“PAVLOVA” AT HOME

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11663, 30 October 1923, Page 9

“PAVLOVA” AT HOME

Although her art compel#? her to spend the greater part of her life in trains and hotels when she is not dancing, the world-famed Madame Pavlova has strong home-making instincts. In fact, there 1 is 1 a decided strain of domesticity in her.

One has only to see her at Ivy House, Hampstead, to be aware of this.

She will show you her drawing room full of priceless bibelots, her Empire dining room and her sunny morning room, in which a loquacious grey parrot has its abiding place when Madame is in England, and she will be politely pleased at your admiration of them.

But exclaim at the spacious white kitchen which you glimpse as you pass through the inner hall, and she will be as spontaneously delighted as a young bride in her first new home.

So it is with those, treasures —many of them gifts from admirers of her as an artist--which she has accumulated during her tours in many lands. Thoeo Which have a domestic value seem to give her intense pleasure. The wonderful presentation. service of cut glass, for instance, which she uses so frequently at dejeuner and dinner whenever she is in residence at Ivy House. When not in actual use the big pieces of the service—-the fruit bowls and the goblets and the tall cut-glass basin that her Russian ‘ cook fills with the most delicious of frozen custard on special occasions—are not banished to the darkness of a cupboard, but instead gladden the eye from the embrasure of an oriel window, where they are displayed on a gorgeous lacc-inscrtcd cloth. ‘

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LADIES’ AUXILIARY WELLINGTON NAVY LEAGUE. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual mooting- -of the Ladies' Auxiliary of tho Navy League took jdacc ut the Itncruo rooms, in Woodward .street, this alWnoo i, when Mrs d. P. Firth preshied. The minutes of the .last annual meeting were road in the reports. The balance-sheet was presented hy the treasurer, and .showed a balance of U 163 '4-s 6d. Tho reports and balance-sh-et were adopted. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the offices, committees, and nil helpers o v the Navy Leagxie, and it was stated that* a very successful year’.* work in all branches had been experienced. The following officers were elected : President, Mm .T. P. Firth; bon. boorotary, Mm .Harding; committee, M.c.sdnines Darling, Lamach, W. Luke, Tripp, Pliillips-Turner, I)vcr, lan Duncan, Bayfield, H'amerton. Breda, Middleton. A. Duncan, Richardson, R. C. Kirk, Misses Edwin. Medley, Cable and Wilson. All the officers were rc-clccled except Mrs K 0. Ivirk, who is a new member. ANNUAL REPORT.

Tho following report was presented by Mrs Harding, hon. secretary of the auxiliary for 192r2-23: —

Your committee has much pleasure in presenting tile annual report of The Ladies’ auxiliary

Wo wish to express our gratitude to our president, Mrs Firth, for the real interest shown and help given in all work undertaken by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. Our honorary treasurer, Mrs Richardson, applied for leave of absence, and our thanks are due to Mrs Darling, who kindly undertook to act as honorary treasurer, during Mrs Richardson's absence.

I Mrs Lever's' resignation from the committee was received with much regret, she is missed by us all. During the visit of tho Jules Michelet tho Navy League entertained the crew at the request of the City Council, who financed it, and a letter of thanks was received from the French Consul. A fancy dress ball for children was held in the Town Hall in August. His Excellency the Governor-General honoured us by attending, and bringing a party from Government House. The absence of Her Excellency. Viscountess Jellicoe, who yap unable to be present, was much regretted

As president of the Navy League Work Committee, I have much pleasure in presenting the following report, of our work for the sailors orphans. I have received from the secretary of the Navy League Oversea Relief Fund, copies of the letters received from the mothers to whom the clothes were sent. . These letters, pathetic in their genuine gratitude were very encouraging to those members of the work committee who had n hard struggle when this movement was first started. Copies of these letters were sent to His Excellency the Governor-General, and.-we were gratified to receive a letter expressing the interest and approval of Their Excellencies. The ladies' auxiliary provided the sum of £35 for material, and donations amounting to U 6 were received from Mrs Atkins, Mrs Firth, Miss Fairbairn/ Mrs Watson, Mrs Rutherford, and members of the committee. The usual appeal to every woman member of the Navy League for one garment brought a much better response this year. The clothes were of excellent quality, useful and pretty. The following schools gave valuable help in making up garments from material provided by the Navy League.—Mount Cook Girls' School, Seatoun .School, St. Mark's Church School, Hutt and Petone -Schools, Chilton House School, Marlborough College, Blenheim The Y.W.C.A. gent a most useful parcel of warm clothing. Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stain* very kindly arranged an exhibition of the work in one of their windows. The thanks of the Navy League are due to those members of '-he staff who took time and trouble to arrange the windows. Masterton has sent a case of clothing, which was forwarded with ours by the Corinthic. The "Masterton branch. the Navy League has always taken great interest in the work for the sailors orphans. Wc tender them our hearty eongratxilations on the success of their efforts. Our case contained 327 garments, an increase of 4-0 from last year, and was valued at £250. PRESIDENT’S REPORT.

The report given by Mrs Filth, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary, was as follows :

As president of the Ladies* Auxiliary, I desire to thank the committee for a successful year. The membership lias increased, and though Some members were forgetful of their fees it is hoped that this year will see a change, and all outstanding debts be brought up to date. The girls' branch has been most helpful, and in it are many earnest and keen workers; the meetings have been well attended, and all their undertakings have been most successful. Our thanks are due to Miss Dyer and her energetic committee.

Our work for the 10,000 fatherless children of the Navy is very much alive, and with Mrs Harding as our leader, promises to be an outstanding feature of our activities. We feel proud to honour tile memory of those brave men who gave their lives for us in the Great War; we trust this work will continue to prosper.

The cadet hospitality committee, ol ! which Mrs Furling is the president, has, as in other years, done good work. In their homes the hostesses have ever been ready to welcome and entertain the hoys from the various ships and given them that homely feeling which is so treasured when far from friends and home. The girls have very often, at n moment’s notice, been asked to entertain the hoys at dances and parties, and very cheerfully have come forward and given great pleasure. We hope this good work will continue, for it brings joy to many a lonely boy and a sad mother or father left at home. HOSPITALITY. Mrs Darling, for the hospitality committee, reported nn follows: There have been four parties given by the auxiliary for cadets on training ships this year, 0*23 in May in the Jihgineers’ Institute Hall, and one in August in Mi«s Mc.rrifi’.s studio and others as well. The Wnngaratta officers and cadets, amongst t'hc first to be entertained by us, gave two dances in the Goring street Hall to the many friends they havo made during the years they have been coming here. The cadets of the Waimana also gave a donee in the .Engineers’ Institute. Several parties have been given by members of the girls’ branch, one in Miss Levicn’s and Miss Clayton’s studio Cadets have als'o been the. {rests of Miss Borlese at several of her assemblies. All of those kindnesses arc much appreciated by the hospitality committee. A group of members also arranged tenids for the officers of the Jules Michelet, the Kelbu *n Tennis Club kindly granting the use of their courts. .Hostesses of the many ships all express themselves as finding great, pleasure in entertaining cadets, and, when, owing to sickness or absence from Wellington, a hostess has to default, no difficulty jm experienced in getting a substitute. Tlii.s branch of the work is now a going concern and works very smoothly. Mrs Bayfield is associated with me in it. Dustin’s were successful in Winning the championship of New Zealand for best Deoorated Wedding Cake at the N.Z. Bakerß’ Exhibition. Order youra from Dustin’s. Ltd., WonganuL Palmerston North. Wellington.—Advt. for Coughs and Colds never fails. Woods’ Groat Peppermint Care..