WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17633, 9 December 1922, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" item* of social or personal news. Such item* should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any mattew affecting, or of interest to women. Mrs E. J. Cordner, who recently arrived from England, is the guest of Mrs Powrie, Hackthorne road. Mrs Deans is visiting Mra Alan Orbell, Waikouaiti. Mrs Frank Harris and Mrs Elliott are visiting the Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast. Mis Earle, who was visiting Mrs Edgar Stead, "Ham," has returned to Wangamii. Mrs Horace Macalister (InveTcargill), who has been visiting Christenurcn, leaves for the South to-day. Mrs Hoyles (Invercargill) is the guest of Mrs C. O. Davis, Avonside. Mr and Mrs H. van Asch have moved into their new home in Bealey avemie. Mrs R. B. Caws has returned to Invercargill. Should the weather this afternoon prove unpropitious, the Merivak Church feto, for which very completarangementa have been m<ide, will Ik' held in St. Mary's schoolroom, Menvale. There will be an afternoon tea at the Canterbury Women's Club on Monday, December 11th, at 3.30 o'clock, to welcome new members. All club members are invited. The usual weekly dance at Dixieland will be held to-night, when several novelties will be introduced. Sutherland's Jazz Band will supply the music. Tickets may be obtained at Dixieland. Miss G. E. Broad arrived yesterday from Dunedin and is staying at the Clarendon. At the Rannerdale garden fete on Saturday, the Commercial Travellers' stall made £l4 6s. Amongst the guests at the Clarendon are Mrs and Miss D. Tressider (Ashburton). Quite a large number of students left Ohristchurch yesterday. Anjpng them were Misses Christina Macintosh Agnes Cooling, Agnes Aburn, Mildred Boys, Rita Gothard, Flossie Clark, Kathleen Iteere, Bernice Taylor, Dorothy Leach, Marjorie Tizard, and Sophie Watson. ,The death occurred at Webtport of Mrs Elizabeth Jones, aged 90 years. Born in London, she came with her husband to Nek Zealand in 1867.,, landing *ct Nelson. *lh 1874 they removed to Westport. Mr Jones died 20 years ago. Deceased leaves five married daughters, including Mrs Williams (Christchureh), and one son. A very enjoyable musical evening was given by Mrs W. Machon, "Otakuna, ; ' Gresford street. Among those present were Mrs Bell, Miss Cameron, Misses Florence and Margaret Bell, Miss C. Thompson, , Messrs Wright, Richards, Goodman, Rigby, MacAuliffe, Machon (2), Black, and Master Wright. The breaking-up ceremony in connexion with the Maori Girls' College, Ferry road, will take place in the school grounds on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. There will be an interesting programme of Maori items and songs by the pupils. Mrg G. A. E. Ross, an friend of the school since its incep'tion,""Will distribute the prizes. Subscribers and friends are invited to be • present. The members of the Waipounamu Association are providing afternoon tea. In a competition some time ago a woman was awarded a prize for a heart of hair six feet in length. Such -an extraordinary record, if rare, is not unique. Some time) ago-, the case wa r announced of a Texan lady whose redgold treeses measured nine feet, of which four feet, when unrestrained, trailed upon the ground. Actresses have supplied from their ranks mam examplps of the liberality of nature in this respect Yesterday afternoon, at their home in Papanui road, Mrs and Mies Ronaldsem entertained a number of friends at a farewell party ibr Miss Alice Ronaldson, who is to be married next week, and whose future home wi.l bo in Auckland. Amongst the guests vere Mrs 0., C. Davis, Mrs Hansen, Mrs Schneider,, Mrs Hoyles (Invercargill), Mrs Ronall' Cuthbcrt. Ik Frank Buttle, Mrs 11. Livingstone, Mrs R. H. Wetb, Mrs Hugh Blackwoll (Kaiapoi), Misses Dorothy Hay, Connie Ledger, Mabr-rley Beadel, Eva Wilkinson, Nancy Hartley, Lyndall Booth, Gwen Fleming, Eile'".i Knight, Noeline Knight, Joyce Hninos, Muriel Royds. Trixie Warren, Nsimy Le Cren, Daphne Beadel, Mona Robinson, Rosamond Wood, Hare (Nelson), Gwen Jones, Dorothy Laurie, and Joy Andrews. A jolly little kitchen evening was held at the residence of Mr and Mr<s Edwards, Oadogan street, Sydenham, on Wednes day evening. Games, musical items, and dancing were indulged in. Musical items were given by Misses Edwards, Angus, Hoare and Porteous, and Mr Edwards. Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs Edwards, sen., Mr and Mrs Edwards, jun., Misses I. Edwards, | P. Edwards, S. Angus, N. Galbraithe, G. Grenville, Inez Edwards, M. Porteous, G. Hoar, and C. Jordan; Messrs T. Edwards, L. Edwards, B. McCaftey, W. Hobby, L. Cooke, C. Porteous P. Farmer. G. Richards, C. Waugh. 'and F- Kiddy. A dainty supper was served in the dining-room and the evening was brought to a close by singing "Auld Lang Syne." A large and representative gathering was held in Kirwee on Tuesday and resulted in the establishment of a local uranch of the Plunket Society. Mrs EL. A. Knight, with several members of ohe Darfield centre, was present, and gave a very explicit and interesting address on Plunket work, expressing much pleasure in helping to form a branch that opens with a membership of thirty-five. There is every possibility jf the membership being increased, as many were unable to be present that lay. A committee was formed of members residing in Kirwee, Courtenay and Aylesbury. The members are: Mrs J. H. Selby, president, Airs A. Anderson vice-president, Mrs J. Dysart sercetary and treasurer, and Mrs H. Dysart vice-secretary; Mesdames Street, J. Youngman, G. Batstone, K. Murchison, G. Kelly, A. Stewart, F. Sowden, F. Johnson, W. Lacey, G. T. Robertson, A. Robertson, and Miss Sloan. A hearty vote X.of thanks was iccorded to Mrs Knight for her friendly interest and kindness in coming to Kirwee, and the hope was expressed that later a public meeting would be arranged to further the interests of the Society.

The death occurred at Greymouth on Thursday of a well-known resident of the West Coa6t in Mrs O'Donnell. She had been ill for some time, and the funeral took place at Beefton yesterday. The annual inspection of the Railway Ambulance Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was held in the Divisional Room at the Christchurch. Railway Station, by Major A. L. Gray, District Superintendent,- assisted by Corps Officers Mrs M. Pyne, Miss h\ L. 0. Cooper, and Messrs H. J. Hoddinott and J. Becconsall. As the Division has recently been reorganised, most of the evening was devoted to explaining various matters in connexion with the Brigade work, and in defining the respective duties of officers and members, and how members could lit themselves to be of service to humanity. The fact that present members are enthusiastic is shown by the amount of public duty that has been done by them during the past few months. At the conclusion of the inspection, Major Gray wished the Division every success during the coming year, and assured members of his willingness, and that of the Corps Officers, to help the Division at any time. ,

On Wednesday evening there was * large attendance at the Brigade Rooms, the occasion being the annual inspection of the Christchurch Ambulance Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, by Major W. W. McKmney, Assistant Commissfcner, and Corps Officer; Comprehensive tests in first aid treatment of accidents were given, after which some time was spent in first aid questions. At the conclusion of the inspection, Major McKinney expressed his satisfaction with the work done during the year, while on public duty tot the various sports grounds, etc He also extended to the Division his best wishes for future success. All interested in basket ball, which is becoming more popular each year, will have an opportunity of eating the game p.ayed at St. Mary's