WOMEN'S WORLD

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 207, 30 August 1916, Page 8

WOMEN'S WORLD

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Mrs. Drayton Bamfield, of Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland, and is the guest of Mrs. F. B. Winstone, "Mia Mia," Remuera. A Red Cross bridge afternoon has been aranged by Mrs Irwin, to take place in the rooms of the Civic League next Thursday week. This is the first of a series of four "afternoons" to be held, with a fortnight's interval between each social re-union. The prize will be a handsome filet lace cushion, given by Mrs Irwin. j The wedding of Mr. Trevor Stringer,! a returned Anzac, son of Mr. Justice Stringer, to, Miss Bessie Seymour, recently a nurse at the Christchurch Hospital, is to take place on September 14. I Mr. and Mrs. A. Burt, of Auckland, have gone south on a visit to Dunedin, where they expect to spend some weeks. . Mrs. Jacob, of Thnaru, has left for England, where she will remain while her ihusband, Archdeacon Jacob, is with the fighting forces. The Art reunions, which constitute part of the charm of Christchurch life, have not been damped by war's sad tale, alt-hough nearly all the well-known younger men are now away in khaki. During last week a fancy-dress social took place at the School of Arts, which is a centre for the Art life of this city, and where many students, now wellknown names in our New Zealand Art world (and some in the Art world of France and England), look back to (happy days. The dressing 13 reported to have been very picturesque, and, with music and song, a pleasant evening was spent. Quite lots of people do not know that CSlrs. Hughes, wife of the Federal Prime Minister, is Ihis second wife, and that he has a grown-up family consisting of two sons (one in khaki) and three daughters. The Misses Hughes, who are all wage-earners;, have been living at the hostel of the Young Women's Christian Association, Sydney, .while Mr. and Mr 3. Hughes have been away. The youngest daughter is extremely musical, and for some time studied the piano under the tuition of Herr Scharff. A reception was recently given in Christchurch to welcome home Dr. Maud Fere (formerly Miss Shand, Riccarton), who has just come out from the Old Country. Dr. Fere took the diploma of Public Health in London, and specialised in infants' and children's diseases, also tuberculosis and certain special diseases. With her husband, Dr. E. Fere, she intended to settle down in a London practice. Before doing so, how- ] ever, they had decided to come for a t visit to New Zealand, but Dr. E. Fere ( died with startling suddenness, after an ( operation. A few weeks later the war broke out, and his widow responded to the appeal addressed to each individual < doctor to assist in the crisis. After < relieving medical pressure for nearly J 7e!lJ^ rß ' ? c decided to return to New » she has ma "y relatives C intere tef •in :Dr ii Maud Fere » «tremely A the health of affec H

Last Thursday evening Mrs. and Miss Spencer entertained about one hundred *nd thirty guests at a Red Cross At ; . Home, held in the Foresters' Hall, Edine burgh Street. Mrs. Hudson Williamson, % organiser of the Red Cross teas, gave a very interesting address on the work of the society. Dancing, songs and corns petitions were held, and contributed to i the general enjoyment. Miss Ross and ; Mr. Reynolds won the competition in t thq. " Romance of a Soldier and a Maid." j During the singing of a patriotic song - the Union Jack was spread on the floor, :! and a large number of coins were thrown , into it, which, together with other money J made the proceeds for the evening reach j £17 S/, a good addition to the fund. I - j The cookery book which is being com- - piled by the members of the Victoria -1 League Girls' Club in Auckland, is now , in the hands of the publishers, and will t ' be ready for sale by the 20th September,' >at latest. The entire proceeds are to be'i devoted to the Club's Surgical Appliance! Fund for Maimed Soldiers. The book i comprises some 500 tried recipes, and a! novel note has been struck in the publi- • i cation of the donors name and address at the foot of each recipe. The colleci tion, which is a varied one, includes a ' £, ClP u 0m the C °untesß of Liverpool. 'r. -J > ? ok i3to be "tailed at 1/. Miss i Grilhths and Miss E. J. Black have been mainly responsible for the compilation l oi the recipes. ! Pr o V!. tU , rd ? y ' Au^,st 2C > st - Urtrv's . Pr °-<?athedral, Parneli, was the scene "of • weddin S> wicn his LordfJt P +l the Blsk °P < Dr - Averill) officiated at the marriage of Miss Daisy Evans, \ daughter of Mr- and Mrs. David Evans I of Paeroa, who was married to Mr Ericl l wHf^-VT 5 " SOn of the late Mr. W illotighby Brassey. The bride looked icry dainty m a charming frock of white I satin charmeuse, with pearl embroidery I i and a veil of beautiful old Limerick lace • with orange blossom. She carried a pale pink bouquet composed of roses carnations, and stock, which added a , pretty touch of colour to her costume Private N, K. Evans, recently invalided home from the front, gave "his sister away. The bridegroom is a returned Anzac. He was a driver with the N.Z.F.A., with the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and, after serving through the Galljpoli campaign, was invalided homo in October last. Mr. Willoughby Brassey was best man. Mr. J. Bennett played the "W r edding March." jjffter the ceremony Mrs. Evans entertained a number of 'guests. The reception-room and bridal table were beautifully decorated with spring flowers, in a charming colour scheme of pale pink' and white. , Queen Mary, while visiting the English Soldiers' Club in London, singled out. and conversed with Sergeant Dane, . of Melbourne, who had been wounded at ' Gallipoli. - • ; I News of an interesting engagement came by the last American mail. It is that of Miss Miriam Baldwin to Mr. James Abram Garfield. Miss Baldwin is . a. daughter of one of the editors of "The Outlook," and a niece of Mr. Stanley , Washburn, the war correspondent with the Russian arim' for the London i "Times." The bridegroom-elect is a ' grandson a£ President Garfield. i|

