WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17157, 28 May 1921, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

♦ 1 — c The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of so ia or personal news. Suca items should be fully authenticated, and engage, ment notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of. interest to, women. Mr and Mrs A. E. G. Rhodes have returned from a brief visit, to Wellington. Miss Kathleen Glendining and Miss Ruth Douglas, who have been spending a" few days in Christchurch on their way from the North, return to Dunedin to-day. Mrs H. I*. Wigram has returned from Wellington} Mrs Beresford (Napier) is visiting Christchurch, and is staying at the United Service. Miss Sylvia Fox has returned to town, after spending a holiday, with Mrs Derek Westenra, "Camla," Dunsandel. Mrs G. White, Little River, is amongst the guests at the United Service. Mrs Blttndell-Hawkes has returned to Geraldine, after spending a few days in Christchurch. The Count and Countess Lemburg Sfterum are expected to arrive in Christchurch from the South to-day, and will spend the week-end at the Clarendon. Miss K. McCormick (Wellingtonj and Miss M. Collins (North "Canterbury) have returned to Christchurch, aftgr visiting the Southern 1/okes. Miss Neroli Knight, of Christchurch, b staying with Mrs Hugh Hanna, Westbourne road, Auckland. Mrs Norman Perry, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs Cogan, of Christchurch, has returned to her home in Auckland. Mrs G?een, a member of the North Canterbury Hospital Board, is at present lying ill in the Hospital. Mrs J. W. C. Nixon (Fendalton) entertained a number of young people at a very jolly little dance, given for her daughter, Miss Meta Nixon, who is home for the' holidays. Amongst the guests were Misses Barbara Clayden, Rhona Matson,. Phyllis Clarkson, Lorna Herdman, Enid Wlilsori, Girlie Mao Gibbon, Eileen Wilson, i>etty Norris, Sylvia. Gough, ''Messrs Tait, John and Henry Dowling, Walter' and Len MacGibbon, and Alan Smithson. Mrs L. M. Knight and Mrs A. Stark were joint hostesses at a most' enjoyable mask and„ domino ball, given ot tho residence of Mrs xlnight's aunt, Mrs Stragge, < St. Albans, in honour of Miss May. Knight and Miss -Sylvia Stark. The large ballroom was beautifully decprated for the occasion chrysanthemums and autumn leaves, and excellent music was supplied by Miss Macdonald's.i orchestra. Mr a Knight wore a hnndsome gown of deep blue crepe de chine, while Mrs Stark 'wore a snxe blue silk frock. Miss May Knight wore a dainty frock of creairr taffeta's, and Miss Sylvia Stark's girlish dress was of pink georgette, trimmed with rosebuds. Mrs Stragge was gowned in black silk, and Miss Knigljt was-in a becoming black net frocic. Some of those present were: Misses Winnie and B. Piper, Barbara Scott, Lynley Lochhead, Mavis Barr, Thelma and Nancy Mackenzie, Rena Newberv, Hilda Ensor, Kathleeh Hutton, Muriel'Goodsir, Doris Heard, Jessie Marjorie Oarriclc, Bonnie Young, Messrs Bernie Wyles, John Hutchinson. Cyril Owen, Neville Vincent, Clive Hindle, Maurice Graham, Jack Carrick, Trevor ivensington, Herbert Richardson, Leslie Le Cren. Norman Bourn, Frank Brunsden,. Fergus Lochhead, Len Ensor, Eric Goodsir, Ronald Talbot, and Jack Redpath. Invitations are soon to,be issued for the combined banks' and auctioneers' annual ball, which will be held in the Art Gallery on July 7th. The dance has been a very successful function for a number of years, and as an enthusiastic committee is in charge of arrangements, the proceedings are sure to go with a swing. Supper is to be served at the Durham street Schoolroom, as all the «f ' , >

| available space at the Art Gallery is I required for,, dancing, i Miss Wright, domestic science instructress fyr the North Canterbury Country Centres, left by Thursday evenings ferry steamer to take up hor duties at New Plymouth. Before leaving she was the recipient of various marks of appreciation of her work. At the AmberJey centre she received a beautiful travelling clock in a leather ease. At Oxford the schools presented her with a suit case, and three gins from Ashley Gorge School gave her & prettv teapot. At Rangiora the pupils of the High School division gave a cup and saucer and plate of Royal Doulton; the Borough School's gift waa of the same ware in the shape of two pretty vn«os, wh'le the fir Is