garden party to'oav and on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Amongst the teams competing jare the winners of the Christchurch Basket Ball Association's competition, and of the Secondary Schools' B Grade competition. The teams are all in good 'form and some very interesting games should be witnessed. The ladies of the Fendalton Parish thave been hard at work for several 'months preparing for the annual garden jiete, which takes place this 'afternoon in the grounds- of Mr Justice Adams, 29 Wairarapa terrace. A large number of well-stocked stalls have been Iprovided, and there are in addition 'afternoon tea, fruit salad, and ice fcream. The First Canterbury Regimental Band will provide a good programme of music. Altogether the fete {romises to be as successful as those eld in/ previous years. Mrs Webb, of the Vicarage, Tuahiwi, and Mrs Robert Ward, of Ohoka, together with tfie ladies of the pariflft, juill be in charge of the cake stall for the Maori Girls' School this morning in the porch of Everybody's Theatre. j This, the last of the number arranged for every Saturday for the last three months, is a contribution from the country, and the stall will be stocked 'with all manner of good things and some Christmas fare. - The St. Mary's grand garden fete> in aid of St. Mary's Building Fund, will be opened by his Lordship, Right Rev. Dr. Brodie, D.D., at St. Mary's Memorial School and Grounds, Manchester street North, at 3 p.m. to-day, and Will continue this evening and. following .evenings A few of the many attractions of the grand garden fete are a grand spectacular display by Miss Macdonald's pupils, grand basket ball competitions, stalls of every description, and a host of side-shows. i A very successful concert arranged b- the G.F.S. candidates in honour oi their leader, Miss Monica Cocks, was given in St. Saviour's Schoolroom on Tuesday evening last. The programme '■■'Visisted of soncs, recitations and dances by the candidates, the acoompaniif.eats being piayed by the Misseß G. Pellow and B. Brittenden and Mrs Creagh. During supper Miss Mary McNaughton, on behalf of the candidates, presented Miss Cocks with a very pretty rose, bowl*and expressed the sorrow all fait at losing such a good leader. The St. David's Belfast Ladies' Sewing Guild held their annual fete on the Vicarage lawns on Thursday. They are liery much to be congratulated on the success of their efforts. The sum of £22 was handed over to the churchuardens for church expenses. The following were the stail-holders: —Mesdames Harris and Manning, work stall; Mesdanies Wilsden and W. P. Anderson, sweet stall; Mesdames Cookson and Jioore, produce; Mesdames Sims and Smith, afternoon tea: and Mrs Johnion and Miss Wilson, home-made cakes. 'A most enjoyable dance in the evening brought the day's proceedings to a successful end. During the evening Miss Bertha Wilson, who -is shortly to be married, was presented by Miss Roberts, lo.i behalf of the Ladies'. Sewing Guild, with a handsome salad bowl and afternoon tea plate, with the Guild's best wishes for her happiness and a long and happy married Miss Wilson suitably responded.

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OHILDEEN'S PARTY. The members of the Canterbury Women's Club were hostesses at a delightful children's fancy dress party given yesterday evening in the Jellicoe Hall. The room, with its varicoloured streamers and bowls of beautiful roses, had a festive air, and the beautifully decorated tea tables were laden with sandwiches, cakes, and dishes.of strawberries and cream. The little guests and their parents were received by Mrs H. Holland, president of the club. The members of the committee responsible for the excellent arrangements were Mesdames S. C. Owen, K. T. Tosswill, O'Loughlin, Claude Sawtell, H. Wyatt, Misses Orchard, Coombs, 'Stoddart, assisted by Mrs H. S. Batchelor, Mrs Luxton, Mrs S. Dixon, Mrs Hay McKenzie, Mrs W. Watson, Mrs