WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 213, 8 September 1926, Page 21

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews and Mr. Milne •re staying at Beach House, Milford. Miss Ranee Bennell, of Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs. Scott Colville, of Epsom. Mrs. H.-Gillespie and Mrs. Tancred have returned after a short viait to Helensville. Mr. and Mts. R. T. McCallum, and Miss MeCallum, of Timaru, who have been paying a visit to Auckland have left for Xew Plymouth. Mre. P. J. Dawson, of Stanley Bay, ia on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Gardiner, Christchurch. Miss Hilda Easton, of Foxton, is the guest of Mrs. Percy Preest, of Mount Eden. Miss Molly Hunt, of Auckland, who nas been staying with Mrs. Sutherland, β-elburn, Wellington, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Athol Howarth (Te Kuiti), Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliffe (Hamilwn), Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. Finlayson and Mrs. Pavitt (Auckland), are staying at Hotel Mon Desir, ■Ukapuna. Lady Cecil will reach Auckland on Sunday morning by the Aorangi and will oe accompanied by her daughter Margaret. The Victoria League, in which Cecil is keenly interested, haa received letters from London asking ™em to meet the distinguished guest "d welcome her to New Zealand. Lady e «l is one of the workers who are interested in the migration within the empire schemes, and it is in this connection that she is anxious to ipeet the members of the League and hear what iaey have done in welcoming and helping overseas emigrants. Miss Mowbray c making arrangements which will fit „ w ! th Lady..Xecil's movements, so that members of the League can be afforded M c Pleasure of meeting her. At the annual general meeting of the jjucapuna Cro( Club the prizes for t r; mason's matches were presented to the successful competitors as follow: TnK * ' White ' hancl sin e les ; Mrs. R. Johnatone and Mr. J. Hayden. hand ooubles; Mrs. Miles Thompson, "MerryMr a rO w d 'V A); and Mrs - Gittos (B). *• uayden was elected president for U* C %? m Z rear, Mrs. Cutter secretary, I-.. , %^ k treasurer, and Meedames 80lBtnn **■ GiUos > Allan and John«one committee. ton™. .9 ertru,lc F - fooke, of Wellingheafln, !'" Lontl °n hopes to visit the oratt ;?- ° f the International Fed 1h ,7 of University Women, of which inl*H *, member in Xew Zealand. Sht intends leaving France on September 18 WeJ™ ' where she wil, B P end s everal eeKa en route for New Zealand.

Ten thousand women took part in the recent demonstration against war, and met in Hyde Park, London, where speeches in favour of peace were delivered. Lady Allen is staying on at her flat in Hans Crescent Sir James leaves next month for New Zealand (writes our London correspondent on July 22). Miss Rona Allen is staying with some , Sussex friends, who are carrying out a gardening and natural study scheme. Miss Allen, who has for the greater part of her stay been studying and teaching I infants on the modern lines, Monteseorian and other, is remaining on at her work in England. Captain and Mrs. Hugh Kasper, of ; Auckland, left New Zealand on April 30, spending five weeks in Australia and vieiting South Africa en route for Eng--1 land. They intend visiting Scotland, • Ireland, Germany and France, and also the battlefields. They are • travelling for • pleasure, and will probably leave Eng- , land in November, returning home to New Zealand via Suez, writee our Lon- , don correspondent. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Griffiths, of Reto- . rua, were staying in Sutton, SuAy, . when the last mail left. They arrived . in England on July 18, via Panama, [ having had a pleasant trip. They are . going shortly to Glasgow to visit Mr. , Griffiths' mother, and on their return intend to spend the latter part of their , holiday in England before leaving for I New Zealand by the Oronsay on Octo- . her 13. While he is here, Mr. Griffiths t is being supplied with lantern slides to j give lectures on "New Zealand and Its , Resources." r ENGAGEMENTS. 5 The engagement Is announced of 3 Edna May Tremain, elder daughter of - Mr. and Mrs. E. Tremain, of Milford, • to Chris. O'Malley, youngest son of Mr t and Mrs. O'Malley, of Lincoln Street " Ponsonby. r " J ENJOYABLE DANCE. t 1 A very enjoyable dance was given last Monday evening in the Picture- ; drome Theatre at Milford by Mr. and r Mrs. E. Tremain, in honour of their , daughter's—Miss Edna Tremain— : convnnr-of-age. The theatre had a com- . pletely new scheme of decoration for th e 1 occasion. Miss Tremain, in conjunction - with Mr. L. Speedy, being responsible . for the design and work. Yellow, from r palest to deep orange, and purple, from , pale lilac to deep violet, was the colour - scheme. The walls were covered with - alternate strips of colour and screened with trellised arches, with trails of - wistaria, whilst overhead dere streamers c covering the ceiling and numberless I- fairy lights in yellow, with long hanging h tassels of purple and geld. The orehese tra played from a rustic "summer- !, house." covered with wistaria and hung ,1 with Chinese lanterns, which was placed 'in the centre of the floor. Chinese:lan-

