WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the '•Women's Corner" ltema of social or personal tews. Such item* should be full? authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Miss Boyie (Park terrace) has re'turned from a visit to Auckland and the Bav of Inlands.

Amongst the many visitors to Christchurch for the Kindergarten Conference are Miss Batham (Wellington). Dominion secretary. Kindergarten Association, who is the guest of the Misses Tabart, Papanui road; Mrs T. K. Sidey (Dunedin). who is staying with Mrs H. 1. J. Thacker, Bealey avenue ; and Miss M. England, vice-president of the Kindergarten Union, who is the guest of Mrs Keith Hadfie'd (Shirley).

Mrs Burnes-Loughnan (Avonside) is leaving next week for a holiday visit to Timaru. Miss Haimai Loughnan will bo the guest of Mrs E. G. Kerr, Timaru, for the South Canterbury golf tournament, which begins on May loth. Mrs Fulton, who recently returned from a trip to Britain, is the guest of her sister, Mrs \V. H. Price (Fcndalton).

Mrs C. A. Fraer, Dominion president of the National Council of Women, is leaving Christchurch tomorrow or on Thursday to attend the biennial conference to be held at Gisbornc.

Mrs Redmond Neiil (Mount Somers) is visiting friends in Dunedin. Miss Lucy Sanders (Worcester street West) is leaving early next week for a visit to Wellington and Auckland.

Mrs R. J. McLaren (Oxford terrace) is leaving on Friday for Gisborne to attend the conference of the National Council of Women. She will be joined in Christchurch by her mother, Mrs Aslin, who is president of the Dunedin Branch of the Council.

Mrs A. T. Chapman and Miss Mollie Chapman (Knowles street) have left for A-?hburton, whero they have taken Mr E. B. Newton's house for a few months.

Mrs T. Tomlinson (Fendalton) ana Miss I. M. Jamieson, secret y of the local branch of the National Council of Women, will be amongst Christchurch delegates who are leaviffg on Friday night, en route for Gisborne, to attend the biennial conference, which opens on May 13th. Miss Chaplin, one of tha Christchurch delegates, has already left for the north.

Miss Olive Kettle is at present the guest of Mrs Arthur Elworthy (Holmo Station, Timaru). Mr and Mrs C. B. Bowie (Fendalton) left on Saturday for London, where they will join their daughter and make an extended tour of England and the Continent. They expect to be absent from New Zealand for about twelve months. Miss K. Lovell-Smith, Dominion secretary of the National Council of Women, is leaving to-morrow for Gisborne to attend the biennial conference.

Mrs W. H. Clark and famiJv (Realey avenue) arc leaving this week for a I holiday visit to Hanmer Springs. Mr and Mrs Ivan Lascelles (DunI edin) are spending a holiday with relatives in Christchurch. Miss C. M. West-Watson has been awarded the Senior Scholarship of the New Zealand University in Economics, in place of Mr W. L. Holland, who was un,xble to take up the scholarship. Mr and Mrs W. L. Elliott (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. Middleton (Svdney), and Mrs T. K. Sidey (Dunedin) are registered at the Clarendon gotel. HOT WATER WHEN YOU NEED IT. There is no need to wait many hours for water to get hot when you have a Mercer Vacuum Electric Cylinder. It is there when you want it. This ig due to the Mercer Vacuum tube, which prevents the hot water from being cooled by surrounding cold water. Working demonstrations are given by J. Mercer and Sons, Ltd., 54 Oxford terrace (near Montreal street bridge), Christchurch. —1 THAT TICKLING "FEELING. Apart from being an annoyance to others, a cough is embarrassing and painful to the sufferer. Not half so however, after you've taken a dose of "Kofgo" the popular remedy. Kofgo clears the throat and soothes that irritation and tickling feeling. Only 2s 6d a large bottle at E. Cameron Smith's, Chemists, Cathcdr.a-1 square. —6 SYDAL DID IT. Customer: My wife has very badly chapped hands and nothing seems to do them any good. Chemist: Have you tried Sydal? Customer: No, I think not. Chemist: Well! Try it. Next day the customer calls to say "Sydal did it." For chapped hand's Sydal is a one-night remedy. Two shillings everywhere. 4 IN THE KITCHEN. I.X.L. Borax Washing Powder is, more than anythirfg else, adapted to the work of the kitchen. The first step in the solution of the servant problem is a solution of I.X.L. Borax Washing Powder. It lightens labour. It doubles the cleansing power of soap and water and makes things shine and sweet, and Wholesome. —1

