VANITY FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 150, 27 June 1931, Page 12

VANITY FAIR

THE DANSANT Afternoon tea was partaken of by a large number of patrons of the Elrick Cabaret yesterday afternoon to the ac companimcnt of some excellent char acter dances. These were by the noted little artistes, the Bridge Sisters, assist ed by their brother, who supplied the music most successfully. First they ap-i pcared in a Russian folk dance, wear 1 ing white and red folk costumes, coni plcte with white boots, spurs, and fan tastic head-dresses. The Irish jig which followed, was danced vigorously, both dancers entering into the real spirit of it. The third number was a bright l syncopated tap dance, and all three; were greatly appreciated. Also during; tho afternoon Miss Nola Wright gave a short lecture and demonstrated the correct and incorrect methods of the modern ballroom dancing. CHILDREN’S AFTERNOON. Tiny tots are being catered for this) afternoon at the Elrick Tea Lounge when the management are arranging many ways of entertaining the kiddies. Junior members of tho Wright Schoo l of Dancing will give several items, these being six solo dances, one duo and •the “Cheer-up” ballet which was a fca ture at Thursday night’s cabaret. After noon tea, which naturally figures in tho kiddies’ minds, will be specially made for them, and the distribution of paper hats, etc., will cause a great deal of laughter and fun, no doubt. 500 AFTERNOON The weekly tournament was well patronised again last Saturday i’ tho Cadora Hall. The first prize wa~ won by Mrs Hickman and the second by Mrs Hall, tho consolation prize went to Mrs Ritchie. Amongst those present were: Mesdames Ernest Taylor, Trickett. Hall, Smith, Ritchie, Hickman, Webb, Allen, I avis, Vernon, Ritson, Jones, Osborne, Edwards, Croawell, Mclntyre, Career, Aitken, Vinten, Doyle, Misses Davis, Ritchie, Messrs Everard, and many ethers. An enjoyable time was'spent and brought to a close with tho serving of afternoon tea. WOMEN AND INVENTION How few women ever invent any- 1 thing, in New Zealand, yet Americans j seem to do i'. as they don their hats; i it’s so easy to them. When the housewife places her eggs in tho carrier which safely holds them upright and free from breakage, how few know that they owe this useful and extremely valuable bit of information on how to stack eggs to a young girl on an American farm who was troubled by breakages and s t herself to remedy them. But then, if you invent anything in America the country looks on you as an asset; in New Zealand we look on any women with a few ideas as a public nuisance, and suppress her accordingly. No woman who cannot raise enough money to prevent her wanting to invent is of use to us, for unless she has it she will not be able to pay tho fees. Thus firmly do we keep her out. In England, even when the American has married into the aristocracy, she still uses her brains, and now Irs Gilbert Hamilton, the charming wife of Colonel Gilbert Hamilton, who is the only so i of Lord Claud Hamilton, has invented an electric iron which pleats ns it goes along. She also has another invention up her sleeve, not completed, according to an English paper, which she still keeps a secret. THE FATAL GIFT BEAUTY COMPETITIONS The Council of the League of Nations is looking into tho momentous question of beauty competitions. It appears that these arc dangerous to young girls, resulting in “frequent moral and material injury,” states an English writer. We have been told by the poet that beauty is a fatal gift. Nevertheless, it is the gift that all women desire. Helen of Troy, Lady Hamilton, Nell Gwynne, to mention three stars at random, came to sad ends.

Tho League, i.” it is able to abolish beauty competitions, will not assure the possessors of good looks immunity from the. hazards that pursue lovely ladies. Beauty attracts good luck or bad —and women arc always willing to take the risk. What they eventually do with their beauty is dependent on their brains ami imagination. The wise ones are. clever enough to know that it is, as it were, on a short lease. Ono of the happiest and most philosophical of modern beauties was Lily Langtry. When time had conquered her she still know how to enjoy life without regrets in her villa I in the south of France. But for many women tho passing of youth is an irreparable calamity. | TO-DAY'S RECIPE COCOANUT GINGER PUDDING. Eight ounces flour, 2oz. each uf desiccated cocoanut, butter, dripping an.i I sugar, dessertspoon green ginger, I egg, a large tablespoon treacle or gol den syrup, 1 tablespoons milk. A teaspoon bicarb, soda. Beat butter, dripping and su'gar to a urea in, and wellbeaten egg and tho syrup and mix thoroughly; mix ginger and cocoanut with tho flour and beat, them gradualh ' into the other ingredients. Just warm the milk, dissolve, the soda, in it anti ' add. Turn mixture, into a well-greaseJ mould and steam for four hours.