NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12357, 29 January 1926, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Una Castle leaves Wellington on Saturday to take up the position of first assistant at Columba College, Dunedin. Airs E. Diehl and Mrs R.'W. Fenton, of Wellington, left for the north by the “Limited” yesterday. Misses Nellie and Fanny Sealy (Lower Hutl) are spending a few days in Christchurch. Wellington visitors to Christchurch include Mr and Mrs M. Fearnside and Mr and - Mrs 6. Mouat. Miss N. E. Coad, of Wellington, has been spending a.holiday in Auckland. The marriage took place of Mr John Amadio, the New Zealand flautist, and Miss Florence Austral, the Australian ooera singer, at Hampstead register office, London, on December 15th. The day after the marriage the bride and bridegroom left for New York by the Majestic to spend their honeymoon. Wellington visitors to Dunedin ini elude Miss A. Crabtree, and Mr and Mrs Spands. ' • Miss M. Wood is in Dunedin for the meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Science being held there this year. Miss Barnett, daughter of Mr Maughan Barnett, city, organist of Auckland, returned from a visit to England by the Ruahine. Miss Barnett Has Been on a twelve months’ .visit to her relatives in England. Miss Margaret Mitchell, Rugby street, who has been holding the position of Government dental nurse in Palmerston North, has been transferred to Christchurch, and has taken up her duties at the Beckenham Surgery. ■ Miss Banks, of the; Central School staff, Palmerston North', accompanied by her sister, Miss Mona Banks, are under engagement to join the Education Department in the Suva grammar school, and are leaving per Tofua on Saturday next from Auckland. Mrs Banks acoompanied her daughters from Hastings where her husband is now headmaster. Alderman Mrs Hammer, chairman of the Electrical Association for Women, has been elected vice-chairman of the Hackney Electricity Committee. Mrs Hammer, it is stated, is the first woman to hold such a position. At' Ghent it will,' in future, cost more to get married. TJhe fees payable to the Communal Administration are to be raised to 300 francs, 150 francs, and 75 francs, according to whether the ceremony is'to be first-class, secondclass, or third-class. Those requiring a service de luxe, which includes a small orchestra'in addition to the organ, must pay 600 francs. The first startling milestone in the educational progress of women, the senior wranglership of Agneta Ramsay, has been succeeded by a second, 1 says an exchange. Miss Janet Niven has received the Brunton prize for the most distinguished medical graduation at Glasgow. This is the first time in the university that a woman has climbed so high. The authorities are showing by their speeches that' they are somewhat disturbed.

Nurse -Amv Jewiss was at yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington' Hospital Board appointed to the position of district nurse at Paraparaumu, vice Nurse M. Ongley, who has resigned. A woman pilot was lost for a time while engaged in a trial solo flight in her aeroplane, says an English paper. The woman, Mrs Elliott Lynn,, left the London Flying Club at Edgeware at half-past two with the intention of passing-a test fpr. her pilot’s, certificate. In these tests the area of flight iB limited to three miles from the aerodrome. When Mrs Lynn ascended, however, the visibility was bad and a mist hung over the district. Nothing was _ seen or heard of her until some time later, when it was learned that she had made a forced landing at Slough. Mrs Lynn was none the worse for her experience, nor was the 'machine damaged in any way. She has been actively associated with the women’s- athletic movement for a consideable time, and was • the first woman member of the London Flying Club, A- reception took place on Tuesday evening at Government House, Auckland, in honour of the officers of H.M.S. Diomede. The .grounds were gaily decorated with fairy lights, and the Ponsonby Boys’ Band enlivened the evening with enjoyable music. The terrace had been enclosed with awnings carpeted, and woe used as a lounge, supper being laid in the dining-room where the tables were very pretty with silver candelabra with golden shaded lights, the .decoration being rich red roses in crystal vases. The drawingroom was gay with huge bowls of blue and white hydrangea and gerbera in silver vases, while a very fine piece of old- tapestry acting as a fire screen was much admired. The guests were received by, the Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson, who was richly § owned in .black panne velvet with iamante trimming and long scarf. Her jewels were a diamond and pearl neoklace, emerald and diamond rose spray, and a diamond ornament in her hair. Mrs Haviland was in white satin draped and finished with diamante ornament. H«r jewels were a diamond pendant. Amongst the guests were Madame Clara Butt and Mr Kennerly Rumforrd. Madame Clara Butt was richly gowned in blaok panne velvet wrap over biflek and gold georgette, and wore heavy ropes of pearls and a diamond bandeaux across her hair; Mrs Alister Beale, oriental gold brocade; Mrs Day, henna satin and lace. Mrs Erie Lawson and her small' v kon are at f resent the guests of Mrs J. D. Ormond, Wallingford, Hawke's Bay. Miss Law, of Auckland, who has been spending some weeks in Dunedin, is in AVellington on her way north. Mrs G. <H. Ponder and Mr and Mrs J. B. Larin* of Wellington, have been! staying r at the White Star Hotel. Queenstown. Among visitors to the lakes have been tourists from New York. Toronto, England, Scotland, and Ireland.

