VANITY FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 300, 18 December 1937, Page 2

VANITY FAIR

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. R. C. Onglcy and Miss Ongley, ;of Taihape, were in Wanganui this i v. eek. i i Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ward and Miss | Ward, of Wellington, are visiting Wanganui. Mrs. R. B. Horsley has returned to Wanganui from Auckland. Mrs. lan Higgle, Okoia, is spending a holiday in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Cave, Papaiti. who have been visiting Wellington, have returned home. I Mr and Mrs A. E. Stone, of Aramoho, left yesterday afternoon lor Auckland on a vacation tour. Mrs. J. W. H. Clarke, of Dunedin, accompanied by her daughter Yvonne, are at present in Wanganui and are the guests of Mrs. Suddaby, of Aramoho. Miss Olive Howatson, of the nursing staff of the Public Hospital, leaves today to spend her annual holidays with her parents in Southbridge, Canterbury. Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Turnbull were Wanganui visitors to Wellington for the breaking-up ceremony at Marsden School on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sidey, of Lincoln, with their two children, will arrive in Wanganui to-day to spend three weeks' holiday as the guests of Mrs. D. Stewart. * * * ♦ Miss D. McClymont, probationary assistant teacher at the Gonville School, who has completed her year’s term in that capacity, was farewelled by the staff yesterday, Mr. W. A. Brown, headmaster, conveying good wishes to her for the future. Mr. and Mrs. H, I. Jones and family, of Samoa, arrived in Wellington on Wednesday. Mrs. Jones and her small daughter will be visiting her people in Hamilton and Mr. Jones and their little boy are coming to Wanganui. Miss K. M. Muir, who has been attached to the staff of the Gonville School for some time and in charge of the class at the Wanganui Public Hospital, is leaving after the Christmas vacation to take up an appointment at tne Phillipstown School, Christchurch. Opportunity was taken by the staff at Gonville yesterday to bid her farewell and wish her success in her new post. Mr. W. A. Brown headmaster at Gonville, conveyed those sentiments to'her on behalf of the staff. I Miss Alison M. Burns, of the staff of the Christchurch Girls’ High School, Miss Christine Bell (Wel- ■ lington East Giris' College), and Miss I Margaret Fitzgerald (Waitaki Girls’ i High School) will leave New Zealand ■ on December 27 by the Awatea for : Sydney, where they will join the Jer- ■ ViS Bay for Britain. They expect to :oe absent from the Dominion for a ; .-'■ar. engagements I , 'the engagement is announced of | j-.yce, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. l u - W. Currie, Wicksteed St., to DudI ley, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. .-■’.erriff, Otoko, Gisborne. I The engagement is announced of i Della, younger daughter of Mr. and ’ .Mrs. A. Bartz, Waitotara Valley, to ! George, younger son of the late’ Mr. : r.nd Mrs. John Walker, Inverness, ■ W.D.F.U. GARDEN PARTY A combined meeting of the Marton and Bonny Glen-South Makirikiri branches of the W.D.F.C. was held at the residence of Miss Taylor, Bond Street, Marton, last Saturday afternoon, when the opportunity was taken to discuss the recent garden party held at Miss Simpson's "Closeburn.” Those present included the two presidents of the branches, Miss Taylor (Marton; and Mrs E. Gudopp (Bonny Glen-South Makirikiri), Mesdames W. F. Stevens, A. Stuart, R. Harris, D. Simpson, H. W. Lampp, G. Lethbridge, G. L. Marshall, J. B. Thorp, Whale, A. H. Wing, S. Bertram, G. Franke, F. G. Schwarz, Misses K. Gibson and Simpson. It was disclosed that the receipts, despite the inclement weather,’ amounted to £42 Ils 3d, and after ; paying expenses, a balance of £35 re- | mained to be divided betwen the two branches, the Wellington Central ProI vincial and the community chest for j the bush house-keeping scheme. After the business had been completed the two secretaries, Mrs R. Harris and Mrs D. Simpson, entertained the committee to tea. Two amusing competitions were held, the winners being Mrs Wing and Mrs D. Simpson and Miss Gibson. The meeting concluded with votes of thanks to ali who had assisted in any way towards the success of *he garden party, and the Press. STUDIO DANCE Miss Trevor Hunter wishes to advise her Saturday night ballroom pupils that the 1937 season will be concluded with a dance in McGruer’s Hall on Monday evening at 8 p.m.

