WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16699, 6 December 1919, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Tho Lady Editor will be ploasrd to rcceivo for publication in the "Women's Corner'' items of social or personal news. Such items should 1-e fully authenticated, and engagement notices mu<-t boar the signature? of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters af- I fecting, or of interest to, women. Mrs A. W. Andrew iCaslimere Hills)! and Mis- Marjorie Andrew are staying! with Mrs Herbert Bror.n i"North Can-j terlmry). I Mr rind Mrs S. E. Rutherford have returned to Kov.hai Bush. Mr at:u Mrs Harrison Jones (."Dunedin,! are .staying Wnrnpr's. j Mr and Mrs E. I!?nt!ov Davison have j gone t;i Ai'.kliml. where they will >tavj with Mr and Mrs O.- T::o:n;i< . j Dr. Mickle returned to town from i Hanmer Springs yesterday. Mrs J Micl'ie wii! reT.ain :.t Hanmci - { \>.r another work. Colonel and ?>lrs Stout arrived in Christt'hurcii by yesterday's boat. Mrs Cnwiishaw returned yesterday from a ui»> to the North Island. Mr and Mrs A. 31. Frame (New York) are visiting Christchureh. Mr and Mrs Findlay and Miss Findlay i.Dunedin) went .North last night. Lady Bawen has kindly consented to open tho t>ale of work in tJio Upper Iticcarton vicarage grounds tiiis aiternoon, at 2.30. There will bo a W9rk stall, sweets' stall, produce stall, cakes and dainties, and attcrnoon tea. Father Christmas will arrive at 3.30, to show visitors round the beautiful grounds, and tako the youngsters to the brantub. Admission to the grounds will bo by silver coin. Tho monthly meeting of the Sociotv for tho Protection of Women and Children, was held on Tliursday, when there was a good attendance of members. Mrs Sandston presided, in the unavoidable absence of tno president. Aitorconsiderablo general business had been transacted, the secretary. Sister Edith Walton reported on cases she had dealt with during tho month of November. •'The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys Turner, second daughter of Mr John R. and Nurse Turner, of this city, to Mr Euos Crouch, eldest son of Mr and Airs W. 11. Crouch, of Marlow Villa, Mount Gambier, South Austialia. Tho Solwyn Nursing Division of tho St. John Ambulance Brigado held its fortnightly meeting in tho Brigado rooms, Worcester street. Mrs Walter, lady superintendent, presided. A profitable evening was spent in the practice of first aid and transport under tho supervision of Mr Becconsall. An early settler in Canterbury passed away last Sunday at the residence of her niece, Mrs C. W. Fisher, 12 Onslow street, St. Albans, in the person of Mrs Christopher Deering, who was in her 81st year. Mrs Deering arrivod in Lyttelton with her parents, Mr and Mrs Robert Main, by tho Sir Edward Paget, in 1856. Mr Main sottled in Papanui, and two venrs afterwards his daughter (who was ono of seven daughters) married Mr Christopher Deering, the ceremony being conducted by tho late Ven. Archdeacon Mathias in the Papanui Church. Mrs Deering wns noted for her kindness of heart, and her death is rogretted by a largo circle of friends. A garden party is to be held this afternoon in tho grounds of Mr F. C. Price, Ashgrcve torrace, facing the Hcathcoto river (No. 2 car). Tho ladios have provided stalls of cakes, sweots, and fancy goods. Music will bo provided by St.. Michael's Band. Tho children will give action songs, items, and tho maypolo dance, and refreshments may be obtained at a small figure. "Tho kitchen is the most important room in a house. Any man or woman who has done housework knows that," said Miss E. Melvillo in her address at .Mount Eden this wcok. The candidate was referring to tho housing legislation passed last session, and stated that before groups of houses wero erected she would like to see competitive designs called. It was no use having a houso that looked all right from tho outside, or that had a nice drawing-room, if the J kitchon waa not well planned. She | thought a few women who had done work in kitchens would bo able to give great scrvico in that matter. .

TOUR COMPLEXION. The coming of warm weather is often trying to delicate skins. At this tirao the complexion _ roauiree particular attention. a courso in faco massago soon softens and invigorates the skin, prevents the formation of wrinkles, and nfeo removes all impurities from tho oltin. Before Roin? out doom in warm weather it in ad visa bio to uso Mrs Ilolloston'n Special Facc Cream. This Guaranteed preparation is an admirable protection for the complexion; moreover, ito regular uou whitens and softens tho akin tp a wonderful degree, and is a real skin food. It costs 3s 6d and 5s 6d per pot. Call or write to-day. Mrs Kallcston, Dominion Buildings, Cathedral square, Cliristchurch. KSSO2

FURS. GOOD ADVICE FROM COLWILL, THE FURRIER. Do not wait until the busy season, and then havo to wnit for weeks. Film and Fur Coats Remodelled. Your own Skins Tanned and Dressed and mado up in the latest det)i<*Tia. A Largo Range of Fur Coats in Stock. Xo Fancv I'rice?. COLWILL'S FUR STORES, liish street. 69 SALE OF WOHK. Undox the. auspices of tho Harbour Liphts Girls' Club, a sale of work wa.s held at- Victoria Square yesterday afternoon and eveninp,' in aid of the furds of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society. Despite tho discomforts caused ljy the nor'-wester, good business was done at the various stalls, which were set up in marquees, and, as a result of tho.effort, the funds of the Society should lienc-St considerably. Much of the success of the fair was due to the Tood work of Ihe secretary, Miss Muriel Simpson, and the treasurer, Miss Davidson. Following were the stallholders: — Cakos: Mesdames George Gould, H. T. J. Thacker. and 70. Stonyer. B.ibies' V»*ear: Misses Barnard, Simpson and Peters. Mesdames Black and Gibson. Produce: Sister McMurlne and Mrs Pyjama Stnll: Mrs liucks, who made all the articles on sale. Lndir-s' Apparel: Misses Delahunty, Good, and Welsh, and Mrs Mar-on.