NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11438, 7 February 1923, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs McLaolilan and Miss .T. Me.Lachlan Have returned to Wellington after a fortnight's trip, during which they have been attending the Caledonian gatherings, including those at Raetahi, Taihape, Turakina, Hunterville and Wanganui sports, where Mies McLaclilan met with a large measure of success. Mrs Moore, Bidwell street, leaves tonight for a holiday visit to the South Isiand. Mrs J. Alexander, of Dunedin, is at present in Wellington. Before returning south Mrs Alexander purposes visiting Wanganui. Mrs Uarling returned yesterday from Sydney, where she has been spending the holidays. Mrs 11. Gaudin, of Dunedin, is visiting Sydney. Mr and Mrs C. Haines have gone to Dunedin on a visit. Mr Justice Sim and Mrs Sim, who are in England, intend returning to New Zealand in June. litis Excellency Viscount Jellicoe, stopped in Parlmerston North on his way to Wellington to witness the cricket match there yesterday. Mrs M. Keane, of Christchurch, hae come to Wellington for a visit. Mrs M. Williams has returned to Christchurch after a holiday spent in. the North Island. Miss Barbara Gould, who has been staying with Mrs Arthur Duncan during the cricket matches, left on her return to Christchurch on Monday evening. Lady McGavin is shortly leaving for England with Sir Donald McGavin, who has six months leave of absence from the Defence Department. Mrs Hamilton, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs McHugh, in Wellington, alter an absence of 63 years from the city, left for Palmerston North yesterday, where she will spend a few days with her son{ Mr J. D. Balmer, at Raumai, before continuing her journey home to Wanganui. The engagement is announced of Miss Sylvia Margaret Macdonald, elder daughter of Mrs A. J. Macdonald, "The Mount," Rotorua, and of the late Stevenson Macdonald, of Dundee and Capetown, to Mr Richard E. Andrew, late Lieutenant, M.C., of Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F., youngest son of Mr and Airs Henry Andrew, sen., "Haw Hill,’’ Howick.

Mr and Mrs Dundee Samuel, junr.. of Dunedin, left last week en route for Singapore. Mr Samuel has been engaged lately on the Central Otago irrigation scheme, but resigned in order to take up the position of mining engineer for the Pahang Consolidated Company, Ltd., Pahang, Malay Federated States. Mr and Airs M. Myers, who returned to Wellington from Australia recently, are paying a brief visit to the south. Mrs L. Herdman, of Wellington, is visiting Christchurch. j The marriage took place last Tuesday, at St. Barnabas’ Church, Auckland, of Mr Sydney Bertram Wood, eldest son of Mr F. Wood, <®®il -etep-son of Mrs D. Wood, Grey Lynn, fO-siliss Gwendoline Glading. only daughter of Mr and Mrs S. A. Glading, Epsom. The bride was given away bv her father. The bridesmaids were sdiss Lila Ness and Miss Thelma Worthington. The bridegroom’s brother acted as best man, and the bride’s brother as groomsman. Airs Wildish, late of Gisborne, who won a considerable, number of prizes at the Wellington Competitions, including the gold banglo for the most points in technical musio in 1919, hae accepted an engagement with the New Zealand Diggers, commencing next week at Palmerston North. Airs Wildish has taken a oonsiderable part in musio and opera in Gisborne and other parts of the Dominion, and has met with very pleasant receptions. Air and Mrs Cyril Ward have returned to Christchurch after a visit to the North Island. The engagement is announced of Miss Lorna M. K. White, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert White, Remuera, to Mr Walter AV. Averill, eldest son of the Right Rev. Hr. Averill. Bishop of Auckland', and of Mrs Averill. The engagement is announced of Alias Frances Hulbort Metcalfe, B.H.Sc., eldest daughter of Mr and Airs A. H. Metcalfe. Bainesse, to Mr H. Webster Nash, second son of Mr and Mrs J. A. Nash. Mayor and Mayoress of Palmerston Norths A pretty -wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North, on - January 31st, when Ethel Alary, only daughter of Air and Mrs J. Bird, Waldegravo street, was married to Andrew John Olson, of Pahiatua. The Rev. G. T. Brown performed the ceremony.

Air and Airs Alark Castle, who have disposed of their Te Ore Oto property to Mr T. Ingley (Alorison’s Bush). wifi spend a few weeks at Aluritai and will then probably go to reside on their place near Pahiatua.

