For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11360, 12 April 1915, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

Mrs and 'Miss Freer (llaugioro) and. Air Lauco Alatson (Christelnireh), are tho quests of Airs V. Al. Alatson, Avenue Road, Timarii. * h - * * *■ If ouch of the eontnbuiars to "King Albert's Hook " buys ;i copy the sales will ho fairly substantial. On the. principle that" the .person to whom a book is dedicated usually huys a. copy, Mark Twain - -co dedicated iv volume to John Sniitn. .\ * * •* * The engagement is announced of Miss l.awton 'l.cell Del-, of (ioraldino, to Air llonald Votekniun. of liangiora. * * » " " The on u atonicnt is announced of Miss Muriel firahani, formerly "f Tiniarii, and daugbCr of Mr W d, (iridium. North Canterbury, to Lieu-t-naut Tonkin, of the -till Kemlorcenicnts. . .

People often wonder d gilts oi elnthiu<>- and other goods sen v. Home are appredated. Tho following letter from N'otlnnd roeeb ed by n Lhim-diiil resident will therefore be read, with interest:--" 'Having i-eeeived a. of clothing this morning for my •"«»>-, I l,e,r to let you know that I I »}\" found vour note, al.-o tho money, whicli I am Kottin-; altneheil 10 n coam tor her to wear round her uoeK. MlO is live nurnbhs of and sliu wa,s born mx weeks nftei: her .laddy \v«:s called to T-ejoiii his roj-iiiuMiv, and six wwks later ho was kijlod. I. hnvo. two other children. The eldest (a. boy) wa« hyo years last December, .and. the other (a liirl) will he lour in May next Tho babv is also a. Kirk I have only been in Scotland about two years, and as I am soinsr back ayain to my own people m Ireland in a few days' rime. I ani "iving vou baby's future address. "\\ lth many'thanks to you and all those who are doim? m» much lor us, T remain, vour faithfully." The letter was dated j'Vhniary "J, and was written ironi » miiiine; town in Fifeslnro. The reference to money is explained by _t.no tact that some coins were sewn into the baby's clothing.

On Saturday nuornoon the Catholic Girls' Club, which bus been established in Christehureh. at 3i, Cranmuf Nu.uaro, was opened hv Lady Clifford. A largo number of ladies and gentlemen were present, -Mr W. Mayward apologised to the gathering for the absence of the Vorv J.cv Dean Hills, and. eongratuj luted those ladies who bad taken up the I proposal to form a club for Catholic voting women, which in addition to being a Catholic boardinghouse for young , woineii, would provide a girls' .social flub, where, afternoons and evenings could be spent. Mrs G. lit) ier, president of tho executive, proposed a- vote ! of thanks to all who hrtd assisted to j establish the club. The club would be a, hostel and a homely centre, where ! girls could meet friends just as in their j own homes. Lady Clifford j in declaring j the clul) opened, wished it every success, Afternoon tea was provided for the visii tor.-*, who were shown over tho apart- ! merits. Thfc executive, committee of the elub are the following:—President, JUrs ('. Harper; vice-president, Miss (loaney; honorary treasurer, Mrs Barrrtt; secretary, Miss Lydia Johnston; j committee, Miss Harrington, Mis 3 G'onI laud and Miss X. Hay ward.. I • * » * * • Tlie war has been responsible for | Tiiany curious situations, but few | stranger than that of two expert, buyers ' of ii famous Loudon dressmaking heuso j who aro now serving a,s officers a.t tho . front. Afc this season their trained j taste is indispensable to their firm. Acj ordingly in a few short hours of leave | they ]mrried to Paris, to I'ulJil their I task of selecting the dresses that i London women will wear later in the roar. The "Illustration"'' of Paris gives a sketch of the old scene. In one j of the great showrooms of a. Parisian j modiste's the graceful mannequins:, I dmsscd in tho latest models for tho I coming spring, are walking to and fro I tiudor (ho senrclting inspection of two ! Uritii-h officers in khaki, one of whom holds an open notebook in his hand.

