WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1916, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

PERSONAL. " \ Mr. and Mrs. St. Paul are spending their Christmas in Auckland. » * * * •Mrs. J. Clarice, with her two children, is visiting her relatives in Nelson. Mrs. Ken. Webster is visiting ]ier mother at Ohakune. Miss F. Wood is spending her holidays with her relatives in Cliristchureh. Miss Peart is Spending her Christmas holidays in Wanganui. Mrs. Darnells, who has been visiting friends in Waverley, has returned. Mrs. W. H. Kelsey (Auckland) is tho guest of ner mother, Mrs. A. C. Fookes. Miss Taylor (Manaia) is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Cruiekshank. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moves are on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Pent (Otaki) is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. A. H. Colvile. Miss Bertha Matthews is visiting Mrs. Cole, iParnell, Auckland. i * » * • Mr. and Mrs. ,J'. Glenn are spending their Christmas holidays in Wanganui." Miss DempseV and Miss Billiard are visiting Motueka, Nelson. * « * « Mr. and Mr. G. Kebbcll are on a holiday trij to Auckland. , * & * «- Miss R. Clarke is spending her Christmas holidays in Auckland. Miss Eise. of the Technical School staff is visiting her relatives in Auckland. Mrs. 0. M.,Curtis and family (Stratford) have taken a furnished cottage at Moturoa for the holidays. * * * # Mrs. James Wilson, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned. Miss Betty King, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. S. Allen, Dunedin, has returned. Mrs. Harry Ward and family (Napier) arc the guests of Mrs. Matthews, the former's mother. Miss G. Shaw, of the Hawke's Bay Education Board teaching staff, is spending her 'holidays with her mother, Mrs. Courtnev. *"* * • Mr. and Mrs. Bean, who have been the, guests of their daughter, Mrs. Alt'. Grant, have returned to"Woodville. ° » * » Miss Tansley, who has been on a visit to Dannevirke, has returned to New Plymouth. » * » » Miss Ciiihvell (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. P. FiUherbert. Mrs. and Miss Bewley are spending their Christmas at the Mountain House. » » * » Miss Robson is • holiday-making at Wanganui. * * • • -Mrs. Eberlet and .Miss L. Reed left tins morning by the main train on a lengthy visit to Wellington. . Mrs. Cyril McKeliar, who has been on a visit to New Plymouth, has returned to Cliristchureh." Miss C. Hogan, of Tariki, left iv the Moeraki last Thursday on a six weeks' 'holiday to Sydney, where she will be the guest of her 'sister. Mrs. Trihy. Miss J'estar, who nas been holidaymaking at Patea, has returned, but leaves shortly foi Opunake, accompanied by Mi«s Read, where thev intend spending tlieir Christmas holidays. » * * . Mr. and Mrs. 'Percy Stainton, who have been on a tour of America, have returned, and arc at present the guests of Mrs. Walter Ambury, the latter's mother. Miss Xorah Dempsey, who is a nursing sister in the Auckland Hospital, spent a few days with her parents in Xew Plymouth before leaving for Wellington,

.Archdeacon and Mrs. F. J. Evans, Mrs. W. IX Webster, Hiss Webster and Sergt. (.'. Webster arrived from Wellington yesterday by t'lio mail train.

Mrs. Cowling, Private R. F.. Dowling, Miss McAllum and Xurse Elsie McAllum returned to Xcw Plymouth by Friday night's express. * • • » ;

