WANGANUI WOMEN’S CLUB

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 257, 29 October 1937, Page 2

WANGANUI WOMEN’S CLUB

DISPLAY OU ARTS AND CRAFTS An excellent display of arts and crafts arranged by the Wanganui Women’s Club was viewed with great' interest by the members. The club rooms looked very bright and attractive with bowls of sunset shaded azaleas, liJy-Qf-the-valley and a large new specie of azalea. All the lovely flowers were brought by members oi the club. Afternoon tea was enjoyed. Among the various articles of arts and crafts were several curios and treasures. Mrs C. C. Baldwin*exhibited a lifesize serpent made of very tiny beads by Turkish prisoners in 1917. Th* markings of the skin of the “reptile” from head to tip were perfectly designed. Mrs G. H. Swan showed a quaint old snuffbox; Mrs P. Paul, a beautifully woven rug. Several curios, wooden bowls inset with pewter, a nut bowl, tray, pewter boxes, wood-fibre flowers ana a painting, were brought by Mrs R. Sommerville, of Okoia, 'and Mrs Cunningham, who is 75 years old, had some lovely tapestry work on two stools, a pewter framed mirror among other articles of pewter, and a black and white etching of a cathedral. Very much admired was the collection of exquisite hand-work and knitting loaned by Mrs J. R. Keenan. Clever lingers and artistic taste had gone into the making of a lovely shawl with pram cover to match, the sets of knitted and embroidered wee garments, and the smocking and eyelet work. Mrs A. N. McLeod exhibited a large cloth and wagon cover with cross-stitch design on a cream ground, and a number of articles in beaten brass and some in cut design. Mrs Duncan Mackintosh’s collection comprised two pewter bread boards, powder bowl, teapot stand, plaque, string box, a large piece of modern tapestry, -brassware and wooden nut bowl. Mrs L. Benjamin also exhibited a good collection, including a brass table, woollen rug, pewter framed mirror, fruit and powder bowls, serviette rings, two vases, teapot stand, brass jardiniere and bellows, and wood-fibre flowers. Among the articles shown by Mrs Cliff Hammond were wood and pewter book-ends and handkerchief box. Much patience had gone into the making of a wool tapestry rug, designed and made by Miss May Murray, who also displayed a wool rug, an enamel dress ornament, brass work, knitting, wood-fibre flowers and a painting of a Maori woman set in a hand-carved frame. Mrs T. Graham was responsible for a collection of knitting, including a circularshaped shawl, bed jackets, baby frocks and petticoat,