Woman’s World

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 245, 17 July 1928, Page 4

Woman’s World

Matters of Interest from Far and Near

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir. and Sirs. P. Slyers,. of Hobson Street, returned from a visit to Sydney by the Slakura yesterday.

Miss Muriel Esse, of Milford, Auckland. who has been working in London at the liiternationhl Centre of the Y.W.C.A. for the last two years, has accepted the position of general secretary to the Nairobi branch of the association. She has been spending three weeks in Cairo, cn route to British East Africa. Mrs J. A. Macleod returned to Wellington from the north, on Saturday afternoon. The’ following is the list of guests at The Hermitage, last week. From Dunedin : Sir. and Mrs F. SI. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs F. Shepherd, Miss Young, Sir. and Sirs D. Slaider, Sir. and Sirs G. SV. Stewart, bliss C. Pratt, Sir. Pratt. From Timaru : Slajor and Sirs Hooper. From Ceylon : Sir. and Sirs G. Harrison Gregory. From Auckland. Sir. and Sirs G. B. White. From Wellington, Sir. Bull. From Switzerland, Sir. E. Chable. Invitations have been issued by their Excellencies the Governor-General and the Lady Alice Fergusson, for a ball at Government House on SVednesday, July 25. Sirs G. I*. ’l’. C. Swabey and Sirs E. H. Longsdon.'wife of Lieutenant-Commander Longsdon, of 11. 51. S. Dunedin, have left for a visit to Suva. Mrs G, Cassidy and her daughter, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland. Sir. and Sirs J. Slillward, of SVellington, are visiting Auckland. Sirs SI. West, of Auckland, is a visitor to Wellington. Sirs Hammond, of Wellington, is nt present visiting Auckland, and is staying with her mother. Sirs S. G. Chambers, Sea view Road; Remuera. The Rev. C. H- Whiteacre and Sirs Whiteacre have returned to Eltham from Wellington. Sirs Eric Knuckcy has returned to Eltham from Wellington. Airs T. Tucker, Wellington, who lias been Visiting Sirs Graham, Hawera, has left on route to Auckland. She will join the Aorangi for Sydney. Sir. and Sirs Tucker will make their future home in Slelbourne. Sir. and Sirs F. B. Robinson are staying in Christchurch. Sir. and Sirs T. H. Giles, of Wellington, are in Auckland, Sir. and Sirs H. H. Sletzer are Wellington visitors to Auckland. ■ Sir George.and Lady Fenwick, of Dunedin, are in Auckland, and staying with their daughter, Mrs Percival James, the Vicarage, Parnell.

Mrs lan Johnson and Mrs Nathan, Wellington, are visiting. Mrs Simmons, Batea. Mr. and Mrs Henry Reid, of Dunedin, left by the Tpfua for the Isjands. Mrs H. E. Leighton, of Lower Hutt, left by the. Tofua from Auckland, on a visit to the Islands. Miss Mansfield, of Wellington, is visiting her. sister, Mrs Bullen, of Wharerata... Mr. and Mrs M. Summers arc Wellington visitors to Christchurch. Miss McCrea, of Wellington, who has been on a visit to her sister-in-law, Mrs K. McCrea, “Rukumoana,” Te Pohue, has returned to her home. Mrs F. M. Spencer has left Hamilton, and will take up her residence at Upper Hutt. , i The Sydney branch of the English Speaking Union gave a lunch in honour of the Bates University debating team, on July 12. Mr. and Mrs H. L. Glenn will leave by the Makura to-day for San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs P. S. McGraw and and Mr. and Mrs H. McGraw, of Chicago, will leave to-day by the Makura, for San Francisco. Mrs Haviland, daughter of their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson, will leave to-day by the Makura for San Francisco, where she will be joined by Major Haviland en route for England. Dr. Agnes Bennett arrived from Sydney by the Makura yesterday. Mr. and Mrs A. W. Akers arrived from Sydney by the Makura yesterday. Mrs. Wilkinson and her sister, Miss G. Wallace, of Oriental Bay, are spending a holiday in Sydney. » * * VISITING THE CAPITAL. Mrs F. Lowry North, of Hawke's Bay, was a visitor to Wellington for race week. Mrs R. J. Matthews, of New Plymouth, is spending a holiday in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs Kearney were Wellington visitors to Ilawera during last week. Mrs W. N. Stephenson, of New Plymouth, is spending a holiday in Wellington. Mrs. F. .1. Tasker, of Palmerston North, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. C. Stanford, of Feilding, is visiting Wellington. Let the perfection of your hair-waving be your first consideration. You will be delighted with the results that clever artistry will achieve with your hair A permanent wave of distinction is what we offei vou for 635. Our work may be imitated, but never equalled Marcel waving, tinting, etc., and newest shingle wigs made to, order Stain ford' and -Co., Luk, tRJ.-.Willis' Street, iXgiiiautou!— MvJb

