WOMEN'S WORZD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 17

WOMEN'S WORZD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS

\fies Mina Kronfeld. Auckland, is Mrs l>. M- Foreman, Fenguest of Mr. and Mrs. F. Anderson, °S'Park=. of A.r-kland. is the guest .\f , j) f. ppn.-0.-k. fit Kelburn. states 1 '-Xc- Zoaln-! Time,.;' Dγ anil r ~ T:i<mia« tarter, of Lon- , 'returned to Auckland on Friday after cohort visit to Ko;oraa and Hamilton. Tjjis week they commencp a tour of the Dominion of *-wral weeks' duration. A inccwFful llla ' ,k - an,;l wl,ite bail was veld at the Blockhouse Bay Hall on •Lturdav. The hail was tastefully Lornted. The firft prize for ladies t to Mr?. C. Johnson, who wore an orVinal Jres? roj.rosentinp the -Auckland Star." Tiie pentl-man's prw was n by Mr. Co-grove, wearing the Te oalia of a sheik. j t js a common subject to-day that f "Prison- Past and Present." but pome „»«• information was pivpn on the sublet lately by Mr?. Florence Christie, of Thinedin," wi'io has already done much work for our less fortunate citizen?, and j, 0 j s now engaged in the work of reform- M r -=- Christie's lecture at the jjjeosophieal Society rooms on the subject was much appreciated- She told not only much about prisons of the old dars but also of those of to-day in Australia, England. Scotland. Switzerland. Canada, etc.. and al*o in our land, where the old' type of women's gaol is giving place to tiie more modern reformatory, vhich has for its slogan. -i Do not ahandone hope all ye who enter here." jli-s. ChrUtio also gave some valuable ideas on the systematic education of the child, by which a great deal of crime miirht he averted. Such a system would W rk with tiie child's home, helping the parents who now have often so hard a time. . Miss Dorotnea Spinney, vrho is well remembered in New Zealand for her remarkable recital? of the Greek drama and the play? of the Irish Renaissance has had a very successful season in Sonth Africa. Miss Spinney gave plays every night. Writing to a friend in Auckland, she says that Africa is a glorious country and full of interest, with a kindly, simple, unspoilt people, who work hard for their independence. and she likes it as much as she does New Zealand, hut it has cruel droughts and pests which for those with little money makes life precarious. Many have gone "under who form a large class of "poor whites." The wnmen are not as capable housewives, taken on the whole of her experience, nor is living so comfortable as she found it in New Zealand, because one and all depend too much on Kaffir labour, who often are incapable and at their best are only imitativeBefore reaching South Africa Miss Spinney had a remarkable season in India, where she gave plays before Maharajahs and Maharanis. in courtyards open to the sky, in palaces and before Hindus. Moslems and Swamis. and at Adjar, at the headquarters of Mrs. Besant, at the great convention of the Theosophists. She explains that she struggled with intense heat, with dust, and with thieves, both human and feathered, for she met the Indian crow, a person "with a taste for other people's goods- She landed in the country with only one letter of introduction, and that to a missionary, and conquered in a remarkable manner. She is being requested to return and stay a long time, a month to be spent in Delhi alone. She found the life- and climate wearing, she explains, as every custom, sight anS"sound was so different, and it remains in her mind as a picturesque but unbelievable nightmare, which she naively remarks reminds her of an Arthur Raekham illustration to a fairy tale. The depth of squalor, filth, superstition, untouchables and degenerates exposed for money is unbelievable to an English mind. All these, with the gorgeous scenery, interesting customs, and wonderful old ruin 3 and cities made an unforgettable picture. The only happy contented people she encountered, she says, were those who had come to India to give themselves in service as educationist- and so forth. The other people seemed to lose all sense of balance and sense •£ values, as a witty professor, who Ehe met in Africa, put it: "Since my sister has gone to India and joined the military set she seems to think she has had a different father and mother from mine." Miss Spinney left India and travelled to Africa by way of the East Coast, stopping for days in ports unloading and in an atmosphere which she claims is equal to the Red' Sea at its worst- Miss Spinney still remembers New Zealand with love and affection. •ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of Cecily Sutherland, elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Stanley G. Chambers, "Thorley." Seaview Road. Remuera, Auckland, to R. B. Hammond, second eon of the late Mr. Horace Hammond, of Dareaville. and of Mrs. H. Hammond, oi Auckland. WEDDINGS. The "wedding was solemnised on , August a at St. Peter's Church, Onehunga, of Miss Violet Martin, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Martin, Arthur Street. Onehunga, to Mr. Ernest Farley, youngest son of Mrs. Farley, Taylor Road, Avondale. The bride, who given away by" her cousin. Mr. L. Smith, wore a white satin sleeveless frock trimmed with pearls, an embroid«red tulle veil with coronet of orange Wossoms and silver, and carried a Mower bouquet of white roses, carna™ns,_pale pink sweet peas and maidenhair fern. The bride was attended toy «r cousin. Mrs. Wynn Coldicutt, as ptron of honour, who wore a beaded irock of sea green georgette, and Miss p nor as bridesmaid, who -was in cyclamen crepe de chine trimmed with h.T.I ds and Bilver lace - Their aeaa-dresses were of silver tissue, and Jj?ey carried shower bouquets to tone. Wi, , " room wa= a tended by his broth Mr. Arthur Farter, as best" man. «ta-the rerom,., ny a reception was held, j»nt a hundred guests being present. Xwi . '"• m ° ther " f the bride " r pUest? - w aring a .black 3X ai " ?° ck - bla " k hat and fur - earned violets and maidenhair fern. «5e £ r° Oni ' s mother wore bla * k carted Snd bla< " k hat - and al *° At T Vl t! s and maidenhair fern. Charfe?BMl U AT c ., On last Mr. in \ n i V ace at tile bride "s residence, ttarn • Oad ' The bride wore broche trimmed with pearls, and l£- F t l U , S " al veil orange blossoms. SS Ethel , McC "»°ugh acted as bridestrimm j wore o] "eam georgette. IrT j T Uh l >earls aiKl silver ribbon, n= and L e ii a Higginson, nieces of the toanv WCre ° Wer g h " ls - in apricot and Ton w epedechine - Mr - A ltert Higgin. JJ, brother of the bride, was best man. 2Z * i° c wedding service a breakfast **a iield by the bride's parents,

