WOMAN'S WORLD AND ITS WAYS

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 138, 13 June 1929, Page 12

WOMAN'S WORLD AND ITS WAYS

THE SOCIAL ROUND

The Mount Albert Croquet Club hefd a very successful bridge and 500 afternoon in the Business Girls' Club rooms yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance and a delightful afternoon tea was served. Amongst those who were present were:—Mrs. T. Hodgson (vice-president), Mrs. E. Robertson (secretary), Mrs. Maxwell (treasurer), Mrs. Houghton, Mrs. Magill, Mrs. Bray, Mrs. Badeley, Mrs. Keatley, Miss Keatley, Mrs. Fuller, Miss Burton, Mrs. James, Mrs. Windsor, Mrs. Middlebrook, Mrs. B. Gore, Mrs. M. Saker, Mrs. Fellows, Mrs. Jury, Mrs. Whitfield, Mrs. Speight, Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Long, Mrs; Henderson, Mrs. Munro, Mrs. Thorp, Mrs. Fountain, Mrs. Hosking, Mrs. Coghlan, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Partington.

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mrs. A. R. Shepherd, of Sydney, is a guest at the Grand Hotel. » * * «

Mrs. J. Mathesou, of Timaru, is staying at the Grand Hotel.

-Miss Ailsa Cottell left for Rotorua and Taupo by yesterday's express. • * * #

Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen, of Carlton Gore Road, are leaving for their country home at Pukekohe. • * * *

• Mrs. J. J. Lawson, of Shortland Flats, who has been visiting Helensville, has returned to town. • • * ~*,-,-,

Mr. and Mrs. Condor Hitchcock have returned to their home in Rotorua after a short visit to this city.

! Misa F. Swallow, who has been spending a few weeks in Wellington, has returned to Auckland.

The united senior clubs of the Y.W.C.A. held their first assembly for the year last night in the social hall, when the clubs were enrolled, and their presidents received their badges. Mrs. J. A. Bradstreet, the president of the association, gave a short address, and Miss Jean Begg, the general secretary, also spoke. Miss Phoebe Wood, the chief president of the clubs, was presented with a gold brooch to mark her office. The following are the names of the club presidents who received badges:—Misses Doreen Williams, Mary Hunter, Mavis Aldridge, Avis Binns, Annie Newton, Clarice Sharpe, Winnie Scott, Norma Hanlon, Edna Woodham, Patricia Ringer, and Madge Spraggon. Later in the evening Miss Bentham, the new associate general secretary, was welcomed by the members of the senior clubs. Following this Madame Eva Baird gave a very interesting talk on "Posture," and the evening i ended with supper and social intercourse. J

-Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smith and their daughter are leaving on an extended tour of Australia. They sail by the Ulimaroa on Friday.

"Miss Wesfon-Arnold, who has been staying at Takapuna, is making a short visit to Matamata before returning to her home 'at Wellsford.

-Mrs Derrick, wife of Dr. Derrick, of Mount Albert, accompanied by Miss T. Guthrie,'of Thames, is leaving Wellington next month on a visit to her mother in Scotland.

iifrg. £;J, Louis-Smith, of Shelly Beafeh Road.is leaving by the Ulimaroa on„a visit to Australia. She will be the "guest of Mrs. A. Stewart Dawsou while in Sydney.

,Mrs. Tom Holdsworth left by the Main Trunk express on Tuesday evening to--join her brother, Mr. Rice, at Hamilton... From there, they will start on a motor tour of the North Island. They expect to be away three weeks.

