SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 103, 26 January 1924, Page 14

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

The Misses M. and D. Isaacs have left for a visit to Christchurch. ■ - Mr. and Mrs. J. Hutchison /Dunedin) arrive from the south on Sunday on a brief visit to Wellington. Commander Beale, of H.M.S Chatham,' and Mrs. Beale are expected m Christchurch, early next month. Mrs. Putnam and Miss Barbara Putnam left yesterday by the Manama for a visit to Sydney. ,’L Miss Monica Narbey, Wanganui, is at present visiting her parents, Mr. ;.. and Mrs. V. C. Narbey, Pahiatua. Mr. and Mrs. George Gould and Miss Barbara Gould intend returning to Christchurch thia evening after the . races. Her Excellency Lady Jellicoe and a party from Government House attended Madame Lipkovska’s concert in the '- Town Hall, Auckland, on Tuesday last. Miss Phyllis Fuller, daughter of Mr. John Fuller, and a native of Wellington, made her debut on the stage in ‘‘Rockets” in Sydney recently. The engagement is announced of Marjorie Lillias, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Shea, Wellington, and Mervyn Lester (Pat), second son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holden, Gisborne. Miss A. C. Morrison, principal of the Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, has been spending a few days in Christchurch on her return journey from the south. Mrs. Moore, wife of the Hon. Richard Moore, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, is leaving New Zealand by the Ruahine early in May to visit her relatives! in England. Mr. and Mts. Bernard Tripp (Canterbury) left yesterday by the Marama for Sydney, en route for England. The New Zealand Sheep Owners’ Federation have appointed Mr. Tr-pp as their delegate to attend the ' international meeting of cheep breeders, which will be held in England this year, and the Council of the New Zealand Red Cross Society have appointed him as a delegate to attend the International Red Cross Conference, which is to take place in Paris at the end of April. Dr. Chavasse, in his standard work: “Advice to Mothers,” advises the use of McClinton’s Colleen Soap for the washing of babv. McClinton’s Colleen is British and absolutely pure. Is. per tablet everywhere.—Advt. Rub a few drops of a Kiwi Flavouring Essence on to your hand and tnen ‘ inhale it. By this means you will appreciate the. delicious, delicate flavour. Ask for the flat panel bottle. Assorted flavours, 9d., Is. 4d., 2s. 3d.; Almond and Vanilla, 10d., Is. 6a., 2s. 6d.; all stores. Full quantity in each bottle. Guaranteed pure. —Advt.

Miss Medley returned on Thursday from a visit to the country. Miss A. Pattrick, director of Plunket nursing, paid an unofficial visit to Pahiatua on Wednesday. Miss Chaytor (Marlborough) will be the guest of Miss Edwin for a few days next week, on her way through to Auckland. Mr. and Miss Blakesley, of Oriental Bay loft recently by the Port Kembla, to take up their residence in England. Mrs. and Miss Darling leave on Monday for Auckland, where Mrs. Darling will attend the Dominion Conference of the Navy League, as one of the delegates. from Wellington. They will stay at Stonehurst. The Wanganui Education Board received with regret the resignation of Mrs. Dunne as a member. The chairman stated that Mrs. Dunne had represented a district which was very hard for a member of her sex to work, but at the same time she had proved to Ho an active member of the board, and took a very keen interest in matters educational. An old colonist. Mrs. A. M. Clarke, passed away at Tauhoa, at the age of 70. Mrs. Clarke arrived in Auckland with her parents in the Codusms, m 1863. After a short stay in the city, the family removed to the district then known as the Chalmerston Block, Tauhoa. For several years she and her mother were the only white women in the district, and faced with indomitable courage the hardships and dangers of pioneer settlers. Mrs. Clarke was twice married, her first husband being Mr. R. Newcombe, and her second Mr. James Clarke. Mrs. Clarke, who had 18 children, 16 by the first marriage, and two by the second, is survived by six sons and seven daughters. Among the visitors to the “Hermitage” during the past week were the following:—Auckland: Professor and Mrs. R. M. Algie, Mr and Mrs. A. G Lunn, Miss E. Nccker, Miss M. Hutchens, Mr. J. E. Ferrar, Miss M. E Gibson. Wellington: Sir John and Lady Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hurn. Christchurch: Mrs. Andreae and two children, Miss Booth, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Donaldson and two sons, Mr. D. C. Robertson, Miss U. J- Pope, Dr Bevan Brown, Profesor H. Stewart, Professor Wall. Dunedin: Air. Justice Sim and Mrs. Sim, Miss D. Theomin, Miss Ross. Miss Hill-Jack. England: Mr. F. Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rawson, Mr. and Mrs. C W. Berry, Mr. H. L. Porter, Mrs. W. F. Hamilton. America' Dr. F. H. Davenport. Mr. G. G. Peters, Mr. C. E. Childers. Australia: Misses B. and I. Knox Mr E. Roughton, Mrs. and Miss Nantes, Rev. K. J. Bickersteth, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Brown, Air. Stanley Lewis, Mr. end Mrs. A. H. Nathan, Mr. O. Solomon, Messrs. T. and J. Ramsay. Timaru: Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Simpson.

