NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11442, 12 February 1923, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs K. J. Seddon has gone to Greymouth on a visit to Air and Mrs T. Y. Seddon. Airs J. McArthur and her children, who have boon visiting Canon and Airs I lean. The Vicarage, Addington, Christchurch, have now returned to AJarlborough. Aliss Isobel Alassey returned at the week end from a briet visit to Auckland. The Hon. Prudence Jellicoe won the second place at. the children’s riding class at the Waipujcuru show, and a third award fell to the Hon. Xorah Jellicoe. The Hon. Alyrtle Jellicoe was also a competitor. The three little riders were applauded on appearing on the 6how ground. Aliss Alarjorie Alyers, of The Terraco, Wellington, is at present on a visit to Auckland, and is the guest of Mrs E, Bond, Ladies’ Alile, Bemuera. Ah-s C. H. Brown, widow of the late Brigadier-General Brown,, H. 5.0., of Wellington, who, with her two daughters, has been spending a holiday at Sumner, has returned home.

Miss Kiore King left Wellington on Friday by the Ulimaroa for Melbourne via Sydney. Miss King, who, as a teacher of elocution and dramatic art, is well known in Christchurch, is under engagement to Mh* Aftan Wilkie's jneiwJ Shakespearean Company. Mr and Mrs Page have returned from Christchurch, where Mr Page has been attending the Architects' Conference. Mrs J. G. Collins was hostess on Thursday afternoon at a particularly delightful reception given at her home in Rveraleigh street, Christchurch, in honour of the wives of the architects who are at present in Christchurch for the confer- ; once. I Miss Eileen Stone, of - Palmerston | North, left for Wellington on Friday to join Fullers' vaudeville in a pei’inanent 'position with the Sunshine Comedy Company on the Fuller circuit. She is now at His Majesty’s, Wellington. Miss Arini Ashworth, of Palmerston North, is on a visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs A. Kibble and family, of Greymouth, are in Wellington, en' route to England. Mrs Elliott, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs Huntley Elliott, Bristol street, Christchurch. Christchurch people leaving by the Ruapehu include Miss Gosset, and Mr and Mrs Walter Moore and Mies Moore.

Few of us realise how many Englishwomen belong, or havo belonged, to the Air Service, writes Constance Clyde. The Women's Royal Air Force (W.R.-A-F.) was inaugurated in 1918, two j months before the Armistice, and Dame Helen Gwynne Vaughan, who lately made so gallant a fight at the Camberwell election, was made commandant. Miss Cbauncey, writing on the subject, mentions the advantages and disadvantages the women had in entering a service which, unlike the Army and Navy, had no traditions —the traditions were all to “be made. Nevertheless, in spite of some blunders and muddles, they had a happy and useful time. In 1919 a number of W.R.A.F. were sent to i France to release men for demobilisation, and 6ome followed the R.A.F. as • far as Cologne. Says Miss Chauncey: j “These women were accepted as part of the R.A.F.; they had many of the same * privileges as the men, and were under ! the same laws, the result being efficiency." Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Trenc'hard also wrote of them most favourably. It is fortunate for women that the mastery of the air came at a time when raising conventional barriers against women had become unpopular. Dr and Mre.D. Colquhoun, of Dunedin, have (writes a London correspondent) decided to remain in London for the present, and they have taken a house in Holland Villas road. They are not, however, without hope of returning to New Zealand later dn. Dr Colquhoun, who attended the recent dinner of the newly-formed Australian and New Zealand Medical Association in London recently, thinks that useful as this association already has been, in future it will be even more so. Apart from the professional help which it can give to visitors —and that help is invaluable —it ought to play a great part in making : the Dominion better known ‘here, and in 1 educating a large number of overseas as to the meaning and possibilities of the great commonwealth of Eng-lish-speaking nations. “Everything," ‘he remarked to'me, “‘that tends to make us feel that we are one people with one destiny and responsibilities in common must help us against the disrupting agencies at work within and the possible attacks from without of other nations who may think that in our down?* fall they may see advantages for themselves." •

Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough, the Yorkshire home of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, is now ready for occupation. It is expected that the Princess and her husband will take up their residence there this week fsays the London correspondent of the “Press" on December 28th). They have been staying at Harewood House, where they spent Christmas with the Bari and Countess of Harewood. In the six months during which the builders have been at work, the old Elizabethan mansion has been almost reconstructed internally. One of the principal drawbacks to which the Princess called attention was the absence of corridors. One room led to another, and on the upper floors the occupants of the rooms furthest from the staircase had, in some inbtances, to reach their bedrooms through other bedrooms. All this has now been changed. In the original state, the house had a room at the south-west corner, with a lovely recessed window looking westward. By a curious exercise of tho taste of the eighteenth or early nineteenth, century, the restorers chose to cut this window off from the room, und blocking up some of the openings, designed for glass, made a side-room of it. To-day tno window and the whole room is restored to its character of three centuries ago. This fine room, which has a rich Jacobean moulded plaster frieze, will presumably become the Princess's private sitting-room. Her bedroom, a large, bright apartment, is nearly over the principal entrance -door 6f the south front. In the matter of bathrooms, Goldsborough Hall was thought to be well supplied when two wore installed many years ago, both attached to the guest chambers, and not one in tho servants' quarters. There are now ton.

Lady Jellicoe, who is now residing at Otawhao, Takapau, has expressed ber intention of visiting Dunnevirke A. and l\ show on the 6econd day. Her Excellency and party will be entertained it luncheon by the general executive ot the association.

Mrs F. J. Rolleston, of Timaru, spent a few days in Wellington last week. Mrs E. F. Fookes, of New Plymouth, is visiting Wellington. Mr and Mrs Barthorp motored through to Wellington last week from Taranaki. Mrs I. Salek leases for a visit to Wanganui this week. The visiting bowlers from New South Wales, many of whom are accompanied by their women folk, left for Nelson on Saturdav night, after a very pleasurable stay in 'Wellington. Thirteen ladies accompanied the party, and they w*ere entertained by Mrs I. Salek during their stay in Wellington. After lunch at lleretaunga on Thursday they stopped at Petone for croquet and afternoon tea, On Friday a large tea was given at the Wellington bowling green, and the day being too bad for much play a dance was held in the pavilion. In the evening the ladies attended the performance at the Opera House with Mrs Salek. On Saturday the Victoria Club entertained the visitors, wlio again had a very pleasant time, and were presented by the president, Mr Mack, with badges of the club. They were also presented with badges from the Wellington Club. Miss J. Maekay, of New Plymouth, is visiting Wellington. Mrs VL J. Shaw, of Auckland, is a visitor to Wellington.

Mrs George Buchanan has returned i o Christchurch after a short visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs Munro have returned from a visit to the South Island. Mrs H. Liardet. of New Plymouth, was a visitor to Wellington last week. Miss Ada Cunningham (Wellington), who has been the guest of Mrs Paul, in New Plymouth, is spending a few days at Waitara. A very enjoyable afternoon tea party was given at Ballantyne's private reception room last Friday by Mr hi. C. Barnett, who has recently retired from the position of Assistant Public Trustee at Wellington. Mr Barnett was formerly in charge oi the Public Trust Office in Christchurch, where he was extremely popular alike with his staff and with the public. His guests were chiefly members of the Public Trust Office staff, who were delighted to meet Mr Barnett again, and to extend to him their best wishes for the future.

A very pretty wedding took place in the Waiau Church on Wednesday, when Miss Bay Chaffey, only daughter of Colonel and Mrs Chaffey, of Keinton Combe, was married to Mr Boger Johnson, elder son of Major and Mrs Johnson, Nit. Torlesse. The bride wore soft satin and a train from the shoulders of an old iace veil belonging to her greatgrandmother. She wore her grandmother's Honiton lace wedding veil. The bridesmaids were Miss Northcote, Miss Johnson and Miss Polhill. The bridegroom was supported by his brother, Mr Peter Johnson, as best man, Mr Sam Chaffey and Mr Tom Northcote acting as groomsmen. The church was very prettily decorated by the bridesmaids with lovely white flowers and gypsophila. The wedding ceremony was performed by the Bev. Canon Smith, Miss E. Powis officiating at the organ. The guests were afterwards entertained by Colonel and Mrs Chaffey at Keinton Combe. Colonel and Mrs Chaffey received the guests on the lawn, the bride and bridegroom standing under a lovely floral bell on the verandah, where good wishes and congratulations were showered upon them. The handsome wedding presents were displayed in the lounge, a number of cheques being amongst the number. Mr and Mrs Boger Johnson left by motor during the afternoon, amidst 6howers of confetti.

