WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 244, 14 September 1932, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Mrs Dunkley, of Shannon, is visiting her daughter, Mrs 0. F. Baker, of Papatawa. Mrs David Collins and her daughter, Miss Suzanne Collins, are taking part in the Manawatu Ladies’ Golf Club annual tournament and are staying with Mrs L. A. Abraham.

The death has occurred in Wanganui of Miss E. Montgomery, supervisor of the telephone exchange. Miss Montgomery, who was a daughter of the late Mr Alexander Montgomery, of Timaru, joined the department at Timaru, being later stationed at Blenheim, Feilding, AVhangarei and Wanganui.

The many friends of Miss Margaret Satchell will regret to hear of her death, which occurred at a private hospital in Palmerston North yesterday. The deceased lady was born in Wellington 62 years ago, but at an early age came to Palmerston North, where she spent all her school life. Later she removed to Hastings, where she resided with her parents until the earthquake. Miss Satchell received slight injuries in that disaster which necessitated her removal to the Palmerston North Hospital, and on her recovery she remained in Palmerston North, residing with her cousin, Mr B. Manins, of 82 Ferguson Street.

Eulogistic reference to the success achieved at the recent Wellington Competitions by Miss P. S. Liddell, specialist in music on the staff of the Terrace End School, was made by the chairman (Mr W. B. Cameron) at the meeting of the committee last evening. Miss Liddell, said Mr Cameron, performed with great credit to herself and to Palmerston North, and it was indeed pleasing to know that one of their teachers had achieved such excellent success in music at the competitions. The chairman mentioned the beneficial influence upon the children in the musical side of their school life by having Miss Liddell on the staff. Several of the parents had remarked upon the high standard of the children’s singing at the recent concert. That showed the interest the teachers were taking in this department. The headmaster (Mr A. W. Thompson) was asked to convey the committee’s felicitations to Miss Liddell.

FASHIONS IN NEW ZEALAND

OPINIONS OF EXPERT.

SYDNEY, Sept. 13. The English aviatrix and fashion expert, Lady Chaytor, upon her return from New Zealand to-day, genially commented on fashions, declaring that New Zealand men were better dressed than Australians. Their suits were of a better cut. Australians did not even know how to tie their ties. But Australian women were better dressed than New Zealanders, except perhaps at Christchurch, .where the fashions equalled those of the Australians. , Lady Chaytor paid tribute to the unstinted hospitality of the New Zealand folk.

COCONUT KISSES.

Cosconut kisses are lovely, sweets to make, and these do not require any cooking. All you will need are the white of an egg and a tablespoonful of water mixed together on a soup plate, slb. of icing sugar, }lb of desiccated coconut, and if you want to make some of the sweets pink, a little cochineal. Stir alternate spoonfuls of sugar and desiccated coconut into the white of egg until the compound is made so stiff that you can no longer stir it. Then divide it into two parts and tint one half pink with cochineal, leaving the other half white. Place a piece of greaseproof paper close at hand and scatter some dry icing sugar on it. Pick up rough lumps of the coconut mixture with a fork and put them in a row on the greaseproof paper to dry. Let the lumps be as nearly the same size as possible and, in about two hours they will he ready to eat.

FASHION NOTES.

It is interesting to watch the trend of fashion at this time of the year, so many new influences are to be noted (writes a London correspondent under date July 27). The advance autumn models are paying particular attention to sleeves. Capo sleeves are featured by quite half of them, but since cape sleeves are apt to bo chilly for cold weather wear, they are supplemented by tight fitting under sleeves that reach to the wrist, the little cape sleeves themselves barely coming to the elbow. Some of the new sleeves look as if the mannequin had grown out of them, as they do not quite reach to the wrist. This rather skimpy effect is the very height of fashion 1 Evening frocks now have their puff sleeves slit, so that the top of the arm is shown; other evening dresses fall for the charm of the “dropped sleeve.” This is a truly Victorian affair, the sleeves leaving the shoulders

quite bare, and the burden of holding up the bodice is undertaken by narrowshoulder straps. The sleeves are merely decorative, but fulfil their function well; they are short and frilly, and are set just about three inches below the top of the arm. Tho three-quarter length coat looks like having a success in the autumn. Already it is being worn at Cowes, carried out in navy blue and cut on loose fitting lines that are specially designed to be in contrast with the prevailing slimly cut skirts. Skirts with cummerbunds are also being worn at Cowes, they are new and rather pretty, and are generally carried out in navy blue jersey, a white jumper, and navy monkey jacket completing an excellent seafaring ensemblo.