Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19800, 18 November 1919, Page 9

Women Folk

By "STELLA"

Dr Elinor Baker is visiting Timaru. Mr and Mrs G. Hart, have returned to Timaru from a stay in Christchurch. Mrs Peaeho (Mount Somers) is staying at the United Service. Mr and Mrs Ritchie (Dunedin) are in town. Mr and Mrs Cuming (Dunedin) arc in town. Mrs Hannier Atkinson is staying at "Warner’s. Miss Janet Rogers (Christchurch) is the guest of Mrs Williams, St Andrews, South Canterbury. Mr and Mrs Leslie Orbell have returned to Timaru after a holiday spout in Christchurch. Mrs and Miss Thomas (Ashburton) have eoino to town to meet the former’s icon, who lias returned from India, Mr and Mrs Dillon (Blenheim) have returned to their home after a stay in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs R. Jamieson (Dunedin') arrived in Christchurch yesterday, and went on to Huumcr this morning. Mrs Appleby, who has been visiting the North Island, has gone to Waiinatc to sec hor sou, Mr R. Appleby. Air and Mrs Harold Stndbolme, who have- been the guests of Mrs CayleyRobinson, have returned to their home in Southland. Mr and Mrs L. Griffiths and Airs Bennett (Blenheim) loft for the West Coast to-day on their way to Blenheim. Air and Airs Gillies (Auckland), accompanied by Miss Roid, arrived in Christchurch this morning, and are staying at AVarucr’a. ’ .Dr and Airs Hamilton Gilmer (Wellington), who hove been spending a week in Christchurch, went to Timaru to-day. Airs Nelson Hunter (Waipukurnn) arrived in Christchurch from the north this morning and is staying at Warner's. Miss Rose Tabari and Miss Aloud Tabari returned to Christchurch to-dav Irom tho North Island. Aliss Laura Tabari and Aliss Alay Tabart ha.ve gone to Sydney, and Airs E. V. Palmer and Aliss Peggy Palmer are on their war to India.

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Air and Airs Oliver Samuel (New Plvmouth) are .staying at the Clarendon. All and Airs J. Rrosnahan (Gisborne) are m town, . Dr and Airs S. G Trail (Fairlie) aro in town, staving at tho Clarendon. Airs AI aekay (Wanganui) is staving at the United Service. Hrs Arundel Napier, a visitor to New /lea la ml troni England, is staying at the Clarendon. Air and Airs H. J. C. IJnrper (Ashbuiton) arc staying at the Clarendon. Air and Airs Bernard Tripp have returned to Timaru after a stay in Christchurch. People in some of the villages of Southern Russia are wearing dresses made of leaves or grass, sown together with bamboo fibre,' owing bo the” diffim obtaining doth, .says Major G Al. Towsc, who is in charge of tho Red Cross activities along the shores of the Black Sea. “It is an ideal costume for the summer, when Southern Russia has a temperature like that of the Garden of Edon, said .Major Towso, “ but I shiver when I think of what will happen to those little girls when the snow begins to fly.” The Red Cross is expected to distribute a shipment of cloth mg in Southern Russia before autumn. The following item from a, London correspondent of the “Australasian” is of interest to New Zealanders as well rw . Al ' s , tr! ! lla i ns The house where Capt.nu Cook lived, on the north side ot Clapham Common, is shortly to be pulled down, and it seems a great „i( v that Australia cannot slip in and bn'v it, tor quite apart from its historical • rehfl ! S° nS I°a ,IS ’ I,ns ‘'onridorable architectural beauty, ft is one of a row of fine, old Queen An™ ind Georgian residences that are to he demolished to make way for the new Westminster Hospital buildings! They arc .said to have been designed by anil'h/'i f i' 10 charming doonvav's ami beautiful wronght-iron gates. l" n . nre A Ivido staircases and Jf. lte ? ntil , ccnt, iry panelling-that is Mall almost perfect.”