Miss Button, principal, Dur.edin Kindergartens, and Miss Wilson, principal, Wellington Kindergartens, aro the guests of Mrs A. Peppier (Cashmere Hills). Miss Colegfave. principal, Auckland Kindergartens, is staying with Mrs Cyril Stringer (Cashmere Hills), and Miss Duthie (Dunedinl and Miss Thompson (Auckland) are the guests of Mrs F. W. Freeman (Cashmere Hills). Mrs C. H. Lewis, who has heen paying a round of visits, has returned to her home, "Gwynfe," Avonside. Mr and Mrs S. Gualter (Cust) and Mrs D. Gray (Potigaroa) are staying at AVarner's Hotel. Recent visitors to View Brae, Hanmer Springs, include Mr and Mrs Long, Mr D. Long, Mr W. Gebbie, Miss EiLi Gebbie (Southbridge), Miss A. Adams. Miss Adams (Killinchv), Mrs Boyle, Mrs Nelson (Springstoii), Mr E. Bowers (Montrose), Mrs Tullocli, Mr G. Mitchell, Mrs Snell, Mr Lamb, Mr J. Watson (Christchurch), Mr \V. Hastings (Gore), Air Bradley (Ashburton), and Mrs Hodge (Wellington).

The latest arrivals at the Hotel Federal include:—Dr. and Mrs Julian (Blenheim), Miss E. H. Lewis (Blenheim), Mr and Mrs Macaulay (Albury), Mr lan Macaulay (Alburv). Misses Macaulay (Alburv), Mr J. Gillanders (Greendalo), Mr J. Rudd (Greendale), Miss W. Creamer (Timaru), Mr W. G. Imrie (Mayfieki), Mrs Auston (Albury), Miss Eraser (Albury), Mr E. Scott (Pigeon Bay), Mr J. Wood (Wellington), Mr H. Snushall (Invercargill). and Mrs G. Fraser (Dunedin). Recent visitors to York House, Hanmer Springs, include Mr Twomey (Mangamutu), Mr D. Colombus (Governor's Bay), Mr J Ma'nhire (Governor's Bay), Mr and Mrs Gilpin (Christchurch), Mr F. A. James (Christchurch), Mr A. Mitchell (Sydney), Mrs Cunningham and children (West Coast), Mr J. Santos (Chatham Island), Mr and Mrs Dixon (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs McHugh (Swannanoa), Mr D. McGregor (West Eyreton), Miss Exley (Hawera), Mrs Craigie (Wellington), Mrs 0. Marquet (Kaikourn), Mrs B. Mackle (Kaikcura), Mrs M. C. Mackle (Eketahuna), Mrs C. Barnett (Wairoa), Mr and Mrs Prebble (Winchmore), Mr and Mrs Henderson (Winchmore), Mr and Mrs Tomlinson and daughter (Orawia), Mr and Mrs Wells (Oamaru) Mr D. M. Munro (Waikari), Mr r! Buttle, Mr W. Honey bone (Waikari) Mr W. Skelton (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Honeyfield (New Plymouth), and Miss A. Fraser (Otago).

OBITUARY.

