WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 300, 17 December 1923, Page 13

WOMEN'S WORLD.

| SOCIAL JOTTINGS

I, irchdale Tayler and .Miss Taypending a holiday at Rotorua ' r U»r»ery Allen is visiting Auck- | jfaild is returning to Morrinsville j t T B. Rohcrton and family intend j jSL Christmas at Pahia. , Rr*pyjor, who has been visiting | If in the interests of the H Guide movement, leaves again for j.v on December 28. where her & trill take place to Mr. Michael li'ai to whom she recently became nLed, and who is the private seere'Vto the Governor of Queensland. fS and Mrs. H. Chesson, formerly of . jjfbury, but now of Whangarei. are Sjwrfristchurch. their former home. "Qusson will go to Dunedin to relieve t district health officer there, and j mreturn to Christehunli. VissMary Champtaloup. of Auckland. ;•__ passed the final examination for the Li« of M.8., Ch.B.. and has been Suited to the resident staff of the PflMdin Hospital. Dr. Champtaloup will jjunence hospital duty i„ February. 1 Christmas party was given last rtt by the Ever Ready Committee of jjf Victoria League to the girls' branch rfthe Young Citizens' League at Birkenijul. Community singing, games, and . were indulged in. and a an- enjoyable evening was spent. Ujlngst those present being Mr. and Hra. Gotten, Mr. and Mrs. Stebbing. Mr. Hid Mrs. Rickerby. Mesdames Faire. foaming, Taylor. Misses Mowbray, land, Chappell, Hadfield. and Slator. The marriage took place at Holy ItamWire Church, Khyber Pass, on Wed,«4»y last, of Miss Isabella Hubber, ildest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hubber, Kohimarama. and Mr. Hugh Qierffliide, fourth son of Mrs. S. Chermode, rVmsonby. The bride wore ivory nan trimmed with radium lace and parfe, with veil, and she carried a bridal touquet. The. bridesmaids were Miss Hsjj in mauve satin, pink satin lads, and a black picture hat, and Miss Joy Sherson, in pink satin trimmed with radium lace, black picture hat. Miss llirama Hubber was a little flower girl, mi Master Mervyn Hubber a page boy. ]fr. Victor Chermside was best man, and l[r. Elliot Sherson groomsman. Mrs. lubber wore grey satin and Mrs. ChermEide black satin. Tie Northcote Ladies' Progressive league concluded the 1023 session on Ruradty with an "At Home" given by tie president (Mrs. D. P. CLeary), in tbe parish hall. Kindred organisations nprrWed included the Auckland Civic Lugne, Belmont Progressive League and Kofbai, Grey Lynn. Grafton and Devonport school committees. Apologies for ibaace were received from the Mayoress of Auckland, (Mrs. J. H. Gunson). Mrs. Femer (member of the Auckland Education Board)) and Miss Basten (president of tbe Civic League). The president nkomed the visitors and afterwards reviewed tbe work of the year. The election of the Xorthcote war memorial, Blasting of a shelter rest and shrine, lidleen commenced at the entrance to tbe grounds of the new school at the corner of Lake and Onewa Roads. When completed the cost would he about £700. Special efforts would';be "made early in fte Xew Year to have the memorial ttbed. The league is taking an active interest in all matters