HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1932, Page 13

HERE AND THERE

Obituary. : • The death occurred on Sunday of a well-known Lower Hutt resident, Mrs. Hannah Jenness, of " Waihinga,'': Moiling. Mrs. Jenness was 78 years of age, and was born.in.-'Cornwall. Her maiden- ~nnme ,: was Miss :-Hannah Heayns. /She' came out to' New Zealand mth.the early settlers in 1860| and lived all -her-life in Lower Hutt and Wellington. At the age of eighteen she married Mr. "William Lewis Jeiines's, and resided; in. Wellington until 41.years ; ago, when Mr.- and Mrs. Jenness moved to Lower Hutt. .'Her' husband; predeceased .her' by. nine '.years. vAt.the' time of -the Maori, in. Lower; Hutt .Mrs. ■ JennW. was • 'living^ -near. .White'S'.iiineV but later..ljvsd.at Black. •Bridge. '.•She-Had; fourteen chfiSren^iiiße of. wh 6m are living.--.; They ■ are -Mrs.'- H. ■^hite^ead (Pal^aergitoTi North>j Mfsi-E, :BaHantyneV (JLtfwer;HtiittJ; "i; f Mrsr'.:'l). Hartley; (Beporoa);: Mrs.- 8. £.=.Skinner :(\Voodville),Mrs;.H.:li:EobinsGn;(Wel-J lington),: and J^e'ssrs. -W.| L.' jenness (•Pe'toue),-Frederick Jenness ."(Lovrer. Huttj,"and Diamond Jenness (pinada).The". last-jnamed- .went ■. witt -\'the 1 Stefansson'; Expedition, and is" now' in-, charge', oi' .:[ \Tict6ifia. Memorial -Mtiseuin/ Ottawa-iv-The'late .Mrs.' Jehness.. took an. active Interest in church work, and up till. six montlii before: Her' death was, a. regular ratiendant-.-at the Wesleyaii: Ghttroh, ■'■ Ltiwer\Hutt.- - -A'/ieivice-was; ■held'in'ihe churelTyesterday afternoon by . the Rev, . Harold. Sharp, who' was' assisted by the Eev-._'B. J. James (Peforie)''and the"Bey. A. Harding (Lower Hutt). The respect'in which: the "late Mrsr Jenness was, held- was shows:-by the large attendance both at -the cKurehand the •' graveside: "at">' Taita;' and •■ the large >number of "wreat)is 'wiiich were sent.- : ■':: ..'..:--.--' • ';,; V::::.-;> ;■'•■.■.'■ ",:'••■. V ' St. Mary's Homes. '7" .... . . " ; ., The girls; of St.3lary.'siHoiiles..e'ia:eK year have: a : real-.' '!hUppy_-. Ghristinas/" and on this occasion, although times are depressed, they had quite as good a time as usual. A yearly treat to them is to spend a little money themselves on gifts for those they love, and the money was forthcoming;jas usual. : r The Motor Traders' J Association. -. provided^'■■tKein with.a.delightful quting'by motorS; the D.i.O. -gav6 liihenv firee 'entrance.' to.vthe "Magic Cave"; St..Mary's Club entertained^ them, at a party and supper; the staff and. jrapjils of 'felt. -Mark's School gave them an. enteriainnient 'and:'; pip'V p>r:; ,tlie;-;Eota;ry^ Club Juuche'on ;^as: a d'eiigjitfut'.e^.erignce^.Toc H-andjtheir League of Women Helpers,''and.Mars'T den Lower School: also entertained these fortunate girls.:. Mrs. E. Hislop . (Lancaster Btri9et>;te*ndered a? party and *pfe'se;nt^,''An9^ißl^-^^'ael la:'SibJd';Cl&BS^ Kelburn, arrahged-'.'a ■ happy::"4ft«niio'i. party ."■ for -the • senior -igirlsr.'^Gifts;;-: in thbhey. and ;kind ■we're' also sent to .-the homeyand: the' authorities /wish to cor"dialiy.thank all,these friends for>.their kindness, assn'ring'-them of .-tie immense •pieas.urfl\j^v6n;tb;t¥e;^^ "Eedskliis" iri lioiapn. :J .- One- of the chief characteristics, of American women, declared Mr. Shane Leslie, the writer, at a luncheon in London, was.tlie; ability" to surprise. Some time, ago lie had conducted a lady from !Alabama around, the sights 6£ ponilpn. At the end she said that she; had,- been most by " the a-edskins outside t&ia .City Hallr"..:K.was.ibt;until lpng ;afterw:ard.s thatVhe' accident'aUy; discovered she had been referringitpA'the sentries at Buckingham' Palace."