WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18634, 8 March 1926, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

—* The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of sociai or personal news. Such should be fully authenticated and engagement notices mußt bear the signatures of both parties. ' respondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women. Mrs Goddard. who has been making a lone stay with her daughter. Mrs Bonar Lindsay, is leaving for Englan this month by the Niagara. Mrs J. G. Hawkins (St. Martins) is spending a few weeks at Hanmer Spring s - | Mr Louis Blundell,, of the Evening Post" (Wellington) and Mrs Blundell are spending a few dajs m Kaiko.ura as the guests of Mrs xt- j Hugonin. Miss Eileen Kimbeil (Wellington) is : visiting Christchurch and .staying at "W aimarama," Carlton Mill road. , Dr. and 'Mrs F. A'Court are staying j at Khartoum, Armagh street Nest. Mrs Arthur Joseph (Rossall street) and Miss Gloria Joseph have returned from Dunedin. Misses Marjorie and Agnes Brown and Mr W. H. Brown (Papanm) leave next week for England per s.s. Tainui. The manv friends of Mrs T. Harne, neo Miss Nora Campbell, will be interested to hear that with her baby daughter she is a passenger by the Athenic, due in Auckland this week. Mrs Arthur Harper (Wellington) is visiting friends at Kowai Bush. Mr and Mrs Grubb and' Miss Grubb ' (Thames Goldfields) are at the Clarendon Hotel. Among Ihe recent arrivals at. the United Service Hotel are Mrs J. C. Howden, Miss D. W. Mills, and Mrs Bierre (Wellington), Mr and 1 Mrs H. T. Grubb (Auckland), Mr and Mrs R. Ryder (Sydney), Mr and Mrs H. Meredith (Sydney). Among the several missionaries on furlough" and at present visiting Christchurch (says the "Church News") is Miss Hardacre, of Raga, New Hebrides. She has been working f in the Islands since 1902, and it is hoped before her return to the Mission to arrange a combined gathering which will enable many friends' to meet her, and those from other fields. Mrs P. K. Hunt and Miss.M. Hunt (Auckland), Mr and Mrs W. M. Seay Mr L. Seay, Miss Seay, and Mr A. H. Richard (Christchurch) are guests at Kenilwortht - ' The third Pound Day in connexion with the Maori Girls' School, Ferry road, was held on Saturday, and was a great success. From early morning, groceries, household linen, school books, ' fruit, and vegetables began to pile up on the table in the drive; and the Sisters, with, the girls of the school, are most grateful for all gifts received. Tea was kindly'"'given' and served on the lawn/by Mrs Hunter, and members of the Avonside Mothers Union, while students from the Bishop's Hostel also assisted.- All expressed themselves delighted with the work of the girls in tho - house- and' grounds. Miss Myrtle • Allen was entertained at Sumner on Saturday at a tennis evening .011 tho occasion of her a.pproaching departure for Wellington, where she will undertake work connected with the" dental clinics of the Government schools. The grounds at the Heberde'n avenue court? were brilliantly lit,, the evening being devoted to. a Yankee tournament. A very en- ■ lioyable tiine was speiit, ,the winners ' being Miss L. Partridge and Mr G. Browne. At the close of the play a dainty supper was served in the. pavilion and the prizes were-presented by! Mr Wv H. Jackson, who also asked the guest of the .evening to accept a | handsome token of the esteem in which she was held by her Sumner tennis friends. Miss Allen suitably replied. Amongst those present were:—Mr and Mrß G. F. Allen, Misses Rene Partridge, Doris Aburn, Bessie Brown, Freda Cooper, Lynaal Partridge, Freda Allen, Nora Jones," and Mavis Fleming; Messrs H. Ogier, O. Ogier, E. Allen, W. H. Jackson, O. Collins, S.-Jones. C. L. Allen, G. Browne, and M, Willis. 