NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12021, 26 December 1924, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Professor and Mrs Murphy are spending the holidays at the beach with their hildren. Mrs Townley and her children are stayng at Muritai for the holidays. Dr Siedeberg, who has been visiting Wellington returned south on Wednesiay. Mies Sylvia Darling goes north for the holiday? to visit friends at the Thames. Miss L, Simm, of the Mohaka school taff/is resigning to enter the Wellington ’’'•'iuincr College.. A number of members of the Lyall Bay Tennis Club have gone to Martinborougn to take part in the South Wairarapa tennis tournament. one launiy at any rate missed their ,'hristmas dinner yesterday, for the lamper sent on Tuesday from the county failed to arrive, and alas and .alack jold fare was all they had to iiibsist on,- while duoks and plum puding reposed somewhere in the depths of hfr luggage room at. the railway station. The men at the Returned Soldiers' hostel, on the Terrace, hada happy Christmas. About twenty sat down to dinner, which consisted of roast goose and duck and plum pudding, friends haying provided' the extra comfortffl|lwhile che' committee gave each man a present )f cigarettes. At tea time also there was uuch enjoyment. Several members of the committee visited the hostel during che day. A wedding of general New Zealand merest .which took place in London recenty was that of Mr I. T. Batkin, only son ,f the lato Mr E- C. Batkin, of Wellingon, and of Mrs Batkin, 24, Phopstow rescent, Bayswater, and Miss Kathleen Jlifford, daughter of the late Captain L C. Clifford and Mrs. Clifford, of Rua•ehu, Auriol road, Baron's Court W. i’he ceremony took place at Holy Trinity Church, Brook Green, and tho honeynoon was spent at Felixstowe. Lieut.-Colonel A. A. Corrigan ahd Mrs Corrigan are going out by tWCorinthic, eaving on November 27th, says a London orre9T>ondent. On November 12th, their »nly daughter, Miss Sylvia Louisa Corrigan, was married to Mr Alfred A. Dunn, >f r Toronto.. The ceremony took place it the Church of. Our Lady of Victories, High street, Kensington, the Rev. Canon Carey officiating. The bride, who was 1 reseed in soft whit© ninon, embroidered with crystal .and pearls, wore a veil of Limerick lace, becomingly held in place by a half-circlet of orahge blossom. She earned a bouquet of choice white flowers. After the ceremony, which was a quiet one, 1 only a few specially-invited friends oeing present. Colonel and Mrs Corrigan held a reception at their flat at Prince of. Wales terrace, Kensington. This was attended by a number of New Zealand and English friends, including .Hr Vernon C. Redwood (who proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom) and Mrs Burgess (Taranaki).. Mr and Mrs Dunn will live in London.

Colonel and Mrs Cunningham and their daughter motored through from Wanganui on Tuesday, and will spend Christmas with .tho parents of Mrs. Cunningham, Mr and Mrs C. M. Luke, of Coromandel street.

Mrs E. C. Batkin (formerly of Wellington), who has for some years been-living in London, is intending to go but to the Dominion on ' a lengthy visit, extending for a year or two. She has booked her passage by* the Aorangi. At .the present time Mrs Batkin- is-in-the South of France. • • . r..^.

' Christmas Etas Was" a day of shopping for all and sundry. The wet weather had evidently damped the Christmas spirit earlier in the week, but on Wednesday brightened up and parents and children visited, the . shops, toys were bought wholesale and at the end of ther day every toy department looked like a jumble sale, so that business must have been exceptionally good. It. was much the same everywhere, "sold out," was the reply to nearly everything anyone wanted. As for the streets, they, became congested early in the day and the sight of a crowd collected on the corner of the. pavement waiting for a space in the traffic to cross the road was the unusual one which , mot the eyo several times. Altogether Christmas E#e was a busy time for everyone, buyers and sellers, and trippers as well.

