Notes for Women.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21004, 17 April 1930, Page 22

Notes for Women.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ■\Vanaka LeSliC SIUIs llas left for Lake * * * Mrs T. Fergus left for Christchurch on : iuesuay. * * * Hiss Adeline Acton-Adams has returned trom Ivaikoura. * * Mis W. P, Edmond will leave to-day for Waikouaiti. 'l' V V , r ?fVf Cuddio has returned from Middlemaroli, _l :S * * r 311 m. June Batchelor will leave to-day lor Christchurch. * -S # „ ■'ml Mrs J. B. Callan will leave on •Saturday for Auckland. * * * 'Dr and Mrs J. Fitzgerald will leave to-morrow for Waitati. !S * * Mrs Eiehard Hudson will spend the holidays at Broad Bay. * # * Miss M. Peake will leave to-day on a brief visit to Palmerston.. * * # Miss will spend the Easter holidays visiting Christchurch. I- »:« j;« !.t Mrs C, M. Greenslade will leave tomorrow for Christchurch. * $ ill’s George Ritchie will leave to-mor-:row for Waikouaiti. V # * * j -‘H s Sawyer has left for Gore to visit her daughter, Mrs J. M. Boyne. * # * .Miss Z. Hart is leaving to-day on a holiday visit to Christchurch. , V * & Mrs Harman, Reeves ami family will ledvc to-day for Waikouaiti. . * w * ■Lady Carneross, of Eltham, .is the guest of Mrs Peter M’Laurin, Highgate. ; ❖ « ♦ Cl J- Wv Siheaton is speding- the Easrcr vacation at Broad Bay. ; * * » . ® "’hi leave to-day to spend the Easter vacation at Palmerston. #■ * * • D - Philips and Miss Nora Phillips will leave to-day for Warrington. ; * * =? .-Mrs Robeyt Ewing will leave to-day for her country cottage at Waihola. . '. 1 • : * V - ■ " Brett Shand, of Timaru, is at present enjoying a stay in Dunedin. ;’ . ! * >N * * : Miss | Monica , Greer, of Kurow, 'deft Dunedin on Wednesday for Auckland. ■ ® . sjs * . Miss ‘Thompson, of Wanganui, is the guest of Mrs R. Cuddie, Heriot row. * * >lt _ rs A - Hagpitfc will spend the Easter Vacation in the Gatlins district. * * * Miss Diana Roberts, of Patea, is the guest of‘Mrs H. A. Salmon, Dunottar. *' * # Miss Edith Farquhar has gone to Lake Wanaka as the guest of Mrs Leslie Mills. sje . * Mr and; Mrs C. J. Spain, of Alexandra, are at present staying at the City Hotel. * * * Miss Mill, of Port Chalmers, has gone to Lake Wanaka’for the Easter holidays. ;♦ * * Miss W Glass has left for Winton, where she will be the guest .of Mrs J. Hogg. .■: * * Mrs M. Allan left on Tuesday for Christchurch, where she -will spend the Easter holidays. ;♦ * * Dr and Mrs Charles Greenslade and family will leave to-morrow for Lake Wanaka. • ■* * Mr and Mrs Edgar Hnzlett will leave tomorrow for -the Southern Lakes district. • * * , r rir d Is Oldham left bv car for Lake Wanaka, where the Easter holidays will be spent. . v v 1 Miss Wynn-Williams, of Christcliurcb, is the guest of Miss Brewer, Merlin street Roslyn. * * % Miss G. Don, of Bournemouth. Eng* jand, is the guest, of Lady Allen, “Arana,” Clyde street. , # -Si * , Miss June Orbell will leave to-day to spend the Easter holidays with her relatives at Timaru. ■w * * Miss G. P. Sise returned yesterday evening from a tour of the North Island and the West Coast. ■** * . Mr and Mrs B. g. Irwin and Miss lonia Irwin leave to-morrow for their farm, ‘ Eavenscliff,” Woodside. . ** . « Mrs J. L. Herbert and Miss Herbert (England) left Dunedin on Tuescfay, en route for England. a. a: # Mrs A. A. Finch will spend the Easter holidays at Lake Wanaka as the guest of Mrs Leslie Mills. * * * Mr and Mrs J. R. Blues will leave today for Darfield. where they will be the guests of Mrs H. H. Barrs. » # * Mrs J. C. Stephens will leave during the week-end for Timaru, where she will be the guest of Mrs C. Bowker. * * « Miss Patricia Stronaoh has returned from a visit to Haikoura, where she was the guest of Miss D. Acton-Adams. # * # Mrs M'Master, of Marton, will leave to-day for Waikouaiti, where she will be the guest of Mrs W. F. Edmond. * * * Miss Petre, of Christchurch, who will arrive in Dunedin on Saturday, will be the guest of Miss Cargill. Musselburgh. * * * Mrs A. J. Cottrell is at present,on a holiday visit to Lynwood, Christchurch, as the guest of her sister, Sirs 