MEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17022, 20 December 1920, Page 2

MEN'S CORNER.

« The .Lady Editor will be pleased to rsceivo for publication in ftio "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures nt' both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting,. or of interest to, women. Colonel and Mrs J. L. Slccman arrived | in Christchurdi from the north on Satj v.i'day. j Mr and Mrs E. Broad (Invercargill) ! are in -Christchurcli. Mr and Mrs H. Butler (Wellington) are staying at Warner's. Mr and Mrs E. B. Davison (Auckland) have come south to spent Christmas ;it St. Leonard's. Dr. and Mrs Hardwick Smith wore ! from Wellington on Saturj day. , Mr and Mrs J. E. Maud (The Bluff) I are staying at the United Service. 3lrs Percy El worthy has returned to j Timaru after a stay in Christchurcli. i Mr and Mrs Edgar Jones and the j Misses Jones (Timaru) are visiting Christ-church. Mr and Mrs Yviiliam Emery and Miss Emery (Dunedin) are staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs E. H. Houghton (Wellington) are visiting Christchurcli. Miss McLoughtin has left Amberley, intending to sail by tho Remuera., to pay a visit to her people in Liverpool, England. A very pleasant surprise; party and dance was held on Saturday evening at the residence ol Mr J. J. Melhuisn, Maw's road, Bromley, when Mr Gowie, on behalf of the residents of Bromley, . presented Mr and Mrs Melhuisn with a. l'aney cans chair in recognition of their kindness in placing at , tho* disposal of the residents their home for the weekly dances held during the winter months, and for their invariable kindness on such occasions. Mr Melhuish, on behalf of Mrs Melhuish and himself, ihnnlced tho donors for "tlioir uncxpocted gift. Dancing was then indulged in, and a very pleasant evening was spent. Music was supplied by Mr Polo iUid Mr Bailey, and Mr Williams contributed a song, ' Miss Amy White-Parsons left by Saturday night's ferry to join the Remuera on a pleasure trip to England. On Saturday evening the members of the Marshland Ladies' Patriotic Guild met at "Ngawaru," the resulenco of Mrs W. J. Walter, and presented her with a silver-mounted, toilet tidy as a small token of their appreciation, oilier valuable services as secretary and treasurer during the existence of tho. Society. The presentation waa made by Mrs 'G. Ohisnall, one of the vice-presi-dents. A private cablegram states' that Miss Adelaide E. Perry, whose parents reside at 'North-East Valley, Dunedin, has gained the Australian Art Scholarship, . which means three years' study in London or Paris at a cost to the Australian Government of £4co. Miss Perry commenced flier career as an artist as a student, in the Dunedin School of Art (telegraphs our correspondent), studying there- for a xieriod of about four years under Mr A. H. O'Keefo, during which time she won all the prizes open 1 to her at the different New Zealand 1 Art Socicti&' exhibitions. Three months after leaving Ihinediii for Melbourne Miss Perry gained a £20 prize and frcd tuition for- a year, and has since won everything that is open to students of both sexes in the Melbourne School of Art, culminating in tho scholarship. At Grcymouth. last week, during tlho hearing of the drapers' assistants' dis- • pute, tho question cropped up at the Conciliation Council as to whether an attempt should be made to differentiate between married, and single men with regard to wages. It was pointed out! that such rui arrangement would noti work. Mr R. IX, Martin suggested putting a very_ stiff tax on tho single men. Tho Commissioner (Mr W. Newton): Make them got married. An assessor: God help the wives of. some of them. ) 1 • , =3

