WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 298, 15 September 1927, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

The Misses Hassell, have returned to Timaru from Wellington.

Mrs. M. A. Green has been appointed infant mistress at Ward.

Mrs. A. F. Meldrum has returned to Hamilton from a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. W. D. Warren, of Wellington, is in Auckland.

Mr. and Airs. J. Brown, of Wellington, are visitors to Hamilton.

Mrs. Briekell, of Dunedin, is a visitor to Wellington.

Major and Mrs. Warren, of Napier, are leaving for a holiday in Australia.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Drummond Hay are Wellington visitors to Auckland. Mr. and Airs. A. Cornelius, of Wellington, are staying in Auckland.

Airs. H. C. North, of Stratford, is on a short visit to Wellington,

Aliss G. Ellison, of Wellington, is staying in Auckland.

Air. and .Aliss Hunter-Scott, Wellington, and Aliss L. Underhill, have been visiting Queenstown.

Aliss L. Barton, of Lower Hutt, lias been spending the school vacation in Hamilton.

Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wood have returned to Christchurch after an extended trip to Auckland and Rotorua.

Mrs. Hunter Brown has returned to Wellington, after an enjoyable holiday at fne Bay of Islands and Auckland

Miss Hughes has returned to Cambridge from a holiday spent in Wellington.

Aliss V. Jollv has returned to Wellington from it visit to- Te Awamntu and Hamilton.

Airs. Fox, of Invercargill, has been visiting her parents in Wellington, and will leave this week for Auckland.

Airs. Lemmon, who has been in Auckland during the winter months, is back in Wellington.

Miss Egerton, daughter of Professor Egerton, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. Hope Lewis, at Heretaunga.

Mrs. S. Brown, who has been spending the winter months .at the Islands, will arrive back in Wellington by the Limited to-day from Auckland.

Aliss Edith Lyttelton has 'returned to AuTTiland, and is staving with Mrs. G. C. I.vttelton, “Rawe'ne.” Miss Lyttelton will sail for Australia later.

Crystal flowers are among the most successful novelties of the season. I hey are worn as hat trimming and buttonhole, or to fasten the high collar and at the waist.

Mrs. Leslie Afills, who has been on an extended visit to the Old Country, returned to New Zealand by the Tahiti, which arrived in Wellington on Monday, and has gone on to Dunedin.

Mr. and Mrs. ping Reed (Te Araroa). who returned from a visit to Wellington and have been staying with Mrs. J. W. Bright, iit Gisborne, have left for the Coast.

The monthly meeting of the Petone branch of the Plnnket Society was held on Tuesday. Those present were Mesdames Cook (chair), Burborough, Louisson, Packard, Brockelbank, Jenner, Hansford, Johnston, Tait, and Miss Stanton. Apologies were received from Mesdames Falder, Nicholson, and Chilman. Before proceeding with the business, a vote of sympathy was passed to Mrs. Kirk, in her recent bereavement, all standing' meanwhile.. . The nurse reported as follows: —Visits to homes, 231; visits to rooms Adults, 260; babies, 158; older children, 53. Total, 471 at rooms. The following donations were gratefully acknowledged:—Mrs. W. T. Strand, £1 11s. 6d.; Mrs. Sturman, £1 Is.; Mrs. Bain, 55.; Mrs. Sturman, 55.; Mrs. Wilson, 55.; Miss Yeoman and Miss Kerr, gifts of clothes.

The General Synod of- the Evangelical Church in Germany has accepted, after the third reading, a Bill enabling women to perform certain ecclesiastical functions, with the title .of “vicaress” (vikarin). Four years’ study at a university is an indispensable preliminary, after which the “vicaresses’ will be allowed to preach at children’s services and Bible classes, and to give religious instruction. They will not, however, be allowed to preach at ordinary services or to administer the Sacrament.

