NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11705, 18 December 1923, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Hostesses for the Community Club this week will be: —Monday, Mrs Pilcher end Mrs Vine; Tuesday, Mrs Dormer; Wednesday, Mrs J. Abel; Thursday, Mrs A. Toogood; Friday, Mrs Biaxall; Saturday, Mrs E. Muir. The club will be closed from December 23rd till January 6th, inclusive. Mr and Mrs J. Hall will }eave New Zealand early in January for a trip to England. Mr and Mrs C. B. Massey, "Bella Vista/* NSumner, have returned to Christchurch after three weeks* tour of the North Island. Mr and Mrs P. S. McLean, of Napier, are at present on a visit to Wellington. The Kelburn Croquet Club is holding a half-crown afternoon on Friday for the Radiium fund. Progressive croquet will start at 1 p.m. A cake and flower stall will be in charge of Mesdames McDonnell and Earl McKenzie, and fortunetelling in charge of Madame Haveyouseena, a lineal descendant of Tutankhamen. Major Sir John and the Lady Violet Astor are lending their beautiful home in Carlton House terrace, London, for the Victoria League ball on December 12th—always one of the smartest of society events (says an English correspondent). The engagement is announced of Miss Ed.ith N. Tisdall, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. H. Tisdall, Hamilton, formerly of Christchurch, to Mr H. A. B. Brabant. Dunedin, youngest son of Mr H. S. Brabant, Auckland. . The English Press was unanimous in throwing bomquets to d’Alvarez when ehe gave a farewell concert this week (says a London dorrespondent). Her beautiful voice, her charming personality, her beautiful clothes, all came in for praise. English songs, French songs, Russian and Spanish—the last-named always a joy—appealed to a wide circle. Mrs Barnicoat has returned to Wellington after a visit to her daughter, Mrs Wall, Wanganui. The death (which not only relatives but a large circle of friends will deeply regret) of Mrs K. E. Luke, wife of Mr Luke, of the city engineer's department of the ! city corporation, has occurred in Christchurch. Mrs Luke, who was a daughter ci Mr T. E. Taylor, leaves two children, both girls, aged three and five years. The junior classes in first-aid and home nursing, held at the Technical School, under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association during the past six months, have been concluded, the students who sat for their examinations all taking a very high percentage of marks, oply one failing. The report! of the examiner was a very creditable | one. The names are given in order of merit:—First-aid, the Missee Marshall, Laycock, Stebbings, Wood, Berg Hun-! ter, Barrow, Card, Crewes, Glover, Har-j man, Parkinson, Burgess, Langford, Gor- > don, and Priddey. Home Nursing : Tho \ Misses Glover,' Priddey, Marshall, Steb-' bings, Berg Burgess, Laycock, Goodwin, j Barrow, and Card. As several of tho t students tied for places, the difference j between «he highest and lowest was not i ! very great, a fact which was very gratl-1 fying to both their instructor and \ examiner. The Mount Cook infant school was! the scene of a very excited and happy i gathering on Saturday afternoon last, ! when the scholars gathered together for an entertainment and Christmas tree. Christmas carols were delightfully sung by teachers and scholars, .and thorough-1 ly enjoyed by those present. The teach- i ers and scholars have been hard at work making all kinds of pretty things from coloured paper, as well as a large number of paper hats with flowing tassels. These were presented to all-comers, including members of the committee, who were present, who, when donning- the caps were greeted with peals of cheers ; and laughter. The chairman of the ' committee looked particularly dignified i when decorated with his hat and some ! feet of coloured paper chain. The tree occupied the centre of the main room, and was gaily decorated with balloons, candles, etc., there being a balloon, a hag of sweets, and other things for each of the two hundred odd present. Mr W. E. Fuller addressed the children, and Mr W. E. Howe told of the meaning of Christmas. All the teachers were present, as was also Miss Watson, who, until recently, was headmistres of the school. • A humber of parentis were