Visitors staying in Xew Plymouth from Wellington include:—Mesdames Diggcs, Smith, Maybrick. Myers, R. Thomson, .1. Riddell, Proud, and Mrs and Miss Fleming. NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS Prize Day.—Last Monday, hi the flood Templar Hall, the breakingup ceremony in connection with the Xew Plymouth Boys' High School took place. The *tage was charmingly arranged with flowers and masses of trophies. Amongst those present were: Mrs Moyes, wearing a pretty white silk frock, with a white ostrich feather boa. and large white hat; Mrs. H. Stoeker, cream coat and skirt, black hat with white lancei plume: Mrs. Uoekel. cream costume, black feathered hat; Mrs. C. IT. Burgess, turquoise blue ninon costume, hat to correspond; Mrs. Hutchen, tussore silk coat and skirt, saxe blue hat; Miss Winfield, white embroidered voile frock, tusean hat deftly trinimed with roses; Mrs. Walker, tussore silk costume, tusean hat with' royal blue trimmings; Mrs. H. Fookes, grey costume, black feathered hat; Mrs. W. Bayly, tussore coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Denny-Brown, grey and white voile, navy hat; Mrs. Saxton, black costume, hat en suite; Mrs. F. Blundell, tussore silk costume, cream and rosepink hat; Mrs. Winfield, grey coat and skirt, navy blue hat to correspond: Miss V. Winfield, scarlet pinafore frock over white voile, black hat; Mrs. Mcllardy. French grey eolienne, black hat with lancer plumes; Mrs. F. Griffiths, cream silk coat and skirt, white hat with blind, ostrich feathers; Mrs. 0. KyngdnJ, black crepe de chine costume, hat i r correspond; Mrs. fi. Kebbell, cream gabardine costume, white and black hitMl. A. MacDiarmid, white voile. s:;.v<blue hat; Mrs. Cnrthew, cream cosb.u . wine-colored hat; Mrs. Ryder, saxe b'aiei costume, hat to correspond. I Lost- Wednesday afternoon the Xew Plymouth Technical College held

annual distribution of prizes in the Good Templar Hall, and the Mayor (Mr. C. H. Burgess) occupied the chair. Later the visitors adjourned to'the school to view the work of the pupils and partake of afternoon tea. During the afternoon presentations were made by the. pupils to the following teachers:—Mr. A. Gray (Director), Mr. Davis. Misses Eise, Mikkelson, Taylor. Menzies, Simson and SHtt. -V-iV...|.i..:-

Brcaking-up Ceremony.— The pupils of Miss Stanford's school and kindergarten held tlieir annual lire.iking-up last Friday afternoon, and the little ones looked very dainty in their white frocks and colored sashes, and were most assiduous in looking after their guests, chiefly their parents and elder sisters. The pupils arranged a produce and sweet stall, the takings being devoted to the fund for comfort's for the men in the trenches. The prizes were presented by the Rev. Dent (Kltham) and the Mayoress (Mrs. C. 11. Burgess). WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE. The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committe acknowledge with thanks the following gifts: Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Cowling and Miss Ho'skin, face washers, bed socks and mitts; Standard IV. girls, West End School, f;ve face washers, four scarves; Mrs. L. JToneyficld, cake -for Soldiers' Club; Frankley road schoolchildren (per Miss Hare, 21 mackintosh hold-ails, 2-1 husifs, 2S colored handkerchiefs; Miss Eustace, muffler; Mcsdames Coleman and West, hand-knitted socks; Mrs. .1. Avery, box cigarettes; Mrs. Hoskin, Miss Symons, Mrs. Luke, gun rags; tea donation. 4s (hostess, Mrs. Corney); Mrs. Foote, Miss dean Cassie, gift parcel, 2s (id each; Mrs. ,1. Manson (Awakino) and Mrs. Revell (Warea). gift parcels, 5s each; Mr. W. B. Wright, £5 Soldiers' Club, £o ambulance upkeep and £5 blind soldiers: Patriotic Committee. £2f> for Belgian Day. For Belgians: Tarurutangi Sewing Guild, 11 garments: Miss Catra, four garments; Mrs. Williams) Korito), four garments; Mrs. E. A. Walkers, woollies: Miss Deacon, woollies; Miss Godfrey, WO bags of ntft=; Audrey Eherlet, 24 pennies and hags of toys for Belgian Children's Day. Victoria League. Okato Sewing Guild, 111 bodies, IS knickers, Hi shirts, one dress, one petticoat, two pairs soaks, two scarves; Mrs. Perry, two blanket dressing gowns; Miss Baddeley, two pairs bed socks; Miss Godfrey, old linen; Mrs Blundell, seven handkerchiefs; Mrs. Revell (Warea), one box castile soap, for No. 1 Stationary Hospital; Mrs. Rockell, Jliss Greenwood, hand-knitted socks. Lcpperton Ladies' Guild, 11 suits pyjamas, three pairs slippers, one parcel linen; Mrs. Thompson (Awakino), donation 10s; Awakino Sewing Guild, £5.