WEDDING | ATKINSON— HENDERSON On November 19, at St. Andrew’s Church, Palmerston North, a pretty wedding was solemnised when Hannah Maud, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Henderson, of Marton, was married to Herbert Attwood Atkinson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Atkinson, Joseph Street, Palmerston North. The officiating minister 'was Rev. J. Hubbard. The bride made a charming picture as she entered the church, escorted by her father. Her frock of dainty lace over rich creme satin was cut on classical lines, with a cowl neck, and daintily finished down the back with small satin buttons. The sleeves were close fitting, forming points over the hands, while the skirt, which was fully flared, fell gracefully to form a circular train. Her beautiful lace and tulle veil fell softly from a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of arum lilies, roses and maidenhair fern. In attendance as bridesmaid was Miss Ethel Manderson, of Palmerston North, who looked very attractive in a lovely frock of shell pink lace over taffeta, with pink and silver headband and silver shoes, carrying a bouquet of pink and white roses, carnations, sweet peas, and maidenhair fern. Little Loraine Atkinson, sister of the bridegroom, as flower girl, looked sweet in blue silk net, over satin, with a headband of blue and silver flowers, and shoes to tone; she carried a posy of blue cynogloseum. Mr. Trevor Chisholm attended the bridegroom as best man. The reception was afterwards held at Messrs. Collinson and Cunninghame's tearooms, where the usual good wishes were offered and toasts honoured. Mrs. Henderson, mother of the bride, who wore a dark green ensemble with shoes and hat to tone, and carried a posy of pansies, received the guests, assisted by Mrs. Atkinson, mother of the bridegroom, who wore a navy blue gown with hat and shoes to match. The beautiful three-tiered wedding cake, which was very much admired by all, was a gift to the bride by her cousin, Mr. P. Prichard of Marton. The bride was attired for travelling in a smart navy tailored costume with hat and shoes to tone; also a stole fur, a gift of the bridegroom. W.G.C.O.G.A. ANNUAL DINNER AND REUNION Old girls of the Wanganui Girls' College held their reunion dinner party at the Rutland Hotel last evening when there was a large attendance, many country members being present. The tables were artistically decorated in the school colours. Mrs. W. S. Rennie (president) received the guests. Later in the evening the old girls went on to the college for the break-up ceremony, which was followed by the annual reunion of old girls. Among those who attended the dinner were:—Mrs. W. S. Rennie (president), Mesdames M. Hirst, E. P. Richardson, S. Newsome, G. R. Jones, Misses M. A. Newcombe and H. Bas-sett-Smith (vice-presidents), Misses B. Burgess, M. Brinkman, J. Graham, M. Williams, J. Willis, J. Webster and A. McPhail (committee), and Stella Meuli (hon. secretary). Also present were: Mesdames G. Pownall, N. R. Bain, C. M. Strouts, T. H. Davison (New Plymouth), A. J. Hughes, J. Langslow, D. Cameron, C. Beattie, W. Strachan, T. Ferguson (Marton), Misses E. Davis, B. Pownall, J. Cave, D. Bell (Tauranga), E. Newrick, J. Russell (Hawera), J. Goodwin (New Plymouth), R. Bartrum, J. Bassett, G. Simpson, R. Mete Kingi, A. Paterson, J. Wells, B. Jackson, L. Dalziell (Mangaonoho), R. Weston (Hunterville), J. Caverhill (Rongatea), D. Dalziell (Mangaonoho), M. Will (Rongatea), E. Will (Rongatea), E. Davison (New Plymouth), J. Smith Pilling, M. Brown, O. Jones, A. James, M. Merewether, D. Sullivan, B. Wallace (Kakatahi), E. Murch, V. Smith, I. Suddaby. M. Jack, D. Nicholson (Levin), G. Linklater (Palmerston North), C. Walkley (Levin), N. Masters (Sanson), F. Anderson (Sanson), M. Anderson (Sanson), B. Elmslie (Waverley), D. Simson (N'ukumaru, B. Wilson (Bushy Park), P. Taylor, N. Lupton (Waverley), L. Watkins, S. Paul, E. Johnston, J. Donaldson, J. McColl (Taihape), D. Dalziell (Hunterville), E. Lock (Huntervilel), E. Robinson, B. Horsley, M. Blyth, R. Jackson, S. Jackson, K. Hoar, B. Craig, G. Rice (Okoia), Taylor (Westmere), J. Dowling, M. Armstrong, H. Parnell, S. Wagstaff, D. Lampp (Marton), F. MacLeod (Feilding), M. MacLeod (Feilding', J. Rankin, C. Hine.

HITHER AND THITHER Dance at Druids’ Hall To-inght. Come and dance to the delightful ■ music of Vinsen’s Ambassadors in a beautifully cool atmosphere, and enjoy summertime dancing, the best floor, best supper, and best Monte Carlos. A good time is assured all. Presentations. Miss M. Wallace and Miss Browning, of the Technical College teaching staff, who have retired, were farewelled on Thursday at a pleasant afternoon tea arranged by the young teachers and home science pupils. Bouquets and boxes of flowers were presented to the guests of honour. Miss Wallace was presented with an arm chair from members of the staff, a set of glassware from her class, a set of spoons from the girls of the school and a fruit dish from Alexander House. Miss Browning was the recipient of a crystal manicure set from the staff, a crystal vase from the girls of the school and a picture from Rees House. Good wishes were expressed by the principal, Mr. I. E. ■ Newton, and Mr. L. B. Chapple, on behalf of the staff.

