SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 97, 19 January 1924, Page 14

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

Mrs. and Miss Hatrick, of Wanganui, are visiting Christchurch. Nurse Maud Sexton, of Wellington, has returned' from a holiday .trip to ‘•'Tieton. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Troup, of Kelburn, have returned from _a holiday spent in the Auckland district. Miss Benn, Christchurch, arrives to- . .day on a visit to friends in Wellington. Mrs. W. E. Cal do w ;>nd Mrs. Moeller, of Hated tai, are in Palmerston North for the croquet toumajiient. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Wilson (Kelbum) have returned from a lioliday visit to 2 Waikanae. Mrs. Arlow (Kelbum) and her family have returned from a holiday visit "'to Titahi Bay. "■ Miss Skerrett (Lowry Bay) has returned from a visit to Taupo and.Rotorua. ~ '"Mr. and Mrs. J. Tripe and their family have returned from a holiday spout at Waikanae. At Waiau, Amuri,. Canterbury, on Thursday afternoon the marriage took place of Miss Betty Northcote, only daughter of Major J. A. Northcote, of Highfield Station, to Mr. Stuart Cam- , eron Heard, son of the late Mr. P. H. Heard and of Mrs. Hoard, of Gloucestershire, England. The Rev. Canon Smith performed the ceremony. The bride, whose father gave her away, wore a gown of white satin marquise, with sleeves of white georgette embroidered with seed pearls. The train of satin was lined with shell pink and silver tissue, and the veil of tulle was bordered with silver, and was caught with a chaplet of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white and softest pink flowers. The bridesmaids were Miss Polhill, Miss Hope (Timaru), Miss Lance, and Miss Barbara Cowlishaw. They were dressed alike in cameo pmk georgette, finely accordionpleated, and wore pink veils falling from hair-bands of the same colour, and carried bouquets of pink tinted flowets. The little train-bearers were the Misses E. Morse and E. Burbury. The best man was Mr. Heathcote Helmore, and there Were three groomsmen Messrs. R. Ghaffey, F. Oracroft- . Wilson, and M. Macfarlane. A reception was afterwards held at “Higlifield," when, a number of guests were • entertained, many of whom had come • from a distance for the occasion. When leaving later on the wedding trip, the bride wore a travelling frock of mole faille silk, worn with a hat of cherrycoloured lace.

KIWI FLAVOURING ESSENCES. Kiwi Flavouring Essences are made in eight flavours. Raspberry. Straw- > berry, Lemon, Almond, Orange, Vanvilla,’Cinnamon, Ginger. Sold in flat panel bottles. Contain no adulterated spirit. Test one bottle and mark the result. 9d., Is. 4d., and 2s. 3d. per bottle —large rizes are most economical—from all stores. —Advt.

■ The Countess ot Westmorland made her first appearance on tho variety stage at the London Coliseum in December under the name of Catherine Morland. A good lotion for the skill, Bnd ono which is very inexpensive, is made by adding about six drops of tincture of benzoin to quarter of a pint of sour milk or cream. Mix well and apply with the fingers to face, arms, and neck. This season, in London, six concerts will be given by the London' Women’s Symphony Orchestra, founded last year by Mme. Elisabeth Kuyper, the brilliant Dutch composer and conductor. The programmes include classical and modem works, by Beethoven, Borodin, Brahms, Elgar, Debussy, Mozart, Ethel Smyth, and Elisabeth Kuyper herself. Last winter’s concerts were a marked success, notably one at the Lyceum. Club, when the conductor’s composition, the “Song of the Soul,” was performed for the first time. An outcome of the disappointment felt by the two women who failed to got mounts nt Newmarket is that Miss Violet Hopson, the film actress, has offered to provide a 100-guinea cup as the principal prize for a horse race in which tho jockeys shall be women. It is urged that there are many brilliant horsewomen who would welcome the op portunitv to take part in such a race, which, after all (says an exchange), would be but a step farther than riding to hounds, and it is proposed to form a committee to see whether it would be possible to make the necessary arrangements. The following were among the visitors to the Mt. Cook "Hermitage” during tho past week:—Auckland: Prof, and Mrs. R, M. Algie, Miss M. E. Gibson, Mr. J'. E. Ferrar. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Lunn. Miss Keesing, Miss K. Necker. Miss M. Hutchens. _ Wellington: Sir John and Lady Findlay, Mrs. F. M. Hunter. Mrs. E. M. Laurie, Mrs. F. H. Peyton, Miss Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hurn. Timaru: Mr. Edgar (Jones and family, Mrs. J. Souter and Son. Dunedin: Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Callan, jun., Mrs. Chas. Todd and tho Misses Todd (3). Miss I. Nelson, Miss D. Theomin. Mr. Justice Sim and Mrs. Sim. Christchurch : Mr. and Mrs. P. Climie, Master ,D. Climie, Dr. and the Misses Irving* (2), Mrs. Andreae and two children Miss Booth. Australia: Mr. A. Mac Neil, Misses Mac Neil (21. Mr. S. C. Bates. Mrs. Herbert Collier, Mr. E. Roughton (Melbourne'), Miss G. M. Fittock. Miss S. Frederiksen, Mrs. L. M. Nantes, Miss Nantes (Queensland), General and Mrs. Jobson. Mr. A. 'J. Jobson. Miss B. Knox, Miss T. Knox, Mrs. J. Snell (Sydney). South Africa: Miss A. M. Fraundorfer (Bloemfontein). America: Mr. G. G. Peters, Dr. F. H. Davenport (Boston) England: Mr. H. E. L. Porter, Mr. F. Stubbs. Miss Vaniev. Invercargill: Mr. A. F. Grenfell, Mr. and Mrs. D. Strang, Mr. and. Mrs. N. S. Strang, Mr. A. D. Mclvor.

