SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1927, Page 13

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

>ir Kvt'lvii and Lady ( ceil returned t „ Knpland bv the Mooltan, from Melbourne. la?' week. Mrs. (ie"i'ge Green, of Kaiapoi North, (~'nterbury. arrived in Auckland x r ? ter<lay." and is staying with her brother. '-Mr. <■. T. Puddle, uf Grpy J.vtin. Mr. anj Mrs. K. J. l'rendergast, of \ nek la nd, have tnotored to Wellington, \ia Mount Messenger, and intend returning to Auckland via Hawke's Bay, towards the end of the week. The Hon. Mr.-. Pittliivers, a Sydney society leader, who caused something of a -eiisation by gving on the stage, has returned t" Kngland, but hopes to return to Australia before long. She intends to try her lurk on the English stage. Mr. and Mrs. 11. Mills and Miss Joyce Woodward, of Keinuera, are staying at the liraud Hotel. Misses T. and J. Kerr, of London, are visiting Auckland. Mi. and Mrs. 11 ritoil Smith, of London, are paying a \ isit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. (i. Smith and Miss Muriel Smith, of Gisborne, are staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Morl.-v, of Melbourne. are visiting Auckland. Mr. and Mr*. Evans, of Sydney, are among the. guests at the Hotel Cargen. » * * * Mr. and Mrs. C. E. C'arr, of Rotorua, are at present in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Taylor, of Wellington, arc among the guests at the Star Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. (J. E. Jones, of Mackay, Queensland, are paying a visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. D. Manderson. of Wellington, are at the Star Hotel. Mr. ami Mrs. Wolf, of Australia, are visiting Auckland. The feminist movement has reached the American legion, and Miss Harriet Kurmin is the first woman commander of a man's legion post in the United States. She is the new commander cf the South End Post, and the official "bouncer" is also a woman scrgeant-at-arms, Miss G. Lorton. * * W * Miss Kna Ptneklcy, the New Zealand swimming champion, who has been in Sydney for some time, returns to Auckland to-morrow. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Young, of Wellington are paying a visit to Auckland. Mr. A. P. Green and Mies Green, who have been visiting Auckland and staying at Hotel Cargen, motored through to Wellington on Saturday. Mr- and Mrs. X J. Prendcrgast, of Auckland, have gon* on a motoring tour to Wellington by way of Mount Messenger and intend returning by Hawke's Bay toward tbe end of tie week. # « « » Mr. and Mrt.G. S. Mattheivs (Wellington) have tak?n a house at Takapuna for the holidays. Miss Mavis Gentles, of Parnell, and her sister, Mrs. I. Needham, have left on a round trip of the Islands by the Tofua. At Samoa they will be met by their brother, Mr. V. R. Gentles. Mr. and Mrs. Bowles, Misses Hi richliffc (2), Mr. and Mrs. McNeish, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Reemer, Mr. and Mrs. Blundell. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie and family, Mr. and Mrs. Pacey, Mr. and Mrs. Laurenson, Sir. and Mrs, Gruar (senr.), Mr. and Mrs. Gruar and son, Mr. and Mrs. P. •Tones, Mrs. W. Jay, Misses Berry (2), Mrs. and Miss Slaine, Misses Evans f3), Miss Gruar, Miss Hurle, Miss Garnum, Mias Heal, Miss Hawke, Miss Wright, M iss Pyke, Miss Weir, Miss V. Berry, .Mr. Dixon, Mr. Paul Jay, Mr. von Sturmcr, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Whitburne, Mr. Brown, Miss Cox and Miss Mortimer are guests at Beach House. * # * ♦ There is ai« art even in holiday-mak-ing, says the "Evening Post." So many people over-do their "rest" and find that even business is a more restful place than a seaside bach. Some don'ta may be of interest to those fortunate enough to be enjoying the beaches: Don't try to crowd a year's bathing into a fortnight. Don't go bathing on top of a meal; there are other ways of enjoying yourself for two hours. Don't bathe when you are overheated; wait till you are cool, and avoid cramp. Don't swim till you are exhausted. Finish fresh as a fish. Don't bathe unless you are feeling fit; it will only make you worse. Don't go too far out; you may never 'come back, which would be a pity. Don't toy with your towel; vigorous rubbing is good alike for the skin and circulation. ♦ * * » I hear mat the Queen showed her appreciation of the work done in the public service by Miss Mary M. Paterson, C.8.E., J.P., by sending a telegram to the luncheon held in Edinburgh to which Miss Paterson was entertained on the occasion of her retirement (writes "Lady X" in the "Queen"). Her Majesty summed up Miss Paterson's activities in the message, which read, "On the occasion of to-day's gathering in honour of Miss Paterson, I desire to associate myself with the appreciation of her valuable public services, extending through a period of 33 years, as a factory inspector, and more recently as lady inspector under the Scottish Board of Health. Nor do I forget the admirable assistance which she gave during the Great War in the administration of the National Relief Fund. I am confident that all her friends will join me in expressing our warmest good wishes to Miss Paterson on retiring from the various activities to which she has so ably devoted herself.—Mary R." It was while Lord Oxford and Asquith was Home Secretary that Miss Paterson and Mrs. Tennant (who presided over the luncheon party) were appointed H.M. Inspectors of Factories, tlie first two women to fill such posts, and in a letter read from Lord Oxford he said it was entirely due to the zeal and tact these two ladies that successive Home Secretaries had been able to extend their scale of operations. The toast of the guest was proposed by Mrs. Tennant, Sir Leslie Mackenzie, and Miss Haldane of Cloan, who spoke of the great work she had done in creating better conditions for Labour.