11. Jones. j * * * I Mr and Mrs H. L. Dolamorc, aecom- ‘ pained by Mrs H. Wise, will leave tomorrow on a motor tour of Central Otago. , * * * Hrs George Martin has returned to Hawke s Bay after an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs C. Hollick, of Dunedin. * * * Mr and Mrs J. A. Sim arc leaving by car to-morrow for Christchurch, and will bo the guests, during their stay there, of .Airs Le Cren. » sc * Mrs Denis Sumpter, of Milton, will leave to-morrow on a caravan trip to Lake Wanaka. They intend to be away for 10 days. * « * Special Jacobean Antique Oak Dining Room Suite at Hayward’s for £4B 10s 6 We invite you to inquire about it. C and W. Hayward, Ltd., George street' Dunedin.—Advt. et ’ * 9 # Note. — When deciding on your Gloves or Stockings go to the specialist. Lond-m Town Hosi-ry Parlour wheie you buj direct from mill at the lowest cost.—lßß George street (3 doors from Terry’s) Advt. i =S ■ # Miss Miller (late of Mr Lucocks | Timaru) is now in charge of the late H ! M’NeiU’s hairdressing rooms. Permanen) ! wave; full head £2 2s; open Saturdaj : afternoons. A visit will be appreciated t>bone 11-560.—Advt-

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Mrs Edward Shand, of Palmerston North, who will arrive in this city to-day, will be the guest of Mrs James Glendiuing, York place. Miss Linda Barnett will leave to-day for Christchurch, where she will remain over the Easter holidays as the guest of Mrs Howard Janies. Miss Burgess, Mr ami Mrs Ridtl, and Messrs Ashton and Stables, left yesterday morning for Wellington for the annual conference of the Spiritualist Church. & -S Mies Webster has left for North Canterbury, whore she will bis the guest of Mr and Sirs Ralph Chaffey. of “ Kein Toiubc.” Mrs R. Jacobs and her daughter, Mias V. Jacobs, will leave to-day for Broad Bay, where they will remain over the Easter holidays. ** # . Sir Thomas Sidcy, accompanied by Lady Sidey, will leave on Saturday for Auckland. On April 23 they will be in Wellington. W * Mrs Norman Slinnd, of Granity, West Coast, who has been the guest of Mrs John Shand, Pitt street, will leave to-day on her return journey. * * Mrs E. Elsom, of Christchurch, will arrive in this city to-morrow to spend the Easter vacation as the guest of Mrs Arthur Barnett, Highgate. # * * Miss Mabel Benzoin, of Stirling, and Miss Kathleen Beuzoni, of Cromwell, will spend the Easter vacation in the city as the guests of Mrs C. M. Benzoni, Rosl'yn. !r * Mrs R. M. Chadwick, of Napier, who is expected to arrive in Dunedin shortly to attend the George Street School celebrations, will be the guest of Mrs F. Anderson, London street. * * 9|C Mrs H. D. W. Brewer and family, accompanied by Miss Wynu-Williams. of Christchurch, will leave to-day for Warrington, where the Easter vacation will he spent, :;< sis Dr and Mrs F. Dunlop Avill spend the Easter holidays at Mossburu as the guests of Mr E. Giller. They will later leave for Invercargill, where they will stay with Mrs Chilwell. Miss Helen Fenwick, who has been •paying a visit to Kaikoura as the guest of Miss D. Acton-Adams, has left for Christchurch, where she will be the guest of Miss Joan Maling during race week. * * tjt The, record for long service in local administration must surely be held by the Countess of, Southesk, who for 33 years in succession has been appointed chairman of the Parish Council of Crimond in Aberdeenshire. The engagement is announced of Dorothy Mavis Herbert, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. F. Herbert, of “Marama,” Heriot, to James Henry Allan Woodhead, of Apia, Samoa, second son of Mr and Mrs G. C. Woodhead, of Macandrew Bay. Dunedin. * * V n* An attempt to cover 30,000 miles in as many minutes was successfully carried out recently by two girls, the Misses Violet and Evelyn Corder . who accomplished the feat in a car on the Brooklands track, London. They began the first test on June 18, and completed the thirty-thousandth mile on August 19. * * » The Soviet Government has conferred on Sophie Merana, of Moscow, the title of Champion Bricklayer of Russia, and she receives extra pay and special food