WOMEN’S WORLD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19821, 24 December 1938, Page 12

WOMEN’S WORLD

In and Oat of Town

Mr. H. J. Poole. Aberdeen road, left for Wellington to-day on a short visit. O '.■■ * 5 Mr. and Mrs. V. Jervis, Haiti, intend spending the holidays in Wellington. * * * « Mr. and Mrs. R. W. J. Edwards. Iranui road, left to-day for Wellington. * * * » Miss Barbara Grumitt left yesterday for Cambridge, to spend the holidays at her home there. * * * » Mr. and Mrs. H. Berkeley Tyerman. Whitaker street, are spending the holidays at Wainui Beach. * * * <* Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kcndon, Whitaker 'street, are spending the holidays at Opotiki. * * • • Mr. and Mrs. Jon,. C»«... roa,-are spends the ui. lu u..i,. ..... days in Gisborne. * • • • Mrs. C. M. Hutchinson, btoiu iUc, is spending Christmas with the ivjsse. Hutchinson, Otoko. ¥ * * * Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Chrisp, Wainu. Beach, intend leaving early next week for Rotorua. * * » • Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kiernan left, today for the south to spend the holidays in Levin and Wellington. * * • * Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ewcn, Hamilton, arrived yesterday to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Sim, Iranui road.

Mrs. J. MeLeod, Wairarapa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. M. B. deLautour, Wairoa, for Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Ferguson, Clifford street, and their daughter, Miss Gladys Ferguson, are spending the holidays at Ohope Beach. * * * * Captain and Mrs. D. A. Sharp, Napier, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Livingston, "The Reay," Manutuke. . * # * * Miss Rita Barry, Aberdeen road, is accompanying her father, Mr. D. J. Barry, on a visit to Palmerston North for the holidays. * * * * Miss A. L. Rees, Russell street, left to-day for Ormond to spend the weekend with Mrs. W. Graham, "Ngakaroa." * # * » Mr. and Mrs. I. Stephenson. Stout street, left to-day for Waikaremoana, where they are spending the holiday week-end. * * • • Mr. and Mrs. L. Grey Barton, Stout street, and their .daughtei, Miss Doris Barton, left 10-day on a holiday visit to Auckland. * * 0 • Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Palmer, Score road, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs W. Livingston, "The Reay," Manntuke, for the festive season. * * * * The many friends of Mrs. Bain. Kaiti esplanade, will regret to learn that she has had to enter hospital for further treatment. » * * » Mr. and Mrs. W. Carruthers, Russell street, left to-day for Waikaremoana to spend the holidays at Lake House. » * * a Mr. and Mrs. Fairfax Fenwick, Russell street, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mclldowie, "Totangi." Ngatapa, this week-end. * * • • Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Parker, R3wiri street, accompanied by their son and daughter, will spend the holidays camping at Ruakituri. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Taylor, Rav/iri street, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bruce, "Pukerua," Kanakanaia. for the Christmas week-end. * * » * Mr. Hunter Caldwell, Waiuku, and his daughters, the Misses Meg and Wendy Caldwell, are arriving during the week-end for the Dallas-Caldweil wedding on Monday. ' * «■ V 9 Mr. Pat Corbett, "Almadale," is leaving to-morrow for Auckland to spend a few weeks' holiday with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. McEwin. * # * » Mr. and Mrs, A. S. Seymour, Russell street, left to-day to spend the holidays at Tuai, Waikaremoana, accompanied by their son, Mr. L. Seymour. * • • * Mrs. Roger Wilkinson, Wellington, is arriving during the week-end for the marriage of her niece, Miss Ann Caldwell, and Mr. N. M. Pallas, on Monday next. * * * » Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Rhodes. Wadestown, Wellington, and their family are arriving to-morrow to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Berkeley Tyerman, Wainui Beach. * * « « Dr. and Mrs. R. McKenzie Gunn. Wainui road, intend spending Christmas with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Medley Reeves, Tolaga Bay. « * * * Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown, Wellington, accompanied by their family, arrived this week to spend the holidays with* Mrs. Brown.'.-,- parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matthews, "Alvih." Mangapapa.

