Notes for Women

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21694, 12 July 1932, Page 12

Notes for Women

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL Miss Patricia Ritchie returned/ to Timaru yesterdayafter a visit to this city. ■ ;; /<■ ¥ . ¥ ¥ '• Misses. Barbara Williams and Dorothy Roberts arc spending a holiday at“Gladbrpol;; Station,” Central Qtago. . t; ■ ; ; v n.,v h- * K "Misji Fay Manning left oh Thursday tb spend a week visiting friends in Invercargill/ f r..r , ; * ' ¥ , , * •" __ • Miss Dorothy, Scoulnr is the guest of Mrs G. A. Martin; Te Weka street, Timaru. * tfc * Mr and Mrs A. W. Jeavons and Mrs Perriraan, who have been visiting Invercargill, returned to Dunedin on Friday. ' ' •"# * * Miss Nancy Nicholson, of Invercargill, spent the week-end v with her aunt,, Mrs F. C. Sutherland, Dunottar. , . r. * j* A sale of cake and .produce, held, on, Wednesday at the Citizens’ Day Nursery in;aid of the nursery funds, realised the gratifying-sum of £7., 6s.' , . : ¥ ¥ ¥ Mr and Mrs J. A. MacDonald, who have been the guests of Mrs 0. W. H. Strettell, of Invercargill, returned last week to their home in Anderson’s Bay. V" * # Mrs William Butcher, of Poolburn, Central Otago, has gone to Christchurch, where she will spend the remainder of the winter. * * . 5? The Misses Begg, dt North-Easi) Valley, left Dunedin on Saturday for, a holiday, which ‘'Will be spent;'principally'in the' North Islandi-'>s " '■■■ ■?.' : :j # • * * Mrs G. L. Abercrombie, accompanied by Mr and Mrs F. J. Robinson, of Invercargill, has left for Wellington, where she intends staying for several months, * $ * I Mrs. Drake (provincial president) and Miss F. V. Finlayson (secretary of the W.D.F.U.), who went to Wellington to attend the annual conference, returned to Dunedin on Saturday. S| t Si! Sj! Recent guests at Jackson’s Hotel were: Messrs .Conway (Hastings), Mead, (Auck-, land), Rout. Darling,;and Pearce (Wellington), P. ; 'F. Peoples and Pringle (Qamaru), Mrs J. Lyttle and Mr. H. Lyttle (Patearoa), Mr Crane, (Omakau), Mrs M'Allum (Winton), Mrs M. Roche (Mandeville), Mies Robertson (Kaitangata), and Miss M'Leod (Balclutha). * ¥ ¥ , A marriage has been arranged and will shortly take place between the Earl of Cranbrook, of Great Glenham House, Saxmundham, and Fidelity, only daughter of Hugh E, Seebohm, of Poynders End, Hitchin, Herts. The Earl of Cranbrook is the eldest son of Dorothy Countess of Cranbrook, formerly Lady Dorothy Boyle -—a sister of Lady Alice Fergusson and of Lady Augusta Inskip.

" The monthly meeting’ Of’the Green Island Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in the Abbotsford Methodist Church on Wednesday., Mrs Dickinson, who presided, read an interesting article from the White Ribbon journal. A motion of sympathy was passed to a member at the loss of her mother, the secretary being instructed to send a letter to that effect. ¥ ¥ •

Mr Leslie B. Greener will spend the summer months in Austria on a sketching and painting tour. In October he will return to Luxor to continue his work with the Oriental Institute, of the University of Chicago before visiting New Zealand next year with an exhibition of the paintlings of his late wife, Rhoda Haszard, on e of whose pictures, “ Isle of Breehon, ■Sark,"{-was purchased last year for the Dunedin Art Gallery.

■. j ~V-. IvV'UJ -.J Miss Winifred Gardner, who/.’with heraufat, Mrs Frank Wilkinson, of Christchurch, is still in London, -writes stating that they purpose visiting the Continent before, leaving "finally for-New Zealand. They have booked their passages to Sydney, Via Suez, by the Orient liner Ormonde, which is scheduled to leave London on-August-20." A short stay will be made in Sydney before they return home. Miss Gardner, intends to remain in ■Dunedin upon her return. * * ♦

Miss'" Florence" Couston, -of 1 this .city, was a passenger by ,the Maloja.as far'as Port Said, where she' and four other New Zealanders disembarked' and spent six days in Cairo Seeing the wonders of Egypt“the Pyramids, - Sphinx, Tutankhamen treasures, and the Upper Nile, etc. From Port Said Miss Couston travelled to Southampton by the -Orford,: arriving after>- a, very fine passage, . She is at present making the most of a few "weeks ..allotted ' to-. London .and Its,, surroifndings, and will later travel by easy stages to Scotland.

