FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1915, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

" BY EILEEN."

" Eileen " will be glad to receive items of interest and j value to women for publication or reference in this column.

KEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. J'BK.MJXAL ITEMS. Miss Booth, of Patea, is holiday-mak-im in Kew Plymouth. Mrs. Canning and <M is3 P>usby, of. Hawke's Bay, vi-lio ]>iivc been on a visit to New Plymouth, are stopping a few dais in Vi'anganui before 'returning nunc. Mrs. .Simons, of Patea, lias boon on a short visit to Now Plymouth. .Mr. ami .Mrs. Morse 'have returned to YVangamu after a short vi-it to Xew Plymouth. '.Miss Brewer has returned to Waitotara. Mis-: Joan Mackay is holiday-making in Botorua, having joined Mr.-. Bennett, I who is visiting there. • * * 'Mrs. Bowden, who has 'been on a visit to Feilding, has returned. Mrs. E. CJi-iffitliß, who lias linen on a visit to Hamilton and Auckland, has returned. Mrs. H. ,T. H. Okey, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned by the mail train last night. THE IIUXT RACES. On Thursday the Xorth Taranaki limit Club 111-Id their first totalisator meeting on the Xew Plymouth racecourse, and it proved an unqualified success. Beautiful weather prevailed, and the racing Avas excellent, the brightness being added to by a programme of music by the, Citizens' Band. Amongst those prc-ent were: Miss fi. Sole, smart fawn gabardine coat and Skirt, black velvet hat. Mrs. Brewster, navy costume, navy hat with white wings, and emerald green scarf. Mrs. Stohr, pretty cerise rose costume, navy hat trimmed with floral ribbon. 'Mrs. Carver, pale fawn brocaded crepe de chine costume, smart navy hat. 'Mrs. It. Outfield, pale pink costume, white hat lined with pink silk and trimmed with a. black feather ruche. 'Mrs. H. Collier, navy costume, white and black hat. Mrs. T. Anderson, saxe bTie costume, hat to correspond. .Miss Brewster, navy coat and skirt, white felt hat. IMrs. Penn, dark grey costume, pale pink hat, swathed with a fawn and pink shaded lancer plume. Mrs. .T. fili'iin. very pretty purple costume. Wlack velvet hat with feather riiclie.

Mrs. M.oKean, smart navy coat and i skirt, black feathered hat. Mrs. Percy Lawson, eream costume, .pretty violet hat. Miss Kirkby, dar> green costume, black hat swathed' with green and gold ribbon. fire laiifiADi: fcxctiox. On Thursday the oiliccrs and menij;crs of the Xew Piyniouth Fire brigade gave a iinost enjoyable social in the new Oinival Station, vfiiich was very charmingly decorated with Japanese lanterns and bunting. Interspersed with dancing, songs were rendered by Messrs 11. A'oon, Jackson, Keys, Smith and Courtlier, •.'..'li'e the music for the dancing 'was rendered by "Irs. Ooorge and Aliss Brewer, extras being played by Misses !;. Bedford and Kirkl.y. 'For the benefit of the guests, a demonstration of ■:, "cail to a. lire" was given by the men, which was executed in a very quick -and alert manner, sliding poles being used to n-et the men down to the ground door instead of the use of the staircase. During the evening a very dainty supper was served. Amongst those 'present wpr>: Alesdames 'Dockrill, F. TSellriiiL'or. Stanlev, E. AT. Smith. Browne, 'l'ord, TTardwiok, Kivell, J. Clarke. Richards. Sullivan, R, Jury, Partington. Doughty. Bcllringcr, and 'Misses Roll-rin-er. Blair, Brown, Kirkbv and Bedford (2). RRIIXIE. Airs. .1. E. Wilson entertained a number of friends at 'bruise last Wednesday afternoon, the prize-winners being: Aliss Wooil (fi'-st) and Alts. Ryder (second). ,Amon!r«t those present were: Alesdames •Tas. AYilson. Matthews, Simpson, MacDiarmid, Medley, Sto'eker. Hutchens, Ryder, and Misses AYood, Read and C. Ifamerton. COXCERT. Thursday, in the Tluatre Royal, a very successful «-oneei't. organised bv the teachers and girls of the Xew j Plymouth fiirls' 'High. School, was held, the proceeds being divided between the, school and the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The programme, which was varied, included songs, drills, scenes from noted authors, comediettas, dances, pianoforte solos, interspersed with tableaux, aroused enthusiastic applause from a crowded audience. During the, evening Air. i Ken. Webber sold a basket of violets, which realised .€lll os. Amongst those present were: Alesdames E. A. AYilson, Alciiavdy. Corkill, Baker. Whitton. 'Alontcath, IVnn, iDouglas.' Roekel. Renaud, Jennings, Courtlier, Johns, Ifutton, Hiitehen, K. ,AI. .Smith, Averv. Cottier. F. Webster. Firth, War.-!, Balham. Volt, •las. Wikon. Matthews, Ryder, Billiard, i ,Roi.'ert.-o!i, Tx'iinon, AA'a.'ker, L. I Thonisfin. Collins, Misses Baker. Lenj non. Denr.psey, Chong, Venn, Bedford 1.(2). Wood, .Douglas, Roekel. Hodges, Livingstone. Drew, 0. Shaw, Corkill, FerLrier and f'ott.

