WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 893, 12 August 1910, Page 9

WOMAN'S WORLD.

KATTEES OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

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TO-DAY'S DINNER. . (Specially written for The . Dominion.) FRIDAY. Vegetable Soup. Baked. Flounders with Anchovy .Sauce and Maitre d hotel •Butter.' Bice Pudding. Stewed 1) igs. ..BAKBD FLOUNDERS. Skin and fillet •! mmiiuii-sized flounders. Fold cach fillet, over in halt and. piit them on a, greased baking-tin. Season and sprinkle with lemon juice. ,Cover with a buttered paper/and cook in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes. Make -J' pint of anchovy sauce with loz. butter, loz. flour, ■ 4 pint of milk; seasoning and anchovy sauce/to taste. Make some maitre d'hotel butter with loz. butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juico to taste. Put the fillets of flounder on a hot dish, a small round of butter on each fillet, and pour the anchovy sauco round. . FOR TO-MORROW.'' ■ • . Macaroni. Stock. ' lib. tripe; 6 onions, • Cabbage. Apples.- Sago. % / FOR SUNDAY. . Two dozen oysters. Fish stock. Lemon. Sirloin of beet. Cauliflower. Apples'. Pastry. ( Cream. . ; -FOR SUPPER. \ ". Ingredients for galantine of veal. Salad. Prunes.. Gelatine. ■ Stale Bread. VSOCIAL AND PERSONAL. F.or the Children.

The Concert Chamber of the Town Hall was not nearly • largo enough yesterday afternoon for the people .who wished to show. by. their presence the interest they took in the' Mayoress's scheme for. Wie erection of a Children's Hospital. Mrs. Wilford. 'of course, wqs. present 'upon the platform,, as was Lady Ward, and a large array 'of-'the'Wellington medical profession, Mr. ; Hugh Ward, Father Hickson, the Kabbi, Itfr., Van Staveran, and others. Although there \vcre several, speakers' at the meeting—and usually that spells some wearisome and'lengthy.moments' it could hardly be said that' such .was tho caso yesterday, everything seeming to go on with such vim and" briskness. No one could have been more business-like than the Mayor, or have acted inore thoroughly the old saying, "Strike while the iron is hot," ncr, for tho matter of that, have 6aid nicer things about the giving propensities of the Wellington people than he. Even. the, most confirmed miser must have yielded, even if:there had not-been such a cause to work for:

, Several•very interesting speeches were uttered, ■ principally by the - doctors, and one . listened with the greatest attention as Dr.: Hardwicke-Smith : detailed the trials and drawbacks' under wliich the work was done in the "Children's Hospital.' As one .heard him telling how; that there were twenty-five : beds and .thirty-eight, patients, no means' of isolation,: suilsliine for only about one,: brief hour in the morning, .no, oontrol over, the ventilation, and no conveniences for obtaining hot water—the 'nurses having to'go to.'the'main hospital when they wnhte<l it; for the'childrenone could not' help', wondering that-this movement had not been started loiig ago. It was not pleasant., to-think that such' things had: been, allowed'to go on. And still the tale went sn. -Surgical and iiiedir cal cases wero. kept, in the same ward with detrimental consequences to the nurses and children, and oft wet days the children,: having no room "to play in, played between tiie beds of the wards. One cannot imagine it as being good for' either patients or. convalescents,. and .exclamutions of. surprise were to bo heard on overy sido as these conditions wcro dinclosed.

• It is not often that committees are iha'do-up so promptly'as the one'which was formed in connection with: the Children's, Hospital. I'und. Almost ■! before they knew., it, people foiind themselves ;mcmbors, for Mrs. Wilford does not belicvto ill id' moment of delay.. 1 : It probably did not take more than eight minutes to form a committee of sovonty-onc people, with two secretaries. and two treasurers.