The engagement cf Miss Rosalyn Patrica Satherly, of Waipukurau, formerly of South Africa, to Mr. Patrick George McMaloney, Sydney, formerly of County Limerick, Ireland, has been announced.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bennett, cf Palmerston North, leave next month on a visit to England. They anticipate being away for twelve months. Mrs. 0. E. Shortt, and Miss Lillian Shortt, well-known in Palmerston North for their long connection with the municipal library, are about to leave on a visit to England and America. They expect to remain away for about two years.

Shoes, once unimportant save from the practical standpoint, now do decorative sbrvice both for day and evening wear. The newest, dancing shoes are those made of bright jazz silks, showing an almost patchwork effect worked out in splashes of bright colour, woven together on a satin surface. These are counted smarter and more up to date, than the brocaded variety, of which we. have all grown more than a little tired; and they possess the merit of looking well with practically hny mloured gown, whether it be light or dark. Indeed, shoes cannot be too daring, too outre, to meet with approval just now (says the "Queen”). One sees walking shoes for afternoon use made of suede or leather dyed in tones of Chinese blue, Indian red, or wonderful tones of copper, their fronts strapped and capped with bright patent leather. Patent leather walking ' shoes made with fronts of black, brown, or beige coloured satin, are other favourite models, these latter being often strapped from tho heel to the side of the toe with patent leather or pierced morocco. Black patent leather shoes with strapping of gold leather, or cloth of gold, or cloth of silver lame, are also favoured for evening wear; just as bead embroidered satin shoes, or those worked with pearls or diamante. are being fashioned to wear with the bead embroidered tunic dresses of to-day. But newer than anything else are very high heeled black satin shoes worked with minute paillettes in rich Oriental colourings, and patterns that n.re the exact replica of lacquer work: somewhat strange, perhaps, whejn lower heels are so much to. the fore. An effort has also been made to reproduce those fashionable lacquer shoes, in painted patent leather, but so far, the process has proved too expensive for them to achieve anything like a real popularity.

A charming improvement to the appearance in the beautifully soft, wavy hair used in manufacture of our Ideal Transformations, with absolutely natural skin parting, a perfect copy of nature. Price from £8 Bs. Our special. Pino Tar and Camomile Shampoos brighten all degrees of brown or dull shades, restoring the natural colour 'to dark roots, and maintaining tho youthful lustre of the hair. Price ss. 6d. Stamford and Ct'., 68 Willis Street. —Advt.

Weddings to be artistic, ruraf hare Bouquets to harmonise with frocks. Miss Murray, 36 Willis Street. Deliveries anywhere in Dominion.—Advt.

