WOMAN'S WORLD. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

[By Imogen.]

Patriotic Cake Room. Tlio committee of the Patriotic Cuke llooni . desires to acknowledge with ; thanks gifts of home-made cakes, sweets, subscriptions, etc., from the following:—Mosdames Firth, Smitton, Findlay, Badhani, Askew, W. Gavin, Holmes, Alec. Davies, Isaacs, Henry, L. Taylor, Mirams, J. Williams, G. Ditlsbm-y, Hurst, C. Richardson, Palmer, Eiclielbaum, Dr. M'Cahon, Misses M'M'enamen, Barnett, Pollen, Paterson, Chapman, Wheeler (2), M'Kellar, Ciialmers, O'Connor, von Dadelszen, Didsburv, X. Driinimoml, Cameron, Sidey, and Mrs. Firth. School Work for the Soldiers. A correspondent writes: —Last year the teachers of the public schools allotted time during school hours in which the girl sowed and knitted for the soldiers. The girls and teachers worked splendidly in school and at home, and this work drew the teachers, parents, and children together, and must have engendered in the children a sympathy with our soldiers that could have been brought about in 110 other way. The secondary schools are just opening, and I wondered if the same thing might be done in their schools. I quite understand that the school curriculum is so full, and so much is cxpectcd of the children, that there seems 110 spare time, but surely the rule, "Business as usual," might be broken to the extent of half an hour a _ week being given to helping our soldiers. The Volunteer Sisters. In a letter received by a. member of the "Sun" stall, and written from Egypt by one of the Volunteer Sisters, tho writer states (under date December It, 1915) "that though so far. wo have uot. yet commenced work, yet we are not by any means without hope of being fully'occupied within the next few days. Tlio matron and sisters, in charge have been interviewing the medical officers of different hospitals, but there are at the present time numbers of trained nurses walking around doing nothing. Vet at the time when they were urgently needed they were not to be got. Of course, just now being winter here, there is not much fighting on . the peninsula. However, there is plenty of work to do other than in hospitals, and just at the time of writing this letter we have great hopes of commencing in tea-rooms just for Australian and New Zealand boys, under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. We will commence this next Friday, and will at anyrate leave six of our party there, and the others will go into a hospital directly the need arises. We came out hero with the intention of helping our hoys, and don't intend to go homo without accomplishing our purpose. Wo all feel that we can perhaps influence our boys ill' the right direction, and help them from roaming the streets, as with 110 where to go there would be no other course open to them." Levin Home. The monthly meeting of the committee of the Levin Memorial Home was "held 011 Tuesday at the home, Britomart Street. Eight members were present, and Miss Greenwood was in the chair. The matron reported that several of the children had not been well, but ivero better now, and had returned to school. The resignation of Mrs. Priestley, tlio sub-matron, was ■ accepted with regret. The following gifts wero received with thanks Mrs. E. Lowe (Hataitai), child's coat, books, etc. j Mrs. Jackson, (Rona Bay), children' clothing; Messrs. I-lurcomb and Son, fish. 350,000 Weddings In 12 Months. Statistics for the past twelve months are not yet available, states an English exchange, but authorities agree that owing to tho war it lias been a record, year for marriages. . ; "Two out of three of our weddings are khaki weddings," said a London Registrar. "Many weddings have been crowded into 1915 which in normal times would have been j spread over several years. I suppose there never have been such inducements as now for young people to get married." "November was our busiest month in ' the granting of marriage licenses," said ' an official in Doctors' Commons. "We 1 issued over 400 licenses from this .offico ' in November, and tho December total : will not be very far short of that. In 1 pre-war times 100 licenses in a month.' 1 would have been vory exceptional." . < .A Registrar estimated that the num- I < her of marriages in England and Wales J during the past year was probably ! about 350,000. The actual number in 1914 was 294,037, and in 1913 it was 286,553.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM /AR AND NEAR.