WELCOMING OUR VISITORS There was a very large attendance at the civic reception given to Lord and Lady Allenby at the Town Hall yesterday ; not only , returned soldiera, but representatives, lxith men and women, of all kinds of societies were there. Lady AlleDby shared in the general welcome, as was shown by the applause which greeted the Mayor's reference to her work among the soldiers in Palestine and Egypt. Lord Allenby, in his speech, said that he and his wife had done a . great deal of. hard work together during the last few years, and when they determined to take a holiday it was Lady Allenby;who suggested they should spend it in seeing the Empire, and he felt she had been right. Lady Allenby was wearing a gown of beige coloured crepe chitie in cross-over Btyle with flat brimmed brown hat. She was presented with a bouquet of roses. Mrs 1 Norwood, the Mayoress, wore a coat of black in satin and ottoman silk ‘ stripes, and black and white hat; Miss Norwood was in tomato red marocain of wool embroidery and. small hat; Mrs- Bernard W s ood, who accompanied Sir Joseph Ward,' wore a brown silk’ ensemble suit and hat en suite. Sir Alex, and Lady Roberts, who met Lord and Lady Allenby in England, greeted them at the exit after, the reception.. Among, those noticed in the hall were Lady Luke, Mrs McHugH, Mrs .Preston, Mrs .Gaby, Miss Cook, Mrs and Miss Van Stavereit, Mrs. Priestley, etc. ; ' MISS MANE TEJRPEST SOME RECOLLECTIONS. . Miss Marie Tempest, ehtertained; at dinner by the Gallery First Nighters in London recently, delivered an entertaining speech, m which-she reviewed interesting personal reminiscences (states an exchange). She was not too rich to go into the gallery in her early days, 1 She said, because iat that time she w_as at the Royal .Academy of Musio, and'was given a shilling by her grandmother to pay for - fares and lunch, etc. She spent'most of the shilling upon flowers, and the rest upon a bun and a - glass of milk. She -met with a ‘ very charming lot, of Galleryites in America. One ■ man wrote to her and said it had been - .the dream of bis -life-to give her a dinner party and that if she would consent to be 'his gueßt, he would.treat -her “like Royalty.’' On that wonderful evening she reached - the hotel. selected- — the Plaza—and found a large queue of guests awaiting her arrival. At the end of the row was a.-little gentleman, who shook her by. the hand, took her, to the table and gpve her the most amazing dinner- imaginable,-with winee, Orchids and the rest. ' Her host sat next to her daring dinner; and at length put. down his knife and fork and burst into a hearty laugh. “What are you laughing at?’’-inquired Miss Tempest. “I will tell yon ’’ replied her neighbour. • “When Ywr admail boy I had a very poor nn'bn,...ing7l hadn't a bean in the world, and used to sell paper boats, which I made myself, on the corner of Ludgate Hill, and' with the pennies I saved I used to •go to the gallery to hear you sing, an«f I made Up' my mind that- if ever I got any money, you would- be- the first person I would try to get at my table.” ‘That gentleman,” said Miss Tempest, “‘was Mr Charles Chaplin.” ’(Laughter and cheers). There was a Gallery Girls’ Club in Melbourne, continued the' speaker, ■the members of which were most devoted ■ to’ her—so devoted that _ they used to tßke a journey of 600 miles in order to bepresent at her opening performance. That was her proudest boast. (Cheers.) SOCIAL HYGIENE " IMPERIAL CONGRESS. The National Council of Women .of New South Wales has received an interesting report of the Imperial Social Hygiene Congress, held at 1 last October, when the council was ■ represented by Miss 8. J. . Williams, SI.A., and Dr Marie Hamilton. The Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland Geddes, Viscount Willingdon, and Sir Kingsley Wood (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health), were the chairmen during the. congress, and the opening address was delivered by Mr Amery, Secreary of State for the Dominions, who was followed by an array of eminent speakers, medical and otherwise. The dominant. note was one of hopefulness, because of the definite change which has come over public opinion within the last few years m relation to venereal diseases. These matters are'no longer ignored; piibl’c opinion is increasingly focussed upon Lheni, and will insist upon practical measures to deal with them.

