WOMENFOLK

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17537, 14 May 1925, Page 9

WOMENFOLK

A CHRONICLE OF SOCIAL EVENTS 1= 0k i=

BY

"STELLA."

31 is A. A. 31*Afaster lias returned to Amberley from Ohristchurch. 31 is.s Margaret Bowen lias left loi the north, en route to England. Mrs K. E. Jenks, New York, is a visitor at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr and .Mrs K. Burns. Orari, are visiting Christ church. Airs "William Evans and Mi-s Evans, North Street, have returned to Tiinaru front a short visit to Christchurch. ATr and Airs Noel Bowman. Christchurch. are the guests of Mrs Armstrong Chalmers Street, Timarn. Miss Alova. Taylor, Woodlands Road, has returned to Timaru from several weeks in Christchurch. Air and .Mrs Bernard Tripp, whohave been in Christchurch for several days, returned south to-day. ATr and Afrs AY. T. Poppelwell. Gore, v/No were in Christchurch, left for , the south to-day. Mr and Airs Edward Morton, ot Cambridge, AuckJarid. have returned north from Christchurch. Mrs J. Davis, Papanui Road, is visiting Auckland, and is staying- at *• Arundel-” Afiss Helen Gardner t'ill leave AYcl- i lington by the Ruahino on Thursday 1 next. ATr and Airs Ross f.ascelles, who were visiting Mount Cook, have returned to Christchurch. Afrs Henderson Begg has left Christchurch for AYellington, eti route to England. Afrs AYalter Hill will leave Christ- ! church on Tuesday evening for Wellington. to .join the lluahinc, en route to England. Mrs O- Pinckney. who has been visiting her daughter, Air> Maxwell Deans, returned to Christchurch today. Mrs do Latour. Avenue Road. Timaru, has returned south from a visit to Christchurch and North Canterbury. Miss Stericker, Christchurch, and Miss Rutherford, Dunedin, are the guests of Mrs AY. Priest. Bank Street, Tim ant* Visitors at the Hydro Grand. Timaru. include Air and Mrs Shields, Airs and Aliss Graham, Christchurch, and Air. Airs and Alisses AERae, AVaikari. Women readers who fail to bo delighted with the May issue of “Everylady’s Journal” will be hard to please. The issue of this popular women's magazine has been enlarged by sixteen pages. The following are among the recent arrivals at the Hotel Federal :- Airs F. H. Barber. A'ancouver. Canada: Mesdames Allen and Frater. AVaikari ; Air AI. Nelson, Auckland: Air C. Oliver, Culverden ; ATr .1. AFLaren, Rotherham ; Airs and Aliss OHlalloran. Oxford : Aliss N. Taylor, Taranaki , Aliss N. ATehertens. Kaiapoi. A meeting of the Selwyn Nursing Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade was held on Tuesday evening in the brigade rooms. Aliss Ironside, lady superintendent, presided over a very good attendance. Before regular business was transacted tbo members passed a motion of sympathy with Mrs Massey and members of the late Prime Minister's family. Eater in the evening A Taj or Borrie, divisional sturgeon, attended, and. gave an interesting and instructive lecture on nervous disorders, dealing more particularly with neurasthenia and hysteria. A hearty vole of thanks was accorded the leeAlrs Herbert Hill, was the hostess at an enjoyable morning tea- party given at Ballantynes tea room yesterday in honour of Airs Walter Hill, who is leaving for England early next week. 'The table decorations were done with scarlet flowers and maiden-hair fern. As a memento of the occasion each guest was presented with a posy of flowers. Th© guests were: Mrs Wi Itei i fill. Mi-s T. Eascelk -. Mrs Rawr-i Hill. Mrs AY. Austin. Mrs Frank Clarke. Mrs C. J. Newell. Mrs H. AV. Ross. Mrs d. AY a loot AVood, Mrs Hargreaves. Airs H. H. Hanna. Mrs AA'liotter. Mrs Wheeler. Alisses Kathleen Lascelles and Constance Bethune. A delightful vi'.-o afternoon for Aliss Hazel Faville was given by Afrs T. W. M 'Clclland, Pap&nni Road. Tho drawing room was artistically decorated Avith bronze chrysanthemums. Airs M 'Cielland wore a handsome gown of black braided ninon over soft satin. Miss Favilles dainty frock v.as of hydraingia blue crepe do chine, made tunic, style, the tunic being of multicoloured crepe de chine. She was tho recipient of many beautiful vases. Most enjoyable were the musical items given by VI Liulg .< d. At Shaw. Airs Thompson. Mrs Watkins, and Aliss r aville. A delicious afternoon ten was served in the drawing room. Those present included : Airs M'Glc-lland. Airs Shaw. Mrs I aville. Ahesdames Jamic- - n. Camplwll. llv.nie. Watkins; Hardy. Mason. APKeiizie. Gibbs. Sensorn. Jewell. Brice. A. Thompson; sour. Thompson, junr. C. }?. Taylor, liehher. Bidgooc l . ( rayfhome. Fair- • lough. Misses H. and R. Faville O Kerr. Birrl J nedin < ; vthorne'. Tin Barnett, Scott. Belcher. To Renovate an Umbrella. J f you have .-'ii umbrella, that- is rather the Avorso for wear, and Avaut to restore it. dissolve a teaspoonful ot white sugar in a saucer of warm water. Brush your umbrella- with a clothes brush, and then take eom© black material, dip it in the liquid and rub the umbrella well. Eeavo it open to dry. The Ironing-Board Cover. If your ironing-board needs a iu>av cover, ei.it two pieces of old blanket tho size of the ton, ; en >uj ;h i© e< in | haven - ' t any old blanket to use for this ouipose. place two layers of houseflannel on the V.-oard and tack it I .smoothly over each edge. From an old : sheet make two three covers the -ize and shape of vour board; hem them all round, and. at distam-os oi four or six in die . -oaa' strong tapes I long enough to reach under the board ! soiled it is easily removed ami a clean . one adjusted. Save Your Soap. -Old soap scraps , make an economical and wseiui soapjelly. which is valuable for numerous | purposes. Take a large stone jar and ! shred ■ herein the soap scraps. To each : handful of scraps add a -md! piece of household soda or rock ammonia, of the size ». walnu-T Fill the iar up AA it b boilii g w ater i YA'h-en the soap is cold j? becomes a. ■ thick <dlv and a small quanfhv ,»i it ; used in scrubbing paiiiwoj;, or i kited j goods considerably light .1 c work.