C. J. Marshall, Miss Denniston, Miss M. Duncan, Mrs Wickes, Miss Jessie Dawe, and Miss Maude Johnston. Music was provided by Mrs J. E. Bussell and Mrs T. D. Kendall for the games and dances, which were organised by Miss Grand, Miss Kent, and Miss Harvey. Amongst the children present were: Harry Duncan Bauehop (Sailor), Valerie Eobertson (Fairy), Kura Smith, Joy Smith, Pauline Fairclough (Balloon Girl), Wynyard Fairclough, Iris Quane (Night), Betty Smithsou (Little Boy Blue), Denis and Brian Anderson (Cricketers), Eric Goodman, Bernico Ogilvie (Forget-Me-Not), Betty Kiver, Nesbitt Sellers (Dutch Boy), Noelle Hansloy, Carlos Thompson (Red Indian), Audrey Gardiner (Quakeress), Gwen and Betty McKay (Black and White Pierrettes), Doris Mills (King of Hearts), Carol Lee, Betty Wishart (French Maid), Marguerite Minson, Jack and Ray Harris, Shirley WoOller (Peter Pan), Nora Lanigan (Fairy), Pixie Lanigan, Tiria and Kara Trent, Kathleen and John Cuddon, Oliver and Janet Steele, Adelaide, Pauline, and Miriam Mowatt, Joan and Mavis Lee, Eileen Hunter, Sybil Webley, Joy Machin, Phyllis Lohrey, Dorothy Pairman, Vio Blackwell (Buttercup), George Muleock, Graham Orchard, Nancy Dickson, Edna Wicks, Nancy Rodgers (Roses), Mary Pitts, Betty Guthrie (France), Russell Guthrie, Claudia Ring (Balloon Girl), Jean Staunton (Highlander), Denis Bunz (Prince), Paul Bunz (Sailor), Kathleen Read, Mary Clouston (Buttercup), Cushla Mitchell, Molly Wilson, Verna Sheen (Egyptian Lady), Jack Mitchell, Jack Clouston (White Rabbit), Wilfred Clouston, Eileen and Kathleen Kernahan, Joan Broadway, Roma Broadway, Wilma Broadway, Nancy Newburgh (Powder Puff), Janet Rowe (Butterfly), Billie Bingham, Sidney Bingham, Lily Batstone (Night Fairy), Rena Morland (Buttercup), George Ferguson, Ruby Ferguson, Arthur Morten (Penguin), Joy Ridgen (Oranges and Lemons), Joyce (School Girl), Bee Salt (Oranges and Lemons)', Mervyn Marks, Lois Blank, Ellece Blank, Ewan McKenzie (Footballer), Edward Kerr (Footballer), Yvonne Levvey (Spirit of Jazz), Mary Bunz (Bridesmaid), Noni Thompson (Rosebud), Margaret Stratford (Early Victorian), Elizabeth Stratford (Hawaiian), June Stewart (Rosebud), Thelma Robson (Cigarette), Joyce Marks, —. Knight, Neil Whetter, Joan Whetter, Margaret Whetter, Phyllis Watkinson, Rona Pyne, Berwyn Frye, Lona Rodie, Marion Wade (Night), Eric Thompson (Frost), Ena Morrison, Gwen Morrison, Philip Morrison, Kathleen Mathews (Tambourine Girl), Ngaire Irwin (Gipsy), Alice Jones (Country Girl), Nora Quarrel (Wild Rose), Vittoria Colonna (Snowdrop), Barbara Fuldseth (Butterfly), Dick Bettle. (Dutch Boy), Gilbert Bettle (Cricketer), Thelma Bettle (Russian), Natalie Wood, Barbara Buchanan, Margaret Macgibbon, Alison Macgbibon, Margaret Baker (Rpsebud), Jeannette Thomas (Rosebud), Isla Thomas (Folly), Vivionne Thomas, Joyce Thomas, Ken Longmore, Jack Sheppard (Sailor), Bunty Sheppard, Kathleen Hadfield, lan Bell (Cricketer), Geoffrey Bell (Cricketer), Beryl Brown (Blue Flower Girl), Betty Simpson, Vernon Robinson, Phyllis and Olive Tait. Some of the adults present were:— Mesdames W. Anderson, J. E. Baker, Bettle, C. Bingham, Pairman, Bonning ton, Hastings, Bridge, Bowker, Bradshaw, Brock, Bunz, Cooper, Colonna, Dixon, Dickenson, Colthart, Fairclough, Broadway, Claude Sawtell, Edwards, Fuldseth, Goodman, Grigg, Grange, J. Holmes, K. Hadfield, S. C. Hill, Holland, Hansen, Hunter, Kirk, Kendall, McKay, McKinney, Hay Mackenzie. McKenzie, Lanigan, Marshall, Morten, Montgomery, Oswald Mills, Murray, S. Orchard, s! Owen, Pickles, Pollock, Raphael, Robson, J. E. Russell, Shand, Sheppard, Robert Smith, A. F. Smith, Tait, Tribe, Stonyer, Stratford, Isaacs, Thompson, Wade, Wenmouth, Wicks. Wills, S. Wilson, Whetter, Wyatl ; Wood, Wagstaff, Newburgh, PollockSmith, Ridgen, Misses Orchard, Maud . Johnson, Budden, Chaplin, Denniston Grand, Holder, Lee, Davis, Stoddart, S. Spence, Todd> Wenmouth, Ferguson, Cowan, Kent, Harvey, Duncan.

