WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 52, 25 November 1930, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

Items of Interest from Near and Far

SOCIAL NOTES Mr. and Mrs. H. Marsden, of Wellington. are visitors to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. McNamara, of Wellington, have been visiting Southland. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bain, of Wellington, have been visiting Invercargill. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Gray, of Wellington, are visiting the West Coast. Mrs. E. V. Thorne is a "Wellington visitor to Christchurch.. Mrs. E. Cooper, of Wellington, has been visiting the West Coast. Mrs. W. Francis, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. A. Trickett in Christchurch. Miss Joan Savill, who has been visiting the south, returned to Wellington yesterday. Miss J. Duthie. of Heretaunga, is in New Plymouth attending a Girl Guiders’ camp. Mrs. Kinvig, of Wellington, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wagstaff, in New Plymouth. Miss Ngaire Greene has left for the Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, where she is spending her holidays with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Josephson have left Wellington, and are settling in Auckland. ■. Mr. and Mrs. P. Verschaffelt, of Wellington, have been touring in the South Island. The following children were prizewinners at the fancy dress dance for the Wellington South Free Kindergarten on Saturday:—E. Johnston, as a jockey; Tom Corki'll and Ronald Ritchie, as Chinese boys; Victor Stark, Red Indian; Jim McCrae, sailor; Rita Wilson, Spanish woman : Nan Bow, English woman; Marjorie Warrie, posie; G. Ilodgett, rainbow; Enid Hewitt, wedding cake; IvyJames, poster; Jean Wilson, harvest girl; Joy Kirkbeck, winter; Douglas Johnston, blackbird. VISITING THE CAPITAL Mrs. Hector Smith, of Napier, has been visiting Wellington. Miss Hanlon, of Napier, is paying a short visit to Mrs. Viggo Monrad, of Alan Street, Palmerston North, is visiting Wellington. Miss E. McLean, of Christchurch, is paying a visit to Wellington. Miss Winic Mills, of Hawera, is spending a holiday in Plimmerton. Miss Ivel Haywood has returned to Napier from a short visit to Wellington. Miss Ina Wright, of Auckland, is on a short visit to Wellington, and is the guest of Mrs. L. Labourm Mrs. Cecil Cornford, of Napier, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. Robison, in Wellington. * Mrs. M. Gray, of New Plymouth, will arrive in Wellington by the Ulimaroa to-day from a visit to England. Mrs. R. Masters has returned to Stratford 'from Wellington, where she attended the Plunket conference. Mrs. H. Holstein, of Kumara, Westland, lias returned home after visiting Wellington; Mrs. E. P. Heaphy, of Greymouth, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned' home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham, of Christchurch, are paying a short visit to Wellington. Mrs. C. M. OUivier, of St. Martin’s. Christchurch, returned at the week-end from a visit to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Davis, of Christchurch, passed through Wellington at • the week-end, en route for Auckland and Rotorua. ' ~•»! - , ENGAGEMENTS ' . ALDRICH—BROWN. Bessie, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Brown, Patrick Street, Petone, to Luiz Roy, second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. F. Aldrich, Riddler’s Crescent, Petone. » » « PEGLER—JAMES. Bertha Edythe, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James, of 31a Newburn Avenue, Auckland, to Selwyn, eldest sou of Mr. J. Pegler, of Paerata. WEDDING. McKENZIE—SMITH. A wedding was quietly solemnised in Knox Church, Mastertoil, on Saturday, between Olive Maud, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Smith, and Terrance lan Donald, seephd son of the late Mr. , and Mrs. Donald McKenzie, ‘‘Hill End,”

Masterton. The Rev. J.. Davie officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore blue floral georgette. She was attended by,her sister, Miss Eileen Smith, in pale pink georgette. Mr. Harvey McKenzie was best man. OVERSEAS NOTES * Following the success of the policewoman at the Barcelona Exhibition, Spain may hilve a permanent force of women police before long. The women’s corps at the exhibition constituted the first force of policewomen in Spain. It was brought into being last year, and when the recruitment lists were opened there was a rush of a thousand applicants, evidence of the rapid progress toward emancipation made by Spanish women in recent years. The uniform of the. Spanish policewoman is much smarter and more feminine than that of her English colleague. It consists of a smart hip-length coat with revers and braided cuffs, which is worn over a shirt with collar and tie. The skirt is short, reaching a little below the knee, and smart shoes with large buckles are worn instead of boots. A. very full cap with a peak and a white strap round the front is worn instead of a helmet. Bfincess Ingrid of Sweden has been described, with a considerable amount of truth, as “Europe’s prettiest unmarried princess.” With her tall, slim and'graceful figure, her fair hair of rather peculiar shade, and her blue-grey eyes, she at- x tracts attention wherever she goes. To those who recall her mother, the late Crown Princess of Sweden, at the similar age the likeness between mother and daughter is striking in the extreme. This resemblance Princess. Ingrid carries into her disposition, particularly in her great love for flowers and tiny children. Have a genuine oil wave. Will make a marvellous difference in your appearance, and not become a frizz. The tex ture, quality, or colour of your bair will not be impaired. Call and see us. Art vice given free. Mrs. Rolleston, Ltd., Hair, Skin, and Permanent Waving Specialist, 250 Lambton Quay. Phone 42—227. And 2 Courtenay Place (CordIng’s Buildings). Phone 28—813.— Advt. Funnodising restores lustre when furs are dull and lifeless; it transforms out-of-date furs into new, fashionable garments, indistinguisliabk l from new. FurmOdising Is inclusive-to the Nevada Fur Cot, next Ritz, manners Street.—Advt.

