WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17131, 9 April 1919, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD .

SOCIAL ITEMS. J Mrs. David Ferguson and Miss Maud Bnckland leave for England during this £ week. ' Mrs. T. Coverdale, from the Kaipara, j is in town for a few days, and it. at, the , Grand Hotel. J Mrs G. Newton (Cambridge) is m town 1 for a few days, and is staying with Mrs. ( W. R. Holmeß. ] Mi , B. Kenderdine left for GMwme j last, week, where she will be the guest of Mrs. F. J. Lysnar. Mr and Mrs. Ewen (Wellington) are staying at the Grand Hotel awaiting the departure of the Niagara. ■ Mrs. Oldham, from Dunedin, after a , short stay at the Grand Hotel, bo , the guest of her sister, Mrs. Tewsley, Paraell. ■ Mr. and Mrs. J. Studholme who have ! be*n staying at the Grand Hotel, have gone on to Taibape, and are the gueste of Sirs. Emerson. Mr aßd Mrs. Wallace Alexander and Miss Phyllis Alexander, have returned from Raglan, where they have been spending the summer months. They have taken up their residence at Cargen. The engagement & announced of Mr. Mark Castles, of Maaterton, and Mario, elder daughter of- Mr. and Mrs. David Zircon, of 7, Carlton Mansions, Holland Park Gardens, and of Reefton, New Zealand. The engagement is announced in London of Sister Gertrude Jackson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson, of Kainga Pai, Takapan, to Mr. Walter F, N. Harvard, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. The engagement is announced of Miss Maud Howard, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H., Howard, of Hill, Onehunga, to Dr. Bertram Strain, of the Wellington Hospital, second son of Mi's. Strain and the late Mr. S. M. Strain, of Chris tchurch. The marriage took place at, Richmond, Surrey, England, of Miss Marguerite toria 'Garwood and Private Charles A. E. HalL N.Z.A.S.C. (la&e of the 3rd Auckland Company, Main Body), eldest son of Mrs. B. A. Hall, of Richmond. The bride is the eldest daughter 01 the Rev. W. Garwood, M.A., of Woolston, South-

mnptoii. l Miss Sylvia Wilson, who went, out to , Egvpt in the early ia i' 6 of the war 5 for the ' last 24 vears has been a Red Cross worker at Brockenhurst. She is at present.' ladv superintendent of a hospital which baa I ; just been opened by the Now Zealand Y M C A., at 77, Southampton Row, Lon- j, don." it is expected that the hostel will , remain open for about six months. Mrs W. B. Fisher, who before coming to' England, was widely known as the | honorary secretary cf the Wellington, NewZealand, District Nursing Guild, has been awarded the service medal of the Order j of St.. John of Jerusalem for conspicuous ; service. On January 29, at St. Augustine's j Church, Bournemouth, 2nd Lieut. Men- J olas L. H. Hiffiinson, N.Z.M. (P.) Batitalkm, son of Mr. W. W. Himnson,, I Whatawhata, was married to Alice Ethel, I daughter of Mr. and M«. E. Cable, of Bournemouth. News has been received that Miss Elsie Greig, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ( D -Greig, bias been, awarded the honour of the Royal Red Gross. Sister Greig s one of the Main Body nurses, leaving , with the Third Australian Hospital unit, j She has seen service at Gallipoli, Cairo, ( France and England, and has been mentioned in dispatches. WORK OF THE Y.W.O.A. The increase of membership at the Y.W.C.A., and the further development of the work of this organisation to meet the requirements of the modern girl has j resulted in the formation of numerous 1 schemes which hitherto have remained in I j embryo. To assist the work of _ Miss ! I Griffin, the general secretary, an assistant secretary, Miss Carruthere, has been ap-, pointed. For 4* years Miss Carruthers held the position of general secretary' in Geolong, Victoria, where the Institution, under her secretaryship, became a large and influential organisation. The management of the various clubs and the supervision of tie; numerous activities connected with the Y.W.C.A., will constitute much of the work of the new secretary. An Easter camp will be held at Waikowhai, whe-e the members will j be able to enjoy a healthy outdoor holiday, and also participate in daily conferences, at which the aims and interests of the institution will be discussed. This excursion will extend from Thursday to Tuesday, It should prove a boon to many who otherwise would not be able to get out of town. To contribute to the funds for the further furnishing of i the new building, the girls are holding a bazaar on April 12, and to this end much of the work of the i,W.C.A. is at pre--1 seat being directed. From the Thrift Olnb there have been splendid result*. ! the sum 'of £140 having been banked , since the New Year. At a conference • held last week by the board the necessity of keeping in touch with tho Interests of ' the girls was discussed, and plans formed '': for the future development of the organ)'- ■ I eat ion. A membership campaign is i shortly to be put into action, the idea • being not so much to increase the membership which is at present 1250, but to at- - tract