WOMENS' WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15866, 12 December 1923, Page 8

WOMENS' WORLD

(By "Gipsy.")

Mrs Ruth Gray and Mrs F. R. Jowitt, of Wellington, are in Hamilton.

Mrs English, of Devonport, has returned from a vis ; t to Mr and Mrs R. English.

Miss Eileen Wilkic, who had been staying with Mrs A. Craig for die past month, lias returned to Wanganui. * « * * • Mrs Sutherland, who has been postmistress of Te Pahu for a number of years, has received well deserved promotion, and will shortly be leaving for a new position at Horotiu. Our be-U wishes for her happiness go with her. She will be greatly assisted in the li" ; - triet, as her services or advice have always been freely given in cases of sickness. Recently she lost her only eon, and we trust the change of scene and general surroundings will help to mitigate her loss. —Karamu correspondent,

i PRESENTATION AT SONNING. ; On Friday morning the pupils at 1 Sonning honored their elocutionary mistress. Mrs Arthur .Griffith, by the presentation of a silver jewel case. : Miss Jean Pearce on behalf of Ihe ' girls voiced their regrets at losing so popular a teacher ami handed her the gift with their best wishes. On Friday evening, Mrs Griffith entertained the staft' of "Sonning" at the Westminster Glee Company, it being tier farewell to her associates at the school.

GERTRUDE ELLIOTT AT HOME. | The Bedford Square residence of ' Miss Gertrude Elliott (Lady Forbes Robertson) is one of the best preserved houses of the Adams period in the whole of London, and is specially attractive because of its beautiful proportions. For near neighbours the Forbes Robertsons have the ex-Prime . Minister of England and Mrs Asquith, iMr if. 11. Massingham, the famous editor of "The Nation," and until his recent death, another famous litterateur, Editor Prothero. At the Bedl ford Square residence there are no ■ more regular visitors than Bernard Shaw and J. M. Barrie, who, on many occasions, have paid public tribute i to the art of Gertrude Elliott.

MISS ANNE McEWEN. To the general public it may be something of a surprise to learn that the accomplished girl who has played old women and other trying parts in the Gertrude Elliott productions under the name of Anne McEwen, is Miss Jean Forbcs-Rorbertson, daughter of Sir Johnston and Lady Forbes-Rober-son (Miss Elliott.) This young lady bears an extraordinary resemblance ;o both her distinguished mother and father and in profile looks strangely like his well known portrait as "Romeo." in his 17th year, Forbcs-Boberston was model for "Love" in Rosetti's famous painting of "Love Kissing Beatrice," and in her sparkling memoirs, Ellen Terry describes him as the most beautiful young man she had ever seen. Lady Forbes-Robertson is also renowned for her beauty, so that "Anne McEwen" has been specially favoured in her parentage. MRS ARTHUR GRIFFITH. On Friday afternoon a pleasant hour was spent at Mr Walter HussellWood*s studio, when a presentation was made to Mrs Arthur Griffith, who is giving up her dramatic work in Hamilton. The guests were principally friends representative of educational and musical circles who ha r i been associated with Mrs Grifiith, and who, at Mr Russell-Wood's invitation, gathered to say farewell to her. The studio was brightly decorated with baskets and bowls of roses. After tea had been served Mr Rus-sell-Wood spoke feelingly and euloglstically of the service rendered to the community by Mrs Griffith in her professional capacity and voiced the regret that all felt at her departure. Miss Nina Scott presented the guest of honour with a posy of lavender sweet-peas, tied with streamers of the same hue, and Mr Russoll-Wood

asked her acceptance of a handsomely bound volume of poetry, as a token of appreciation and esteem. Mrs Griffith, in a graceful speech, thanked the donors, and expressed ihe regret that she felt in giving up her work in Hamilton, where she had made many pleasant friends. Later she delighted everyone by reciting an excerpt from Dickens' "Christmas Carol." Mrs Martin Williams and Mr Rus-sell-Wood also gave enjoyable items. Those present were: Mesdames Whitehorn, Vickery, H. C. Ross and Martin Williams: Misses Rodlfey, L. Andrews, Dorothea Vautier, Ruth and Nina Scott; Nurses Shu to and Twomey; Messrs 11. Gladstone Hill, J,

Hutton and E. Dennis. Apologies for

unavoidable absence were recehed j from Mr and Mrs Sergei and Miss Rimi mcr.

