WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 29, 28 July 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). MUSICAL EVENING AT FITZROY. Kit/.io.v Hall lias seldom if ever looked, so nice mid bright <is it did inside on Wednesday evening when the Primitive Methodist' Y.P.S.C.E. Guild held an entertainment for the purpose.of reducing the church debt. A large crowd was present to enjoy the decoration, which were artistic and effective, also the various items so admirably rendered. The Rev. R. J. Liddell, in opening the proceedings, extended a welcome to all on behalf of the C.E. Society. The fol--1 awing programme was given: Pianoforte duet, Misses Smith; song, Mr. Aslier; duet, Meßsrs. Martin and Furness; song, Miss M. Giddy; graphophone selections, Mr. L.' Francis Reading and the Rev. Sharp; vocal duet, Misses Guildford; song;"Mrt: Cutler; quartette, members of th&. Baptist Church Choir; cornet solo, Rev. Sharp; song, Miss Bishop; trio, Misses Guildford and Mrs.J Golding: pianoforte trio, Misses Smith; vocal duet,' Misses Giddy and Bishop. The Rev. 'J. Eaird delivered a very able address, *in which he emphasised some needs in church life. He urged upon members the necessity of service, unity, holiness and prayer. He congratulated the Endeavor era upon the way in which they had carried out their work and the beautiful manner in which they had decorated the hall. After supn'>r a few games were played. Much credit is due to the band of willing workers' who spared no pains to make the function a success. Special praise is due to Miss L. Foote, who had charge of the arrangements and who is president of the Y.P.S.C.E. Guild.

STRATFORD. On Thursday evening Mrs. Johnston. (Bank of Australasia!' gave a ver<- cn-| joyabla party for the young folks. Music j and games were indulged in. and the observation table caused considerable in-1 terest. Kenneth Grant secured first' prize for hovs. Miss M. Uniacko first for girls, :ind Miss N'anov Stubbs second prize, while the consolation prizes were awarded to Miss Nora Malone and Mark James. A very dainty supper was provided by the hostess, and was thoroughly appreciated bv the young guests. Mrs. Johnston received in a gown of black chiffon taffeta, relieved with cream. Among those present were: Miss Wake. Miss Nancy James, Misses Raikes (2). Stubbs, Malone. Uniacke (2). James, and Masters Bob Menzies. Oscar S. Skoghind, Kenneth Grant, Maurice Malone, ; Alex. Johnston and Mack James.

Mrs. Stubbs gave a very enjoyable "At Home" on Monday afternoon and evening to a number of young folks, and a right royal time they had. Music, games and scent competition kept them busy during the evening, and a most enjoyable time was spent. The first prize for guessing the contents of each bottle was gained by Mis 3 Nora Malone, and the second by Master Alex. Johnston. Mrs. Stubbs was gowned in a pretty shade of blue crepe de chine, trimmed ■with copper shade silk.

ORANGE BLOSSOMS | A very pretty wedding was solemnised! by the Rev. J. W. Griffin at the Metodistj parsonage, Opunake, on Thursday, thei 20th inst., the contracting parties being . Mr. W. A. Harrison, only son of Mr.: W. Harrison, formerly of Dannevirke, and Miss Eva Griffin, eldest daughter ofi Rev. J. W. Griffin, of Opunake. Thej bride was daintily attired in a dress of; cream voile, trimmed with insertion andj satin, and wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms. She carried a handsome bouquet of white camelias and asparagus, the work of Miss Clarke, of Ngaere. Miss S. Griffin, who acted as bridesmaid, wore cream tucked voile,' trimmed with silk and insertion, and carried a bouquet of violets and asparagus, 1 also made by Miss Clarke. The bridegroom was supported by Mr. Geo. Griffin, brother of the bride, as best man. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold watch and to the bridesmaids a silver purse. The guests sat down to a sumptuous breakfast, set out in thei parsonage dining-room, where the usual toasts were honored. j

The bride and bridegroom left during the afternoon on route for Auckland and Tauranga, where the honeymoon is to be spent. Their future home will be at Te Puke. The bride's travelling dress was navy blue cloth tailor-made costume, with toque to match. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison were the recipients of numerous and costly presents.—Times.

