Woman’s World

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 49, 21 November 1928, Page 4

Woman’s World

Matters of Interest From Far and Near

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cross, of Wellington, are among the guests at ‘‘Till Motina,” Thompson’s Bay, Mahakipawa. .Miss McArthur, of Wellington, is a visitor to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Cooper, of Wellington, are in Christchurch. In a letter to Christchurch friends, Mrs. Maud Sherwood, the New Zealand artist who has been residing in Europe for the past few years, states that she has recently returned to Paris after spending some months in Spain and on the Algerian coast. Miss J. Guthrie is a ’Wellington visitor to Christchurch. Mrs. A. Seccombe, of Remuera. returned last week from a visit to 'Wellington. ! Mrs. Edward Hamner, Fendalton, Christchurch, who has been visiting her son in England, returned to New Zealand by the Tainui. Mr. and Mi" E. Allen, of 'Wellington, are staying in Auckland. Mrs. Goring Johnston, of Manawatu, is on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Loudoun. Mr. F. Williams and Miss A. Williams returned to Napier from Wellington. Mrs. Ashley Duncan. Lower Hutt, has returned home after a visit to Napier. Mr. and Mrs. Spain, Napier, have returned from 'Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton. Wellington, are the guests of Miss Vigor Brown, in Napier. Mrs. F. F. Maclean, of Dunedin, is staying with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Anson, Lower Hutt. V VISITING THE CAPITAL. Miss Helen Macbeth, of Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs. J. A. Foster, Kelburn. , Mr. H. Gladstone Hill and Miss Hill of Christchurch, have left for Wellington, via Marlborough and Nelson. Miss Mary Je ■■ by, of Timaru, is visiting Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Neville, of Auckland, have left for Wellington and Painierston Nortl. Miss J. Branson, Napier, came to Wellington on Monday to meet her sister, Miss V. Branson, who is returning from a trip abroad. FAREWELL TEA. The welfare branch and the exccutiv committee of the Women's National Reserve, entertained Miss Port at morning tea at the Pioneer Club recently. Mrs. Tripp, president, assisted by the two vice-j. idents of the executive, Mrs. McArthur and Mrs. Hargraves. Mrs. "PP, in making the presentations from both the committees, eulogised tlw work of Miss Port as treasurer of ’ Reserve and wished her bon voyage on her projected journey. Mrs. Guthrie' (president of welfare brar.h) gave an interestin account of the welfare work in .l’orirua, also mentioning the very great support Miss Port as secretary had been. Miss Brandt (matron of I’oirirua Mental Hospital) was present and addressed the gathering, also thanking the Reserve for the work they were doing. Mrs. Corless spoke upon the long association Miss Port had had with the Reserve, and paid a high tribute to her work. She also congratulated the welfare branch upon securing the services of Miss Wiltshire to take Miss Port’s place, and the executive upon gaining Mrs. James Findlay as treasurer for the Reserve. Miss Port thanked all for their good wishes and said she was going tc England and later to America, where she expected to reside for some years. Mrs. Tripp ’’ heartily thanked Miss Brandt for her address and welcomed the new president of the Khandallah branch, Mrs. A. Gibbons. • ♦ ♦ WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES. The welfare branch of the Women’s National Reserve desire to thank the following donors for their donations toward the Christmas cheer fund for the w’omen and children of the Porirua Hospital:—Per Kilbirnie branch, £1; Khandallah, £1; Lower Hutt, £1 Is.; Kelburn, £1 Is.; Seatoun, £1; Berhampore, £1; Wadestown, £2 145.; Palmerston North, £3; Feilding, £1 10s.; Kimbolton, Ils.; Carterton, £1 2s. 6d.; Miss Card (Featherston), 10s. fid.; Mrs. C. Gray (Pukcrua Bay), 10s.; Mrs. Macßae (Masterton), £2; Mrs. Gill, 55.; Miss Cook, 55.; donations from Levin per Mayoress and “Levin Chronicle”: street collection, £1 13s. 2d.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Kebble, £2; Mrs. M. Gorringe, 10s. 5d.; Mr. P. Day, £1 Is.; Mr. nnd Mrs. F. Gorringe, £2 25.; Sympathiser, ss. ’ Anon, 2s. fid.; A.E.H., 55.; 11. Jenkins, Is. fid.; total, £2O 10s. Bd. Also three boxes of toys and Christmas tree decorations from the Girls’ Club (per Mrs. Beales) and two parcels of gramophone records from the Wadestown branch and from Miss Smellie. $ ♦ ♦ The monthly meeting of the Wanganui branch of the Plunket Society was held last week. Mrs. H. D. Robertson was in the chair. Mrs. Robertson welcomed Mrs. A. Crawford back after her nine months’ absence, and in relinquishing her position as acting president, she thanked the committee for their loyal support. She hoped that Mrs. Crawford would find improvements and advancement. Airs. Crawford returned thanks. Mrs. Wickham, on behalf of the committee, expressed regret in losing Mrs. Robertson. The Plunket nurses’ report gave the following details:— Total number on books, 1205; new cares, 113; visits to offices, 1401; visits to homes, SCB; telephone calls, 08. Stewart Karitane Home report gave the following figures:—Babies admitted, 14; babies discharged, 15; mothers admitted, G; mothers discharged, 5. Mothers and babies zero admitted from Wanganui, Okoia, Kakatahi, Sanson. Eltham, Wanganui, Palmerston, Hawera, iPatea. A letter was read from Mr. C. I’. Brown notifying the committee that a tender f or the Plunket Room at ■Wanganui East had been accepted, and It was resolved to notify the Wanganui East committee who were interesting themselves in t'• furnishing that money in hand be sent to the secretary. A sub-committee consisting of the president, Mrs. Robertson, the senior Blanket nurse and representative from Wanganui East, is to be appointed to deal will) the matter. Miss Hustle's resignation as housekeeper 1 was accepted and Mrs. Sargeant appointed to the position. A grant of up to £2O w..s made, to purchase I lie necessary equipment to commence the ante-natal work immediately.

