NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11583, 28 July 1923, Page 8

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs Marmaduke' Bethel!, of Bahau Pastures, arrived from the south xetsterday on a visit to the North Island. Mrs Deans and Miss Symee, of Oluristcliurch, arrive in Wellington from Auckland to-day on their way south. Another gap was created in the ranks of the, early pioneers by the death of Mrs J. W. Wade, who passed away at the residence of her daughter, Kutene road, Gisborne. Mrs Wade, who came to New Zealand about 60 years ago. was well-known and, thou’gh she had been ailing for some time, the news of her demise came as a sad shock to her friends. There is a.' grown-up family left to mourn the loss of their mother. The death took place at Wert port on Sunday*of Mrs Gibson, one of the oldest residents af Denniston, where her late husband was in charge of the main engine at the brake-head. She was mother of Mr Adam Gibson, of Wellington, formerly of Denniston and Westport, and of Mr James Gibson, of Granity. Deceased was a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and 77 years of age. She had been ailing for a considerable time. Miss M. Smyth, late principal of St. Andrew’s Collegiate School, Dunedin, is staying in North London, and is visiting friends. Before long (our London correspondent reports) she will spend some time in Scotland, and then will visit relatives in other parts of England. , Miss Smyth does not expect to return to the Dominion for a considerable time, as, after the autumn, she contemplates a long stay on the Con tinent. Many people will hear with regret of the death of a well-known and respected resident of Wellington in the person of Mrs Anne Mitphell, wile of Mr J.ames-Mitchell, of Roxburgh street. Mrs Mitchell was in hear 81st year, and had been' resident in Wellington for .forty-three years. She is survived by her husband and by the following members of her family:—Messrs J. D. Mitohell (Wellington), Robert Mitchell (Wellington), D. A. Mitohell (Taihape), Mrs J. Robertson' (Wellington), Mrs A. E. Osborne (Auckland), and Mrs A. Lindop (Dannevirke). Much sympathy will he felt with Mr Mitchell and his family in their bereavement: The engagement is announced of Mr Arthur Lewry, eldest son of Mr and Mrs A. Lewry, of Sussex, England, and Miss Franoes Daly, decond daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Daly, Island Bay, Wellington A pretty wedding was solemnised at All Saints’ Church Sumner, on Wednesday mornipg, the Rev. E. C. W. Powell 'officiating, when Annie, daugi'cer of Mr and Mrs Fountain Barber, Bury street, Sumner, was married to Walter, son of Mr and Mrs H. J Booth, Kimbolton road, Feilding. The marriage was celebrated at Westport last week of Miss Eva Bailie, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Bailie, of Westport, to Mr Hulgh Hamilton, Gisborne, youngest son of Mrs Hamilton and the late Frank Hamilton, of Nelson. At the second Court of the London season the Countess of Haxdwicke (formery of Auckland, New Zealand) wore a drapfed gown of'orchid and silver brocade, with a train of orchild and silvei tissue, embroidered with diamante, and weighted with crystal and diamond tassels. ... Miss Jane Mander, the author of . “The Story of a New Zealand River” and “The Passionate Pilgrims,” is now iin London from America, where she I has been for a number of years (says the “British Australasian” of June) l She is settling in London, and was- thia , week the guest of the Pen Club, the ? resident of which is Mr Galsworthy, n his absence, Miss Rebecca West 1 presided at the dinner at which Miss Mander was entertained. Miss Mau-nder-has taken a flat in .London, and will ! carry on her literary work there. Her new book is on tlie point of being issued by the Bodley Head. Mr and. Mrs Campbell, of Wellington, arrived in London Oil May 9th from i bhe Continent, where they have spent 1 several months. Mr Campbell having resigned the post of Government architect, they intend to be in