WOMEN’S NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 44, 21 January 1926, Page 11

WOMEN’S NOTES

Dr. Agnes Bennett is back in Wellington after a visit to Britain, America and. the Continent.

Mrs S. M. Sliortt has resigned her position as librarian of the Levin public library in order to tako an appointment in Wellington.

The death occurred at Takaka, Long Plain, Nelson, of Mrs M. A. Langford, aged 71 years, a sister of Cr. J. Sigley, of Levin.

An Auckland wedding of interest celebrated this week was that of Miss Ruth Louise Grant, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Grant Everton, Dominion road, to Mr Cyril R. G. Bassell, V.C., of Auckland.

The engagement is announced between Kenneth George, eldest son of General and Lady Richardson, Vaihma, Samoa, to Mona Mary, elder daughter of Mrs Otway, Ngarakau, Tui. Drury.

Tho future of York Cottage appears uncertain, except that the King and Queen will make their Norfolk homo at Sandringham House, writes an English correspondent. For some years York Cottage has outlived its original capacity, and it was a Gorman Prince who described it recently as the “most modest Royal retreat in Europe.”

Mmo. Gence recently opened a meeting at the Mayfair Club, London, on behalf of tho Dispensary for Sick Animals of 'tho Poor. In this organisation there are two caravans which tour tho slum areas. Patients are brought to bo treated, and people are told how to look after their pets. The amount of suffering that can be relieved is amazing.

The resignation of Miss M. Gordon, of the. position of assistant at tho Victoria Avenue School, Wanganui, was accepted at yesterday’s meeting of tho Wanganui Education Board. Tho board decided to forward a letter to Miss Gordon wishing her every success in the future, and expressing appreciation for her valuable services.

It was by Queen Mary’s special wish that the “Happy New Year Ball” was not postponed owing to tho Court mourning, says an English correspondent. The Royal Family took a great interest in this function. It was in aid of tho Middlesex Hospital and tho .British Empire Service League. Many novel features were planned for tho evening, among others a carillon of bells at midnight. The hour of midnight itself was struck upon tho biggest~bell, and an expert “carilioneur” played i' A Christchurch young lady who recently when visiting in another town contracted a debt and left with a friend the money for settlement left just one penny too much, states an exchange. Later she received from tho friend a letter in which was enclosed tho penny chango and the well known adage. That was all right, but tho recipient had to pay a fine of sixpence becauso the letter had not been registered, and there was a loose coin in it. She decided to post the penny back, unregistered, and wrapped it in a note stating that she simply could not dream of taking such a small amount of change. CROQUET. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. COMMENCED AT WELLINGTON. The annual New Zealand croquet tournament opened yesterday in absolutely perfect weather on the Kelburn, Wellington and Karori Croquet Club’s lawns. Before play commenced, the president of tho New Zealand Croquet Council (Mr It. Caughloy) welcomed tho competitors, and especially those visitors from England, Sir Francis and Lady Wemyss and Mr H. L. Lawrio. The tournament is under the management of Miss M. lveesing, of Auckland, and tho entries, totalling over 200, constitute a record for tho Dominion tourney. Due to tho hot sun and the absence of rain, tho lawns are very fast, although in good order. The following aro tho results of the matches played yesterday : Ladies’ Championship Singles. First round.—Mrs C. Watkins beat Mrs Glass, 20 —7.

Handicap Singles. Sir Francis Wemyss beat Alhs Lowery, 26—10; Mrs Pitcaithley beat Mrs Teffen, 26—25; Mr Caughley beat Mrs Feist, 26 —11; Mrs Gardiner beat Mrs Stone,229;6 —9; Mrs Yates beat Mrs Hallam, 26—17; Mrs Bartlett beat Miss O’Donnell, 26—19; J. Murray beat Mrs McDowell, 26 —15 j Mrs Henderson beat Mrs AVallis, 26 —13; Mrs Gambrill beat Mrs Pritchard, 26—18. Handicap Mixed Doubles. Sir Francis and Lady Wemyss beat Mrs Glass and Miss Lemfret, 26—16; Mrs Gardiner and Mr Caughley beat Mrs Feist and Miss Young, 26 —21; Mrs Stone and Mrs Magill beat Mrs Wiren and Mrs Hallam, 26—18; Mrs Tiffen and Miss Blako beat Mrs C. Watkins and Mrs Pitcaithly, 26—15; Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Lowery beat Mrs Goodcr and Mrs Yates, 26 —20; Airs Stono and Airs Alagill beat Airs Gardiner and Air Caughley, 26 —17; All’s Smith and Airs Aladdren beat Airs Henderson and Airs Watkins, 26 —22; Airs Gambrill and Airs Bock beat Mrs Horn and All’s Wallis, 26 —16; Airs AlcDowell and Air Clague beat Airs Kibblewliite and Airs Aehcson, 26 —17; Airs Bartlett and Air Alurray beat Airs O’Donnell and Airs Hamilton, 26—14; Airs Leech and Airs Johnston beat Airs Alorrali and Airs L. J. AVatkins, 26 —16; Air Clague and Airs AlcDowell beat Airs Breeze and Airs Heymanson, 26 —19; Airs Garrard and Mrs Coutts beat Airs Palmer and Airs Pritchard, 26—18; Airs Gambrill and Airs Bock Alanton and Airs Simmonds, 26—7.