WOMEN IN AMERICA

Suffrage Gains

TEN YEARS’ WORK

From the milestone of the tenth anniversary of woman suffrage in the United States, women voters review a decade in which their number and prominence in public office disclose an increasing willingness to accept the responsibilities of government, states a writer in an American newspaper. . . To-day, the part played by women in politics ’becomes almost a dominant factor in elections. At the forthcoming general elections, probably hardly a State in the 48 will have an all-male ballot. Feminine voters hope that many States will see women holding office in their executive departments, and even their courts, as a result of the ever-growing tendency of women to take full advantage of the office-seeking privileges that accompany the vote. Probably the most noticeable results of woman’s suffrage, according to Mrs. Roscoe Anderson, acting-president of the National League of Women Voters, are the new standards of public responsibility for social welfare established by legislation. The league is the non-partisan organisation which emerged out of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association after it had held its final victory convention. Influence Begins. Women's influence began to be immediately felt in legislative bodies as soon as they obtained, the vote. The first Congress which women helped to elect passed the Cable Act in 1922, giving women who married foreigners the right to retain their independent citizenship. Formerly a woman citizen marrying a foreigner automatically, lost her citizenship and could regain it only by a long naturalisation process. On July 3, 1930, President Hoover signed an amendment to the Cable Act removing two of the discriminations that had remained in the 1922 Bill. 'The amendment made the provisions of the Act retroactive before 1922 and provided that women who marry foreigners and live outside the country for more than two years will not lose their citizenship as they were formerly “presumed” to have done. World Problems Studied. Women have shown keen interest in international problems during the ten years of suffrage. The entry of the United States into the World Court, rati--fication of the Kellogg Peace Pact, and the London Naval Treaty, are subjects the League of Women Voters has studied and supported. Nine national women’s organisations come together each year at the conference on the cause and cure of war, under the guidance of Mrs. Catt. a suffrage leader. Ten years ago a woman juryman was unknown. To-day, the right to serve on a jury, with authority equal to men’s, has been granted to women in 21 States and the District of Columbia. In nine of these States the service is compulsory. In response to persistent requests of women voters, Congress in 1921 appropriated money for the first time to help the States to save mothers and their babies. At the end of a five-year period and a two-year extension, the measure went out of effect in June, 1929. Thirteen women’s organisations, uniting in the Women's Joint Congressional Committee, have .since been working for a renewal of the Federal appropriation in . order' that the work may be resumed under the direction of the children’s bureau. Effect of Women’s Votes.

The effect of women’s votes in getting welfare measures passed is most noticeable in the various States. In State after State measures affecting the rights of husband and wife and the interest of the family, such as marriage and divorce laws, property rights, contract rights, equal guardianship of children, and so on, have been changed to remove discriminations against women. State laws regulating child labour, establishing high-er-standards of education and equalising educational opportunities have been passed. Protective laws for women in industry and laws for the repression of vice have in many States likewise resulted from persistent activity of the women voters.

