WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17064, 8 February 1921, 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 be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Coxrespondence i is invited on any matters afj fectiti'g, or of interest to, women. | M iss Thurston, E.R.C., is visiting C'hristchurch. " 1 -Madame Gotver-Burns has returned i from a,holiday spent in Timaru. Dr. and Mrs .R. "\V. Anderson, of Sydenham, returned from Akaroa yesterday. Mr and Mrs Bains Graham and Miss Bains Graham (Gislwrne) are staying at the L T nited Service. ' l>r. and Mrs Redman (Blenheim) are staying at tKe Clarendon. Mrs C. If. Gresson has returned to Timaru after a stay in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Martin Elgar (Wellington) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Stanley Muir (Gisborne) ivent south yesterday. Miss D. N. Rogers (Hamilton) is visiting Christchurch. •Miss rhrebfl Myers and her sister, Miss Elipor Myers, of Wellington, havo come south for a holiday. ■Mrs H. R. Smith and Miss Dorothy Ronnie have gone on a brief holiday to Akaroa. Our Blenheim correspondent telegraphs that a pioneer identity died on Saturday in the person of Mrs 'Gifford, relict of the late'Mr Isaac Gifford, whose death occurred some twenty years ago. She had .attained the age of 95 years and eight months. Mrs Gifford, who was predeceased by three sons and one daughter, leaves two eons and five daughters, and there are 44 grandchildren, about 80 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Her grandchildren are an active generation, and have played a leading part in the affairs of 'Marlborough. One of them has been Mavor of Blenheim,' and another president of the Marlborough Chamber of. Commerce. On Saturday, evening Miss C. Stevenson's concert party visited the -Military Sanatorium and provided the patients wifh a delightful evening's entertainment. Items were given by Misses Ward, Mina Ward (accompanist), G. Osborne, and C. Stevenson, and Messrs R. A. Turner, C. Maynard, and F. Yule. ' . Considerable interest attaches to the announcement made by Mr James Bryson, representative of the Universal Film Company, that p'niversal City is willing to engage a New Zealand girl to' act in its productions. Jig things aro not promised for her immediately; she must start at the bottom of th<? ladder and work her way up, but it is promised that she will be'given a chance to prove what. she can do. Universal will stand all expenses in Universal City, and in the -event of her not making good, will return her to New Zealand with travelling expenses paid. A remarkable opportunity to break into picturo work is' thus afforded to New Zealand girls. Those girls who aro interested in the proposition are advised to forward their photographs to the manager of the Greater Crystal Palace, who intends showing the photos (without names) on the ,screen at the Crystal Palace. A local committeo is to be set up to make a selection of the lucky, girl after personally interviewing the various aspirants. A WOMAN'S CROWNING GLORY Is of course her Jiair. Every woman takes a natural pride in lier hair, and what is more beautiful than lustrous, waving tresses? We stock all the best brands of Shampoos (both wet and dry). Pomades,, Oils, and other Toilet Requisites for promoting the growth ot, and nourishing tho hair. Will you please call? D. Ferguson Glanvdle, chemist. High street. Go3s€-ioys 1 LATEST FUR STYLES. Ladies desiring up-to-the-minute Furs I will find that we are fully capable ot meeting. all requirements. We recently landed from America a big and varied shipment of sample Skins, and we are now taking forward orders for the winter. T. Best and Co., Ltd., manufacturing furriers, 140 Lichfield street, a few doors east of Clock lower. 6 Summer sun makes summer sunburn, while drv and broken liair is often a result of'sea bathing. The wijman. who values her appearance is.advised to visit Ballantyne's Toilet Salon without delay A rose-leaf skin results from the use of Camellian Massago and Vanishing Creams, while under the skilled attention o-iven in this attractively-appointed Salon the hair becomes soft and lubtfous. * ®