NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8853, 2 October 1914, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Several small children from Clyde quay school wont to the Town Hall yesterday, and handed the Mayoress the sum of £3 8s 8d for the Belgian and English distress fund. This was raised by the “Roll of the 0.5.5.L.U.” by a bazaar organised quite by themselves. The little ones responsible wrote their names in very round capitals on a sheet of paper. They were; A. Astley (captain), D. Lock (secretary), E. Trott, D. McGrath, V. Lapworth, V. Elliot, M. Lerwill, Y. Bennet, M. Burgess, E. AlcDermit, and E. Raven.

Several engagements of members, of tho Australian expeditionary force took place recently. Major Corlette, of Sydney, was married to Miss Ruby, Saunders, of Newcastle, and Lieutenant Cook, son of the ex-Premier of the Commonwealth, has just been married to Nurse Elsie Sheppard. ‘ , Speaking to an interviewer in Sydney. on the war recently, Madame Melba said: “ One of my keenest dis-. appointments as regards the war is the' Boston Opera Company. Practically' everything had been satisfactorily arranged for the visit of this company! to Australia next year. Mr Hugh Ward had met Mr Russell, the manager of the Boston Opera Hotise, and Mr Jordan, who built the house in Paris. Mr Russell and Mr Jordan were deeply impressed with the scheme, and displayed much enthusiasm in bringing it to a head. Well, I would have made it my business to see that you would have got absolutely tho finest combination that over visited this country.' Tho full company of principals and tho regular chorus, with tho > admirable Parisian orchestra, which played with us in the last season in Paris, would have been brought here, and the fares alone to Australia would have amounted to upwards of £IO,OOO. It was, of course, a tremendous undertaking, but it was practicable, and the pity of it is that the war has upset all our plans. But, nil desperandum, the , company may come yet, and it certainly shall not be my fault if I cannot succeed in making satisfactory arrangements when the war is happily over.”

Among those staying at the Hotel Windsor are Miss Mitchell (London), Miss N. Stifle (Cornwall), Mr and Mrs W H. Hewitt (Dannevirke), Mrs L. H. Ward (Dannevirke), and Mr and -Mrs Murphy (Auckland). The Buckler-Baget Company- had a very fine house for their final night in. Wellington, and certainly be encouraged to come back again thereby. It was the more gratifying, since the play, “The Great Adventure,” was of such a quiet type. At the end of the performance every lady of.' the company had beautiful floral tributes handed up, and Miss Paget received quite a “stack” of flowers. Tho very large audience included Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, Miss Sodden, Mrs Bernard Wood,' Dr Eyffe, Mr. and Miss Skerrett, Dr and Mrs Purdy, Miss Brown, Mr ,R. Turnbull, Mrs Gray, Mrs and Miss Bristowe, etc Many patrons of the stalls were allowed to stand at the back of the circle, their accommodation having been taken up by galleryites thrust out from their own sphere for the troopiers. FOR THE bULDIERS. A meeting of . ladies was held at Mrs W. F. Massey’s residence in. Tinakori road on AVednesday morning to consider means of entertaining the members of the expeditionary force during thjeir enforced stay in Wellington. )I Vs Massey presided, and in opening the meeting said how much pleasure she ha-d in calling a meeting in conjunction with Mrs Salmond for the purpose. The other Ministers of the Crown and their wives were in greatest sympathy with the movement, and would do all in their power to help. Those present were; Lady Godley, Mrs H. D. Bell,-Mrs F. Fisher, Mrs Coleridge, Mrs Garland, Miss Coates, Mrs Eoyd Garlick, Miss Harcourt, Mrs Chatfield. Apologies for absence were received from Lady Stout, Airs A. L. H-erdman, Miss Fraser, Mrs Algar Williams, and Airs Tripp. Mrs Salmond was elected honorary secretary of the movement, and Airs Tripp hon. treasurer. After discussion, it was decided to take the Sydney street schoolroom, and arrange it as a club for the use of the troopers between the hours of 6 and 10.30 p.m. Card tables and writing tables and material will be provided, also magazines and newspapers. A number of business firms and citizens have been very generous in giving donations of -money and goods, and Hie gymnasium will be fitted up with punching balls and boxing-gloves, and Airs Royd Garlick is providing masks an-d foils for fencing. _ Each evening some form of entertainment will bo provided, and light refreshments will be dispensed. The club will be open on Saturday evening at 6 o’clock, and on Sunday evening at S p.m., when tea will be provided. Different ladies of the committee -have agreed to take separate evenings and provide entertainments and refreshments, and ■ all the men of the force are cordially invited to attend the club.

