WOMAN'S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 23092, 19 October 1938, Page 16

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Will cuiTuepoiultnls (jleiise note that items intended fur Wednesday’s ‘ Star ' must be in Lite office by 'i'uesduy afternoon, and Lliosc intended for insertion on Saturday by Thursday afternoon, or at the latest Friday morning. In the latter case they must be brief. Mrs W. H. Duke (Dunedin) Lind her sister, Miss Morley (Christchurch) are spending a three months’ holiday in Sydney. Mrs H. W. Reid. Mrs E. llowden, and .Mi s.s Maud llowden, who have hoen visiting friends in Southland and on the Taicri Plains, spent a few days in Dunedin with Mrs H. S. Reid, Peel street, Mornington, and will return tomorrow morning to Timaru. Mr and Mrs George Crow, who have been abroad during this year, returned to-day to their home town. Mrs*’!’. Tidswell, of Auckland, is the guest for a few days of Mrs W. A. Scott, 54 ileriot Row. During Mrs Tidswell's visit to the south she is making tentative arrangements for the visit of Krishamurti. which will probably take place about Juno of next year. Miss N. G. Williams, of Christchurch. is the guest of Mrs Maurice Urickoll. Maori Hill. Miss Elizabeth Roe, of Wellington, who came south to judge the plays presented at the South Island elimination festival of the flritish Drama League, and who has been the guest of Mrs J. Sutherland Ross, returned to-day to Wellington.

Miss Margaret Allan, of South Canterbury, who has been visiting Miss Pat Scanlan, of Heriot Row, has returned home.

Miss Pat Samson arrived in Dunedin on Monday to take charge of the dressmaking department of “ The Dorlenc ” Gowns. Miss Forsyth, Wellington, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs I‘orsyth Barr, returned home on Monday. Mrs J. R. Reid, who has been the guest of the Misses Al'Lean, Elder street, has returned to Oamaru. Miss Ngaire James gave a tea party at her borne in Regent road on Monday afternoon in honour of Miss Billie Mitchell, a bride-to-be. The other guests, each of whom brought a gift for the bathroom, included Mesdames R. Harris, A. L. Brown, apd Misses Helen Paterson, Alma Browne, and Betty Gilchrist. Miss Lucy Morton, of the Otago Girls’ High School staff, who has been ou a tour abroad, returned this afternoon to Dunedin. She travelled home via Canada, and arrived in Auckland by the Aorangi at the beginning of the week. A very pleasing feature at the Caledonian Bowling Club last Saturday was the rolling up of the first kitty by Miss A. Greenslade (patroness of the club) to mark the opening of another season for play. Miss Greenslade has bad a long association witli the club, and the members presented her with a bouquet of tulips in the club’s colours.

Reports of social functions will be welcomed for this column. *’ Diana ” will also answer all reasonable questions relating to the home, cookery, domestic science, and any topic of interest to women.

Thu annual meeting ol the Dunedin branch of the Plnnket Society will be held in the City Council Chambers on Thursday next at 4 p.m. His Worship the .Mayor, A. H. Alien. Esq.. _ will preside at the meeting, and Dr F. G. Soper, professor of chemistry. University of Otago, has kiiul.y consented to give an address. His subject will be ‘ What. Chemistry is Doing To-day.’ Members and friends of the society are cordially invited to attend this meet-

The Mosgiel branch of the Women’s institute held its monthly meeting in the Masonic Hall on Monday. October .4, Miss Swallow presiding. Thu min.ntes were read by the newly-appointed secretary, M iss Murray, and conlirnied. (foods were on sale from the Returned Soldiers’ Association. Miss M. Kirby, of Dunedin, was responsible for an interesting talk on ‘ Care of the Hair.' and was accorded a vote of thanks, promised by Mrs Low. Mrs Hughes contributed two vocal solos, which were appreciated by the members. Hostesses for the evening were ■ Mesdames T. S. Carter and L. Simmons.

The Opolio branch of the League of Mothers held its monthly meeting in the church hall, when Airs Lonsloy presided over a good attendance and warmly welcomed the members. Airs Orr-Campbell, the speaker, chose for her subject ‘Flowers.’ She gave a splendid talk, most helpful to those interested in gardening, giving many valuable hints f» members. The choir rendered three pleasing numbers. Afternoon tea and the singing of the league hymn brought a very enjoyable afternoon to a close.

