For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11671, 11 April 1916, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

, Mrs Simms, of Christchurch, is visiting relatives in Hawke's Bay.i • * » » • Miss Birdie Ferguson, Papanui Road, returned to Christchurch yesterday, after some months spent on her brother's station in tho King Country., North Island, * '. •■.*•■ • • • j Mrs William Irving, of Christchurch, | has gone to Auckland, to meet her husband, Dr Irving, who is returning from i tho front. ...... . • • \ Mr and Mrs R. A. Bygum, who have been absent from Napier for some S rears, paying an extended visit to Engand, returned home this week. Mrs M'Lernon, Miss Isabel M'Lornon and Mr and Mrs Hntton Peacock, ot Napier, are leaving for America by the Niagara. They intend tourmg the ■! country, and will be away some/time. !'.."■■*■■■'•" •;»!*.. [ A Napier engagement of interest just announced is that of Mr Eugene (Hugh) M'Donald, of tho Union Hotel, to Mis* Maggie M'Cullani, of Auckland.- < Sub-Lieutenant Alfred de B. Bran.don, who was recently concerned in the 'downfall of a Zeppelin during a raid at Home, is a cousin of Matron L. Brandon, who went to the front on the Mahenb when she went on her first i trip. - On returning to New Zealand .with the Maheno, lUTiss Brandon, was I appointed as matron of the Soldiers' Hospital at Rotorua. •' * • • * Mrs Ferguson (wife of Captain Ferguson,. N.Z.M.C), who is at present /staying at Heretaunga, Wellington, leaves for Sydney this week. ■• » "■* ' ' * * V Mrs. George King, of Christchurch, is /■/isiiinff New Plymouth. .f -•,, ' •a-'- -•• '■" •. * : '"- 1 Norse Elsie M'Alum, of New Plymouth,, who left with the second batch of New Zealand 'nurses, was admitted to hospital on March 80. At latest advices her illness had not be diagnosed. ■•■ ■ . • . * i • * , Mrs Goward-Webster, daughter of 'Mrs Cecil Northcote, of Wellington, and her young son, Master Cyril Go-ward-Webster, arrived in London on Friday, February 38, by tho Reinuera, to join her husband, who is stationed ot Woolwich with his regiment, the Royal Garrison Artillery. Tho Romucra had a. thrilling journey. Bitter weather dogged ihem out of Wellingi ton.'and they were one and a half days , late at Monte Video.. The boat called , at ! Decca, where a gun and gunners wfire shipped, a business done marJfke dispatch in. cno hour. From Teneriffe to London real anxiety was felt. Passengers had been ordered to try on their lifebelts and to hav.e them handy for uso at a moment's notice. After 'leaving" that : ; '" j pbrt of call news was heard or -Bin armed merchantman on their track and somo hours daring ©no night' the ship had to tack suddenly andchango its course considerably. The. stewardess, was at her post all night, but reported in the morning to 1 her charges that tho danger zone was past; I '. As Mrs Webster said:"l did jaot mind- the zone in the day time, as you felt you had every chanco during the light of day, hut when awakening in the morning one.felt such a relief to be able-to say another night passed and morning here and wd are _sfcill safe. The captain was highly esteemed by all as we felt suro if anyone oonld.take;-us to England safely he . would, as he is so absolutely thoughtful Wd kind to all travelling with him." t •■'■ •.■'• - * • ' . • i New Zealand's fecundity as a producer of the-artistic is once more -vindicated. Miss Kathleen L. O'Connor's work, which last, year received the imprimatur of the International Exhibition 1 held last October in Bond Street, has now had a picture accepted by the National Portrait Society,' which held its private view on February 16. This portrait by Miss O'Connor shows her ' as in line with the artists of the day. I It is a-picture of a little English girl done in impcessionist style (writes my correspondent). Miss O'Connor had come from West Australia at that un-' happy moment "just before the war," and installed heiself in a chorming studio in the artist quarter, Passage j Stanislaus—known i;o history as that in ' which Carolas Buran worked and in ! which Whistler had his school. Miss O'Connor has now established herself in a studio in Fitzroy Street, W., a veritable artists' quarter wherein Walter Sickert is the best known. This young Australasian artist is full of enthusiasm and verve. Her progress towards being an arriveo is being watched with interest. - , ;„•■■■ «. • * • • !■ WREATHS OF ROSY SNOW r HER- '[ •'■ ARMS SHOULD BE; ' How to develop the arms and shoulders and keep them velvety, symmetrical 1 and ; unblemished are secrets in which"'all women caa share. Without practically the same attention that the face demands- they reach a condition which.-'-will offset all other physical charms. . , ; Every woman is a firm believer in well-Tbundei physical development. By this T mean that the whole body should be cultivnted and deyeloped m that each part and feature will add to*its beauty. Beautiful arms and shoulders -are possessions in which women can take prido—yet .'they arc within tho reach -of all who do nor- suffer from actual deformities General exercise develops the arms.' There are few exercises which do not involve the muscles of the arms-and shoulders. But there are exercises which .result in special development. There are several 'txercisps whieh will brine 'excellent results, "which you can obtain without leaving your bedroom. ' Toil should first study vour arms -and shoulders and learn where development is necessary. If the forearm needs, to .be rounded, stand erect, raise the arms from your sides to a horizontal position and- work '{he fingers with the muscles tense as though the hands were grasping and releasing objects. To develop the shoulders stand erect, raise the arms to a horizontal position, and describe vertical circles. Bo carefiil not to rend the arms, but give the shoulder muscles full play, tso dumb- . bells and Indian clubs. Tennis, rowing, golf and swimming are all excellent arm and shoulder development exercises. Sports should al--f wavs be favoured, because they are enjovable and hold one's interest, while simple calisthenics may become monotonous. . To put the arms in perfect condition thev should be massaged frequently. This keeps, the muscles pliable and ■ shapelv. d?o invigorates the blood cir-culation-'and keeps the skin in good condition. Exercise, with massaging, will reduce or enlarge the arms by regulating tho flesh covering and removing the surplus fat. where it exists. Exercises should not bo confined to those' especially adapted to arm and shoulder development. It is equally important to develop the rest of tho body. The shape!" vrm makes a poor appearance if the .'