WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 47, 19 November 1925, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

Miss Helen Orbell (Tiinaru) left for a visit to Wellington early this week.

Mrs. W. Young was a passenger from London by the lonic.

Mrs. P. S. Macassey is visiting Dunedin.

Dr. and Mrs. Carew and family, of Port Chalmers, returned by the Corintliic- yesterday from England.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell left last evening by the Limited express tor Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pigeon (Gore) arc guests of Colonel and Dlrs. Pow, Kensington Street.

Among the passengers to arrive by the lonic was Mrs. Thomas Young, who has been in England to obtain special medical treatment for her son.

The engagement is announced of Thelma, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crosby, Wellington, to Richard Nathan, son of Dlr. and Dlrs. Chatterton, Gore.

Dlrs. E. J. Eaton and Mistf Eaton, xv lio have been spending some weeks in Wellington, left yesterday on their return to Dlasterton.

Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral ■ and Lady Alice Fergusson held a reception in the Art Gallery in Dunedin on Dlonday evening. Beautiful pot plants and hothouse flowers were arranged on the stage, where an orchestra played incidental music, and supper was served in the watercolour room, with vases of blossoms as table decorations. Her Excellency wore a gown of midnight blue georgette, embroidered in silver. Among the guests present were Dlrs. J. G. Coates, who wore black cliarmeuse and silver.

Among the passengers to return to Wellington yesterday by the lonic were Miss Margaret McKillop’ and Dliss R. DI. Dennis, of Brougham Street, who have been absent from New Zealand for almost a year.' During that time tliev managed to tour almost the whole' of Europe, having visited the Riviera, Rome (where they were present at an audience with His Holiness the Pope), Venice, Milan, I'lorence, and thence through France and Switzerland, and down the Rhine. England they also saw a great deal of.

Dliss Rilcv, the supervisor of the Wellington Kindergarten, and her assistant', Dliss Burt, have been in Dunedin for the past week arranging the Wellington Free Kindergarten exhibit at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition. On Friday afternoon the members of the Dunedin Kindergarten Committee entertained Dlisses Riley and Burt to afternoon tea at the Otago ' Women’s Club, the tea table being prettily decorated with gelder roses.

During her brief visit to Wellington Dliss Stella Dlurray lias been much feted. Early in the week Dlrs, and Dliss Corliss gave a very enjoyable evening for her at the latter’s studio. On, Tuesday Dlrs. DlcEvedy gave a morning tea, and in the evening Dliss Dlurray was the guest of the Lyceum Club. Yesterday she was the guest of the Pioneer Club, and on Friday morning she will be the guest of the Victoria League Committee. _ There have been other smaller gatherings as well.

particularly well-attended meeting was held in the Red Cross headquarters, 63 Djxon Street, on Tuesday evening, to'discuss the project of making an effort through which it w,as hoped would accrue funds to enable the expanding activities of the Red Cross, to be met. With the approach of Christmas, the society hoped to do something by way of bringing cheer to the' many families in indigent circumstances under the society’s care. The meeting decided to hold a "gift evening” at Red Cross headquarters, 63 Dixon St., on December 3, to be followed by a sale of such gifts at a fair on December 8. A number of local artists offered their services by way of assisting the cause, and on both evenings of the fair an excellent programme of entertainment will be provided. The following stalls were agreed . upon:— Sweets, bran-tub, and surprise packets, Dlrs. Robinson; cakes, Dlrs. C. H. Chapman;' arts and crafts, Sister Lewis, and members of the Arts and Crafts Club; books, toys, etc., Dliss E. Jackson; produce. Dlrs. Miller; flowers, Dlrs. Pow; refreshments, Dlrs. F. T. Clarke. It was resolved that the Hon. Dr. Collins be asked to open the fair.

. The wedding was solemnised at St. Mark’s Church, Wellington, by Archdeacon Innes-Jones, between Eileen, onlv daughter of Dlrs, and the late Dlr. A. Grant, of Wellington, to Cecil, only son of Dlr. and Dlrs. F. Cave, of Gisborne. The church was decorated with white flowers by friends of the bride, and Dlr. Lawrence Watkins played the wedding music. The bride, who was given away by her brother. Dlr. Stewart Grant, wore a gown of cream georgette and silver lace, with an embroidered veil, held in place with a silver coronet, relieved with orangt: blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of roses. The bridesmaids, Dliss Iris Hutchin, of Hataitai, Wellington, and Dliss Dlaud DlcConnell, ■ of Auckland, wore frocks of cau de nil and blue embossed marocain respectively, with bandeaux, and carried bouquets to match.’ The bridegroom was attended bv Dlr. Don. Walker. of Nelson, as best man, and Dlr. Arthur Grant as groomsman. A reception was afterwards held at the Oddfellows’ Hall by the bride’s mother, who was gowned in blue marocain, with a grev hat and stole. A most enjoyable time was spent with musical items and dancing. Dlr. and Dlrs. C. Cave left later for the north, the bride travelling in a brown and gold ensemble suit, and hat in corresponding shades.