Airs C. H. Chapman, wiio returned at the week-end from almost three reals spent abroad, was iiostess at a most delightful impromptu 5 o’clock party on Monday in the Otago Women’s Club. Some 50 guests were present to give Airs Chapman a hearty welcome home. 4he buffet table was charmingly decorated with a central bowl of mixed flowers and tall vases of golden -juiponica were used in the ■general decoration of the dining room, where the hostess, who wore an ensemble in elm green embossed cloque, with a black picture hat and black accessories, received ■ her guests. Those present were Dr and Airs Dickie, Air and Airs R. Gilkison, Air and Airs Lyndon Macassey, Air and Airs Guy Sinclair, Air and Airs Charles AVilson, Lady Hutchison, Mesdames E. T. Burnside, H. do C. Al‘Arthur, T. G. Al'Kellar, H. Guthrie, H. Hart. 11. 11. Stewart, Angus Cameron, W. AlacKenzie, E. L. Vallange, Percy Priest, H. A. Le Cren, Eustace Alacassey, Bovd Dunlop, W. Vivian, J. F. AI. Eraser, J. S. Sinclair, J. Logan, R. W. Brickell, Alisses L. 'Burnside, Jean Guthrie, Black, Law, Alacassey, INicolson. Ulrich, Duncan, Hutchison, Dorothy Doorly, Dorothy Hart, Hislop, Alessrs John Diclde, J. and S. Gilkisou, and A. Stewart.

Mrs R. Kennedy returned on Satnr day from the north.

Two New Zealand muses. Miss C. R. Valentine and Miss C. Smith were present at the Mayo Clinic when Mr A. ■Watkins, of Melbourne, was operated on for calcified pericardium, or in the language of the layman, “ heart of stone.” This operation} which was of such an outstanding nature that it was cabled to the four corners of the globe, took several hours to perform, and the patient made a complete recovery. Misses Valentine and Smith, who were trained at the Palmerston North Hospital and who are undergoing postgraduate experience in America, regard themselves as having been extremely fortunate in being permitted to witness such, a rare surgical feat. ROTORUA’S SUNNY DAYS MAKE ENJOYABLE HOLIDAYS— When you stay at BRENT’S HOTEL, the holiday will bo absolutely perfect. Those who appreciate real comfort always stay at BRENTS HOTEL—handy to Baths, Golf Links, and with a reasonable tariff. —fAdvt.l At the Radiant Health Club on Monday afternoon Mr F. Pearce, vice-pre-sident of the London Club, addressed the members on ‘ The 'Three Principles of Radiant Health.’ At the age of 7*2, Phoebe Marie Holmes travelled round the world and founded all the Radiant Wealth clubs. The three fundamentals of her teaching were correct breathing, correct eating, correct thinking. The speaker maintained that a pure blood stream defies all sickness. It is only by eating life-giving foods, such as green vegetables and fruit, that the blood stream will be in the correct proportion—alkaline 80 per cent., proteins, such as nuts, beans, peas, and heat—fish, eggs, in the proportion of 10 per cent; and starch, such as white Hour and cereals, 10 per cent. In this age of finer bodies due to the more sedentary nature of our work, we need life-giving foods, with the vitamins in correct combinations. Thoughts also are important to our health, the emotions having a definite reaction on it. Mr Pearce demonstrated neck exercises, which make free the blood supply to the brain, also a course of eye exercises. members joining in. At the close the speaker recited Christian D. Larson’s poem, ‘My Purpose,’ A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the speaker.

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The St. John Ladies’ Guild. There uro quite a mmihcr of branches of activities connected with the Order of St. John in Dunedin, most of them being of a voluntary nature. One which does a great deal of (jiiiet, work is the St. John Ladies’ Sewing Guild, which meets regularly at the St. John Ambulance rooms during the winter months, and prepares all sorts of articles, of clothing and other comforts. The ordinarv meetings have now ceased for the year, and members can point with pleasure and satisfaction at the tangible result, of the efforts of themselves and friend:—all sorts of useful articles have been prepared and arc now available for

distribution by the district nurses of St. John during their visits to the siek poor of the city and suburbs. For nearly 20 years the guild has carried on this humanitarian work—work which has loon greatly appreciated by the recipients. It has been felt, however, that the financial position of the guild is not satisfactory, and in order,to im- [ prove matters -in this respect it has been decided to hold a one-day Christmas fair at St. John headquarters at the beginning of December. The members and their friends are now busily at work preparing suitable articles for sale upon that occasion, and it is hoped (bat their efforts will bo recognised by the public.