The 1824-25 term of the training school for tho American National Women's Trades' Unions began last month. * Women scholars are encouraged by scholarships which allow of six months' "schooling," the monetary award being ample. A fair number of trades are represented, end scholars arrive from all parts of tho United States. There is education in history, literature and office work in general, such as typewriting,' filing, bookkeeping, but the most important part is what is called tho field work, investigating agreements, conditions of labour, and doing so in as thorough a manner as possible. The lighter side of life is not neglected, there being good gymnasiums besides plenty of games, music and sport generally. There is no doubt that such schools must be of great benefit to working women of all kinds. A very pretty wedding was celebrated on Tuesday, December 23rd, at St. Augustine's Church, Fetone, by tho Rev. Ramson, when Miss Doris W. Lowry, second daughter of Mr end Mrs J. Lowry, was married to Mr Sam Wogan. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very charming in a cream corded silk marocain gown. She also wore a coronet of orange blossoms with hand embroidered veil, and carried a sheath of Christmas lillias. The bridesmaid, Miss Merle Lowry, wore a frock of salomn pink louisheen silk with lavender hat and posy of lavender pansies and pale pink carnations. The best man was llr Alan Wogan, of Hokitika. The wedding reception was held at St. Augustine's Sail, victoria street, a feature of which was the .wedding. cake, which was made bv the bride's mother. Mrs Lowry received the. guests wearing a frock , of black mouselline, relieved with white and Mack and white toque. Mr and Mrs Wogan left by car, the latter wearing a smart frock of wedgwood blue and grey woollen marocain, with hat to match, and black skunk oppossum fur. One of the oldest native-born New Zealanders, Mrs E. R. Watkin, died at Sydney recently, at the age of 88 years. She was the eldest daughter of the late Rev. J. Wallis, one of pioneer Wesleyan missionaries to the Maoris. She was born in 1835, at Waingaroa, now Raglan, which was her home till she married the Rev. W. Fletcher, in 1857. With her husband she went to the Fijian mission field, Jiving at .Rotouma for a number of years. When Mr Fletcher's health failed they went to Sydney, where Mr Fletcher died in 1881. Sixteen years laterr, Mrs Fletcher returned to New Zealand and married the Rev. W. J. Watkin. who died 15 years ago. Shortly after his death Mrs Watkin went back to Sydney, where she remained till her death. She is survived by one son, Mr A. Fletcher, of Sydney, and three daughMrs R. Hunt and Miss Fletcher, of Sidney, and Mrs W. H. Slack, Hull,

The death occurred at the Waikato hospital recently of Mrs James Pa6Coe, one of Frankton's oldest residents, and an early settler of the Dominion. . Mrs Pascoe came to New Zealand in the ship Ai'meda in the year 1882, and resided for some years at Waimate. While there she married.Mr Pascoe, who arrived in the Dominion in 1874. Some 17 years ago Mr and Mrs Pascoe went to Plankton, where Mr Pascoe held the position of foreman of works to the Borough Council for a number of years. Mrs Pascoe is survived by her husband, three sons and eight daughters.