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Te Hiteroa Guest House, Waimate.— Owing to general depression, tariff greatly reduced.—-Particulars W. D. Napier, Box 10. Waimate: phone 151.—Advt. ¥ ¥ ¥

The colder the weather the more acceptable is' the sight of flowors t especially dowers belonging to a coming season. Hence, the Savoy, always noted for its floral decorations, is this week especially charming as, each :of its many ,tables bears a centrepiece of bloom. The Warwick room represents winter; its crystal ■ vases are filled with chrysanthemums in shades of gold and yellow; but the Tudor Hall is spring, for anemones in varied colours, and primroses,, pale in contrast, are arranged there, in a selection of _ bandpainted bowls. The effect against a background of Cream tablecloths striped in scarlet is pleasing to a degree.

The president (Mrs L- Cleghorn) presided over a large attendance of members and friends of the Port Chalmers League of Mothers on Tuesday evening. A fine address -was given by Nurse Totrepoe, wboi discussing "The Development of the Treatment of the Child,” spoke 1 of the conditions to which the children in the early parts of the nineteenth century Were subjected as compared with the present day, with all the latest methods of teaching and training. At the close of the meeting Nurse Torrence spoke of a few of her own experiences in connection with the work in_ which she is engaged in Dunedin. During the evening musical items were rendered by the Glee Club.

At a recent meeting of the Hataitai branch of the League of Mothers it was suggested that members and friends should make up little six-inch squares of kniting when trying out different patterns, so that they could be collected and worked together to make bed clothes for poor families. Every scrap Would help and it would not matter whether there were different shades or qualities of wool. Scraps of wool so often left over, or wool that had been previously used and unravelled, could be knitted into six-inch squares and would ultimately become a boon to many destitute homes. The president said it was heart-breaking to see the beds of some poor children who only have' wornout old garments to covet them. One afternoon certain members of the league presented blankets to a poor family in the district and the unfortunate little ones were so excited they all wanted to go to bed immediately. . They had never known what it was like to sleep in real blankets.

Those who are anaemic, nervy, run down should take grape-juice. The grape-juice sold at the Sanitarium Shop is the pure, undiluted puice of grapes, specially grown, with nothing added. Grape-juice is especially beneficial in cases of acute indigestion.. It strengthens the nerves. And for the ancemie it converts 76 per cent, of its weight into good, rich blood an hour after it is consumed. It is also a delicious beverage. Sanitarium Shop, 8 George street, Dunedin.—-Advt.

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The Mornington branch of the League of Mothers held its monthly meeting in the Baptist Sunday School Hall on Wednesday. Mrs Dodd (president), in a few well chosen remarks, welcomed a large attendance; including members from the Mornington Mothers’ Union who were incited to attend. The Speaker, “ Big Brother Bill,” gave ,n delightful address on his early experiences as a pastor in the blaekblocks of Australia. His address was interspersed with many anecdotes, ' which wJipri told with his dry humour lent a happy strain to his story of hardship and difficulty. Mrs Turner thanked the speaker and the performers— Mrs Evans who played a pianoforte solo, Mrs Blair who sang, ni)d Mr Blair who played the accompaniments.

On Thursday evening at the Wilford Tea Gardens, members of the Anderson’s Bay Lawn Tennis Club gave a party at which Mr and Mrs J, A. Pearce were the guests of honour. Trump whist formed the entertainment. During the evening Mr A. E, M'Adam took the opportunity of presenting the lawn tenuis trophies won during the year, and on behalf of the club made a small presentation to Mr and Mrs Pearce, Those present were: Mr and Mrs Pearce, Mr and Mrs Ross, Mr and Mrs Shepherd, Mr and Mrs Oliver, Mr and Mrs Adair; Mesdames C'owie, Benfell and Dyke; Misses Payne (2), Stenhousc, Hill, Thomson, Wilson (2), Fraser, and Pearce; and Messrs M'Adam, Hamer, Shepherd, Jones, Bickflell, Simnlonds, Williams, Pearce, and Johnson.

