WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1920, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

, PERSONAL. Miss Thclma Roddy, Wanganui, is the guest of Mrs Percy Webster. * * * * Mr .and Mrs Leo Horroeks, who have been on a short visit to New Plymouth, have returned to Feilding. Mrs Eric Bayley (Wellington) is the"iicst of her father, Mr. Butt, Uruti. » • * » Mr. and Mrs G. Fraser, who have been visiting Opunake, have returned. Miss B. Evans, who has been visiting Masterton, is spending a few days in New Plymouth, before her return to Rotorua. * * * * Miss R. Baker, who has been the guest of Miss Hine, has returned to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs R. C. Hughes have gone on a visit to Dunedin. * » • • Mrs and Miss Kerr leave next Tuesday, on a six months' visit to Auckland. Miss Bedford, who has been on a short visit to her home in New Plymouth, leaves on Monday for Gisborne. * • » • Misses D. Baily and Miss H. Rollo, who have been holiday-making in Auckland, arrive bv the mail train to-night. Mr and Mrg Ivan Wilson have returned to Featherston, after their pleasant stay in New Plymouth. * * • • The Misses Edwards (Hawera) have gone on a visit to Auckland. m * * * Mrs Budge (Stratford) is at present in New Plymouth. * * • * Misa P. Wilson, -who has been visiting her relatives in New Plymouth, has returned to Auckland. * • * • Misa Robb, who has been appointed relieving supervisor in the telephone exchange for the North' fsland, left for Hastings on Thursday. Miss M'lntosh, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs Budge, while the latter is visiting New Plymouth, has returned to Wellington. *»» • . Miss E. Norris, who haß been visiting Mrs E. Carthew, has returned to Hamilton. * ♦ * » Mrs E. Griffiths and family are staying at the Mountain House. Mrs S. Ytciinell. Fitzroy, has gone on a visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs F. Footc are staying at the Mountain House. * # « # Mr. and Mrs W. Churchward, who have been the guests of Mrs W. H. Skinner, have returned to Ble»iheim. Mrs W. Kelly, who is the guest of her father, Mr. J. B. Roy, leaves to-morrow for Awakino.

Hiss A. Pope (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs Jas. Wilson. * * » * Mrs and Miss Bavley left foriheir future home in Wellington by rae mail train this morning. * » » » Miss P. Wliitton and Miss E. Clarke, who are.at present in Auckland, arrive in Kcw Plymouth on Tuesday. Mrs N. Haire (Wellington) is the guest of her sister, Mrs Mulsolmson, Ngamotu. * * # # Dr. and Mrs S. Allen, Mrs and Miss Brewster and Miss Monica Govett, are expected to arrive in Wellington by the Kigoma nest Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs M. Fraser, who have been staying at the Mountain House, have returned. v v Miss Eeid, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs Eberlet, has returned to Carterton. Miss K. Dempsey, who is at. present in New Plymouth, leaves on Monday for Trentham. Mrs H. Collier leaves on Monday on | a visit to Wellington.

Mademoiselle Bouillon, who has been staying with Mrs Paron, left this morning for Wellington. Miss Ivy Honeyfield and Miss Vida MacPherson left yesterday for Palmerston and Wellington. ' Miss Dora Oxenham (New Plymouth) and Miss Ranfurly Williams (Tikorangi) left this week to spend their summer vacation in Auckland, Rotorua and the Thames. • * • \«

Mr and Mrs Taylor and Miss Taylor, Christchurch, who have been the guests of Mrs Petty, have left for the south. Miss Helene Leffman, of London, who is coming to visit Mrs. F. Simpson, New Plymouth, is a passenger on the Kigoma, due at Wellington on Tuesday. Mrs. Chisholm (Hawera) and family, who are the guests of Mrs. E. Cock, Vogeltown, leave on Tuesday for Napier, her future home, her husband having been transferred there. Mrs. Alex. Williams (Palnierston North) accompanies her. The engagement is announced of Mr. Gideon Pott, formerly of New Plymouth, and now of Tanranga, to Miss Dorothy Bird, of Tauranga.

Visitors at "Rahni" this week include Mrs and Miss Sliguar (Taradale), Mrs. Alloway (.Martonj. Mrs ami Miss Cuilan (Palmerston Xorthl, Mrs ]?earce (Flawera). Mrs Wydle (Foxton), Mrs (Dr.) Dawson (Danncviike). Mrs and Mhss Shaw (Masterton), Mrs Brown (Masrerton). and Misses Canell (Wanganui). « ♦ * »

Visitors at the Mountain House inelude: Mr. Mrs and Miss James (Wellington). Miss Isaac and Miss Kane (Wellington), Miss Grieve (Wanganui), 'MissesHutchinson (-) (ClirisU-hurcli).Mr Alan Kitchen (Wanganui), Mr and Mrs James and Mrs Griffiths (New Plymouth), Miss llalmer and Miss Mavis Balmer (Palmerstou North). Mr. Wriprht (Stratford), Mrs Oilinour, Miss Turner, Mr. Kavanagh (Hamilton).