'.Miss Ldua Smeeton, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs If. M. Smeeton, of Auckland, died in Sydney ou Thursday. Al.iss Sineoton, who was only twentytwo years of age, accompanied her parents on their recent visit to the Ojd Country. She was an aecomphVhed pianisto and accompanist, and had iu-t-.uled when at Home, u> pursue her musical studies under an JOnglish master. An injury to her wrist, however, prevented her from carrying out this object, and Mis* Smeeton left by the same steamer as her parents, intending to rest until her arm was bettor,, it

"Ohryasa" will to© ffilatl *o hear from all interested in Woman's Work And Life, and to receive items of intoreoi and value to Women for publication, < r rafcrono© In ihis column. . mm '" "'"***

At a meeting of the Wellington branch of the Bociftv for tho "Protection of Women and Children the following resolution was piussed :—''This society, having found that difficulty avisos' in obtaining ma.mtcsiauco from inembers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, respectfully request the Government to pass at the curliest opportunity legislation on tho linos of that in force in Australia with regard to iiTsmberK of tin; Australian Imperial forces " Tlie society, recognising that there is urgent need for mora women representatives on the Hospital and Charitable Aid -Hoard, have nominated five, won.on whom they hopo will receive the support ol the electors—-Mrs Algar Williams, president of the. Plunket Society, 3l>- Mac Vicar, who has been secretary of the Plunket Society for seven years. Or Piatts-Mill«, who is .1 member of the board and has dono splendid work during her term of office. Mrs T. M. YVilfovd, who successfully organised and secured the Children's Hospital, and Mrs David M'Laron. who has been a member of the board and helped very materially to forward tho interests of women and children.

Mrs and Miss Sedgwick, of Bishopscanrt, Napier, are visiting Christchurch.

The engagement is announced of Miss Mabel Croxt-on. elder daughter of Mi- C. H. CVo.vton, to Mr Frank Peter, of Mount Somers.

,At St Paul"--: Pro-Cathedral, Wellington, a pretty wedding was holom-ids-edl by tlio J.{ ( >«.- A. M. .Johnson, when Miss I/ily A. Scott was married'to Mr Leonard Bowdon. youngest son of Air and Mrs 1?. K, jlowdcn, of (<>iiecn Charlotte Sounds. The. bride wore a pretty gown ol" whiio voile, veil, and orange blossoms, and earrbd a bouquet of_ white sift"rs and cliry.santhomums. Miss .Kvii. T'hirkoll was chief bridesmaid, the other bridesmaids being' Miss Violet Howdou and Mi:-s Verny CYtrtor. The bridegroom was attended 'by h.i« brother as host num. Mr ami Mrs L. Bowdon left, for tho north, tho latter wearing a smart grey tailor Mtit and black velvet hat. * * » • •

The Paris oorre.suortdont of the London '• Daily Telegraph" wrote on February "Jo: "'■ Professor Pinard. a wellknown Authority on tho rearing ol' children, gives a remarkable report to tlie Academy of Mcdieiuo on Iho birth statistics ■since the war. Contrary to all_ precedents, the health of ' war children and their mothers' is not affected by the war. On lite contrary, during the first live months of the war. tlie Parts death-rate of mothers in child-bin h has fallen. tk<' proportion ot stillborn infants has declined, the infants' death-rate lias fallen, and tho proportion of infants abandoned to ihe. foundling hopitals has a.'so decreased. Kinatb/. 'die ]")rol'r s-- (i i- affirms :•• Never has ai fine a sot- of babies been seen in Paris as has been born hi nee tho war.'' This U greatly due to riie a.v-ista tiergiven 1,, mother.-, hy the association started alter tic outbreak of war under the patronage of Madame Poiuearo.''

The marriage rook pln.ee on Vs'eduosday at tho ma use. Newtown, Wellington. 01. MUs M. Macieod, of Nukitiisn. ami' M- V.'. ]>. Jones, engineer of the Union Company's shorn staff, and a sou oi Caotaiu .J. Jones, formerly of the T>m-h"-. The H.-v Sha* ofiieiatod at tlte oei'emony. i » « * ii The 'Rev William and Mrs Canned, of Nov,' Plymouth, cehdnau'd their golden wedding on Thursday last. Mr Canned arrived in New Plymouth in 1 «(i(l, and assisted the Key .J. Whitelcy. travelling to and fro to Waitara by the Tasmauiau Maid, there being no road's

lutving boon discovered by an X-ray examination thai one of tin- siua-d bones was broken. On arrival in "Sydney Mhs Smeoron was compelled to enter n, private hospital, owing to a slight .aWilek of rheumatism. Complications sat in 111:011 (hat illness and ended I'atnllv.