Air C. A. E. Ferguson, bon. secretary of the N.Z. Croquet Association, left this morning for Wellington, where ho attends the annual meeting of that body. WOAIAN JUSTICE OF PEACE. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 20. For the first time in the history of Christchurch, there was a woman Justice of the Peace on tho Bench at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. She was Mrs D. 0. Lamb, wife of Commissioner Lamb, Director of Immigration for tho Salvation Army, who is visiting Christchurch on an Empire tour. When Air H. A. Young S.AI., took his seat on tho Bench, he was accompanied by Airs Lamb and before the proceedings started he said Mrs Lamb

was a Justice of tho Peace in England and had several years’ experience as an officer of tho King. She had rendered very valuable service and he had asked her to sit with him to seo how matters were conducted in this part of the world. The visitor took a great interest in tho cases that came before the Court and frequently she conversed with tho Magistrate. EMPIRE’S FASHION CENTRE. iflG LONDON ENTERPRISE. LONDON, Jan. 19. London is the world’s centre for men’s fashions. Then why should our women so long be content to express their personality through dresses made by a Parisian model house, asks the Federation of British Industries in a circular announcing as a counterblast tho creation of a palatial British model bouse in Regent Street, in which all fabric trades are collaborating, not only in dress goods, but in shoes, gloves and furs. Tho circular discloses the illuminating fact that each Parisian model is accompanied by a certificate showing whence the materials came. The natural result is that repeat orders go to the same source. As a million British workers aro concerned in tho Regent Street enterprise, tho federation appeals to British women to assist in making London the Empire’s fashion centre.— A. and N.Z. cable.

ST. HELEN’S HOSPITAL,

BIG LOSS IN AUCKLAND

Per Press Association

AUCKLAND, Jan. 20. A loss of £6400 has been incurred by tho Health Department during the past two years in connection with' the administration of tho St. Helen’s Hospital. This fact is contained in the income and expenditure accounts forwarded by the department to the Auckland Hospital Board. The chairman (Mr W. Wallace) said that any suggestion that the institution should be taken over by the Hospital Board was out of the question. While there was a prospect of being saddled with a dead loss of £6400 it would be taking over a white elephant. Under tho department’s restrictions it would be next to impossible to make the hospital pay. If the board were permitted to run the institution on the same lines as it ran the public hospital (to make those pay who could) it might be a different matter.

WOMEN’S. FEET BIGGER,

WIDENED BY GAMES. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Women’s feet are growing larger in America, but it is a healthy sign. The chief reason is the increasing number of girls who take strenuous exercise in tho various forms of sport. Ten years ago the average stocking was size 9; five years ago it was 9j. Now more No 10’s are sold than all the others combined. Stockings size 9f correspond to 4 in shoes, and 10’s to size o in shoes. In addition to the extra weight put on feet in games which flatten them out, the sports shoes aro made of soft material which offers no 'resistance. • It is due to the influence of sport that short vamp footwear has taken the place" of the long English style.

“DAINTY GIFT.” BRISTOL (U.S.), Jan. 12. A dainty and useful present to give a lady is a garter whisky flask. It holds three drinks, and has become very popular in Virginia, because it appears to make possible evasion of the Search and Seizure Law. “WORST HONEYMOON.” RICH HEIRESS’S REGRET. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The rich Consuelo Vanderbilt and the poor Earl Smith wero married to-day in a most conventional fashion in tho Fifth Avenue Vanderbilt mansion at almost tho same hour as marked tho return of Irving Berlin and his bride, the latter going on her knees to her father in an attempt to get his forgiveness and arrange an additional ceremony according to the Catholic rites. “It was the worst honeymoon a bride ever had. I’m sick at heart,” declared Ellen, who announced the abandonment of their Transatlantic wedding tour.

THE TANGO n CRAZE. ALICE DELYSIA’S VIEWS

Tile tango has arrived, and keen dancing men and women are asking whether this exotic danco will “catch on.’’ (says a London paper) Allle Alice Dclysia (the well-known revue artist) thinks it will.

The coming of the tango means variety in tho ballroom. That is the great thi; g. It is easily learnt, charming to watch, pleasant to dance. Its grace is the grace of the South —but it has been pruned down to suit the temperament of the more phlegmatic English people. In the old days, before tho Argentine became modernised by swift transport, the guuehos of the great estancias used to ride into Buenos Ayres for a good time. They went to tho little dance places of the city’s byways, and they danced, hooted and spurred, with girls whoso feet were encased in heavy pattens. It was those curly spurs, those heavy pattens, which necessitated tho pauses, twists, lifts, .and retreats that made up tho old tango. But when tho dance became fashionable among tho “beau-monde,” those movements became quite different in their import. The tango degenerated and became suggest ive. MILK AND BRAINS. FOOD EXPERT’S WARNING. LONDON, Jan. 6. Air Charles Heclit, secretary of the Food Education Society, told a gathering of educational associations that milk was the brainworkers’ enemy. It was only fit for babies, he said, but cheese, butter and cream wore a most valuable diet. Children’s instinctive repugnance to sloppy milk puddings and bread ■nd milk was physiological and shoo not be countered. »

Britishers, he said, consumed excessive quantities of alcohol and tea. Tho prevailing ignorance of food values caused wasteful housekeeping and cooking, as housewives got only twothirds value for their money.