WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 163, 11 June 1929, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

(By “GERMAINE.”;

Twenty-four girls between the ages of 15 and 16 are married in Britain every year.

Miss Yvonne Blackmore, of Wellington, is the guest of Mr and Mrs G. M. Louisson.

Miss Barbara Williams (Masterton) is in Palmerston North for the wedding of Miss R. Putnam and Mr Ivan Johnston.

A thrift competition at Surbiton, England, was won by a woman who made a boy’s waistcoast from the legs of an old pair of trousers.

Miss Jennie Street, who has been delivering addresses in Palmerston North for the past few days left this morning for Wellington where she will bo the guest of Rev. F. E. Harry. The usual fortnightly meeting of Hinekoa Ilebekah Lodge, No. 40 1.0.0. F., was held on Friday, June 7, in the Orient Hall, N.G. Sister Kells presiding. Two candidates were initiated into the lodge which was closed at 8.30 p.m. when a very successful social and dance was held.

The death occurred early on Sunday morning of John Bryan, the little son of Mr G. A. Monk and Mrs Monk, of Reikorangi. General regret was felt throughout the Levin district, and much sympathy was extended to Mr Monk (who is chairman of the Horo/whenua County Council) and his family. There were quite a- number who attended Miss Jean Muir’s studio dance last evening, later to be seen at the mercantile ball. Miss Muir taught the quickstep, and gave a most helpful demonstration, with a partner, of the dance that is making a bid for great popularity. A new version of the graceful Yale Blues will be an attraction for next Monday —a demonstration by two of Miss Muir’s pupils — while this evening beginners are to enjoy the simpler steps of the Tile Trot. Miss Greta Jesperson, of Palmerston North, who at the early age of twelve has already made a number of concert appearances, assisted at the concert given at Wellington last evening by Miss Thelma AVilloughby, the pianist. Miss Willoughby will leave for London next month to take up the L.A.B. scholarship recently awarded her at the Royal Academy of Music. Miss Jesperson’s violin-cello solos included the beautiful Boellmann Symphonic Variations, Faure’s Elegy and Popper’s Harlequin. The recital was broadcast from the Concert Chamber. Miss Jesperson, who is a daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Jesperson, of Ferguson street, will play at the Wanganui Choral Society’s concert to-morrow evening.

The death occurred after a short illness, and with tragic suddenness, on Saturday afternoon of Mrs Elise Luella Verry, wife of Mr T. H. Verry, of 10 Florence Avenue, Palmerston North. The late Mrs Verry was of a kindly disposition and Christian character and her passing is regretted by a largo circle of friends. The only daughter of the late Rev. \Vm. Keall, minister of St. Paul’s Methodist Church nearly forty; years ago, the late Mrs Verry always took a keen interest' in church matters and was a prominent member of St. Paul’s congregation. In addition to Mr Verry, one daughter, Miss Mildred Verry (Palmerston North), and three sons, Messrs. Maurice, Leslie and Colin Verry, are left to mourn their loss. Messrs. Geo. Keall, of Wellington, F. Keall, of England, and itev. It. P. Keall, of Greytown, are brothers. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at the Terrace End cemetery, the pallbearers including representatives of the Orange Lodge, of which Mr Verry is a member, and the Methodist Church. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR. INFLUENCE IN MANY LANDS. ADDRESS BY MISS J. STREET. Last evening In the Municipal Hall, Miss Jennie Strdtet, the noted English church worker, who is engaged on a tour of New Zealand, delivered an interesting address on the religious life in other lands, with special reference to the influence of the Christian Endeavour movement. Mr T. R. Hodder, chairman of the Council of Christian Congregations, was in the chair and extended a welcome to Miss Street on behalf of the residents of the town. Miss Street had been here a week, and, while the welcome might seem a little late, it was the first public opportunity which had come to the chairman. It was not often that they had the chance of hearing a lady such as Miss Street who had devoted her life to work in the interests of young people, a noble work. The address which she had delivered to the combined Sunday school scholars on Sunday would not soon be forgotten by those privileged to hear her.