concernin"' the jdnncement of Northcote. Musical items were contributed by Mesdames W. E Sichardson. Arch. Campbell. Misses Mrflle, Heath ? Cotter, Heighway and Bsmel, while a competition was won bfMrs. Eade. The function proved very iOMe»ful and enjoyable, and the league *iB go into recess until March next. A reception by the Victoria League ted the Ladies' Empire Club to members M tie Imperial Conference was held wently in London. The Dowager wnatess of Jersey, president of the Victoria League, and Mrs. Alfred Cole, gasman of the Ladies' Empire .Club, *ere hostesses. ENGAGEMENTS. • Tie engagement is announced of Miss «Uai Gotlieb. youngest daughter of Mr I ■$£ J - Gotlie b, Wellington, to Mr. Joseph Benjamin, only son of Mr. and m U Benjamin (late of Wellington), « Auckland. .WAIKATO NOTES. Ih'ss Asser, of Remuera, has been on a W r«, Jfrs. Allen Bell at Te Rapa. Mrs. i J. Storey has returned from an extaded trip t 0 the Old Country. Miss wmid has returned to Hamilton. Mrs. urlton Hay, of Auckland, and daughter, javebeen the guests of Mrs. D. Hay. £u« Gully has been on a short visit to iCAwamntu. Miss McXicol has been on • snort visit to Auckland. Miss BurBWi b . een visitin S her brother in Hmrtly Mrs. A. E. Manning has "turned from Auckland. .Miss J. Cussen Unsitin S Auckland. Mrs. C. Wallnutt, "Auckland, has been staving at CamWjdge. Mrs. Douglas, of Auckland, has with her sister, Mrs. G. toejast meeting of the Women's fought League for 1923 was well "tended. The president, Mrs. Provis. an £ the chair - Jlrs - Seymour gava j: on the work of the Society °.protection of Women and Children rwiiT Soci ety for the Prevention of >™% to Animals. Mis 8 S. Oppen™»tt also gave a short address. Songs ■ m recitations were rendered by Mrs. r?* a »d Mesdames Haber. Harrison gg* Bullock. mi •' Wl " ten °m entertained her staff «| visiting staff at dinner, it being a rvS 1 S atller ing in honour of Mrs. £™>th and the Misses G. Rawson and irifk £ are severing their connection Sfji Sonning. Mrs. Whitehorn, on tn\r the staff and her B elf > presented °. Auss Rawson a wristlet watch, to »iss Lowe a suit case, and to Mrs. GrifTh* r nasome book. ihe "At Home" given by the Whitiora mr m 5 and Cr °quet Club was an enHi V. S atherin S» the proceeds going to S! "edifying of the grounds. Over Sp Waa taken during the afternoon. In c competitions, crazy croquet. A grade, tITu WOn by Mrs ' Kibblewhite, and w*A? rade by Mrs - Earnshaw, who tied the A Ham, yn. and Miss Jones won « draw. Golf croquet honours went to Jhri i Mtb - GaU and (B grade) Mrs. croquet was won by Mrs. -Z™ c " and Mr. C. Xewson, clock mm resulted in a tie for Mrs. *?™rows and Mrs. Gall, the former winfo7J n c Pay-off. Mr. Stewart won "r Mc gentlemen. Amongst those pre- *™ were: Mesdames Jenkin, Lowrv, tpM? nV' Andrew ' Hodgkinson. Kibble™M, Thomas, Noy, Bartlett, Campbell, TF w J " B ' Scott ' Blomfield, Sanders. *L „ ptt ' Harolvn, T. Newton, Rbb- »"» Gough, Gall, Fenwick, W. H. sevens, Powell. Osborne. Xicholl. Mnl- "*. Blyth, seddon, Sainsburv, J. Olsen, Bau ' Hi £g°tt. -Tones,* Horsnell. Tm!t Turoo t, Thomas, and Misses 'WKtaon, Gee and Bennett.

