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BY -'DUT1S'
It is rather meagre faw- that is being
served' out to you, my -tady readers, in
these djivs, 1 fear me, for social doings
are not of a., very, excitiug nature, and
scarce, 'too, at that. The weather must
be havings a .somnolent - effect on us all,
probably uuvkiiig the thought, of en
tertaining a -bore, nnd even when, say,
one or two really nice things occur,
[ tnoy are usually ''not for publication;'
which is a. distressful matter, -to i'be
grinder . out of social newiss looking for
The 'little wmge.d god' has been-;
busj*, so it is said,' and two or thijbe'i
engagements have ? eventuated -between j
members of well-known families, but .
public announcement of those is with
held so far. i
Lady Allardyce is expected to arrive j
jn La 11 n cost 011 to-day 111 order to be |
present at th^1 'Red Cross presentation j
10 Mi^s A. li. Milter, O.B.J-., ;on Fri- ,
day night. j
Ladv Newdegate, wife of our ex- j
Governor, arrived in Taismania on
Tuesday, and lias gone on to Hobart.
Miss Newdegate, who preceded her to1
the State, readied Launceston on Sun
day. -inhere she was met by Colonel
(». IT. and Miss d'Jarrap, whose guest
s!n» remained until Monday, when she
left for Fbrdon jor a day or so, and
thence goes to Hobart. where, with
Lady Newdegate, she will be the guest
of Sir William and Lady Allardyce at
Government 'House.
Miss Huston, Lady Xewdcgate's
great friend, i.s .1) so n visitor to the
State, and is in J-auuceston at pre
sent us the guest of Colonel G.'?K. and
Miss ^Jorrap, Wclman-striM?^ ;aaving
arrived frbni Hobart. during the week,
and will* also -be present a«t tlie Red
Cross conversaaionc to-mojrow.
Miss May flarrap. who left London
in December, and who reached Mel
bourne a week or two ago, is expected
home very shortly now, probably next
week.
Mr and Mrs fpe-rev Frv, 3-ilpbin, are
al present at .George Town cm th-j
guests of Mr and Mrs. J. C. Mnc
7iiic;iac;, ana iiiecr go on 10 weuenas,
for a week or two. i
The tennis- and -Roquet -tournaments
arc nrorking ou to an interesiiug con
clusion. All the week the matches
have been eagerly followed by those
connected .wjfch or interested in the
players2 and -some good sport has been
?witnessed. In the tennis tournaments
the excellent :.plav of some ' of iho
younger contestants has beeu one of
their most interesting features to
many onlookers. The weather has
been pcrfect throughout for both play
ers and spectators.
A vory pleasant dance \r.is given
Inst week ^on Thursday night) at the
Masonic Hall, Ojy Miss Winnie Th;r-j
kcll, the -hall beiug efiectii^'ly decora-:
trd with asparagus fern mid cbrysan-l
themums. Delightful music was plav- ,
cd by Mrs. Forrest, with an equ^llyi
good extra -by ^Ir Kf ith ^Vcstbrooli. j
8u])per was served at the Rovale.l
Wliile the young people dauceil tlieirj
elders enjoyed a game or two of
I Bridge, of which there, were a couulel
of t.vblefri. The guests included Mes-j
dames A. F. &-otl, lllirst, Tavlor. J.
1). Milieu, F. Alien, A. R. Thirlcell, i
[and Mr and Mrs. A. F. Thirkell, t'he.
'Misses G. \Ybit''-ParsoU«. Xorl'e^
Vouighan (Meiboiwne). Mary and Joan
Fisher iHcnc ? nnd Hope Mitchell, FavJ
Gibson, iXina C'ragsr. Lvn Butler 4M0I-!
bourne). BessSe - Fdcell, Rita Fogg.
