WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16274, 26 July 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Tie Lady Editor will.be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of ® 0C1 ?r or personal news. Such items should, be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

The death is announced at "Westport of Mrs "William Nahr, one of the oldest and most highly-esteemed pioneers of the West Coast. She was 75 years of age, and had lived on the Coast for 56 years. Another of the fast diminishing band of early settlers has ,50 no to her long rest in the person of Eleanor, relict ot the late Mr John Smith Willcox, atone time Mayor of Lyttelton and member of the Canterbury Provincial Council. Mrs Willcox arrived at Lyttelton with her husband and one chiid by the seventh ship, the Isabella Hercus, on March Ist, 1851, and resided in Canterbury until her death, which occurred at the residence of her daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs J. F, Willcox, 97 Wilson's road, at the ripe age of 94, en Wednesday last. The deceased, who was predeceased by three sons and two daughters, leaves three sons to mourn their loss. She also leaves 29 grandchildren, five of whom have been or are still serving at the front, and 22 greatgrandchildren. Although Mrs Willcox had been confined to her bed for tho last two or three years, her faculties remained unimpaired until tho time ol her death. The Molbourne Tivoli Theatre authorities received a notification from the Chief Secretary that "Time Please" will be allowed to continue, with certain modifications in tho dressing. Thff _ management effected the change immediately. Tho final scene appears now with additions to the costumes worn by certain singers and dancers. Tho supper-time scene has also undergone changes in dressing. '.A special meeting of tho Women's National Reserve was <held yesterday morning, Mrs Wood presiding. "iho meeting was cailed to make complete arrangements in connexion with the week-end sale of delicacies at tho .Red Cross Depot, Cathedral square, this evening and to-morrow. The following branches promised assistance: Sum-ner-Redcliffs, Fendalton, Cashmere, Spreydon, Shirley-Burwood, Linwood, Avonside, Lyttelton, Selwyn Nursing Division, and Christcnureh Nursing Division. The Papanui" branch will conduct the flower and will be glad of contributions of flowers and foliage. One of the monkey pits at the Taronga Park Zoo during the week was tho scene of a sensation, made up of romance and tragedy, according ro j the Sydney "'Sun." A little - bonnet monkey from India became tho mother of a baby. It was not what we would call a fine bouncing child, for tho offspring of the monkey is one of che queerest things imaginable, looking a century old, and with a century's wor- I ries on its little head. Tho new arri-j val excited intense interest among all the females in the pit. They crowded round the mother, fondled the child, and assisted in its toilet, which became perpetual. Then a female chacma baboon from South Africa, the real queen of tho tribe, took possession of tho infant, and not by all tho cajoling of which it was capable could tho mother got it back. She cried and squealed and appealed to the baboon, which nursed the baby carefully for a day, and even tried to feed it on peanuts. The little thing eventually died from starvation. Care will bo taken in future to prevent such tragedies. A baby monkey is helpless for weeks, and its mother keeps a tight rein on it till it reaches tho months of discretion. One of the soldiers who passed through Junee last week (remarks the Sydney ''Sunday Times") was responsible for stirring up quite a fine little row • between the girls and the young men of the town. It started in a dance held in the Literary Hall. Everyone was having a fine time when ono

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of the returned soldiers on the recruiting march asked the girls in the hall not to dance with eligible men, adding that if they did they would cease to have the respect of the community. A bomb dropped into the hall would not have caused greater consternation. A number of highly indignant young men immediately rose and left, ana they were followed by several of their girl friends. As they passed out the Mayor of Junee added fuel to tho fire by announcing that anyone of them who wished could call on him next morning and got their admission money back. Several of them did. No*V the young men who were aggrieved have announced that they will i:ot dance with the girls who stayed behind in tho hall. They are on strike, and the girls are called "blacklegs." Quito a number of promising littlo love affairs have been interrupted, and the town is lent by a heated controversy. Ihe only serious result, however, is that patriotic efforts to raise funds for war objects may suffer.

According to a statement made by Mrs Murphy, a member of tho Rozelle Labour. League, at the League's halfyearly gathering (says the Sydney "Sun"), a femalo member of the "Judd Brotherhood" expressed a pious desiro tp be buried with the red H<i£. "I attended, as a delegate, a meeting of lady organisers associated with the Labour movement at tho Trades Hall," said Mrs Murphy, ''but nothing that would usefully assist the cause was performed. Most of those present appeared to be a lot of redraggers of tho Judd family. One young lady openly boasted that she was a straight-out extremist, and didn't care who knew. She was a wholohogger pure and simple. But xhat wasn't tho limit by any means," added the delegate, "because another woman devoutly hoped that when her time came she would bo laid to rest enshrouded in the red flag. After that, ' concluded Mrs Murphy, "I decided to resign my' position as delegate; I've had enough of the red-raggers."

