WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2741, 8 April 1916, Page 10

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM /AR AND NEAR, . . , (By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Hawera. - The mnrriago took pl a ®® I ' n Mary's Church, Hawera, oil Wednesday, of Miss Sydney Cushla llui'"side lonks, only daughter of Mr -, an< J„' al . rs \,7j', n^ - Tonics, of Hawera, toDr. J\ A. Milio}, of Manaia. The ceremouy was per-1 formed by the Rev. C, H. Grant Cowen assisted by the Rev. A. T. B. Page, ol Manaia. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown ot . white silk spotted ninoii over pale pink crepe de chine, and a veil with a wreath : of flowers, her ornaments being a string of pearls and a pearl and mamond cluster ring, tilts gift- or tho bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss Joyce Tonks, of Christcliurch, Miss Hita Goodson, and Miss S ; Hamilton, while two little ilower girls, Betty Willis and Margaret Good, were" also in attendance. The bridesmaids wore pale pink silk taffetas made • with coatces and black talfetas hats lined with velvet, and trimmed with prnlc ilowers. Thoy carried bouquets of bouvardia and roses, lhe little guls were in white muslin, with pale pink sashes and black velvet'hats with pink roses. They carried baskets, ot Ilowers. Tho best man was Mr. 11. L. Hamilton, and the groomsmen Mr. G. J- Bayley and Major Cos. A reception was subsequently heldr at the residence of. Mr. aucl Mrs. Tonks, a large number of relatives and friends being present. Mrs. Tonks, mother of the bride, wore black Spanish lace over white crepe do obine, with a draped rose sash and a black hat with ostrich, feathers. Miss ■'Milroy was in a navy, costume and black -,liat. Tho bride travelled m cornflower (blue corded talfetas and' black union hat jwith shaded roses. • ■

|what a soldier Writes. J j A member of the. Sixth Haurakis, awriting to a friend at Wailiij says. think Britain is: not getting 'down to business! : I don't ' think a Nation has ever got so | set and determined about a war.' Uiey talk about shirkers, but I do,not see any at all, ■except an odd one or two. Britishers a!l seem to think that New Zealand lias dbno so well, and so she has, but tho' CBOwd in New Zealand dofis not realiso it< in the same way as the crowd here, yjour National Register says you have $i',ood men of military age who won t liiilpbv either civil or military moans. Isj tints right? Surely it cannot be. I shlould like to lead this 34,000 by tho iiomd gently tlirough some Belgian vil- , la.ge, or through some hospital for blind soldiers: blinded, not by fair war, but by''that ghastly gas, or ruined in health by! it: Hall! It makes me ill to think of : them!" .

