For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11596, 14 January 1916, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

Mrs R. B. Beals, who has been, some weeks paying visits to friends at Mount Peel, returned to town yesterday.

Mr ancl Mrs 0. Gordon, Tarapa, Hastings, and their eldest son,_ arrived fi-om the north yesterday morning, and are the guests of Mrs Michael Camphell. Avcnsido. * .» # * *

Mr and Mrs Arthur Harper, Wellington, and her two littlo boys, are staying at Aberdare House.

Mr and Mrs Acton Adams, who have "been in town staying at Warner s Hotel for a few days, motored back to Tipapa yesterday. Miss Gladys Merton accompanied them. #

Dr Alice Moreland has returned to Christchurch. after some months spent at Hanmer. # * * * *

Mr and Mrs Wilkinson, Dunedm, and Miss Wilkinson, who .have been spending a holiday in Akaroa, have been in town for a day, staying .rft the i United Service Hotel. They left by the \ first express thi&joiorning for Timavu. ■ r» • ■» ' * M The engagement is announced of Miss , Hilda Lilian Williams, of Wellington, Jto Mr Frederick Garfield Jackson. i■•* » ■ *

Mr and Mrs G. W. Bradford, visitors from England, are at present in Christchurch.

'■•■• • • * - Miss Eleanor Myers, who has been staving at Warner's Hotel for the past week, left this morning for a short visit to Timaru. • » *, * * The .Executive Committee of the Central Red Cross depot, Christchurch, would be glad if honorary secretaries would nptify the workers of 'their various branches that all cotton garments, old linen, binders, tray cloths, and face cloths, should, if possible, be washed before being sent to tho depot. » * % * *

-Mis* Dorothea Spinney is visiting friends at Mount Peel, and will go on to Invercargiil later. *,* * « •

The Rev Otho and Mrs Fitzgerald are visiting Wellington, and &re staying at the Hotel Windsor. <

. • . • » • • • Mfss W. Miles, Wellington, spent yesterday ifi CJhristchurch, on her way . south to stay with friends. ... #... « • I A very quiet wedding was celebrated Int Knox Church yesterday afternoon, the Rev Dr Erwin officiating. The Tbride was Mrs A. Murray Aynsley and the bridegroom Mr G. Mnrray-Aynsley. j The guests were limited to the members of the family and a few intimate ' friends,, who were entertained at a email reception after the ceremony.

A Taranaki paper announces the engagement of Miss Winnie Foreman, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Foreman, of Tikorangi, to Mr S. R. Ijovell, second son of Sirs J. Downs, i New Plymouth,. 1 # • « ft * The nurses at the Pnblio Hospital intend to give a garden party on Saturday, January 29, in support of the Soldiers' Queen, Sirs George Rhodes. There will be stalls for the sale of sweets, flower® and produce, and there will also be a number of interesting competitions. The event will be held ira the Hospital Grounds. • * # « ♦ The engagement is announced of Miss •oemmy Wilton, fourth daughter of I Mr and Mrs Robert Wilton, of Rangi- ' tuman, Wairarapa, to Captain Arthur j F. J. Cornish, late chief officer of the j Government steamer Hinemoa, eldest eon of Mr J. R. Cornish, Wellington. * ♦ • »

< Mrs Robert Horns has issued invitactions for an "At Home" to Miss Florence Soapini, at the, United Service Hotel, for to-morrow afternoon. Before she was sent to Europe to study. Miss Scapini was a clever little girl violinist. Sho has _ returned, not only an artist, "but a winsome and dainty personality, completely wrapped tip in her art. Sho has lost none of the naivete which was her charm. Melba expressed herself as enchanted with her when she heard her in Melbourne, and sent for hex*, and went round "behind" to see her and repeat again and again her congratulations. That was at the Robert Parker concerts in Melbotirne. By all accounts Christcliurch an "New Zealand will have every reason to be proud of tins brilliant' violinist. ♦ ft » * «

