WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 122, 21 February 1928, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS. OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McKay are on a motor tour of the North Island.

Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Knight have returned to Wellington.

Mrs. C. Weston lias returned from a visit to Gisborne.

Mr. and Airs. W. P. Yeoman are Wellington visitors to the south.

Air. and Mrs. G. H. Scales are in Auckland.

Air. and Airs. G. Petrie, of Auckland are in Wellington.

Airs. Wood, of Wanganui, is visiting Wellington.

Aliss J. Chambers, of Wellington, is spending a holiday in Auckland.

Airs. Caro, of Napier, is spending a few days in Wellington.

Aliss Bunny, Lower Hutt, is visiting Airs. Leahy in Napier.

Aliss E. Ackland is a Wellington visitor to Wangauui.

Airs. E. Hewat is a Wellington vis: tor to Auckland.

Air.' and Airs. F. Picot, of Wellington, are staying in Auckland.

Airs. Clark, Napier, has returned from a short visit to Wellington.

Aliss AL McKenzie, Auckland, has returned from a visit to Wellington.

Aliss G. Grenside, of Waipawa, is visiting Wellington.

Mr. and Airs. F. J. Nathan, of Pa' merston North, are visiting Auckland.

Air. and Airs. S. A. Longuet, of Wei lington, are staying in Auckland.

Afrs. Keesing, the hon. secretary of the Dominion Croquet Association, has left Wanganui for Wellington.

Airs. B. J. Nolan, of Wellington, is the guest of Airs. 11. J. Ferguson (Hamilton).

Air. and Afrs. Schloss, who have spent an extended holiday in Auckland, have returned to Wellington.

Miss' A. Pornare (Wellington) and Aliss D. Slierratt are staying with Airs. J. Blair, Wainui Beach, Gisborne.

Afrs. Barton and Air. Wilfred Barton, of Wellington, are on a visit to Napier.

Air. and Airs. Austin, who have been staying in Wanganui, have returned to Wellington.

Miss Stewart, Auckland, has left on a month’s holiday to Wellington and Christchurch. ■

Aliss Al. Fellow has returned to vVaipawa from a holiday visit to Welington.

Mrs. J. M. Park, of Seatoup, accompanied by her infant son, left for Melbourne by the Manuka on Saturday on a visit to her relatives in Victoria.

Miss Pauline Rodgers left Wellington by the Marama for a holiday visit to Sydney, Melbourne, and Western Australia.

The first meeting for the year of the Petotie branch of the Plunket Society was held last week. There were pre-j sent Mesdatiies Kirk (in the chair), Tregear, Hansford, Johnston, Scoringe, Falder, Tait, Jenner, and Miss Stanton. Apologies were received from Mesdames Chilman, Cook, and Lochore. The nurse reported as follows: —For December: Visits to homes, 140; visits to rooms, adults 263, babies 167, older children 54; total at rooms, 484 ; new cases, breast fed 4, partly breast, fed 2, artificially fed 5, expectant mothers 5; total, 16. Four first and 21 return visits have been paid to the ante-natal clinic. For January: Visits to homes, 135; visits to rooms, adults 279, babies 187, older children 73; total at rooms, -539. New' cases, breast fed 7, artificially fed 3, expectant mothers 10; total, 20. There have been 9 first and 36 return visits paid to the ante-natal clinic. The following donations were gratefully acknowledged:—Gear Meat Co., £5; Wellington Woollen Co., £5; Mrs. Cometti, 10s.; Mrs. Elvine, 55.; Mrs. McDougall, 55.; Mrs. Marsh, 55.; Mrs. Fleming, 55.; Mrs. Redwood, us.; Mrs. Gartside, 2s. 6d.

Lady Onslow has just received a license to sell grade A milk at Clandon Park, the Surrey home of the Onslow family. There are only two other titled licensees for the sale of such milk— Lord Airlie, who owns a herd of pedigree cows, and Lord Hamilton, of Dalzell, who not only sells milk, but has a shop for retail sale of dairy produce, fruit, and vegetables. Old Nelson Resident Dead. Mrs. R. Tibble, one of the first white children born in Nelson, has died in her 85th year, states our special correspondent at Nelson. PAINTED HAIR FOR WOMEN An international hairdressers’ congress, sitting in Vienna, has pronounced sentence. Women are to wear painted hair. A Budapest sairdresser named Fritsch proposed to the congress at the final session that for the coming winter season women’s hair should be painted to match the dress for evening ceremonies. The painting, he said, would be carried out quickly by the hairdresser. The proposal was adopted with enthusiasm. Then another delegate proposed that with golden shoes the hair should be gilded. This was also carried by acclamation. Other resolutions declared that bobbed and shingled heads should have a higher insure than formerly—the sides would be left longer, and the hair waved backwards and not , flattened downwards. “Waterwaves” were declared to be the most suitable. The congress dissolved with the declaration that they had now achieved their aim—“ Hairdressers of the world, unite.” They left no doubt of their intentions to impose their will on their clients by every means short of brute force.

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CITIZENS’ DAY NURSERY • YEAR’S WORK REVIEWED. The annual meeting of the Citizens’ Day Nursery Association was held yesterday afternoon nt the rooms in Cambridge Terrace, the Mayor (Air. G. A. Troup) presiding. He was accompanied by Airs. Troup, who was the recipient of a pretty posy of flowers. Mrs. Alex. Gray, 'the president, was present. An apology for unavoidable absence was received from Airs. John Myers. Airs. Coventry, secretary, read the annual report, which stated“ During the six years since its foundation the work has not only grown steadily, but has advanced this past year, keeping step with previous ones, and proving the greatest boon to parents and guardians in need of a safe place for their small children during the hours of daily work. Some ■ staff changes have taken place, but the nursery is now fortunate in the matron (Airs.

Eiby), under whose guidance, and with the'help of a capable assistant (Airs. Shearer), the work is most efficiently

carried out, and the children well cared for. The work of Aliss Stewart, matron in charge from its inauguration, is thus being worthily carried on. “Since Alay 1 a secretary (Airs. Coventry) has been employed, this being found necessary by the committee to deal with correspondence, collection of subscriptions, etc. During this year something like 6000 attendances have been made at the nursery, and many

and heartfelt are the testimonials of grateful thanks from parents and guardians. Various improvements to the premises have been made, notably play appliances in the yard, a glassedin cot room, fresh hangings and renovations of fireplaces. The committee now looks forward to the installation of electric light, and a new cooking range and hot-water service. 'The name of Airs. Alacarthy Reid (Wellington) as life member was added to those of Airs. D. Riddiford (Featherston), Airs. H. D. Crawford (Wellington), and Sir Jchang-ir-Kotheri (Karachi, India).” The treasurer, Mrs. J. P. Firth, presented her report, and said that though they had a balance, the nursery was not' self-supporting. Some few years ago a few ladies, led by Airs. Alex. Gray, under Lady Luke, then Mayoress, collected about £l2OO. About half of this had been spent, but they endeavoured to husband their resources as thriftily as possible, and not call on the public too often for help; £139 3s. Vd. was spent on improvements; rent, etc., was £l7O 18s. 6d.; and salaries and maintenance £521 17s. 4d. 'The main source of income was the Alacarthy Trust. The Alayor congratulated the committee on'the work the nursery was doing. He assured them of his support, and urged that they should increase the bank balance, and so form an endowment fund for the future.

Lady Luke spoke of the work done by Airs. Gray as president, and said though she was to take a well-deserved rest, she would be sure to be with them when required. Airs. Gray thanked the committee for their hearty support, and expressed her great interest in the work. The matron, in returning thanks, gave some details of the work, which was among the poorest children, who needed it most. Airs. Reid presented Airs. Gray with a lovely bouquet of flowers.

The following officers were elected:— President, Mrs. W. G. Reid; hon. vicepresidents, Dame Christina Massey,

G. Lady Stout, the Mayoress, Mrs. H. D. Crawford, Mrs. D. Riddiford, Mrs. J. G. Coates; vice-presidents, Lady Luke, C.8.E., Mrs. J. S. Elliott, Mrs. F. Townsend, Mrs. J. Myers, Mrs. A. Gray; general committee, Lady Luke, C.8.E., Mesdames A. Gray, F. V. Frazer, IL Townsend, H. Murphy, H. Leicester, W. G. Reid, J. Myers, J. P. Firth, I. Levy, J. S. Elliott, R.. Kennedy, G. Magnus, W. Luke, J. Adamson, J. Clark, Brent, Misses Moss, Cable, and Gray; executive committee, Mesdames A. Gray, H. Leicester, J. Adamson, F. V. Frazer, Clarke, J. P. Firth, R. Kennedy, W. G. Reid, Magnus, and Lady Luke, C.B.E-; treasurer, Mrs. J. P. Firth. FAIRY-TALE FASHIONS “Ring velvet,” a lovely material, supple and fine, derives its pretty name from a fairy tale (writes S. G. in an exchange). The story tells of a princess whose raiment was so gossamer that the king, her father, was obliged to keep the fairies in good temper so that they would weave, from butterfly wings, robes that would pass readily through her little finger ring. Probably this old nursery story is responsible for an ideal in raiment which is proper to many countries. The long veils that form entire dress draperies for Indian ladies of high rank are made of silk muslin almost as fine as a cobweb, and the silks of Japan are of similar delicacy. Cinderella’s shoes seem to have been responsible for the latest evening footwear. Following on the vogue for diamond heels come shoes that are made entirely of diamante, after the stvle of the slippers Cinderella must have worn. But only those women who possess feet as slender as Cinderella’s must attempt to wear them. Tiie imitation stones that women now wear on fingers, and in ears, around their necks, and in mass formation on their arms, are indeed of the fairy tale order, so enormous are they. Thev seem to have been culled from Aladdin’s cave or materialised at a wave of the wand of some genii. And the women who wear with them turbans of folded tissue in gold or silver give the fairy-tale idea an appropriate “Arabian Nights” finish. Did we for one moment suppose that these “jewels” were intended to be taken seriously, we should at once find them indefensible from the point of view of good taste. It is because we look on them as part of a fairyland makebelieve that we find them charming and amusing.

The old-time pastime of long-distance walking has not enjoyed such popular favour of recent years, the wonderful advance of motor-car transportation providing an easier and quicker means of locomotion. Isolated instances still occur however, where sturdy sons of the present-day school set out to prove that in their blood still courses all the old stamina that was their forefathers. A few weeks ago a Hastings youth walked through to Taupo, ami more recently a couple of Napier holiday-mak-ers made the journey to Morere and Waikaremoana by "shanks’ pony” (says the Napier "Telegraph”). The other day a figure in shorts and open shirt, with pack on back, could be seen making past Westshore. It was that of a young Napier man hiking alone to the National Park.

Wedding Bouquets of charm and dis tinction, presentation, posies and bas kets, at Miss Murray’s Vice-Regal Floriste, 36 Willis Street.—Advt.

It Is generally considered that the use of concrete posts in the erection oi fencing is far more costly, than is the usual wooden post. This is very much a question that bas to be decided, first by the nearness of the source of supply or timbered areas, and secoiuikv by local soil conditions (says the 'Titago Daily Times”). Where good sharp sand and gravel is easily obtainable often for the actual cost of carting, the home-made concrete post can be made as cheaply as the timber one costs. Once in position they are there indefinitely; there is no nee i for expenditure iu replacing rotted posts. Apart from this, they are practically indestructible, keeping the fencing safe despite tire. Their resistance to fire is a great consideration, especially when they are used to support the wires on the boundary fences. With only the cement to be carted fiom the railway station the cost of making concrete posts is no greater than the amount l paid 4or timber posts, provided a number of moulds are available, and the work is undertaken when labour is not wanted for other farm work. As a standby for wet weather lhe making of concrete fencing posts often provides at a time when there may be difficulty in finding work for the Lands engaged on the property.

The necessity for alertness when cycle races are being run was brought home forcibly to those in charge of the evening sports meeting at Pnkekura. Park recently (says the "Taranaki News”). In an attempt to get events through with the minimum of delay, a boys’ race was run at the same time as the two-mile cycle, and in running on after finishing a small boy received a severe gash in the leg from a pedal of a cyclist, who had just sprinted across a* line in the finish of the cycle racr