concessions. Originally she sold sweets in , the streets of Moscow, but’ took up bricklaying when the Government called for women to work bn public buildings. * ♦ ♦ There is a woman inember on Britain’s new advisory board to the Ministry ol Agriculture. She is Dame Meriel Talbot, who during the war dealt with food production, agriculture, migration, and enemy aliens. She'also came into prominence with the reorganisation of the police force in England. * Miss Utako Hayashi, director of the Women’s Home at Osaka and Mrs Tsuneko Gauntlet, of Tokio, who are among the foremost women workers in Japan for the , promotion ,of the welfare of society, intend visiting America and England, carrying with them the resolution for peace signed by 100,000 Japanese women. Two of the conferences they will attend will be the International Women’s Peace Conference at Wasi .ngton, and the Naval Conference at Loudon. * * Dr Marion Phillips claims to be the first woman member to invent a really convenient uniform suitable for the House of Commons (states an English exchange) It consists of a well-cut overall of heavy crepe de chine, lined with bright silk. It buttons over her dress, and provides the extra warmth needed in draughty corridors. And the dress is also protected from the results' of a hard day’s work. * * ‘ Miss Jennie , Hsii, who was the first girl to be admitted to a Chinese university, is at present in the United States completing her “ Dean of Women ” course at Columbia University. Next year she will return to China. In 1028 she took her M.A., and is now about to take the Ph.D. degree. On her return to China she intends to establish the summer camp system, so popular with students in the United States. * * * The Port Chalmers Ladies’ Bowling Club closed its season on April 10. The weather was not at its best, but in the afternoon the sun shone beautifully, and the matches were played in real bowling weather. Owing to the state of the green, the closing function was confined to members only. Four rinks participated and played two matches each. The afternoon tea was an attraction to the function. When the matches finished the president (Mrs C. M'Donald) presented prizes to the winning rink, of which Mcscianies Smith, Lang, Sutherland, and Miss Uark were the competitors, and to the 19^9^ US c * os * n £ season for * * The St. Clair Women’s Club held its opening social on Monday, when the Presbyterian Hall was crowded. The President (Mrs J. B. MTntyre), in a few wellchosen remarks, welcomed the members, new members, and their friends. The programme, which consisted of music, an amusing sketch in character, and a variety of local uts was provided by the coinnuttee, Mesdames MTntyre, Speight Armvi 8 ’ l IVI Ar?r? U ’ a ?, d 9r mber - MeoMm dock. M Dougall, Hunter, and Grig" An interesting competition was won bv Mis Strachan. Supper and the singing of the National Anthem brought a verv enjoyable evening to a dose. * * Miss Tolraic and Miss Cutten, who are leaving shortly for England, were entorat fh d nV a d w ghtfu } 1 fare "’ el! tea-party at the Otago Women’s Club on Tuesday. Among those present were: Lady WilFe^ nson - Mesdames B. Haggitt Watson-Shennan. J. M. Galla\7j y ' W .Menlovc (Athol), W. Laidlaw. Misses Ulrich, M Lean, M'Laren (Timaru), Gilkison. and Cargill. * * # . Ari Tl,e J air K i rl r ha ?. reachcd Melbourne. W S .f^H nC> v L V le ’- pllot and fl yins member oi the Victorian section of the Aero Uub > is a typical sample of what he average intelligent woman is doing in aviation. Not content with having become, a qualified A class pilot “L is donning overalls in a workshop dismantling her favourite machine, and asdimlWhln,f l i t apam ; Makes and breaks; dual ignitions and forced feeds are all known to this enterprising young aviatris. She recently dismantled her Mark I Moth; she. helped the mechanics take down th» t'hnTvr' 1 ! ovc f ,,a «l '»• She decarbonised the cyhnders herself, and after the rewaTthi e fi "w 'T had been tes ted she knowlodi I to -u ll ’ , Witb special S she will now be able to locate trouble in the event of a forced landing am to eliect temporary reoaira.