Yesterday afternoon the president of the New Zealand Bowling; Association, Mr M. F. Barnett and Mrs Barnett, .entertained the visiting and local bowlers and'their friends,-to afternoon tea on the Canterbury bowling green. There were over two hundred guests present, who spent <1 delightful afternoon. A guessing for ladies caused much amusement. Names of the bowlers were tied up in many coloured bags of sweets, \ ;jnd corresponding names were placed in a hat and then drawn # for. The winner, Mrs Allnutt. Dipeclin, received a pretty cake basket as a prize. Mrs Barnett wore a saxcblue crepe de chins frock, with a black hat._ Among the guests were:--Mrs Creig (Auckland), Mrs Keith. Miss Beath (Wellington). Mrs Thompson, Mrs Allnutt (Dunedin), Mrs Agar, Mrs Smith (Lyttelton), Mrs English, Mrs Summers, Mrs Bowker. Mrs Bedpath, Mrs Brown. Mrs Henderson, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Barlow, and Mrs Brinkman. -Mr Bush, the North Island representative, was presented with a Hag. given by the ladies, at the conclusion of the match.

Miss A. Dale is' leaving for New Zealand l?j the Rotorua, as matron in ;*u»rge.of a. party of domestic servants 'who are. gobout under the auspices ef ■the New Zealand Government (writes a London correspondent). Mi:-s Dale belongs to the British "Women's? Emigration Association, whoso headquarters rav at die Imperial Institute, South JC-iH&iDgtdn. . She came back from New Zealand bv the R-otorua recently. *** * « *

Great interest centred round the Parish Church, Cheltenham, on November 25, and the congregation was made up largely of nurses :md convalescent .soldiers ('writes the '* Post's " London corespondent-). The- occasion was n vrdcTiiig. the bridegroom being Private Aithur Albert King, of Ivaiapoi, who is j-ervinp; with tho 12th Nelson Regiment. Hi?- bride was Miss Ms mm Louisa Davis, oldest daughter of the late Mr G„ Dafris, and of Mrs Davis, of 'L Royal Parade, Cheltenham. She had been or- the nursing-* staff of the Naunton J/'a *k V.A.I). Hospital, where Private King hfid been a patient. Sergeant .Elksn. also of Kaiapoi, was best man, am! the bride was attended by her rivter,.Miss Emily Davis, as bridesmaid. Tile wedding dress was of white! crepe d*. chine," and the bouquet was of heather smd'clu-ysantKemumss. I)tiring the ceremony- the organist played .Mendelssohn's " Wedding March," the Bridal CLorus Iroin '• Lohengrin," and other appropriate m'linc. .Mrs Davis held a reception at her residence. Presents were received from patients in the Nnunton Park Hospital, whoso staff gavo a silver entree dish, while the

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pantry staff gave the bridegroom a silver flask. Private King, who is the son of Mrs Driscoll (Kaiapoi), left New Zealand with the Main Body, and went through the Dardanelles first landing. He was first wounded shortly after and taken to hospital in Alexandria, where ho was an inmate for nine weeks, and then went back to the peninsula, to take part in the great Suvla Bay advance, where he was again wounded. Ho wa9 taken first to Malta, then brought to England; two months were spent at Naunton Park Hospital, and, so far as he knows, he will not bo fit for further service for some time. The honeymoon was spent at the quaint and historic town of Broadway, Worcestershire. Ultimately, he looks forward to returning to JNfrW Zealand with Mrs King. Sergeant Ellen, the best man, was taken to hospital' at Manchester from the Dardanelles. . • . • •

According to tho " British Weekly, Miss Florrio Cavell, who is matron oi Witficrnsea Convalescent Home, when seen recently on thß subject of a national memorial to her sister, Nurso Cavell, whose tragic death has touched tho hearts of millions of people in all parts of the world, said she and her mother had discussed the matter together, and tliey thought the best memorial would be to do something for soldiers totally disabled in the war and unable to make a living.; The idea came to her, said Miss'Cavell, from the recollection of an incident after the Boer war. She. and her sister were in London ono day when they were accosted by a street vendor squatted in the gutter, who was legless save for ono stump. The pathos of the spectaclo so. moved Nurso Cavell that she expressed a fervent wish that something could _ be done to help our unfortunate soldiers. This certainly does seem a particularly suitable idea for the memorial. Nurso Cavell do so much during her life for the soldiers, even to giving her lifo in helping them, and if this* idea is carried out her noble influence would still be felt by nrany even though sho herself had "crossed the bar."

