CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26319, 13 January 1951, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs T. M. Keeffe has been appointed matron of Rolleston House. She will succeed Miss E. Fraser, whose term of office will expire on January 31. Mr and Mrs H. F. Harper, Kelburn. Wellington, are visiting Christchurch' for the centennial c lebrations. Mr Harper is a granoson of Canterbury pioneers. Mr and Mrs John Harper. who came to New Zealand on the Randolph. The ninety-ninth birthday of Miss C. n- A!len - who lives in Cwen street. Wellington, was celebrated at a party B ,ve n by her nieces in Lower Hutt on Wednesday. Miss Allen was born on January 11, 1852. and says she is ti.e oldest Wellington-born woman. Her lather, the late Mr George Allen, was born in Deal. England, and her mother ■ n <7 r °Y, er an d M rs Ahen arrived in Wellington in 1841, where Mr Allen became well known as a shipbuilder. ?<• 1 A,. nlne children in the family. Miss Allen is the only surviving member. Her eight brothers and sisters were all over 80 years of age when they died.

. * , Fanny Horne. 88-year-old farm nand. who is still working on the land, was awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year honours list. A widow for the last 36 years, she lives alone at Preston, near Basingstoke. r Kh°w'n to many New Zealanders in London. and a hostess to servicemen who visited London during the Second World War. Mrs R. Lockett-Agnew Is visiting the Dominion on a holiday and convalescent trip. She is a daughter of the late Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson and a sister of Genera! bir Brian Robertson. Commander-in-Cmef. Middle East.

I onl - v New Zealander amon’ the -6 office workers of the World Health Organisation in Geneva is Miss Louise Ihomsett. wno is paying a brief visit tO , ’he Dominion. Miss Thomsett, Iv. hose home is in Wanganui, worked in Wellington as an accountant for an i advertising firm for a number of years mrob? 1 ! ago lefl for ch ina. with an UNRRA team. She staved two years with UNRRA. and later travelled extensively in the United States and Canada. Now she is in the general accounts section of the World Health Organisation in the Palais des *'k . n s in Geneva and is enthusiastic ! about her job. "My part of it,” she said is just looking after books and I fUn whlc h. come in from all over the world to maintain the organisation i don t have much contact with the tnore important and spectacular work, but I believe in it as something really work that is being done I , 1- ’hey hope, one day rid the world of malaria, cholera, and venereal disease. New Zealand. I believe, although Z ls ’I *? ss dan ger than other countries of the world from a health point 1 of view, gives more a head to support the organisation they any other coun-

rs E ‘hel Frances Hansard, who iJnd at m r j hon l e 1,1 Remuera, Aucka?°; °. n We dnesday. was in her eightythird year The daughter of Captain J. c.L. Carton, who was appointed Hawkr' e n dent °/ the Province of Hawkes Bay in 1861 and later Commissioner of Crown Lands for the pro- ' nee. Mrs Hansard was born in NawoodcnK educated at Miss Greenwoods boarding school for girls Wellington. She married the late Mr R rlit « u sard ’ j great-great-grandson of Duke Hansard, founder of the British parliamentary record. They were the first couple to be married in the Napier Cathedral.

A Swansea dinner service of 145 pieces, from the antique collection of Mr Gerald S. Lysaght. of Hunting Ball Blue Anchor. Somerset, was -f °r £2025 at a public auction m ,n J he L -Vsaght village hall. Old Lleye Somerset. The service bore individual designs of flowers on pedestals with blue and gold borders. Eight of the pieces were impressed. A Chamberlain Worcester dessert service of 64 pieces from Mr Lvsaght’r collection was sold for £l5O. and five Swansea china plates for £49. Mr Lysaght also sold 70 clocks, including a dozen grandfather clocks by wellkn°*'n tnakers. One by Joseph Knibb <1690) was sold for £240: and a Francis Perigal <1741) for £240 and a Francis Perigal (1741) for £2lO A chimes and striking bracket clock by Francis Perigal made £ll5. Whatever New Zealand may lack, there is no country in the world that can approach its school deqtal services. This is the opinion of two young Auckland qualified dental nurses—Misses Joan Hughes and Jean Johnson—who have returned after a “working world tour” which has taken more than two and a half years They planned to carry on with”their work while abroad, but apart from some visits to American universities and dental clinics they had no opportunity. and instead returned as qualified typists. “We soon found out that there is no such thing overseas as cur comprehensive school dental service." they said. “For instance, there are about six school dental officers in lhe whole of Vancouver. In Auckland we have about 60. They have semiqualified girls and men in Canada who are called 'hygienists'—but all they can do is cleaning and routine inspections. We are qualified to do fillings and extractions.” Paris fashion leaders are not only designing wonderful clothes, but are concentrating also on the development of beautiful perfumes and beauty products which are becoming increasingly nopular. writes a beauty expert from Paris. There are more perfumes on the French market to-day than ever before, and new ones appear every month. If six Parisian women were asked to name their favourite perlumes of the moment, at least four probably would include “Femme” >n their lists. “Femme" was created by Marcel Rochas, the noted dress designer of the Avenue Matignon. Madame Carven is another who is dividing her creative talents between clothes and perfumes. Just as the accent on youth typifies her clothes, it also marks he*- perfumes, which are very light.

“Elowers and Wreaths by Wire" anywhere. BUNTS. The Telegraph Florists, State Theatre Buildings. Advt Mrs H. C. Leech, well known to the ladies of Christchurch for the last nine years at Maison Chivertons, has now joined her daughter at The Nancy Leech Beauty Salon. She will be pleased to welcome old and new clients. 185 Manchester street < between Cashel and Hereford streets). 'Phone 31-452. Under Maxine in 'phone book. —Advt.

With the approach of the Ladies’ Croquet and Bowling Tournaments, the participants in the games naturally turn their thoughts to the matter of a suitable hat. This problem is solved with a WHITE SPORTS FELT, deep or shallow fitting, in small and larger headfits. oriced at only 16s lid at MISS SPARKES, First for Fashion. Armagh street. Advt.

TRY THIS GENOA CAKE RECIPE Coz Butter: Boz Sugar; 4 Eggs; lOoz Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Pdr.; 6oz Sultanas; 2oz Cherries (cut up); 2oz Blanched Almonds; 3 drops "Cathedral Brand" Essence Almonds; 5 drops "Cathedra! Brand" Essence Vanilla; 2oz finely minced Peel. Cream butter and sugar well together. Beat in eggs. Add flour, baking powder, sultanas, cherries (cut up), blanched Almonds, "Cathedral Brand” Essence of Almonds and Essence of Vanilla and minced peel. Put into a papered tin and bake one, to one and a half hours according to size of tin, in a moderate oven. -Advt.