England till late! next year. They will spend the summer in Scotland. Dr and Mrs Louisson,. of Christchurch, are taking a yfear’s holiday away from New Zealand, and intend spending most of the time in London, but will go on the Continent, and may also' visit' America. They are making their trip mostly for pleasure, but Dr. Louisson will take a post-graduate course in London. If you should happen to have the grebe collar of your childhood put away in the box-room, now is the time to bring it forth and to put it on to a velvet evening cloak, preferably :n black or dark purple. .Two of the smartest models at a recent dress display were collared in this fashion, and very becoming they were. Grebe used to cost comparatively little, but no doubt it-will “go up” in price as well as in favour. A meeting of the Society for the Protection <rf Women and Children was hold yesterday afternoon, Mrs Sprott presiding. There were also present:— Lady Chapman, Mesdames Glover, J. Kirkealdie, and Misses C. Kirk and l’elfer. Letters were received commenting on the recent cruelty to a young child heard in the Magistrate’s Court, and the following resolution was passed: “This society strongly deprecates the very light sentenoe passed on Bertram, m the recent case of brutal cruelty to a baby of two years old.” It was resolved that a letter be sent to the Postal Department expressing approval of the course taken to prevent undesirable photographs being circulated in the Dominion. The following subscriptions were received: — Mr O. H. Seville, £2 2s; Miss Telfer, £1: Mr G. Lambert, £1 1»; Ellis and Man ton, 10s 6d; Mrs S. Downes, 10s 6d; T. Ballinger and Co., 10s; Mrs C E. Richardson, ss; Mrs Gillingham, 2s 6d; Mrs Ritchie, ss; Mr Stewart, 2s 6d; W.R.8., ss.

Miss Lucie Owen, F.R.G.S.. is announced to give an illustrated lecture on “Egypt” on Thursday evening next , at 8 p.m. in the Y.M.O.A. Assembly Hall. Miss Owen served as a voluntary worker in the Y.M.C.A. in . Egypt, where she was known among the troops as Sister Lucie. She is now ‘ travelling at her own expense in the interests of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and is touring the world j gathering information. Miss Owen is a clear and convincing speaker, and : tells her story in an entertaining man- ! nor. > Dr. and Mrs George L. Deschler, of | New York City, have arrived in ! Christchuroh from Wellington. They c will spend about four weeks in New : Zeal and visiting friends. Dr. Deschler ' was at one time a resident of Nelson and Invercargill. He is now in praei tice in New York, U.S.A. * The servioe which is held every SUn--5 day afternoon at the Y.W.C.A., 5, s Boulcott street, will be held as usual : to-morrow afternoon. The speaker will , be Miss Mana Tompkins, assistant : girls’ department secretary. To this ■ servioe a special invitation is given to F all women and girls who are alone in 3 the city. Tim educational department " of the Y.W.C.A. arranges public lectures from time to time on cultured • subjects and questions of general inters est-. On Monday week a lecture on the - “Leaguo of Nations” will be given by 1 Mr Leigh Hunt. These lectures are 1 open to men and women. 1 A novel form of furnishing fresh air " to jaded Londoners is the caravan tour, 5 first popularised by Lady Grey when ' Lady Glenconner, says the London cor- ' respondent of “The Australasian,” Nowadays not a few of these homes on wheels have the comforts of a wellf appointed flat. These super-caravans - have two rooms, one being the kitchen -! and the other a sitting and bedroom, f The latter is furnished with two settee. • with spring cushions, which form teas 1 at night. There aTe also lockoTS, r. wardrobes, and washing facilities. The /1 kitchen has a sink with hot and cold -1 water taps, plate racks for crockery, - ! and other facilities for A hasty meal, 1 the hot and cold water apparatus be- , ing fed from a rotary pump fixed to s the exterior of the caravan. The cara- • ' van can he detached with little dif- ? fioulty from the wheels