The Social World.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2766, 2 April 1927, Page 6

The Social World.

(By Our Lady Reporter .)

PERSONA!. fv ■ ■ ■ TV ; .X : ra. 1 :;. Mrs Hawkcsby has her nciec. Miss T Appleby, of Pukekohc, staying: with T’-her.’. feAT ' •. •. h* / Miss Ruth Spencer, of Auckland, is p/taying with Mrs D. It. ' Caldwell, at i-S/'Green Hedges. ” , p/ Nurse Hunter has arrived and com* Vmehce'd her duties in , connection. with k/Hip /district dental clinic. h' Dr and Mrs Somerville, of Hawke’s P<Bay, wlio motored through, last weekpj&fldp., spent their’ time in Cambridge v-with the Misses Braun. V' Miss I .ulcer, cf Auckland, who. has T 'j)eei:, spending her holidays with h“r Mrs S. Lewis, returned home on JpMohilny. • Ali;s li. Reynolds, of ‘‘' Tree a me,' ’ jTwho escorted her daughter,. Mrs Sowand her. children to her home at •;’."Whangarei ; returned Lome on Wednosflav:' ‘ "Miss (tertrude Margaret Temple, of a well-known English au- • ,■ trior/and journalist, is becoming well /'known in the English literary world at *4 he age of thirteen! A recently-publish-ed ndvel- of hers was a big success, the .publishers incidentally not lino wing the author was or her age when Ttbey .accepted it. She also has a knack kfor writing verse. It is a curious fact' ttbat .these modern child writers are ?»1- | ways ’girls, while the child of ji nisi cal "gx'nius is almostvinvariably'.a boy/ V Pj ; \ AFTERNOON TEA. bait*. . »■' ', • |hMrs :-S. Lewis entertained a few Triends to afternoon tea on Wednesday ;when a very pleasant time was Spent. |l%e drawing-room' was decorated pith yellow African daisies. Airs Lewis Was • •wearing a rose rep frock. Those present /were Mrs A. E. Hart, Mrs" (I)rJ B. Mart (Christchurch), ‘Airs Tod, Airs' .L Bawors, Airs Gascoigne, Mrs Bryce,'Mi's •Jlawkesby, ATivs Appleby (I’ukeiiOhe), -Miss Hart, BRIDGE AFTERNOONS. &fV‘ /’ ____ $. Mrs’ Be Christophers, of Roto-o-rangi, gave a very pleasant afternoon of bridge on Wednesday. 'The drawingroom was beautifully decorated with wallflowers and;other coloured flowers. Airs Christophers was wearing a pale gfev blue, frock. Those . present were Mrs Caldwell, Mrs Nicoll, Mrs 0. (i. Taylor. Mrs Norman Banks,

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! t— i czrzj ezzz..- —:..j jrrnzzrrrri LJ Mrs Barclay Farquliar (Fiji), Miss .Spencer (Auckland), Miss Cox. On Thursday- afternoon, Mrs J). R. Caldwell, of “Green Hedges,” entertained a number of friends at bridge. The drawing-room was decorated with beautiful dahlias, and in the diningroom where tea was served, there was a lovely bowl of dahlias on the tea table. Mrs Caldwell received her, guests in a black flowered crepe de chine frock. Mrs Barclay Farquhar (Fiji) was wearing an can de nile georgette with creme lace medallions inset. Miss Ruth .Spencer (Auckland), was in a mole and henna frock. Those present were Mes- • dames Roberts, Nicoil. G. G. Taylor, Sutherland, M. Wells, C. Christophers, N, Banks, J., Banks, Alford,-ifishworth, Misses Cox, Calvert, S. Braun and Owynueth. . VISITORS TO CAMBRIDGE. Guests at the Masonic Hotel during the past week include: Mr and Mrs Frieburv Gardiner, Wellington; Mrs McLeod, Queensland; Mrs Carpenter, Wanganui; Mr and Mrs Len Petley, Wellington; Mr and Mrs Smart, Wellington; Capt. Cooper, Wellington; Mr M. ,S. H.' Manning, ..Christchurch,