WOMENFOLK

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17189, 5 November 1923, Page 9

WOMENFOLK

A CHRONICLE OF SOCIAL EVENTS

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Misses Kamo (2), Timaru, are in Christchurch for Race Week. Mrs (' K. Morris. Napier, is staying with Mrs B-yan King, Timaru. Miss Culverwell returned to Timaru from Christchurch on Friday. Mrs K. Hill. Timaru. is spending a month in Wellington, i Mrs W. Matson. Christchurch, was in Timaru on Saturday. ! Mr and Mrs Bailey, the Hydro j Grand. Timaru, are in Christchurch. rh' .1. J. Brownlie and Mrs Brownlie. Christchurch, are visiting Timaru. Miss M. Orbell. The Levels, returned from Cliristchurch on Saturday. Air and Mrs Walker. Dunedin, are staying at the Hydro Grand. Mr and Mrs W. T. Ritchie returned to Timaru from Christchurch on Friday. .Mrs E. M. Arthur returned to Timaru from Christchurch, on Saturday . Mr and Mrs B. C. .Tones. Sydney, and formerly of Timaru. are at present in Christchurch. Dr and Mrs P. R. Wood house. Bluo- ! Cliffs. Will be the guests of Mrs M. 1 J. Godby. Fcndalton. for the races, i Mrs Redmond Neill. Barossa. is ' staying with Mrs C. S. Bowden, Papaj nui Road. ' Mr and Mrs Arthur Hudson, Dunedin. are at the Dominion Hotel, Timaru. Miss ('. Gossett arrived from Christchurch on Friday, and is the guest of Mrs Westmacott. Nile Street. Timaru. Mrs George Webster. Timaru. is spending a few weeks with Mrs George Murray. Braemar. Airs Cecil Wood anJ Mr C. Wood. Timaru. motored up to Christchurch on Friday. Mrs Kissling. Auckland. is the guest, of Mrs C. Ycritv. Craigmore Downs. Mrs Howard Tripp, Miss M. Tripp and Mr Charles Tripp. Timaru. are in Christchurch for the gaieties. Dr and Mrs C. A. Paterson. Timaru, arc staying at the United Service Hotel, Christchurch. Mrs «J. Haggitt will arrive from the south this evening and will stay with Mrs F. A’Court before going to HanA special long night dance will 'bo held this evening at the Sydenhctn Football Hall. Mr Reg Woods’s band will supply the music. Mr Bland. Wellington, returned from the Hermitage on Friday. Dr Hayes, who was also there, returned the same day to Waimate. Miss Woodham. of the Nelson Hospital, went back to Nelson on Saturday. Among the evening attractions of . Carnival Week is a ball to take place on Wednesday evening at the Art Gallery. The preliminary arrangements have been completed by Mrs E. Calson, the orgapiser. and the proceeds of the hall will go towards the Church of England Hospital funds. An enjoyable concert was given in ' Joy land, at New Brighton, bv the children of the New Brighton United Band of Hope. The programme consisted of piano solos and duets, character sketches, hoop and scarf drill, character songs, vocal solos, humorous recitations, action songs and a dialogue. Several members from the Canterbury Band of Hope Union were present, and during the evening the president of the union. Mr E. A. M. Leaver, presented the silver challenge shield ami the Cutler Memorial Shield, which were won at the recent competitions by the New Brighton Band of Hope. The championship medal for girls was also presented to Joan Hughes, together with an enlarged photograph of the winner, presented by Air Turner, of the Alva Studio. Great credit is due to Mrs Hull and her helpers whose time and patience have brought the New Brighton children to their present state of proficiency. Dixieland presented a very gay uppearance on Saturday evening, when sixty couples danced to music supplied oy Sutherland’s Jazz Band. The lounge and supper rooms were artistically decorated with large bowls of arum lilies and ranunculi, and baskets of flowers j were suspended from the ceiling. 1 Among those present were : Mr and ! Mrs T. W. Jones. Mr and Mrs Tavlor. Mrs Minchm, Mrs Lcemir.g, Mrs i Black. Mrs J. Meares. Airs Hawkins, J Misses Strachoy. IMartin. Dorothy i White, Gonrley (Dunedin). Wallace I (Dunedin), Blanch. Flood. M’Coll, | Chapman. Helen Grimmer. Patou (Dunedin). Smith. 'M'Gill. C'loudslev. Hinds. Ferrier. Warner, Pervis. Bean. Cowpei - . Spence, Whyte. Phillips. HawI kins and Ford. Messrs Norman Reese, IStreettill (Invercargill). Nutting. Beauvais. Craythorne. Lawlor. Clomentson, Binney. L. Cox an. Gunn, Gladstone. Boyd. Petrie. Alatheson (Queenstown), Solomon. Wood (Timaru). A. Vizer, E. Hinds. Coxhead. Donnelly, Loeming, I Brassington. Welsh. Wilford. White, ! R. Bryan. B. Renneil. Spanjer. WhitI combe. Richards. M’Kellar, I^ee,

