WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 17, 15 October 1926, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS OF INTEREST-FROM FAR AND NEAR

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Edwards are visiting Auckland.

Mrs. R. S. Kelly, Taradale, Hawke’s Bay, is visiting Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Gillies, Wellington, are visiting Auckland.

Miss Trolove, Martborough, returned by the Ngaio, last evening.

Miss Coull returned to Christchurch by tlie Maori last evening.

Mrs. Arthur Tyndall is visiting her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Stonehane, Gisborne.

Mrs. Lloyd Clay, Wellington, is visiting Auckland. Mrs. M. MacGregor has returned from a visit to Invercargill and Dunedin.

Mrs. Fisher, Clifton Terrace, is visiting Napier.

Miss Marjorie Howie, Hunterville, is spending a holiday in Napier.

Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Carr, Wellington, are visiting Wanganui.

Mrs. Clarke, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. J. Nash, Napier. Mrs. H. Goodwin (Wellington) is visiting Auckland.

The engagement is announced of Bessie Isabel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Howie, of Hunterville, to John Leslie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lambert, of “Selkirk,” Hunterville.

Miss J. McLennan, as she will appear to-night at the . “Old World Fashion Parade.” Tlie hat worn is that for a Dolly Varden frock of 1868, lent by Miss Edwin. This is just one of the m any attractive dresses w liich will be seen at tin Masonic Hall.

The monthly meeting of the Petone Plunket branch was held on Tuesday. Present: Mesdames Kirk (chair), Hansford-Johnson, Louisson, Packard, Cook, Brocklebank, Gower, Lochore and Burborough. Apologies from Mesdames Trcgear, Chilman and Monks. The nurses reported visits in home 166, visits to rooms, adults, infants and children, 531. Subscriptions received: Mrs. J. Smith £1 Is., Mrs. Tempest 10s. 6d. It was resolved to hold a large cake and produce stall in November. Contributions will be asked for, but it is hoped that any who may have overlooked will still kindly send something to help.

Matron Thurston reports the following activities of the Red Cross Cotnmijtee at Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau, during tlie month of September:—Mrs. Mercer,,Dannevirke, brought a concert party on September 2, supplying a very enjovable evening’s' entertainment; also gifts of illustrated papers, apples, and cakes. A large party of visitors from Waipawa was brought by Mrs. McLean on September 7. Generous gifts of home-made cakes, biscuits, scones, sweets, sausage rolls, preserved chicken, fruit, chutney, honey, flowers, jelly, Spanish cream, and illustrated papers were made. On September 14 home-made cakes, scones, and flowers were sent per Mrs. Broad, Waipukurau, and the usual supply of apples. Mrs. Hobson and friends visited the sanatorium on September 21, bringing cakes, scones, jam, and flowers. Papers and books were sent from Mrs. Waddington and Mrs. Jamieson. Mrs. P. Hunter and other members of the committee paid a visit on September 28, bringing lettuces, flowers, date scones, and cakes.

Mrs. S. A. Ewen' presided at the monthly meeting of the Hutt branch of the Plunket Society, which was well attended. Nurse Fanning’s report was considered most satisfactory; all the babies in her care are making excellent progress. Arrangements have been made to hold the pre-natal clinic two mornings per week, and Sister McLean, from Wellington branch, has been appointed to take charge of the clinic. Nurse Fanning was granted leave of absence for six months, during which time she will visit Durban, and will undertake welfare work there. Tt was decided to hold the annual garden fete of the Lower Hutt branch at the end of November.

The matron 6f the Red Cross Home, Hobson Street, acknowledges with thanks the following gifts received during September:—Flowers and cakes, Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergtisson; flowers, Sir Alex. Roberts, the Prime Minister and Mrs. Coates, Lady Bell, Mrs. W. Mantell, Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, Miss Poole; papers and periodicals, Mrs. Nicholls, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Breeze, Miss Joan Jackson; fruit, Mr. Seville.

The following students passed the recent examination of the Home Nursing Class of the St. John Ambulance Association, conducted by Dr. Line and examined by Dr. Cattell: —lda Bailey, Lilian Beere, Myra Delahenty, Violet Escott, Elsie Janes, Pearl Janes, Norah Mills, Grace Megann, Marjorie Martin, Rita McCarthy, Irene Pirie, Alice Sharp, Thelma Scotncy, Hazel Warden.

Cuff links or buttons made of lizard, snake, or shagreen, and adorned with tiny elaborate designs in diamonds or coloured stones, are an idea of the moment overseas. Single, imitation amethvsts of great size are poised on the uniting of straps of dance sheos as an original mascot, the superstition being that the amethyst will drive evil ?rom the wearer’s path.

