LADIES' COLUMN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13691, 5 September 1908, Page 3 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

Social Doings for the Week.

Mias Straehey is spending a shcrrt holii - day. in Ashbortoa. The weddimj-of rMiss. Bertha Julius is fixed to take place on Thursday, October Ist .

. .'Mr JL-D. Bedford during his st3y in Timarv was the gurst of Mr. and Mrs. H» B. Brown (High street). The. many friends of Mrs. S. G. Raymontf will be pleased fo'- hear that she as making a good recovery from her recent sefere illness.

On Tuesday evening the Rawhiti Hockey Club gave a dance in honour of the Dunedin Ladies' Hockry Club. The event pasted off very welL

Mrs.. <Dr.) Cook of Fairlie has been paying . a short visit- to Mrs. W. Priest of Bank Street, Timaru.

Jljis. Mannering gave a juvenile aiternooa on .Caroline Bay on Wednesday afterncon. The weather wa» perfect for the ,occasion and a very pleasant- tinie was spent.

At the Military Ball, held in the Alexandra HalL Christ church, during Grand National week. Miss Julius wore a.pretty frock of pale pink ( radium.silk. Mis Arthur Elworthy was gowned in.; white duche&a satin, profusely trimmed with lace. '.A smart-"society wedding "will take place InJ.Wellington on September 15th. The bride, (Miss Elsie Joseph) being very popular, in social circle*, -will no,doubt be tha centre of attraction. The bridegroom (Mr. E. Nathan) Is also. very,, popular, and a member of a vtrv 3v. " ' '..,, . .

"iter Excellency, Lady Plunket, J accompanied by the Hon. Kathleen Pbinket. arrived in Wellington The Ministerial residence in Moleswoirth, Street at one time occnpkd by the |ate-3ir. Seddon.: and family, has. been fitted up as reception rooms for Lady. Plunket, and official offices for His Excellency, the Governor.

