WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18348, 14 March 1923, Page 14

WOMAN'S WORLD.

_ .#— . SOCIAL NEWS. Miss Kitty Knight is at PJ ese "t * n Gisborno and is "the guest of Mrs. J. \jField. Miss Marjorie 'turner, who has been on a holiday in Sydney, has returned to Auckland. Miss Jack, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. G. S. McNair. Salamanca Road, Wellington. Miss Jean Upfiil is on a holiday visit to Witnganui. "lie she is the guest of Mrs. ( uthbert Freyberg. Dr and Mrs. I'arkes and their daughter arc touring the South Island before returning to Auckland. Mis. Rutherford, of Stratford, is at present visiting her mother. Mrs. F. W. Wake, Victoria Avenue, Pemuera. Mrs Rolleston, ol Sydney, who has been visiting the Southern Lake? returned home In the Ulimaroa from Wellington last week. The jumble sale, organised by the Ladies' Commit tee of the Flyiui? Ang-i Mission to Seamen, was held m M. James' Hall. Wellington Street, last week, "die sum of £45 being realise,l. Among the visitors staying at Cargen are Captain, and, Mrs. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs Phillips and Miss Phillips, Melbourne. Mr. and Mrs. Kmithwlnte, England. M'ss Sanderson, Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Van Severn. . Miss Vera Folev, formerly of the Normal School teaching "staff, has left for Suva, where -he has Lee:-, appointed infant mistress of the l ' iris' Grammar School. Prior to her departure, she was entertained by her late colleagues at a function at the school. Mr I. W. Alexander and Miss P. \Wander who have been spending some time visiting in the South have returned to Auckland. Mrs. Dumbleton who has been staving with her mother. Mrs. Alexander, has"go» e with Mr ' numbleton to lVotorua.

To help the funds of the Epsom branch of Dr. Barnado's " Young Helpers I eaaue.'' Nancy and Roy Kendon held a sale of sweets', fancy goods, and dolls clothes in their garden, at Uwin Road, on Saturdav. "(heir efforts resulting in the sum* of £10 lis. The Epsom branch has supported a sick child in one of the homes for several years at a cost of £50 per annurrf. Madam Sarah Grand, authoress of "The Heavenly Twins." and many other novels, is to act as Mayoress of Rath during the ensuing year. The newly-elected Mayor, Alderman'Fredrick Olivers, is a widower. Out of a wish to honour a distinguished resident of his city he invited Madam Grand to be Mayoress during his term of office. This arrangement is believed to be unique in municipal records. Novelist, poet, pianist, and composer is the artistic record up-to-date of Miss Ethel Scarborough, who achieved another distinction recently, -when she conducted, in London, at a promenade concert, the first performance of one of her own orchestral compositions. The title of the work} " Promise," was inspired by Emerson's saying that " Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfilments." The piece is in the form of a symphonic movement, and its melodic ideas and their treatment show Miss Scarborough to be a well-equipped composer, although the music nowhere strikes a very individual note. Other of her works already performed include several piano-concertos, overtures and three sets of songs for the bass voice and orchestra. How a woman turned her headaches to account is the story of the first patent ever issued for a woman's hat. Every time she wbnfc out motoring she used to get " frantic " headaches and she finally came to the conclusion that they were caused by the pressure of the wind on the ears. So, setting to work to invent a head-covering that would obviate this, she designed something on the lines of a flying-man's helmet. The patent hat is made of silk where the helmet is of leather; it is fitted with a silk hood over the back and little pads over the ears. The hood and the pads are detachable so that the wearer not only finishes her motor ran minus a headache, but with her hair in perfect, order. And last, but not least, the appearance of the no-head-ache hat savours ©if Bond Street. For women who do not share the craze for dancing, bridge parties are popular (states a London correspondent). Bridge teas are recovering their old-time vogue. Card parties, either at private houses or bridge clubs, are so common that a special bridge coat has been invented, and a very pretty garment it is. One delightful model is made of rose velvet, lined with black chiffon, and furnished with pleats on either side. For evening .wear, the bridge coat is usually, of brightly coloured brocade, trimmed with gold or silver tissue. A coat cut in the Magyar style is very suitable for card playing, and can be made at home. Indeed, the virtues of the bridge coat are its cheapness and the ease with which it can be cut and made at home. It is usually worn over a blouse, but some women prefer a special waistcoat.