Of the bridesmaids chosen to attend Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at her wedding with the Duke of York, Princess Slaud is the second daughter of the sister, the Princess Eoyal and ; er Duchess of Fife; Lady Mary ..idge is a daughter of the Marof Cambridge, brother of the Queen; Lady May Cambridge is a daughter of the Earl of Athlone; Lady Doris Gordon-Lennox, born in 1896, is the second daughter of the Earl of March, and granddaughter of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. All the above ladies and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon were bridesmaids to Princess Mary. > Her Majesty Queen Salote of Tonga paid a visit to the office of the Auckland “Star” on Friday, and was personally conducted over the building by Mr Henry Brett. Her Majesty, who was supported by a maid-of-honour and party, was accompanied by Miss Mowbray and Mrs Edger. The Queen and party are leaving for Rotorua on the 15th. On Wednesday afternoon, at St. Luke’s Church, the wedding took place of Dorothy Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W. J. Burford, and Richard Harold, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. G. Graveston, of Riecarton. The ceremohy was performed by Archdeacon F. N. Taylor, and Mr J. Walker was organist. DUNEDIN WEDDING

A wedding of unusual interest took place in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, on Monday morning last, when Miss Lilian Fenwick, daughter of Sir George and Lady Fenwick, of Bavelston, Mornington, was married* to Canon Percival Jnmes, of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Auckland. The ceremony was performed, by tho bishop of Dunedin. The wedding was extremely quiet, and only the immediate relatives of tho bride were present, but many friends were assembled, in the church to witness the ceremony. The bride wore a pretty dress of palest blue crop© marocain, embroidered across the skirt in a design of seed shells outlined in gold and silver, the underdress being embroidered in goia. With this she wore a 'toque of shot blue and gold tissue and gold tissue roses. She carried a sheaf of Annunciation lilies. The little bridesmaid, daughter of Mrs 'Wilfrid White, wore a frock of gathered white net over pal© blue, caught hero and there with posies of forget-me-not and gold leaves. Lady Fenwick, the mother of the bride, wore a beautiful dress of black souplo satin, enriched with pearls of embroidery and! a toque of black panne velvet and silver. She carried a bouquet of palest pink Malmaison carnations. Miss Eenwiclc wore a frock of navy blue georgette and a charming hat of navy blue and silver. Mrs White (The Levels) wore an amethyst cachemire de soire, with toque of mole and amethyst; and Mrs Hnzlett an oxtremely handsome dress of black panne, with swinging panels of shot rosei and silver tissue. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Evans, and there were present else the bride’s two brothers, Dr. Georgo Fenwick (Auckland 1 ) and Dr. Eardley Fenwick (Wellington). The service was choral, conducted by Mr Heywood. After the coremony the party ieft for the wedding luncheon at Bavelston, and early in the afternoon Canon and’ Mrs James left by motor on their wedding trip.

GARDEN FETE AT KARORI Those who attended the garden fete held in the spacious grounds of Air and Dr Platts-Mills' house at lvarori on Saturday afternoon had a delightful outing in most beautiful surroundings, and, moreover, took advantage of an opportunity which may not occur again, for this estate is likely to be cut up and sold very soon. The gardens are among the oldest around Wellington, for lvarori was the first suburban borough. They were laid out about 1565 by Mr Donald, as' the "‘New Zealand Encyclopaedia," in the possession of the present owners states, who sold them to Mr Young, by whom they were made into public teagardens, and many old Wellinglonians can remember having .picnics there in their young days. The situation is ideal—a whole hillside of beautiful native trees and fenis, among which winding paths were made, and the present owners have preserved the beautiful bush intact, while allowing visitors tho pleasure of wandering in it, so that to-day one wanders among huge tree ferns, native trees, English beeches, among which a kauri rears its straight, erect head.

