Social Doings for the Week.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 11997, 4 September 1909, Page 2 (Supplement)

Social Doings for the Week.

LADIES' COLUIIII

(By "Ghtllie.") Miss Blair left for the South on Tuesday. 3lrs 11. B. S. Johnstone (Otaio). left for Christchurch on Thursday. Mrs Page wilt shortly move into the late Mr J. Jackson's house in Butler street. ( Mrs E. A. Anderson. North street, and their children spent the week in Christchurch. Miss Cameron." of Morninatoii. Dunedin. is thp guest of Mrs W. H. Fo- . den, Butler Street. Mrs L. Stewart, of Merrival, Christchureb, who has been staying at Sefton House for some weeks returned home on Friday. The following are staving- at Scfton House ihis week:—Mr and Mrs Biss (Dtraedin), aud two children; Mrs Page, Gcraldine. and her daughter (Mrs Badocfc),' and Miss Allpress. -. Miss Cox's pupils gave an informal dance in the Assembly Rooms on Friday evening."August 27, to mark the . occasion of the ." breaking up " of her class. The younger pupils celebrated ' the occasion.with,a small dance in the • afternoon. Both functions were highly delightful. I , The" following are staying at the' Empire Hotel this week:—Mr and Mrs G'. H.- Merton, Christchurch: Mr A. White-Parsons, Christchurch: Mrs Barratt, 3liss Hayward, Mr B. Tripp, Orari Go/ge, Mr C. J. Holmes, Waimate, Mr C. Coventry, Waimate, Mr J. Garrard. Lyttelton, and Mr Gaunaway, Christchurch. The Waimataitai ball, held in the schoolroom on. Thursday, August 26th, - ' was "a great success, although there were strong counter attractions. Amongst those present were Mrs Gor■J don- Wood, Miss Wood, M» Bccking- . ham and Miss K. Beckingham, Miss *? . Hole, Mrs Simmers, Mrs Hawkc*. Mrs / Pierce, Mrs OTTallaghaan,' Mrs Jones, Mrs Carrie, Mrs Wilson, Sirs Oddie, p- Mrs" Rennie, Mrs Penrose, Mrs Harri- ''" _ sou, Mrs Tank, and the "Misses WoodJey, Miss Fyfe, Miss Fraser, Misses , V. Mansfprd, Misses Hawkes (2) Miss IVar- .' son, 'Mjdb Dyers; Miss.Sutlterland, Miss />- Sunnaway, Miss B Frascf. Tlie following - gentlemen were present Messrs "Gor- ", don Wood, Hairisori|l J.^ v Wood, Sim- . ,mcrs, Pierce, Penrose," Tank',' Hart, ", ;"Jones, Carrie, Wilson,. Carlton, Watson, "Watts, King, 'Cameron .and j l "** JieW, on the follpwing /erening, and - was Tcry" largely attended. The supl*'L per was provided by the parents of : Jr the scholars of tho school aud friends.