' Mrs. Bryce, Gisborne, is visiting her brother. Mr. W. J. Mclntyre, Mohaka. Mrs. J. Read, Gisborne, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. W. McKenzie, Masterton. * * * * Miss Molly Park left to-day for Auckland to spend the holidays with ner people there. * * ■# * Mrs. W. J. Langlands and family, Harris street, left to-day on a holiuay trip to Auckland. » * * * Mr. and Mrs. V. T. C. Savage, Waimata Valley, are spending Christmas in Auckland. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Shackleton, Cinlders road, are spending the holi- . :j.. <u ~„.inai. South. " Mrs. A. -. i._uK_y, wimaKer suetx, is spending Uui'istmas Wicn ner daugnier, Mrs. U. nines Walker, Te « * * * Mr. and Mrs. K. Kissling, Tokomaru Bay, will be the guests of Mr. ana Mrs. R. C. Tuke, Riverside road, for Christmas. ; * * * » Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Scott, Clifford street, accompanied by their daughter and son, Miss Bobbie and Mr. Peter Scott, left to-day for Auckland. * * * * Mr. Bill Reed, Wellington, is expected in Gisborne to-day to spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. King Reed, Wainui road. * * * * Miss Moya Barreclough, Wellington, is the guest of Miss Billie Burt, Gisborne Hotel, for the Christmas holidays. * * >:• * Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bull, Iranui road, leave to-day for Jellicoe Point, Lake Taupo, for a fishing and camping holiday.

Miss Wooler and Mrs. Bellam, Auckland, are arriving to-day to visit the former's sister, Mrs. P. R. D. Leslie, Sheehan street, for the holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Whitehead Riverside road, intend leaving to-mor-row morning for the north en route to Russell on a holiday motor tour.

Mrs. Dodson, who lias been spending a holiday in Gisborne, as the guest ot Miss Gwen Crawford, Mangapapa, has returned to Palmerston North.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson, Dunedin, and Mr. H. S. Lawrence, Christchurch, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. Wrey Nolan, Russell street, for the Christmas holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Parke Pittar, Haronga road, left to-day for Tuai, Waikareroana, to spend Christmas with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Seymour.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Turner, Palmershton North, accompanied by their small son, arrived to-day to spend the holidays with Mrs. Turner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Margoliouth, Shcehan street. * * # » Mr. and Mrs. J. Collett leave during the week-end for Lake Rotoiti to spend the holidays at their lake-side' home, "Te Ta Heki," where they will be joined by their son,, Mr. Ivan H Collett, Hamilton. * * f m Miss N. Hawkins and her brother, Mr. Brian Hawkins, Taranaki, are the guests of Mrs. Hyla Bennett, Waikohu, for Christmas. Mrs. Bennett's mother, Mrs, Gregory. Hastings, is also staying with her for the holidays.

Mr. unci Mrs. T. Dallas, -Duncdin, accompanied by their daughter, Miss Betty Dallas, are arriving in Gisborne to-morrow for the marriage of their son, Mr. N. M. Dallas, to Miss Ann Caldwell, which is to take place on Monday. They will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dallas, Stout street.

Mrs. M. Sheeran left this morning on a' short visit to Auckland.

Miss E. Maxwell is spending the holidays at Morere. The Misses Natalie and Lyndall Williams, "Glenburn," Ngatapa, arc spending the holidays at Tauranga. * * * ■ Miss Honey Lane, Aberdeen road, intends leaving for Auckland on Monday. * * * * *Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wood, who have been on a short visit to Gisborne, have returned to Lottin Point. * * *' * Misses Bunty Dobson and Sylvia Dodd are spending the holidays at Coromandel on a camping trip. * * * » Miss Margaret Reed has returned to her home in Wainui road after a visit to the East Coast. * * * * Mrs. R. A. Fox-Rogers, Aberdeen road, is spending Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. S. T. Gray, after which she will visit friends in, the country. * * * * Miss Shirley James, "Almadale," left this morning for Rotorua and Taupo, where she will spend the Christmas and New Year holidays. « • * • Misses Lorna Howe and Jean North, Hastings, are ' staying at Wainui Beach with the former's brother. Mr. M. Howe. * * * * Miss Rachel Wauchop left to-day on a holiday visit to Lake Rotoiti, where she is the guest of Mrs C. R. Skeet. * * * ■» Mrs. A. V. S. Reed, Napier, accompanied by her daughtei-, Miss Ruth Reed, is visiting her mother, Mrs. T. S. Williams, "Kaharau," Ruatoria. * * ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Hind-marsh. Cape Runaway, accompanied by their family, are spending Christmas at Te Puia. * * # 9 Mr. and Mrs. D. SherrifT, Aorangi, East Coast, and Miss Vivienne Dodd, Harris street, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. SherrifT, Waikohu. * * * * Mr. J, A. Macfarlane, Napier, who has just returned from a trip abroad, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. H. D. Chrisp, Harris street. ** * * Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spence, Hastings, are arriving to-day to visit the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Coleman, Rutene road. * * * * Misses Alison Williams and Grace Butler, Napier, are spending Christmas with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Williams, "Glenburn," Ngatapa.

