Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20044, 6 September 1920, Page 9

Women Folk

I By' = | 0 "STELLA" = i r i

Mr and Mrs W. A. Fleming (Eaikourn) are in town. Mrs English (Timaru) spent the weekend in Christchurch. Mrs’ Hartley is spending a holiday in Timaru. ;Miss liothuno is the guest of'; Mrs Walton. Bussell Square, Timaru. Mr and _ Mrs _H- Pentherston (Kaikoura) arrived in Christchurch yesterday, and ere staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs Guthrio-Bowie motored to Blenheim yesterday after a stay in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs A. J. Bean (Dunedin) returned to their home to-day after a short stay in Christchurch. Miss Annette Harrison, who haa been the guest of Mrs D. C. Turnbull, Timaru, returns to Christchurch to-day. Miss Dorothy Brunton has returned to Australia from England and will re- • join J, C. 'Williamson’s Theatrical Company. Tho Saturday evening dances are still being held in the Art Gallery under the auspices of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, and Inst Saturday fynmd the Art Gallery well filled with dancers. At Wanganui on Tuesday last Mr 'Horace Belshaw,. elder son of Air and Mrs Belshaw, ot Hawarden, Worth Canterbury, was married to . Miss Marion M’Hardie, daughter of Mrs P. G. M’Hardie, of Gonville. On Thursday tho'Woolston Assembly held its' first/fancy dress ball. 'There was a large gathering and pretty display of fancy costumes and dresses. The winning dress was a replica of a harem dress, and for men a Scottish costume w J oti tlrst place, lb is the intention of tho committee to conduct a series of dances and to conclude the season with a leap year ball. There are several dances coming off this week, amongst them being tho Telephone Exchange staff’a dance at Addington, and the Christchurch High School Old Girls’ Association dance m the Art Gallery, both to bo held on Wednesday. On September 23 the Christchurch High School, Old Boys’ Association is to Jiold a. ball at Addington, the preparations for which are in the hands of a. very capable committee, who are sparing no trouble to ensure its success. A lady writer in a Home paper says: Tho only hope of ever again making Britain a decent place of abode lies with the women, in my humble opinion. They— Or some of them—are determined to bring down the* cost of living, and only by doing this can any degree of comfort be restored to us. No man iia.s_ the. moral courage to stand out against the heavy prices that are demanded for every article we need. So women must prove that they are maejo, if not of stronger, then of sterner stuff. The present campaign of bombarding members of Parliament with post-cards, letters and telegrams, seems to mo an excellent one. Carry on, oh fellow woman, and don’t be afraid.of sending a second and a. third epistle if tho first r has no effect. ■ Your M-F. will probably take >u: lot to wake him Up. but there will come a time when ho will begin to think there is something, in it, ana, perhaps bestir himself-in the right direction. One thing certainly all women should do, and that is refrain from buying luxuries at exorbitant prices. Necessities wo must have, oven if they cost more than they should. Protest - against the cost; protest and grumble nr, loudly as you can. ft all adds weight and weight, will tell in the end- But don’t buy anything you can do without, and set your face against luxuries.

i- ~, i = “Stella” will be glad to receive q || Items of interest and value to i a Women for publication or refer* . I ence In this column. M jjj

Ihe National Electrical and Engineer- . Company’s employees held a dance at the Caledonian Hall on Thursday. It was tho first function of its kind organised by the employees of the firm, the room was charmingly decorated, tuicl tho dance was quite a, happy atfair._ Dancing continued until 2 aim. JUusical items were contributed by Mrs Keeves, Mrs Colgan and Mr E. V. Colgan. Among those present were'; Mesdatues Cooke, Clark, Donaldson and letorson, Misses Mileson, Hillman (2), Clark (2), Hanun, Knowles, Colganand 1 homson, Messrs Hutchinson, Cooke, Clark, Peterson, Donaldson, Preston, Barker, Lee, Christenson, Thomson, Chappell, Hanna, Sinclair, Bingham, Hillman, Dickinson, Hislop, lies Edwards, Humphries and Khodes. V