Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16508, 19 August 1921, Page 9

Women Folk

By

“STELLA"

"Stella" will be glad to receive items of interest and value to Women for publication or reference in this column.

Mi«s Bonny Pinckney is visiting friends in Timaru. Miss Vera Hannan and "Miss Kathleen Hannan (Greymouth) are staying at the Clarendon. Mrs A. R. Blunden has returned to »orth Canterbury after a stay in ChristchurchMrs Tck Hewins (Leeston). who has leen in town for a few days, has re•urned to the country. Miss Ada Parrot. Springfield Road, ias retained to Christchurch from Sydney. Mr and Mrs W. Beckett and Miss Beckett, Pretoria. South Africa, are staying at the United Service. Mrs Alexander Watson will accompany Mr Watson on his visit to Christchurch. Mr .and Mrs Charles Murray (Wharenui) hare taken a house at Cashmere Hills, for a while, and go into it this week. The Board of Governors of the AT Lean Institute at its meeting yesterday paused a vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Sister Collins, matron of “ Holly Lea. * Home. The engagement is announced of Mr Leonard Athol M’Kcnrie. fifth son of Mr and Airs M'Kenzie. Rotorua, and Miss Janet Lijzhtbody, fourth daughter of Mr and Airs R. Lightbody, New Brighton. V 7 iolet Day this year i« to l>c held An the interest of both .the Plunket Societv and St Saviour’s Orphanage. Besides street sales of Violets and spring flowers, there will be a number of stalls with cokes, sweets, produce, etc. The Cathedral Chapter has granted permission for stalls to be erected in the Cathedral Grounds. 'Hie following candidates were successful in an examination in homo nursing held recently at Brookside. under the auspices of the ftt John Ambulance Association: Mesdames E. Brookes, I>. 1. Croy J. E. Frarapton, E. Greaves and E. Robertson; Misses J. Candy, M. Cunningham, E. K. Scott .and AT. Scott. The staff of the Beresford Tea Rooms held on enjoyable dance last evening, in the Art Gallery, the music being supplied by Miss Macdonald’s orchestra. A euchre tournament took place in the permanent gallery, for those who did not dance, and musical items were given by Miss Edna Lindsay, Miss Jackson, Messrs Cooper. Cruse and Gooda.ll. The organisers of the dance were Miss Rigg, Miss Reid. Miss Skipwoith and Miss Sheate, and Messrs Cruse, Turtle and Goodall. A ** Kitchen afternoon ” was given by Mrs G. E. l>avis at her residence, liaikett, when a number of ladies met to welcome Miss Ethel Davis, who has recently arrived from England, and is hi on to be married to Mr Arthur Thompson. During the afternoon musical items and songs were contributed by Mesdames- Brownlee, 1). Henderson. G. Bedford and ff. Walker, and Misses Davis, Braddick, Turner, Roper Thompson and Thomas. Mrs Turner, ou behalf of those present, extended a hearty welcome to Miss Davis, expressing the hope that she would spend many happy and prosperous years in the district and asked her to accept a varied assortment of gifts for use in her future homo. Airs Bedford gave a warm welcome on behalf of the church. Miss Davis feelingly responded and waii accorded musical honours. A competition was then held and much amusement was a used by the opening of the parcels. Thompson thanked Mrs Davis arid those present on behalf of her son for the kindly welcome given to the newcomer and a pleasant afternoon . was brought to a close. 'Those present were Alesdames Davis (2), Thompson, Haves, Greaves, Wilson (2), Fowler, Oakley, Roper, Watson, Turner, Bedford, Walker (2), Henderson and Brownlee; Al isses Davis, Thompson, Roper, Turner (2), Braddick, Page, Thomas and Rickerby. There’s no period of life in which the changes are c o rapid, the stages so interesting, or the memory so well worth keeping a« the period of childhood. Keep the record in a photograph. Begin with a portrait to-day. Wrigglesworth and Binns, 738, Colombo Street ’Phone 1268. XD