Mrs. Hector McLean, who was a visitor to Wellington and Wanganui for the college breaking-up ceremonies and spent the week-end in Waipukur.au, has returned to Gisborne accompanied by her father Mr. J. Emslie Reid.

! The Daily Round j

The engagement is announced of Kathleen Alice, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Grogan, 16 Daphne street, Kaiti, Gisborne, to Samuel, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thompson, Ashley Bank, North Canterbury. An engagement is announced between Reginald, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Colebourne, Palmerston road, Gisborne, and Jean, younger daughter of Mr. F. P. Muir and the late Mrs. Muir, Mangapapa, Gisborne.

iMiss Alys Edwards, Wellington, is arriving to-day to spend a (fortnight's holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward's, Aberdeen road.

Misses Hay Rogers and Vera Green, Wairoa, are visiting the latter's parents, iMr. and Mrs. J. Green, Awapuni road, for the holidays. Mrs. R. Bruce and Miss Nancy Bruce, "Lynn Brae," Mangapapa, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce, jun., are spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bruce, Kanakanaia. * * # • Miss Barbara Kinder left to-day for Christchurch on a holiday visit. Mr. and Mrs. A. , Baillie, Kahutia street are spending the week-end at Te Puia. # » * * Mr. and Mrs. Surridge, Tuai, accompanied by their family, are arriving in Gisborne to-day, - having taken a house in Russell street for the Christmas and New Year holidays. • • • • Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ormond, Wallingford, Hawke's Bay, met their daughter, Jacqueline, when she arrived by the Rangitane at Wellington on December 16. Miss Ormond's wedding to Dr. J. E. Giesen is planned for this autumn. Engagements

- _ Social Afternoon

A number of members of the Ladies' Orange Lodge and some of their friends met in Le Grand Cafe on Tuesday afternoon. The time passed pleasantly in social intercourse and ;everal members contributed vocal ;olos. Bright, happy speeches weie also the order of the day. Afternoor .ea was much enjoyed by all present.

vVaitangirua Garden Circle The monthly meeting of the Waiangirua Garden Circle was held on December 20, at "Potirau," the home ■f Mrs. John Downey. Owing to the holidays several lembers were unable to be present, ipologies being received from Mes:ames Hindmarch, Cato, A. C. Wood, Alison and Maddox.

The winners of the monthly competitions were:—Decorated Bowl. — Mrs. C. R. G. Wood, 1; Mrs. C. Downey, 2 and 3. Three Flowers.-—Mrs. C. Downey, 1; Mrs. C. R. G. Wood, 2; Mrs. Thomas, 3. Shoulder Sprav Mrs. C. R. G. Wood:, 1; Mrs. R. Griffin, 2 and 3. Gladioli.—Mrs. C. R. G. Wood, 1; Mrs. C. Downey, 2 and 3. The hostess' competition, making a telegram- out of a long word, caused much amusement and was won by Mrs. C. Downey. Mrs. John Downey gave a most interesting and instructive talk on gladioli. It was decided to hold the next meeting on. Junary 11.

Women Find Ancient Arabian Temx>le

The discovery by three women of a buried temple in the ancient land of the Hadhramaut, Southern Arabia, was described to the Royal Geographical Society in London recently, states the Daily Telegraph. The women are Miss Gertrude Caton Thompson, who has made important discoveries in Egypt and at the legendary site of King Solomon's mines, Miss Freya Stark, explorer and authoress, and Miss Elinor Gardner. Miss Thompson told the society of their journeys through a land almost unknown to the archaeologist.

Near Hureidha she and Miss Gardner came on vestiges of an old irrigation system and outlines of ancient fields. "My decision to excavate rested on small beginnings," Miss Thompson said. "With a first recruitment of six local men and four boys, soundings were made the following day and soon struck the foundations of a large stone building. "Thus was discovered the temple of the Moon God, Sin, the first of its kind recorded in Arabia, which provided the complete ground plan of a pagan semitic sanctuary with more than 50 dedicatory inscriptions. "The temple must have stood, unprotected and conspicuous, on a slight eminence overlooking in both directions the length of the level plain, then diligently watered and cultivated.

"No village appears to have flourished in the immediate vicinity, and the secular habitations on the plain around them seem to have consisted of isolated farmsteads which lie buried beneath mounds."