Mrs Norman Speiglifc was hostess at a tea-party given at the Tudor Hall in honour of Mrs Charles Speight, who will leave shortly with her daughter, Winnie, on a tour of England. The guests present were: Mesdaraes Richard Hudson, Bardsley. Hugh Speight, E. Syrett, M. I, Browne, Thomas Brown, Mathewson, J. A. Haggitt, Heeney, Walter Speight, A. E. MacDougall, A. E. Smith (Melbourne), W. L. Moore, and A. H. Tonkineon, MisSes Grconshule. Tonkiuson. and Speight. A * w # On Monday evening the Radiant Health Club held a social evening, a large gathering of members and friends being present. The president (Mrs Brooks) opened the evening by welcoming all visitors, especially mentioning a member from the Christchurch Radiant Health Club. Those who contributed items during the evening were Mrs Tyrelf, Misses Davidson, Mountney, Wheeler, Newey, and Pearce, Messrs Bennett and White, and Master Ivan Davidson. Several dances sandwiched between the items were much enjoyed. A delightful supper was partaken of and an enjoyable evening terminated by a surprise packet which caused much amusement. $ # * Recent guests at the White Star Hotel, Queenstown during the past week included: Colonel R, Willis. Mrs Arthur Willie, Miss H. Hudson, England; Miss Morris, Mr J. M'Laren Henderson, Scotland; Mr Jacques Polroger, Mexico; Mr W. H. Gallagher, Vancouver; Miss M. Dainty, Mr C. Boyle, Victoria; Mr and Mrs Garrett, Miss Jane Garrett, Hobart; Mr and Mrs Hellings, Melbourne; Mr and Mrs G. Handley, Wanganui; Mr and Mrs R. H. Kemp. Miss I. Smith, Hawera; Mr J. N. Cobb, Oamaru; Mi- Carter, Mr Bryan Burns, Mr H. MTntyre, Mr G. Ghittock, Mr H. Simmonde, Mr J. Kettle, Dunedin; Mrs R. Paulin. Mr and Mrs Clingin, Gfeuorchy; Mr MTaggart, Cromwell. q* V The close of the third Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Trained Masseurs’ Association, which was held at the Dunedin Hospital at the commencement of the week, was marked by a social function, which tools place late on Tuesday afternoon at the Highcliff Cafe. The delegates from other centres and friends were )the guests of the Otago Association, which motored them to this beauty spot, where an ideal and picturesque view of the city is obtainable. The party later enjoyed an hour’s social chat. $ 'fi & Owing to few, men doctors volunteering for , positions in the more unpleasant African territories, the British Colonial Office is sending out numbers of medical women. , Recently Dr Mary M’Dougall was appointed Government pathologist in one region of West Africa at h salary of £IOOO a year, and with a general commission to investigate epidemic disease there. Dr M'Dougall is an expert in tropical bacteriology, on which subject she has published several works. * * # The work of policewomen in Victoria embraces many phases, and one which is little known except by the poor and hungry is carried out by Mias Davidson, of the Melbourne branch of women police. She seeks out those families which are living in poverty, and feeds and clothes them. , To many she is known as a Lady Bountiful, and at Christmas time she was responsible for bringing cheer to many homes which, but for iier> would have been forgotten. * # * A visitor to Australia at present is Mrs Barrow Cadbury, of England, Mrs Cadbury is an authority in child welfare work, being a magistrate of the Children’s Court in Birmingham. Discussing the work of the Children’s Courts in Australia, Mrs , Cadbury expressed surprise that probation officers in Victoria were honorary, as in England they all drew salaries, these being defrayed partly by the Treasury and partly by the municipalities. ♦ * ♦ It is not very often that the Queen has quite such a utilitarian gift offered to her as the nightdress which some schoolgirls at Gateshead asked her to accept. The work which has been put into, it was beautiful, and the Queen, with her love of the