WOMEN’S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22571, 26 February 1948, Page 7

WOMEN’S WORLD

CURRENT TRAVELLERS Mrs W. Bowie is a guest at Almadale. Mrs H. E. Williams, Ngamoe, Ruatoria, is visiting Wellington. Mr and Mrs S. Clare, Ormond road, have returned from a trip to Picton. Miss Elizabeth Baigent, Fox street, left Gisborne this week for Dunedin. Mr and Mrs E. Hambly, Ballance street, have returned from a holiday in Wanganui. Captain A. T. Norton and Mrs Norton, Wellington, are quests at Almadale until after Easter. Mrs G. W. Humphreys, Harris street with Mrs T. Sibley and her two daughters, have returned from a long holiday at Rotoiti.

Mr and Mrs E. Harvey, who have spent some weeks' holiday in Gisborne return to their home at Brown's Bay, Auckland, this week. Mr and Mrs A. W. Butt and Miss Barbara Butt, Hawke's Bay, are the guests of Mrs E. Sutherland and Miss E. Watt for the Sutherland-Miller wedding. They will later stay with Mrs E, R, Renner,' Iranui road.

Mrs A. L. Silcock received recognition for her ten years service as a Girls’ Life Brigade officer, at a meeting of the Dominion executive of the brigade in Auckland. She is to receive the special medal which is awarded for ten years’ service.

Fortunate in being on the last regular flying-boat to cross tile Tasman before the cancellations were Mrs O. R. Olsen and Miss Joan Olsen, Stafford street, who returned from a trip to Australia on Sunday, arriving on Monday afternoon in Gisborne. Miss Joyce Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Armstrong Stout street, will leave on March 25 on a visit to the United Kingdom, where she intends to take up employment. Miss Armstrong has latterly been living in Wellington, following her return from overseas service during which she spent 18 months in the Middle East.

NEW STOCKING HUES An Auckland Arm plans within the next few months to produce stockings made from English nylon thread in shades of black, navy blue, cinnamon and dark brown. Numerous requests for these shades have been received. The firm will also send supplies to other centres. Dunedin shops are already selling imported nylons in | shades of green, yellow, black, navy and 8 brown. Black nylons are reported to 1 have been rushed, but the brighter | shades have been slower in attracting I buyers. I VISITOR FAREWELLED I Wearing a soft green figured crepe--1 de-chine suit, Mrs. E. Harvey was the I chief guest at a pleasant social after--1 noon given by members of the former I Te Hapara Patriotic Sewing Circle, in U the Cook street hall, on Tuesday. | A tailored model in sapphire blue U was worn by Mrs. R. Kelly, who pre- | sented Mrs. Harvey with a dainty 1 spray. An amusing musical competi--1 tion was held, and won by the guest of I honour. After a social chat and comII munity singing, a delicious afternoon i tea, served by Mesdames T. Allsup, and I W. McKeague, was enjoyed by all preI sent. Mrs. J. Gordon officiated as I accompanist. | CARTWHEELS AT 50 PLUS I Half-Polish, half-Russian, Madame 1 Marie Rambert has a favourite sport 1 —turning cartwheels, preferably on soft I green lawns. Slim, and a little over 50, I she is the director of the Ballet Rambert which opened in Sydney this month. “My wedding anniversaries are big cartwheel days,’’ she said. “I do one for each year I have been married. On March 7 I will be doing 30 cartwheels.” She is married to the English playwright Ashley Dukes, now working in London.

“The spirit of the ballet captured me when I was a small child. I learnt a lot from the great Nijinsky. We were very good friends.” Madame wears sandals, green slacks and a white blouse for rehearsals and speaks with a quaint accent. “I am astonished by the great quantities of food people eat in Australia. Everyone eats steaks. Horrible food! I keep fit on fruit and chocolates. “When I find I can't sleep I read my favourite author, Shakespeare. I know 28 of his sonnets off by heart.”

