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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19532, 13 March 1926, Page 4 (Supplement)

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Social Ncavs Fashion ♦♦ General Topics

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr and Miss Gifford Marshall left Wanganui on Thursday for Wellington. They sailed on Friday for the Old Countrv. Mr and Mrs Fred Harkness and three gons left last Monday on a trip to Dun- i edin. Mrs E. -T. Miller (Mount Albert. Auckland), who has been visiting Wan ganui. returned to her home last week. , Mrs Andrews, of Palmerston North is visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs I). McFarlane. Gone ille. Mrs Herbert Hammond i- vi -iting . Hunterville. Mrs Howard Christie l<-ft Wanganui | on Thursday, sailing from Wellington [ on Friday for England. Miss Agnes Scully is visiting Wanga- | nui for a few days prior to her depar- ' ture for an extended trip to the Ohl I Country in April. ; Mrs Greenwood is visiting Waverley. ; where she is the guest of Mrs Hugh 1 Boyer. The Misses Ormond (2. of Auckland. • arrived in Wanganui on Monday on | their way home from a trip to the [ South Island. They are the guests of |, rhe Misses O’Neill.' Mr and Mrs Barthorp and Miss Beryl | Barthorp, passed through Wanganui luring the week, on their way to their ioni»- in New Plymouth. They have a.-t returned from a trip to England. Mrs E. A. P. Gibson left Wanganui r Tcesdav for a visit to Wellington. Mrs A. Crawford is visiting Nelson. Mrs J. Coull returned from her visit •/ the Dunedin Exhibition on Thursday evening. • Mrs St. Wright, of Guyton Street, is j it present visiting <’astleeliff. Mrs F. Swan and Mrs Drnfiin are | Bpending a short holiday at Plimuier | ion. Mrs Kelvin Hammond. Huntervd’e • who has been spending a few da»*s i.i • ;cwn. returned to her noire on i • Mrs J. Anderson and Miss Anderson, t returned Hl last week from a * isir ;o Dunedin. Mr* W. D. Anderson and Miss Ar. derson returned on Thursday Irvin a trip to England Miss Ethne Swan was visiting Au- k land during the week • r 1. Mrs Miller, of Auckland, entertained a few friends at a delightful litth morning tea at the D.I.C. on Friday o’ ? last week. Amongst those present | were: I .adv Burdett. Mrs 1 . Williams. I Miss Goodman < N.S.AV. . and Mis | Scanlan. | Last Friday evening a Mah .bmgg | partv was given by Airs D. Wilson for | Mrs 11. Christie and Miss Marshall, who have since left for a trip Home. J Mrs A. Wil-o-. was hostess on Mon • lav at a Mah .longg evening (riven in j honour of Mrs t’hnstie and Miss Mar | ■hall. I tin Monday. Mrs Earle gave a morn ! ng tea fur Mrs H. Christie. On Sunday. Mrs Horace Baylv gave I *n <-nj »vabi«- afternoon in honour of I Miss Peat, who is to be married *hor*’y I Miss Kathleen Biggie was hostess a‘ » an afternoon given at the D.I.C. .m . Tuesdav for Miss Peal. On Wednesday evening Mrs Giblin was hostess at a bridge party given . n nonour of Miss Peat. On Tuesday .Mr- Allen was host pt’s a’ a small tennis party. Last Saturday evening. Mrs .1 11. Clav gave a most enjoyable farewell narty for Miss Karen Zieslrr. Among-; the guests present were Mr and Mr* Zicsb r. Misses N. Cooper. M. Mowat. Zicsler (2k M. Taylor. M. East. B. Davidson. Mcßeth <2 . Messrs Mont gom» rie. Burgess. Gilearv. Saunder.-. Raine, G. Nichols. AV. Taylor. Mrs Spillane was the hostess at a * ‘cup and saucer” afternoon given re rcntlv for Miss A. Kidd, in honour of ler approaching marriage. Mrs J. Anderson gave a small cronuet party on Monday afternoon. On Wednesday, the B team of the Wanganui Croquet Chib went by rar to Waverley to play a friendly match | with a team of Waverley ladies. The Wav. rley grounds are situated in a very sheltered place, and as then* was ne rain, some most enjoyable game* were able to be played. All arrangements wer» k well earrie*! out. while the hospitality of the Waverley memberwas greatly appreciated. The results were as follows. Wanganui players being mentioned first:— Doubles— Mrs Falkner ami Mrs BuMi 26. v. Mrs Alexander and Mi-s Meekin fl ■ • . v. Mrs Palmer anti Mrs Brad mo re 18; Mrs Bowler and Mrs Harie 26. v. Mrs Eames and Miss Muir 2. S ngh - -Mrs Falkner 26, M -- Meekin 8; Mrs Bush 26. v. Mrs Ale.x and r I": Mrs McDougal 22. v. Mrs Palmer 26: Mrs Moffett 26. v. Mrs Bradmore, 15; Air- Bowler v. Mrs Eames 9; Mrs Harie 15. v. Miss Muir Miss AVatt. of Wanganui, is visiting her sister, Mrs Marsack. Oniahu Road. Remuera. Mrs A'ictnr Harman, of Palmerston North, is the guest of her sister. Mrs Jack Mcßae, near Wanganui. Mr am! Airs G. Currie are visiting rhe South Island. Mr and Mrs L. Addenbrooke, of Putururu. is visiting Wanganui. Mr and Mrs S. Foster, of Christ:hureh. are in Wanganui. r ' _ . . ..——,

