ENGAGEMENT.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 29 May 1930, Page 13

ENGAGEMENT.

DIXON—PLUMMEE, The engagement is announced of Florence Norma, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dixon, to William, second ,lon of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pluminer, Wnnganui. Mrs. George M. Smith lias returned, with her family, to Christehurch, after a visit to Wellington. Miss Aroha Clifford, who recently iflew to Wellington from Cliristehurch, has now gone by air to Duuedin, accompanied by Miss Betty Kiver. Mrs. Clayden and Miss Barbara Clayden, Cliristchureh, will bo passengers by-the Mataroa on Saturday for England, to take up residence there. Miss Nancy Gardner, formerly of Wellington and now of Christehurch, has joined the staff of Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Springs. Miss Bessie Thompson, Dunedin, is tho guest of Miss Helen. Gardner, Wellington. Mrs. Burnes-Loiighnan and Miss A. Loughnan are Christehurch visitors to Wellington. Mrs. C. /MelVill has returned to Wellington from an extended holiday. Misses >K. and M. Todd are Wellington visitors to Auckland. ' Mrs. F. Strickland, London is in Wellington to join the Mataroa for England on Saturday. Mrs. Theo. Carter,' of Bemuera, Auckland, has accompanied her to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. G. Springhall, Wellington, aro leaving by the Niagara from Auckland on Tuesday for England and , America. Mrs. A. Macklin is a Wellington visitor to Auckland. : Mrs. S. Harcourt is on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. E. J. L. Vosper, Upper Takaka, Nelson, is a visitor to Wellington, and will later leave for Paeroa, Mr. and Mrs. R. Jamiesoii, recent Australian visitors to New Zealand, have, taken up residence at Mortlake, Victoria. Mr. and Mrs. K. Alexander, Welling ton, were recent visitors to the White Star Hotel, Queenstown. Miss Borrie, of the Flock House for Girls, has returned to Palmerston North from a holiday in Wellington. Mrs. Howard Paul (Hataitai) is the «vest of (her sister, Mrs. Campbell Aitehison, Tietoria avenue, Palmerston North. ■.■■'■• ■

Miss Lorna Nieholls has returned to Hamilton from a holiday in Wellington. Mrs. Hugh Baily, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned to New Plymouth. Mrs. A. E. M. Bowlandhas returned to Christchureh from a visit to Wellington; Miss Doreen Bourne has returned to Wanganui from a visit to Wellington. Dr. and Mrs. Hastings, who have been living'in Wanganui for some time, are in Wellington en route for England. ■■': . Mrs. Arthur Newton, Ohoka, Canterbury, is spending a few days in Wellington en route homo from a visit to New Plymouth. Mrs. J. H. P. Strung is a Taranaki visitor to Wellington. > Miss Jean Stenhouso has returned to Hawera from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. G. Hunt, Mayoress of Waipawa, ia Visiting Wellington-and Palmerston North, and will be the: guest of the Misses Pollard, Boccsforfl street, during her stay in the latter town. Mrs G. W. Forbes, wife of New Zealand's new Prime Minister, has received shoals of. congratulatory telegrams from all parts of New Zealand on the accession of her husband to the Premiership. ... r . ... Mrs. Mcnzies, De'nniston, has returned South from a visit to Wellington. By'a recent mail word has been reecived'tbat Miss Phillis Kowe, who left New Zealand about three years ago. to take up a scholarship with the Eoyal College of Music, has gained the degree of A.B.C.M. Miss Bowe was a pupil of Misa Corliss. St. Mary's Guild. In moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet at-the annual meeting of St. Mary's Guild, held yesterday at the Diocesan Hall, Mulgrave street, Archdeacon Johnson commented on tho'year's financial betterment. He also referred to the value of the booklet, ."Doing Likewise," which contained full infornmtion re the Anglican Homes in New Zealand. The Key. J. E. Ash-ley-Jones, seconding- the motion, mentioned the excellent work done by matrons and staff of the various homes. The Key. F. E. Keinpthorne endorsed the remarks, speaking more especially of Miss Parlane, matron of the Karori St. Mary's Home, of which he is chaplain. Canon Sykes spoke upon tho social work done by the Church; and supported the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. The motion was duly put to the meeting by Bishop Sprott and carried unanimously. For the coming year, Mrs. Sprott was re-elected president, and Mrs. Wilsone and Miss Powles as honorary secretary and treasurer respectively. The vice-presidents (Mesdames R. E. Hayes, Nicholls, Bawnsley, Harper, and Miss Baber