WOMAN'S WORLD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19842, 17 May 1927, Page 10

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Lillian Notman, Wanganui, is visiting Auckland. Miss Roberts, Hunterville, is visiting her mother at Gonville. Miss Scott (Douglas) is the guest of her mother, Mrs Elliot, Durie Hill. Mrs W. Stewart was hostess at bridge last Friday night. Mrs N. Pearce was hostess at a Mah Jong party late last week. Mrs Gillies, Glasgow Street, left Wanganui yesterday for Auckland and Rotorua.

Mrs Orton was hostess at bridge last night. Mr and Mrs Percy Death, and Miss Inez Death, of Hastings, were on a short holiday to Wanganui last week, the guests of Mrs N. Fulton, St. John’s Hill. They departed on Friday for New Plymouth and Mt. Egmont. Miss B. Hutton, St. John’s Hill, is visiting Christchurch. Miss L. Clare and Miss I. Gray, of “Bothwell,” have left on a visit to Auckland. Mrs C. W. Harden is at present in Palmerston North. Mrs L. O. Stanton, field secretary for New Zealand and Australia Oriental Missionary Society, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs Carrad, leaves Wanganui to-day. Mr. and Mrs. J. Siddells are visiting Mr S. K. Siddells, Pahiatua. Mrs J. McEwen, Hunterville, is visiting Wanganui. Mrs E. M. Silk is visiting Auckland. Private advice received in Wellington announces the death in London on March 12 of Mrs Gellatly, wife of Air A. W. Gellatly, who opened up the New Zealand branch of Messrs Briscoe, McNeil and Co., and resided in Wellington for several years. Miss Cruiekshank, Wanganui Girls’ College, attended the New Zealand Educational Conference. The conference was attended by a large number) of educationists, and the entertainment \ offered by the Wellington ladies has been thoroughly appreciated by the) visitors. The Minister of Education and Airs Wright held an At Home in the social room of the old Parliament House and interesting addresses ‘were delivered by the Alinister of Education and the Prime Alinister. The visiting delegates were also entertained at a luncheon at the Pioneer Club, given by Miss Alagill, president of the Wellington branch.

On Wednesday Aliss N. Holmes was hostess at a “tiny tots” afternoon. The room was tastefully decorated in autumn tints, balloons and streamers, The afternoon was spent in the usual manner, quite a number of young people’s games being participated in. Amongst tho§e present were:—Aliss Dawn Palliser, Miss Shirly Greaves (Karioi), Miss Dawn Sullivan, Aliss Betty Kidd (New Plymouth), Alisses Dorothy and Nancy Burgess, Master Harding and Boger Kidd (New Plymouth), Guy and Dean Palliser, Gregory and Ben Holmes. MEMORIAL SERVICE. Rev. Alalcolm, of St. Luke’s, Castlecliff, held a very impressive service last Sunday afternoon, when a memorial tablet was unveiled to the memory of Mrs Smythe. The tablet was the gift of the Sun-day-School children of St. Luke’s, and was of brass, with oxidised silver lettering,, which read as follows:—“This tablet was erected by the children of St. Luke’s Sunday School, Castlecliff, in loving memory of Elizabeth Reid j Smythe, Sunday School Superintendent, who died 26th June, 1926.” The Rev. Alalcolm paid high tribute to the late Airs Smythe’s long and loving work among the children, who loved her dearly, and said that they could never replace her. There was a crowded attendance of pupils and friends. ODDS AND ENDS. Wanganui competitors have reason to be proud of their achievements at the Palmerston North Competitions, as all the special awards went to Wanganui students. Aliss Phyllis Taylor won nearly all the elocution classes, but was not eligible for the medal, as she was under 12. One feature of 1927 which will not pass unremarked by the superstitious is that there will be one trebly unlucky day, for Alay 13 comes on a Friday. A cynical friend observes that “anyone who gets married on that day deserves his fate even more than usual.’ 1 ’ The very newest thing in umbrella handles is a dog’s head ornament. One shown recently was actually covered with real hair.