Mr and Mrs J. M. Hardcastle, of Auckland, and Mr and Mrs, Russell Matthews, of New Plymouth, have been on a motor tour which embraced the Southwestern Counties as far as Cornwall, the Wye ■ Valley, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire. Numerous cathedral cities were included in the route selected, and the travellers were greatly impressed by the interest and variety of the places visited, as well as by the beauty of England in the springtime. Mr and MrsHardcastle will be in London during June. Mr and Mrg Matthews have gone to France on a motor tour, wjiich was planned for them by Mr Arthur Hirst (formerly of New Plymouth),' a man who knows the Continent well. During three weeks’ motoring, breaks will be made at cathedral cities in Northern France.

The annual hall of the Medical Faculty of the Otago University was held in Allen Hall on Friday evening. Miss Coreen Brown, ;who was responsible for the decorations, made an admirably Arcadian effect by means of cherry-coloured crepe paper streamers and garlands of evergreens. Statues of satyrs were to be seen peeping through shrubs and out of bowers of evergreens covered with gay fruits and flowers, a painted figure of Pan played his pipes on the stage, andCupid, artful a« ever, aimed his arrows at the throng of dancers. The scene, lit by special lamps and animated by the graceful frocks of the dancers, was unusually delightful. The guests of honour were Dr and Mrs Herons, Dr and Mrs litchett, Dr and Mrs Dawson, Miss Fairbairn, Dr and Mrs Fergus. Dr and Mrs North, Dr and Mrs R. North, Dr CarmaltJoncs, Dr Watt, and Dr Barnett.

We have received from Miss Winifred Gardner, L.R.A.M., who is at present in London, her impressions of a concert held recently in the Royal Albert Hall, in which many famous musicians took part. She says: “A ‘World Celebrity’ concert had been arranged in aid of the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund. The date was fixed for May 26, to commemorate her Majesty the Queen’s birthday. As soon as an announcement of such a unique concert was made, the public lost no time hi buying tickets, and at the end of the first week practically the whole of the available 10,000 tickets had been sold. At the vast Albert Hall we found hundreds of people waiting to greet the King and Queen upon their arrival. We .prodeeded into the hall and were soon in our comfortable seats, from which position we could see practically the whole of the hall, besides obtaining a splendid view of the royal box. The latter was artistically decorated with exquisite hydrangeas in pale blue and pink. It Was most interesting to watch the mag-nificently-gowned women and their immaculate escorts taking their places, and the Whole was a very striking" and picturesque scene for the onlooker. An organ prelude by the famous organist. Dr Alcock, who played at the Queen’s wedding, commenced at 7.45 p.m., but ticket .holders were still coming .into .their .seats until almost 8 o’clock. When : the organ ceased there Was tense, excitement and expectancy, as the royal party were about to enter their box. As they did so 10,000 people rose in a body and a mighty fanfare of trumpets burst forth from the orchestra, and following immediately afterwards came the National Anthem ■ played' by 250 instrumentalists. I will never forget the magnificent rendering of the latter, and it was most thrilling to listen to it. As' the last strains ceased, cheering and clapping broke out, to which their Majesties bowed acknowledgments. When the royal party were seated, we all took our seats, but the majority of eyes were turned towards the royal box, for, of course, the women were anxious to examine the apparel of the Queen and Princess Royal. Both looked most beautiful, the Queen wearing a lovely gown of orchid mauve chiffon and lace, glistening with crystal embroidery, and a diamond tiara,' alid the Princess Royal a gown of palest jade with diamond tiara, necklace and bracelets. Just before the concert commenced I glanced round the hall, and there was not a vacant seat; the floor, the bank of seats which lead to the vast circular tiers and the boxes, all being thronged. Sir Edward Elgar appeared and was greeted with affectionate applause. The orchestra crashed into life again with a march of Sir Edward’s, and for once the orchestra was really adequate for such an immense hall. The massed tone effect was something never to be forgotten. Next followed Friedrich Schoor, the Wagnerian bass baritone of Covent Garden fame, who sang 'O Star Of Eve ’ from 4 Tannhauser ’ with ’cello and harp accompaniment —a delightful item. As the applaitse died away Florence Austral, the Australian prim a donna, took the platform and sang ‘Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster,* magnificently. Backhaus, the master pianist, came next and thrilled the audience with a burlesque by R. Strauss which was conducted by Sir Henry Wood. The previous two items had been conducted by Dr A. Boult and Sir Landon Ronald respectively. Dr Boult conducted.xbe next item, Gerhardt singing most delightfully .three songs by R. Strauss. Next came the renowned ’cellist, Suggia, who played exquisitely. After an interval of 15 minutes, during which the artists and conductors were presented to their Majesties in a room adjoining the royal box, the second part of the programme commenced with another fanfare of trumpets, trombones, etc., followed by two orchestral Items, artistically rendered and conducted by Sir Henry Wood, who, at the close of the second piece, had to appear again and again to bow bis acknowledgments to the storm of applause. Next came the beloved John M’Cormack, who sang three songs, the audience bringing him back at tbe end of his third song, ‘Ts She Not Passing Fair,’ seven or eight times. The order ‘ No encores allowed ’ could not be broken, however, and we had to be content, when at last Sir L. Ronald appeared to conduct the orchestra for the prince of fiddlers, Kreisler. Needless to say, his playing was superb, and he was given a most wonderful ovation, the audience again clamouring for an encore. After a splendid rendering of the overture to ‘ Die Meistersinger ’ (Wagner) the audience rose to sing the beautiful ‘Jerusalem,’ by Parry, in which the Queen joined. As the National Anthem commenced the entire audience turned towards his Majesty and sang it ns I have never heard it sung before It was a most impressive sight and one which I will never forget. So came to an end a unique and wonderfully brilliant and thrilling concert. It was indeed a great privilege to have been part of that vast audience on such a memorable evening.

