WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2551, 27 August 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL : V/et!ci[ng at Feikling. 1 The marriage took place in St. Jolm's ! Church, Feildmg, on Wednesday of the Kov. Aubrey Aston, of the Eltiham dis- < trict, third son of tho late Mr. Murray Aston, of Dunedin, to Miss Elizabeth > Stormont, of Feilding, youngest daugii- . ter of Mrs. • Storinont, of Wellington, r The bride, who was given away by her j brother, wore a cream costume and i White silk hat trimmed with an ostrich , feather, and her 'only ornament was a , gold pendant, tho gift of the bride- ' groom. Miss Lango was bridesmaid, and : was in pink, with a black hat. Her i gift from the bridegroom was a gold : bangle. The Rev. 0'- W. Solomon was tho best man. Women Farm Labourers. 1 During harvest time in England it is ' often a case of "all hands to the hay," but it has been left for war time to I produce the genuine woman hay' maker, I who works for the same number of j hours and the same rate of pay as an < ordinary farm hand, and who will be 1 content with tho most primitivo of- < sleeping places and the rough food of a labourer. At a Middlesex farm a number of women have been working 1 most cheerfully in these circumstances, 1 and appeared to thrive under the new conditions. A slouch hat and a linen 1 overall made up their hay making uni- ' form, and they proved themselves quite capable of taking the places of.the men who have gone to the front. They found the work extremely healthy, and not at all arduous, once the knack of using the hay work correctly was mastered. Anglican Church Tea Meeting.. The annual" tea meeting and entertainment in connection with tho Petone Anglican Church was held last evening, St. Augustine's N Hall being packed to the doors. Tho tea meeting was well patronised, and the Rev. G. B. Stephenson presided over the entertainment. Several glees- were rendered by the choir under the leadership of Mr. Sherwin, and otlior contributors to the excellent programme were Mesdames Turner and Instone, Miss Smith, and Messrs. Ellis and House. Two action songs by children taught by Miss Castle were well received; a sketch entitled '"She Suffragette" delivered by Misses Lea and • Aitcheson was -much appreciated; and! a short comedy, "Comic Boxing," was presented by : Hessrs. Cowie and Mockeridge. The following Ladies' Committee rendered yeoman services in making the function a successMesdames Yates; Warner, Castle, Hagan, Aitcheson, Lea, Goddard, Jenkins, Avison, Heathcote, Johnson, Pratley, Ryder, Coliinson. Marsden, Fowler, Skinner, Brough, and Miss Choesemau. Leather Waistcoats. A specimen of the work executed by the Lower Hutt Ladies' Committee in connection with the. manufacture of leathern waistcoats for the men in ac-' tion is at present on view in a tailor s shop in the borough. Tho garment reflects credit upon those rcsponsib e tor its manufacture, and will be greatly appreciated by soldiers during tho coming winter. It is tho intention of the committee to endeavour to provide 4UU ol these much-needed garments. •Miss Sommmille is visiting ■ Mrs. Deans, lliccarton. , MisSiNeila, Chapsle; second daughter of Major W. A. Chappie, RiA.M.O.. M.P., lias joined Mrs. W. H..Oowans contingent of women who h&y® uidertaken shell-making at Woolwi/ih, writes a London correspondent. Mr. and Mrs. W ; Kernot left on a 1 visit to Sydney yesterday. . ! Mr. and Miss Joachim, .of Dunedin, 1 are staying at the Empire Hotel. By the last mail, Mrs. ;Harb, Carterton' received a letter from Major Hart, i D.5.0., stating that lie.' expected to leave England on his return to the • Dardanelles , about August 21. In July ho and about 200 others wore re- ' ceived by command at Buckingham Palace bv the King, who rierspnally pinned to their, breasts, the Orders for. Which j they had been awarded for services in the field. His Majesty talked a little and shook hands with each one. It , was an unique gathering, for among the gallant two hundred were repre- . sentatives of everx part of the Empire. News has been received from England of the engagement of Miss Idalian J Simpson, only daughter' of the late " Mr. Percy Simpson and Mrs. Simpson, ' now of Bournemouth, and formerly, of Karori, and Lieutenant Horace Fleming Smith, of Croydon, London.Word has been received in Napier of . the marriage at San Francisco of Mr. f C. H. Cranby and Miss Helen Mary r Beatrice Matthews, both of Napier,.

