WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 94, 15 January 1926, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

Miss Hinemoa Naylor lias returned from a fortnight’s holiday in Auckland. Mrs. W. 11. Wood, Te Awaniutu, is visiting Dunedin. Miss Grace Widdowson has returned to Christchurch, after spending several years in England. Mrs. Corliss and Miss Valerie Corliss have returned from Plimnierton and leave shortly for Dunedin. Misses Jean and Isabel _ McPhee (Gladstone) are visiting their aunt, Mrs. E. C. Jack, Wellington. Miss M. Gray and Miss A. Wellwood (Hawke’s Bay) passed through Wellington this week on their way to Dunedin. Mrs. F. von Dadleszeu has returned to Napier from a visit to the \\ ait ararapa. Mrs. L. A. Rhodes has returned to Hawke’s Bay from a visit to the Wairapa. Misses M. Rochfort and L Lowry (Napier) passed through Wellington early this week on their way, through to Dunedin for a visit. Mr and Mrs. K. McLaren and Miss McKain (Wairawpa) are touring the South Island by motor-car.

Mrs. R. Hunter, of Nelson, is at present visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. Hunter at Mastertoll.

Mrs Henrv Hall is leaving towards the end of 'next week for Australia, en route for England.

Madame Rosina Blign and Miss B'igh are spending a holiday in. Dunedin.

Mr. and Mrs. IT. R. Bryant, of Hawaii, left Wellington for a visit to the South Island on Tuesday.

Mrs. B. C. Ho~~ett, recently returned from a pro’onged holiday in England, paid a short visr: to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hocgett at Masterton, before going on to her home in Dunedin.

Miss Muriel Hodgins has returned from a visit to Palmerston North. The engagement is announced of Flora, eldest daughter of Mrs. MacIvor Feilding, to Baillie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Walsh, Wellington.

The etir'acement Is announced of Gwenda Eleanor, onlv daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gibson, of Ngaio to Wilfred Wriglev, second son of Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Payne, Tine Street, Mastertoll.

Tn the recent examination for midwifery, Miss Tanet M. H. Hewson, of Owakri, obtained the highest marks for New Zealand. Miss Hewson was trained for reneral work at Greytown. She passed the State examination with honours in January, 1925, and trained for the midwifery examination at Methven and St. Helens, Christchurch.

The wedding- took place in St. Andrew’s Presbvterian Church recently of T.’lsie Tbirza, daughter of Mr and Mrs. W. Dalton, of Palmerston North, to Mr. Frederick Mawhinnev, vonngest .son of Mrs. and the late IMr. Tohn Mawhinney, of Glasgow, Scotland.

Cambridge is challenging Oxford as a fashion creator. Oxford among other things, is known to the world bv its "bags”; Cambridge seeks fame with scarves. The scarves are not of the vivid and gaudy type, but simple’white affairs, adorned at either end with various recognised and unrecognised chib colours, states a London correspondent. t?e Vesniniiin£ tof the October term it would appear that numbers of new clubs have been formed, the sole <.b ject of their existence being that they provide something even more original and striking in the way of scarves. However strong the claims of plusfours, Oxford bags, and polo jumpers, scarves now rank first in the undergraduates’ favoin. Anv unsnspectin.cf freshman who should sally fortli resplendent in a nice respectable silk college comforter runs a firave danger of being regarded bv Ins fellows as a heretic and social outcast.

The following appointments have been made bv the Wellington Education Board:—Tane, sole teacher. Miss M Covne; Konnaranga, sole teacher, Miss M. 31. Hughes; Kaiwarra, infant mistress, Miss G. L Godfrey; Otaki assistant. Miss F. J. Matthews; South Wellington, assistant, Miss J. E Shorland; Island Bay, assistant, Miss J. G. Bark; Opaki, assistant, Miss L. J. Weston.

