Notes for Women

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19182, 27 May 1924, Page 5

Notes for Women

Notes for Women

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Mr and Mrs Stuart, Holmes have returned to town after a stay of several months in the countrv. * * * Mr and Mrs R. H. Barron are visiting Wellington. * « • Mr and Mrs J. Ringland have returned from a visit to Canterbury. Mrs \V. D. Rutherford, who has been spending some time in Dunedin, returned to lianfurly last week. * * * Mr and Mrs C. Lowry went to Invercargill for Carnival Week, and were the guests of Mr and Mrs Norman Macalister. The friends of Sister Hamann 'will he pleased to know that she has been appointed sister in charge of the Owaka Hospital. Mrs Alex. Campbell, who has been visiting relatives at Waipiata and Kyeburn, returned to her home this week. Miss Esme Bentham, who has been spending her vacation at the home of her parents in Morrimgton, returned to Oamaru yesterday to resume duty at the Waitaki Girls' High School. The Mayoress (Mrs H. L. Tapley) returned last, week from her visit to Auckland for the festivities in connection with the presence of the Special Squadron there. 'lne engagement is announced of Miss Lavinia Woods, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Woods, of "Mount Wat-kins," Wuikouaiti, to Mr Chauncev Everard Sim, of Tapanui. * * * Mr s L. M. Vipan gave a girls' cabaret party at the Tudor Hall on Saturday afternoon in honour of her daughter Joan The time was spent in dancing, which is always popular with young people of the present day. Those present were Misses Barbara Williams, Alisa Nelson, Nancy Nichol, Yvonne Champtaloup, Helen Fenwiok, and Norah Phillips. Mrs Vipan and Mrs Williams chaperoned the party. * * » There were numerous largo parties at the Tudor Hall Calsaret on Saturday evening, some of which were given by Mrs Mackie, Mrs Arthur Barnett, Mr s Hammer. Mrs Preston, Mr Brian Haggitt, Mr C. Irvine, and Mr Coull. Late in the evening appeared the Mayor and Mrs Tapley, Mr Downie Stewart, Miss Downie Stewart. Mr L,. Johnston, and Mr F. Milner. * » » On Friday afternoon, at her residence. Newington. Mrs P. R. Sargood had a brideo party. The hostess, wearing a beautiful gown of tomato-coloured ninon, with trimming of brushed wool, received her guests in the drawing room, which was tastefully decorated with pansies and chrysanthemums in deep shades of yellow. Those present were Mesdames Black M'Master, Cheeseman. Oldham, Neill, Rattray, Gallaway, and D. Ramsay, Misse* Stock, Elmslie, and Ulricb. * • « At the Tudor TTall on Saturday evening Miss Bennell celebrated her twenty-first birthday by having a large cabaret party. Each girl at the table received a charming little early Victorian posy and a big balloon of silver, pink, or blue, and from the bonbons that were riotouslv pulled paper caps of all descriptions were secured. Miss Bennell herself was presented with a large box of chocolates. Those in the party were Mrs Arthur. Misses Sadd (2), Humphries, Grey (2). Statham, and Millar; Messrs Cawley, Sadd, Hudson. Bennell, Todd, de C'live Lowe, Arthiir. Shiel, and Satterthwaite. Miss Bennell wore a beautiful early Victorian frock of eeripse pann velvet trimmed with roses of silver tissue. Miss A. Sadd wore apricot taffeta \vith overdress of radium lace; Miss D. Sadd, silver morocain; Miss Humphries, pink satin; Miss A .Grey, pink and lemon shot merve; Miss T.T. Groy. black morocain; TvTiss Millar, pale grey georgette, with iridescent spangles : Miss Statham, draped watered silk; and Mrs Arthur, palo green taffeta. '* * # The children's fancy dress dance which had been promised for so long took placo in the Early Settlers' Hall on Friday evening last and was greatly enjoyed by all present. Tt wa-s unfortunately held at a time when many children were out of town for the school holidays, but those who wore able to be there had a splendid time. The hall decorations were very bright and pretty, from a large circle in the ceiling hung streamers of coloured ribbons, while various pieces of trellis w-ork interwoven with flowers were placed in effective positions here and there. The committer. consisting of Mesdames Carmall-Jones (president), Phillips, Bell, O'Neill, Leech, Aslin, J. Begg, T. ltoss. and Kerr, were hostesses. At 6.30 the children began to arrive, and as each cloak was disposed of strange and delightful apparitions appeared, like so many butterflies from their winter chrysalides. Hero an Indian ready for the war-path wrestled with a pigtail Chinaman ; there a fairy with wings of gauze chatted to a Christmas cracker. It was charming to see so many original