belonging- to the Soiithbrook School gave an autograph album, 'suitably inscribed, and bearing, the sisrnatures of the whole class. The Convent p'lnils' sift took the shape of a most useful atfaehe case; while the Kaiapoi centre's gift was a particularly acceptable "blouse case. The Phillipstown Girls' Friendly Societv held a social in the schoolroom on Tuesday eveninar, when about sixtv-five persons were present. The room was very prettily de"or'ated for the occasion. Mr-<T. Douglas was M.C., and Mr J. Armitnsre supplied the irmsic for < the dancing, the»ext'-ns bein<i nlayed by the Misses Coupland and Rowe. The snnner table w.ns decorated with gold chrysanthemums and mauve stocks, and a veiy dainty supper was served. The engagement is announced of Miss Marie Crocker,. youngest daughter of Mrs P. Crocker. 199 1 Brougham street. Cashmere, to Mr Clarence Haines, only son of Mr Haines, of Upper Hutt. The Christchurch Amateur Operatic Society has deoided to produce the comic opera, "A Country Girl," on July 18th, at the Theatre Royal. There will be a strong cast of principals, and the following roles have been allotted -Geoffrey Challoner, Mr Frank P. Morrison; the Rajah of Bhong, Mr T. M. Charters; Sir Joseph Vgrity, Mr G. M. Hall; Douglas Verity, Mr W. Searle; Granfer Mummer.y, Mr J. J. Hall; Lord Anchester, Mr C. S. Hammond; Barry, Mr Frank McDonald; Marjorie Joy, Mrs J. Hulme (Miss Eva Moore)*; Princess of Bhong. Miss Millicent Jennings; Madame Sophie, Miss Clifford (Wellington); Mrs Quinton Raikes, Mrs D. Penlington; Lady Anchester, Mrs W. Bischbger; Nan, Miss Madge Wilson. Mr Sidney Williamson has been appointed conductor, and the production will be under the direction of Mr Tom Pollard. The Avonside Nursing Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade paraded at the rooms on, Thursday evening. Mrs Watkins, lady superintendent, was m charge. There was a good attendance, and members were put through first aid and home nursing practice. Mrs Watkins also gave a very interesting and instructive demonstration on massage ( for sprained ankle, and some very useful hints on massage. ' , "While I do not wish to detain you too long," said Major Boose, the Colonial Institute Commissioner, at a Gisbprno civic reception, "I always think that i-a speech should be like a lady s dress —long enough to cover the_ subject, and yet short enough to be interesting." 1 Phosphorescent frocks were the Easter novelty in Paris. The first of these luminous robes was seen in the paddock at the Auteuil racecourse. The dress itself was black, with a design consisting of flowers done. in phosphorescent paste. In the sunlight the effect 1 is not particularly unusual, but as soon as the wearer went into the tearooms the pattern oh the dark background de- : veloped a faintly luminous glow, which was certainly a novel effect-in costume ornamentation. In spite of the report that .there is a fallfrg-off in the popularity of the foxtroif'and one-step in Pari3, these dances -are naCaintaining - their hold in England. , The waltz is.coming,into its own, again, ; but it 1 is-a new kind of waltz, a very sentimental and soulful waltz. , "Nakedness has had its day, if the White .House is any criterion," is the , verdict of a woman journalist, quoted , by the Central News correspondent at New Yorlc. "Mrs Harding, the President's wife," says the writer, "is. as sartorially conservative as her predecessor, Mrs Woodrow Wilsqn, and is a nifty little figure in a black satin frock embroidered in steel beads. She, too, goes in for the conventional small hat. Her new ."glad rags" have all been woven and constructed in the good old U.S.A. The little lady is never seen without her eyeglasses. Both Mrs Harding and Mrs Woodrow Wilson wear their skirts quite reaching to. their ankles. Mrs Harding's evening bodices reveal the modest jcut so long eschewed by the fashionable female-who has been going to halls arrayed as though just ready to step into her bath. Nor are Mrs Harding's evening gowns ever innocent of sleeves or some gbrt of substituting draperies." A very old resident of the Dominion, Mrs Albert .Martin, is'at present living 'in Pahiatua. Mrs Martin came out to 'New Zealand with her parents in the ship Martha Ridgway as long ago as 1842— only two years after New Zealand had been declared a British colony. She was married in 1860, and recently celebrated