PATRIOTIC "AT HOME.'*

I A charming and interesting gathering i was held in the Mount Eden Bowling • Club's pavilion on Fridty afternoon. As the weather was warm and sunny, there • was a large attendance. Over 150 invi--1 tations had been issued, and nearly 1 everyone invited was present. Cards i were indulged in, and took the form of a progressive euchre party. The funcIjtion was organised by the" Schools Com- , i inittee of the Patriotic Society, which 1 ' consists of Miss W'riglit, Mesdames W. •.Hill, S. H. Pryor, McLeod and Vuglar, land everything possible was done by the I committee to make the afternoon /uccessful as well ns enjoyable for each '.'guest present. At the opening of proceedings Miss Wright explained that the i gathering had been arranged to help the I fund for the equipment of the Children's Memorial Hospital to be erected in honour of the fallen soldiers. The Hanks of the committee were given to the- friends who had supplied the cakes and sweets, to the Mount Eden Bowling Club for the free use of the pavilion, I- and to Mr. W. Macplierson for the gift of an iced cake for the guessing competition. Play then commenced, and much merriment ensued. During the afternoon j refreshments were handed round, and afterwards a charming little speech was I made by the Mayoress (Mrs. Gunson), who said how pleased she was to be I present aniengst them, and that they had } been blessed with such a perfect day. j Although everybody present knew the | Teason for the meeting, she wished to 1 impress upon thorn the claims of the I Memorial Hospital, for which these I patriotic afternoons had been inaugnrI ated. It was an unwritten law of the I Patriotic Society that everyone did some | work to help along the movement. Sho | again expressed the pleasure it gave her to be present. The rooms were prettily decorated with feathery bamboo, arum lilies and flags. The smaller-room had been turned into a drawing room with the aid of carpets, rugs, and cushions. As tho gathering was for a patriotic purpose, it was opened by singing the National Anthem. The fir ß t prize at euchre was won by Mrs T. Read, the second euchre prize by Mrs. Fernley, while Mrs. Squirrel won the cake guessing competition, and Mrs. Burrows carried away the prize for guessing the number of sweets enclosed in a bottle. Recitations were given by Miss V. Wallace and Miss Sylvester. The amount raised was £95/, and the committee are to be congratulated upon the success of their efforts. Nurse Lilian Jessep, of Christehureh has been accepted for service at the |fiont, and goe.s shortly to Trentham. Nurse Jeseep's sister is already in the Army Nursing Service. Lady Sybil Grey, who is with the 'Anglo-Russian Ambulance, at the Eastern front,, and .who is reported to have [ been seriously wounded during hand grenade practice, spent some time in Australia and New Zealand a-few years ago, when she visited these countries with her . parents, - Earl and', Countess. Grejv ' "—- -• - — *:■__■!