Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16829, 4 September 1922, Page 10

Women Folk

By

“STELLA”

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

Mr and Mrs C. Scandrett, of Invercargill, are staying at the Clarendon. Miss AY. S. Gordon, of Dunedin, is amongst the guests at "Warner's. Miss Beryl Dee is the guest of Miss Gemmell, at “ Aldersyde,” Barr Hill. Mrs and Miss Waite, who have been at Kelso, Timaru, have returned to Christchurch. Guests at the Clarendon include Airs F. W. Donkin, of Woodbury, who arrived on Saturday. Departures from the Clarendon include Air and Airs 35. P. Liddell, of Nelson, who went South to-day . Lady Luke, who has been attending the meetings of the Public Health Committee, arrived from the South on Saturday. Mr and Airs William Waddel and Miss Waddel, of Wellington, came down .•>ll Saturday evening and are staying at the Clarendon. Miss Jean Hay, of Timaru, came up to Christchurch on Saturday. Miss Hay is joining the staff of the Public Hospital here. Recent arrivals at Warner’s include Mrs Arthur Sutherland and her two sons, who came up from Dunedin on Saturday. Mrs Leitlihead and Miss Ellie Leithhead, who have been in Australia for the past few months, have returned to Sumner. The’ engaement is announced of Frances Ella, daiighter of Air and Airs Wilder B. Fox, Hatton Road. Papanui, f.nd Gerald, son ot Mr and Airs George Gerard. Snowden. Their Excellencies. Lord and Lady Jellicoe. who intend spending some time in Christchurch during November, have taken Mr H. Cotterill’s house, Hackthorne Road. Cashmere. The engagement is announced of Aliss Bertha Young, second daughter of the late Air R. O. Young and Airs Young, of Auckland, and Lieutenant-Corn mander O’Riorden, R.N., of H.M.S. Veronica. A feature of the Alaori Girls’ School stall in the porch of Everybody’s Theatre on Saturday morning, was the glorious show of wattle from the bays. It was in high demand and was soon sold out. Airs Morris, Mrs Harris, Mrs Turner and Airs Oates were the assistants at the stall, Airs Curnow, of the vicarage. St Saviour’s, West Lyttelton, being in charge. The well stocked stall did good business, the Cornish pastier being a. special dainty among the many good things provded by the AVest Lyttelton parishioners. Airs P. Selig will he in charge of the stall next Saturday norning. At her residence, Nayland Street, Sumner, on Saturday, Mrs J. A. Merry held a kitchen shower afternoon for her niece, Aliss Dorothy AI. Merry, of Avonside. The Misses Ivy and ATav Merry assisted their mother in the reception of the guests. Games, competitions and musical items varied the afternoon pleasantly, and a dainty afternoon tea was served. Those present were Mesdames G. B. Gundry, f . E Alerrv, F. C. Ayres, AV. Petrie, AA T . .\ilen. F. Bullock, H. Bullock. Misses Glad vs Lewis, Phyllis and Daisy Cornwell, Elsie and Dollv Cunningham (Rangiora), Freda AVebber (Rangiora), Elsie Sinclair (Rangiora), Coral Williams. Doris and May Petrie, Winnie Hopkins. Mabel Peers. Doris Knight. AVyn and Ethel Burn. Ella AA T ragge and lina Bullock. The Bracken field Hunt Club held its annual ball at Ambcrley last- Friday evening. The decorations in the hall were carried out in red and green, a pretty canopy effect being securstreamers suspended from the centre and fastened to the wall. Bunches of Tax decorated the walls, and the stage was arranged as a. lounge \ Lth oasyi hairs, carpets, and baskets of greenery. The, same colour scheme was used in the supper room, vases 01 japonica •md spring flowers adorning the tables. Excellent music was supplied by Bailey’s Orchestra, and the extras were played by Airs G. Fulton, Alisses Rhodes, Busch and P. Courage. Among those present w.erc : Air and Airs Bethell, Air and Mrs L. Ruthei-ford, Air and Airs A’ Robinson. Air and Mrs Brett Wood, Air and Airs Fulton, Mr and Airs Burgin, Air and Mrs Turnbull. Mr and Mrs Courage, Air and Airs Davison. Air and Airs AfcMaster, Air and Mrs G. Reid. Dr and Mrs Al. Louisson, Mr and Mrs C. Latter. Mr and Airs van Asch. Mieses B. Rutherford. B. Chaff ey, JAPNaught. Busch (2), Courage, George (2), Todd, Rhodes, Johnston. Somerset. Tait, N. Parsons, D. M’Lean, Grant, Collins, K. Polhill, Messrs Alanning, L. Parkinson, J. Brixton, C. Fairweather Tothill, Perry, F. Coleman, Boyce. Johnson. E. Parsons, N. Rhodes, Skevington (2), Dr Thompson, Al. Tait, N. Campbell, Dr Will, J. Courage, Chapman, Hensliaw, Bethell. THE KIDDIES KNOW’ KOFGO. We always keep a bottle of Kofgo in the house, said Air Family Man, especially in this changeable Spring weather when we need to guard against Goughs and Colds, and Kofgo keeps us all free. The Kiddies all know Kofgo i,». obtainable from E. Cameron Smith’s Pharmacy, corner of Cathedral Square and Worcester Street. 2129 HALF WAY TO LONDON. A business man and his wife, after an 8 months' trip, say they are glad to be back again to “dear old N.Z. and good old Q-toi.” They took two bottle* of Q-tol for the trip : but fellow passengers suffering from Sunbura*and abrasions used it up before th* steamer wo* half way to London I Just arrived, the new Fawn Oxford Shoes, Louis Heels, at 455; also the a test in Champagne Shoes, strap, ourt and a new colour in Bronze and Irey Suede lace and fancy sthaps. Call and see all the latest colours in strap su-«et? a*» reasonable prices. Only iddress, if. Robinson, 129 Alancbester Street. First boot shop from Clock Tower. 1

