WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 164, 12 June 1926, Page 15

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Richard Quirke, a successful West 1 Australian fanner, who is re-visiting j Chester, his native city, has (reports a 1 cable from London to the Australian 1 Press) asked the Mayor of Chester to find him a wife. The Bulls Plunket Society has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs H. A. Goodall; vice-presidents, Mesdames E. Wilson and F. A. Holland; secretary, 1 Miss Green; committee, Mesdames Goodall, Wilson, Holland, Schaab and , Larner and Miss Green. Another of the old time dances under the auspices of Court Hinemoa was held in the Foresters’ Hall on Thursday night when there was a large attendance. A waltzing competition was won by Mr and Mrs Havy. For non-dancers, a euchre tournament provided entertainment, the prizes being won by Misses Chapman and Lavery. Extras were contributed by Bro. Rosanoski, who also acted as M. LADIES’ GOLF. At the Hokowhitu golf links yesterday members of the Manawatu Club met and defeated teams from both Ma.rton and Foxton. The weather was most unfavourable and in view of this fact, the play in the game between Mrs Bevan (ex-New Zealand champion) and Miss G. Seifert was of a high standard. Following .were the results, visiting players mentioned first MANAWATU v. MAR-TON. Mrs Bevan beat Miss G. Seifert; Mrs A. Marshall lost to Mrs R. P. Abraham; Mrs Stanford beat Miss N. Moore; Mrs Crawford lost to Miss D. Collinson; Miss Thompson beat Miss P. Guy; Miss Smith halved with Mrs P. Sim; Mrs Fenwick lost to Mrs A. Seifert; Miss Miles lost to Mrs G. Trevor; Miss Howard lost to Miss Marie Sim; Mrs Anderson lost to Mrs B. Jacobs; Mrs Grover lost to Miss M. McMillan; Miss Hewitt beat Miss Porter; Miss Baldwin lost to Miss P. Abraham ; Airs Rutherfurd lost to Miss F. Monrad; Miss Halle beat Miss M. Goldingham; Mrs Harris lost to Mrs Gaisford; Mrs Miles lost to Miss Fowler; Mrs Christenson beat Miss M. Bendall.—Manawatu 11 games, Marton 6, halved one. MANAWATU v. FOXTON. Mrs McMurray lost to Mrs L. Seifert; Miss Wnnlslyn lost to Mis Gabriel; Mrs Moore lost to Mrs Pope; Miss G. Robinson lost to Miss N. McHardie; Miss B. Robinson lost to Miss Goldingham ; Mrs Easton lost to Mrs M. Abraham; Mrs AValton lost to Mrs Brookar; Mrs Ross lost to Mrs R. McMillan ; Miss Jefferies lost to Miss C. Fitzherbert.—Manawatu 9 games, Foxton 0. AUCKLAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Per Pres* Association. AUCKLAND, June 11. The final of the Auckland provincial ladies’ golf championship was won by Miss I‘l. Culling, who defeated M'iss .'I. Payton, one up at the 19th hole. MANY JEANS. SCHOOLGIRLS’ NAMES. What is the most popular - name for the schoolgirls of New South Wales In the long list of the successful candidates in the domestic science examinations at our public schools the girls are given their full names. A delightful array it is (says a Sydney .paper). Tabulating the results of several columns of girls’ first names, there is one name that occurs in the lists most frequently. It wps the most popular girl’s name in the year when those girls were christened. ' Jean wins. There are more Jeans about than any other girls’ names. In the list Jean figures 24 times. The nearest competitor is Marjorie, with 16 votes. Edna, whose vogue, compared with that of the previous year, is slowly passing, recorded 13 votes. Thelma came next with 12 mentions; then Phyllis, with 12; and dear Nellie had eight mentions. ONLY ONE LULU. Florence tied with Alma, seven each. Those with six mentions are Elina, Elaine, Alice, Dorothy, Violet, Margaret, Sylvia, Joyce, Elizabeth, Kathleen, Mary, and Mavis. Those with five mentions are Beryl, Eileen, Iris and Lorna. Then comes Doreen, Ethel,Edith, Gladys, Gwen, Hilda, Isobel, Lily, Molly, and Vera. There are only three mentions each 1 of Daphne, Doris, Esma, Enid, Grace, Helen, Jessie, Lilian, Nancy, Olive, and Winifred. J And those that appear only twice in the long lists are Amy, Beulah, Cather- _ ine, Clarice, Doris, Emily, Esther, 1 Gwendolyn, Irene, Linda, Peggy, and Rose. *■ i The old-fashioned names are among the also-rans. Nellie comes sixth on the list.; Alice comes eleventh, with < Violet, Elizabeth, Kathleen and Mary. J Edith is an also-ran, and Emily is away < down in the list; so are Jessie, and < Nancy and Rose and Therese. i An occasional fancy name appears in these conventional lists. Meida, i Vonda, Gretta, Zeta, Zattie are a few. i And there was one Lulu—she brought s herself. ,t (

