Dunedin Club

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 664, 16 May 1929, Page 4

Dunedin Club

SOCIAL EVENING A very pleasant evening was spent in dancing and cards by members of the Dunedin Club last evening. Streamers and autumn flowers decor- | ated the dance hall and card rooms. The prizes were won by Mr. Skinner ■ and Misses M. and D. Galbraith. Durj ing the evening a presentation was | made to the secretary. Mr. Mtmn, who 1 is to be married shortly, j Mrs. Raymond, the hostess, was j gowned in black georgette embroidered | with jet and silver beads, and wore an J oriental scarf. 1 Among those present were:— Mrs. Stephen Hunter, black beaded j georgete gown. ! Mrs. Wright, cedar rose chiffon frock ! embroidered with crystal beads. Mrs. W. Smith, gown of black georI gette. ! Mrs. Falkiner. frock of black geergette |and lace. Mrs. Munn, gown of Dlack crepe oe chine. Mrs. Eave.staffe. lido blue chenille embossed velvet. Mrs. J. Ray. lotus blue satin beaute. Mrs. Bowery, pistache green ring velvet gown. Mrs. Hamilton, black georgette gown, embroidered with jet beads. Mrs. Haymer, lacquer red georgette frock with lace over skirt of uneven length. Mrs. J. Foster, black georgette and lace frock. Mrs. Weathered, black chiffon frock. Mrs. McCartney, ivory georgette frock, crystal beaded. Miss Farquhar, black georgette gown embroidered with black and silver beads. Mrs. Mugglesworth, shrimp pink georj gette frock, crystal beaded, j Mrs. Wright, black lace gown. ! Mrs. Dickeson, black satin beaute Mrs. Jackson, gown of old gold broj cade. , Mrs. Hughes, leaf green ring velvet i gown. j Mrs. Keene, gown of black satin beaute. j Miss Galbraith beaded frock of primI rose, gold and black. Miss MacDonell, flesh pink chiffon. Miss Allum, palest cameo pink gecV j gette. ' Miss King, bouffant frock of tiel blue j taffeta. j Miss Smith, silver lace frock. i Miss Dickeson, ivory frilled satin gown. ! Miss Daphne Rainger. opalescent sequinned corsage with bouffant skirt of blue tulle. Miss M. O'Brien, rose beaded georgette frock. Miss Ince, turquoise blue georgette ;frock. Miss Hamilton, gown of cerise velvet. Miss V. Hamilton, floral georgette frock of phlox pink. Miss J. Oliver, white and blue floral ninon. Miss Belgrave, shrimp pink georgette | and crystal beads. STRIKING EVENING FROCKS WORN BY MISS MONA MAGNET A striking evening gown was worn j by Miss Mona Magnet, of the “Mid- ! night Frolics” Company, at His -Majesty’s Theatre last evening. The frock was composed of ivory beads with floral motifs in rose-coloured sequins, and rose sequins defined the edge of the bolero distinguishing the corsage. Another frock worn by Miss Magnet was of marigold satin beaute with circular unevenly pointed skirt and beaded corsage. Miss Dorothy White also wears a becoming evening ensemble of cloth of ‘ | gold richly embroidered with gold paili lettes, and wrap of gold ostrich feathers, tier upon tier.