The High Commissioner has cabled to tho acting-Prime Minister stating that Miss Margaret Dyer, of King’s College for Women, London, who has been appointed woman inspector of domestic subjects in New Zealand, will leave by the lonic for New Zealand on February 7. Miss Isobel Gray is a very fine pianist, and is the youngest Professor of Pianoforte at tho Royal Academy of Music, London. She was elected at the unusual age of 21. At ths centenary celebrations of the R.A.M. Miss Gray, was chosen to play, Sir Alexander Mackenzie’s Scottish Concerto at Queen’s Hall, and achieved a great success. She has frequently played under Sir Henry Wood’s baton at Queen’s Hall and elsewhere. She ha? also played with the Scottish Orcnestra under Sir Landon Ronald, and at Bournemouth under Sir Dan Godfrey. She has given recitals in Christiania with 'success. Her repertoire includes some 20 concertos. Miss Gray intended to make the violin her instrument, but eventually found her metier in the pianoforte.

One finds little handbags made of black or: coloured suede, simply decorated with cut-out slots through whidh is threaded a quarter of an inch ribbon of the same leather dyed in another tone, the bottom being finished off with a cut tassel .showing the same two-coloured effect (says the "Queen”). Tho frames of these bags are equally interesting, as they are made of the new tortoiseshell glass and silver gilt, the effect being almost as good as real tortoiseshell set in gold, while their linings of gold lame add to the richness of their effect. Pochette wallet cases made of brightly dyed. suede or morocco, in tones of lemon, almond green, flame colour, or sealing wax red, are also to be found fastened, with silver-gilt filigree mounts, set with mock jewels ; some of these cases, although' perfectly flat, contain an astounding assortment of vanity requisites, and show the most wonderful workmanship, as do also pochettes made, offinely tooled and gilded leather. Little cylinder-shaped, boxes made of enamel, or metal covered with brightly dyed suede, are used by some women m preference to a wallet or a handbag.These are suspended from the wrist by bright coloured silken cords and tassels, and are very gay and. decorative looking affairs. For evening use, there are novel handbags made entirely of artificial flowers, A. charming model of this kind is shown in n combination of yellow bachelor buttons and green fpliage, sewn on to a foundations of green taffetas, the batohelor buttons are developed in yellow taffeta!!, while their foliage is made of the green silk ornamented with elaborately embroidered vetoing. carried out in silver threads. Another charming idea of the same kind is a pretty ball-shaped purse or vanity bag, which opens wide and flat in the centre, like an orange split in half. This is made of silk and chiffon, and has flat dahlias carried out in their natural colouring, appliqued to either side.

Accept no soap called Barilla unless it bears the name “McClinton’s.”'McClinton’s Barilla is as pure as' the world-famous Colleen Toilet Soap, and honestly British.—Advt.

For St. Joseph’s Orphanage. The public responded liberally to the street day appeal in aid of St. Joseph’s Orphanage yesterday. The orphanage, which provides a home for more than 300 little children at Upper Hutt, benefited to the extent of over £450. This sum exceeded all expectations especially in view of the fact that Christmas has only just goue by, and business is very slack just now. There was no dearth of willing workers. Everybody who was asked came forward, and there were many volunteers. There were nine stalls, which had for sale home-made eatables for the most part. The stalls, and the ladies in charge of them, were as follow :—Government Buildings, Mrs. Gibbs; Kirkcaldie and Stains, Mrs. Quinn, and Upper Hutt ladies; Kelbum Avenue, Mrs, Le Fabre; General Post Office, Mrs. O. Driscoll: Boulcott Street, Mrs. Gamble and Mrs. Dr. Mackin; Royal Oak corner, Mrs. Hawthorn; Bank of Now Zealand corner, Mrs. J. L. Burke;, Courtenay Place, Mrs. Hughes; Newtown, Mesdames Maloney and Delaney. I Much of the success of the appeal was due to the efforts of Mr. "W. Perry, .who was tho organiser and general secretary. To Wash Cloves.