Elaine flenty, Muriel Gunn. i^athfeen
Pardey/ nnd Jean and Gladvs Forrest:
'Messrs. Jnek Fisher, 'Ray King, i\llnn
Forrest. 'Keith King, Cyril Paige. Ainu
Mai-st-en. Keitli 'VWstbrook, Hany M-'-
Eaehern, Russell Boutoher. C^lin Fd
gell. Stan Trethewie, Denham Henfy. ;
»win 7')ouglcjs, Ray Hart, G«'orfe and
Paul Hirst. ' .
| LAST AVElvK\S FLOWIOR SHOW. ]
I Those brilliant-liued, flaunting beau-j
'ties of . inid.snmmer g£i vdcii s ~ d.'Stilu s
land gla'dioli — were displayed ac their
best last Thursday afternoon nnd
evening at the Albert Hail, under the
auspices of the Launceston Horticul
tural Society's arrangement. They had !
a perfect setting, too, against the cf- ?
?foctively arranged background of tall ]
palms and drooping, graceful ferns. .
whose cool green made such an excel- 1
lent contrast to their -brilliant colors.
Since Mr \Y. McGowan. jun.. took the
arrangement of our -flower show- jit
hand, 'wlnit a change has come o'er
the spirit- of tlie scene.' j
Gone is the aforetime painful stiff- ?
nes.5 of everything, ihe straight rows'
on rojva of flowers without any set-'
ting Tb show off their beauty, and.
looking entirely out of their element, ;
obviously. Oftentimes mutilated, too, 1
by being denuded of most of their
stalks and leaves, and primly set in
stiff roiva of Heads merely in inartistic'
htands. which always recalled to my j
mind at least1 tlie fearsome pictures of ;
the heads of traitors on the spikes of
the gat.es of the Tower of London,
?etc. Xow thin mutilation is reduced!
i to a minimum, aud there ii a hope
thai, it may soou vanish altogether,'
and all the ffowers -be arranged nv'
most of them now arc, as naturally asi
possible, with their own greenery [
around them. O'he contrast of their
present day arrangement r.-ppeals
strongly to ns, and is responsible fori
tbe added interest now snoivn in the j
shows. The scene on the whole was a ]
chaiming one on Thursday, as one
viewed it from the entrance door, t'he I
glow of color amidst tbe green being1
a delightful picture. Two large braKes ,
fooivJs of gladioli, ou high glands flank- ;
ed the entrance, one of which was the.
first prize winner, arranged by Mrs.
A. A. Castley, a perfect specimen, too,
of lovely spikes of bloom -grouped to;
their best advantage. There were '
many different colored blooms in this
?DOwi. 'but they were an arranged, in
delightful harmony, or contrast. The
second prize bowl was beautiful, too,
as regards the .grouping of tbe flow
era. which, however, were not so fine
nor so varied in colors. «
Right iu the centre of tho ball
(which' was arranged ai; a drawrngroom^
stood a bible with a liandsome «*-nd
striking decoration of rich deep crim
son cannas, arranged in a brown fr.wcyJ
'joskef., as centrepiece, tied wilh an
artistic bow of bronze ribbon, ^ind in
brown pottery vases vat the corners.
Tin's was a vivid and artistic color note
in the Shall, and ' was hugely admiTed.'!
Miss Costain's artistic taste and clever
fingers- were .responsible for this l-ean-
t'ful tbiug. and she also carried off
the palm in tlic matter of the ladies' ,
decorated tables -open to all) by the j
vote of tbo visitors, to 'the show.' This!
was ? another a r tie tic triumph carried i
out iu pink lilium lanrifnlium and deli
eftte. sprays of miaidcnliair- fern, lightlv
and gratfelnliv- -arrange in silver s^und'
and- vases, -pint candle shades of -a
slightly deeper tore giving an added
charm to ihe.. wliolo. J
cbarmihgh* /l«M:oratcd .with H be y^n
variety of lilies, caine i second. -*iss
Costaiu. also canied off the first prizes
for table and hand-bouquets, together
with other' prizes — so she did well, and
T 'understand intends to i*ctrre ? fro^i (
furtlier competition witli her' well- '
d^serTod Laurels ns a post, mistress of
ih& decorative art. . «
Mjri Oostain lias offered to give the
benefit of her experience to any young
t ^ 3 — . _ ? ? ? _
jkpirantfc- in the art of arranging floraJ
Ijou^uctb or table decoration, -m offer
\:erv gladly accepted by the eonimit
t*?K on bchalt' of many would-be exhi
bitors of the future. ''
' Misb Mollie Kberhard had sni ef
fective floral device, a Jlagstafi, iron)
whicli floated tlie iRed Cross flag. From
il little lawn of real grass and moss,
with small p&hus at each corner, rose:
a white staff composed of white]
flower petals overlapping each other |
.closely. The flag was oqmpOfecd of,
'similar flower petals of white aud red,
'the w^iolc being a verj' skiltul piece of,
[ivork, perfect iu every detail, even to
! the little scat at tho base of the stall
jtvith its too little seated liguros. It
must; navq 1-cquiicu « j
to evolve this design, which won a
iirst ' prize deservedly. ^ j j
The aquatic scene on toe stage, witn,
Its decorated yacht, lighthouse, and -.