Miss Eileen Cuat, daughter of the late Sir Leopold Coat, and Bister of one of the King's equerries, has recently obtained j the diploma of the Royal College of | Veterinary Surgeons after having spent j some years in gaining the necessary j knowledge for qualification, and having done steady and excellent work during the war, when she worked in a bacteriological laboratory. By sheer energy and j perseverance she has built up for herself one of the largest practices in Ireland. In the course of an interview Miss Oust staled that she considered that there was a good future for women in the veterinary surgeon's world, as it is not so overcrowded, and also that a light hand if » great advantage in operations. She remarked that there is always plenty of work for those who are energetic and prepared to do their task thoroughly and ] well. Miss Cust was of opinion that though she dealt largely with "die ailments of horses, that the smaller domes- I tic animals, dogs and cats, poultry, rabbits and goats were more suitable for women to attend as a rule, though it largely depended on the woman. Sympathy with and love for th© animals were imperative. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon has chosen a sapphire as the central stone in her engagement ring. Sapphires have always Iveen favourites for this purpose, and in expressing a preference for them the bride-to-be of the Puke of York may have been, consciously or unconsciously, influenced by their prominence in the magnificent parivre presented to Princess Mary on her innrriatre. Tn this, it may d© recalled that Viscount Lascelles hud his own superb sapphires set as a necklet — though that is far from a sufficing word for the series of interlocked scrolls of diamonds, ea h surrounding a single Sapphire, so rich that it would almost fill the decolletage of an evening dre»3. To that, the King added a tiara, a smaller necklet, and a bracelet, all of these stones set with diamonds: while the Queen gave a perfectly wonderful single sapphire nearly an inch square, flawless as to colour; set alone as a brooch. Other members of the Royal house, including the Queen of Spain, also gave sapphires. Sapphires may rank, too, as a stone of the British Empire. Ceylon is one of their sources of supply, and from this island )fcavo come some of the fineist now in private jewel safes. But Australia also contributes some exceedingly choice specimens from Victoria, Queensland, and New South Wales, where they are generally found in or near the gold drifts. These are generally of somewhat darker colour than those from Ceylon, but among the fascinations of rrrod sapphires are the srbtle sbr.liii'.'s die to cutting and to the degrees of light under which they are disolayed-

America has set the craze for enormous earrings. Not only are they large, mi* bo long that they graze the shoulders. They are worn with necklaces to match. Kna'mel and crystal are being used for daytime wear, when jewels would be out of place. All-black earrings are fashionable, avid for them onyx and jet are employed. For evening wear the most splendid jewels are worn. Perfectly matched pearls in an invisible setting of platinum make dainty earrings for a debutante. If you have lost one of n pair of earrings, wear the other; nothing is more fashionable than a solitary earring provided it be really a handsome one. A 'warning to the wearer is that earrings detract from the colour of the eyes. Thus if your eyes are pale blue do not choose sapphires* Diamonds are apt to take the sparkle out of the eyes, and pearls seldom suit a brunette. Large biidal retinues are in favour just now, states an English writer. Seven or nine or even a dozen bridesmaids are often selected to follow the bride to the altar, and very charming they always look. The all white wedding seems to be especially popular at present. Garbed in white velvet frocks of Spanish "period" design, the bridesmaids at a recent wedding wore wonderfully embroidered shawls and mantillas. At another one a touch of originality was provided by quaint vanity bags" resembling early Victorian bouquets, which were carried by the bridesmaids in place of flowers. One Inkle decided to have only her small sister of 12 years old as a train-bearer. and the little'girl was dressed in a replica of the bride's frock, a dainty white georgette creation with a "petal' skirt and a long-waisted corsage. She- did not wear a train, but a veil was arranged like her sister's over a wreath of silver leaves. The effect as the two walked up the aisle was decidedly attractive. Miss Reba Cohen, of Auckland, who has been in England since 1920 studying singing at the Carl Rosa School of Opera, has been staying for the last six months at Hull (states a London correspondent). Miss Cohen has just played the lead for the Hull Amateur Operatic Society in their production of "The Rebel Maid." A notice of her work says: "As Lady Mary, much was expected from Miss Reba' Cohen, the latest acquisition to the society's forces. This young soprano, who 'has had operatic training, at once proved herself the very one for the part. Possessing a voice of sympathy, used without effort, the very best was made of the music allotted her. Throughout her acting was in keeping with her singing, and 'The Rebel Maid' certainly made good on her debut as a principal of the society." Miss Cohen has passed the Royal Academy examination for singing and is now a L.R.A.M. The " high-brow " baby is apparently to be the latest American invention. Mrs. Stonor. whose marvellously-gifted daughter of 16 has created quite a stir in New York (possibly partly on account of her good looks as well as her brains) claims that her daughter was able to read at the age of 17 months. As might be expected this precocious infant published writings at the age of three (no remarkable feat, this by the way, in these days, for modern publishers seem to seize eagerly on anything dictated bv the infant mind, in the hope of discovering more " Young Visiters," and " Opal " Whiteleys.") Mrs. Stonor considers that her daughter's ability is due not so much to genius as to development. Of the 150,000 children she has taught, she claims that each of them has done something unusual. Mrs. Stonor depends, in her method, on the fact that the brain of a child doubles between the age of two-and-a-half and three years, and that aimless play at this period is a waste of time. Her chief apparatus is memory " singles," a typewriter, questions, the dictionary and Harmsworth's " Book of Knowledge." Mrs. Stonor does not believe in punishment, the only person who should be punished is the teacher who , fails to interest the child, she considers.