Lady reade~s will be delighted to learn that Madame and Air Menere. the well known Christchurch Furriers have written from Montreal to say that they have secured the sole New Zealand ' Agency for one of the largest furriers in < anada. They will shortly be returning To the Dominion with what will be the largest collection of furs < i v<*r seen in this country. ENGAGEMENTS. l| Th. engagement is announced of Si*- j' fey Louise K. Scanlan. Wanganui, to j 1 Mr A. Ilannay. Palmerston North. p Th«‘ engagement is announced of 1 Margery, only daughter of Air and Mrs i ! S. C. Lean*. Palmerston North, to ' Frederick, eldest son of Mr and Mrs | F. L. Derbyshire. AVanganui. j The engagement is announced of Mabel, vounger daughter of Airs and the late Mr J. Crozier, of Moturoa. Palmer*! m North, to Geoffrey, voungest son of Mr and Mr* A. O. Hardy, of WanganuL The engagement is announced of Ida, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. L. Ashm o «, “f’orrie*.’ ’ Wanganui East, to E. D. W. Jackson. Public AA'orks Departmint, Burma, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. F. S. Jackson. Clontarf. Dublin. The engagement is announced <f i Eunice, youngest daughter of Mr ami Mrs G. Howard. of Masterton. to elder son of Mrs AVrig i Icy rind the late J. C. Wrigley, of “Tnki AVaha.” Bidtiurd. Maslorton. The cngagei:.cnt is announced of AL*s I. M. Manser, elder daughter of Mr) and .Mrs W. J. Manner. P».-nn. Ek.‘tah’.ina. to Mr L. P. Morri-. <ond -on) of Mr* and the late Mr W. J. Morri 4, < f Masterton. The ••ng:ig» , nn ut is announced of Mary I-n< <l. elder daughter of Mr and Mr* A. Robertson. Oarnaru. to lan Fia-er. second son of the Rev. and Mis J. D. McK« nzie, of Auckland. Th? engagement is announced of Ruth M. Reynolds, daughter of Mr ami Mr.* Richard Reynolds. “Treearm.” Cambridge, to Harold C. Hardcastle, eldest son of the late Dr. and Mr* Cooper Hardcastle, of Hobart. WEDDING. I OGDEN - JARRETT. \ very pretty wedding was solctnInised at St. James’ Presbyterian (Church, on W<<lnes<iay. March 3, the [contracting parlies being Miss Doris • Jarrett, second daughter of Mr and ■Mr- J. E. Jarrett, of AVanganui Ea-t. tarn! Mr R. IL Ogden, eldest son of Mr ‘and Mr> A. Ogden, of Ha worn. The •bride, who entered the church on fie [arm of her father, were a charming I frock of ivory crepe-de-chine. ornainu ntcd with [.earls, her veil being Void [in pla*-e with orange blossom. < hc • jrarried a beautiful bouquet <»f ast.-.s! land asparagus ferns. Mtss Beth Jarjrett. *Lier of the bride, a. ted a* brid.-s-Jmaid. and wore a becoming fr ». k < f •pale pink < repo-do ehimn with ‘OH'die.-: lof pa!<* blue, and a -nrili hat to tone. The little flower girl v->s Mi-s Teresa Crawford, who wore a .l i.uty pale blue frilled <ir<*s. edged wiJi pink. Mr Jack Jarrell, brother »f the bride, wab» st man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Mary - Browne tearooms, where Mrs J. L. Jarrett, mother of the bride, received the guests in a smart silk morocain frock trimmed with a contrasting colour, with hat to match Later, the happy couple left by car for the South, the bride travelling in a steel grey costume, with hat to tone. AVANGANUI DISTRICT NURSING LEAGUE. The usual monthly meeting of the AVanganui District Nursing League was held in the set rotary’s office, Ridgway iStrec-t. on Monday. March 1. at 4.15 p.m. Present: Mrs Christie (chair), Mesdamvs Dudding, Taylor. Hidden.-. Spurdie. Burnet. Roehc, and Mi*s Taylor. Apologies were received from |Mcsdames Silk. Lloyd and Warnock. Minutes.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read ami confirmed. Nurse’s Report.- The nurse’s report was as follows: - No. of visits paid. 14”-; n«*w <a><‘s registered, 5; patients sen-. hospital. ; deaths. 2; patients discharge.!. 1. Accounts.--Various accounts to the amount of £3 6s were passed for payin ent. 1 A isitors.—The visitors for April are: Miss Taylor ami Mrs Dudding. Thanks.—The committee desire to thank the following for gifts received: Miss Burr, old linen; Mrs Jones. 137 Harrison Street, invalid chair. CABARET. The < abaret last Saturday was well patronised by dancing enthusiasts. .Miss Tabor gave a very striking performance in her operatic dance, while her frock was a dainty creation of wine and pink shaded georgette. Amongst those present were: Mesdames E. Forlong. A. Hatrick. Hutson, A. Brodie. Rout. Peat. AlisseS D. Johnson, A. Johnson. D. Neumann. M. Hatherly. H. Birch. G. Higgie.

