In and Out of Town

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20254, 23 May 1940, Page 11

In and Out of Town

News Items Intended for publication in this column cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the signature and address of the sender. Notices of engagements require the signature of both parties, and a charge of 5s will be made for such announcement. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wise, Clifford street, arc visiting Dunedin. * * * Mrs. E. L. Walton, Rutene road, has returned Horn a visit to Auckland. * * * * Mrs. A. Pittar, Whatatutu, is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. Packe, Parau street. * i'.i * %■’ Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardner, Hihiroron station, have returned from a visit to Auckland. * * * » Mrs. Frank Mills, Muriwai, returned on Tuesday from a visit to Auckland. * * * * Mrs. P. R. D. Leslie, Sheehan street, has returned from a visit to Mrs. R. D Dymock, Te Karaka. * C * * Mr. and Mrs. Neville McLernan are the guests of Mrs. H. L. Primrose, Ballance street. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Percy Horne, Putere, Wairoa, are the guests of Mrs. JI. P. Hamilton, Upper Stout street. ❖ *:* $ * Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Thomas, Tolaga Bay, are paying a brief visit to the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. N. Thomas, Owen road. * # * * Miss Nancy Bowen, “Maraetaha,” Muriwai, left to-day for Dannevirke, where she will stay with her sister, Mrs. Hugh Chrisp. * :Je * * The Misses F. and B. Morice have returned to Ruatoria after spending their vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Morice, Tahunga. * * t O * Miss L. Orr, Kanakanaia, who has been the guest of Mrs. H. Kenway, Harris street, is staying now with Mrs. M. B. Mander, Riverside road. t- * £ * Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reeves, Wai : kato, accompanied by their children, are staying with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barns-Graham, Russell street. * -r * Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Clark, Kanakanaia. have returned from a visit to Wellington, where they were the guests of Monsieur and Madame Pouquet. * * * 4• Mrs. A. J. Faulkner returned to Hawke’s Bay yesterday aftfr visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Parker, Hangaroa, and Mrs. R. K. Murphy, Muriwai. * * * * The selection of Miss Lucy Butt as queen of the east in the Auckland provincial queen carnival in aid of the sick and wounded soldiers’ fund was announced this week. It is stated that Tauranga, Whakatane and Opotiki, which previously had advocated the sponsoring of separate queens in a triangular contest, would support Miss Butt. t * * * Queen Mary honoured Viscount and Viscountess Bledisloe with a visit at Lydney Park, Gloucestershire, recently. After luncheon Her Majesty visited the neighbouring village oi Aylburton, where the inhabitants, as at Lydney, gave her a most enthusiastic greeting. Queen Mary visited Lord Bledisloe’s poultry farm and the cheese dairy. Before her visit there Her Majesty went to Chepstow Castle. * * ¥ » Miss Joan Warwick, who will be remembered as manager of the English women's hockey team which toured New Zealand two years ago, i; now an officer in the Women’s Auxi iiary Territorial Service Miss M. M. Knott, England’s most distinguished woman hockey captain, who alsc visited New Zealand in 1938, has beer evacuated with her school. >l* * * * Now that Princess is 14 h has been suggested that she should be allowed to broadcast. The Princess if enthusiastic, and would like to speak through the golden microphone which was used by her mother. The Princess Royal, who is head of the Girl Guides in England, would like her niece to make her first broadcast on the_Guide movement. Already Princess Elizabeth is busy preparing a broadcast on this subject. * * * * Miss Edith Thompson, who visited New Zealand a short time ago as chairman of the Overseas Settlement of British Women, is now at work with the Women’s Land Army in England. The Overseas Settlement Committee, however, is not closing down. A few clerks and assistants are continuing the work, and Miss Thompson supervises when she can. Many people still want to go to South Africa, and more than 100 have been sent since the work began. * * * * Grateful acknowledgment of a donation of clothing, forwarded through the Poverty Bay Victoria League for distribution in England, has been received by the Gisborne branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union. »:« •.;» sit *. Keen interest is centring in the annual fancy dress ball which the members of the young farmers' clubs in the Gisborne district are holding in the City Hall on Friday, June 28. Arrangements are already in hand. It has been decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to patriotic funds.