Mr Amery recalled that in 1011 he could not get a member of Parliament to speak to the question of venereal disease, whereas now every member of the Government actively recognise!, the terrible significance, of the subject The medical men who conducted most of the discussions were concerned with the technical rather than the ethical side of the problem, though no speaker ignored the nioral and , social issues involved. The medical experts laid emphasis on (1) : instruction to the public as to (a)' the nature of V.D., (b) tbs dangers of contracting V.D., (c) the necessity for early treatment; (2) increased ante-natal work; (3) improved social conditions and. encouragement of heajthy . recreations; (4) efficient' clinics with (a) buildings suitable for treatment, (b) fa.cilities for treatment at all hours of the day, (e) medical officers with a. public health outlook, and with .sufficient salaries; to attract the best; workers, (d); above . all not “ad hoc” clinics. Sydney women should be interested to know of the excellent work being developed in its V.D. clinic by the new .Rachel Forster Hqspital for Women at Redfern. The work has now been endowed by the Government under the able direction of Dr Elsie Dalyetl, and all thoughtful women must be glad that' women and children in Sydney who. unfortunately incur this scourge can receive from competent women doctors the most up-to-date and sympathetic advice and treatment 'which can be got.

Mrs Oscar Jacobsen has gone to Sidney, where she will stay 1 with her stepdaughter, Mrs Lynd. The marriage was quietly celebrated at St. Mathew’s Church, Auckland, of Mrs Stanhope, daughter of Mrs Lever, of Wellington, to Mr Morton Doughty, son of Mr and Mrs W. R. Doughty-, Oriental Bay, Wellington, by the Rev. Canon Cowan. The bride has recently returned from England. Mr and Mrs Doughty have taken a bouse at W'adestown.

Wrinkles banished is one week. Coman method—not massage. Call for particulars or send stamped and addressed envelope. Mrs. Hullen, Belcher's Building. Telephone 22-070 /near King's Theatrd), Wellington, also at Auckland.—Advt,

THE ORIGIN OF ORNAMENTS WOMAN’S ATTITUDES INGENIOUS EVE. (Translated from the French for the “New Zealand Times.”) Eve, they tell us, soon after the Fall, clad herself in a girdle of leaves. For protection ? I do not believe that was the reasqril It was becoming! • She. had seen, early in the day, the serpent, after escaping from the anger of the Lord, gliding, small, deceitful, inconspicuous, among the grasses. She seized-it, and made of it a, bracelet. . When, she raised her arm, in the broad daylight, to pluck some fruit, or to arrange her hair, she could see the scales glisten with an undulating iridescence. And then, forever entering into her dreams and her desires, came the temptation of jewels, and the idea of carrying on her person that which sparkles and shines and is cool to the touch. Next was borti the necklace, which lengthened little by little* with a shell more heavy or a stone more precious, till.it became, without knowing it, a long chain and jiendant. And then . . . then . . . one fine evening, having seen how certain little fruits hung, shining, at the green ear of the leaves. Eve, ingenious and imitative, ornamented her virgin ears. • “That looks very pretty on you.” said Adam. The ear swallowed the compliment, and the joys of flattery insinuated themselves into the ball or link, which henceforth swung eternally trying to please. After ibis, Eve made herself a sandal -of silvery bark, and by an interlacing of.supple vines, she fastened it round her ankle. The cothurae was invented, also the first attitude in which woman stooped, the knee bent, retying the loose string, a charming pose, that a little lady in stone has held for so long; in the Parthenon museum. .. When you adjust the strap of your slipper, O woman of to-day, you do not dream, do you, of these prehistoric gestures? Nor when, between your race and your breast, you nonchalantly wave your immense fan of feathers, which occasionally .catch on the pearl, the diamond, or the black onyx trinket that weighs down your pretty ears ? . ■ You do not think of it T The bracelet of amber, jade, or ivory, the' liuks of precious stones that clink on your wrist no longer make you think of the rolling movement of the serpent, that counsellor of folly. But this fiendish friend hardly ever leaves you. He dangles in your chains, he twists in your belts, he frisks in your fringes, he stretches himself in the little pointed train of your ball dress, and is always ready to advise you. Had she, then, invented everything, Grandmother Eve? Well, nol She is dead many thousand years, without having a suspicion of m'fay things very dear to you, O woman of the present day: your wristlet watch, your cigarette-holder, your powder-box, your umbrella. _ • She ia dead without knowing it would he convenient vid correct for you to carry on your slender wrist the perpetual measure of .this short life, of the moments that drag us towards death, without knowing that charming gesture with which you carry to your lipa a tiny cigarette, pretext to show the elegance of your fingers, the poetry of your, silences, the sparkle of your rings, while itself becomes so quickly smoke and ashes. Thus the burning soul evaporates in a wisp. She has not known the movement of holding the mirror to your little face, while, to