The numerous friends in New Zealand of Miss Elmily K. Broome, H.A., the able headmistress of Enfield County School, will be interested to hear that her school secured' the first prize for girls’ choirs at the Blackpool Musical Festival. Aliss Ada Cunningham (Wellington) is the guest of Airs Paul, New Plymouth. Mrs T. D. Sinclair and Aliss H. Sinclair, have returned* to New Plymouth from a holiday visit to Auckland and Wellington' The engagement is announced in the Christchurch "Sun" of Fergus, second daughter of Airs G. Laurenson, Cashel street West, to Guy, son of Mr and Mrs W. B. Ring, Hinulsra, Waikato. Aliss Ena Bosworth, the talent’ed Auckland violinist, has gose to Genoa with her mother (says an English correspondent). After a recent tour in. Devonshire, Alias Bosworth. won't to Scotland to fulfil some engagements, but unluckily she was not able to complete them on account of illness. This was a great disappointment, for it meant the abandonment of the fixtures in Berwickshire, where Mrs and Miss Bosworth wero to have stayed with the Ehrl and Countess of Home, and the latter was to have played with Mr F. MeSwen (brother-in-law of Lord Islington) at some of the concerts. By a strange coincidence, during her illness, Miss Bosworth was nursed by Miss Lois Robin, a Scotch lady, who lately had been out in Non Zealand and who has returned to Glasgow full of enthusiasm for the Dominion and the people she met there. From Genoa Mrs rnd Alias Bosworth intend to go to San. Remo, and also to the South of France. MILSOM AND CO., Oldest Established HAIR AND FACE SPECIALISTS. ■Qvery description of Hairwork. Reliable, and guaranteed by the most experienced experts. All modern Hair treatments and Staining, Henna and Inecto. Boys’ and giris’ Hair-clippings from Is. Milsom’s celebrated Face Creams still to the fore. None genuine without our trade mark.—MILSOM’S, 94, Willis street. ’Phone 814.—Advt. FACES RE-MOULDED. A lady who has successfully undergone the "Coman" treatment is prepared to meet those who suffer from facial defects —wrinkles, lines around the eyes, etc. I have just introduced Permanent Hair-Waving by LATEST process. For destroying superfluous hair Rusmn (Reg.) is famous. Gall, or send stamped addressed envcloiKi for FREE LITERATURE. FLORENCE HELLEN. C.M.D. (Diploma U S A.), 3a, Courtenay Place, Wellington. "Phone 2*2.070. Open till 9 p.m. Friday, all day Saturdny.—Advt.

A wedding of interest to many people in Christchurch. was celebrated at St. Peter's Church, Takapuna (Auckland), on Wednesday. The bride "as _ Alrs Lavie, who was well-known to hundreds of sick’’and wounded soldiers who passed through the various hospitals during and 6ince the war, and was an indefatigable worker for these men. Her attendant was Miss Gwen Lavie The bridegroom, Mr Horace Scott, was attended by Mr Stan Gibbons as beet man. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr Gairdner. Among the guests was Mrs David Scott, of Wellington, mother of th© bridegroom

-Sydney visitors to New Zealand in elude Miss H. G. Davey and. Miss Phyllis Davey. Mrs Ferner, of Auckland, has been ordered by her medical man to put down her public work for some time and. really rest (says the- “Star 7 '’}. Sine© Mrs Ferner entered public work on behalf of education and civic advancement, the work has grown out of all proportion to the strength of one representative, and Mrs Ferner finds that it has not only taken-up all her time, but now has worn her out physically. Mr® Ferner's work has been so appreciated, by women, af* well as men, that much regret will be expressed at her temporary retirement. There is a great need for further ‘women of trained ability to come forward and assist in public work, but they should be women who are sincerely interested in helping forward the cause of the women and children, and possessed of infinite tact and knowledge of their subject. lVomen should not allow the burden to rest too heavily on the ready Workers who aro in public life f°r the good of all Speaking of Sir Edward Grigpr’s engagement to the Hon. Joan DicksonPoynder, an English correspondent «ays : '‘For some years Sir Edward Grigg was a member of the staff of 'The Times.*' During the war he served with great distinction and y eventually , became G. 5.0.1. of the Guards Division. After the war he accompanied the Prince of Wales as Military Secretary during his visits to Canada and Australia and New Zealand. He was political private secretary to Mr Lloyd George during the last year of hie Administration, He was returned as a National Liberal at the head of the poll for Oldlham at the general election, with 24,762 votes. It will be a marriage of two accomplished vou.ng people —young people of the future —for Miss Joan DicksonPoynder has artistic tastes, has spoken at public meetings, is distinctly wellread, and is practical besides. Her father bought her a small house near the Sandwich Golf Links —at ‘Millionaire’s Corner' —about eighteen months ago; I think it cost him about £3OOO, and she has run it herself with a couple of servants. So she has already had some experience of being a hostess, for she could accommodate three or four friends at a time at the house. Probably it was because there was no heir that Lord Islington sold* his Wiltshire house six months ago. Miss DickeonPoynder if*, like her father, au fait with most outdoor sport’s. She rides, 6he handles a motor-car with coolness and skill, and she is a very fine swimmer. Two years ago she gave an example to other wealthy young women by adopting the war baby of the rather large family of a soldier killed in France."