Pollard's Opera Company bad a very ' r ' successful .mua in Timaru last week, ' % crowded vbouscs- being the rule each ! _ night- of tbe season. The Gay Hus- & J sax r prodoced on Friday iught seemed * to he the Pollard has quite'fau'eirtereivc rcof operav,and always - lias hew to'interest'and enter"f;T<am us t During l tto. Reason 1 nu-X>-..-ticed amongst tbe audience the followMr and .Mrs 3laUog,_Mr and Mrs Slim Mildra. Slanner?£f inf& Mrs- and "Miss Zeisier, Mrs Ord, L- "Miss Hamilton,' Misses ,-Gunn, Misses I", Mcllroy, Misses-Hassell, Mrs an-J Miss S> Jonas, Sfisse<c Bcckinghant.- Mr. and/ the Webb, Mns McCullougb. * Mr p>nd' Mrs G- R JI. Jones, Mrs F. J. Isißollcston, ,Mjss Blair, Misses Itainc. ,- *Jtfr and Sirs E. M. Arthur. Mrs and l> 3fisa Mcßfatb, Mr "and . Mrs Frank Hole" Mr EI A.", An2&.wmoa and Miss 'Anderson, THiss Wcdrrcll .(St. Andrews). Bliss K. Mara. Mee, Mr and Mrs T. D. Young, Young, "Mr, Mrs and Miss Cox£v/head; Messrs Zeisier, Jonas. Ord, A., Willis,, Mcßcath, G. Kerr, l)r -<;> _" Thursday riigtt "of- last 1 "week' -u as fc-'-quHe an eventful night in the social «r circle. Tbe Assembly: JRobms was the of the Scotch hall, the Wajma- & "tartar scbofelroom.wasl tife-scene of the district MUJ Theatre wm CroWded< by *ji very : larg6 to i witness '"Mahola" prot .dueed by the '«Pollards."; The skating |"kT*» *b» an.-additional attraction. The "ball, organisedrb; the, South eg* Guiterbnry btilIgfTijitint function. ;:;Tb* JdggDratipiu* were, much* atfnnreff a"fea.turq the, occasion! The" walls ; were- comtprered* with, greghery, and conMjrtrasfed' pleasingly with,. ,the crimson ;£*,drapingß. 'Beautiful .mirrors and,pic-, (lent by Mr T.Bowkett) were also, fc%Trang on the walls.' From' the' roof Ijb&were suspended'festoons of gay coloured and bannerettes, and tbe niantelwere, banked with holly. The it3«Ufie/ was- ;£rtasfojrmed, into a miniadrawing roonk-and provided a comlounge. *' TJw'iniisic'by'Slrs &jMayo's band wis+of "u>i*ry high class glfwrder,' And -jeki very suitable for the Mr J. shewan excelled bim'"in the supper arrangements, proTiding* most delicious sapper with inI- numerable dainties. looked g- Tfery pretty witb pale bine and* pahj <« tank' decorations. The ■ decorative *>~ committee worked very hard dunng'the ' transforming the ballroom for festive occasion. Messrs A. J. A. E.\ .'Horwell. MedcTe, I-Welch, C. J. Jforns v and;% Duncan hon. sec, were* respfiasible/for r"tfie decorations; and if cd on the success of their 'scheme. *- Several of'tbe gentlemen present, wore *V Hndiland aadtninelingiuth ?i ittTpi^ r toiMtea f of 'ft e scene. p\AnJbans 7 |be4Mießiblage F Saplbe%aTor; JamesrCraigteY f 9leGregor7 Dnun-maior Mcf Dnff and Mrs McDnff, Mr W. Dunean X Hume, hon. sec., and Mrs Hume. Mrs h Xf. D. Hume wore a becoming ponn "J 1 of cream vofle, trimmed'wilb lai-e, »crj •I 'pretty evening wrap of rose pink satm. ■•'Mrs McDnff wore a beautiful gonn of JPturqnoise blue silk trimmed with cream *n<l M* ck Telvet, and Wa-.k J -Telvet directorie sash, opera cloak of grey cloth and white fur. Mrs /'McKnigbt, handsome pnttccsae robe of satin, trimmed with, black and ' whHe IppUoue. Sirs Burns lovulj m frock of white lace over white silk W. Mrs R Burns black silk gomi with < - sleeves of lace the corsage outlined •* »th k ..Wblue velvet > Mrs - handsome trained gown of black striped silk with lace applique. Mrs R. K. i- Rindle, trained gown of, black mnon * lace liertha. Mtts M«-Intvre ►■ ffleasin? Pomt) very beautiful go^f ' of lettuce green silk, with bretelles of, r iflveValad Sro applique threaded with , . Mack velvet. Miss Cassidy. lovel* ff gown of cream voile trimmed with * sflk appUque. M*s Macka> (Dunedin), very uraceful Eu»P»ro conn vif petal pink silk. »liss J. McPhcd- . Snf prcttTfrock of pink cl.rystaU.ne SIL Glove?, trained 'gown of grey and - blue vmlc. Sli» Rit» Glover very K graceful trained Empire gown of ro-e sink vo.1" Miss Harker. lovclt fr«-k rf »>ale Woe -Hk. M— A. cnral ■ pink gl»ee silk, Mi» Meikle very

dainty frock of pale blue silk, trimmed with cream lace. " .Miss Horwell,' be«t>niiii{; whitf» silk frock. Miss McWhinncy, white moiisseline-dc-soie and late Miss Black, pale blue radium silk. Miss' Griffin, pale piuk silk. Amongst the gentlemen present were Messrs Mclutvrc (Pleasant Point), R. R. Handle. " Pine-Major McGregor, Drum-Mair.r Mcl/iiff, i{. McK night, Hindlcv. C. Pringlc, E. Harold, A. JDavidson. C .1. Burns. A. E: Horwell. Meikle (all in Highland costume), and Messrs W. Welch. T. Bowkett, \V. Mcrhedran, Weir. W. D. Hume, Budd, R. Burns. The hall was a most enjoyable . function in every respect, thanks to the promoters who were so indefatigable in their effort's to make it a success.