and pretty costumes and tho gaiety of the children proved that the spirit of carnival was very present among them. A number of games were played, the old-fashioned " Sir Roger de Coverley " was danced, and then the time was devoted to fox-trotting and jazzing. At 8.30 there was a grand march led by two tiny girls, Shona Dunlop as a powderpuf? and Kathleen Bell as a sky-fairy, after which the younger children had supper and departed for their various homes. Beforo their going, however, the prizes for the prettiest, and most original costumes as judged by Miss Joachim and Miss Webster were distributed by Mrs Harman Reeves. Betty Newlands won the prize for the most original girl's costume, as a " jumperite " wearing a quaint frock representing a knitting bag, while A ilea Nelson was given the prize for tho prettiest costume, her frock being called " Carnival." Of the hoys, Master Dodgshun as a sandwich-man won first prize for original costume, with Master Begg, as a bottle, second. Master l>unlop as a Burmese also won a prize. Liter a number of older girls and men appeared, some, of whom were also in fancy costume, while Mesdames Harman Reeves, Cotterill, and Aslin brought largo parties of young people. Some of those present were —Miss Halsted, as a Turkish lady; Miss Ilislop, a gipsy; Miss J. Halstcd, Watleau lady; Miss Phillips, "good luck"; Miss R. Phillips, oranges and lemons; Miss Black, tambourine girl: Miss Oram, French artist; Miss W. Oram, Pierrot; Miss Barr, " my.stery in a mask " ; Miss Statham, Pierrot; Miss Brasch, Japanese lady: Miss Reid, Pierrot: Miss Laing. Rumanian peasant; Miss Blomfield, Pierette; Miss Ross, early Victorian lady; Miss Reeves, powder and patches; Miss Begg, Dolly Varden ; Miss B. Begg, a rose; Miss Ho«, "nursery rhymes"; Miss Nevill, Pieretto : Miss Cotterill, autumn; Miss Reid, a witch : Messrs Nelson (an Indian brave), Reeves (an Etonian), Reeves (a cricketer). Benson (rouge ot noir), Brasch (a cricketer), Laing (a sea captain), Blomfield (a cricketer), Barr (an Indian chief), Solomon (a cricketer), and Gilkison (a footman). WEDDING. A wedding which created considerable interest was solemnised on April 23 at the Catholic Church, Gore, when Marie Catherine, third daughter of Mr and Mrs John t-cully, of Kaiw-cra, Southland, was married to Stanley John, third son of Mr and Mrs John English Ryan, of Dunedin. Father Kaveney officiated. The bride wore a simple frock of ivory morocain, with panel of georgette draped on to tho hip, and finished with pearl ornament. An embroidered tulle veil with a coronet of orange blossom, and a bouquet of white s'.vi;et peas and cactus dahlia completed a charming toilette. The bride was atttended bv her two sisters, lillon and Kitty, wearing frocks of gold ami rose duchosse mousseline, with little (ulle caps and bouquets to tone. The bridegroom was supported bj' his brother, Mr h. L. Ryan, of Wellington, as besj. man, und Mr Pat Scully a.i groomsman. After i tie ceremony tho guests were entertained at Hoffman's rooms, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was partaken of. Mrs fccully received her guests, looking very unarming in a frock of prune velvet, handsomely embroidered with heads, and a small black hat with csprey. The bride's travelling frock was of fawn morocain embroidered with almond green bugle beads, a small lawn hat, with smart rosette of oriental ribbon, and a veloui coat with beaver

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fur. In the evening Mi ana Mrs Scully entertained over 200 guests at a dunce at their home, "Trie Kaggetts," a happy time being spent by allIS THE SPIRIT OF CARNIVAL DEAD? There had been every preparation made | at the Tudor Hall on Saturday for a carnival evening. Mr and Mrs Barlirnr and all the waitresses were garbed in fancy dress, while several quaint and pretty tokens were ready for distribution among the revellers. Strange to say, only about five people in all availed themselves of the opportunity provided. Everybody else appeared in evening dress 1 Is the old spirit of carnival dead? Does nobody love masquerade "nowadays? The thought of "dressing up" in borrowed plumes once held so much attraction (hat it was always in vogue, and as long as it was possible to hide onr identity under a strange garb and a baffling domino we were happy. Mow it seems as if we are all too blase to want to masquerade any more. Though there was a very large attendance at the cabaret on Saturday evening, it must have been very disappointing for those who had prepared so elaborately to hav<« their efforts met with such a cold lack of appreciation. To love ''dressing up" is a heritage