NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8653, 11 February 1914, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs Walker, Blenheim, is the guest of Mrs Ilyams, Brougham street. Misses S. and A. Nathan are at present staying at The Hermitage. A very quiet wedding took place at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on February 6th between Mr John Coylo, of Wellington, and Miss Elva M. Achard. of Brussels, formerly of London. The bride was given away by Mr J. • Ward. Miss Coyle, sister of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid, and the groom was attended by Mr J. Brennan. The Rev. Father Hickson conducted the service. After the reception, attended by the relatives only, held at the Hotel Cecil, Mr and Mrs Coyle left by motor en route to Napier.

Mr and Mrs Meyer Caselberg and their daughters have been spending a holiday at Island Bay, and are returning home next Thursday. Mr and Mrs David Caselberg are on a visit to Sumner.

The Misses Van Staveren leave by Friday’s boat for Sydney, en route for England. They will join their sisters in London, and expect to be away from New Zealand for a year.

Staying at the New Occidental are Mrs McLaren (Hinekura), Mr and Mrs Havanagh (Cambridge), and Mr and Mrs Aylmer.

Amongst those who arrived from England by the Ruapehu were Dr and Mrs Truby King and Mr and Mrs Echlin. Mrs Echlin was Miss Freeman, and was head of the Richmond Free Kindergartens in Wellington before leaving for England. A “girls’ tea,” arranged as ia farewell for Miss Ida Geddis, is being given this afternoon by Mrs Tringham. Miss Geddis leaves on Thursday with her mother for Auckland, en route to Canada.

Colonel and Mrs Knox, who are staying at the Hotel Cecil, leave at the end of this week for Sydney. Mr and Mrs Matthews and Miss Richter, of Feathereton, are staying at the Hotel Cecil.

Mr and Mrs Plumpton, Christchurch, are on a visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs T. N. Grange (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Blenhorn (Levin), and Mr and Mrs Turner (Sydney), are at the Hotel Cecil.

Sir John and Lady Findlay arc in town for a day or two. Mr and Mrs Percy Gualter, of Blenheim, who have been visiting England, are expected back to-day. Mrs Rouse, of Christchurch, is spending a few days in Wanganui before leaving for England via Sydney next Friday. Plunket-Nurse Purcell, who has done excellent work at Hastings during the last year, has arrived in Wellington, where she will act as senior nurse of the Plunket Nursing Association. The author of “Hindle Wakes” and other successful plays was Mr Stanley Houghton, and when this brilliant author’s death was chronicled recently one felt surprised to read that he was only thirty-two. He became seriously ill in Venice, where ho was writing a play for Mr Charles Frohmann, and he later was brought home and succumbed after an operation for appendicitis. He left a remarkable amount of money for so young a man, the fortune being estimated at about £50,000.

Ono of the most interesting of recent theatrical announcements is the fact that Ellen Terry, who was so long associated with Sir Henry Irving in his Shakespearean plays, will commence a tour of Australia and New Zealand before long, and deliver lectures on Shakespeare.

The beautiful floral decorations at Miss Nathan’s wedding and the bouquets were designed by Miss Murray, and the cake, which was a very handsome one, was one of “Godber’s.”

WELFARE OF CHILDREN DR TRXJBY KING’S RETURN. Dr F. Truby King, who represented the New Zealand Government at the conference recently held in London on infantile mortality and child welfare, returned to the Dominion by the s.s. Ruapehu. In conversation with a reporter, Dr King said that the secretary of the National League for Physical Education and Improvement had informed him that his association was arranging for the publication in England of newspaper articles on the model of what was carried out in New Zealand. Fifty newspapers had already signified their willingness to publish the matter. At the present time, said Dr King, not only in England, but throughout Europe and America, an enormous amount of interest was concentrated upon the question of securing the best nurture and rearing of children, and an enormous amount of public money, contributed by the Governments and the municipalities, was being expended, in addition to what waa being done by the voluntary organisations which had come into existence, mostly during the last five years. New Zealand’s example in these matters was being closely matched, and was quoted on numerous occasions during the conference. Dr Lafetra, of New York, a leading child specialist, had said that America would do well to copy New Zealand’s methods, as far as the mass of tKe population was concerned. During the last few weeks of Dr King’s stay in England he delivered a number of addresses, and the greatest interest was shown in the subjects dealt with. V"- Weddings.— Appropriate Bouquets for ■■iilier large or small weddings are being continually designed, and embody the unique distinction of all Miss Murray’s creations. Flowers lor all occasions forwarded to any part of the Dominion by Miss Murray, Vioe-BegaJ Florist. 36. '■Willis street.