A RUINED ROMANCE. " WIDOW " AND A FARMER. A romantic story of a widow with farms and a matrimonially-inclined agriculturalist of Tylden (Victoria) was before a Melbourne Court last week, when Isabella Goodson, an amply-proportioned lady of about 40 summers, was charged with having imposed on Duncan Clerk, with intent to defraud him of a large sum of money. Clerk, a farmer, of Tylden, read an advertisement which stated that a lady, possessing means and property, desiml to meet a middle-aged gentleman, with a view to matrimony. He said he wrote to the address given, and received a reply to the effect that the lady had £7OO and property, and that her future husband would be required to have at least £'2oo. The scene of the romance was next transferred to Melbourne, where Clerk met the accused. Renewed confidence in the lady was established by her production of deposit receipts on New Zealand banks for sums totalling £770. The desirability of the match was still more impressed upon witness when accused told him that she owned 2000 acres of land in New Zealand. He asked her to marry him the same evening. (Laughter). On the following day accused told him of "a solemn promise" she had made to her husband, shortly before he breathed his last. At her husband's death sha had vowed that if ever she married again she would insist upon her second choice depositing £IOO as a guarantee of his good faith. Witness listened sympathetically, but had to admit that he did not have £IOO. Accused, however, was magnanimous, and upon finding that

he possessed only £3O, told him that that would be sufficient. He obtained the required sum, and was to have met the lady and transferred it to her. Circumstances intervened at the last moment which prevented him from doing SO. ! Detective Howard explained what these circumstances were. He arrived at the rendezvous at Spencer street before the money was handed over, and arrested accused . She admitted to him lhat her name was not Goodson; that she had no property in New Zealand, and that she was not a widow, but Was living apart from her husband. Mr. Barnett, who appeared for defendant, said he thought his client was more fool than knave. Even on his own evidence Clerk was as anxious to get the woman's money as she \vps to get his. His client was the mother of four little children. He asked the Bench to take into consideration the fact that no harm had been done. Mr. Cresswell said it was a well-de-fined scheme to rob Clerk of £3O. The man, of course, was a complete fool, who deserved to lose his money; still that was no excuse for defendant's con--1 duct, and she was sentenced to 14 days' | imprisonment.

DANGEROUS HATPINS. In reference to cases of policemen being wounded with hatpins, the Melbourne Argus recalls a story of days when troubles of the kind were frequent in Melbourne. The military forces were some years ago marching from the Haymarket to a review, and mounted constables were on duty to keep the crowd back from the road. Before mounting his horse at the depot a constable had boasted that his animal was the best-trained in the stables. "You can fire a cannon off under his nose," he declared, "and he will stand like a statue." He rode away thinking how the girls would admire his trim figure in ' the saddle and the stately movements of | his horse. The forces marched and the 1 crowd pressed forward into the road to I see the spectacle. The constable drove I his horse at the crush Of people, but to i his astonishment the animal behaved like I a grass-fed, long-tailed outlaw from a Gippsland run. The girls tittered, the • constable fumed, and his officer looked daggers. When he dismounted at the depot, angry and crestfallen, he discovered the-reason for his horse's rest* lessness, and his brow cleared. There were a score of punctures where the points of hatpins had penetrated thai animal's flesh, and several hairpins weia ; still sticking into him. He had proved indeed a well-trained horse, for he had not kicked, in spite of his stabs, which had been inflicted by women devoid of feeling for animals.

A WEALTHY BABY. American society read with approval recently the announcement in the fashion columns that "where Mr. and Mrs. Edward Maclean will go this summer hag not been decided, but wherever they go they have determined that BaJbv Maclean shall accompany them." Mr. and Mrs. Maclean are among the most popular young couples in Washington, and Baby, by reason of his inheritances, is probably the world's richest infant. He is usually called "the hundred-miliion-dollar baby," and will actually inherit about £ 16,000,000. Now and l then j (writes the New York correspondent of , the London Telegraph) the Sunday news- ' papers hero describe his golden cradle ■ and "diamond encrusted togs," but in fact the youngster, except for a big staff of personal attendants, fares much I the same as other wealthy babies, nei- ' ther better nor worse. Owing to the pro-' j digious wealth of their infant, Mr. and I Mrs. Maclean are obliged to submit to the ordeal of the publication of their photographs in the public press here whenever a crisis arrives in the child's life, such as vaccination, the first tooth, l or measles. : As regards publicity, Babyi Maclean is hotly pressed in the race by! Baby Randolph Hopkins, heir to £1,000,000, and known here as the "five-million-dollar baby." Although only fifty-eight days old, "Young Hoppy," as he is calfed, has already acquired a national reputation. His father, an Atlanta millionaire, announced yesterday that he had just completed legal arrangements to j make his son the owner, as far as possible, of a brand-new mansion in Fifthavenue, the New York edition of Parklane. According to the same chroniclers, from which I quote, the new house will boast a wired-in roof, on which there will be many small animals and birds likely to amuse the child until he is seven or eight years of age. On the roof there will also be an open-air nursery, with all the accessories of a German kindergarten, including a sand-heap.