domestic arts, could hardly help admiring the neatness of the stitching. , The pattern had evidently been chosen with great care, and the sewing done more carefully still; for it was all so beautifully finished that it might not have been touched by human fingers at all. Some luncheon mats and a duchess set were other gifts which went with it. Her Majesty is always very touched by little incidents of this kind, and the local affection which inspires a hand-made gift often means' more to her than the presentation of some costly treasure. FASCISM AND WOMEN. Although Fascism is primarily a men’s movement, it has not neglected the women, and Italian girls and women are now organised on an almost equal footing with boy ’Dahlias, youth-Fasoists, according to their age, says the Rome correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor. The three categories into which the feminine admirers and supporters of Fascism have been divided are the “Little Italian (jirls,” the ** Maids of Italy,” and ‘Women Fascists,” The passage from the first group to the second takes place when the candidates are 13 years of age, and they remain among the “ Maids of Italy ” until the age of 18, when they are eligible to become “ Women Fascists.’’ The object of this organisation is to instill into the girls precisely at the time when their character is developing a full comprehen- ■ sion of the duties of a woman not only as a wife and mother, but as a citizen as well. The activities of the women’s group vary; they go from physical education in all its specialisations such as sports and gymnastics, to cultural preparation (libraries, evening and Sunday classes, educational kineraas, and theatres, etc.), while a great deal of attention is given to charitable work* It is no exaggera* tion to say that the practical results achieved in the very short time since the movement was first started are simply marvellous. Throughout the peninsula 1500 groups have been formed, comprising 20,000 “ Maids of Italy,” duly provided with their Fascist tickets, and the organisation is developing by leaps and bounds. Moreover, there are 135,000 “ Little Italian Girls ” grouped in 3000 centres ready to strengthen the, higher organisation as they gradually reach the required age. when they will be entitled to wear the picturesque black cap as designed by Raphael. THE PRINCE’S NEW HOME. Progress is being made in preparing the Prince of Wales’s new home at Fort Belvedere, and it is understood that it will be ready for his occupation by the time that he returns from his visit to Africa. The interior of the house has been almost entirely remodelled, and is now approaching completion, while the work of decorating the place is also now making very good progress. His royal highness devoted a considerable amount of attention to this prior to leaving England, and personally selected the colour schemes to be adopted for each of the rooms that lie will occupy himself. Solid comfort is being aimed at, and in due course the Prince’s most cherished personal belongings are to be transferred here from York House, St. James’s. The landing ground for the Prince’s private aeroplane close at hand is now quite ready for use. There is some talk of a hangar being provided boro. TAPERING FINGER NAILS. Blunt finger tips are less attractive than those that taper. Constant massage of the finger tips applied every time after washing, and for a few minutes night and morning, may do much to remedy the defect. The finger tips should be gently pinched between the ' finger and thumb of the other hand. The pressure will gently squeeze the finger tip into a more pointed shape. The improvement will be gradual, but, as by constant pressure a more distinct curvature of the' nail is produced, the flesh will follow this change, and the whole finger tip become more tapering in form. . ...i i ■