JThe large- attendance at the Hockey Tournament on Thoraday is atfribpted, to. the "popularity of the game among the fair: sex. Ihe Rawhiti girls are to be congratulated upon winning the champion : sKipy but this was only to be expected axe,the oldest and moat experience ed'players in. Timaru. Yesterday the Ch'ristchurch s Hine Ladi*s* Club visit-id Timaru and to-day they play with the Rawhiti club. Last evening the visitors w*.re entertained at a. social evening. .1 have noticed some very •stylish gowns warn, in town recently. Mrs Arthur El Trorrhjv pale . bine doth, vest of cream lace, tuacan hat, trimmed with black velvet: ribbon and rose*. Miss Blair, dark bfoiwn. cloth, with ; facings of j* lighter shade,'dark brown iiat. \ Mr s Bowker, navy, blue cloth, handsomely braided green and mauve bat. Mrs Foden. green doth, * white lace ' vest .smart pale green toque.'.". Miss Craigie, becoming costume of dark green cloth, shaded green hat. Several political "At Homes" have been given in Wellington recently, the hostesses being -Mnr.. Hall-Jones, Mr?. ~ George FjawHs, .and Mrs Andrew Rutherford. Mr»." fiall-Jones gave" her "At Hoov" at the ministerial residence in Tinafcori Road. Her gown-was of black crepe-de-chene, trimmed with white bee. Miss Hall-Jones pale blue chiffon taffetat. Miss F. HallJones, cream gown. Mrs Christie (nee rfalLJones), pale pink radium 'silk. Mrs Seddoo, trained gowri" of black chiffon taffetas,: black chiffon toque trimmed with black -ostrich feathers. Miss Seddon, black glacie silk, black picture hat. ' Lady Steward, black brocade. Lady Ward, Miss Eileen Ward, Mr*. Findky, and. Mrs J. W.' IrVTlforct were amongst those present. Some very pretty, frocks were worn in the Utile Breadwinner, which was presented by Messrs Meynell and Allan Hamilton's Company in the Theatre Royal hwt Monday evening. In the first act. Miss Beatrice Holloway appeared iu a graceful empire gown of white cloth, with, white lace berth*?. In act 5 Mins Holloway was gowned in white seqninned cJtuYon over pink .taffeta*, the ling train falling in graceful fold* from the waist. Another toilette was of white chiffon taffetas, embroidered in pah- blue, tin* trained skirC "let in" with wide insertion. Mis*' Ida Gresham's gown in the second of purple cloth, vest of cream lace, mauve hat, with sweeping white plumes. Miss Gresham. appeared in the third act wearing pale pink floral muslin trimmed with a deeper shade of velvet, white hat, with pale pink roses. . The Waimataitai ball held in the schoolroom last Thursday evening was a. very enjoyable function. Mr Mayos orchestra, supplied the dance music. Amongst th<se pre**rt were Mrs Buchanan, w«iring a black »ak gown. Mrs Gordon Wood, black ailk crimson flowers on the corsage M** Wood, white mousseline-de-soie, pale bin* ribbon*. Mrs Beckiugham, black Batin. Mi*** Beckingham (3) whit-monsneline-de-soie. Mrs Worsdell, black ailk. with touches of cream. Mrs Thompson, black and white toilette. Mr*. Penrose, white taffetas with touches of jale blnel Mrs Harrison black satin. .Mi* Hawkey black brocade. Mrs Gammock. black and white toilette. Miss (Jammock, white wlk. Miss Olowr, floral «lk. M»*« Dtrk Fraser. white *ilk. Miss Rita Olover, pale pink silk. M «\ Hawkes, white cilk. Mis«« Mcllwrick (2). black and white «lk respectively. M'*» Fairbrother, pale pink delaine*. Miss Manroe, floral delaine. Miss Maben. white •ulk. Micsee Woodley (2). pink and white mu*lin. Mfca Hale. i>ale blue toilette. Mew, Young, white silk. Mhw Macauby. white muslin. Miss Bowie, white erepedecbeoe. Misses Gill <2), white silk. Mr* Andrew*, white tncusselioe de-soie. Mi** Pringle. white chiffon taffetas, trimmed with Knotted net. Mrs. Ell*, black and pah* bine toilette. Mrs. Cbughton. black brocaded silk. ML*.* Pretty John, white embroidered mu»lin. Mw« Wood r2». white silk. Mi**'* Parker «2». black and whita toilette*. Mi** Williamson. cream silk. Mi** R<»nry. white chiffon taffetas. M*» Crearar. pretty floral silk. Miws Porter, pale blue taffeta*. Mh* Collins, pale blue awl white muslin. The following gentlemen were prusent— Mwn O. P. Wood. Penrose. Hawkt*. Curne. Harrison. Thompson. Stevens, Worsdell. Allan. Hole. Zeuler. Fraser. Kntor. Crann. Iktitou (2t. Knowles. Hall. Tensant. Strachey, Guthrie. Albert, Woodier. Henderson, Hart*. Priest Murray, Sevmour. Green. Wowdell ijnnr.J. Harold. *W. Mabin. Jameson, J. Knott, Clair. Henderson, Hogg. Clsugbi-n. Clair. Henderrom, Hogg. Cbughton, Frederick-um. Watson. Parker <2t. .!. Crerur. J. Jenkins. J. Grant. T»rgu*e, C. K«*o. W. May.. C. Hatton. IVarce. O'Nril. Gille»rue. Shaw, .1. Hun:. .). lte»d. •nd H. Elder. TEMIKA. ' Tbe> Temuka Catholic Club gave a very eojovabk- euchre party and dmce >n the Volunteer Drill Hall on Thursday evening August 27tn. -<lub mernbers and their lady friends had bren w<»rkmg 3fvjdioti«ly for*some time prcviooA. in r-nler to i.ecurc the social succrsa of tl»«* function, and thhugo attendance amply repaid them, for their t»m«» and efforts Eurhre *« play ed for about two boan*. 40 tablu; b-sng oixtipied. Mis» Mary Browuhan won the ladies' priite and Mr. Brosnahan n»*cur--d the gentlemen** prize. The music for th dance w» aupplievl by Vangban'* Band. The M«mts. CoUioe. perforro«sl tlie dntKs of MX*.'e. A very dainty sapper wa* provided by the bdie*. Am«ngst tl»«»e pre !jwn» were: —Mr». Qninn, black «ik gown. Jim. Butkr, black silk. Misa Quinn. |»alc , aAk blomev black crepede-rhine akirt. Mm. Gillespie, black and cream toilette. Mrs. Henry, black and pale blue. Mr*. W. Blytb, white #ok blouae,