OUR PARIS LETTER FASHIONS DECREE AND MODES. (From Pauline Courlander). • All Rights Reserved). Individual Styles. c h AVith spring stylos wo shall probably not see so much of the symmetrical f |godet and the all-round flare, there will i,c 'however he plenty of fluttering grace t by floating panels from the p 'shoulder or the hip. scarves, draperies iand sashes. Even the nock will have p ja feeling of movement for lace and a jchiffon jabots, ribbons and ruches are f [to oust the plain neckline. o ; All this is pleasant news for i 1 means w that every one will he able to indulge a in her own particular fashion, instead r of being obliged to adopt the uniform |< straight tight tube or place herself outside the magic circle of the well- t] dressed. The present more varied styles allow j one to dress with dignity or frivolity • according to one’s age ami shape as a well as the occasion. They also allow ? each of the great houses to cultivate } a special style and so introduce more il’ght and shade into our appearance. Mc-ther and child need no longer dress alike, there are enough fashion* for 1 The uneven hem and the one-sided ‘drapery are to rontinu<* and so too ar.’capes an<l cape effects. | Plain back* arc to be worn with . Igodet front* or pleated ones and long ; [jabots of lace, georgette or the same ■ material as the frock reach to the low i waistline. Hip draperies are seen on ' some of the early models, cross-o\ (*r backs with plain straight fronts and side draperies that are considerably longer than the skirt. Morning and ’afternoon frocks are made with long sleeves, except linen and muslin ones, frocks have no slee\cs. A Forecast of Spring Materials. The spring fashions are with ns. They do not commit themselves to any definite statement as to the details of . the new fashions, but they bring us 1 glimpses of all the new materials and I I’roni them we can generally deduce aomething as to our future shape. 1 For instance, since many of the ‘ spring materials are permanently ma- ( chine-pleated and many more have woven borders in the stripes or cubes 1 it is safe to say that straight skirts ' will oust the flared ones, (lime more ' it looks as though Kasha were to hold ' its own against all comers. Kasha of 1 ever-increasing beauty. In its latest I form ;1 is even lighter and more supple ’ than it has been and there are many ’ new varieties of pure wool or silk ami ’ wool mixture. 5 Kasha-toile, as its name implies. ’ [looks like linen; Kasha nutte is like herringbone tweed or hopsack. Kasha jaspe has a speckled surface. Other kinds are women with a white silk stripe, a shaded effect, or a striped border. Plain and bordered ones alike are permanently pleated for skirts, while unpleated materials in exactly tin l same colouring arc used for ••oats. Spring Materials. Mixtures of silk and wool are likely to be popular for spring wear. I’he silk is use.l for weaving stripes or checks or flowered designs in Kasha or jersey* cloth and a bloom like effect is obtained bv weaving a thin web over I the silk. There are some fascinating new crepes, both silk and cotton, and one of the new Kashas is so finely and ir regularly pleated as to have the crinkled appearance of crepe. Frepella fleuri brings the spring a little nearer. It is a delicious soft cotton crepp sprinkled over with little silk flowers that look as though they were [hand embroidered. In fact quite a number of the new patterned materials (look hand-embroidered, to such a pitch of perfection has machinery brought weaving anti dyeing. Artistic Designs. Geometrical ami floral ami oriental designs are all seen in more beautiful colours ami shapes than-ever. The out standing characteristic of al’ of them is a certain reticense. Just as there is to be nothing harsh in the texture of the materials so there is nothing garish in their colouring. Plaid and striped georgette, mousseline de soie and linens are shown, linens arc especially beautiful and now that they can be made uncrushable, they deserve an important place in our af- ‘ f options. For frocks this year we are to have j a supple linen which retains all the ; charm of the old kind and yet lias some I of the grace of silk. There are to be ' beautiful pastel shades, flower designs j and stripes like those on Italian silk. Mediaeval Sleeves. Draperies continue io inspire the i couturiere. They are chaining in the softer neutral colours, including the' increasingly popular greys of dove or silver hue, the endless range of delicate ) niauves and pinkish-purples, and a 1 wonderful variety of wine tones. Black 1 , all w'hite. and the alliance of the two j that Paris perennially favours are I themes, much favoured by the well- • dressed woman. I was particularly fascinated by a toilette de soiree that comprised a gown of powder-blue chiffon over an underskirt of dark gold la?e. The evening > cloak en suite was of powder-blue lined ' with gold tissue of the exact shade of the lace. Another charming evening ' ensemble was a black chiffon gown, cut on the lines of a sleeveless coat-frock, ami worn over a pleated underdress of white chiffon and lace. Straight garments cut on mediaeval lines, with long fitting sleeves, and fashioned of gold or silver tissue, have their aeconi panying sleeveless “jumper” tunics of lace. Mauve, a delicate green or blue, threaded with silver or gobi, is frequently the chosen colour note for this complementary portion of the gown.