“Leg sleeves” are announced to be the Paris woman’s answer to the problem of the knee-length skirt. These, more or less hidden by semi-skirts of georgette or lace, are expected to become very popular for sport, and even evening dress, and one Paris dressmaker actually prophesies that women will soon adopt trousers altogether, thus cutting the gordian knot of the skirt length controversy, which has been in progress for months. “It will come slowly,” he says, “like all great reforms, but I see the signs plainly. Women will never go back to the long skirt, and the present length is ridiculously short for people of middle age. The divided skirt is a c<>mpra*nise which cannot last. I feel confident that before very long women, Ftoncropped, With the ‘slim silhouette’ and wearing ordinary trousers—-will be indistinguishable from men.”

Ladies who have had their hair permanently waved by ordinary methods are pleasantly surprised at the soft suppleness of the Eugene wave by the new steam process. The gentle persuasion of the hair by harmless steam demands no sacrifice of the hair’s natural softness, silkitiess, or sheen. In the capable and experienced hands of our' Adele Piesse, a beautiful wave is assured. Stamford and Co., Ltd., 68 Willis Street, and at Auckland. Telephone 44—745.—Advt. Lovely frocks and coats for. spring and summer wear which have just arrived from London are being displayed to-day at George and Doughty’s Ltd. Voiles are from 255. to 295. 6d. Printed georgettes with georgette slips are from 755. to 89s. Gd. Silk coats in smart models are from 575. 6d. to six guineas. —Advt. BEST WAY OF RELIEVING COLD. The best way to relieve a cold in the head is by inhalation. Pour some Comenthol into the palms of the hands and then breathe it. The result is wonderfully pleasant for your head and nostrils will instantly feel clear Comenthol is obtainable at Is. 6d. from chemists everywhere. Fairbairn, Wright and Co.. Wholestle Agents.—Advt. Flowers for Invalids. Posies of fragrant Bowers bring cheer and happiness to the sick room Miss Murray, ViceRegal Ftaiste, ® Willis Street.—A<M.

Citizens’ Day Nursery. The monthly meeting of the Citizens' Day Nursery was held on Monday, when the following ladies were present:—Mrs. Gray (president), Mrs. Firth (hon. treasurer), Lady Luke, Mesdanies Elliott, Levy, Murphy, W. Luke, Reid, Clarke, Brent, and Misses Aloss and Cable. Apologies were received. from Airs. Afyers, Airs. Adamson, Mrs. Townsend, Airs. Kennedy, and Mrs. Fraser.

The matron’s and visiting coihmittee’s reports showed the work to be growing, over 500 children having been cared for by the nursery during the month. The health of the children had noticeably improved under the expert attention given by the matron and the nurse assistant. Unemployment was severe, and the matron had been glad of the warm clothes and stout shoes supplied by friends, enabling her to supplement a’sometimes scanty outfit. The following gifts were gratefully acknowledged:—Airs. Murphy, toys, carts, etc.; Airs. Frazer, tissue paper; Miss Booth (Masterton), groceries and singlets; Mrs. Sicvwright, clothes and toys; anonymous, clothes; Airs. Firth, cretonne bag and linen; anonymous, clothes; Boston Cake Shop, cakes; Air. Rod, bones; New Zealand Trawling Company, fish; Mrs. Reid, biscuits; Airs. Sharp, eggs; Airs. Wright, flowers; Airs. Gray, home-made rusks; Airs. Cooper, clothes; Airs. Clarke, golden syrup; Mr. F. T. Clarke and Air. J. P. Firth, one guinea each. Residential Nursery.

The Hon. Dr. Collins presided at the monthly executive meeting of the Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery. The matron’s report was received, and was highly satisfactory. Alatters in connection with the improvements that are to take place at the nursery were fully gone into, and it was decided that it would be impossible to carry through the work with the usual large number of children in residence, Urerefore it was resolved to admit onlv the children booked for admission, and that no emergency cases could be taken until the work was completed. A very hearty vote of appreciation to Mr. G. Al. Morris was passed for his valuable assistance and advice in all financial matters. Mrs. Morris (the treasurer) reported the following donations, for which the' committee express grateful thanks:— Mrs. Eiclielbaun, £2 55.; Airs. Young, £3 3s.