ENGAGEMENT. Norn elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F Knapper, of Huntly, to Keith, fourth son of Sir. A. G. Bicknell and the late Mrs, Bicknell, of Greytown. WEDDING. An interesting wedding recently solemnised at St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral by the Ven. Archdeacon Johnson was that of Slargarct Stewart, younger daughter of Sir. and Airs. R. W. Short, Grant Road Wellington, to Charles Leonard, son of the Morns Hughes, Linwood. New South IS ales, inc bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a gown with a boilice of white satin with an appliqued lace yoke and a full-length skirt of ivory marriette with a wide band of lace to match. A laee veil and coronet of orange blossoms completed her'attire. The bridesmaids, bliss Violet Short (chief), bliss Pat Shannon, and bliss Olive Ramsay, wore frocks of white georgette and princess point lace, over pale pink, with pink felt hats trimmed with silver tissue, lhe bridegroom was attended by Mr. IP. Lc Souef as best man and Messrs. 11. Short and R. G. Hayward as groomsmen. Later Mr. -and Sirs. Short received their guests in the lounge of the Adelphi Cabaret, the wedding breakfast being laid in the blue room, where a dance was afterwards held. The bride's mother was attired in a gown of black chenille georgette over pink, and a black panne hat trimmed with ospreys. The bride travelled in a frock of cocoa marocain with coat and hat en spite. ♦. * * CHILDREN’S DANCE. The Slirainar Progressive Association held a children’s fancy dress ball at the Miramar South School on Friday night. After the grand parade the judges (Air. and Sirs. Stone and Air. and Airs. Thornton) awarded the following prizes:—Best sports costume: Jockey (N. Knox); Tom Heeney (V. Coveney) ;• special prize (K. Tucker). Best couple: “Tiro Cupids (D. Larsen and V. Kennejy). Little tots: “Nurse” (J. blillar) ; “Gipsy” (B. Chambers) ; “Teddy Bear” (Al. Thompson) ; “Rose” (J. Marshall); “Waterbag” (J. Ptiman) ; “Gold Crown” (A. Knox). The. awards for best posters were given to C. Brodstop and ‘‘Taubnians” ■ (K. Coveney). Most original: “Chinaman” (W. Elliott), “Fishwife” (D. Chorley). Best fancy dress: “Early Victorian” (E. Coveney), “Night” (Al. Foley). Best paper dress: “Blue Bird” (I. Tucker), Kewpie (J. Hasskow). During the evening exhibition dances were given by Aliss Haire’s pupils. The committee responsible for