i terns were also used suspended from brackets along the walls. The supper tables, which was placed behind a "gferille" of yellow and violet streamers, were decorated to correspond, the streamers meeting over the centre table where a large hanging basket of wistaria, each bud containing a fairy light, was sus- , peuded with charming effect. On arrivj ing each guest was presented with a i bouquet of violets by two little flowerIgirle— Mildred Duckworth and Jean Trej main. During supper the toast of the : evening was proposed by Mr. J. Pearce, 1 an old friend of the family, which was I responded to with musical honours, and j a little later Mr. Pearce announced the I engagement of Mies Edna Tremain and Mr. C. O'Malley. Mrs. Tremain wore ■ black satin beaute, with godcts and vest of gold lace. Mis 3 E. Tremain, silver | lame, trimmed with vandyked rows of ' deep silver bead fringe and spray of, silver tissue flowers on corsage. Miss ; Jean Tremain, shaded blue georgette, of silver diamante. Amongst tlie guests, of which there were 200. were: j Mrs. and Miss MacKenzie, Miss L. Tremain. Mr arid Mrs. Speedy, Mr., ■"■ and M'ss Kember. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ruck- ; worth. Mr. and Mrs. MoTlard. Mr. n«fl ! Mrs. Eade, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Petterson, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, j Mr. and Mrs. O'Malley, Mr. C. O'Malley,' Mrs and Miss Trounson, Mrs. Warman, ', Mrs. Burgess. Mr. and Mrs. Harling, ! Miss Somerville, Mrs. and Miss Mac- j Kinman. Mrs. D. Davies, Mrs. Rutland, and Miss A. Rutland, Mrs. H. Batten, j Mr. and Mrs. Hanham, Mrs. G'lough, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Luck, Mr. and Mrs. R. | Potter, Mrs P. Andrews, Mr and Mrs. 1 , Stewart, Mrs. Syere, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. j ! Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce, Mr. j i and Mrs. W. Kendall, Mrs. Bevan, and.i the Misses Bodle (2), D. Steel, Thelma 1 Smith, Bennett, Hill, Bartley. Burns,} E. Taylor, Mcßeady, E. Fraser, E. I Glover, L. Edsrar, H. and G. Hyland. j Shirley, J. Saunders, D. Kean. G. Bell, | : E. Kendall, S Maxwell, H. Melvin, Lola i • Brewer and Bryant. j LYCEUM CLUBS. A very interesting document has come , to hand* which goes back twenty years | in the history of the London Lyceum I Club, and has a local interest to A'.ick- j land v/omep. The pamphlet reminds , all those interested that the Lyceum ' Club ia an international movement for co-ojieration amongst intellectual workers. It liad developed enormously during the first years of its existence with clubhouse's and committees in the chief capitals of Europe and America, and members in all parts of the globe, ar.d represented the feminine side of Arts and Letters. Quito recently the Lyceum wee split in half on tha subject ' of opening its doors to those wliosu pnly i claim was -a monetary or social on<\ I and a great number of the most distinguished writers left it and formed . the Forum, the meeting place of all that 'is best in London literary life* At the

time the pamphlet was published the club had held a competition for writers within the Empire, and, in summing up the contributions, said that for excellence New Zealand stood unquestionably first. One of the distinguished judgee remarked that what struck her about colonial work wae that, while it was crude, it was alive with possibilities. This competition is of interest to Aucklanders because of the four winners, three were Auckland ladies—Mrs. Hilda Carr Rollett, Mrs. Martha Myers, and Miss Alice Ferguson. Miss Jessie Mackay, of Christchurch, was at the head of the winners, as she has remained at the head of all New Zealand writers. In Australia Mrs. M. Forrest, the well-known poet, won the first place. Thu judges for the prose section contained some distinguished names, such as Miss Beatrice Harraden, Mrs. Flora Steel and Mrs. Annie Swan. The name of Mrs. Stuart Boyd, now resident at Takapuna, led the list of the judges, and Mrs. Stuart Boyd is now tlie president of the Auckland • Penwomen's League, while another member of the Auckland penwomen who was mentioned among the commended is Miss Olive Tilley. It is remarkable that although New Zealand then held first place as far as its .women writers are . concerned, according to the judgment of these able women Australia, and especially South Africa, have now passed the Dominion. Nearly every one has read the "Edge of Beyond," and the series of other novels by Gertrude Page, and the many other fine novels which have since been written in that country. New Zealand has utterly failed to fulfill her first promise, as ehe has done Over women's franchise, and it should be a question of heart-searching amongst o\jr educationists and publicists as to what has been the cause of this lack of interest in the intellectual life amongst the great mass of our womenhood.

