WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 192, 23 November 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by ''Eileen'')

-NOTES FROM AWAKINO AND MOKAU. A wedding in which considerable interest was til lien by residents of Mokau und Awakino districts was celebrated on Tuesday, Nov. S, at "Rara Kahaw ai," Mokau. the residence of the bride's father. The contracting parties were .Miss Mary, elder daughter of Mr. H. ].. Nicholas.! and Mr. Walter Jones, a well-known setI tier of Mokau. The ceremony was per- [ formed in the spacious dining-room, which had been beautifully decorated by the bride's friends, conspicuous being a iloral wedding bell. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. A. Kempthorne, of Fitzrov. The guests to the number of fifty were received, on behalf of Mr. Nicholas, bv Mrs. Xotman (Wanganui), a friend of long standing. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a white lawn dress trimmed with lace. She also wore a beautifully embroidered veil, ana carried a bouquet of marguerite daisies. She was attended by three maids ot honor. Misses L. Nicholas (sister), C. Nicholas (cousin), and F. Xotman. Tiie two former were attired in cream taffetas and the latter in white embroidered lawn. The bridegroom was attended by his brother. Mr. Joshua Jones, junr. At the conclusion, Mrs. Xotman played the wedding march. An adjournment was then made to the garden, where a recherche afternoon tea was served. Over l."SO presents, both useful and ornamental, were received by the young couple, who left in the evening for their future home at Mohakatina. The bride's going awav dress was a tailor-made dove colored tweed, with narrow pink stripes and hat to match trimmed with paisley silk. Tn the evening a number of friends were entertained at a euchre party and dance. The Awakino—Mokau ladies' return ball was held at Awakino on Thursday evening .November 17th, and proved most successful. The ladies worked hard, and fully deserved the praise that they received. Awakino does not possess ;i hall; Mokau does, and many were of opinion that the ball should have been held there. The ladies, however, borrowed the central portion of the commodious Awakino general store, and by dint of much labor succeeded in converting its rough floor into a very decenft polished surface for dancing, "it was, however, in the decorative part that the ladies had given their artistic talents full play, and by the ingenious arrangements of flags, nikau palms, flowers, etc., completely transformed the bare building into a fairy bower, where the devotees of terpsichore, about 40 couples, thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Excellent music was provided by Mrs. McNeice (piano) and Mr. C. Leech (piccolo). Extras were played by Mesdames Thompson, Jones, Hedley, and Miss Nicholas. Messrs. E. Paynter and W. Cowern as M.'sC. were assiduous in their attention to their duties. A splendid supper had been laid out in Mr. Walsh's spacious dining-room, the tables being tastefully de#orated, and covered with every delicacy in season. The married ladies of the committee who had charge of this department were very attentive. About 20 ladies were on the ball committee, of which Mrs. Black and Miss Nicholas were joint secretaries, and one and all must have worked hard to have ensured such a brilliant function. I

UNATTRACTIVE LADY ATHLETES.

Writes a correspondent in the Auckland Herald:—''How is it that among the young ladies who go ill for tennis and golf in Auckland, as elsewhere, the best players are invariably the plainest-look-ing, while the pretty girls are bad players, and always squeak when they miss u ball? I have known dozens of lady tennis champions in Xew Zealand and Australia, and good looks have been at a discount with them all. As for lady golf champions, I have never yet heard of anybody who wanted to elope with one. It is different with the hockey girl, who, as a rule, is of shapely limb and pretty features, and has a sparkle and glow all her own. I suppose in the case of tennis players the explanation is that the enthusiast who becomes the champion plays in all sorts of weather, with a total disregard for her complexion, and. beauty being only skin dee]), she loses it when the skin peels off tluough sunburn. I should like to know why it is that almost every hockey girl has half a dozen admirers, while the tennis or golf girl is considered lucky if she finds one."

A GREAT LADY SWIMMER.