A Woman Chemist Two Wanganui pharmacy student:. a±aa ufidigd.tfL rianscn and Mr. B. D Meares, have passed the third and final section of the pharmacy examination, and are now fully-qualified chemists. Miss Jean Goldabury iVar.ganui, has passed the seconc' section of the pharmacy examina ■

;i:n. Miss Hanson, who is a daughter of 'r. and Mrs. G. H. Hanson, w: -dueated at Wanganui Girls' College. •.: she left school she has been employed at her father's business, ihe is the fifth -sew Zealand worr.un n qualify as a chemist this ■ year. \Jieg3thex there are about 50 worn en chemists in the Dominion. Miss Golds-bury is a daughter '. Mr. and Mrs. E. Goldsbury, Wangnnui. She is an ex-pupil of Wanganui Technical College. Niuean Visitor to New Zealand Th-> pioneering instinct is not yet ""•d. -nd the modern woman, despite her love of ccrrt'ort, is as ready as ,'ier grea'-gr-i.nd.Tiother ever was to 'esert nil the modern amenities to accompany her husband in the course of duty and service. Mrs. Brenda Lonsdale has returned to .New Zealand after three years on Nine Island, South Pacific, where she '■•is lived for the ipast nine years. Her '-u-band is in charge of the wireless station there. Mrs. Lonsdale admitted Uhat island life was inclined (to become monoton>US. » 'Tt is very quiet—the same things day after day," she said in an interview. "The GjM.V. Maui Pomare calls at Alofi, the port, once a month; occasionally we see an Amerifcan yacht, and there is the annual event of the ship which comes for the copra. There is tennis, swimming, bridge, man jong, reading and the wireless, of course, but these become monotonous."

Books, papers and magazines are exchanged among the 16 Europeans. Mr. Lonsdale is on duty every nighi of the year, so husband and wife share few of each other's activities. Mrs. Lonsdale's daughter, like children on outback farms in New Zealand, has lessons prepared by the Correspondence School in Wellington. Her son is not yet old enough for lessons. Supervising the lessons of her daughter occupies Mrs. Lonsdale's mornings After lunch she rests till 3 o'clock because of the heat; perhaps she will then dress in a cool frock and go visiting. Afternoon tea is usually had between 3 and 4 o'clock. If she does not go visiting she may read till after 4 o'clock. The evenings are wonderfully moonlight for walking.

"Food is a problem," said Mrs. Lonsdale. "There is plenty of fruit, but it takes some time to acquire a taste for it. We have no fresh milk, and ifor water we depend on the rains and the itanks, because there are no streams.' The natives get their water from large concrete community tanks, there being one in each of the 11 villages. From* November to March there is likelihood of drought; recourse must then be taken to brackish cave water;"- .

Ninetieth Birthday One of Greytown’s earliest settlers, Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, celebrated her ninetieth birthday recently at the Buchanan Home. Special preparations were made for the event by relatives, and as Mrs, Morris is vpry popular with the stah and fellow inmates, her party was a great success. The Rev. H. Harkness made a special trip to the institution to hand Mrs. Morris a bouquet from the Methodist Church, and to wish her many happy returns of the day. Despite the excitement of the event, Mrs. Morris bravely blew out the 9u candles on the birthday cake in one blow. Royal Godmother The .Duchess of Kent was a godmother recently at the christening oi the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Feversham, states a Londbn writer. The name Clarissa was given to the child. The ceremony took place a. St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, ana the service was choral. The baby arrived with her parents and nurse and wore t'he family christening robe of lace. Wound round one wrist was her present from the Duchess of Kent—a necklet of emeralds and pearls. The Countess of Feversham was wearing a black coat trimmed with Persian lamb ana a hat trimmed with similar fur. The Duchess, who was attended by Lady Herbert, was wearing an almond-green dress under a mink coat, and she had a small hat ol similar fur. Some Advice to Girls “If girls could only see themselves when they put on outlandish tennis costumes and scanty running and hiking uniforms, they would realise the danger they run of losing a great deai of their feminine charm,” said Mr. A. E. Flower, chairman of the Canterbury University College Council, speaking to the girls of the Christchurch Girls’ High School at the break-up ceremony, states the Press. Mr. Flower said that anither practice he disliked among women—and it was his pet detestation—was cardplaying in the daytime. Another habit many women indulged in was talking a great deal about literature, pretending to know all about books they hacl not even read. Advising girls to cultivate a taste for quiet domestic life and things of worth, he said he coulo not understand why so many girls should be eager to rush oil from their homes to join in the monotonous ana drab life of city offices. Old Woman’s Trip to Arctic A cruise on the Hudson’s Bay Company .'relief ship Nascopie through 1 is,ooo miles of ice-iaden waters of the North lias been completed by a 75-year-old woman, who was greeted at Fort R'oss as the oldest white person to set foot bn that lonely outpost in the North-west Passage, states an American exchange. Mrs. Susan Nason, of Medford, Oregon, who made the trip with her daughter, Miss Margaret Nason, described the journey at the Post Graduate Hospital, where she was receiving treatment for a foot ailment. The voyage, she said, lasted three months.