black voile skirt. Miss white silk. Miss Currrie, pale grey voile.. .Miss Meredith, pink silk. Miss Walker, pale green and white gown. Mfes Hiiri, pink silk" blouse, brown voile skirt. Miss Pohio, white silk blouse, brown voile skirt. Miss K. Collins, cream chiffon taffetas. Miss U'Shea, white mnslin. Alios Lawlor, pale grey and white toilette. " Miss K. Mcore, white silk blouse, black voile skirt. Miss B. Connol, white crepe-de-chine gown. Mrs. Yaughan, trained cream silk gown. Mi*> Z. Gillespie, cream silk blouse, black crepe-de-chine skirt. Miss Twoomey, black and white gown. MJus E- Twconity, cream silk and lace. Mi.«s Sinclair, white silk. Miss Taehan, white silk and lace.: Miss H. Rickus. pale blue mousseline-de-soie. Miss A." Warding, 'pink silk bloiiie, black voile skirt. Miss M. Wareing. ciel bine silk. Mrs. Early, cinnamon brown silk. ' Miss dc Math, cream silk. Miss Gosling, white moutseline-de-soire. Miss M. ,Cole, pink floral muslin. Miss Earl, pale pink silk. Miss Dandie, black and white muslin. Miss Campbell, pink mous-seline-de-soie. Miss Love, cream silk bloose, pale" grey voile skirt. Mrs. Beri, black voile. Miss M. Beri, brown taffetas, with tenches of cream. ML<6 B. Enright, floral muslin. .Mies M. Storey, - black ■skirt, cream blouse. Miss L. Gaffney, cream corded velvet. Miss- Leary,- white mnslin. Miss M. Leary, pink Bilk blouse, black taffetas skirt. Miss X. O'Laugblan. pink silk toilette. Miss Harrel. . brown voile. Miss Muir. black skirt, cream silk, blouse. Mies Goff, cream chiffon taffetas; Mies L.- Clarke, white crepe-de-chene. Miss K. Melvin, white embroidered muslin. Miss" K. Fitzgerald, pale blue, silk blouse, _ black taffetas skirt. Miss Coughlan, white; taffetas. Mies M. Coughlan,' pale grey and white toilette. Miss L. Coughlan, blue and white toilette. Miss "G. Rickus, white silk Miss Morgan, white toilette. Miss L. Burke, pale pink muslin. Miss Cain, cream "silk, Miss Connol, pale grey and white toilette. Miss Lynch, white silk. Miss Xickloss, black skirt, pale blue silk blouse. Mr?. Nickloss, black *voile. Miss Carr, white silk. Miss Cunnard, cream voile. Miss Williams, white silk. - Miss MxiCabe, black voile skirt, cream silk blouse. Mrs W r ebb, black voile. Miss Brosnahan, floral muslin. Mrs. Carl, black and cream toilette. Mrs" Winn, black silk gown. Miss Henry, pale blue' silk blouse, black skirt. Miss Chapman, cream voile. The following gentlemen were present: —Messrs. Harbridge, Wareing (2), Forward, Gosling, Cuthbert, Fitzgerald. Scott, -R. Gillespie, L. Grant, Leonard, Wunn. de Muth. S. Coughlan, Horgan. Cunnard, Collins, B3in. Shields, A. Smith, McKellar, J. Lee. Norton, O'Loughlan, Bates, Tozer, Spillane, Gooper, Twomev, Day, Melvin, Trigance. Coombs, q'angney* (2), Connell, Oldfield, Brosnahan, Ruby, Thistleton, McCabe, Daly and Christie. Mr. R. Gillespie (secretary) spared no effort to ensure the success of the gathering.

AIDS TO BEAUTY. Geonna. wh : ch recently became a prohibitionist State, is considering a measure to protect men from woman's wiles. A Bill has been introduced in<o the Legislature which, after a highly interesting d'scussion, has been referred to a Committee, providing that all marriages become null and void when the husband is entrapped by the woman's use of cosmetic, paints, powder. • scents, artificial teeth and hair, lingerie, padding, openwork hose, high-heeled shoes, transparent "waists" (blouses), and other aids to beauty. - • , ' The . author of the Bill, Mr George Glenn, is a married man and 40 years of age. He supported his Bill with a powerful and eloquent argument on the necessity of preventing the disillusion so common after marriage when the husband discovers half his wife'» hair to be false, her lovely teeth the result of the dental's" skill, and her complexion enriched by paint and powder. According to Mr Glenn, marriages effected by such ways are equivalent to a contract, made on the strength of false pretences, and should be declared void. The women in Georgia are furious, and are bringing powerful pressure to bear on tbe members of the Committee .to- report unfavourably on the Bill. To all criticisms Mr Glenn replies that the measure places no restrictions whatever on women who do not wish to be married. Now. as before, they may employ all the arts to render themselves more beautiful.

