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Mr. and Mrs. G. Kirkwood and Master Kussell Kirkwood, of Stratford, are staying at the Commercial Hotel. Miss Rohan Bell, of Cambridge, is visiting Auckland. * * # Miss X. Be Launey, of Eltham, is on a visit to Auckland. * * * Mrs. E. P. Webster, of New Plymouth, is visiting Auckland. * * * Miss I. Rawlinson is an Auckland visitor from New Plymouth. * * * Miss M. Wilson is the guest of Mrs. Johns, New Plymouth. * * * Mrs. Black has returned to Stratford from a visit to Auckland. Miss Audrey Chadwick is the guest of Mrs. H. Chadwick, Aorangi, Green Bane, Remuera. * * * Mrs. Errol Mackersey, Te Kuiti, who has been staying with Mrs. W. A. Cumming, Parnell, has returned home. •* * * Sir Edward Mitchelson, M.L.C., and Lady Mitchelson left for Wellington by the Limited last evening. * * A Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Davis, of Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, left today by the Aorangi, en route to England.

ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement is announced of Myrtle Margretta Holder, daughter of Mrs. J. W. Mclntyre, of Whangarei, and grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, and the late H. J. Holder, Napier, to Mr. David Wallen, Railway Department, Maungaturoto, youngest son of Mr. Wallen, Ho wick.

The engagement is announced of Kathleen, only daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. P. J. Tobin, Powhiri Avenue, Whangarei, to John, elder son of Mrs. B. Smith and the late Mr. A. M. Smith, of Okaihau, Bay of Islands.

HUNTLY QUEEN CARNIVAL

The children’s fancy dress ball in connection with the Huntly Queen carnival eventuated last Thursday evening, August 25, at the Town Hall. A wonderful display was presented by the fancy dresses worn by the children. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jennings, wellknown citizens of Paeroa, acted as judges, and gave general satisfaction in that capacity. The following were prize winners: L. Powell, Rajah; Velma Williams, Queen; Willie Kinnaird, Golly wog; Frances Deverell, Early Victorian; Owen Brooks, Big Ben; Ruth Powell, Carnival; Jack Leonard, Dutch Boy; Connie Horlock, Red Riding Hood; K. Mefferon, Rose; Annie Brooks, Dutch Boy; Edna Marston, Oak Jam; Muriel Leonard, Dentifrice; Alf Powell, Colman’s Mustard; Tliora Wright, Harem; Alf Hall, Jack of Hearts. A dainty supper was partaken and a most enjoyable evening was spent.

PARIS SALONS

The use of new materials for the sports outfit, is a welcome change, crepella washing silk (striped or checked) and taffeta being the most popular innovations. Wool jersey still remains a great favourite, but usually combined with some other material, such as that interwoven with silk lines, snake or lizard-skin trimming or crepe de chine. Angora jersey is delightful to wear, being light and warm, but it is very expensive. The vogue for matching parts of the sports costume is gaining ground, and reptile skins are the most used. Collars and cuffs of finest lizard-skin are made with belt, shoes, pocket-book and handbag to match. Gloves for sports are long and hand-knitted, and on the snug cuffs have patterns knitted to suggest the snake skin or some exotic gay flower. For more delicate wear there are now kid gloves with cuffs of the tiniest clipped ostrich feathers shaded from beige to brown, or ones of grey glace with a small stiffened gauntlet entirely embroidered with silk in a cubist design in scarlet, grey and white. Plaid is very popular; not, like last season, as a material in itself, but as a new way of decoration. Insertions of geometric patterns of gay plaid material is an a Pausing way of ornamenting a sober-coloured frock. Paul Caret Favours Patterned Crepe De Chine The most charming feature of Paul Caret spring and summer collection is his use of small patterned crepe de chines in bright colours for evening gowns. These are cut with a semifitting bodice, a V or U neck, and full skirts with insets, or superimposed circular panels that float with a graceful movement when the wearer walks. These gowns are ideal for any except the most formal evening parties, for they look gay and cool, and possess the ever-to-be-commended virtue of never creasing. Caret trims everything on one side, and symmetrical sports suits do not lose any of their neatness. Drawn-thread work is a great favourite, and is used on coats and frocks of quite thick material —which is queer (though charming) to the eye after associating this kind of embellishment with the flimsiest of materials only. “Bleu violine” is a cross between violet and periwinkle, and a very popular colour. It is “seyant” to dark and fair alike, and to all but the most sallow complexions.

Jane Regny has solved the problem of how to make sports frocks compatible with real use as well as with the modern decorative tendency. She has no predilection for any specific colour (though greens and blues perhaps predominate), but has strong views on 'liow to make the sports suit at once a delight to the eyes and a comfort for the body. It usually consists of jumper and skirt, but of such original design as to be almost unrecognisable. Fine jersey, crepe de chine, crepella and knitted wool are favourites. Often the jumper of jersey has appliqued patterns of very modern design in crepe of a deeper colour to match the pleated skirt. One suit I found particularly charming, the jumper of fine hand-knitted wool in string-colour with a pattern of little bunches of blue flowers. It had a low belt of blue suede and a boxpleated skirt of blue crepella. A long, straight, double-breasted coat with a box-pleat down the back of deeper blue crepella completed the costume.