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WEDDINGS

A very pretty wedding was solemnised in tho Clarkvillo Methodist Church on Wednesday by the Rev. W. Ready, Kaiapoi, the contracting parties being Miss Maud Holland, youngest daughter of Mrs C. Holland, Clarkville, and Mr Alex. Patcrson, iate of Ilford, Essex, England. The bride was aaintily robed in a panniered georgette gown exquisitely embroidered, and carried a sheath of beautiful Arum lilies. She was given away by !:er brother, Mr Fred Holland, and was attended by her sister, Miss.Sarah Holland, who was gowned in blue French floral voile, the bodice being relieved with contrasting colours and touches of blank velvet ribbon. Four flower girls, nieces of the bride, cach holding 'shepherdess crooks, wore sweet little frocks of embroidered organdie muslin, relieved with pink and blue ribbon. The bridegroom, who has reccntlv returned from active in service, wore khaki, and was attended by Mr Percy Jackson hs best man. The church was decorated by the girl friends of the bride, a wedding bell being suspended over che bride's head. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of the bride's mother. The wedding was celebrated at St. j Paul's pro-Cathedral, Wellington, on! Wednesday, of Mrs Sylvia Munro, of 14 Burnell avenue, Wellington, and Craiglochort station, Blenheim, and Mr Thurston Relling, solicitor, of Blenheim. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Payne, an old friend j of tho bridegroom. The bride, who was given away by Mr Boden, was attended by her sister, Miss Hazel Cheesman, of Blenheim. The best man was Mr Tom Cheesman, brother of the bride. The ceremony was a very quiet one, only immediate relatives being present.

KINDERGARTEN" SCHOOLS. CONTROL BY GOVERNMENT. The question of the Education Department taking control of education at an earlier age than that now provided! for by law has been under the consideration of the Minister for Education, tho Hon. J. A. Hanan. Mr Hanan stated at Auckland this week that by reason of conditions that had developed during the war and information that was coming tinder his notice from officers of his Department and_ through outside sources, it was becoming manifest that that State would require to give more attention and supervision to child welfare. He had come_ to the conclusion, that it would be desirable that the Department should take over, to some extent, kindergarten classes. On going iuto the question of expenditure, Jiowcver, he had found that even if such a

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plan wero confined to 12 or 15 of the. larger towns in New Zealand, it wouldl involve the addition of from 100 to 150 rooms to existing schools. If provision were made at all, it would lraye to be made for all the children available in the towns concerncd. The approximate expenditure would not he less than £50,000, with an additional £5000 at least for furniture and equipment, and with 100 to 150 teachers at a salary of, say, £110 per annum each. The total cost would therefore be not less than .approximately £65,000 for the first year, not including tho existing free kindergartens, if they were taken over. Having regard to the many other demands for increased education expenditure, and taking into consideration further pressing needs, he did not think Cabinet would approve of action being taken in the matter at present.

FANCY DRESS DANCE. A most enjoyablo plain and fancy dress dance was held in Rolleston street Hall to mark the conclusion of tho first term of Mrs E. G. Thomas's adult dancing class. Tho danco took the form of a benefit evening for the Lady Liverpool Trench Comforts Fund, and gifts of tobacco, cigarettes, pipes, socks, and scarves were brought along. A sumptuous supper, which was much enjoyed by all present, served. There were about, eighty jniests present. Miss McDonald supplied the music. Mrs Thomas wore a handsome black glace silk frock, relieved with large pink rose on the corsage. Miss Thomas appeared in faJicy dress, and was an attractive Spanish Gipsy. Those in fancy dress included: Misses Ethel Plunket, "Pack of Cards''; Rita Pickering, "Folly" ; Edith Whitcombe, "Swiss Peasant"; Grac© Adams, Buchanan, and Roberts, "Indian Squaws" ; Iris Dunnage, "Red Riding Hood"; Valmai Morgan, "Grecian Dancer"; M. West, "France"'; Constance Ledger, "Powder and Patches"; M. Alexander and Moore, "Pierettes"; Gwen Wrn.lt, "Gipsy"; Marjory Oooper, ''Spanish Dancer" ; B. Johnson, "Order of the Bath"; Messrs Perry "Clown" ; Chat field, "Cowboy" ; Vincent, "Curate"; Turner, "Knighb of the Garter" ; V, Whitcombe, "Chinaman" ; Courtney, "lied Cross Nurse"; Baker and Read, "Pierrots." Others present were: Misses Bassett, Oowen, Cusack (2), Gopperth, Napier, Jenkins (2), Miller (2), Scott. Young. Haddrell,Stewart (2), Cooper, Fluiasan, Mitchell, Colbart, Neave, and Webb; Messrs Rogers, Lamb (2), Raphael. West Rich, Read, Bond, Clarkson, G'ass, Taylor, Wilson. Turner, Connial, Craig, Gunn, Allen, Triggs, and Harvey. FURS. COLWILL'S ANNUAL CLEARING FUR SALE. 205 HIGH STREET. A fow Beautiful Lines of Fox left which will be double the price next year. COME AND SEE THEM. C2SGI-613