WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17471, 3 June 1922, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased tu receivo for publication in the "Women's Corner " items of social or personal news. Such items I should be fully authenticated, and ! engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, vomen, Miss Ethel Menzies (Hawke's Bay) is staying with Mrs William Menzies, Cashmere road. Mrs William Wood is leaving this month for England. Canon and Mrs Wilford returned last night from Punedin. Miss Marv Petre is visiting the Misses Bond. Mount Hutt. Visitors at Haeremai, Sumner, include Dr. and Mrs Manning, and Mrs Baxter, Mr and Mrs Stone (Fendalton). Mrs D L. Laing (Napier), who has been visiting relatives in Oamaru, arrived in Christchurch yesterday and is stkv-ing at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs G. W. France and Miss France (Wellington) are staying at the Clarendon. Miss Carson, who has been a teacher under tiie Wanganui Education Board lor 27 years, during the last 13 of which she has been in charge of the primary department of trie Wanganui East School, has- resigned from the Board's service. Another of those enjoyable social evenings for which the members of the Loyal Kiccarton Lodge have become well known, was held on Thursday eivening, in tho Oddfellows' Hall, Upper Riecarton, in honour of the Oddfellows' Queen, Miss Noeline McLachlan. The committee- responsible for the function had arranged an excellent programme of dances, interspersed with songs. The latter were contributed by Mrs Scott and Mr Beasley, and were much enjoyed bv those present, as also .was a Highland Fling danced by Miss McLachlan. Guessing competitions held during the evening were won bv. Miss Barnard (box of sweets), and Mrs W. McDonald (cake). Extras were played by Miss Smith, and Messrs" Campbell and Les Guiney. A sale of work is to be held in the schoolroom at Wesley Church, Fitzgerald avenue, on Wednesday, in aid of the debt extinction fund. The sale will be opened by the Hon. G. J. Smith, at 2.30 p.m.' The ladies of the church have been working for some months past and the result will be a very choice and attractive array of articles on the various stalls. Misses Sylvia Smith and Ngaio Turton have returned from a holiday spent at Akaroa as the guests of Mr 3 Barrett. Miss Paterson will deliver afternoon lectures of great importance to mothers and midwives, beginning at the Pier Hall, New Brighton, on Friday, June 9th. ■ ■ ■ ■ .

A delightful jazz party -was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs J. C. . Mercer, Fitzgerald avenue, on Tnursday night, wnen a, number of friends jazzed to the music of a gramophone. The dancers made use of the large sit-ting-room, where coloured light* and festoons of flowers and leaves gave a charming effect. Those present included Mrs J. C. Mercer, Misses D. Trethewey, Rae Croucher, Phyllis Fitzway, E. Trethewey, Letty Sanderson, Stella Robinson, Ivv Trethewey, Messrs J. C. Mercer, W. Trethewey (Sydney), W. J. Willis, L. Mansell, W. Harrington, O. Willis, Gregory, W. Green, and C. Pegg.

On Thursday the Iris Club held another very successful ■ dance in tne Orange hall The had was tastefully decorated with streamers of the club's colours, mauve and lemon. Oyer sixty couples danced to very enjoyable music supplied by Mr H. (i. Lawrence's orchestra. Tne committee who so successfully arranged the dance were Misses *N. Craig N. Gillespie, Messrs D. J. Spence, Jtf. C. Lawrence, and C. C. Failoon (hon. secretary). Amongst the many present were Misses E. Dawson, It. Hill, J. Hudson, M. Simes, M. Blair, M. Rodgers, P. Leighton, J. Armiger, M. Woltreys, E. and 1. Tilkyshort, G. Clark, 31. O'Brien, D. Howarth, G. Howe, J. Davidson, M. McCormick, E. Caldwell, B. Stone, Rogerson, Ryan, T. Rowe, McPherson, N. Gillespie, Ferguson, U. and L. Sinclair, Messrs D. Spdnce, B. Till, A. and W. Sutherland, B. State, F. Bone, B and T>. Collins, L. Mantan, J. Forsyth, C. Barrett, R. and C. Failoon, VV. Brown, J. Commons, "W. Wheeley, G. O'Reilly, G. Lye, J. Lee, E. Boney.D. Sinclair, V. Hicks, B. Alabaster, P. Grav, Skoan T. Anderson, J. Turpin, D. Stewart, F. Rogerson, S. Kennedy, L. Clarke, W. McLean, F. Richards, J. Hitchens, L. O'Mallev, B. Shackleton, F. Berhens, N. Perry, C. McAlloon, C. Stewart, Christensen, Goodman, and G. Tipler. Thanks to Dr. Leonard Hill, a science of slothing has been worKed out in recent yeurs, and rational clothing is easier tnan it was (writes the JLondon correspondent of the Melbourne