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A VICE-REGAL TEA. t Yesterday afternoon Her Excellency "the Countess of Liverpool invited a number of guests to afternoon tea, to [meet AH Walter Kirby, who is giving a (concert hero next week. The guests 'were received in tho drawing-room by ,Her Excellency, where the beautiful r pot-plants made an artistic decoration against the rose and white furnishings. Air Kirby sang during the afternoon, to the great enjoyment of the guests, and Airs Bernard Wood (of Christchurch) also sang very charmingly, and played Air Kirby’s accompaniments. Tea was served in the ballroom, where the tables were decorated with spring flowers. Lady Liverpool wore a gown of brown channelise, with cream lace vest and cuffs. Miss Rhodes (Christchurch), who is staying at Government House, assisted in looking after the guests. Among those present wore ; Airs and Miss Alassey, Lady Ward and jAlrs Cyril Ward, Mrs and Aliss Seddon, Airs A. E. Donne, Lady Stout and Aliss Stout, Airs J. P. Luke and Aliss Luke, -Mrs H. D. Bell, Airs A. L. Herdman, Airs F. AI. B. Fisher, Aliss Fraser, Aliss Coates, Airs Algar Williams, Airs W. Barton, Airs Aloorhouse, Bishop Sprott-, Airs Coleridge, Mr Tolhurst, Air and Aliss Harcourt, Airs Pomare, Mrs Alec. Crawford, Airs Hosking,' Aliss Aliles, Aliss Russell, and Aliss Wilford. THE COUNTESS OF LIVERPOOL , FUND. The Alayoress of Wellington’s committee are still on duty at the Town Hall, though they have reduced their working hours to from 10 a.m. to I p.m. every day. The committee has also been enlarged, and now consists of the Mayoress (Airs J. P. Luke), Mrs W. F. Alassey, Lady Ward, Lady Stout, and Alesdames Bunny, Crump, Dymock, W. A. Evans, Hosking, Hildreth, AlcEwan, Platts-Alills, AI. Myers, Saunders, Townsend* Tripp, K. Preston, Tilly, Algar Williams, Alec Crawford (secretary), and Aliss P. Alyeds. These ladies are now taking it in turn to be in attendance at the Town Hall so that the work will not press so hardly on a few. Among their duties they have been looking into the wants of the wives and dependents of army reservists in Wellington, and the secretary has written to nil such reservists asking for information on this point. In nearly every case replies have been received, and .ill express the highest appreciation of the committee’s efforts on their behalf. One man wrote saying that though he had not yet taken unto himself a wife he deeply appreciated these efforts on behalf of those who had.

- usterday morning the committee members in attendance were very busy jacking and sending off flowers which had been sent for conveyance to Invercargill for the flowei - day, which is to bo held there to-morrow. The committee acknowledge tho following, goods received at the Town Hall for ‘the Countess of Liverpool Fund, since September 2Gth: Aliss Janet Russell, 1 Balaclava; Mrs Arden, New Plymouth, 8 hospital towels*‘ 2 Balaclavas; Featherston branch L. L. fund, per H. Card, 15 caps; Hunterville. 1 pillow tip; Mrs Barnes, 2 pairs socks; Onslow Lady Liverpool fund (Airs Lillirap). 2s 6d. Flowers for Invercargill' tre acknowledged from; Aliss Alarsden, Irs Spilman, Airs J. Ball, and Aliss Copeland, Airs S. S. Mason (Lower lutt), Airs John Valentine, Airs Holds--vorth, Miss Maodougall. PUPILS’ DANCES. Miss Barbara Putnam held the breaking up of her dancing classes in the Goring street Hall last night, and all the small pupils had a very good tlire. There was dancing, plain for the youngsters’ . enjoyment, and fancy to entertain _ the grown-ups, and all the tiny children acquitted themselves remarkably well. Aliss Beryl Earle danced a toe dance, and Miss Enid Ramsay a Spanish castanet dance, these being the only solos. The ether dances were; A Quaker dance (done most demurely by a number of tiny children), a Highland Fling, Cherry Ballet, Irish Jig, Rosebud (where again the tiniest mites performed), Gavotte a Russian Ballet* and a Minuet. The hall was decorated with strands of lycopodium and flags, and Miss Putnam wore a pretty frock of silk embroidered lace over cream charmeuse. Among those present were Aliss Coates, Alesdames Putnam, Mantell, Janish, Prendergast, Knight, S, Wheeler, Eliott, A. Barclay, Bucholz, Buck, Tingey, Ramsay, AlcCalhim, Fortesque Wright. R-adcliffe, etc. A very dainty supper brought an enjoyable evening to a close. . * An enjoyable dance was given at the Empire Hall on Friday last by Aladame Irene Connop and tho pupils of her dancing class, over two hundred couples being present. Aladame Connop received her guests m a charming gown of tango charmeuse, beautifully draped with gold tissue lace. Some very handsome dresses were worn by the ladies present. Ihe first part of the evening was taken up by the juvenile members, and some very graceful and pretty dancing was gone through, including the tango,