A great attraction of the ■ afternoon v:as the '-, announcement-.that' Miss Grace PalottaWould sell the seats in the Opera House'by auction. It was lo have taken place in the Concert Chamber, but so grcat;Wa!< tho .'crowd outside that it was ,to hare the sale in the main hall of the builrfing, and then began a wild 'scramble" and race for. favourable seats. With £ttdneS3 iind misgiving, seats that had been carefully picked out with a view 'to ,obtaining a commanding situation of the, performance .were left, , and a rushing. hurrying crowd Blreamed' down Uio stairs"into the galleries of'the hall, and, more slowly, on to the floor, when it was found that.all the good seats were taken upstairs. . " . , Charmingly•. Miss Palotta wielded the liamnier. ,Vivacious, appealing, seductive —"Did jou, say two guineasr"Wiien, in reiiiity, it 'might have been twciity-fivo shillings tliat had, been diffidently called out by a bidder. She sought to stir up enthusiasm, i-eminding them that it was for_ tile children. At first it 'sceined a difficult liiattei". to r;juse cnnilntioß—pooplo are.not used to paying one er two euiiisas for single seats at the opera—bat in a little . while bidding became more frequent," though the first live seats sold retained the . distinction of bringing tho highest prices—two pounds each. Unexpectedly a man amonj the audience found himself the owner of'seats, lie had not meant'to bid for, to the amusement of those.around him, but probably the remembrance of: the cause consoled him. Miss Pa'ldthp/s ■' face, is most expressive, and Was most attractive to walcn as she threw herself into the unaccustomed work, uttering her "going,going-CJONE" with the finality of Fate itself.; '. Mr. Hugh Ward Vigorously seconded her efforts, aiul was very much tho Jlr. Hugh Ward that wo have seen and . enjoyed and laughed! over upon the stage.

A Wedding. '.A very pretty wedding was celebrated, in tho Basilica, Hill Street, on Wednesday, August 10, Svhen Miss Bridge Fitzgerald, daughter of . the late M. Fitzgerald, and Mrs. Murpliy, of ' Kaiwarra, .was married to Mr.' John Forrest ■ Higgins, of the Lower, Hutt. The Rev. Father Herbert performed the ceremony. -The bride, who:was given away by her brother, Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald, wore a liandsonie dress of white chiffon taffetas trimmed with old' lace and pearl ornaments, and carried a bouqiiet of hyacinths. and freesias. She was attended by two bridesmaids, her half-sister,' Miss Itosie Murphy, .who wore a pretty frock of sky blue cloth, and black liat trimmed with hyacinths in sliaded colours of vieux rose, , and her . niece, Miss 1311 a Hunt, who -wore a dainty dress ,of white .muslin with pale blue rosettes and a white silk hat. : Both carried bouquets of hyacinths and freesias. Mr. Frank Heudrys acted as best man. A reception was held after the ceremony in the -Goring Street Hall by the bride's sister, Jlrs. It. Hunt, where a largo number of guests assembled. Mrs; Higgins's going-away costume was a navy blue coat and skirt and large hat trimmed with mauve.

Children's Flower Pageant

A meeting of the ward directors, officials, parents uf children, and helpers ill various ways of the children's. pageant was held in tho Murine Institute yesterday morning to consider the advisability of holding a third performance. Miss 11. Richmond presided at the gathering. The report and balance-sheet of the two rtcent performances of tho pageant, read by tho secretary, Mrs. J. Darling, stated that tho receipts and payment# submitted showed u net Mirplus.ot £317 IBs. Id. on the first performance. Tho receipts amounted i<> «£3S)a 18s. 7d., and the expenses ,£7B 2s. Gd. The matinee showed a surplus of JBSB Ids.. Id. The receipts totalled .£ll3, while the expensed amounted to £2i 6s. The whole amount gntheicd in by the two performances which have been given amounted to .£IOB 10s. Id,, which Bum has benli handed over to tho president of tho Free Kindergarten Council, Mrs. T. H. Gill. It was unanimously decided, in llie discussion . that arose upon the proposal of- holding t.ho. pugeniit again, that it should he'given ■on . September 7, and that the not proceeds should bo divided equally between Mother' Aubcrt's Home, the Plunket, Nurse Fund, and the Free Kindergarten. Everj-one was most anxious to avrange a date that 'would clash as little as possible with tho school attendance of the children, and that settled upon seemed to ba the most suitable date. Dr. Platts-Alills, speaking on behalf of the.Plunket Nurse' Fund, thanked thoso present' for their kindness and generosity in donating a portion of the funds which would-be obtained from the third performance towards the work of the Phinket nurse in carim* for the babies. ' She wondered if it would not be possible, in the new Children's Hospital thati, would lie erected, to have a ward for babies under two years of age, or, if not that, at least two babies' cots. It was only by the courtesy and. kindness of the doctors that such small babies were admitted ■to the hospital now, and often a very small sack baby only needed proper food and attention for a time to become quite Well again. If this were done, then the babies would : have a right to enter the hospital. . This, however, was only' a suggestion 'on her part. Mrs. Darling, on behalf ■. of Mother Aubert, also thanked those present for their. valuable assistance to the cause of the incurables. Gratitude was expressed at the meeting for the way; in which Mr. Harrison had given..his services in preparing ths .children for the performances, at the cost of much valuable time. It was decided that the programme of the pageant,on September 7 should Ira shortened, two dances being deleted. By having the performance oil that date it is hoped that Lady Islington will be. able to be present.