"Argus"). According to Dr. Hill, the chiet eiror in modern clothing is lack of ventilation. Scientific clothing snould allow the body to readily adapt itself to changes of temperature. Tne hotter the weather, tne more ventilation is required. Clothing designed lor cold weather should be cjose fitting, and "of fabrics which prevent evaporation, while summer garments shou.d be loose fnting, as the end desired in the production of air-curreiits next to the skin- Having regard to modern requirements, certain North Country clothiers are anxious to popularise a new combination undergarment for men. The only question is whether it will pay them to put down the special frames required for the knilting of these men's combinations, especially as success would mean the scrapping of old machinery used for the manufacture of vests and pants. In Leicester the leaders in the knitting industry believe that knitting will shortly be challenging the -whole textile industry. They see the time ahead when golfers, for example, will not only wear knitted coats and vests, but knitted knee breeches. They believe that the elastic fabrics which have proved so popular among women and children are now to generally adopted by men. "Jumpers for Men" is to be Leicester's new cry.

Under the auspices of the Health Department and the Education Department, a "How to Keep Well" camI paign has been organised by the i Plunket Society. Dr. Truby King, | Director of Child Welfare, will deliver a series of lectures, which wiil be ot absorbing interest to men and "women alike. The first lecture of the campaign -will be delivered by Dr. Truby King at the church schoolrnom, Sydenham, on Thursday, June Bth, and the other suburbs will be visited in turn. i Mrs T. B. Anderson, with her two ■ children, has returned to her home in Lytte'.ton, after spending a fortnight's holiday with Mrs J. McGrath, "Springcreek," Oxford. i Miss M'ldred Russ-all will take part j in the "Evening with Elgar," to be given at the Trades Hall on June 24th . in connexion witli the W.E.A. I Amongst the soloists who are to take part in the concert at Greater Crystal Pala:e to-morrow evening is Mrs J. Hume (nee Eva Moore), who has just returned from Wanganui, where she mest successfully produced "Miss Hook . of Holland." By the kindness of tho > management of' J. C. Williamson's Opera Company, three members of the company, Miss Gladys Baker 'contralto), Mr Herbert Brown (tenor), and j Mr Tom Minogue (bass) will also contribute to the programme, which is of a particularly high standard. The proceeds of the concert will augment the funds of Mrs W. H. Norton's stall at tho Lewi-sham bazaar

The Winter Garden Cabaret Club, whose first dance of the 1922 season was such a pronounced success on Monday last, intends holding a dance in the Winter Garden every Monday evening during the winter months. Three novelty bands will be in attendance, the decorations and lighting effects will be varied each week, and Miss Lynne Edwards and Mr Furness James will give exhibitions of new dances. Tickets may be obtained from the secretary of the club, Mr Furness James. The Christchurch Jazz Club's weekly dances are always~anticipated with much pleasure by the members and their friends, and that held in the Winter Garden last night was a remarkably jolly and enjoyable function. Amongst the dancers, who enjoyed the music of Willvams's hand were:—Mr and Mrs F. W. Freeman, Dr. and Mrs Paterson, Dr. and Mrs Loujsson, Mr and Mrs J. G. Hawkins, Mr and Mrs Robert Livingstone, Mr and Mrs W. J. Sim, Mi and Mrs Ashworth, Mr and Mrs England, Mr and Mrs Harry Sorensen, Mr and Mrs Alf Smith, Mr and Mrs Alan Nicholls, Mr apd Mrs E. Vaughan, Mrs' rJibberdine, Misses Jocelyn Pyne, Peggy Palmer, Peggy Norton, Dorothy Diamond, Nancy Beadel, Molly Bean, Enid Minty, Drina Seay, Pettit, Monica Lawrence, Hazel Evans, Eileen Lascelles, Kathleen Lascelles. M. Hall, Rita Matson. Rav Livingstone, Lulu Hannay, Hazel Herdman, Ina Warner, Calder, Rosamond Wood, L. Edwards, and Talbot, Dr. Gunn, Dr. Glasgow, Messrs F. Cracroft Wilson, R. Lascelles, J. Ferrier, J. Moore, T. Gibson, W. White, G. Jamieson, S. P. Godfrey, Minty, P. Wratt. J. Brady, Frank Bown, • F. Jnmes, J. Dolph, W. Irwin, Beadel, R. G. Bruce, Stevens, E. Chester, F. R. Wauehop, A. W. Clouston, Neill Matpon. S. Howarth, T. N. Johnson, F. R. Luks. Thompson, L. Williams, G. H. Wood and H. Wood.

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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN. The monthly meeting of the National Council of Women was held on Monday last. Delegates from eight affiliated societies were present. The secretary was instructed to write to Mr Massey to ask if he will receive a deputation from women's societies when he is in Christcaurch. The attention of" the Council was directed to a motion regarding the maintenance of the wives and families of "wasters," passed by the North Canterbury Hospital Board at its last meeting. The secretary was instructed to write to the Board, expressing the Council's appreciation of the motion, and assuring the Board of the Council's support. It was decided to entertain Miss McQueen, a visiting Canadian teacher, at afternoon tea on Friday.' It w;as decided to supply each delegate with a copy of the proposed children's charter, and to ask them to bring it under the notice of their individual societies. The following committees were appointed to make arrangements for the forthcoming New Zealand conference:—General arrangements, Mrs Roberts and Miss Henderson; Hospitality Committee, Mrs A. Anderson, Mrs 'Fraer, Misses Law and Lovell-Smith- The following were also appointed a committee on State children: —Miss Howlett (convener),. Mrs Fraer, Sister Edith, Misses Henderson and Jemieson. The question of the high price of meat was brought before the Council. The secretary was instructed to write to the Christchureh City Council and ask what steps it was proposed to take with regard to municipal fish markets, in view of the continued high price of meat. It was announced that Mrs T. E. Taylor would at the next meeting, open the question of the endowment of motherhood.

FANCIT DRESS DANCE AT AVONSIDE. Pupils numbering about two hundred attending Mr W. Fraser's school of, dancing spent a very jolry time on Thursday "evening, when they ' held 'their first fancy dress dance, the hall being very tastefully decorated with bunting and coloured balloons. Many charming costumes were worn, the judges, Mrs and the Misses K. and A. Clark, having considerable difficulty in finding the prize-winners. Their final choice was Miss Hazel Cooper (Mephistoples) and Mrs Smith (Ace of Hearte), tor best dress.; and Miss M. Bate's (Merry-Go-Round), for most original. Superintendent Warner judged the gentlemen, and had a much easier task, Mr George Palmer (Gentleman of Spain) proving an easy winner. Mr F. Kiddelle (Safety Zone Policeman) winning the prize for most . original costume. Among those present were: Mesdames Smith (Ace of Hearts), F. Gillard (Swiss Peasant), M. Clark ,(Gold-tipped Cigarette), Misses H. Cooper (Mephistoples), Thelma Marigold (NightyNight), M. Marigold (Robin Redbreast), I. Marigold (Semi-Crinoline), Fransdeu (Joan of Arc), O'Callaghan (Pierrette), May Elston (Gipsy), Rita Elston (Highland Lassie), Toner (Folly), McJannet (Pompom), Knight (France), Francis (Pierrette), Horneman (Some Kid), Lindquist (Spanish Dancer), V. Lindquist (Japanese Lady), Ghaston (Black Cat), Eastwick (Roses), Cleaver (Summer). Moir (Rose Fairy), Williamson (Government Red Tape), Hall (Jazz Pierrette), M. Hall (Ballet Girl), Paisley (Pierrette), Wilson (Fuchsia), Carson (Egyptian), Smith (Oberon), E. Chappie (Night), M. Vale (Good Luck), East (Early Victorian), Maisie McLeod (Harem Lady) Holmes (Aerial Post), C. Ward (Ballet Girl), Fischer (Red Pierrette), Baunton (Black Pierrette), Fraser (Peony Rose), McCarthy (Orange), Messrs Palmer (Gentleman of Spain), Joe Ward (Bill Hart), Roy King (Cowboy), R. Mathews (Demon), rhackwell (Naval Officer), L. Thac£ well (Jester) McDonald (Pierrot), Sutherland (Harry Lauder), Corner (Pierrot), Kiddelle (Policeman) Monday (Pierrot), Milton (Digger)' Clark r S n) ' J ? Vorsfold ( Jack (Highlander), McGarry (Indian Rajah) Wilbraham (Demon), Watkins (Voluni teer), and many others.