the tip of your little, nose you deftly apply powder .... symbol again of the powder to which we shall all be reduced one of these days. And, finally, she has not known that gesture of the arm drawing across the hip the handle of your umbrella or parasol, that no doubt is adopted in order to reply to the celebrated insolence of Nietzche : “If you go to the house of a woman, do not forget the whip.” . Henceforth that caustic remark can be countered with the large, solid, and striking handle; “If yon go to the house of a man, do not forget your umbrella. ” . And now, permit me to think, if I may, of the disappearance of all these vain tilings—these useless gewgaws, these superfluous splendours, and to evoke, like a cloud of mother o’ pearl on a rose-hued sky, the most beautiful gesture., true, . simple, frank, and unadorned —like that of a goddess—the gesture-of forgiveness and merev. I. A. EDWIN. GET A GRIP ON LIFE! By Taking Marshall’s Fospherine. What’s the use of going about day after day with that "fagged-out" feeling—experiencing , that nervous fear of things—jumping at every sudden.sound? If you are like this your nerves are out of order—you haven't been feeding them, and they need food. A brief course of Marshall’s Fospherine will rid you of this feeling, give you a new interest in.life, and feed the system those elements whioh your present food lacks. Be .up and doing—get your six-sided carton of Marshall’s Fospherine to-dny. 100 doses for 2s 6d—all Chemists and Stores.’or from the proprietors, Baxter’s Lung Preserver, Christchurch.—Advt.

THE PARTY PILLAR-BOX A pillar-box, in post office red, with a door in front and a removable lid, is made to contain presents for a children’s , party. This pillar-box may be used over and over again, and, apart from its party purpose, makes a good toy for the nursery. Children love playing postman, and, as letters can be posted and collected, the box is likely to be well employed. A small hat and satchel such as are used by postmen can also be bought, so the game may be made more realistic if desired. It is sometimes hard to' amuse children, but most of them appear interested in the familiar sights of the streets, and are usually ready to copy the work of those whom they see daily delivering letters and goods at the door. The presents contained in the party pillarbox are quite good ones, and are all of equal value, so that each child receives something that is as pleasing as that treasured by his neighbour. ' SCALLOPS ARE MODISH The Paris dresrmakers are so much in love with scallops and trimmings that many of the latest models are masses of 1 scallops from neck to hem, a correspondent writes.. An evening frock of eau-de-nil georgette is made of row upon row of pcalloped flouncings, put on with just enough fullness to give' ploy where it is needed and every scallop is trimmed with tiny loops of crystal beads. These models are expensive, because the trimming must be done by hand, but the amateur might copy them quite successfully and at small cost. The scallops used to edge the fashionable evening coat may either be bound with supple gold or silver braid, or they may be edged with j.iny bands of fur. The scalloped coat is useful in that it permits the gown beneath to be seen between the scallops themselves, and is therefore more becoming to the 'figure than the coat that ends in a straight line. fr¥t“sta7ns Following are directions for the removal of fruit stains, which are likely to be useful at this time of the year : Fruit stains can be easily removed if they are treated at once by being p.orinkled with powdered starch. Leave for an hour or more, then wash the stains in warm water. Should the •tains prove, obstinate, rub each side of the affected part with yellow* soap, and then Boak iii a mixture of powdered starch and cold water. Expose to the sun and air until the stain disappears. Another method is to tie up cream of tartar in the stained part, ulace in soapsuds, and boil for a few minutes. Wash it and rinse. Tea and coffee stains should be treated immediately they are made. Stretch over a basin, and pour boiling water through until they are gone. If instant treatment is neglected, soak in cold water and borax for a few hours, then steep in warm water in which borax lias been dissolved. Wine stains, can be removed by being treated with powdered starch in the same way as fruit stains. THE POsTeVEnInG BAG The evening bag should be always attractive, and as it is not subjected to ve:v hard wear one can afford to allow the fancy to run riot. The latest novelty in bags which is being shown in Paris consists of an artificial hunch of floweTs which are pressed closely together like an old-fashioned Victorian posy. Some are of mixed flowers, a moss rose in the centre, followed by a ring of pale blue forget-me-not*, then one of bachelor buttons (the pinky kind), fnd finished with a surround of cornflowers. Others consist entirely of roses, forget-me-nots, wallflowers, and many other flowers, so that there are plenty from which to choose to match the frock. The foundations of these bogs are of satin, the posy heads are at the bottom, and the stalks meander up the sides and are bunched together when the draw-rib-bon is pulled. Now's the time to "put down" a plentiful supply of eggs for future use. Use SHAR LAND’S "MOA" BRAND EGG PRESERVATIVE. Effective, clean, economical.

