NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10848, 14 March 1921, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs Sydney Ivirkcaldie are leaving early this week for Mount Egmont, Wanganui, and Hustings. The Hon. Mrs Broderick and Miss (England), who for some time have been touring the Dominion, left on the Moeraki last week for Sydney. The engagement is announced in the ‘Daily Telegraph” of Miss Laura Balj dick, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Bali dick, or Marlborough, to Mr E. J. Sherwood, of Manutuke, Gisborne. Miss Violet Money, of Masterton, late of Wellington, has been spending a few days in this city. She leaves this morning for her home at Masterton.

Tho engagement is announced in an exchange of Miss Alice Emily Sherwood, second daughter of Mr and Mrs G. T. Sherwood, of Manutuke, Gisborne, to Mr C. R. W. Rowe, second son c'f Mr Rowe, of Mangapapa, Gisborne.

Sister Rhofia Mcßae, who is leaving Trcntham Military Hospital, was the guest of honour, at- a farewell party last week, and was made the recipient of a presentation from her confreres. Among those present were the matron. Miss Thurston, R.R.C., members of the medical and nursing 6taffs, and several of the riflemen who have been taking part in the New Zealand Bisley at Trentham. After a long illness, Mrs Darroch, wife of Mr Robert Darroch, secretary of the. Navy League, died at her residence, 26, McFarlane street. She leaves a. family of three boys and one girl. Mr Darroch will have many sympathisers in his bereavement. Mr and Miss Gressler, of Punchbowl, Sydney, arrived by the Mpana recently on a holiday visit' to New Zealand, and are staying with their sister, Mrs J. J. O’Donognue, Kelburn Parade. Mr and Miss Gressler intend remaining in the Dominion for six weeks, and leave Wellington shortly on an extended motor tour of the North Island. J South African fruits have now arrived at C'ovent Garden, plums selling at 2s up to 12s per dozen, says the I “Weekly Dispatch’* of January 9th.

Tlie big work on which Mr Ruclynrd Kipling is engaged is a history of the Irish Guards, now almost completed, It was while serving with the Irish Guards that Mr Kipling’s only son lost his life in the war. Followers of hounds in Norfolk speak very well of Princess Mary in the hunting field. She has ple'hty of pluck and dash, and shares her eldest brother's aversion for hanging about a gap. She makes no secret of Tier ambition to he allowed to -runt in the shires as her brother does. Her parents at present are anxious that she should 1 gain a little more experience before she goes up to the galloping grass lands; but tho prospect is that before long we shall be bearing of her with the Pytchley. - Prince Henry’s name .as a horseman is not- quite so well known as his brother’s is. In point of fact Prince Henry is certainly quite as good a rider as the Prince of Wales. The fact that ho got the ’varsity blue for polo speaks, for itself; no one can become a good polo player without first making himself a good horseman.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Tinui, recently, w,hen Miss Nora Annie Speedy, daughter of Mr D. H. Speedy, of Flag creek, Tinui, was married to Mr William B. Hull, son of Mr J. B. Hull,-of Makairo, Pahiatua. The Rev. B. D. Ashcroft was the officiating clergyman. Miss Rosemary Rees has returned from a trip to England, Miss Rees, who has had several short plays produced in London, is engaged in writing some longer plays, which are. promising to be of special interest. She intends to leave for a brief visit to Napier before settling in Wellington for a few months.

The engagement is announced in an exchange of Mr Frederick Benge, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Benge, of South road, Masterton, to Miss Ethel Gibson, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J. W. Gibson, of Pahiatua.

Unless a girl comes'from a wealthy home, or has some strong reason for staying in and helping her mother, she must begin training for a salaried post as soon as ever she leaves school, just as her brothers are expected to do. Whether she’s to be a teacher, typist, dispenser, doctor, gardener, nurse, or clerk, 6he must) concentrate on learning her work, and on learning it well. As things arc, Herbert the son, from an insurance or any other office, can lie back and smoke after his evening meal ; Helen, the daughter, from a bank, goes into the scullery and helps wash-up, or perhaps site down to a basket of socks to darn. Mind, I am not for one moment saying that Helen ought not to have it to do, for I know too well the side of the question represented by Helen’s mother, dog-tired after her day’s- work, and without a servant and without the domesticated daughter, who was a help but also an expense, but I do thinnk the boys in a home should be taught some of the household duties as well as the girl. For instance, many men in camps, etc., do their own darning, and why should not boys be taught to do their own darning in a home, and sewing on buttons, etc. They could even be taught to keep their own rooms clean if encouraged to do it from boyhood, and would not feel it undignified either, for they would take a pride in their own rooms, same as their sisters who have to earn their own livelihood outgide their home.

