WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 116, 12 April 1930, Page 15

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Miss Kathleen Norris, who has been ill for the past month, is still an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital. Miss D. Peto, 0.8. E., who is at present director of the Liverpool Women’s police patrols, has been appointed to a temporary post at Scotland Yard to advise the commissioner of police on the organisation and training of women police officers. SIXES IN SHOES. If your feet are large, don’t wear fancy shoes which draw attention to the feet or light coloured shoes with a darker stocking. Always let your shoes be the darker. Choose plain shoes with a fairly low vamp and a moderately high, well-shaped heel, and if your arches are strong and your heel has a natural grip, wear court shoes. Keep your feet healthy and a good shape, washing them and powdoring them with talcum powder every day. Be on your guard against corns and bunions, and cut your toe-nails straight across —never round them. WHAT IS YOUR LUCKY NUMBER? To find your lucky number, jot down the date of your birth, putting the number of the month instead of the name, and only the last two figures of the year of your'birth. Like* t}m: 1—12—04. Add all these numbers together until you have one single digit. For instance, one and one—two, add two —4, add four —8. So eight is the lucky number for anyone whose birthday was on the first <f December, 1904. If your number works out to one, here is what it means: —One is the number of personality. It gives initiative and willpower to hold one’s own-and, although the number one girl will be good natured, sho .will not bo readily imposed on by others. It always signifies a certain amount of individuality; it means determination and, in most instances, tenacity of purpose, concentration and success through personal effort. The number one girl is usually conscious of her own importance and will not bo trodden upon. Number one also shows ambition and a dislike of restraint, and those who have, this number usually rise ill whatever profession or rank they have chosen. Their ambitions lead them to desire to become head or chief, _ and they very often do rise to the top of the tree. They keep their authority and are looked up to by subordinates. Next time we will tell you about Number Two, SANCTUARY. What'if the wind is shieking Over the desolate fields, And the pine trees are swaying and creaking, And the birch to the tempest yields ? What if the skies are weeping Tears, through a veil of grey ? • The hoart within me is leaping, I sing as I go on my way. Tho curlews aro calling so sadly, But down to tho croft I shall roam, For someone is waiting so glady To welcome me back to my home. —Mildred R. Lamb. GREEN FOR A BRIDE. What colour will brides choose now? Green has had its day. An English bride sent out her .invitations in bright green ink, and she had the arum lilies of her bridesmaids turned green by being stood in green ink and water all night. , You can do this with jonquils, too, you know. PERFUMED BEAUTY. Remember, when choosing your scent to study your personality and try to find one that blends with and suits it exactly. ' A perfumo to be right, and not just vulgar, should be subtle rather than strong—not overpowering, but used with discretion. The best way to use scent is to put a tiny dab behind the ears. In this way it is daintier than if left to grow stale on a handkerchief. TENNIS DANCE. FUNCTION AT WHAKARONGO. The Whakarongo Tennis Club held a most enjoyable dance in the hall last evening. There was a splendid attendance of local residents and friends, who danced until a late hour to music from an efficient orchestra. There was an interesting interlude for presentations to the competition winners and to Mr P. Vautier. The club will miss Mr Vautier for his industry as a worker for the welfare of the club and for his ability as a player—he is. the topranker—and for his sociability. The club members showed their appreciation last evening by presenting him with a travelling rug and voicing good wishes for his success in Wellington, where he has accepted, an appointment in connection with his profession of surveyor. Miss G. Vnutier was handed the Vautier Vase for the best singles lady player, and Mr L. Jackson took the Lloyd Cup, which is competed for yearly. The mixed doubles are not yet completed—they will be played for shortly, with Oxenlmm and Miss G. Crawford and S. Jackson and Miss Sly participating.

(By "GERMAINE.”)

