WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16289, 13 August 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should bo fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting. or of interest to, women.

Mrs Edward Grigg (EifFelton) is visiting Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs A. W. Rutherford (Mendip Hills) are staying al Warner's.

Mrs Norman Jones (Wellington), who arrived in Christchurch yesterday, leaves for Dunedin to-day.

Mrs Vernon left yesterday on a holidav visit to Dunedin.

Lieutenant and Mrs A. V. Williams (Rangiora) are staying at the Clarendon.

Among visitors to Christchurch staying at tho Hotel Federal are:—Mr and Mrs Galloway (Bay of Plenty), Mr and Mrs W. Baird, jun. (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs R. Nichol (Invercargill), and Miss Lowden (Greymoutli).

Rosidents of Kaikoura will regret to le.'irn of the death of an old and much respected resident, in the person of Mrs Gfeorge Renner, who died on Sunday night-, after only 23 hours' iHnoss, having been seized with a stroke on Saturday night. The late Mrs Renner was always ready to assist tho needy, and took a great interest in church work in the district. She had been a resident of Kaikoura for over forty years. She is survived by her husband, eight sons—Messrs Frank, Charles, A. W., A. C. (county ciork), Albert, Clarence, Laurence, and Hilton Renner —and two daughters—Mrs J. Graham and Mrs J. S. Kennedy. Two sons —Messrs C. and A. W. Renner— are at present on active service. Mrs Renner was 68 years of age.

A social and dance in aid of the Red Cross funds was held in fhe Oddfellows' Hall, Woolston, on Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Gallop and Miss Bell contributed items, Mr C. White provided the music for the dances, and Mr J. Gatehouse acted as M.C. A box of sweets, presented by Miss Fisher, realised 22s 9d. %

The Ladies' Auxiliary Committee of the Ladv Liverpool Fund are making a special effort during this week. In addition to selling Copper Trail tickets, there will be sales of home-mado cakes and flowers to-day. The Hinemoa Ladies' Swimming Club will be in charge. To-morrow the Port Levy ladies, and on Thursday the Ladies' Auxiliary will preside.

Lady Visitor® wishing to seek advice regarding their hair and complexion, arc notified that Mrs Rolleston, who is recommended for all branches of her profession, will be in Christchurch during Race Week, and may be consulted at her Rooms, Dominion Buildings, where a large assortment of Hair Ornaments (New York), also an abundant supply of every description of Transformations, Toupoea (fronts), and Switches may be seen. 1

SOMETHING WITHOUT WAR. A smart dame came into a' wellknown liorary the other day and askaJ for a new book. "Someyiing with no war in it," she implored. "This last i o you gave me' worried me to death i '

Tlie girl assistant looked anxious. "It's very difficult, madam," she began, as she rose to search tho bookshelves.

I sympathised with her. It is a curious thing that in nearly every new novel the author thinks it his or Her bounden duty to . drag in the war somehow or other. You know how it is. You pick up a book and, hastily skimming throujfn it, you fail to. find any mention of Germans, casualties, War Office telegrams, or wounded heroes. "This will do!" you think gleefully.. But, alas! as you get thoroughly into the story, the author is pretty sure, to send tho heroine's husband j brother, or sweetheart to Franco, and thereafter you are kept on tenterhooks in sympathy with he poor lady, waiting for news from the front!

Why don't authors realise that :euple have enough of this sort of thing in their daily lives, and that they rearf novels for relaxation?

• « • The customer went out, still .inpat'sfied. "That's what everyone rs asking me for now," said the assistant wearily, "a new book with no war m it, and when one does come in it's in terrible demand. People tell me that often they cannot sleep until tho.v have read for a little while, and it must be a book that takes their minds off the war entirely. Ido it myself."

"And what do you read?". I asked curiously.

"Well, when I go home and the war news is bad, and I get the blues thinking of my boy out there, I always take one of Jane Austen's to bed with me. 1 know them all pretty well by»heart, but just to read a couple of chapters of 'Pride and Prejudice,' or 'Emma,' takes me right out of *nyself. I feel as if I were in a different world, where there are no horrors, nn-i where everyone is calm and refined. I always sleep soundly afterwards." I agreed with her because I am an enthusiastic "Janeite," and one of her books always has a place on my i,edside table—London "Daily Mail."

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