the arrangements were Mesdames Tucker, Stone, Thornton, Miller, and Messrs. Chorley, Russell, Tucker, Keif, Stone, Thornton, Miller, and Irvine. PLEASURE TOUR TO ARCTIC. The cruise of the Arctic Amazons was to start in June (states an exchange). These Amazons of 1928 are wealthy women who intend spending the summer hunting polar bears, seals and walruses in the Arctic regions. Mr. J. C. Bee-Mason, of Burgess Hill, Sussex, who was with Sir Ernest Shackleton and in the Quest, the Oxford University Arctic Expedition in 1924, and the British Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land in 1925, is organising the expedition, which is to last about three months. Mr. Bee-Mason hopes to complete the passenger list with women. “I find that these days it is women who like to do novel and adventurous things,” he said to a London newspaper representative. “That is why lam arranging this new kind of tour. Not that there will be any hardship. Comfortable cabins have been installed in the boat, and a famous firm has the contract for the catering. The boat will be entirely under the control of the captain, and consequently nothing dangerous will be undertaken. “Our intention is to go to Franz Josef Land and the women passengers will be the first women to set foot in this country. The scenery is magnificent, and there is permanent daylight. The shooting is first rate. The captain took a party of men out there last year and they shot 35 Polar bears. There are blue foxes and white foxes, too, aud plenty of birds, and we shall arrange winter sports. It is purely a pleasure cruise, but of a novel kind. There will be a woman doctor on board, and we shall have wireless. We intend sailing from Newcastle about the middle of June for Bergen. From there we-shall sail for about a thousand miles in the Norwegian fjords up to North Cape. A party of Spaniards have chartered the Quest for the same period, and as we are sure to meet them I expect we shall exchange hospitalities with them.” * kt the monthly meeting of the Alexandra Home committee, there were present Mesdames Gill (in the chair), Tripe. McVicar, Phillips. Turner, Hempton, Hard wick Smith. Carvosso, Watt, Briton. Smith, and Miss Fraser. The matron reported that there were 34 adults and 22 infants in the home, and that there had been 31 confinements and four district cases had been attended. There had been 101 attendances'at the ante-natal clinic. The following subscriptions and donations were acknowledged: Lady Bell, £3 35.; Dr Cattell, £2 25.; Mrs E. McHardy. C M. Banks, Ltd., Mr. C. W. Smith, Mr. W. A. Carson, £1 Is. each; Mrs E. L. Marchant. 10s 6d., and “a friend 10s. Also the following gifts were acknowledged • Mrs Dutton, old linen; Mrs Hueslon. flowers and herbs; “a friend, babies, clotheffls

PROVINCIAL NOTES. Miss Rayner, of Takaka, Nelson, is the guest of Mrs. A; McFarlane, Palmerston North. Miss Margaret Guy,' of . Rangitikei Line, Palmerston North, has returned from a visit to Auckland. 4 M.iss Betty Ward, of Hikorangi, is the guest of Mrs. Mortimer-Jones, Hastings. Mrs. Eric Chalmers has returned to Palmerston North from a brief visit to her mother, Lady Nolan, Auckland. Mrs. Chalmers has taken a house in Brighton Road, Auckland, and will take up her residence there in the near future. Miss Alga Carlyon, of Hawke’s Bay, has returned, from a visit to Palmerston North. . Mrs. E. B. Waddington, of Waipukuraii, is staying with her mother, Mrs. Hyslop, of Hastings. Miss Hett, who has been staying with Miss Hutchison, of Palmerston North, is now the guest of Mrs. Turnbull, Feilding. Miss Jean Muir has returned to Pal- [] nv'i'ston North from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. .Sydney Freeman, of Palmerston North, has been on a short visit to Wellington. Mrs. Keith Kirkcaldie, Wellington, arrived in Wanganui yesterday, and is the guest of her sister, Mrs, R. Browne, St. ! John's Hill. Miss Bailey, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Dean, Wanganui, has returned to Wellington. Miss Esther Fisher, who has been Mrs. Gordon Mcßeth’s guest, will leave Wanganui to-day. H The friends of Mrs. W. Nairn, Wanga--0 nut; will be pleased to hear that she will N be able to leave Belvedale Hospital this g week. g Mrs. E. V. Tingey, Wanganui, left for g Wellington to-day. fi Mrs. R. Cuthbertson has returned to g Wanganui from Palmerston. I| Mr. and Mrs. R. Dennison, Welling--9 ton. are visiting Wanganui. H Miss Kitty Wells, Wanganui, will leave ■ for Wellington on Thursday to take up g nursing. Miss Evelyn Stewart, of the staff of the Keith Street Infants’ School, Wanganui, was.the recipient last Friday afternoon of a crystal bowl and a bouquet, from the staff and children. Miss Stewart will be married shortly to Mr. Sidey, of Lincoln College, Canterbury. Mrs. William Kebbell, of Masterton, is on a visit to Wellington. Miss Alice Eton has returned to Masterton from a visit to Hawke’s Bay and Palmerston North. Mrs. Holmwood, of Chapel Street, Masterton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. S. Pilmer, “Waiteko.” Mr. and Mrs. H. Scales have returned to Masterton from a holiday spent at Rotorua. Miss Parker, who has been the guest of Mrs. Blamires, Masterton, has returned to Dunedin. Mrs. J. Elliott and the Misses Elliott, of Masterton, left last week by car for a visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. L. Eagle will leave Eketahuna next week on a motor tour of Taranaki and Waikato. s Mrs. H. Tildesley has returned to Masterton after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Bassett, of Eketahuna. i The annual ball of the! Tinui Foresters, Masterton, held at the improved hall at Tinui on, Friday, was a great success. The hall was effectively decorated, those responsible being Messrs. I. Speedy, R. Pringle, L. Cameron, A. Owen, I. Laing, F. Bennett and E. H. Scholefield. The ladies’ committee was headed by Mesdames Speedy, Dillon, Owen, E. H. Scholefield, Misses T. Laing, A. Bennett, Edith Langdon and Kathleen Langdon. The M.C.’s were Messrs. F. Bennett, L. D. Cameron and I. H. Speedy. Extras were contributed by' Miss Jean Caverhill and D. Greenland.

