Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17029, 1 May 1923, Page 4

Women Folk

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Tiie engagement is announced of Mish Peggy Ramadan, daughter of Mr and Air a John Ramsclen, of Dunedin, to Dr V. Kingston, on the staff of the Dunedin Hospital. Mr E. Aldhelm-White, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who is at jjjjreaont on leave from V aacouver, spent the week-end in Christchurch with his relative®. Hci leaves to-day for Dunedin, he will be the guest of Mrs Erskine Watson. The engagement has been announced of Cynthia., only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. G. D. Pleydell, of Tanners’ Road, Camberwell., Melbourne, to Kenneth Malcolm, only eon of Mr and Mrs Vise on t Dawson, at present of Greymouth. and formerly of Waiwurri, Uemuera, Auckland. pn Friday afternoon, in the Chainlets Ward and corridor, concerts were given by Mis Jenkin’a party. Violin solos, duets, vocal so toe, duets and choruses were given by Mcedames Wilson, Kobb, Jr’ookover, Chaplin, Carson, and Staliaid and Miss Pannett. Miss Laurie Corson was at the piano. Miss Irene Brown, w’ho, after so much discussion, has been ultimately chosen to play Sopliie Fuligarnoy in the forthcoming production of “ The Gay Lord Quo*. ” i» London, is well known to Australians. She wfis out in Australia as a member of the H. ii. Ir**pg Company, and was re-engaged hy J. C. Willi ana son ; Ltd., to play leading lady to Juilius Knight. A New Zealander ox whom great tilings may be looked for in the future is Mra I’ lurenee Paynes, wife ol : Mr W. Clarence Baynes, gf Major*banks Street,, Wellington, who has already attained some distinction as a sculptress. .Mrs bayries, who is a daughter of Mr J. H. Lettany, of Hataitai, has studied under Mr Joseph Ellis at the Wisdingtion Technical College, where she was from the first a pupil of great promise, and she has Exhibited at the New Zealand Academy of ine Arts year. For three years in succession she won the prize for students’ work. Last year she showed a very choifming head of a girl, and this has been selected by th© New Zealand Government to represent New Zealand Art at the British Empire Exhibition. At present this bust is on exhibition in Toronto, where it was sent by the Government, and will probably be shown at other exhibitions be fft re reaching England. Mrs Baynes is a member bf the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arte. She recently complete ! a bust portrait of Mrs G. Hume. o( Featherston. which is a fine example of the sculptor’s art.