Mr Hugh Whitten, the disabled Australian soldier, who has a fascinating shop in Carlton street, off Lower Regent street, London, where he sells peasant pottery, painted toys, and other craft work, had a surprise visit from the Queen last week (says the “British-Aus-tralasia,” of December 21st). The Queen, like other members of the Boyal Family, takes an unfailing interest in the work and welfare of ex-service men, and she has been guided by this in her Christ; mas shopping. Her Majesty entered th© shop unannounced, and made many purchases—several pairs of bedroom slippers, powder boxes, painted wooden toys, and prettily decorated guests' tiine-tables. These were all the work of wounded soldiers. When Mr Whitten suggested sending his unwieldy parcel, the Queen said: “Oh, you can't do that! You are all alone here, and it would be most inconvenient for you to send them, 1 v ill take the jSarced home myself." Other members of the Boyal Family havo visited Mr Whitten's shop. The Queen of Spain and her little -daughters, and Lady Patricia Ramsay have been customers during* the past few months.

JThe old contention that a woman cannot keep a secret has been discredited long ago, but every now and then something comes to light to prove once more its utter falsity. This has just been the case* in Melbourne. The Metropolitan Tramways Board has substituted* the check-ticket system for the old method of punching tickets with a bellpunch, and is gradually calling in and “scrapping" the 1900 bell-punches in rise. They have been in continual service for 38 j ears, and the secret of the mechanism which opens the punch and releases the nips taken out of the tickets during the whole of that time has -been kept inviolate by Miss Purcell, of th© board's staff, who is in charge ct the punch-room. It is known to two other persons, the manager of th© cable system and the mechanic who repairs th© punches, but Miss Purcell has been in possession of it longer than these others, and the whole staff appear to be immensely proud of her proved capacity for keeping the secret upon which th© value of th© punches as checks against th© conductors cash returns entirely depended. Probably no British. Government of modern times has been so well off for hostesses as is«the present one. The Duchess of Devoushiro. th© Marchioness of Salisbury, and the Countess of Derby ar© in th© very front rank of hostesses. Lady Curzon, too, will continue to officiate at political gatherings. The Duchess of Sutherland gave a big reception for Mr Bonar Law at Hampden House on Wednesday evening. More than 700 guests were present, including most of the members of the new Government and many well-known Scots. On guard at th© door of the jeception room stood th© Duke's piper, a picturesque kilted figure and something of a novelty in a Londbn drawing-room. Hampden House has a black-walled salon and an Adam's hall. It was for many year© th© London residence of the Dukes of Aberoorn.

'Mrs Clynes, wife of the deputy-chair-men of the Labour Party, will be the chief hostess for Mr Kamsay MacDonald, who is a widower. Mrs Clynes is a short,bright-eyed woman, with Well-out regular features and an alert expression. "Labour," she remarked to an interviewer th© other day, “will probably nob entertain on such an extensive seal© as other Opposition parties have done, because it is poorer. Most of car entertaining will be done through th© medium of the Half-Circle Club, which I founded jointly with Mrs Sidney Webb some years ago for tlio purpose of bringing together socially the wives of the lead-J ing Labour rr.cn, who otherwise would, have had little opportunity for meeting.' *

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