A marriage of local interest was recently celebrated in Palmerston North, Harold Leman Williams, late of Sydney, only son of the late Mr and Mrs Leman Williams, of New South Wales, and Hope Cole, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Cole, of Palmerston North. The bridesmaids were Hissrs Nona and Olive Cole, sisters of the bride. Mr Frank Earnsey attended as be6t man. Mr and Mrs Williams left by the Marama for their honeymoon in Australia. The matron, Wellington Hospital, wishes' to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts, etc.: —Illustrated papers, Mrs Cummings, Ithandallah, and Mrs Morris; books, Miss Morris and Mrs Phillips Turner; Baptist Church, Petone, books, flowers, eggs, fruit, sweets; cheque, •85, Mrs Mouat, Lower Hutt, J2l Mr H. Baker and- Miss Z. Nathan; Anonymous, «£5 ss; gramaplione records, Mrs Meyers (Frank); papers, Miss Morris,. Berhampore; toys, Frank lan Meyers, Rev. Mr Christy, Christmas Cheer Society; flowers, Mrs Kirkcaldie, Mrs Hills (Daniel street); cake, Mr Dustin. Children ward : Cake, Margaret Tustin; books, College .Old Girls; r scrap book, Margaret Salmond; cheque, Mrs Vivian Riddiford; cheque, Mrs Underwood for games, toys, sweets for patients of the Berhampore School in the infantile paralysis ward; books and toys, Petone D.H.S. TO BOTTLE PEAS Choose full-grown, but not old dfeas, for bottling. Shell and put them into a pan of cold water with half teaspoonful of salt, a pinch of bicarbonate of soda, and a sprig of mint. Bring to the boil and boif for two minutes, strain and put the peas into a basin of cold water. To each pint of water required to fill the bottles, allow a teaspoonful of powdered borax, quarter teaspoonful of salt, a pinch of- sugar and a sprig of mint. Boil the water and pour it over these ingredients, and leave until cold' stirring occasionally. When the peas are oold, pack them into clean dry bottles, shaking them down | well, then fill the bottles full to overflowing with prepared water. Put on the rubber rings and caps. Place the bottles in a large pan or fish kettle, or a strainer, or on laths of wood. Fill the pan with cold water nup to the necks of the bottles, put it on the fir© and bring slowly up to 200 degrees Fah, This temperature is reached when the water bubbles over all gently. Keep at this temperature for one and a naif hours, then take the bottles out one by ono and fasten each lid down tightly before removing the next. Store in a dry, cool placed ' Note.- Use bottles with glass or porcelain lids if possible when bottling peas. If only tin lids are available line them with wax paper. Never use old peas or field peas for bottling. Bottles with screw tons must not be screwed down tightly when putting them into the pan, or they may burst. Clip-top bottles may be fastened properly, as the clips give sufficiently to allow the hot air, to escape. LAWN TENNIS TACTICS : .With women lawn tennis enthusiasts the mixed doubles game is by far the more popular. The woman's duty in mixed doubles in to keep the ball away from the man at the net. .For this purpose the best shot is a high tossed lobi You lob successfully only when vou stoop down and get your racquet ‘flat underneath the ball. With a deliberate upward movement ? of your whole arm toss the ball high above the man's beau. Good length is essential. Your high lob must drop near your opponent's base hue. If the ball tails short, the man will be able to get underneath it and smash. The way to placo vour lob accurately is to "halve" it. That is, aim not at the base line where you want the ball to bounce, but at the spot high up in the air where the ball should beam to drop. Always hit. your service so that the ball bounces near the service line. This Will keep your opponents safely away at tho base line. If they h&vo to come in to get your service, they wijl easily be, able to put the ball past your partner at the net. Fo»r the same reason you should place your service at* the inside edge of the service court, not near the dide line. Nowadays most girls run up to join their partner at the net. You must start immediately you have struck the ball. Never wait until you see what your opponents aTe going to do. Frequently tou will have to volley the ball from half-way up the court. This is easy enough if you can remember to keep the head of your racquet tilted upwards. You cannot volley when your racquet droops loosely downwards. Therefore, grip the handle tightly, and get down on one knee if necessary in order to take the ball above the level of your arm. Most women hesitate before attempting to "smash" an overhead ball. Yet this is the most certain way of ending the rally in your favour. A simple way of smashing is to let the ball drop in front of you. Tap it sharply when it is near your face. For a high smash stand with your body sideways to the net. Get underneath the ball so. that it would drop almost on your head. Raise your racquet high and hit the ball downwards. When playing, at the net you will find your volleying improve tremendously if you use a "chopper" grip. Imagine that the edge of the racquet is the cutting blade, and hold it just as though it Were a chopper or a table knife. This "chopper" grip is wonderful for volleying and serving, though it does not do for driving.

Subterranean and open eoenic wonders have been discovered in the beautiful busli country near Te Kuiti. 'Hiese comprise a spacious cave, fairy and giant falls, a canyon between great limestone cliff*, and a glowworm cavern of magnificent proportions, with a crystal river running through it. The successful explorers are the president (Mr W. J. Broadfoot) and several members of the Now Zealand Tourist League, Auckland branch. The supreme discovery is a rew glow-worm cavern of majestic proportions. There are almost as many glow-worms in this savern as there are m the hitherto incomparable grotto in Wsitomo. The cavern is at least 100 ft high and possibly from 150 to 300 ft in length. A small river runs right through and for exploratory purposes a light, collapsible boat is essential.