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MISS NATHAN’S WEDDING. The wedding at the Synagogue yesterday was a very picturesque and pretty ceremony. The delicately-coloured decorations of pink sweet peas and blue hydrangeas and soft foliage, with the charming gowns of the bridal group and many lovely frocks worn by the guests combined to make the scene a memorable one. The bride was Miss Madge Kathleen Nathan, daughter of Mr David L. Nathan, of Wellington, and the bridegroom Mr Victor Hyams, son of the late Air Maurice Hyams. The Rev. H. Van Staveren officiated, and the trio of pretty bridesmaids were Miss Nell Nathan,, the bride’s halfsister; Miss Peggy Nathan, daughter of Mrs Fred Nathan; and Miss Sybil Caselberg, Mr and Airs Joseph Caselberg’s little girl. The bride was given away by Air ana Airs Nathan, and wore a beautiful gown of white brocaded crepe-de-chlne, the draped skirt falling in graceful folds of some very lovely lace flounces. The bodice was also of lace and soft folds of tulle, the finishing touch being given with a cluster of orange blossom. The tulle veil was simply embroidered and worn over a wreath of orange flowers, and a, beautiful bouquet of white roses and stephanotis was carried. Her only ornament was a, string of pearls, the gift of Airs Nathan. The little bridesmaids wore charming frocks' of blush rose, ninon over '.silk and veiled again with most delicate lace. Their hats, too, were daintily made of white lace wreathed with tiny silk rosebuds, and they carried old-fashioned posies of pink roses. The groomsmen, to whom fell the honour of holding the canopy, were Air Louis Hyams (best man), Air Fell, Air C. Nathah. Air Howden, and Air Bob Hyams. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a cluster of diamonds set in platinum, and each received a chain and pendant. The bridegroom was given away by his mother and Mr Meyer Caselberg, and lie performed the interesting little ceremony of breaking the glass so cleverly that happiness must surely follow this symbol. After the ceremony Air and Airs D. J. Nathan held a reception in their house on Aurora terrace, which was largely attended. The rooms were very beautifully decorated with flowers. In the hall, hung baskets of ferns, and large jars of blue and pink hydrangea stood about; pink roses and sweet peas and hydrangea decorated the drawing-room, where Air and Airs Nathan received, and the bride and bridegroom stood'to receive the greetings of their friends. In the diningroom, where refreshments were served, the table was most artistically decorated with mauve asters, and the mantelpiece with mauve sweet peas. _ The wedding cake stood on a table in # a marquee on the lawn, and here, instead of all white flowers, were beautiful yellow roses, and tiny pink rosebuds with asparagus fern. Hero the toast of the day was honoured Mr Alaurice Cohen proposing the health ot tih-6 newly-wedded couple, and Mr Hyams responding for his bride. There were no other toasts* and afterwards the guests strolled, aboiit the beautiful 'gardens, until the departure of the happy couple. . , Airs Nathan wore a beautiful frock of ivory white lace with pannier of black ninon bordered with jet beads, and a scarf of purple-beaded tulle; her hat was of white with black velvet and tulle, and she carried a bouquet of crimson roses tied with purple tulle. Mrs Hyams, mother of the bridegroom, wore white satin veiled with fine black lace and white chiffon, with velvet sash and diamond buckle, a small hat of black crepe-de-chine and velvet, and carried a bouquet of shaded pink roses. Airs Rothenberg, grandmother of the bridegroom, was in black, with a brocaded coat, and black bonnet with pink velvet; Aliss Rothenberg wore a violet coat and skirt, hat with violet plumes; Airs Alaurice Cohen (aunt of the bride) was in deep blue, veiled in black ninon, with lines of jet beads, and a black hat with upstanding white plumes; Mrs Fred Nathan wore biscuit-coloured silk, inlet i with handsoine embroidery, and a belt of coral pink, exactly matching the feathers in her black hat; Aliss Hyams wore a lovely gown of shell pink crepe de chine with crossover' effect in ivory lace and folded belt, with a black hat with floral brocaded ribbon and a pink rose; her sister wore a gown of white crepe de chine and black velvet hat; Airs Aleyer Caselberg wore black, and a hat with feathers and pink roses; Airs A. Caselberg, floral voile with a large black plumed hat; Airs J. Caselberg, white embroidered muslin, with pink belt, and white hat trimmed with black; Airs Jacob Joseph was 'in a gown of black and white, embossed velvet, with tunic of net, edged with wide lace, the same exquisite lace trimming the bodice, and a black velvet hat, smartly turned up at one side with white ospreys; Airs Walter Nathan, gown of grey charmense and embroidery; Aliss Joseph was in cream voile, richly embroidered and opening over a skirt of rose-coloured silk, the bodice was partially concealed by a smart coatee of the same silk, and her hat was also black with white ospreys; Airs Philip Nathan wore white lace heavily embroidered with white beads, over silk, and a smart black hat with yellow velvet and white plume; Mrs George Nathan, white voile and black hat; Airs Arndt was in black with a coat of embroidered silk and feathered hat; Aliss Jonas was in purple ninon, bordered with Inland a black hat with tulle bows; Miss Barnett, blue foulard spotted with white, with white lace frills and a smart black hat with blue ribbon; Airs Salek was in old rose eolienne, braided to match, and a black hat; Aliss Fraser, grey ninon costume and wide white feathered bat; /Airs F. AI. B. Fisher, grey charmeuse with white lace and black hat with white ospreys: Airs C. Pearce, grey eolienne iTTlli bodice of ninon over white lace and liat, with touches of blue ; Airs Van Staveren, <i blue coat and skirt, and floral toque; Airs lan Duncan, black charmeuse, with bodice of white lace, veiled in black, and a black hat; Airs Bristowe. black charmeuse, with panniers of black lace over white chiffon; Aliss Royd Garlick. white satin, with black coat belted in dark blue, and a white feathered bat; Airs Royd

