Notes for Women

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20317, 27 January 1928, Page 14

Notes for Women

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Mrs L. Hudson returned home on Wednesday from Broad Bay. Mrs Leslie Mills returned to town yesterday from Wanaka. » » « Miss Graham is spending a fortnight’s holiday at Waitati. # * * Miss K. Robinson, of Oakwood, is the guest of Miss Cotterill. • * * Miss Brenda Bell is the guest of Mrs Laidlaw, Pitt street. • * * Mr and Mrs J. Barnett returned to town yesterday from Christchurch. Mr and Mrs G. P. Sise, of St. Clair, are spending a fortnight’s hpliday at Invercargill. « * • Mrs Wilfred White, who has been visiting her mother. Lady Fenwick, returned last week to Timaru. « # • Mrs G. Birss, Tangarahau (Taranaki), is the guest of Mrs J. Birss, of Forbury road. * * * Dr and Mrs Plimmcr are the guests of Mrs W. Burt, Queen street. * # * Miss Sylvia Jackson will leave to-day by the express train for Wanganui. • * » Dr and Mrs I*. Barnett and family left yesterday for a holiday at Warrington. Miss Jones and Miss Beardsley, of the Y.W.C.A., left town last week for Milford Sound. • * * Mr and Mrs P. Baines, of Christ’s College, Christchurch, returned home during the week, « * • Miss Duthie is visiting the south as the guest of Mrs M’Lean, " The Rocks.” * * * Mrs Erwin has returned from a holiday visit to Christchurch and the Hermitage. • • * Miss G. Finch has returned from a fortnight’s holiday spent at Brighton. ** . * Mrs R. B. Bell, of Wai-iti road, Timaru, is spending a ehort holiday in Dunedin. • • » Mr and Mrs G. Cummings are at present visiting friends at South Riverton. • * • Mrs Eustace Macassey and daughter returned to Dunedin yesterday from Waikouaiti. • • • Miss Joyce Thompson is on a holiday visit to Winton, where she is the guest of Mrs J. Walsh. * * * Mrs George Roberts and Miss E. Roberts will leave on Monday next for the Franz Josef Glacier. • • • .-P 1 ! Joan Littlejohn, of Australia, is visiting Dunedin, and is staying at the Excelsior Hotel. *• ' * Miss A. Acton-Adams left on Wednesday for Kaikoura, where she is the guest of Mrs P. Acton-Adams. * * • Mr and Mrs C. White, of Wellington, who have been on a visit to Dunedin, returned home at the beginning of the week. • * » J- E. Macassey and family returned on Wednesday from Warrington, where they have been for the past three weeks. * * * Mrs D. M'Pherson, of Mornington, accompanied by her two sons, are on a visit Mat R ° denck Macd onald. of Miller’s • * * Mr and Mrs R. D. Poison and family lu y°. n Monday for a motor trip through tn© Central .Lakes and Mount Cook. * * * Mrs H. Tunnicliffe-Smith left Dunedin during-the week-end for Sydney, where she intends to spend a month or two. * • * Sir Robert and Lady Stout aro paving a visit to Dunedin. They intend to remain in town for about three weeks. • * • Mr and Mrs L. W. Walker returned to their home in Karifcane after ia holiday spent at Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapoun. • » • a Mrs Menlove will arrive from Athol on Saturday. While in Dunedin they will be the guests of Mrs George Roberts. * • • Miss M‘Gill, of Dunedin, and Miss Harvey, of Benhar, returned during the week from a trip to Milford. * * * Lady Roberts, of Wellington, has been spending a long holiday at the Southern Lakes. On Saturday she will leave by the express train on her return journey, o * • Misses E. Sewell, P. West, O. M’Crone, G. Barclay, M. Fairweather, Y. Smyth, L. Kee, K, Baird, D. Johnston, M. Hunt, T. Paine, and T. Muir are spending the coming week-end at Koromiko House, Broad Bay. • * • Sir James and Lady Allen gave a small dinner party to Dr E. W, Hill, director of Kew Gardens, London, on Monday last. Those present were Sir George Fenwick and Lady Fenwick, and Dr C. E. Hcrcus and Mrs Hercus. • * * The Wembley Club held another of its weekly dances on Saturday evening in the Early Settlers’ and Pioneer Halls. About 550 dancers attended, including visitors from different parts of the Dominion. Noticed, too, were a number of the visiting cricketers and swimmers. Bowls of beautiful blooms formed the decorations for the small supper tables. The delightful music provided by Gordon’s dance band and Will Smith’s Kapai orchestra added greatly fo the enjoyment of all. •* • * The air tragedy has occupied the attention of the whole Dominion during the past twp weeks, and the deepest regret is felt at the loss of the two gallant young men who essayed such a difficult task for the honour of their country. Great sympathy is felt for the relatives and more especially for the wives, Mrs Moncrieff and Mrs Hood. • * * When a slim silhouette made ns all abandon sugar and starch for the sake of onr figures it was American women who made the greatest sacrifice. Their sacrifies were the greater because no women are so inordinately fond of hot breads and sweets as the Americans. And now that the curve is coming to its own again, one learns that they are making the sweet I lie main part of a meal. The luncheon places frequented chiefly by women have suffered somewhat during the craze for thinness, hut once again they are concentrating on mysterious erection? of putf paste and cream, multi-coloured cakes, and the beloved ices of many flavours. » » » Recent guests at, the White Star Hotel, Queenstown, were Mr and Mrs Sladen Wing. Messrs H. E. Sargant, C. Mullins W. Martin, London, England; Mr A. Bushy, Misses Busby, Mrs -and Miss LyndfayRvan, Mrs and Misses Crago, of Sydney; Miss H. S. Campbell, Mr and Mrs H. Higson. Mr H. IHgson, jun., Melbourne: Mr and Mrs L. J. Lewis, Adelaide; Misses W. Bnstock, E. Smith, Mr G. H. Bostock, Perth; Mis? T. Wilcox. Seattle, U.S.A.; Mrs R. D. Walhridge, Miss A. H. Parke, Honolulu; Miss E. C. Jordan, Te Kniti; Mr E Lfiskell, Russia; ATr H. Vickerman, Mr C. Powell, Miss I). Bell, Wellington; Miss E. W, Bell, Putaruru; Mr E. Finn, Miss D. Trenwith, Auckland; Mr T. and Miss Britton, Mr Bradshaw, Mr F. H. Walls, Mr A. Britten, Christchurch; Mrs D. M’. and Miss I. M. Soedding, Mr and Mrs A. Sicley. Mr Walsham. Mr and Mrs C. HP. Oliver, Messrs Foley, Smith, Garden, Mr and Mrs F. T. Carr, Mrs H. Elder, Miss Dorothy Hart, Mr M'Taggart, Mr G.