ENGAGEMENTS. David Janies Richards, AI.A. (Cantab.), younger son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Richards, of Neath. Wales, to Hineinoa Hopkins, youngest daughter of the late Air. Charles Hopkins”and of Mrs. Hopkins, The Terrace, ■ Wellington. * ♦ ♦ Alargaret Alice, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. McLennan, Carrington. Carterton. to Benjamin Keable, youngest son of the late Air. F. R. Hills and of Airs. Hills, of IVellington. WEDDINGS. The wedding took place at Knox Church, Masterton, yesterday, of Ivy Catherine, daughter of Air. Frederick Evans, of “Otahoua,” Alasterton, to Air. James Flay, of Te Awamutu. The bride was attired in pale pink georgette, with accordeon-pleated skirt. The bridesmaid was Aliss Thelma Allan, who chose blue georgette, while the flower girl, Aliss Alavis Aloran, niece of bride, wore mauve crepe de chine. Air. A. Flay, brother of the bridegroom, ■ carried out the duties of best man. * » ♦ A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Trinity Alethodist Church, AVanga- , nui, by the Rev. E. T. Cox on AVedi nesday, October 31, when Olive, only daughter of Airs. S. P. Andrew-, of M’anganui, was married to Kenneth, youngest son of Mr. and Airs. H. J. Kingston, of Hawera. The bride, who ’ entered the church on the arm of her ’ uncle, Air. S. Andrew, of Feilding, was attired in ivory satin maroeain trim- ) med with silver lace and w-ore silver • shoes and stockings. The orthodox wedding veil with a coronet of silver lace and orange blossom was worn and the bouquet, composed of lily of the valley and pale pink carnations and ; completed with maidenhair fern, add- . ed to the effect as the bride walked down the aisle. The duties of bridesmaids W’ere carried out by Alisses E. I Gurr, Al. Pincent, Al. Plingston, niece of the bridegroom, and J. Briggs. The former two, of Wanganui, were attired ’ in., turquoise blue mariette trimmed with champagne silk lace, and w-ore ' picture hats of champagne tulle with 1 long streamers. Each carried Victorian posies and wore shoes, stockings > and gloves to tone. Aluriel Kingston, ■ of Kaponga, wore mauve taffetas, I while Miss Joyce Briggs, of AVanganui, wore blue taffetas. Each frock had frills of taffetas with rosebud trimmings and the hats, shoes, stockings and gloves and posies toned. Mr. E. . W. Taylor, of New Plymouth, acted as best man, while Air. V. Soloman, of : Hawera, carried out the duties of groomsman. Air. L. Rowe, of Hawera, I officiated at the organ. The wedding lunch was held at the Victoria League . rooms, where over 70 guests gathered. ■ The happy couple left by car for an . extensive tour of the North Island, in- : eluding AA r aitomo, Auckland, Rotorua, AVairakei and Napier. o » • s BIBLE SOCIETY. | ANNUAL AIEETINGS OF . BRANCHES. The annual meeting of the Taita . branch of the British and Foreign I Bible Society was held recently at the • house of the secretary, Airs. Burgess. The president (Mrs. Buck) asked Mrs. ; Porter to address the meeting. The I year’s work in New Zealand was out- . lined by Airs. Porter, and a very warm [ meed of praise was given the workers. , especially to the lady collectors—ladies mostly very fully occupied with ’ domestic and other duties, but who found time