Notes for Women

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19477, 12 May 1925, Page 5

Notes for Women

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL,

Miss O. K. Murray has returned from Central Otago to her home at Anderson s Bay. * * * Mrs Petre, of Camara, is paying a visit to this city. • * * Miss Mary Richardson, of Wellington is the guest of Mrs E. C. Reynolds, London street, * * * The Misses Burton, of Alva street, will leave to-day for a few *\veeks’ holiday in Christchurch. » * * Miss Laidlaw and Miss Gibson, of Christ church, who are visiting Manapouri, expect to return to Dunedin to-morrow. * * * Miss Freda Otley. of Christchurch, who has been the guest of Miss Alice Hanan, of Invercargill, is spending a few days with Miss Dorothy Grigg. of St. Glair. * * * Miss May Masted, of Invercargill, is on a short visit to friends in Duncdtn. * « * Owing to fhe death of the Prime Minister tho Dunedin Hospital Guild will not meet until May 28. • * * Tho meeting of the Mornington branch of the Home Economics Association has been postponed from Thursday, May 14, to Tuesday, May 19, owing to tho death of the Prime Minister. » » « Mrs J. Wilson and Miss Betty Wilson left on Friday lost for an extended holiday in the North Island. Miss Donniston is visiting Christchurch, where she is staying with Misa Humphreys (Fondalton). * * * Dr Lilian Storms visited Christchurch last week to deliver a under the auspices of the Home Economics Association. ' * * » Mrs M'Skimming. of Kaka Point, passed through Dunedin on Thursday last, en route for Auckland, where she will join the Aomngi for an extensive trip abroad. Miss Cook and Mias J. Cook, o£_ St. Leonards, will leave to-day for the North Island, and the former will take her departure for England on Monday next from Wellington. * / * On Tuesday last a most enjpyable evening was spent by the members of the St. Clair Women’s Club when Mrs Routlodgo, assisted by several other members, provided musical and elocutionary items. As usual, tho club was attended by tho majority of the members. Mrs P. R. Sargood gave a bridge party at her residence. Newington, on I‘riday evening last, when the guests were :-rMesdarncs Oldham, Stock, Mntheson E. HassJott, and Mills, Misses Neill, Williams (2). M‘Lean, Webster, and Sargood, Messrs Oldham Matheson, Galbraith, Sinclair, and Sargood. and Drs Batchelor, WilhaAs, and Ross. , * • Mrs W. "Vivian gave a tea party yesterday afternoon at her residence, Cumberland street. The guests were:—-Lady Fenwick, Mesdamos Hazlett Ross. Hill, gameron. Solomon, Reid, Taylor, M'Kollar. Ramsdcn Fulton, Cantrell, Guthrie. Brewer, Hislop, Martin, Burnside, Barr, MQueen, James. M'Kenzio, and Dunlop, Misses Hislop, James, and Owen (Christchurch). ♦» . * To Miss Edna Thomas was accorded the distinction of being the first lady truest of the Invercargill Orphans Club—a society of 200 members. Singers of Miss Thomas s calibre are rarely heard at Invercargill, and the club therefore broke all its hard-and-fast rules by inviting Miss ihomaa. her associate artists (Miw -Lawrence and M £ Piper) Mrs Everett Lawrence, and Miss Grieve" to supper at the club rooms after the first Edna Thomas, recital. A musical programme was enjoyed, after which Miss Thomas with characteristic generosity, sang three songs to tho. "Orphans. «* * * A delightful dance was held in the Allen