- DAILY ROUND 1

ENGAGEMENTS Searancke-Ferris.—An engagement is announced between Ingrid, only daughter of Lt.-Colonel J. Ferris, M.8.E., and Mrs Ferris 35 Owen road, Gisborne, and "Major Monty Searancke, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Searancke, Otorohanga. Rattray-Sherralt. —An engagement is announced between Michael George Neill Rattray, eldest son of Major and Mrs. Neill' Rattray, Waimatc, South Canterbury, and Juliet, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Phiiip Sherratt, Horocka, Gisborne. POPULAR BRIDE Miss Phyllis Miller, whose marriage to Mr. lan Sutherland took place on Wednesday was the guest of honour at several parties before the wedding. A happy evening was spent at the home of Mrs. E. J. Lange when she entertained the bride-elect and her friends at a “pantry” evening. Pink tiger 'ilies were used effectively in the decoration of the house. The bride-to-be, assisted by her prospective bridesmaids, Misses Noeleen Miller and Betty Overend, opened the gift parcels. Mrs. Lange received her guests wearing a black model frock trimmed with sequins, while Miss Miller’s choice was a teal blue floral frock. Another hostess was Miss E. Watt whose contribution to the round of parties for Miss Miller was a “miscellaneous” evening at her home in Gladstone road.

Several amusing competitions anu games provided entertainment for the guests. A pink linen frock was worn by the guest of honour and Mrs. E. Sutherland wore georgette in mauve tonings. A “laundry-bathroom” evening was given by Misses Betty Overend and Noeleen Miller, prospective bridesmaids when they entertained Miss Miller last Thursday.

The bride-t.o-be who wore a rose pink velvet frock, was assisted by her hostesses in opening the gift parcels. Miss Overend was in a blue and white studded linen frock while Miss Miller wore a draped paisley silk frock. This popular bride-to-be was also the guest of honour at a “handkerchief’’ party given by Mrs. Alan Miller at her home at Kaiti Beach. Games and competitions passed the time happily. Miss Miller wore navy and white, while her hostess chose a blue figured silk. PARIS EXPERIMENTS Paris has not ceased experimenting since the fall of the hemline. “The talk of the town is still the longer skirts, which range anywhere from calf to ankle-length in daytime clothes,” states a letter from Paris received recently by the New Zealand Wool Board.

Designers are divided in their opinions as to just how long a skirt should be. Strangely, it is the opposite for evening wear and dinner dresses. These ai’e now appearing with instep and ankle-length hemlines. Feminity, is the number one note to be made about the new clothes. Everything possible is cut on the cross. Setin sleeves are reserved uniauely for strictly tailored sportswear. The really new designs boast raglan sleeves, batwing sleeves, and many intricate types of kimino sleeve, cut in one with bodice or yoke. The latest lines are really curves—curves as voluptuous as the velvety surfaced woollens in which they are designed. Shoulders are no longer squared, but remain broad, curving down from neck to arm in swooping lines._ Bosoms are emnhasised. Waists are tightly nipped, in the “wasp” style of the Gay Nineties, or else firmly moulded in long corselet effects. Hips billow in emphasised curves on either side of coats, jackets and dresses. Some nndding is used for this shape, both in day and evening models. More curves lend novelty to "barrel“ or "lantern” type skirts which bend in at the hems. Lucien Belong allies calf-length skirts to abbreviated jackets which have mere basques over the hips, to emphasise a long leg-line. Elsewhere flaring skirts are topped by little Victorian type fitted jackets. There are two definite influences running through the collections this season—Victorian and Edwardian. The first is fully flared, the second straight in front with a hint of fullness or ornament at the back, reminiscent of the bustle. Between these two basic linos comes the modern “barrel” silhouette. Handled in various ways, this often recalls styles of 1910 to 1920 in bulging -aek-like coats and jackets. „ Where trimmings are concerned, ’•mges, frayed from all kinds of woo’ ’••ess materials, edge sleeves and neckline.

A bei?e silk muslin hat designed by 'tie Parisian milliner, Gilbert Orcel, for his spring fashion show was decorated with a diamond ornament and was '■alued at more than £20,000.