SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20335, 6 February 1936, Page 12

SOCIAL NOTES

Mr nd Mrs Esplin, Dunedin, are staying at the Grand. Miss G. Kelper, Wellington, is a guest at the Dominion. Mrs M. Wilson, Invercargill, is staying at the Dominion. Mr and Mrs W. H. Cawthea, Toronto, are guests at the Grosvenor. Miss Wright, Wai-lti- Road, is on a visit to Waimate. Miss R. M. Jackman and Miss B. S. Dixon, Christchurch, are staying at the Dominion. Miss K. Nevill and Miss J. Nevlll, Dunedin, are visiting Timaru, and are staying at the Empire. The Rev. J. Hay and Mrs Hay, The Vicarage, St. Andrews, have returned from a camping holiday in Nelson. Miss Maureen Raymond, Bidwill Street, will leave on Sunday on her return to England. Miss Ethel Cargill, Waitawa, has returned from a visit to Mrs Edward Elworthy, “Four Peaks.” Mrs H. M. Barker, Bidwill Street, has returned rom a visit to Miss Orbell, Christchurch. Mrs C. W. F. Hamilton, Irishman Creek, Tekapo, who is on a visit to Christchurch, will return home tomorrow. Mrs F. F. A. Ulrich and her children, Elizabeth Street, have returned home ater spending a holiday at their camp at the river. Mrs Williamson and Miss Wheeler, who were the guests of Mrs E. Vincent, Kingsdown, have returned to Christchurch. Mrs Molineaux, Dunedin, and Miss Molineaux, Invercargill, who were the guests of Mrs W. Johnston, Sefton Street, have returned south. “Beauty? There is no such thing. Beauty is just an illusion,” writes an historian in the “Cape Times.” “Thais, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, were famed for their ‘beauty.’ But, ancient manuscripts prove that they were really as plain as the girl next door. Like modern women, they used make-up to conceal their defects and preserve their youth. I have never seen a real born beauty—but I have seen a lot of beauties, self-made. That’s why I think that any modern woman can equal Thais, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy.” Two New Zealand girls who recently visited Venice were very amused when staying at the exclusive Excelsior Hotel at the Lido to find themselves the cause of much excitement and alarm because they were actually bathjng at the hotel beach, where most of the patrons, picturesquely attired in fashionable swim suits, do not venture into the water, states an exchange. To their astonishment life boats manned by uniformed guards followed them closely during their bathe. Nevertheless they enjoyed the experence and were pleased to find that at most of th other beaches bathing was indulged in.

In honour of Miss Chrissie Talbot, whose marriage takes place this month to Mr A. Barton, of Ashburton, Miss Christine MacDonald was hostess at a delightful afternoon at her home, Corra Lynn, Fairlie. The rooms were artistically decorated with pink sweet peas and gladioli. Miss MacDonald received her guests wearing a floral patterned frock in autumn shades. Miss Talbot wore a blue and white picture linen suit and large white hat. Mrs C. J. Talbot wore a smart navy ensemble and navy straw. The guests brought gifts for Miss Talbot’s pantry. During the afternoon a novel treasure hunt and competitions proved most exciting, after which afternoon tea was served. At the close of the afternoon Miss Talbot delighted the guests with a song. Among those invited were: Mesdames C. W. Isltt, M. B. Reid, J. Talbot, Ray, P. Reid, G. Armitage, J. C. Isitt, R. Manchester. Misses Maisie Isitt, Anne Scott, Patricia Upton (Ashburton), Christine Pringle, Eileen Brice. Four out of every five women earn wages at some period of their, lives, and if the labour which they perform were to be suddenly withdrawn there would be an instantaneous breakdown in the life of the country, states an exchange. In Great Britain, factories employ something over 1,800,000 or roughly one-third of the total of employed women. According to the latest censils returns, 1,472,000 women work as domestic servants, charwomen and office cleaners; 70,000 work in transport, 55,000 in agriculture, 36,000 in printing and photography, 26,000 in dressmaking, 16,000 in entertainment and sport. There are 2000 women working in above-ground mining operations, and between 3000 and 4000 in miscellaneous occupations—2s shepherds, for instance, and 27 chimneysweeps, 16 plumbers, 32 coachmen. 2 jockeys, and a gamekeeper. There were in 1931 604,000 women employed in commerce in one way and another, and 400,000 doing professional work. Feet which normally behave very well and give no trouble to their owners often become temperamental in hot weather. They easily become tired, the soles swell and grow blistered, the skin becomes uncomfortably warm and moist, and corns and callouses make their unwelcome appearance. If you have been going about without stockings and wearing sandals, tennis or beach shoes for hours at a time, then probably your skin has become hardened, your muscles have sagged, and your whole foot has spread. To soften hard skin, soak the feet every night in hot water to which you have added foot salts or a little soda—salt and hot water is excellent for toning up tired, aching feet. Dry the feet well and massage them thoroughly with olive oil or lanolin, paying particular attention to the toe nails and any hard parts there may be. After the morning bath rub the hard skin with a piece of pumice stone that has been well soaped. Then powder the feet with boracic powder. All corns should be promptly treated. If simple ones, they may be treated at home with corn paint or other easy remedies, but if they are of long standing you should seek the advice of a chiropodist. If your feet are in otherwise good condition, but the skin is too soft and tender, you can harden them by massaging’ them every morning with equal parts of eau de Cologne and lemon juice before powdering. See that the toe nails are cut regularly and always cut straight across, not curved.