Mentioned in Dispatches. Miss Nora Fletcher, a native of Sydney, and tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. , 1. _W. Fletcher, of Neutral Bay, 1 " as trained at the Coast Hospital, eventually going to England, where she had ; " e en residing for about six years prior to the war. Alter tho outbreak of war she volunteered, and was sent to Franco by the Red. Cross Society. There she was elccted head of a unit, being subsequently appointed matron of the British Red Cross, in which position she received recognition from the French Government before being decorated by the English Goyernniont. She was aKerwards mentioned in dispatches for bur servicos, and was among tho recipients of the King's Birthday honours, receiving the Royal Red Cross (which is the highest honour passible to women) at the hands of the lung at Buckingham Palace. Anglo-New Zealand Wedding. Officers and men pf tho Royal Welch I'usiliers formed a guard of honour outsido St. Margaret's, Westminster, 011 December 1, tor Mr. Trevor A. Lewis, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 6econd son of Sir Henry and Lady Lewis, of Belmont. Bangor, and hi? bride, Miss Carinua A. B. O'Neill, daughter of Dr. J. G. 0 Aeili, ot Auckland, New Zenliiid (states tjlie "Queen";, Tho Rev. G. tiordou performed the ceremony, and Captain 11. Lewis attended his brother as best man. The bride, who was given away by her brother, wore a flounced gown of crepe de chine, draped over white satin, and trimmed with shadow lace, while further charm was lent by embroideries- of shamrock design. Her veil of white tullo was embroidered in a design of leeks in honour of her linsbaild'S regiment, and was worn with her mother's wreath of orange blossom, the sheath of Madonna lilies and white heather she carried being the gift of the bridegroom's mother. Miss Nora Lewis was her sister's only bridesmaid, her pretty rod costume being worn with white fox furs, sprigs of red heather in her white bouquet repeating the colour scheme. After tlio ceremony a reception was hold at St. Ermin's Hotel by Mrs. Jerran, the bridegroom's sister, during which the band of tlio Royal Welch Fusiliers played in the courtyard, and later Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Lewis left for Wales, the bride wearing a coat and skirt of brown cloth witli grey squirrel furs and cap,' in which a bunch of scarlet berries .appeared as trimming. His f&assn. A well-known Australian brigadier was going round his lines one day at Anzac when he saw a heavily-built man whose appearance made him look a second timo "Take off your cap," said tho brigadier. _ The mau did so. ' "V/lia't age are.you?" "Korty-five, sir." ( 'No; your real age, I meau." "Sixty." "What made you come?" "Well, I had two sons, and they wero. both killed at the beginning. That's why I came." Miss Beatrice Day begs to acknowsubscriptions sent on behalf of the New Zealand Women's Anti-German League from the following ladies:— Mrs. Hudson Williamson, £1 Is.; Lady Stout, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Shipman, Mrs. Seville, Mrs. Somerville, £1 each; Mrs. Boden, 65.; Mrs. Salmond, os.; and 14s. others. Mrs. G. B. Dall has returned to Wellington from a visit to Hanmer. Dr. P. M. Keller and his wife, Dr. Florence Keller, returned to Auckland on Monday from Los Angelos, California. Mrs. Harold Smith (Pahiatua) Is staying at the Empire Hotel. The marriage took place very quietly at the residence of her parents, Palmerston North, of Miss Blanche Geramcll to Mr. Rae Culpan, of Auckland. Mrs. George Hume (Featherston) is visiting Wellington. By the Ruahine Mrs. Kolleston received a varied assortment of Toilet Specialities, including exclusive Face Powders. Prices, from 25.. 6d. to 10s. 6d. per box. Solide, "La Peine," 4s. 6d. ial Hair Stain, is. 6d. Absolutely reliable and easily applied. And a large consignment of tlio best quality Hair for . Switches, Transformations, and all designs of hair work. Every rhade can be perfectly matched. Private rooms. 256 Lambton Quay.—Advt.

A Pine War Recora.

. Tlliss Annie Seymour, relieving whose present address is School 1601, Oakleigh, Victoria," says the "Education Gazette and Teachers' Aid" (Melbwirne), '-belongs to a family that possesses a wonderful record of active borvicc in. war] are. Her youngest brother, Private E. E. Guy Seymour, of the sth .Reinforcements, has died of wounds received on August 6 at the storming of Lonesome Fine. Another of her brothers, Private John F. S. Seymour, was wounded at Gallipoli after taking part in the first landing on /rpril 25. _1 wo other brothers are on active service. Says Miss Seymour: "My mother's people all belong to the British Army, and my late father's to the British Navy and merchant service. Wo have every male relativo of age on active service, and, up to this date, have lost 21 near relatives in action, besides 10 wounded, missing, and prisoners of war. Several of Miss Seymour's female are doing their share as nurses." The "Charley's Aunt" Social Club. ; The 'piarley's Aunt" Social • Club, to which belongs quite a considerable amount of talent, musical, elocutionary, and otherwise, and which, like many other organisations, ceased from its activities during the summer holidays, has now commenced to hold again its pleasant social evenings, the first of the.new season taking place in the club rooms in Courtenay Place last evening. There was a good attendance of members, and the programme was much enjoyed. As usual, tile club's orchestra played the overtures. Other contributions to the programme were as follows Songs, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Ernest Lulcs, Mr. Lastett Exton, Mr. S. Allwright, Miss Winnie Lonsdale, and Master Winston M'Carthy; recitation, Miss Kutner; instrumental trios, Misses Turner (2), and Mr. Norman Watson; musical monologues, Miss Churchill and Miss Kutner; humorous stories, Mr. J. Carr; ragtimes, Mr. L. Dryer. The pianist of the evening was Mr. Thomas. As the weather gets cooler it is likely that these evenings will be still] more appreciated. Mr. Norman Ait-ken is the hon. secretary.

Feilding Notes. Mrs. Hocking has returned from Foxton. Mrs. Horrocks is on a visit to New Plymouth.

Mrs. Harper has returned from Nelson.

Nurse Garrild has been staying with Mrs. Miller.

Mrs. Miles has returned from Marton, Sirs. Stewart has returned from Waliganui.

Miss Waymouth is staying with Mrs. Innes-Jones and family at Foxton. Dr. and Mrs. Guthrie have gone to Auckland to see Dr. T. E. Guthrie before lie leaves for the front.

Mrs. Richards is staying at Kai Iwi. Misses Shortall and Mahoney have returned from a trip to Australia. The Feilding Patriotic Show was favoured with glorious weather,- and consequently had a record attendance. The patriotic stall-holders did exceptionally well, and the funds were considerably increased by their efforts. Among those present on the grounds were: Mesdames Short, Conway, Levett Abraham, Binns, FitzHerbert, Blaxall] AVoollams, Barton, Miller, Wheeler, Hocking, Bailey, Levin, Bryce, Campion, Andrews, Porry, Walker, Dernier, Knyvett, Thompson, and many others.

A Red Cross tea is being given by Mrs. Bryce and Mrs. Fernandez, at the residence of the former, Goldie's Brae, on AYednesday, February 16. The shilling which the guests bring with them goes to the Red Cross Fund, it is hardly necessary to explain.

The assistance of tho Khandallah ladies in connection with tho supply of "housewives" and holdalls which the committee of-the Countess of Liverpool undertook to supply to the Defence Department has been much appreciated by the committee.

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