of our childhood. Lack-a-day! We have lately grown so old that vrhon an occasion comes for us to lose ourselves in the costumes of carnival we disregard it wholly, and prefer to appear in the clothes of everyday evening life! How well it speaks for our "undying youth!" PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ADOLESCENT. The second lecture on the Physical Development of the Adolescent Girl was given by Dr Dorothy Cameron at tho Y.W.C.A. on Friday afternoon. The need for definitely organised games for the girl was emphasised. Play without supervision was not enough if full benefit from exercise was to be secured, and team games, especially those that could be played out of doors were necessary to the growing girl. Quoting Dr Stanley Hall, the chief authority on tne adolescent, the lecturer reminded the class that the emotional life must not be rnptesseil. Music. dancing. under proper conditions, games, all were needed lor complete development of the adolescent. HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. THE REMOVAL OF STAINS. One of the most obvious ways of renovating clothing is to remove any stains that appear on it. Owing to the great complexity in the nature of stains, however, it is often quite a problem to know which is the 1 ight method to adopt in getting rid of them. An interesting lecture given by tho Home Economics Association lately, made thesa difficulties much less apparent by .naming some of tho substances that are the enemies of stains and by explaining how to use them. The simplest reagent it is- possible to find is pure water. A fresh tea stain can be successfully removed from a cloth by placing the cloth over a basin and pouring hot water over it from a height. If the fabric is too tender for this treatment, however, it must be placet! on an absorbent pad and sponged with water. This method will be found effective in removing tea. and coffee (without milk) or fruit stains when they are fresh, but hot water must never bo ■used when there is present in tho stain any protein, such as is found in milk, cream, egg, blood, and meat. For these, cold water must be applied. If pure water is not effective, soan and water will often succeed, especially in the case of greasy stains. These two generally remove the final traces of a slain which has been treated, before washing, with other reagents. A third simple reagent is sunshine on a fabric that has been already moistened with water or soap and water. This process, on account of its slowness, is used now only when there is no hurry, and will be found excellent in dispelling slight decolourations due to age, mildew, or scorching. Let us now take some of the various kinds of stains and see how to deal with them. First, there are tkose formed by grease, which water will not remove, especially if they arc on fabrics which are non-washable, such as serge costumes, kid gloves, etc. These have to be "drycleaned," and in doing this there ai-o various methods. One which i s excellent for the treatment of soiled neck and wrist bands, lace, white wool, and fur is to apply some absorbent powder which has been heated, leave on the garment for several hours, and brush it off, the process benur repeated if necessary. French chalk, Fuller's earth, powdered starch, and bran all make valuable absorbent powders. Another method is to use an absorbent material such as blotting paper or soft absorbent cotton (such as a towel). T»!ace the stained fabric between two layers of this and press with a warm iron. This method is good only for dean grease, as nothing but the grease itself will be absorbed into flio pad. A large number of reagents come, under the next heading of grease solvents which actually dissolve grease. Kerosene, methylated spirit, benzine, turpentine, patrol. etc., are somo of these, and they should bo nsod with great caution and never near a flame. The article to be cleaned should be immersed in the liquid, well squeezed and dipped, and then rinsed in some perfectly clean liquid before it is dried. If only a small stein is to be removed, howover, place the fabric on an absorbent pad and saturate it with the solvent all around the stain before you touch the stain itself. By working from the outside inwards there will bo no fear of "tide mark'* being left around the snot where the stain was removed. Thp last method of grease removal is by the aid of soap made from oleic acid rubbed into tho stain, and followed by ammonia. In this thorough rinsing is absolutely necessary to prevent a hole from appearing in the fabric. Another group consists of stains which have grown old, are acid in themselves and must have an