Vtall on Saturday evening last to welcome £,meHie teams which had taker, part so successfully in the University tournament at Christchurch during Easier dance was arranged by the Students INocu live with Mr J. Si. Murray, social representative, at the head of “ ffa, . rs > . a "A extent to which it was patronised showed how popular is was among students and staff alike. The hall was decorated for the occasion in streamers of blue and gold; :' vl '|lo vari-tinted chrysanthemums adorned the Common Roonis, whore supper was served. Rugs and easy chairs made the stage into a comfortable drawing room for the chaperones. Mr J. B. M’Miken, sports representative, in welcoming tho assembly, made apologies for the absence of Dr Cameron (the Chancellor), and called upon the Mayor, (Mr 11. L. Tapley), to present tho trophies. Mr Tapley expressed tho pleasure of everybody with the success of tho Otago to aln f> and congratulated Mr P. S. do Q. Cabot, business manager, on Die excellent wav ho had conducted the proceedings. Ihe tournament hud never been more successful. The Tournament Shield had been won by Otago University for three years in succession. the Athletic Shield for four years in succession, and the tennis Cup foi the first time since 1902. The modal also for the best debater had come to Otago U niversity owing to the merits of Miss Neige Todhnnter. Ho then presented the trophies —tho New Zealand University Tennis Championship Cup to E. B. \V. Smyth, captain of the tennis team; the Athletic Shield to J. J. Brownlee, captain of the athletic team; tho Tournament Shield to P. S. do Q. Cabot, manager of the team, and the Debating Medal to Miss N. Todhunter. TiTo remains of the Otago University mascot, the head of a plaster of Paris kovvpie, wore presented to Mr Cabot, to bo placed in the Allen Hall as a lasting memento of the fame to which it was a witness. Mr Tapley then presented tho Now Zealand University Blues’ certificates and medals. Those for boxing went to L. C. Cotter and 11. E. Fyfe; for tennis, to Miss E. M. Ballantyno, Miss I. B. Romans, 1A B. "VV. Smyth, and J. R. H. Fulton; and for athletics to H, D. Morgan, J. D. C. Mackenzie, J. Decide, J. G. Forbes, and L. E. Gordon. The de la Mare Challenge Cup was presented to L. E. Jordon, and tho Slievwright Cup for tho mile walk to J. A. C. Mackenzie. Among tho interfaculty trophies, the Black Flag for football was presented to A. Simmers, representing tho Arts Faculty; tho Nichol Cup to J. S. Murray, representing the Dental Faculty; the Carnialt, Jones 't ennis Cup to A'. Simmers, representing the Arts Faculty; and Die Bonham Boxing Cup to Aitkeu and Colter, representing tho Dental and Mining and Science Faculties (equal). Mr Cabot then thanked tho Mayor for his share of the proceedings, and expressed appreciation of Die support which had been given by ihe students to the team. The rest of tho evening was devoted to dancing. Among Die guests were Mr and Mrs H. L. Tapley, Mr and Mrs Skinner, Dr and Mrs Fergus, Dr and Mrs Thompson, Mr and Mrs G. W. Reid, Dr and Mrs Marshall Macdonald, Mesdames O’Neill, Hercus, and Ramsay, Dr Lilian Storms, Miss M’CTill, Dr Bonham, Dr Carnialt Jones, and Professor T. D. Adams. * * * Three Duchesso Chests and several Oak and Stained Sideboards, Bedsteads, and Wardrobes, greatly reduced to clear! —C. and W. Hayward (Limited), 141 George street.—Advt.