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Chittock, Mr W. Stephen, all of Dunedin; Mr and Mrs B. J .Burton, Remuera, Auckland, Mr Genge. Mr Ycrring, Oamaru; Mr A. C. Shanci, North Otago; Mr and Mrs lan Macauley, Albury; Mr V. Courtis, Gore; Mr W. Walker, Invercargill; Mrs .T Miller, Miss M. Miller, Mrs K. Mackenzie, Miss K. MacKenzie, Mr H. McKenzie, Geraldine; Mr G. L. Burden, Mr G Seibv-Lowndes, Mr J. E. Reid, Mr M'Kinnon, Mount Creighton; Mr J. Knowles, Glenorchy. # In a talk to mothers at Carnegie House, Piccadilly, recently, Dr C. W. Kimmmo recommended, describing them as pertect, the following books: “The Three Bears, “ Cinderella 5 ’ (modern version). Books he banned, saying they were horrible tor neurotic children because children so rapidly develop fears, were “ Bluebeard and “ Jack the Giant Killer.” Such books as these, he said, should never be allowed to reach the nursery. “ I was surprised to find/* lie added, il what a large peicentage of children have fear-dreams due to ogre stories and being told that the ‘bogie-man’ would come after them. Five “ don’ta ” for parents and teachers in their dealings with children were given by Dr Kimmms. They yere— Don’t do anything to destroy the child’s personality; don t have too rigid discipline; don’t coddle or over-mother the child; don’t so treat the child that he shall lose confidence in himself; don’t do anything to create a state of fear in the child. “Children,” continued Dr Kimmins, “ are very much more clevef than we think they are, and they take advantage of it and often score off their mothers in a wonderful way.” • * * A very charming wedding was solemnised by the Rev. A. J. H. Dow, in the Presbyterian Church, Lawrence, on Januarv 11. The contracting parties were WTlhelmina Annie (Mina), elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Gray, Whitehaven street, Lawrence, and Robert George Watson, headmaster of the District High School, Te Karaka, Poverty Bay, and son of Mr and Mrs James Watson, Winton. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride. As the bride walked up the aisle on the arm of her father, Mrs Wright, the organist, played the Wedding March. The bride looked very sweet in a bridal gown of cream crepe de chine with accordeonpleated skirt,' trimmed with petals of cream georgette, silver slippers and stockings, and an embroidered bridal veil fastened with a coronet of orange blossoms. She also wore a gold expanding wristlet watch and a string of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. She carried a bouquet composed of white roses, bride gladioli, sweet peas, and spirea, with maidenhair fern and asparagus. The bridesmaids were Miss E. Cowan anid Miss Muriel Gray (Betty), sister of the bride. Miss Cowan, who wore a very pretty heliotrope crepe do chine frock and a cap of silver lace fitted with a peaked bank composed of heliotrope and peach pink flowers, carried a bouquet of lavender and pink Canterbury bells, with pink spirea and cornations with asparagus and maidenhair fern, while Miss Betty Gray looked attractive in a frock of peach pink coloured crepe de chine and a cap of silver lace and forget-me-nots. Her bouquet was composed of blue delphiniums and pale pink sweet peas with asparagus and maidenhair fern. Mr Arthur Watson was best man, and Mr Robert Gray, brother of the bride, was groomsman. The bride’s mother was attired in a gown of bois de rose, with hat to match, and carried a posy of red roses. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the Sunday School Hall, where 60 sat down to a sumptuous wedding breakfast. Later, amidst showers of confetti, the happy couple left for a tour of the West Coast and Nelson. The bride’s travelling dress was of Venetian blue rep with smart coat prettily embroidered with fawn and gold and a hat of lighter blue to tone. « * • Among the latest guests registered at the Wanaka Hotel were the following;—Mr A. R. Richdall (Hawke’s Bay), Mr J. E. Wiseman (Palmerston North), Mr B Kmaston, Air and Mrs G. E. Batchelor and family (Invercargill), Mr and Airs A. C. Leary, and Airs S. Young (Lawrence), Miss D. E. Young (York, England), Mrs H. Digby-Smith (Remuera), Dr and Mrs Porter (Reigate, England), Mr J, Blair (Peel Forest), Miss K, Hilliard and Aliss G. Paterson (Blenheim), Mr and Mrs Whitehead (Wellington), Mr L. B. Dawson, Air Hargreaves (Melbourne), Aliss Badenoch (Banff), Miss N. C. B. Allen (Alelbourne), Airs and Miss Elsie Fraser (Invercargill) Air R. Hishon and Miss A. Hishon (Otautan), Mr C. Hopcroft (Invercargill), Air S. A. Armstrong and Air M. W. Swap (Riverton), Miss A. Griffith, Aliss AI. APLoan, Mr A. APAngus, Mr W. 11. Cullen (Gore), Mrs J. Curow (Tautapere), Aliss H. Cleghorn, Mr W. Stewart, Air S. Wilson (Orepuki), Mr G. G. Printz (Orepuki), Mr G. Horner (Winton), Miss Moira Goughian (Palmerston North), Air and Mrs P. J. Werren, Ali«s W. L. Riordan, Air a S. Fuller, and Mr H. > H. Werren (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Wright and family (Timaru), Airs J. E, and Miss Warren (Ealing, London), Aliss N. P. Young, Mr A. Nash, Mr R. Brooker (London), Mr A. P. Reid (Wellington), Mr T. F. Gilkison (Invercargill), Mr D. Macrae Stewart, Sir J. H. Alacfarlane (Melbourne), Mr J. APL. Robertson, Air A. R. Webster, Air L. Hubbard, Air lan G. Borrie, Mr W, Barr, Mr J. Collins (Oamaru), Mr and Airs J. H. Walker, Air F. Walker, Mrs George Carter (Wellington), Messrs A B. and A. M. Burton (Auckland), Miss Mabel Rowlands (Sydney), Air and Airs A. L. Pratt (Gore), Aliss G. Lamrock and Airs A. L. Busby and Miss Busby (Sydney), Mrs Enos A. Mills (Longs Peak, Colorado), Mr and Airs G. L. Sadd (Gore). Mr and Airs M. Alyers, Mr G. A. Alyers (Wellington), Air and Airs J. L. Paterson, Mr and Airs J. APAulev, Alisa AI. M‘Auley, and Mr James M‘Auley (Albany), Miss H. Atkinson (Wellington). Mrs J, Burner (Auckland), Aliss S. AI. Carroll (Cambridge), Air George Anderson, Air A. M‘Donald, Mr D. V. Gain, Mr J. T. Gillan, Air and Airs F. H. Carr, Miss D. Hart, Miss Campbell (Alelbourne), Miss Tibbs (Auckland), Miss Stevens, Mr F. E. Spillane Air J. ' O’Reilly, Miss M. C. APTaggart, Mr T. P. O’Connor (Cromwell), Air J. AT. Wilson (Omakau), Mr T. W Lynch (Ranfurly), Air A. Dewar (Cromwell), Mr J. C. Neill (Wellington), Aliss R B Tennent, Aliss R. Monzios, Air R. Bricn (Wellington). Aliss S. AI. Latham and Miss V. N. Hamilton (Auckland), Mm and Aliss Crags. Aliss AViescnor, and Mrs and Aliss Lindsay-Rvan (Sydney), Mr G. H Rostock and Miss W. Bostock, and Miss E. J. Smith (Perth). Air J. S. Clarkson (Cromwell), Air. Airs, and Miss Lethbridge (Tarras), Aliss A. Robertson, Mr AI J. Martin (Brisbane), Air A. Poppelwell. Air and Airs -W, Cunningham, Air D. J. Cunningham (Christchurch), Mr and Airs Sladen-Wing. and Messrs 11. E. Sargant and C. Alullius (London), Air J. f>. Genre (Oamaru), Air C. F. Warren and ATr and Airs J. Wilson (Auckland), Miss M Lewis (Stratford), Airs Riddell-Stanley (Alelbourne), Mrs and Aliss APLaurin (Sydney), Dr and Mrs George Hall (Surrey, England). Mv and Mrs W. Hudson, Air Ralph Hudson, Mr and Airs J. Lamb (Christchurch), Air A. Shute (Timaru), Airs R D. Walbridge and Aliss A. H. Park© (Honolulu), Miss E C. Jordan (Te Kuiti), Air T. H. Walls and Mr A. Bntteu (Christchurch), Air H. Orr (Palmerston North) Air B. Rodger (Oamaru), Air and Airs W. S. Hughes and Mrs G. Hughes (Christchurch). # # Beautiful Blinds and Curtains of the best possible materials and workmanship. We are experts in tasteful window furnishing—lot. ns advise you.—C. and W. Hayward, Ltd.--Advt. Note. —When deciding on jour Gloves or Stockings, go to the specialist, London Town Hosiery Parlour, where you buy direct from mill at the lowest cost.— 186 George street (3 doors from Terry’s). Advt. * * * Learn Dressmaking, Cutting, and Fitting from Aliss A. Broome (above J. and J. Arthur’s. Material and patterns cut to measure. Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to 5. Evening Classes arranged for.—Advt. # * * Alias Joyce Bennett is continuing the hydropathic baths so successfully carried on by Airs Hall. This treatment is not only a very real cure for rheumatism and nervous complaints, but it tones up the system generally and promotes good health. For particulars address 27 Rawhiti street, Sunshine. ’Phone 22-380. — Advt.