Thrift Tips

It is a good plan to knit silk into the heels of stockings before they are worn; tins trebles the life of the stockings without making them bulky. By adding a few drops of lemon juice to coffee cream, it will whip quite, readily. Keep the bowl chilled and cream will thicken faster. Women’s Land Army Miss Noeline Baker, of Stewart Island, who was country secretary of the Women’s Land Army in Surrey, England, during the first four months of the war, has returned to New Zealand. She held the same position during the Great War, and happening to be in England at the outbreak of hostilities last September, offered her services, and immediately began the work that was so familiar to her. Miss Baker says in all departments of voluntary service in England, the enrolments far outnumber the requirements. Of 20,000 women who volunteered for the land army only 2000 could be equipped and given suitable employment. Business & Professional Women’s Club A most interesting demonstration of the Bagot-Stack exercises for women, the world-wide system taught in the Women’s League of Health and Beauty, was given by Miss Dorothy Adams, to music supplied by Miss M. Morris, at the fortnightly meeting of the Gisborne Business and Professional Women's Club, held in Le Grand Cafe on Tuesday night. Mrs. Hugh Jones was in the chair and the large attendance of members followed the demonstration with the closest attention and enjoyment. Votes of thanks to Misses Adams and Morris were carried by acclamation. New schemes in aid of the fund at present being raised by the club for patriotic purposes were discussed. It was announced that at the next meeting a “scavanger hunt,” followed by supper, would be a feature of the programme. Mention was made of the gratifying growth of the club, the membership now numbering over 80. League of Mothers Bowls of tree marigolds, intermingled with autumn foliage, gave a festive air to the reception room at the Bon Accord Lounge on Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs. E. A. Muis presided over a good attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the Gisborne branch of the League of Mothers. A chapter from Ist Corinthians was read by Mrs. Wallace. A phrase from the league prayer, “Make our homes happy,” was taken as the subject of a short talk by Mrs. Muis, who also read the speech delivered by Her Excellency Lady Galway at the League of Mothers’ centennial gathering. A demonstration of the Bagot-Stack exercises for women by Miss Dorothy Adams, with Miss M. Morris os accompanist, was a feature of the meeting. A delightful vocal number wascontributed by Mrs. A. McGregor, Mrs. Lentell playing the accompaniment. Afternoon tea was served, and the meeting closed with a prayer for peace.

Rinse Beauty Into Your Hair Just as the shampoo is essential for scalp healthiness, so is the rinse necessary for hair loveliness. What is the use of a head of hair which is perfectly clean and healthy if those beautiful glints and highlights are missing? Therefore, after your shampoo, restore the life, gloss and beauty to your hair with a specially prepared rinse. Blond hair should always have a rinse of some description applied, as otherwise the hair will become drab and mousey. If the hair is very pale and drab and verges on to the platinum tones, you will then have to procure a special platinum rinse from your hairdresser, and apply according to the instructions with the product. A blue rinse is good, but is not as effective as ths specially prepared rinses which are on the market. Blond hair which is going dark, and this all too frequently happens, can be lightened with any of the following rinses: Peroxide has a brightening and lightening effect, and a tablespoonful of peroxide in the rinsing water will work wonders. Two “Brighteners” Lemons are slightly brightening, and will remove the oil from an excessively greasy head. The juice of two or three_ lemons in a pint of warm water as a final rinse will suffice. An excellent brightener, which will bring out the golden glints in your hair, and which is perfectly harmless, is made by mixing together two handfuls of elderflowers and one handful of camomile flowers, and placing in a quart of water and allowing to simmer. As the water boils away, keep adding fresh water. When the flowers have steeped sufficiently, allow the water to cool, and then use on your hair as a final rinse. Bleached hair will require a rinse which will take the tangles from the hair, and this can be made by adding a tablespoonful of vinegar to one pint of water. Reddish Glint For Brunettes Brunettes who require a reddish glint to their hair can accomplish this by the use of a henna rinse. Place two tablespoonfuls of Egyptian red henna powder in a small muslin bag and allow to steep for 10 minutes in water which is boiling hot. Then squeeze the bag out, and when the water is cool enough use as a final rinse. If a brunette’s hair is very oily, some of the grease can be removed from the hair by using the vinegar rinse described above for blondes. The white-ha'ired woman, who wishes to keep her hair a silvery white, will use either a blue or mauve rinse. These can be procured from any hairdresser. A few drops of the concentrated blue are placed in a pint of boiling water, allowed to cool, and then poured over the hair.