A night wedding which was celebrated recently was that of Aloyra Irene, only daughter of Air and Mrs E. Boyd, of Wellington, to Ezra Charles, eldest son of Air and Mrs Ezra Woodley, of Wellington, and grandson of Air and Mrs Charles Dixon, Atasterton. The wedding was solemnised at the Methodist Church, Feilding, on Easter Alonday, of Flora Annie, elder daughter of Airs Maclvor, Feilding, to William Henry Patrick Walsh, 8.A., of Waipukurau District High School staff, and only son of Mr and Mrs M. Walsh, of Wellington. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. Mitchell, the “Wedding Alarch” being played by Air Temple White, of Wellington. MADAME MENERE’S FURS

Owing to heavy bookings in Auckland and Wellington, Madame Alenere and Co., Ltd., the noted fur merchants, who are holding a display of their wonderful furs in the Wanganui Sample Rooms for the next two weeks, will be unable to visit Taihape this Taihape ladies needing a new ‘ fur will more than save the expense of coming to Wanganui to make a purchase.*

Frosty nights are here! time to buy your “UNIQUE” Hot Water Bag to ensure a cosy winter. Look for ‘ i UNIQUE’ ’ oh stopper. 4

“MANNERS” « A few generations back when even people of what we should now consider very inadequate means kept a nursery going for their children, the earliest stage in “manners” were attended to much more strictly than now, although the children were largely in the hands of a nurse. From the time they could sit up in their high chairs the youngsters were carefully instructed how to sit, eat, drink; how to answer when spoken to, and when to keep quiet. Of course this was done by one who was not distracted meanwhile by other calls on her attention. It was her sole duty, and loyally she stuck to it! The fear of being publicly branded as something less than a little “lady” or “gentleman” was constantly dangled before the unruly. The tit-bits from the table, and the best treats, went to the best behaved. It was found unprofitable to be careless or awkward or impudent. Creating a Standard. “Look how sweetly Aliss Angela behaves!” or. “Now, Alaster Hubert, there’s a perfect little gentleman for you, I say !” Bitterly as the nursery folk might hate Aliss Angela or Master Hubert their flawless example had its due effect. They formed a standard. There is more than immediately jumps to the eye in having a definite standard!

Even when there was only one maid to help an over-burdened mother children w r ere brought up to a pattern in behaviour suited to their years. Apeing their elders was firmly discouraged. The children of the humbler classes, with their bob and curtsey, enforced by the constant injunction to “mind their manners,” were just as carefully schooled. Nothing was left to chance in such matters. The result of all this was men and ■women well disciplined in courtesy. To this day the terms “a gentleman of the j old school,” an “old-fashioned lady,” brings visions of something dignified and graceful to the memory. To-day’s Slackness. That being so, why do wo not revive a stricter, more precise code of teaching for our children? That “extra penny for manners,” why don’t we pay it? Children arc rarely born polite. If politxess is to be encouraged it must not be vaguely. Children need signposts, lots of them, along what is to them a difficult high road to perfection. Example is necessary, but it isn’t enough when the feet are very uncertain and young, and the mind is still unformed and easily bewildered. How can be protend that manners do not matter? “Manners maketh the man,” is an ancient truism to which we need add only the words “and woman. ”

How often arc good manners based on sacrifice —doing something no one wants to do particularly; consideration for others, kindness, good cheer and good fellowship. The considerate person in the house will be considerate in business; good citizenship is all part of the same thing. Alanners are the hall-mark of character. Did anyone ever hear of a well beloved child, a highly-esteemed adult, or a respected nation with bad manners? LITTLE THINGS You needn’t be witty, you needn’t be wise; beauty is a possession you can well do without, if you have but mastered the vital fact “it’s the little things ■‘hat count!” Watch your favourite actress and you will realise that half of her charm lies in her dainty movements or gestures, little mannerisms that form an attractive setting to her personality. A charming smile is a little asset that goes a very long way, and almost every woman can smile prettily if she likes. If you can smile your thanks in such a way that the recipient is more interested in its charm than in the size of the tip he has received, the state of your finances matters but little. You ( need never worry at not being ready •of speech if your face can express the joy or the sympathy you feel, better than could your tongue. Looks are a Habit. After all, looks are a habit just as much as manners. We make both either pleasing or the reverse according to the way we train our dispositions. See that all your habits are “nice” habits, for your nature will be judged by the small things people note first of all. There are other “little things” besides this that matter. A clean collar and cuffs for instance on a much-worn frock are decidedly preferable to a newer gown that is “off colour!” And do be wise about hats and things. When one’s means are not great, the plainer styles wear far better and fresher than something ornate, and the choice should be of a style that will not quickly go out of fashion.

Well-cleaned shoes that have had much wear, can look far smarter than neglected new pnes. Entirely Attractive. Last of all a few hints that you can think of sometimes when you’re quiet. It’s not false pride to study yourself and find out what about you is most attractive. A wayward curl, perhaps, that won’t be tidied, tho little tilt of your chin when you are questioning! See that the curl.is always a cud, and npver a wisp of hair, that the tilt of your chin remains a captivating thing, and is never an aggressive waggle! The borderline is slight if you grow careless. Study your different expressions and movements, and if they are not pleasing make them so, but never border on tho artificial. Just be natural, for I am quite sure if you are entirely a natural you will be certainly attractive.

| CORKS I When a cork has to bo made slightly ' smaller to fit the neck of some bottle jnot belonging to it, the common prac'tice is to pare the outside. This is, however, not merely difficult to do, but is unsatisfactory when done, as air is apt to enter through the uneven places between cork anid; bottle-neck. A better w r ay is to cut a fairly deep cross in the bottom of the cork when it will be found to go well into a considerably narrower neck than it originally fitted. Often this device is necessary even in reoorking a bottle where the fitting has been very tightly done in the first place by machinery. To make corks absolutely aii-tight for use in bottling fruit, pickles, or the , like, make a mixture of hot mutton fat and wax in equal quantities, and dip the corks in this when melted. Corked in this way fruit keeps well and pickles will not turn at all in colour. MARKING LINEN Rubber stamps, such as are used in offices and banks, are 'excellent for marking linen, anis arc a distinct saving in labour. They are particularly valuable when preparing a child’s school outfit, or when large quantities of house linen require marking. A pad may be bought with the stamp, but it is more satisfactory to damp (not wet) with marking ink a fresh piece of cloth or stockinette every time any marking is to be done, and destroy it afterwards. This ensures the ink being frosh. It is important to hold the stamp exactly upright when damping it or using it, and the novice should practise this before marking the actual garment. Only a light touch is requirftd. These stamps cost from a shilling upwards, and can be procureii from any office furnisher. ALL-WHITE LINGERIE AGAIN! Is all-white lingerie coming into vogue again? The finest white fawn, worked with exquisite embroideries, is used for some of the most fascinating of the new designs in underwear shown in the autumn displays of latest in lingerie at the Royal School of Needlework. Nottingham Lace. Paris sets the fashion in lingerie modes. There nearly all designs are trimmed with Nottingham lace, a triumph for the British lace manufacturer. Wonderful copies of the famous old English “pusher” lace arc notable among the newest designs launched this season. This is a fine net lace with a machine-made net ground, and the design put in with handwork in needle and lace thread. This lace is very flimsy and beautiful in design, and is particularly suited to trimming all kinds of lingerie. It is dyed in all the new tints of the autumn season; one of these is rich coffee colour, another is an apricot tone with a tinge of pink. Colour Pitfalls. “The greatest care is necessary in choosing laces for lingerie,” said an expert at the Royal (School of Needlework to a Daily Express representative, “especially when the present-day vogue for richly coloured lace is concerned. V deep cream or coffee-coloured lace never looks well on white, although these shades can be used with most artistic effects on many of the coloured garments, as in bordering a delicate periwinkle blue crepe de chine set trimmed with coffee-coloured lace, or an apricot silk ninon bordered with selfcoloured lace.” Old English Patterns. Although there is a distinct trend owards th© fashion revival for allwhite lingerie, many women still cling o the more colourful garments made in lovely shades of crepe de chine i and triple ninon trimmed with Nottingham lace. All the beautiful old English lace designs are copied in these modern products, the English needlerun laces, and fine guipure among them; for the negligee and rest gowns I there arc cobwebby patterns in gold and silver. Charm of White. Attractive as these coloured chiffons are for modern underwear, many women will choose fine white lawn worked with delightful hand embroidery, if only because it is a fresh note in lingerie fashion —not too much embroidery, for a superfluity of stitchery and frills makes for dowdiness in these straight down days! Naturally these news designs are wonderfully sheer and soft, and so follow the slender line of the slim silhouette. Narrow Trimmings. White or the palest ivory coloured Nottingham lace is used to trim this

new style lingerie. Here again only the finest type of lace work is chosen, less than an inch in width. This is put on flatly, with mitred corners. The Negligee. The negligee is an important item in tho lingerie outfit of the modern woman. Here there is lovely colouring, the palest pastel tints and other colours that are so rich that they might be destined for a stage setting. There is a deep flame satin that is most luxurious when bordered with marabout in the same colour. There arc iridescent opal blues and green, and flower-like rose-pink and delphinium-blue. Gold or

silver lace is often introduced on these becoming wrappers. Cretonne Designs. Many women are choosing the new printed crepe de chine, which is pat terned with a cretonne design in gorge ous colours. Large flowers and birds in glowing colour schemes, almost, on the decorative lines of wallpaper patterns, are seen in these new silks. These

wrappers hang in the straight severe folds of a mandarin’s coat.