In combating the suggestion that tho higher education of girls involves too much physical strain upon taeih and tends to undermine tneir health, the Hon G M. Thomson drew attention to a remarkable fact at the bronk-up ceremony of tho Ota go Girls' High School on Fridav. They would find, he said, in their "report the names of 53 duxe,* since the foundation of the school, aifcd of these only four had passed away. That was a wonderful testimony to t'heir physical vigour, and was 0110 of the best "answers to the critics who accused the schools of undermining girls' health. That argument, lie remarked, was quite convincing, apart from tho remarkably healthy, happy faces they saw before them. (4 I do not thirik any of you." lie said, ''have been killed with work this year," and the gifls seemed' very ready to agree with him. -it the last meeting of the Grevmouth Hospital and; Charitable Aid Board, Miss H. Kilgour was appointed temporary secretary for a period of twelve months at a salary of £-1 per week. In moving tCio appointment of Miss Kilgour, Mr Parfitt 6aid that the Board had been agreeably surprised at the quality of that lady's work. Sincei she had taken over the duties of secretary she had carried out tho work excellently. It was in the Board's interests to liavo sticli a thorough secretary. By tho death of Mrs Edward Harrington, which took place in Akaroa ; last week, the Peninsula _ lias lost another link with tiio . early French I settlers. Tho deceased lady was a I daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Broitmeyer, who wero emigrants on board the historic ship Comte de Paris that arrived, under man-o'-war convoy, in August., 1840, to found a French settlement there. Mrs Harrington was born a few months later, and it is stated that .sho was tho first white child born in the new settlement. She spent the whole of her long life in Takamatua, (.formerly German Bay) and in Akaroa, scarcely ever leaving the district. She was greatly esteemed by her neighbours for her kindly disposition. She was 1 married to Mr Edward Harrington, i who, as a small boy. was a passenger !on ono of tho first four ships. Mrs Harrington's husband predeceased her two years ago, and of tho family of four eons* and one daughter, there remains but one son, Mr Henry Harrington, who lis fanning on the old homestead at Takamatua. The interment took place on Saturday afternoon in the Anglican Cemetery, the Rev. _A. H. Julius I officiating at the graveside. AIDS TO BEAUTY. Special Lotions and Scalp Foods for preventing hair falling and nourishing the roots. Pure Egyptian Henua, for imparting a rich tint to the hair, os 6d and 10s (id. Dr. Waldron's Hair Wash, an excellent shampoo, 3s per bottle. Dr. Waldron'a Complexion Powder, delicately perfumed and in afl shades. Dr. Waldron's Massage and Vanishing Creams, 3s Gd and os. We can conscientiously recommend all these preparations to ladies who study their personal appearance. Mrs Kolleston, Cathedral square. Tel. 373. N6703-2371 I-lANDSOME GIFTS. Nothing could bo jmore appropriate and pleasing for a Xmas Gift than a. lovely Opossum Rug. It make 3 an ideal combination of elegance and copifort for motoring, outings, etc._ Ladies are invited to pay a visit of to the showrooiffs of T. Best and Co., Ltd.. 140 Lichfield'street, where an exclusive selection may bo seen. 6 Absolute distinction marks every article to be seen in tho Art Department at Bnllantync's. Especially appropriate for Xmas Gifts are the Perfume Sachets and Pincushions, fashioned of the daintiest of materials, which are priced from 9d to 6s lid.- Artistic Calendars also appeal to_ the Xmas buyer, as does the special lino of Dolw, with kid bodies and real hair. 83023

. AN IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL. ORIENTAL ARTS, LTD. There is a corner in Cathedral square that is irresistible iu. its appeal to the Christmas'buyer, and that is the depot of the Oriental Arts, Ltd., which is supplying a long-felt want in Christchurch. So full of treasures of Eastern art is it-, that it has an attraction that cannot bo withstood by of -he beautiful. Here are rich, gems of handiwork from India, Persia, China, ana Japan, examples of craftsmanship that are almost uncanny in their beauty oj finish, delicate china, of Satsuma 'and cloisonno manufacture, marvellous ivories and gold damascene of exquisite design. Especially attractive arc -ho old bronzes, ancient incense-burners, and candlesticks wrought no one knows how many years ago, and <>y what hands. Some of these como from old Japanese temples, and are literally masterpieces of ancient art. Any one of the massive chairs of teak, wonderfully carved in the conventional design, such, as the Oriental Arts is showing, would strike a rich dccorative note in anv drawing-room. So would one or the big selection of screens, fashioned or rich silks and/ beautifully embroidered. A feast for the eye is provided by the kimonos which arc shown in a selection of favourite colours, Parma violet,o»J rose, and delphinium and navy blue, with cold, or silver, or silk embroideries of contrasting colours. Unusual as well as beautiful are the Batik and*lheogcnc art bags, of silk and crystalline, handstained' and worked. These bags are absolutely distinctive, and are just the thing "to accompany a theatre or dance frock. A tempting array of Liberty -jewellery, quaint scrolled pictures, artistically framed, ash 'trays, pot-pourri jars, scent sacljpts, and delicate j 1 ** 11 "" kerchiefs,' serve to .emphasise the' fact that the Oriental Arts seeks to cater not only for the connoisseur, but also for the buyer, who is prepared to spend a sinall" sum only. A feature of the Oriental Arts, Ltd., is the cosy gramophone parlour. Hero are shown Okeh .and Apex Gramophones, in solid oak and mahogany cases, and also the well-known Columbia and Sonora makes. Hundreds of records, embracing instrumental, vocal, operatic, and popular music are kept continuallv in stock, and one has only to ask for a desired record at the Oriental Arts to have it immediately suoplied. 6