Notes for Women

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12650, 10 January 1927, Page 5

Notes for Women

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr and Mrs Mrs I. Salek, of Wellington, are visitors* to Auckland. Miss Sybil Nathan will leave next month for a trip to England. Mr and Mrs M. Johnston, Hastings, are visiting Wellington, after a motor tour of the East Coast. * Mrs and Miss Maccssey, Wellington, are visitors to Auckland. Mr and Mrs A. B. Sievwright, Wellington, are at present in New Plymouth. Miss M. Gilfedder has returned to Wellington after visiting Invercargill. Mrs H. B. Vogel and her son, accompanied by Miss Flora McDonald, are guests at the Royal Oak Hotel. Miss Shirtcliffe and Miss 0. Morice left Wellington recently for the south. Mr and Mrs F. C. Stephenson, Island Bay, have returned from a visit to Auckland. Mrs H. Vickerman is the guest of Mrs B. Whitcombe, Christchurch. The Misses Currie . are visiting relatives at Papamli, Christchurch. Miss Berry Kinvig, who has been visiting Christchurch, has returned to Wellington. The engagement is announced of Violet Ida, younger daughter of Mrs G. A. Mills, of Wellington, to Thomas Dudley, only son of Mr and Mrs Frank Joliv, 4 * Windermere,’ 1 Frankton. Miss Gregson and Miss Eddy have returned to Wellington after a visit to Mrs Eddy, Napier. Mrs Read, president of the Sydney Women’s Club, is, with her daughter, making a tour of New Zealand, and left Wellington recently for Mount Cook. Miss Liddiard (matron of the Mothercraft Home, London), who, sinoe October, has been studying Plunket methods in New Zealand, left Wellington for Wanganui on Saturday. Miss Patrick, director-general of Plunket activities, accompanied Miss Liddiard. Next Thursday Miss Liddiard will leave Auckland on her return to England. The annual show to be held by the Horticultural Society in St. Thomas’s Hall, Riddiford street, Newtown, • should be an exceptionally attractive event. The show will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, January 19th and 20th, and the schedule is a particularly comprehensive one. In addition to flowers, plants and vegetables there are sections for home industries, photography, children’s and novices exhibits. Dr and Mrs Isaacs, of Wellington, are at present visiting Wanganui. Mr and Mrs Martin Shore are Wellington visitors to Christchurch. Miss Eileen Dearsley and Mr Melville Dearxk'v passed through Wellington during the week-end, on their way to visit Auckland, from Christchurch. Mr-and Mrs J. M. Moore, Wellington, are visitors to Wanganui. Mrs Algar Williams, Christchurch, passed through Wellington recently, en route for the Bay of Islands, where she will be the guest of Mrs Vernon Reed. - Mr and Mrs, if. M. Dunkley, Wellington, who have been spending the vacation with Mr and Mrs A. D. Dunkley. at Christchurch, and with Dr and Mrs S. Trail,, at Little River, returned to Wellington by Saturday’s ferry boat. Mrs W. Wall is- a Wanganui visitor to Paraparaumu. ‘ Mrs J. Russell 1 , Wanganui, is at present staying at Lyall Bay. Mrs Sinclair Macalister is a Stratford visitor to Wellington. Mr and Mrs W. Flanagan, Kelburn, and their two daughters have returned from a motor tour to New Plymouth. Mr and Mrs Storey, Wellington, are at present on a motor tour with their daughter, Mrs F. Kear, of Stratford. They are gt present in the Hawke’s Bay district. Mr and Mrs T. W. Le Cooq have returned to Christchurch, after visiting Wellington. Mr and Mjs Leigh Prowse have returned to Wellington from Wanganui. Mrs J. Coull, Wanganui, has returned home after visiting Plimmertori. Mrs J. C. Peacock returns to Wellington to-day from a visit to New Plymouth. | Miss Mary Russell has returned to ! New Plymouth from a visit to Wellington. ! Mrs P. Blundell and Miss Penelope Blundell returned to Wellington during the week-end, from a visit to , New Plymouth. j Mrs 0. D. Sole has returned to • Stratford after spending a holiday in | Wellington. LADY FERGUSSON CAMPING After arriving at Maungaturoto from Auckland by train, Lady Alice Fergusson and a party of friends motored to Marsden Point (says the “New Zealand Herald’’), where they boarded the Wliangarei Harbour Board’s launch Kumi and were taken out to the Hen Island, where they will camp for about a week. The camp was pitched about a fortnight ago. under the supervision of Mr W. M. Fraser, honorary curator of the islands. Lady Alice Fergusson, who is a keen naturalist, wishes to observe the fauna and bird life, seme of which is indigenous to the Hen Island and is not found even on the adjoining Chickens Island. Arrangeemnts have also been made foT fishing. The Governor-General and Her Excellency will officially visit,AVhangarei on Monday week. !Sr*MJLSOMS Oldest Established Hair and Face Specialists. Experts in permanent -waving. Eugene method and appliances. Qualified operator in charge. 