A LETTER FROM CAIHO. In a private letter received by a Melbourne lady from> Cairo, the following item of news is of interest:— " The Sultan's daughter has just been married to her cousin, Prince Imail Daud. A real love match, of course. Everybody .is frightfully interested. They have known each other all their lives. The princess itf very pretty, and just twenty-three—quite did for » bride in this country. The prince is a lieutenant in the Egyptian army, and an A.D.CIv to the Sultan. He is one of the handsomest men I have ever seen, and very European in his looks and ways. They are staying at the Sultan's mother's palace at HeJiopolis. * • » » .»

AT CAIRO. Extract from a letter received from «ars Studholme, who is now staving: in Cairo:— '

"We try to go as often as We can to the New Zealand Hospital at Pont de Koubheh, about four miles out of Cairo: the men seem to like so much to bo visited and they get to long for little changed, of food. People have given so liberally in New Zealand, but I do wish a sum could be sent direct at the 'matron of this hospital—the sisters of each ward know so well the needs of their different patients. Some need strengthening things when they are getting better. The nurses themselves buy things to give to the men. I aeked a sister of a surg>'eal ward what she would like. She said tomato sauce to vary their meat and "boiled sweets. When she had the tottav the men did not object to their medicine, and they had one three times a day. If you lie for weekg on your back people hardly realise what a difference a littie. change, makes. We are nearly ij.hrars in the hospital when the men's supper tonics round, and it consists of tea or cocoa, and big trays of bread and butter, and bread and jam, but they don't like what they call Egyptian jam. That is another request. Could you get people to make good home-made jam or buj tins of K. jam' (jam should ail bo sent in tins), and good tomato sauce? A box of samo would be welcome as scon as possible, and should bo sent direct to the matron, Xo. 2 N.Z. General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeli, Cairo. If a number of people each made or gave a pot of japi or sauce or pickles, jt would bo immensely appreciated. Due no should be sent to the matron if such goods are being forwarded. ihe Y.M.C/.A. is doing splendid work out here, and money is urgently needed. *****

A HEART-SHAPED PRAM PILLOW.

A very pretty heart-shaped pillow makes a dainty gift Jor anyone who has a pram in use. First of all, make a be art-; ha pod pillow, filling it with kapoe. Then cut out in linen a cover for back and front, in the same heart shape, allowing about two inches all round for the edge, which is to be scalloped. Get some little sprays in transfer designs, or the word " Baby " in transfer, true-lover's knots, or just initials, and work on one side in white threads. When the embroidery work is done, start on the back. This back pieco i-s in two pieces, made to button across the middle. When the back is nlado and buttoned, place the front pari:, on top of it, and carefully tack all round in thoihearfc shape. Stitch that with the machine. Then stamp some scalloping transfer very evenly all round, and buttonhole back and front together. When cutting out in the first place, be sure to leave ample for this scalloping part, as if it is cut tor* fine it is difficult to handlo when scalloping. * * ♦ BOOTS TO MATCH THE DRESS IX COLOUR.

J was studying the other day a very da.iu.ty French girl, and how she had managed, notwithstanding her jaunty skirt, to avoid the extremo look, writes a contributor to the " Gentlewoman " (London). With an easy sac coat and finest navy serge and charming cut, she wore one of those dark blue-green plaid skirts, a turban that seemed all navy hluo ribbon kiltings, and very high boots which, with the usual patent vamps, had the uppers of navy bluo cloth. It is the matching that matters more than the light or the dark. For instance, with n suit of beigo gab cloth, bicge uppers would' be probably quieter than black, as contrast makes for conspicuousness moro than a single-tout; scheme. We have all noticed how an entirely red idea is quieter than, perhaps, red mixed with black. Boots to match will he a very insistent, feature this winter. * « ■» • 3