The marriage was solemnised at St. Albans Church, Dominion Road, on Wednesday afternoon of Mary Dorothy (Marie), only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Vickerstaff, Duncan Avenue, Edendale, to Royston W. Bailey, second son of Mrs. Bailey, of Balmoral Road. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore iyory crepe de chine, with overdress of lace and the usual veil and orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of spring flowers. She was attended by Miss Rosina De\erill a s bridesmaid, who wore pale [link georgette with white fur trimmings and black hat, and carried a bouquet of pink roses. After the ceremony a reception was held, at which the bride's mother received the guests. She wore a mole satin ensemble suit with heliotrope hat. Over sixty guests attended in the evening. GIRLS AND SPORT. The claims of the sports girls of Auckland to have sports grounds of their own wag brought before the City Council at the last meeting. Miss Melville introduced the deputation, which consisted of Mrs. G. H. Wilson (president Y.W.C.A.I, Mrs. Dickenson (chairman Health Committee Y.W.CiA.), Mrs. Grant-Cowen i yiee-president Ladies' Hockey Association). Miss P. H. Dawson "(executive president Ladies' Hockey Association). Farland (president Interhouse (Girls' Sports Association, also representing Milr.e and Choyce). Miss Hendry (representing Smith and Caughey"s sports girls), Miss Baker (Sargood's sports girls), Miss Scttt (Rer.dell's sports girls), Miss Gow (Ambler and Co.'s sport girls), and a considerable body of members and officers of various basket ball and hockey clubs. There were about thirty in the deputation. Miss Jean Stevenson acted as spokesman for the Basket Ball Association, in the absence of some prominent enthusiasts who were out of town. Miss Dawson spoke on behalf of the Hockey Asso:iation. The speakers petitioned the council for the lea.-c of a piece of ground large enough to accommodate six hockey grounds and twelve basket ball courts. It is estimated that this would need at least twenty acres. These grounds "would be used all the year round, tennis, cricket, and basket ball h?ing substituted for hockey and basket ball in the summer season. It was requested that the lease be at a nominal figure, as it must be remembered that the ground was for the use of young employed girls whose "wage-earninp capacity was small, and for sports that •would not command any great amount in pate money. It was hoped that a sports ground would be given in trust to a committee controlling girle' sports, and that they would improve and adapt it for their purposes. Tt was al«o hoped that this piece of ground would not be at too great a distance, so that it might be reached with the least expenditure of money on the part of the lower paid girl, "who needs it greatly for health reasons, for the health of the girls in close confinement is of such great value to the next generation that nothing should be allowed to stand in the way of them obtaining what they desire in a city which has so much land devoted to the sports of its boys. POWER OF THE HOUSEWIFE.

The housewives of Melbourne recently | launched a movement that could, with ] advantage, be used in Auckland. It is the Housewives' Association, which has gained such support that on a recent engineered rise in household commodities, their power was so great that they j checkmated the inflation. The movement j has spread to the other States and now ! they are "all affiliating in the same ! manner as National Council ie affiliated. The National Counoil is affiliated to advance and preserve the liberties of women generally, and the Housewives' Federation to protect their material interests. It was agreed at the meeting that no organisation with less than one hundred members should be allowed to affiliate- The Federal president gave a luncheon to members in order to afford delegates of other States the opportunity of meeting. The guests also included the president and secretary of the Women Justices' Association. Mrs. Glencross, in reply, said that if women in public life would only do what they had done in a smaller way in their homes they would quickly establish equality of ( opportunity for the sexes. The House- j wives' Association was endeavouring to ! do something to better the conditions in the domestic life of women, but it w-aa \ also endeavouring to do something to i lift her ideals as well, and to make her j take an interest in the larger housekeep- j ing of the State and the nation- Woman ! must realise that to keep the home secure and to purify the atmosphere sur- ' rounding it, she must look to the matters affecting her outside her four walls. ! Woman had the greatest spending.power ] and was largely responsible for the > wealth that was circulated in the com-; munity. It was her duty to see that this ' power was directed in the right channel, i and that her spending of money bene- ' fited the British Empire. She must buy Ausralian-made goods. They had allowed huge industries to be started in the country, families to be trained to work in them that were fitted for no other occupation, and money invested in these big interests- It was their duty to support them and at the same time to insist that a good standard of goods was given in reurn. A great number of goods were not made in Australia, but such of these as were purchased should be of British manufacture- "I realise," said Mrs. Glencross, "that we must look at this master in an international way, that we must think of other countries in the world. The housewives are willing, as Britain has eveT been ready to do, to help other nations, but our own interests have to be considered first, especially at this period."