Of Interest to Women

Waikato Independent, Volume XL, Issue 3689, 6 April 1940, Page 6

Of Interest to Women

(By Our Social Reporter}

PERSONAL Mrs J. S. McMillan has returned to Bruntwood after a visit to Auckland. ■* « « Mrs J. W. Garland, of Leamington, is spending the week-end at the Thames- Coast. .* * * Mrs P. Dickinson, of Tokoroa, is the guest of her mother, Mrs R. Feisst, at Fencourt. * # * Miss Lily Bone, of Fencourt, who has been spending a holiday in Wellington, has returned home. .« * * Sister. E. Nicholl, who leaves with the second echelon, has been staying with,her mother, Mrs W. Nicholl, of. Fencourt. * * * Miss Kathleen Home, who has been spending several weeks in Nelson, is making a "short stay in Wellington, before returning to Leamington during the week-end. FAREWELL FUNCTION MISS E. BLACK HONOURED Prior to her departure for New Plymouth yesterday, Miss E. Black was farewelled by members of the Cambridge Post Office staff on Thursday. The postmaster, Mr C. B. MeNatty, spoke highly of her work during the twelve years she had been in the Exchange, and presented her, on behalf of the staff, with two travelling suit-cases.

Social s Doings, Feminine News and Notes.

TE KOUTU REBEKAH LODGE

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

On Monday evening, members of the Te Koutu Rebekah Lodge, No. 78, held their half-yearly installation of officers at the Arawa Hall, Cambridge. The District Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Eady, and staff performed the ceremony. The elected officers installed were as follows: Sister Williamson, Junior Past Noble Grand; Sister Pethybridge, Noble Grand; Sister Stacey, Vice-Grand; Sister J. Watt, Financial Secretary; Sister M. Buttimore, Recording Secretary; Sister Blackburn, Treasurer.

The District Deputy Grand Master conveyed greetings from the Grand Master, Bro. Rudkin, and wished the Lodge a successful term. Grand representative, Bro. Webster, conveyed greetings and good wishes from the Grand Lodge Executive. Greetings and good wishes were also extended to the Noble Grand from the Junior Past Noble Grand, the ViceGrand and from members of visiting Lodges. After the installation, the District Deputy Grand Master presented Sister Logan, Past Noble Grand, with a, collar of her rank, and an illuminated certificate, which had been donated by the Lodge. Sister Logan suitably replied. A very enjoyable social followed the completion of the Lodge business. Novelty dances were won by the Noble Grand and Bro. Williamson, also Sister Morrow and Sister Haig. PRETTY WEDDING JAMIESON—LOOKER A very pretty wedding was celebrated in the Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, recently, when Jean Marguerite, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs V. W. Looker, of Kairangi, was married to John Alfred, fourth son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Jamieson, of Hautapu. The Rev. H. W. Hitchcock officiated and Mrs R. C. Haysmith played the wedding music. The church had been • artistically decorated by friends of the bride.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a trained gown of soft white satin, with a silk embroidered tulle veil, which was held •in place with a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of white roses and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were the Misses Joan and Ruby Looker,, sisters of the bride, who wore picture frocks of pale green tulle over green satin. Their circular veils of matching tulle were caught to the head with pastel pink flowers. They carried shower bouquets of pink pom-pom dahlias and asparagus fern. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Fred Voyle as best man, and Mr Sam Reynolds as groomsman. The reception was held in the Leamington Hall, where Mrs Looker received the guests wearing a long frock of navy satin, with pink accessories. She carried a posy of roses. Mrs J« H. Jamieson, the bridegroom's mother, wore a black ensemble with matching hat. The bride's grandmother wore a black frock relieved with white. Dancing was enjoyed by the guests later in the evening, the music being supplied by Messrs Baker and Stuart. « The bride travelled in a teal blue suit with cyclamen accessories. MARRIED AT TAUMARUNUI WILLOUGHBY—HARMER The marriage was solemnised at Christ's Church, Taumarunui, of Marjorie Alison, third daughter of Mr and Mrs A. M. Harmer, and John Samuel, second son of Mr and Mrs S. Willoughby, of Hall Street, Cambridge. The Rev. J. Adams officiated.

