WOMAN’S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1921, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONALS. Miss Lang has returned to Wanganui. Miss E. Wilson has returned to Wellington. Mrs. C. K. .Holt (Eltham) is visiting Miss Stephenson. Smith. Mrs. Honey field (Kakaramea) is the guest of Miss Rawson. Miss K. Humphries leaves on Wednesday for Wellington. Miss Edge, who has been spending a few days here, returned to Wanganui this week. • • • • Miss D. Simpson returns from Taihape on Monday. Mr. J. C. Nicholson left on Tuesday for a visit to Auckland. Miss Noel Jackson returns from Wellington to-night. Mrs. John Fraser leaves for Wellington this morning. * • • • Mrs. Newton King has returned from a trip to Wellington, Auckland, and Rotorua. ' Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tod arrive from Sydney by the Makura, due in Auckland to-morrow. They are expected in New Plymouth on Monday. night, and will spend two or three days with Mrs. <l. Home en route to their home in Otane. WEDDINGS. POTT—BURD. A very quiet wedding took place at Tauranga on November 1, when Miss Dorothy Burd, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burd, of Tauranga, was married to Mr. Gideon Pott, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pott, late of New Plymouth. CALGHER—THRUSH. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Aubyn Church, New Plymouth, on Tuesday, October 8, when Miss Rose Thrush, ybungest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thrush, of St. Aubyn Street, New Plymouth, was married to Mr. Henry J., son of Mr. F. Calgher, of Waitara. The service, which was performed by the Rev. J. i Nixon, was fully choral, whilst the church was prettily decorated- by the i younger members of the church. The I bride, who was* given away by her father, was attired in white silk handsomely embroidered, and wore the orthodox veil and orange blossom, also carrying a iTeautifiil bouquet of pale pink and white roses and orange blossom. She was attended by Miss E. Bennett, neice of the bride, who wore embroidered apricot crepe-de-chine, with apricot and blue hat, and carried a bouquet of lemon and gold roses and iris. Mr. W. Bennett, nephew of the bride,. was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Hygienic, when about 50 guests sat down, the usual felicitious toasts being honored. Among the guests were Mr. F. E. Wilson and the Rev. J. Nixon, old friends of the bride’s parents. A speI cial feature of the cake was the fact : that the flowers had also decorated the I golden wedding cake of the bride’s pari ents, the silver wedding cakes of her i two sisters, and the wedding cake of her neice. The young couple left later Iby motor-car for the south, where the honeymoon is to be spent. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a gold pendant and to the bridesmaid a gold brooch.

THE Y.W.C.A. CLARKE MEMORIAL HOSTEL. .A meeting of the Y.W.C.A. Board was held on November 10 at the Clarke Memorial Hostel. Present: Mesdames E. A. Walker (president), A. Ambury, W. Ambury, McDiarmid and Weston, and Misses Harrison, Hodder and Roughton. Apologies were received from Mesdames Alexander, O. Blundell. T. C. List. Mills and Skinner. The treasurer presented the financial statement, which was most gratifying. The hostel at this early stage is able to pay its way. Miss Roughton reported’ that 23 visitors had stayed at the hostel during the month, and that there were also 15 permanent girls. The event of the month had been the official opening by Her Excellency Lady Jellicoe, the patroness of the Y.W.C.A. m New Zealand, Miss Birch, the national field secretary, also being present. Gifts were acknowledged from Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Weston. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. Hugh Baily for her splendid help in taking complete charge of the arrangements for lea at the official opening, and an appreciation of her very capable organisation; to Mrs. C. H. Burgess for the loan of a platform: to Miss Mclntosh and the High School girls, to Mr. Moyes and the High School boys; to Miss Harding and the girl scouts; to the committee of the Workers’ Social Hall for the loan of forms; and to all other helpers on that day. Il was proposed that a letter be written* to the national field office of the Y.W.C.A. asking that a report which had appeared in the Wellington Evening I Post and Dominion be corrected, stati ing that the New Plymouth Clarke Memorial Hostel had accommodation for 20 girls only, instead of for 30 girls, as is the case. It was decided that, to meet a need in the town, a midday dinner and an evening meal, also the use of the rest rooms would be available fpr any girls who cared to make use of the hostel for that purpose.