THE WORLD’S LIBRARIAN At Geneva there lives at present the world’s librarian, Miss Florence Wilson, who was given this position as the only woman member of the Versailles Peace Conference. Her library cl 35,000 volumes has supplied material to settle some vexed Albanian matters, and whenever an international difficulty is to he considered she supplies what may be called the sinews of, peace to dooide the question as far. as it can be decided by recourse to books. Miss Wilson is an American woman, originally of Chicago, and she; has been a librarian for many years, going from one to the other, always mounting a , step upward. She has controlled the; library in the Columbia "University ot | Science, and to do this effectively she took .several courses in science. At other times she has had to. deal as librarian, with art subjects, and here also she took special courses, though this was not absolutely essential. Her early Jife makes her interesting, as she was really an invalid, and had to face family opposition before taking up a line of life which is much harder, involving more mental strain, than is generally understood. I MAKING FRUIT JELLIES j It ir, of coarse, rather more trouble to make truit into jelly than into jam. but it is by "no means the tricky business so olten thought which should only he attempted by an expert. Follow these hinis, and there should he no possibility of' failure. . Use fruit which has been gathered on a dry day and is rather under than over ripe. Over ripe fruit never makes linn jelly. Extract the juice slowly by boiling the lruit in just sufficient water to cover it. , Strain the juice through a clean, coarse doth (previously scalded): A good plan is to tie it to the legs of an upturned chair and place a large basin underneath. On no account squeeze' the cloth, simply let the juice drip 1 through. If pressed through, the jelly will be cloudy. Add sugar, the best quality obtain- ; able, in the proportion of one pound to a pint of juice. Boil sugar and juice together till th" jcliy sets when tested. Tie down when cold. . It is a good idea to pot jellies m pretty jars, which are so easily obtainable nowadays, as {heee make most at tractive gifts, lending, as they do. a decorative touch to the table English paper. GIRLS’ SCHOOLS IN PERSIA In 1893 a fourteen-year-old Persian girl started the movement in Persia for equal educational rights for boys and girls. Before that date there were boys’ schools and no girls’ schools in the country. But in 1898 _ the first 6ohool for girls was started in the city of Ispahan, nominally under an adult woman, but really under the care of this fourteen-year-old child. For five years before, dressed as a boy, she had attended school with her brothers and taken additional instruction at home. Her mother had encouraged her in this course, and none outside her own family suspected what was being done. Then she Opened the school/ taking care that nothing contrary to the Persian religion he taught there. This disarmed criticism. Her example encouraged others. Since 1900 more than sixty schools for girls have been started in Persia. In 1911 they were all taken over by the public school system under the Minister for Education, and the curriculum of the boys’ schools was extended to them. In 1916, a special tax for education having been levied, ten new schools for girls were opened in the capital city, Teheran. Girls’ schools are still lacking in the provinces, but ayi agitation to supply them is being carried on by the woman’s paper in'* Teheran, ‘‘Zavane-Zavan’’ (The Voice ’of , Woman). It is regrettable that the name of the young heroine who began this work is not mentioned in the report. — “Stri Dharma.”