REVEREND MOTHER M. ST. JOHN. The Sisters of the Convent, Ferry road, have just learnt by cable of the death at Deal, Kent, England, of Mother M. St. John, one of the pioneer Sisters of the Order in New Zealand. The life of this venerable religious, who has died in her 95th year, has many interesting links with the past. She was present yi the humble beginnings of her Institute in Lyons, France, in 1861, and lived to see it spread to all parts of the world. She herself was one of the first band of missionary Sisters sent to New Zealand, arriving at Napier in 1864. Before leaving England, Mother M. St. John and her companions were presented at Claremont to the ex-Queen MarieAmelia, who, with her husband, King Louis Philippe, had been driven from France in 1848. The Eoyal exiles gave the Sisters a generous donation, ?nd insisting on their remaining for dinner, made two of the young princes wait on them. They met with equal kindness and generosity at Arundel, from the Duchess of Norfolk, one of whose daughters was a Sister of Charity working in the s'ums of London, and another a Carmelite Sister. The sailing vessel, the Walter Hood, on which the Sisters embarked for New Zealand, took /vlmost five months to reach its destination. It was wrecked on the Homeward voyage. Mother M. St. John and her companions, on reaching Napier, at once opened there a school for the children of the parish, and before long added to it a boarding school for Maori girls. This establishment, assisted in its first days by grants from Sir George Grey, the Maoris' true friend, has flourished ever since and is at present so overI crowded that the Sisters are faced with ! the problem of obtaining more accommodation for its ever-increasing contingent of native girls. : When in 1868 the Sisters opened their firsl Convent in Christchurch, Mother M. St. John was transferred from Napier and spent the next quarter of a century at the Ferry road Convent, being one of those responsible for the erection of the handsome stone building facing Barbadoes street. There are still in Christchurch some who remember the indefatigable zeal and undaunted course with which the good Sister faced the many hardships inseparable from the pioneering days and she herself always cherished a special lpve for her friends in Christchurch. On the death of the foundress of the Order in 1893 Mother M. St. John was recalled to France, where she remained until the expulsion of the various sisterhoods by the French Government zt the beginning of the century. Her home has since been at. Deal, in the south of England, and it was here that her long life terminated on April 13th, 1929.

ART SKETCH CLUB. The first Exhibition of the year of the Canterbury College School of Art Sketch Club was held in the lecture room at the School of Art on Saturday evening, Mr W. E. James Cook presiding. , Although members competed in the set subjects, Mr Cook said that out of a membership of 80 students, it was somewhat disappointing that members did not concentrate more in this section of the work and stated that the percentage would be much higher i n an European school. The senior set subject was "A Sea-scape," the prize being awarded to Mr Russell Clarke, and the junior section prize for "Design for Fancy Costume" was awarded to Miss Myrtle Anderson. There were a number of sketches in the open section, and the work of Mr William Reed was very highly commended. Mr C. F. Kelly acted as critic for the evening, and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks by the members at the conclusion of the Exhibition. PARTY AT SUMNER. On the occasion of the return cf Mr and Mrs E. A. Hill from Wellington, a pleasant evening was spent at their residence-, Scarborough, Sumner. Games dancing, and musical selections given by Messrs B. Hill and C. Rhodes were mucii enjoyed. Amongst t hose present were :—Mr and Mrs W. Gorton Mr and Mrs W. £ OT I^ r ' a M S■ E ' r Mnnrford, Miss E Mumford. Miss 1.. Aitken, MUs G Williamson. Miss M. Gill, Misses Connor Messrs L Gorton, R. Milligan, A. Goston, and P. W llhamson.

WEDDINGS.

RAYNER—GRANT. The wedding was solemnised at the Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, by the Tier. O. Fitzgerald of Martha, fifth daughter of Mr L. H. Grant and the late Mrs Grant (Okain's ±Jay) and Harold, eldest son of Air and Mrs James Rayuer, Glade avenue, Richmond.

The bride, who was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr W. Roberts, wore a beautiful sleeveless frock ot white georgette and silver lace, over an underskirt of palest pink. The tightfitting bodice had a yoke of silver lace and the full skirt was formed of alternate panels ot frilled georgette and silver lace, falling in uneven hem line. Her beautiful emoroidered veil, kindly lent by Mrs James Ray'ner, jun., was of palest pink, held iu place with a white satin ribbon, and clusters of orange blossoms on each side, and she carried a bouquet of choice white hothouse blooms, with touches of pink, and maidenhair fern, tied with white satin streamers. Miss Pearl Grant, who attended her sister as bridesmaid, wore a shell pink crepe de chine sleeveless frock with an overdress of beaded ninon, studded with rhinestones. She wore a pink tulle headdress with a bow at one side, and her bouquet was composed of pink hothouse flowers with maidenhair and asparagus fern, and pink satin streamers. Mr James Rayner attended his brother as best man. As the bride and bridegroom were leaving the church, the bride was presented with a silver horse shoe by her small nephew, Raymond Wallace. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of the bridegroom's parents, where Mrs Rnyner received her gusts wearing a smart frock of black satin and gold lace, with a hat to tone. She carried a bouquet of old gold and autumn-tinted blooms. In the evening a dance was held in the spacious drawing-room, when dancing and games and musical items were enjoyed. When the bride and bridegroom left for their wedding tour the bride was wearing a model frock of brown ray de chine, with flared skirt and cream berthe collar. Her brown coat had collar and cuffs of fur, and a small felt hat toned with her frock. STLLL— LANE. At St. Chad's Church, a pretty wedding was quietly celebrated recently, when Leonora Beatrice, elder daughter of Mrs Lane, of Cashel street, was married to Trevor Wilfred, elder son ot Mr and Mrs W. Still, of Eerndene, Hunterville. The oeermony was performed by the Rev. F. Dunnage. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Jack Lane, wore a dainty frock of cyclamen pink georgetet, with rucking at the waist, and hand-embroidered side panels. Her veil to tone, which formed a train, was caught with two posies of pink orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of pink begonias and roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Mary Lane, sister of the bride, wore a pretty frock of peach georgette, trimmed With, diamente, the full skirt with uneven hem line being finished at the waist with a taffeta bow. She wore a green felt hat and carried a bouquet of belladonna lilies and scabias.

