WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 306, 24 November 1932, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Mrs Gillies and Miss Gillies have returned to Palmerston North after spending a few days’ in Wellington. Mr and Mrs G. C. Keeble, of Palmerston North, are visiting Wellington. Mrs Jane Lindsay, mother of Messrs Norman and Lionel Lindsay, the gifted Australians, has died at Creswick, Victoria, at the age of 83. The engagement is announced of Phyllis Francos, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs N. W. McLean, of Palmerston North, to Robert Francis, eldest son of Mr R. Mason, of Palmerston North. Members of the Manawatu Women’s Club are reminded that the annual meeting will be held to-morrow (Friday), at 3 p.m. The vice-presidents will be the hostesses for the afternoon. The latest “Portia” of London is a 23-year-old girl, the daughter of Mr S, P. Vivian, Registrar-General. Miss Vivian is a brilliant scholar, reads scientific, historical and philosophical works and is a keen horsewoman. There are at present 100 women barristers in London. A woman aged 108 years, who for health and activity is said to be unsurpassed in Europe, was recently discovered i,n a village in Portugal. She has never been ill, has never taken medicine, has all her own teeth, does not use glasses, but can thread a needle, fetches water from the village pump, gathers wood, cooks and does housework without ever feeling tired. Her Excellency, tho Lady Bledisloe, in Wellington yesterday afternoon, opened an exhibition of handicrafts from members of the various Women’s Institutes in New Zealand. The Lady Bledisloe, who was met by Miss Jerome Spencer, chairman of the Dominion executive, and Miss Grant, vice-chairman, was accompanied by Mrs Veal and Mrs Walters. She expressed keen appreciation of the display, which is considered to be the finest yet conducted.

The National Council of Women held its annual meeting in Norwich on October 5, states the Morning Post, 700 delegates being present. Bo many resolutions had been submitted from branches that a ballot had to be taken, the result being that the principal subjects for discussion were Housing ; the need for more and better trained women police; the depressed condition of agriculture; unemployment among young people between 14 and 16 years of age; health education ; sexual offences against children; and the need for replacing ponies by mechanical haulage in coal mines. It is not often that a man is married by his own son, but that happened in England lately, in the case of Lieut.Colonel lan Forbes, of Rotliiemay, whose son, Father George Forbes, a Benedictine monk, assisted the officiating clergyman, a Jesuit, in the marriage ol Colonel Forbes to Miss Mary Shaw Stewart, at Tisbury, Wiltshire. Colonel Forbes, who is 57, was first married to Lady Helen Craven, the novelist, who died in 1926; they were both received into the Church of Rome in 1910. The older son, who officiated at his father’s marriage, was originally in the Guards, which he left to become a Benedictine.

A pioneer settler, Mrs R. Isacksen, of Masterton, widow of the late Mr J. Isacksen, celebrated her ninetieth birthday on Sunday. She received, the congratulations of a wide circle of friends and relations, including her only surviving brother, Mr Charles Larsen, of Dannevirke.. Mrs Isacksen, who was born in Norway in 1842, arrived in New Zealand with her husband in the sailing vessel Horvding 59 years ago. She landed at Napier and later walked through to Mauriceville, where she resided until two years ago. Mrs Isacksen enjoys good health and her hearing and eyesight are still good. Her husband died 44 years ago, being killed in a bush accident, leaying her a widow with nine young children. Surviving members of her family are Mrs L. Ivjar, of Masterton; Mrs Ole Amundsen, of Matahiwi; Mrs Chris. Amundsen, Carterton; and Messrs J. and C. Isacksen, of Pahiatua.