The friends of Miss England will b° interested to hear that she has had a particularly pleasant tour through Erance, Italv, Germany, Austria, " Czecho-Slovakia and Denmark, and has had the opportunity of meeting some of the principal people of these various countries. While in Geneva she attended the Sixth Assembly of the League of Nations, and of tins she writes':—“Aly week in Geneva was most interesting and successful. Thanks to the kindness of Sir James Allen I had tickets for the First Gallery in the Assembly Hall for every day I was there, and so heard all there was to hear. Besides, I went to a big dinner at which Dr. Benes, the Foreign Minister of Czecho-Slova-kia, was in the chair, and Lord Cecil and Al. Albert Thomas were the other speakers, and as Geneva was full of interesting and celebrated people I heard a great deal of the current opinion regarding the work of the League. All I will sav is that the League of Nations is the only hope for the establishment of Peace, and we should try and get everyone, especially the voting, to support it enthusiastically. In Faris I attended the conference of the Council of Peace as a delegate, and so met most interesting people, both French and foreign. This I owed to Mdme. Avril de Saint Croix, the President of the French National Council of Women. The influential position of the women of the National Council of Women in France is very striking. Cabinet Ministers consult the council about all questions of social legislation, and Mdme. Avril is a member of several of the Departmental Committees through which such legislation is administered. She and several other leading women T met were all wearing the red ribbon of the Legion of Honour for their services during the war.” Miss England flew from Hamburg to Copenhagen, ami thoroughly enjoved her experience. She will return to New Zealand this month by the Arawa. We have pleasure in advising you that the exclusive Wellington retail agency for the sale of Elizabeth Arden’s Venetian toilet preparation has been placed in our hands. This means .that the famous toilet treatments as arranged and recommended by Elizabeth Arden are available to the ladies of Wellington for use in their own homes, or our saloons.—Stamford and Co., Ltd., 6S Willi* Wellington. AdvU

A Samoan Wedding.

Away in the sunny South Pacific, European customs have become strangely intermingled with the native. Even a native wedding is not free from a suggestion of Paris modes, and consequently the dusky brides wear their orange blossom and veil with the air of society belles in New Zealand (states a writer in an exchange). But there is a charm about a native wedding in Samoa, despite the attempt to be so thoroughly Eupropeau. Native customs are not forgotten altogether, fortunately. There io much feasting and exchanging of presents. One custom New Zealand bridegrooms would not care for, and that is that the Samoan groom provides the whole of the bride’s regalia. A wedding which took place recently at Salebologa, in the island of Savaii,’ was an event of great importance. The evening before the ceremony the little village was alive with visitors, some of whom consisted of Sisters (teachers). Thev were received by the chief and regaled with boiled chicken, taro, and tea, spread on a table, Euro-pean-fashiou, with a cloth and knives and forks. Toilet towels, quite new, were used as table napkins, and a large, old-fashioned bedroom mirror lay in the middle of the table to reflect the flowers. The native girls who accompanied the teachers were given a meal of pork, breadfruit, palasann, and “sea” (a wormv delicacy), and were waited on bv the young men of the village. Everyone was astir at daybreak next morning, and at 6 a.tn. the bride was arrayed in her finery. Notl ing was missing—bridal robe, wreath, veil, scented handkerchief —and plenty of talc-powder! And a Samoan bride is just as particular about her weddinudress as anv European. When the dressing was completed the htt.lc pa rt '’ proceeded to the church, which bad been decorated with greenery. Ihc village string band escorted the bridal partv to the bride’s home. _ Tea was served at 9 a.m., and with it delicious breadfruit and butter. When the family’s stock of teacups was exhausted soup-plates did duty, and when these gave out dinner-plates were requisitioned. The hostess sat by and urged her guests to "eat plenty,” but to be careful with the cups and plates, or else she would have none left for the morning tea, when her own son, a boy of 16 got married. At noon there was more food. The guests sat down on the lawn to a “taumafataga, but few attempted to eat the pork, poultry, taro, etc which were provided. Instead, the food disappcaicd like lightning into baskets and was carried awav. 1 his is a peculiar custom, but quite faaSamoa. During the whole day the chief ami tulafalc received the wedding presents, ami distributed the "tu uga, a most serious thing, in which no mistake must be made.