fiinrJl boats, was novel and pretty. It
wa.t designed bv Mr 31«-Gowan, jun.,j
nnd Mr Lceson, -but the major part otj:
tlie yacht decoration was the patient'
work of Mesdames George Cleaver and
E. Lceson. It ' was intended to give |
the yacht 'white floral' sails, but the
white -flowers were not to be jad 111 ?
sufficient quantities. (However, the;
effect ns carried out in greenery and!
flowers was very effective and pretty. |
Altogether the Know was a very at-'
tractive one in many ways, for besides
tlie aesthetic side of it merely, there |
?were other- notaVlc features. 011c ofi
.which was the spleiidTd display ^ oi
vegeUtbles of every seasonable Kino, ?
' th^se fruits of 'the earth forming _ vn ?
ilargi?, and to many people, most m
1 tei-i'Sting section of the shoiv exhibits. ?
irnost of them coming from private gar
1 dens and grown bv amateurs. -And.
last, but certainly not Jmst, was the
! charm of 'music's melting, mystic
lav ' bv the Citv Band Orchestra 3»oth
afternoon and evening, the programme,
' of selections 011 each occasion being a I
1 delightful one, and thoroughly enjoy- 1
There is to lie a home products1
«ix;tion at the next show, a fact sure to
please most women, and bring out a
number of competitors for honors 111
cakes, preserves, sweets, etc. j
VISITORS AT THE SHOW. j
Vmonc those recognised at the show j
I were; Tbe Mavor at-d Mayoress (A3- j
iderman and Mrs A. Monds) Mr and
I Mrs B. 0 Sadler anj Miss Sadlev, Mrs '
111 Wecdon, Miss W'eedon. Mri B. 1
(Bennell and Miss Bennell, Mrs D. Rit
ichie Mrs Justin Brown. Mrs -\ i
| Kent, Mrs W. L. Sidebottoni. Miss j
Hartnoll, Mr and Mrs L. Green, \lrs j
land Misses -Hales, Mrs J. Hart, Mrs
'P. Whitton, Miss M. Cameron (Lou- i
don), Miss Bruce. Mrs A. Ihirlcel),
| Miss Tbirkell, Mrs M. 'Bennell, Mr T. ?
illourke, Misses M. and E Bourke, Mr
and Mrs George Beid. Mrs McClinton,
'Mrs M. Stackfiouse. Mrs J. G. fcher
!win, Mrs A. Hardman, Mr and Mrs J.
L Craw, Mrs and tho Misses Lns
1 worth, Mrs Jackie. Mrs McKenzie,Mr
W. Doderv, Mr W. G Baird, Mr A.
T. Cruikshank. Mr it Newilt, Mr
and Mrs ;Lewis Bain, iliss Cox, Mr
,W. and Miss McGregor. Miss Sea
thorn, Mr Tasmnn Shields, M.L.C.,
«nd Miss Shields. Mr and Mrs A. Lit- ,
tier. Mr and Mrs C. Perrin, Miss 1
llardman, Mr and Mrs E. Solomon,
Mrs A. P. aud Miss Findlny. Mi's I?. I
Douglas. Mrs W. Craw, the Misses'