18 LTJCKY LADIES. Can secure these bargains at Pannells' Sale. Eighteen pairs only, Ladies' Glace Ox Shoes, Louis Heels. Sizes 3, 4. o, 6. 7. usual price 255; now 9s 6d. 105 Manchester street. 5434 . THE WORRY OF SUNDAY EVENING. For thousands of women the worry has gone out of Sunday Evening, and the drudgery has gone out of Monday • Morning. Instead of rubbing away the benefit of their Sunday rest; instead of boiling their kitchens full of hot steam, instead of rinsing till they see almost "double, they use Verbena and smile. Your grocer sells Verbena. —1 j . MODERN DANCING. Furness James School of Dancing, 663 Colombo street, next Ballantynes. Principal, Mr Furness James, finalist : world's championship, Lpndon, 1925. . Pupil' of Maxwell Stewart, winner 1 world's championship 1924 and 1925, and H. Pilcer, Paris. , 'Phone 1563. —J4717 PHYSICAL CULTURE MEANS Perfect Health by natural methods. A , slender, virile, graceful figure, is the ' result of correct exercise and breathing. Rigid dieting, alone, reduces too rapidly, throwing the internal organs inches out of place. Don't experiment with your heaith, consult Madame Alwyn, the Bernarr MacFadden Specialist. Studios: Corner Wprcester and Manchester streets. 'Phone A 5457. —2

Mr and Mrs David Fernie (Hastings). .Miss Chudlev, Mrs L. A. George and Miss B. George (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Frank H. Lamb ashingiou. U.S.A.). Mrs K. S. Williams and Miss Williams (Tokomaru), Mr and Miss Benjamin (Auckland), Mr and Mrs I. Haggitt (Palmerston North), Mr and Mrs Geddis and Miss Geddis (Napier). Mr and Mrs Francis J. de Crocombe (Christchurch), and Mr and Mrs B. Garnicr are at Warner's Hotel. A very enjoyable birthday part> was given in honour of Miss Mary leadon, when a large number of her friends visited her mother* home to celebrate her coming-of-age. The dra;v-ing-room was tastefully decorated in. enierald green and old gold with drooping greenery. Dancing and games occupied the time of the many guests and a happy celebration ended in the early hours of the morning. Miss Mary Veadon's frock was of red panne velvet, trimmed with gold brocade and lynx fur. Those present included Mrs Yeadon. Misses _Dolly Pounsforcl, Ena Reddington, Valirie C'oiumbus. Iris Hawker, Margaret McMillan, Margaret Angus, E. Cumming, Cumming, Phillis Evans, Emma Rankin, Jean Mclvitterrch, Evelyn Carney, Kath. Hill. Gwen. Lamport., Nellie* .Abraham, V. Babbage. Melba Tulloch, Mavis McMillan, gravis Yoadon. Mr and Mrs E. Shaw, Messrs Ken Tulloch, Les Harris, Tohi Cardinal. Jack Hood, Jack Suckling, L. Suckline. Jack Garric-k. Jack Ruston. Leo Champion, Ray Turner, Bell, Neal Angus. Charlie Ancus, Arthur Lamport, Blunden, A. Yeadon, and Smith. RACES AT MOTUKARARA. In glorious weather and amidst delightful surroundings the Banks Peninsula Racing Club held its races at Motuk-arara on Saturday. A few of the many present were, Sir George and -Lady Clifford, Sir Heaton and Lady Rhodes, Miss Dennis, Mr and Mrs J. F., Buchanan, Mr and Mrs J. Cracroft Wilson, Mr and Mrs J. H. Williams, Mr and Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs Vernon, Mrs G. G. Burnes, Mr and Mrs Gerald Anderson, Mr and Mrs Leicester Matson, Misses Peggy Norton, Isabel Turrell, Betty Rutherford, Betty Black, OliveMcllraith* Margot Russell (Hawke's Bay), Phyllis Boyle, Molly Stevenson, Arolia Clifford, Yalmai Fleming, Iris Montgomery, Doris Thacker, and Joyce Gibson. SOCIAL AT OMIHI. One of the most successful socials ever held in Omihi took place on Thursday, when the residents assembled in full force to bid farewell to Mr and, Mrs Jones, the school teachers. The function took the form of a dance, good music for which was supplied by Mrs Ferguson and Mr Hall. After.an excellent siiuper, provided by the ladies had been served, the chairman of the school committee, Mr Armitage, presented Mr Jones with a case of meerschaum