WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 90, 11 January 1924, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS I .OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND 2JEAR,

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Misses G. and N.. Russell, of Napier, are visiting Wellington.

Miss I. Morrison, of Fendalton, Christchurcli, is spending a holiday with her aunt, Mrs. Morrison, Eastbourne.

Mrs. Ivan Levy and her two children returned on Wednesday by the Uliinaroa from a visit to Melbourne and Sydney.

Many old residents of Wellington will regret to hear of the death of Mrs. Player, for many years a member of the Ladies’ Christian Association. Mrs. Player did much in searching out and rel eving cases of distress. A knowledge and interest in social and political affairs made her desire to do something in women’s “movements,” and thirty years ago, when little was dpne in that direction, she, with the help of others, instituted the first Women’s Social and Political League, of which she was for some time a president. This organisation, in the beginning.of women’s influence in public affairs, worked for and obtained many little reforms, making for better conditions, especially for women and girls employed in factories. The first woman inspector of factories, Mrs. Grace Neill, has just been appointed, and Mrs. Player was always sure of a sympathetic hearing from her in any case she brought forward. Conditions for the comfort of working girls were then only being suggested, such as separate dining rooms, rest rooms, etc., besides restrictions as to hours. Of late years Mrs. Player had lived with her daughters in various parts of the Dominion. Some little time ago she underwent a serious operat on. Her husband predeceased her by twenty years. „ She leaves a grown-up family of six and one sister, Mrs. Grant, of Majoribanks Street.

Miss Esther Anderson, speaking. at the Y.W.C.A. conference, in Christchurch on the subject, “The Contribution of Youth to the World To-day,” said: —“This is a subject that ought to inspire anyone, and I only wish that one so inspiring had all our minds working on it. Suffering fa we do from the result of the war, we ask ourselves what thrust into t.he world that terrible disaster, and some give one answer, some another; but we know that around and through them all there was the impossibility of believing that if one nation were friendly towards all the other that friendship would bo reciprocated. We feel constrained to acknowledge that since the war there has not been much release of faith, not much suspicion allayed, not much more trust in the power of love rather than of force. In the face of present disillusionment, what are the elements and qualities that are supremely of value to these very times? What would we do if it were not for the ever active enthusiasm of youth, which by derivation means ‘God in. us.’ Youth has not lost faith in ideals and it has confidence in itself; on the other hand, how many of us through experience of life have acquired l doubt. • hesitation, fearfulness? Further, there is the clear, eye of youth for truth, a spirtual vision that goes direct to its goal —for direct action is the method of youth. They are not held by tradition. indeed, with so brief a history to guide them, they must needs pro--oed by intuition. We know how readily youth changes its ground. Let us not forget that there lies the hone of education. How much again do we owe to youth our understanding of loyalty? If we took from recorded history the names of those who had suffered death in a cause, ve would find they were mostly young. Finally, youth grows. Everything we have said of youth the world need's. And what the world needs as well is tho balance, tho wisdom of experience, the understanding of relations, and the holding of that which it has found of <alue which aro the jtifts of age. In some departments of life their activities may bb separate, but not in life itself. Age establishes the world, and its caution, born of unhappy and unsuccessful experience sees the obstacles in the way! It is only by contact with youth that maturity can continually be useful. Maturity has not attained; like youth, it must recreate itself. St. Paul’s message to Timothy, 'Let no man despise thy youth’ ’suggests the attitude for young and old.”

The wedding took place at St. Peter’s Church, Willis Street., on Wednesday, January 9, of Miss Edith , Brinsclen, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brinsden, of The Terrace, to Mr. Arthur Beardsail, R.N.R., son ot the late Mt. Henry Beardsall. Stafford. England. The Rev.H. Watson rx-rformed tho ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown of chalk white satin with side draperies finished at one side with a diamante ornament. Her long tulle veil, caught with a chaplet of silver leaves, and a bunch of orange buds, fell over a train of white (georgette edged with silver lace. She carried a sheaf of white lilies and roses tied with a large bow ol sntin ribbon. The bridesmaids were Miss Ethel Brinsden, sister of the bride, and Miss Kathleen Aslin, of Dunedin. They wore frocks of white taffetas, the long full skirts being trimmed with Valenciennes lace. Their poke shaped hats of .pale lemon crinoline were trimmed with jjosies of Valenciennes lace and lemon coloured flowers and long streamers fell over one shoulder. They carried Victorian posies of lemon and orange coloured flowers. Mr. Ted Mandel wa s best man. After the ceremony, Mr. and Airs. Brinsden held a reception at their j home on the Terrace. Mrs. Brinsden ! wearing a gown of .blue and black hroeade with’ draperies of black (georgette and a large black hat swathed with lace and finished with a jet ornament. She carried a bouquet of violas and ro.ses. Beautiful flowers decorated the rooms, the table being done in shades of lemon flowers and tulle. The usual toasts were honoured, the bride cutting the rake with her husband’s sword. Later Mr. and Mrs. Beardsall loft for their wedding trip, which will be spent in Australia, the bride wearing a gown of black crepe <Tn chine with a jabot dTaperv and a! ?,I>i-k cloche hat with cabochons of white ribbon. Amongst those present were: Mrs. Le Lievre (Hnwke’s Bav), Mr. and Mrs. T. E. R. Burgess, Air. hnci Mr«. H. Amos. Air. and Airs. Bert Seifert, ATiss Eileon Seifert (Palmnrsten North), Captain and Airs. Ar-.\rthur, Air. and Airs. Bird. Airs. Richardson. AHsses Bungess (2), S. ATackay. N Levien, K. MeKeen-, Al. Marshall, S. Clayton. E. Robinson. Bird Messrs. Aln.thcson, A. Hebb. P. Maekav, James. AtciArthur.- Robinson.’ AlcKegg, Galvin, and Captain King.

