COUNTRY GIRLS’ DANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14669, 4 June 1921, Page 11 (Supplement)

COUNTRY GIRLS’ DANCE.

The Frankton Town Hall has seldom worn a prettier or more festive air than It did on Friday evening, when decorated for the hall given by the ro"n*rv| Girls. Autumn foliage chrysanthemums and, lycopodium rioted eveiywhere from gal cry to stage, aided by flags and bunting and shaded by rose-draped lights. The stage was arranged as a drawing room for the chaperons, a much appreciated privilege. The music, was supplied by Miss Hawkins’ orchestra and the floor was as elusive to the feet as ice. The supper. the theme of rhapsodies and the claret cup and other good things were on the same level. The committee, Misses M. Bollard. 11. Chitty, .1. Donny. V. Dalzell, M. Edmonds, D. Hall, H. Mackay, E. Norris, N. Pickering, G. Tompkins, M. Carr P.ollett and B- Way, deserve the greatest praise for the faultless manner In which the dance was carried out, while the secretaries, Misses Carey and F. Southey-Baker, well earned the generous congratulations tendered them. The extra dances were played by Mrs O’Meara and Misses Heywood, Ring and Baker. The hostesses for the cvnlng were Mesdames Bollard, Donny and SoutheyBaker and Messsrs Dougherty and ,T. Bollard were the masters of ceremony. ■ One of me attractions of the evening was the coming out of three young ladies—Misses Betty Jolly, Dell Yule, and Drummond—who all wore sweet frocks of white and carried lovely bouquets. A rather good innovation was the wearing of tiny silver horse shoes by the committee as a distinguishing badge. They also had prettily-decorat-rogramrnes, the work of Miss Carey. Amongst those present were Mesdames Gannaway. Storey, Farrer, Budd, O’Meara, Becslon, Mcars, Harty, O’Brien, English, Pickering, Hurdwood, Yule, Banks (Matamata), Green, Misses Heywood, Varney, L. White, M. White, D. Manning, M. Manning, M. Chadwick, Corbett, Aitken. L. Cussen, T. Ring, Chadwick, C. Ring, M. Valder, Cussen, Graves, Clavfon-Oreene, C. Hunter, B. Hunter, E. Hammond, M. Carr, Harrison, Taylor, Clifford (Morrinsville), Clarke (Tc Awamutu), Ranstcad,.Jolly, Wilkinson, Coventry, McCaw, Hcmery, Empson, P. Dougherty, Symes, Norris, von Sturmor, Hall, D. Baker, Oliphant, I. Baker Ward (Cambridge). GOLDEN WEDDING. FIFTY YEARS AT HOROTIU. A very happy gathering assembled at Horotiu to celebrate the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Washer, pioneer settlers of the district. Members of the family came from all parts of the North Island, and telegrams and letters of congratulation were received from all parts of New Zealand. One of the original bridesmaids were present. There were numerous presents, including a beautifully upholstered chair, presented by members of the family. , As is usual on such happy occasions, a golden coin changed hands, the eldest son presenting his father with a golden coin that had been In the giver’s possession all the time ho had been serving with the forces at the front. A sumptuous repast had beeu pmpared and several toasts were honoured. Replying to the toast of the, bride and bridegroom, Mr W. Washer said that when they came to Horotiu fifty years ago, the only neighbours between them and Hamilton. Were Messrs Hall and ,T. Alexander, and there was,no one between them and Ngarnawahia. The latter place consisted of one hotel