WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16520, 12 May 1919, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of eocial or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signa-f tures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Mrs W. Wilson has left for AVaimatc to recoup after five weeks' illness. She will bo tho guest of Dr. Edith Pitts. Tho Hon. T. Borthwick and Mrs Borthwick (Park terrace) will be amongst tho next month's departures for England. Dr. and Mrs Hilgendorf (Lincoln College) are staying afc "Haeremai/' Sumner.

The Rev. Mr Rawlo and Mrs Rawle are on a holiday visit to Akaroa. Mr and Mrs W. B. -Denshire and tho Misses Denshire leave to-morrow night by the Maori on their way to Nelson, where th-ey intend spending the winter months.

Lady Russell, and Miss Russell, arrived in Chi-istchurch 9n Saturday to welcome General Sir Andrew Russell. Lady Russell's 1< wo sons are pupils of Christ's College. Lately they have been staying with Mrs C. G. Dalgety. Mr and Airs Henry Wood returned Ob Saturday from a trip to _ Auckland, and Ilotorua. Miss Hope "Wood is at present in Hawke's Bay, where she is the guest of Mrs T. H. Lowry. Mrs J. R. Gorton and Miss Gorton (Waiau) are staying at Warner's. Mr and Mrs E. W. Acland (Wellington) aro in Christchurch for a few days, on their return from the South. Miss Clifford returned from, tho North by yesterday's ferry steamer. Mrs Sim accompanied Mr Justice Sim, who arrived from Wellington yesterday.

Mrs C. Moore (Woodend) "and Sister Moore (Dunedin) arrived from Hanmer Springs on Friday, and leave for the South to-day.

A very enjoyable morning tea was given by Mrs Tlieo. Barker on Saturday, as a farewell to Miss Rita Wilson; .who

leaves shortly for Penang, where sho will spend the winter months. The teatable was prettily decorated with -violets and gold-coloured chrysanthemums. Among tho guests were Mrs and Miss Rattray (Dunedin), Miss Humphreys, Miss Helmore, Miss Westenra, Miss Dorothy Aoiderspn, Mrs Price, Mrs Cuthbert Harper, Miss Rainc, Mrs Guy Ronalds, Mrs Nedwill, and Miss NanCBJTOW.

It has been determined, states the

Hon. G. W. Russell, that free treatment at tho St. Helens hospitals for wives of soldiers shall extend to twelve months after the return by the soldier to New Zealand. Thus, the Minister says, is to be regarded as a recognition by tie Government of the service of the men who went to the war.

Miss Iv. Tasker, who has filled the position of infant mistress at Roseneath (Wellington) School the last six yeairs, having resigned to take a position under the Cant&rbury Education Board, was the recipient of handsome presents from the staff and scholars. Mr Morrison, chairman of the School Committee, in making the presentation, referred to Miss Tasker's excellent work at Roseneatli, and on behalf of all present wished her every success in her new sphere.

Mrs Hawthorn, wife of Mr Josiah | Hawthorn, of Hataitai, Wellington, passed away recently in her 82nd year, having been born in Dudley, Staffordshire, m 1837. With her husband she arrived in New Zealand by the ship Ida Zeigler, in 1884. After residing in> Auckland and the Thames for some years, the family removed to Christchurch, where she was closely connected with the Durham street Methodist Church. Mr and Mrs Hawthorn re-

moved to Wellington in 1836, and had resided there ever since. Mrs Haw-

thorn's fine character caused her to be respected by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, eight children, and 24 grandchildren. Her family includes Mr J. T. Hawthorn (Rotorua district). Mr Harrv Hawthorn ('Treasury Department), str George Hawthorn (Porangahau). Mrs W. R. Hill (Island Bay), Mrs J. jf. Mitchell and Mrs W. Young (Hataitai), Mrs Walker, and Miss Mabel Hawthorn.

S The beautiful young matron, at a ball in a northern town in England, was dancing for the third time with a smart officer, and she said to him: "Do you know, captain, I can't get it out of my head that we have met before.'' "I don't doubt it In the least, madam." answered the officer courteously; "I was your milkman three years ago."