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The monthly meeting of the Citizens’ Day Nursery was held on Monday, October 11, at 55 Cambridge Terrace. There were present Lady Luke, Mesdames J. Myers, A. Gray, R. Kennedy, J. Adamson, Murphy, R. Luke, Clarke, Magnus, Firth, I. Levy. Apologies were received from Mrs. Leicester, Miss Moss, and Miss Cable. The matron reported that a large number of children had attended the nursery during the month, that their health had been good, and they all seemed very happy. She had had an exceptionally busy time with very young babies. There was a slackness of work among the men, which ‘forced the mothers to go out to help, and so leave their very young babies. There were some cases of hardship, and these were relieved by no payment being demanded. The House Committee gave a satisfactory report. Everything was working smoothly, although prices tended to go up. The bon. treasurer said the receipts from the nursery kept up well, considering the very small fee charged per day. They did not nearly cover the expenditure, so that there was a flrain on the reserve. It was suggested that an appeal to the public might be made early in the future to help this most useful work. Mrs. J. Myers was welcomed back from a visit abroad. She spoke of similar nurseries which she has visited in the Homeland. A donation from Mrs Carr of £5 was gratefully received, also gifts from Lady Luke, 1 case of apples; Mrs. Magnus, 2 cases of apples; Mr. Rod, soup bones; Mr. Whale, bones; N.Z. Trawling Co., fish.

In two weeks the pupils of a St. Pancrqs school transformed the site of an old stable from being a wilderness of old bricks and debris into a neat garden.

WHY NOT DANCE PROPERLY? 7

With dance competitions being held almost every day, the standard of style is going up and up, and if you don’t want to be left behind you will do well to consider your dancing occasionally. There are several ways in which you can bring your dancing to perfection, and it is much easier for a girl than for a man. The girl’s part is to cooperate as fully as possible with her partner. Assuming she has a good partner—-and it will not take her a moment to find out—she should concentrate on giving ever greater smoothness and suppleness to her movements.

But suppleness is the great thing, and by this I mean not only the faculty of responding to every indication of your partner, but the avoidance of all stiffness from head to toe, and the adoption of an absolutely natural pose. Pick up your feet with energy. If you watch a really fine dancer, you will notice a remarkable springiness or “lift,” especially for walking in reverse, and those familiar running movements so popular nowadays. Remember also to keep your feet together for all tlie straightforward steps. They should almost touch in passing. Nothing is uglier or more amateurish than a straddle, quite apart rrom the fact that it will destroy your balance.

Where a girl should mainly seek improvement is in bringing gracefulness of movement to its highest pitch. Assuming she knows the right steps, a nimble and fleet style> will come to her by constant practice with the same partner. Perhaps it is not a very sociable piece of advice, but if you want to keep your dancing at high level, you must have a good partner. . Don’t be put off by criticism. You can’t see vourself dancing, so you may ns well benefit by paying attention to the remarks of those who can. Another good tip which greatly assists the formation of an effective style is to spend a little of your dancing time in watching how badly or how well the others dance. It will stimulate your interest in the pastime, in addition to revealing one or two valuable little secrets in the manipulation of your steps. UGLY SLANG IS IT MERELY A PASSING PHASE. The modern girl’s vocabulary _ is often one of the most arresting points of her general make-up, because she has deliberately chosen words in antithesis to those of her mother and grandmother. With a disregard to metaphysics, she will dub a dog “divine,” arid, oblivious of the scientific divisions of species, apply the misnomer of “a duck” to a lark singing in the air, if by chance she pauses to hear his notes. Inaccuracy seems to come quite uat-v urally to her. Meanwhile the elders deplore, protest, excuse, forgive, capitulate and secretly wonder of what use were the school bills of large fees. Yet the girl is good-natured and never dull. Is the ugliness in her girlish speech merelv a passing phase, and does the superficial talk of each succeeding ere take on its own character of continual change for better or worse and become purified, or the reverse, by the generation which follows on ? If that is so, we may hope that our grandchildren will experience a reaction in conversation, and perhaps overhear their parents taking each other •to task for verbal misdemeanous which can only be rectified by phrases suggestive of the fragrance of flowers, the swiftness of birds, or the murmuring of running water. TO-DAY’S RECIPE Cheese Croquettes.—Make a cream sauce with two tablespooufuls of cornflour and a cup of milk. Beat into this the yolk of an egg and season highly with pepper, salt, and a dash of cayenne. Add to this two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese, and when it is melted remove it from the fire and stir gently into the sauce one cupful and a half of mild cheese cut in little cubes. Let the mixture get cold, then shape it into squares or diamonds, roll in breadcrumbs, and fry in hot fat. Let them drain on soft paper, and serve them in a nest of parsley or lettuce. Ihese croquettes may be served either as an entree with tomato sauce or cold with salad.