Croquet players will be pleased to learn that the Ven. Archdeacon Creed Meredith, of Wanganui, who took part in last year’s tournament here, is recovering" satisfactorily . from a serious operation for appendicitis.

In St. George’s Anglican Church, Hamilton, the marriage was celebrated 6n New Year’s Dav of Mr. J. S. Hornblow of Palmerston North, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hornblow, of Foxton, to Dorothy Elaine, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. birth of Wellington, and more recently of Hamilton. The Rev. Frank Harty officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. Ostuers, and the service was choral. Miss Edna Leach, of Auckland, and Miss Kathleen Hornblow, were bridesmaids.

Word was received in Wanganui of the success at the Dunedin Competitions of Miss Marjorie Allomes, the well-known contralto singer. In the sacred solo test, any voic.e, Miss - lomes was placed second, out of 29 competitors, and she was recalled in the operatic solo contest.

Not being myself versed in all the freaks of the coiffeur, I was interested t<. hear from a friend of mine the manv different wavs in which the woman on the other side of the Atlantic is treating her crowning glory, states a writer in a London exchange. Of course, she may appear with a straight shingte, or a curly shingle, or an Eton crop, but there is no great choice between them. It is the bob that presents the greatest varietv. When she requires her locks to be bobbed the woman in Canada is presented with a card of illustrated specimens, with reference to which she is required to state whether she will bare the French be?’, the Dutch bob. fbe Buster bob. the boyish bob. the wave bob, the pine apple bob, or even the sheik bob; the last-named is. T presume, a hob at la the head of a Bedouin family, clan or tribe.

The humble rabbit is to conic into his own again as regards furs for women this winter, according to' a Paris correspondent. The furs used to be christened coney, or chinchilla coney, or beaver coney. Women—and tlie fur manufacturers have found that there is reallv no difference in tlie wmd "coney” and "rabbit.” “'l'bere is nothing derogatory about rabbit fur,” said a well-known manufacturer to the “Westminster Gazette.” “Evervone who has any knowledge of furs knows that dyed and _ strangely marked furs must be rabbit because no new animals have come into being since they all went into the Ark!”

The wedding took place on Monday, December 21,'at St. Andrew’s Church, The Terrace, Wellington, of Addie, voungest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs Robert Stevens, of Lower Hutt, to Mr T L. Rov King, second son of Mr and Airs. Alex. King, Holmwood Road, Fendalton, Christchurch. The Rev. James McCaw, of Lower Hutt was the officiating minister, and as the bridal party entered the church appropriate music was played by Ahss Freda Jones. The bride, who was given awav by her brother, Air. Andrew Stevens, of Westport, wore a frock of cream mariette, cut on simple lines and inset with panels of guipure lace’ She also wore a beautifully hand-embroidered veil with coronet of orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of cream roses and carnations. The bridesmaids were AJiss Gladvs Stevens, sister of the bride, who wore a model frock of primrose floral georgette, and crinoline hat to tone; and Aliss Jsla Stevens, niece of the bride, wearing a frock of pale, cvclamen georgette and crinoline bat 'i'he bridegroom was attended bv his brother, Dr. Cvril A. King. A reception was' afterwards held at St. Andrew’s Schoolroom, where Air. and Mrs. F. O. Austin received the guests. Mrs'. Austin (sister of the bride) wore a fawn floral georgette frock with crinoline hat, and Airs. F. G. Kibblewhite. also sister of the bride, was in a frock of silver grey crepe de chine and hat to tone. Airs. Alex. King, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black and white ensemble suit of marocain and black hat. The bride and bridegroom subsequently left for a tour of the South Island, Mrs. King travelling in a blue and gley figured crene de chine frock with grey and blue hat and musquash fur ‘.-oat. Peck's Pastes enjoy a world-wide reputation for purity and excellence of flavour Ask for Peck’s.—Advt. 10. Weddings to be artistic must Irnve bouquets to harmonise with frocks Miss Murray, 36. Willis Street. Deliveries anywhere in Dominion.—Advt.