WEDDING. PARQUHAR—CALDWELL. A wedding of exceptional interest was solemnised in St Andrew's Church of England, Cambridge, on Friday, the contracting parties being .Miss Vila Caldwell, only daughter of Mr and Mrs D. R. Caldwell, of "Green Hedges"' Cambridge, and Mr Barclay Farquhar, of Fiji, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Walter Farquhar, of Hose Hay, Sydney. The Rev C. Mortimer Jones was the

officiating Minister. The church was tastefully decorated by girl friends cf the bride, and a large number of well wishers assembled to witness trie happy couple united. The bride wore ivory beaded marocain, with a court train of rucked georgette, with a tulle veil, and carried a sheaf of Christmas lilies. The chief bridemaid, Miss Ruth Spencer, wore almond green crepe de chenc, with tulle swathed in turban fashion. The other bridesmaids were Miss Ritchie (Wellington) cousin of the bride, and Miss Ailsa Brown (Auckland) who each wore a similar dress to that of the chief bridesmaid. Mr W. Geddis, of Auckland, acted as best man, and Messrs P. Cordon and Alan de L. Willis were the groomsmen. Three little girls, viz., Nancy Mor-tirnei-Jones, June Nicoll and Olwyn Taylor acted as train-bearers. They were dressed in mauve organdi over silk, pale pink, mauve and blue ninon roses and each carried posies. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was held at the home of the bride, where about 100 guests assembled. The bride and her parents are widely known and respected throughout the Auckland province and the happy couple have the good wishes of a wide circle of friends.

WHY HAIR GOES GREY.

(By a Physician.)

A great many men will agree with Mr Justice McCardie, who stated that he liked to see a woman's head a little grey.

Grey hair is, at any rate in the great majority of cases, far more becoming than dyed hair, which rarely deceives anyone but the most unobservant.

! Not only docs the general appearj ance look unnatural, but also the roots . of the hair generally reveals its true colour.

Quite apart from all considerations of looks, dying the hair is not unfraught with danger, and doctors are not infrequently calle.d upon to deal with skin disease, and even serious blood-poisoning, resulting from dye. However, there arc certain people who cither for cosmetic or economic i/easons will be tempted to resort to hair dyes. These would be well advised to see that they use a harmless preparation, and it is a safe rule to dry the dye first on a portion of hair which has been cut off. Grey hairs, with few exceptions, come on us with advancing years. As a rule the change Ms a gradual one and various conditions are observe.J, from slight blanching to complete greyncss or whiteness. In many cases the hair, while retaining some of its original colour, becomes speckled with grey, and may remain arrested at this stage for years. In others, more fortunate, the greying takes place only in patches, as, for example, over the temples. The age at which the change cames varies very considerably. As a rule it is the new growing portion which is first affected, but in exceptional cases the ends of the hair turn grey first. The hairs of the head are almost invariably the first to show the change, then the beard and eyebrows. The reasons for the change are by no means clear. There is, if anything, more pigmentation of the skin as age advances, and when we consider that the hairs are but outgrowths of the skin it is hard to see why they should lose their colour. It is thought that the hair cells lose the power of taking up the pigment supplied to them, which is thus left to discolour the skin. Further, under the microscope air bubbles arc seen to exist between the outer portions of the hair, and it is thought that by increasing in number as age advances these bubbles render the hair opaque and grey.

LAUSANNE SQUARES. Ingredients.—Pastry: 3oz each of butter or margarine, flour and sugar, 2oz each of candied peel and currants, 1 tablespoon of mixed spice, i teaspoonful of baking powder, 3oz of nuts of any kind, 3 eggs. For the Pastry.—Jib of flc-ur, 4oz butter or margarine, 2oz of sugar, 1 tcaspoonful of baking powder, 1 egg ! milk, pinch of salt. | Method for the Mixture.—Clean the currants, shred the peel', blanch and chop the nuts, sieve the flour and baking powder into a basin, add the sugar, spice, and fruit; make a well

in the centre. Beat the eggs, melt the butter and pour both into the mixture; stir until well blended. Make the pastry by sieving the flour, baking powder, and salt, rub in the butter, add the sugar. Beat up the egg, mix with about a gill of milk, stir into the flour, adding more milk if the mixture be too dry. Knead lightly. 801 l out very thinly and cut into two pieces. Grease a flat tin and place one piece of pastry at the bottom, cover with the fruit mixture, and place the other piece of pastry on the top, pressing the edges well together. Prick with a fork, brush over with a little egg (kept back for the purpose) and bake in a quick over until brown. Allow it to cool for a few minutes then cut into squares with a sharp knife. Sift sugar over and serve.