WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 21, 21 December 1932, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Miss Hilgendorf, matron of the Y.W.C.A. hostel, is to spend Christmas at Waikanae.

Mr and Mrs "YV. G. Black, of Argyle Avenue, have left on a motor tour of North Auckland.. Miss Constance Goodwin and Miss Nancv Bagnall, of Palmerston North, are the guests of Miss Hare, Maxwell, Wanganui. Mr 11. A. Wright, M.P., has been spending a few days with Mr and Mrs A. E. Wright, of Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North. Miss Nelle Scanlan has returned to Palmerston North from Wellington and will spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs T. J. Rodgers. Miss Florence M. Harding, M.A., is a New Zealand student at the University of Edinburgh. She is working with a view to obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts, and is the only New Zealand student at the university who is not studying medicine.

Miss Diana Harris, niece of Viscount Sidmoutli, arrived in New Zealand by the Rangitata, duo at Auckland today. She will remain in the Dominion for some time, having been appointed by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and the Lady Bledisloe to assist in the duties of their personal staff. Accompanied by her daughter Miss Margaret Moffatt, Mrs W. Moffatt, of Awapuni, returned to Palmerston North last evening after a ten months’ tour in England and Europe. Miss Marie Moffatt, another daughter, who has been finishing her music studies in London, Paris and Berlin during the past three years, returned with her mother and sister. With them also is Miss Doris Harris, of Sydney who will be the guest of Mrs Moffatt for several months. A wedding of interest was celebrated on Saturday afternoon at St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, when Isabel Violette, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur H. Naylor, Gokler’s Green, London, was married to Eardley Lorimer, son of Mr and Mrs R. L. Button, Hawker Street. The Rev. H. E. K. Fry officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. M. Cowie. The bride, who was escorted by her mother, wore a beautiful gown of oyster satin and a veil of Brussels lace which was over 100 years old a.nd had been worn by six other brides. She carried a sheaf of cream roses. She was attended by two small children, Ann and Michael Wallace, the former in an Early Victorian frock of pink taffeta, and a Juliet cap, and carrying a basket of red roses, and the latter wearing a “page” suit and carrying a horseshoe of red roses. Mr Arthur Button was best man. Among the guests at the reception were Mr and Mrs j! Wallace, Misses H. and B. Wallace, Mr and Mrs Norman Wallace (Palmerston North), Mrs Hugh Akers, Misses M. and J. Akers (Palmerston North).

CHILDREN’S PARTY. ORANGE LODGE FUNCTION. On Saturday afternoon in the Orange Hall, Lombard Street, there was a large attendance at the party given by Brothers and .Sisters of Loyal Orange Lodges 18 and 34 for members’ children. Father Christmas was present and with paper hats, which were given to each child, games, items, tea and presents an enjoyable afternoon was spent, balloons and bags of sweets also being distributed. Parents and friends were entertained to afternoon tea. Items were given by Miss Grace Taylor, Miss Joan Wollerman, Susanne and Billie Cater and a trio by Noeline Scadden, Yvonne Nicholson and Paul Omundsen. The arrangements were well carried out by the ladies’ committee, comprising Miss Newman, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Budden, Mrs Currin, Mrs Chittenden, Mrs Twigge, Mrs Koberstein and Mrs Coker. CROQUET MATCHES. A Bennett Buttons match was played on the Takaro croquet greens on Monday. Mcsdames Burnett and Field (holders) beat Mesdames Holmes and Killick, 26 —20. Mesdames. Anstis and E. Simpson won by default from Mesdames Diekel and T. Simpson for the Pollock Stars. BATHS FOR BEAUTY. HISTORIC PRACTICE. Since the time of the ancient Romans my lady’s bath has been a good deal more than a mere affair of soap and water. It is a rite —a ceremony dedicated to the goddess oi beauty from the Altar of the Bath. Poppaea, wife of the Emperor Nero, had a marvellous bath made of porphyry. This vessel was filled, not with water, but with asses milk and the juice of strawberries. These ingredients were supposed to have great beautifying properties, and many pounds of strawberries and quarts of milk were used for baths of the empress. With the Middle Ages bathing fell into disrepute. . Even as late as the reign of Le Roi Soleil, in France the bath as an institution was unknown, which probably accounts for the numerous pungent perfumes and lotions of the period. Later an interest in the bath was strongly revived, particularly among the famous beauties of the later part of the eighteenth century. They also failed their baths with strawberries. To come to more modern days, during the last decade the simpler method of using scientifically prepared bath salts, which achieve the same result, has taken the place of older and more elaborate schemes for drawing beauty from the bath.