IDEAL MARRIAGES. Father Vaughan, who created such a sensation in London some two or three years ago by his vigorous denouncement of " so-called Society" is now preaching a series of sermons on " Marriage." In one of these he said that to him London presented a truly strange picture. "The West seemed given up to wumtti. the East to children, and the City to men." To be present at the discourse of the eloquent Jesuit Father there was an extraordinary crush to secure even standing room. Carriages, motors, and hansom thronged tin- otrtvt. and tli- congregation, a notably fashionable one, be-gan-to gather two and a lialf hours lief ore the time announced for the sermon. The branch of his subject, dealt with by the preacher was "" Parent and Child," the text being " What manner of child shall this be!" (Luke i., 66).

Father Yauglian said he was repeatedly asked why marriages, seeing young people moved about so much, in the present day, were not increasing! People did g" out now far more than a generation ago, but it was not so much with the idea of getting married a* of being amused. The man who wai seriously thinking of choosing a wife, aii a rule, did not. go tu the marriage - market for what he wanted. He prefered hi* peach sunwarmed, with the bloom upon it, unplucked untouched amid the- f'lbgc of the parent tree. No doubt some men were too selfish, too *elf-centred, to think of sharing their liff with another. Then, again, there were those who felt it would never do to attempt wedded life with a girl for whom the best was scarcely goo.l enough; whilst he knew men who, when urged to marry, to reply cynically. " It i«> too late; 1 have been too much in town aud country; I do not believe in it. It is a bilateral contract legalising what is worse than divorce." Outside the Catholic Church most girls, no matter what they might say to the contrary, longed to get married. While man waited for the wife, woman watched for a husliaud. To women who were anxious for hu«tbands he would like- to *»y. " D«» not feem t«» be quite >o anxious, and still km give a* a p:i*on hew unhappy you are at home." Tie- debutante who pbve<] le-r lurt with i m*w «'i .ntrip ping a hutband would fail. for. though her bought-for prize might take advantage of her fir her own *nd», hi* wifo •Jm* would becoiuo never. It might U- well to re member that happy marriage* come "not of beautiful figure*, fare*. «r fortune*, but of beautiful characters. WALKING FOR WOMKN*. "Will you walk with tnf'" aik« the •mar: woman at the pra-nt moment. " Five miles a day is my average in order that I may keep my Ik .ill h good and niv complexion beautiful. I U-long to a* tramping society when I am in the country, where we walk *evcral mil-* a day; and in London I do toy ti.rmile* every day." "And what about the effect upon th« complexion»" asked tbe listener. " IWt you tan and sttnbnrn and get yotir face* apoiled with the wind!" "No. we keep our »kk» perfectly fresh and healthy by treating eftber'-blown m

rose coloured veils," is the answer. . "A rose veil prevents the face becoming tanned or burned, an effect soon produced when one wears black, white, and even blue Then we tvo- wash our faces with water when we return iruru our tramps, but always use either olive' oil ,almond oil, or a pure face cream made of white wax, spermaceti, almond oil, and rosewater.

"We have a special uniform for walking. As a" rule ic is made of navy-blue j serge, with a short skirt trimmed with braid. Sometimes we wear sailor hats, and in wet weather we adopt a lightweight felt of the Tyrolean shape. "In order to walk correctly one must lean the weight upon the ball of the fooU. It. is better to put the weight, on the outer and stronger side of the boot Tather than on the inner, as this m»-ar-the gradual breaking down of the arch of the foot. " Whilst walking, the chin must be raised. "If you are walking too* improve the figure learn to breathe deeply. Ai this may feem a tiring process, but the habit of drawing one's breath from the lungs soon becomes fixed, and the cht-sr and lung muscles are wonderfully expanded by this method. To reduce tke hips practice walking uphill. This will get rid of superfluous flesh, and will assist in .making, the walker slim. Don't carry any weights in your hand. ' A walkingstick or a tightly-rolled-up umbrella is quite sufficient. " Walk three times a dayj preferably before, meals. Rather omit your than your walk, if you are pressed for time. " All the well-known society women walk. There is no doubt that the woman who walks daily never suffers from the .blues or fits of depression. The air clear the skin, the outdoor motion strengthens the muscles, and the exercise improves the digestion."