WOMEN’S WORLD THE DAILY ROUND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19894, 23 March 1939, Page 5

WOMEN’S WORLD THE DAILY ROUND

In and Out of Town ’ News items intended for publication in this column cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the signature and address of the sender. Notices of engagements require the signatures of both parties, and a charge of as will be made for such announcement. Miss Burgess has returned to Stratford after a holiday spent in Gisborne. * * * * Mrs. H. li. Dods, Whatatutu, accompanied by her family, is staying at Wainui Beach. * * * * Miss Joan Ryan, Wellington, arrived at Gisborne yesterday to be the guest of Mrs. P. A. Pettit, Hirini street. * * * * Miss Allecn Thomas returned oil Tuesday after visiting Wellington and Hawke's Bay, and is now staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. N. Thomas, Owen road. * * * * Mrs. B. deLautour, Auckland, who has been the guest of Miss A. L. Rees, Russell street, is spending a few days with Mrs. H. P. Hamilton, Stout street. * * * * Mrs. F. Parker, Auckland, arrived at Gisborne yesterday by ’plane to visit her sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Parker, Rawiri street, and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Parker, Rutene road. » * * « Mrs. Fenwick, sen., Napier, and Mrs. Doris McMaster, Featherston, have left for a tour of the North Island. They will visit Morere, Gisborne, Rotorua and Taupo. * * * * Mrs. E. M. Revell, Carrington road, celebrated her ninetieth birthday in the New Plymouth Hospital on Saturday. She had the misfortune to slip and break her hip a few days before. Apart from the accident she is enjoying good health. Mrs. Revell was born in Wanganui but went to New Plymouth as a child and has lived there ever since. She lias live daughters and three sons living. United Cricket Club Dance The series of weekly dances conducted by the United Cricket Club was continued on Monday night, when a jolly dance was held at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Mangapapa, and attended by a large gathering of dancers. The music was provided by Mr. A. Pilkington’s dance band, and the duties of M.C. were ably carried out by Mr. McLeod. Numerous entries were received for the Monte Carlo waltz, which was won by Mr. V. Schultz and Mrs. R. Good. A dainty supper was served informally, during which an enjoyable extra was played by Miss G. Gooch. It was announced that another similar dance would be held on Monday next. Among those present were Mr. and McLeod; Mesdames Elston, Mclndoc, G. Pine and D. Courteney; Misses J. and A. Birrell, G. Gooch, A. Elston, D. Dearness, J. Kennedy, M. Bougen, Plowman, M. Burns, E. Warner, M. Bai, D. Dwyer, W. Knight, Dower, J. Rowland, P. Allen, D. Eves, M. i Isabeth, T. Stevenson, M. and J. Campbell; Messrs. F. Hughes, J. and D. Gooch, E. Normanton, W. Robinson, T. O’Grady, G. Hookham, G. Creighton, E. Quinn, Plowman (2), M. Glassforri, B. McLeod, S. Scott, M. Poole, B. Watts, J. Prentice, W. File, P. Naylor, A. Foster, P. Hansen, W. Burns, J. Hepburn, M. Cameron, L. Hollis, P. Walsh, B. and R. Croskery, R. Scott, T. and G. Tombleson, C. Pickett, H. Owen, C. Ratcliffe, G. Tankard, M. Sharp, W. Brown, R. Foote, T. Dale, J. Steed, and J. Milligan. Gisborne Dickens Club’s Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Gisborne Dickens Club was held at the home of Mrs. E. Hampton, Derby street, on Monday night, the retiring president, Mrs, Phil Barry, presiding. Regret was expressed at the loss occasioned to the club by the resignation of two old members, Mr. and Mrs. Dunstan, owing to ill health Two new members were admitted. The annual report and balance sheet were read by the secretary, Mrs. V. Clement, and, on the motion of Mrs. Scott, seconded by Mrs. Barry, were adopted. Mrs. Phil Barry presented her annual report. On behalf of the club, Mrs. Barry made a presentation to Mrs. Hampton as a token of appreciation and gratitude for her services and hospitality to the club. The election of officers resulted:— President, Mrs. T. G. Lawless, elected unopposed; vice-presidents, Mesdames E. Hampton, P. Barry and A. R. Perry; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. V. Clement, re-elected unopposed; committee, Mesdames A. Scott, H. T. Sinclair, C. R. Pollock, and L. Musker; Misses P. Bennett and Nicholson; auditors, Mesdames E. Hampton and F. R. Hill, elected unopposed; librarian, Miss P. Bennett.