Air and Airs F. H. Carr, of Dunedin, returned South on Saturday. Mr and Mrs M’Rae Peacock arrived from AYellington on Saturday mornGuests at the Clarendon include Air and Airs G. P. Campbell, of Auckland, who arrived from the South on Friday. Air and Airs J. C. Baird, who have been staying at Warner’s for a few days, returned to Hokitika on Saturday Aliss Nita Baird. of Invercargill, leaves by the express on Wednesday for Timaru. after having spent a most enjoyable holiday with friends in St Albans. The Beckenham Dance Assembly held their weekly dance last Thursday in the Beckenham Hall, where there was a good attendance. A waltzing competition was held, and was won by Air G. Kane and Aliss Scouller. There will be another waltzing competition next Thursday, Sutherland’s Jazz Band supplying the music. The musical chairs waltzing competition held last week under the auspices of the Christchurch Plain Dance Assembly resulted as follows :—Aliss Baird and Mr Vincent, first; Aliss Anderson and Air Robinson, second. The assembly will hold another competition at their weekly public dance to-morrow evening at the St Asaph Street Hall, when a full orchestra will be in attendance. The death occurred at Northeote, Auckland, on Wednesday evening of Airs Hannah Delany, widow of the late Mr Matthew Delany, well known throughout the Auckland province, the Waikato, and the Thames and Ohinernuri goldfields. Deceased, who was a daughter of the late Mr J. Doran, of Thames, was born at Lifford, in the North of Ireland, but came to New Zea land seventy years ago and resided on the Thames goldfield, where she wa.3 married to Air Delany, who subsequently kept the well-known hostelriee, the All-Nations Hotel, at Thames, the Ohaupo Hotel, in the Waikato, the Paeroa Hotel, at Paeroa, and the Albert Hotel, in Auckland.

The Women’s Progressive Club, Governor’s Bay, held its annual business meeting on August 31. The various reports of the office-bearers were read and and the club congratulated itself on its sound financial condition. Hie present holders of office were thanked for the interest they were taking in the club and were unanimously re-elected. Steps were taken to affiliate with the National Council of Women, and it was resolved to hold tho anniversary meeting in conjunction with the boys’ athenaeum on September 10. The office-bearers for the coming year are:— Airs Pairman, president: Aliss Allan, vice-president; Airs Newstead, secretary and librarian; Mrs Butler, treasurer.

The Canterbury Division of the Pharmaceutical Association have issued invitations for their first annual ball, which will take place at the Winter Gardens on September 11. The arrangements are in the hands of a. capable committee consisting of :—Alisses A. AI. Thompson. E. Bennington, Alessrs A. AV. Spence. A. Steeds and R. Stokes, with Messrs A. Baxter and C. C. Willis as joint honorary secretaries. During the evening several novelty dances will be introduced and continuous music will he supplied by Aliss MaoDontdd’s orohesfira and Bailey’s Banjo Band One of the features of the evening will be an exhibition of the latest ballroom dancing by Aliss Lynne EdwaroJ and Air Furness James.

