SOCIAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3154, 25 February 1911, Page 4

SOCIAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Though we have not had much excitement this week, we will have to participate in next week. The New Zealand polo tournament being held here will give the opportunity for much entertaining and smart frocking on the part of our women-folk.

We are still revelling in sales and sale bargains. I wonder why we are all so pleased at getting a thing so much cheaper than it ought to be? Of course, husbands,, brothers and sons are as much interested in them as we, but when we get a bargain they imagine the home is being filled up with lumber. How they scoff when they really should applaud our efforts to save a little. Soon the new season’s goods will be opened up, and we are promised some smart wear for autumn.

To be fashionable in Sydney you must wear something with a ‘'bliss Gibbs” suggestion about it.

So charmed have the Sydney women become in the dressing of “Our Miss Gibbs’ that night after night wellknown costumiers attend tlie performance so as to copy some of the'frocks, for some of their wealthy customers.

Miss Katherine Grey, who was -here last week, intends on the completion of this New Zealand tour to proceed to London for engagements. _ Her many Gisborne admirers will wish her the success she certainly deserves.

The wedding of Miss Maud An-clerson, of Napier, but at one time of Woodvilie, to Mr 1). Williams (Gisborne) is to take place on April IStli.

The marriage of Miss Kathleen Ferguson to Mr Percival Barker will take piace at Holy Trinity Church on W ednesday next.

Sister Walshe, who recently resigned from the nursing staff of the Gisborne Hospital, intends visiting Australia and in ail probability will settle there for a- time.

Mr and Mrs G. L.Sunderland have returned to Hawke’s Bay.

Mrs Noble-Campbell, who has been on a short visit to Mrs G. Palairet, returned to Masterton on Wednesday.

Mrs G. A. and Miss Ivy Crawford are back from an enjoyable visit to Auckland.

Mr and airs H. Simson have returned to Hastings, Hawke’s Bay.

Mrs Gatland is back from her visit to Auckland.

The Misses Busby (Tokomaru Bay) intend visiting Gisborne for the polo week. Mrs E. Adair has returned frem Auckland. Miss Elecene Grace Cumming’s marriage- to Mr Guy Butler takes place at St. Mary’s on Wednesday afternoon next, Mr and Mrs Ewan Jackson (Eangaroa) intend leaving for London shortly to attend the 'Coronation festivities. At the Whataupoko Tennis Club’s courts this week some of the players noticed were: —Mr and Mrs R. Barker, Mr and Mrs E. Matthews, Mesdames Shock, Rees, Carmichael, Williams, Mann, Murray, Misses Coleman, Bull, Fergusson, Maclean, Bonner, Bennett Sherratt, Lewis, Williams, Barker (2), Black (2) and Bey no Ids. Mrs E. R. Murphy, who been on u visit south, returned to Tokomaru on Wednesday. Miss Wallis, of the Palmerston road Private Hospital, is back from Auckland. Mr and Mrs S. Langford,' who have t ; een visiting south, returned on "M edr.esday. The latest London chit-chat says that it is the intention of Queen Mary in future to present a dowry oi £looo' to each of her maids of honour on their wedding day. It is the intention of Mr W. S. Percy, who was here with the ‘‘Dollar .Princess Company,” to .shortly proceed to Pathe. Paris, and become the New Zealand Foolshead.

Miss R. Sievwriglit, who has been on a short visit here, returned south on Sunday.

A most enjoyable afternoon was spent at Kaiti Tennis Courts on Wednsday, part of an American tournament being played. Some of those playing' were.: Mesdames Barlow, Tritill and Cover, Misses Reynolds, Bright, MeCredie, L. Coleman, Chrisp, N. Davis, E. Coleman, Black (2), Sunderland, and K. S’lierratt, Delicious’ tea, which was much appreciated, was'given by the lady members, and presided l over by Mrs A. Murray.

Mr M. B. Mander has bought Mr Frank Kenway’s residence in Stout Street, and Mr and Mrs Mander will take up their residence there almost at once.

The High School Board are having the boys in the agricultural section taught cooking. At their first lesson Thursday Miss Higgins, the instructress, spoke very highly of the boys’ aptitude.