Tho, new British Army ha.s produced a crop of stncigo situations. Thoh::*haud of a nriueew-i is serving in the ' ranks and his gamekeeper's son holds a. commission in the regiment, in which lie is a private. "What are their relation.? Civilly tho gamekeeper's son* aii employee, an iufoiior, v.hojn the nriucoss'.s husband would not invite to his table. When tho uniform is. donned tho gamekeeper's son, by tho iron rules of military etiquette, ditro not. invito his employer to ,partake, ot Ids hospitality. A young fellow in the ranks. Ims lieen spending tho week-end with si lady well known in society. They hare both been perturbed as to whether it would !><■ correct for the Indy'fs nephew, who is » captain, to lie. in viced to stay in the :-aiue house a.t the .same time, or even to d'iuo. This same lady has ttvo .sons, one a. private, the other newly commissioned. She doe,s not know if she; can walk out with, both together. Another lady, beset by tho same difficulty, write: "A young- gontlonian ranker who has been staying with me is ignorant as to what he ma,\ or may not do. Can he make use at his Loudon, club:' Can he go to the theatre in. the stalisP (an ho travel first-elas.s when on le;ive?' r These are questions which sot Belgravia. and Alayfair and sonic of our peers furiously thinking. * " v- * * *

A letter from his mother, who is in England, was received on Thursday by Mr James White, of tho Kuihvoy Department, Oamarit. in which it was stated ' (sa.y<s tho "'' North Otago Times 1 ') Clint, six of Mr White's brothers aro now serving' their Kinp and country. One. who hfls been m the Navy for thirty-four years, is with his ship at (somewhere), three are. in France with, tho Hegulars, and have been tin. re since the beginning of the war: oua is with the first New Zealaiidens (ho was an army reservist, and being in Thtmuni when the call came was allowed to join the 'Donilininii iroop.s); the .sixth is with the Fourth Australians. Mr White's mother ha* eitcht sons, and if, is a graiul. record to have six of thorn sorving in the conflict. The old hdy i« proud—as well she nißv be of her family.

A quaint rerruitins; comedy took plneo hiKt month, in. the small Derbyshire village of Newton. Alfretou. _ A householder was astonished to receive a letter from the district re.eruitin.j-, officer .saying that, a,s he had in re&pojis.e to tho household census expressed his willingness to enlist, he must at once- offer himself for medicM examination and. be sworn in as n. recruit. "Illis is very strange,"' he told his wife. "I never ,snjd .( was willing to join. .1 never received the hoasehold census paper at all." "Oh," she paid, "that's all right. T got the paper while you woro- out and filled it in over your name." ".'But," asked the husband, strugglitoi; with, emotion, <: did you say 1 was willing to enlist P'' ;: 1 did, indeed," .she replied grimly, i "Brother Jack's gone, m> you've got' to go too. Besides, .1. promised tu love, 1 honour and obey, and isn't this an j honour for you?" The husband joined j the anil" and is now in training. * •» * » ' *

in 11 kiwi days, in lKti'J ho wont to Nelson, and'later to Kaiapoi. In IWio he returned to New Plymouth, ami there lie* married, his wife being a daughter of the late Mr P. C. Ceorge. Mr and "Mrs Cannoll have six sons ami iivo daughter?*, and Jill were present at the and one. of Mrs Canneli's bridc-mai'S., Mis* S. Kin-', wa* also present. CUOI'KR OROARKIO.