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“PETER PAN” PARENTS What a priceless possession for any child! A father or mother not .too grown up to romp and play at “makebelieve.” “I am so glad you are young, mother, and not an old woman like Tommy’s mother,” I overhead a bright little fellow remark one day (says a writer in an English magazine). As a matter of fact, the “old woman” to whim he referred was his mother’s junior by a year or two, as the latter somewhat gleefully confided to her friends, her junior—that is, if age can be reckoned by years. But the boy was paying his mother no empty compliment, for, despite her forty odd summers, she was still a girl at heart. She had mastered the art of refusing to grow up. What a priceless possession for any child! A father or mother not too grown up to romp and play at “makebelieve’ ’; parents not afraid of spoiling their clothes or getting grubby. A father who can marshal an army of tin soldiers and lead them to victory is sure to be a hero in the eyes of his small son, whatever may be his other failings. : ,A mother who is not above lending gasistsince with the dolls’ washing, and can'irori their Sunday clothes to please the critical eye of their proud little possessor, will not go without her reward in the shape of an extra share of admiring love. INSPIRING CONFIDENCE. , And when the children get older, the “Peter Pan” parents will not merely take an interest in their sports. They will actually join in. There is a thrilling interest: in discussing a football or cricket match with a father who plays the game. The opinion of the man who sits. in an armchair and reads .about it carries no weight at all with the youthful enthusiast. « The other fellows envy the boy who can eay: “Oh, my dad is a real sport! Come round to-night an#! he will give us a few tips for that golf competition or the tennis tournament.” And when the youngsters have become young men and women, the “Peter Pan” parents know that they will not be afraid to come to them for advice. Thedr sons and daughters will have the sure knowledge that their successes and failures alike will be treated tactfully and sympathetically. The parents who have forgotten to grow up will not dampen their son’s youthful ardour —not even when he announces his intention of one day becoming a Cabinet Minister! Yes, it is worth while cultivating the acquaintance of “Peter Pan” pare ents. They are the people who keep the world young and fresh and happy. General regret was felt amongst a wide circle of friends at the announcement of the death of Mrs J. H. Blackwell, at her home in Kaiapori last Thursday. The late Mrs Blackwell, who had been ill for some time, was horn at Kendal, England, and arrived in New Zealand with her parents, Mr and Mrs James Leithead, in 1879. After residing in Dunedin until 1881 the family went to Kaiapoi where Miss lisithead was married in 1895. Mrs Blackwell was a staunch church worker, and her name has been associated with the Kaiapoi Methodist Church for many years. Always ready to assist in furthering deserving appeals for the welfare of the town, she was president of the Kaiapoi branch of the Plunket Society since its inception, and during the war period, at which time Mr J. H. Blackwell was Mayor of the borough, she was largely instrumental in organising the Red Cross and Lady Liverpool Societies, being president of both associations. Mrs Blackwell was decorated with the order of M.B.E. in recognition of her services. She leaves, besides her husband, who is well-known in connection with his public position, one son, Mr H. H. Blackwell, Kaiapoi, and two daughters, Mrs A. L. Caughey, Mount Albert, Auckland, and Miss M. Blackwell, Kaiapoi. Superfluous Hair destroyed by “Rustna. Results guaranteed. Call, or send stamped and addressed envelope for particulars. Mrs Hullen, next to Post Office, Courtenay plnce. Telephone 22-070 (near King's Theatre) Wellington, also at Auckland.—Advt. A little girl was spending her first night from home. As the darkness gathered she began to cry. The hostess asked: “Are vou homesick?” “No,” she answered. “I’m heresick.” A piquant relish is SHARLAND’S TABLE VINEGAR. Pure, economical, and free from mineral acids. Bottle and draught.—Advt. A visitor to .Austrnlin remarked to the Mayor of a country town that neurlv all the town officials were Scotsmen. "Yes,” replied the Mayor, gloomily, “but tire main pest out hero is rabbits.” The price of foot comfort is Progandra—ls 6d.