WEDDINGS.

Two weddings took place during the past fortnight at Queenstown, both of them being colemaised in St. Joseph’s Church by the Rev. Father Woods. On the 2Sth inst. Miss Mercedes M'Donald, third daughter of the late Mr J. S. M’Donald, of lI.M. Customs, Dunedin, was married to Mr Thomas M’Auley, of Arrowtown, youngest son of the late James M’Auley, of Oamaru. The happy couple travelled to Oamaru and Christchurch for their honeymoon. The other young people were Miss Margaret Frances Kelly, • third daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Philip Kelly, of Queenstown, and Mr John Muuro, voungest son of Mr and Mrs A. Munro, of Advio, Morayshire, Scotland. The wedding took place on Monday morning last, am! they left by the steamer, cn route to Mount Cook, for their honeymoon.

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HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.

ADVOCATE OF THE -SIMPLE LITE.

BEAUTY IN THE NURSERY.

KEEPING THE GOLD IN CURLY HAIR.

The Mount Linton Homestead was the scene of a very pretty wedding last Wednesday, when Marion Linton (Maisic), eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. A. M‘Gregor, was united in marriage to Dr Alan A. Tcnnent, youngest son of Mr and Mrs R. C. Tennent, of Napier. The day was beautifully line, and the ceremony took place on the homestead verandah, which was draped with ..crimson and decorated with greener}' and a bell of chrysanthemums overhead. The gorgeous presents were displayed in the dining room, and the appointments were artistically laid out, the approach being -done with flax dumps and greens draped with flags, ilishop Richards officiated, assisted by the vicar of the parish, .while Mr Chas. Gray at the piano. The bride looked harming in a simple dress of white crepe le chine trimmed with pearls, with veil and jvreath and silver brocaded shoes te match. She carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums and streamers and wore a peail necklace, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by Miss Bessie M'Gregor, her sister, and Miss Doreen Tennent, sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaids, who wore twin dresses of powder blue silk, flounced and trimmed with silver rucking and rosettes, and who were capped with veils and carried bouquets of chrysanthemums and coloured streamers. The bridegroom was attended by Dr W. H. Bull, of Napier, as best Yuan and Mr H. M'Gregor as groomsman. ' The bridesmaids were the recipients of out glass scent bottles, while the bride gave •he bridegroom a silver cigarette ease. Bishop Richards presided at the breakfast. Adjournment to the lawn for a group photograph then followed, while most of the guests waited to bid the happy couple (he best of good wishes when they motored off for a short honeymoon before taking up their residence at Nightcaps prior to sailing on June 7, per s.s. Port Campbell for the Old Country. Dr Tennent intends to further Jiis studies abroad, and Miss Bessie M'Gregor accompanies them on their tour and stay abroad.' The bride travelled in a smart navy blue coat frock with Tutankhamen trimming, furs* and black hat trimmed with white. Mrs M'Gregov received her guests in a smart, navy blue coat frock, blue silk shawl, and a blue braided hat with blue osprey trimming Mrs R. C. Tennent wore black silk with a black hat trimmed with white. Mrs Alphert (Wellington), sister of the bridegroom, wore a navy blue morocaln frock with a black hnt and blue osprey. Mrs Gates (Christchurch) was dressed in royal blue and a black hat, and Miss Gates in blue frock trimmed with fur. Miss Boyd, cousin of lhe bride, wore a brown gaberdine coat frock and hnt to match. In (he evening Mr and Mrs M'Gregor enter tained all the young people of the district to a social evening and dance.

Dear “Phillida,” —What advantages are enjoyed by this generation compared with any previous one ! It gives me groat pleasure to hear that lectures on ho&Uh are to be given at the University by Dr Radcliffe Taylor, under the auspices of the W.B.A. This is surely an excellent thing, and. no doubt, very large numbers will avail themselves of the opportunity of learning more than they already know of this all-importaht subject. To learn what is best and most helpful to ensure good health is excellent. To have the courage, perseverance, initiative, and practical common sense to make the necessary adjustments in our daily plans and habits, so as to got every bit of good possible from such excellent instruction is also necessary, if benefit is to accrue. The shackles of convention which | bound our grandmothers have fallen from us. Wo may exorcise and play out of door gomes freely. Do we ever give time to games and exorcises which really should bo spent in the performance of other duties? This may easily bo done, unthinkingly, if our days are not carefully planned out and the right proportion of time allotted deliberately to duties at home and ot church. Of course, games and exorcises in excess may be harmful. In these days every woman and girl should know how to cook, how to choose suitable food, and how to spend money wisely.. This would help the family health and orderly management. A two years’ course in homo science, after the primary school course, would bo a step in the right direction .for this end. Even in those days, how seldom one is served with honest-looking, distinguishable vegetables in homes and boarding-houses! At times one can hardly recognise a potato! Does it seem to you that many girls hide their youthful charm bv using unnecessary cosmetics? Surely they are unnecessary. How delightful those girls are without those artificial aids, and how much less expensive! I have a grudge aginst high heels. Why will girls and women wear those, after hearing 1 the excellent advice given thorn by an authority so unsurpassed and so undeniably able to advise ns Mr White is. lie tells us what barm is done by tipping our feet forward and disturbing the poise of the bodv by wearing shoes with high heels. Yet wo continue to wear them. To avoid anxiety, which disturbs health, and still to be assured ot comfort and a pleasing appearance, there is much to bo said in favour of sirifpler and less expensive clothing, especially for every-day wear. A noble example might be sot by well-to-do ladies in this matter. It would beta worthy sacrifice to make for the benefit of those who cannot afford to dross expensively. Then, if women would pop all their cigarettes into tho waste paper basket and make a bonfire of them, they would again act nobly, for the welfare of those who are younger than themselves and loss able to afford such indulgence. In their case it may be injurious indulgence. What an opportunity for unselfish and philanthropic citizenship ! Besides, what lady would have liked to see her mother smoking? What will their children think of them by and by? ] Women and girls should determine to loam all they can from Ur Radcliffe Taylor about health and then to practise resolutely what they have learned. They should make up their minds to be good and true, sensible and efficient, loving and winsome. To bo all that, without artificial aids, which are not fair, because thev deceive, they must observe the rules of health. It is of great importance that they should learn nil they, can from Dr Radcliffe Taylor and then go home and practise what they learn. —Yours sincerely, Margaret Mackenzie. Geraldine, May 8.

The May issue of the Ladies’ Mirror will bo a delight to all who love the Pviuco of Wales, for ihe special article, “Our Gay Prince,” written by a “court historian” and lavishly illustrated with photographs, shows his Royal Highness in a number of now sports roles which make diverting reading. There are other articles in abundance, of interest to both men and women, a short story by Mary Carr Tibbitts, and photographs of beautiful Ntqv Zealand children, debutantes, brides, and women of importance. The publication is worthy of its name —the Homo Journal of New Zealand.

