SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20312, 10 January 1936, Page 12

SOCIAL NOTES

Miss Kathleen Robinson, “Oakwood,” has returned from Dunedin. Mr and Mrs J. Perry and the Misses J. and D. Perry, Gore, who were at the Dominion left yesterday for Blenheim. Miss Irene Cullen, Christchurch, and Miss Maddox, Dunedin, are guests at the Empire.

Misses Rogers, Nile Street, have returned from a visit to Geraldine and Cave.

Miss Janet Orbell, “Pentlow.” who is staying with Mrs Derek Westenra, Dunsandel, is expected home to-day. The Rev. Tremayne Curnow and Mrs Curnow, Lyttelton, are visitors to Timaru.

Mrs M. G. Bruce. Avenue Road, has returned from a visit to her mother, Mrs Hayter, ■’Rollesby,” Burke’s Pass. Miss Dorothy Raymond, Pleasant Point, has returned from a visit to New Plymouth.

Mr and Mrs Harold Elworthy, “Craigmore,” have returned from a visit to Mrs S. Batchelor, Dunedin. Mrs J. C. Mackenzie and her children, Queen Street, are camping at Hae Hae Te Moana.

Mr and Mrs G. B. Nichol, Dunedin, Mr and Mrs H. R. Russell, Nelson, Mrs W. Tonks and Miss Janet Thomas, Ashburton, are at the Grand. Mrs Colmar, England, who was staying with her sister, Mrs J. E. Winter, Kitchener Square has left for Christchurch.

Miss Margaret Kerr, Wai-iti Road, left yesterday to stay with Miss Marjorie Marshal, Beverley Road, at Hae Hae Te Moana.

Sir Hugh and Lady Acland, Christchurch, have returned home after a short visit to Mrs Jack Acland, Mt. Peel.

Miss Gertrude Stubbs, Invercargill, arrived yesterday to stay with Miss Stubbs, Wai-lti Avenue. Miss F. Stubbs, who was staying with her sister has returned south.

Recents guests at the Balmoral were: Mr and Mrs R. P. Jennings (Ashburton). Mr and Mrs D. A. Watson, Mrs A. H. Robertson, Messrs G. V. Bean, and F. Clough (Dunedin). The many- friends of Miss Cecil Talobt, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. S. Talbot, Kingsdown, will be pleased to hear that she has passed her final State examination. Miss Talbot has been training at the Wellington hospital. Latest arrivals at the Grosvenor include: Mr and Mrs Nehoff, Auckland, Miss B. Lawrence, Invercargill, Miss L. Newman, England, Miss L. Robinson, Ashburton, Miss R. Ballinger, Rangiora, Mrs V. Jacobs. Miss Wyn Philp, Mr and Mrs Arthur Barnett, Miss Joy Barnett, Miss F. Allan, Mr and Mrs J. R. Lemon. Mr and Mrs Paul Lemon, Dunedin, Mr and Mrs A. Smellie, Mrs Whetter, Misses Whetter, Christchurch, Mr and Mrs J. S. Hiddleston, Miss V. Hiddleston, Wellington.

Sir Maynard and Lady Hedstrom (Suva, Fiji) will arrive in Wellingtin on January 29. They will bring with them their granddaughter, Elaine Chapman, who will be put to school at Amberley House, North Canterbury. Sir Maynard, who was knighted in 1922, is managing director of Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., is senior elected member of the Legislative Council of Fiji, and has been a member of the executive council since 1917. He is interested in golf and fishing.

The "gentler sex” who entered for the Otago University’s home science department’s diet competition were astounded to find they had lost the first two pr.zes to two men. The competition, which was to all appearances within the domain of housewives only, was conducted with the aim of ascertaining the nature and weight of food consumed ly the average New Zealand family in one week. As balancers of the home budget, women, it would appear. should have dominated the competition by their knowledge and numbers. They certainly outnumbered the male entrants, but the best .returns were made by an engineer in Wellington and a constable in a country district in Canterbury. A total of 140 entries was received, and seven women divided third prize, which was augmented by the department.

The most popular perfumes for ballrooms abroad are much heavier than those of last year. The Duchess of Kent likes a Parisian type of perfume, such as gardenia, with a rich, lingering sweetness. Gardenia is a prime favourite at the moment, as women are attracted by the "nutty” element in its perfume. Russian leather, which was first brought out as a scent about thirty years ago for sophisticated Edwardian hostesses is a perfume for brunettes, while debutantes going in for Renaissance styles are using a scent which is a mixture of amber and roses, first made up in Venice many years ago. Perfume is now burnt in rooms where cocktail parties are held. Round lamps are used, in colours to match the room or its flowers, and these have the power to absorb smoke fumes. A mixture of verbena and lily-of-the-valley is the favourite scent for this purpose.