the girls by supplying the wants of each individual member. > > COIFFURES AND DECORATIONS. ' There is no lack of variety in hair- ' dressing for the girl who has or is about to put her's up. Almost there see ins to 1 be a style to suit every face, so all that is required is discrimination in selecting the ' right and most becoming dressing. Very I swirling forward over the cheeks and ears, ; being carried to th« back, where they are tied into a little hunch of curls with * . bow of black velvet, or a tinsel may be -1 decided swathed effects are quite a feature I of the moment, and aw vcjty advisablo for 8 1 hair that has to learn to bo coaxed into { form aad symmetry after so many years .. floating about at its own sweet will. The . youthfulness of the dressing will bo A quickly realised, since only a young face l could carry off successfully such a severe contour. Another young style is the sin gle light ponf carried across the apex of , the head from side to side, and rather outi standing. To straight chiselled, rather small features, this lost is strikingly becoming Clubbed hair and the Roesetti I " roll close down on the nape of the neck 'i are both to bo 6cen. Tie general effect is much the same in both cases, and, given P the right face, are pleasing enough. If 'j ever the bandeau worn low down over the ltr forehead is justified it is with clubbed r hair. It then seems to have a raison d'etre • in curbing the forward tendenoy of the '.' 6hort, thick locks. But always" will this k bandeau, when so worn, carry a theatrical ;r fiu«gestivene?s; whereas, little wreaths of foliage and fancy bandeaux, worn abovo a 6 suspicion of fringo or hair draped to that '" effect, are accepted by all and sundry " without adverse comment. It has grown " to be something of an exception once" again II to see an evening coiffure unadorned, the 6 shops which specialise in such accessories laying themselves out rather significantly 5 to attract and waylay us in this regard. 6 And j'wt a final word for the "flapper"— the bow you have loved so long, spreading k out like the wings of an aeroplane, is an d abomination. It has served you well, so now let it rest in peace on the head of the little shopgirl.

BOBBED HEADS. •• '. The .hairdresser, erJarging upon tin subject of "bobbed" heads talked of the ruefulness many women are feeling now that they want their hair to grow. "They need not feel so despairing. It is still quite easy to have a prettily-dressed head. "They ought to let the back part grow first and make it into as respectably-sized a bundle as possible. The shortcomings can be hidden with an ornamental slide or comb. Tho side pieces cart be allowed to grow in instalments. "For tho evening wearing a band of tinsel, gauze or chiffon tied round the head is advised. The hair can be curled and bunched out from the crown to mafeo quite a smart hair-dressing." IMAOnfATT7E OHILDREK. The imaginative child who happens to have unimaginative parents is indeed unfortunate, because he is misunderstood, and children who are misunderstood are always unfortunate. And yet it often happens that the child of the most stolid, matter-of-fact people is imaginative, and sometimes extraordinarily so. The mother and father do not call it that. They say the child is " naughty," and that he "tella stories"; they do all in their power to check the imaginative tendency. They don't often succeed in that, but the) do succeed in warping what is a tremendous asset to one. For people who really jet on in life must have the power to iraagu.e. A little boy came running to his mother one afternoon, and cried, "Mother, come! There's been a heavy fall of snow, and my express has been held up, and now there's a lot of Red Indians making a raid on the train." , ~ The mothers face grew stern as she Bind, " Ronald, if you tell lies like that you wdl have no jam for tea. You should bo ashamed of yourself." And the brightness died out of the child's face; the fun was gone. Howdifferent it would have been if the mother had thrown down her needle and sewing, and run to the scene of the disaster. fclu was busy, certainly, but still she could have spared a few minutes. How different it would have been for that chi'd if the mother only understood that he was not lolling ties, and had no intention 01 I deceiving. For you will usually find that the imaginative "child is ouito as straightforward as the unimaginative one. and that a lie is repugnant to him, even though, he does like to " make believe." The parents of imaginative children have a unique opportunity of gaining the love arid comradeship of their children, which, in later life, they may desire, and seek in vain. A mother or father who is willing to battle with hordes of makebelief Indians, and to clear away imaginary