Elimination of corruption by simplifying and improving the mechanics of government has also been a project where women have made their votes felt. In the field of practical politics women have made their greatest influx into municipal and county offices, a fact that has been almost entirely overlooked by political observers who, have focused their attention solely on conspicuous Federal and State offices. However, a number of women have held responsible posts in Federal and State Governments in the course of 10 years. Federal Office Holders. While there has not yet been a woman Cabinet member, Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the children’s bureau, Department o£ Labour, is being discussed as a successor to James J. Davis, Secretary of Labour. There have been two women assistants to the Attorney-General, Miss Annette Adams, who served during the Wilson Administration, and Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, who was appointed in 1921 and remained until 1929. The chairman of the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is Miss Bessie P. Brueggeman. The Civil Service Commission has a woman member, Miss Jessie Dell; the director of the women’s bureau, Department of Labour, is Miss Mary AnderSon, and the chief of the bureau of home economics, Department of Agriculture, is Miss Louise Stan- * "The only woman with the rank, insignia and rights of a major in the United States Army is Major Julia Stimson, bead of the Army Nurse Corps. A high position in the Department of State is held by Miss Ruth B. Shipley, chief of the passport division, while Miss Bess Goodykuntz was recently appointed assistant to the Commissioner of Education in the Interior Department. Four women hold positions as collector of customs. The Commissioner of Immigration at Boston is Miss Anna C. M. Tillinghast. There are at present four women in the foreign service of the State Department, although 10 have passed the difficult examination at various times. Three women now occupying positions as American Trade Commissioners, under the Department of Commerce, are stationed in as many corners of the earth. Thirteen women have been sent to Congress. The first was Miss Jeanette A. Rankin, who served one term from 1917 to 1919 as Republican representative from Montana. Only two women Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, of Wyoming) and Mrs. M. A. Ferguson, of Texas, have held office as Governors. Six States have had vyomen secretaries of State. Three States have had women as State Treasurers, and three are known to have women members of the Governor’s Council. Women are also holding positions as heads of State labour departments, welfare departments, and public instruction boards. Each year marks the election or appointment of more and more women ou State commissions aud boards. Only time can tell whether there will be any permanent distinction in the offices predominantly sought and held by men and women, officials of the League of Women Voters believe. Women’s debut into local offices may be just the beginning of progress starting at the ground and working up. At any rate, it is observed, “in the development of an informed feminine electorate, the woman office-holder must be counted an important factor.”

PROVINCIAL ITEMS Miss Struan Macpherson, of Langston Avenue, Palmerston North, has been on a short visit to Napier. Mrs. T. Lancaster, of Martin Street, Palmerston North, is on a visit to Auckland. Miss Valerie Gunter, of Palmerston North, spent the week-end in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller, of Church Street, were week-end visitors to Wellington. Miss Fear, of Pahiatua, has been on a short visit to Palmerston North. Miss Blanche Mclnnes, of Palmerston North, is on a holiday visit to Wanganui. Mrs. Hosking, sen., a resident of the Palmerston North district, celebrated her 91st birthday on Sunday. Mrs. Hosking, who is the mother of Messrs. C. and W. Hosking, of Palmerston North, enjoys the best of health, and the occasion was made a happy family gathering. Auckland visitors to Palmerston North during the week included Mr. and Mrs. Reece and Mr. and Mrs. Grey Mace. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Louisson, of North Street. Palmerston North, are spending a week at their seaside residence at Paekakariki. Miss Nancye Chadwick, of Dannevirke is . their guest. Mr. and Mrs. L. Bryce, of Western Australia, have been on a visit to Palmerston Mrs’; and Miss O’Malley, of Central Otago, have been visiting Palmerston North Mr.’and Mrs. W. C. Shepley, of Auckland, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Price, Wanganui. . Mrs. A. J. Crawford, president of the Wanganui Plunket Society, returned to Wanganui on Saturday from attending the Plunket Conference in Wellington. Miss A. Henderson, who is leaving Bulls shortly, is to be tendered a farewell by town and country friends on Wednesday evening. , Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McLean are Auckland visitors to Wanganui. Miss B. Theed, Marton, has returned from a holiday spent in Hawke’s Bay. The Wanganui Parochial District intend holding its annual sale of work in the Drill Hall, Wanganui, next Friday. The Lady Jellicoe Club, Wanganui, is bringing its activities for the year to a close. Next Friday will be the tenth anniversary of the club, which will be celebrated by a social afternoon, when a one-act play will be performed On December 5 the Gardening Club will holo its last flower show, and in the. evening the Literary Circle concludes its year with an evening of plays. Mrs. W. A. Veitch, and Miss B. Veitch, are visiting Auckland for the opening of the new railway station. . Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, Wanganui, is visiting Christchurch. Miss Rose, matron of the Stewart Karitane Hospital, is visiting Dunedin. Mr. and Mrs. E. Potter have returned to St. John’s Hill, Wanganui, from lieildMrs. A. A. Seddon, Sandy Hook, Wanganui, was hostess on Saturday at a gift afternoon, in honour of Miss Joyce Jensen’s approaching marriage■ Competitions were won by Mrs. Meuli and Miss Betty Thompson. . St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, IV anganui, held a successful sale on Saturday, in aid of the church funds. In the evening a concert was held. The following names have been added to the committee for the forthcoming “Coster” ball, to be held in Wanganui on December 10: Mrs. McGill Osborne, and Messrs. F. Nancarrow and J. stara. Stalls will be in charge of Mesdames D. Wilson, R. Orton, F. Hutchinson, A. Hatrick, H. D. Robertson, and T. L. Sperring. t .. Miss J. Button. Masterton, spent the week-end in Wellington. Miss Buchanan, young women s travelling secretary for the Presbyterian Church, is at present in Masterton. Mrs. Archer Hosking and Mrs, H. W. Rishworth, of Masterton, have returned to their homes after a visit to Nelson. , GENERAL HINTS THREE USEFUL HINTS. When soot falls on the carpet, cover it quickly with salt and then sweep away. In this way you may remove it without the least damage to your carpet. A mixture that will remove grease from the finest fabrics is made of 1 quart of rain water, 2oz. ammonia, 1 teaspoonlul saltpetre, and loz. shaving soap cut up very finely. , If a strong brine of salt and water is thrown over the coals, less soot will collect in the flues and chimneys. The fire, too, will burn clear and bright. TO CLEAN TAPESTRY. As tapestry is either silk or wool, or both, it will require careful treatment even when new. First get out all possible dirt by careful use of the vacuum cleaner. Then, for washing, put it over several thicknesses of clean white cloth and pin it to a clean flat surface that will not be harmedjby soap and water, and that will not stain the tapestry. May a strong soap suds and wash the tapestry with the suds, using a soft brush for this purpose. Rinse in clear water in the same way until the soap is removed. It may take several such treatments to remove all the In the tapestry is made of fadeable colours, then it may best be cleaned with bran. Completely cover the tapestry with bran. Then brush it all out. Repeat with fresh, clean bran until the dirt is. removed. CLEANING PAINTED WALLS. Wash the paint lightly with a sponge dipped in water in which a tablespoonful of ammonia to a pint of water has been added. Tlie sponge must be nearly dry, and the portion of paint gone over must be immediately rinsed with a flannel and cold water. Dry the walls with soft cloths as quickly as possible. Bouquets of distinction for the bride and her maids, in exclusive colouring and style to suit frocks. Miss Murray. 36 Willis Street. - -Advt