Very soiled gloves or those made of delicate suede should never be treated at home, but should be sent to the clennfers 'for professional treatment. Kid or leather gloves can, however, be quite well cleaned at home in either of the following ways:—(l) Make a good soap lather with curd soap and warm water, spread tho gloves out on a board, and rub them over judiciouslv with a little piece of flannel moistened in the lather. Go over them all caitefully until the dirt has disappeared, and then put them to dry in the sun or at some distance from the fire. On no account must non-washable leather gloves be made really wet. or they become hard. A pair of wooden or wire glove “trees” are an excellent investment, as gloves dried on these dry much quicker and a better shape. (2) Use petrol. Put some out in a saucer or small basin. (It evaporates very quickly, so only put out a little at a time). Now take the glove and clean each finger in turn with a small piece of flannel dipped into the petrol, nutting a small rounded piece of wood UP the fingers as you do them. When all the fingers are clean put the gloves on a plate, nour a little petrol over them, and brush them with a soft nail brush moistened with soap. Now dip the gloves artain in petrol, and thus rinse them well to remove the last trace of dirt. The gloves should next be put into a- drv cloth and well rubbed to get rid of the petrol, which, if left to dry on the gloves, makes them a bad colour. Put them on trees, and hang them out. of doors or in a fresh current of air to get rid of the smell of spirit. French chalk rubbed into white gloves after they ore drv improves their colour. As petrol is highly inflammable, glove cleaning must be done away from a fin? or artificial. ’toht. Fabric and wash leather gloves, including cotton and silk ones, can be put on the hands and washed in a warm, soapy lather. When . thov are free from dirt rinse them in clear water, soapy if gloves are wash leather, and hang them out to dry.

Women Engineers. Engineering as a career for women does not seem to hold many enticements for the Australian woman, or it may be that the difficulties in the way arte too great. In England, it appears, for the right type of woman, to be distinctly gaining ground. The profession, for many reasons, is never likely to be largely adopted by women in any country, but Englishwomen who have gone into it are "makinr good,” and are now being accepted seriously by men engineers and thepublic generally (says an exchange). At, the Shipping and Engineering Exhibition held at Olympia, London, recently, the visit of the Women’s Engineering Society excited considerable interest among officials and visitors, and a paper read by one of tho members, Miss M. Partridge, B.Sc., who has an increasingly successful electrical business at Exeter, attracted much notice. Her subject was "Lighting Problems in Country Districts.’! Among the most interesting exhibits at the exhibition was a laboratory filter made by Atalanta, Limited, which is almost entirely a woman's concern. The only male element, and it is very small, appears in the directorate. The managing directress is Miss Ashberry, who still has youth on her side, and another directress is Miss C. Hastings, who is also secretary of the Women’s Engineering Society, and editress of the “Woman Engineer.” This company, which has its factory at Fulham, is run on co-operative lines, the girl employees being shareholders as well. Another woman who has had an interesting career is Mrs. M. L. Matthews, who is manageress of the electrical tools sales department of the Consolidated Tool Company, which has works in Scotland and branches in many parts of the world. ~ Mrs. Matthews, whose position requires a knowledge of electricity and mechanics, is one of the few women graduates of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, and is also a member of the council of the Women’s Engineering Society. Eminent experts consider that the finer work of engineering, which demands patience and perserverance and attention to detail, offers considerable scope to women, and the success of. a special school, which was established in France during the war for training women, is interesting. This school, whose descriptive designation is "L’Ecole d’Enseignement Technique Feminin,” was established in January, 1917, to meet the demand of the principal engineering firms in Paris for skilled workers, with the wife of an engineer, Madame Laurent, at the Head of it. Not long since an article referring to this school stated that the number of students had grown to 130, and that the management had little trouble in placing them in responsible posts. Thb students are trained as technical secretaries, that is, assistants to engineers —such a post Mrs. Matthews held originally, and which led to her present responsible job—or as drawingoffice assistants, or as laboratory assistants and in each case the period of training is two years. The student must be 16 years of age before entering, and whichever branch she wishes to take up she attends certain common classes, and an excellent workshop also provides valuable aid to thb training.