]&liss Cooper and Miss Moss acknowledge contributions for their flower stfjl in Houth's Bnildings from:—Mrs. Godber, Mrs. Shine, Miss Dasent Miss Maaohant, Mr. Harcourt, Mrs. Pollen, Miss Cooke, Mrs.. Wright, Miss Hutchefn, Mrs.vMorison, Mrs.'Harper,.Mrs.' Vo n Haast, ' Miss ' Skerrett, 1 Miss. M'Kenzie, Miss Medley, Mrs. Eric Riddif<»rd, Mrs. W.-Hudson. . • ( Jfrl offer has-been made by a resident of (Fiji, through the Rev. W-. 15. Gulamt to set up. in business the widow of some soldier killed in aptiou. Tho offer - cairle before the executive of tho Auek- ' land Patriotic Association, and was .refenied to tho Claims' Board for , cons'ldeiration. ■ , . . ■ Tfie Misses Atkinson' (2), Grafton.' Roald, Auckland, and Miss Cameron (Re-inuera) have been staying at. ; the f Roytil Oak, and left yesterday ,for : Otiru, Bnmner, and the Cold Lakes. ' Mts. Townsend, the Mayoress of; Mirsimar, ! wishes to meet the ladies'of. the district on Monday afternoon at half-Jpast 'three, in the Council' Chambers. tq arrange several matters'in connection with the newly-organised British Red Cross Society (Wellington Branlch) and Order of St. John. Tble wedding took place in Akaroa on Mont Bar .of Miss Olive Le Lievre to Mr. Alexander Gray. The bride 'is the seconid daughter of Mr. Etienne B. Le Lievrfe, and a granddaughter of two of the by the historic French emigitant ship that dropped anchor in Akaroa Harbour as far bacak as August, -1840. Yefeferday , afternoon Miss. Helen Barnos. national organising secretary for Austililasia of the Y.W.C.A., was taken to seij. the association's residence for girl? 'in, Brougham Street, with which, she Tras very pleased. This afternoon Miss' Barnes, who is staying, with Mrs. [ Campbell, at Kilbirnie, will be at home to viliitors. ' V The' monthlv meeting of the Royal New -Zealand Health Society was held in the society's rooms, 3 Courtenay Place, on Thursday. April 6. 'There were present: Mrs. AY. F."Massey (in the chirirt, the' Countess of Glasgow, ! Mesdames M'Vicar, ' Ponsonhy, _C. .Richardson, M'Lean, Gordon Reid, W. F. Ward, Ewen. F. Leckie, J. Trips, ' Fitohett. and Misses Barnett, Kirkcaldie, Injd.es, and Cable. Anologies wero received from Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Macarthy Reid, Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, Mrs. Douglas Cook. The nurses reported another very busy month, there being over 400. visits to the rooms by mothers. Miss TBarnett reported that sewing Ke><ss had been held at Mrs. Kirkcaldw's and' at 40 Hobson Street. Subscriptions to the material * fiinn wore received as follo"W6 :■ — (t A Friend," £5; Mrs. Myers, £l;' Mrs. Samnel. 2s. od.; Mrs. Taplin, 2s. Cd. The foliow- . ing subscriptions and donations are gratefully acknowledged by the treasurer (Miss : —Mrs; Vt T . Macarthy R-eiS. £1 Is.: Miss Barnett, 10s. 6d. :*Mrs. C. H. Mirams, 55.; Mrs. H. A. Kirkcdldie, 55.; Mrs. Ponsonhy, 55.: Mrs. Piper, £1 Is.; Mrs. Fimllay, £1 Is.; Mrs. Mowatt, £1; Mrs. Johnston, 10s. 6d.; Mrs! Spurgeon, 10s.: Mrs. Park, 4s. 6d.; box at rooms, 13s. Gd. The annual meeting will be held on :■ Thursday, April 13, at' No. 1 Committee 1 Room, Town Hall, at 8 p.m. Sir Robt. ' Stent, K.C.M.G., will be m. the chair, a All interested in'the society are 1 invited gto attend. '

St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross. The St John Ambulance Brigade and ateri Cross Society, Nathan's Buildings, wish to acknowledge tho following jrifts:—St. David's Church Guild, Upper Hutt, per Mrs. Kirker, 2 waistcoats; A Mother (donation), 2s. 6d.; Mrs. Hunter (donation), £n; Mps. Helver 3 balaclavas; Mrs. Parratt, old linen; collected by Miss Seed, 65.; Mrs. Sprang, 2 pairs bed socks, old linen: Potone Central Nursing Division, old linen- Jliss' Wliitmoro. 2 pairs socks; Airs '.Toliu Kempthorne, 2 pairs socks; Miss Von Dadelszen, 3 pairs socks; Lands and Survey Office, linen; per Mrs. Dick 12 pairs socks; A Triencl (donation) 2s. 6d.; Pihania Patriotic Guild, 5 flannel shirts. G under-flannels, 2 bed jackets, XC suits .of pyjamas, 1 body belt, 2 odd pyjama coats, 2(1 fomenta : tion cloths. 1 balaclava; Wauganui Nursing Division, 3J- dozen bandages, 1 tin of sweets, 21 handkerchiefs, 25 facecloths 4 tidy bags, 28 suits of pyjamas, 16 towels,'3l undershirts, 13 scarves, 7 bed jackets, 22 underpants, 12 sheets. 12 pillowslips, 6W:vbs; Manaia Ladies Guild 4 triangular bandages, 13 flannel bandages, 8 wringers, 10 tray cloths, 10 face-cloths, 9 fomentation packs, 50 operation cloths, 1 bag of medicine cloths, 2 pairs blankets, o suits ot pyjamas, 1 pair bed' socks, 6 pairs socks, 3 balaclavas, 2 undershirts, 8 drawsheets, 8 pillowslips, 6 handkerchiefs, 4 hot water bag covers, 6 day shirts, Id towels, stationery; proceeds from ketone Red Cross shop, per Miss Young, I £3 16s. 4d.

'A' pleasant afternoon tea was given bv Madame Boeufve and Miss Beatrice Dav at the Pioneer Club, to meet Mrs. Lowry, of Hawke's Bay, who is the vicepresident of the Anti-German League. The executive of , the league was invited, and there wore also present sympathisers with the cause. _ Important . business in connection with, the league was dealt with. A letter received from Lady Stout stated that she had been most successful in forming a league m Auckland and she had been asked to address several meetings. Among those present at the tea were. Mesdames Pcaree, M'Vicar, sOtler, Bnteson, De Ueene, Lissant, SJarmont, Jones, Moore, and Miss Holmes. Mrs. C. Kent-Johnston returned to Foston this week from a visit to the Wairarapa. Mr. C. Kent-Johnston, town clerk at Foxton, has been appoint-, od to a similar position at Otaliu.

