SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20518, 20 March 1930, Page 17

SOCIAL NEWS.

t • . Mrs. W. L. Moore, of Auckland, is [siting Cbristchurch.

Mrs. H. H. Svkes, of Auckland, is on visit to Christchurch.

The Misses Greenwood, of New Ply10uth, are staying at Braeburn.

The Misses Crombie, of Palmerston jjorth, are staying at Hotel Cargen. ,

Mrs J. Fitzsimmons, of Remuera, has returned from a visit, to her parents in Napier.

J H. Nathan, of Wellington, is staving with -Airs. J. H. Woodhouse, !£ta? Street, EUerslie.

Mr and Mis. J- Williamson, of Clifton ttnad' Takapuna, returned yesterday from their'tour of the South Island.

Mrs M. K. Chandler, who returned in Auckland bv the Corinthic from a tour abroad, left yesterday for Rotorua.

Mrs R- J- McKcnzie and Miss Mae fVon ° of Hamilton, aro spending a lew days'in Auckland. They are staying at Hotel Cargen.

' Mrs' C. F. Gawith, of Masterton, arrived in Auckland last evening on a visit to Mis. Trevor C. Thomson, lakutai Street, Parnell.

Mrs Hu«h Miller, of Kelburn, Welling . ' an d Miss K. McKinnon, of Hawko s t, ' have motored through to Auckland from Napier and are staying at Hotel Sfonehurst.

Perhaps' the most impressive foaturo of Conference was tho presentation of the peace petitions of the groat \vorld organisations of women. Fittingly, the leader of tho deputation was Mrs. rorbett Ashbw who holds the position of president of 'the International Women's Rnffrace Alliance. A highly-educated woman, Mrs Ashby has lectured all over Europe, speaking in the cause of the alliance. j

4n- enthusiastic meeting was held at St* Helirrs Bay on Tuesday afternoon in "connection with the obstetrical appeal. r>r Margaret Knight and Mrs. E. A. Kidd cave addresses, Miss Alice Basten i) re si din 2. The whole meeting resolved itself-into a committee to raise Tamaki s nnnta Afternoon tea was provided by the executive of • tho St. Heliers Bay branch of the Tamaki Women s Progressive League. Miss May Cole was elected •secretary and treasurer to tho fund. *

An M A degree has been awarded to student'"at, an American university for a thesis on dish washing. Tho thesis was a scientific and careful comparison of tho efficiency of different methods of washing dishes 1 by machine and by hand, and was part of a home economics course de- . sicned to help women save work in the * home. There is a serious shortage of domestic servants in America, and thp problem of domestic science is a matter of serious scientific study.

\ new fashion has been introduced by Paris It is the matching of satin evening slippers with the flower or posy worn 011 the evening gown. This allows for many pretty colour contrasts. Satin, moire, or crepe de chine evening shoes are dyed to match the colour of tho artificial posy worn pa the shoulder, at the hemline, or at tho back of the deep decolletage. The heavy artificial jewellery now so fashionable is also matched by coloured shoes. Another note is added to this colour scheme when a handbag of the same stade as the shoes is carried.