WOMAN'S WORLD
(Continued from page i.) ■- ' ■ War's Transformations. ... Every now and again, in the various' war books that have been written and indeed from tho stories of returned solt diers themselves, one has gathered i something of the extraordinary changes that have,been brought about in tho dispositions of men by the war. This curious psychological change was very grimly illustrated by a story told by Major Lampen the other evening at the Returned Soldiers' Club. During the "Great Push" he happened to come across a man he had known in/other times, but whom he.had not seen for a long while. lii conversation with; him ro remembered that this man had had a, very great friend also at the wai-j and accordingly he asked him: "How is your friend Smith?." - f "Oh, Smith? Met with aiyaccident •with a bomb." ••;■'"' "Indeed! Was he badly hurt?"' "Yes! You see it happened.like this. He was lighting a bomb fuse ready.for throwing, and "it didn't seem to-light. He blew and blew atit,.and all,at onca it went off. Blew-Smith's'head into fragments." L'Entente Cordiale, Philip Millet, official correspondent of, the London "Observer," contributed the following ' amusing sketch to the Paris "Midi" of November-8: — • "I have'been told by "a chaplain that j never a week passes ''by but several valiant Tommies marry French : girls. Every day a number of them hecome engaged.' I met at the front a certain groom attached, for,the time, to a divisionary staff, who .'ehgaged himself at every nejv billet. But he was a frivolous man, and of small account. Tho British Tommy is by'.temperament a faithful person. • The matrimonial chro'n'icle'of the front deserves a historian .of.its own. It is:not'only on the battlefield that for the-last two years and a the; Entente cordiale has been l.iledl; However, that is a matter full of /mystery, and needs a psychologist to*! handle it. The first, but by no means the least surprising fact is that-the war-
•riors.should manage to makp themselves perfectly understood by the objeots of' their admiration. Yet, to the ordinary man, the conversation seems woefully limited. On one side it consists of 'Ar Ui,' and on the other side of La Mcme choso'; but tho initiated can give to these words 'the varied intonations which make them'mean so much! Let n\ be just. This scanty' vocabulary is soon enriched. The French lasses do not take long to learn 'Oil rite,' while the Tommies make a generous use of 'Mar shayree."-Thanks to these, precious ,words and an expressive" pantomime, it takes no time to establish an understanding, and hearty laughter fills the pauses. Dare I own to asecrefrhope that this mutual appreciatiqn may, after the war, lead some of the Tommies to remain in that land which they have Watered with their blood, and where they have formed such close ties? This would fill a few of, ithe gaps, alas! so numerous in the French ranks. And who -.could do so better than strong, healthy, jAlly Tommies, with" the heart of gold?" Mrs. Studholm'e, who, with her husband, represented the Taihape Branch of the Royal New Zealand Society for the-'Health of Women and Children, at the recent conference, is at present staying- at Miss Malcolm's. . ''. ""On Thursday the ladies who assisted so cheerfully .'to entertain the bowlers at tho ■Wellington Club's pavilion during the recent big tournament,. w r ero tendered a picnic at "Rona Bay. Tho weather was delightful, and a most enjoyable day was spent at the, pretty seaside resort. : ' Tho Ladies'; iAuxiliary of the Navy League acknowledges with thanks parcels of warm clothing for tho lesser auxiliary craft of the Fleet from the following ladies:—Mrs. Hadfield (Waikanae), Mrs.' Gorton (Bulls), Marton Branch Ladies' Auxiliary, Mrs. Mabin, Mrs. Taylor, ■ Mrs.' C. _ Palmer, Miss Kirkcaldie. The Persian kitten wa3 won by Mrs. C. Palmer. Just opened particularly fine line of Ladies' Heather Mixture Cashmere Hose—Hose that will be in gv-t ■ demand for the winter season. Ladies will show their wisdom in selecting early. Price's StoTe, 54-56 Wiifis Street. r Advt. . . ■
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3012, 24 February 1917, Page 5
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