and a few scattered houses, and the road to it was a mere track through high tl-lree. There were of course, no trains in those days, and the journey from Auckland by coach and river, which they made just after their marriage, when they came to Horotiu, occupied three days. The bride and bridegroom walked from Ngaruawahia to Horotiu. which was In a wild state, the country being covered with high li-trce. They set M work to clear their holding, and had lived on it ever since. Part of the original farm has 1 een purchased by the Farmers’ Freezing Company, and the Horotiu Freezing Works erected thereon, so that the transformation in fifty years had been striking. The family of six sons and six daughters were all present, together with over a score of grandchildren. The daughters are! Mrs A. Gregory (Dargaville), Miss .1. Washer (Dargaville). Miss C. and E. Washer fHorotiu), Nurses R. and L. Washer (Frankton Junction). The sons are: Messrs Charles Washer (Morrinsville). Beniamin and V»plter Washer (Otahuhu), Frank Washer (West Coast), Alexander and George Washer (Horotiu). WEDDING, RUSSO—COWLING. On Wednesday, June Ist, the marriage of Miss Alma Rachel Cowling, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Cowling, of Thornton Road, Gamto Mr Dominico H. J. Russo, eldest son of Mr and Mrs B. Russo, of “Trelawney,” Pukekura, was solemnised at St. Paul’s Church, Cambridge. Rev. J. D. McArthur was the officiating minister. The church was prettily decorated, and the music well chosen and rendered by Miss Hooker. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very dainty and sweet, striking a novel note in her travelling costume of Quaker simplicity of grey garbadine, and turned back collar of white crepe de chine; the henna coloured hat striking the note of up-to-date smartness and colour. In place of a bouquet she carried a prayerbook with white ribbon streamers. The bridesmaid, Miss Zeta Cowling, sister to the bride, was dressed in saxe cloth, embroidered in apricot chenille, and hat of back crepe de chine and saxe blue velvet. The bridegroom’s brother, Mr A. Russo, was best man. After the wedding ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at "The Marble Bar,” where the tables were laden with a tempting and bounteous repast. Toasts and speeches followed. Mr McArthur made a kind and touching speech, full of good advice to the young and highly-esteemed couple. The bridegroom's gift to the bridesmaid was a gold curb bracelet. The happy couple left, later for their honeymoon trip to Auckland by motor r Thev were the recipients of very many useful and handsome presents. WANTED—A WIFE. Bristol’s Lord Mayor has received a novel request from a widower in far off Massachusetts. The latter writes as follows: — Is it possible for you to help me get a wife, one under 26 years old, who is lollv and willing to try to save a dollar? I lost my wife in May, 1916; in May, 1918, I lost my son. and my only child, and in September, 1918. I Inst inv mother. Since then I have been keeping house and living alone, and 1 want someone to share with me now. My dear sir, as to my parents, my dad was horn in Bristol, and did his seven years for ids Queen. I was horn here in !sBl. I am a carpenter by trade. There is no doubt in my mind (here is a girl in the town of my dad’s birth who would make me a good wife, and I would like to correspond and exchange