to work also for the extension of Christ’s kingdom. The ex- ■ periences of many of the collectors were most illuminating and interestinc-. The following were elected for ! the ensuing year:—President, Airs. Buck; secretary, Airs. Burgess; col ’ lectors, Alesdnmes Burgess, Balls, and 1 Sister Aland. Airs. Burgess, assisted 1 b - Aliss Burgess, entertained all prssent at afternoon tea at the close. The annual meeting of the Belmont branch was held on Alonday afternoon. Airs. David Johnstone preside.!, and Airs. S. Hoggard gave a most ins teresting account of the work of the e year. Airs. Porter spoke upon 1 the s scope of the work in New Zealand r and in the Homeland, especially men- .. tioning the work of the translators and i, colporteurs. The following officers i were elected: —President, Airs. David • Johnstone; vice-president, Mrs. Stew- ’ art; secretary, Airs. S. Hoggard; col--1 lectors, Alesdnmes Aldridge, Presants, 1 and Hoggard’. The work of the able . and energetic secretary (Airs. Hoggard) was highly eulogised, and the ! work of all received much appreciation. ’ The committee entertained all present j to afternoon tea. 1 » « ♦ FASHION NOVELTIES. 2 Due consideration given to such ’ articles as stockings, belts, and scarves ’ make for good dressing and give ins dlviduality (says a London fashion J writer). To choose the right tone for ‘ the stockings to go with one's dress is s by no means a difficult task nowadays, 1 for in the great variety of colours almost any tone can be harmonised. A striking novelty in hosiery here in London is seen in the shaded stocking. “ AVith a black satin shoe, decorated 3 with a diamente jewel, a pair of shad--1 ed stockings, shading from off-white ' to steel, looks most effective, the light r colour running up the front of the leg ’ and merging in the dark colour at the ’ back. These worn with a black lace r dress mounted on white chiffon would t be very chic. Belts are often made to correspond • with the colour and design of the popular half-square shoulder ker- : chief. A smart belt is formed of ; round military braid fastened with a ’ crystal jewel composed of two square - stones the size of large caramels. The ' most effective scarves are those with ; red and navy designs and may be worn witli red and white belt of > military braid. In shoes, too, there are some novelI ties. Leather mixtures are popular, such as dull and shiny skins, or plain | and figured. In the former style there are such combinations as suede and I glace or patent and calf; among the plain and figured combinations, lizard I is used with a plain leather. Coloured footwear is popular. A delicate model is in water-green suede with heels and part of the back-upper in green kid; another pair in cherry-red lizard has plain red kid trimmings. Beach shoes may be had in bright-coloured rubber with heels about an inch high, the holiday gaiety being expressed in such tones as cherry-red and china-blue. Another novelty, one that will be teresting to gardeners, is the bright suede-leather gloves made of stout skins dyed a variety of strong colours. Many of these gloves are thonged with leather in contrasting shades; for instance, a vivid green pair is thonged with yellow and a mauve pair with rnrrnut rod-