AT HOME AND ABROAD. CHEAP SCREEN FOR THE BEDROOM. A very attractive and useful bedroom screen can be made from a clotheshorse, a tin of stain or enamel, and reversible cretonne. Take the webbing hinges off the clothes-horse, enamel or stain it to tone with your cretonne. Put on brass hinges when the paint is dry. Gather or pleat the cretonne, leaving a frill at top and bottom, and nail in place with brassheaded nails. GROWING CHILDREN. The kiddies' woollen underclothes are, without doubt, the most expensive items in the juvenile outfit, but they also outgrow them with ruinous rapidity. Many a mother has found that the woven combinations put away last winter in the full hope that they would do for nest season, are hopelessly short and quite inadequate to protect the kiddies from winter chills. A method is to cut the garment in half at the waistline and then let in a baud of woven material, the depth of which is governed by the amount it is necessary to lengthen the garment. In this way the increased size is assured in the most necessary part—that of the body. It is not only uncomfortable', but also dangerous to let children wear articles of clothing that arc not sufficiently long and roomy. CLEANING YOUR COAT COLLAR. When last season's coat or suit is brought out again you are sometimes perturbed by the dusty, creased appearance of the collar. Cloth collars should be rubbed with ammonia and then with clear water and pressed beneath a cloth while, still-damp. If this treatment is not wholly effective repeat. Sponge velvet collars lightly with hot water and ammonia. 4f the nap is crushed raise it by steaming in front of the spout of a kettle of boiling water. YELLOWED WOOLLEN GARMENTS. It is possible to remove permanently the yellow colour which often appears on worn woollen garments, and to restore the garment to its original j whiteness by immersing it for a few j minutes in a solution prepared by mix- ] ing one part of a solution of hydrogen ' peroxide with fifteen parts of warm water and adding a few drops of ammonia. Afterwards the garment, which will not be injured, should be washed in warm water and dried. The yellowing of wool usually indicates that in its manufacture it has been bleached by means of burning sulphur. KNITTED NOVELTIES. "Bouclette," the name given to a new stitch. is.~ to be very fashionable in knitted wear for the near future. Bouclette is scarcely recognisable as a knitted fabric. At first glance it resembles rather a rich crepe, with its roughened surface: it is only on closer inspection the knitted texture beneath a covering of fine, close, knots is seen. It appears in sine or wool, or mixtures of both: in variegated, effects, or plain colouring. Its dressiness is-pleasing in a pretty coat and" skirt of" a rich tabao brown embroidered in black and white silk; black military brain, in juxtaposition with white, binds all the edges, and the coat has no belt but is finished with a bow and ends of braid at one side. A notable feature among the novelties is the introduction of wool work stitching effects of all kinds and sizes, and au extremely thick, soft piece of knitted cloth of British manufacture, selling now by the yard, is one of putty and white ground blotched by threads of cinnamon, beaver, jade, and a few dashes of dark navy, reminding one of an old wool-work hassock or cushion cover of the early seventies. A grey with deep orange grain is another Jersey cloth, and, like the above, it is in tubular form and measures just the average width of a skirt. USE UP YOUR OLD NAPERY. The average woman has to make her table linen last as long as it will hang together. If you have a table napkin which is past" darning, perhaps it possesses two sound comers. If so, try making a pretty mat for the tea-try out of the pieces. Fold the corners over and cut the triangles as large as the material will allow. Now take a piece of coarse insertion, and, turning in the raw edges neatly, sew this down on either side, so that "the two sections are joined. Edge the square thus formed with lace, and you have a neat mat. An oblong mat can be made in the same way with two straight strips of damask joined in the centre and edged with lace. BEAUTY FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. Do not think because you work in the home that you have no time for or no need for beauty! Housework need not necessarily take away a woman's good looks, and. indeed, the housewife, with her cleaning and sweeping and bed-making, gets exercise that keeps her figure young and supple. Housework is certainly not very kind to the hands, but roughness and chapping may be held at 'bay by using glycerine and cucumber. Keep a ibottlt always on your dressing-table, and use it regularly. After any very dirty work cleanse the hands by rabbins? cold cream weil ir.to them, wiping it off before you -wa*h them, in the ordinary way. If you want to have pretty finger nails do not cut them with the scissors, but tile them into shape and soak them afterwards in a small bowl of soapsuds. Lemon juice is the best thing in the world for making the hands smooth and white, and it also cleans and polishes the nails. The busy housewife who sometimes scarcely sits down, except at meal times, "all day, should also take care of her fee*. Xever deny them an extra foot bath if they feel tired or •hardened. Wear sensible shoes or slippers witih an easy fit, beware of very loose shoes as well as of tight one». A badly-fitting shoe, whether tight or loose, causes corns, and corns mak» you walk badly and give the face a pained look. POWDER-PUFF ART. After dusting the face with powder leave for a few minutes, then rub the powder well into the skin with a soft chamois leather. This ' prevents a "patchy"' effect and gives a soft appearance to the skin. An excellent plan, and one which is adopted by many smart women, is to keep a bowl of powder in a darker shade to that generally used on the dressing table, and to dust the nose with this, after having applied the ligh,ter-toned powder to the rest of the face. This prevents that over-powdered look which is so unbecoming and unfortunately so often seen.