WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19171, 30 November 1927, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

The Lady Editor will be pleaßert to receive for publication in Uio •'Women's Corner" items of Bocial or personal news. Such items chould be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both partieß. Correspondence 1b Invited on any matters affecting, or of Interest to. women. .Miss Lucy Sproule (Napier; is at present the guest of Mrs Harold Barker, Fendalton. Miss Winnie Hart ("The Cliffs," Timaru) is spending a holiday in Christchurch and is the guest of her aunt, Mrs A. D. Moore, Spreydon. Mr and Mrs H. C. Watson and Mr and Mrs A. R. Mercer, who went south for the Forbury Park races, have returned to Christchurch. Miss Wyn Scarlett, who has been spending a short holiday with Mrs E. Reid, Sumner, has returned to the West Coast. Mr ami Mrs T. C. Robinson (•Rotherliarn), Mrs W. G. Mason (Auckland), and Mrs and Mrs Little (Hui Hui) are guests at Warner's Hotel. Mr and Mrs M. Copeland (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. D. Webster (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. M. Tripp (Gerakline), Mr and Mrs J. S. Salmond (Dunedin), and Mr and Mrs W. T. Smellie (Dunedin) are staying at the United Service Hotel. Mr and Mrs C. S. Billingall (Wellington), Mr and Mrs J. M. Forrester (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs C. J. Craig (Auckland), and Mrs J. K. Macfarlane (Parnassus) are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. The engagement is announced of Irene, only daughter of Mr and Mrs F. H. Ashton, Westminster street, St. Albans, to Thomas George, eldest son of Mr and Mrs G. A. Anderson, Barbadoes street, City. Mrs J. B. McTigue, of St. Albans, announces the engagement of her younger dauriiter, Aileen Philomena, to Sidnev Herbert, second son of Mr and Mrs W, J. Diaper, of St. Albans. Visitors staying' at "View Brae," Hanmer Springs, include: Mr and Mrs A. Hensley (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Thos. Wales (Lyttelton), Mrs G. Keall (Wellington), Miss Bridgeman (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Hensen and child (Timaru), the Rev. and. Mrs Bates (Riversdalc), Miss K." Lumms (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Chas. Were (Sydenham), Miss Were (Sydenham), Mr H. C. • Arnold. (Burwood), Miss . King (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs J. Power (Flaxton), Mrs and Miss Poff (Oamaru), Mr and Miss Witte (Swannanoa), Miss I. Morrison (Christchurch). Becent arrivals at the Occidental include: Messrs G. W. Rodgers (Opunake), G. W. McDpnald (Wellington), R. Hutchison (Wellington), A. T. Wells (Wellington), W. Collins (Maungaturoto), L. H. Helley (London), E. Gray. (Sydney); I; H. Parker (Sydney),! Roderick Cameron (Palmerston South), G. W. Watts (Dunedin), B. S. Parrington (Sydney), I. M. Rodgers (Dunedin), O. H. Moller (Dunedin), W. Lishner (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs John Jackson (Kaikoura), Mr and Mra I. A. Sparrow (Dunedin), Mr and Mra Price (Dunedin), Mrs A. H. Brown (Dunedin), Messrs Robb (Roxburgh), T. Suiter (Dunedin), A. H. Byrne (Auckland), I. R. Thacker (Okain's Bay), Henry Thacker (Okain's Bay).

