Feminine Interests

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 5

Feminine Interests

WAIKATO NOTES Mrs. Pountney, of Hamilton, left todar tor a visit to Rotorua. Miss Kathleen Armstrong is spendini a month's holiday with her people Cambridge. Mrs. F. X. R. Downard, o £ whansarci, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hopkirk, in Cambridge. high school, reunion on Monday the ex-pupils of the Hamilton High Sciiool held their annual reunion. This year the ideal weather added materially to the suc,css of the day. The morning was devoted to games with the present nunils, the present girls beating the old’ girls at basketball, but both the v. and B football matches went to the old boys. In the afternoon the annual meetings were held, the old girls’ eleetion of ’officers resulting as follows:—President, Mrs. P. Wilson; vice-presidents, Mrs. James, Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. Conrudi. and Miss E. Newell; secretary, Mrs. J. I Standran; committee. Miss S. Wright, Miss IN Sweeney, Miss M. Toombs, Mrs. A. Turley, Miss .1. King, Mi*s I. Pratt, Miss M. Eiigecumbe, Later the staff and the old boys and "iris were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Eber Wilson at a very sociable afternoon tea in the rose garden in the school grounds. tmong those present during the -lay were: Mrs. Eber Wilson, Mrs. H. Tait, Mrs. M. Guder, Mrs. H. Carter, Mrs. p, Nelson, Mrs. P. Mason, Mrs. \Y. Mackey (Paterangi), Mrs. J. Chitty, Mrs. Conrad, Mrs. J. Baxter, Mrs. "lames, Mrs. W. I. Taylor (Ohaupo), Mrs J. Standrin, airs. McHaffie. airs. Piper, Miss N. Tizard, aiiss K. Hogg. Miss G. Wyatt. Miss E. White, aiiss I, Nlcholls. Aiiss at. Campbell, Miss \ Scott. Miss X. Jackson, aiiss E. King, aiiss E. Newell, aiiss ai. Clayton Greene, aiiss ai. Wilson, aiiss E. Wilson, aiiss A. Hall, aiiss J. King, Miss ai. King. Miss ai. Edgec-umbo, Miss G. Hewlett, aiiss D. Clegg, Miss M. Hodgson, aiiss at. Tombs, Aiiss P. English, Miss D. AVilkes, aiiss E. Wilks, Miss T>. Sweeney, aiiss E. Pearson, aiiss I. Taylor, aiiss M. Greville. .Miss ai. Peake, aiiss S. Quick, aiiss B. Taylor, aiiss I. Taylor. TENNIS DANCE AT aiONAVALE On Tuesday night a gay little dance was given in the aionavale Hall by the members of the aionavale Tennis Club. afany coloured streamers and masses of bamboos and ferns made effective decorations. Among those present were:—airs. Clemow, airs. Goodwin, aiiss N. Laughton, aiiss West, Miss- Boyce, aiiss at. Sands. Miss G. Hay. aiiss B. Sands. Miss M. Attwood, aiiss D. Blain. Miss D. Wallace, Miss aicLarnon, aiiss D. Jones. Miss J. Clemow, aiiss Wratter, Miss K. Goodwin, aiiss ai. Giles, aiiss O. Howden, aiiss Davis, aiiss ballimore, Miss Gorrie, Miss B. Stead, Miss Short, Miss B. Frost, Miss D. Giles, Miss Searle, Miss A. Hamerto.n,

. MtssM- Burns, Miss F. Langton, Miss! vric= t ?? Cl l, Allss Holmes, Miss Kilmore. j Miss TL Burns, Miss G. Atkinson. Miss j , vj'iA TU A llsß Hardy, Miss Griffin, I ?l? ster ’ Hunter, Miss R j j - aro ' Gibbons, Miss E. Holmes, j COMBINED DANCE I t °T., W . ednesda *’ evening a most en- ! .jojable dance was given by the Kamil- i 1 M Harrier Club and the Technical ; 1 .Streamers of orange and j black together with coloured lights I | m f. de eay the Alexander Hall, and ox- : j oellent music was played by Hildreth s j i Orchestra. i „.P uri . nB H} e evening a fancy dance \ • uas given by Aiiss D. Gould and Miss i ~7 A Monte Carlo dance aas won by Miss Froude and Mr. T. Prosser. ; i The hostesses were Mrs. W. Fraser j | who wore a jade green georgette frock I draped in black lace, over which she wore a wrap of silver tissue, and Mrs. . V V' Goombes. whose chic frock of , black lace was worn with a rose shawl. Others present were:—Mrs. L. G. Turner, Mrs. A. 13. Robson, Mrs. ARobinson, Mrs. A. B. Robson. Mrs. A. lr;T r -T. p; Alker, Aiiss L. Webster.. Miss G. Valsh, Miss R. Gilmer, Miss J. F othermgham. Miss M. Fotherlng- ! ?/ 133 J - Duncan. Aiiss E. Arnold, iMiss z. Dowd. Aiiss M. McDougall V, uc ‘kland>. Miss Mclntosh, Miss J. i •' , ' mc °ck’ Miss E. Bliss. Miss J. Gibson, 1 v! USS ;\v Daurenson, Alias L. Dixon, Miss M . Bull, Aiiss E. Hall, Miss P : Boneham, Afiss S. Layne (Te Awamutu). Miss 1,. Froude, Aiiss R. Kennedy, Aiiss A. Bold. Miss H. Fir'h 1 G- Moreland, Afiss L. Edmonds, ; *“ BS A ( - Moreland, Aiiss N. Hepburn, j E ’ McAlullin, Aiiss Dobson. Aiiss i p. Cooper. Aiiss M. Bundle, Aiiss I Peagrin, Aiiss J. Peagrin, Aiiss E Wintour Miss L. Tapp (Cambridge), Aliks G. Cleveley, Miss M. Henderson. Atigs fe. Tapp, Miss I. Pollock, Aiiss T. Nolan. Miss A. Graham, Aiiss W. Tait, Aiiss Tj. Lewis, Aiiss N. Hunter, Aiiss N. Favillc, Miss T. Kelly, Aiiss AI. Dalton, AJiss X. Jackson. Miss A. Hunter, Miss T. Whittington, Aiiss Ak Dold. Miss T. Robson, Aiiss A. L. Scott, Aiiss E. F. Turner, Aiiss A. Curtis, Aiiss AI. Alajor, Miss E. Roth well, Aiiss R. Blacker, Aiiss E. Turner, Aiiss A. Bain, Miss D. Bain, Aiiss R. Joyce, Alis_s R. Kennedy. W.C.T.U. MEETING PONSONBY BRANCH The Ponsonby branelf of the W.C.T.U. held its usual fortnightly meeting in St. Stephen's I-lall on Thursday afternoon. Aiiss Read presided, Aiiss Annie AfcLay, Dominion organiser for the W. was the speaker for the afternoon, and her talk on her work among the different unions was inspiring.