Mr and Mrs A. E. G. Rhodes, of Cliristcb'urrb. are spending a very delightful time in England at, present. Tliey received the unique honour of a Royal Command, by their Majesties the King .and Queen, lo the, second State Ball of the season held at Buckingham Palace on Friday, July loth. The Earl of Ranfurly, the Countess of Ranfurly. ami their eldest daughter Ladv Constance Milnes-Gaskcll, were amongst the brilliant assemblage also. Mr and Mrs, Rhodes attended the Royal Race Meeting at Ascot in June. Quite a number of prominent New Zealanders are iu England for this season, and it is w\th .pardonable pride that we rejoice over their social successes. . To-'those fortunate enough to In? honoured with a Royal-Command to a State Ball, comes a feeling _of intense delight, for even if not taking part in the dunces, the brilliance of; the scene, and the various processions of Royalties to and from.the ball-room and to the supper buffet, besides the lovclv miisßof the band and orchestra "in the famous picture gallery, is quite interesting, and entrancing|u. itself to keep oiieie mind totally a i>gorbed in a pleasurable-stated During the progress of the Royal set of lan-; ccri a eircje is formed of "Warders of Hie Guard '* end surrounds the dancers. . . WEDDING AT ST. ANDREWS. On August -Ith, the Roman Ca.tho-, lie Church,- St. Andrews, 1 ' was, tho scene of a very pretty wedding, when a largo, number of people assembled to witness the marriage of Miss M:;ry McMurtrie, or Invercargill, to Mr Patrick McCarthy, second soil of, Mr I -' McCarthy, of Esk Valley. • Th* bn le, who was given away by her broth -r. looked exceedingly well in a dress of cream silk taffeta, trimmed with- nsertion and sprays of orange blosscn. A pale blue pielurc hat and a shov ?r lmnqii"t «t.ii>nleted a vvry pretty .< >ilet. The bride was attended by Mss

Kate -'McCarthy as .bridesmaid,- in a dresis- .of -pale green,-;sj'lkV.musiiii, .and ireamhar,' a'ntl. a, oouquet of." tvbite uouci-s iuid asj>ariigiis it-ru, and tiio bridfgruotn' wiis'supported uy hig'hrotlier, .Air R.' McCarthy.' " 'i'ho ' Very" Rev. Father Tubman i»crformud t.ie ceremony ami as the .bridal party left the .the" wedding marcu was played ]by*'Mis» ;Cameroii. lifter tlie (.eremony the .guests adjoin-ticd Via the St._ Antireu-s Hall, .-where'.the-'wcilding breakfast.«as laid by Mr U. .U'edeiell, of'tlie-Masonic'.Hotel... The hcallli pi tfic. bride. ami .bridegroom was proand seconded'byl Mr R:; H. Bell. The bridegroom suitably responded. After breakfast, the party all drove to : the residence of .the. bridegroom's parents where,.av,very pleasant : afternoon was. spent, 'lintil tbe evening, -when a most enjoyable dance -was.given, in the Esk Valley -scliool. .During the eren-r irig Mr.R.'Morrisl presented the bridegrobw'. 9 . purse of, sovereigns jn nebalf ot. his . bachelor friends. . I\ir and Sirs'\V. McCarthy were the recipients of a hirge number of valuable presents, including a -number of cheques, and they left next day for Dunedin and- Jnvereargill on their honeymoon.. They'intend to scttiu in the .North Island. BRELVTHING AND. COKSr:TS. Women want to wear eonsets. M'omen, nevertheless, want to l»reatlie. These two wants, common to woman-. kind, were hi anti;>odal • in the days of the ' hourglass figure', that it- would have been, consicleretd impossible to SJtisfy both at- the same time. With the tight lacing that prevailed at intervals for a loiift period of lime, uomen rcmovetd their to get one good breath, or to have a hearty, sigh of relief. It is horrifying to realise' that such a state vi affairs once existed, and one is almost as reluctant to admit having been a party to the slightly better corset that held iiniiitorrupted sway for iiiany years following tho downfall of the hourglass figure. . While the was>» waist has „bce'n viewed askance, it is, nevertheless, equally true that the accepted. corset shape "for the last thirty v«irs lias been one that changed but little! It wasdented in to form a waist depression on the .front steel, and made with accompanying harrowed-in gores to produce a figure.' The woman who is bope-t with berself will admit tlsatvall