Over 100 couples occupied the floor of the Marigold Salon on Saturday evening, the occasion being the grocers’ annual social and dance. From the moment of starting until the stroke of 12 the scene was ope of revelry, the M.C.’s, Messrs D. S. ; M'Pherson arid M. Campbell, keeping the dancers busy in modern and old-time favourities. Vocal items were delightfully rendered by Miss Helen Roy and Mr W. Ruffell, the accompaniments being played by Miss Alice Wilson. Prior to the supper interval Mr A. Armit, president of the Master Grocers’ Association, expressed his pleasure in welcoming old and new friends, including a number of representatives from merchant and manufacturing firms. He also conveyed his thanks on behalf of the committee to Messrs Cadbury Fry Hudson, Ltd,, Anisebrooks, Ltd., and the Phcenix Company for donations of chocolates.

Vivid recollections of the strenuous pioneering days of New Zealand, and of participating in the feverish search for gold are retained by Mr and Mrs G. Wallace, of Heathcote, who recently celebrated their golden wedding. In search of adventure arid hig fortune, Mr Wallace set out from his home in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshirc, Scotland, in November, 1878, and landed from the ship Taranaki at Port, Chalmers on January 25, 1870. Then 19 years of age, Mr Wallace worked for Mr James Shand, at Taieri, as a labourer, but soon graduated to the charge of the settler’s leading team. Fourteen months of this work, and he decided to try his lot on the diggingg of Livingstone, where his eldest brother, whom he had never seen, was located. He recalls the arduous nature of the journey to the diggings for he travelled by foot over tussock country, pitted with wheel tracks. Finally he managed to find his brother, and the union was effected of two men who had never before seen each other. Mr Wallace then secured a position as an alluvial gold digger, but later worked a claim in partnership with a man named M'Grath. While visiting Naseby to renew acquaintance with townspeople of his, he met his wife, to whom ho was married on July 5, 1882. Although it was snowing, Mr and Mrs Wallace rode on horseback 18 miles to Livingstone by way of Dansey’s Pass, then a narrow track. After he had been six weeks married, Mr Wallace was persuaded by his brother to go to the West Coast, and for some time engaged in mining and road contracting. He was joined at Rcefton by his wife, but again the pair were separated when a rush set in to Karamea. The venture, to use Mr Wallace’s own expression, proved a “ frost,” and with his wife he settled down at Denniston Hill. Mr Wallace tried his hand at coal mining for .several years, and then removed to Naseby, where lie transferred his energies once more to digging for gold. After working for some time at Naseby and Burwood, he applied for and secured work on the Midland Railway. He was closely identified with the tunnelling operations that were carried out on the line, being in charge of a good deal of the work in No. 3 tunnel and assisting largely in the construction* of the Staircase tunnel. Once more Mr Wallace turned hig attention to coal-mining, and worked for some time at Glentunnel. He was forced, however, to give up this occupation for health reasons. He transferred to Lyttelton, where he worked in the Harbour Board's quarry, securing stone for the reclamation wall. Mr Wallace has been retired for the past six years. Looking back over the years he considers that he mastered the worst kinds of mining, and his record certainly seems to justify the claim. IN DEFENCE OF YAWNING The yawn is one of Dame Nature’s danger signals—she is warning you that your lungs are in need of oxygen, and that certain unused nfuscles of your face are in need of exercise (says _an exchange). All yawns are divided into two classes —the yawn proper, and the yawn improper. The latter is a physical expression of boredom, of ennui, this yawn improper is voluntary, a deliberate expression. Bu the yawn proper is involuntary a natural, spontaneous expresFatigue—that “ tired feeling,” that lack of “ pep ” —headaches, drowsiness, nil can be induced by lack of oxygen in the system, and resisted to a great extent by a sufficiency of oxygen. Nature, aware Of this condition, and knowing its preventive, giyee her warning. You yawn once or twice, perhaps, and the fatigue or headache gradually increases. You have not heeded the danger signal. Watch for it-the. next time—or even anticipate it. At the first feeling of fatigue, go. .to an open window, stand erect, and with arms extended, breathe deeply 10. times, prolonging the inhalation and, exhalation of the air as long as possible. ■ Do this every 10 minutes—and dm half an ..hour or less, an increase in “ pep ” will be noticed, and very often, the incipient headache will have been driven away entirely. Few sleepers Waken without the need of replenishing the oxygen in the system. This is of us have the Impulse of yawning immediately on waking—it is not because we need more sleep, we need fresh air. Practice deep breathing exercises every morning for two weeks, and the habit iwill be formed: it will seem as necessary as a part of “starting off the day’ as is your breakfast. And it will surprise you how it will change your usual form of breathing. You will soon breathe in a “natural” manner—that is, filling the lungs entirely instead of breathing “unnaturally,” moving the chest only, and” filling out the top of the lungs. This regular and sufficient supply of oxygen will add brightness to the eyes, quicken the circulation, and eventually give the skin a clearer, more transparent tone. But deep breathing and yawning can do much more than this for the woman who wishes to improve her appearance, especially the woman who is past her youth. „ . . . The first few minutes before rising the morning, form the ideal time to give some of your face and, neck muscles a little stimulating exercise. It is the seldom-used muscles that droop and soften as we Ret older. Those that cause the unpleasant “ sagging ” on the cheeks are the muscles running from the ears to the comers of the mouth. Those that extend from above the ear over the jawbone to the throat and those directly under the chin. ‘ , , , This “sagging of the cheeks can he prevented, and in every jaase corrected to a great extent by giving these muscles exercises that harden them and keep them in a youthful condition. . \ After practising your deep breathing exercises on rising, lie down again, and place your pillow in a comfortable roll under the back of your neck. Your head will thus-be thrown back, your chin will point into the air, and you will feel the muscles of your throat becoming taut. Now, slowly indulge in a wholehearted yawn, then, holding the mouth wide open, try to grin from “ear to ear,” then close it slowly, puffing out the’cheeks as far as possible, taking cam not to pucker the lips. Keep this position for a full minute. Repeat the exercise five times. The muscles of your jaw and neck should actually feel exercised and glowing. Now give your face and neck a five minutes rotary massage, using good skin food, and follow it by dashing the skin thoroughly with very cold water, which contains a few drops of tincture of benzoin. Of course, if you desire, these muscle exercises and the massage that follows them ( can be practised at night before retiring, but if you want a clear skin and a bright eye’, and that “peppy” feeling, do not under any circumstances fail to practise your deep breathing exercises upon rising, and remember that, taken in time, oxygen is a sure cure for most cases of fatigue and headache.