so as to form a s bungalow. It may even be pnt upon a , large barge, and so converted into' a r house-boat. If the party consists of j more than two, tents must be added to j the equipment, the tent covering and { poles stowed in a raok at the baok of . the caravan. The newest summer shoes in England j, ‘ are more sandals than anything else. Just a sole and a heel securely secured by eun-ray straps. Hardly practical for a wet day, so a clever French- / woman has invented a baby golosh—a j small over-shoe, with hollow heels. One pair of these was included in the case j of goloshes and footwear presented to the Duchess of York by the Patten '■ i Makers’ Company. I Dr. H. E. Gibbs, of Wellington, who . ’is in England with Mrs Gibbs, will atj tend the Portsmouth meeting of the . British.; Medical Association in July. 1 After that they’ will go to the Con- | tinent, and will leave for New Zealand n j about v the end of October. • ~~ t The Swedish Riksdag First Chamber, ” by TO votes against 65, and the Second j" Chamber, by 123 against 74, have acI cepted a motion giving women the ° right to enter State servioee on prac- ~ , tic ally equal .terms with men. SpeI cial stipulations are introduced rejgarding women as judges. The secret of all the smart models y this season is in their' subdued sirapli- ° city. No trimming but tucks or hand 9 pleating or a little drawn threadwork is shown on the newest costumes. 0 Skimpy dresses are out of fashion, and 6 eccentric styles are as demode as crude ■ colours and over-elaborate embroider- * ies, says the “Weekly Dispatch.” : Head ornaments are so elaborate T that they almost join forces with the _ little matinee hats in London. These are made of rainbow georgette swathed ' j turbanwise and with a hanging bow lon the left side. The hair shows , through tlie tulle crown. Diamante 1 ornaments are cut by hand to imitate *■ the : genuine tiara. Light petal ban- ' deaux of aerophane, or aeroplane bows * fixed on diamante bands, are charm- * ing for dowager and debutante alike, 9 i replacing velvet flower wreaths. Navy blue serge—that stand-by of - ' the Englishwoman, whom, by the way, J it suits Dettor than any other material — 1 has certainly returned to favour. Plain > navy coat-frocks are made summery by J the addition of an organdie sash-tie on ? one hip matching the white organdie • : modesty front. Navy also is being used 3 jin the thinner materials, and is combined with royal blue, another old fava , ourite. f I A very pretty wedding took place at 9 1 St. Barnabas’s Ohurch, Mount Eden, 9 1 Auckland, when Miss Kathleen Bull, 1 only, daughter of Dr., and Mrs S. A. 9 Bull, Roxton, Mount Eden road, was - 1 married to Mr Wynne Grey, only son 1 of tho late Mr J. Grey and Mia Grey, lof Hamilton. Dr. O’Oallaghan, of 9 Thames, officiated. The churoh was 1 • beautifully decorated with festoons of greenery and pink camellias, and over > ; the chancel there was suspended a s wedding bell of white and pink camt ellias. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown of . silver lace over silver tissue. The long 1 train of lace, which fell from the - shoulders was lined with pale pink t tulle, and u wreath of pink roses held s ; the bridal veil of tulle in place. The 9 single pink rose carried 'by the bride - added a chaiming effect tc a dolight--1 , ful tout ensemble. Tho bridesmaids, f Miss Rena Rainger and Miss Tui 3 Bews, wore frocks of pink and Bilver ! shot crushed satin, the looped panels - j at the side being finished with cerise -1 roses, which also formed the coronets r which mounted their tulle caps of a - i deeper shade. They carried tall black -j staffs tied with large tulle bows. Tally , ■ Niccol was a sweet little train-bearer 3 in a dainty pink frock finished with , I tiny frills of tulle and rosebuds, her. 3 tuffo oap 'being wreathed with roses i and tied with silver ribbon. Mr W. , Geddes acted as best man, and Dir L. Mackay as groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held by Dr. and Mrs Bull at Roxton.