: THE UNIVERSAL SPELL j The Resident’s wife rose from the I ! | table and went toward the verandah- f j ! drawing-room of the bungalow. The j : ‘ other ladies followed her and, as the i ! 5 men turned to their cigars and glasses, j ' ; they heard her exclaim gleefully: | “And now we'll have some music.” Pleasure crept over tile faces of j | these jaded, climate-driven ladies as ! they steeped their cares in the sooth- : | ing pools of harmony. A dreamy j 1 smile stole across the face of the i j Resident’s wife as she sat at the' | piano, her flzxgers linking familiar j i chords. The lined woman beside her [ who, ten years before, had married the i artillery Major, became the fresh- i faced girl she had been then, renew- ! ing her youth with every stroke of j her violin how upon the: responsive gut. And on those listening the same j miracle was worked. ... Near my bungalow lived a Chinese 1 family and, later the same night, I : heard a querulous voice raised in their \ house. “Where's my noise?” it cried j in Chinese. “I can’t find my noise.” I Wooden slippers clattered ujj ml j down stairs, chairs were moved and I banged, cushions thrown on tile floor. | Then a protesting sister was aroused ! and bidden join in the search, which | proceeded amid laments and mutual I abuse. At last a cry of joy. As I | looked over the verandah rail, I saw J the two squatting outside their doorI way and heard the harsh strains of j .a mouth-organ blown upon at random, j Amid this din sat the sisters, a look j of ineffable peace on their faces. I Not much resemblance between these j two occasions, you will say. Perhaps | not, but the results were the same! CARAWAY FLAVOURED POTATOES A FRENCH RECIPE Ingredients: 21b small potatoes, two onions, one tablespoonful or more of caraway seeds, salt, butter. Boil the potatoes in their jackets, j together with the caraway seeds and | • plenty of salt. i Meanwhile, fry the onions in butter. When the potatoes are done, peel , them and spread over them the onions " and the butter in which they have ! been frying. Serve very hot. If you have only large potatoes, peel j and cut them up before boiling, and proceed as above. -

PRACTICAL COMPLEXION HINTS ■ (By a Beauty Expert) “How many times a day should I I wash my face to preserve my complexion?” is a question often heard j nowadays. Unfortunately, it is a ’ question that nearly always lacks a. decisive answer. You see, complexions j vary very much. The more sensitive your skin, the | more you should protect it against \ too much water. Ordinarily, one ! good washing in the morning should ; be sufficient, with a light rinse last i thing at night to remove all trace of i powder or make-up. The best thing to use during the day j is a lotion made from camphor and i distilled water. It has marvellous i cleansing powers, and any chemist i will make it up if you explain the purpose for which you need it. On tile skin that is fine in texture, i but not super-sensitive, two washings j daily will have no harmful effect. Care should be taken to ensure the water being soft, however; if it is hard, put two table-spoonsful of fine oatmeal in a jug with one pint of water, leave for twelve hours, strain, and use. Soap is permissible in both ablutions providing it is of the very best, but of course, every particle must be removed from the skin before using the towel. For keeping the face clean and fresh during the day use camphor and distilled water. The woman with a sallow, oily skin need not be so particular as to the number of daily ablutions. The oiliness is mostly due to the morbid activity of the fatty glands of the skin, so that frequent application of soap, which will help to absorb the excess of oil, is a decided advantage. Generally three or four washings at intervals of. say, three hours, will be sufficient to keep the skin in good condition. There are, on the other hand, people who suffer from excessively dry skins. This condition is best dealt with by two or three daily washings in tepid : water to which a teaspoonful of pure ; olive oil has been added. A CONTINENTAL EGG DISH j Ingredients: Four eggs, stale bread, I a little milk, butter as required, salt and pepper, cream to taste, breadcrumbs obtained by thoroughly toasting bread in the oven and pounding until a powder results. Hard boil the eggs, put into cold water to cool. Shell and cut each into halves lengthways. Take out the yolks j and put the whites into cold water. Thoroughly soak the stale bread in milk, using a quantity equal to the egg-yolks; squeeze out and pound together with j-he yolks and a piece of butter, adding salt and pepper. Dry the whites and fill the cavities with this mixture; sprinkle them with the breadcrumbs arid place thin slices of butter on top. Alix the left-over filling with cream, spread this on the cooking plate, place the eggs on top and bake for a few minutes in a hot oven. Serve at once on toast, with potatoes, or with thin bread and butter.