Tlie wedding was celebrated at Sfc Jiamaiiao's Church, Kendalton, on Faster Monday, of Mr (J. K. U. Cooper. <»f Waitni. Tufurau, Sotithiand, and Miss R. H. F O'Roarke, :.i' i'iue farm. Fornside. ceremony was erformed by tho .Rev I''. I*. Kendall, near of Raugiora, and Canon Hamilton, of Feudnlfon. The _ bride, was eiven iiuay by Iter brother. Mr F. M. O'Roarke. of Fcmside. She wore a pretty dresi of ivory crepe de chine, trimmed with Maltese insertion and i V"sl of shadow lace, embroidered in j seed pearls, Medici collar. The. train I was ornamented with a. sp''ay of orange | li!os.->oiiis, and finished with a tine. j lovers' knob. She won 1 , tin? usual bridal I veil, ami earned a lovely sheivcr bouI qner. The chief bridesmaid, Miss ■ Frances l.nurem-c. wore a pretty | <'ream. crystalline frock, emerald green j belt, white crepe d<» cbino hat. With j black lace c ;snvn, and oi'iiamenfalinn of and eld j;old berries. .She carried a pud; slnnver hoiKp.iet. Tho two little iiovuT girls werv Miss .Alice Cooper, sister of i.he bn'deeTaom, and. -Miss Kathleen Milne, niece of tin; j bride. They wore- frock* of cream | crystallines trimmed with guipure l edijinj.'\ and each carried a. basket or ! flowers. Mr Allan. Gait, of Tnturau. | was best nia.ii. The- bri'.[or,'reom's gift. Ito the bride was a .handsome i wristlet watch, :\\i(\ the bride prc- ; t-ented the bridocrnom with a greenstone pendant. The j!;ii't of the brid,e.~nuiid took the form of an opal v'v.yr. i and. to the little maids, KokS brooches.

(UNDO PARTY AT (/RJWXPAK-K,

A ;.'u: (v-;iul eijrdoii party, in aid ot tln> tioijCium I'Tind. was held on Friday afternoon at .Hrenley. (ii'eenpark. the residence of Mr Vv\A. iiuhbard. Thi. day was ideal for such a function, resulting iu a Jare;e gathering of visitor.-.-, who included several from Ciinsrchurch. Various teni-; were pitched under the trees of the ample lawn, and keen business was the order of the day. The produce tent, was attended by Me«lame,s Lewingl.on and l?olliny;, tiic lollit) stall by Mrs Lassen and Miss Pearson, the afternoon tea. ta.bios by Mesdanics Silvester ami Duttou, and .Misses Pufton and M.'Dnnrdd, while .Mrs Mason lutd a, large attendance at her gipsy tent. Mr Duttou did a, brisk trade at his stand for throwing sticks for coconuts. In addition, Mrs Mawrr. Misses li. fvimber, k. Davis, A. LewN. llu.bb.vrtl, (.!. M'l>onakl and others paraded the yi-omu! with flowers and various articles for "' ,<iuessinp; competitions..' 1 .H. T?elliu.ee a«d AV. Kimher had charge of a jiiy:. a sheep and. a fioat, all of which had been ejven for tee < ompctitions. Messrs J. Stalker and .Roy Kimher won. ihejiuessiurj: eompstition i'or tho piy the shoep. anil frenerously thern back- to be sold by .auction' foe the benefit of the fund. At the close o\' the. afternoon the remaining lots were, put up to auction by .Mr .Hubbard and spirited, bidding took place, good prices being scoured j for tho numerous sundries remaining, i Altogether the Belgium Fund should! benefit to the extent of £3O as «• re-1 suit of the delighkuil afternoon's ont.-i ina;. I

