SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18619, 15 July 1930, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mrs Roberts, Ashburton, is staying with Mrs C. J. LeCren, Grey Road. Miss F. Brosnahan, Landsbrough Road, Timaru, returned from Waimate last week.

Mrs H. H. Harris, Kitchener Square, has returned from a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs L. S. Talbot, Te Weka Street, will leave to-day on a visit to Dunedin.

Mrs J. W. Bridgeman, Scotland, is spending a fortnight at The Bungalow, Wai-iti Road.

Miss Jessie Mackenzie, Otumarama. is staying with Miss Hunter-Weston at Mt. John, Tekapo.

Mrs H. H. Hayhurst. who has been staying with Misses Woollcombe, Trafalgar Street, will leave to-day for Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs J. J. Ardagh, senr. and Miss Mona Ardagh, Christchurch, are spending a fortnight at The Bungalow, Wai-iti Road.

Mrs A. R. Guild, “Strathearn,” Temuka, who spent the week-end with Miss Ziesler, Elizabeth Street, returned home yesterday. Mrs H. Hay, “Cadogan,” Sefton Street, will leave to-morrow on a visit to her daughter, Mrs Maurice Warren, Christchurch.

A women’s riding school at Epsom, England, is run entirely under the direction of Mrs Nelson. The stable “lads” all dress like men in leggings, riding-breeches and caps. Mrs W. N. Bond, Dunrobin, Southland, who was staying with Mrs Elworthy, Pareora Cottage, LeCren’s Terrace, is now the guest of Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp, Silverton, Woodbury. The Mayoress of Wellington, Mrs Troup, was the recipient last week of rather a swagger envelope bearing the monogram “A.A.F.” Inside was a letter from the famous “woman-ace” Amy Johnson, thanking the Mayoress for her cable of congratulations and asking her to thank the various women’s clubs and organisations which had cabled or written to her.

Miss Joachim, Dunedin, who left for a trip abroad at the beginning of the year, disembarked at Alexandria, and from there went on to Palestine, where she did much sightseeing. She visited Ur of the Chaldees and was fortunate in arriving there just as the excavation work was being finished for the season. She had a very thrilling motor trip from Damascus to Bagdad, a journey of 500 miles, accomplished in 25 hours. Miss Joachim was to experience still more thrills as she had arranged to fly from Bagdad to Teheran, in Persia, and was keenly looking forward to this.

Tamara Karsavina, the famous Russian dancer, second only in importance to Ana Pavlova, who was her senior during her novitiate, has written her memoirs. She calls them “Theatre Street.” J. M. Barrie has added a preface, and the book is said to be the vivid outcome of a fine and sensitive mind and a highly cultured woman. Karsavina was a member of the Imperial Russian Ballet, and she describes the discipline for its children as strict as a monastery, and a good education other than dancing was provided. Their clothes were plain uniforms like charity school children. Half the book is devoted to her early stages of study and preparation for the stage. Her parents were very poor, and the struggle was always great to keep beauty in the home. The youthful Tamar shared the honours of the Russian Ballet when Diaghileff took it to Paris, and she was the partner of the remarkable Nijinsky, and shared his laurels. Eventually she married an Englishman, and settled in England, but not before she had conquered London as the premiere danseuse of the Russian Ballet.

DANCE AT SPRINGBROCik. A very enjoyable function was held on 11th. July, when Springbrook residents gathered to pay tribute to Mr and Mrs W. Rouse, Mr Rouse having resigned, after being many years on the School Committee. In a short speech, the chairman said that he had great pleasure in presenting to Mr and Mrs Rouse a clock, suitably inscribed, as a token of esteem from the residents, for service to the community. Mr Rouse suitably responded. Music for a dance was supplied by Miss Smallridge, extras being played by Mi's Rouse and Miss W. Arden. Among those present were:—Mesdames Rouse, Preston, Feilding, Gosden, Beck, Scott, Allan, Emery, R. Rouse, Johnstone, E. Lange. F. Hanson, Cook, Marshall, Scannell, Parrish (Waitoi), Taylor; Misses Arden (2), Moyle, Rouse, Heath, Cloake, Milliken (2), Preston, Scannell (2), Scott, Wright, Feilding, Parrish, Scannell (Waitoi), Smith (2), Smallridge, Midgley; Messrs Preston (3), Rouse (3), Parrish (Waitoi, 2), Allan (2), Beck, McKenzie, Ward, Milliken, Cloake, Schmelz, Marshall, Scannell, Thompson (2), Taylor, Scott, Midgley, Smith, O’Loughlin, Coe.