Mr Malcolm Fisher, of Lake Coleridge, was best man. After the ceremony, the bride's mother entertained her guests at Ballantyne's tea rooms. She wore a frock of mauve silk marocain and hat of the same shade, appliqued with Oriental embroidery. She carried a bouquet of violets. Mrs W. Still's frock was of navy silk celanese and she wore a navy satin hat with a brilliant buckle and carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted chrysanthemums. When Mr and Mrs Still left later for the north, the bride was wearing under her fur wrap a pretty frock of rose beig,? silk marocain and her felt hat matched her frock.

SHAW—EDWARDS. At Knox Church, Waimate, a pretty wedding was celebrated recently, when Muriel Annie, only daughter of Mrs and the late Mr I. E. Edwards was married to Douglas, younger son of Mr and Mrs J J. Shaw, both of Wainiate. The church was decorated by friends of the bride, and the Rev. W. F. Nichol was the officiating minister. Teh bride, who was escorted by her cousin, Mr F. Phillips, who gave her away, wore a dainty long-sleeved frock of ivory georgette and silver lace, with tulle veil falling from a coronet of silver lace and pearls. She carried a shower bouquet of hothouse flowers and maidenhair fern. Miss Helen Clear attended as bridesmaid, wearing a powder-blue georgette and lace frock with uneven hem-line. Her hat was of silver grey crinoline straw, trimmed with pastel-tinted flowers, and she carried a bouquet of pink and blue flowers with streamers to tone. Mr Binnie Runciman was best man. After the ceremony, about eighty guests were entertained at Knox Sunday School Hall. The bride's mother received the guests wearing a stna'-t frock of black lace with white, and a black hat. Her bouquet was of mauve asters and Michaelmas daisies. The bridegroom's mother wore a frock of black eelanese, with black hat relieved with mauve, and carried a bouqupt of mauve flowers. When Mr and Mrs Douglas Shaw left later for their honeymoon in the north, the latter was wearing a tailored costume of fawn tweed, with eapeline hat to match, and a handsome fox fur, the bridegroom's gift.

HALE—GRXY. A picturesque wedding was celebrated at St. John's Church, Latimer square, "recently, when Olive, only daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Gray, of Kaiapoi, was married to Leonard Herbert, second son of Mr and Mrs K. O. Hale, of Karori, Wellington. The church was decorated by girl friends of the bride and a large pink wedding bell was suspended over the bridal party. The Rev. J. F. Coursey performed the ceremony, and appropriate music was supplied by Mr E. Lomas. j The bride, who was escorted by her j father, wore a charming frock of sott shell-pink tulle and georgette. On the sleeveless georgette bodice fine lace to tone was inset as a rounded yoke, while the flared skirt with uneven hem-line was composed of tiered tulle frills, finished with slender panels of the lace from waist to hem. Her hand-embroidered veil of the same tulle was simplv arranged, and caught to the head with clusters of pale pink orange blossom, and she carried a shower bouquet of shaded pink flowers. The trio of attendant bridesmaids, Miss Marv Hale the bridegroom's sister, Misses Olive Nicholl, and Gwen Davies, wore attractive sleeveless frocks of old gold shot taffeta, the fitting bodices being pointed at the waist-lines while the vandyked flared | skirts were bouffant at the sides and | fell slightly longer at the back. Their capeline hats to tone were bordered j in fine scallops and bound with ribbon, 1 and thev carried bouquets ot golden flowers. , Mr C. J. Choat. of Wellington, acted as best man. and Messrs Jack Ha {|' the bridegroom's brother, and A. H. Gray, brother of the bride. were groomsmen. A pleasant recention was subsequently held at the Winter Garden, where Mrs Gray received the guests. Her frock was of wine-red eclanese satm with square while the skirt was inset with small pleats at the if i« held by touches of gold and scJfi coloured embroideries. Her hat of fawa