Miss Annette Kellerman, the famous Australian lady swimmer, is also noted for her physical perfection, for which swimming seems to be chiefly respon- ' sible. 11l the course of an interviewshe said: "Often I have been asked if I attributed my own physical development to swimming alone. In answering this question in the affirmative I do not mean to say that other forms 01 exercise or physical culture methods are not beneficial, but it is a fact that, in my own case, swimming must receive the credit. A good deal of credit it is, 1 too, for up to the age of nine I was puny and threatened with consumption. My legs were so bowed that iron braces were used in an effort to straighten them. It was at the age of nine that I took up swimming, and from that 1 time on niv development was steady." | Swimming, not for girls only, but for womem of all ages, is recommended by J Miss Kellerman, first, because it is pleasurable, secondly, because it is bene-j ficial. She points out that: "Women naturally are better fitted for swimming than men. In almost every other line | of athletic endeavour women are outclassed by men: but it is not true in swimming. On account of their small bones and frames, which are more fully padded with soft, buoyant flesh, they do not sink so readily as most men, and so practically none of their strength needs to be spent on merely keeping up their bodies."

Regarding the physical benefit of I swimming for girls Miss Kellerman says: "Practically every muscle of the body is exercised in a healthy and ple&sani manripr. All the movements which are ; taught in physical culture courses are j

to be found in the breast stroke. | "If you will notice any good swimmer or think of the positions of bod\ in the breast stroke, you will see that the shoulders are thrown back, the head is held lijgh, the back is gracefully arched, and the chest is thrown well forward. All this makes for symmetry and gracefulness of carriage. One cannot swim umrracefullv.

''The arm movements round out the breast, the shoulders, and the neek. I'urthermore. the movement of the arms is practically the same as that used by the doctors in artificial respiration, and so swimming expands the lungs, strengthens tiie heart and improves its action.

"The leg movement rounds out the! hips and makes the ankles slender. It also strengthens ,the muscles of the stomach and the membranes which surround and protect the vital organs. "Another beneficial effect of swimming is seen in the improved condition and texture of the skin. The exercise increases the circulation l of the blood and opens tiie pores; the water sweeping over the body carries away the impurities and cleanses the skin thoroughly. I know of no form of exercise whatever that will clear up a blotched skin so quickly as swimming."

WEDDING AT AUCKLAND.

At St. Mary's Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, last Tuesday, Miss Lilian Devon 1 , third daughter of Mr. A. E. Devore, solicitor, was married to Mr. Reginald Harold George, of New Plymouth. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lace robe over white satin, and a heavily embroidered veil over a small coronet of orange blossoms. Slu> also carried a large shower bouquet and wore the bridegroom's gift, a pearl pendant. There were four bridesmaids, Misses Devore (2), George and Douglas, who also received pendants from the bridegroom. They all wore white crepe de chine frocks and large picture hats. The bride's mother wore a superb gown of copper brown satin partially veiled with black ninon and lace, small bronze tinted bonnet with roses; iMrs. Collins (New Plymouth), pale heliotrope and pink eolienne, and immense hat with floral garniture; Miss Isabel Devore, pale blue frock and white silk hat. A reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, "Lavington," St. Stephen's Avenue. The tea tables were decorated with white roses and ferns. Among those present were: Mrs. McDowell (sister of the bridegroom), pale rose frock and large white hat; Mrs. H. W. Segar, silver grev silk and floral toque; Mrs. Arthur Myers, mole colored moire coat and skirt and plumed hat; Mrs. E. W. Alison, white silk and upturned hat; Mrs. Furby, pale grey silk and black hat; Mrs. King, heliotrope silk and black hat; Mrs. Robert Bedford, dove tinted voile and large hat; Mrs. Paul Hansen, white embroidered gown and close-fitting toque; Mrs. Cooper, white silk, veiled with lace, and picture hat; Mrs. J. A. Tole, black; Mrs. Harry Keesdng, black costume, inset with goblin blue and gold, modiste hat; Mrs. Rankine Reed, grey.