Orpwood, Mrs F. Allen, Mrs Hardman. 1
sen.. Miss Moncur. Mrs V. .Tiunt, !-Iiss j
'Bce.-Ii. Miss Ouigley. the Mioses Fit.«- 1
patrick, Mrs Thompson, Mr and Mrs 1
F. E. Burburv, Mr and Mrs G. Clare.!
:Miss C. Fysb, Mrs T. and Miss Stan- j
j Green. Mr nnd Mrs F Beanaiom.. Mr
and Mrs 0. Perrin, 31iss Williams,
;Miss Costa in, Mr and Mrs E Beck,
.Miss V. MoClvmoni Mr Thomas, M,-v
Wilkinson. Mi-s B. ' 0. Clark, Miss
Clark. Mr and Mrs A. Castley. ^lr
and Mri W. (iibson Slewnrt. Mr and
Mrs idling, Mrs B. Tregurtha,
Miss Dent. Mr nnd Mrs N. Bontloy,
Mr and Mrs A. Morse, Mr and Mrs
Jf. Tyson, Mics.J, C. Hogg, Sir B,
S. Scott, Mr.v G. J3 Ho £2. M'iss Tshbel
llogg. Mr P C. Smith, Miss Barnard, i
Miss M. Doberty (.Sydney), Miss K. M.
Weelnmn, 3!j's George Cieaver, Mrs!
Cleaver, sen.. Miss Cleaver. Mr and!
31 rs E. Leeson. Mr and 3frs F C.
Croft, Mr Jl. X. Smith, tlie Mi?si«H !
EhcrJiard, 3frs L. 3Ioroncyi Mrs 0.1
Hodges, and many others !
BED CROSS CONVEBSAZIOXE. '
To-morrow night the Bed Cross So- '
' ciety of Northern Tasmania will hold
a conversazione at the King's Hal] in
| honor of Miss A. E. Miller, O.B.E.,
who. ior the whole period of the war,
carried out the arduous and hcuvy
secretarial duties of the Northi'iii
branch. Tlie committee and mem
bers of the Hociety are united in wisTi- '
ing to bestow 011 their worthy hon. 1
secretary some token of their apprecia
tion of her work, and to-morrow night
a handsome presentation will be made
;»-» Miss Miller on their behalf by Lady
; Allardyce. who comes North to-dav es
pecially for this purpose. . A large
attendance of Bed Cross member* and
workers it expected by the convenor
of tint function, Mr* Herbert Rowling
(the Nile), aud the Red Cross commit- ,
let;. No invitations arc being sent !
out. just a cordial and general one 1
through the press, to all Red Cross j
workers generally. j
The u«?e of the King's Hall and ap
purtenances has been given free foi
the occasion by tbe management as a J
compliment to Mi:* Miller, and Miss (
Clarice Contain has kindly promised to
arrange all the flora} decorations. A 1
musical programme is being arranged,
and the committee is working hard to
make the evening a thoroughly happy
one, worthy of the occasion.
ROSEiVEARS FA1B.
^ A pleasant onling may be had on
Saturday .afternoon to Bosei-ears,
?»ither by road or river, for an attrac
? vi\e iair is to ne ueld at tins popular
.?e/idezrous on that date in aid of tlic
fund to defray the debt on tlie hall.
.An energetic committee, with Miss
Cunningham as hon. secretary, is ar
ranging the rtir, winch offers, besides
! the Usual stalls always to be found at
«wch functions, the nicest afternoon
toat- ices, etc. A special ex
cursion steamer is being run to Rose
I vears on Saturday afternoon, with the
I City Bnnd on board -«n ntraction in it
[BelO, so good patronagt? sliould be
sure. Patriotic work during tho war
period prevented tbe hall debt being
met, but now the energies 'of residents
are being applied in this direction, and
the fair is ou-? of the menus to this
end,
FROM 'THE AUSTRALIAN HOME
JOURXAL.*'
''Frocks, like the trees, seem to
get dusty and rusty looking ut thin
time of the year. It is too early to
ihijik of real nutunni rig-outs, of trim
costumea, smart blouses, and .the
dinkiest: aud simplest of daurs frock*
But womenfolk eveiywhero have tjie
same restless feeling 'over their ward
robe. o feeling that generally soothes
itself with something now. Raffia ha.*
had its day, but thi? clever woman
who embroiders her own things necfl
not regret its passing. Embroidery
is still as popular as ever, an*l a re
vival of ribbon work is the latest
erase, , Most of tlie designs seen arc
'nrawly running one*,' not ju«t one
big splash of embroidery here and
there Thrs work looks most effective,
and ia quite easy to do.'
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