WOMEN’S NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 30 December 1925, Page 15

WOMEN’S NOTES

Mr and Mrs Seifert and Miss Seifert (Palmerston North) are visiting Christchurch. Mrs G. Don, Wellington provincial representative of Metro-Goldwyn Films (N.Z.),. Ltd., is visiting Palmerston North in connection with the screening of the film “The White Sister.” Mrs Don expects to be hero for a fortnight. Mrs Sarah Smith, who died in Hamilton a few days ago, aged 81 years, had previously resided at Thames for about GO years. She is survived by her husband and a family of nine, also 30 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. The wedding took place in Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, Christchurch, of Mr Gregory Warren Russell, eldest son of Hon. G. W. Russell and the late Mrs Russell, to Miss Alice Baxter, daughter of Mrs B. M. Baxter, and niece of Mr G. T. Mason, of Wellington.

One of tlio now fashions in scarves is tho very short one, just big enough to go once round the neck, and end in rabbit’s cars, held by a brooch. The other extreme which is also fashionable, is the long scarf, fastened with a brooch on one shoulder, with the two ends reaching nearly to tho hem of tho frock. According to a Press Association message tho Daily Express states that Princess Astrid, agecl 20, the pretty niece of tho King of Sweden, will be the guest of Their Majesties, tho King and Queen, at Buckingham Palace as soon as the Court mourning is over. The Princess is tho daughter of Prince Carl, Duke of Vastergotland, who married, in 1897, Princess Nugeborg, daughter of King Frederick of Sweden. Miss Eileen Joel, who rode her father’s horse in tho Town Plate at Newmarket, England, and won, has been riding over since she was six years of age. She prefers riding nstrido to side-saddle. Miss Betty Tanner, a London actress, was also looking for a mount. Miss Joel was eighteen years of age, and with Miss Rikaby and Miss Vaughan, also looking for mounts at. the samo meeting, wore ordinary riding habits, distinguished by ribbons of different colours. M iss Eva Webb-Jones, who has been studying at tho Sydney Conservatorium during the year, arrived recently on a visit to her parents Mr and Mrs F. Webb-Jones, of Gonvillo, Wanganui. Tho young artist has fulfilled many engagements during tho year, and just prior to leaving .Sydney was tho only vocal soloist at Miss Glasson’s piano recital at Paling’s Hall. The Sydney Morning Herald says that Miss Webb-Jones sang half a dozen delightful numbers. On her last Sunday in Sydney Miss Webb-Jones was tho soloist at a great Methodist mission service in the Sydney Lyceum. I have noticed at London functions (writes “Cynthia” in tho Evening Star, Dunedin), especially Stato occasions when Queen Mary is present, that tho Duchess of York wears much longer frocks. It is well known tho Queen dislikes tho “notorious short skirts,” as I heard them described the other day, her own being well below tho ankle, almost as long as pre-war. As Her Majesty possesses very neat feet, a pardonable vanity might permit her to indulge in a few inches less, but, no! tho Queen is obdurate on this matter. Sho also abominates tho sleeveless dresses in tho daytime, which have been the fashion amongst the extremists. They are anathema to our Royal lady, and none of her ladies ever wears them in her presence. Princess Mary, 1 have noticed, wears her skirts appreciably shorter sinco her marriage. The Queen was always very particular about tho way her only daughter dressed, and it may bo remembered it was quite a long time before she allowed the Princess to wear collarless frocks in the daytime; indeed, it is only quite lately that she herself has adopted tho fashion, and she never wears them really as low cut as the fashion. Princess Mary, of courso, can now do as she likes, but 1 know on good authority the King 'was just as particular as tho Queen, and that ho objects to anything extreme, and dislikes hair being worn over the ears.'

WEDDING. JENSEN-BARKER. A pretty wedding took place in tlio Valley Road Church on Boxing Day, when Edith, daughter of the late Mr W. B. Barker and Mrs Barker, of Prince street, Feilding, was married to John, second son of Mr and Mrs N. C. Jensen, of Valley road. Rev. Mr Haynes officiated at the ceremony. The bride was dressed in cream silk, with panels of radium lace. Sho wore a hat to match and carried a bouquet of beautiful flowers. The brido was given away by her brother, Mr A. G. Barker, of Hawera, and was attended as bridesmaids by her two nieces, Misses Hazel and Lorna Haswell, of Waipukurau, who wore dresses of mauve and pink georgette. Mr Ivo Jensen, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at tlvo residence of Mr and Mrs Jensen, when the happy couple were the recipients of felicitations from many guests. The bride’s travelling dress was a navy blue costume with hat to match. After the reception Mr and Mrs Jensen left by car for their future home. —Feilding correspondent. THE SHINGLE ARTIST. WITH EFFICIENCY AND TACT.; A good many well-educated girls are now taking up hairdressing as a career. A woman who has had 20 years’ experience in running a hairdressing establishment says that it is difficult to get enough assistants (writes “L.J.” in the Daily Mail). She herself gives a three months’ course of intensive training, and finds that girls come from various parts of the country often with tho intention of going back home to start a business of their own. Only a small capital is required as a rule, and sometimes two girls train together and then start as partners. “Beginners,” she said, “are not allowed to touch customers, and waving can only be made perfect by practice. The girls are allowed to watch me at work, and you never can quite tell which girl will learn tho work most easily. Then I give lectures in shama nd dyeing and so on, and they

take notes which they can keep for reference. I tell them everything I know, and am not afraid to reveal all my secrets! When they have started for themselves they often write and ask for advice.” A girl who was just finishing her courso spoke enthusiastically of her chosen career. “I knew I should love it,” she said. “Waving is a knack, and some people never learn it. It is really not tho iron that makes tho wave; it is tho comb. It came to mo quite suddenly how to do it just as I was getting discouraged.’ 1 ’ When a girl is trained in high-class hairdressing she easily gets work as an improver with a small salary and commission. Tho girl interviewed said that she intended to have four years’ experience before setting up for herself. More than efficiency is needed to ensure success. Patienco and sympathy with the fussy or irritable customer are called for, also the fact which prompts attention to each customer’s needs—helping her on with her hat and coat and inviting her to book another appointment in advance to save delay now that so many shingled heads must pay regular and frequent visits to the hairdresser.