WAIKATO NOTES I Mr.' and Mrs. O. M. Coverdale have returned to their home at Te Kawa. j Mrs. Clayton-Greene and Miss Freena i Clayton-Greene have returned to | Hamilton from some weeks' holiday in Gisborne. * * * I Mrs. F. U. Pinfold, Mrs. It. Oobbe, | and Mrs. Shaw were elected to the executive of the Girl Guides at a lrseetI ing on Saturday. j Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hutchinson, of Morrinsville, who have just returned from a three months’ motor tour of the South Island, are the guests of Mrs. A. Jane in Hamilton. READING CIRCLE AT LYCEUM. On Tuesday night, in the lounge of the Lyceum Club, a very enjoyable evening was spent by the members of the reading circle. The plays read were “A Traveller Returns,” by Clemence Lane, in which Simon Foulger was dramatically read by Mrs. J. Prenton, Isabel Parret by Miss B. Houlden, a police officer bv Miss G. Eggleston, Barty and Joshua by Miss I. Andrews, Baddy Parret by Miss M. Hudson, a traveller bv Mrs. Staples, Tom Hatchett by Miss Fran. Jolly; ‘The Constant Lover.” by St. John Hankins, in which Cecil was read by Miss F. Jolly, and Evelvn by Miss Phil Bullock: “The Old Bull,” by Bernard Gilbert, Chas. Elmitt read by Miss Andrews, James by Mrs. T. Campbell. William Smithson by Miss G. M. Wyatt, Tom Bones by Mrs. i Scrimshaw, Sarah Timsley by *Miss E Wright. The members present were: Mrs. .T. Staples (convenor), Mrs. F. Brewe*' Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Seal, Mrs. W. Peterson, Mrs. E. Walders. Mrs. J. Shandrin. Mrs. W. Houlden, Mrs. J. Prenton. Mrs. Scrimshaw, Mrs. Andrew Al>* Graham, Mrs. T. Campbell, Miss e" ! Eggleston, Miss P. Bullock, Miss F. i Jolly, Miss E. Bullock, Miss A. Gil- i Allan, Miss M. Rimmer, Miss M. Hodgson. Miss L. X. Xicholls, Miss E ! Wright, Miss G. Wyatt, Miss I. Andrews. Miss Brewer. HARBOUR SOCIAL CLUB At the annual meeting- of the Auckland Harbour Board Social and Welfare Club, held recently, the following officers were elected:—Patron. Mr M. H. Wynyard; president, Mr. H. B. Burnett; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. R. Golden, 13, Holdemess. c. P. Garratt, 11. 11. Sergeant, F. Robinson; hon secretary, Mr. J. R, Miller; hon. treasurer. Mi-. C L. Spicer; hon. auditors. Messrs. H. Mcßrine and H. G. Warren: committee, Messrs R. C. Holmes R H. Horsley, F. Whittaker, G. Peace, W. G. Dunningham and the secretary and treasurer.

THE PERFECT CASEMENT CURTAIN The small casement curtain seems | such a simple thing to make that an article on the subject may appealsuperfluous. Tet there are various gadgets which help very greatly in securing the perfect “hang,” without which the curtain cuts a very poor figure. It is seldom that the professional dreams of making even the shortest of casement curtains without fixing i leaden weights at the bottom corners; I equally seldom does the amateur dream of doing so! But this simple i ruse prevents the curtains from blow- ! ing out-of-doors with every breeze. ' and gives a certain firmness to the thinnest of cottons. Again the amateur congratulates her- ] self when she buys material with a good selvedge woven on either side. : imagining that this makes the stitching of a hem unnecessary. is more erroneous. Without a side hem of at least one inch, the curtains i will drag unevenly, and, when washed, will iron out of perfect shape Also it is important for good style that the hem at the base should be wider than those at the sides. Double the width is not too much. The amateur is inclined to save trouble by merely stitching a channel 1 at the top of the curtain and running the rod through it, instead of gathering the fullness on to a band and adding curtain rings. This is a grievous error, for curtains will not° slide in this way, and soon the threads will be damaged by the consequent pull on the fabric. orth consideration are the combined hooks-and-rings, which do away with the necessity for sewing, since the hook pins into the material and can be lifted out when the curtain has to be washed. A loop-edge trimming is a great improvement to the appearance of the little hangings. S-ueh trimmings can now he had in cotton and in a varietv of tints.

WAKING UP THE NURSERY FOLK A MOTHERCRAFT NOTE It is better not to send one child to w ake another. Childhood's ways are not invariably tactful, especially whore there is a consciousness of superior virtue. The child who is already up and dressed and primed with a sense of its own exemplary goodness is not likely to make allowances for another's less robust constitution. A too-abrupt awakening is very bad for the nerves, and therefore for the health. Not to mention the temper, which, in the case of delicate and sensitive children suffers badly if they are too roughly aroused from sleep. A small child should be given time to “rub the sleep out of its eyes,” and to tumble back quite comfortably to the everyday world without any untoward hurrying of the process. It is for this reason that mother or nurse should not leave the “waking-up” to the very last second. There is a great difference between naughty dawdling and the gradual return to fnll consciousness. Careful awakening of a patient in time of illness is of still more vital importance. The sick room should be entered quietly, but not stealthily. Whoever is in charge should move about iu the ordinary way, quite normally; and. when the medicine is ready to be given, should speak in a ' natural tone of voice to the sleeper, who as a rule will awaken quite easily. Never, in any circumstances, arouse anyone by shaking, or grasping the arm. If it should be necessary to turn on j a light, it is better to instal candles or a shaded lamp in a sick room than to i switch on electricity.