LADIES’ HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. MANAWATU ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the Manawatu Ladies’ Hockey Association was held last evening, Mr R. L. C. Aitchison presiding. Commenting on the annual report (already published in tho "Standard”) the chairman stated that the executive much regretted it had not received full support from playing members of the association. Only a few clubs had thoroughly backed up the association in its and he hoped that the executive this year would receive fuller support than it had had in the past. Unless players backed up the association, it could not be expected to function properly. The representative team was to bo congratulated heartily on the way it had turned out and the excellent standard of play. The ManawatU Referees' Association had supplied good referees, and they were thanked for their tightening up of the rules, which stood for better hockey. Tho executive had not supported sending a New Zealand team to the Empire tournament in South Africa because it felt that the money could be expended to better advantage by insiting an Australian teani to visit New Zealand, and the following year to send a New Zealand team to Australia. Tho Otaki Sub-Association was to be thanked for support in supplying players and for work done in fostering the game in its area. The standard of hockey throughout tho .whole Manawatu had been much higher than in the past. The future ot hockey in tho area would depend to a large extent on the amount of support forthcoming in getting the younger generation to take up tho game, and it was hoped the new .executive would push this forward. The Ail English Ladies' Hockey Association had for some tune insisted that lady players should be under the control of their own sex and the New Zealand body was slowly moving into line. 'The executive felt that in fairness to tho ladies and for the benefit of hockey it would be an advantage to tho ladies to commence taking over the control of their game. The executive recommended that executive positions should be tilled by ladies tnis year, with an advisory, committee, if desired, to assist them. Tne association had forwarded remits to the New Zealand body with the object of forming a trust fund tor the entertainment of international teams for sending teams overseas, and such a fund would obviate a great deal ot difficulty in financing international tours. It Avas also felt that an Austra--1 lian team to tour New Zealand at an early date would assist hockey in general. „ .. Prior to tho election of officers it was decided that ladies would not occupy executive positions this year but wait until such time as tho Neiv Zealand body enforced this rule. Tho election of officers resulted as follows: —Patroness, Mrs L. H. Collinson (re-elected); president, Mrs G. Ranson; vice-presidents, Mesdames M. Rhodes, G. G. Hancox, C. H. Newth, W. Broughton, Nicol, W. McKenzie, F. T. Vasey, and Messrs H._ Burrell, N*. Wallace and Hamea; secretary, Mr F T. Vasey (re-elected); treasurer, Mr j’ H. McDowall (rc-clected); auditor, Mr K. S. Glendinnig; delegate to Referees’ Association, Mr G. Ranson; delegate to N.Z.L.H.A., Mr P. Spiers; selector, Mr W.’ Brougthon. . .Mr J. H. McDoAvail Avas appointed to attend the annual meeting of the N.Z.L.H.A. , . .. Tho balance sheet disclosed a deficit of £8 12s 2d. . ■ ■ . . Recommendations made to tlio incoming committee included the following:—That each club be asked to assist in the liquidation of the deficit; that the secretary make application for the use of the oval at the Sportsground; and that the season open Avitlr a seven-aside tournament on April 30. Votes of thanks were passed to the secretary, treasurer, auditor, selector and all Avho assisted in making hockey a success and especially those Avho provided cars for tho touring team.

Y.W.C.A. DIRECTORS MEET. JAPANESE STUDENT’S VISIT. In the absence of the, chairwoman (Mrs L. A. Abraham) Miss McLagen presided over the monthly meeting of the Y.W.C.A. Board of Directors at the hostel yesterday afternoon. _ Others S resent were Mesdames J. Collins, W. lutherfurd, D. O. Williams, W. Phillips, M. Lee, A. F. Gibbs, W. Mouldey, H. Sinclair, Misses M. Forrest, Evelyn Fitz Gerald and Euphan Jamieson (general secretary). Preliminary arrangements were made in connection with the visit of Miss Kimura, a Japanese student, who is visiting the New Zealand associations. Miss Kimura will visit Palmerston between May 19 and 28. A public meeting on Thursday, May 22, and an “at home” on Friday, May 23, are among the functions arranged _ during her visit. A card afternoon is to be held during the first week in May, and jumble sales have been arranged for April 12, May 3 and 17, in aid of general association .funds.