Mrs. A. A. Lucas, of Nelson, is'returning home to-day after a lengthy visit to Australia.

A caller at' the Dominion Museum yesterday morning was Miss Grace Palotta. The celebrated actress was evidently interested in the various exhibits and frequently expressed appreciation of what she saw. A collection of butterfles was among ihe things that attracted her particular regard. This is the second occasion on which Miss Palotta has visited the museum and her evident interest in its contents deals one more blow at the out-of-date belief Siiit actors and actresses are a. race given over to ephemeral gaiety and dead to the more serious interests of. life. .

Mrs. J. H. t'airbairn leaves for Australia to-day' 'by the sleamcr Manuka lot «. t\yu months' 'holiday.'

Among the New Zealanders in the procession of suffragettes in London on June. 18 was Miss Hilda Nixon, of New Plymouth, who assisted in carrying a bright blue silk banner with "New Zealand" inscribed on it in white.

• -'.'Mrs. H. Beetham,, of "Brancepetii," Vi'.airarapa, :is visiting Wellington. .

: ; The annual ball in 1 aid of the Napier Hospital took place/ last evening in Napier. No trouble bad been spared ill maldug.it a most successful and enjoyable function. ,

! Mrs. Bevan',' lady champion golf player, aiul the Misses liobieson, Wintertrom, and Sincox are in Wellington iust now busily engnged in playing matches. One is to-be played at the' Lower Hutt today. ' t ■<

■Mr. Justice and Mrs.'Cooper proposo loaviiig for a trip to England next March., >..

Mr. ' and Jlrs. Maurice Burnett are visiting Nelson. • ! .

The' Napier Hockey Club hold a very successful and enjoyable dance in the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday evening, the proceeds being in aid of the Hockey fund for sending the ladies' representative team to Nelson.- There was a large attendance, including many country visitors, among whom were the president, Mr. G. R. King, and the secretary, Mr. E. J. Hallett, of the Hawke's Bay Hockey Association. ■ The dresses worn by the ladies were very hartdsome, the blending of colours forming a pretty picture when dancing was in progress. iie honorary with the various members of the committee,- all -worked hard, and are to be congratulated upon the success of the gathering.

The dainty little Australian artist, Miss Maio Sydney, who acts, speaks, and sings so well as' Sorabra iu "Tho < Arcadians," now being played in Sydney, has some interesting reminiscences of her period of training in London, after winning the scholarship of tho Koyal Collego of Music. "I had the room at the college," she says,

"that had been used by Clara Butt and others who hove succeeded in winning fame. It was numbered 13, but it proved a rather lucky room for me. The names of the girls who have occupied the room, are scribbled on the walls. It is the custom for a girl to write her name when leaving. One ex-student left a wax doll in the room. The doll is liept there. ■ When you leave you arc supposed to' write your name ill the wax. _ Clara Butt's naino is on the doll, and so is inirn-i'''