SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20064, 22 March 1935, Page 12

SOCIAL NOTES

Mr and Mrs R. G. Murray, Blenheim ire staying at the Grand.

Mr and Mrs Wesley Hayes, Waimate, have been spending a tew days in Christchurch. Mrs E. H. Pike. “Crohamhurst,” Fairlie, is the guest of Mrs W. Palmer, Wai-iti Road.

Staying at the Grand are Miss D. Fernie, Hawke’s Bay, and Miss E. Loudoun, Napier. Miss Mai Scott, Canning ton, who is the guest of Mrs Simon Mackenzie, "Otumarama,” will return home to-day. Mrs G. D. Virtue, Elizabeth Street, is the guest of her sister, Mrs E. T. Layburn, Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs C. H. Roberts, Selkirk, Scotland, are visiting Timaru and are staying at the Grosvenor. MH Clive Crozier. who has been on a visit to Mr and Mrs T. W. Satterthwaite, Elizabeth Street, has returned to Christchurch.

Mrs W. N. Bond and Miss Mary Bond,. “Dunrobin,” Southland, will arrive to-morrow to stay with Mrs P. A. Elworthy, Gordon’s Valley. Mrs Montgomery-Spencer. who has been staying with Mrs J. E. Winter, Kitchener Square, returned yesterday to Wellington. Mrs Shennan and Miss Richardson, Dunedin, who were staying with Mrs Gladstone Robinson, “Oakwood,” returned home yesterday. Miss Kathleen Robinson arrived from Dunedin yesterday on a short visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs Gladstone Robinson, ‘'Oakwood.” Mr and Mrs Urquhart, who have been staying at Beverley House, Waiiti Road, have gone into their new home at Highfield. They are accompanied by Miss Gillet.

Dr. Donald Balfour, of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Mrs Balfour, and Miss Mary Balfour, who are on a visit to New Zealand. left Christchurch yesterday on a visit to the West Coast. Mrs D. M. Spedding, Mrs Button. Dunedin. Mr and Mrs Dick, Christchurch, Mr and Mrs Sutherland, Roslyn, and Mrs C. Ainsley, Wellington, are staying at Beverley House, Wai-iti Road.

Mrs S. Buckley, Mrs Lobb, Miss C. K. Scott, Miss L. Trail and Mr A. Trail, a party of Australians who were .staying at. the Grosvenor after visiting Mt. Cook, returned north yesterday. Miss Ruth Few. one of the party of schoolgirls who recently visited New Zealand, spoke at the Cambridge Rotary Club luncheon, although it is a rare occurrence to have a woman speaker at these functions. The world tour was the subject of her remarks.

Yesterday at the Stafford Tea Rooms a very pleasant afternoon tea party was held by the hospital members of the N.C.U. to farewell Mrs Monaghan, leader of the hospital branch of the movement. Opportunity was taken to thank Mrs Monaghan for her work with the nurses, and as a token of esteem members asked her to accept a posy and a small gift for use on the journey.

The Ealing Girls' Club held a most successful dance on Tuesday evening. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The winners of the novelty dances were:—Monte Carlo: Miss J. Ross and Mr J. Metcalf: lucky spot: Miss I. Powell and Mr W. Metcalf. The waltzing competition, which caused much interest, was judged by Mr McLaren the winners being Miss J. Barton and Mr a. Popplewell. Music was supplied by an orchestra, extras being contributed by Misses H. Galletly and F. McGuigan. Mr D. Simpson was M.C.

New Year brides in England decided on Marina blue as the ideal shade for retinues in the early moriths of the Royal Jubilee year. A number of weddings were arranged for the first month. The most important took place in Rome when the Infanta Beatrice, daughter of the ex-King of Spain and Queen Ena, was married to Prince Allesandro Torlonia of Italy, in Rome, during the second week of January. Included in the trousseau of the Infanta, much of which has been bought in Paris, are a number of garments of this Royal shade. Writing to a friend in Hamilton, a resident of Leaslc, Saskatchewan, Canada, says: "You cannot in New Zealand exhibit quintuplet babies, all girls, and live at over six months of age, and with a life before them of average expectancy. I think it occurs once in about 8,000,000 times, but they usually die as soon as born. They had them on the radio the other night, and the little blighters have lusty lungs, for they cried quite heartily, it being close to feeding time. The Government of the Province of Ontario have footed all bills, built them a hospital, and so that they won’t get kidnapped it is guarded by an iron fence, and two men with dogs are always on duty.” In the Duchess of Kent’s trousseau were some attractive jackets that have set quite a new vogue in sports fashions (says Home Chat). They are made from warm and gay Scotch tartans, double-breasted affairs fastening with metal buttons, and each completed with an amusing little forage cap of the same material. They look very effective with a plain tweed skirt and a woolly shirt-blouse. The Duchess has lots of uses for her jackets. She will wear them when skating, a favourite pastime at which she excels, and also on the golf links. Believing that a wife should share her husband’s interests, the Duchess took up golf soon after her engagement was announced, so that she could play with the Duke, who is a great enthusiast.

A very pleasing function took plac" at the residence of Mr and Mrs J. Chapman, Totara Valley, where a large gathering of personal friends met to do honour to the Misses Brown. After an enjoyable evening spent in cards, games and music Mr Skinner, who presided, called upon Mrs Chapman to make the presentation. Mrs Chapman, on behalf of the neighbours and friends, said that it was with very deep regret they had to say fareweil to the Misses Brown. They felt they could not let them go without asking them to accept some small token of love and esteem and wishing them all health and happiness wherever they went. She then handed them a handsome rug and solid silver serviette ring. Other speakers were Mesdarn s C. Chapman, Andrews, Miss Skinner, and Messrs J. Agnew and A. Bishop. The guests on rising were greeted with musical honours and suitably replied. During the supper interval music was supplied by Master D. Skinner on the cornet.