her diamolnd wedding. The fortnightly meeting of the Christchurch branch, of the W.C.T.CJ. was held on Wednesdayi All's T. E. Taylor presiding. It was decided to organise a street collection in aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes during the'month of. August. An address on hospital matters was delivered, by Mrs Herbert. In the course of her remarks, Mrs Herbert stated that the massage department was. doing magnificent service. It was taken over°from the military authorities owing to the fact that tiie soldiers in the Chalmers Ward had benefited by the treatment in a very remarkable degree. A great many people, especially children suffering" from infantile paralysis, some of whom would otherwise be invalids for life, were being entirely cured by this method of treatment. Much good could be done by persons willing to take out in wheel-cll air or motor-car chronic patients, young girls and others, some of whom had becfn patients in the hospital for two years, and instanced the case of a man who had had his motor-car fitted up at considerable expense to suit, children with spinal and other diseases,, and took a | number of them either to the seaside ! or to the country once a week. Few people would grudge payipg hospital rates if they understood the great benefit to the community which fates miule possible. The speaker also explained the work of the various institutions the Board, and was accorded a vote of Panics. . _ The Allan Wilkie Company last night had a packed Jliouse to witness the production of "As You Like It." It is evident that the popularity ol' the company is increasing nightly, and the demand for seats is booming keener each day. t Amongst the members of the audience last , evening were Sir George and Lady Clifford, Professor and Mrs Shelley, Mr and Mrs Bevan-Brown, Dr. Crcsbie, Dt. and Mrs A, B. O'Brien, Dr. and Mrs Lester, Rev. Father Seymour, -Tlrs H. H. liouglinan, Dr. Crooke, Mr W. T. Ward and the Misses Ward, Mr and Mrs H. H. Knight, and several parties of students. The Post and Telegraph Social Club held the second of their monthly socials in tho Art Gallery last night, and a very enjoyable function it was. The permanent ga.lery was divided into two parts, in one of which supper was served, while the other was arranged as ' a drawing-room, in which tJiie guests enjoved a good concert programme contributed by Miss Prentice, Messrs Woolford, Ward, Cox, Soanes, Laurenson, Jackson, Heatley, and Greenwood, all members of the Post and Telegraph staff. Amongst the guests were Mr ft. D. Kelly, Chief Postmaster. At the conclusion of the concert a dance was ■j held in the main gallery, the music

being provided by Messrs Greenwood and Quinn. During the war period the Hon. A. T. Ngata organised a troupe of Maori entertainers and visited most of,the leading Maori kaingas of the North Island. They raised some £15,000 for war comforts, and this mainly from the Maoris. A feature Of the entertainments were the it-ems composed by Mr Ngata himself.. The most popular of these was a song with.haka, "E! Pari ra." This will be performed by the girls of Te Waiponnamri at the opening of their new college by _i'he Bishop to-day. Other Maori items will make up a unique Maori programme. The College at 280 Ferry road is reached on the Sumner or Woolston tram, and is opposite Bordeslcy street, one of the stopping-places within the 2d section. The function begins at 2.30 p.m. The Jazz CliiVs weekly dance held in the Oddfellows' Hall last night was particularly enjoyable. ExceLent musib was supplied by Air Willyams's Jazz Band, and the room, which has a splendid floor for dancing, was oomfortably full. Amongst those present were: — Mr and Mrs F. Av. Freeman, Mr and Airs H. H. Wauchop, Dr. and Mrs A'Court, Mr and Mrs Maurice Fell, Mr and Mrs L. V. Comerford, Mr and Miss Hall, Mr Fred Wauchop and Miss Wauchop, Mr and Mrs Sorensen, Dr. and Mrs Louisson, Miss Kathleen Glendining and Miss Douglas (Dunedin), Misses Hay, Kathleen A Court, Peggy Norton. DorffEhy Bowden, Betty Cotterill, Ella Helmore, Kitty Beading, L. Hannay, Clarke, Ray Livingstone, Judy Beckett, Jocelyn Pyne, May and Mollie Bean, Effie White, E. WynnWilliams, Nora Bennett, L. Edwards, Messrs Cookson, R. Sullivan, R. Ora-croft-Wilson, Nicholson, F. Fuller, Bernard- Wood, F. Brittain, Reeves, Denis Cotterill, Ynyr Robinson, Ronaldsoil, R. Livingstone, Vincent Ward, and !