Countess Cassillis arrived at Auckland on Wednesday in the Ulimaroa from Sydney for a month’s visit. She said slic had retained many pleasant memories of the visit she paid to New Zealand many years ago. “During the war,” she told a “Herald” representative, “I saw much of the New Zealand troops and I cannot tell you bow much we admired those men, when wo met them in England. They were, indeed, splendid, and they were favourites with all who met them. I went to France not so long ago, and was very pleased to notice how .well the war graves were kept, including those of New Zealanders. The Countess intends to spend most of the time in the North Island. During her earlier visit she toured the South Island, visiting the Sounds. The Earl of Cassillis, who is in Sydney, will Join her later, his arrival in the Dominion having been delayed by a very long motoring tour. The Earl of Cassillis is First Grand Principal, Royal Arch Masonry. A family bereavement has caused a shortening of the world tour of the Earl and Countess. They will proceed Home, via San Francisco, and expect to arrive in England at the end of June. Although their tour is essentially a pleasure one. it is entailing much work in connection with freemasonry for the Earl of Cassillis. the Countess is accompanied by her sister, Miss S. B. Stewart. The Earl of Cassillis, who was born in 1872, is the eldest son of the third Marquess of Ailsa. He married in 1903 Fiances, third daughter of Sir Mark McTaggnrt Stewart, Bart.. He was a major of the 3rd Battalion Royal Scots Fhisillers, and served in the South African war. He was with the British Expeditionary Force from December. 1914. to May, 1919.. and was mentioned in dispatches. He is a member of the Royal Society of Archers. H.M. Bodyguard for Scotland. His Scottish home is Cubzean Castle, Ayr.

The wedding was celebrated on Wednesday at “Hawarden.” the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Booth. Middlerun. of Miss Marjory Booth, youngest daughter of the late Air. and Airs. Alfred Booth, to Air. William James Rice, eldest son of Mr. and Airs. John Rice, of Dannevirke. The Rev. .R. Young, vicar of St. Afark s, Carterton, officiated, and' the ceremony took place in an alcove of the drawing room, the bridal couple standing beneath a bell of white and pink flowers. The bride _ wore a gown of ivory crepe de chine draped with georgette and trimmed with ornaments. Her bridal veil was held in place with orange blossoms, an ! she carried a bouquet of pink roses, scabious, and maidenhair fern, with streamers of pink, blue and lavender ribbons. She was given away by her brother, Mr. W. H. Booth, and was attended by her niece. Miss Homo Booth, as chief bridesmaid, and two little nieces. Beth Steel and Mary Booth, as flower girls. The chief bridesmaid’s frock was of apricot brocaded crepe de chine, with tulle veil. Her bouquet was of apricot coloured lilies, begonia and roses. Air. Latty Cross and Air. Jack Munro, both of Kelvin Grove, Weber, were best man and groomsman respectively. Later Air and Airs. Rice left bv motor-ear for Wellington, the bride travelling in a grey and almond green costume, almond green hat and fur coat.

London playgoers are sad this week, for they have lost by death little Afeggio Albanesi, one of the brightest hopes of the English stage (states a London correspondent under date, of December 13). She was the daughter of distinguished parents. Her father was Chevalier Carlo Albanesi, one of the examiners at the Royal Academy of Music, and her mother, Madame Albanesi, the novelist. A bright-eyted, dark-haired, rather shy girl, with a marked personality, and wrapped up in her art, she practically worked herself to death. She was playing in “Lilies of the Field” np to within a dav or two of the end. Few of our young actresses showed such splendid promise.

