NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8654, 12 February 1914, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. -Miss Sylvia 'Wilson is the guest of Dr and Airs Wills at Rangiora.. Airs P. Van dor Velden left last evening for Christchurch, where an exhibition of tlic late Air Van derVelden’s beautiful paintings is to be opened by His Excellency the Governor, Air and Airs Nolan, of Hawcra, and their daughters are here just now. They leave next Friday for Sydney, where they join one of the Orient boats for England. They contemplate air extensive tour, and will bo away a year or two.

Air and Airs T. H. Lowry, Hawke’s Bay, are visiting Christchurch. Dr and Airs Hector and their family have been spending a holiday at Picton.

The engagement is announced in the Weekly Press” of Aliss Dorothy Finch, eldest daughter of Air A. A. Finch, Royal terrace, Dunedin, to Air W. Ellis, of New South Wales. Aliss Beauchamp has returned from P'icton, where, she was visiting her cousins.

Tho monthly meeting of the levin Home committee was held at the home on Tuesday, Miss Greenwood being in the chair. Mrs Hobday was elected a member of tho committee. The matron reported' that tho children were in excellent health, and had enjoyed their holiday at the seaside very much. Some of tho residents of Island Bay gave the children afternoon tea at Cliff House, and also sent a donation of £l. Gifts received with thanks: —Mrs Blackie, dresses ; Mrs Keyworth, children s clothing; Mrs Jones, dresses; Iloss and Glendining, pieces, etc.; Mrs "Willoughby, clothing; Mr Hov.se, buns and cakes; Hnrcorabe and Sons, fish. There are twenty-five children in the home, twenty of them being under ten years of ago.

Mrs J. M. Geddis and Miss Ida Geddla leave by to-day's express for Auckland, where they will join the boat tor Canada. Miss Geddis will bo married shortly after her arrival to Mr Louis Blundell, and takes with her the good wishes of many, people. ■ Miss J. G. Laurenson, after an extended visit to tho Old Country and on the Continent, has again resumed duties at the Wellington Technical College. A benefit .entertainment _is being given by “ The Frivolities ” in aid of tho widow and family of tho late Mr J. B. Holt, who died suddenly recently. The Gas Company’s orchestra are also assisting, and an attractive programme has been arranged to take place at St. Peter’s Hall on the 2oth of this month.

A. very pleasant little tea was given yestordav afternoon at Miss Tendall’s rooms by Miss Hutchen and Miss Ryder, of the Newtown' District High School, their guests being ether members of the staff. The tea tables, bright with anemones in shades of pink, lookr ed very pretty, and after tea a clever competition caused some fun, being eventually won by Mr Brown, who was rewarded with a silver fruit-knife. The guests included Mr Parkinson (the headmaster), Mr Castle (chairman of the school committee), and Misses Castle, Simpson,' Proctor, Goad, Scott, L. Hayes, Cook, Bird, Findlayson, Wilson, Mr and Mrs Burns, Messrs Sergeant and Brown. “ Jottings,” by an observant traveller who had tho ability to make use of everything she saw, and serve the same up to the public seasoned with originulitv; humour, and brightness, form the c- tents of Mrs Ada Holman’s recent-ly-published book. Mrs Holman is visiting New Zealand just now with her husband, the Premier of New South Wales, and it was during a holiday tour in England and abroad that the material for her book was gathered. There is much contained therein that will interest both men and women, but there is much that will appeal very strongly to ,tho latter. Tho four quarters of the book, each as entertaining as the other, are': (1) Round about London; (2) Other Places and People; (3) On the Continent; (4) Eastern Scenes. Mrs Holman had the pleasure of personally meeting many of the notable women of tho hour, ami her word pictures of them are vividly interesting. A quiet and pretty wedding took place yesterday afternoon <at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Lower Hutt, when Miss Eileen Patterson, second daughter of Mr W. Patterson, of Lower Hutt, was married to Mr C. W. Mack, second son of Mr and Mrs W. T. Mack, of Messrs Jenkins and Mack, of Wellington. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, was dressed in white efiarmeuso with overdress of beautiful laco with the usual orange blossoms. The nuptial service was conducted by tho Rev. Dean Dune, assisted by the Rev. Father Walsh. The “Wedding March” was played when the bride and bridegroom left the church. Tho best man was Mr Harry Lawson, and groomsman Mr A. Mack. The bridesmaids were Misses L. Mack, G. Patterson (sister of the bride), and little Kathleen lirnan. After the service the bride and bridegroom motored to tho home of the bride’s parents, where a redding repast was partaken of. Mrs . Patterson received the guests 111 black silk and hat with plumes. The presents were pvettv and numerous, including one from tho Star Boating Club m the form of a convertible fruit-dish and bread-board. The guests included Mr and Mrs Mack, and the Misses Mack, Mr and Mrs Morris. Mrs and Miss Lawson, .Mrs King (Sydney), Miss O Keefe, Mrs and the Misses Sheet Mrs 1 indiav Mrs Oliver Abbott, Miss Pearson, and many others. The bride s goingnwav dress was a tailor-made costume of navy blue with white pm stripe, and black velvet hat with cense and blue touches. The honeymoon will he spent in tho Sounds.