It is always a real worry to a proud mother when the golden gleams in her child’s hair begin to fade and the hair grows dark or mousy-looking. Fair hair generally grows darker as the years pass, but if given a suitable shampoo the sheen can be preserved for many years. Don’t wash your kiddie’s hair with soap or soda. Peat up an egg, very thoroughly, with a tablospoonful of lukewarm water, and the same quantity of bay rum, and sliampoo the mixture thoroughly into the roots and through the little one’s hair. Then rinse in clear warm water, to which a liny pinch of borax has been added to soften the water. A second rinsing should then be given, and to this add a tablospoonful of white wine vinegar. The vinegar preserves the golden lights in the hair and makes it soft and glossy. But you must use white wine vinegar, the ordinary kind will not answer the purpose. And. if you wish to induce a pretty natural wave in the. hair, comb it for seve-

ral minutes every day. Comb from the forehead to the ends of the hair, and then tossing the hair over the little one’s head, comb from the nape of the neck, oyer the head, to the ends. This will soon give the hair a pretty wavy appearance, no matter how lank it ’may bo naturally. Childhood is the time to train the hair in the way it should go. Whether it is straight or curly hair, or of that in-between type which easily accepts the artificial wave, a child’s hair can he induced to look its best with just a little coaxing. Many little girls whose hair is rather straight will bo improved in appearance it the hair is firmly brushed just on to the brow, or, prettier still perhaps, back from, ii; in the same line every day. The hair immediately above the face then takes on a line that is as becoming as a wave, and it will never look floppy or straggly.

TAKING CARE OF THE SEWING MACHINE.

Most women leave the mechanism of'their sewing machines strictly alone, till the accumulation of dust and fluff and the lack of lubrication necessitates its complete overhauling. Although this is always necespry from time to time, it would bo required less frequently if a little regular attention were given to the machine. The first sign of the need of cleaning is that the machine begins to run hardly, and very often in jerks. If the footplate is unscrewed, the places beneath will bo found to bo clogged with fluff and dust. A paraffin rag will be helpful in wiping awav ail the cloggorl-up oil, and a toothbrush dipped in paraffin will also be found very useful. " In oiling the machine, which should be done regularly, reference should be made to the book of instructions provided at the time of purchase, and only a recognised machine oil may bo used. In cold weather a recently-oiled machine will still run with difficulty. In such cases the usual remedy is to stand the sewing machine near a fire for a little while in order that the heat may make the lubricant run a little. The band of the treadle machine very often becomes loose, but before baying a now one try the effect of rubbing in castor oil. After the oil is on the band turn the handle of the machine vigorously for a minute or twd. This shrinks the (band in nearly all cases. Tension should be adjusted in accordance with the various materials that are being worked, so that the stitch ,is firm, but not tight. But tension is’ not always at fault if the stitch is imperfect.

THAT FATAL NAP.

It is seldom that wo completely lose some measure of self-consciousness (says a writer in the Daily Chronicle). How wo sit, how we stand, how we speak, how wo smile or look severe or raise our eyebrows, is all. to some extent controlled by the consideration of its effect upon the beholder. But in one respect how utterly do wo seem to cast away the* restraint erf considering appearances, and allow total strangers, and, moat inexplicable of all, now friends wo rather hope may grow into great friends, to see us in the cold light of day without a vestige of our usual protecting veneer of self-consciousness. ' To bo sure, no ono can be self-conscious asleep! But then, all the more need for a little common-sense preparation. Oh, that railway nap! That deck-chair nap! What tragedies of disillusionment may they not carry in their train? Can it be that every woman imagines that she looks beautiful in her sleep? Knowing well how very “homely,” as the Americans have it, other women look under such circumstances, does egoh one suppose herself to be the one lovely exception? That rash, that fatal nap! How mercilessly it displays to the world the secrets of the sleeper’s toilet. In bed, with the becoming accessories of sleep, all might be well. Even a plain woman can look pretty there. But look at the sleepers, male and female, as the midnight train rattles through the Peak tunnel. How hats take on a drunken angle,' how Hair assumes grotesque kinks and loops, h6w smuts foregather, how .face-muscles sag, how Nature and the dentist’s art part (company, how the sleepers jelly to the rhythm of the rumbling wheels! Why does not somebody design a pretty hooded cloak wherein one could doze unseen, something like the wrap with its pointed hood, in which every Belgian school child runs to and from school? Therefore provide carefully for the possible public nap, or keep awake if you perish “in the attempt.