Those who -went out on Saturday took full advantage of their privileges, and children's voices were heard from all parts of the large gnu-den. The fete was again organised by the Karori School Committee, in aid of the school funds, playgrounds improvement, sports, and the school picnic. Last year over <£7o was made by a similar effort. This year it was hoped to double that amount. The fete was opened by His Worship the Mayor, Mr It. A. Wright, who was accompanied by Mrs Wright. Mr C. K. Lankshear, chairman of the School Committee, received ‘ them, and introduced Mr Wright, and in doing 60 expressed the indebtedness of the committee to Mr and Mrs Platts-Mills for so kindly lending their garden for the occasion. There were all sorts of attractions for the visitors, everything, in fact, to wheedle the last sixpence out of their pockets. Stalls were set about the lawn and were well patronised, especially the tea tent, presided over by Mrs A. Hen.derson and a band of helpers, and the marble bar, under Mr E. Kirkby and helpers, whore ice creams and soft drinks were in great demand. Others were: Produce stall, Mr and Mrs W. P. Spiers; sweet stall, Alise Gwen Guthrie and helpers; jumble and book stall, under the Charge of Mr Clarke; fancy goods, Mrs H. L. Browne; a fish pond, Mies Lorna Nimino; flower stall, Miss White and girls of the school; and an Aunt Sally, conducted by Mr F. J. Hatcher. During the afternoon a mock court was held, and added much to the fun and also the finances. Mr Swan made an excellent judge. Later, there was a baby show, and about fifteen fine young New Zealanders competed. The winners were Errol James Wood and Jeffrey llaybone, and both' bore their honours with calmness. During the afternoon .also there was some pretty fancy dancing and several reels by the children of the Scottish Society, for whom Piper Kirkpatrick played. Finally came the crowning of the school queen. A queen carnival had been held during the previous few weeks, and everyone ‘had been working hard for their particular candidates, each standard haying nominated one. The winner was JJva Morrison, of Standard IX. Just after 5 o’clock the seven queen candidates walked in pro-, cession to the dais on the lawn, where: the throne was set. Each,wore a different coloured veil and carried, a wand tied with the same colour. Then came the queen, in purple veil and long train, borne by two little train-bearers and attended by maids-of-honour. The queen was duly crowned by Dr Platts-Mills, who, on behalf of the queen, thanked all who had worked, not only for the successful candidate, but for every one. The queen then presented each of her rivals wih a little gift on behalf of the Carnival Committee. The whole afternoon was most successful, both as a pleasurable outing as well as a means of raising money. The entertainment was Kept up during the evening, when dancing took place on the lawn, which was lit up with electric lights the cable brought from the house, and a thoroughly enjoyable time was spent by all. SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL The Shakespeare Memorial Commit-] tee has voted an annual grant of £looo] for at least three years to the Old Vic., as the first application of the committee’s decision to assist financially oat df income approved objects likely tc promote the national recognition o' Shakespeare (writes a correspondent tc the London ‘‘Observer”). Tlio Shakespeare Memorial Committee is to be congratulated on this move in the right direction, though it cannot, by reason of its main trust, abandon its aim to erect in London, thr metropolis of the Empire, a monumen tal memorial in Homage to the name and fame of Shakespeare as the glory of the English-speaking world. This, the groundwork of the movement, aa initiated by the late Richard Badger, and organised and developed by Sir Israel Gollancz, the honorary secretary of the enterprise from the beginning, may in fullness of time culminate in the foundation of a Shakespeare National Theatre, on an adequate scale, as the most fitting Shakespeare memorial in London. Meanwhile it is due to the Shakespeare Memorial Committee to attest its meritorious endeavours during the past years of stress and strain, even when the theatre site, purchased just before the war, seemed destined long to remain waste and useless. On tliaf site—now secured for the new School of Hygiene-r-was erected the great Shakespeare Hut, which not only ministered to the comfort of hundreds of thousands of H.M. Forces from overseas, but also gave them, through the stage in the main hut, the rare chance of hearing some of our lending exponents of Shakespearean histrionic art. Further, from the rent paid since the end of the Avar h(f the Y.M.C.A. for, the continued use of the site of thej Shakespeare Hut, it was found possible to organise the New Shakespeare Company, Avhich under the direction of Mr Bridges Adams has done good work .at Stratford-on-Avon and elsewhere.