-1 ■ Royal -Artists. -; •-.:-.; -~ \ ? : , : :. ;..' <■•.":■■• The electipn.of Lidy ; Patfi^ia.Bairisay |as-/a>memberr;o^:'tnft'i-iKew.'riEfnglishrJ^ct Club is of excdptional'interest, as:it' is the first occasion' on" which a member of our Eoyal Family, lias been elected to any art,society other than in a purely honorary: capacity (states .an Euglish writer). Shortly after. Princess Louise,' Duchess of Argyll, completed her statue of Queen,Yictoria, now ; in frpnt.of Kensington .-'Palace,-the Eoyal Academy, showed -a- desire, to-elect" her >to an associateship. Queen s Victoria^ however, promptly vetoed: this suggestion. Painted Lips. \ ..'... "The modern girl is not so bad as she is painted— except when she is painted," declared Miss Addison Phillips, headmistress: of Clifton High School for Girls; and,recently president of the Association of> Headmistresses, when addressing the pupils of Guildford County. School. foi-vGirls at their prize distributicm (states, the ..'.'Daily Mail';.')., Miss:."Phillips .appealed to them to exercise; taste in'after-life in dress, and to avoid the ugliness of painted lips.' ' ''In yduV art lessons, yotii-' music,-the literature you read, and the' poetry .you learn,.by. heart,"; she said, ''you have 'things; of beauty, constantly before you; ;-ls^it tpo: much, to Hope - that in your leisure,' and when you loave school, you will not prefer jazz to Beethoven, niake sensational 'shockers' your, favourite literature, and the American sob'-stufE of the films your favourite drama?" Permanent Flowers.' -,: ■■'■'. Thousands of -yards of cambric, in many' cases dyed by sis processes, andin others coated with a. special was, have been used by a!West End shop to' make exquisite permanent flowers for home decoration this winter (states the "Daily Mail"). Huge sprays' of Madonna lilies, with . waxed green leaves, to stand in modern square-aut vases of clouded glass, are much in favour for rooms decorated in an austere style. To give a vivid splash of colour ■there are pottery bowls filled with golden brown and tawny wallflowers, old-world flowers such. as hydrangeas, scabious, and love-in-a-mist, which cost a guinea a bowl, and scarlet gloxinia, which, unlike the; majority of these near-natural flowers, are made of velvet. There are delightful little black Wedgwood bowls, containini; violets and primroses in abed of moss. Another charming gift idea is a dressing-tablo flower decoration in the form of a round,' shallow gilt basket with an edging of wired gold lace,, which contains-rose-buds tightly packed together in their bed of moss. More exotic are the ,large sprays :of; Jiger lilies.made.from

r thick cambric waxed and hand painted, | and baskets of pink, waxy looking | magnolias. A tiny pair of bellows should be used to keep these permanent flowers free from dust. They should never be dusted with a cloth. : I Novel Club. Something quite new in the way of women's clubs has struck Newcastle, England, It is cillcd the "Crisis Club," a: is an attempt to achieve economy without sacrificing social standards (writes a- Londoner). The idea is that women acting in concert can effect economies in ways which would bo invidious to them individually. For example, the wives of professional and business men, wfio form the b^ of. tlle Membership, might not .in the ordinary way care to occupy any but the best seats in the theatre, but i . ia suggested that attending as ao organised body they would not be averse to occupying cheaper seats. Similarly, in restaurants they could- sit down, to more modest meals than they would otherwise feel it incumbent upon them to order. The movement, however, has met with some adverse criticism. "I thiuk it is the height* of snobbishness," a young business woman said when asked for her opinion: Theatre arid restaurant managers in the city are interested' rather than alarmed by the movement. They say they have the feeling that they will benefit rather than suffer by organised entertaining and eating.