WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 121, 20 February 1928, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS. OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

Miss Lulu Reid-Smith is staying with Mrs. C. T. Reid, Paraparaumu.

Miss Coulton arrived at Sau Francisco on February 10.

Miss B. Maclean returned to Dunedin on Saturday from Wellington.

Mrs. Budge has returned to Stratford from a visit to Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Todd (Wellington) spent a few days in Hawera during the week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Brooke, of Wellington, are visitors to Auckland.

Mrs. Gray (Kelburn) left on Friday for Sydney en route to England.

Mrs. W. Simin and Mrs. H. IT. Gibson, of Wellington, are at Christchurch.

Mrs. C. H. Burgess has returned to New Plymouth from Wellington.

Miss Elvie Meldrum, of New Flymouth, is visiting Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Rowe are Wellington visitors to Auckland.

Mrs. W. C. Robinson, of Kelburn, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. Fenton, Takapuna, Auckland.

Mrs. D. P. Youren, of Wellington, is on a visit to Mrs. 11. W. Sutton, of Kimbolton.

Mrs. Maurice Myers, of Wellington, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. P, L. Halsted, Dunedin. Miss Goldie, of Auckland, is visiting Wellington, where she is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bond.

Mrs. D. McLean, of Melbourne, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Gordon Laing, Upper Plain, Wairarapa.

Lieutenant-Commander Lingard and Mrs. Lingard are leaving Auckland early in April for a visit to England.

Miss Eileen Duggan, of Wellington, who has been paying a visit to Christchurch, has left for Nelson.

Miss Raynor Dutton, of Wellington, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. McAnerin, in Hawera.

Miss Ida Horwood (Palmerston North) is spending a holiday at Paraparaumu beach.

Miss Stuart, of Wellington, the newly-appointed home science instructress at the Wairarapa High School, lias arrived in Masterton, and will take up her duties this week.

Miss Eva Worgan is at present visiting Miss Edith Caldwell, of Te Punga, Pohangina. Miss Worgan is writing a book, and will describe countries few British people have seen.

Miss Lucy Sanders will leave Christchurch to-morrow for Wellington, w’here she will attend the Navy League Conference. She will later visit Hiss McCole, “Nga Tawa,” Marton.

Miss Phyllis B. Jewell, of the nursing staff of Wellington Hospital, is spendinf her annual leave at Paraparaumu.

The death occurred at his home, 163 Edgeware Road, Christchurch, early on Sunday morning, of Dlr. James Scott, father of J\lrs. E. Palliser, of Brougham Street. Mrs. Palliser went south on Saturday night.

An enjovable afternoon was held by the Victoria League in Auckland, when Lady Capel Wolseley, Miss Brown, of tlie Victoria League in London, Miss Waddy, of Sydney, and Miss Janet Murray, who is accompanying Lady Wolseley on her trip, were the guests of honour.

A quiet wedding took place at St. Marv of the Angels’ Church, Boulcott Street, Wellington, on February 13, when Patrick, second son of Mr. and Mrs. AL O’Connor, Currens, Killarney, Ireland, was married to Bridie, second ■ daughter of Dlr. and Mrs J. W. Corcoran, Carrobrowne, Galway, Irealnd. Rev. Father Mcßreen, S.M., performed the ceremony and afterwards celebrated Nuptial Mass. Entering the church on the arm of IXTr. T. Fahey, the bride wore a frock of white georgette, draped and trimmed with pearls and diamante. Her long embroidered veil was held in plate by a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white carnations. The bridesmaid, Miss Irene Fagan, wore a flared frock of duchess blue mariette. trimmed with bands of multi-coloured ribbon. She wore a mob cap and carried a bouquet to match her frock. Air. B. O’Connor attended his brother as best man. A reception was afterwards held at the Gresham Hotel. The bride and bridegroom left later by car, en route to Rotorua and Auckland. The bride travelled in a model frock of biege georgette, satin coat, and hat en suite. Their future home will be in Wellington.

