NOTES FOR WOMEN

Wairarapa Age, 12 February 1927, Page 2

NOTES FOR WOMEN

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. Fritz Kummer (Renall Street) is visiting Picton. Mrs. Eton and Miss Alice Eton are the guests of Mrs. Lambie, Napier. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Leoni Reynolds (Greymouth) are staying with Mrs. Reynolds senr. (Renal) Street). The many friends of Mrs. T. Walker, who underwent an operation in the Masterton Hospital some time ago, will be pleased to hear that she is making good progress. A motion expressing sympathy with Nurse Kummer in the death of her father, was passed at a meeting of the committee of the Masterton branch of the Plunket Society on Thursday.

The friends of. Mrs. G. W. Morice entertained her yesterday afternoon at Hugo and Shearer’s rooms at a kitchen tea. There were about thirty-five present And. a most enjoyable time was spent. As a result some dozens of useful and valuable gifts' for the kitchen were received by Mrs. Morice.

A wedding of considerable interest was solemnised at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Pahiatua, on Thursday, between Bella Mary, elder daughter of Mrs. I. M. Graham, Pahiatua, and of the late Captain John Graham, Lincoln, Canterbury, and James, z second son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Donald, “Pakaraka,” Te Whiti, Masterton. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. G. W. Fenwick. The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr. Walter Arrow. The bridegroom was supported by his cousin, Mr. James Donald, Featherston, as best man, and by his brother, Mr. Roy Donald, Featherston, 'as groomsman. The bride’s frock wAs of white georgette with a skirt of beautiful silver lace, the veil being of tulle and embroidered with silver. The bridesmaids wore Misses Phemia Suckling (Christchurch), N. Burt (Masterton), and Ngaire Graham, sister of the bride. The church was beautifully decorated by friends of the* bride. After the wedding ceremony Mrs. I. M. Graham entertained relatives of the bride and bridegroom at her residence, “Wairere.” The bride’s travelling dress was and vest of beige crepe de chine. The

and vest of beige crep de chine. The young couple’s future home will bo at Bideford.

The fashionable hairdressers in the West End of London are said to be depressed in spirits, says a London writer. The reason is that the fashionable young woman is tired of the shingle. Although you still see young persons walking the streets, hat in hand, in order to display an immaculate Eton crop, the fact is, according to the hairdressers—and they ought to know — that its vogue is waning. One sees many a pigtail in the streets and in the park, »and the doorknocker ev<zfi has made a shy reappearance.

An interesting scheme with possibilities comes from an Australian source. Mothers who need a real holiday and find taking the children to the beach fpr a fortnight a very doubtful substitute for it, will be interested in the venture of “Beach Nurseries, Victor Harbour.” he scheme, which will come into operation in a few -weeks’ time, and last- over the summer and autumn months, is to have three qualified ladies as children’s nurses, who will take charge of the children, on the beach by the day o£ by the week. One of them will be a trained nurse and one a kindergarten. he house occupied by the promoters of the scheme is a comfortable one near the beach, and on hot days the children will have their games there, here will also be room for about eight boarders, children whose parents wish them to have a holiday at the beach, but are unable to take them. The scheme will cater for children up to years, and seems likely to meet a great need for tired mothers in need .of rest and change.

FASHIONS OF THE MOMENT. In the main the newest models are extremely simple, but tey are given all sorts of different attractive expressions by pleats, applied panels, deep contrasting hems, sashes, inserted vests, and most alluring of all, little coatee effects. The chief material of the moment is printed chiffon, whose colouring, patterning, and irresistible charm defy description, says a fashion writer. Some few are flowered, but the majority have vague scroll designs in many colours. Quite a number feature the deep contrasting hem, and some an open front coat effect. The skirts all tend to fullness, an appearance mostly achieved by loose panels pointed or shaped, so simple to arrange ,the bodices straight and free fitting and usually completed by long sleeves, that that either baloon at the wrist or have deep floating volants attached just below the elbow. These printed chiffons, however, are luxury frocks and are only justified for special occasion, being too fragile for everyday wear.

At a very famous house, where the most extravagant confections are shown, quite a small sensation was caused lately by some of the most-in-expensive flowered organdie frocks. Made simply with slightly gathered skirts, these were trimmed with narrow strips of self-coloured muslin, twisted and plaited to resemble a sort of lace, a decoration used to finish the hems of the skirts, and in one instance inserted at wide intervals in perpendicular lines all the way up the entire dress, a sash of the same tying in a