Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16330, 20 January 1921, Page 9

Women Folk

By

"STELLA"

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

Miss Tobin (Burwood) is the guest of Mrs TV Cox, Wellington. Mir-s Tncz Al’Dowell Ims returned to after a holiday spent with her sister. Mrs Murray. M: end Mrs H. I.ca and Miss C. M. 1 .«.•;> < Northampton. England , are back i>i Christchurch alter a visit to Nelson Mr end Mrs W A. Gamble (Auckland) arrive*] in Christchurch to-day, arid arc staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs X- d. 'Wilson (Wanganui) arc amongst visitors to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs IT C. Pockley (Wolling•ton) arrived in Christchurch this morning, and are staying at tlio Clarendon Miss Constance Mor ice (Wellington), who has been to the West Coast, i 3 staying at The Vicarage, Addington. Airs J. S. Thomson nas returned to town alter a short stay with Airs F‘lower at Sumner. The Rev H. G. Blackburne anrl Mrs Blackburne (Palmerston North) are visiting Peiorus Sounds, and later will come on to Christchurch. W. Evans and Mis? TT. Evans Visitors to < hristchureh from Natal, South Africa, ;ae amongst visitors at AVarncr’o. Air and Mrs W N. Seay have returned to Christchurch after an extended tuir of England and the Continent. Sir .Joseph and l.ady Kinsey have returned to their home in Papanui after ii month spent at their residence, Clifton, Sumner. Miss Williams, late matron of the Waitaki and Timaru Boys’ High School boarding establishments, lias been appointed to the new Timaru Girls’ High School Hostel. An interesting visitor to New Zealand is Miss Jean Cocks, of Sydney, who, with her mother, founded the New Zealand Soldiers’ Reception Society. ‘ Sydney, and who worked on long after the armistice was signed, in fact as long ns the receptions were needed. Miss Codes is the. guest of Air and Mrs 13. y. Stubbs at Barnside, Tnkapau, and ha.-, come to this country for a muchneeded rest. 'The death took place suddenly, at her residence in Palmerston North, on fcjimdav. of Mrs Annie Scott, wife of Air G. E. 11. Scott, a well-known surveyor ot the district. Mrs Scott was the daughter of the late Mr Alexander MacDonald, who arrived in New Zealand in 1810. She is survived by a son and daughter, AFr Norman Palineraon, of Auckland, and Airs Al’Donahi, of Christchurch. Another son, Air Stanley Palmerson, who left with the Body of the N.Z.E.F., died of enteric lever in Cairo. Miss Helena Bourke, a‘Sydney girl who went to America for a holiday over six years ago. and decided to stay and try her fortune in the business world, has returned to see her people, stales the Sydney ‘‘Sun.” Miss Bourke t)iinks that America has great confidence in women's ability. She says she found women occupying positions of great responsibility, where they bad to control a big staff of men and women. Alis.s Bourko’s present position is secretary to the president and poration and in that capacity she has met a woman of twenty-five years ot age who is manageress of a. Cincinnati steel works. Miss Bourke. describes the woman who holds this rather unique position as pretty aud charming, and essentially feminine in her dross. According to ALiss Bourke, women predominate in the best positions in the advertising firms of the United States. The first essential to get a position in New York, she says, is a rrood appeo-T-nce. Americans sot great store on *bis, and will pick the best-dressed applicant for a position before applying the test as to ability, and d the-choice is a failure will go on picking the wellgroomed girls until they get the combination of ability and appearance- “ Weddings? Yes, every day,” said Air Atillard when interviewed. “Our fine large studio and perfect lighting brings out nil the detail in the wedding dresses. Then our hand-made paper puts a delightful finish, which has only to he, seen to on appreciated. Every day these Sepal de Luxe photographs get more popular. See them to-day at Millard’s Crown Studios, High -"Street, just below Clock Tower. 1