CHRISTMAS CHEER Christmas Puddings. Christmas pudding, too, improves so much with keeping that it is generally made weeks, or even months, in advance. Man - women make their puddings at the same time for Christmas, New Lear, and Easter. If several puddings are to be cooked in the same pot, put them m at intervals of a minute, so that the water is not cooled too much, and replenish with boiling water as it boils away. If many puddings are to be cooked, the laundry copper will be serviceable. If a basin is used, it must be dry and well greased, filled well with the pudding mixture, tied down with a floured pudding cloth, leaving a fold to allow for swelling. If the pudding is boiled in a cloth, scald and flour the cloth well, tie the pudding in it, leaving plenty of room for it to swell, and put a plate upside down in the saucepan for the pudding to stand upon. A pudding for six or more persons requires boiling for at least eight hours, small ones less in proportion, three or four hours sufficing for a lib. pudding. Store the puddings in a cool, dry place and to reheat let them stand in boiling water for two hours or more. Christmas Pudding No. 1. Mix well together 4oz. flour, Jib. of breadcrumbs, a small teaspoonful of salt, jib. of chopped beef suet and a flat

taaspoouful of allspice. Stone 41b. of raisins, wash and pick over carefully Jib. each of currants and sultanas, and stir them into the flour, etc. Add 3oz. each of candied orange and lemon peel and lox. of citron (cut into thin strips), 2oz. of roughly-chopped sweet almonds, and 2oz. candied cherries. Mix In also Jib. of moist sugar and the grated rind and juice of half a lemon. Beat up 5 eggs, and mix with them 4 tablespoonfuls of brandy. Pour this liquid on to the other ingredients and the more thoroughly it is stirred the better. Leave it for about an hour, and then it is ready to be boiled. It will make a pudding large enough for 10 to 12 persons. Christinas Pudding No. 2. One pound stoned raisins, 41b. sultanas, jib. currants, loz. lemon peel, loz. citron peel, i nutmeg, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, Jib. sugar, fib. butter, 10 eggs, 1} pint breadcrumbs, 1 breakfastcup floqr, i teaspoonful carb, soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar. Beat butter and sugar to cream; add eggs, well beaten; add other ingredients. Mix well and boil 6 hours. Half quantities used,’ steamed 5 hours, make a good pudding sufficient for a family of six or eight. Christinas Pudding No. 8. One pound of butter or beef suet, 11b. of breadcrumbs, lib. of sultanas, 11b. of best raisins, lib. of yellow sugar, Jib. of almonds, Jib. of mixed peel, .10 eggs, a small quantity of cinnamon, spice, mace and nutmeg, 3 tablespoons of good clear treacle, 1 wineglass of brandy, salt. Mix well and boil about 8 hours.