Sir Dyce Duckworth, the famous doctor, is among those who condemn jazz dancing. Speaking at the Hail, j London, recently, he said that in higli society there were many signs of carelessness, silliness, and ugly conduct. When they heard of those wild danced | that went'on among people who ought j to know better —dances to music good enough only for West African savages— when they saw that in Londo.u drawingrooms, it*showed great degradation and demoralisation. He hopad such exhibi- . tions of bad taste and low character would be stopped. I Many women and girls in England are now using for personal puiposes the skill acquit ed when knitting comforts for soldiers. The knitters seem to have diminished neither in numbers nor enthusiasm. They are to be seen in railwav carriages, in hotels, and in the.home, at work upon sports suits, "jerseys, scarves, gloves, and hats. A knitted jersey and a skirt cost when made at liomfi about £2 lis 6d, while if bought they will run up to £8 8s or £10 10s. Harassed Londoners who are trying to find homes in face of landlords' "No children" edicts will have reason to i envy New York if a measure now before the Board of Aldermen becomes l»w. Under its provisions landlords are to lx> prohibited from barring children from all used fo r dwellings, under a penalty of £50 or five days' imprisonment, or both.

An appeal to women to do all in thjir power to aid returning soldiers to resume civil life was made by Mr J. H. Gunson (Mayor of Auckland) in the course of an address at the soldiers' dependants' social afternoon, held last week. "Women can do a great- deal in the restoration of these men to civil life, perhaps more than many of yon realise," he. said. "They have passed through terrible ordeals; they cannot immediately take up the thread of the old life again, nor their old-time occupations, and it is in* this difficult period that women's influence counts so greatly. If in the home, all wives, mothers, and sisters try to help their men by patience, good counsel, and loving care, their influence for good will be great. You can do more than all the governments and municipalities in restoring your men. It rests with you to try and make them well and happy arid contented, and if you faithfully do your part, the civic corporation and other bodies, will do ours, and the problem of the returned men will disappear; they will settle down to lives of useful work once more, devoting themssives to the interests and welfare of the.countrv."

The Rot it rued Soldiers' Club Rooms were crowded yesterdav afternoon, wheu Mr and Mrs It. A. Home's Concert P;ir ty gave a musical entertainment, assisted by the Grand Picture Theatre orchestra, under 'Mr Sutton. Solos were given by Mr H. Hobbs, Miss Jean Wagner, and _Mr 13. Rennell. Miss Irene Morris contributed a violin solo, and elocutionary items were given by Mr AA. Searle. Mrs B. Palinor and Mr B. Rennell gave several duets. Afternoon tea was provided for tbe assembly by members of the Women's National Reserve. At the conclusion of the entertainment tho secretary of the Association thanked the party for; their excellent programme. It is intended to hold these social afternoons every 'Sunday during the winter. The death of Mrs Emily G. Duncan, wife of Mr John Duncan, of Heretaunga, formerly manager of Levin and Company, Ltd., occurred at hex* residence, Heretaunga, oil Thursday. Mrs Duncan was in her 73rd year, and had been an invalid for a considerable time. She was one of those whose great kindness and sweetness of disposition made ir.sny lasting friends, and there, are numbers of people in New Zealand who will deeply sympathise with her family in their great loss. Mrs Duncan was one of those who never permitted tho hurry of modern life to take from her the love of "beauty in the doing of exquisite needlework, and cultivation of rare'flowers, and she kept'a gracious at-mospherl'w-f restfulness about lie'r always. Her practical kindness .and interest in the various homes and institutions for the benefit of children' and women will bo another reason for her being much missed and regretted Mrs' Duncan is survived by her husband, one daughter, Miss Duncan, and three sons, Messrs lan, Kenneth, and Arthur Duncan, all of whom are resident in. Wellington.

A wedding took place last week at tr? nco bride's parents, Hazeidean," Hastings, between X'ait 5 eldest daughter of Air and Mrs J and Major H. P. Warnock, JN .Z.l< .A., eldest son of Mrs 10 p Warnock, and the late F. P. Warnock, of Napier. Major Warnock has recently returned from the front, after over! four years' active service, having left the Dominion with the 4th Reinforcements.

In order .hat ladie9 troubled with superfluous hair may gain some idea of the treatment of Electrolysis, Mrs Rolleston is booking appointments to demonstrate (gratis) the process of removing the hair permanently, during the next few weeks. ATauy have the impression that Electrolysis is extremely painful, othofs think it consists of electric shocks, in fact there are very few who are not agreeably surprised at the littlo discomfort.

