WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16701, 9 December 1919, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Tho Lady Editor will bo pleased to receive for publication in the "Woman's C'imor" items of so?ial or personal news. Such items should be fill!? authenticated, and engagement, iioticos must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any mattors affecting, or of interest to, women. Mrs Arthur Elworthy (Holme Station 1 ) is in town. Mr and Mrs Mason Chambers (Havelock North) are visiting Christchurch. Mr F. D :nlop, of Wellington, is visit her sister, Mrs J. Howison, Cashcl street. Mr and Mrs H. G. Davies (Hasting) are staying at the Clarendon. Mrs Cioxton is paying a short visit to P::ncdin. Miss Eileen McPnvitt left bv the Westralia on Saturday on a visit to Mo.bourne. Yesterday afternoon, at "Gleniinhiir. ' C.l > iiTiiere lluls, at an "At Home ;;ivcn by Miss Maud Tubal t. .\lrs Andrew Anderson, president «f the Women's Efficiency Leaguo, introduced Mrs kineion fanes, who, i;y i.er very able address, added to the membership of tho League. Complaints about the high nfter-the-wnr prices charged for draperv goods have been frequent (telegraphs our Duncdin correspondent). It would appear, however, that "the worst is yet to pnvne.'' f"r -i liv>''in«r draper t«W a reporter yesterday that supplies during ■ next'tvuj M.i.-.oib weiv D-.iiiiul to be short; that stocks, if they could be got at all, would l>e at enhanced pricos, and that the prospects for drapers generally were anything but rosy. A COURSE OF HAIR TREATMENT.

Th<» comnlMo Tours* of Hnlr Treatment at MRS ROLLEST >N"S ROOMS consists of Five Separate Trcatmcn's, comprw n.. Haircutting and Singeing, Masaago, with Scalp Food; Shampooing, with Friction J'ibro and Hand Maaaagc, with all necessary preparation. For such a comprehensive Course tn fee One Guinea, i« cxtVmely modei ate. In cae'es of Falling Hair, Dandruff, and Premature Groyneas, this courß* is extremely beneficial. MRS ROLLESTON", Dominion Buildings. Cathedral square. Chriatcburch. R850:1 FURS. GOOD ADVICE FROM COLTHLI, THE FURRIER. Do not wait until the busy seaeon, and then hare to wait for \ve«lcs. Fure and Fur Coata Remodelled. Your own Skins Tanned anJ Dressed and made up in tho latfat designs. A Largo Rango of Fur Coata in Stock. Ko Fancy Prieos. COLV.'ILL'S FUR STORES, High ctrect. 6D ELECTROLYSIS For tho Removal of Superfluous TTair, Mol**, Birthmarks, or any Facial Bleiiiiihts. Twenty years tho largest practioo in tho Dominion. All work puarantccd per feet. If you have any blemish, if your hair or complexion is not eatisfactorv, pet a fr<y» consultation. MR H. W. HAMMOND, SPECIALIST, H5143 279 Coahel str««t, City, Christchnrch. DEATH OF MRS H. C. HARRIOTT WATSON. There passed aw.iy yestordny morning, after a long illness, a very woll-.:no\vu and highiy-respeetcd resident of Christ:hurch in the person of Mrs Annie Watson, relicst of the lato Rev. Henry C. Marriott Watson, who for twentynine years was vicar of St. John's, Christ-church. Tho late Mrs Watson, who was the daughter of tho lato John Wright, of Edinburgh, was 73 years of •tgc nt the time of her death. Sho came to New Zealand with her husband in 1873, and she leaves a family of fnur ■ms —the eldest' of whom is Mr H. B. Marriott Watson, the well-known author —and four dnucrhters to mourn thcii loss. The lato Mrs Watson's four sons nre at present all in Englandof her daughters, threo arc resident in Now Zealand and qne in England. She had three other daughters who pr©-deceascd her. DEATH OF MRS J. W. STACK. Intimation has been received by .able of tho death of Mrs J. W. Stack at Worthing, England, on Tuesday night last, in her ninety-first .ywSho survived her husband by forty days, Canon Stack having died on October 13th. The late Mrs Stack belonged to n well-known Nelson family, •mil her brothers included the Rev. Innes-Jonas, a vicar of All Snints', Nelson, and tho Vcn. Archdeacon lnncsJones, of Feiiding. Mrs Stack, who arrived -in Canterbury when her husband entered upon tlie Maori Church Mission, gavo ur» part of her house for a girls' school. That building was burned down in 1870, and the school was commenced again more recently at Ohoka. Mrs Stack, who had a charming personality, was particularly well known by residents of Ivaiapoi and \'iidalt"n up to her departure front New Zealand in lSi/9. Her lifo was subsequently spont in tho Riviera and at. Wurtning, in Sussex. 'llie youngest daughter resided with her parents till the last. WEDDINGS. WALKER—C AMr BELL. A very quiet but pretty wedding took place recently at the Centre Bush Presbvteriau Church, the Rev. R. Morgan officiating, when Miss Jean Campbell, third daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Campbell, of Centre Bush, was married to Mr \\. Millar-Walker, eldest son of Mr and the late Mrs W. Millar-Walker, of Weedons, Canterbury. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a frock of . ivory crepe de chine, and wore tho usual wreath and veil, and carried a bouquot of clematis. Miss Main, who was in attendance as bridesmaid, looked sweet in a dress of ivory crepe do chine, and a hat t-o match, and carried a bouquet of clematis, while Mr C. Pavne carried out tho duties of best man. The guests were entertained nt the residence of the bride's parents where the usual toasts were honoured. The bride's travelling costume was of navy serge, and she wto a hat to matr-h. The voun«* "onn'e. who vp" the rp"iTv>-»'t.s of many valuable presents, left amidst showers of rice, (onletti, and good wis!?es, for the Lakes, where the honeymoon was spent.

