Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19999, 15 July 1920, Page 9

Women Folk

By STELLA"

Mids Bunbury (Dunedin) is in town, Mrs Burry has returned to Oamaru from Christchurch. Aliss AVeatonra is visiting AA'olltngton. Air and Airs H. Hcllyer, Dunedin, * ere staying at Warner’s. * Aliss AI. Monteith. Rceftou, is stay- , ing at the Clarendon. ; ! Mr and Airs A. Bnshell, Ashburton, ’ ere in town. 1 Air and Airs A. Al.’Qucott went north ( last evening. | Afr and Mrs AY. S. Fisher, Mel- , bourne, are visiting Christchurch. Air and Airs AY, Al. Finley, Sydney, < have been in Christchurch for several 1 days. * 1 Airs Q. 0. Derrett and Aliss Derrett, | Hero rata, are, staying at the United j Service. ] Mr and Airs .1. A. Hanan arrived in | Christchurch to-day, and are staying at , the Clarendon. i Mr and Airs AAmlter Baxter, liman, 1 left Christchurch to-day on a trip to Sydney. 1 Air and Mrs Percy El worthy have re- j turned to Timaru after a short stay iu I town. Air and Mrs Shacklock and Alts? Shaddock, Dunedin, will leave for the north this evening after spending a wees in Christchurch, Last week Lady Roberts gave a small “At Home” iu Dunedin for Lady Denniston. Alrs .Sise was also hostess at a tea given for Lady Denniston. The Canterbury Rowing Club's annual ball is to take place at the Trotting Club’s tea kiosk at Addington on J l ly 29. The committee arranging the dance afo Messrs AV. Al. Stewart, H. B. Knight, F. L. Stewart, C, IT. Clemens, R, A. Triggs and R. R- C. Spooner (honorary secretary). The Hon Arthur Alycrs has arrived in England with his wife and ‘two children. His sou, who enters Marlborough next year, is at present in a preparatory school. Nt Surbiton. Air Myers, who came over to consult a. specialist, hopes, when his health improves, to spend some time in the House of Commons, studying political and economical questions (says a Loudon correspondent). The first of a. series of lectures dealing with the scientific aspect of the liquor question was held in the AVomen’s Christian Temperance Union’s rooms on Tuesday. The lecture was under the auspices of the Canterbury Band of Hope Union and ths AA T omen‘s Christian Temperance Union, A very interesting address was delivered by Dr A. B. O’Brien, who spoke for two hours, and. demonstrated in a, very simple manner the physiological effects of alcohol on the human body. There was an attendance of about seventy-five persons. At the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks were accorded to Dr O’Brien for his interesting and instructive address. Last evening the Papanui Tennis Club held its annual dance. Tho lull was tastefully-decorated with chains ,-.f ferns and delicate flowers, which liuc.g just above the dancers’ heads. The chaperons were Mosdamcs Orhell, Buirell and Searell. Amongst those present were tho followingAliss 'Yard, who wore a pretty frock of cream satin, with panniers of-sequin trim-1 ming; Aliss Fry, palo pink crepe \le chute; Aliss Simpson, cream silk; AJi-s Richards, quaint dress of black ninon relieved with green; Aliss Aliriam Somerset, lovely frock of cherry coloured eharmettse, with corsage of black net <md gold lace; Miss Ivy AA'ebb, pretty, dress of amber silk, relieved with black and pale blue; Miss Kitty Hart, white crepe do chine, with overdress of soft white lace: Airs Ritchie, blank not over natin ; Mrs Black, dress of black ninon; Aliss Buchanan, palo blue silk; Airs Burrell, lovely dress of.royal blue crepe da chine with gold embroidery; Aliss A. Simpson, uccordeon-ploated "cream silk dress: Miss D. AVebb, lovely frock of pink silk, with thickly plea ted corsage of pink and black; Ali>s Castles, pretty fawn satin dross, relieved with pale blue.

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