alkali to remove them, such as fruit stains. For these are used borax, ammonia, washing soda, etc., ..of which the first is very good if used in conjunction with hot water poured on it from a height. C>pposed to this is the group of basic; stains, such as ink spots, verdigris, and iron mould, which need for their removal acids such as acetic, oxalic, citric, lemon juice, and salts of lemon. During tho time these acids are being applied the fabric must be frequently squeezed out in warm water, and the end of the process must be finished by a thorough washing to prevent the fabric rotting. For the removal of any stains, after other methods have failed, the use of bleaches is resorted to, although these must be used with great caution only as a last resort. Tho fabrics must bo spread over a vessel of water, into which it must be continually dipped as tho bleach is being applied, tlydrogon-pcroxide, with a trace of ammonia, is the safest bleach, because its action is so slow, and it is suitable for all fabrics. Potassium permanganate followed by hydrogen-peroxide is good for woollen, silk, or linen fabrics, and javelle water followed by oxalic acid isgood for cotton ones. During Uie whole nroeess, the' fabric must be continually cupped into water, as bleaches have a tendency to rot tho fibres of a material. Lastly, how are we to treat complex stains? First decide what they are mado of, and then use one after another reagents to remove thei,r various ingredients. If possible, remove a stain when it is fresh, consider the nature of the fabric, use tho reagent, dilute, repeating the process after rinsing if necessary, a.nd always if possible rinse immediately and very thoroughly at tho end of the process, or the fabric may be injured. One of tho questions asked at the meeting was the removal of egg yolk from velvet. This illustrates tho method of dealing with complex stains. Since egg is a fatty protein it must first be sponged with cold water (not hot, which will set the protein in the fibres), and then the remainder of the stain treated for grease either with warm absorbent powders or with a solvent of grease such as petrol. HOME SPUN YARN. Peeling and soaking potatoes, it is estimated, will result in a loss, to the bushel, equivalent to a pound of fillet steak. Aunt Ada's axioms: The trouble with most education is that it aims to teach folks what to think instead of how to think. '

Perhaps that scorched food wouldn't have been ruined if you'd taken the dish front the stove at onco and placed it in a pan of cold water. Then the food could have been removed without a scorched flavour, it care had been taken not to scrape out any burned particles. As one wishes his children to be, so they are. —Terence. HOW DID YOU SLEEP? There are three main causes of sleeplessness. Of thcso, perhaps'the commonest is lack of exercise in the fresh air. Many women imagine that they take open-air exercise, when as a matter of their activities consist of one or two brief shopping expeditions a day. during which the greater part of the time is spent in stuffy or crowded «hops. If you do not sleep well, try the simple prescription of at least an-ho-.ir's uninterrupted walk in the open air every day, wet or fine. In many cases this •works like a charm. Another very common cause is digestive troubles. This may arise from so many different causes that it is best, if it is of long standing- and does not yield to simple remedies, to consult a doctor. In any case, his advice should be taken without neglecting the open-air exercise. The .third cause is purely a mental one. It is the pernicious habit of taking all one's worries to bed with one and lying awake, turning them over and over, till at last one falls from sheer exhaustion into an unrefreshing sleep. If this is your habit, try at all costs to rid yourself of it, or it will end by wrecking your mental and physical health. Also, this mental turmoil is unproductive of any good ; we all know how at these times our thoughts run in an agitating, depressing circle, and we can arrive at no conclusion. First of all, try to divest yourself of your worries with your clothes and hairpins. Slay to yourself, "Everything is over for to-day. There is nothing to be done before the morning; nothing ahead of me just now but rest and sleep." When you get into bed. first settle yourself into a perfectly comfortable position, and then deliberately relax every muscle of the face and body. Try not t' change your position ; to begin to toss and turn about always delays sleep. Then fix your mind on some pleasant idea, and <!■- not allow it. to wander on any subject that causes you anxiety.—M. D.