WOMEN'S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 19, 19 December 1934, Page 11

WOMEN'S WORLD

Mrs J. Tipping has returned to Palmerston North ‘from a holiday in the South Island. Mrs M. Rhodes, principal of Palmerston North Girls’ High School, is to spend Christmas at Taihape and will later visit Wellington. Miss Margaret McEvedy, of the Sacred Heart Convent, Island Bay, is spending the term holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs A. J. McEvedy, Eitzherbert West. Mr and Mrs W. L. Fitzherbert were the guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs C. Marchbanks, Hobson Crescent, Wellington, for the week-end. Mrs M. Jenkins, of Wellington, is at present visiting her sister, Mrs K. Richards, of 167 Featherston' Street. Mrs Jenkins, who is approaching her 80th year, -came from Cornwall as a young woman and spent many years in the Taranaki and Wanganui districts prior to tking up her residence in the Capital City. Dr Marie Stringer, who recently returned to New Zealand after 18 months study of pediatrics in Great Britain and the United States, has been awarded the Lady King Scholarship for 1935. Miss Gwen Conquest, of Melbourne, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs C. J. Hewett, of Vivian Street, Palmerston North, left to-day for Wellington to join the Wanganella which sails to-morrow for Sydney, Hobart and Melbourne. Miss Conquest is returning home after a month’s holiday spent in touring New Zealand. Mrs Dumas, wife of Admiral Dumas, who was a visitor to Palmerston -North at the week-end, is interested in the Women’s Institute movement,and during her visit she was asked to find a link institute in l the Dominion;' for the Buckland Institute, England, of which she is a member.! The most recently formed institute in this district, Newbury, .has been chosen and members of the latter will doubtless be. pleased at the selection of their organisation.

Nose ornaments are the latest fashion among the smart- women of Paris! There are dainty crystal rings and amber and jade studs and modernistic pendants of chromium or copper, clipping on' to the nostril in the same way as ear-rings, for even the bravest styleleader apparently shies at having her nose pierced. Marguerite Pitte, the film actress, dined in a famous restaurant wearing a tiny silver bell. on her nose which tinkled gaily every time she moved her head. So fai - , these “adornments” have not appeared in Mayfair, but several American society women have bought them and taken them back to New York. WEDDING. FRYE—CUNNINGHAME. St. Paul’s Church, Palmerston North, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Thursday, December 13, when Hilda Muriel, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. R. Cunninghame,. of Wellington, was married to Noel Ainslie, second son of Mr J. Frye, of Dunedin. Escorted by her father, the bride was most picturesque in a graceful frock of white satin lace made on slim fitting lines. She wore a long veil of embroidered tulle held in place with a circlet of orange blossom and carried a sheaf of Christmas lilies. In attendance as bridesmaids were Misses Mary Arlidge and Elgitha Frye wearing dainty frocks of deep apricot georgette and lace with picture, hats of organdie in daffodil shade and carrying bouquets of roses and gerberas to tone with their frocks. Two little flower girls, Millicent . Cunninghame and Doreen Dix, cousins of the bride, wore long frocks of daffodil georgette daintily embroidered and caps of rihbon in the ■ same shade interwoven in trellis effect and they carried floral balls to tone. Mr Roy Frapwell was the best man and Dr. J. K. Cunninghame, the groomsman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. N. Scotter and the church was artistically decorated with blue hydrangeas. The reception following was held at Messrs Colllnson and Cunninghame’s where the rooms were decorated with a profusion of flowers. Mrs Cunninghame received the guests wearing an ensemble of delphinium blue, with hat and posy to tone. The usual toasts were honoured and a pleasant surprise was afforded, the company by a visit from Father Christmas to offer congratulations and a gift to the bride and bridegroom. Mr and -Mrs Frye left later for the south, the bride travelling in a coat of dusky pink with frock and hat to tone. BUNNYTHORPE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. A pleasant afternoon was spent bythe Bunnythorpe Women’s Institute at their December meeting, held at the Recreation Ground on Wednesday, December 12. Seats had been placed among the shady trees in a corner of the grounds and a Christmas tree, nicely decorated, was a pleasing feature for the children, and home-made sweets and ice creams were distributed. Games and competitions were entered into, the winners being Mrs J. Thomas a.nd Miss L. Gore. A prize kindly donated by Mrs Cameron for the eldest girl in the largest family proved Miss Betty Cheetham to be the winner. .It was announced that the competition for January would be for the best collection of snapshots of Bunnythorpe (for the juniors), and for the seniors an apron made from floral or patterned material (with no embroidery) not costing more than 2s 6d. The hostesses served afternoon tea which was much appreciated, and an enjoyable afternoon closed with the season’s good wishes to all. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. Miss J. Cress well and Mr Frank Cosslett, who are to be married shortly, were the guests of honour on Monday evening at a kitchen: party arranged by the St. Paul’s Methodist Church choir and Sunday school teachers. In asking the recipients to accept a large number of presents, Mr G. H. Stiles referred to the sterling work performed by Miss Cresswell as pianist and Sunday school teacher. He also stressed the value of the services performed by Mr Cosslett in the St. Paul’s school and at Aokautere. For the choir, Mr A. Tregurtha presented a. set . of carvers to mark, the esteem in. which Mr Cosslett is held by the, choir. In doing so, Mr Tregurtha said the recipient had been a faithful and regular worker in the interests of the choir, a fact which, he and the choir fully appreciated. Mr CosslettiSUitably. replied to both presentations, Games and musical items, interspersed with refreshments, added to the enjoyment of the evening. ’ .... ~ , Miss Vera Isaacs, who is shortly to be married, was the guest of honour at a gift evening given .'by Mrs R. Inkpen at her home at Miro Street recently,. orchestral music, dancing on the lawn and novelties making the function quite a delightful one for the large number of friends present. Calling upon Miss Isaacs to open the parcels, Mr Inkpen proposed her health and spoke of her prominence both, as a Manawatu and Auckland