Air and Airs. J. R. Te Kiri t Rotorua, settled down at Chertsey, in Surrey. on their return from New Zealand twelve months ago. In the summer they visited Paris, states a London correspondent. Their New Zealand friends will be interested to hear that another child—a daughter—was born to them recently. Mr. Te Kin is working in association with Major Dansey, at the Alaori house —Alata-a-T ua ,—which is to be removed from South Kensington to AVembley for the exhibition. With his wife and family, he hopes to return to New Zealand at the end of next year.

The following are delegates to the Dominion conference of the Navy League, which opens in Auckland cn January 30:—Auckland, Air. A. Af. Ferguson, Mr. A. G. Lunn, Air. C. H T. Palmer, and Commander J. R. Middleton, D. 5.0.. R.N.; Christchurch. Air. C. J. Treleaven and Mr. R Bell; Nelson, Air. H. R. Duncan; Napier, Mr. R. D. P. AlcLean, Mr. C. F. H. Pollock, and the Rev. Asher; Gisborne, Air. F. H. Rowley; Wellington, Air. J. P. Firth, Airs. J. Darling, and Mr. R. Darroch; Masterton, Sirs. H. H. Beetham, Airs. J. Caselberg, and Mrs. AV. H. Jackson; Alarton, Airs. Hewitt; Picton, Miss Seymour and Aliss Allen. The names of the Dunedin delegates and of AVanganui Collegiate School have not yet been received.

Present-giving is a business that is not taken lightly by the Prince, of AVales. He usually gives cuff-lmks to bis men friends, but is not above spending half an hour in search cf some novelty for women acquaintances, in spite of ‘the chaff which is likely to bo aroused. All his servants at York House had a Christmas present from the Prince of AVales, each present having the name of the recipient, with a personal good wish in the Prince’s band-writing. One year the private secretary offered to relieve the Prince of this duty. ' “No, I like to do this myself,” said the Prince. ■ ‘lt is a little service I can do for those who do a lot for me.” No doubt the Prince’s messages of goodwill will be treasured as long as the gifts accompanying them. . Queen Alary taught her young family io bo thoughtful to their servants. To this day cold meals are the rule on. Boxing Day at York Cottage in order that the servants mav have a free day for entertaining' their friends or visiting relatives "on the Sandringham estate.

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

Aliss Francis is leaving on Alonday by iflia Maunganui for a visit to England.

The habit of liair-bobbing and shingling has met with a sharp rebuff front an unexpected quarter. The doctors of Harley Street nave declared against the practice, and many hairdressers are warning their clients that indiscriminate cutting is likely to lead to premature greyness (writes the London correspondent of the “Australasian”). Unless the hair is in excellent condition, shingling may ruin it in a few months. One AAest End hairdresser states that a woman of about 45 years, with a beautifully shaped head, asked to have her hair “bobbed.” Sho was advised not to risk the operation, but insisted. AAhen she saw the result she burst into tears, as genuine as those of Airs. James DilHngham Young, in that classic of hairbobbing, “The Gift of the Alagi,” by 0. Henry. The doctors condemns bobbing because it brings on rheumatism and neuralgia of the scalp. One Harley Street doctor said! that ho treated two women recently for “shingles, ’ arising from a chill to the nerve centres of the head and face, due to “bobbing.” Ho pointed out that a woman’s scalp is more sensitive than a man’s, owing to the greater resisting power due te the' short hair of men. Speaking with the utmost seriousness, Harley Street denounces shingling as likely to lead to shingles, a very unexpected dictum.