Mrs Croasdaile; Bowen is visiting her laughter, Mrs J. A. Julius, Timaru. Mr and Mrs J. L. Ensor (Cheviot) ire staying at the Royal Hot-el. The following girls, who received their training at St. Saviour's Baby Hospital, Sumner, have received notiQcation from the director of Plunket Nursing that thev have passed the examination set by that department for St. Saviour's nursery helps: —Ihe Misses Thelma Smith, Kathleen Davies. Veiia Whale. Myra Brooks. Mary Rofe. Ata Tuata. Recent arrivals at the Hotel Federal include: Mr R. King (Te Puke), Mr A. M. McLeod (Whangarei), Mrs McGregor (Dunedin), Mrs 0. McLean (Dunedhi),-Miss McKenzie (Dunedin), Mr llenrv Hobbs (Wellington), Mr W. J. Churchill (Wellington),. Mrs F. Romisoii (Dunedin), Mr and Mra B. Moss (Dunedin), Mr L. L. HiJI (Wellington), Mr B. K. Clark (Carterton), Mr and Mrs T. Richardson (Auckland), Mrs F. Burroughs (Nelson). Mrs A. A Lvford (Ward), Mr X. Fleming (Whangarei), Mr and Mrs E. A. Bland (Methven), Mr and Mrs AV. Excel! (NiHucaps), Mr N. G. Gallagher (Ashburton) Mr W. F. Diedrichs (Hoki- I tika). Mrs Blackett (Nelson), Miss J. j Gen«? (Sydney), Mrs It. \i. Gordon | (Brisbane). .Miss Grace Gordon (Brisbane). Mr 11. A. Bayley (Oholamai). A big jazz dance will bo held by the AlfSports Assembly at the Albert Hall. Cashcl street, this evening. Special arrangements have been made to ensure patrons a very pleasant evening. Teddy' Jones's band will provide the 'atest musical numbers. An enjoyable "kitchen evening" was given recently in St. David's Sunday School. Belfast, for Miss Chrissie Miller, who is shortly to be married. About sixtv guests were present, and many useful gifts were brought for the guest of honour. Mr F. Dennis thanked those present on behalf of the bride-elect. Competitions and dancing contributed to the entertainment of the guests, and musical items were given bv Misses N. Woods, M. Moody, and E." Martin. A dainty supper was served. Music for dancing was supplied bv Mesdames A. Clarke and P. Thomas'and Messrs V. and It. Lange. VERBENA ENTHUSIASTS. You are not asked to believe implicitly all the praises you hear about Verbena Soap, for some people become so enthusiastic that their imagination runs away with them. Ou the other hand, don't disbelieve them—that would be unfair. Now! where should you draw the line? Why uot try a bar of Verbena and discover for yourself. Then you'll understand why people talk so much about it. —2 SAVING £2OO P.A. A saving of over £2OO per year is being effected by the Rink Taxis, Ltd., through using Duckham's Oil, although they are paying about 2s per gallon more for it than for the oils previously used. "Duckham's is a remarkable' oil," they write, "and the most economical, and therefore the cheapest oil we. have met during our long experience of motors." Duckham's, or course, is a British oil. —6 Something worth knowing.—Pannell and Co., 105 Manchester street, make to order, all classes of surgical footwear, and keep in stock good fittings with special waist supports, which give ease and comfort to tired feet. We invite inspection. —6 New, season frocks, artistically designed by Miss Kathleen Fuller (late John Courts' Auckland) at "Minerva Salon," Cashel street (over Jones, McCrostie). Specialists in Slenderising Apparel for stout women. Phone 3485.

THE NAVY LEAGUE. . There was a record attendance at the quarterly meeting of the Navy League held last night in the Navy League Hall, gaily decorated for the occasion with 'vari-coloured rhododendrons. In the unavoidable absence of the president, Mr J. J. Dougall, Commander A. D. Boyle briefly addressed the gathering, touching on the League's activities during the past three months. Since tlw last quarterly meeting on August 18th, the League had entertained the officers and men of the Diomede and, in conjunction with the Victoria League, was conducting an essay competition on subjects concerning the Empire and the Navy, such competition to be open to pupils of primary and secondary schools in Canterbury, north of the Rangitata river. The League had been represented at the meeting of the Christchurch branch of the League or and, in addition, patriotic addresses and moving picture entertainments had been given at several schools in Christchurch. In conclusion, Commander Boyle appealed for the whole-hearted support of members and friends at the forthcoming garden party, to be held at the residence of Mrs Percy Overton, Fendalton. An excellent musical programme, arranged by Mra Burnes-Loughnan, was then greatly enjoyed by the large audience. Miss Anthea Burnes-Lough-nan played piano soli, and the vocalists, who were accompanied on the piano by Dr. F. A'Court, were Mrs Graham Jamieson, Misses Edna Donaldson, Evelvn Hill, Dorothy Johnson, and Mr Richard Hawker. A cordial vote of thanks to Mrs Burnes-Lough-nnn and to the performers wa3 carried by acclamation. Before supper was served, a number of very fine views of the magnificent West Coast scenery were screened. England is still suffering from a dearth of babies. The actual number of births' in England and Wales last year waß as small as in the year 1860, when the population was only half its present magnitude, according to statistics issued in September by the Eegis-trar-General for the year 1926. The rate of 17.8 births per thousand is the lowest reached so far except during the years of the war. This reduction in births is compensated only to a small extent by the low general death rate of 11.7 per thousand, and the low infant mortality rate of 70 per thousand.