The management committee meeting was also held. Mrs. Porter presided. The proposed improvements were fully discussed in detail. The members decided to make it as widely known as possible the impossibility of admitting emergency cases until the work was completed. The committee and matron desired to acknowledge, with many thanks, gifts from the following:—Mrs. McArthur, Hawera branch, Lower Hutt branch, Airs. Morris, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Barclay, Mrs. Donald, Air, Arthur (Taita), Misses Barker, Hall, and Sheppard, Airs. Pepperill (Carterton) , Mr, Embury, Mr. Irvine, Mrs. H. Rudkin, Mrs. Hallam, Mrs. Bennett, Airs. Clark, Kelburn branch. Dance at Miramar. In order to raise funds for the benefit of the district, the .Miramar Progressive Association held a euchre party and dance at the Miramar South School on Tuesday night. The association, which has in the past worked only lor the civic side of the district, now desires to bring together those interested and promote a social spirit among the residents of Miramar. The committee responsible consisted of Messrs. Thornton (president), Millar (organising tecretary), Stone (M.C.). Morgan, Minifio, Chorley, Irvine, Kief, Tucker, Henn (general secretary), and Alesdames Carruthers, who wore navy marocain, Thornton, apricot taffetas with floral motif's; Jeffries, pale green mousselini de soie; Wells, black lace and georgette; Atiller, black charmeuso; Tucker, beige patterned crepe do chino; and Spears, orange marietta. Among those present were: Mrs. Wellworth, in primrose marocain; Miss Christie, who wore black velvet; Aliss Leah, cyclamen taffetas and silver lace; Mrs. Meadows, in flame net; Airs. King, in black marocain, with touches of red; Mrs. Roberts, in black satin; Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Sissons, Mrs. Niven, in black marocain: Airs. Jones, sea green taffetas; Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Austin, and Mrs. Condliffo, in fawn crepe de chine; and Messrs. Butterworth, J. >*. Weir, Wellwood, Niven, Condliffe, Browning, and O’Regan. Messrs. Beardman. Brown, Fitzgerald, and Moss supplied the music, and the ladies of the committee attended to the supper. Messrs. Chorly and Afinific' were in charge of the euchre games. MUSICAL LECTURE There was a full and enthusiastic audience at Aliss Corliss’s studio yes» terday afternoon, when the final of the series of musical lectures was given. The art forms chosen for the afternoon were the Impromptu, Idyll, Romance, Ballade, Intermezzo, Scherzo, and Capriccio. Aliss Corliss spoke on Romantic music, which began with Schumann and the difference between poetry and music as mediums of expression, and read a poem, Romance, by Alargaret SackvilleWest. In speaking of music and literature, she said that Romantic music was expressed as music “fertilised” by literature. The impressionism of the moderns was spoken of and Aliss Cor-, liss illustrated- how the impressionistic] composers build up their harmonic effects. She spoke of Brahm’s characterisations, his lofty conception, wealth of ideas, harmonies, varied rhythms, richness in melody, and love of_ folk music and orchestral and pianistic effects, etc. A brief reference to the Scherzo traced tire development of this art form from the days of Beethoven, its creator, who placed it in the Sonata in place of the Alinuet. The character of the scherzi of different composers— Beethoven, Alendelssolin, Schumann, and the'moderns, especially Chopin—was touched upon. Aliss Corliss and her pupils plaved a number of compositions illustrating the lecture, including Ballades and the B flat minor Intermezzo/ by Brahms, B uat and B flat minorScherzi of Chopin, A flat Impromptu of Chopin, Impromptu in C, by Brotistead, and Capriccio m D minor, by Brahms. During the afternoon, Aladame Gilta Alpars sang some charming Hungarian songs, including one in which she gained the void medal of the Academy at Budapest. It has been decided by the International Commission for Air Navigation to remove the sex barrier and to allow women pilots to be on the same footing as men.