Miss Alice M. Bentham, M.A., arrived from the South yesterday to take up her duties as associate general secretary at the„;y.W.C.A. She has been connected with the Y.W.CA. in Melbourne, Dimedin,.and Christchurch, and was for a short time acting national secretary for New; Zealand in Wellington; '•

)New Zealanders flatter themselves that their tiny clot on the ocean has reached world distinction,- but the truth ia far from this. Wrapped up, a 8 we are, in our own small affairs, it is difficult to imagine that the great world knows us but'little. Yet what a golden shower would descend over our land if we had the.'fight kind of publicity-abroad. Miss Criehton-Imrie, who has just returned to her native land after ten years in the heart of the Empire, relates an amusing yet saddening little incident. As the guest of Lady Emmott, in London, she was asked to address 200 people who were gathered in the ballroom. Afterwards, a gentleman came up and asked her if she was born in Australia; evidently thinking New Zealand was a State of the Commonwealth. Miss Imrie said, "Well, no; I was born in New Zealand, which is not quite the same." He replied, "How very interesting. About three weeks before he had met another Maorry." And when Miss Imrie laughed, he asked, quite seriously, what the joke was. _ And this took place in a London drawing.room—since the war.

-Lady Victor.Paget, who is one of, the best* known writers on the modern movements in ..fashion,-states emphatically "that she does hof think long hair is really being revived. She °says: t Personally, I think the shingle is a permanency for this' generation. "1 clojft think women of my generation will ever grow their hair again, hut the younger generation show a wish to do soothe -reason for this" attitude being that* the unknown is always attractive to;reyeryjbody; and the younger generatioC]'nvamb!y to a pp ear different elders. Lately, straight hair has-been the- fashion. ■»'-It is a fashion whfch I ; have adopted myself, and I find that; this way of doing one's hair has *%[;' advantage 'of economy, since it does j away with the necessity for any forml of* waving.' The chief points to remember in connection with a straight shingle fs the importance of achieving a -brilliant gloss and of not letting the hair-grow even a quarter of an inch, In my opinion, although straight Thaif" is "chic, it is not really becoming." "' V"

GreeiJ ferns and pot plants interspersec ■with pastel shaded flowers transformec the stage at the Town Hall Concerl Chamber into a fairy dell last evening when the members of the Auckland Municipal Officers* Social Club held a successful social gathering. Blue ami white streamers and coloured lights were looped from all sides of the hall to the centre, and brightly coloured flags hanging from the gallery supplied a vivid touch of colour. Ferns and hanging baskets of fern were also placed around the room. Dancing made the evening most enjoyable, and between the [dances items were given. Songs wen I sung by Mrs. T. Monaghan; Mr. Hal. C McLennan played a flute solo; songs were sung by Miss Kay Christie; and humourous items were rendered by Mr T. T. Garland, Music for dancing was supplied by Miss Jean Macindoe's excellent orchestra. Amongst those present were:—Mrs. J. S. Brigham, who wore a frock of black lace; Mrs. J. B. Patterson, black georgette; Mrs. F. Bartram, i embossed black georgette with silver sequins; Mrs. Burton, black velvet witb diamante • trimming; . Miss A. Basten, black lace frock; Miss M. McGuire, flame coloured crepe de chine and blue shawl; Mrs. Gwillam, black georgette and lace; Miss Kay Christie, turquoise blue ring velvet with uneven hemline; Mrs. John Barr, cyclamen figured georgette; Mrs. E. Scholes, sunset net. frilled; Mrs. D. G. Jack, ascot blue georgette; Mrs. J. Nottingham, peacock blue satin; Mrs. C. Bland, black-georgette; Mrs. W. McLaren, nattier blue velvet; Mrs. Asquith, ! cyclamen sequinried frock; Mrs. Day, shell pink crepe de chine; Mrs. Rodgers, cerise velvet; Mrs. H. Dalton, apricot floral crepe de chine; Mrs. O'Brien,. Jade green frock; Mrs. T. Monaghan, ivory white frilled net; Miss A. Deacon, coral pink crepe de chine; Miss Basten, blue lace frock; Miss Anderson, pale blue georgette; Miss Freda Dickens, cherry chiffon velvet; Miss M. Smythe, cream satin; Miss G. Taylor, cream satin with pink shawl; Miss M. Sharp, white georgette, frilled; Miss V. Dutton, shaded apricot crepe de chine; Miss M. Jack, pale blue lace frock; Miss B. Willott, mauve ring velvet; Miss R. Williams, green georgette with cyclamen shawl; Miss L. Heap, pink net over satin; Miss D. Heap, mauve satin and net; Miss K. Perkins, red georgette; Miss Streham, leaf green flounced net; Miss 11. Dalton, apricot floral crepe de chine; Miss K. People, apricot frilled georgette; Miss N. Hughes, black taffeta and lace; Miss Gilbcrtson, apricot taffeta; Miss D. Scott, floral taffeta; Miss Langsford, .period frock, shawl to tone.

HSOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Mr. and Mrs.;. David; Cuthbert, of "Taxhoa,'i- ; Low<|r Symonds Street, Onehunga, entertained some of their friends last -[night with a bridge party. Among, the guests were:—Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. r and Mrs. 1 /J. C. Eaine, Miss Rogan.

little kitchen tea- was given by Mrs. M. P. Munro at her residence on Tuesday afternoon, the guest of honour being Miss Ivy Tilby, who is shortly: to be married.' Amongst those present; . were:—Mesdames Tollemache, Brian, Amos Smith, Matheson, Hector Clarke, Wallis, Davis,'Rhode6 (Remnera), ClemsiOn; 0 : MacDougall, and Misses J. Hall, J. Mountfort, C. Hall, B. Clark, Z. Mountfort,- -von Sturmer, E. Goodyear, ! Wallis,': Norris, Benjaman, and M. Wallis:" '."The guessing competition wao won by; Miss .Benjaman 1, and Mrs. Brian 2;:- "-' ■

■ ~*-,.:' T ...» • • A for the poor and unemployed of Auckland was given by the Club in-the Druids' Halt on Tu#tday./, In the absence of the president (Mrs. McGregor) through illness, Mrs. G. R. Hutchinson took the chair. The Bev. Mr. Scrimgeour was present, and gave an interesting talk on social work, and thanked the club for their kindly help. Over 100 parcels of groceries and clothing wore given. Musical H<uiiß were given by Mrs. Hubber, Mrs. Wrjglifc Miss Hubber and Miss Caisley. Afternoon tea was served by the ladies' ''oininittee. Among those present were: Mi'». Crawford. Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Andorjoj), Mm Nieholls, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Bea, Mrs. Reardon, Mrs. Radford,-Mrs. < 'ilpitt, Mrs. Cordes, Mrs. Davison, Miss Aitken, Miss Surman, Mrs. T. Aitken, -Mrs. Bean, Mrs. Stubbing, Mrs. B. Mormon. Mvb. Mclntyre, Mrs. S. Cole, Mrs. liminjg.'Mrs. McfiuloeV Mrs: Morrison:

RANSACTIONS ON 'CHANGE,

Yesterday the Auckland Women's Missionary Auxiliary, which is holding its majority celebrations in the Pitt Street Methodist Church, held a luncheon party in the social hall of the Y.W.C.A. About two hundred ladies were present. The.hall'was tastefully decorated with Iceland poppies, autumn leaves and ferns, and altogether, when the guests were seated, presented a very bright and animated appearance. The catering for this occasion was undertaken by Miss. Hawkins, secretary of the cafeteria department, and a very successful result was achieved. The cafeteria committee, under the convenorship of Mrs. J. M. Murdock, undertook all the arrangements, which went off without a hitch. The following ladies acted as volunteer helpers and waited on the tables:— Mesdames Henderson, Haydon, Gruce, and McCullagh, Misse3 Doughty (2) and Reid. The function was an exceedingly happy and well-arranged one, and marked the occasion of the auxiliary's twenty-first birthday—it having now j been in existence since 1908. I

