VANITY FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 148, 25 June 1931, Page 2

VANITY FAIR

ARE PEOPLE DOWN ON YOU? // you happen lo be al a meeting of a 10l of n>o men an ff can listen to their conversation you will hear from a dozen different parts of the room how unkind someone has been io the speaker— a relative, a neighbour, an employer, a friend—always someone has faffed to appreciate them, treated them badly, taken them in, put upon them. They are unhappy. They really feel that they are being very badly ill-used. / once gave a great deal of sympathy to a girl whose home life was certainly not all it might have been; she really had cause for complaint (slates a writer in a London journal). Then I got her a job with people who I knew were incapable of injustice or spite—and she came craving for sympathy for their unkindness to her. She joined a club, and came to me with tales of the unkindness of all the girls there. And so it went on. She had found sympathy so pleasant, so drugging, that she had rather be unhappy with the certainly of sympathy io follow than happ y without it. If you find, wherever you go, that people aie down on you, just stop and ask yourself what there is in you that causes such a slate of things. Don’t you, perhaps, deserve it? If someone comes to you saying everyone is down on her, be careful with your sympathy. She is asking you for a dangerous drug, a sort of sleeping draught, when what she really needs is a stiff tonic to make her get on her own feet and fight for herself until she is in such a happy position as to need no more sympathy from anyone.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Alison Bradniore, of Waverley. is I the guest of Mrs Galpin, Marton, fur tho A. and P. ball. Mrs Burnett is a Wcl*ingto*i visitor to Wanganui and is the guest of Mrs S. Swan, College Street. Miss Betty Davidson has returned to Wanganui after an extended visit to friends in and around Feilding. Mrs Gordon McCallum, of Christchurch, wtih her small daughter, Patricia, is visiting her parents, Air and Mrs F. H. Allen, Raniahiki, Wanganui Ki ver. Airs G. L. Patchell, of Auckland, is visiting Wanganui. Aliss Af. Parkes, St. John’s Hill, has returned from a visit to Wellington. Aliss L. Adams, Selwyn Street, is visiting Christchurch. Airs James Campion has returned from a holiday spent at Wellington and Plimmerton. Aliss Enid Craig, of Wicksteed Street, fell from her horse on Sunday morning and broke her collarbone. She is an inmate of Braemar Private Hospital. Airs J. Hogan is visiting Wellington. Airs J. J. Reilly, of Westmere, is visiting Wellington. Tho many friends of Airs C. G. Bignell will be pleased to learn that she is well on the way to recovery after her severe illness. Twelve women have now qualified in Great Britain as veterinary surgeons, and the number of women students in veterinary colleges is increasing every year, states an English writer. The most striking move in this direction, however, is in Soviet Russia, where, out of 6000 veterinary students, 2400 are women. “I would strongly advise any New Zealand girl who intends to go to London with the idea of going on the stage not to do so at the present time,” said I Miss Gladys Gammon, who returned to Auckland by the lonic after having had 18 months’ dramatic training in England. When interviewed in Auckland Aliss Gammon said that there were scores of well-known actors and actresses out of work in London, and it was surprising to see young and inexperienced people obtaining parts while good professionals were walking the streets. The opinion was expressed that the inexperienced ones either paid to go on the stage in order to gain experience, or else took the job for nothing. Aliss Gammon, having talked with picture producers in England, as well as from America, said one and all were convinced that the talkies would be superseded by television within the next few years. ENGAGEMENT. Tho engagement is announced of Constance Alary, eldest daughter of Mr and Airs D. Priest, Makirikiri. to Gordon, youngest son of Air and Mrs Hugh Hamilton, Parihauhau. JOLLY BIRTHDAY PARTY. About SlOxty guests were entertained at a party at tho Elrick on Tuesday evening, to celebrate the birthdays of Miss E. Barnes and Miss E. Howell. The lounge looked more than usually pretty, having decorations of blue and pink paper flowers, streamers and balloons to match the frocks of tho guests of honour. Aliss Barnes wore a frock of pink georgette and diamante. Aliss Howell’s frock of blue lace was finished with a rhinestone girdle. The festivities took tho form of a dance, the music being provided by Airs Gardiner. Novelty games, dances and the distri bution of carnival caps and musical novelties added to the interest ami amusement. During an interlude in the dancimj Mr Dyer gave much pleasure with hi singing of ‘‘Mother McChree, ” ami he responded to an insistant encore An excellent supper was set on tableprettilv arranged with pink poppi(|| am ; blue paper flowers to tone in with the general colour scheme, ami the two birthday cakes wecr ah-o iced ami ornamented in the same colours. Followling supper dam-ing was resumed until ■ 1. a.ni., ami everyone spent a very jolly : evening, with novelty' dances ami Among those present .tore: Mr ami Mrs .1. Johnson. Mr ami Mrs Owen. Mi and Airs Birchfield. Air ami Airs R. C. Reid, Airs Crowther, Misses Sykes (2), Reid (2), Cranston, Holdawav, Bishon (3), Angland, Stewart (2), Alholwell (2), Hamilton, Ramsey, Vickers, Par tington; Messrs Seabournc, Cranston. Brown, Bishop, Paterson (3), Nixon. McGregor, Stoneman, White, F. Carr I Bonner. Longstaff, Barber, Francis, Bis ' mark, Upton. < lillman.

WOMEN DERELICTS LOST AND FORLORN. One of the remarkable women of England is Airs Cecil Chesterton, a close relative of the well-known literary man of that name. Nothing finer has been done in the history of the women’s movement than was done by lhi« delicate, cultured lady ■when she joined the ranks of fallen women of London and described tho awful poverty which was forcing them into this life. Since W. H. Stead nothing so epoch-making had been written. The result was the opening of the Cecil Houses. The fourth was opened recently by the Prime Minister of England. One of the biggest problems of London, he said, was the arrival of the girl in their midst without friends. To those who had position and friends and money, London was a great hive of interesting life; but to those who came without friends and with a very limited stock of money there was no place colder than London, none more foreign, and none that chilled one’s heart more with a sense of aloofness than London. There was no class of work that appealed with greater eloquence and force to his mind than the sort of work that had for many years been associated with Airs Cecil Chesterton’s name. This was the fourth Cecil House established as a result of sympathy combined with practical sense. He was very much struck by the fact that since the three houses already in operation were opened 148,015 beds hail been available, in addition to 17,956 cots, and in spite of that large numbers of women, some of them with babies/ had to be turned away every night. They should do their best to supply that need and this fourth house was a step in that direction. The chairman, Major J. B. Cohen, ALP., said that out of 1568 beds provided by the Cecil Houses last only .15 were unoccupied. The Queen took a great interest in the houses and had given them a clock. When the Queen recently visited one of their houses she found Airs Cecil Chesterton and Aliss Margaret Bigge down on their knees scrubbing floors. AFTERNOON ON THE LINKS. At; the invitation of the Wanganui Ladies’ Golf Club a team of players from the Seafield Club visited Belmont on Monday, and the games finished with a win for the home team by five games to three, leaving Belmont two up. The players from Seafield were Airs Golds bury (captain), Airs Sanko, Airs Thompson, Aliss Richardson, Aliss Higginbottom, Miss Warnock, Airs Watson and Airs Whelan. The Belmont players were Mrs Eric Forlong (captain)’, Miss J Currie, Airs Paterson, Mrs Moore Hunter, Airs H. Grieve, Miss B. Ziosler, Mrs F. P. Taiboys, Airs IL D. Robertson, I Miss Harrison, Aliss K. Lewis. A MODERN LIVING ROOAI Much comment was roused in London recently by the model 1931 liv-ing-room, which was on view for a short time at a gallery owned by a society woman. Tho chair and soft coverings were of Harris tweed, the soft brown of tho fabric harmonising with tho beigo curtains of crushed velvet and tho coffee-coloured distemper on tho walls. Inustead of the conventional frieze, there was a vivid splash of green, on which the artist had depicted all tho sports of this very sport-loving generation. One wall was adorned with 1931 nymphs surf-riding in tow of a fast motor boat. On another a policeman, stop watch in hand, was holding up a party of speed fiends. A polo team raced round one corner, almost running into a group of people sipping cockfails ami watching Riviera bathers disport themselves on a diving board. TO-DAY’S RECIPE Wholemeal Rock Cakes. Wholemeal is recognised as an excel- ’ lent property from the health point ol I view, and is particularly appetising. , when used in cake. form. To make ( wholemeal rock cakes, rub three ouncesof butter into four ounces of flour and add one teaspoon fill of baking powder I four ounces of sugar, and two ounces of sultanas. Mix very stiff, with one wellI beaten egg. ami, if necessary, add t little milk. Place small heaps in a well i greased tin ami bake in a quick oven for about twenty minutes. Italian Rusks. • An excellent way in which to use u| a stale lemon or Savoy cake is to convert it into Italian rusks. Cut the cake into slices and divide each slice iutc ' two portions. Place the portions on a ’ baking-t in in a slow oven ami leavt until a, golden brown colour. Whet they are quite hard they are done. Keep ( the rusks in a. tin box in a dry place in order to preserve their crispness. These rusks are great favmritcs with | children.