pipes, and Mrs Jones with a handsome suitcase and an attache case. In doing so, he eulogised the work the departing guests had. done in the school. The children were doing excellent work and their good manners and behaviour generally were freely commended by all with whom they were brought in contact. Their resignation was much regretted by the committee and the? parents, and tbe community generally. The Rev. Mr Fendall, in ian impressive speech, said that a small country village was always critical of those in superior but he had never Once heard anything but praise for Mr and Mrs Jones. They had, through their upright and useful lives whilst among them, won the esteem and love of, every one in Omihi. Several speakers spoke in the same strain, and all wished the departing guests success in their new sphere. After the guests had been toasted with musical honours, Mr Jones, on behalf of. his wife and himself, thanked all for their kindness. He had made many friends whom he was sorry to leave, hut whom he hoped to meet often in the future. Be concluded bv urging the children to continue working as well for his successor as they had done for him.. Thus ended one of the jolliest evenings ever spent in the Omihi Valley. . ________ DIXIELANt). : Another'very successful dance was | held at Dixieland on Saturday evening. The supper tables were artistically decorated with asters and sweet peas, and the lounges with palms and evergreens, L. Marstoivs Band supplied excellent music. Amongst the guests were:—Dr. and Mrs Maurice Louisson, Dr. and Mrs Mark Brown, Mr and Mrs P. Curtis, Mr and Mrs Wilkes, Mr and Mrs Johnston, Mr and Mrs S. Smith, Mr and Mrs F. Dixon, Mr, and Mrs Wells, Mrs Sullivan, Mr and Mrs Coburn, Mr and Mrs Guy Cotterill, Mr and Mrs McQueen, Misses Joan Fulton, Fay Gibson, May Andrew, - Gwen Jones, Mary Morrison, Jean McDougall, Mary Enright, Nanoy McDougall, Lillian Edmonds, Molly Black, Tucker', • Thompson, Doris Baron, Maisie White (Hastings), Anderson (Invercargill), Elsie Church, Renee Palmer, Greenßlade, Ren a Eoulton, Anderson, • Cherry Smith, Lulu Hannay, Lina' Williamson, Viva Johns, Inga McLennan, Doris Whitbrock, Ruth Good, Mona Stevens, Doreen Kiver, Roma Carey, Robinson, Nesta Murphy, Lorna Saunders, Vera Dwver, Muriel Spence, W.' Greig, Emma Moore Peggy Hart. Angus, Dorie Walsh, Moira Free, Helin Napier, Mary Cowlishaw, Betty MacDotaald, Hazel Caygill, Benson, Peggy Lawrence, Marjorie White, Eleanor Hunter-Brown, Joyce SethSmith, Rita Robertson, Polly Hollander, Hilary and Nora Buss, Iris Edmonds, Thelraa Hicks, Leah Johnstone, Agnes Black, Merritt (2), Nancy Orchard, Peterson, Dorie Middleton, Esma Williams, H. Crozier, Molly Sullivan, Dorothy Quill, D. Boyce, and Clive Hill, Com. D. Boyle. D. Cotterill, Frank Petre, J. Reid, Bacon, Jeff Smith, J. Commons,Stent, Blundell-Price, T. H. Lawn, W. Manson, Steel, M. G. Moore, Colter, Beattie, R. Rigby, Jarkson, Edwards, Olliver, Atack, J. Toomey, E. Mahan, A. Reed, R. English, Bryden, Wood, P. Barrett. H. Ronaldson, Miles, Moon, Powell, Roberts, Parkes, N. <T. Walker, G. Lawrenson, S. Flood, Bowie, McCracken, Colin Acland. Hay, Cook, Robinson, Moore, J. B. Norris, Waite, W. Dickinson, Solomon. Gilmour, Johnston, Miller, Bryan, Veale, Holdsworth, V. Birss, Cookson, F. Drewitt, F. Bate. McDonald, F. Hopkins, C. S. MitchellDr. Short, Dr. Minty. Messrs Arthur Bate and Roland Smith (secretary). - v There are nearly 4000 picture theatres, large and small, in the British Isles, and at least 15,000.000 people of all ages visit them eivery week. Of the waggons of all types now running on British railways, fully half are privately owned and do not belong to any railway company. Three plants only, the scarlet pimpernel, daisy, and chickweed, are believed to give a correct forecast of rain by closing their petals and leaves.