The San Toy School of Dancing held a carnival night in the Orphans' Hall, Onehunga, on Tuesday evening. The hall had been tastefully decorated with many streamers in shades of red, black and green. Music was supplied by the San Toy electronola. A large number of pupils and friends were present. Among these were: Miss M. Arnott, crepe de chine with deeply flounced skirt; Miss M. Ashton, cyclamen crepe de chine; Miss P. Arnott, green lame and diamante; Miss Kathleen Allison, cherry georgette and diamante; Mi3s J. Arnott, shell pink georgette; Miss E. Commons, white georgette, multi-colour hem; Miss S. Commons, floral georgette; Miss Cowley, black satin beaute, Oriental embroidery; Miss Cammock, floral

Watts, Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. E. Craig, Mrs. Jonas, Mrs. H. D. Stewart, MrsrP. Bach, Mrs. J. Angove, Mrs. R. Pycroft, Mrs. A. S. Evans, Mrs. D. Clayton, Mrs. E. W. Evans, Mrs. Devore, Mrs. W. S. Kirby, Mrs. Coates, Mrs. H. Kissling, Mrs. A. White, Mrs. J. D* Lowe, Mrs. J. Seaton.

WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK.

CONCHIE—PRIESTLY,

crepe de chine; Miss Chatfield, eau de nil nude satin and sequins; Miss Amy Chatfield, mauve crepe de chine with georgette; Miss Euby Couch, blush pink georgette; Miss M. Dean, cherry crepe de chine; Miss I. Edwards, fawn crepe de chine; Miss Forward, flame crepe de chine; Miss Fletcher, apricot taffeta; Miss Goldsbury, delphinium blue crepe de chine and lace, diamante ornament; Miss D. Gilbert, silver brocade; Miss Harrop, peach crepe de chine with gold lace overdress; Miss G. Harrop, rose satin beaute, diamante buckle; Miss Hitt, apricot panne velvet; Miss Hoskings, coffee crepe de chine and lace; Miss Johnston, flame ring velvet; Miss Kelly, rose satin.

St. Benedict's Church was chosen for the wedding of Lilian Valette, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Priestly, arid"Arthur Leo, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Conchie, whose marriage took place yesterday afternoon. The bride, in a gown of chalk white satin, walked to the altar with her father. The skirt had small frills to the waist, with sprays of orange blossom on the shoulder and waistline. The embroidered veil, which formed the train, had a coronet of orange blossom, with a cluster at each ear, and she carried a shower bouquet of cactus dahlias, roses and carnations. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Florence Burke, in a gown of. cameo pink georgette, the skirt was frilled and had sprays of flowers. Miss Joyce Hayson wore eau de nil satin and tulle, headdress of pink tulle and rosebuds. The flower girls were Maureen Conchie and Edna Kenworthy. The former was in apricot, the latter in iris mauve .crepe de chine, and both wore silver mob caps. Beautiful shower bouquets were carried by each bridesmaid. Mr. W. Kenworthy was best man, and Mr. A. T. Allen was groomsman. A wedding breakfast was. served at the residence of the bride's parents, Belgium Street, the tables having white satin bands, with horseshoes and large hearts in silver at each corner. A wedding bell and pink flowers were used profusely. Mrs. Priestly wore navy blue crepe de toie and blue hat. The bridegroom's mother was in black crepe fleuri and black hat.

PHILLIPS—WEST. The marriage of Lorna Claudine, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. West, formerly of Tauranga, and nowresiding at Papakura, with Leslie, youngest son of Mrs. James Phillips, of Grey Lynn, took place at St. David's Church, Khyber Pass, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Herron performed the ceremony. The bride was given away by Mr. McLarnon. Her cream georgette frock over flesh pink satin had a scalloped uneven hem, with buckle of brilliants at the waist and spray of bridal flowers on the shoulder. A coronet of orange blossom was held in place by a tulle embossed veil, and she carried a shower bouquet of pink and white blooms. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Kathleen West, who wore a powder blue georgette with yoke and sleeves of line silver lace and a silver and tulle headdress. Miss Thelma Humby wore Jacqueline green georgette, with handpainted panels on the skirt. The headdress was swathed with a flowing tulle end. Miss Joyce Davis was in apricotfrilled georgette tulle with silver-leaved headdress. Each carried (beautiful shower bouquets. Mr. John Davies was best man, and Mr. Fred Humby groomsman. The wedding tea was served at the Penrith, the table*; being festooned in smilax, golden poppies and a large white wedding bell was suspended over them. The bride's mother received the guests in a black crepe de chine and wide lace flounced skirt, black hat and shower bouquet of violets; Mrs. Phillips, navy silk marocain, black coat with fur, satin and straw hat and violet j bouquet. \

AROUND THE TEA TABLE.