! MEETING OF P.W.M.U. 1 1 The Memorial Hall at St. Andrew’s Church was well filled on Thursday afternoon when members of the Palmerston North, Rangiotu and Foxton branches of the union met to welcome Sister Arnold, who has been doing yeoman service as a missionary in India. Sister Olive was in the chair. The 1 afternoon tea tables were daintily decorated with yellow daisies and winter foliage. Before calling upon Sister I Arnold to address the meeting, Sister j Olive spoke felingly of the sad bereavement which had come to the home of one of its members, Mrs Aitch'son. Silent sympathy was expressed by all standing for a moment. Sister Arnold spoke earnestly and convincingly of her work in India, where she had been labouring for the last six years. India, she said, was often spoken of as the Land of Regrets, hut for the Christ-filled missionary it was a place of opportunities for work‘for the Master, but like the Master’s work of old, the missionary work 1 was a practical work. It was by caring for the sick and needy that she was able to get in touch with the people and to tell then of the love of God. India had been in bondage for i centuries, a bondage which has been ; in a large measure of her own making [ through caste, hut contact with other . countries and education were doing [ much to free her from racial prejudice. Sister Arnold whilst in India had r devoted a great deal of time to child welfare work and her efforts had received practical support from the Government, and the City Council of the : town in which she was working. A very hearty vote of thanks was s accorded to Sister Arnold at the close s of her very interesting address, t During an interval in the proceedl ings a very pleasing vocal solo was s rendered bv Miss Collins. 5 i RITCHING AND RUCKING. If von are an amateur dressmaker 1 and desire your gowns to display the - latest features, just practice a little the ■ arts of ruching and rucking, and you s will have at your disposal two methods 1 of trimming in economical and effective I fashion. Some sewing .machines possess useful attachments for facilitating both operations, it being only necessary to remove ■ the ordinary foot and screw on the s other. ' For the ruching you must first pre- ■ pare a length of the material just three l times that of the amount of trimming - you will require being careful to iron 1 "flat all the joins. Then fray the edges, J for a freyed ruche lias much more iight--5 ness and elegance than one that is hem- ' mod. Practice making box-pleats with great accuracy, tacking down the folds so that they can be stitched through the centre in the machine afterwards.

Rucking requires preparation by means of a ruler and lead pencil, for each successive line of gathers must bo perfectly straight and even. For the 11 yoke effect to the fashionable capo. • | nicked lines of gathers are excellent. Lay the material, after it‘has been cut to shape, flat on the table. Make small pencil dots at even distances with the aid of the ruler, and then run tacking threads in them line by line. Then put your sewing machine to its loosest stitch, and pull the under cotton so that you will be able to gather up your material when you have stitched along the tacking-thread lines. Then the next step is to tack the gathers on to a base, and for this you must place the half to the half, the quarter to the quarter, and so on. Only thus will you gain a well-spaced result. GIFT FROM PRINCE. FIRST BABY IN HOSPITAL. A ROYAL CREST BADGE. LONDON, May 29. After opening the obstetrical section at the University College Hospital, the Prince of Wales entered a ward where the hospital’s first baby was born last Tuesday, quietly approached the bedside of the mother, a gentle, bright-haired young woman, and as he bent down, smilingly murmured, “You must get well quickly now.” Impulsively, Lite Prince removed a golden three feathers badge from his buttonhole and handed it to the mother, and then glanced with interest at her baby, asleep in an adjacent cot. The baby will inevitably be christened Edward. , LAW, NOT WAR. : PEACEMAKERS’ PILGRIMAGE. LONDON, May 30. Five sections of the women’s procession that will march in the Peacemakers’ Pilgrimage to Hyde Bark on June‘l9 are on the road, coming from Cardiff, Land’s End, Carlisle, Taunton, and York. Other batches will start later, making a total of 100,000, representing 2,000,000 women who believe that law should replace war for the settlement of international disputes.