Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16737, 19 May 1922, Page 10

Women Folk

By “STELLA"

„ “ Stella " will be glad to receive Q ||j items of interest and value to j t Women for publication or refer- p[y ence in this column. HS

Air and Mrs Percy Alurray-Aynsley have taken Mrs Ken Williams’s house at Fendalton for a few months. Mrs Lionel Comerford is spending the school holidays at New Brighton with her children. Mr C. W. Jones and Miss Jones, of Wellington, are paying a visit to C'hristoh urch. Mrs If- F. Nicbll, who has been on a visit to her daughter, Mrs D. V. Donalson, Knowles Street, returned to Ashburton to-day. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward arrived by yesterday morning’s ferry and will spend a few days with Mr and" Mrs B B. Wood, Papanui Road. Miss Peeves goes up to Horornta to-morrow on a vi~it to her brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs Hugh Reeves. Miss Alice Thompson is at Geraldine, paying a visit to her brother. From there she goes on to stay with Captain and Mrs W caver. Last Tuesday Mrs W. Herron gave at her mother’s residence a- party »n honour of her little son’s first birthday. About thirty friends and relatives spent a. very enjoyable time in games and musical items. Invitations have been issued for the first annual ball of the Christchurch City Council staff, to take place in the Winter Garden on Wednesday, June 14. The chaperones will be .Mrs H. T. J. Thacker and Mrs H. R. Smith. Miss M Thorn, who is travelling through Now Zealand giving lectures on behalf of the Russian Famine Fund. I arrives in Christchurch next Friday In j the afternoon a civic reception will be ! tendered her, and she will deliver an j address on Russian conditions. On Tuesday last Mrs Alutray-Ayns- , ley entertained a few of her friends to ' afternoon tea. among them being Mrs i E. V. Palmer and Miss Tabart, Miss | Peeves and Miss Nellie Peeves, Airs George Murray-Aynsley and Airs Beauchamp Lano and Miss Alice Thompson Aliss Atimi Slack (North Island) has been paying a round of visits to friends and relations in Canterbury. She is now staying with her sister. Airs Fred Hamilton, at Redcliffs, and intends j going on to Geraldine to see her brother and sister- n-law, Mr and Airs Algor Temple, at “ Castlew ood,” Geraldine. It is no use fighting the edicts, says a writer in a Sydney paper. At least for til© time being frocking is to he longer, and when carefully cut are wearable, though tho majority will mourn their smart trottiers. A beautiful ankle-length dress seen recently and just from England, was made of navy cheviot with rows and tows of the finest black military soutache run in lines from shoulder to hem and under them a design in silk motifs afforded through the braid rows a distinct pattern. A plaited steel girdlesecured the slackness at the waist.. A coat frock that is to be reckoned as novel beyond all argument, is quite long, touching the shoe tops and made of black crepe morocaln, seemingly cut in one piece, the front drawn on to the hip and draped and caught with a huge cabochon, the back section forming a drape aud incidentally a smart lining.

On Wednesday evening the members of the Sacred Heart Choir, Addington, and their friends held a very enjoyable evening in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Dickens Street. A very interesting programme of musical items, games and competitions was enjoyed b v all. The fallowing contributed musical items : Pev Father O’Aleeghan, Alisses D. Quinn. P. Inkson, K. Al’Aleer, Airs an 1 Aliss Ross, Alessrs Saunders, Afarshall and P. Alercer (violin solo). The accompanists were Airs Talbot, Misses Sykes and Poss. Before supper the opportunity -was taken of making a little presentation on behalf of the choir to Aliss Rene Inkson, one of the members, who is leaving the district to take up her residence in North Canterbury. Pev Father O’Connor, in making the presentation, referred to the many sterling qualities of the recipient, who by her kindly nature had endeared herself to all. He expressed his regret at her departure from Addington. On behalf of Aliss Inkson, Mr Al’Gloin thanked the Rev Father O’Connor and the choir members for their kindness. Tho singing of “ Auld Lang Syne ” brought to a dose a happy little evening. Amongst those present were:—Rev Father O’Connor. Father O’Aleeghan, Mesdames Talbot. Consedine, Ross, and 11. Sloan, Alisses R. Inkson, AI. Inkson, Leathnm (2), B Al’Cormaok. IC. M’Loughlin. B. Sloan. AI. Williams. K. Poss. AT. Hayward, A. AT. and Ah O’Douoghne, Le Lievre (Akaroa), C O’Sullivan, E Al’Don aid, N. Ross, L. Al’Gloin, A Consedine. K. AT’Aleer. E. Sykes. H. M’Aleor Todd. Ell. Quinn. X. Harnett, A. Ross and N. Sloan: Messrs P. Aler oer P. Al’Gloin. W. Talbot. W. Mitchell, H. Sloan. H. Al’Gloin E. O’Connell, E. Marshall, E. Crook and W. AFCambridge.