Woman's World

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 301, 21 December 1945, Page 2

Woman's World

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss McKay, of the teaching staff of the Girls’ College, is visiting Wellington for the holidays. Mrs. Pairman, of Mangaweka, is on a short visit to Wanganui, and is staying with her mother, Mrs. W. Birch, Westmere. The latter will return with her daughter to spend Christmas at Mangaweka. New Zealand members of the nursing staff of the Dutch hospital ship Oranje are now in Sydney awaiting transport back to the Dominion. Miss C. E. Mackenzie, head of the primary department of Scots College, Wellington, has retired after 28 years service at the college. Last week she received presentations from the Old Boys’ Association and from the Board of Governors. Miss A. I. Wilson, headmistress of Queen Margaret College, Wellington, since 1924, will retire on superannuation at the end of the first term next J’ear. She was a member of the Consultative Committee appointed by the Government in 1942 to revise the postprimary curriculum. Wedding Visitors Visitors to Wanganui for the Walton—Robertson wedding, which takes place to-morrow, include Mrs. D. C. Yule, Miss Yule, and Miss D. Yule, Havelock North; Miss Robertson, Mrs. A. Rhodes, and Dr. G. Sim, of Wei-, lington; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cowie, 1 Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Yule, Hastings; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Rimmer, Pipiriki; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yule, Eskdale; Dr. Patricia Will, Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Hopkirk, Master Malcolm Hopkirk, and Miss Marie Ongley, of Palmerston North; Dr. Maureen Bridgman, Gisborne; Mr. and Mrs. David Julian, Opunake. HITHER AND THITHER Social Event Revived The Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall and Lady Newall, at Auckland, revived a social event not. held since the outbreak of war. They held a presentation ceremony at which about GO debutantes were presented to them. After the cermony a dance was held. Lady Newall wore a gown of pale blue satin and a diamond tiara. Stocking Rationing Imports of fully fashioned stockings from Canada, Australia, and America, together with production in New Zealand mills, will cover the ration restriction of two pairs to a person during the 1945-46 rationing year. Beyond this, the future supply position is not, vet stated. It is not expected that Nylon stockings will be available for some time. The earliest that they can possibly appear on the New Zealand market is about the middle of next year. “Modern Mothercraft” A comprehensive booklet that should be of great help to the mothers of New Zealand and to prospective mothers as well, is “Modern Mot het craft,” which has been published by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (Plunket Society). There is much valuable material contained in its covers. The booklet deals with the care of the mother-to-be, the care and routine management of the baby, breast feeding, artificial feeding, growth and development, the premature baby, tne pre-school child, foods for health, care of leeth, children’s ailments and recipes. There’s also a section under the heading of “Miscellaneous,” which gives valuable advice on how to travel with baby, “safety first for babies ano little children,” treatment for cuts and scratches, burns and scalds, and other little accidents such as the indigestion of foreign objects. The booklet outlines the responsibilities of parenthood, not only in the baby stage, but in later years.