Although affording plenty of scope for a display of Aliss Nellie Bramley’s magnificent acting, the plot of “ Sunday,” the second production of this company, which had a most successful opening on Saturday evening, does not lend itself to elaborate dressing by the lady members of the cast. Aliss Bramley wears a girlish evening frock of ivory ninon. The knife-pleated skirt was trimmed with bands of blue ribmon, and on the loose side-panels, also pleated, the ribbon was used to form a true lovers’ knot. The corsage had one of the popular wide berthes, finished with a bunch of pink roses at the waist. Aliss Calvin appears in a gown of smoke-grey georgette over satin, the overdress cut in a deep peak back and front. The loosely tied girdle was of georgette with long hanging ends at the back. Her evening dress in another act was of vandyked black tulle, with sequin shoulder straps, chains of the same beads falling over the corsage.

Air and Airs H. Scott, 495, Cashel Street, gave a most enjoyable dance for their sons on Saturday evening. Mrs Scott wore a charming black lace frock; her daughters, Heather, Belk and Alison, white voile and lac* Amongst those present were;—Air ai Airs H. Bishop, Air G. W, Bishop, A and Airs Jarman, Alisses Simpson (2 Marjorie and Lina Cooper, Nancy ai Marie Orchard, Aileen Bishop, Rii Jackson, Gwen Aluff, Dot Clarksoi Jean Al'Gill, Rita Hall, Messrs Alla Spooner, M’Kinney (3), Rona Ware Eric Watkins. Roy Baxter, Del Carl Roy Lamb, AXurray and Kelvin Scott • Delightful music was supplied by Al Harold Bailey, with extras by Alisse AI. Cooper, A, Spooner and R. Ward. The Celebrity and Golliwog dances, to gether with streamers and confetti helped to make a very pleasant even ing. As a finale an impromptu comic community sing was conducted by Air A. Spooner, and the guests departed giving three hearty cheers for their host and hostess. The fortnightly dance of the St Albans Association Football Club was held on Thursday last in the Wintou Street Hall. The hall wan decorated in the club colours, navy blue and white. The supper tables, thanks to the kindness of some of the ladies, looked very pretty with their adornments of spring flowers. The music was supplied by Mrs Munsen and the extras were played by Mr A. C. Colville. The committee re sponsible for the arrangements were:— Messrs E. R. Alaban (M.C.), D. C. Colville, C. Hearn, E. C. Colville (honorary treasurer) and H. W. Peryman (honorary secretary). Amongst the many present were; —Alisses Bennington, L. Pirrie, V. Pirrie, D. Munsen, Newsom (2>, Pergus, Tisoh, R. Tims Morris, C, Nankervill, E. Nankervill, OJaridge, James, M'Alieer, V. Phillips, E. Phillips, Matheeon, Messrs R. English (president C.F.A.), R. B. Bunt (president), H. Curtis, E. R. Mahan, E. C. Colville, K. Colville D. O. Colville. Dave Colville, Luke. Perryman, O’Cailaghan, Cummins, Al Ewai F. Chappie. J. Green, O’Flaherty, Al’Gill, Carey. Butcher, Metheson, F. Soper and Shaw.

At the last meeting of the Christchurch Nursing Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade members practised fiist aid work until the arrival of the division surgeon, who gave an interesting lecture on rheumatism. The doctor divided his subject into different groups, the first being cases which people imagined to be rheumatism, but which were not so in reality. The explanation of these cases was interesting. For instance, a person might complain of a pain in the shoulder, and think it was rheumatism, whereas the seat of trouble was not in the shoulder but near the base of the lung. Branches of the same nerve go to the shoulder and the diaphragm, and the brain,' receiving a message of distress, but not being able to distinguish be tween two branches, transfers the pair down the nerve which ordinarily feeli the most. A similar case is that m pain felt in the knee associated wit-1 hip disease. T?i speaking of muscular rheumatism, the doctor mentioned thal stiff neck was a very common example but it was not invariably so. as a cast he came across was connected wit! gall stones, the explanation being the same as the case detailed above. Thf doctor explained the other branches oi his subject, mentioning the various com plications to he feared, and finally de tailed the treatment and special pre cautions to be taken in the various kinds.