CHORAL SOCIETY LAST NIGHT’S CONCERT. There was a largo and appreciative audience at the concert given by the Wanganui Choral Society in the Opera House last night. The first half of the programme comprised items by four soloists. After the interval “A Talc of Old Japan” (Alfred Mayes) was rendered by the choir. Airs Olive Tarrant, soprano, wore a beautiful gown of coral embossed chenille and georgette. Airs Wilfrid Andrews, the well-known contralto from Wellington, wore a beautiful model gown of flamingo pink mariette. Among those present in the audience were:—Mr and Airs Bignell, Air and Airs C. Bowater. Air D. MacFarlane and Airs A. Cole, Mr and Airs Carrad, Air and Airs T. Warnock, Air and Ai rs I Atkin, Air and Airs A. A. Barton. Air and Airs Emmett, Air and Airs I. E. Newton, Air and Airs J. A. Thomson, Air and Airs Mitchell, Air and Airs R. E. Howie, Air and Airs Healey, Air and Mrs Lewis Bassett, Mme. I. Symes, Airs F. W. Slater, Airs Nowbnrn. Airs Watson, Airs Dorum, Airs Spurdie, Airs R. London, Airs A. P. London, Airs and Aliss Drew, Airs W. L. Young, Airs and Aliss Symes, Airs Will Hutchens, Airs Scott. Airs Grieve, Airs S. Storey, Airs D. Lilhurns, Airs Willis, Airs Brass, Misses K. Fraser, A. Currie. Fleetwood. Willis, Ross, L. Parkes, AL and E. Currie, Nelson and Slipper, and 'Messrs Crichton, C. P. Brown, W. Brown and Herd. A number of pupils of the Girls’ College were also present. ‘■THE MOON AND I” GIFT OF TWO WOMEN. “Now, when you pakehas see the moon hanging in the sky, and its light flooding the earth, you accept its beauty as perfectly natural, tho result of inevitable natural laws,” remarked Air W. H. Bed good, an authority on Maori lore, who was born at Waimate North 85 years ago, and now lives on the foreshore above Paihia, states the Auckland Star. “But to tho Alaori it is a perpetual reminder of tho gift, of two women, and an everlasting monument to the curiosity of thenkind.” Then he told the Alaori legend which explains tho coming of tho moon. “Of course, it is well known to all that there burns in the abode of those who live after death, eternal fire, and that it is guarded by two ancient spirits. Two old Alaori women had heard of this, and moved by motives of mingled philanthrophy and curiosity, they decided that they would journey to the abode of the spirits, tako some \ of the fire, and give it to tho Alaori I people. At the same time they would satisfy their own curiosity. Theft of Sacred Fire. “The journey was likely to be long and hazardous, so they each filled a kit with kumeras. Then they set off on their long adventure. Those who die, they know, always sped to the north, along the great highway of sand, the Ninety-Alilo Beach. Along the road they took their way, to the far Cape Reinga. Over tho cliff face they clambered. This was full of hazard, for they were not spiritfj and might meet with death; but eventually they ended their climb, and there before them W'as the sacred pohutukawa, down which the newly-released dead must go if they would reach tho eternal. “The twain dived far down into the sea, and saw before them the tunnel which leads to the home of the dead who live again. There, so near to their objective, they halted, tor they were full of fear, but impelled by curiosity they crept on. They came to the last stage, and beheld in front of them the sacred fire, guarded, as they had heard, by two hoary spirits, one on each side. But the guardians were false to their trust, for they slept. This was the op port unity longed for by the daring humans. They stole on. and one of them suddenly dashed forward, seize.! a flaring brand, and lied. The Flaring Branch. • ‘‘At once the guardians awoke, and , gave chase, .lust as the more daring | of the Imo reached the mouth of the ea\e, I he fleeter of the spirits seized • her leg. hi desperation, she hurled her precious burdi'n far out and away up t Far up into tho sky it .soared, and. be hold, there it remains to this day. ! “You ask me if this is (rue. Of course! For in the moon is there not a great, flaring branch stretched right