Revs. J. E. Parsons and G. H. Bycroft were also associated on the platform with Blr Hodder. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR MOVEBIENT.

In her opening remarks Bliss Street stated that she cared more for the Christian Endeavour movement than she did for any other work amongst the young people. Nearly every Christian Endeavour society had a temperance committee and the speaker had been a life-long supporter of prohibition. Christian Endeavour organisations also made maps of districts showing dangerous crossings, etc., and so took part in humanitarian work. Another organisation with which she was pleased to be associated was tho AVorld Sunday School Union. The union now day school teachers and scholars, a very great number, but that was only a traction of what they hoped to do. The union supported a number of Sunday school teachers on the Continent on the borders of Russia, in Bulgaria, and in Roumania. During the last lew days she had received a letter from Italy reporting that a new Sunday school syllabus had been adopted, and there was a constant extension of the work going on. Ihe Sunday School Union of England was tho mother of such unions. Sunday school teachers had found the Christian Endeavour a bridge between the Sunday school and the church and a useful auxiliary to their teaching amongst the young people. In Palmerston North they had an interdenominational Sunday School Union, a thing not common m New Zealand. That served, said Bliss Street, to show that they were, in some ways, ahead of other towns. Perhaps the best illustration of the strength of the Sunday school movement'could be found when they visited other lands and saw scholars being taught in some hut, under a palm tree, on a plain, of in other surroundings that they did not usually associate with church or Sunday school. _ According to a conservative estimate, there were about five and a halt million members of the Christian Endeavour movement throughout the world. They were now preparing for the fifty years’ jubilee in England and great enthusiasm was being manifested. A FABIOUS PREACHER. The speaker had been privileged to

see John Wesley’s famous horn. In the days of his preaching there had been no telegraphs, no telephones and few watches. The great preacher had ridden along the highways and byways blowing the horn to. announce his coming and tho people had dropped their milk-pails or scythes and flocked to the meetings. Miss Street conveyed greetings from the Methodists of the Irish Free State to those of New Zealand. She also brought greetings from Wales, the land of song, to the Christian Endeavours of New Zealand.