THE REASON Of course I didn’t promise! I just said: “1 shall be delighted to accept your invitation to tea, dear Mrs Jones 1” And I don’t call that promising to be there, do you? Besides, a hundred things have cropped up since then! I didn’t know it was a big affair and came on the same Saturday as Harold’s cricket match and Ann’s dancing-class! Not of course that they make any difference whatever, but still— And then there is Marie’s sewingguild I The very same afternoon too. Not that I should go there in any case, but I might have been going. Then another thing. How was I to know that I should have a corn on the third toe of my left foot? A thing like that isn’t conducive to enjoyment at tea-parties, especially if one has to wear new shoes! Not that my shoes are new . . . they’re so new they almost slop! Not that I should mind them slopping, or the corn, on the third too of the left foot, or Marie’s sewing-guild, or Ann’s dancing, or Harold’s cricket match, if it wasn’t for the new kitten. Is it kind, I ask you seriously, is it kind to leave a three-weeks-old kitten (or is it six weeks) all alone from just after lunch till nearly dinnertime? And it would mean all those hours by the time I got to the Jones’s and back again 1 Of course I could get Emily or Isabel to look after the little thing, but Emily’s mother has a nervous breakdown, which means that she wants Emily to take her to the pictures at least four times a week to cheer her up, and Isabel bakes on Saturday and is always hot and cross for the rest of the day. So dear little Bimbo would have a sad time, I fear! Not that a mere kitten would interfere with my going to the deaf Jones’s—that wouldn’t be right I Human beings come first—though for sweetness of disposition give me Bimbo gather than the whole tribe of Jones’s put together; a selfish, nar-row-minded, egotistical crowd, from Mr downwards 1 Putting Bimbo* aside, how can I get away when there are clean curtains wanted in the drawing room—fresh covers needed on the breakfast room cushions—five of Frank’s shirts to be re-cuffed—and six or seven sheets awaiting to be hemmed I And, anyway, my new hat hasn’t come, and I shan’t go. —H.M. WON’T YOU TAKEA SEAT? Have yolu ever noticed the ugly way in which so many people sit? Many otherwise graceful women have no idea how to look nice when sitting down; they plump themselves into a chair as though they weighed about fifteen stone and were sacks. Now, though it’s as fatal to “pose” when sitting, as it is to pose at any other time, there are certain things all the same which everyone should manage to avoid.' The worst of these is on taking a seat to let the knees go apart. Surely there’s nothing more ungraceful than to see a woman sprawling about! People who are inclined to be more than pleasingly plump should choose high chairs when they can, and leave low seats to .the 1 lissom ones. The average woman looks very much more attractive when she crosses her feet — but do remember that it’s the feet that are to be crossed at the ankles, and don’t adopt the ugly fashion of bitching up your skirt and showing your “ankles’’ half-way or more up your legs.. Fie other extreme, of course, is woman who site down on the edge of her chair, keepß bolt upright and gives the impression that she’s just swallowed a few pokers. That is almost as undesirable an effect as is the other extreme. Pretty movements and attitudes are not really difficult, or the necessary attribute of only a few—thev will belong to anyone who only gives the matter a little thought. FOR AN INVALID She won’t know it—whatever meat extract it may be! Because it will be a delicious custard served in a quaint fireproof casseroletbe. (I have coined the last word!) You will have melted a teaspoonful of meat extract in half a cup of hot water, then added half a cup of hot milk, and seasoned nicely. Never over-season for a sick person. Then you will pour over a bentenup egg, and bake in the casserolette in a pan of hot water. SOME HINTS. If in warm weather your furniture is sticky or difficult to dust properly, wash in warm water to which a few drops of paraffin have been added, and polish with a soft clean duster. . » Badly tarnished brass can be cleaned with absolution of vinegar and salt. If milk is poured into a shallow bowl, it will keep fresh longer than if kept jug. If your light clothes get splashed with sen water rub in powdered starch, let it remain on for twentyfour hours, then brush off.