NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12015, 18 December 1924, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Colonel and Mrs Hunter Blair, •who ca/me out to New Zealand by the Ru%hine, Have gone to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs* Derrick Gould, _of .Christchurch, were passengers. to Weir lington yesterday, en route to Auckland. Mrs F. of Napier, who has been visiting Wellington, returned on Tuesday. Miss G, Hudson, wl)q has been taking part in ‘‘Elijah” m Wellingtcm, has returned, to Napier. Mrs Anderson, of-Napier, who has been . spending some months .in Wellington, returned to her home on Tuesday, Mr and Mrs H. B>. Barrett, Cobden, Groymouih, left for Wellington on Saturday. They will return home later in the week. Mr and Mrs E. M. Goodman, of Wellington, who have been making a short gtay in Christchurch, have left fpr the West Coast. The "committee of St, Mary’s Homes wish to' thank the trustees of the Rathbone estate for a generous gift to the homes. Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson has consented to n° the patroness of the Y.W.O.A. movement in New Zealand. : - Mrs Ethel Maud Hardie, of Devon street. Trio wrote a farewell poem to His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, and a poem of welcome to Sir Oharles ITergusson, the new Go-vernor-General. has received appreciative letters of acknowledgment - from both. Miss McLean Muir in visiting Christ* churchThe frosting in ‘‘Our Reveille,” which has been running for the past week, IS quite a feature of the performance, The small piccaninnies look very effective in white suits and redsaahes number shows the chorus in effective numbers shows the .chorus in effective costumes which would be eminently suitable for wear on such occasions, and several choruses wear pretty pierrot costumes, such as in the song and chorus “Match Tour Wagon to a Gum beam.” Joan Beero, in her acrobatic dance with Jack Morris, weans' a black ballet costume .trimmed with gold, which is matched by her partner,, arid In . the simultaneous -duo with Eioremje Heyworth both wear foeka of. gold coloured satin with peacock blue panels. Very gaily coloured are the : {Spanish costumes wom. while the dolls are all in dainty light -frilled frocks, The Bettings are in every ease • appropriate, and give the hest effect to the whole. GIRL CITIZENS CONFERENCE Great enthusiasm is being shown in the preparations for the Girl Citizens’ Conference which jg to he held -at Sol- ?■ way 'Qollege, Mseterton, ' just after Qhrietinaa unitordhe auspices, of the Dominion Y. W.C.A. - Eighty girl mtiaena will and timc will he spent discussing future plans and' policies for the movement. ' Delega. ■ cions from the Girl Citizen Committees pf Whahgarel, New Plymouth, Gie- ' borne. Palmerston. ' North, Auckland, : Wellington, Chrkitchu r oh..and;D-uncdin, wili be present. A cup has been presented, and..will-he contested for by. the various communities. The oup , events include physical, , sspial, spiritual and educational activities "amd the cup . will h® .presented to. the’community gaining the highest number of points in, l the events that have been get for.comJ petition. Miss: Jean chairman.of . the Dominion GW Citizens’ Committee, will be the presiding officer of the conference; Miss Leila Bridgman, national chief councillor, will be the leader; MietbLew, M.A., general secretary of the Christchurch Y7W.fl.Ai.,-will be one pf the speakers; Mra ft. Mclnnea will be house mother, and Miss Ella '-Fair, Secretary. It .is. anticipated that a very - pleasant and profitable time will be tpent at Masterton during the days of conference. The Girl Citizen movement is the national movement ip the" Young Women’s Christian Association in Australia and: New Zealand for all girts from 14 to 3Q years of age who respect their girl citizen code; definitely set out to train' themselves in Christian Ideals of ‘ citizenship In the: home, in the church, and .in the State, ,wh° endeavour to. unite girls- from every mt- - tiem. State, and province, in shops, factory, home, office, , and college-- in the one bond of fellowship' and love; and who work out the fourfold purpose of the association in training spirit, mind, nnd body, and giving social service to the community. A CHRISTMAS CAKE WITHOUT ECQB Here is a reeipe for a fruit , cake that has the advantage of being cheap as well as goods—i Ingredients: lib flour, 4oz brown I sugar, 4oz margarine or dripping, 3 | teaepoonfulg miked spice (if liked), 2 teaspoonfuls carbonate of soda, 'Hb currants, about 1 pint of milk to mix. Rub the margarine into the flour, add the other ingredients;' and milk with the carbonate’ of soda dissolved in it. Bake for two hours in a‘ rather slow" oven. Ilf it is desired to make the cake a little more rich and “Christmassy,” an addition of 4oz of' sultanas and a small tin of full-cream,, condensed milk will bff found a great improvement. j NUR9ERY GOODS WAGON ’ _ Perhaps there is no toy cupboard, or, if there is one, you may find it diffi* cult to persuade the small child to put away his toys each evening. A nursery “goods wagon” wili provide an excellent storing place for the miscellaneous collection of tricks .and engines and modelling clay, and its novelty will make the youthful owner quite eager to start on the nightly “loading up.” Obtain a good-sized tea chest from, a grocer—the wood must be hard and in good condition. Go over it with coarse Band paper, then give it a coat of oak varniah—or two eoata of good enamel in bright colour. Line the inside with stout brown paper or waxed cloth, and put the box on wooden wheels gq-that it will run easily on the floor. It toon represents. to the child a “goods wagon,” which it is hia duty to load every night.

