Woman’s World

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 June 1948, Page 7

Woman’s World

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. W. F. Wilson, who has been visiting the South Island, has returned to Wanganui. Mrs. R. Richardson, of Lower Hutt, who has been spending a week in Wanganui as the guest of Mrs. W. J. Rogers, Harper Street, Gonville, has returned home. Miss Muriel Swann has returned to Wanganui after adjudicating for the dancing sections at the Westport Society competitions.

Mrs. A. H. Mac Lean was unanimously re-elected as president of the Wanganui branch of the National Council of Women at the annual meeting held last night.

Mrs. Lorna McDonald, of the Economic Department, Wellington, visited Wanganui yesterday and gave an address on “Aid to Britain'’ at the annual meeting of the National Council of Women held last night.

Mr. and Mrs. W. O’Brien, of Hunterville, will leave Auckland on Thursday for the United States, to visit their son and daughter-in-law at Boston.

Mrs. F. Hermans, Durie Hill, is visiting Hamilton, where she attended the investiture ceremony of Lt. R. E. Hermans M.C., and the reception given afterwards for Sir Bernard and Freyberg, wViieh took place last night. Mrs. F. Rule, who has been visiting Hawkes Bay and is now staying with her mother, Mrs. J. Dunlop, Somme Parade, will lea'.e by the Mataroa, sailing on June 25 for overseas. After three weeks in Australia Mrs. Rule will go via Cape Town to Southampton and from there will travel to Cyprus, where she is to take up a secretarial position. Prior to leaving for Cyprus, Mrs. Rule hopes to go to Ireland to visit relatives. Charm Bracelet As Accessory.

The idea of many years ago, the “charm’’ bracelet has been revived and a visitor to Wanganui, Miss Ruth French, of London, possesses one of these interesting accessories. She has already collected something like a dozen charms and trinkets for her bracelet (only a few months old) which is of heavy silver chain, with most of the ‘charms’’ also of silver. Among the coins are her first New Zealand threepence and an American cent, obtained at Curacao. A silver “gremlin" familiar to aviators and a tiny washing machine are interesting pieces, while a tiki, a greenstone Maori mere, and a trinket of paua shell are very recent acquisitions. Collapsible Umbrellas.

An innovation in umbrellas and one that will be welcomed by New Zealand women, is the collapsible umbrella which will fit into handbags. A few have already reached this country. They have been sent as gifts from friends overseas, or brought back from travel abroad. These umbrellas, which are popular in America and Italy, are not yet on sale in the Dominion. The secret of the umbrellas is that they fold in two. The ribs double back so that the umbrella is then less than a foot long. When not in use it is folded up, a separate matching cover is put on so that it won't soak everything in the handbag and the umbrella is stowed away again.

Visitors For Wedding. Visitors to Wanganui for the Broderick - Bignell wedding which takes place tomorrow will be Mrs. M. Winks, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fleming, Dr. and Mrs. Buist, Miss Margaret Buist, Mrs. Alex Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. Powdrell, Mr. and Mrs. R. Nowell, Mr and Mrs. E. Long, Mrs. and Miss Death, Mr. and Mrs. C. Trotter, Mrs. W. Blackman, ol Hawera; Miss Mori Ormond, Napier; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hurley, Raetihi; Miss Margaret Kelly, Waveriey; Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomson, Palmerston North; Mrs. R. Sellar. Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. R. Nolan, Cambridge; Mr. and Mrs. R. King and Mrs. O. K. Steele, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Foden, Miss F. Foden, Mrs. F. Bayly, New Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Buchanan, Pongaroa; Mrs. J. C. Webster, Feilding; Miss Kitty Galbraith, Christchurch; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Irving, Pahiatua.