TJie Lady Superintendent of the Wellington Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following gifts:—Flowers, Lady Alice Fergusson; flowers, St. Alban’s Church, Eastbourne; flowers. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Wilson, Lower Hutt: flowers, Mr. Duncan, Tawa Flat; fruit, Chilton House School; flowers, Rev. Clarence Eaton, Taranaki Street Methodist Church; books, Mrs. A. T. Wells, 348 Parade, Island Bay; books and cigarette cards, Mrs. Lander, sen., Coromandel Street; gramophone records, Mrs. Looney, Lower Hutt; papers, Russell Wulff; album and cigarette cards, Arthur Cohen: comics and papers, Grosvenor and Francis Morgan, George and Mena Roderick: case of eggs, teachers and scholars, Beyerville School: cigarette cards, Douglas Benge. For Victoria Hospital: Flowers, Mrs. Kite. Rev. Clarence Eaton. Methodist Church, Taranaki Street; eggs, flowers, books, Mrs. Boyd, Lyall Bay; flowers and books, Mrs. Kile;

copper plant jar, Mrs. Woodward, Lower Hutt. Lily of the Valley, the bride’s favourite Hower, special bouquets designed by F. Murray, Vice Regal florist, 36 AViliia Straah—AAn±-

PROVINCIAL ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. E. Papps, of Patea, returned to Wellington last week from a holiday spent in Christchurch. Mr. Papps went on to Patea this week owing to business reasons, and Mrs. Papps, who is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. A. B. McCready, will return home nt the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Peacocke, of Masterton ,are visiting Dunedin for three weeks. Miss Una James, of Masterton, is the guest of Miss Muriel Cameron at Flat Point. Mrs. and Miss Carey, of Lansdowne, Masterton, are visiting Hawera. Miss Sybil Caselberg, of Wellington, was in Masterton last week-end. Mrs. George Kissling, of Auckland, who has been staying in Masterton, is now the guest of Mrs. Christie, at ■Wanganui. Mrs. Grainger and family are spending a holiday with' Mrs. Grainger’s mother, Mrs. -Main, of Shannon, prior to settling in Palmerston North. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Neville, of Auckland, are on a holiday visit to ‘Wellington and Palmerston North. Mrs. A. McNicol has returned to Dannevirke from a visit to Norfolk Island. Mrs. R. .!.■ Mackie, of Palmerston North, has been visiting Auckland. Miss Ruth Putnam, of Palmerston North, left yesterday on a visit to Hawke’s Bar The many friends of Mrs. Collinson sen., of Palmerston North, will regret to learn that she is indisposed. Mrs. 11. Scott lias returned to Palmerston North after a visit to Christchurch. Mrs. H. Crichton, of Wairoa, who has been stayin'” with Mrs. Howard Reid (Wellington), passed through Palmerston North yesterdr>" on her return home. Miss G. .Jaber, of Palmerston North, is the guest of Mrs. E. C. Brewis, Cln tidelands. Waikato. Mrs. G. F. Bridges, of Wanganui East, accompanied by her three children, Nancy. Francis, and Clifford, better known to the public as the Bridges Trio, intend leaving Wellington by the Tahiti on Friday for an extended trip to Australia. Miss o.' Burdett, ’Wanganui, has re-, turned from Eltham and Stratford. ' Mrs. Robe: '- Brown, ’Wanganui, has returned from Wellington. Mrs. Hastings Moore has returned from W ’llin"*-o- to Wanganui. Mrs. Balfour-Kelly, New Plymouth, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. James Balfour, Wanganui. Mrs. Andrews (Wellington) is spending a holiday with Mrs. E. W. Andrews, Brunswick, Wanganui. Miss K. Cullinane has returned to Wanganui from visiting Miss B. Ryan, Hawera. Mrs. Walter Swanger. Wanganui, left for Dunedin on Tuesday. Miss A. E. Sturrock returned to Hawera from Wanganui on Tuesday. Misses McLean, Dunedin, are the guests of Mrs. Horace Wilson, Bulls. Mrs. A. E. Cheal, ’Wanganui, has returned from Napier. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Scoular, Dunedin, have left Wanganui, to continue their tour of the North Island. A pleasant garden party, arranged by Mesdames Morgan and Chisholm, was held at Mrs. Hastings Moore’s residence, in aid of the meat stall at the forthcoming St. Peter’s bazaar. A cake-guessing competition was won by Nurse Sherwin, and Mesdames Malcolm, Thurlow, and Mr. Robb were successful at other - competitions. Considerable interest was evinced in the concert given at the Masterton Opera House on .Monday night by the bund of blind boys from the Jubilee Institute. The Mayor (Mr. T. Jordan) extended a welcome. In reply, Mr. Clutha MacKenzie, director of the Jubilee Institute, paid a tribute to the assistance Masterton in particular had given to the blind. He gratefully acknowledged the enthusiastic work of Mr. F. Norris, of Masterton, who, he said, had interested the school children of the Dominion in the Institute to such good purpose that they had contributed over £4OO with which to bring the Institute pipe organ up to date,. The annual inspection and re-exami-nation of the Masterton St. John Ambulance Division took place at Masterton on Saturday night. Mrs. Barltrop (lady district officer), Mr. A. O. Richardson (assistant commissioner), and Mr. Hislop (district superintendent) took part in the inspection. Dr. P. R. Cook'conducted the re-examination of individual members, all of whom passed for labels and pendants. MADAME MENERE’S HINTS ON FURS. When cleaning dark furs, says Madame Menere, secure some clean sand from the beach, if possible, and wash it well. Then put it on a tray, and heat in the oven, until blood warm. Next, lay the fur on the table, fur side up. and sprinkle por‘tion of the sand over the parts to be cleaned. Now rub the sand well into the fur with the bands, with n rotary motion, and the hot sand will act as blotting paper, absorbing the grease and dirt.—Advt. A TRUE FRIEND! If you have chapped hands or rough skin, rub in a small quantity of Sydal, relief will be immediate. If your child falls and hurts itself, apply a little Sydal. If your husband finds shaving' n trouble, give him a little Sydal to use before lathering. For 2s. you can secure family happiness.— Ad v t.