Airs. Harrison Lee Cowie sails for Britain on February 12 by the Alakura to take part in the great AVorid’e Sunday School Convention, to be held in Glasgow in June. Airs. Lee Cowie, as a world’s missionary of the W.CT.U., has been to Britain six times, and to many parts of the foreign-speaking world. On this occasion she expects to visit I’alestine, Egypt, India, and Ceylon, to see missions at work, and will also gather information about prohibition successes as she crosses the States. Air. and Airs. Robert Garroney, of Takapuna, Auckland, are also delegates travelling by the same vessel with Mrs. Lee Cowie. As president of the Haeremai Club, the Ponsonby AV.C.T.U., the Band of Hope Union, and the whole district of Auckland, Airs. Cowie has led a busy life, and will enjoy a change of work for the next few months. Her latest work was speaking through the broad-casting station at Karangahape Road, Auckland, every Sunday night at 8 o’clock, giving Bible stories to young people. This and other work will be taken over Until her return, and then the work for the poll will begin in real earnest in 1925.

The draped effect is greatly in vogue, where the material is dragged round to one side or to the front, and held in place in a variety of ways, a bow on the hip being the last word. This may take the form of a piece of wide tulle edged with fur, or on an afternoon frock, fur alone is'used. The length is uneven, and many dresses dip slightly at the hem in front and up at the back. AA'ith black dresses the choice of stockings is still invariably pink, or lather flesh colour.

Lost in the Bush. Tlie story of the wonderful fidelity of a dog, ajid the fortitude of a woman in surviving terrible privations whilst lost in tho bush have Loen revealed by the details of her sufferings related in the Bundaberg Hospital by Mrs. John Williams (writes a Sydney correspondent under date January 17). Mrs. Williams live? near Wallum, in a lonely and wild pnit of Queensland, and it transpires that while fetching a bucket full of water from the creek she temporarily lost her memory—supposedly the effect of tho terrible bout that has recently been experienced—and wandered off into tho bush. When the settlers learnt that she was missing they turned out to a man, as they always do in such emergencies, and scoured, the district for miles round. Days passed, and it was thought' that it was impossible that without food sho could have survived tho blazing heat. Still they persevered. Then rain fell, and this, as it turned out, probably saved the woman’s life, for it providentially enabled her to get some water when the pangs of thirst had become almost intolerable. Heartened by the conjecture that this might be the case, tho searchers persevered, and at the end of a week fiom the time she was first missing, when all but forlorn, hope had been given up, a poor, miserable little dog, emaciated and bedraggled, limped up to a black tracker and policeman. Following the dog through dense scrub they came upon the woman sheltering from the rain in a hollow stump. It was with difficulty that she was carried over the rough country to the township, but on reaching the hospital the doctor was surprised to find that in spite of. having been a full week without food and several days without water until the rain fell, she was in a fairly good state of health. Her clothes were torn her feet terribly sore, and her face burnt by the sun, but she quickly responded to the careful treatment, and when she could tell her story her principal theme was the devotion of the little dog, which had refused steadfastly to leave her, though suffering equally from want of food and exposure to the sun. “Thin and limping,’ she said, ‘it would jump up and follow me whenever I mode another effort to find my way to some habitation. I tried to induce it te return home, thinking it might find it on its own, but it would cower and whine if I did anything which made it think that I was angry. I think* it was its self-sacrifice and bravwy, and its company, which helped r.,e to keep up and live through all those nights with nothing to look forward to but another of those awful burning days.” A woman’s personal appearance is her greatest asset. Good features with a poor complexion can be made beautiful by correct facial treatment. Our perfect skin food nourishes the starved tissues, restoring the youthful contour of the face. ' All children’s haircutting Is.; marcel waving, 3s. 6d. ; shampooing from 2s. 6d.; combings mounted, 2s. 6d. per ounce. Stamford and Co., 68 Willis Street. Phone 21 —220. —Advt.