* # * » • OVERLAPPING. Tho. Sydney "'Herald" has a very sensible article on "Societies that Overlap/" pointing out how much aruilabio forco is wasted, by women particularly, in forming societies ami .parties for working, all in excellent directions no 'doubt, hut the want of cohesion in is very apparent. L'vidcntly in Sydney the; same thing has happened as has done hero. " Little coteries of perfectly .single-minded, well-ijitt»jtiortcd women, with Miosti laudable aims, aro continually spria«iujf up in our midst to set in motion '.some .now scheme, or organise a novel phut that is tho reason of tho - existence, of another society already established, and leading a more or less flourishing existence-." In New Zealand there is a remarkable number of guilds, leagues, and societies, all. with excellent aims and objects, hut so many of them quite .similar. If some feminine Kitchener could arise and concentrate all the workers into harmony, each woman lining her best efforts where alio is best suited, and reaily understands and sympathises, tliere is no doubt that our | work, already most useful and necessary, would he still, farther reaching! and .morn efficacious. Tho end of the "Herald's" article is excellent:—! "It is never quite clear to practical women who would really like to (see j reforms in (hwdiucss and healthful-; ness set in effoetivo motion, why a. I women's commilLeo must be segregated behind a. kind of purdah, or why, for instance, there must'bo a women's. section of a town planning committee instead of a mixed body. There was mice a book-lover mi modest that he would not allow books by men and books by women to be placed on the .same .shelves. 'His views were not much more extreme than those of .some of our authorities who look upon any movement in which women may take part .as soineth'Tig that must bo held without masculine "interference. This rather antiquated idea is tho cause of much of the want of energy from, which i some of our public..committees suffer." * * * # *

FASHION ARBITERS. (From. Oik Coiv}iEsro>u)itxx J LOIVDON. March 'J. Who arc the. agents actually responsible iur fashions: 1 rit Nov,* Zealand ivp were .surely Informed by buyers thai the kings of the wholesale dressmaking world met together in London, Paris, Vienna, or i ..Sew York, and decided tho sartorial t <i< ~t iivics for millions oi women. To ! a New Zcalandcr that explanation ' hardly holds iv.it.oi', for manufacturers ' arc lioi pbdnmhropists and surely, at thai, rate, we should have been clothed only in threat and greater voluminousness. Certainly not m the skimpiness that lias-ruled tor the jms-b .six years and actually had tho effect of Hosing down manufacture.'; who.se normal tuniout (of muslins, embroideries, etc, onco used in gieat quantifies for full .petticoats), became hopelessly in excess of the <iemand. Wo know that great artist designers Mich, as Poirct, Worth. Lucille. J.)revoll and a comparatively small band of others decide what shall ho considered o,e rigueur by iJn> comparatively hina.l! hands or people in oaeh country who can afford to heed their behests, hut th-ey <i<>n"i cover the explanation. \\ ho is it, lot- instance, who, in war lime, is so rudely shaking us out of the groove of reasonableness in whi'-h we had been so happily ensconced lor ;t little, turning us from the possibii- i icy of outlines _tbqt artists have de-i dared to be simple and artislie and compelling u.s into garments of breadth : nr.d tliicknos,-: bui most inadequate! depth, for not only fire wo called on to ! fully double', our volume bin. to be ! smart we are to walk abroad in j skirts inelegantly short. . | One asks because Loudon shops are at, preseni, dividtd into two camps -■■ the- largest onos which exploit the new .-.tyles for all they ;lr o. worth, the less , largo and. small ones which ita.ve obviously been taken by K'irpri.s", and are; shio. ing still fashions not widely dil-' ierent iront iasi year. .Test how much . determination women ha.vo and >vlt:i i, weight their revolution wields will be Seen ill ;i jew weeks. wfl'tl <'|f(tial spring, and not liie i/:.a.M.ii declared

f/o by artful fhopkooper.s, ivtirt know the buying winter certainly J>a:st. has arrived. I'or assuredly there will be a. very evident line of demarcation between tho ones who will he. and lite ones wlio won't ho ;t in the fashion.''

JJais aIX; not. ,\vry drastically different from any we have known lately. Mainly their styles are reincarnated, but dress, as .seen at, present, in t-lnip •.vim.lows and mi actresses and others; gcoeially in the foi ward movejiien!:, in ihe street, is positively frightvming in its j/os-iitilii i<"•.'-. iiy waists, for instance, we have he. n ;m customed to meaning a more or less slhduly eurvs d in part oi the body. a. natural waist hem;. 1 ; gonorab.v t':-ac-:>fnllv but. not. very nutrh curved, lUiiloioo small waisishavo been fnnvned out, oi sight during the ia.st few years. Manv optim.'sfie beings had a genuine notion tlial tho stylts that happened to la- in segue enjoyed their popularity berates: ih>v repix son ted the healthy, happy, seu-ib!e outlook of women whom runtomporarv history showed to he developing these attributes, or using them with new appreciation, every day. Alas ala--, I'or timt eontention, if we are to lie preser.telv abroad in a. coneJome ration of the (lays of good Qneen Bess and good (yUicou Vietoria., neither <">t which' estiniatiie dames clambered to tie- roots of motor -'buses, hopped over mod puddles or faced sudden death under taxis. For th:ro arc actually to be. ,emi walking ahuut the parks and streets, lunching in club* or hotels and attending a .t homes fashionable women now in dresses whose limns are above tneir ankles., witji extraordinary wide padded hips, waists not as they used to .vvru. in. com parr on, sm«i], hut loose and .largo, the sk .is already live, ym'do round and InMivily pleated.