Mr. and Mrs. J. McEJdowuey are visiting Clrristchurch,

SEASONABLE PRESERVES APPLE GINGER. 31b. of apples, weighed after peeling and coring, 31b. of sugar, 1J pints of water. 4oz. of whole ginger, three lemons. Bruise the ginger, and put in into a pan with the sugar, water, and juice of the lemons Stir until the sugar is melted, then bring slowly to the boil. When the mixtre boils, put in tblo apples, cut in quarters, and simmer very gently until the apples are cleilr. but not broken. Remove the ginger, and put the apples carefully into iars and pour the. syrup over. Cover this jar cither with a lid or cork, over which place a round of paper brushed over with a paste made of flour and water. If the syrup is too thin. when the apples are taken out. boil it fast for a few minutes until it thickens a little. GREENGAGE, PLUM. DAMSON. OR SLOE JAM. Choose fruit which is just ripe, but not over rine, for this jam. Wash and out into a preserving pan with 1 niut of water to each 61b. of fruit. If liked, the fruit mav be cut in half and the stones removed, or a slit made in them and the stones removed as they rise in the pan. Boil until quite soft, stirring and skimming occasionally. Now add ijlb. of warmed sugar to each pound of fruit: stir until dissolved, then boil fast from 20 minutes to half an hour, or until the jam sets on being tested, then put into clean, dry jars, and cover. LEMON AND APPLE JAM. 61b. of apples, three or more lemons, 41b. of sugar, 14 gills of water, and gills of lemon juice. Peel and core the apples and then weigh them. .Cut into slices, and put into a preserving pan with the water and the grated rind of three lemons. Bring to the boil and then: simmer until tender. Add the sugar, and squeeze the juice from enough lemons to mMce up 14 gills of lemon juice. Add this to the iam, stir until the sugar is dissolved. then boil fast until the jam sets when tested, which will take about three-aunrters of an hour. ‘ Put into pots and cover. 3 APPLE CHUTNEY. 11b. of brown sugar, 2oz. of salt, Jib. of onions, loz. of garlic. 25 to 30 good-sized, sour, unripe apples (if small apples areSised. moiie will be required), 4oz. of powdered ginger, loz. of dried chillies. 2oz. of mustard seed, 4oz. of dates or raisins, or 11b. of cooked beetroot, and 1 quart of vinegar. Peel, core, and slide the apples, put them into a pan with the vinegar and sugar and boil until the apples are soft. Wash the mustard seed with vinegar, and dry in a cool oven. Stone or chop the date sand raisins. If beetroot is usied, it should be peeled and put through a mincer and cooked with the apples. Peel and slice the garlic, onions, chillies, and ginger, and pound them in a mortar: add the mustard seeds, and pound also. When the apples are cold, add all the other prepared ingredients and mix well. Put into bottles, and do not use for three months.

Mr. and Mrs. Mekriy (Kelbum) have returned to Wellington from Palmerston North, and intend visiting Masterton.

Starved Faces. "Now your face,” said the celebrated beauty specialist decidedly, “is a starved one. More than two-thirds of the faces one sees are half-starved, you know.” "But I eat a lot,” I assured her, looking.in the glass. The reflection I saw therb certainly looked anything but starved. , The beauty specialist merely dabbed another layer of skin food on my face. “I’m not talking about eating,” she said. “The food you swallow doesn’t feed your skin. The skin needs feeding as much as the body, and food is what it very seldom gets. It gets powder and paint and all sorts of cosmetics—but cosmetics are not food. And what food it does get is generally snatched away before it has time to be of any benefit.” “How many times do you rub m skin, food during the day?” she demanded. “Once,” I said meekly. “I alwayi put some on at night.” "And how long do you leave it on?” "Oh, about five minutes.” The beauty specialist had covered my face in cream that must have been half an inch thick. “Find a greasy skin food,” she said, "and cover your face with it at least twice a day. When you go to bed wash your face first with a baby soap and tepid water (never use hot water on your face). Then drv it gently and rub in as much skin food as von like. Leave it on all night. Very, little, grease will oome off if you ruh it carefully in. Talking of rubbing, of course, you must rub with a rotary movement. “In the morning rub in some more cream. Leave this on till you’ve had your bath nnd your facte has been washed. Then wipe it off and. wash your face in the coldest water you can get. And when you. wash it during the day, remember the water must be cold. , - "If your skin is vfery neglected, very drv and lined, you must manage to mh in some skin food in the middle of the day. Lines are caused hy the dryness of the skin.: thev go when, the skin becomes moist. That is why women who live in the East often ags so early. The hot, drv climate ruins their complexions simply by drying them up.”

Miss M. McCarron and Miss F.- Oldham, of Auckland, are visiting Wellington. and are staying at the Hotel Windsor. The engneement 5s announced, of Miss Mnrv Vida Eglinton. onlv datlgh-’ tet of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Eulmton, Eastbourne, to Mr. Duncan Monson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Monson, of Greytown and Tuscan Hills.