SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1927, Page 18

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Theomain has returned to Dunedin. «l * * Mrs. Farris has returned to Inglewood. • * * * Mrs. E. Golding and her daughter left early in the week for Auckland on holiday. Mrs. Hamilton (Manutahi) is a visitor here. # * * * Mrs. Tedhope (Hamilton) is staying in New Plymouth. ♦ * * * Mra. Bert Barton (Gisborne) is the guest of Mrs. F. G. Garthew., « « * * Mrs. J. C. Peacock returns to Wellington on Monday. * <- * * Miss Shelagh McCleland returns from Christchurch to-night. Mrs. Allen and Miss D. N. Allen leave for Waikanae on Monday. ♦ ♦ * * Miss Olive Firth has returned from Dunedin. # # * * Miss Helen Matthews has returned to Netherton. • • « * Mrs. H. Abraham returns to Khandallah On Tuesday. Mrs. Trevor Simpson (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. Eric Shaw. Mrs. Owen Bayly has returned to Auckland. Mrs. Waterston left this week for a motor tour to Rotorua and the AA airarapa. • * * * Mrs. Morant Bayly (Gisborne) is the guest of Mrs. T. C. Fookes. Miss Freda Hirst returned from Auckland to-day. « * * * Mrs. Percy Blundell and Miss Penelope Blundell return to Wellington to-morrow. • # » * Miss Mary Russell has returned from Wellington. * * # * Mrs. Bullock leaves for Hav.era to-day, where she will visit her friends for a week or so. # # * * Miss May Lewis (Masterton) and Miss B. Cowper (Dannevirke) are the guests of Mrs. J. Barthorp.

Mrs. Blake and the Misses Blake (2), who have been the guests of Mrs. McCleland, return to Wellington on Monday.

Miss Whitton returns from Auckland on Monday and will be accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Tomlinson.

Mrs. W. Armstrong and family (Inglewood) have taken Mrs. J. Morton’s house for a few weeks. ♦ # # *

Mra. Arthur Avery and Miss Grace Avery jnotored through to Levin for the week-end.

Mrs. and Miss McGuire left last week en route for the South Island where they intend spending several weeks. * * * *

Mrs. Barrand (Palmerston North) has taken a cottage at the Ngamotu Beach for the holidays.

On Wednesday evening a cabaret party was given by young people at the Burwood to entertain the visiting tennis players. # * * *

A surprise party was given by the young folk to. Mrs. Sladden on Thursday evening and a very jolly time was spent in dancing, etc. # # * #

Mr. and Mrs. W. Flanagan, Kelburn, Wellington, have returned from a motorcar tour to New Plymouth with their two daughters. # * # # Mrs. R. J. Matthews (Hamilton) returns to New Zealand in the Remuera, arriving in New Plymouth early in the week, and will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. James Wilson. Mr. Jaek Murray and Miss N. Murray, of Tarurutangi. are spending the holidays at Rotorua. v ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is annouacei r.f Annie, youngest daughter of Mrs. L. White, NewPlymouth, to Thomas Baden, youngest son of Mrs. M. Pointon, Pet one, Wellington. The engagement is announced of Maude, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Street, Bell Block, to Charles, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. JY. Bint, Fitzroy, New Plymouth. * * * * The engagement is announced of Rene Bourke, eldest, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bourke, Hamlet Street, Stratford, to Harold Paynter, third son >f Mr. and Mrs. Paynter, East Road, Stratford. * * * * The engagement is announced of Lily, second daughter of Mrs. E. A. Browning, Bell Block, to John H. Hamilton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hamilton, of Stratford. The engagement is announced of Myrtle, (Molly), third daughter of Mrs. E. H? Browning, Bell Block, to A. L. Running, [ of Napier, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ch. Bunning, of Douglas. * * *= * The engagement is announced of Phyllis Harriet Ada, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. A. Volzke, Mountain Road, F.ltham, to Raymond Charles, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Webb-Long. Melford Road, Palmerston North. • * « « The engagement is announced of Sadie, daughter of Mr*. Walton, Ngapuhi Road, Remuera. and the late George Lee Walton, of Northumberland, England, to Patrick, youngest son of Captain and Mrs. W. H. Hawkins. Buller Street, New Plymouth. KITCHEN EVENING. A very pleasant evening was spent in ♦lie Hempton Hall, Okato, on Thursday evening when a kitchen evening was given Mias Keif ha Wooldridge, who is shortly to be married to (Mr, UJ. Hiekford. The ' i/Ji V/ -- * V-J -

evening was organised by-Mrs. McCabe and the popularity of the young couple, who are esteemed residents of the district, was strikingly exemplified by the representative attendance, and the many useful gifts that were brought as some slight tangible evidence of that esteem. A jolly evening was spent, dancing interspersed with games, making the time pass merrily, excellent music being provided by Mesdames J. Shaw and Ingram, whilst Mr. G. Callaghan was M.C. A sumptuous supper was dispensed in the spacious supper-room by a ladies’ committee comprising. Mesdames McCabe, Webb and Moorby, assisted by a bevy of young ladies. After supper Mr. J. Garcia,' in a happy speech, extended the felicitations of all present to the young couple, who were then formally presence 1 with the numerous gifts, some of the; good wishes accompanying them .being distinctly humorous and evoking applause as they were read out. Mr. L. J. Hickiford.suitably acknowledged, after which dancing and games were, resumed and carried on till after midnight.

The Prince of Wales who, does; not mind doing unconventional things, went to Harrods big stores to see the Empire food display, and. when there, thought he would like to see the fashion department too. He caused a mild, sensation and a fluttering of mannequin's’ hearts when he appeared and insisted oti inspecting the stock and asking all kinds of questions about fringes and embroideries and colours, and showed a preference for a lovely rose-pink embroidered frock with one of the short trams that can be folded over the arm for dancing. He was chiefly .interested in the dance frocks, and expressed amusing views on the suitability and otherwise of various styles for “work” on a crowded floor. He is now dancing the flat Charleston at his favourite clubs and friends’ houses, and has had some experience of the discomforts--of too, many sequins and beads, which are, from a partner's point of view, often very difficult to clutch.