Picnic. —Miss A. Wilson gave a most enjoyable motor picnic to the Mountain House last Thursday, and as the weather was gorgeous, the event was doubly enjoyed. Amongst those present were: Misses Stephenson Smith, Curtis, McKellar, Marshall, E. Rawsou, K. Hamerton, Wilson (2), and Mrs. J. Wilson.

Picture Party.—Mrs. Barthop (Ngamotu) entertained about thirty young people at a picture party last Wednesday evening.

Bridge Party.—Mrs. A. Waters was hostess to a most enjoyable bridge party last Thursday evening. There were four tables, and the prizes were won by Mrs, Percy Webster and Mrs. Medley.

Garden Party.—ln honor of Lieut.-Col. G. Home and Mrs. and. Miss Home, a committee of ladies arranged a garden' party at Mrs. F. G. Evans' residence (kindly lent for the occasion) yesterday afternoon- The grounds were looking their best with its beds of flowers of various hues. Duriug the afternoon delightful music was rendered by Mrs. Woods' orchestra, and gamer, of croquei attracted a deal of Miss i Home's vocal items were charmingly rendered and keenly appreciated. The guests of honor were received by Mrs. Evans, and as they entered the gates the orchestra struck up "See The Conqueror Comes." Mrs. Evans was wearing a black silk "costume with a pretty lavender hat: Miss Evans, floral voile, hat to correspond; Mrs. Home, pretty tussore coat and skirt, navy crepe de chine Wat with white Lancer plume; Miss W:u!c\ grey costume, black tagel hat; M<-;. Wade wore a saxe blue taffetas lull relieved with a large pink ribbon bow. Accompanying Lieut.-Colonel ]ionic and Mr-;. Home was Mr. Wade (Mr.-. Home's father), who has returned with them from England, and intends making his home in New Plymouth. Miss Home wore her ambulance uniform of navy blue.

Amongst those present were: Mesdames' Burgess, A. E- Walker, Blackley. Hutchen, Renaud. Collins, McHardy, D. Brown, Medley, McKellar, F. Webster, J. Wilson, Lennon, Cornwall, Ramson Chaney. Morrison, M. Fraser, Kyngdon, Johns, B. Chaney, E. B. Kyngdon, Stephenson, F. Fookes, McCleland, Harvie, W. Weston, Courtney, H. Fookes, Matthews, Sladden, Millar, H- Baily, Eberlet; Misses K. Hamertoa, Marshall, McKellar, Campbell, Hirst. Shaw, Curtis, Stephen-son-Smith, Skinner, Pratt, Rawson, Hempton. Kerr, Simpson, B. Bavlv, Whitton, Winfield,- Leatham, Bradbury, Webster, A. Wilson, Renaud. LIFE IN AMERICA. AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT.. A very interesting account of life in America, with regard to v its women and children, is given by Mrs. J. Gunson, of Auckland, who has just returned from a trip to America- The following extract contains a few remarks made by Mrs. Gunson on this very wide subject: My trip was wholly a holiday one, essentially for rest and change, therefore very little time was given to anything in the nature of visiting women's clubs or gaining very much information thereto. I did, however, in the early part, during our several weeks' stay in San Francisco, visit three or four women's organisations there, but owing to vacation and the general J>oliday air pervading the summer months, I had not much opportunity of meeting the members, nor attend anything in the way of meetings. But during several months' tour in a motorcar across the States, as a passer-by, I had the opportunity of seeing something of America and its people, as a, whole, and learning a little about the American women and children, too. I wanted to see just the people as they were, and so I did. I saw something of the luxury and something of the poverty which go hand in hand in some of these great cities of America, and much that interested me in the smaller towns and villages, and the lonesomeness of the life of some men and women and their families living in their log-cabins, far away from the voice of a neighbor, with only a vast stretch of sandy desert land for a landscape view from each tiny window or cabin door. ,