There was an attendance of about 300 children at the plain and fancy dress ball held in the Masterton Municipal Hall on' Saturday night under the auspices of the Girl Guides’ Association. The judges,. (Misses O. Walters and M. Cameron) presented prizes in the different sections to the following: Jean McDonald, Kathleen Harrison, Sidney Gerrand, Ngaire Burr, Payton twins, Edna ’ Coleman, Roderick Mac Diarmid, Mary Gerrand, Helen Thompson, Asta Bridges. Music ■ was supplied by the : Masterton Municipal. Band under the conductorship, of Mr. R. J. Young. MADAME MENERE IN MARTON. Marton ladies, should on nd account fall to witness'Madame Zwenere’s great display of -Russian and Canadian fursi which will be held in the Marton HoteJ Sample Rooms on Friday, 20th, Saturday, 21st, Monday,'23rd, and Tuesday, 24th July, when over £lO,OOO worth of fur coats, etc., will be sold under New Zealand wholesale prices.—Advt. I•.• - . • OVERSEA' NOTES. For what is believed to be. the first time, the initials of the Queen, with her approval,'will appear on a school crest, Farrington’s Girls’ School, Chislehurst, Kent, on changing from a limited company into an association,' was granted a coat of arms by the College of Heralds, and the Queen approved that her initials, 31. R., in gold on the royal ermine should be included. ■ » : ■ * ' * An American University Women’s Club has recently been founded in Vienna. Its task is to offer a centre of hospitality •to American women who stay in Vienna temporarily or permanently. The president is Mrs. Katherine Goodyear. It is to be hoped that this club may develop in so satisfactory a way that the establishing of a home of its own can be considered. 4 * * The National and New York State Leagues of Women Voters joined in arranging a meeting in New York city on April 5 in honour of the Duchess of Atholl, member of the British Parliament. The Duchess spoke on “Women in Public Life.” She was introduced to the large audience by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of the Columbia University. Miss Ruth Morgan, chairman of the peace committee of the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship, presided at the meeting.

. WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES. , Following is the list of hostesses for the Community. Club . this week -Monday, Mrs I’ocock; Tuesday, Mrs ts. H. Rastall; Wednesday, Mrs C. b. Young; Thursday, Mrs E. L. M. Meachen; Friday, Mrs J. Rankine; Monday, Wellington Suburban Nursing division. • The monthly meeting of the Levin Memorial Home committee was held last Tuesday, Miss Archibald presiding. There were present Mrs Poole, Mrs hlcEldowney, Mrs Gillispie, and Misses Greenwood, Morrah, Chalmers, Barry, and Young. Apologies were received’ from Airs Meek, Mrs Stace, and Mrs Willoughby. -lh e matron reported that the. health ot the children was good. The sewing bee met at the Home on June 26, and the Key. Barnett held Bible Class on June 27. lhe following gifts were received: 61b honey, Miss Compton; £l, Mrs Henry Blundell; jam and cakes, Mrs Luke; 2 cases apples. Complaints department: sauce and pickles, Mrs Bearsley, Palmerston North; woollen coat, Miss Wheeler; . dress, Mrs Fossette; buns, cakes, and pastry, Sewing bee members; clothes, Mrs. I’ountam; 2 pairs socks, Miss Wilson,, Stratford; oranges,' Miss Young; bananas, Mrs Cbnolly; sweets, Mrs Barley'; ' fruit and sweets,, friends; children's magazines, Miss Parkes: The Miramar Women's Christian Temperance Union held a fairly-well attended- meeting at the Methodist Schoolroom on Thursday last. A short talk was given by the president on the subject of “Social and Moral Hygiene,” specially in connection with the life and work of Mrs. Josephine Butler. The minutes having been confirmed, a letter was read from the secretary, regretting that for the next few weeks she would be unable to carry out the secretarial duties owing to' her absence from the city, but promising to work for the union in every other possible way. A special scheme had been initiated by the treasurer for raising funds for the union, and this had been taken up heartily by most of . the members. the result of.their efforts being the offering of articles for sale. Arrangements were made for celebrating In Memoriam Day, on July 26, in the afternoon, and an invitation was extended to members also to attend a similar gathering in the evening of the same day at Newto-wh. Notice was given of meetings to be held on Monday afternoon next, at Vivian . Street Baptist Church, and on Tuesday evening, at the Methodist schoolroom in Miramar, _ to which members were cordially invited. Packets of leaflets were handed to members for distribution by letters and other means. .The treasurer’s statement for the previous month showed a fair balance in hand.

The Wellington Women’s Missionary Auxiliary celebrated its'twentieth [birthday on Thursday last with an. afternoon gathering at Wesley, Hall, which was tastefully decorated with greenery.’ A feature was ’ the number of cash donations,' though there were flowers and a birthday cake, • and such things on sale, which realised nearly £7O. , Mrs. Hill (president) welcomed, the visitors .from other towns, and called for new members. The Rev. E. Harkness gave an address, saying that women’s work for the Church was'a'comparatively modern development, as it is less than 100 years since their services were made use of as missionary agents.- A letter from the Maori deaconess, reporting on 1 her wqrk, was received. - Notice was given,of the Mission Board’s proposed scheme for a Maori -Girls’ .School. During the afternoon songs were sung by Mrs. Slight and Miss Madge Freeman, a recitation xvas given by Mrs. Castle, and a ’cello solo by Miss Lilia Hill. At 6 p.m., a “kpife and fork” tea was given, and at 8 p.m. a concert, presided over by the Rev. E. D. Patchett, was well patronised. A varied programme was presented. , Boy Scouts from Newtown, and Girl Guides from Maranui, in charge of-Miss Gladys entertained the audience. Songs were given by Misses Mann and Hopkins, and by Mr. Gladey. Mrs. Gaudell also sang with 'cello accompaniment by Miss Lilia Hill. A recitation was given by . Mrs. Boutell, while Miss Hazel Rowe, A.T.C.L., acted as accompaniste throughout. A beautiful tableau, “Faith, Hope, and Charity, was well staged. The dramatised story of Esther saving’her people from destruction was capitally portrayed-by young people from Hataitai, under the direction of Miss Mavis Rolls.

Wedding Bouquets of charm and djs tinction, presentation posies and baskets, at . Miss Murray’s. Vice-Regal Floriste, 36 Willis • Street.—Advt

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