CROQUET. GILBERT HOOPS RETAINED. On the Northern Croquet Club’s greens, westerday afternoon, the holders of the Gilbert Hoops, Mesdames Brown and Bryan. beat Mesdames Usmar and Lyall (lakaro), 26 —16. MODERN LIGHTING. More and more use is being made these days of panel lighting (writes a a London correspondent). It is, of course, entirely decorative in its aim, but it fulfils that function admirably, and if you cannot read by it, you can sit and talk most restfully in a room that is lighted in this soft, becoming manner. One well known woman designer has some delightful panel lighting on view in her showrooms. She is rather fond of outlining the fireplace with lighted panels, and one of her most successful schemes lately has been for a fireplace backed with black glass that surrounded an electric fire set in chromium. The panel lighting was set against soft green paintwork that shaded up to silver, while on the mantel shelf were tall green candles reflected in the lighted mirror. The whole effect was most charming. Lighted mirrors are a popular form of modern decoration. They are lit from the back and prove a very effective finish for a room. Bowls filled with coloured glass flowers stand on a lighted base and provide an excellent centre piece for a table. These lighted bowls are becoming very popular in London, where they solve the winter problem of finding an attractive decoration for a table when flowers are scarce Another quite new idea for a dark room is to have a sunlight flood lamp set outside the window. These lamps are weatherproof and you turn them on just inside the door as you do an ordinary lamp, with the difference that they flood the room with the most convincing impr'ession of cheerful sunlight. Niche lighting and recess lighting are also fashionable —no modern designer can see an embrasure in the wall, however small, without wanting to light it up. Generally, a statue, a piece of china, a group of figures, is placed there as a point of concentration, and if you have the very newest type of lighting, you can change its colour sunply by turning on different switches. On a warm day, your shadowless lighting will be softly green, on a oold day, warmly pink, or you may experiment with more ambitious schemes' of purple and orange and blue. One central ceiling light by no means satisfies the experts now. A room has to have four or five lamps, not necessarily to be turned on all at once, but simply as they are needed. The desk will have one light of its own, probably a tubular one, that goes' flatly against tho wall—tubular lights are very popular in modern homes. There will be a geometrical wall bracket here and there, for tho benefit of the person sitting directly beneath them, a lamp that can be moved up to an easy chair, another that will shod light on the piano. All the now lamps ore designed to give a restful, shadowlqss illumination and instead of tho ordinary globes, many women now prefer flame tinted ones' that cast a particularly becoming, soft clow.

WEDDINGS. JOHNSTON—DORN. A very pretty wedding of local interest was solemnised at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, last evening, by Rev. G. T. Brown, when Muriel Christina, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs F. Dorn, of Locklea, Kairanga, was joined in matrimony to Raymond Joseph, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Johnston, of Dunedin. The bride, who entered tho church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a model gown of ivory georgette, cut on graceful lines. Tho long-sleeved, tight-fitting bodice was beautitully embroidered with applique satin outlined in diamante and milk cloud beads. Georgette, with cunningly placed strappings of satin, formed a lovely skirt, which fell in folds to tho ankle. The veil of shell pink silk tulle had a coronet attachment of orange blossom in the samo shade and was arranged to form a train. Sho also wore shoes to match.

The bride was supported by two bridesmaids, Miss Gwen Dorn, sister of the brido (chief) and Miss' Gwen Puklowski. The bridesmaids looked verynice in frocks of pale pink satin of ankle length, with hats and shoes to .tone. The bouquet of the bride was of white irises and pink roses, with maidenhair fern; and those of the bridesmaids were of pink roses with sweet peas and maidenhair fern. The bridegroom was supported by Mr S. Martin as best man and Mr H. Dorn, brother of the bride, as groomsman. The reception was held in the Rosco teamrooms, where over 100 friends were tho guests of Mr and Mrs Dorn. Mrs Dorn received her guests in a frock of navy blue marocain, with floral trimmings; and navy hat to tone. Mr Sandford was chairman in the absence of Rev. Mr Brown, who had another engagement to attend. Mr Sandford paid a tribute to the high oualities of tho bride’s parents whom ho had known for many years. The usual toasts were honoured. In replying to the toast of the bridegroom's parents, Mr Innes apologised for the absence of Mr and Mrs Johnston, senr., of Dunedin. A number of good wishes in tho form of telegrams were read by tho best man. During the evening items were rendered by Miss Doherty (song), Master Bernie Neal (recitation) and Mr Wilson (humorous recitation). Miss Doherty also very ably rendered a violin solo. The young couple, who were the recipients of numerous and valuable presents, left later in the evening by car for the north where the honeymoon is to be spent, the bride travelling in a beautiful fur coat (the bridegroom’s present) and a smart ensemble of nut brown, the silk marocain frock having a bolero trimmed with contrasting beads. Tho yoke and sleeve top were of orange fawn and the skirt featured the new double pleats.