TALKS ON HEALTH THE USE OF A THERMOMETER (By a Family Doctor) A thermometer should always be hung on the wall of a sick room. It helps you. You may be frightened that the patient is being overheated, or that, on the other hand, he is being chilled. Watch your thermometer. It should read somewhere about 63 or 65 degrees. Be careful where you hang your thermometer. Strictly speaking, you should hang it on tne patient’s nose, because what you want to know is the temperature of the air he is breathing. The Patient’s Drink When a patient is sweating profusely he is losing a lot of water through the skin; therefore he gets thirsty and craves for drink. A feverish patient should be given plenty to drink; children, especially, require a good supply of liquid. Plain water is a useful drink for patients. The milk should be flavoured with different things. A little tea, coffee, cocoa, nutmeg, vanilla, or in certain cases, a little whisky may be used to take away the rather sickly taste of a continuous milk diet. Acid drops art; pleasant to suck. Men who are used to smoking and are temporarily deprived of that solace like acid drops. Cancer in the Jaw I was watching an operation for the removal of half the lower jaw for cancer. I had the curiosity to inquire into the past history, and I found, as is so often the case, that the teeth had been very foul, and that a rough tooth had been extracted just opposite the place where the cancer started. I do not think there can be any doubt that one of the causes of cancer of the mouth is the irritation from a rotten tooth. I would not have a bad tooth in my head for ten thousand pounds. The operation war done with wonderful skill, and the man will be relieved of a great deal oi pain and suffering by the operation. However, all our efforts ought to be directed to preventing these dreadful cases. It is not the right course to les the cancerous ulcer form and grow and then resort to operations when perhaps it is too late to do anything but relieve pain. Lady House Surgeons The house surgeon assisting at the operation was a young lady, rather a remarkable sight to my old eyes. I wonder what her grandmother would have thought if she had been invited to assist at an operation for removing a man’s lower jaw? We live in strange times. I do not know what all these lady medicals are going to de when they leave hospital; it is difficult to find jobs for all of them. Many of them get married, and good luck to them; they will be none the worse in the management of their family for having had a medical training. At least, they will know life as it really is without any gloss or deception or concealment. Medical Training and Motherhood If medical women, after seeing hundreds of cases of disease in its worst form, let their growing children go out in the world without a word of warning, they will be failing in l?eir duty; but I have great faith in their common sense, and I hope that the knowledge now being spread among women will do nothing but good. As I have said, to an old man like me it is a bit startling. I am sure no harm can result; it was ignorance that acted as the devil’s most useful ally. Let us all, young and old, man or woman, look the facts of life squarely in the face. In conducting a campaign against any form of disease the first step is to realise what a horrible thing the disease is. Keep Being an Optimist

I was born an optimist. I am a great believer in the millennium. The forces of sickness and wickedness cannot hold out much longer; they are being beaten all along the line; but I daresay they will hang on for my lifetime. We really are getting on splendidly in my schools. If you will believe me, all the children have had their teeth attended to, and swollen faces, toothache, gumboils and neuralgia are all unknown. Then the paler children are given sometimes as much as two pints of good fresh warm milk every day, and they simply blossom forth. And as for cleanliness: I defy you to come into the schools agy day of the week and see if the boys and girls are not as clean as your own children. Danger of an 111-fitting Truss Always have a good truss if you have one at all. You must be measured for it, and then you must have it applied by the instrument maker, so that both he and you may be satisfied that it fits well. It is dangerous to wear a truss that allows the rupture to slip down past the pad. It is better to wear no truss at all than an ill-fitting one. Always ask advice ■about lumps in the groin—not every lump is a rupture. I have often seen trusses worn on fatty tumours or swollen glands in the erroneous belief that the lump is a rupture. Most ruptures are easily replaced by assuming the lying-down posture and exercising gentle pressure. It occasionally happens that the rupture becomes nipped or strangulated, and no amount of pressure or manipulation will coax it back. This is a dangerous accident, and the proper course is to send f or a doctor or go to a hospital without delay. A Lesson in Control I dislike seeing the children bathing at the seaside who come out of the water blue and shivering. It is inadvisable to go to the baths if you suffer from a discharge from the ear. When you dive the pressure of the water on the diseased drum may have a bad effect; moreover, it is insanitary for the water in the swimming bath to be infected by the discharge. I confidently expect that every reader of this paper will be able to swim at least two lengths of the baths before the summer is over. I am anxious to encourage you to take up some competitive sport this summer, because I wish y<>d to train your nervous control. You must learn to play a losing game with the same steady determination that you employ when you are comfortably winning. You have learned a grand lesson in nerve control if you can take a beating like a man; or perhaps I ought to say like a woman; anyway, I mean with imperturable good humour.