efforts at real breathing were- frustrated bv this corset, which, prevented Tree motion of tho diaphragm. Tho elongated figure necessary for. the woman of the dircctoirc gown, brought about a change in corsets that was no doubt unintentionally benenCial, but the corset-maker has , awakened with enthusiasm, and the modelling of health corsets has. become a definite branch of his art. .A scientific stud v has' oceti made of women ■'and'"their needs, and many models not designated as corrective 'shapes aro made uoou hygienic..lines. ,In re-: during the hips; the- waist measurement was enlargixl. Just as soon as the wait was relieved tho : diapligram was ". let loose," and women breathed. The tlirills of the corse tiercs over their new models, are as nothing to the raiitures of the women who find breathing-space in these most /modern corsets. ...-■■■. "Tho diaphragm, is a. musrular partition '.separating two cavities —the chest ami tho -nudoineji. ,Jt is., one nf'. the most important muscles, in the bodv. ft has licen continuously, sub-: ieeted to 'bad''treatment,, but-is, notwithstanding, responsible even now to every act of kinrtncss-.showii.it.-.- ■With each breath it naturally,, moves down-, ward, aud with it "various.organs .are lowered to a distance of*, sometimes three inches. By airy outward pressure about the waist,. the diaphragm is hampered in its movement, and breathing becomes costal; that, is, a woman then breathes only within her chest or rib-cage; but just as soon as this pressure is removed, the diaphragmatic motion at once 'begins, and the breathing becomes abdominal. This', has been discovcrctd 'through experiment's which prove that woman's normal breathing is not costal, as was. once, supposed, but that,' .when" her organ's are released, her normal breath-:, ing is, like man's, abdominal. .It has been "shown that sleeping ' women' breathe abdominally, as do Indians and Chinese, whose waists have Hot been squeezed iii by so-called civilised, clothes. ■/.■■ It will bo impossible within the allotted space lo go deeply into : the ad-, vantages of free diaphragmatic .motion,but the larger waisted ■ corset models of to-day mean much that .is .aifevident as "to need only a Word lest we forget! Deep means a., correct and dignified poise, which is undeniably desirable; it means grace, ; Which grows out of the consequent freedom of. movement:, it means, bust and .lung development. There- ,arc even now hosts .of people w|io need, perhaps, this, added word of instruc-" tion to grasp'the exact method: Stand perfectly erect, with tho shoulders hack ' and the arms down. Exhale slowly"thrPucli-'• the';mouth;"". five or six times.. It is about as

simple as any known "cxcrciscj ami peruaps more vital.. Any corset that will not allow-; you to do this with case, so that you feel satisfied that you have really done it, is iibt a properly constructed corset for you aud for the free movement of your diaphragm. . MAXXEKSOF TIIE CHILD. This world is full of bcarsj riii;st of whom could have been tanicu into the dancing bruin ..who takes, kindly t0... a string nad they been licHed into shape as .'•'cubs.!' .: Mother love has a. way of condoning bad manners in her Ik y ; that. lat«.r when he marries will strain: wifely <l?votion to the divorce. point. ..Jiar'.sal unhappincss is more often .due .to :j ik of breeding than to serious offence: Just why should the human Dear . >-- ist? AVhat doc'sbearishncss of Manner or speech or.thought ha»e to oil-ii;. as a character builder. «udc ; iiess. is not a sign of strength any mure (111.11 is suavity of eliimuiacy.. '■'■■■ . It is an exploded i11..a that lack ot polish covers "the heart oi gold. Not that it cannot cover it;..but,.we. have learned the folly ot concealing our. leasnic.s in a leaden casket., . . ... . There are bears who ..rather pride themselves on their surliness.; they .1, .iap mid snarl through life, little caring !»"'*> their bad manner., gratcvwi 'tlius;c. about theiu. There are other beard..whose claws arc not so sharp as their .sliagginess would warrant. They would really yield kindly to a string did. their growls not scare away possible, tamers: Giris and boys can timid a lot of pruning in tlw interest of a- croyol good manners. The lopping oil of <lii!ili..li rudeness, unintentional cruelty, boisterous and gruff ways may seem to the mother tedious, .a waste of lime, but if an agreeable member of society is evolved rather than.a bear-there will be maiiy women to give her thanks. If a boy is jKumiUcd to grow up a bully and a girl selfishly overbearing, be very sure a train of uiiluippincsu and unpopularity is laid that will r mean explosions in after life. Gentleuess and kindliness can be inculcated even when it is riot natural; and one who is kindly «,f heart and gentle of 'speech will 'find life's, path free from needless boulders. So it behoves parents,to begin training early. Teach %\\d' child kindliness of feeling and unwillingness to hurt the feeling of others. Bearish; manners- will depart: