NELSON DAY APPEAL.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18898, 13 January 1927, Page 2

NELSON DAY APPEAL.

LONDON FOLLOWS CHRIST- i CHURCH. The contained in a recent com- ; "nication from the London eorres- i pocdent of Th 3 Pr2ss that last Trafai- ! sar Day in London the Navy League I triad* an appeal on behalf of the l Sf> | Cadets is gratifying to the kval ', branch of the League. • A: the suggestion of the Women's '• Auxiliary Committee, the Christchurch ! branch of the Navy League held its | erst Nelson Day appeal in If'ld, and I thus set an example T'aich was copied j in many parts of the Empire, and j which i'»- r ;ow been folio-red in Lor.- ! don. i Dunn; ti:e war period. th c Christ- ! church branch's three appeals in ICl'j, | I? 17. and 101 S. resulted in nrer £'2'<2- i heir.; collected for patriotic purposes. I and the appeal- have continued j annually since then to raise moncv for worthv Navy League causes. BEAUTY COMPETITIONS. DEMORALISING EFFECT. •»301t ocz c*x coaszsrcsssjiT.'SYDNEY. January 6. j The beauty com petitions which have I been figuratively overwhelming Sydney I and its suburb; for a long time have j evoked the wrath of the National j Council of Women, and prompted tt. j at the instance in the first place of the i Catholic Women's Association, to take j a detinite stand against them. Even i beauty competitions, when one gets \ them ad nauseam, can sicken people. This is how Sydney generally feels about them. The Queensland and Victorian National Councils of Women are acting in concert with the body in this State, in protests against these competitions. The attitude of the National Council. broadly, is that these competitions, and the publicity to which the participants are subjected, arc demoralising to voung women, and tend to give them a "false view of their responsibilities and of the qualities which thev ought really to value. If. it is stated, girls would ' onlv reflect how unworthy these stan--1 dards would appear if applied to young I men. thev would hesitate before allow- ! ins themselves to be judged in such ! a wav. Whether people agree with the ■ views" of the National Council or not in I this matter, the fact remains that it ! ia tlv» mouthpiece in New South \\ alos [ of fiftv affiliated societies, with many thousands of members. Its protests therefore can hardly be dismissed lightly. WEDDINGS. CORBETT-STEVXNS A wedding of considerable interest was celebrated at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ilakaia, recently, when Lucv Elinor, youngest daughter of Mr and".Mrs H. D. Stevens, Kakaia, was married to William Hugh, second eon of Mr James Corbett, Cricklewood, Timaru. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a becoming frock of ivory brocaded satin, with a georgette overdress caught at the side with a large silver rose. Her silk.tulle handembroidered veil was held in place by a coronet of pearl beads and a spray of orange blossoms, and she carried _ a pretty bouquet of white roses, Christmas lilies, carnations, and maidenhair , fern.

Mrs D. A. Roberts, of Christchurch, who attended her sister as matron of honour, wore a charming frock of mauve French voile, prettily embroidered, and a hat to match. Her bouquet was of mauve pansies, sweet peas, and maidenhair fern. Three little nieces of the bride were in attendance as flower-girh. They were Doris Smith, who wore a white silk frock, with lace overskirt. and mob cap; Dorothy Stevens, a dainty frock of shell-pink georgette, with pink mob cap; and Edna Welham, a frock of blue georgette, with mob cap to match. Mr D. A. Roberts (Christchurch) attended the bridegroom as best man.

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