CHILTON HOUSE BREAK-UP

: The breaking-up cerempny in connection with Chilton House School was held in St. Andrew’s Hallj on tho Terrace, yesterday afternoon,. and was attended by a large number of parents and friends. Mr Mitchell presided and addressed the gathering. Mrs Ward, principal, gave a report of the work, and after a brief programme by the pupils, Dr. Short presented the prizes te the successful tjiupils. Afternoon tea wee then served to the visitors. The proceedings opened with the singing of the sehoof gong by all the girls. Later five sonCT were given under tho direction of IVfrs Clinton Hunt, with 'wonderfully dear enunciation. A pianoforte duet was’rendered by . Jocelyn Ludbrook and Kura. Beale, recitation by Evelyn Adame, pianp solo by Moira Punter, recitation by Dorothy Her*, bert, and piano solo by Mias Kathleen Ward.

THE CARE OF SHINGLED HAIR

There awe shingles—and shingles. Goimq pass unnoticed, pome aTP perfect poems. . Such » lob of women think that once the hair iq ffhingijed there is no need te worry shout if any more—which is extremely wrong. It is true that that ahortoees of the hair sbimulatea growth, hut it must also be taken into account that each time it id 1 out the hair bleeds a good deal art the erds. Just running a comb through • a shingle to put’it in place is all right for crisp, ouriy hair , that never has its indufewenf days. But in most oases a vigorous daily ibrushino improves it enormously. “Mousy” coloured hair btcomes nut brown; “fair” hair golden; “dark” 'ha-in "Wwj •'brown” hair tawny, Short hair was simply made to aun the fingers through, and in moments of perplexity it assuredly assists in solving knotty problems, and; anyway, if all helps to make one’s Hal? shine. The little' electric feeling* in the hair can ha felt tingling all round the fin-ger-tips. Much brushing, however, brings the •oil in one’s scalp to the surface. A' .gooff, deal ©f this can l» removed with 'a silk sloth, as- too much waffbing iff :«s taiffi too littjo, ; Washing the ffhiwgje is another important proceeding, especially during these days of salt-water swimmingOnce a fortnight or three weeks ffhquld he sufficient. Olive pjl . rubbed into .the scalp before washing Is very cleansing, besides helping to got rid of dandruff. i Bore iff a good shampoo—a . very hommy one, and an old one that probably our grandmothers, told' each other of befors shingles were ever dreamt of. -Melt some good toilet soap m warm water and add to. it the beaten up white of an egg. When this is sl‘l a .gelatinous substance rub' it into the scalp before washing, Iff is awfully refreshing and} produces® Wonderful ,’ffheen. - Eiiesh -air 'is as effevtfre'on » shingle as it is on the roses in yodr cheeks Nothing is mere conductive to shining, l vigorous hair, than a Mow in a stiff breeze,. provided there is no duet The* .cilose lit-tle* hats worn- 1nowadays tare ant to treat the hair baddy- but a good airing helps to counteract tbmv stuffiness. And, anyway, why toiyie jhtoiMe if yen always keep yow hatetetfp.“ te'hM«l Some ’Of theeh 1 sujuglhs; iifider I hate. f Touffled shmgloa in the mornings are! very often, perverse about sitting propsrly.. in their place. Clover fingers nan easily fashion a flimsy little not cap (thick ones don’t lob the air in.) to be slumbered in. It Should come toK ot y* ( L to- kßffp any stray littita tufts in, place. Some caps have Irttlo ribbon, ties undlar the chin. The boudoir cap of usuiai deelgn ‘makes the toair over the e«rs a bib rebellious at fcrmmsj apd fPhsllfous hair, ./loss - not grit many people outside a story . But no matter what- sort your shingle may curling, sleek and masculine, straight, or tilted, the wosu or iaok of sheen on it makes ail the dnfrerenoc 'befctveen success and fewwe.