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Mrs. Christie, of Hamilton, is a guest at the Royal. * •;« * Mrs. I. W. Parker is a Cambridge visitor to Auckland. At the Central are Mr. and Mrs. B. Pinckney, of Hastings. * * * Miss Marjorie Fair, of Auckland, is visiting Miss M. Short in Cambridge. ■*s * Mrs. Frank Burleigh, of Hamilton, has been spending a'few days in Auckland. Mrs. C. B. Wake, of Hamilton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. V. J. Larner, in Auckland. * * * Miss Summerhayes, of Auckland, is spending; a holiday with Mrs. Hawkins at Morrinsville. * * * Lady Beauchamp arrived from Wellington this morning. She is staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. Anderson, of Frankton, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. Cramer Roberts, Kohimarama. Dr. and Mrs. Miller, of Shannon, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Andrews, of Ivohu Kohu, are staying at the Star Hotel. WAIKATO NOTES Mrs. Hopkirk has returned to Cambridge from ja. visit to Whangarei. Mrs. J. C. Rolleston has returned to her home in Te Kuiti from a visit to Wellington. •* * * Mrs. J. G. Mackereth. of Hamilton, is the guest of Mrs. E. W. Friedlander, in Remuera.. * if if Mrs. F. Vickery, of Hamilton, has left for Wellington, whence she sails for a holiday in Sydney. Mrs. Edmonds, of Wellington, formerly of Hamilton, is spending a few days again in Hamilton. * * * Miss Valentine, of Wellington, is at present in Hamilton. She is visiting the schools in the district to find out about the backward children with a view to forming special classes for them in Hamilton. * * * SHAKESPEARIAN CLUB READING What was undoubtedly one of its most delightful readings was gi r ’en by the Hamilton Shakespearian Society on Wednesday night when J. M. Barrie’s wistful comedy, “Dear Brutus/’ was read. From the opening the true atmosphere of the play was created—the listeners following intently the different characters, when in Lob’s Wood they were given back the opportunities that they had missed in life. All the parts were exceedingly well cast, perhaps the most telling scene being that between charming little Margaret and her devoted father, Mr. Dearth. The parts were read as follow: Lob, Mr. R. Ranstead; Mrs. Coade, Mrs. Kaber Harrison: Mrs. Dearth, Miss Evelyn Wilson; Mrs. Purdie, Mrs. E. Bouillon; Miss Joanna Trout, Miss Alison Scott; Lady Caroline Laney, Miss L. Ntcholls; Matey, Mr. E. Bouillon; Mr. Coade, Mr. F. de la Mare; Mr. Purdie, Mr. H. Morton; Margaret, Miss Lucy Bryant; and Mr. Dearth, Mr. A. E. Manning. FRANKTON FAREWELL A very pleasant afternoon was spent by the Ladies’ Guild of St. George’s, Frankton, when they met to farewell Mrs. H. E. Jones, who is shortly leaving them. At the cheery tea. Mrs. Gibbons, on behalf of the guild members, asked Mrs. Jones to accept a beautiful tea jacket as a farewell gift. She said that all would miss her very much, but they wished both Mr. Jones and herself every happiness in their new parish. Among the ladies present were: Mrs. F. B. Jolly, Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. J. S. Anchor, Mrs. Hawker, Mrs. Doule, Mrs, Hardcastle, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Madell, Mrs. Steel Fisher, Mrs. Oxenham, Mrs. Roderick, Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Rolfe, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. G. Buckland, Mrs. Brain, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Woods, Miss Hitchcock. LYCEUM CLUB DISCUSSION At the meeting of the Community Circle of the Lyceum Club on Monday niyht a most interesting evening was spent. Several members spoke on the “Evolution of Women’s Dress.” The subject was divided into different sections. Mrs. A. Ramsay spoke of “The Changing Silhouette,” which she traced from the simple, to the irregular and fantastic as in the days of Queen Elizabeth on to the simple and aesthetic of the Empire period and to the crinoline of the Victorian ages. Miss E. Scherer spoke of “Brides” in different periods; Miss E. Norrish chose the “History of the Umbrella” from the days of Babylon to the present day; Miss E. Wright spoke very interestingly upon “The Dressing of Hair,” tracing the fashions down from the days of elaborate head-dresses to the simple fashions of today. MATAMATA NOTES Miss May Beverley has returned from a holiday spent in Tauranga. if * * Mr. T. Prouse and Mr. T. Walker, motored through to llawera last Monday. * * if Mrs. Tiddy, of Papakura, is staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson. Mrs. J. Pendray and her daughters, who have been staying at Mr. A. C. Vosper’s, have returned to Manunui. * * * Mrs. Lings returned last week from a 16 months’ holiday in England and is at present the guest of Mrs. J. Simpson * * * Miss Vera Kusabs left on Tuesday by the Aorangi for the United States, where she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. Sanders.