Mr,. R. Standif.il, black coat and skirt, hat en suite. Mrs. Paul, pretty purple costume, black velvet toque, with a black aigrette. Mrs. B. Chaney, navy coat and skirt,

SCARCITY' OF DOMESTICS. | The servant problem has become more I acute than ever in London since the outbreak of war, and special difficulty is I found in securing girls to do the work tof parlormaids. Those now in this position are leaving their places for more : lucrative work, and housemaids as a class have no wish to combine waiting at table with their other duties. The deficiency is explained in different wuys 'in dilferent districts. At one end of the scale girls are taking up the duties forI nierly performed by footmen and butlors,' I or have left service to undertake Gov- ; eminent work. Some have grown ner--1 voua of air raids and have returned to their homes in the country. Hundreds of parlor maids have left situations in ; middle-class families to become waitresses in hotels and restaurants. When the 1 war started and foreign waiters returned ' to their own countries to light, a brisk ' demand arose for girls who were trained to wait at table, and higher wages and ! greater freedom proved strong attrae- > tions. In some cases girls were offered ,-Cl a week and their meals to take up ' this work and in restaurants where less I money was given there were prospects > of gratuities which would raise the remuneration to a point well beyond tho ' standard wage paid in domestic service. L And many of the smarter and more in- , telligent maids have found even better 1 opportunities, ft might have been o:c- ---' peeted that house-maids would be glad • to pass on to a parlormaid's position, ' but experience has shown that there >s no such desire. The housemaid has more I chance of liberty in the evening and does i not like work which keeps her busy until ' a late hour. For situations involving I both duties there are hardly any appli- > cations, and in numerous homes where i such a practice has been unknown in i the |iast, families are now compelled to : wait on themselves at meals.

purple velvet hat. I Mrs. Newton King, sn\c blue costume, b'ue lmt •with black feathers. I 'Mrs. 11. Whiteomibo, purple costume,l with cream coat, and black velvet hat.' Mrs. Simpson, black. I (Miss D. Simpson, blue flecked tweed costume, (pretty hat to correspond. j Mrs. Thomson, smart red and brown decked tweed coat and ski it. pale pink lint with mole-colored lancer plume. i Miss Thomson, navy costume, saxe blue hat with blue lancer plume and red roses. Mrs. E. A. Walker, black cloth coat i.ml slcirt, blaiek hat with white fea-, thcrs. | ■Mrs. i\V. Weston, smart navy costume, black watered silk toque. i , Mrs. viewer, pale blue costume, black velvet hat with feathers. iMi's. E. Blundell, navy costume, black velvet toque with ospreys and t»unch of tiny cerise roses. i IMiss Blundell, smart dark navy coat and skirt, with a line, white .stripe, shellpink silk hat. Lady Burdett (Eltlmm) peacock-blue costume, blue felt hat swathed with fur, wearing also black fox furs. •Mrs. W. Perry, smart navy costume, black hat relieved with white. I iMrs. Paget (Stratford), navv costume, black hat. Mm, Budge, fawn costume, very pretty black hat, trimmed witli pink and red roses. Mrs. 11. Abraham (Stratford), fawn costume, black hat with white osprcy. •' Miss (foldwater, smart purple costume, purple veivet hat with white feather ruche. Mis. Blackley, mole-colored coat and skirt, black velvet hat with ospreys. ■ Mrs. G. Eraser, navy costume, pretty black hat lined "with pale pink. I Mrs. '.Percy Webster, cream costume, witli fine black stripes, black hat, with .white feathers, andj IjlaA furs. i Mrs. navy costume, Waok hut- witl\ r*d roses, I

-Mrs. ifowley, pretty purple costume, hat ta correspond, and white furs. Mrs. Hitclrings- (iFcilding), navy costmrie, hat en siufe^. 'Mrs. (Birch-Jort»<iJ»n, black coat and skirt, blaeik hat with white ospreys. .Mrs. Nathan, black costume, hat with feather?, (Miss MeKenzio. grey coat and skirt, bat lightened with crimson. Mrs. Salway, French-grey costume, pretty black velvet hat with' feathers. M. rs - F; Or lM ;lI, Costume, pretty ,b!ack velvet lia-t, Jjncd and with a crown of emerald green velv'ft. Mrs. Kirkby. cream costume, with fine !ila(;k stripe, pretty navy hat with red roses. (Mrs. t. Xolan. smart i.avy eo.-tume with kilted tunic, black velvet hut, with loops of green striped ribbon. Miss X. Capel, purple costume, ii.it to correspond. IMrs. W. Williams: (Hawera). very pretty dark petunia-colored costume, rose.pink lint with black feathers.

Miss Whcatley, navy costume, hat relieved with bunches of red roses. Miss S. Tonks (Haw-era), navy costume, black velvet hat. Miss K. Gilbert, smart navy costume, with navy and cerise colored hat. Mis« Doris Gilbert, cream coat and skii't. pretty emerald green velvet hat. .Mi-; Tiobcrts, brown costume, black velvet hat. Mi:s Bedford, black coat and skirt, blailc velvet hat with ribbon bows.

Mr-. Ham-'n (Ohristeliu-ivh), fawn costume, faced with Oriental embroideries, sriv'.-enlorpd lint. .Al!--i Oliver, navy ™*tiune, pretty .'.'".-. U. Cml-. fi'.:uk (■(..-( nine, b]:w'\ 1 liiit -vit'i ttold ros,.=. 31 >■.■>. Horner. i;:<vy er»tmn.\ I,'in-k l.«t. "Mis-i I'. liavic---, navy costume, pretty ' '(!-rn?e colored lint. :]•',, Mona !V>H (.Stratford), navy ft A h,.t i : -I. J 1 v-Mh ~..,. m„„ ' ■i,'.,-nV • .. . ■.,, ''V ' '