Mrs Bolleston, -who holds the highest diploma, awarded in America and also a medical testimonial from a leading physician in Boston, has the largest practice in Now Zealand in this particular branch. All treatments are performed personally and in strictest privacv. 6

! THE LINE OF BUCCLEUCH. A correspondent writes: — The report, officially declared to be unfounded, of the engagement of Princess Mary to the Earl of Dalkeith, makes the history of the Buccleuchs interesting. The peerage commenced in 1606 by the creation of Walter Scott, only son and heir of Sir Walter Scott, of Buccleuch and Braneholmo, Co. Iloxburgh, and whose mother was Margaret, daughter of the Earl of Angus (one of the Douglas clan), to be Lord Scott of Buccleuch; he was .succeeded by his son Walter in 1611, who was created Baron Scott of Whitches-

:qr and Exdaill, and Earl of Buccleuch,

i in 1619, and wa3 succeeded by his son Francis, 1633, who, leaving no male heirs the earldom and barony descended to his daughter Mary, 1651, who was t married in her eleventh year to Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras, but she died without issue in her fourteenth year, and her sister Anne, 1661, succeeded to th 9 titles. Like her sister, she was married early, at twelve years old, and created history, for her husband was th 0 unfortunate James Crofts (afterwards Scott on his marriage), Duke of Monmouth (only two years older than his bride), who was a reputed natural son of Charles 11. and Lucy "Walters, and who "was the first Duke , of Buccleuch. There were two sons of this i marriage, Charles, born 1672, and died the following year, and James, 1674, who W as Earl of Doncaster until the forfeiture of his father, and subsequently Earl of Dalkeith. He does not appear to hare succeeded to the Dukedom of Buccleuch, but his son 1732, did, and was also created Baron ! Scott of Tindall, and Earl of Doncaster in the English peerage, and restored to all the titles of his grandfather, except the Dukedom of Monmouth. The third Duke, 3751, whose mother was a daughter of the second Duke of Argyll succeeded to the landed estate of tfio latter. In 1810, by the death of his cousin. "William Douglas, fourth Duko of Queensburr, he succeeded to the title and estates, and as if this was not sufficient, ho married the onlv daughter and heiress of George Brudenhall first Duke of Montague, and fourth Earl of Cardigan, and succeeded to his large estates

The line in male tail has descended from the Duke of Monmouth to the present holder, and he must be one of the wealthiest peers in Great Britain His landed estates in 1833. besides those in the suburbs of Loudon, total 460,108 acres, some of which are as follows:—County Dumfries '>-30 flnn Roxburgh 100,000, Selkirk" 6000,'

Lanark 9000, Midlothian 3000, Northants 18,000, Warwick 7000, Hants 1000, Bucks 900, Lancashire 370. "The principal residences of the Duke aro Dalkeith House, Co. Edinburgh; Bowhill, Co. Selkirk; Branxholme, Co. Roxburgh; Drumlanrig Castle, Co. Dumfries; Bonghton House, Northant 1 ; ; Ditton Park. Bucks, and Montague House, Whitehall, Middlesex. Boughton House was built by the Duke of Montague at- a huge cost lato in the 17th century, after the model of Versailles, and possesses a garden of over 100 acres, and avenues more than 70 miles long. IT UK INDUSTRY. Furs and Fur Coals Remodelled osd brought up to date. Late*t in Furs, Coats. »nd Fur Collars in atock. j No Fancy Priece. COLWILL'S FUR STORE, 4W High »tro«l

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME. ; (i-BOir orn own* correspondent.') LONDON, Mafch 27. ' Miss E. A. Conyers, R.R.C., Matron- ' in-Chief of the Australian Army Nursin<? Service, has been made a Com- | mander (Mil. Div.) of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for valuable services rendered in connexion with the war. One time Miss Conyers lived in New Zealand, her father, the late Mr William being well known in the early days of the Now Zealand railways. On March 24th the marriage took place, at All Saints, N.W., of Captain 1 j 'ft*. Melville, N.Z.E., son of Mrs M. D. Melville, of Cambridge, to Eileen, vounger daughter of Mr and Mrs W. j. Tremellen, 7 Reynolds Close, N.W. Captain Melville returned recently from Mesopotamia. . ! Quite a number of weddings of New; Zealand interest have taken placo in Scotland, including tho following: On March lltli, at St. David's U;F. Church, Arnold R. Edwards, N.Z.E.K, Brentwood, Moutere, was married to Chris, eldest daughter of the late _ Mr A. Fotheringham and Mrs Fotheringham, of 8 Devon place, Edinburgh, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Thomas Harvey. At the Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield, Sergeant Ernest A. Haugh, N.Z.IKF., was married, on j March 18th, to Dorothy M. Brown, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. A. Brown, Edinburgh. Tho llev. Alex. Boyd,'Principal of the Episcopal Training College, Edinburgh, officiated. Adam Dunn. N.Z.E.F.. youngest son of Mr William Keddie, Comiston road, Edinburgh, was married on March 18th, at 11 Torpbichcn street, Edinburgh, to Catherine Ferguson, younger daughter of the late Robert McNeill, and of Mrs McNeill, 5 Caledonian placo, Edin--1 March 12th, at Free Gardeners' Institute, Sergeant Joe Kertiick, M.M., N.Z.E.F., youngest son of the late John Kerniek and Mrs Ivernick, Blackball, New Zealand, was married to Barbara Potria Leishman, youngest daughter of the late James Leishman and Mrs Leishman, 224 Easter road, Leith. Tho Rev. James Harvey, M.A., performed the ceremony. An engagement of New Zealand interest is that announced between Mr Kirkby H. Wilson, M.C. (late Lieut. R.E.), of Auckland, and Miss V. B. McCowen, daughter of Mr R. McCowen, of Tralee, Ireland. MF Wilson, who is the elder son of Mr and Mrs H. Wilson, Auckland, recently returned to England from Mesopotamia. On the declaration of war he enlisted in the Royal Engineers, and by the end of the year ho had his commission. In Egypt in 1915, ho was sent to the Tigris with the 13th Division early in 1916. Lieut. Wilson was mentioned in General Maude's Mesopotamian f despatch' in August, 1917, and in February, 1918, he wa,<s awarded tho Military Cross. Not long since he was on short leave in New Zealand, from -the East. .Sister Daisy S. Brown, Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. (formerly of Waipukurau) has been demobilised, after threo years' service. Part of the time she was at tho Military Hospital at York, and for the last year has been in Franco. Sister Brown will return home at au early date. She was at the Timaru Hospital from 19121915.