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Mr and Airs Lavallin-Puxley returned from Timaru to Ealing yesterday. Miss N. Wright, who has been for some weeks in Christchurch, came back to Timaru yesterday. Airs W. Grant came up from Timaru yesterday. Airs Derisley Wood, of Ashburton, is in town on a. short visit. Dr .'and Mrs R. S. E. Todd, of Sydney. are visiting Christchurch . Mrs R. 11. Rhode*. “Came.” Timaru. has been spending the weekend with .Airs P. R. Woocthouse, “ BluecHffs.” Air and Mrs Bernard Tripp. ** Orielton.” Timaru, are spending ten days ft Glenavay with Mrs George Pinckney. The Bachelors’ Jaaz Club held the first of a scries of dances in “ Joyland.” New Brighton, on Saturday evening and it proved a graat success. The hall was daintily decorated in th© club’s colours, black and gold. Over fifty couples danced to an enjoyable piogratnme of dance music supplied by Miss E. Tilleyshort’* orchestra. A special train which was run at midnight conveyed the visitors to town. The Governor’s Bay Women's Progressive Club hold its monthly meeting ci Thursday, April 28, tyheii ah entirely new programme of a literary character was commenced. A period when mental activity was re-awalcened, “ The New Birth of Letters.” was studied with interest. It is proposed to continue study of literature on these lines, also as a recreation to lead a comedy ip connection w’ith the subject. After refreshments the meeting closed. Last Tuesday evening a surprise party visited the residence of Mr I Bastin, Francis Avenue. St Albans. \ very happy time was spent by all pre sept. Games, mu sick 1 items, songs and recitations contributed by the visitors were much appreciated. Among those present were:—-Air and Mrs H. Bastin, Mr and Alls H. Whitfield. Air and Airs L Duggan, Airs Cuddy, Aliases E. Bay tin. F. Brownie. A. Aloran. B. Hi lit on, P O’Halleron. E. Tapper, T. Lewis and C. Cuddy, Afessrs F. Bastin, G. Tapper, It. Cuddy and W. Rountree. A very pleasant social evening was spent on Saturday last'at th.? residence of Mr and Mrs S. Harrington, Cashel Street, Lin wood. Games and competitions, interspersed with music, made the evening most enjoyable. Those present included : Air and Mrs S Harrington, Rev B. Dudley, Aliases Al. Schu it seller, J. Chesterton. E. Taylor, T. Kyde, E. and E. Aleynell, Al. Bartlett and G. Tibbs, and Alessrs F. Thome.. B. Buckner. W. Walls. R. Aleynell, A. Hyde. D. Jones, G. Ellis, V\*. Switzer. (J. A’Ckmrt and Tv. Rob©i tson. Ihe usual fortnightly progressive euchre and dance, promoted by the Beckenham Bath Committee, was held in the Beckenham Hall last- week and proved- a pnonouuued success, about eighty couples taking part. The prizewinners were as follow:—Cards, ladies Mrs Stevens 1, Alias Odell 2: gentle men. Air Puddle 1, Air Cummins 2. Waltzing competition, Mrs and AltBates. These socials are becoming more and more popular as the season ad ranees and it is helped that the money aised in this way will enable the com mittee to open the new bath free of debt next season. Woman’s ineradicable passion for a ■different ” hat has wrecked tne l-'arib League to Standardise VvonLn’s Clothes, which has just ceased to exist, ai-ter a three years’ fight to persuade working women to cut down expenses by wearing “universal' hats, uresse and siloes. it was realised that while girls might agree to wear the same pattern of shoes and similar costumes ■nd cloaks, no two women could be found who would consent to wear identical hats. .Just as the “ Englishman’s home is his castle,” so the Frenchwoman’s hat is lier own! One of the leaders says : “ Me devised smart turbans a.s the least expensive idea in hats, and issued them to a hundred members, but within twenty-four hours every hat was altered to suit the whim of the wearer. Some stuck a leather, some put on a piece of ribbon, some just merely pulled the turbans out- oi shape, but each one of the whole hundred turbans was completely unrecognisable. At the fancy dress bail given on the night oi AU-Uarenie by uie Reparations Commission, the prize (a jcwci case) miered to the prettiest girl w caroil by Aiiss Mac Adam, a New Zealand girl, who went as “ Good Luck” pouore (.says the “8.A.”). She wore a lull white dress, adorned by various iucky emblems, and carried a long stick, at the top of which was a black. cirely in black and white. The prize, a brown suede bog. for the most original dress, was won by Aiiss ►Shelagh Pattriek (an Australian), representing . a “Balloon Givi,” wearing a short black frock covered in round, coloured , discs, and a black skull cap. on which were perched three balloons. She wore , six on each shoulder, one from each wrist and ankle, and carried fourteen • on a tall wand. There were .300 competitors, and by a curious coincidence j both the winners hail from the AnI | cipodes, and both live at the same j pension in Paris;. It is hard to understand the craze for : .i onoeles that has affected English society girls recently. A celebrated op vioian says that not 10 per cent of hi* ; fair customers who demand monocles j have anything seriously wrong with one ■ye. The trouble is in both or neither. Even on the tennis courts some misguided damsels have been seen trying to keep an eyeglass in the correct poei , tion. a difficult and ungraceful feat 1 he English style of features does noi lend itself well to the fad, and a monocle invariably makes the wearer look older besides proving extremely likely to injure the sight. • ■VVHO m MRS VERB PLANTAG EN FT? i Airs Ye re Planiagenot does not 1 claim to be the wif<» of any Russian J prince and neither does she claim any relationship with the Royal family of i England, but she certainly does retora- * mend Kofgo ns the best cough cure \ lie has ever experienced. 2s 6d boii do from F.. Cameron Smith, Cathedral ? Square. C : HEALTH WEEK. Parents are warned hy the Health an- ! ijoritiea against cough mixtures con.lining soothing syrups and narcotics inch olog the stomach. The scientific me:hod is t-> dispel bacilli from the nose and { throat with Fluenzol: Is Gd and 2s 6d. 4

Airs T. V. Ross. of Ashburton, it visiting Christchurch. iso me renuu'KS on the subject of tabk poultry, made by Dr Telfoid in an an dress to poultry men at Nelson recently, wifi promtbiy be re-echoed by yuan.' housewives. He said: “ It seems ti nie desirable that more attention be paid to the fattening u*f poultry for tire table. At auction sales of poultry of birds that are really well fattened. Poultry at the present time for tin urv, and not within the reach of the A very interesting career has been chosen by a Queensland girl -Miss Leslie Alacpher.son—whose father is wellknown in pastoralist districts in West Queensland. Aiiss Alacpherson. who has been living abroad for several years, and is an excellent linguist, was •< keen Red Cross worker during cite Great War, nursing first of all in St George’s Hospital, and then assisting in munition work until the armistice. Recently she has started work in Paris a.s a professional “Aide to Tourists,” who will arrange for hotel or pension accommodation, undertake shopping or sightseeing expeditions, or act as interpreter to overseas visitors. The need for such a “guide” has been keenly felt for some time, with the ever-in-creasing number cc travellers and tourists (especially ironi Australia and New Zealand), ami Aiiss Macpherson. vho has fixed her headquarters at 17!) Rue de Corn.dies, Paris, has been promised the cordial support of many British-Australasia ns. Aiiss Clara Serena has a great success at her concert at tn« Wigmore Mali on Tuesday night (says the “British Australasian” of .March 8). The audience was large and enthusiasknown country fellows of iters. Madame Ada Cross ley sang twice with the young contralto, and one of our .London contemporaries said, “ vVe had the queen and her successor present at the same time.” Both singers were handed up such a number of floral tributes that the stage and the piano we.e presently smothered with them. There were many beautiful baskets, anti Madam© Ada Crossley received one sheaf, of really enormous dimensions, all of yellow flowers. In addition to her fine voice, Aiiss Clara Serena hae a fine appearance. On this occasion she was dressed in a gown of rather Eastern design of dull golden tissue, with a girdle and jewelled ornament. In her hair she wore a broad jewelled band. The programme included songs in English, Italian, French and German, and there were . numerous encores. Among tributes from the London Press, which is not given to rhapsodies over new singers, are these “ Australia aas sent us many good singers, but it is > long time since a contralto voice oi the quality and distinction of that of Miss Clara Serena has reached this country from overseas.” “ Soft and musical in its general tone. Aiiss Serena’s voice ks capable of a wide rang< of expression, and imparting t< everything she does a distinction ats own. She answers the oft-repeated juestion. ‘ Where are the great singera?’” (“Morning Post.”) “It is a rare and a no less delightful ex peri ace to encounter a singer in whom •mperaraent and the means wher* • t!i to give it unforced expression an closely allied.” (“Daily Telegraph.”, •lias Serena’s husband. Air Roy Aid • is?!, ywag the very admirable accom panist.