READY TO PROVIDE ANYTHING. Twenty-four people, born with the spirit of adventure, have been enrolled in England in one of the most remark able business organisations yet formed. They arc owners of aeroplanes, yachts, fast racing motor cars, and speed boats. And they are all ready to undertake any mission, however dangerous —pro viding it is within the law (states a London journal). The orginators ol this organisation are tho Hon. Alountjoy Fane, younger son of the late Earl and Countess of Westmorland, and Air Saunders Davies, tho well-known racing motorist. “We are confident,’’ Mr Davies said lately, “that there are all kinds of jobs waiting for such an organisation as ours will be. If a man misses the morning express to Scotland and must be in Edinburgh that, revening we are prepared to see that, ho gets there, but he will have to pay for our services. If a furnished house, complete with servants, is required in, say. Norfolk, we will attend to it. If a man conies to us and seriously asks us to find him a wife, blonde, and aged 25, and he will tell us what he wants in a wife, w<i will see that ho is not disappointed.” A CHEERY OUTLOOK. PESSIMISAI A BAD HABIT. Pessimism is just a bad habit that tho whole world has fallen into. A cheery view of life can be cultivated, and there is no time like the present to begin to look out at everything from a new standpoint. To be on the look out for the best that life can give you certainly attracts it to you. The people who expect the best nearly always get it. Those people who look for trouble, and “go in a coach-and-four” to meet it, are generally the ones who encounter it at every bend in the road. So next time your child doesn’t go down with an infectious disease from which his playmates are suffering, or a very small windfall comes your way, say to yourself, at the top of your : voice: “Just my luck!” FLORAL SHOULDER STRAPS. Dressing well would not be so expensive a business were it not for fashionable extras, lacking which a woman can go home and write herself down as “Old fashioned” or “behind the times. ” Shoulder straps made from velvet flowers presenting a violent colour contrast to the dress are an amusing novelty at Home and abroad. An evening dress of yellow, orange and copper-brown tulle, arranged in layers, has shoulder straps of black velvet flowers. Even more novel were the gloves sug gested as the right and proper complement for this outfit. These were made from black velvet, with wide gauntlets over tbo elbows and fastened with numerous rninuto buttons of cut steel. Black velvet court, shoes with t.hree-mch-high heels and square cut-steel buckles were, it was pointed out, the “only wear” with such a dress. STRANGE CLOCKS. The King owns some of the strangest clocks in the world, and there must have been a great deal to do at the beginning of this month when summer time arrived. Buckingham Palace alone has more than a hundred and fifty clocks in it, and. although they are curiosities, they are all in use. Ono "I the strangest stands in a corridor leading to Prince George’s suite. It is the shape of a negress’ head, and the hour> are shown in one eye and the minutes in the other. HEMSTITCHING BY HAND. To hemstitch by hand, mark on the material the depth of tho hem and allow iin. for turning in. Then draw one thread at a time the entire length of the hem. After the proper number of threads have been drawn, turn and tack tho hem close to the line thus made. Sew on the wrong side, holding the hem along the first finger of the left hand toward you. Begin at the righ hand side, and, pointing the needle toward you, take up three or four threads and draw it through. Hold the thread firmly with the left thumb, draw the cotton through, and tako an ordinary hemming stitch to the left, close to the thread thus drawn together. Proceed in this way the length of the hem.