Y.W.C.A. GARDEN PAIR. 1 The Board of Directors of the Y.W.C.A. j held a very successful garden fair at the j residenco of Mrs. F. W. Wilson, Kowhatu, Mountain Road. Epsom, on Sat- ' turday. The objects of the fair were to ; combine an opening social function for i members and friends, with a means of i raising money for the World Fellowship, j formerly the Foreign Department of the i Y.W.C.A. The association in Auckland j has pledged itself to raise £200 every year towards the support of Y.W.C.A. secretaries in India, China and Japan. This year the women members were undertaking to raise £100 and the girl members of the association the other £100. Mrs. J. H. Gunson, the Mayoress, opened the fair and made reference to the change of name to World Fellowship, saying how much she appreciated all it implied and the more friendly meaning of our relationship to foreign countries. The stalls, which were dotted round the garden, were as follows: Cake stall, in charge of the Religions Work Committee (Mrs. M. McLeod, convener) ; children's tree, Customs Street Club (Misses Harbutt and Fleming) ; d'oyley and handkerchief stall, Physical Department Committee (Mrs. J. C. Dickinson, convener) ; produce stall, Hostel Committee (Mesdames Hood and Wiseman and Miss Reynolds) ; apron and hag stall, House and Cafeteria Committee (Mrs. C. W. Garrard, convener); sweets, Senior Department Committee (Mesdames Todd, Smith and Murdoch) ; afternoon tea, Membership Committee (Mrs. C. F. Snowdon, convener). The function, which was well attended, was most successful, most of the stalls being completely sold out. The board is hoping, when the final results are in, to have completed its £100 towards the World Fellowship. During the afternoon the Salvation Army Rand played much-appreciated selections.

ENGAGFMENTS. The engagement is announced of Miss Molly Gartside Culpan, only daughter of Mr. "and Mrs. W. J. Culpan, Remuera, to Mr. John Ramsay-Morton, T e Kuiti, King Country. The engagement is announced of Miss Winfride Joyce Bretherton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bretherton, of Mangatawhiri Valley, to Mr. Kenneth Athol Murray, of Mangatawhiri, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Murray, of Wellington, The engagement is announced o r Miss Elsie Fronde, eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. R. H. Froude, formerly of Karamea, Westpor't, and now of the Waikato, to Mr. Edward Whitcombe, youngest son of the late Mr. George Whitcombe. of Kawhia. and grandson of the late Hon. and Mrs. E. C. J. Stevens, of Christchurch.

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