Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16454, 16 June 1921, Page 9

Women Folk

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3 “ Stella ” will be glad to receive a items of interest and value to —j Women for publication or refer- n ence in this column.

"STELLA"

Dr and Mrs Russell Kcndlc (Ashburton) are in town. Mr and Airs H. Mitchell (Dunedin) are in town. Airs Jennings (Uotheroml is stn\ing ot the Clarendon. « Mr and Mrs R. P. Gibbon (AYongaJiui) are visiting Christchurch. Miss Rita Crowe (Geraldine) is staying with Mrs E. Harris, Cashmere. Mrs X. Bhinden (Bennetts) lias returned to her homo alter a stay in Christchurch. Miss M. Avens, a visitor to Christchurch from England, is staying at Warner’s. Mrs Kenneth Murchison has returned to Kirwee after a visit to friends in town. Mr and Ms Prentice (Sydney), who have been in town for a few' days, left for the south to-day. Miss M. AY. Leonard (New York) is amongst ovorsea visitors to Christchurch staying at Warner?. Mr and Mrs J. W. D. Hall (Kirwee) ramo into town yesterday, and arc* & Laying at the United Service. Miss Bay Chaffey has returned to Amuri after a holiday in town, and Miss Nancve LeCren is staying with her. Miss Beryl Solig -nras a passenger by the Mararoa. last night for Wellington, whore she joins the Manuka, leaving] to-day for Sydney. Miss Sclig intends returning in August. Mrs A. H. C. Orr, of Oxford, left on a holiday, yesterdav on a visit to her home in Sydney. Her sister. Miss Alien Cooley, who lately returned from a health trip to Canada, will reside here until Mrs Orr’s return. The Dun sand cl Hall was beautifully decorated for the Tennis Club’s da nee on Friday evening. There was large attendance from all parts of tho district, and representatives from the Docs ton and Darfield Tennis Clubs. Messrs K. Al’Pherson and F. Overs were the M.C.’s. The ladies provided un excellent supper. An enjoyable afternoon was spent ot tho Vicarage, Sheffield, on Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs Gurnow. entertained at a “Kitchen tea” many friends of Miss M. Hewitt, who is shortly to be married. Two very interesting competitions were won by MisM’Millan and ATiss Bates respectively, mid musical items were given by Mrs Ournow and Misses Bates and M'Millan. Among those present were Afesdames Jenkins, M’Millnn, Jebsou Sandrey, Phillips, G. Ferguson, Turner, Hodgson, (ramble, Mbyte Cullen J Alley, Hewitt, Butler, Bull, Austin, F. Watson, G. Matson, W. Watson. I uddis, ITu in in, Pole, AT’Lav am Misses M’Mi 11 an, Jenkins (2), Hewitt i 3). T.illev. lieddis Austin, Watson. Bates and Willis. Evening Weddings aro now becoming fashionable- Beautiful group photographs can now be taken in the even ing. A splendhl soft light of 20,0CX candle-power, installed by tho Brida Specialists, Millard’s Crown Studios, who guarantee results equal to daylight. Book tho appointment to-daj pt 209, High Street, just below Clock lower 1

FOR THE CHILDREN, A CLEVER DOG. Jip’p master had been away from. \ home, for more than six months. He j had come back the night before, but i Jin did not know this, as he had been asleep in the kitchen all the time. Tho next- morning the dog saw his master’s boots being cleaned. lie remembered thorn, although bo did not know that bis master had come back. Ho follow oil the servant when the boots were cleaned and saw to which room they were carried. He bounded in, jumped on the bed, and gave Ids master a good welcome. “FIRE! FIRE!” 'Father! Father! AYake up! ’’ cried Minnie. “ Oh, do wake up !—-the room is full of smoke, and you’ll Ik: killed.” Minnie shook lier father by the shoulder. He did not. answer. Poor Minnie did not know what to do 1 he curtains had caught lire in some way. Perhaps a spark from lier father’s pipe had set them alight. Minnie found it was of very little use trying to wake her father. Ho had fallen asleep and had dropped his pipe. She did not like to leave him and go for help. She rudied to the window to see if she could open it. It was a good thing that it was not fastened. She threw up the window and the smoke poured out into tho street. Minnie shouted our. ‘‘Fire! Fire 1 ” as loudly as she could. Some men who were passing saw the smoke and heard her cries They called to her to open the street door and let tin* men in. I he men dragged Minnie’s father out of the room and into the street. They also saved most of the furniture. By this time at large crowd of people had gathered round the house. Everyone wanted to do something To help. One of the men went to tho corner of tho street and rang the bell for the* firemen. '1 hen they waited. In the distance Minnie heard tho clang! clang! of the fire-engine bell. Very soon the- engine dashed up and the firemen sprang down. They soon put, out the lire. Minnie and her father went to lodge with somq friends until the place was fit for them to live in again.