SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 48, 20 November 1926, Page 19

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A dance in support of the Artillery Queen campaign will be held in the Old Navals Hall, Jervois Quay every Wednesday. There is a first-class jazz orchestra, and an excellent floor.

Among the guests staying at Hotel Braeburn, Wanganui, this week are: Mr. and Mrs. J. Gamble, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Millward, Wellington; Mr. A. Millward, Wellington; Mrs. J. Kirkcaldie, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. Rattray, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, Wellington; Mr. G. A. Somerville, Wellington; Mr. W. Austin, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. Tollan, Hawera; Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, Hawera; Miss B. Osborne, Auckland ; Mr. and Mrs. Molloy, Sydney; Mr. W. Emms, Auckland; Miss Kelly and Mrs. Robjohns, Hastings.

The Town Hall having been engaged by the Plunket Society for the afternoon of December 4 for the purpose of holding a children’s Christmas party, a committee of gentlemen interested in the work of the society has been formed to arrange a dance to be held in the evening. The committee have left no stone unturned to make this evening a huge success. Rodney I’ankhurst’s Orchestra of eight performers has been engaged. So far there has been a very encouraging demand for tickets, procurable at the Bristol, and Aitken’s Book Arcade. The public of Wellington realise to the full what great work the Plunket Society is doing in their midst, and this dance will give them an opportunity of showing the society by attendance at the ball, that its efforts are appreciated, and that at least the cause of the babies shall not be neglected. An advertisement, appearing elsewhere in this paper, gives full particulars.

At the monthly meeting of the Upper Hutt Plunket Society’Mrs. F. Leckie presided, and the following committee members were present lvinney, Thomas, Sliiel, Whyte, Dellar, Nicol, Kitchen, C. E. Jones, S. D. Rogers, Miss O’Hara Smith. Nurse Ellis. Reported as follows for the mouth of October:—Number of new babies, 6; wholly breastfed, 6. Visits to rooms: Upper Hutt, 119; Trentlnim, 30; Silverstream, 15. Visits to homes, 163. A section has recently been purchased on the Main Road, Upper Hutt, and the committee are now working very enthusiastically raising funds for the erection of a new building. A dance is to be held at Trentham on November 24 towards this object, and a very handsome supper cloth, made by Mrs. Dellar, Silyerstream, is being raffled, by permission of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Much regret was expressed at the resignation of Mrs. Crabtree, who has left the district, and of Mrs. Lowe, from . the general committee, owing to ill-health. During the mouth of October subscriptions and donations were received from the following:— Nurse Lomas, Mesdames Cox, Shepherd, Comesky, Mumby, Mcßrearty, Fletcher.

To have one’s hair shingled without regard to the shape of the head or the type of features is to court disaster. A mannish cut is exceedingly unbecoming. Correctly cut, the head shows a dainty line and finish. Telephone an appointment for shingling, marcel waving, or permanent waving with Stamford and Co., Ltd., 68 Willis Street. ’Phone 44—745.—Advt.

For the last few seasons sports clothes have been worn in town to the exclusion of almost every other daytime mode (says an English writer). The afternoon costume was practically eclipsed. A number of the French bouses maintain that this sports mode was very much overdone, and in consequence they are showing more formal clothes for afternoon wear. In many of the < nsembles of dress and coat the coat is shorter than the dress: “two-thirds” coats, .they have been called. Dresses are so short now that what we used to call a three-quarter coat would more than cover them.

A weddiug of interest to many Wellington people took place at Erdington Parish. Church, Birmingham, on August 30, when Barbi.'a, younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. Howe, of Wellington, was married to Captain Graham Beresford Parkinson, R.N.Z.A., elder son of Mr H. T. Parkinson, of Wellington. The bride, who was given away by her cousin, Mr Rutherford, wore a (rock of silver grey georgette with a hat of pale pink and grey. She carried a bouquet of pale pink rosebuds. The bridesmaid was Miss Barbara Chamberlain (cousin of the bride), who wore a frock of pink georgette with a hat to tone, and carried a bouquet of pink rosebuds. Captain Butterworth Cooke was best man. After a luncheon at Mr. H. 11. Chamberlain’s home, Captain and Mrs. I’arkinson left for a motor tour in the Lake district,- the bride travelling in a frock of navy blue and white suede marocain, with hat to match, and coat trimmed with grey fur.

