WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2550, 26 August 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Wedding in St. Paul's. The wedding took place yesterday afternoon in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral ot Miss Victoria Howell, daughter of Mr. ami Airs. K E. Howeli, 'fhe Terrace, to Mr. Reginald Blow, second son of Mr. H. J. EL Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, and Mrs. Blow. The Rev. A. M. Johnson peif&rmed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a siniply-inade but graceful gowii of satin, tlie skirt slightly draped in pannier fashion, and the pointed train caught up with a cluster of liliesof the valley. The ninon bodice was veiled with Brussels lace,' and the embroidered tulle veil-thrown back over a little mob cap of tulle, was fastened with a wreath of orange blosr soms and pearls. Miss Connell (Upper Hutt) and two little girls, the Misses Audroy Howell (sister of tho bride) and Nancy M'Gowan (niece of the bridegroom) were bridesmaids, and Master .Warren Toogood acted as page. The chief bridesmaid wore a gown of ivory crepe de chine, the long bebe bodice trimmed with lace, and the skirt made ill three frills. Her hat, of ivory inoiro with under brim of black velvet, was wreathed with a white ostrich feather and centred in the front with a large pink rose. The little girls were in whits muslin' and valenciehnes laco with white satin boleros, and their hair tied with big white American bows. They carried little posies of. spring flowers. Tlie little paff was dressed in a suit of white Chiiia silk. Mr. J. Harrison was tlie best man. After the ceremony a- reception. was held in the Sydney Street Schoolroom. The bride's mother, Mrs. Howell, wore black crepe do chine, and a black velvet hat, and'the bridegroom's mother was jn grey, silk with a black hat.. _ Mrs. Kjjibbs (aunt of the brido) was in navy, blue with a black velvet hat, and Mrs. Toogood a black ; cloth costume and,burnt tagel list trimmed with blue and touches of yefiow. Mrs. Butler wore black crepe clo chine and black tagel hat. Mrs. Bryan (grandmother of the bride) was in black poid de soie with a black and white bonnet; Mrs. Benton, cream flannel costume and iiavy lvat; and Mrs. Clarke, grey irith a saxe blue hat; Mrs. M'Gowan (sister of tlie bridegroom) -was in tussore silk with a saxe' blue hat. Later in the afternoon tlie bride and bridegroom left 'by motor for the north, former travelling in a-fawn gabordine costume, burnt tagel hat-trimmed with clusters of tiny pink' flowers and ribboii of the same shade,, and a musquash fur coat. Hospital Work in Sorvia. Miss E. J. Peter '(Christchurch), who went out to Serbia 'with-Lady Pagot's mil sing mission last March, has now returned to /London after - many interesting experiences iii, that land (states a correspondent .writing from London! on July y). Miss Peter .first of all settled iii Uskub, and-worked in a surgical hospital there. All the patients had old wounds, incurred, in.'the 'fightin'n which took place beforo Christmas. Ih addition to the"British, the Russians, French, and Americans fllso sent medical missions, . which' were badly wanted. Miss Peter' further worked for a big hospital for Captain Bennett's unit for some time, and hero sho' had the assistance of six Austrian orderlies, convalescent prisoners of war. Unfortunately, Miss Peter's health broke down, and she was forced to, return to England. Miss Peter is now guite well again, and is hopeful. of going as a nurse to tho Dardanelles. In the. meantime sho is working at a Woolwich canteen, selling coffee to the arsenal workers. ■ Our Napier correspondent writes that the -marriage took place in All Saints' Cjmrch, Taradale, yesterday afternoon, of Miss Agnes Jean'Hindmarsli, seventh daughter of Mri J. Hindiiiarsh, 'of Greenmeadows, to Mr.'P. Knight,'son of Mr.'and Mrs. W. P. Knight, of Dan-, nevirke. Miss Nora Hiiidinarsh 'was bridesmaid. Subsequently -a large number of guests were entertained at the homestead.

E3ATOSS OF INTEREST PROM FAB AND NEAI,

Blacker Than Palntefi. In one of f .he many interesting lettors which our Swiss correspondent, Mrs. Grande, lias contributed during the present war (states the Christcluirch "Press"), sho reviewed a reroarkablo book l>y a German, entitled "J'Accuse," ancl published at Lausanne,( but written iii German, Mich' gives*a masterly analysis of tlie events leading up to tlie present war, and constitutes- what' is perhaps t-lio most telling indictment '.which lias yet appeared of tho conduct- of Germany and her Ally "in deliberately bringing oil the war. But Mrs. Grand® did not mention one very significant incident referred to by -the author, which adds to the many proofs .that - the war was deliberately . planned, and evory detail thought out. at least a year lieifirb the actual outbreak. In tiio summer of 1913-the-Belgian Royalties, paid an official visit to Liege. - ''Tho German Emperor sent a special envoy to greet them and convoy to them the assurance of his constant friendship. And whom do our readers imagine his Most Sacred Majesty of Germany selected for-this mission? "That envoy," as the "Times" reviewer remarks, "was no mere ordinary courtier, . but the future conqueror of Liego, General von Emmicli, whose troopa started the German orgy of atrocities on tho very day they crossed the Belgian frontier, barely two days after the German Minister in Brussels had given tho Belgian Government the most- friendly assurances as to the intentions of its mighty neighbour!" When wo cently pointed out some apparent analogies between tlits German Emperor and Milton's Satan, a.' correspondent wrote to reproach ns for our injustice to Satan: Wo accept the reproof. We did not then'' know of tho act of arch-hypocrisy at Liege." /' Mre,. Firth, hon_.' treasurer of tlie Citizen's' Military Hospital Guild, ac-, knowledges the following contributions:: —Mrs. IX . M'TCay, 2s. 6d.; Mrs. It! Earle, 2s. 6d.; Mrs. W. Anderson, os. Tho marriage of Miss Leila Cobb, of Otaki, to Mr. 'A. , Clark took place quietly at Pahiatua recently, prior to, tho bridegroom l going into camp at Trent-ham. '... , ... Miss W. Moore (Masterton) returns to-day from a-' brief visit to Wellington. Miss Jessie Faulkner (Christchurch), who lias beeii appointed sister at. -a military'hospital at I-lampstead (England),now belongs to the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service .Reserve. - - . In Parliament last week Mr. J. G-. Coates (Kaiapoi) gave notice, to ask the, Govormiient why certain English-train-ed nurses of long-standing'surgical , experience, who have been practising in New. "Zealand for some ..time, and who volunteered to go to tilio front at the commencement of the war, were refused when nurses ere so urgently required. Replying yesterday, the ■ Hon. tt. •W. Russell (Minister in Charge of Hospitals) said that ivhile there hav.e been, and still.are, .so many New Zealandtrained nurses . offering' their services for Work at . the front, it has been thought' only' ' right that. preference should bo given to them. '.Mr., Mrs., and:the Misses Coull, who have been staying at the Windsor Hotel for five months, have moved into their home at Bay's Bay. i'A' , large "at home".,.'was'.given, on Tuesday afternoon- by .-, Mrs.. William I-lal'se, preliminary to -Miss Daphne Halse's wedding, which'takes place very quietly .next week. The dining-room and : tea-table were- prettily decorated with spring, flowers,. and; in the drawingroom; primrose and violets were in profusion. The hostess's ■■ frock was .of violet silk. - Miss Halse wore a gown of wedgwood blue crepe de chene, and Mrs. ISligo silver grey charmeuso. (Continued on next page.)