THE SHOPS. In the big cities the shops are very attractive. In tine department stores the windows are spacious, and for the most part no such things as a verandah darkens thewindow or detracts from the artistic display of the goods. These windows are devoted to the selection of a few choice articles of women's frocks or suits. The next window, perhaps, has women's underwear and pink is the prevailing fashion to-day. Not more' than two or three dresses or- suits are selected, a smart hat or two, the very latest in a handbag, an umbrella, a few pairs of gloves, and a little neckwearLike the touch of the artist who, on his canvas, deals with just the impression and leaves the onlooker to fill in the detail —so the window artist catches the eye of the passer-by. No, I am wrong to say the whole window is devoted to this alone. It is a marked characteristlo of the American to adorn both private and public rooms, department stores, candy stores, even automobile show rooms, men's outfitters, shops of all kinds, with large baskets, unique in shape, filled with the choicest and finest blooms, or tall, fancy grasses, or greens, glorious in their autumn tints. Then, too, there was that other window, right from floor to ceiling, laden, so laden with a variety of goods—a conglomeration, vieing one with another for prominence and price—pushing like people in a crowd anxious to "get there." Down along the busy street one comes across the remarkable five and ten cent or ten and twenty cent stores, fhe famous Woohvorth Stores, found in almost all the American cities. It is really wonderful how 'the women crowd these useful stores and the business done, where no article sold is (presumably) above five, ten, or twenty cents. THE COUNTRY. Leaving the hurry and bustle, often soot, fog] and smoke of the big cities, it was delightful to get rich away into the country, to motor alons some of the many thousands of miles of national paved highways. Here wc found the automobiles moving in one long continuous stream, particularly near to the large centres, both east and west, and women driving their own cars a great deal. The country roads were most enjoyable; as to the country itself, which is so vast, why it is full of wealth in fruit, grain, minerals, beasts, birds, liutterfles, its wild flowers, and the wonderful and marvellously varied scenery. The residential areas nf the "ities. the smaller towns and villages all over America, have broad streets, along which are planted rows of most beautiful trees. The maple tree is very beautiful, and particularly the colour in the autumn. The well-built roads, and the garden beds and grass plots surrounding the homes of the people, which are very nicely kept indeed, and shown to great advantage on account of the absence of %at fumai, nftkt * v«tr mW w£

effective appearance, and ( quite characterises the American homes wherever one may travel in the States.

hotels. :: There is a great variety of hotels, at which you can got board or lodgings, or both. No such thing as a bar is attached to an American hotel, and certainly not to-day in a prohibition country. It i 8 the saloon element, at the corner of the street, t Ultt IS ~Aviped out of existence to-day witli regard to the sale of liquor. In the American hotels, equipped with roof gardens, luncheon, and afternoon tea-rooms, dining, supper, and ballrooms, oft-times palatial ana gorgeous in design and furnishings, sometimes- smart and unique, sometimes quite and unobtrusive, and in the restaurants, cafes and cafeteria—for eating places abound in number and variety—we see the woman of wealth and fashion, the smart business woman, the woman of quieter taste, and even the mother and children throng these places, Ths domestic help problem is so acute in America that thousands of Americans live with thair families in apartment houses, and the variety of eating places afford an easy way out of cooking at least some of the family meals. The American woman and her children have many privileges in these laTge cities; they have many pleasure resorts, and the Americans are a pleasure-loving; people, and enjoy to the full the larne parks, the lakes and harbours, picture theatres, public buildings with art treasures, libraries, where the juvenile section plays so important a part, aquariums, and so on. The New York Aquar l ium is a very large one, and possesses some 3000 living specimens and, by the way, it brought New Zealand waters close home to see some splendid specimens of schuapper there.

VISIT TO AMERICA A HAWERA LADY'S IMPRESSIONS. Mrs. Sexton, of Hawera, who lias been on a visit to America, returned by Tuesday evening's express train. Mrs. Sexton left Wellington in September last, sailing for San Francisco. She proceeded to New York, and visited the principal cities en route. Mrs. Sexton was greatly interested in the T>ig dry goods stores, where (everything of the best is sold. But she says one has to pay dearly for everything. "Considerable credit is given, and, indeed, is encouraged, but the buyer has little chance of getting away, for they have a way of squeezing the money out of you," said Mrs. Sexton. Mrs. Sexton was much impressed by the very fine hotels, where they give the traveller absolutely the best, in the way of service, but here again one has to pay—for_ instance, Ift dollars for a bed aloneThe meals are beautifully cooked and served —nothing to equal them in New Zealand. The appointments of the hotels are splendid, special rest rooms or lounges being provided for the ladies. Mrs. Sevfou remarked that the people do not take any notice of prohibition, accepting it. as a mere matter of course. She does not think the hotels miss the liquor trade, because they do such an enormous business in other directions. Mrs. Sexton was struck with the whole appearance of Amerfea generally, and considered that it was a most wonderful country, which everyone touring should make a point of visiting. It was so vast, everything iieing on a grand scale —a country + he population expected the i,., s t ; m5 Were given the best in return. Everything in New Zealand was sold. , (m cheaply, according to the Amerfcau people. They could not understand ||,„ low prices of the stores here and the ri'iieulously cheap rates at even the best hotels. Mrs. Sexton had a very enjoyable trip, .being favored with delightful weather- —Star.