“Emsworth. ”)

The marriage of Miss Myrtle Ada Robinson, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Robinson, Tua Marina, and Mr Stuart Freeth, fourth son of Mr and Mrs W. Freeth, Koromiko, was celebrated at the .(Methodist Church, Tua Marina, on February 22nd. The ceremony was performed by j tho Rev. H. Ryan, in the presence of a large number of friends. The bride, ! who was given away by her father, , was attired in a dainty frock of white crepe de chine, with touches of Paris net. She wore an exquisite bridal veil with coronet of orange blossom, and her shower bouquet was composed of | white roses and maidenhair fern. The ; bridesmaid, Miss Lois Jackson, wore | a delphinium blue frock of mousseline i and carried a sliowor bouquet of cream j roses intermingled with foliage of j deeper tone. A little flower-girl, Miss j Iris Robinson, was also in attendance, | n earing a pretty frock of dainty net ! and carrying a flower-basket of pale ! pink sweet-peas. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr Howard !Thomas. The bridegroom’s present to j the bride was a gold wristlet watch, ! and tlie bridegroom was the recipient of a handsome travelling rug from tho i bride. The; bridesmaid also received a j silver-mounted cut-glass toilet requlj site, and the little flower-girl a gold [biooch set with pearls. After the i choral service a reception was held at ! the home of the bride’s parentis. The newly-married couple left for the North Island, where the honeymoon will be spent, the bride wearing a tailored navy costume with bat to match. A well-known artist carries about with him a sheet of glazed scarlet paper, at which ho gazes in moments of depression, so that tho colour may stimulate him. An artist is conscious of the exhilarating effect of colour; ordinary persons experience the feeling without realising what Has caused it. The cheerfulness induced by the most foolish of revues is largely the result of the constantly-changing- processions of glowing colour on the stage. Most stimulating and joyful in its effect is the Chelsea home of Lovat Fraser, who designed the gaj-- costumes for “The Beggar’s Opera.” There are colours uneeen in the decoration of the average house—orange and lemon walls, bands of pure scarlets and bluea, blight green shining surfaces, and vividly-painted doors. Even the occasional black strikes a happy note. Few of ub can entirely remodel our housej in this way. VAT TRENTHAM. THE FINAL DAY. - Glorious weather prevailed on Friday at Trentham, when tho final shoot for tlie rifle champion belt of New Zealand took place. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Jellicoe m.otored out to Trentham, and were in time to witness the firing. Colonel and Airs R. J. Collins received Their Excellencies and conducted them to the range, where they watched the firing with much in-’ terest. After the championship had been decided, the Vice-Regal party was entertained at afternoon tea in the officers’ mess-room by Mrs Collins, who had with her Airs- John Barton (Trentham), Airs Powles, Mrs- Brock, Mrs T. J. King, Airs H. T. Marshall. Aliss Thurston (matron of the Trentham Hospital), and the wive® of the members of the staff and executive The presentation of prizes subsequently took place at a dais gaily decorated with flags for the occasion, Lady Jellicoe handing over the medals ana cups to the siiccesstful competitors with brief congratulatory remarks to each. His Excellency presented Airs R. J. Oollins ‘with a handsome; silver salver a® a gift from the competitors, humourously remarking that Colonel Collins might be chief of the executive,. but Airs Collins Was chief of thd household. Lady Jellicoe and Mrs ,Collins were heartily cheered. ’ LAXITY OF ETIQUETTE. DJI CHESS’S INDICTMENT. Constance, Duchess of Westminster, complains in the London “Weekly Dispatch” that “we are* suffering from an invasion of strange manners hitherto unknown in good society. Young girls come home alone from dances with a male friend; they go about entirely unchaperoned, and with friends probably unknown to their guardians or parents. All this leads to an appalling laxity perhaps not of conduct —since giris and men come safely through experiences which would have been calamitous to their Victorian prototypes—but of manners. So far as young men are concerned bad manner's are not a now complaint. They were already bad before the war, and we women used to be told by men who had learned their politeness in a finei- school, that we were to blame for the increasing, rudeness of youths, -because weput u-p with it without protest. No woman should have to protest, hut some of us occasionally are moved to administer a rebuke when, for example, a young man remains sprawling in his chair without rising when a lady enters the room, and other things the which are probably done thoughtlessly, but which are uncourteous, and show either great laziness or a lack of chivalry. _ Nowadays, -when girls, too, exhibit surprisingly bad manners, _ we are becoming more tolerant of this modem phase which makes young people treat one another casually and with an entire lack of ceremony. Older people receive little deference, hostesses little consideration. " “Parents are largely to blame for tho ugly manners of their young folk. They shrink from restraining or correcting their girls and hoys for fear of losing their friendly confidence-, yet surely their vaunted intimacy cannot be vvorth much if it cannot stand the straili of needed criticism. I -think that girls deep in their hearts rejoice in this; feeling of reasonable control and of interest and pride in their doings. There-is no need to let this interest become undue interference.”

j WANGANUI NOTES. (By “Eileen.”) VV'aNGAN UI, March 12. / Airs Armstrong, oi “Hamilton, nas been on a vioit tu ncr motlier, Mrs \V lltortl, at Yvoodville. A pretty wedding tek place at ct. Paul's Church the other day, the brida being Miss Eileen Clinton, » oungest uaugntcr ui Mr and Airs Clinton, of dt. John's Hill, unu the biidegroom was Mr Harold Butt, of Wanganui. Tlie bride eiitereti die t-hurch with her iatiijer, and her Truck ol embroidered crepe de-chine and georgette was covered by her bridal \ ed, wnicii was worn gathered and caught with narrow band 01 orange blossom. Her attendant maids were her sisters, Misses Daisy arm (Jueenie Clinton. The former wore Wedgwood blue crepe tie chine and white hat, and the latter was in apricot crepe de chine, the skirt trilled to the waist, and she wore a blue hat. All- Victor Botfc was best man, and All- Robert Clinton was groomsman. As the bridal party lett Uic. church the a editing march was played by the urganjsty Mis® (funky. i'l/e officiating minister was the Rev. H. Harries. Mr John Donald, oi War mere, was quietly married last week to Miss Beatrice Bristol. Air and Airs Donald leit this week tor Australia. A sale oi work, organised by Airs Hyder and lady iriemts lor funds for a hall at YVestbournc (.Castleclifi). was a gleat success. With a concert got up by Aliss Bigiiieii and Air Christie, the sum of Mid was realised. The l’luiiket Society held their monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon. There sc-ie present Aiesdames Izett (chair), oules,. W. Stewart, Boyes, Crawford, Comyns, Hales, AlcLeod, H. H. Harper, Addenbrooke, R. Stevenson and J. Harper. It was decided to hold a street collection early next mouth. -The terrible tragedy that occurred on Thursday evening, when three little children were 'suffocated by the house taking fire, cast quite a gloom over our- town on Friday, especially as it was reported that a fourth child had died of injuries and shock. Fortunately this was not true. Aluch sympathy is felt for the distracted mother, who was out when the lire occurred. As she lias lost her home and iurniture friends aie organising to replace them. The case is a particularly sau one, as Airs Bishop was left a widow with eight little mites to bring up. They were not left in the house alone,, as an elderly woman, a Aliss Gray, was in bed at the time. BARGAIN QUEUE 200YDS LONG. In the “Weekly Dispatch” of January [9th it says.- '.Louden hi\s had. the greatjest shopping week, when all records were smashed. Shops advertising sales were stormed by hordes of 'bargain-hunters. One firm reports that in one pest alone 8009 letters carao, ordering different goods. In many of the houses special traffic controls had to be established in order to regulate the ever-growing crowd® of people that thronged the departments. Evidently tho prices must have come down considerably. but my experience of the sale s at Homo are that you get some most delightful bargains, and the beet of material and cut possible, and we all know tviial a well-cut coat and skirt means to all women. Here are a few examples from the managing directors of some of. the biggest of the West End stores: —Colonel Cleaver, managing director of Robinson and Cleaver, Ltd -, says 20,000 linen handkerchiefs' were), sold in five days. The manager for G» i; H. Evans, Ltd., mentions 18,000 were carved on the first day of their sale. Mr S. M. Skinner, general manager for John Barker, Ltd, says-. ‘Seven thousand men’s suits went in five days, and ATO.OOO worth, of remnants were snapped np two hours before the usual closing time of the department.’ Whiteley’s were completely taken by storm, and the augmented staffs could not cope with the terrific rush. The well-known firm Of Peter Robinson have never had such vast throngs of buyers through the store. It is evident that thousands of provincial bargain-hunters are in London for these sales.”