NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10609, 7 June 1920, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

. '•SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Amy Williams, who has teen staying with her/aunt, Mrs Cyrus Williams, Knowles street, Christchurch, for some time, leaves on Wednesday next on her return to Australia. Her cousin. Miss Nancy v Williams, accompanies her. ' Mj and Mrs Gray Young, of this city, rite visiting Christchurch. Mrs N. Benaud has returned to her homo in New Plymouth, after a visit t . Wellington.

The engagement is announced, by an exchange, of- Miss Florence Macindoe, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. 35. Maoindoe^df'Christchufch; late "<sf "Wellington, to Captain Chris Ingram, M.C., of Auckland. ;

Mias Sylvia Wilson, daughter of Mr S. H. -B. Wilson, of this city, has gone south to .take up, the position of matron of St. Savour’s .Orphanage for Boys at Timaru. Miss Wilson wqj}t away during the war as one of the volunteer sisters, and worked in Egypt and England. After the Armistice she acted as matron of a hostel in London .for a time.

The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys. Diokell, only daughter of Mr and Mrs llarry - Dicfceli, Palmerston North, 10 Mr Thomas Simpson, of Wellington, formerly of Christchurch, oldest son of Mr Thomas Simpson, Palmerston North. The wedding took place on June 2nd of Miss Dorothy Flockton, only daug iter of Mr and Mrs J. 11. Flockton, ltd, .Wallace street, and’Mr J. AN. Byrne, youngest son, of ;Mr and Mrs W, Byrns, Lyali Bay. The bride, who was given away by her father, .wore a bridal gown of- rich ivory silk with overdress of shell pink georgette, trimmed with silver lace and bead embroideries, a tulle veil with spray of orange blossom across the nair.. and Juliette cap of pearls. In place of a bouquet, the bride carried a silk bag, in tone with the dress. The bridegroom was attended by, Captain Efekoff and Captain A. L- Johnson, of Napier. A reception was held after the ceremony at the residence of the bride’s parents, the rooms and tea tables being prettily and tastefully arranged with white chrysanthemums and pink roses,, tree-fern, and smilax. The bride and " bridegroom, standing udder a large floral bell, received the congratulations of relatives and friends, and subsequently left for Napier. The. bride’s going-away gown was a tailor-made dark blue serge,-with which .was worn a email toque of fine straw, trimmed With aeroplane wings end’ tenches of cerise, ‘and she carried a -fur -coat. • •

Sir Robert and Lady Rhodes, says a Christchurch paper,- -who are again , goy in'g 'td reside at “Elm Wood,” are' giving a dance there for Miss Shona Rhodes, Who was prevented from making her debut at the Royal ball by reason of an attack of influenza.

A very pretty wedding, was solemnised on Tuesday last at, St. Luke’s Church, Christchurch, Mr J. H.- Graham, of Mam tawefca, and- Miss Mav Woodward, only daughter of Mr and Mrs 11. C, Woodward, of St; Albane, being; the Contracting parties. The EW. ! F. N: Taylor officiated.

"Nurses' are’, more entitTeii ..to. superannuation- than women school teachers, ’’ urged a Taranaki delegate at the .Hospital Boards’ conference in Wellington. Delegates, were unanimous in. endorsing "some scheme-of-superannuation" fornurses, whose services were .freely buiogised. There was a difference of opinion, however, on the point whether -such a scheme should bo made applicable also to the general staff of a hospital. The departmental, officers in attendance at the conference-explained that, a superannuation. scheme tor nurses was at present, being drawn up by the Government with a view to its submission , to .the boards, -

