SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18629, 26 July 1930, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mr J. W. Smith, Ashburton, is stay ing at The Grand.

Miss Margaret Reid, Dunedin, is staying with Mrs Gillies, Mayfield. Mr W..P. D. Barker, Miss Ruth, and Mr P. P. Barker, Gapes Valley, have arrived at The Grand for a brief stay. Mr and Mrs YV. Porter and family (4) have motored to The Grand from Nelson for a short stay in Timaru. Mr and Mrs F. C. Bone, 'who were staying at The Grand, left Timaru for Hawera yesterday.

Miss Wright, Wai-iti Road, left yesterday to spend a few days with Mrs J. C. Templer, Waimate. His Honor Mr Justice A. Adams, accompanied by his associate, Mr W. R. Teape, will arrive at The Grand on Sunday.

Miss Betty Gillies, Mayfield. Miss Margaret Reid, and Mr Craig Gillies are expected in Timaru to-day for the Hunt races.

Miss Lou Cartwright. Orbell Street arrived from Godley Peaks, yesterday, to stay with Mrs James Scott i Cannington.

Mr Percy Barker, Miss Ruth Barker, and Mr T. Barker. “Rocky Ridges,” Geraldine, arrived yesterday at The Grand for the races and cabarets.

Miss Ulrich, Dunedin, who is the guest of Mrs F. F. A. Ulrich, Elizabeth Street, will leave to-day to stay with Mrs G. H. R. Ulrich, Wai-iti Road.

Those who left yesterday for The Hermitage, included Mrs George Hart, Miss Pigeon, Miss Riddle, Mrs Cox, and Miss Marshall.

The engagement is announced of Evelyn, sixth daughter of Mr and Mrs George Pinckney, Glenaray, Southland, to Basil, second son of Dr. and Mrs Unwin, Timaru.

Mrs Donald Burnett, Hakataramea. is paying a visit to Christchurch, and is the guest of Mrs E. D. Mosley. Miss Marawill Burnett is staying with Mrs Smithson.

Last evening the Broadway Cabaret was the scene of a happy throng, the gay decorations, numerous streamers, and cosy fires adding in no small way to the success of the evening. Amongst those present were:—Mr and Mrs B. N. Murray, Mr and Mrs G. N. Murray, Mr and Mrs Nichols and Mr and Mrs Smith (Waimate), Misses Evelyn, Hope and Nonie Pinckney, Helen Fenwick

(Dunedin), June Batchelor (Dunedin), Alice Pascoe (Christchurch), Peggy Unwin, Dorothy and Helen Kerr, Betty and.-Janet Cossins, Mary Rolleston, Rona and Cecil Elworthy, Betty Harper, Ruth Barker, Joan Hargreav.eS, t Margery Gibson, Janet Paterson. Mary and Nancy Bond, Messrs Unwin (2), Elworthy (3), McLaren, Acland, Stevens, Gresson, Hargreaves, De Castro, Farrar, Barker, O’Rourke, Burdon, Hunter-Weston, Chapman (2), Morris (2), Sinclair-Thomson, Orbell, Batchelor (Dunedin), Forbes, Kerr and Young.

The tables at the Grand Hotel last night were gay with yellow narcissi in crystal vases, when Misses Pinckney, Glenaray, Southland, entertained their friends at a cheery little dinner party before going to the Cabaret. Miss Hope Pinckney was frocked in a black ninon frock, patterned in a floral design and made with a long full skirt and tight bodice. Miss Nona Pinckney wore a frock of white pin spot tulle, made very full and long; and Miss Evelyn Pinckney wore a frock of midnight blue ninon, the long flared skirt falling to the ground. Those dining were Misses Peggy Unwin, Mary and Rosamund Rolleston, Betty and Janet Cossins, June Batchelor (Dunedin), Helen Fenwick (Dunedin), Joan Hargreaves (Geraldine), Margery Gibson, Cecil Elworthy, and Messrs D. Unwin, P. Boyle (Waimate), B. Unwin, J. Acland (Geraldine), P. Stephens (Glenaray), J. Hargreaves (Geraldine), P. Gresson, K. de Castro, L. Chapman, G. Farrar (Geraldine), H. Elworthy and B. Thomas, and Commander D. Boyle.

An amusing and interesting feature of a gymkhana held at Preston Park by the Southdown Hunt was a pageant of 1830, which gave a glimpse of hunting as it was done in those days. Two gay coachloads, a smart little phaeton and a gig, followed by the faithful carriage dog, the Dalmatian, as well as a strange figure riding “Penny-half-penny,” all made their appearance at the “meet.” The riders were the gayest figures of all; habits of every colour and material w'ere the order of the field in those days. Sidesaddle skirts in blues, purples and greens swept as low as the knee of the riders’ horses. Feathers and veils were fashionable, too. And to-day. A great contrast was struck by the “meet” of 1930, which followed. It was altogether a less picturesque and more businesslike affair, and served to prove how motor transport helps the hunting of to-day. The trailer horse-box of modern times saves many a long and unnecessary ride to the meets; the smallest type of trailer—to hold one horse—may be hitched on to any car. The only ones at all dissatisfied with the pageant were the hounds, whose enthusiasm showed signs of waning by the end of the performance. Visitors’ List. Recent arrivals at the Dominion included: Invercargill—Dr. and Mrs G. Yule, Messrs Yule (2). Christchurch—l Messrs R. G. Pilkington, E. J. Kenny, L. J. Coxon, S. Andrews, C. W. Welch, R. McGloin, Capt. W. Murphy, Messrs J. H. Stallard, J. Wallace, W. S. Wood, Farquharson, J. S. Tyne, G. Witty, A. Dean. Wellington.—Messrs Ben Green, J. Stuart Roberts, G. Wright F. T. Brown. Dunedin—Messrs J. McDonald, G. A. Holmes, R. H. Marshall, Mr and Mrs Clement Pitts, Mr C. Lipscombe. Waimate —Mr E. Sergeant. Auckland— Mrs E. M. Olliver and child, and Wanganui football team.