Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12718, 13 August 1919, Page 7

Women Folk

By "STELLA”

Miss Stott (Wellington) is visiting Christchurch. Airs Lindo Ferguson (Dunedin) is in town for the races. Mrs Reginald Acton-Adams (Dunedin) is in town for the races. Air and. Airs J. 0- Coop (Little River) are staying at Warner’s. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward and Air Vincent Ward have returned to Wellington after a short visit to Christchurch. Not only were the majority of the women well dressed at the races yesterday, but the men seemed to be also airing their smartest suits. This is partly due to the fact that many men, who have recently returned from the front, have brought back with them the latest from Bond Street, with spats, ties and socks in keeping. The Wattle Club Assembly held their annual fancy dress dance in the Caledonian Hall last evening. The ballroom was decorated with masses of wattle- There were several dancing competitions held, Aliss Dollars and Air Humphrey winning the prizes- The fancy dresses were most effective and a number of them so well carried out that it was no easy task to allot the prizes. The awards were given to Aliss A. Green (Egyptian Princess), Aliss P. Crothiers (Ruination), Air Stewart (Georgian period), and Air Nelson (Costermonger). Amongst those present were;—Alesdnmes Alumery, Chapman, Jones, Beardsley, Fergus, Westerlory and Stewart, Alisses Poarn, Howell (2), Lewis, Bowden, Tv. Larkham, G. Chapman and many others.

A very interesting competition has been held in Auckland for the purpose of ascertaining how far housekeeping money will go nowadays. The “ Star ” gives some of the details, and the prizewinner sends in the following list ot expenditure necessary for a family ot a husband, wife, and two children. Weekly expenses are thus estimated: Food, £1 8s; gas and fuel, ss; clothiug, Ss fid; household replenishments, 3s fid; rent, 15s; pleasures, higher life, hobbies, travelling, and incidentals, books and papers, 10s; fund for providing for sickness. and death, os; savings, ss; total, £4. In allocating this money suggestions are made that small quantities of perishable foods must be bought, while flour, sugar and big items could he bought in bulk, taking care that only one at a time is procured, so that bigger payments are spread out. A egetables aye supposed to bo grown in the garden and fowls kept. Home baking is suggested, and fruit bottling, .lam, pickle and sauce making. The food expenditure is allocated thus; Milk (7 quarts), 3s fid; bread, 4s; meat, baccx.ara whipping, 7s; groceries aud fruit, 13s fid.

“ Stella ” will be glad to receive items of interest and value to Women for publication or reference in this column.

Lady Denniston has received word by cable that Miss Denniston is leaving England bv the lonic in August or early m September.

Mr and Mj-s W. T. Stewart and Miss Stewart. Wellington, arrived by the s.s. Maori yesterday morning, and are staring at the Hotel Federal. The engagement is announced of Alias Gwendolen Greenwood Owen, second daughter of Mr and Airs A. M. Owen, of Christchurch, to Mr Gordon Graham Cameron, youngest son of Airs and the late Captain J. S. Cameron, of Christchurch.

The Christchurch Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade held its fortnightly meeting on Monday. There was a good attendance, Aiiss Mills, superintendent, presiding. The lady corps superintendent gave an instructive lecture, with demonstration, on the methods of “ Forced Feeding for Sick Children.” A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer.

Judging by the number of acceptances received, the Public Service ball to be held in the Art Gallery to-mor-row promises to rank high among the successes of tho season- This is the first Public Service ball to be held since the beginning of the war. and every effort is being made to eclipse former gatherings of the kind. The committee who have the arrangements in hand are Misses Macmillan, Ra© and White, and Messrs -I. K. Moloney, Noel Jones, Rogers, Jewiss and R. B. Penlington, the last-named acting as secretary. A marriage has been arranged and will shortly take place between Mr W. Wilson, 8.E.,M.5c.,A.M.1.E.E., lata of Auckland University and Canterbury College, only sou of Mr and Mrs Wilson, of Wirihana, New Brighton, and Miss F. J. Boulton, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs G. B. Boulton, of Dcvonport, Auckland. Mr Wilson left for England nearly three years ago to engage in munition work, and is now tho head of the experimental and development department of switchgear’ at the General Electric Company’s works at Birmingham. Miss Boulton left by the Ruahino for England on Monday last. The death occurred on Saturday last, at tho residence of her daughter, Mrs Imres, Fitzgerald Street, St Albans, of Mrs Dixey, at the age of eighty-five. Mrs Dixey arrived in Canterbury in 1863, with her husband and two infant children. The little ones were carried over tho hills from Lyttelton by their parents, and the family had to camp in a tent near the Ferry Road until a suitable home was found. For many years Mrs Dixey resided at Knightstown (St Albans), and latterly has Lived with her daughter. Her husband died a few years ago- Airs Dixey is survived by two sons and four daughters, and her descendants include twenty-five grandchildren and eight great-grand-children.