The Soldiers' Club. | Warm baths are to be provided in jj tho near future at the Soldiers' Club, j and a small charge (3d.) will be made to cover tho cost of towels, and tho j wages of an attendant. Arrangements for the welcome of th.e Eighth Reinforcements are progressing smoothly. The entertainment of the men will require two "home evenings" in the jj Town Hall, because leave can bo given ] to only a proportion of men at 'ona time. A committee of the Town Hall, with the. Mayoress (Mrs. Luke) as president, is working with a committee j of the Soldiers' Club.. An effort is being made to send a personal invitation, under llie. namo of tho Mayoress, to each soldier. The Y.M.C.A. has undertaken to give any assistance within its power, especially in planning a programme of entertainment. Sale of Work at the Alexandra Home, Tlie sale of work which was hold at the Alexandra Homo for Women yesterday afternoon for tho benefit of its funds mot with very satisfactory results in spite of tlie many calls that are being made upon everyone in other directions just now. There were many visitors in addition to .the members of the committee, and Mrs. W. F. Massoy performed the opening ceremony. Some months ago it had been decided to give up tho laundry work which had been carried on for some time by inmates of the homo for .the purpose of adding to the income, and, instead, to raise money by organising sales of work at stated periods, and that of yesterday was one of the first, if not the first to bo held for that purpose. The display of work comprised preserves of every kind —cliutnee, sauces, potted meats,' homo-made sweets, and sewing. One long tablo in the room set aside for the sale displayed n, collection of babies' and children's clothing, beautifully made in wool, silk, muslin, flannel, etc., and another table showed a- great variety? of plain and fancy sewing, which, like everything else, was largely the , work of the inmates of the lioma, made under the supervision of the liurces and matron, Miss Stewart. Another room was given over to the salo of flowers, of which there was a large supply,'sent in by many kind friends from the Hutt, Karori, and other parts of tho, district. In yet another room was a display of doll's garments, showing the latest fashions for dolls, with their entire wardrobe, and also a collection of toys. Altogether the display of work wr-s very : attractive, and boro witness to the industry and capability oi' all concerned. As a result of the sale clie sum of £30 was taken, and it is vxissible that another sale will be held later on in the year, just before Christmas. Members of the committee, the nurses and friends were in. charge of the stalls, and also assisted with Mie afternoon tea. The Mayoress,' Mrs. J. P. Luke, was among those who were present. War and A tlie Shortage of Nurses. ■ Sister E. Tait, in her position as Lady Superintendent of the Melbourne . Hospital, has an opportunity of accurately gauging the. effect of the war on the nursing profession _ in Victoria, states .an Australian daily. There has been a remarkable increase in. 'the number of girls anxious to enter hospitals as probationers. "On an averago," .stated Miss Tait, "I now int°r,view' 100 prospective triviMeest a) mcnth. The year before last the total number of applicants received was only; 280. Within, tie. last '12 months, wo ■ have Had 500 applicants. I have sufficient on my books, nowi for two years, Naturally, the sympathy -of the trained nurse at-present is with the wounded soldiers, and as therij are hundreds of nurses waiting for military'appointments it makes it difficult to get nurses for private patients. This is what causes tho apparent shortage of nurses; though Victoria has sent away only 250 out of 1600 trained nurses. In Molbourno Hospital we are. considering how best we can.readjust our staff so as to free as many nurses as possible for war service." Miss Tcndall has been spending the weak at Day's Bay, anu will probably . return to town early next week. The engagement is announced of Misi Alice Bowon, fourth daughter of Mrs.' Bowen, Pembroke Vale, Turakina, to Mr. J. S. Rutherford, Opawa, Albury, , South Canterbury. ' The engagement is announced of Miss : Beatrice Seymour, second daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Seymour. Lower ' Hutt, Wellington, to Mr. W. R. Bamford, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. I P.. N.'Bamford, of Upper Hawthorn, [ Melbourne, Victoria. ' ' The marriage took place in. St. An- ; drew's Church, Port Ahnriri, on Tues--1 day of Mr. Percival Moore Beattie, only ' son of Mr. and Mrs A. L. Beattie, formerly of Wellington, but now of Eskc dale, and Miss Annie Clark, second daughter of Mr. Nad Mrs. Clark, J of Hedgeley, Eskdale. (Continued on next page.)