A 11 VOL I I'ROBLEM. It teems thai at least five thousand ciris in svaiiov, wiio were vii..or born beautuul,'had iwauty thrust upon t-e:n. or baa acquired beauty, wore piopaml to accept tea pouaus a week and t>i> starred and icuturod into tlie bargain, (savs the "Sydney Daily >• Mauv were called, but only six were chosen, with an onioigcn.y mx in case of nee.l. And the job of getting down to th-it has been causiug a lot oi trouble at the livoli latc.\\ Photograpns bv po-l settled many fates; personal visits blighted the uopes 01 hundreds and countle-s tears were shed. I ill out of the thousand only 4i v.ero leit. Somewhere about here the "livo.i authorities gave the affair beft and iailed in artists Sass. Julius, and C artcr to hud the six. And alter a turce hours ctxxjrrrle tiioy found them. The iudcir.t: was carried out irom tbo middle oi the Tivoii stalls, and lleantv. in fortv-seven puls.itmg bsmu.es ot alluring "femininity—cold, coy, and shy: lovin", bold and demure; from classic to to-'o; from the la rost "1 the fair to the darkest of the dark with dftslie* of red in between—took the stage with halting stops. lle.iutv Hikes a lot of coaxing, especiallv into hoi rowed frocks, and tin? first batch tiijio:! before the Jootiigtn.s —plenty of amber; Mr Clau le l-fem-inine master oi iere.noir.es, for tne uan...>rous afternoon insisted on that posed, smiled, swayed, and floated oft "Hatch succeeded batch., and then thiitv remained. More -weeding narrowed the tmrt> < down to eighteen, and the exhibition ; officiallv started. Fcr the eighteen had , discarded tlie borrowed frocks, and the | scene lost its kaleidoscopic appearance. ; Thev arrived in charming blushes, | filmy camisoles, silken bloomers, and faery stocking. - The only add'tional barricades the artists put up were large cigars, and thev retired behind the smoke and i their pads, and reduced these things of j beautv and joys for ever to so many j cold pencilled figures. j As the girls grew tired and more used to themselves tliev began to look really prottv, and unsuspected attractions" were revealed. And the prettier they looked the harder the artists figured. . It was getting exciting. They went up to tlie front row of the stalls: they marched the wearied girls up and down; sent them out for a rest; brought them back again; walked thorn about m I pairs; singly; up and down till the I stage resolved itself into a hopeless, glorious tanglo of bewitching legs and dimpled arms—then out of the ruins rose the pretty lucky winsome Six—l. Astor. H. Griffith, N. Conrado, A. Barhour, S. Quist. and L. dc Hecrc; all local girls. And an alluring six they were —vou wondered where they camo from; liow the artists found them; but there thev wore, and they were worth tlie beholding. Then the emergency six were selected from the disappointed romaindor, and the artists sat back and sighed—contentment over a task done well. Slowly the maidens marched off the static; sadly and gladly they picked up their clothes, and were lost in the gloom nt the back; like the Arabs, the.y had folded their tents, and as silently stolen away. . . . And all was pea"o. . Tbo selected six will appear m the Tivoli production, "As You Wore," next month, as show girls. Their engagement is for six months.