Xevi'r a. dresitnaker now would dare, wich a refutation to consider, jnako her client, a soldierly skirt with nothitui but a little fulness <lr,'iw/i into a high waist-baud at the back. . Pieats every skirt must have and nearly every one is tloublo. Coats, too. are already bulky, .some of the. jieu'cst vrifii. a loose, much gored waist, sum! a. deep basque draped in points like a curtain, or sometimes cut very full like- a habit coat. Abbreviated, we once called slim s'.airt, skirts, but thr.se fearsome now arranef.ments must be just nr.compri.sincdy didibed shod. as. being very full, they are rpiitp six inches from iho £rounV|. and nre therefore noticeably so. Hieh .boots with coloured oned'e tops are to ho worn by smart people wo are told.

_ As v.ith most revolutionary introductions women are found on' al! sides vehemently df-claring that, they will not scrap ail. the gowns and coa.ts atul skins; they possess /and since it's not so simple to build volume out of skiniptness as to do things the other way round there !-. danger of this), nor subnut to the discomforts that exper'o/iee of slim fashion- has rdiowu them the old ones entailed. In generai il; must be. acknowkdgod that not even the freshness of the new materials nor the piquancy of the nev.idyles renders them anything but travkJy-- um.sii one ackiuttvk>dge h:'-~Vw-tuan in nujiearance. * •* 'A * #

| SOME CHOICE RECIPES. STEWED PIGS' FEIST. Have., ready -1 feel. well, cleaned,- 2 largo carrots, sera-part and sliced, 2 onions, sliced, and a teaeupful of lentils. Put all into an earthen jar, with a few peppercorns, Cover . with cold ! water, put- a plato jover the jar, unless it is provided with a lid, and place I in a moderates even, for about 34 hours. i Look at it from time to time, and, if necessary, add more water. When dono season with salt- and pepper, and servo with plainly-boiled potatoes. YET ANOTHER. MARMALADE. .Peel i stono of marmalade oranges very thinly, removing tho pith and seeds. Break up tho fruit, and put it with 2 lemons, sliced, into the preserving pan; cover with IS liroalrfaH'fccupfula of wat and let all boil for 30 minutes, isqueey.iug the juice from tho fruit from time to time. Now strain through a wove (or jelly bay if preferred). Pub tho orange skin.s on to boil in order to soften them, and throw our/tho water- in. which you boiled them. Out the peel in thin pieces. Measure tho strained juice, and for etery pint add one pound of sugar, and for every cupful of cut. skins add 1 cupful of sugar. Let all boil until it "jellies"—say, from 20 to 30 minxitos. This is really a very good recipe, and is not so much trouble to make as it might appeal-. FLOOR POLISH. A quarter of a pound of hhellae, halfpennyworth resin, 1 pint methylated spirit. Break tho resin in small pieces, and put these with the shellac into a quart bottle. Add the methylated spirit, and shake the bottle well. ' Then | allow the contents to settle for at! least 21 hours before usinj.j. .Apply I quickly with cotton or linen cloth. * « e «. « DTJRINCr (he present season of the yaw ladies imd their Hair needs treatment. In order to improve tho condition' of tbft ecalp, prere&i the hair falling and add lustra nnd brightn*s>/.o it, Mrs Bolkston has I special eonriws <* treatment from one guinea, in which tho care snd treatment is taught and a lo«3on in hairdrassing iucludodL Dominion Building, Cathedral Squaro. For appointments. Telephone 378.