HITHER AND THITHER
Wanganui East Dance. The popular weekly dance at the Wanganui East Town Hall is attracting many patrons who enjoy the novelty items and dancing to the music of Tom Halkett’s Rhythmists. Another dance will take place to-night. Aspidistras Returns. Most astonishing feature of the return to the ideas of our grandmothers is the return of the aspidistras. These house plants—very popular in former years but later relegated to the back porch—are again taking their place in the living rooms of the house. They look very effective when placed in white earthenware jars. A Happy Party. A delightful evening was spent at the “Palais Royal,” South Makirikiri. on Saturday, when the age-old custom of “tin-canning” was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Len Cleaver, formerly of Taihape. Many friends from Taihape, Palmerston North, Marton and Bulls, together with nearby neighbours gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver, but owing to such a large number present, the function was held in the local hall. Dancing and competitions were in evidence and a very happy party, which marked the popularity of the honoured couple, ended in the wee small hours. Bargains in Frocks and School Clothes. For amazingly low prices in school clothes Londontown Is particularly tempting just now. Whether for the girl of five years or 15 years yon will find just what you require at this departmental store. Guaranteed serge gyms, all sizes, are from 8s 6d to 25 s and fadeless print gymns ire from 8s lid to 11s 6d. Blouses, blazers, hats and gym hose are at special prices. Small boys are also catered for. The weather has been unseasonable, which means that shoppers will have the opportunity of securing summer frocks,at bigger bargains, as these must be cleared to make way for winter goods. For instance, T.ystav linen frocks, which were 29s 6 1 and 25s 6d, are now reduced to 22s 6d and 17s 6d. American cotton frocks priced at 15s 6d to 22s 6d are all marked down to 9s lid. Navy georgette coats are reduced from 39s 6d to 32s 6d. and navy silk coats from 25s 6d to 19s 6d.* Women as Head Gardeners. A meeting of the Burnley Hor'icultiiral School, Melbourne, Miss Hilda Kirkhope, returned to Australia recently after speeding years abroad studying gjßdens kinds and gaining wide cxperieiwj.n horticultural work. Miss KirklCre worked in a garden architect’s oflwe ii London for 10 months, and. after gaining experience in drawing, planning and colour schemes, she flew to France and Italy for a short visit. She also travelled about 800 miles in thia e weeks by bicycle to Penzance, and had a motor trip round the south of Eng’and, where she was able to study other types of gardens. Miss Kirkhope found that English women worked as head gardeners in some
houses and took more interest in this work than the women of Europe. Actually, however, much more about gardening could be learned from Italian gardens, where there were hundreds of yards of fountains, stonework and sculpture, and a riot of colour from the flower arrangements. Appeal to Women. A special appeal has been made to women throughout the world by Sir John Orr, the eminent research worker on nutrition problems and director of the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, to take an increasingly active part in the movement which tends to raise the physical standard of the population bydietary improvement. He has urged members of the National Councils of Women, through the Internationa! Council, to draw up a short pamphlet, stating in simple terms of foodstuffs applicable in each country, the nutritional standards set up by the League of Nations, following the findings of its Nutrition Committee. A copy of that pamphlet, he declares, should be put into the hands of every mother in the world. The Countess Daisy cli Robilant, of Italy, has expressed her conviction that if women really cared for and worked for the organisation and application to the younger generation of rational nutritive methods, they would contribute more than anybody else to public health.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 32, 8 February 1939, Page 2
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