WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 110, 5 April 1930, Page 15

WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held yesterday afternoon in St. Andrew's schoolroom, Mrs F. A. Crawshaw being in the chair. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames Burrell, Singh and Watson. After devotional exercises, conducted by Mrs Ritchie and Mrs Crawshaw, the report of the committee set up to»make arrangements for the special meeting to be held on the first Wednesday in May was read and confirmed by the meeting. Those present were asked to do their best to make the function an outstanding success. It was agreed that Miss Overton be "White Ribbon' agent, in place of Mrs Burrell, who found it impossible any longer to fill the position. Mrs W. McConnon, who had been absent from Palmerston North for some time, was welcomed back by the president. It was decided that Mrs Young's report of the convention be given at the next meeting, and that the collection at that meeting be given to the world's missionary fund. Afternoon tea, provided by Mrs Hodder and Mrs Thompson, was then handed round. , As this was the last meeting at which Mrs Hodder would be present before her departure for America, Mrs Collins, on behalf of those present, wished her a pleasant trip, and a safe return, and hoped she would come back full of information _ about the working of prohibition in America. Mrs Birdsall also spoke, thanking Mrs Hodder for her faithful service in the gast, and for the advice and help she ad always been ready to give. Mrs Hodder suitably leplied. A report of the convention in Timaru was then given by JVlrs Ritchie. The delegates at the convention, said Mrs Ritchie, numbered about 120. They had. been welcomed at a public meeting, presided over by the Mayor, and at which words of welcome had been expressed by representatives from the Natiotfal Council of Women, the Rechabites, the No-License League,, the Ministers' Association, and also by | Mr C. Carr, M.P. The Ministers' Association had been represented by Rev. H..T. Peat, formerly of Palmerston North. On Thursday morning, about 200 visiting delegates and friends gathered for the opening meeting, presided over by Mrs T. E. Taylor. Greetings were received from Mrs Anna Gordon (world's president),. Mrs Lee Cowie, Miss Jennie Street, and many others. Mrs Evans reported on the New Zealand executive meetings held •during the year, and Miss Henderson gave a comprehensive report on the year's work, which showed an increase in unions and activity in various departments. The convention had been favoured by a visit from the secretary of the Japaneso Y.W.C.A., who had been in Timaru conducting meetings. She was a fluent speaker >( and her address had been greatly enjoyed. She expected to spend several months in New Zealand and would probably visit the Palmerston North branch of the Y.W.C.A. Another interesting incident had been the marching of the Young People's Christian Temperance Union into the hall, decorated with a chain 46 yards long, composed of 570 l links of red and blue cardboard, representing 570 "members of loyal temperance legions, the red links standing for old members, and the blue ones for new, and each link being tied together by white ribbon bows. The chain had been put over the heads of the young people, who marched to the platform and handed it to the president. There had also been a very interesting "Y'' demontsration, the chief features of which were a tableau entitled "Queen Temperance Reigns Wisely," impromptu speeches and'an address' by .Miss A. M. McLay on "Youth Work in Honolulu." At ia, competitions evening, when impromptu and prepared sepeches were given by members, Mrs T. Young, of the Palmerston North branch, had been a successful competitor. Mrs Bij-dsall voiced the thanks of those present to Mrs Ritchie, for her very interesting report, and the meeting closed with the Benediction.

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BEAUTY. It doesn’t matter whether you are horn with beauty or not these days. You can always acquire it, or you can acquire the modern idea of beauty, which is really smartness. Some of the methods involved are decidedly drastic, but it seems that women will do anything nowadays to be in the fashion, and even the surgeon’s knife holds no terrors for them, for in Pans the surgeon’s knife is wielded quite often in the cause of beauty. One of the newest schemes, for instance, is to carve your way to loveliness. A certain surgeon says that he has perfected this method, and there is no danger in it, and that it has permanent results. Ho has designed special knives for his work and is really happy when he is carving a slim figure out of a fat one! This put® face lifting quite in the shade, but pioneers have not been wanting to make the trial and quite a number of women have had their superfluous contours neatly pared off. And again, in Paris there is a beauty surgeon who slices off whole toes or pieces of toe if they make your foot jtist too big for beauty. There are also medieval tortures, disguised as beauty specialists, in London. One woman, for instance, lias devoted the last fourteen years of her life to cutting eyelids in a special way which makes the eyes look bigger—she sows up the lids afterwards with buttonhole

stitch, which sounds most domestic. It is quite difficult to keep up with all the beauty fashions, they change so rapidly. Only last season it was considered the smart thing to bo sunburnt, and_ we spent hours at the beauty specialists being “tattooed” the right shade on our arms, shoulders and face. Nor did tho tattooing last long, it had to be done quite often. Now sunburn is out of favour,, you should look interestingly pale if you are to be truly fashionable.