The Auckland Croquet Club held a successful bridge party at John Court's tearooms yesterday, when stationary and progressive bridge, with attractive prizes, passed a pleasant afternoon. The president, Mrs. E. S. Stevenson,' was hostess, assisted by Miss Brown and Mrs. Pegler. Mrs. Stevenson wore a champange hand-embroidered georgette, black velvet hat, sealskin coat; Mrs. Pegler, French grey tailor suit, with grey hat, and fox furs; Miss Brown, navy .blue ensemble suit, black felt hat. The prizes were won by Mrs. Hitchings and Miss Millington for the stationary bridge. The progressive bridge prize winner was Mrs. Cooper, and the consolation prize was won- by Mrs. Hudson. Among the guests were: Mrs. J. Eiddell, Mrs. F. Wilson, Mrs. M. Guthrie, Mrs. Wight, Mrs. J, Buchanan, Mrs. F. J. Worthington, T. H. Munro, Mrs. E. Sommerville, Mrs. Horspool, Mrs.C. Allan, Mrs. G. Bush, Mrs. A. V. Burcher, Miss B. Stevenson, Mrs. B. Blake, Mrs. F. M. Hudson, Mrsi E. V. Hudson, Miss Crossland, Mrs. F. Stronach, Mrs. Payne, Miss Bull, Mrs. Cardale, Mrs. A. F. Grant, Mrs. Kohn, Miss Knock, Mrs. J. M. Williams, Mrs. Mo watt Smith, Mrs. Newman, Mrs. J. Tristram, Mrs. G. Vauae, Mrs. J. P. O'Connor, Mrs. E. Hutter, Mrs. J. Shanly, Mrs. E. Hammond, Mrs. R. Eussell, Mrs. J. Pv. Hetherington, Mrs. D. Vickerman, Mrs. B. E. Hunt, Mrs. P. C. Gould, Mrs. 3. Purser, Mrs. H. Bertrand, Mrs. S. 31arke, Mrs. Eric Newmegen, Mrs. Dooper, Mrs. W. Neumegen, Mrs. P. Macrarlane, Miss Short, Miss D. Graham, Mrs. C. Boss, Mrs. E. Pegler, Mrs. H. j Pegler, Mrs. Bell, Miss Farquhar, Miss \iillington, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. P. Easson, Mrs. H. Bach, Mrs. W. White, Mrs. Eenoul, Mrs. B. Keesing, Mrs. W. Coltman, Vlrs. Croxford, Mrs. Coulter, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. F. W. Fullerton, Mrs. R. Sawers, tfrs. B. Leejper, Mrs. Moritzon, Mrs. J. H.

MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

(By SHIRLEY.)

Someone lias given me a cutting about banned books, and how they make fortunes for their noisome writers (which I rather doubt). Anyway, it is proportionately pleasant to know that in these clays, when the best sellers sometimes are the best smellers, an Auckland society (besides the Dickensian Fellowship), has turned aside from weightier matters to consider the author who : managed to make a considerable pile without any greater impropriety than Pickwick being wheeled home on a wheelbarrow. Dickens, the members confessed, does not appeal to modern youth, yet one tells a wholesome story about the little boy who had to answer a question on his examination paper: "Who was it said 'Take away that bauble'?"—his reply being "Oliver Twist, when they showed him the work-: house cane." Now, if it had been the other way round: "Who was the person who asked for more," and the boy had answered Oliver Cromwell, it would, have been quite a melancholy reflection on the rising generation. Oliver Twist will always be more important than Oliver Cromwell.

