Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16530, 14 September 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.

Mr a L. D. Milton is staying in town. Mrs C. F. Jefferson arrived in town From Wellington this morning. Mr and Mrs William Deans are tileguests of Mrs Bowden,, Papanui. Mr and Mrs Gordon Fulton will leave for Sydney on Saturday. Miss Hilda Pinckney (Waikaia) is staying at Warwick House. Miss Rita Matson has returned from Kaikoura, where she went to attend the Hyde-Bullen wedding. Misses L. and M. Morgan arrived this morning from Wellington, mad are staying at the United Service. Major and Mrs Hutton (Bangor) are also on their wuj* to New Zealand by the Remuera. Mrs T. S. Hyde and Miss E. Hyde, of Otago, will return home by motor to-day. Mrs Allison, who has been spending a few days in town, goes back to Greymonth to-morrow morning. Miss Hogg, who has been visiting JVlrs Sleigh at Riccarton» has returned to Invercargill. Miss Nancy Beadel and Miss Helen Whyte have returned to Christchurch from a visit to Mrs G. L. Rutherford. Mr and Mrs Bernard Tripp, who have been staying a few days at the United Service, will return home today. A team from the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club intend going to Rangiora on Saturday to play tlie> Rangiora ladies. BLUNT SCISSORS. How much longer does it take a dressmaker to make a costume when her scissors are blunt? Do not blunt scissors mean loss of money? Yet for only 9d you can get those blunt scissors beautifully and permanently sharpened at Archenholds*, 200, High Street, next Bonnington’s. Hundreds of Christchurch ladies have successfully tried Archenholds’. NS FURS AT “ECONOMIC.” You can feel the buoyancy and freshness of spring when you wear “ Economic ” Blouses. Gorgeous crepe de chine and Georgette Blouses and Jumpers galore, all styles and colours. Also just landed a fine range of fur necklets. Best Black Opossum, Fox and Imitation Ermine Furs. Call and inspect. The “ Economic,” 119, Manchester Street, opp. Heyward’s. MWS

Mrs A. f \ Currie (AVairoa, Hawke’s May) is ill Christchurch on a visit to her parents, the Hon G. AV. and Mrs Kussell, Avonside. Miss Doris Konaldsort has returned to Christchurch from Timani. Miss Konaldson went by aeroplane and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Mr and Mrs Angus M’Donald, who stayed last night at the United Service, intend motoring on to Hanmer tociay. 3lrs F. M. Ranger, of Auckland, accompanied by Miss E. Croft and Master 15. Croft, came through from the Coast last evening, and are staying it Warner’s. Captain Tabu Rhodes, the Hon Mrs Rhodes and their three children are expected to arrive in Auckland by the Remuera on September 30. They will go to Meadowbank, Ellesmere, to reside. A party of seventy girl students from the University walked up to Mount Pleasant one day this week, under the charge of Mr Wild, of Lincoln Col- , lege, to study the geological formation I of the district. At the Cheviot Presbyterian Church : last Sunday evening Mrs Simpson, a 1 Christchurch visitor, sang, with fino effect, the sacred solo, “ He Wipes the 1 Tear from Every Eye.” Mrs Simpson is at present the guest of Mrs Tweedie, Gore Bay. A rrither novel departure 13 the installation this week of up upstairs “ kitchen” in the Royal Exchange Buildings. It is to be run by three ladies, all well-known in Christchurch —Mrs Toss will, her sister (Miss Gertrude Leach) and Miss Nora Campbell. A pleasant surprise party was taken recently by Miss Connie Hawley to Alisa Rita Adcock’s, Peterborough j Street. The evening was spent in games and dancing and musical items wore rendered by Mr B. Sluis and Miss Hawley. Included among the guests were Misses Barton, Horning, Cook and Adcock, and Messrs Lang, Boswell, Bilton and Brien. Yesterday the committee of the Rangiora branch of the Plunket Society held a sale of flowers, sweets and children’s garments in the street at Johnston’s corner, in aid of the friends of the branch. The ladies put abundance of energy into their undertaking and assisted by a number of young i people did good business, chiefly with the country folk in for the market. The day’s takings amounted to £4B. At the closing session of the Canterbury W.C.T.U. Convention, recently held at Kaiapoi, a very impressive and beautiful memorial service was held for the late Airs A. R. Atkinson, of Wellington. The hymn “Light after Darkness” was reverently sung, and Airs K. England read John XIV. “Let not your heart be troubled.” The secretary read a tine appreciation of the j late leader and her work, and Mr Salkeld sang “ Crossing the Bar.” On Monday evening Airs C. C. Warner and Airs C. Woodward gave a dance in honour of their nephew. Air G. Jeliner, who is to be married to Aliss AI. Woods on Wednesday. The room was beautifully decorated with streamers of I red and gold, and spring flowers. The ' music for the dancing was supplied by Misses L. Warner and I. Rudd, and Air Phil Austin. Supper was served in the breakfast room, the table being decorated with spring flowers. Amongst j those present were Alesdames Warner, Woodward and Stokes, Alisses AI. Woods, S. Loquat, E. Moody, I. Rudd, jlt Robertson, W. Moorhouse, H. Stokes, D. Duke. 15. Ellis, L. Warner and E. Thomas, Alessrs G. Jenner, L. Harwell, C. Mahan, P. Austin, I>. Lusk, Imerson, Morrison. I’. Alills arid J. Cawood.