* TOO MANY THRILLS TOR CHILDREN.

(By a Woman Doctor.)

Twenty years ago the commonest type of patient among children usually suffered from some organic disease, such ae bronchitis, dyspepsia, measles, scarlet fever, and the like. But nowadays the majority of young patients in any doctor's consulting-room are the victims of nervous disorders uf a functional nature. . These ailments are due not to the invasion of the body by microbes oi to any visible change in the internal organs, but to a want of balance or control of the nervous systeni. Diseases such as £>o. Vitus's dance, hysteria, and epilepsy are tar commoner among children than they used to be, and far commoner than they ought to be. In a minor form, mental instability is seen in such prevalent disorders as sleeplessness, night-terrors, stammering, restlessness, and violent outbursts of temper. Children born within the past eight years have been conceived and nurtured in the midst of great emotional strain and excitement on the part of their parents. To many a young child there has been bequeathed thereby an inheritance of nervous instability that itfi parents are at a loss to understand. T)teir ignortr.co and consequent'neglect of this disability are laying the foundation of numerous functional disorders that will make for much misery and. ill-health in the future. , The "Children's Age,'' with all that it implies, is a potent factor iu t.lw production of nervous disorders amone present-day '.hildren. The greater attention paid to individuality tends to foster a precocious egoism. At the same time, the growing child cannot but be infected with the

restless, pleasure-seeking spirit of its aS The result is that the plastic and impressionable brain is over-stimulat-While a visit to a circus or a pantomime used to be an event to be remembered and discussed for months afterwards, to tho blase child to-day_it brings only the mildest of thrills. He gets too manv thrills. No cause without its effect. Sooner or later the over-taxed brain can stand no more, and the unhappy child develops "nerves" or one of the many functional disorders that attack the over-wrought nenvous system. AN ECONOMICAL ESTTLE. The application of scientific principles to the construction of domestic utensils is a marked feature of the times. A" recent development of this nature is the application, by an ingenious engineer, of the principle of the water-tube boiler to the ordinary household kettle (observes "Chambers's Journal"). The central portion of the bottom of the kettle is plain; set in a ring round the outer part arc'a number of holes, each of which gives access to a truncated cone which passes up through the outer part of the body of the kettle, and ends in a much smaller opening at the top. When the kettle is filled and placed on a gas ring, the burning gas, after playing on the central pari of the bottom, enters the conical tubes, thus greatly increasing the heating surface, and causing the kettle to boil in a much shorter time. In a series of careful experiments which we made, we found that a saving of 30 per cent, was effected (with, of course, a corresponding saving in the amount of gas consumed) in the time taken to boil a measured quantity of water in one of these kettles, as compared with a kettle of the same material constructed in- the ordinary way. It is also claimed that the rapid circulation of the water which takes place during the process of heatino- entirelv (prevents the deposition of scale, however hard the water ma'v be; thus the kettle maintains its efficiency unimpaired throughout the whole course of its life. It is well made of block tin, and may be had in two sizes.