At the conclusion of the election Mrs. Barry vacated the chair in favour >of the newly-elected president, Mrs. Lawless, who, in a short speech, thanked members for their confidence in appointing her to the chair. A sub-committee cmn- ; s+ ; ng el Mesdames T. G. Lawless, V. Clement and P. Barry was appointed to draw out a schedule for the ensuing year’s programme. • Business was concluded „.=th n vote of fUonks in Mrs. Barry for taking the chair and for so ably conducting the meeting. The remainder of the evening took the form of an enjoyable social gathering, during which much-appreciated monologues were given by Miss Pamela Pollock, and vocal solos by Miss D. Hayes, the pianoforte accompaniments being played by Mrs. Earle Hampton. A dainty savoury supper was served. The next meeting will take place on April 17.

Longer Life for a Jumper When sewing together a hand-knitted jumper, sew the sleeves in with fairly large stitches so that they can be taken out when necessary. When the jumper is well worn, but before the elbows wear through, remove the sleeves and sew into opposite armholes. This puts the thin parts of the sleeve on the inner arm, where there is no strain, and so doubles the life of the jumper. Loose Covers Seats of loose covers are the first to become soiled and crumpled. When covering, get a piece of the same material Gin longer than the chair seat, and fasten it in front of each chair with press studs, pushing the other end neatly between the scat and back. When soiled, this will be easily removed and laundered without the trouble and expense of having the whole cover cleaned. Taranaki Pianist’s Success Known for the exacting demands made upon artists engaged to perform at his concerts in Queen’s Hall, London, Sir Henry Wood, who for nearly half a century has been musical director of the promenade concert seasons, has selected Miss Mary Crawshaw, formerly of New Plymouth, to play pianoforte solos with the Queen's Hall Orchestra, at a concert on Friday, March 31. Afternoon Farewell Party Yesterday afternoon Mrs. J. C. N. Thomas was hostess at a very enjoyable party given in honour of Mesdames J. A. Macleod, C. C. Dowding ! and W. Robson, who are all leaving j for England on a holiday trip next month. The majority of the guests played mah-jong, but a few played bridge at two tables. The drawing-room, where the guests were entertained, was artistically decorated with rose pink chrysanthemums, and the table in the dining-room, where a delicious tea was served, was adorned with a bowl of tastefully arranged mixed autumn flowers. “Bon voyage” wishes were extended to the guests of honour. Farewell Morning Tea Party A delightful morning tea party was given last Saturday morning by Mrs. J. G. Bray at her home at Wainui Beach in honour of her sister, Mrs. If. H. Smith, who left Gisborne yesterday to reside near Hastings, the guests being a number of the latter’s friends who were thus given an opportunity of bidding her farewell and tendering good wishes for her future happiness in her new surroundings. A very enjoyable morning was spent with social chat and tea. The hostess received her guests wearing a smart frock of brown sheer pin-spotted in fawn, and finished with a fawn Peter Pan collar and cuffs. An attractive frock of leaf green silk figured in white was worn by Mrs. Hylton Smith. Among the- guests were Mesdames I. F. Puflett, J. MacDonald, L. Balfour, E. Adair, I. D. Braniwcll, S. L. Dryland, R. E. Gambrill, T. J. Caesar, M. J. White, H. Witters, P. A. Pettit, A. W. Bright, W. L. Irwin, W. J. Langlands, D. B. Barry, H. Angell and Stevens; Misses R. Barry, K. Sherriff, M. Macaulay and Stevens. “Bon Voyage” Party On Tuesday afternoon a delightful party was given by Mrs. W. Hamilton Irvine at her home in Riverside road in honour of Mrs. J. A. McLeod, who is leaving early next month on a holiday trip to England. The guests were entertained with bridge and mah-jong, some playing the former popular game and others the latter, according to their individual choice. Tables were placed in the lounge, which was artistically decorated with roses and hydrangeas, and also in the dining-room, which looked attractive with bowls and vases of African daisies and zinnias and other autumn blooms all in brown, red and golden tonings, and roses. A delicious tea was served on the wide verandah during an interval between games. The hostess received her guests wearing a smart frock of winecoloured embossed cloque. Her daughter, Miss June Irvine, who assisted in entertaining the guests, wore a pretty frock of floral Liberty creep in shades of lilac and petunia. An attractive ensemble comprising a navy blue and white printed frock and a navy blue coat and hat was worn by the guest of honour. League of Mothers The League of Mothers met for the first time in the present year on Tuesday afternoon in the “Bon Accord,” the president, Mrs. E. A. Muis, presiding over a large attendance of members. The meeting opened with the league hymn, after which the president gave a short talk on the aims and objects of the league, and a passage of Scripture was read by Mrs. LI. Meredith. As both the secretary and treasurer are leaving the district and had tendered their resignations from those offices, an election was held to fill the vacant positions. This resulted in the election of Mrs. F. R. Hill as treasurer and Mrs. P. Beale as secretary. Mrs. Sampson agreed to undertake the work connected with magazines. Instead of the customary talk, three papers on the aims and objects of the League of Mothers were read by three members of the committee who had previously prepared the papers. The readers were Mrs. Muis, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs Beale, whose papers dealt respectively with the sanctity of marriage ,the responsibility of parenthood, and the home. The papers were most interesting and very instructive, and were closely followed by an appreciative audience. A vote of thanks was passed to the readers. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses. 1