The Nascopie, an ice-breaking freighter, makes the trip annually io the Hudson's Bay Company's northern posts to deliver supplies, take in new personnel, and collect the fur cargo. On the 1937 trip the .ship Carried personnel to establish Fort Ross on Somerset Island in the North-west Passage.

The Nascopie docked only once on the 12,000-iniiile voyage, at Churchill on Hudson Bay, but. anchored as nearly as possible to the outposts and sent provisions ashore in small scows. Mrs. Nason said stops were made at 30 of the company's posts.

At Thule, Greenland, the ship took on two Eski mo families and transported them in Craig Harbour, on Ellesmere Island, the northernmost post office in the world. Here tihe ship also left two Royal Canadian

Mounted Police who' had been brought for duty at Craig Harbour. The ship also carried a party of Canadian Government geologists and other scientists to their destinations, but the passengers • who attracted most attention were three brides-elect who were married aboard to two members of the outpost personnel and an explorer. One of the brides, Mrs. Nason said, was a girl from Scotland, a stickler for ceremony, who wore a white satin wedding dress and veil and even brought her wedding cake with her to the Arctic. The other brides were from Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. ■Altogether there were eight women aboard the Nadcopie. In the Purple For the lucky girls who can wear shades of lavender and purple, this combination is a happy choice for a sports ensemble. Joan Bennett, blond screen actress, wore a cleverly tailored sports jacket of lavender suede over an angora sweater and tweed skirt of deep purple at the Hollywood Turf Club the other day. Her‘fine felt hat matched the purple of her sweater and skirt. Bag and pumps were of black patent, gloves of natural pigskin. Food and Digestion “Many people think of nutrition as synonymous with diet, but the nutritional condition of a child depends, not only on what food it eats, but also on its powers to assimilate it. . . . “A defective diet often leads to faults of digestion, to increased susceptibility to infectious disease and to delayed recovery. Again, a lack of sunlight, which may not be serious to .a well-fed child, may be very harmful to a child whose diet is deficient in vitamin D, calcium or phosphorus. . . . The poverty which results in bad housing with its concomitant of overcrowding, lack of light and air, and often want of sleep, also results in poor food. It is impossible to disentangle the effects of these in a clinical examination of the individual child. “Few attempts have been made to relate the nutritional condition found by the school doctor to the child’s diet and home conditions. “Researches have shown that of all the physical signs Of under-nutrition, the facial expression is the least reliable. . . .” -Miss Marjorie E. Green, in “Malnutrition Among School Children.” Wedding' in Dunedin A pretty wedding of Gisborne interest was celebrated at the NorthEast Valley Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, recently. The bride was Margaret, elder daughter of Mrs. Stuart and the late Mr. C. W. Stuart, and the bridegroom, Campbell Munro, only son of Captain and Mrs. D. Sharp, Napier, the service being conducted by the Rev. N. Oakley. Entering the church with her cousin, Mr. W. A. Stuart, who gave her away, the bride made a charming picture in her graceful frock of white vandyke lace, which was finished with a yoke and roll collar of white sheer, and her short tulle veil, which was caught to her head witii a cluster of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies, the trails of which reached the hem of her gown. The bride’s cousin, Miss Isabel Greig, Wellington, and sister. Miss Dorothy Stuart, were the bridesmaids, wearing pretty frocks of “Heavenly” blue sheer with large white spots, pearl necklets, gifts from the bridegroom, and carrying bouquets of yellow roses.

The best man was Mr. Peter Livingston, Gisborne, and the groomsman Mr. Charles Stuart, who introduced a novel touch by wearing ties of Stuart tartan as a compliment to the bride. The subsequent reception was held ar the Gardens Tea Kiosk. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sharp left later for the south, and have since travelled to the North Island, their future home being in Wellington, and are expected in Gisborne next week on a short visit.