also . present. After the entertainment the I staa entertained the visitors at afternoon tea, when opportunity was taken to congratulate Miss Morgan (headmistress) on the success of the afternoon gather- i in g. j A wedding which caused a great deal ‘ ef interest in Invercargill was that of Mies Nellie Vaughan Black (the wellknown singer), the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Black, of Sydney, lately of Invercargill, to Mr James William Adlan Prentice, second son of Mr and Mrs x A. Prentice, of Invercargill. Ihe ceremony took place at St. Paul's Presbyterian -Church, the Rev. H. G. Gibson officiating. Appropriate music was played by Mr Eric Froggatt, and. Mrs Garrett sang a sacred solo. The church was beautifully decorated in pink and white.. The bride's artistic gown was of shrimp pink Indian satin with silver sleeves, a silver bullion panel in the front of the gown, rnd a silver lace panel formed the train at the back, caught with hand-made roses. The veil was to match, and worn over a coronet of silver with georgette and silver roses; an armlet to match also worn. A of pink roses of the same charming shade was a finish to a beautiful costume. The present of the bridegroom was also worn, a long-shaped platinum brooch set with diamonds. Mrs J. Garrett, of Sydney (sister of the bride), was matron--honour. She wore a beautiful gown Oriental satin with an overdress of eilver lace, and caught at tho side with a pink and silver rose, hor hat being pink and silver to match.' Mias Brown \ chief bridesmaid, was in pink embossed georgette, and a tissue hat with silver roses. Miss Queenie Batchoilor was in peach pink crop* de chine with frills of lace and a hat to match. Little Elsio Wilson was in eau-de-nil taffeta, with a Juliet cap of silver lace, and carried a pink bag and a posy of roses. Mr Edward Woods, of Invercargill. was the best man, Mr David Bowen (Timaru) and Mr Charles Reed (Dunedin) | being groomsmen. The bride’s attendants carried black and silver wand slicks, and had black wristbands with their initials in gold and v pearls, the gifts of the bridegroom. The wedding reception •was held at the house of Mr and Mrs Wilson, and later, when the bride and bridegroom loft for a trip, the former wore a three-piece costume of jackard , cloth, knife-pleated skirt, and vest of cream cloth, with a brown crin straw hat with Shaded leaves and berries. 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Mr and Mrs Bathoxn, of Dunedin, and their children have arrived in Wellington, and will spend the holidays with Mrs Bathom's parents, Mr and Mrs R. W. Gibbs, at Karori. Mrs Henry Ive, of Wyndham, Southland, is at present visiting Wellington, and is staying with her daughter, Mrs M. J. Forde. Mrs H. W. Moss returned to Wellington by the Ulimaroa after an extended overseas tour. A but pretty wedding was celebrated at New Plymouth on November 2Sth, when Mr Garnet C. Whittaker, of Hawera, was married to Miss Ethel # PJones, of Waitara. The Rev. Kedgiey, of Waitara, officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in white silk, and wore the usual Aeil and orange blossoms. Miss Ruth Jones, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid. Little Jessie Bettrell and Natalie Whittaker made pretty flower-girls. Mr Newton Jones carried out the duties of best man. A reception was afterwards held at the house of the bride's sister, Mrs Bettrell, Vogeltown, New Plymouth. The bride travelled in a nigger-brown frock, with hat to match. BAZAAR AT HATAITAI A very successful rainbow bazaar has just been concluded at the Hataitai Methodist Church fOr the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a new church on the site already available in Waitoa road. Nine stalls, beautifully decorated with all vho colours of the rainbow, did very good business in disposing of a wide range of useful articles. The Silversiie orchestra provided music each evening. The sum of J 2340 was raised as a result of the effort. On Thursday evening of last week a workers’ social was hela, when a presentation of a number of books was made to Mr H. El Moston, secretary of the bazaar, in recognition of the splendid services he had rendered. Mr and Mrs Fear, who are Heaving on a trip to England next month, v/ere also rarewelled and