A wedding of interest- took place at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Methven, Canterbury, on Thursday, when Miss Mary Wilson, elder daughter Of Mr and Mrs D. Wilson, mas married to Mr George Patton. The church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride;-and the ceremony was performed by -the -. Rev. Q. K. Aitken. Soma names of Australian interest among the new honours, list, says the "British Australasian"’. are those of Lady Jersey, C.8J3., president of the Oxford branch of the -British Bed Cross and Order of St. John; and . Lady Denman, C.8.E., chairman of the National Federation -of Women's Institutes, .and honorary assistant director of the Women’s Branch of the Board ■ of. Agriculture and Fisheries: Lady Leigh, who was in charge of the Sir John Leigh Hospital for Officers, has received the C.B.E. Lady Leigh is an Australian. Her husband recently bought the Duke- of Sutherland-® estate,' near’ Newport, Shropshire, where, at Lifldshall Hall, many convalescent officers have been entertained in - the last few -years. \ The ' Hon. Ind T Fremantle has been made a C.B.E for her services as a member of the Council of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ 'Families Association. Lady Fremantle, wife of Admiral the Hon. air Edmund Fremantle, was Miss Isaacs, of New South Wales. Mrs Chisholm as a Dome Commander, in' recognition of her fine work, for the Soldiers’. Club and Best Camps, Kantara West. • Among newlycreated M.B.E.’s are Miss Jessie . Millar Wilson, superintendent of the Australian Y.M.C.A.,- Hotel Windsor, Paris; Mrs Samuel, manager of the Australian War Chest Club, and Miss Violet May Popplewell, of the Home Defence Comforts Fund. The last-named was working recently at a social workers’ settlement down' among the,docks. 1 ' The..-dancing-’ craze is increasing all oyer France. ■ In . Paris beauty , specialists and. doctors are concerned at what they describe as the "tired tango face.” .Many young women in the French capital lead busy lives all day of one kind or another, and then spend half the night at balls or dancing clubs. For weeks they out their sleep to a dangerous minimum,- and the effects become visible in faces sallow and wrinkled under, the .rouge and powder. Eye trouble, is a frequent result of this burning the candle at both ends, but seldom will the . young women accept the , remedy offered to them, which is to give up dancing, and-have plenty of sleep, and rise early.

The Mayoress, Mrs 'J.' P. Luke, has received a letter from Bear-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, who says that he has received a letter .from a gentleman signing himself “Ppneke” and enclosing a tiki from his seven children to be given to the Prince of Wales if ho would accept the gift..... The Admiral writes to Mrs Luke, saying that His Boyal Highness had received the present with the great, cst of pleasure, and was very grateful to the seven small New Zealanders.

When the successful "Maori Love Legends’’ of Marieda Batten are, reproduced- by fho Y.W.C.A. at the Concert Chamber on Juno 22nd, the performance will again -bo - staged by Miss HardingoMaltby. Owing to prior arrangements. Miss Maltby iuis boen, unable to accept a good offer of engagement from a company recently appearing at'the Opera House. . Speaking at the cost of living meeting on Friday night. Miss Goad, who spoke on behalf of the. societies affiliated w:ru the -Women’s National Council, said that the. , dried milk industry needs to bo carefully watched. There is a danger of its threatening our milk supply and sending up the price of butter. On no account t-liould dried milk- be substituted for fresh milk in..a. country like New Zealand.. Blanket nurses .unanimously condemn’ it as a food- for' infants and invalids. It is made from skim milk, but farmers can get 3s a lb for butterfat at dried milk factories, and 2s (id a lb at other factories. . Therefore, women should carefully waix-'a the industry in tlie interests of the rising generation. It will help to increase the volume of pur exports, but that is not everything, the speaker said. 1 Mr and Mrs Bushbrook are also visiting the South Island. Miss Howard, of the- New Plymouth Tolephone Exchange, has been transferred to Wellington. In New York to-day window-cleaners receive .£lO a week, waiters from £l2 to E2O a week, house painters an average of £ls a week, bricklayers £2 daily, carmen £lO a week, tailors, and cutters, many unable to speak English, £l3 to i>2s a week. It is true that the expense of living is greater than elsewhere, but even. so, unionised labour has benefited exceptionally when compared with the unorganised ranks of the middle classes. The Federal Besorve Bank at Chicago has decided that it is ""wicked and a direct encouragement to peculation’’ for an employee to .marry on less than £7 a week, and any employee who infringes this- ruling must either secure, written assent or- be subject to dismissal.

