WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16582, 23 July 1919, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

♦ The Lady Editor will b® pleased to rereiva for publication m the "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engage* ment notices must bear the eigne- • tures of both parties. Correspondent-* i s invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to. women. ' Captain and Mrs G. S. Hardy (Blenheim) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Quinn arrived from Wellington yesterday, and are staying at ! the Clarendon. - I Mr and Mrs James Gray arrived in Christchurch from the West Coast yesterday. j Mr and Mrs Hugh Ensor (Rakahuri) are in town. / Dr. Jessie Maddison arrived in Christchurch by • tho Maori yesterday. She has been practising in Hawlce's Bay since her return from England. | Mr and Mrs Petor McCracken and Mr and Mrs J. D. McCracken (Haylands), are staying at the United Service. Mr and Mrs A. F. Smith and Miss Thelraa Smith (Ashburton) are in town. Major and Mrs Bond are in town. Mr and Mrs Robert Latter (Barry's Bay) returned to their home yesterday, after several days in town. Mr and Mrs C. H. Ensor (Whiterock), who were in town for the peace celebrations, returned home yesterday. Mrs E. F. Nicoll (Ashburton) is in town. Mrs Millton is spending a few weeks' holiday at Sumner. Mr and Mrs Godfrey Hall (Hororata) have taken a house at Sumner. Miss Gosset returned to Sumner on Sunday, after nearly five years' war work in various English hospitals. Tho Labour, Department has mado tho following permanent appointments of wfcmcn inspectors of factories: —Miss M. S. Halo, Dunedin; Mrs A. Way, Curistchurch; Miss E. M. B. Emerson, Auckland; Miss Faram, Wellington. The Creohe and Kindorgarten Society has decided on September 10th as "Daffodil Day," and has been granted the usual permission to sell in the streets, otc., by the City Council, on condition that the date does not clash with Admiral Lord Jellicoe's visit. In Worcester Cathedral recently, Miss Lena Ashwell, tho actress, recited five selected passages of Scripture." Miss Ashwell, who occupied a canon s stall, recited 'from the lectern within tho chancel rails. Though she stood by the great Bible, she relied upon her memory and declaimed each passage with deliberation, so that her voice reached tile extremities of the great building, in which there were botweon 2000 and •8000 people. Following each passage thoro was an anthem by tho Cathedral choir, and a (selection on the organ. For the Hair and Complexion tho moat effective and reliable treatments are obtained nt Mrs Bollcston'a. Her spacious rooni3 are fitted up with every modern appliance, and all treatments are carried out personally or by qualified assistant® of many years' experience, who have already proved their ability by the excellent results of their treatments. Mrs Rolleston's _ methods are based upon sound medical training in massage, and her experience in Hair and Complexion treatments has been gained in London, Paris, and America. Courses of treatment from One Guinea. Dominion Buildings, Cathedral square. * . 85502 • FtTlc INDUBTRT. Furs and Fur Cuts Remodelled end irought up to -ate. Latest in Fun. Coata, and Fur Collars in stock. No .Fancy Price*. COLWILL'3 FUH-3TORB, < High mmlt •' LOW-BACKED DRESS. If any objection can. be urged at the present moment against the low-backed, dress now fashionable, it is not on tho. score of injury to heath. On the con-, j trary, better design could be chosen, i for HJie -dress of tho upper part of tho . body.'than one wlfich £tves free play to, ; the muscles of. the neck and shoulders and- permits /free circulation • of tho ( blood to and"from -tho head. ;».> - s Women do not catch colds or get ; pneumonia from exposing', the ches£ , back,- even in much chillier ■we^theg; th/in wo have at present. This fallacy.. has been exploded long • of the garments everywhere w.^wh^ doctors have always boon calling fojfo aud if women who find baneful froߣ.. this fashion, in the region bf the - ers wiil use their reasoning powers a*» : loosoa the coverings of the waitft, t®; feot, and tho hands, they will ntffc op 9. - feol in better health and. lighter. Spirit*but they will find a marked increase ' of their general beauty. .. SK; From tight neck and shoulder wear , many evils follow. ; What good resu 1® may be' expoctcd from the low-backed dress? Firstly, it will"stimulate women to. develop- their arms and _ shoulders, and by allowing a freer carririgo of tho head, will give thorn more grace and dijmity. . But one /of- the most gratifying results will be the effect on the face. There is no doubt whatever that many of the skin troubles endured by women have bnen caused by tight and warna clothing round the neck. When the blood is permitted to circulate frco'y the complexion will improve, wrinklos and _pimples will disappear, and, other • .conditions being favourable, the face will become plumper, clearer, and of better colour. The looseness about the neck should also have a beneficial influence on the hair. Probably much "of the baldness of at tanst tho earlier of middle ns:e is due to want of a sufficient BUpply of blood to tho scalp. With the coming of the low-norked dress there jis groi>nd for hope that women will be much less troubled with falling or greying hair. Obvimisly the urolensant effects of heat will be reduced, for the coolness j rf the bare uppsr part will cool the j tv'mle blood-stream and body. The good i i-fluen-o on the nervous systom is p«r- . haps the most important factor.. The poolnesi'and o n se nnd the free circula-_ t'on of pui"> blond to the brrin are" bound to reduce the number and sover- ' ity of headaches, prevent irritability, rnd make a womnn in every way more piiprv-fn] and bettor temwred.—(By a : correspondent in London "Daily ! Mail.") TO-DAY'S fITCCTPE. ; Hot Chicken Curry Sandwiches.—Cut : (rhite bread in very thin "slices, butter i :

it slightly, and set m oven to brown delicately. Mix equal parts of chicken or sweetbreads and mushrooms, and bind with a thick sweet cream sauce, seasoned writh 'curry powder, juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat through, and spread on the prepared bread. Serve vory hot on a dish and garnish with parsley and slices ol lemon. _