The bride, who entered the church with Mr A. Gosling , of Taumarunui, wore a prune striped woollen frock with furs, and black accessories. She was attended by Miss A. Harmer, of Auckland, who wore a mulberry woollen frock fashioned with a floral accordeonpleated bodice. Black accessories

completed her ensemble. The bridegroom was attended by Mr J. Harmer as best man. After the ceremony, a reception was held at Mrs A. Gosling's home at Okahukura. Mrs Gosling received the guests wearing a black striped costume and furs. CAMBRIDGE GOLF CLUB LADIES' OPENING DAY The lady members of the Cambridge Golf Club held their opening day on Wednesday in favourable weather. Canadian foursomes were played over twelve x holes. The winners were Mrs D. M. Soppet and Miss G. Swears. In the club-house, where afternoon tea was served, bowls of flowers in mauve tonings decorated the table. Among those present were: Mesdames D. L. Hastie, E. A. Morrice, A. H. Nicoll, E. Nickle, A. J. Law, A. H. Clayton, F I. Fairbrother, D. M. Soppett, Cleland, K. Butler, W. R. Garrard, W. J. Ward, D. McCathie, L. Haworth, R. A. Hughes, W. O. Cubis, K. Browne, A. R. Batchelor. The Misses G. Brann, Nancy Butler, G. Swears, E. Burns, Margaret Sands, Loma Walker, Bertha Peake, Cynthia Hewett, Lynsie Lewis and Thelma and Laura Browne. LEARNING TO RELAX LONDON WOMEN'S WAY London is again full of women, up for the sales, up to attend the United Artists picture show, for the Polish caricatures, or to revisit the restaurants after dull months in the provinces, says a writer in "The Observer." But how many of them look as if they could no longer enjoy things, how many look taut and is if they had forgotten how to relax? * ' There are more lines, more tense muscles, rather grim mouths; and no wonder. Yet these things are not necessities. It is possible to go through deep experiences and yet keep a calm look; to the few it comes through spiritual strength, to the many because they have learnt to relax.

Realising that the majority of women have never learnt the art of losing that strung-up look, one of the beauty specialists has instituted an hour's special treatment in which the nervous and tense woman is taught how to relax. You do not, in fact, rest by doing nothing. After many a rest the nervous woman comes out as taut as when shecommenced; it is the alternation of stretching and relaxing muscles which gives rest. Half an hour is therefore spent in teaching the true way to use exercises, the other half-hour is de-

voted to a consultation with the dietician. The nervous woman has to learn how to do without those things which rationing is making scarce. She is taught what substitutes and equivalents to use to get her full complement of nerve and body foods and advised on a suitable (and possible) diet. Such an all-in lesson is priced at a guinea and is preserving beauty to many a woman.

Tired hair is another subject of special beauty care. Women have gone back to the long, careful session of brushing which they used to enjoy, assured that with the newer ways of setting, the brushing will .improve and not spoil their set. There are even special brushes to encourage the wave. Moreover, in cities with sandbags there is a tremendous amount of really dirty dust about, which harms the hair and the skin alike. Self-consciousness about workworn hands has spoilt the pleasure of many a woman this holiday time. The Air Force girls who had imagined duty to be connected with ground work, if not with actual flying, ami find that it consists in much scrubbing .and washing-up, have been perturbed about the look of their fingers as against the hands of the leisured women, and they are only one of the services affected.

A new treatment starts, after the removal of any nail varnish,/ with a mild Faraday electricity treatment up the lingers and round the cuticles, to stimulate circulation. The extremities—fingers and toes—are notoriously lacking in good circulation, and therefore prone to chilblains when the weather gets cold. This treatment helps, to prevent chilblains, keeps nails and cuticles healthy and stops the dryness and brittleness from which they suffer.

Stains are next removed and a cleansing equivalent to a little Turkish bath is given the hands, followed by a massage with some hot lemon rind oil. Now comes an idea which even women who cannot come to town for such a special treatment might well adopt. Little caps of cottonwool in waxed paper are heated (they heat them here in a small oven) and are put

like candle-snuffers over the fingers of one hand, the hand being then wrapped, oiled, in hot cottonwool, whilst the second hand is massaged. When the first hand goes on to a wash in soap and water, a soaking in tonic and finally a manicure, the second has its turn with the oilsoaked fingercaps and the hot cottonwool.

Further News of Interest to Women readers will be found on Page 3. Town's Name Changed. Pembroke, the township on the shores of Lake Wanaka, is to be Pembroke no longer, a recent Gazette notice having changed the name to Wanaka. With the completion of the new road to the West Coast via the Haast Pass, Wanaka will grow in importance, and the change of name was in every way desirable: