HITHER AND THITHER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 95, 24 April 1933, Page 2

HITHER AND THITHER

School Ball. In spite of the very unpleasant weather conditions on Friday night, many visitors from Wanganui and the surrounding district attended the ball at Nga Tawa at the Diocesan School. Among the Wanganui visitors were: Mr. and Mrs Allen, Airs. AV. A. Izard, Airs, von Zcddlitz, Air. and Airs. Dan Lethbridge (Turakina), Air. and Airs. Douglas Earle. Airs. 11. D. Robertson, Airs. Grcar (Wellington), Airs. J. Glenn, Air. and Airs. H. E. Newton, Aliss Al. Currie and Air. H Blyth, Aliss N. Burgess, Aliss Al. Blyth, Aliss J. Blyth, Aliss B. Wyley, Aliss J. Cranstone, Mrs. H. B. Knight. Enjoyable Evening. A jolly time wag apent by those present at the euchre and dance which was held in the Upokongaro Hall on Thursday evening, April 3, in aid of the Wanganui County Engineer’s Unemployed Fund. The large number present considered this function one of the finest held locally for some considerable time. Euchre prizes were won by Aliss AV. AViwi and Air. J Wright, while the novelty dances were received by Aliss Reid and Air. Nicholson, Aliss P. Cribb and Air. R. Lawrence and Airs. I. Hamilton nd Air. Nicholson, Air. Alathews again delighted the dancers with his capable playing. Air. I. Hamilton ably carried out the duties of

.C. Among those present were:—Alesdames Penn, Vercoe, Nagel, Hamilton 2, Buxton, Verran, AlcCormick, Higgins, Alosen, Gestro, Munro; Misses Wiwi 3, Kawau, Church, Henley, Cribb 2, Nicholson 2. Hyland, Holman (Feilding), Dowdell, Gestro, Thomas, Alathews, Reid 2; Messrs. Penn, Vercoe, Nagel, Hamilton 2. AVright, Morse, Newsham, AViwi 2, Cribb, Verran Henley, Alosen. Higgins, Gorrie, Conybeer, Crane, Lock, Afunro, Ravenwood, Stevens, McCormick, Thurston, Tustin, Reid. Walden, Allen, Nicholson, Parr. Waite, Poade, Laurence 2, Simmons, Mills, Norton and many others. Lady Chess Players. Alore Auckland women are mastering the intricacies of chess, according to the annual report of the Auckland Chess Club. A number of lady players have recently joined the club, possibly as a result of the fillip given to the game by the holding of the last New Zealand championship congress in Auckland. Contract Bridge. Although many people shrink from what seems the fearsome look of its conventions, there is little doubt that contract bridge will be played increasingly this winter. Those who have so far “gone contract” are full of enthusiasm for it. and many have found the difficulties to be less than they had anticipated. The difference between auction and contract is, however, that the latter demands a much higher standard of judgment and skill if it is to be attempted without serious disaster to tho purse.

A “Good Neighbour” Scheme. AVomen all’over England are occupying themselves with special schemes to help the unemployed. The women of Birmingham have planned a “good neighbours” scheme, whereby people go without meat one day a week, giving tho butcher an order to send meat to some poor family which would not otherwise have any. Glasgow has a newly-formed council for community service. Several girls’ clubs have opened their premises on certain days for classes for unemployed girls. Home-Made Wigs. Realistic wigs, suitable for fancy dress parties, pageants, and amateur theatricals, may be made out of hanks of four-ply knitting wool. A cheap net shingle cap makes a good foundation. The wool is arranged over the cap, stitched firmly along a line representing the parting, and trimmed off to the required length. The crown of an old, close-fitting hat. placed on a tall wooden candlestick or on any suitable stand, makes a good dummy head to support the shingle cap while the wool is being stitched to it. It is best to open out the hanks of wool and hang them over the dummy before cutting them, so that the exact length required mnv ho carefully measured. These woollen wigs are light and comfortable to wear. They may be washed if necessary, and they are inexpensive. Too Dangerous. AVomen riders are still not to be allowed to ride on the famous Cresta Run at St. Aloritz, Switzerland, says the London Daily Telegraph. Air. J. R. Heaton, the famous American rider and Olympic bobber, who recently broke the world’s record for the run, proposed a motion at the annual gneral meeting of the St. Aloritz (Cresta) Tobogganing Club, at which the Hon. Frank Curzon presided, that the ;le passed in 1929 forbidding women io ride the Cresta should be rescinded. Airs. Alollison (Amy Johnston) and Airs. Irving Netcher spoke on behalf of the women. Several were present, as they are allowed to be non-active members. The morion was outvoted by 15 to 10. It was considered by the officials and men rulers that the sports of riding tho Cresta was too dangerous for women. Unemployed. Graduates. Unemployment is often regarded as affecting only manual workers, writes an Edinburgh correspondent of the Otago (Daily Times. That that is a mistaken view is shown by some disquieting figures given by Professor Bowman, of Glasgow University. He estimates that of the women who qualified as teachers in 1931, nearly half arc still unemployed, and that of those who qualified last year only one-third have been absorbed, in spite of the severe limit placed upon the number of entrants. He suggested that some of the women might find work in poultry and fruit farming, bee-keeping, and the like. That idea may sound all right in theory, but I doubt whether it will work out in practice. The professor should realise that it was precisely in the hope of avoiding what arc foolishly regarded as such menial and unskilled occupations that many girlg went to the universities and provided themselves with degrees whic they now find to be a drug in the market. Te plain truth—unpalatable as it may be—is that we have been producing more university graduates than we need oufselves or can export.