Carlick”, a Parisian frock of white, with draped skirt and black satin coat belted with blue and finished with a pink rose, and hat trimmed with ostrich feathers. Also among the guests were Mr and Mrs Litchfield, Mr Callendar, Air and Airs Aloss and the Aliases Aloss, Air and Airs Beauchamp and Aliss Beauchamp, Airs and Aliss Butts, the Misses Coleridge. the Alisses Bristowe, Airs Webster. Air and Airs John Duncan. Air and Airs C. H. Izard, Air and Airs Tripp. Air and Aliss Skorrett, Airs and Aliss Focke, Mrs and Aliss Simpson, Aliss Ewen, Air J. B. Harcourt and Aliss Harcourt, Airs Alaurice Gillon, Air P. Nathan, Airs F. Nathan. Air and Airs Shirtcliffe and the Alisses Shirtcliffe, Alisses Alyers, Airs and Aliss Jones, the Alisses Halley, Airs A. Boeufve, Mr and Airs Hursthouse, Airs Shand. Air and Airs Alabin. Airs AValker (Blenheim). The bride’s going-away dress was of biscuit-coloured silk muslin, with coat of eyelet embroidery and touches of wedgwood blue, and her hat was of straw, with lace and tiny flowers and blue ribbon.

Air and Airs Hyams left by motorcar for Palmerston North, where they will spend a few days at the home of Air and Airs Fred Nathan, and will return to Wellington to join the Sydney boat next Friday. They intend to spend some weeks’ holiday in Australia before settling down in Sydney.

CHILDREN AND POULTRY. The poultry shew in AAellington, although always interesting, might be very, much more so, and no doubt the association members themselves would be very much pleased if a greater degree of enthusiasm was indulged in. Locally, it is difficult for anyone to keep the domestic fowl, as by-laws on the subject are rather rigid, but these in no way interfere with suburban dwellers, and a suggestion from South Africa might possibly reap some practical result. The society there organised. boys 1 and girls’ poultry clubs, the latter being by far the most enthusiastic and profitable. At each show a pair of the best chickens raised was exhibited by each member, and regular prizes were offered, as well as special ones; there was also an exhibit of the best dozen eggs. The club had a president, two vice-presidents and a secretary and met at regular intervals. There was a simple constitution and by-laws. There were various competing groups, each suburb or groups of suburbs together, school members and town members. The meetings were held at one or another of the more central members’ homes, and the occasions were keenly enjoyed by the members. Other notes were; — Regarding Rules. “It will be found best to distribute the prizes as widely as .possible. Honour and recognition sometimes count for more than money. Badges, certificates, and diplomas given to the club members are often more appreciated than money and expensive premiums. When liberal amounts are offered, it will be well to give them in every township or school district, and offer premiums to the schools that will make the highest -records with five or ten in a team, dividing this premium into several different awards, depending upon the rank.” The pamphlet urges that members of girls’ poultry clubs shall strictly adhere. to the following rules in handling their poultry and eggs;— 1. Keep the nests clean; provide one nesrt for every four hens. 2. Gather the eggs twice daily. 3. Keep the eggs in a, cool, dry rbom or cellar. 4. Market the eggs at least twice a week. 5. Sell, kill, or confine all male birds as soon as the hatching season is over. This would have much to recommend it as pdultry-farming is a hobby which may be made profitable with in(ilustry, and young members need not make it arduous by being too ambitious. FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND COMPLEXIONS. Every woman who, desires the lilies and roses of health takes a little trouble over her diet, but the majority ot women, perhaps, do not realise what they owe to vegetables and fruit. Apples are an admirable complexion food, and the importance of the pear must not bo overlooked. Pears contain a great deal of iron, so should bo provided in abundance for the pale girl. Oranges and lemons are invaluable for improving a “muddy” skin. A couple of oranges , eaten regularly* before breakfast will work wonders for the woman troubled with a poor skin. A r alue of Greens. Lettuce and watercress, mustard and cress, and the various green vegetables which require boiling should be eaten liberally. An excellent cure for in somnia is to eat plenty of lettuce, especially the stalk portion. Onions, although not so pleasant, are also splendid for those who sleep badiy. and are of great value in cases of nervous prostration. Nerves and in somnia ruin more complexions than any other troubles. A French Specialist strongly recommends mushrooms for his too “nervy” patients, and other medical men suggest a diet of tomatoes, eaten raw. They stimulate the liver,an organ which greatly affects one’s looks. Carrots and beetroot, especially if chopped finely and eaten raw, are great blood-purifiers. A finely-chop-ped or grated carrot is quite a nice finish to a salad, and can easily be taken raw this way. Celery, either cooked or raw, should be taken frequently by sufferers from rheumatism or neuralgia. If stewed, use veiy little water.