remained in office, while the executive, committee elected compriso Mesdames Guy Didsbury, Shirteliffe, Hart, G. Wilson, James, and Miss Turtou. • Charity Ball. A meeting was held this week of the committees appointed in connection with the Charity Ball, which is to be held in tho Town Hall on 11th June. Fostered by an enthusiastic committee this function has grown in importance over the last few years, and is now looked upon as one of the biggest Catholic events of tho year. Tho committees appointed reported enthusiastic support from all sides. In connection with the presentation of debutantes to His Grace the Archbishop, the secretary reported that over forty young ladies had sent in their names. This is an excess of previous years, so that this feature of tho ball will be of outstanding interest this year. It was reported that tickets have now been, printed, and are available from the secretary, Mr. P. D, Hoskins, Box 958, Wellington.' Woman Orchestral Conductor. It is not often that there are women conductors to bo seen in the Albert Hall, London, but recently the London Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Miss Ethel Leginska, says a London exchange. Apart 'from her conducting capabilities, Miss Leginska is also, the possessor of a very fine voice, and in Liszt's Hungarian Fantasia she combined tho functions of soloist and conductor, acquitting herself with commendable agility in both capacities. ■ Another Flight. In a recent letter received from Miss Eleanor Joachim, of Duncdin, she Jells of a flight from Bagdad to Persia and back, a journey occupying flvo and ahalf hours, which would have taken at least three, and a-half days by motor, states tho "O.tago Daily Times." Tho trip was a very novel and on the whole a very delightful experience, except for one part where an air pocket caused a rapid descent of 500 ft, and made tho passengers wish it were possible to get out and walk. Miss Joachim was then leaving for Cairo, en route for Crete, and thence to Greece, where she intends to spend some time.

Plunket Society's Ball. At a meeting of the committee which is organising the ball in aid of the funds of the Plunket Society and which is to be held in the Town Hall during July raco week, resolutions were passied that the ball should bo called "The 'Head-dress, Poster, and Cabaret Ball." Head-dress, because everyone coming to it wi". bo asked to wear a head-dress which will contribute to the. gaiety and pieturesqueiiess of the evening; poster because it was resolved to approach the business firms to have living poster advertisements for which prizes will be allotted; and cabaret becauso it will be run on these lines, with cabaret items during tho evening. Theso dances arc being arranged by Mr. M'Gregor, of Miss Bates's studio, and rehearsals are now in full swing. Many friends of tho society aro coming forward to help the committee make the ball the event of tho season. On Saving Gas., From an experienced housekeeper in Sydney' come the following hints for keeping down the gas bill: —"A-ll that is needed," she said, "is a little careful thought before planing the meal, tfor instance, if I cook a roast dinner, I se,rve abaked pudding also. If boiled meat, I cook vegetables and pudding on top of the stove by steaming or boiling. The oven is not then needed. ' An; excellent idea is to put a sheet of tin, say the top of a kerosene tin, on top of the stove. Three saucepans instead of one may then be heated, with only one jet. I find titt better: than asbestos. This, besides saving heat, prevents burning." This housewife extols tho virtues of the casserole and the roaster. ' Both preServe the natural juices of the meat instead of allowing it to evaporate in steam. "A joint cooked in a covered roaster actually swells in the cooking, and is much jucier than an ordinary roast. No fat is needed either. The meat is simply placed on a stand in the roaster and water poured in—half a pint for a 61b roast. It will cook in any part of the oven. Tho potatoes aro roasted in a dish by themselves." This is what she says about puddings:—Making one boiled pudding is no more trouble, and uses no. more gas than the making of a batch of three Or four, each wrapped in its1 individual cloth. It only takes a small gas to keep anything boiling or steaming. A fruit pudding keeps a month wrapped in the cloth it is cooked in. A batch may be hung on a rod in a cool spot, and when the unexpected guest or the extra busy day arrives, may be heated ready for serving in about half an hour. Tiny puddings make excellent gifts for one's friends. Fire Precautions. . / All householders should. take certain precautions against fire, says a London writer. For instance, in e\rcry room upstairs there should be a piece of knotted rope, long enough to. reach from the window to the ground beneath. This should have a hook at each end, the one to attach the rope to the window, the other to let down a basket if necessary. Articles which are likely to catch fire—wood, basket-work, matting, etc.