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Mrs. W. Barton, of Featherston, and her daughters are visiting Wellington.

Mrs. Muir (Wellington Terrace) is 'isiting Auckland.

Miss Vera Burt has returned from a visit to Dunedin.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wilson axe visiting Christchurch.

Mrs. Hagger (Christchurdi) is visiting Mrs. Perry at Wadestown. Mr. and Mrs. Harens Plimmer are staying in Christchurch.

Miss Jean Plimmer has returned iom a visit to the country.

Mrs. George Harper, who has been visiting her soil in Otaki, has returned. to Christchurch.

Mrs. Rupert Morrison, of Mastertai. and her children are staying at Lyall Bay.

Mrs Orren Beatham, <.f Masterton, came to Wellington to meet her mother, Mrs. C. R. Bidwill, of Featherston, who returned from a trip to England by the Maungauui.

Mis. Stanton Harcourt and her daughters, who have been visiting England, are to arrive back bv the Rotorua to-day.

Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Luke, who have been spending a holiday at Picton and the Sounds, have returned to Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Digges-Smith and their two daughters have been spending a holiday in Akgroa r.nd are now in Christchurch.

Miss Payton ’Auckland), who was the guest of Mrs. A. H. Bristed, Christchurch, for the tennis tournament. will stay with Mrs. Weston at Heretaunga before going on to Masterton for the Wellington provincial championships.

Miss Margaret Rondfield. a Labour member in tho British Parliament, and who is likely to be the first woman to be a Cabinet Minister, should the Labour Party bo called to form a Ministry, was also the first woman to be president of the Trades Union Congress and was also a signatory to the Labour election manifesto.

A visitor to the Y.M.C.A. Field Conference now sitting in Christdiurch is Miss Jean Begg, who has recently returned to New Zealand after spending two and a half years in the United States. She was studying in the School of Social Research for a year, and for one and a half vears she was in charge of nn experimental home for refractory girls. Miss Bentham, general secretary of the Dunedin Y.W.C.A., speaking at the Christchurch conference, outlined the plan of the Girl Citizen Movement ■ which is the method of work that is in all the associations of New Zealand for girls from 12 to 20 years of age. The object ot the Girl Citizen Movement, as stated in the constitution, is to give girts through nonnal, natural activities, the habits, ineight, and ideals which will make thorn responsible' women, capable and ready to help build up the best type of New Zealand citizens. The unit of organisation ds the section composed of from eight to thirty girls under t):a leadership of a counsellor. All the Blue Triangle sections in a city make up a community of Girl GitizentS. The Girl Citizen, slogan is “Our best always.” and the code which the girls promise to respect is made nn of eight civio laws as follow:—Health, selfcontrol, self-respect, sincerity, honpur, duty, co-operation, and loyalty. By doing certain requirements the girls earn degrees such as first, second, and third degrees. It was agreed to consider the recommendation that al] the communities of Girl Citizens in New Zealand should uni to and become a Dominion of Girl Citizens.