Dr. Elizabeth Urbanitzky, a young Viennese physician, has been nominated as Professor’ at the Peabody College in the United States of America. She worked at the children’s hospital under the guidance of. the famous Professor Dr. I’irquet, aud later she was secondary physician in another Viennese children’s hospital.

While disputants argue whether , motherhood should be subsidised, the subsidising continues to spread, many of the States of North America and Canada giving liberal assistance. With us in New Zealand the amount for each child is small, and the father must sign for the allowance, although it is given to the mother. Tn North America, however, no particular notice seems to be taken of father, and in most parts though he is absent, absent-minded, feeble-minded, or too alert to be found, the mother gets an allowance for each child just the same. Sometimes the illegitimate child is allowed to share in the benefit, sometimes not. The amount of propertv the mother may hold without losing the pension is usually enough (or her own needs, though not for the child. There is a distinction between a homestead and other property, as with our old age pensions, a larger value in house property being allowed than would be permitted in actual cash. However, the size of the homestead must not exceed a certain limit. Tn North America every effort is thus made to preserve the home, and keep tlie family off the State, and the result is said to be remarkable.

Miss Elsie M. Griffin, national general secretary for the Y.W.C.A. of Australia, is at present in Auckland spending a holiday with her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Jackson, of Wellington, are spending a holiday in Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. Shapcotte (Wellington) will take up their residence in Hawera shortly.

On Friday morning a party, comprising fourteen civilian blind, passed through Wellington on the return to the Jubilee Institute tor the Blind in Auckland, whence they were proceeding to take up instruction in various occupational subjects. They were returning to the institute after spending the Christmas vacation among their friends. To facilitate their stay in this ciy, which exended from the arrival of the south boat until tlie departure of the Main Trunk train at 3 p.m., the Red Cross Society arranged for the party to be met and transported to the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. respectively, where they received breakfast and lunch. Arrangements were also made for the party to be transported to- the train. During the journey north the party was in charge of Mr. Byers, the house manager of the institute.

Wedding in Christchurch. Special significance attached to the date chosen by Lorna Louese, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson, Manchester Street north, Christchurch, for her marriage to John Griffin, only son of Mr. and Mrs. George Fuszard, of Napier. It was an occasion for three-fold celebration, for it marked also the silver wedding anniversary ol her parents and the christening of their first grand-child. The marriage ceremony was celebrated in the evening by the Rev. N. L. D. Webster, at St. Andrew’s Church, specially decorated for the occasion. 'The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of handsome silver tinsel brocaded satin. The bodice with its round neck and long-fitting sleeves pointed over the hands was slightly pouched above the waist-line, and -the skirt was finished with a full diagonal flounce of ivory shirred georgette. The train of silk lace was widely bordered with ninon and finished with a large flower at the end, shading to the blue tint of the bridesmaids’ frocks. Her veil, edged with chantilly lace, fell from a coronet, of orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet with touches of pink and blue. The shot taffeta frocks of the three bridesmaids—Misses Kathleen Armstrong, Jean Black, and Maysie Cameron—were of soft hyacinth blue and silver, shirred at tht waistline with wide georgette front panels. The full skirts were bordered and banded with wide silver lacc, and large shaded flowers held silver streamers worn on the shoulder. Their A'ictorian posies were of pink flowers with taffeta frills, and their hats , were of pigeon grey summer felt, finished with blue velvet. The frock of the small flower girl, Audrey Bailey, was of tinv shell pink net frills and her coronet was of blue and pink flowers. She carried a bouquet of pink blooms. Air. Sydney North, of Napier, attended the bridegroom as best man. A reception was held later at the Winter Garden, when many guests attended to express good wishes to the bride and groom. The bride’s parents, Air. and Airs. Simpson, also received many congratulations in connection with their wedding anniversary. Afrs. Simpson wore a model frock of navy georgette, bordered with beige and navy braid, and a navy stitched georgette hat with lace mount and a vivid appliqued motif. Her bouquet was of deep red roses. Mrs. Fuszard, the bridegroom’s mother, wore a frock of black silk lace, with narrow georgette panels from the waist, weighted with gay appliqued velvet motif. Her crinoline straw hat,, with a crown of black satin, had a si<iilar touch of colour, and she carried a Ixmquet of pink and gold carnations. The bride’s travelling dress was an imperial blue crepe de chine model, with black hem embroidered in Oriental shades. Her hat was of corded ribbon to match, and she carried a handsome musquash coat.