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A FAREWELL TEA. Miss Gcddis, who has been receiving many good wishes and parting from her wide circle of girl friends was yesterday the guest of honour at a farewell tea given for her by Mrs C. W. Triugham. It was at Miss Tendall’s rooms, a portion being screened off and prettily decorated with beautiful flowers. On the tea-table were bowls of sweet peas in shades of mauve and pink, and delicious tea and ices were handed round to the young guests, of whom there were about thirty. Mrs Triugham wore a gown of white embroidered muslin with a pink rose at the waist and another on the brim of her large black tulle hat. Miss Geddis wore a charming gown of pale blue embroidered ninon with a small and very pretty hat of whit© velour with white wings She also wore a very lovely pendant of diamonds and pearls set m platinum, one of her wedding gifts. Miss U. Geddis wore a pretty gown of Shantung and a small blue lined hat with tulle frill. Miss C. Geddis wore a very daintv frock ot white marquisette inlet with lovely insertion. Mrs Arthur Geddis wore a large black hat with a pretty tailor-made gown. Mrs McLean wore black and a small black hat; Mrs Digges-Smith a grey coat and skirt, ermine furs and smart blue hat; Mrs E. Blundell, black and white check gown with plum-coloured, revers and small hat; Mrs J. Duthie, blue gown and small hat; Miss Dora AI c ander., a pretty gown in shades of blue and bronze and hat to match ; Miss D. Wilson, grey costume and white hat; Miss Shirtcliffe pretty black coat and skirt, white lace collar and black hat; her sister wore a mole-coloured coat and skirt and white hat; Miss Massey, champagne muslin frock and floral hat; Miss N.’ Haybittlo,white muslin frock. Miss M Seaton, Misses Cooper, Miss Knox, Misses D’Oyley. Miss Elder, Miss Doris Dali., Miss Anderson. Muss Moss. -Miss Kane, Miss V. Corliss, Miss 'Mary Seaton, Miss Putnam, Miss Eoclce, Miss Kcrabor, Misses HallJoncs and Miss Bussell were some of the guests. SCHOOLROOM ECHOES. The Victoria Dengue Notes for the mouth include some amusing answers from scholgirls:— • Question ; Define a net ? • Answer: A net is a lot of holes strung together by string. Q.: What is a brown study ? A.: Some relation to a ‘‘blue funk (this was a boy’s answer in the exam, for Osborne, and the candidate passed with honours). The last reply reminds me of a question in a Senior Civil Service examination some years ago. Who. was Abdul Aziz? , The candidate (who; came top for Kew Zealand) really did not know much about the man, so re P le ® briefly: “A lineal descendant, of Abdul As-waz.” . , , Q.; What can you say in favour ol Queen Mary ? ~ , , Answer: What could one expect'of a woman who had five stepmothers? The following is from a Sunday school \vho came after Solomon? A.; The Queen of Sheba! HOPE FOR US! Amongst all the gloomy prophecies regarding the future of women it is cheering as a ray of sunshine to Imd one man who still has faith m our sex and expects “better things. A\ holesale condemnation never did effect V°~ form in anything, and just v at present the modern , woman might well adopt the plan of being “hung for a sheep as well as a lamb,” for she is being told all her worst faults by everyone, and the most bitter accusations, strange to say* come from the pulpit. M. Jean Einot, a well-known French writer, probably - knows all women’s weaknesses and faults as well as any clergyman, but he adopts a different and much more wholesome method of improving their little backward ways. He pictures to them something of an ideal, hoping probably to make them realise the contrast. He says “The women of to-morrow will wear no jewellery, and will not worry themselves' about fashions. They will be much more elegant than nowadays, but will have renounced many arts and graces which they owe to men and the favours of fate.” “The women of to-morrow,” he predicts, “will bo perfect women instead of incomplete men.”

Country women, out of touch with the lucky ones of this earth who journey to and fro in interesting places, should all read Mrs Holman’s book “ My Wander Year,” for -in this the writer takes you with her in her wanderings in tlio most fascinating way. I quote hero an interesting note from the chapter on “ Cotton Mill Girls ” ; “ To-day, when even the Japanese and Chinese women sigh after Paris hats, it is strange to see in Manchester streets the shawled women and girls. The operatives might have stepped out of ‘ Mary Barton ’ or ‘ That Lass o’ Lowrie’s.’ The shawls give mi old-time nir of peasantry to the women. I am told that the hat is gradually claiming its rights, but, on tho other hand, 1 know of a young girl—rather out of the operative class—who went to work at a local mill wearing a hat. She had it torn from her head and danced into chips as just punishment for ‘putting on airs.’ ”

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