photographs with some nice girl till 1 meet the right one. Trusting you can help me, Lord Mayor. Mr G. B. Britton, M.P.. has promised to forward all communications to the lonely widower.

A smart costume in allwool serge, silk lined, featuring the new shawl collar. PARISIAN NOTES. (Prom Our Paris Correspondent). It is all very well to be of that superior frame of mind which takes no heed to what it shall wear, and how it shall wear what it docs condescend to put on. But the average woman must think about clothes from one point of view or another. If she is young, pretty and natural, she will want to be in the fashion, even if she only has the proverbial nothing a year to do it on. Should she be favoured by fortune, and have the wherewithal to buy the pretty things she sees, then she wants to know something about what is worn in Paris, the place from whence all goad fashions come. She may or way not remember the pretty things Portia said about an unlessoned girl, and her willingness to learn; but she is wise in her generation if she is willing to learn from women who make dress their business in life, as so many Frenchwomen do. She need not copy all that she sees — indeed, she is well advised if she does not, for what is suitable for Paris is often most unsuitable for London. She can, however, learn to pick and choose —learn, in fact, to know herself, and the sort of things her personality demands. And there you touch upon the interesting things about dress A woman can express her personality in her clothes, if she will only learn truly what that personality is. and not be vague about it. Vagueness and Economy. Vagueness is always expensive in one way or another, whether it be in speech, in dress, or any other medium of self-expression. To be decided without being didactic; to be neat without being stiff; to be sure of oneself without being conceited; to have convictions without being aggressive. All these things come into the question of clothes. A woman must know what she wants if she wants to buy economically, and the woman who buys recklessly is a very bad citizen. To know what you want to buy means that you must have the mental habit of making up your own mind, and to get the habit you must learn to concentrate on the matter in hand, otherwise there will be vagueness and failure and consequent extravagance. The Well-Dressed Woman, The well-dressed woman Is she who looks in harmony with her surroundings. The Frenchwoman nearly always manages to look in harmony with hers; but, then, she so often makes tier surroundings to suit herself, whereas the Englishwoman finds it necessary to fit herself into other people’s surroundings. This is a question of national character and habit. Vie travel more, our houses are not so essentially feminine in taste, because men have so much to say about their own comfort in the arrangements; wo practice hospitality more, and therefore our homes are planned for the convenience of visitors as well as for ourselves. All these things have to be considered when buying clothes in Paris. Other People’s Feelings. That is another point. The family at home has to be thought of. Englishmen arc difficult about clothes. They ,rave about the welldressed Frenchwoman, and thoroughly enjoy admiring them In Paris; but they become nervous and disapproving when their own women buy French hats and talk about getting all their clothes iu Paris for the future. Is it because of the price? Or is it because of the audacity of line which marks so many Paris fashions? It is nothing to do with the colour, for, oddly enough, the Englishman frankly likes what he calls “a cheerful-looking dress" —meaning something frankly pink or something truly blue. The Frenchman is more subtle in his taste and acknowledges the charm of half-tones in clothes, as he recognises more readily than the Englishman the witticism with a double meaning. Where the Frenchwoman Can bo Copied. Where the Frenchwoman can be copied without hesitation is in perfection of detail. From the tip of her toes to the crown of her head she is "all of a piece." Her hat goes with her dress in line'and colour; her hair is dressed to suit her hat; her gloves, her shoes, her bag,.and her jewels are carefully selected. She is even more particular about her underwear, and is hold in the matter of transparent blouses and morning decollates, because she knows that her petticoat bodice is impeccable. If you made a raid on her wardrobe, you would And all her lingerie, beautifully arranged on the shelves, with freshly ironed ribbons threaded through all the frou-frou, and delicate sachets thrust between the trim piles, so that the wardrobe may be perfumed very faintly with her favourite scent. If you look unexpectedly into her dressing room, you will see rows of glass bottles on glass shelves containing all the complexion washes and creams that she has the habit of using. Then think of her well-kept hands, and her glossy hair, and her white teeth. Notice her walk, and the deft movements of her hands. Deportment plays a great part in the dressing of a. Frenchwoman. To walk well, to sit

well, to stand well; and to avoid any gesture which is ungraceful or unfitting lo the costume she wears, is as Important in her eyes as the dress Itself. Sometimes she is a little outrageous in her movements to suit the dress. Again she is more demure than a puritan maiden —also to suit the dress. For she is always something of an actress, no matter how sincere. To follow in her steps all the way would be rank folly for an Englishwoman. who is not a natural actress,, and values other qualifications more highly; nut she can borrow and adapt many' useful hints from the French picture, and be all the better turned out in consequence. SOME RECIPES. Add a crust of bread to the water in which green vegetables are cooked. This will prevent the unpleasant odour. Grated carrot is excellent for adding to suet pudding in place of eggs. One medium-sized carrot will take the place of two eggs. Dry the peel of a lemon or orange thoroughly, and place in the teacaddy. The improvement in the taste and aroma of the tea will surprise you. The offensive smell can be removed from saucepans in which onions or fish have been cooked by adding a few' drops of vinegar to the washing water. Many dishes will go on cooking by themselves long after the oven gas has been turned off. Milk puddings are much more creamy when finished off this way. On the other hand, anything in the pastry line should be taken out immediately, otherwise the crust will harden. This is a sweet par excellence for the kiddies, and is made in a trice. Cut some stale bread up into neat little squares, dip in sweetened milk, and fry a golden brown. Place in a hot Pie-dish or bowl and pour over golden syrup, which has been heated up with a little water added. Mayonnaise Dressing (without eggs) Two tablespoonfuls condensed milk. one-half toaspoon'ful mustard, pinch of salt, pinch of sugar. Add salad oil, drop by drop, until thick; thin with lemon juice or vinegar. Fish au Gratin.— -Separate any cooked fish into flakes, discarding skin and bones. For each cup of llsh allow one cup of medium white sauce. Butler a basing dish, and put fish and sauce in alternate layers, having last layer sauce. Cover top with buttered bread-crumbs, and bake until crumbs arc brown, , .. , Cheese Shortbread.—Take three ounces of flour, two c f margarine, and „ nc of ~beese; rub the margarine well into the flour, mixing in a little salt and pepper at the same time, then add ihe grated cheese, and if not quite moist enough, add a little milk or waler, roll out a quarter of an inch thick,’ cut into rounds, and bake in a fairly quick oven; serve hob