ladies’ hockey representative, she having captained the latter team in the match against the Australian ladies. Miss Isaacs who was accorded musical honours, responded. Mr Cyril Isaacs, replying on behalf of Mr William Hodder, the bridegroom-elect, who resides in Auckland, thanked the company for their good wishes. - OTAGO CLUB. CHRISTMAS PARTY. The usual programme was departed from at the monthly social of the Otago Club, • last evening, when a Christmas party was held, the programme having been arranged by Mrs B. F. Barlow. The entrance of five boys from All Saints’ Church choir to sing carols was much appreciated by the large number present. j, The president (Mr A. J. Graham) expressed gratification at the success of the year’s operations and the good fellowship prevailing in the club. He voiced his pleasure at the attendance of Mr and Mrs R. McCulloch and offered the club’s congratulations on their marriage. Referring to the pleasure afforded the company by the singing of carols, Mr Graham said it was good for everyone to pause a while and listen" to the message of peace and goodwill. A warm welcome was extended to Mrs Aitken, a visitor from Methven, and in conclusion the season’s greetings ware conveyed to all present. The programme was as follows: - Song, Mr A. Stewart; song. Miss O’Brien; vocal duet, Mesdames Jamieson and Pritchard; ’cello solo, Mr J. Dale; “Story Without Words,” by three members. All the performers responded to encores. Mrs Barlow was the accompaniste. The hostesses were Mesdames Wilkinson and Dredge and the ladies’ committee, provided the usual good supper which included a surprise, the president serving a monster Christmas pudding. Dancing was enjoyed until midnight, when the gathering terminated ( With the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.”

WOMEN’S NOTES.» ENTERTAINING. (By Miss Mary Tallis.) The art of entertaining, we are told, is entirely a matter of personality. We do not agree. Are we to assume that if you have no personality for entertaining, you have no desire for it, either? If you have neither, you surely need not study the art of entertaining. If you have the personality without the taste, you probably will not study the art. If you have neither the personality nor the taste, but have to entertain all the same, yours is a sad case, but we maintain, not past hope. For we have been to one party at which we barely met either host or hostess, but enjoyed ourselves nevertheless. It is true that these parties were devoid of personality: they were exactly like many other 6uch expensive affairs. There were plenty of amusing things to do, and good things to eat and drink. Is it better to have the cheery time and the right refreshments without the personality, or tlie other way round ? That is not an easy question to answer, but one you may like to think over. And the more you think about -it, the more will you realise that, whether you have the personality or, not, : you would rather not be without the bright , ideas for games and eatables and drinks. Do not rely on them -entirely, of, course. We know a host'who most certainly; has the ideal personality for entertaining many or a few at his own home. He lias also the luck to come across plenty of new games and notions, for good fun. But at the end of his parties, he plied us with so many of these, conducting them all personally, following one on another in such rapid succession that, although we enjoyed ourselves immensely and the evening passed quickly, we wpre quite exhausted at the end. We came away feeling that it might all have been a little quieter, a little slower, and just so much more enjoyable. We were not any older than the rest of the guests, and we were quite able to stand the strain. Our host had sacrificed his personality to the games. When we said “Good-niglit” to him we felt that we might have been shaking hands with the manager of a theatre who had given us our money’s worth, but of whom we knew nothing else. He looked as exhausted as we felt; it could-, not have been otherwise after such an evening. At the end of a perfect party nobody should, feel like that. It should finish just, before tiredness, sets in." The same applies to the evenings spent en famille. FASHIONS. What we will, wear.—Summer has come, and with our wardrobes full of the summer accessories we have accumulated through the spring, our thoughts turn to what we shall wear when summer declines and autumn takes its place. It will be, generally, that . the silhouette most fashionable will be straight and narrow, both for day and evening, with either a slit in the skirt or slight fullness at the hem. Our hats—outside berets, Robin Hood caps, Tyrolean and large vagabond felts —will have interesting crowns, and all will go up at the back. That means that our hair will go up higher and higher, to compete with our hate. Curls will be bunched up at the back, and possibly- there will be a lot of fringe, also curled. Coats will be long, bell-skirted, like the Cossack’s, or moulded to the figure, with diagonal fastenings. Collars will be high and big, or boat-shaped, in fur, or simple, standing collars. The dresses to go with these coats will be of contrasting colours. Then, our afternoon frocks will be quite long, with bias skirts or straight and slit. Tunic frocks will be popular, so also will be draped yokes in contrasting colours. The evening wraps will be mostly - long and full, made in velvet, with bell-shaped skirts in such red colours as garnet red, onyx green, and reddish brown. They have the choice of being furless or lavishly trimmed with fur. We will choose our colours with subtleness and ingenuity, two and sometimes' three together in most ensembles. Crushed grape, deep plum and chstnut brown will be very popular. Some nigger browns, reds, greys and dark blues will be extensively used and possibly a few blacks. Capes will be seen everywhere, both for day and evening. Belts will generally contrast with the dresses and will be either very wide or very narrow. In our materials we will use wools and silks for day, decorated with gold and silver threads, or polka dots. A lot of velvet and taffeta, velvet plaids and cellophane. Cellophane materials, very shiny and stiff, are used in a' variety of different weaves, some woven with black wool for day, others in jainbow effect for the evening. Cellophane lace, very stiff and shiny, will be used for evening gowns. HINTS.

If rats are under a floor, paste paper over all the ventilators but one, remove that one arid place inside it a tin containing half a pound of tobacco waste on a few live coals (taking precautions against fire). The fumes will drive out the rats; then take the necessary steps to make your house ratproof. .