, and hose assuredly never finer.