11l Germany, the speaker had once seen 16,000 Christian Endeavourers gathered together at one meeting. ( they were all imbued with the spirit of service. It was a good thing for young people to have somo breadth of outlook, some window, some vista to view wide problems. Miss Street also bore greetings from rJio Christian Endeavour movements in Scotland, the United States and Northern Ireland, from each of which countries she exhibited a flag. IN THE EAST. One of the earliest countries to adopt the Christian Endeavour movement had been China. Miss Street exhibited a Chinese almanac bearing in that language the text: “I promise to do my best all my life to live as a disciple of Christ.” Africa, India and Europe were fields where the movement was being vigorously proseIcuted and making splendid progress, though the war had caused a set-back the extent of which it was impossible 1.0 estimate. In addition to the European countries that she had mentioned earlier, the Christian Endeavour movement was making progress in Hungary and Cz'echo-Slovakia. In concluding. Miss Street emphasised the good work of the movement. The future of the world lay largely in the hands of the young people, and any organisation that had for its object their training and character was deserving of suppoit. Itev. Mr Parsons, in moving a vote of thanks to Miss Street, which was carried by acclamation, stated that her series of addresses in Palmerston North had been an enlightenment and an inspiration. The meeting was opened and closed with prayer. SUCCESSFUL BALL. MERCHANTS AND MERCANTILE STAFFS. The Empire Hall was charmingly decorated last nigift by the energetic committee of the merchants and mercantile staffs for their annual ball. Festoons of green and streams of gold and myriads of green and golden lights completely disguised the usual aspects of the hall. The stage and walls were screened with greenery, and multicoloured balloons lent a general air of festivity. The supper room was entirely roofed with streamers of purple and gold, and a delightful sitting out lounge was screened off by a trellis and also decorated with gold and purple streamers. At intervals on the walls in the hall were gold and purple shields with M.M. entwined. The joint secretaries, Mr A. H. Edwards and Mr G. S. Patton, and their energetic committee have every reason to congratulate themselves on the tremendous success of what everyone hopes is only the first of a delightful annual event. The committee were Messrs C. E. Bell, D. McDougall, K. McKenzie, B. JO’Shea, H. Palmer, J. Saywell and M. Williamson, and the chaperones were Mesdames L. A. Abraham, D. A. Fraser, Straclian Goldingham, W. H. Hall H. Palmer, R. G. Porter and J. C. Young. Those present included : Miss Wilton White, crepe-de-chine trimmed with silver; Miss Priest, applegreen georgette; Mrs W. H. Galbraith, black tulle over pink; Mis 9 H. Smith, flame chenille; Mrs H. Bateman, gold brocade and black; Mrs McAlley (Levin), black and gold lace; Miss Greenfield, green lace and georgette; Miss B. Hancock, blue chenille and georgette; Miss G. Kerr (Wellington), pink net; Miss Ula Hancock, black taffeta with primrose hem; Mrs J. Rowntree, black georgette and spotted net; Miss Hart, Green georgette ;• Miss G. Scott, blue georgette and tissue; Miss M. Gillies, pink georgette; Mrs Austin (Foxton) lemon net and satin; Mrs Cecil Robinson (Foxton), gold tissue; Miss J. Martin, green satin; Miss Simmonds, gold lace and black ring velv.et; Miss E. Green, almond green georgette and gold lace; Miss E. Roach coral pink georgette and gold lace; Miss U. Rodgers, black satin; Miss V. Cutler, blue taffeta and silver; Mrs Ellery, green velvet; Mrs Petersen, saxe blue crepe-de-chine; Mrs H. Smith, mauve taffeta; Mrs Rutherford, black satin; Miss B. Rutheford, flame satin; Miss V. Hocking, blue and silver lace, Mrs Scan-, pink lace; Miss Cummerfield (Apiti), rainbow taffeta; Mrs T. Simpson, black net and georgette; Mrs Howell, green georgette; Mrs J. Devine, white velvet; Miss S. BrookeTaylor, white satin. Miss Z. BrookeTaylor, blue taffeta; Mrs E. Simpson, white tulle over apricot; Mrs Brooke - Taylor (Bainesse), black georgette; Mrs Killener, pink georgette; Miss M. Short, black velvet; Miss E. Shelton, green and mauve shot taffeta; Miss Joyce Hayward, mauve georgette; Miss Waterworth, mauve georgette; Miss K. Carthew (Feilding) green satin and georgette; Miss Flanagan, blue taffeta; Miss Pringle, tangerine georgette; Miss B. Shilling, green crepe-de-chine; Miss M. Martin, flame taffeta and georgette; Miss T. Martin, salmon taffeta; Miss E. Seifert, white satin; Miss Edwards, gold Aar* over rainbow georgette; Miss F. Luan, green georgette and taffeta; Miss McKee, cyclamen and silver lace; Miss B. Evans, pink georgette; Miss Burrell, navy blue taffeta; Miss Broughton, pink chenille and georgette ; Mrs Poananga, violet satin and gold; Miss Gwen Brophy, cyclamen georgette;'Mrs Hall, green and silver georgette; Mrs Lusk, green georgette; Miss Joyce Spring, green satin; Miss L. AlLsop, green satin and net; Miss Doreen Turvey, green taffeta and mauve, Miss Conlin, lemon georgette; Mrs D. H. Cooke, blue georgette; Miss E. Humphrey, green satin and spotted net; Miss *Dawick, flame georgette and gold lace; Miss Norah Mahon, almond satin and rose; Miss M. Par- ; sons, shell georgetto and silver; Miss : K. Green, pink laoe; Miss Perry-Al-mao, lemon georgette; Miss Bradley, black georgette; Miss Dalgleish, blue taffetas; Miss I. Rutledge, aoricot georgette; Miss Rutledge, lemon georgette and lace; Mrs Burton Waldegrave, black satin; Miss Flo Mclnnes, japonica pink chenille and georgette; Miss May, rose chenille; Miss Lyons, palo blue taffeta; Miss M. Benge (Feilding) apricot georgette; Miss M. Burge (Feilding), lemon satin; Miss I. Benge (Feilding), blue taffeta; Miss Doris Symonds, apricot taffeta; Miss W. McKay, green chenille and net; Miss M. Cockayne, floral blue georgette, Miss Yvonne Blackmore (Wellington), pink velvet and silver; Miss W. Diederich, almond green ring velvet ; Mrs Boniface, green taffeta; Miss E. South, black spot net over lemon; Mrs Lock, black charmeuse; Miss Braddel, black taffeta; Miss Nora Garvey, black georgette; Miss M. Benson. (Feilding), turquoise georgette;