To have one's hair shingled without regard to the shape of the head or the type of features is to court disaster. A mannish cut is exceedingly unbecoming. Correctly cut, the head shows a dainty line and finish. Telephone an appointment for shingling, marcel waving. or permanent waving with Stam ; ford and Co., Ltd., 68 Willis Street. ’Phone 44—745.—Advt.

With the arrival of the warmer weather straw hats inevitably make their appearance. Haywards, Ltd., Lambton Quay, have some very chic models from twenty-five shillings to forty-nine and sixpence, in Bangkoks, Pailyans, braid straws, and French shapes, in lemon colour, sulphur, blue and cream, and pink, and all the soft colourings for wearing with cotton and linen frocks. 'Trim little summer felts are in various colourings also, and are exceedingly moderate in price, from thirteen and six to two guineas.—Advt.

ss. lid. FOR SILK SHEEN STOCKINGS. It's reassuring to one’s sense of values to see ss. lid. will buy in a pair of Silk Sheen Stockings nowadays. The lustrous richness of pure silk, the economy of in-woven art. silk, the indispensable smoothness of prettily fitting ankles, with a choice of colour’ to satisfy your subtlest selection. —Advt, s

A Musical Demonstration. Yesterday afternoon a most interesting demonstration of her class work ini- ■ the aural training of music was given bv Dliss Clere at Dlatsden School. Before the demonstration began, Dliss Clere. gave an explanation of the work and wliat it aimed at doing. It treated music, she said, not from the executive point of ’lew, but from the listening and creative. If children were taught as they were taught any other language in a' school class, their understanding of the subject naturally grew, and with their understanding came increased interest and appreciation. In the case of the young child the object was to awaken and develop musical and rhythmic instincts and to develop imagination, by means of an attractive musical stimulus. Thies led ou to more definite rhythmic movements, and the expressing or tapping out of definite tunes. Recognition came of the trend of the phrase and of phrase ends, expressed I by movements. In the same way was shown the larger outline and shape of the music, ana having decided whether the piece were in two parts or three the children made up a dance to illus* trate the difference of character. A further development was the’ dramatisation of imaginative pieces of music, the children turning the whole thing into a music drama which they act. Later, when they are too big for the expression of music through movement, said Dliss Clere, they are given small copies of the percussion instruments of an orchestra, and with these they supplied colour effects to certain pieces of music. Later" still came knowledge of the differences of pitch and time, and they made acquaintance with the element of tonality (or the relationship of sounds within theykey), passing on to the mutual realisation of Jhe various keys, and their relationship to one another. In this way the power of learning mentally the sounds indicated by the written or printed signs was acquired, which was one of the first steps towards real musical progress. In this part of the work sight singing and musical dictation were of great importance, and were of the highest value in mental concentration. All this work, instead of being divorced from musical experiences, as was the case in the old theory classes, was based upon real living music with which the child was brought into contact. Genuine musical appreciation, powers of observation, criticism, and imagination were developed. In the demonstration which followed, given by three of Dliss Clere’s classes, each in a different stage, was shown the methods by which this training was given. It was of the greatest interest, and the cliildien did their work with keen appreciation and understanding. At its conclusion, Dliss Baber made a brief speech, in winch she told her hearers that what they had just seen in no way indicated how 'much work lav behind the demonstration,, which merely showed what was done from week to week in these classes. With aural training was no such accompaniment of Ipredom and weariness as had accompanied the old system of teaching music, and it led to a greater appreciation and understanding of its beauties. Afterwards Dliss Baber -uitcrtained those who were present at afternoon tea.

Wedding at Lower Hutt. The wedding was celebrated last evening at the Methodist Church, Lower Hutt, by the Rev. Rowe, of Dr. Grace Helena Kime, only daughter of Dlr. and Dlrs. Kiirie, of Lower Hutt, to Dlr. J. P. Proude, only son of Dlr. and Dlrs. J. J. Proude, of North Auckland. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a frock of blue crepe de chine and georgette and veil embroidered with silver. She carried a bouquet of pale pink roses and sweet peas. The bridesmaids, four in number, were Dliss Phyllis Joll (Rangiora), who wore a frock of blue and biege georgette, and carried a bouquet of roses; Dliss R. DI. Proude, in green shot silk with silver shoes and stockings, and bouquet to tone with her frock; Dliss C. Street (late of Raetihi), rose pink satin frock with gold shoes and stockings and bouquet of shaded roses, and Dliss DL Parker in a tomato-coloured crepe de chine frock. She, too, wore gold-coloured shoes and stockings and carried a bouquet to match. The best man was Dlr. L. N. Ritchie, of Raetihi, .and the groomsmen Dlessrs. Leslie Kime, Sydney Dlorgan, of D'laugapura, H. DI." Dewar. A reception was held at The Lounge, Lower Hutt, and .among the guests were: Dlr. W. H. Field, DI.P., and Dlrs. Field, Dlr. R. W. Smith, DI.P., and Dlrs. Smith. Following the reception the bride and bridegroom left by motor for the north, the former wearing a beaded frock of fawn marocain with coat wrap and bat to match. Dliss N; Carrick has returned to Dlasterton from a visit to Italy. During ,her stay in Dunedin, Dlrs. Alister Beal is the' guest of Dlrs. W. H. Remolds.