| M’Farlane. and Roland Smith (secrej tary). Airs Hcnrv Cotterill, Gashmero Hills, gave a delightful dance at her home on Saturday night. Mrs Cotterill wore a beautiful black frock handsomely trimmed with jet, and a jet ornament in her hair to match. Miss Betty Cotterill wore a charming frock of mauve georgette heavily embroidered in crystal beads, a flowered tiara in her hair. Dancing took place in the drawingroom and the adjoining dining-room anti verandah, while supper was served in the library. Among those present were: Mrs Wynn Williams. Mrs T. Gibson. Airs Peter Harris. M.iss Denniston. Mrs Roger Gould. Mrs George Aitken. Airs Arthur Grigg. Airs Wathorston. Airs C. Burden. Lady Campbell. Mrs Kingscote. Mrs D. I Doans. Mrs A. Klwortliv. Mrs O'Rorke. Mrs M Fell. Mrs G. Hutton. Mrs Wanklyn. Misses Agnes Turroll. Boyle, j Jocelyn Pyne. Barbara Cowlishaw, j Alary Cowlishaw (debutante). Klizabeth Harris (debutante). Ruth WynnWilliams, Shona Rhodes. Theo Beswiek, I Barbara Gould. Nancy \N ilson (Bulls). | Audrey Cracroft Wilson. Rachel and ' Betty FJworthy. Wilford. Amy Courj age. Watherston. Barton. St.atham, | Sir Charles Campbell. Major Hutton, I Alessrs H. Cotterill. D. Cotterill, G. ! Cotterill. T. Gibson. A. Grigg G. i Aitken. Roger Gould. Watherston G. Kingscote. D Boyle, AT O’Rorke, AT ■ Fell. Endell AVanklyn, J. Moore. D. Gould, C Ronalds, T. I*. M. Gibson, F. Cracroft Wilson, B. Boys. R. Craj croft Wilson, G. Grigg. D. Grigg. J. Acland, G. Turrell, L. Nancarrow, B. * Dnlgetv, G. Gray, J. Reid.

Mrs J. Cracroft AVilson and Aliss I Francis Cracroft Wilson are spending j a short holiday in Timaru. Aliss Lichfield. Wellington, is the I guest of Mrs P. A. Nancarrow, j Armagh Street A Vest, during Race ■ Week. The engagement is announced of Alisa C‘. Williams, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Williams, to Mr J. Fox, eldest son of Mrs Fax and the late Mr AN . Fox, of Christchurch. Alisses Ruth Liggett and Kate Archer, of AVaikuku, who are on a holiday in North Canterbury, arc at present the guests of Airs George Maodonald, Cheviot. Alr.s H. Wauchop (Heaton .Street) leaves this evening for Wellington* to meet her sister. Airs Gerald Haskins, Sydney, who arrives by tho Manuka on Tuesday. A new fan takes the shape of a rose petal. It is quite unique, being made of fine net. which shows. the embroidered ribs very plainly. The trimming is most subdued : a narrow strip of short, tightly curled ostrich feathers in exactly the same tone as the net is laid round the edge of the petal.’* Mrs W. Scott, Airs Riddiford. sen.. Airs Dan Riddiford, Airs Vivian RiddiJ ford, Miss Jones, Airs Beasley. Mrs Patterson (Timaru), Mrs A'. Jacobs (Dunedin). Mrs Elgar (Wellington). Airs Ladin. Airs Winks, Mrs AA alker (Dunedin), Airs Pidgeon. Mrs LavillinPiixley. Airs Bob Heron. Aliss Aland!. Miss Afarßae. Airs Norman Rutherford. AJrs T- Newman. Aliss Newman. Mrs .T R. Al’Keuzie (Wellington), Airs E. Barnes (Palmerston North). Miss Harcourt. Airs Peters. AJrs Maurice O’Rorke, Airs Elmsley, Airs Plunket, Alr.s Campion. Airs Rolling (Blenheim) are guests at the United Service Hotel for Race Week. The members of the ‘ Sports and Christmas Gifts” Committee of .St Saviour’s Orphanage met at the orphanage to arrange for further effort on behalf of a tennis court for the senior girls and to guage how much was available for “stockings.” Several of the committee arc having “working bees,” and Mrs O’Lgughlin has once again a collection of home made toy's ready. Feeling reference was made Ml regard to the death of Aliss Hetty Smith- The following members of the committee were present: -Sister May. Ales daffies OLoughlin. Bullock. Parkinson. AVestall. Friberg (convener), and Aliss Cocks. On Saturday evening a delightful surprise party organised by' the Alisses R. Dench. O. Boyce and L. Mason was spent at the Centreway Tea Rooms to celebrate the corning of age of Miss Nellie Burberry. Dancing, games and coni]>etitions were enjoyed. Among those present were: Mrs Peacock, Air and Mrs Bootten, Mr and Mrs S. Prebble. Airs Snoden, Alisses E. Booth. O. Boyce. R. Deuch. M. Alason. Black (2), AY. Jones. R. Parsons. Hull (2), D. Wedcrell. N. Bilcliff, Al. Vishery. A'. Tucker. AVebster (2), N. Burberry, 1 Fulton. AI. Johnston. G. M’Calluxn, >l. Gooding. B- Pentecost, A. AVitheral, T. Wright. C. Wilson. G. Southam, Messrs C. Booth. R. Kyle, J. Hodson, S. Hall. P. Bradford. H. Lockwood. A- Sha'w. T. Archer. N. Berry, C. Rose. J. Owen. L. Scott, L. Cant.