Miss M. Short, black velvet; Miss Teddy Metcalfe, black lace; Miss Whito black satin; Miss White, lemon georgette; Miss Harvey, blue georgette, Mrs W. H. Wilson, ivory chenille and diamante; Miss M. Rodgers, pink taffeta and lace; Miss McLean, pink taffeta and georgette; Bliss N. Colley,, green satin ; Miss E. MacMillan, tur- j quoise georgette and silver; Miss M. Moore, heliotrope and silver; Miss E. I Manson, lemon satin; Miss Shcrritf, j green georgette; Bliss L. Allen, white; georgette; Miss W. Allen, maizo geor- 1 gette; Bliss Sapwell, green satin; Bliss' Kirk, orchid chenille and mariette; j Bliss Pink, blue taffeta; Bliss Akers, i green georgette; Bliss D. Blortland, | jade green frilled georgette; Bliss Killner, pink georgette; Bliss F. Blurray, lemon not and georgette; Bliss M. Oliver, lemon frilled georgette; Blrs D. 81. Skinner, apricot chenille; Bliss | Blackwood, green spot net; Bliss C. . Thurston, pink crepe-de-chine ; Bliss I Gardner, blue georgette; Blrs C. Bell, | apricot georgette; Miss Bell, red geor-, gette; Bliss 81. Baker, blue crepe-de-chine; Miss 81. Sweeney, black silk velvet; Blrs Day. blue chenille; Bliss O’Connor, black georgette; Miss B. Keating, scarlet georgette; Bliss Nane Blatheson, black georgette; Blrs Jorgensen, black georgette; Bliss R. Gillies, blue taffeta; Miss Ray, white georgette; Bliss L. Sinclair, blue satin and not; Blrs Lcs. Oliver, blue taffeta and silver over pink; Blrs Jamieson, blue taffeta; Bliss L. Campbell, blue georgette; Bliss B. Johnston, amber velvet; Bliss B. Honey, pink georgette and floral taffeta; Bliss D. Wingate, royal blue taffeta; Bliss C. Branded, green taffeta; Bliss Webb, green georgette; Bliss L. Bloore, pink spot net; Bliss Hammond, black net; Bliss Healey, red georgette; Bliss Jean Litchfield, rose taffeta; Bliss G. BlcHardy, black lace; Bliss 81. Sim, black petals; Bliss L. Smith. white tulle; Bliss R. Putnam, green floral georgette; Miss Williams (Blastcrton), royal blue lace; Miss Jean Muir, cyclamen georgette; Bliss E. Spelman, white taffeta; Bliss Rrownjohn, white georgette with lemon taffeta sash; Bliss A. Blarshall, black georgette and lace; Miss Yardley, lemon georgette; Bliss Nielsen, black satin and green; Bliss Renee Owen, red georgette; Bliss BVoolcot, shrimp georgette ; Bliss Ebbett, rose lace and tissue ; Blrs A. Eilers (Pahiatua) blue and mauve shot taffeta; Bliss E. AA’ilson, maize georgette.

Cloissonne boxes, vases, smokers* sets, ginger jars, etc., to hand at “Arts and Crafts,” Coleman Place. Also new goods suitable for wedding gifts. Inspection invited. -Showroom upstairs. Lewis Studio entrance. —Advt