SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 154, 17 March 1923, Page 14

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

0 MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

(By

Imogen.)

H Mr. and Mrs. Normin Gurr,' of Kellum, are visiting Auckland.

1« Miss Vera Foley, formerly of tho -'Normal School, teaching staff, Auckland, has left for Suva, where she has . 'been appointed infant mistress of the "Girls’ Grammar School. Prior to her S departure, she was entertained by her ;.late colleagues at a function at the school.

iThe engagemonib is announced of riMlss Elsie Froude. eldest daughter of EMr. and Mrs. S. H. Froude, formerly JJof Karamea, Westport, and now of IJthd’ Waikato, to Mr. Edward .WhitiJtombe, youngest son of the late Mr. jjQeorge Whitcombe, of Kawhia, and ; ‘grandson of tho late Hon. and Mrs. J. Stevens, of Christchurch.

j* Madama Sarah Grand, authoress of .;i w The Heavenly Twins,. and many Other novels, is to act as Mayoress of -Bath during the ensuing year. The • newly-elected Mayor, Aiderman Frediriok Chivers, is a widower. Wishing Ltd'honour a distinguished resident of ilda'city ho invited Madame Grand to 1W Mayoress during his term of office. I This arrangement ‘is believed to be IMfiiquo in municipal records.

The wedding was celebrated at Knox 1 Church, Masterton, on Thursday, of ..Miss Gladys McKenzie, daughter of 'Mr. J. B. McKenzie, of Masterton, and I Mr- Phillip Shaw, of the Wellington “Pert Office, and late of Masterton. -.

** Those of the public who did not see ’lho New Zealand women’s gift to ;jH.R.H. Princess Mary will now have •'Jhe opportunity of doing so. The inkstand is again on view m Messrs. Lit■ilejohn’s window, Lambton Quay, ’■wliere it may be seen until about • jMaroh 26, after which it will be desll patched to London.

?! A conference of Y.W.C.A. girl dele- ; bates from all parts of New Zealand ?Sdll be held at Moiling during Easter. 'Miss Black, National Girls’ Depart;tnent, will be the leader. ( J’ Mias Julia. E. Fisher, Hate physical ■ Jiiroctor of the Y.W.C.A., Auckland, htrill be the guest of the Wellington ! Association at tea to-morrow night. J Miss Fisher is returning to America • after having spent three years in Auckland.

J 4 Many and varied are the new fashifcns for brides. The old rhyme about ■{‘something blue” for luck, has been .given a now significance by a recent ’English bride, who had her orange blos- ; isoni wreath sprinkled with blue forget-lino-nots, and her silver tissue train • edged with the same _ tiny flower. 1 French brides have initiated the silk ‘muslin veil, which requires no lace or ;Embroidery, and hangs in long graceful ;folds like a nun’s head dress, while some other lovely bridal veils are fashioned of tulle bordered with .scaps -of old lace sewn with silver thread. •Veils, may be worn in any and every ■way, either as a mantilla in tho latest Spanish method over a coronet of silver leaves, or caught over each • ear with a cluster of blossom, forming a simple lace cap, or else banded closely to the fiead with a tiiple strand of pearls or tiny orange buds. The modern, bride can choose her own fashion.,

Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop, of Colombo, are Visiting Mastertoil, and are staying with Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Donald. Tho Rev. R. H~Cathenvood will be the speaker at the service at the Y.W.C.A. to-morrow afternoon, inis service is open to all women and girls.

The monthly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of tho Wellington Boys Inand S. A. Rhodes Homo or Boys was held this week at the instatute building m Tasman Street. The following were present Hislop (president) in tho chair, Moorhouse (l<on. president), Bell (non. treasurer), Wilson, Tomlinson, McGowan, dampbell, Christie, Cotton, Brown, Hamilton, Watkins, Laurenson, Stanton,. Watkins, MoKerrow, Remington, Browman, and Parton (hon. secretary), and Miss McLeod. The reports of the matron, director and visiting committee were considered. The follow ing were elected the visiting committee for the ensuing month Mcsdamps Campbell, Christie and Cotton. Miss Bell was elected a member of the auxiliary. Donations from Mrs. McLellan and Mrs. Pinkerton (Masterton) were gratefully acknowledged. At the conclusion of the monthly meeting tho annual general meeting was held, Mrs. Hislop (president) being in the chair. The annual report and balance sheet were presented and adopted, the former gave a resume of the work of the auxiliary for the year ended December 31, 1922, and the latter showed that a small balance was in hand. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Honorary president, MrsW. H. 8. Moorhouse: president, Mrs. J.' Hislon: vice-presidents, Mesdames Brown, Watkins, and Miss McLeod; honorary secretary, Mrs. W. A. Parton; honorary treasurer. Mrs. Leo. 1. Bell; committed, Mesdames Troup, Moore, Campbell, Brown. Remington, Cotton, Wilson, Watkin, Watkins, Meier. McGowan, Stanton, Niven, Browman, Laurenson,. Vine, Robertson, Aston and Tomlinson. With the exception of the vice-presidents, all the above were rd-elected. Votes of wcro accorded the matron, director and staff, and tna Press.

Few people, even in England, know of the kindly and generous work done by a small society started in 1914 m London under the title of the ‘JLhreo Arts Women Employment Fund (states tho “Australasian”). With the outbreak of war many artists, musicians, and actresses were faced with literal starvation, and it was in an effort to help them that some leading women in the three professions started a workroom in London, .where any stranded actress or artist could obtain employment, and earn her living by sewing. The originators laid great enipbasis on the fact that they offered work, not charity; and the society, aided by subscriptions, has continued its bcneficient work up to the present time. A recent English mail brought news that the orginal funds were now completely exhausted, bulb so many women were still out of work that a large meeting was held at the house of Princess Bibesco (at which Dame Mary Whitty presided), and it was resolved to raise £lOOO a year in subscriptions in order to keep the workroom open until financial affairs were in a better condition.