REPATRIATING WORKERS.

(from OTTB own corresponded.)

LONDON, March 27. After protracted negotiations between Now Zealand, and the various organisations concerned in this country, an arrangement has been arrived at for tho return to New Zealand, on special terms, of war workers under the War Contingent Association and the New Zealand Rod Cross.

I The decision is that those who have done a year's work or moro 6hall be entitled to a passage back to New Zealand at the rate of £29 first class, of £12 10s second class. All applications for this concession are being considered by a Board consisting of the High Commissioner, the chairman of the War Contingent Association (Mr I. W. Raymond), and the chairman of the New Zealand Red Cross (Colonel the Hon. R. H. Rhodes).

Mr Raymond, who has been moving in this matter for some time, expresses disappointment at the arrangement made, considering that the war dragged on for years longer than wa6 expected and that the cost of living became a serious problem. Ho thinks that those who continued their services without foe in the circumstances were deserving of repatriation at the expense of tho country. The work they did was work that no money could purchase.

THE LATE CZAR'S MOTHER. The cabled report of the escape of the Dowager Empress of Russia and other Royalties of that hapless country per medium of the British warship Marlborough, recalls an interesting and pathetic account of the life lod at Yalta by this sorely tried woman supplied by a correspondent of the "Russo iSlovo": Queen Alexandra's sister, it would appear, had her freedom very considerably curtailed: her motor-cars were taken from her, and - when she "walked abroad it was within certain defined limits, guarded by sentries. Her correspondence was subjected to rigid censorship, and any letters that were displeasing to hqr democratic guardians were withheld. Most of her time was passed in gardening and in growing vegetables, and sho was especially proud of her asparagus beds. Pood for her and her companions was received on the card system, and was no better and no worse than that of their pooror neighbours, while the request, of the Empress for a modest supply of 6Ugar for jam-making was refused on account of the general scarcity.. The irony of the situation lay in the fact that the Empress M.irie for many years was the most earnest adviser of her son that the road on which he was travelling led to destruction, and if her advice

had been followed the need of a rerohition woald_ have been much less tir-i gent, and might even have been nonexistent. But the Czar was not to be warned.

The last time the Empress Marie appeared at a public social gathoring in England was on that brilliant. Gold Cup day at Ascot a few weeks before the war, and she emerged to some extent from her rigid mourning in honour of the event. Sho started for home when war was declared and received the scantiest possible courtesy (in come places less than courtesy) on her wav through Germany. Dunn? the roign of her husband. Czar Alexander 111., the lady_ who spent such melancholy days at Yalta was easily the most popular woman in Russia; she was idolised by society, whoso gayest and happiest loader she was, and by the people, who knew that her influenco always was in the direction of kindliness. * • ! TO-DAY'S RECIPE. i Lemon Butter (by request}.—ilb bnt-l tcr(ie K 'gs lib loaf sugar, 3 lemons. Omit- the whites of 2 eggs, heat up all | the rest; add the sugar, butter, "rated! rind and strained juice of the lwuons. I 1 lace in a basin in a saucepan ■with' water over the fire, till the sugar is dissolved. Stir well until of the con-' sistency of honey. AY ill keep in jars! covered like jam for months. Is excellent. for tarts or sponge- sandwich.