Attractive Innovation

Southland Times, Issue 22770, 21 December 1935, Page 20

Attractive Innovation

N. J. M. REIN’S CHINA DEPARTMENT. With china and crystal attractively arranged—the latter in floodlit cases and standing on glass shelves and reflected in glittering mirrors—shopping could not be more delightful than in N. J. Al. Rein’s new china department. This department is the outcome of a largely developed trade in china and it provides excellent facilities for the purchaser. The stock is displayed on open shelves spacious enough to allow for attractive arrangement of the wide range of stock, and in one corner is a special case exclusively for dressing table ware. It is of interest to know that the workmanship entailed in the building and furnishing of the room was entirely local. It is carpeted from wall to wall in soft colourings and the hangings are in a rich shade of red. The mahogany cases and stands have cn air of antiquity, for instead of following the straight lines of modern times they are gracefully. < iurve(l l^2l/12/.351 ,

Mr and Mrs Colin MacKenzie, Riverton, leave to-day for Ulva, Stewart Island. Mrs A. Gilbert, Ettrick street, leaves on Monday to join the Wanganella for Australia. Miss Helen Logan, of Melbourne, is the guest of Miss Shelagh Wilson, Grey street. Mrs T. F. Gilkison, Grey street, returned yesterday from Australia by the Marama. Mr and Mrs J. A. Holmes, Dalrymple road, go to Stewart Island on Wednesday for the holidays. Mr and Mrs J. F. Dundas, Ness street, leave on Thursday on a camping holiday in Otago Central. Mrs J. H. Baird, of Wyndham, returned home on Wednesday after being the guest of Mrs A. L. Wylie, Esk street. Miss Eastwood, headmistress of the Girls’ High School, leaves this morning to spend the holidays in Nelson and Wellington. Mr and Mrs G. F. C. Tanner, Lewis street, and their children, go to The Rocks, Riverton, to-morrow to spend the holidays. Mr and Mrs R. R. Binney, Gala street, and their children leave to-mor-row to spend the holidays at the Rocks, Riverton. Mr and Mrs R. M. Strang, Lewis street, and the Messrs W. and H. Strang leave on Wednesday for Christchurch and Hanmer Springs. Mr and Mrs 11. J. Macalister and the Misses Patricia and Judith Macalister, Duke street, leave to-day to spend a holiday at Stewart Island. Mrs Gordon Charters, Wendonside, returned to the country on Thursday after being the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs j. E. Bews, Dalrymple road. Mrs T. A. Nicholson, Herbert street, went on Wednesday to Dunedin where she will be the guest of Mrs S. C. Sutherland until after the New Year. Mr and Mrs Robert Lee, Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin, will spend the holidays with theii’ son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs C. J. Speight, “Wether Hill,” Ohai. The Misses Phyllis, Olga and Brenda Drewe, River road, accompanied by Miss Berys Macdonald, Princes street, Enwood, left yesterday by the Marama to make the round trip. Mr and Mrs H. G. Sutton, Swinton street, and their baby son leave by car on Monday for Christchurch where they will be the guests of Mrs Sutton s mother, Mrs J. G. Herdman. Mr and Mrs J. E. Bows and Miss Edith Bews, Dalrymple road, leave on Monday for Geraldine where they will be the guests of Mrs J. R. McLeod, “Ashbury,” for the holidays. Air and Airs John McNaught, LowerHutt, Wellington, and their children arrived last evening and will spend the holidays with Mrs McNaught’s mother, Mrs John McQueen, Dalrymple road. Miss June Moffett, of the teaching staff of St. Hilda’s Collegiate School, Dunedin, came down yesterday to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr and Airs G. I Moffett, Louisa street. Air and Airs A. F. Speight, Redcliff Station, returned on Thursday from a short visit to Dunedin and Waimate. They were accompanied py Mrs Charles Speight, of Dunedin, who is their guest for the holidays. Miss Tui Rankin, Yarrow street, is at present the guest of her sister, Mrs R. E. Bennetts, Roxburgh. She will return home before Christmas accompanied by Air and Mrs Bennetts who will spend the holidays with Mrs T. M. Rankin. Mr and Airs J. C. Prain, River road, and their baby daughter will be visitors to Dunedin for the wedding of Mr G. Al. Todd, Thomson street, to Miss Peggy Bain on Thursday. On Friday they will go to Otago Central for the holidays. Invercargill visitors to Dunedin for the Todd-Bain wedding next Thursday will include Air and Airs W. S. Todd, Thomson street, Mr and Mrs A. S. Gilkison, Albert street, Mr and Airs J. H. M. Smith, Layard street, Mr N. McGregor, Alount Linton, and Mr H. E. Russell, Herbert street. Aliss Bessie McGregor, Alount Linton, returned from a visit to Dunedin on Thursday. She will be a visitor to town to-day for a meeting of the Southland branch of the Archerfield Old Girls’ Association which will be held at Airs J. C. Prain’s home in River road this afternoon. Mrs J. H. Smith, accompanied by Mrs E. Casey and her daughter, Valerie, of Christchurch, is spending an extended holiday with Mrs P. C. Alills, Herbert street. On Tuesday, Mr and Mrs Mills, accompanied by their guests, will go to Queenstown for the holidays. On Wednesday morning H. and J. Smith, Ltd., entertained the children who attend the Invercargill free kindergartens at a Christmas party. The children gave an entertaining programme, and Santa Claus presented each child with a gift. Guests at the Grand Hotel during the week included Mr and Mrs More and Miss B. More (Dunedin), Miss Dorothy Berggren (Christchurch), Miss K. Legg and Miss E. Legg (Rockdale, Sydney), Mrs J. H. N. D. Macmichael and Aliss Jessie Macmichael (Alelbourne), Miss L. Cumming (Sydney). At the conclusion of the Little Southlanders’ annual visit to the Southland Hospital yesterday, Miss Ross (matron) entertained a number of visitors to afternoon tea. Those present included: Mesdames John Miller, Selby, T. Pryde, Smith, Henderson; Misses Selby, Crofts, Fitzgerald, Sister Rose, Cousin Betty and Santa Claus. Recent guests at Hotel Deschler included: Air and Mrs S. Murrell and Miss Murrell (Manapouri), Mrs Chisnell sen. and Mr Chisnell, jun. (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs Kitching (Kelso), Mrs Glynn (Pembroke), Mr and Mrs G. Gray (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs A. E. Lees (Melbourne), Miss J. Brown (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs A. G. Foley (Dunedin). Guests at the Club Hotel during the week included Mr and Mrs R. Frostic (Christchurch), Mrs R. F. Plummer (Riverton), Air and Mrs L. Bragg (Stewart Island), Misses H. and M. Oldfield (Adelaide), Mrs H. H. Cartledge (Adelaide), Miss A. Cronin (Timaru), Miss H. Allen (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs G. Owen (Melbourne), Airs A. Grove (Dunedin), Misses S. and M. Wilson (Wellington). A happy function took place at Bluff recently when the women members of the Catholic congregation met at the residence of Mr and Mrs F. Vella on the occasion of their recent marriage. After supper Mrs J. Fletcher, on behalf of those present, extended congratulations to Mr and Mrs Vella and wished them happiness. She then asjeed their acceptance of a number of useful gifts. After musical honours Mr Vella suitably replied.