TRAINING GIRLS. THE PHYSICAL SIDE. There has been a need throughout New Zealand in secondary schools and in the Y.W.C.A. in some places for young women with training’ that would enable them to become physical directors and leaders of recreation indoors arid out. consequently several of the leading secondary schools have been j obliged to send to England for qualified instructors. To meet this need the j Y.W.C.A. is providing a unique oppor- | runity for young women to take a I course of training for leadership in | physical culture and recreation next j year at the Auckland Y.W.C.A. under j the capable directorship of Miss Julia aa American expert of wide ex*

perienee. Miss Fisher was brought to New Zealand by the Y.W.C.A. and has been teaching as many as 800 students a week in physical drill, remedial exericises, swimming, etc. The training 'course will consist of two terms of three months each, beginning in March. Students should be recommended for this course of training by a physical instructor of some college or school where they have previously received instruction. Further particulars will be given to enquirers on application to Miss Roughton, Clarke Memorial Hostel secretary. , “BILLETED.” If there are any people in New Plymouth who were fortunate enough to witness “Billeted” when it was produced by Mr. Denis Eady at the Royalty Theatre in London not so long ago, no great, effort will be needed to induce them to attend the performance of this delightful comedy by the New Plymouth amateur players on November 21, 22 and 23, at the Empire Theatre. The title suggests wars and rumors of wars, and there is war, of a kind, all through • the piece Given a society hostess, her charming companion, a colonel, an adjutant (who lias changed his name), a vicar and his spinster sister, a skilful author can play them against each other with laughable effect, and the author of “Billeted” has played an extremely skilful game. Awkward situations are the funniest things in life—to an observer—and this production abounds in them. The consistent brilliance of the dialogue is a .big feature of this work, and consistent brilliance is extremely rare in modern play-writing. Most plays, these days, i rely on one or two brilliant scenes to rescue them from the commonplace, but “Billeted” needs no rescuing. for it sparkles with good, clean humour from start to finish, and with the various roles in such capable hands New Plymouth is shortly due for the best laugh it has experienced for a cousiderable period. THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER COMPETITIONS FOR WOMEN. TOPICS OF THE HOME. The Christmas Number of the Daily News, which will be published about the middle of December, will be of particular interest to women. There will be a lot of special reading matter dealing with topics of special interest to them, and some of the numerous competitions held in connection with this special issue should have an appeal to girls and women. Every young girl, no matter how many years she may be removed' from the day when she will be in her own home, has already an enthusiastic interest in house-keeping, and in many subjects she already has her own ideas. Perhaps she has many notions which would be of value to her elders: in many cases she probably already manages the home, or presides over the kitchen with commendable skill. We want to know her ideas on managing the home, and to know if young girls are taking an interest in a task which is going to play an important part in j their lives. With these objects, and 1 also to encourage interest, a specia’l competition has been provided for girls, and they are asked to contribute a short essay’ on “How I Would Manage a Home.” The first prize is £1 Is and the second 10s. Amongst women the home and its management is an absorbing topic, and though the introduction of modern ideas has done much to minimise labor in the home there is still room for improvement. There is no end to the number of labor-saving devices that can be introduced into the kitchen, for instance, and every woman wants to know what other women do to minimise this or .that drudgery. A lot of hints are passed round in conversation, but there are many more still unknown to a wide circle. Tn this comhig Christmas Number, therefore, the views of housewives are sought on the question of breaking the monotony' and drudgery

of the kitchen, and a prize of £2 2s is offered for the best system of designing and managing a kitchen with the object of saving labor. Compactness should be a feature, as well as laborsaving. Another competition relating to the home is for a design of a model five-roomed house, conveniently arranged. with the maximum of lighting and air. The house should be one which would not cost more than £l2OO. First £2 2s. This competition is confined to girls and women. Entries close on Wednesday', November 30, and should be addressed to: “The Editor, Christmas Number, Daily News.” If competitors require their entries to be returned a stamped addressed envelope should be enclosed.

REMEMBER! (Published by Arrangement.) On Friday next in Devon Street, You all will get prime things to eat, For whether there be cold or heat, The Plunket Workers, oh so neat! By nine o’clock each on her beat Will offer you a real treat. Eggs, butter, hams, and piggie’s feet, Cakes large or small, all nice and sweet. Lambs, ducks, and and fine prime meat. If tired you are and feel dead heat, In Brougham Street just stay ybur feet. For be it morn or afternoon — You'll find up in the Plunket Room. That, cup of tea. made fresh and soon. 'Twill give your thoughts a cheerful And then unto the stalls go back, Choose Xmas gifts for Jill and Jack. Caps, bonnets, rompers, jumpers, booties, Nigh I gowns, night socks for baby tooties. Then pay a visit, one and all, to the Heart’s delight, the flower stall! There roses fresh with morning dew, And fragrant bells of purple hue, Carnations red, delphiniums blue. And sweet heartsease will be on view. And if yon spend with all your might, Then when you close your eyes at night, You'll sleep* quite sound till morning light. And wake to find in life new beauty; Knowing full well you’ve done your duty! For what is gold compared to health? Our babies are our greatest wealth! And Plunket stands for stronger babies To keep! Both gentlemen and ladies. Mrs. Hugh Baily is in charge of the meat stall on Plunket Baby Day.