presented with a handsome pair of binoculars. CROQUET INTER-CLUB MATCHES. The results of the fourth round of inter-club matches are as follow: A Grade—Karori, 52; Kelburn, 44; Hataitai, 29; Hutt, 31; Ng'aroma, 25. This being the final round for the A grade players, ICarori has secured the Wellington Association Shield with a gross score of 196, Kelburn being second with 194 points, Hutt secured 169, Ngaroma 142, Hataitai 133. B Grade—Karori, 52; Hutt, 52; Ngaroma, 45; Wellington, 43; Kelburn, 42; Hataitai, 33; Island Bay, 81. * The second challenge for the Pollocb Stars will be played on Wednesday cn the Kelburn lawns, the challengers being Mesdames Feast and Pink, Carterton Croquet Club, against Mesdames Hen- : dersen and Fuller, Kelburn Club. PLUNKET MEETING The monthly meeting of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held last week. There j were Hosking (in the chair)/* Mesdames Ward, Tythe-Brown, McVicar, { McLean, Luke, Harvey, Hall, Truby King, Nathan, Lady Chapman, Misses I Barnett and Cameron. Suburbs were , represented by Mrs Wallace (Khandaiiah) ; Miss Innes-Jones (Roseneatn), Mesdames l Konaldson anl Guthrie (Karori), Mrs ( Staple (Lyall Bay), Mesdames Balding 1 and Smith (Brooklyn), Mrs Chisholm (Is- j land Bay), Mrs Ardell (Hataitai). Apolo- : gies/were received from Mesdames Black: and Parton (Island Bay), Mrs Gray, Mrs j Gibbs and Miss Peach. j The Plunket nurses’ report for the month gave the following figures:—Num- I ber of new cases (total) 118, headquarters ! 108, Eastbourne 3, Ngaio 4, KhaiuiallaU 3; number of cases visited in homes, 1023: visits to offices, total A 1622, B 1432; headquarters, A 974, B 692; Eastbourne, A 49, B 54; Ngaio, A 18, B 22; Khandaiiah, ‘ A 24, B 29; Johnsonville, A 18, B 22; j Seatoun, A 32, B 40; Lyall Bay, A 119, B 167; Hataitai, A 116, B 129; Island Bay, A 106, B 113; Brooklyn, A 89, B 97; Kelburn, A 54, B 56; Karori, A 33, B 38; number of babies wholly breastfed 94, partially breastfed 7, artificially fed 17; expectant mothers 17; number of mothers taught to make humanised milk, 28; approximate amount of emulsion used, 4351 b. The nurses thank the following for parcels of clothes :—-Mesdames Norman, Hill, Sewell; also a push chair from Mrs Hill.

The matron of the mothercraft work reports that 5 cases have been admitted during the month, and 4 discharged. She thanks the following donors Mrs Cameron, a baby's basket; Mr and Mrs Nathan, a lounge chair and cushions; Mrs Donald McLean, an electric iron, Mrs Gray, 2aluminium saucepans; anonymous, 6 teaspoons; Mrs Rose, an iron boiler and a baby’s basket; Mrs Conibear, Morns chair; Mrs Barr, a baby's chair; Levin and Co., bag pf sugar; and Co., box of tea; Johnston and Co., box of tea; also givers of plants tor the garden. An anonymous donor has generously given «£lO to be spent on the garden. A vote of condolence with Miss Kane was passed, on the death of her father. Mrs Hosking and Miss Barnett both applied for leave of absence for 12 months. It was resolved that an actingpresident, in Mrs Hosking's place, should be appointed, and Mrs McVicar was elected to the position. Mrs Wilkie and Mrs Downs were elected members of the committee. It was resolved to hold the monthly meeting on the first Friday of the month at 2.30 p.m., instead of the first Thursday. treasurer acknowledges with thanks the following donations and subscriptions Mrs Massey and Mrs McLwan, a baby’s cot each, fully equipped; % >£100; Lady Beauchamp, £6; Colonel Campbell, .£2 2s; Dr Ada Paterson, Is; Mrs Smith, £\- Mrs Mazengarb, £1 Is; Mrs Craig, £l> Mesdames Longuot, Pidgeon, Pratt, 10s each; Mesdames West, Sizer, Stewart Hicks, Farquhar, Vickerstaff, Dent, Curie, Guthrie, Heath, Yule, Ward, 5s each; Mrs Bishop, 7s 3d; collected by subcommittees—• Eastbourne, proceeds of nance, «£l9 13s 6d; Lyall Bay, proceeds of jumble sale, «£2l 9s 3d; Brooklyn, proceeds of street day, .£ll9 Is Id; Karori, proceeds of entertainment arranged by Mr and Mrs Page, ®CII 16s 6d; money in box at rooms, JJ3 2s 6d; donations given on opening day of mothercraft home, for equipment, Mesdames Johnston and £ ntc ™ A/ £ L eac , h ’* & Greenshields and Uo., b£2 2s; Mesdames Kirkcaldie and Fell, ?} each; Mesdames Hoggard and Righton, 10s each; Mrs Finch and A Friend, 5s each.