Mv and Airs T. Mitcheli, of Auckland, nre at present in town. Mr and Mrs P J. Iknvev have reurned from a visit to Auckland. (Quests at the. Clardenon include Mr md Airs Huie, of Te /vuiti. Mr and Mrs C K. Williams, of San irancisco, are staying at the United Miss Aiarie Crocker left, last evening for orth Canterbury, where she intends spending a short holiday with her sister, Mrs J. Benson. Mr and Mrs Percy Bur bury arrived from Wellington this morning, and will return to North Ganterburv to-day. Mr and Mrs A. Bulloch-Graham. ot Scotland, who have been making a. tour of New Zealand, will leave for the north to-night. Mrs Arthur Rhodes. ‘‘The Cliffs,*'’ iimnru. motored up to Christchurch un Sunday with Mr J. Rhodes and Mi itric Rhodes, who were at the Hydro. Many of us lanoy that the nuvtrijnoin|al agent- ijs a development ol comparatively recent times, .sot so in Prance, at any rate, lor the following advertisement appears in a Paris /news sheet oi just a hundred years ago: “ Alarira-ges—Are off vrad 1. l'hree young ladies, aged tj-om twenty to twenty-live, with 1500 francs portion. 2. Pour young ladies, from eighteen to twenty-four, with +OOO francs, ditto. 0. Two young ladies, from twenty-eight to thirty-eight, with 8000 francs, ditto, and 20,000 more in expectation. 4. Two young ladies, from seventeen to eighteen, with whom can be guaranteed from 60,000 to 80,000 francs. 5. Two young ladies, from eighteen to nineteen, with 20.000 francs. 6. Two widows, from forty-five to nftv. with incomes of 2400 and. 3000 francs'. Al- - to M. Adolphe. Rue Fcyrer.u, (His office is open on Sunday).” M r And re Ukalski. the Polish pianist, arrived from Wellington this morning. Mrs Cora lie Stanley M'Kellar. the wellknown Sydney journalise, who is in charge of his publicity work, arrived by the same boat. Mrs Norton Francis gave an “at home ” yesterday in honour ot‘ hex guests Mrs Arthur Myers and her daughter, who have recently arrived from England. Amongst the guests were: Lady Dennis!on and Miss Helen Denniston. Mrs Joseph fctudholme, Mrs George Rhodes and Miss Short a Rhodes, Mrs George Gould and Miss Barbara Gould., Airs T. G. R. Blunt. Miss Tabart, Mrs Bernard Wood, Mrs C. S. Bowden and Miss Dorothy Bowden, and Misses Saunders, Mrs Payne, Mrs George Dennistoun, Mrs Andrew Anderson and Miss Anderson. Mrs John Stevenson, Miss Alice Thomson, Miss Dennis, Airs Charles Cooper, Miss Aitken, Airs T. Cowlishaw and Miss Barbara Cowlishaw, Mrs Erie Harper, Miss Julius, Airs Spencer ’Westmacott, Miss llelmore. Miss Bowen, Mrs H. D. Aeland, Mrs T. F. Gibson, Aliss Nellie Reeves, Airs Jellett, and Mrs Andreae. Various musical fixtures of New Zoaand interest are pending for the near future, writes a London correspondent. Miss Kathleen Levi (Dunedin) is givng another of lier always pleasant pianoforte recitals at the AVigmore r dall : Afiss Reba Cohen (Auckland) dv-es her first vocal recita" in associa- ’ ion with Air Randall Stevens'- Aliss Nther Fisher (Christchurch) is giving dr first pianoforte recital; and Afiss della Murray (Christchurch contralto) to he the vocalist at Aliss Winifred Tooding’s pianoforte recital at the inway Hall All these fixtures are ■sited to take place in Alarch.