There were no cheap sales in the Dickens age, so he could not add to his gallery of portraits the female frequenters of these. "Women seem to go mad at such times,"' said one of our leading lecturers, almost reverently. One husband agrees with. him. "Tea and tinned- stuff are my portion when these things come along," he announced. "That's how I know they have come along. Nothing for breakfast because she has to hurry to get off; nothing for dinner, because she has to hurry to come back. When that happens, I know the sales are on." Then the lady had her revenge; "Coming out of my department once, who did I see but my lord and master struggling at the necktie counter." According to her, he was fighting like someone storming the Bastille, and each moment she was sure he would forget himself and call out "Down with the tyrant." His own story is that he would never have thought of going to a sale, except for his wife always handing him the newspaper with that page uppermost. That constant example of hers, anyway, would corrupt anybody. Men certainly, in these days, are becoming emotionalised into a feminine men: tality. We all know the housewife who, some special recipe having received a comic criticism from her family ("these scones will need a tomahawk," etc.), resolves never again will she place that dish before the critics. Years may pass away, but still they will bear the penalty of this unfortunate "chyacking." A Melbourne suburban man baker has reacted to this unfortunate feminine idiosyncrasy. His wife, during a little argument, told him his bread was not fit for pigs. He thereupon passed upon her and her family the Kathleen Mavoureen sentence. As a consequence, the ridiculous sight is seen of Mrs. Baker obliged to buy her bread from the opposition man, as her husband has sworn that never again shall a crust off his pass her lips. The affair happened a year ago; Eve has apologised, butj Adam is still adamant. i.

"To the icefields and the enow." That is one place barred to us women. Once more we have asked to be taken on polar expeditions, and once again the petition has been turned down. Man allows us to penetrate the jungle with him, but not to surmount the icebergs. We can journey through the heats of tuo equator, but the ice cold of the Arcticis not for us. However, it is an old story. Even in his poetry to us, when he is always inviting us to come hither, climb here, or ascend there, it is always the flowery hills we are to ascend, never the glaciers. This dislike of outbeing too near the poles is true to psychology. Man's idea of woman as a shivery creature has existed since time began. "0, wert thou in the cauld, cauld blast,"—never the hot wind, you notice. When .he falls .in love with us, almost his first idea is that we are in perpetual danger of catching cold. We must be taker: care of. The death we are destined to die is, in all probability, pneumonia.

I like that description of a 'business, men's big banquet in an American town here and there, and how the alleged mother-fixation is used to make that banquet less funereal than it might be. When the banqueting business man is nearly through his fried chicken, he looks up to see a female figure enter, and cake-walk crooning a song round, thd table. It is not a young figure,—thai, is the point of it—the idea is to suggesr mother, the thin, overworked, not t!w stout and placid mother. When sli-J has cake-walked all round, and they are quite terrified, she picks out one man. "I'm sure you can sing." Not daring to refuse ne comes with her to tii.! piano, and on his way, to get otherconspicuous with him, points to them,, and presently they are joining in with her, the men round the tables singing also because they are afraid of beinpounced upon. But all this terror i« just to emphasise the after happiness, when they are all boys again, and doing everything the lady tells them. They ■get like that it seems, because tb.2 American man has this fixation already alluded to. As the evening advances the lady becomes softer and more peni sive, and one business man begins to cry, not knowing anything about his .own perfomance in this respect; but. she cheers him up again, and they all -to off singing about "Seeing Nelly Home," which it seems is their *or He's a Jolly Good Fellow." When "Mother" was met next day, she was preparing to the same kind of thing for the Plumbers' Banquet. ■ Tnay have to have something to make things eo" she said. I have told this story to several ladies over 35, and a dreamy look is in their eyes. Still, I would not advise cake-walking down our Chamber of Commerce.