SHINGLE SETS (By Mary Lovat). Beware how you give the shingled the hairbrush of the unshingled. Nowadays no woman who prides herself on care, will condescend to use the longhandled brush, but prefers to employ the military brushes —two of them—that adorn the masculine toilet table. So if you are equipping a young daughter with a toilet set. be sure that her brushes are “right.” Again her equipment must include a patent clipper to enable her to curtail as far as possible her visits to the coiffeur. These clippers are now made on the daintiest lines an ! are easy to use. A little practice and one need not even call in a friend’s ministrations. provided that one’s mirror has the clamped attachment which will crab!.* one tn view the nape of one’s neck without dislocation. The outfit should also count, among its items a set of those long brooch-like ‘ ‘gadgets” for pinning into one’s locks after they have been shampooed and while they are still damp. These will bring about the big Alareel wave at

which all the shingled aim and will “set’’ her hair so that it keeps its curves for quite a long time. And above all, there must be a tightly-stoppered bottle for her brilliant inc. The great secret of the successful shingle is an untroubled outline. There must be no stray bits and pieces. The soupcon of brilliantine ap plied with the palm of the hand will bring this about. For travelling there are metal bottles fitted with an outer case that make the exuding of liquids an impossibility. Such a bottle for hair lotion should certainly find a place in the outfit.

TOMATOES A LA AMERICAINE i This is an American way of cooking tomatoes: — Cut six medium sized fresh red to- ■ matoes into even halves cross-wise, squeeze out seeds, place on a tin and I season evenly with a teaspoon each ■ and sugar and half a teaspoon white ; pepper. Soak an ounce of the crumb of a loaf in cold milk for five minutes, squeeze out all milk from it and place, the bread in a bowl. Add to it one and a-half ounces of finely chopped suet, a half teaspoon of chopped parsley, a very finely chopped medium sized onion (or. if procurable, six' finely chopped shallots), and half saltspoon thyme and one egg yolk*. Sharply stir the whole well together for two minutes, spread the preparation evenly over the twelve half tomatoes, set in oven to bake for twenty minutes, remove and serve.