FLOWER SHOW. PIONEER CLUB GARDENING CIRCLE. The Garden Circle of the Pioneer Club held its annual flower show yesterday afternoon in the club hall, 'lhe show was opened by the Mayoress (Mrs. G. A. Troup), who was received by Mrs. Fisher, president of the circle, In introducing Mrs. Troup, Mrs. Fisher said the judge, Mr. Fox, had stressed the need for keeping closely ,to the schedule. Several good exhibits had been disqualified because the exact numbers had not been adhered to. Mrs. Fisher thanked Mr. Fox for judging the cut flowers and vegetables, and Miss Cooper for judging the decorative work. Mrs. Troup congratulated the members on their show, and said it was pleasing to see club members taking an active part in such work. Gardening was a necessary aesthetic side of life in the community, and the gardener was a benefactor. She was glad to attend and open such a display and wished it success. The prizes were presented to the win ners by Miss A. Kane, president of the club, who thanked Mrs. Troup for her attendance. The president’s rose bowl for highest number of points in cut flowers and vegetables was won for the second year by Miss Isaacs. Rona Bay. Mrs. J. Myers was the runner-up, her roses taking several prizes, and other prizewinners in this section were Mrs. Finlay, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Press, Mrs. Wardell, Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Jacobsen, Mrs. Upham and Mrs. Sanders. In the decorative section. Mrs. D. Isaacs won the prize for most points and also for the best bowl of flowers, her entries including ladies’ shoulder spray, and hand bouquet and gentlemen’s buttonhole. She also made a bouquet of roses, which was presented to Mrs. Troup. Mrs. Arlow won the prize for basket of roses and Old English posy, coming equal with Mrs. Ramsay in the latter, who also got second prize. Mrs. Jervis and Miss Boyd were other prize-winners in this section. Some very beautiful roses were shown as well as other flowers. There were cut flowers for sale and a sweet and cake stall also, 'the profits of which were in aid of the furnishing fund. A number of friends as well as members were present and much admiration was expressed for the flowers shown. Afternoon tea was served in the lounge during the afternoon. * * » Last Wednesday evening a quiet wedding was solemnised at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. Duthie, of Bunnythorpe, when their second daughter, Keanus Alexandra, was married to William Laurie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Butler, of Tokoroa. The Rev. 11. J. Parker officiated. Mrs. Duthie held a reception after the ceremony. Dr. Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Oamaru, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Alan Cameron, "Marangai.” Wanganui. .The fashion parades at the Adelphi Cabaret are to be continued every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. This afternoon “Ysabelle.” the Adelphi Cabaret mannequin, will display some new modes in inexpensive summer frocks, which wit' also be shown on Saturday afternoon. In addition, the clever pupils of Miss Kathleen O’Brien are presenting “A Juvenile Ballet’’ every afternoon this week. Mrs. A. Coombs presided over the monthly meeting of the Palmerston North Plunket Society on Friday. The Plunket Nurse, Sister A. M. Kearns, reported that 128 S visits had been paid to the office, 676 by adults, 503 by babies and 109 by older children. Four visits had been paid to Foxton and four homes had been visited there, while 84 adults. 61 babies, and 49 older children had been to the office. Receipts totalled £47 4s. lid., and several parcels of clothing had been received. It was decided to grant Miss Lock wood two weeks’ holiday prior to her taking up her duties. To give your floors a beautiful polish housewives are recommended to use nothing but C.O. Waxshine, all sizes, all stores. —Advt.