Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16324, 13 January 1921, Page 9

Women Folk

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

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Mr and Mrs W. FT. ITobinson, PalmerstoiUXorth, are in town. Aliss Cruickshank, Wanganui, is visiting Christchurch. Miss Mnrtyn. Blenheim, is spending a holiday in Christchurch. -Mrs L. C. Collier. Blenheim, is stay- i ing at thy United Service. .Mr and Mrs Ralph Jackson, Nelson, j are staying at ’Warner’s. -Mi.ss Grace Butler, England, w ho was j a \ . A.D. at A\ alton-on-Thomes Hospital, is making a tour of New Zealand. She* has gone on to .Dunedin after spending several days with friends in Christchurch. Mrs L. AYhetter. who. with Dr A\ hotter, returned to New Zealand recently from Samoa, is visiting Napier. -Miss L. Harper, who has been, stayin.; wiLh .Mrs Melvill in Palmerston North, has returned to ChristchurchMrs J. Byrch and Miss Holden, Motunau, are visiting Christchurch, and are staying at the United Service. Mrs Barningham, Dunedin, who has j been in Christchurch for some time, j has gone to Haunter for a week. Mr J. H. Brue© and Miss Xoeline Bruce, Surrey (England), arc staying at J tlic Clarendon. The Misses E. M. and S. M. Watson, Palmerston North, are amongst the guests at the United Service. Mr end Mrs L. GilfilJan, Hamilton, will leave this evening for tbe North Is- ! land after a long stay in Christchurch. I •Mr and Mrs H. Lea. and Miss O- AT. ! J.ea, Northampton (England), have ; gone to the West Coast alter a stay in j Christchurch. Mr Gladstone Ward, who was re- 1 eeutiy married in Palestine, is on his j way our, to New Zealand with his wife. . ■ he> ;ye travelling on the NaWera, | which is duo in Melbourne Aerv soon. A sign of the times is the sensible 1 and hygienic dress of many infants and i small children (always excepting the poor mites, either boys or girls, whose mothers do not think it necessary to clothe the legs more than tho upper portion of the thighs), whereas years ago even so many stuffy, starched garments were placed cm the little ones, to their great discomfort doubtless. Now thin silk or very fine woollen clothe* are used, being most dainty in appearance and comfortable to wear. The picturesque sunbonnet. which used lo be inevitable, was. when freshly | starched, a most “ scratchy ” hot and so that when left of? there was a dan- ! ger of earache, and extremely hot j round the neck and throat as well. The i broad sun hat is far more sensible, and i quite as becoming. The sensible mothers j of to-dav can make their children look : <-lmt ruing in tho materials at their com- ; mnml. while keeping the. delicate parts j of flic arms and legs covered properly, ! and it is a delightful fact that they ! «»>» SO., and tho half-clothed or ill-cloth- j cd child i” quite tho exception. At a recent dairy *how in England I it was noticed (according to the London ! “Daily Telegraph that tho herd-girl had often superseded the herd-man. j Several of the cows and hulls that were i most successful in form and attain- ' irients were paraded Iwfore tho judges I by quietly efficient women. As a rule j these herd-women had served in the Land Armv, where they had proved flieir usefulness «o conclusively that tho farmers had retained them after tho formal disbanding of this auxiliary service. is expected that a large nmnher of these women will appear at tho popular Islington Show. It appears that Jiclorc the. war there were only five women instructors in dairy work, while at present tbev number about a hundred. The result of their work is shewn the increased exhibits of cheese, of many varieties and a high standard of merit, made by small holders. The dairy woman of to-day needs a sound general education, in which chemistry and other natural sciences have their part, allied with a knowledge cl vho practical working of the machinery used in connectiou"witli milk, butter and cheese. Considerable excitement ivns caused in High Street, just below the Clock Tower. Inst Wednesday afternoon, by three ivedding parties arriving at the same time at Millard’s Crown Studios to lie photographed. Needless to say, Mr Millard was equal to the occasion and three excellent groups were the I

-Miss Norton, secretary of the Barnardo Homes, London, is sailing for New Zealand in the s.s. Ormonde. Miss Norton visited the Dominion in 1911-17 in connection with her work. Her Excellency Viscountess Jcllicoc has become patron of the Girls’ Peace Scouts organisation in the Dominion, ami has expressed her intention of taking tin. active part in the movement. Tho engagement is announced of Air A. C\ Turnbull, secretary to tbe Public Service Commissioner, and Miss G. JMoncrieff, daughter of Air and Airs AV. Aloncrieff, of Salamanca Road. At a meeting of tho Oxford District High School Committee on Tuesday night, Aliss H. O. AV. Gunn, 8.A.. was appointed to the position of secondary assistant of tho school. Airs Dodorv, wife of the late Air William Doderv. for mnnv years president of tho Legislative Council, Tasmania, was 100 years of age on Jamuany 1. Miss Grace Hutton, formerly drill mistress at tho Girls’ Grammar'School, Auckland, returned by the Makura last week. Aliss Hutton lias been studying physical education at tho University of California, and in receiving her diploma scored seven firsts, three seconds and tAvo thirds in the twelve subjects she sat lor. A London correspondent, writing on November 18, states that Sir Joseph ana Lady Ward are still in London, though they intend to pay a- Jong-de-terred visit to Hull shortly. After that they as ill go on to Bath, where their hoii 1 Air Pat Ward, is living for the time being. Air Vincent Ward, who is at present in America, will shortly join tho family party. Atr and Airs AV. H. Taylor. Dovedale, AA r aipara. on Saturday celebrated ihe first anniversary of their wedding by a pleasant, littlo dance at their home. The hostess received her guests in a dainty black crepe de chine, relieved with white The large dining room was used for dancing, the verandah being converted into a * harming supper tooth. Tho weather was delightful and most of the guests remained; over the week-end. The engagement is announced of Earl Do La Warr and Aliss Helena Diana only surviving daughter of Airs Reginald Halsey and il\e late Captain Gerard Leigh. Lord Do La Warr w ill ho a. very youthful bridegroom, for lie does not- come of age. until Juno 20 next year, before which time the marriage will have taken place. He is goodlooking, and clever, and the only son or Aluriel Countess De La AYarr and the late earl, whom he succeeded in 191*3 when only hi teen. The next year lie left Eton, Avliere he edited the school journal, the ‘‘Eton Review,” and, enlisting in the Royal Navy, served as an able seaman in a mine sweeper, lie is a grandson of that famous old vachting peer tho first Earl Brassey, of Sunbeam tame. Ho has two sisters. Ladv Idina Gordon and Lady Avieo Alenzies, and ho wore his seaman’s uniform when he gave the latter away on her marriage ito .Major Stewart Alenzies, Ladv Holford’s son, at St Alartin’s-in-the-Fields.