WAYS OF USING TINNED FRUITS.

Grease a fireproof dish with butter or margarine, arrange the peaches or apricots from a tin neatly in the dish, cut side up. Fill up the hollows in the fruit with bread or cake crumbs. Alix the syrup of the fruit with a teaspoonful of lemon juice, sugar to taste, and a spoonful of sherry. Pour this over the peaches, cover with more bread crubs, put a few small pieces of butter here and there over the top, and pour over ioz of oiled butter. Brown in a quick oven. Serve with custard or cream. APRICOT AND PEACH FRITTERS. Open a tin of peaches or apricots, drain the syrup from the fruit, sprinkle the pieces of fruit with caster sugar, and roll them in cake or biscuit crumbs. Dip in fying batter and fry in hot fat. Drain on soft paper, and pile on a d'oyley on a hot dish. Sprinkle with caster sugar and finely chopped almonds.

BEAUTY HINTS.

A LUXURY BATH. Sometimes we have a longing to plunge into a beautifully perfumed, warm, luxury bath. There is nothing like it to give a feeling of luxurious well-being! Here is a little inexpensive bath bag that will more than satisfy and will perfume and soften the bath water quite as well as several handfulls of bath salts;—Fine oatmeal 11b, orris root Jib, dried lavender flowers 3 tablespoonfuls. Alix well together, then divide into six or eight portions, tie up into a piece of thin butter muslin. One of these little bags dropped into a warm bath will give it a delicious perfume and do a whole world of good to your skin. TRY THIS BLEACH. A yellow neck, as everyone knows, never gets on friendly terms with a dainty dance dress, and during the winter months, when furs and fur collars grime the dust and dirt into the neck, it is a good plan to have a small bottle of bleaching lotion made up, and to use it twice a week: —bay rum Joz, solution of ammonia i dram, rosewater ioz, powdered borax Joz, glycerine Joz, distilled water up to 3oz. Shake this well before using and sponge it on the neck fairly thickly, allowing it to dry in.

BALLROOM CRAZE FOR ROSES

The dance girl of the moment is displaying a passion for ropes, and in the average ballroom now 75 per cent, of the dresses worn arc decked with roses (says a writer in the Daily Chronicle;. Usually the rose decoration appears on the back of the dress. A silver frock with a long V-shaped neck at the back had the latter outlined with medium-size light pink roses set close together, and this style is finding considerable favour with dance girls. Another attractive dress was of ivory georgette with touches of diamante at the front. The back of it was conspicuous because of a couple of huge vivid tawny silk roses set somewhere below the right armpit and looking as if they might have dropped there from the wearer’s shoulders. At a well-known club the other night * Sirl wore a simple little dress of filmy black material, a straight hanging irock with a fine shoulder strap across the left shoulder. The right shoulder had a strap composed entirely of a big trail of white and silver roses.

WHAT IS A WELL-DRESSED WOMAN?

In my opinion a well-dressed woman is ona whose appearance always conveys that subtle and almost indefinable quality—a combination of elegance and good taste which the French so expressively describe as chic,” says Captain Molyneux, the famous Pans dress designer. Neither money nor environment has necessarily anything to do with good taste in dress. It is an inherent gift, and in Paris more than anywhere else, this gift appears to be showered upon women of all classes, from society beauties and stag© celebrities down to the little midinette with her few francs a week, who wears her pretty clothes with innate and infallible good taste. But as the great majority of women who deserve the title of “ well dressed ” conform to thq dictates of fashion, I can say definitely that between now and next spring there will bo a sweeping and radical change in women’s styles. There is not the slightest doubt but that the skirt is going to replace the abbreviated monstrosity seen nowadays. The new stylo of skirt is going to be at least six inches below the knees. Furthermore, women are going to break away from the stereotyped styles which have prevailed for the last three years. They are tired of the uniform fashion, and want some selections both in lines and colours to express their individuality. In other words, women are emancipating themselves from the severe and sombre styles of the past few years. I have always disapproved of the exaggerated short skirt. Very few women have pretty knees, and many have positively hideous ones. The last time I was in London I was amazed at the display of knees—some dresses looked jusf like kilts. I am all the more delighted that in Paris at least my smartest clients are all ordering longer skirts, both for day, afternoon, and evening dresses, and even for sports wear.

BRAVING THE STORM.

The days are past when one put on ” any old thing ” to go out in the rain. The out-of-shape tweed or the antique trench coat i» all very well for . a country tramp or a walk in the wilds, but the girl who has to think of her appearance does not dispose of her bad weather clotho s so thoughtlessly. Besides, there has been a brighter bad weather campaign! This last glimmer has taught us, at least, that if we are only to look nice in nice weather, we shall never look nice at al!! And, nowadays, it isn’t as if you need be tied down in any way. There are macintoshes of every colour; there are showerproof coat s and stormproof tweeds. First of all, let us consider the macintoshes. These are made in »every variety of colour and tone. They may be procured in silk or with a silk finish. If you arc buying one be sure to get your correct size. The best shops keep all sizes. Alany people prefer the' very thin variety as those may be easily worn over a little suit or even over a heavy coat without looking bulky. They are also very easy to pack and may bo tucked in your golf bag or your handbag if it i s large enough. Those who feel that a macintosh is a macintosh all the world over may prefer a showerproof coat. These certainly do not look so wet-dayish when the sun shines after a shower, but they are not guaranteed to resist the onslaughts of torrential rains. Tweeds can be treated in a way that makes them stormproof, which is an advantage to those who prefer to have their coats tailor-made, Alany people are unaware, however, that some of the big houses which specialise in raincoats sell and make coats in really attractive materials which are absolutely rain-proof. The more expensive ones are naturally the most attractive, but all these models have a smartness and a distinc (ion not usually associated with wet-weather wear, nldeed, the coots do not look like raincoats at all. Your wet weather hat will be a close fitting one if you are sensible; and let it bo of felt that will not spot. Ido not advise waterproof hats, because they couldn’t bo smart if they tried ! Shoes? Not a court shoe as in' the picture, unles R you ran change directly you pet home nr to (be other. A lace-up shoe, even _ one, with n high heel, .is much more suitable. Still, many girls keep a change of shoes at, the office and carry a spare pair of storkmgs in their handbags. If these precautions aro taken, you need not, of course, be at such pains to keep‘dry. Then there, is your umbrella. Dispense with it if joii can’t afford a nice one And if you can't dispense with it. and can t afford a" nice one well, get someone to buy you one for a, present ! (Continued on pace 15.)