Woman’s World'

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 203, 28 August 1943, Page 2

Woman’s World'

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL | | Miss D. Bruce, Bainese, Manawatu, is spending the school holidays in Wanganui. Mrs. T. Ryan, Ingestre Streel, is visiting her mother, Mrs. McMurray, Palmerston North. Miss K. Jull, Eltham, is spending the school vacation in Wanganui. Mrs. A. H. Boyes, Selwyn Street, was a recent visitor to Wellington. Mrs. H. Keesing, Campbell Street, is visiting Rotorua. Mrs. C. R. White has returned to Wanganui from Wellington. Mrs. F. J. Williams, Victoria Avenue, is among the delegates representing the Wanganui Y.vV.C.A. at the national conference which begins m Christchurch to-day. W. A. L. Mackay, W.A.A.F., Wellington, is spending the week-end in Wanganui and is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Mackay. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Brown, Hipango Terrace, with the latter’s sister, Miss O. Spencer, leave to-night for a holiday in Auckland, where they will stay with Mrs. Brown’s mother, Mrs. H. Spencer, Kingsland. Sister Joan Horrocks, of Makirikiri, who has been chosen for overseas service, was entertained by the Registered Nurses’ Association at afternoon tea at the D.I.C. yesterday. She was presented with a gift by the president, Mrs. H. C. Edwards, on behalf of those present. HITHER AND THITHER Parcels Appeal. In the last patriotic appeal for parcels, the Wanganui branch of the Victoria League packed and gave 122. Tlie Essential Orchestra. Few peopie realise how essential is the part played by an orchestra in a production. The audience is inclined to take the orchestra’s contribution as a matter of course. Many rehearsals and much time and trouble are necessary, however, to provide music suitable for the entertainment. Mr. H. J. Trussell and his orchestra of twentyplayers, who have undertaken to play for the grand finale of the Popular Girl contest at the Op ra House on Tuesday night, have been busily rehearsing for some considerable time and are giving their services free for the entertainment.

Considr Y’our Hair! Every woman desires the very best results from her permanent wave, and the first essential is the condition ot the hair. If your hair is dry and limp, or if there is scalp trouble, a course of reconditioning is needed during the few months before the Christmas season. As a big shortage of waving material is expected, you will be wise in making an appointment soon at Catherine Enwright’s Beauty Parlours Broadway Buildings, Ridgway Street. Telephone, 2458.* A Pageant of Colour.

To those who have decided to attend the grand finale o£ the Popular

Girl contest in the Opera House next Thursday night, the advice is to hurry up and book. To hose who have not contemplated such a proceeding, the same advice is given. The frocking promises to be particularly attractive and the per.ormance will be well worth s'eing. The dress of women’s services, * ind girls, munition workers, etc., with contrasting frocking dating back to Victorian times, including the old-fashioned tennis girl, will be seen in the “Miss Victory" scene. The

' Maori setting for “Miss Zealandia” will make an appropriate background for the native dresses that will be a feature of this scene. Very lovely isj the frocking for the “Miss United Nations’ section. In this. Chinese girls, wearing beautiful ceremonial • robes brought to Wanganui for the. occasion, will take part with girls wearing dresses of th? Allied nations.' the Russian dresses being those of th? I Ukrainian peasant. Evening gowns i : will be featured in “Miss Liberty’s”

part of th? performance, and for the final scene, when all are on the stage, with the addition of the marching girls and ballet group, the scene will be a pageant of effective colour and glamorous costumes. A ballet in the "Miss United Nations” scene is being arranged by Miss Muriel Swann. ▼