DANCES

TECHNICAL COLLEGE. A most delightful dance wag held, by the students of the Wellington Technical College in the new college building at Mount Cook last night. Dancing took place in the gymnasium, which is a large, airy, sunny hall at the top of the building. The fact that there is no , ceiling at present, and no covering to the brick wall, didi not detract from its use as a dancing hall, for the students had decorated it gaily with many coloured paper ribbon, streamers and Chinese lanterns, the ribbons forming bells over the lights. It was quite a ‘delightful surprise to find a fire burning at one end of the room, and the fact that/ there was no mantlepiece was not in the least noticeable on this occasion. Visitors were interested in seeing the new building which, while far from finished, is yet a wonderful improvement on the old, tumble-down places .where work was carried on formerly. The claas rooms are large and airy, and some thoughtful <per16on has been at work, for the windowe 1 are so arranged that they can all be cleaned from the inside. Supper was set in the science laboratory, and a buffet for cool drinks arranged at the foot ot the stairs. There was plenty of space for the visitors to wander about in, from the wide and spacious entrance porch and hall to the top of the building being open. An interesting exhibit in the 1 ballroom was the House Shield, com--1 peted for by ..the different houses, and made, by tlie art metal class. Among those wild, were present were the Director, Mr Howell, with Mrs Howell, Mr and Mrs \V. H. Bennett, Mrs Moran (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Downes, Mrs Taipua, Mr and Mrs Forsyth, Mr Ballinger and Miss Ballinger, Mr J, Ellis; Miss Bolt, in pale iblte taffetas; Miss Hulbert, in cream channelise; MiesWelsby, in black velvet; Miss Seymour; Miss Newey, etc. The Chaperons were Mesdames Bennett, Howell, and Glendining, and the committee was comprised of the Misses Bolt, Campbell, Hulbert, and Wesley, Messrs Bennett, Eagar, Elllis, Evans, Hutohinson, and Miller. Miss Phillis Hulbert and Mr H. L. Bennett were joint secretaries. STAFF DANCE. The annual dance of the staff of Schneidemar. and Sons was held in the Concert Chamber last night, and while the 'attendance was not so good as formerly (owing to much sickness about;, there was just the right number tor ■dancing, and the guests enjoyed the function exceedingly. Tutsehka’s Orchestra gave them splendid music, and the decorations of the hall were most uncommon, consisting of a low tent-like arrangement of paper ribbons from a line in the centre of the hall to the sides, the cental line being marked by a row of gay balloons. Flags draped the stage and the whole effect was very bright and pretty. .Supper was 6et in the end corridor, and was in charge of Mrs Oscar Johnson. Among those present were Mr I. Schneideman, of Auckland, Mr and Mrs P. Schneideman, Mr and Mrs H-. Sdmeiderman, Mr and Mrs B Tossman, Mr and Mrs Woods, Mr and Mrs Phelps. Mesdames Schneideman (2) and. King were the chaperons for tue evening, and the committee consisted of the Misses Mouat, Baxter, Wilson, Mile-si, Mrs Weldon, Messr e Schneideman, Cross, King, Harris, and Hall. Messrs Cross (2) acted as M.C.'s for the evening.

A very pretty wedding was celebrated at Kokeqolo, Roviana, Solomon Islands, on June 6th, in the Methodist Church. The contracting parties were Rev. Tom Dent (formerly of Reefton) and Miss G. M. Mansfield (Sister May). The Rer. J. F. Goldie, Chairman of the District, was the officiating minister. Sister Lillian Berry and Miss Jean Sim were the bridesmaids, Mr Frank Chivers supported the bridegroom- and Mr J. H. D. Waterhouse gave the bride away. The church was prettily decorated with native palms, etc., and mats made by the girls on the mission station were placed down the aisle. The bride carried a beautiful bouquet of tropical flowers and ferns. A large congregation, including many white guests gathered in the churoh, and the mission station girls holding pretty bouquets, stood on each side of the aisle As the bride entered the churoh the hymn “0 Perfect Dove” was sung by the boys and girls. After the ceremony Ihe bridal party and twenty guests sat down to a delightful ‘breakfast” in the new Bchool building, which was also tastefully decorated. The usual toasts were honoured, including one in which tribute was paid to the chai'i/nan, who, on May 23rd, completed twenty-one years in the Solomons. The happy couple left on the Tandanya, which was gaily decked with bunting, for their home and the scene of their work in the Marovo lagoon.

When your children are recovering from the usual childish ailments and the doctor tells you to “feed them up,’' give them regular doses of K.P. Malt Extract. It will restore lost weight, renew energy, and bring back the roees to their cheeks. From all chemists and stores; packed in a big glass jar with green label.—Advt.