the fancy dressing being exceptionally good. The “Butterfly Ballet,” danced by the pupils of the Convent High School was very pretty, tho chief butterflies being Aliss Inez Connop and Alisa Noreeu O’Rielly, a titiy tot of five years, whoso dancing was much admired, and Aliss Inez Alitchell (Cupid). This young lady gave some very graceful arm movements in her dance. A military dance by four tiny tots, the Alissos Rangi O’Rielly, Pauline Seifert, Nellie Nash, and Violet Rowley, was cleverly danced. “La Boheme, -a polka movement, was danced by Miss Inez Alitchell and Veda Cimino. The prettiest dance of the evening was an Oriental scene, thirty young ladies taking part, the dresses being .very gorgeous. The soloists were Miss Clematis Connop (queen), dress of blue charmeuse and chiffon and gold trimmings and head-gear of gold lace and spangles; Aliss Alattie Cameron (presentation of the jewels), dress of lemon and pale blue; Aliss Inez Connop (offering of flowers), dress of rose pink silk and black ninon ; Aliases Florence Watt and Joan Cameron, dresses of grey and cerise and black and red respectively. Aliss. Robbie wore a very handsome dress or emerald green satin and pinon with gold trimmings. The dancing throughout this scene was exceptionally fine, some very clever toe dancing being j done by Miss Clematis and Aliss Inez Connop. Alusic lor the fancy dancing was played by Aliss Lynch, Cimino’s orchestra officiating for the latter part of the evening. The supper 'table decorations were carried out in mauve and pink. Trails of shaded pink ribbons were caught from the) centrepiece to the many vases, giving a very pretty effect. A very pleasant! evening was spent by all those pre-J sent.

PATRIOTIC DANCE:

Last night the Newtown Tennis Club/ finished, their Cinderella dances for the season by an extra dance in aid of the Lady Liverpool fund. It was held in the New Century Hall, and about one hundred guests were present and had a most enjoyable time. The hall was not decorated,! but upstairs in the supper room the 1 patriotic note was dominant in the, table decorations. Long, graceful masses of white broom were used with blue perennial pea, and red ribbons to match the tricolour, and the effect was very happy. ■ The chaperons for the occasion were Mrs J. P. Luke, who wore black ninon embroidered in jet, Mrs Gill, Mrs Eraser, Airs Clark, Airs Redward, Airs McDonald,, and Airs Barber, and the committee con-; sisted of Miss Belle Luke, Miss Bock,j Aliss Clark, Airs Brown, Miss Veitch,! Aliss McLean, and Alcsars Clark, Pratt, Curtis, Redward and Collins. A WEDDING. At the Congregational Church, Courtenay place,, yesterday a, pretty wedding took place, when Air Hugo A. N. Bramley (of tho tramway staff) was married to Aliss Thirza Eliza Barker, eldest daughter of Air W. Barker, of Grant road, and grand-daughter of Air W. B. Barker, of Tedding, and of Air and Mrs W. Page, of Halcombe. ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. A. Evans, and the bride was given away by her father. The best man was Air J. Aloriartf. and Ihe bridesmaids were Miss D.vsy Bramley (sister of the bridegroom) and Aliss AI. Barker (sister of the bride). The bride’s gown was of white crepe do chine, with pearl trimming, with the usual'veil and orange blossoms and bouquet of white flowers, the bridesmaids’ dresses being of whit© embroidered muslin. One carried a posy of pink bouvrdia and the other of primroses. Mrs W. Barker (mother of the bride) wore navy blue shantung, with Oriental trimming and black hat with plumes; Airs Bramley (mother of the bridegroom), mole cord costume, with Oriental trimming, and hat to match with plumes. After the ceremony a large number of guests were entertained at Godher’s, Where the usual toasts were honoured, that of the bride and bridgeroom being proposed by the. Rev. W. A. Fv ans. The bride’s travelling costume was of navy blue, with Wodgewood blue hot.