The holidays are rapidly approaching when every woman naturally wishes to look her best. Book earlv for appointmentfl for Permanent Waving. The Lanoil method as practised by us is a wonderful improvement on the old time process, which prevent# the hair from becoming brittle, or losing its glossiness. Evening appointments if necessary. Mrs Rolleston, Ltd., Specialists in Beauty Culture, 256, Lambton quay. 'Phone 1599. TIRED TRIPPERS. An ex-banker and two other Wellingtonians were sight-seeing on foot and reached their Auckland hotel late in the dag with feet swollen and tired. The enervated tri > adjourned to the bathroom and rubbed Q-tol into their feet muscleo with deliciously refreshing and invigorating effects. Bowlers and tennis

SOCIAL AND DANCE A most enjoyable social and dance was held in the Lyceum Halt, Lower Hutt. last Wednesday evening, when the pupils of the Lower Hutt Technical School celebrated tho of the first year in their new building 1 . The hall was tastefully decorated with streamers of the school's £oloui\3 —light blue aiudi dark blue—and Chinese lanterns, balloons, and fernery added, to the gaiety of the scene. Mr W. J. Melody, the principal of the school, made a capable M.C., and with the aid of an energetic committee, comprising Misses Donnelly Feato-aby, Morine, Featonby, Stevenson, and Willis, and Messrs Barry, Ching, Donnelly, and Saunders, made a thorough success of the function. During the evening musical items were rendered- by Mr and Mrs MJcKain and Mr Wilcox, and were much appreciated. The "Adephi” orchestra dispensed the dance music, and the supper arrangements were in tho capable hands of Mrs P. Morine, and the ladies of the oommitThe chaperons were Mesdames Melody, Tamblyn, and Hood, and among those present were Mrs Cotton, in peacock blue charmeuse ; Miss N. Allen, blue crepe de chino; Miss R Hughes, pink crepe de chine; Miss V. Willis, pink crystalline; Miss D Adams, pink charmeuso and radium lace; Miss E. Babing- i ton, apricot marocain; Miss N. Qaudin, blue marocain; Miss F. Huskisscn, gTeen velvet; Miss M. Huskisson, white fugi; Miss N. Dou 11, black satin; Miss E. Meynck, blue frosted voile; Miss P. Morine, white silk and lace; Miss L. Donnelly, lavender silk; Mrs McKain, flame satin; Miss Leacher. black silk; Mrs Potter, grey jersey silk; Miss Mays, white fugi; Miss M. JFeatonby, white fugi; Miss L. Featonby, white fugi; and many others THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING A WELL-KNOWN CHEF’S RECIPES. Plum pudding is essentially an old English Christmas dish. It is not until comparatively recently that French chefs have acknowledged it. Yet few of the loth century English cookery books but don't give a recipe for '‘boiled plumb pudding,” while there are as many recipes and methods of making "Christmas pudding” in modem homes as there are recipes for Christmas cake. “The recipe I use,” said Mr Willis, the chef of Simpson’s, in the Strand, to an ven i n 8 News” representative, "is one I have worked with for 25 years. I “ a l e to it, substracted from it, and adjusted it until it gives a pudding which meets with a great amount of approval from our customers.” The proportion of the ingredient* is as follows. Housewives can put together whatever quantity they desire:—lib finely chopped beef suet, lib brown sugar, lib bread crumbs, lib raisins, 6oz sultanas, ooz currants, lOoz finely chopped mixed peel, 4oz finely chopped sweet almonds, joz ground mixed spice, Joz cinnamon, ioz ground nutmegs, 2oz fineiv chopped preserved ginger, soz flour, teaspoon of cooking salt, 2 lemons, zest atfcl juice, 6 eggs, 1 gill of rum, \ gill of brandy, a small glass of stout. "The raisins must be stoned ones. The su vanas are cleaned by rubbing with ** OU u over a sieve. The currants are washed, spread on a muslin cloth, and dried slowiy so that they do not shrivel, x dry ingredients are mixed well together, the eggs beaten, and then stirred in. The rum, brandy and stout inay be put in one vessel and added to the whole, then the lemon juice- and the zest.

"While the ingredients should be mixed thoroughly well, quite as much care must be taken with the boiling as with the mixing. Never let it gallop; let it boil steadily. For the first boiling four to six hours, according to the size of the puddings, should lie allowed, then an additional two hours before sei\ing. "Brandy sauce, or custard sauce with a glass of brandy added, is. T find, the favourite accompaniment to plum pudding. "We make brandy sauce from a clear eyrup, obtained by boiling, for five minutes, lump sugar and water in the proportion of 3oz sugar to half a pint of water. This should be well skimmed, then thickened with a little potato flour and reboiled. When taken from the fire u jwineglagsful of brandy is ponred in. "We are not often askep for brandy butter, which is a greater favourite with Americans than it is with the English. Brandy butter is made in the proportion of twice as much icing sugar as fresh butter. The two are beaten to a stiff cream, then a little brandy is stirred in—not too much, or the mixture will not remain stiff. Form into small balls or cubes, and set on ice or in a cool place to harden.