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Gilbcrd, AbelSmith Street, gave a very enjoyable coming-out dance for their daughter, Olga, in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Clyde Quay. The hall was most effectively decorated in Oriental colourings with lamp shades of similar design and having spangled fans and baskets of flowers placed here and there to great advantage. Mrs. Gilberd wore a gown of rose-pink marocain with silver trimming, and a floral shawl. Miss Olga Gilberd’s frock was of white taffeta, and georgette with wreaths of pink, blue and heliotrope flowers, and she had a pretty posy of the same shades. There were about one hundred guests, among them being Mr. and Mrs. E- Gilberd, Mr. and Mrs. Hand, Mrs. Perkins, Misses Hill (2), Dixon, Pearce, Martin, Symonds. E. Brice, Ballinger (2), Bennett, Buchanan, Liadet, Telford. Brown, Sullivan, Dennison, Lucas, Holdsworth, Zenner, and Messrs Grant, Burd, Wiggs, Little, Cox, Hands, Carr, Webb, Longnet, Sullivan, Jenkins, Pryde, Reeves, Heinmann, Perkins, Kelly, Bennett, Shepardson, and Riddell.

“Home Sweet Home” is made clean and bright by using C O. Waxshine, the great linoleum polish. It’s mother’s favourite. Procurable from all grocers. —Advt.

Mrs. Smith, 88 Willis Street, has manv suggestions for children’s outfitting. Very dainty ftocics and matinee coats are in embroidered silk. —Advt.

Weddings to be artistic must have bouquets to harmonise with frocks Miss Murray, 36 Willis Street. De liveries anvwhere in Dominion —Advt

Mrs. Frazer has left on a visit to Auckland.

Many women of my acquaintance are often troubled, especially in the spring and the autumn, by small red spots on the skin of the face, back, and shoulders — nine times out of ten it is the blood that is at fault, and a small course of some cooling fruit saline is advisable. Often the irritation is purely local and inav be caused by that has been used too long (says a London journal). A very excellent plan is to wash all lamb’s wool puffs once a w«.ck in hot soapsuds and dry them bv a fire or in the sun. If not washed regularlv tliev get full of powder and grease from the skin, and will cause spots on anv delicate skin. Rouge should be liquid or in a paste to be rcallv effective, but, if dry rouge is used', it should be applied with cotton wool—never touch the skin of the face or neck with the fingers, unless they have been well washed in hot soap and water, or, better still, rubbed over with eati de Cologne or rectified spirit. Never ’’spear” a spot with a needle, sterile or otherwise. Dab it lightly every four hours with rectified spirit and leave it severely alone. Ask your doctor he will be able to tell you of several abscesses he has had to operate on, all because women had not the necessary self-control to keep their fingers away from some small-spot on their face or neck.

The whole outlook on dancing has changed, and tea dances have changed too (savs the “Daily Mail”). They used to be' “an affair,” like a dinner .dance, or just any dance. It was considered necessary to send out cards for them, to make arrangements, to put on best frocks, to hire a band, to reproduce all the paraphernalia of the ordinary evening dance just for an hour or two in the afternoon. But intelligent people have transformed the afternoon dance now into a happy informal party, which does not take the edge off atty evening dance that may be coming. A gramophone or somebodv’s ukelele makes the noise. Invitations go out bv letter or telephone. Tennis, golf, riding, a long luncheon party, often end up with somehodv’s invitation: “Let’s go back and dance.” A business man I met at one the other day explained that once or twice a week he .got awav earlv for these affairs. They put him in a good humour, cleared his brain, cave him needed exercise. He bated late nights and the fuss of dancing at night. In fashionable chibs and hotels tliev have studied the'trend, and suited the tea dance to it. Von find music slightlv slowed down, a longer interval between dances. 1 lie principle is: “People come to have tea and dance, not to dance and snatch ten as if it were a sandwich and a glass of lemonade at a buffet.”

New Floral Ninons: (1) White, with large pink flowers, appliqued black lace (2) Beige ninon, with large pink flowers, full-shaped skirt and jabot front. . (3) Black and cherry ninon, with coat to match.—Advt.

In millinery we find many interesting changes. Velvet appears to have taken a definite place in the mode. This does not mean that we will banish our beloved felts. But for formal occasions we will wear velvet of the most supple kind. It is used, too, a* a trimming on felt hats. Hatter’s plush is seen in black. Satin is used in combination with other materials, Felts and taupe (velours, are worn with tailored clothes). Millinery silhouettes are as fascinating as they are varied. We shall appreciate this, after so many months of the “gigolo," of which variations arc seen still. Crowns are verv high, and many of them are draped. It is extraordinary the different effects that arc achieved

by these subtle creasings and (tickings (says "Woman”). The beret or tarn, almost as high as a baker's cap, is shown by some houses. This is a charming style, but should be worn only by the woman with small regular features. And it should never be worn when one is in a hurry. The beret must be adjusted at just the right angle, or the result is fatal. Brims have been more than persistent for the last few seasons, and after .getting the cold shoulder again and again, it looks as if they would be received. I.'sually they are about two inches wide. But in rcally large hats thev s|iread to umbrella-like proportions. Although hats wear some trimming, the keynote is simplicity.