Visitor lo the Dominion. A member of one of the oldest families in England and a staunch believer in Empire unity, Lady Capel Wolseley, arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the Maunganui on Tuesday to make a short tour of the Dominion.

During the war Lady Wolseley entertained numbers of New Zealand and Australian soldiers and heard much abount the country from her cousin, Lord Knollys, who made a tour of the Dominion about two years ago. “I came in contact with so many New Zealand and Australian associations that I felt I would like to visit this part of the world,” she said. Sir Capel Wolseley, Bart., Lady Wolseley’s husband, was killed four years ago in a motor accident. Before the war he was British vice-consul at Archingel. Lady Wolseley recalled that on one occasion when she went to visit him she travelled to the Rusian port on a tramp steamer and was the only woman on board. During the war her husband served as a captain in the Imperial Army on Gallipoli and in Palestine. Lady Wolseley is a niece of the Hon. Charlotte Knollys, who for 50 years was the constant companion of the late Queen Alexandra and was with her up to the time of her death. “T am a strong advocate of travel within the Empire,” said the visitor. “There is too great a tendency among British tourists to fly off to the Continent and spend their money in foreign lands every year. 'They would spend it to much better advantage in every way by making a tour of the Empire, even ■f every five years.” Lady Wolseley is greatly interested in the problem of Britain’s superfluous women. As a solution she suggested the emigration of suitable women of means to the Dominions to take up farm work. She saw no insurmountable obstacles to the successful establishment in this way of numbers of England’s better educated women.” Ladv Wolseley will remain in Auckland a few days and will then visit the thermal districts, leaving Wellington at the end of the month by the Tahiti for Sau Francisco.

Beautiful wavv Tiair belongs, not only to the fortunate possessor of nature’s gift, but to everv ladv whose hair is waved by our skilled operators Wliv spend a tiring half-day. result ing, very often, in an indifferent wave wiien specialists are st vour service whose experience abroad enables them to give a perfect permanent wave in less than two hours? Stamford and Company, Ltd., 68 Willis Street, and Auckland. Telephone 44—745.— Advt BEAUTY NOT A MYSI'ERY. You can possess the nivsterious charm of a beautiful skin by the regular use of De Maunay’s 77 Vanishing Cream Forms a splendid base for powder and vanishes from the skin like snowflakes Your skin gains a pearly ..piooiUness—the very essence of beauty. Of all Chemists aud Toilet Departments.— Advt. (3) Wedding Bouquets of charm and dis tinction, presentation, posies and bas kets, at Miss Murray’s Vice-Regal Floriste, 36 Willis Street.—Advt.

There are 150 policewomen in Great Britain. Of these, 50 are in London, uniformed and with power of arrest, two having the rank or inspector. They must be between 22 and 30 years of age when appointed. The remaining 100 are employed in 5 of the counties and 29 of the towns of Great Britain ; almost all are attested and wear uniform for certain duties, plain clothes work being.also considered essential. The authorities in different localities vary with regard to the age and qualifications considered necessary, the more progressive Chief Constables and Watch Committees requiring recruits from the educated class with special experience in social work, etc Experience lias proved (states an exchange) that the best results have been obtained in towns where the right type of woman has been appo.nted; her duties have then been gradually increased. The training is generally carried out with the policemen, but at present the large proportion of the policewomen are those who were trained during the war by the Women’s Auxiliary Service, and whose long ex-

perience is valuable. The duties are niainlv connected with women ana children. Pub’rtc opinion is said to be strongly in favour of increasing tlie numbers of policewomen.

The home beautiful by using CO Waxshine, still the housewife’s favour ite throughout the Dominion, 4 household sizes and in 81b. and 341 b. tins.— Advt.