>r. Russell. END ANNOYING PERSPIRATION. Perspiring is quite a natural function, but it needs regulating, especially beneath the arm:*. How annoying and distressing at the dance, or other social occasion which calls for evening weal, to be troubled with excessive perspiration. Use Odo-rono before retiring and sweet freshness will be yours. Odo-r.ono is sold at 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle at D. Ferguson- Glanville's, chemist. High street. G5356-7641 Whether : you desire to purchase Furs or not, or. simply desire to have your present ones Remodelled, you are cordially invited to visit the showroom of T. Best and Co., Ltd., 140 Lichfield: street,' a few doors east of the Clock Tower'. Such a visit will undoubtedly repay you. You will have the benefit of tne expert advice of the principal of the firm. 82948-7030-o Elsinore is now showing a very fine selection of Coat-Frocks in Navy, Bottle-green, and Fawn. Every Frock is designed by experienced modistes, and attention to detail,' together with perfect finish, result in a garment of unmistakable exclusiveness. _ The little differences, the little yariations, lift these dainty and becoming Frocks out of the "ordinary—exclusive describes them exactly. Smart dressers ' should not fail to visit Elsinore'B, Loasby's Buildings, Cashel street. 6 THE - HAIR. Here are a few hints which are all important to the hygiene and luxuriance of the Hair. Hat linings should be changed or washed frequently. Ordinary wire hairpins should be either Washed every week or discarded for new ones. iJlunt scissors should never be used for cutting the hair. Get them sharpened for 9d at Archenhold's, 255 High streets next Bonnington's. , ' SHE BEAUTIFIES. Hair, skin, .pnd nails— all can be improved and beautified by the skill of Madam Sands. Her wonderful electric massage for the Hair will work wonders —it instantly-''Stops falling hair, and eradicates all signs of dandruff. Makes hair thick and beautiful. Test Madam's Manicuring and possess pearly white nails. Facial blemishes also repioved. Call or 'plione 'BI9L Stewart' Dawson's 1 Buildings (t ke lift, please). '■ Sj94B-7796 Summer sun makes summer sunburn, while dry and brpken hair is often a result of sea bathing. The woman who values her abearance is advised to visit Brllantyne's -Toilet Salon without deiay. A rose-leaf skin results from the use of Canadian Massage and V anishing Creams, while under the skilful attention given in this attractively-appointed Salon the hair becomes soft and lustrous. . ® WEDDINGS. FULLER—HURRELL. A prettv wedding was solemnised at St. Mark's.- Church, Opawa, between ! Miss Maude Hurrell, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Hunell, Upawa, and Mr Leonard David Fuller, fifth son of Mr and Mrs J. Fuller, of Christchurch. The bride, who was-given away" by - her father, looked charming in a robe ofwhite georgette and crepe de chine

handsomely hnnd-embroidered. Her veil of white net was also richly handembroidered, and she wore a circlet of orange blossoms,, and carried a bouquet of hothouse flowers. Her sister, Miss Myrtle Hurrell. and Miss Daisy Hinds were bridesmaids, and wore dainty dresses of primrose crepo de chine, liand-embroidered in the same shade, and black silk picture hats lined with primrose. The train-bearers. Miss Rita Brunt and Miss Thelma Fuller, wore dainty lace trimmed white dresses, and wore wreaths of rosebuds, while they bore baskets of autumn flowers. Mr Leonard Fuller was attended by Mr Lanrrdon Steele, of Christ-church, and Mr Tfomnev Hurrell. brother of the bride. The bridejs mother wore a handsome frock of navy Ulr.e silk, black hat, and fur. and carried a bouquet of autumn leaves and chrvsanthemnms. The bridegroom's mother wore a smart grev costtime. mauve panne velvet hat, nnd also carried a banquet of nntumn flowers and leaves. The I?ev. H. "Wil-liar'-'s re-formed the ceremony, after •which brenkfnst" was served nt the residence of the bride's mother. The l;r?'Vs travollimr dress wns an embroidered trrey frock, with toque to match. and handsome grey furs, .AX FXGURH pn-RTiA. (By Coble —Press Association—Cop vrislit.) (Australian and N.io. cable Association.) LONDON, May 26. Miss Olive Catherine Clapham. of the Middle Temple, has achieved the distinction of being the first woman in Great Britain to pass the final Bar examination.