felt and corded silk was piped with wine red and finished with appliqued flowers. She wore a brown fox fur and carried a bouquet of autumn shades. Mrs Hale's becoming frock of beige georgette was veiled in an overdress of tabac brown lace and worn with a musquash coat and a deep brown panne hat with a beige osprey mount. Her bouquet was of deep yellow blooms. Mrs F. C. Malpas, the bride's aunt, wore a black georgette frock mounted on gold lame worn with a white fox fur, and black and white hat.

The bride's travelling frock was of deep beige celanese georgette, flared at the side of the skirt by pin-tucked inset panels, and finished with beige georgette collar and small brilliant buckles. Her fur-trimmed coat was of rosewood brown velour and her fawn felt hat was smartly trimmed with cire straw.

ROWE—PAGET. | At St. James's Church, Cust, the wedding was celebrated recently of Mary Pearl, only daughter or Mrs Paget and the late Charles Paget, Swannanoa, to Percival, third son of Mrs Rowe and the late Mr James Rowe, Cust. The Rev. H. O. Hanby performed the ceremony, and Mr D. Mainddnald played the Wedding March. The bride, who was escorted by her mother, wore a white georgette frock with silver lace, panels. Her veil, which was hand-embroidered by her cousin, was worn in mob-cap style, and held in place by orange blossom and silver leaves, and her bouquet was of hothouse flowers. The bridesmaid was Miss Thelma Prichard, who wore an attractive frock of coral georgette with wide berthe collar. Her hat was of taffeta to match, and she carried a bouquet to tone. The reception was afterwards held in the Swannanoa Hall, which had been beautifully decorated by friends of the bride. Mrs Paget received the guests wearing a navy crepe de chine frock with touches of shell pink georgette and hat to match. Her bouquet was of pink roses and maidenhair fern. Mrs Rowe, mother of the bridegroom, wore a navy crepe de chine frock with coat and hat to match. Her bouquet was of bronze , chrysanthemums. Mr and Mrs Rowe ' left later for the north for their wed- I ding tour. '

PAPANUI BRANCH OF BIBLE SOCIETY.

The collectors of the Papanui branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society met at the Misses Morrow's home in Murray place on Thursday afternoon. Mrs J. W. Twentyman, president of the branch, presided at the meeting. The speaker was Mrs Williams, who gave an interesting talk on the Bible as the living word of God, and pleaded for a more steadfast reading and study of it. Mrs Williams reminded her hearers of the great need for the Bible to be used in schools. She pointed out the responsibility New Zealand had, in that, while sending the Bible to all quarters of the world, yet the country neglected to give it into the hands of its own children. Mrs SheaLawtor (secretary for Canterbury) also spoke. Among those present were Mesdames Hodgson, Miller, Orbell, Watson, Heywood, Flaus, McCullough, Baxter, Kruse, Donaldson. Quale, Smith, Reid, Farquhar, Tonkies, Wright, Kettle, Sneddon, Nielson, Manhire, Cock, Morrow, Thorne, and the Misses Hodgson, Muliizan, Baty, Ruddock, Manhire, and Heatley. THE COMFORTABLE MAN. Jones was one of the many people who sat up and read—long after the sitting-room fire has burned down. It was only when he was getting between the sheets that he realised his feet were frozen. But Jones got wise—he now slips an Unique Hot Water Bottle between the sheets and sleeps in blissful warmth until morning. —2 REDUCED FEES FOR PERMANENT **- WAVING.

Owing to a decrease in the cost of pppliances the following reductions in Eugene Permanent Waving charges are announced by R. and M. Beattie, 748 Colombo street (upstairs), next Chisnall and Stewart: Full head wac £5 os, new £4; three-quarter head was £4 now £3 ss; half head was £3 10s, now £2 12s 6d» sides from £U — 1