J lie perfume of orange blo*?f=om sui'-J 1 ouruled a little bride, who entered, aj ! Melbourne church recently. The bloom' , was the real flower, that- delicate ivory!, tinted blossom, with the perfect perfumel, we see so rarely and it was picked in thej ] garden of the bride's home and boundh about her head, as well as iwed to hold in place her simple dregs of ivory geor- < gette inlet with line lace. Over all fell ( a soft tulle veil. She carried a she.«t i of pale pink water lilies and tlie reception took place afterwards in tlie garden of her home, ''Atherstone," The Kighi, Heidelburg. Truly a flower-like bride and a flower loving wedding. "'Ordinary blue carpets may suit j sailors, but they do not match my furniture," said the Duchess of York, who is applying her own ideas to the aftercabin of the Renown, which has been selected for her boudoir (savs an Aus- I tralian exchange). The 'Duke and' Duchess will leave England on the Renown next month to visit Australia and New Zealand. The Renown is being litted for the cruise. The walls of the after-cabin have been painted in ivory white. The carpets will be molecoloured. There will be blue cretonne curtains and chintz chair-coverings. The ordinary naval furniture will be supplemented by settees, chairs and tables from the King's yacht Victoria and Albert: On the walls there will be photographs of the daughter of the Duchess, of her parents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, of the King and Queen, and of friends. The forecabin will be the dining room. Here the furniture will be unchanged beyond additional rugs. The officers' cabins will accommodate the DnkJ's suite. Three quick-firing guns have been removed from the cabin roofs to create a short promenade deck, on which the Duke and Duchess will receive visitors. Journalists who will accompany the party will be housed on the bridge. The Renown will bo painted pearl-grey, which in the sunlight will turn to silver. The Duke of York was the guest of the Pilgrims' Club at dinner on December 1. The club wished him God-speed on his Australian visit. The Prince of Wales attended. » * * « The Prince of Wales, who does notmind doing uncnventional things, went to Harrods big stores to see the Empire food display, and, when there, thought he would like to see the fashion department too. He caused a mild sensation and a fluttering of mannequins" hearts when he appeared and insisted 'on inspecting the stock and asking all kinds of question's about fringes and embroideries and colours, and showed a preference for a lovely rose-pink embroidered frock with one of the short trains that can be folded over the arm for dancing- He was chiefly interested in the dance frcks, and expressed amusing views on the suitability and otherwise of various styles for 'Svork" on a crowded floor. He is now dancing the flat Charlestn at his favourite clubs and friends' houses, and has had some experience of the discomforts of too many sequins and beads, which are, from a partner's point of view, 6ften very difficult to clutch. Some very beautiful jewels were received by Princess Astrid as wedding gifts on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Leopold of Belgium last month. Her father gave her a pendant of sapphires and diamonds. The sapphires are said to be the best in all Europe. Her mother gave her a necklace of rubies and diamonds which is a family heirloom. The bride's parents also gave a joint present of silver plate and a silver lamp. The King and Queen of Sweden presented her with a diamond necklace, and her uncle, Prince Eugene, gave a sable coat and a picture which he himself painted. Five boys and girl cousins "clubbed" together to give a diamond-mounted wrist watch. The King and Queen of the Belgians gave Princess Astrid a diadem of magnificent gems with a large emerald in the middle. ♦ » « » In a letter to tlie editor of the London "Daily Telegraph," Viscountess Astor. M.P., writes concerning condensed skimmed milk as unfit for ba'bies. She says: "More than 170,000,000 tins of skimmed milk were imported into England in the first three months of this year. Skimmed condensed milk i 3 made from what is left after the valuable food properties have been extracted from milk. Its food value is about as great as that of bones after they have been boiled to make soup. It is, in itself, harmless, but its use often becomes a source of danger because the public does not realise that it contains no nourishment. To the thoughtless or ignorant mother one 'milk'is as good as another. There is no difference in appearance between skimmed milk in tins and full-cream condensed milk, and, thanks to the sugar content, baby is kept quiet just as easily by the cheaper article. As a result, thousands of poor infants are being deprived of the nutriment they need, and thousands of mothers are wasting their money. Most foreign countries and British Dominions have realised the danger. They either prohibit the sale of condensed skimmed milk, or levy duties that amount to prohibition. Great Britain, almost alone in the world, allows practically unrestricted importation. Our public analysts and medical officers of health repeatedly call for action, but nothing effectual has been done. It is true that recent legislation nisists that every tin shall be labelled 'Unfit for Babies.' Unhappily, the label is too frequently ignored, and there is abundant evidence from doctors and welfare workers that many mothers use it extensively for their babies. There is only one way to prevent the present damage to child health and waste of money. The sale of condensed skimmed milk should be prohibited." One of the odd puzzles of human conduct has come to light in the Divorce Court. A husband was declared to have forbidden his wife to associate with women friends, to attend any place of amusement, to read newspapers, or secular books. He did not believe in women "discussing anything." And yet, year after year, a presumably normal woman went on living with him, though a husband under English law cannot compel his wife to stay in his hoiise. No wonder the Prayer Book describes marriage as "an excellent mystery.'"