WAIKATO NOTES.

On Monday evening, at tfhe Lyceum Club, an enjoyable time was spent at bridge in the spacious clubroom.

A wedding of much local interest took place in St. Andrew's Church. Cambridge, on Tuesday, when Helen M. S. Moorhouse, daughter of Commander R. H. Moorhouse, R.N.R., and Mre. Moorhbuse. "Lightwoods." Cambridge, was married to Alan X de L. Willis, son of the late Archdeacon W. N. de L. Willis and Mrs. Willis, of Cambridge. The bride wore a cream charmeuse and georgette frock and silver embroidered veil. The bridesmaide, Miss Moorhouse and Mies Hilda Moorhouse, wore primrose velvet frocks and tulle mob caps. The best man was the Bey. C. B. W. Seton. After the ceremony a reception was held in the parish hall, where Mrs. Moorhouse, the bride's mother, received the gueets. Dr. Theo Easterfield is staying in, Hamilton with Douglas. Mise I. Cussen hae returned, to MorriusviHe

from a holiday A spent in Remuera. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Snell have returned to Hamilton from a trip to Auckland. Mrs. J. O*Sullivan, of Te Awamutu, ie etaying in Auckland. Miss Robbing has returned to Wellington from a visit to her sister. Mrs. T. G. Reynolds, Claudelands. Mre. H. J. Ferguson i-s staying in Auckland with Mrs. Ferguson, sen. Mrs. Garland has returned to Morrinsville from a holiday spent in Auckland. Mrs. Henderson has returned to Cambridge from a trip to the South Island. Mrs. Lumeden, of Hanmer, has been the gueet of Mrs. H. Douglas. Hamilton. Mrs. E. B. Walker, of Hamilton, ha-s returned from a vieit to New Plymouth and Auckland. Mrs. Gordon Smith has returned to Hamilton from a visit to Takapuna. Mrs. M. Welle, of Cambridge, is staying with friends in Whangarei. Mise E. Hughes has returned to Roto-o-rangi from a holiday visit to Auckland. Mre. H. Hickit was in Auckland for part of the term holidays. Miss Jordan, of Te Kuiti, hae been the guest of Miss M. Christophers, Cambridge.

The members of St. Peter'e Guild organised a card evening, which wae held in the Haeremai tearooms on Thursday. The prizes were won by Mesdames Perham, J. Prenton, Higgs, Messrs. Andrews, J. Lucas.

A party to celebrate their daughter Marjorie'a birthday wae given by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Miller, on Thursday. Those present were: Meedames D. G. Cook. Miller, Misses E. Hill, M. Harvey, F. Dixon, N. Grocofct, G. Denz, M. Rutherford, D. Clapham, G. Hill, A. Cole. C. Corbett, A. Andenson.

A small dance took place at "Bracken■field," Cambridge, on Tuesday, when a number of people gave iMrs. Nealey a surprise. Those present were: Meedames Clemow, Buttle, Armstrong, Misses Jackeon, Bryce, McCarroll, H. Taylor, T. Banks, M. Armstrong. E. Garland, Butler, G. Bertlesen, G. McLarnon, Boyce, V. Garland, Hewitt, Thompson, I. Garland.

On Thursday afternoon the gardening circle of the Lyceum Club met at the home of the president, Mrs. H. Douglas, when a profitable hour was spent in a talk about roee culture.

Poet, militant pacifist, and social worker, Eva Gore Booth, who died in England last month, will be sorely missed, both by the literary cirolcs which she adorned, by the host of

factory girls, flower girls, circus riders. and barmaids, for whose rights she fought with unfailing , courage. A writer of no small ability, her poetry thrills with passionate mysticism, but it is as a worker for women, and as a defender of the helpless and the weak that she will be remembered. She combined active advocacy of trade unionism among women with a keen desire for the improvement of their labour conditions. In the days of the fight for womanhood suffrage, she was known as an unfailing champion of the rights of her eer-