-kin is not in good condition. Manyiwomen fail to completely drv their arms after bathing, and the result is. often found in a patch of iroos'e pimples on tho b;u-k of'the upper srm between the elbow and the shou!jer. Tho skin of the arms and shoulders should ho.treated with the same

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consideration that is offered to the face. It is easier by far to keep in good condition, because it- is not exposed v as extensivelv to the weather. Superfluous hair frequently appears on the arms. If you are bothered in this way apply peroxide of hydrogen with absorbent' cotton every other day. This will bleach and make the hair less con-' spicuous. Ammonia applied on alter-, natiiig days'tvill tend to destroy tho hair. The perfect, arm Jias been tho subject, of pen, brush and chisel. Possibly it- is not within tho reach of all, but unlesA you strive toward perfection von cannot expect to have beautiful arms and shoulders. They are especially essential to a good appearance when you wear evening gowns, and few women can escape such costumes. . * ■• « » . * THE "ISTS." " Mother is a suffragist— She states the fact with pride, A motorist is father, . And he travels far and wid<|. Big Sister Julia- laughs at care, An optoniist is she,V WTiilc Brother Will's a SocialistHe's for equality. . ■, Wee Sister's a somnambulist — She-walks round in her sleep; And Cousin Nell's a futurist- 1 - * Her pictures make-.you weep. My Uncle Jim's a pessimist Whoso croaking never ceases; And Uncle Ike's a specialist In brain and nerve diseases. I guess I'm 'bout the only one Left out in all the list; _ But when I'm grown I'll-write my name " Ted Jones, a farmerist." • m » '• • • • MAKE YOUR HOUSEHOLD TASKS - AN AID TO GRACE, W T hou a woman has learned the full value of correct posture as an aid to health, as well "as an indication of graco, sho will not find,her household duties so much of a drudgery, but rather a profitable way of getting the muscular exercise is absolutely essential to perfect vitality. Most of tho energy, of the body is produced in the muscles, and a muscle which is permanently used disintegrates and is,absorbed. The waist muscles are most frequently robbed of their amoinit of activity, which is the reason why the fat so often.settles around tha, hips and waist. Household work, ( with the freedom which, it affords, gives one of the best opportunities for restoring the activity of those muscles. Hold the body erect from the hips always. When you have occasion to reach up, make the reach with the waist muscles, not simply with the arm, which is apt to give a strain on the abdominal muscles 1 . Make frequent turns of the body at the waist." Ba sure that' the turn is . made away from the leg bearing the weight. This is one of the important, "oppositions" of the body—the torso should- always move in opposition to the strong or weight-bearing leg. It is this which gives the little'" tension" to the muscles, so essential to the retention of their resiliency and tone, as well as preserving the natural lines of grace. Then, in performing the work which tequiies bending, be sure that the bend -is made at the hips and waist, and not at the shoulders. Make a table of. the back, and not an arch. . ! ' I am assuming that you have commenced the..day correctly by finding your, centre of gravity in standing—weight forward on the balls of the feet always, never on the heels. Change position as frequently as convenient—always .remembering the oppositions above outlined. . • Following these simple rules will reduce tho waist line and establish improved lines of bodily grace, at the same time increasing the bedily energy and vitality. There is no other way of turning food into energy than through muscular activity and correct breathing- : • • • • • BE YOURSELF. If you are out For fame or pelf You'll find it pays To be yourself. ■ ' To ape another's Adulation; , • But; at the best It's imitation. ,'Twere better far To die unknown i Than live a lifo That's not your own. •-*» ~ • • Who but an ass "would think the skin j Is all'the lion needs to win? j : You're just a front—an'empty show— .j Like some shop windows that we know: A few good samples on display And all the .cheap goods hid away. Your fine outside is but a mock—* • You haven't anything in stock. You talked well and you looked tho part And for a while wo thought you smart.. But words and clothes are not'enough l — quickly called your bluff. The scales of action seal the fate Of all who over-claim their weight. • . * » • • ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.Miss D. G.—-Here is the formula for cremc marquise: One quarter ounce white wax, two and one half ounces spermaceti, two and one half ounces oil of sweet almonds. Melt and remove from fire. Then add one and one half ounces roscwatcr. Beat until creamy, not till cold. Be sure that your drug-, gist gives you only one fourth ounce" of white wax. More will make it too hard.