FULLER—SCOTT. The wedding was quietly solemnised at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North, yesterday afternoon, of Rita Emily Beresford, eider daughter, of Mr and Mrs Wilson Scott, of Oroua Downs, and Henry Francis, twin son of Mr and Mrs E. A. Fuller, of Foxton. Rev. G. T. Brown was the officiating clergyman. The bride wore a smart brown tailored costume with brown shoes and stockings, and her hat was of brown chip straw, with the fashionable uplift brim trimmed underneath with a berry posy. She carried a sweet bouquet of shaded roses. Miss Mabel McKelvie, of Carnarvon, was the only bridesmaid, her frock being of brown figured crepe-de-chine made with a tight fitting bodice and gracefully flared skirt. She wore a brown straw hat and her posy was of sweet peas. Mr Noel Saywell, of Rangiwahia, acted as best man. After the wedding breakfast, which was attended only by near relatives and friends of the young couple, Mr and Mrs Fuller left for the north where they will make their home. SETTLERS FAREWELLED. A “Back to Youth” surprise evening in recognition of the esteem in which they are held w-as given to Mr and Mrs E. Boyce, Oloverlea Settlement, who shortly leave to take up their future residence at Maharahara. Mrs Ayres called upon Mr Signal, of Bulls, to present. the guests of honour with some tangible tokens of esteem from those present. Mr Boyce suitably replied on behalf of his wife and himself. Games, competitions and dancing were the main features of the evening and a happy time was brought to a close in the early hours of the morning after the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.”

CHARMING FANCIES. Afternoon, gloves to be correct, for the coming summer have wristlets of soft coloured feathers to match the wearer’s frock A little circlet of feathers often finishes off a beret of fine crochet, or a toque of white feathers completes an afternoon ensemble. Even shoes lor evening wear may be of tiny, flat feathers of wove grey, soft as the breast of a pigeon, while the evening wrap for the summer days is a short bolero jacket of uncurled cstrich feathers, sleeveless and light as air. THE BERET. After washing your beret, squeeze as dry as possible and mould it on a basin—turned upside down—a little smaller than the beret. .Arrange the brim and leave until dry. This' keeps the crown a good shape, which cannot be done by “pegging” on a line. THE “CRINGLE 1” One of the most popular styles of hairdressing that will be worn this autumn at Home is the “cringle ya variation of the curled coiffure in which the curls will l>e much tighter at the back, clustering round the sides and over the ears. OLIVES AND CHEESE. This is another way to serve cream cheese as a sandwich. Break up the cheese with the fork, season with cayenne pepper and salt, add finelychopped olives and a squeeze of garlic juice. Instead of making a double sandwich, hero you can use small fingers of pastry and spread each finger with the mixture, garnishing with fine slices of pickled onions arranged to overlap one another down the centre. RHUBARB CONSERVE. Six pounds rhubarb, six pounds sugar, two lemons, threepence worth sweet almonds. Wipe and cut rhubarb and let stand 24 to 36 hours before boiling. Slice the lemons very finely as for marmalade (removing the pips) and soak all night in a little water (sufficient to cover). Shred the almonds and boil all together for nearly one hour.