snow, cannot help but be looked upon as l real pal. But that is beside the .point. " Bu£ surely," some one says, imagination is not always good. Cannot a child bo too imaginative?" He can, but ho is not often so. And he will get on far'better with a line too much imagination than with none at ail. As a matter of fact, over-imaginative children seldom remain so. As they prow older the power of imagination is shaken down to its right level. On the other hand, an imaginative child who is persistently told not to '" tell lies" is exceedingly likely to become a habitual "yamer," for the imagination which he cannot use in his games he will frequently turn to account in the telling of " tall" tales to his companions. There may be children here and there for whom it is not good that their imaginations should have free rem, but they are few and far between, and it is usually wise to allow, and even to encourage, our boys and girls to imagine. »»»- ■ '■' "* PERSONAL BEAUTY. Some girls are naturally good looking. many others can be good looking by taking a little pains. The girl who feels uncertain on this .' point should on no account give herself up for a 'plain ole scrub." There is a good deal more than personal beauty in the world, and sho should remember that every onu has some good • features of figure, face or complexion, instead of dwelling upon her less attractive points. First of all, the girl who wants to make herself as attractive as possible should always be scrupulously ciean and dainty. A daily bath is important. She should, of course, have well kept hands, clean, fluffy hair and a wholesome breath. Next, she should study the styles and adapt them to herself. There are so many styles of hairdressing and clothing nowadays that any one can find some becoming mode. For instance, the girl with the high forehead can modify the straight back coming in voge just now by way- | ing a soft lock over her forehead and will still look up-to-date and certainly much prettier. The girl with the extra long foot will find Oxfords or high shoes much more becoming than pumps that reveal a low instep too plainly. The girl who feels herself " plain'' should never fail to be polite ',ad kind or . all occasions. She should not constantly depreciate herself and thus call attention to ! her appearance. It she respects herself i she will win respects from others. Her best assjt'is to cultivate her special' talents. The gi"l who is frequently complimented , for her jjood looks needs to study herself also if she would remain so. She is foolish to think that she can wear any and I every extreme of fashion. By choosing carefullv she mav enhance her beauty. - She is thoughtless if she makes grimaces us she talks, thinking they add a certain up-to-date coquetry; for a habitual twistin" of the features will make her beauty ' short-lived; little wrinkles will come t> ■ I stav and make her look older than she is. If "she has beautiful eyes she should take I care to "make them he-have, for if shu rolls them langushingly from side to fide, 'or uses them otherwise with affectation. ! people mav be compelled to say " She would he a pretty girl if only flic didn t ogle so!" CLEANING BOOKS AND PRINTS. Books and picture will get dirty and soiled, and the housewife who takes a. pride in her artistic belongings will make a point of learning how to clean them again. Books can be cleaned satisfactorily both inside and out. If the leather cover of a book has become mould\ it can be put right by first removing the surface mould with a dry cloth, and then applying pyroligneous aid with another. It is nut wise to clean a parchment-covered book unless very dirty, but it may be done by wafihing over with a solution 0' acetic acid, and while still wet rubb.ng the atained parts with lump pumice, then bleach with the chloride. The treatment applies equally well to vellum. It is not satisfactory except in the case of book covers, as it makes the parchment or vellum hard, which is. of course, in many cases a drawback. If not much soiled. vellum covers will be improved with a wash of worm soap and waver. On no account use hot water for either vellum 0- parchment. Grease can be removed t'rom the covers of books by scraping a little French chalk or pipeclay over the place, and ironing with a warm (not too licit) iron. When books are soiled inside, various methods will be needed for treatment, fccording to the stain?. For grease marks oil the pages a good plan is to place a piece of blotting paper over the p'aoe. and to iron with a hot iron. Or Like equal parts of reck alum burnt, and flower of sulphur finely powdered, moisten the paper with cold water, lay a quantity of the powder on the spot, rub uei.tly with tho finger and the grease will disappear. For ink stains, tip the page in a strong solution of oxalic acid then in a solution ' of one part muriatic acid and si.r parts water, after which bathe in cold water, and allow to dry slowly. For remove dirty finger marks, cover the mark with" a niece of yellow soap, leave it two or three hours, then wash with a SWinge and hot water, then with cold water. For a general rieamng of the pages, rub with clean bread crumbs You didn't raiiiO your son to bo a drunkard, did von! Well, cut out tin • booze traps. Thursday's the day. Votefor the child and the nation.—(Advt.)