Some few years ago, when the King and Queen made a tour of the : industrial’ centres' of' the North of England, Her Majesty ofde’red several' yards ot many varieties of cloth and other materials that-she'saw being manufactured. Many beautiful specimen's of workman ship,-were:-also presented- to her says “Quex,” in the London- "Evening News.'' These the .'Queen- at .the tmne put carefully on. on©’ side... Her. . Majesty, 1 learn, .is now: having , .the. material brought" out and made .up for. the, use of herdeif 'and Princess Mary, and expects to avoid some part of the present high prices for dresses. ‘ When Their Majesties "made - their "Durbar” visit to India much, rich material was presented to the Queen, and it was out. of some of this that- the gown -Her Majesty wore at the opening of Parliament-was manu T faotured. MISS BOHLASE’S ASSEMBLY. There was a very large attendance at Goring street. Hall on. Saturday night, when Miss Borlase’e monthly assemuly took place. So many attended that the floor was very crowded during the dances, .but all thoroughly enjoyed the evening, these assemblies proving more and more popular every year. The hall is most comfortable now with its easy chairs end couches, and the small tables in the sup_pcr room male things', more comfortable. BraundL’e .'Elite Orchestra provided the music for the dancing. The chaperones present were—Mrs Matthews, Mrs Gow, and Mrs Brice, and the committee consists of Misses Brice, D. Coull, Earle, Hawkins, B. Matthews, Head, Staples, E. Smith, A. Stott, find Bftohie, and Messrs 8. B. Days, D. Murdoch, H. Bout, end E Beeves. Among those present were— Mrs Ben ham in pink georgette- and opolescent trimming; Miss Borlase was wearing black crepe de chine; Miss Lever, black neb with touches of blue; Miss Brice, blacE oharmeuse with smallpanniers; Miss E. Matthews, black not; Miss T. Matthews, yellow net frilled with blue sasb; Miss El. Smith, pale pink innon made with tiny frilled panel at each, side; Miss Coull. block! taffetas with very narrow frills; Miss D. Coull, emerald silk and fringe; Miss Staples.; black silk with cerise belt end trimming; Miss A. Stott, white lace and net; Miss E. Hawkins, pale blue charracuse; Miss Clifford, yellow .ninon with flowing sleeves; Miss M. Myers, black' tulle, with gold tissue, on the bodice: Miss Moss, maize georgette with panels of gold and whit© brocade; Miss Briston, pale pink and silver, with crystal fringe; Miss K. Muir, blue taffetas, much draped, swathed with apricot toned brocade; Miss V. Gore; deep blue ninon, with corsage of .white laco; Miss Joan Tulley, grey lace over satin with bright coloured flowers; Miss Man tell, rose coloured ninoii; Miss M. Ward, black.net, with blue brocaded bolt; Miss Bennie, pink charmeuse with draperies of tulle in a deeper shade; Miss Turnbull, • "white satin and net, and "touches of blue. Dr Bonham, Messrs Duncan. Charlton, Beeves, Hamilton, Chatflcld, 'Davys, etc., wore among those present. PLCNKET r MEETING. The 'monthly meeting of the Boyal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was hold in the Plunket rooms, 3, Courtenay place, on Thursday last, at 11 a.m. There were present: Mrs W. F. Massey (in the chair), Lady Stout, Lady lindlay, Mesdam.es Anderson, Leckie, .Ponsonby, W- Luke D. Cook, Coates, Parr, Cook, Gibbs, 'Bi chard son,, Chapman, Bethune, Paris, Dr Ada Paterson, and Miss Barnett. - Apologies’ were received Horn Mcedames Gray, Tytho-Brown, W. F. Ward, S. Harcourt, and Miss luriccaldio. The minutes Of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and accounts passed for payment. The following subscriptions and donations wore received: —Mesdames W. J. Anderson, S. Harcourt, and P. B. Chapman, £1 Is each; Mrs W- Luke, Miss Barnett, £1 each; Mrs Garrard, ss. Donations: —Mrs Luko (Day’s Bay), £1 Is; Mrs L. Blundell and Mrs Fry, £1 each; Mrs Eeid and Mrs Doan, lOs’each; Mrs Coe, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Evoritt, 5s each; Mrs Meehan, 2s 6d. For Sewing Guild Mrs Ponsonby, ss. Leave of absence was granted te the hon. treasurer, Mrs C. Biohardson, for three months,, and Miss Barnett was appointed to act in her stead. Nurse Mitchell read the nurse's monthly report, which was most satisfactory: Visits to rooms, 602; visits to homes. 500; new cases, -55; breaet-fed, 36; partially breastfed, 11; artificially fed, 8. A resolution was passed by the committee that a letter be sent to tho Munioipal Milk Council, urging them to. purchase a .further supply of -milk, even at an increased cost, to meet the pressing needs of the babies and children. The. committee also makes an urgent appeal on behalf of tho Plunket nurses, for left-off baby clothes. Any donations will be most gratefully accepted, and may bo left at tho > Plunket rooms, 3, Courtenay place.