—may be treated with a solution which will render them immune. It is made as follows: Take six parts of ammonium borate and 18 parts of potassium carbonate. Mix with 100 parts of water. Apply with a brush. When heated by fire this solution forms. a glassy mass which gives out enough carbonic acid gas to kill the keenest flames. Few people seem to know the powers of carbonic acid gas in extinguishing flames. Even a syphon of soda water, tilted and squirted on- a blazing surface, will help to stay a fire. freckles Appreciated. Girls with freckles, who were onco doomed to bo handicapped for public favour, need no longer suffer that disadvantage if the choico by the Illinois hairdressers of their candidate in the hairdressers' beauty contest means anything. They have selected a Chicago girl, whoso face is plentifully bespattered, with freckles, to take part, and they assert that her freckles give. her "piquancy." • • • Hints About Stockinette. Stockinette being one of the most fashionable of the season's fabricsj it is weir for the amateur, dressmaker to know of the different gadgets which will enable her to prevent it from sagging out of shape, says a London writer. Even the most firmly-woven stockinette is inclined to stretch unless steps be taken during the making-up process to counteract this tendency. ■ Match up the material with a soft ribbon , half an inch in width, and stitch this ribbon in with each seam to keep tho line firm, taking care, of course, there is. no puckering. When the dress has been seamed up, hang it over a "shoulder" for aHimo before the hem is actually fixed. This will save alterations in length later. • Now comes the question of,a bodice lining, which will further discourage stretching. Match the material in the thinnest possible sateen, or soft silk. Do not line tho different sections separately, buti mako a complete bodice portion, minus sleeves, after tho original pattern. Tack lining and stockinette, together, catching the seams firmly at the shoulders and under tho arms, and the stockinette will be kept from Btretching horizontally. When stitching the sleeves to the bodice, leave the lining free till all' else is finished, when it should be neatly oversewn above the sleeve seam. The sleeves themselves need not be lined. Women's Opinions. Interesting addresses were given by Miss Alice Basten and Miss Ellen Melville before tho Auckland branches of the International Council , of Women. Tho former spoke of unemployment problems, and expressed the opinion that permanent machinery that'could not be dislocated by change of Government should bo set up to deal with unemployment. The incidence of unemployment was always changing, and so, too, would necessarily be the methods of dealing with it. She held that in all schemes that were brought forward for relief women must be included. Miss Melville, in speaking of New Zealandmade goods, indicated how the encouragement of New Zealand industries would mitigate the distress of unemployment. 3f every person would spend a shilling a week on Dominion products it would mean four millions a year more money in the country. It also meant more work, and would go a long way toward solving, the problem of unemployment. Women, were the purchasers of goods for the household, and . men were beginning to realise that they must bring women into partnership in thehA efforts for improving conditions. The Delphic Festival. A great and unusual work has boon undertaken by Mme. Eva Sikelianos, tho American wife of the Greek poet Angelo Sikeliauos, who, with her husband, is tho moving spirit behind tho great Festival of Delphi, which is being held in Athens this month for the second timo in 1500 years, says a London correspondent. Delphi was in ancient times the seat of a neutral culture, in which people met together animated by tho love of art and not material ambition. That is what they aro trying to ree'reate at this festival. \ Crippled for thirteen years, Miss Alico Cottingham is the well-loved headmistress of a school in Papua (state-s an exchange). From her invalid's chair she teaches and controls the pupils, and has dono much of the translation work of the mission in spite of tho fact that her right arm is partially paralysed.