otherwise you are out of it. Blue silk capes, black satin capes; cream silkcapes And coloured capes are worn w ith summer frocks, the effect being very cute and charming. YhSTtSwest models are pleated, and if jna(}e of cloth, instead of silk, arc ofteff striped with ciro ribbon.” In millinery bright crowns were seen everywhere, geranium shades, scarlet, and pillar-box red being,, the most fashionable. The hat-'with the transparent brim of lace, the, .edge of which subtly veils the eyes, is extremely . popular in London, and most becoming, there being an air of mbtcr.v in the woman who has her eves veiled. At the races in Christchurch last week capes were seen, but not generally worn. Scarlet hats there were galore, and one or two Taco trimmed bats were worn, the lace coming just below the eyes, so after all we are not so very far behindhand, here in Christchurch. In London, as also in Paris and in America. Eastern and Oriental embroideries prevail. Anything that suggests the East is considered correct, and uirinv extremely odd designs arc being used to develop this craze; Fashions in hags, too, have altered. The bead bag is seldom seen, but in its place is the bag of brocade with mountings of ivory * and tortoiseshell, some of these being very lovely. These, too. have made tliei’* appearance iri Christchurch. To come nearer heme: On Monday, hastening towards :*n hotel whereat she was staying, an Auckland girl, who used to reside in Christchurch, looked very sweet in a peacock blue coat and skirt, a light brown hat and fawn shoes and stockings. Sue was with an elegantly dressed North Island lady, who was a. vision in shades of tobacco brown and gold. One of the smartest frocks that has made its appearance this week was composed of navy cloth, striped heavily with cire ribbon, sulphur yellow braid outlining the button-holes, a small navy blue shiny straw hat going with it. The wearer was a Fendalton girl whose husband is Somebody in Hereford Street. A tall, dark girl, who is her© • * in advance ” of a renowned elocutionist, looked nice yesterday ir a. fawn costume, a fawn coat showing beneath it an Oriental vest. With this were worn a fawn velour hat and shoes and stockings to match. Neat, dainty and charmingly dressed, the wife of a Rangiora pastoralist did lown yesterday morning Her short, loose navy blue coat was outlined with narrow black braid. The skirt wap kilted, very neat shoes and stockings showing prettily. A Kghi brown hat composed of shiny straw, waxed ribbon and gold lace suited th? wearer. Adding to the distinctive effect was a mole wrap, arid a gold and blue brocaded bag. Most attractively dressed at a recent big gathering given for her Excellency was a fair Cashmere Hills girl. She wore a. dark violet cloth coat and skirt, the coat showing a knitted vest of pale blue wool striped with mauve, and a purple volour hat trimmed with silver grey satin ribbon. A girl from Karori, Wellington, who is paying visits in Christchurch, wore a ribbed knitted coat frock *of jade green striped with gold, a squirrel coat and a black hat. Vertical stripes of braid on a. severely plain grey cloth coat and skirt made a.n otherwise Ordinary costume most distinctive, the accompanying hat, too, being characteristic of the wearer—a black straw unadorned except for a band of corded ribbon. A good choice for au office “ rigout ” was a !x?igo gabardine coat frock, lightly embroidered in the same shade, neat shoes and stockings to match and a henna coloured velour

DRESSES OF THE WEEK, j

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY, j (Written, for the Ie Star.”) Things in the city have been somewhat at a standstill during the week. The town seems almost deserted, the dullness being oil the more noticeable after the previous, week's bustle. The shops have been moribund, but the windows, with the now' spring goods, have attracted attention. As soon as the days begin to get warm and the trees commence to blossom, we will begin to think of summer clothes. I had a long letter from n Christchurch girl who is in London, and she I gave me some interesting gossip about fashions there. As London styles domi- j nato and precede our own, I aa ilI tell you what she said. Bond Street (she wrote) was a wpu- i derful sight —the streets full of smart women and the shop?? most fascinating. Wonder of wonders, the prices of things were very reasonable. Sh 6 also said that the men in Bond Street were remarkably well dressed, but she did not go into any detail in describing their attire. No. to a woman clothes worn by her own sex are more interesting. Costumes of thin materials, muslin. frocks, silk frocks, and light cloth coat frocks in all styles, wore seen. “As a matter of fact,” this Christ church girl adds, “ you .may wtyir what you like, but you must ‘pnsiyss a cape,

hat. With this was worn a brown rabbit fur stole. A slim girl in grey tweed looked nice yesterday tea-ing " at a Cashel Street shop. The skirt was short and straight, but the basque of the coat flared out a little at the sides. Worn with this were black shoes and stockings. and a toque of black velvet finished with a tassel at one side. STELLA.