Business Girls’ Lunch Club

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7170, 18 March 1930, Page 8

Business Girls’ Lunch Club

Tho Palmerston North Business Girls Lunch Club, held their fortnightly luncheon at the Rosco tearooms yesterday. There was a full muster of members, Mrs F. W. Christian presided. Mrs' J. Black was the speaker and gave a thoroughly interesting chat on every day topics. A description of Sydney harbour and surroundings was the opening to Mrs Black’s address. Harbours, she stated, have always, and will always be a source of conversation, or argument, between the “home town dweller, and the visitor. New Zealand harbours are beautiful but in the speaker’s estimation, Sydney harbour held pride of place. The first glimpse of land to an overseas visitor from the in-going steamer is the great entrance to Sydney harbour, granite like, in appearance, it lends a quiet dignity un equalled anywhere else. One sees the north and south head rising sheer out of the water and bare of any habitation, but once inside, on all sides, there is a beauty of landscape which is unbeatable. The water suburbs are thickly populated but not withstanding the almost Ameriean-liko outlook, of closely packed buildings, there is room for parks and gardens and flowers make a blaze of colour which almost sparkles m the sunlight. The beautiful beach frontages are meeting places of the world’s lovers of swimming and sun bathing. Hitherto, bathers could swarm on tho beaches regardless of the costumes worn. Things have, fortunately changed, however. Indignation, justly felt, has been heard by the masses of worried parents and mothers, who have been the means of bringing to book the almost abandoned appearanco of bathers, taking shn baths, sprawled regardless of finer feelings, before the eyes of horrified and possibly not too old-fashioned mamas. Today it is compulsory to don, either pyjamas or shorts when not in the water and one may sit anywhere, on the beach nowadays without any fear of embarrassment on either side.

The shark problem has not yet been quite overcome, although most waterfront baths had been erected at great cost, for the safety of the public, which naturally comes first. At anytime you mount the lookout platform, you see ghastly dark shadows hovering round. Picture houses arc becoming more elaborate every day and comfort may be had in the theatres itself or the lounges, which provide luxurious chairs and divans for their patrons. There are several rooms where the tired mother or the shopper may rest and even procure refreshment. Mrs Christian moved a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker, who was asked to give a further talk at the next luncheon held by the club. Apologies were sent by Mrs J- A. Nash and Mrs M. H. Oram,