Tho wedding was celebrated at St. Chad’s Anglican Church, Cremorne, Sydney, on Wednesday evening, January 2, of Miss Una Aliro Aotea. Freoth, younger daughter of Air. and Mrs. Pierce C. Freeth. of Ranger’s Road, Cremome, and Air. Leslie Moss, eldest son of Air. and Mrs. 11. Aloss, of Wellington. The bride was gowned in early Victorian fashion, in pale satin luminent, with tiny sleeves and full skirt of silver and) pink lace, with a posy of palest pink geraniums and streamers of pink and silver ribbon at one side. Her tulle veil was caught in place with pink rosebuds. The bridal flowers were blue butterfly larkspurs, pink roses ,and carnations in an Old World posy circled with silver lace. Atiss Eunice Kirby, daughter of Air. Fred Kirby, the well-known journalist, was brjdesmaid, wore a becoming early Victorian frock of cerulean blue and silver shot -taffetas. Her veil of pale blue tulle was bound with a. wreath of silver leaves. A posy of pink roses, larkspurs, and autumn foliage was carried. Mr. Hugo Freeth was best man. The reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. Alts. Freeth received the guests in a gown of deep grey marocain, handembroidered with flame flowers, with beaded centres of grey and wi>9 red. Among the guests were Air. and Airs. Kirby. Air. and Airs. Aylwyn, Aliss K. Aylwyn ■ ,and Air. Ron Aylwyn, Mr. and Airs. Guv Natusch. Air. andl Mrs. Fairfax Smythe, Mrs. Louis Beck and Aliss Beck, Airs. Jude, Aliss Jude, and Miss Nora Judge. The bride travelled in a cinamon marocain frock, trimmed with a posy of roses in autumn shades, with nigger brown hat and* shoes. A large number of cablegrams was received from friends in New Zealand, and extending the customary felicitations.

St. Joseph’s orphanage. His Worship the Mayor has given permission lor a street appeal being made to the public for St. Joseph’s Orphanage, on Friday, January 18. There arc some 350 children housed, clothed, fed, and educated in the' orphanage, which is situated in fine, large,and commodious grounds at the Upper Hutt. The Sisters of Mercy, who conduct the orphanage, find it very difficult to carry on this work without the help and generosity of the general public. For the majority of the children, not one penny is received from their relatives or friends (if any). As the orphanage has no endowments, or permanent source of revenue to draw from tho difficulties of financing such an institution can be seen. It is to be hoped that the result of the appeal made on January 18 will give the orphanage the help it needs. The following ladies have promised .to take charge of the street stalls on Orphanage Day Government Buildings, Mesdames E. M. Gibbs and Mornant; Kirkcaldie s, Mrs. Quin and ladies of Upper Hutt; Kelburn tram, Mesdames Le Serve and | Moore; Royal Oak Hotel corner, Mesdames Hawthorne and Keogh, Misses McFarland and Doherty; Bank of New Zealand corner (Lambton Quay), Mesdames J. J. L. Burke, J. J. O’Gorman and Linklater; Boulcott Street, Mesdames . E. Gamble, P. Mackin, D. Burke, and R. Dwyer; Courtenay Place. Mesdames Col. Hughes. R. Collins, C. Hickmott, B. Kelly; Newtown St. Anne’s Sodality of the Children of Marv; general post office. Mesdames O’Driscoll, Carroll, and Compton.

The engagement is announced of Miss Florence Shields, daughter if Mr. and Mrs. Shields, of Nelson, to Mr. G. M. Smart, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Smart, of Old Charlton, London.

Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn Williams have returned to Khandallah after spending a holiday as the guests of Mrs. Rankin. at Makuri.

Matron Burton, of the Greytown Hospital, is takiniz her annual leave at present, and is spending it at Akaroa. During her absence bistei Till is acting matron.

The Board of Governors of St. Mary’s Diocesan School, Stratford, have appointed Miss Violet Thomson as first assistant teacher. For the past twelve months Miss Thomson has been acting as assistant teacher at the Auckland Diocesan School. Miss Thomson has passed through the Dunedin Trainins College, and obtained her “C” certificate. She has also completed a larger part of her. degree course, and has had experience of teaching in the proficiency standard.

A well-known writer on European affairs, Mrs. F. Harper, who is staying with her sister, Mrs. F. J. Rajner, Mountain Road, intends makin„ a short stay in the Dominion, says the “New Zealand Herald.” Mrs. Harper was one of the few women journalists who had continuous access to the French front during the war, and after two years in this region she took a party at her own expense to the Russian front, finding it necessaiy te travel from France by way of America, China, and across Siberia. With tho party she arrived in Petrograd just before the start of the revolution, and went through the whole horrible episode, having many narrow escapee from death. . This enterprising journalist gave a vivid description of one incident in" which she was stunned by a blow in tho street during rioting, and was left for dead, being picked up after the machineguns had swept the streets, and taken te the morgue with the dead. She then visited the Russian front as a journalist, making her headquarters with the Russian Red Cross, but, finding help so badly needed, remained to nurse. Withh er wide knowledge of European peoples, Mrs. Harper was able to give valuable assistance to Mr. Herbert Hoover in his Near East relief work. She has published a number of personal narratives relating to the revolution, as well as many articles on Russia.

Weddings to be artistic, must hate Bouquets te harmonise wi|h frocks. Miss Alurray, 36 Willis Street. Deliveries anywhere in Dominion. —Advt.