Girls and Games. In all cases involving a moving ball or object, speed is a big factor towards tho B/fatainmeot of success. The hockey half-back who is consistently the fraction of a second faster on the ball thap tho opposing forward should get possession every time. Speed does not necessarily mean the ability to “sprint” ’a hundred yards in record time. As applied to games it implies quickness of foot, tho power of starting, dodging, stopping, and turning without delay, (t is largely a natural gift, generally found in girls who have supple, elastic leg muscles and well-shaped feet and inkles. It is encouraging to know that it can be developed in even apparently hopeless cases. The first thing to do is to learn automatically to keep “on the toes,” if., on the ball of the foot. Skipping is a very useful exercise to this end, but must not be overdone or the leg muscles will become coame, stringy, and uneJastic. Five minutes twice or perhaps three time a day is quite enough for a well-developed girl, two or three minutes for a smaller and younger one. Simple juggling feats, such as balancing a stick on the forehead or nose, are also good for developing a light foot and easy balance. Out of doors, short dashes' of from 10 to 25 yards should be practised, particular attention being paid to quick starting, stopping, and turning (says the “Daily Mail”). Shadow exercises can be pursued indoors as well as out, an imaginary opponent and you dashing or jumping for an imaginary /ball. Shadow exercises are invalualne because they train the mind as weft as the body. Without an alert brain instantly to telegraph orders to the muscles there can be no agility of foot or, for that matter, hand or eye. Boxers in training make great use of ball punching. It is not suggested that girls should exactly follow their example, but striking at a bullock’s bladder, procurable at the family butcher’s), dril'd, blown up, and suspended by a piece of string from a beam, wall bracket, or other convenient object, is capital for increasing speed. It is impossible to hit it even thrice consecutively without great quickness <rf foot, hand, and eye. The veteran lawn tennis player wlio has lost much of her speed will contrive to beat much younger end faster opponents because she has learned mentally to anticipate the counter stroke, and is therefore able to be in. the right place at the right time. Whether or no they will ever get any “forrarder” than conferences in their efforts to cement international friendships and create international understandings, with tho object of ensuring the peace of the world for future generations, women everywhere are certainly proving that they are not content to adopt a “wait and see” policy. A congress to be held in March in London, in which the chief infernat’onal women’s organisations will take part, and which will be concerned wi& discussion of “The Prevention of the Causes of War.” Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, late president of the Intel-national Women’s Suffrage Alliance, and an American, is one of the

prime movers in the congress arrangements. At a chain of conferences, arranged by the Pan-American International Women’s Committee, which was formed aa a result of the second PanAmerican Congress, Vd held on Columbus Day, in October last, the women of “the. Americas” met simultaneously in 15 capitals of the Western World. The object was to express their willingness to serve in the interests of permanent peace in all the countries. Americans are great ers in the effectiveness of what might bo called “mass formation” in the consideration of important problems, and it is certainly impressive to read of great meetings of women occurring at the same time in 15 capitals, extending in an unbroken line from the United States to the Argentine. •

Discussing the girl of the period in the “Westminster Gazette,” Sara A. Burstall sums up as follows:—There is folly and evil in every great city, and every age has its own silliness. Many girls in our cities to-day want all the help we can give them, and more. But there is an advance. The typist going to business through pouring rain in artificial silk stockings, a thin blouse, and a smart costume, is more foolishly dressed than her. grandmother, who went to the mill in clogs and a shawl. But she is truer and kinder and more intelligent, and much better mannered. It is she, not the young man, who gives up a seat in a crowded tram to an elderly woman or a lame soldier. Girls’ clubs and summer camps and a thousand varied social and religious activities tell the same story of progress. Take a wide outlook, pierce below the surface, and you will not find much wrong with the modern girl. What one does wonder is whether the modem young man is good enoagh for her.

Madame Winnie Fraser (Mrs. John Fraser) the well-known New. Zealand singer, has, since her arrival in England a few months ago been studying continuously. She has been taking interpretation, repertoire, and method with Sir Henry Wood, and she has also been studying with Monsieur Raymond Muehlen, in each case with very gratifying success, according to an exchange. Madame Fraser had a very cordial reception _ from ■ Sir Henry Wood, who unhesitating decided to take her as one of hitf pupils. This, of course, is a great compliment for Sir Henry’s pupil list is a limited one, as his numerous orchestral engagements throughout the country occupy so much of his time. The New Zealand dramatic soprano, too, has had Satisfactory auditions with Mr. Lionel Powell and with Messrs. Chappell, and in all probability she wfll do some broadcasting. In December, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Corliss (Wellington), she intended leaving for the Continent. The party have arranged to spend Christmas in Rome, travelling by Switzerland and Florence, and they will go on to the Italian Riviera for two months. Mrs. and Miss Corliss will then return to England. Madame Fraser will gq to Vienna and. Buda Pest with tho idea of furthering her musical studies and of hearing opera. In April she will return England, and she will resume' her lessons with Sir Henry Wood.