Wedding Bells

Fitzgerald—Lyndon .Graceful Gown of Cream Satin St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobden street, was the scene of a very pretty wedding lasi Saturday, when Kathleen Muriel, daughter of Mrs. C. Lyndon, Temple street, was married to Mr. Norman Campbell Fitzgerald, Tokomaru Bay, the Rev. A. J. li. Dow, officiating and Mr. Irvine Moore presiding at the organ. Asters, belladonna lilies, and fern were effectively arranged for the decoration of the church 'by friends of the bride.

Escorted by her brother, Mr. R. Lyndon, the bride looked charming in her graceful gown of cream satin, which was modelled with a lieartshaped neckline finished with satin loops and a Medici collar, long sleeves and a long tight-fitting skirt which flared from the knees and formed a train behind. The train was caught up in tour places with sprays of orange blossom. Her dainty hand-embroidered veil was arranged to her head with a becoming coronet of orange-blossom and hung in soft folds over her frock. She carried an artistic bouquet of dahlias and other autumn flowers in cream tonings.

The bride was attended by Miss Dorothy Ansell, as chief bridesmaid, wearing a very pretty frock of lavender net over matching stiffened taffeta, and by two flower-girls, Misses Claire Black and Ruth Schwabe, in similar frocks but in different colours, theirs being pastel shades of pink and blue respectively. The three frocks were fashioned alike on charming Victorian lines, each having a square neckline edged with net frilling, short puff sleeves and a long very full skirt. From the net frilling at the front of the neck a panel of net frills extended for the whole length of the frock, gradually widening from neck to hemline. All around the hem of the skirt the net was caught up here and there with tiny sprays of flowers. Each bridesmaid wore a charming Victorian poke bonnet edged round the brim with net frilling to match her frock, and carried a dainty Victorian posy of mixed flowers to tone with her frock, that of the chief bridesmaid being more in the shape of a shower bouquet. Each wore a gift from the bridegroom, Miss Ansell's being a crystal necklet, and each of the flower girls’ a gold armlet. The duties of best man were ably carried out by Mr. Sydney LyieSmythe, Tokomaru Bay. After the ceremony at the church an enjoyable reception was held at Messrs. Findlays’ rooms, where the tables were prettily decorated with dahlias and roses. The customary toasts were honoured and later in the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left on a tour in the north. The bride's mother received the guests wearing a becoming frock of black figured silk with a black hat and eye-veil, and holding a bouquet of lovely red roses. The bridegroom's mother was attractively Locked in navy crepe-de-chine trimmed with touches of white, worn with many accessories. She carried a pretty bouquet of carnations. The bride’s travelling ensemble comprised a smartly tailored navy blue costume, navy accessories and rurs, and a iur coai, the bridegroom a gift. The bride’s gift to the bridegroom was a gold watch. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Fitzgerald will mane their home in Tokomaru Bay. Training' Good Maids Problems raised by the shortage A domestic help, in days when the average housewife finds so much more lo occupy her time than her mother or grandmother found, is being met in various ways in diilerem countries of the world. Perhaps the one most likely to succeed, insofar as the assimilation oi knowledge is concerned, is that adopted in Sweden, where every girl is expected, after completing her senoji hie, to spend a year in domestic service in some house other than her own. This scheme will not supply the deficiency oi trained maids m any country, tnough many girls in Sweden adopt domestic work as their life occupation, having had so early and efiecnce an introduction to its advantages as well as to its disadvantages, bwedisn housewives doubtless value tne aid they receive, and do their best to keep their domestic servants contented. In the United Kingdom, there are still a few houses which come under the old "classic” category. A "classic House” is one which employs not less than 30 servants, and the domestics employed there have the advantages of company and opportunities for servants’ hall fun. Even where only two maids are employed, there is always some amelioration of the loneliness which is one of the greatest bugbears of the average domestic servant. New Zealand homes are usually onemaid homes, if the householder can afford to employ a maid. Incidentally it should be brought to the notice of the head of every household that domestic help in the home is to be recommended as one of the greatest insurances against the doctor’s and hospital bills which make life miserable for many people in their later middle age.

An idea is taking shape that girls in domestic service might Toe organised into an association for mutual welfare, and for the study of the best means of advancing the status of their calling in the public eye. If maids were members of an association on the lines of the Trained Nurses’ Association, they would find new interest ,'n their occupations, and would be encouraged to aspire to a high standard of efficiency. The association might open up the way, too, to better things for the most proficient members, such as are available in hotel and restaurant businesses, and in the management of clubs.