Wow Nurses' Home at Nelson. The official opening of the new Nurses' Home in connection;'with. tha Nelson Hospital took place on Wednesday in tlie presence of a large gather- . ins of the public, the ceremony being performed by the Mayoi; of Nelson, Mr. C. J. Harley. The 'new home, is of two storeys, in rough-cast, with tile roof, and occupies a ground space of 110 ft.' by 50ft. The inside partitions are mainly of trussite. Throughout the conveniences are of/the most modern and everything that ■ could be done to save labour and give comfort has been adopted. There are close on 30 -bedrooms, those for the nurses being * j upstairs, and those for • the domestic ',= ; staff on the ground f100r. 5 By'a s'ysJ'm of folding doors the dining-room > n be, converted into a recreation room 60 feet bv 24, feet v Sitting-rooms, a lib-' rary, arid bnth-rooms on both floors are provided. There are bins for wood and . coal,, under cover, and various devices which tend to save labour and running abnut. The appearance of the kitchen called forth general prajsei All ,the 1 ; rooms upstairs open on to balconieb at the front and back of the building. In the course of his speech the Mayor said that ten nurses trained'at the Nelson Hospital had gone to the front, and. he made special reference to Nurse ItigI . ram ■ and Nurse, Jacobsen. : British Red Cross and Order of St. ' John. . Zlr. Joseph Joseph, treasurer of the • Wellington Brauch of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John, acknow- ... ledges receipt of the. following donations Previously' acknowledged,- £280; . Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tripe, ' £10 10s.;, Messrs. Joseph Nathan and.Coy.,'Ltd., £25; Z.V.N., £2; Miss Grace Kirkcal- . , die,. £5 ss.'j Mr. Walter Nathan, £50; Miss Gladys. Nathan, '£2; Hiss Ethel Duncan, £5; Mr. OF. W. Rowßy, £1 ■ Is. Total, £380 16s. . FOR CRIPPLED YOUTH 'Some idea 'of-.the.•!miraculous work . ■. that' is being'done' for. crippled / and afflicted- youth at tlie- Lord Mayor Treloa'r Cripples' .Hospital, at Alton, . Hampshire, England, is conveyed in an interesting, letter from a Ne-.v Zealand gentleman Writing to his mother in New Zealand, .from the Homeland. ; The writer describes the . home as situated in the most beautiful suri, roundings he had ever seen. The. work ■ was interesting . and most pathetic. There were ,210 very, strong children, the majority of them between the age? ; . of. two .and six, being treated, .all goffer-' ing from tuberculous bones./ Most of tlie cases were hip disease or spinal disease, and the success with which those in charge of the hospital were curing , the patients was amazing. > "The children-come in from the .slums,'wan Mid puny," writes tie visitor, "and ■ many of them are cripple children who have' never, known what it is to be free fiom; suffering. " They are -all put into . piaster jackets, and placed in. bed in all sorts of curious cots and..arrange-., nients. They are mostly tied in and lie there month after , month. Many of them are in' a sort of hanging cot,' . with their logs protruding from one end, and their heads from :tlie other • to 'stretch'.their spines. The spine case's have trap doors in ,'the plaster orouiid the body,, and these doors are taken out from -underneath, . and the spine massaged with different . chemicals every four hoursi As the patients get better they are allowed to y run about, in their plaster jackets. , "They are turning out abont twenty ' patients a month; now ,as .cured. . Of ■ course, the treatment is open air, and 3cwt. of cod liver oil and malt."re used ■ tvery ..month..-. The institution, has been going feral-out eight years, and everything is-up-to-date." Referring to the results achieved, , the writer states that thoso children ■who have spent a considerable time in the hospital ■ look onjtho whole remarkably well and healthy, .though there 1 were a few who would perhaps -never ■ . : regain their normil proportions. What struck him as most extraordinary was Hie happiness of the children—even of those, lying in tha beds. and cots. Not ■ a child was he.ird to cry during the visitors' inspection of the wards. The doctor explained that this was becauso they had always been- 'accustomed to pain, and although there were many in ciamped positions, they were either out of pain : or very much easier.. They , were not the class of derelict children' - which would receive attention at the ■ uarnardo Home.