For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11948, 6 March 1917, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "STELLA.*'

PERSONALIA. 1 Th Doris C. Jolly, of Taiha-pe, arrived" by this morning's ferry steamer. I Mrs A. H. Miles and Mrs Fulton Iwere passengers by the ferry steamer <ihis morning. ♦ »«■•■* | l I*adr and Miss Guinness arrived from [Wellington this morning. } Mrs and Miss Wright /Auckland) *re staying at the "United bervice. I Mist E. Ellis and Miss C. Pegler {Auckland) are visiting Chnstchurch. f Miss L. Halse arrived in*GhvKtchurch Iffonn W«llington this morning. t 1 # # • > Mr and Mrs 0. Beadel', Holly Road, exe spending a fortnight in Wellington. I Mr' and Mrs A. M'Lscblan (South JA-uafcraliß) are visiting Chnstohurcn. 1 Mre J H*Ensor*fßjdal Downs) reJ turned to her home this nwrwng. i » «• * * ! Mr and Mrs E. Ellis (Lower Hutt, [Wellington) are among the guests at ["Warner's. „ f Mr and Mrs Howard (Blenheim) aro staying at the Clarendon.^ \ Mr and Mrs A. W. Rutherford (Menftlip Hills) arrived in town yesterday, land aro staying at Warner b. k * * * ■" f Mrs Ernest Le Crert CKroaru), who hag been the guest of Mrs HarJeyfftnith, has returned to her hcme ; I Mite' Freda Whit-combe, Murray Place, St Albans, has returned to [Christchurch after a long holiday m bvew Plymouth. ! * * • * Mr end Mrs H. 33. ShaeElock and Mi ß3 Clayton (Dunedin.) arrived m town vesterday and went on to tiie AVest. Coast this morning. X Mrs Maurice Richmond, Rugby Street, St Albans, who has been spending a holiday with relatives in Wellington, has returned to Christchurch. ? Mademoiselle Godrat, formerly of Christchurch. arrived safe y m Loado-i. A nd, when the last mail left 1 onit, was staying at the Tiiwfceray IIoUI, opposite the British Museum. i * * [ Mr Stewart Dawson and his. daughIter, Mrs Alison, arrived back tyuia !T>unedin yesterday, and are spenomg lift few days in Cbnstahurcn i>t the [■United Service. ■ I * • " * * » Mrs Duncan F. Bauchop (nee Miss 'Peggy Raphael, of 01im;.cbun.-h> ??«}•••■ hoWav hi London receiuiy. She lives in writ to ncr husband is stationed at the 1.0...1; j^ T aval College. # # OUT AND ABOUT. , Miss A<kla Pankhuvst has severed <h*r official connection with ihe Austi'aUian Women's Peace Ar3uy as well as with the W'omen'-s P l; htica. Assoc:ation, Melbourne, of winch Mm-, \ JGoldstein is the ImH. _ h * i ciwt fthe reason is a one. _Uie '.jU-.v.-[tion of non-party p.'iiih.-aJ action. Ait-s is now . ; .-.;a::is,:r t--:r tlie >e.cialist Parry, auu k-.t lor Wovc/m Au<j l.v;l!ia li'-st Februa.-y on a J-oc-ialifttvc misaiou. j> * * *

! Many years ago, say,? an American I magazine, a funny anecdote was rotated by tho poet Bryant of his little oausjner Julia. A neighbour, shown mio'tho library, whore tho Hi-le maiden • sat- solitary umm the floor, with a huge |volume of' Milton, with Dere"s illustrnjfions, spread open before* her. inquired pleasantly, bv way of creeping : '' Beading poetti; already, lilt-'-' girl?' LhMo JuJia corrected her r»oi--.e!y. kit- with authority : '■ People dov'i. rcf-d , poetry. Papas write poetry, and marni mas sing poetry, and little girls leara jto my poetry; bur nebbdv rervls p:.-ctr.v. i That' what- it's for/" v. # * " * The Queensland "A'onien's Peace Atvitv. we learn from a Melbourne con- ; temporary, lately organised a ropiesen--1 tative deputation ta.ihe Muuster ul F/Jucation, Brisbane, to urge systematic teaching ov the higher intetnat:on."d ideal in*tho public soliooia. A attjiiber of X/abour and reform bodies sent. Ueiei gates, and much, was effeciivety s-aid '■ tor improving the- moral Teaching given 1 to tho children in their reading books ! by giving clearer and higher views on j the reciprocal relations of individuals j and nations.. U- was urged iliac the I Minister (Mr fl:>rdai:re> .should iuhsti- >. tulo the teaching of civics and economics, and readings on the rise fiom slavetw to democracy, and. the dawn of tho international ideal for the jingoistic matter objected to. It was pointed. ; out as highly out of order that ehild- ; nm, in hearing how Lieutenant Jaeka ! iron the Y. 0., should be told such repulsiT& tletails as liis smoking bis pip<r • sitting on the corpse of a Turk. Such ; pictures could only shock or harden the ' young mind, which should be Uxl rather towards tho ideals of kindness and supremo regard for the saercdness of life. Some of the speakers touched ' on extreme views, but most speeches showed great moderation and good ' sense. Mr Hardacre, while repudiating these few extreme pronouncements expressed himself in full sympathy with the aims of the deputation, and conipli- ' merited Miss Thorp, of the Women's ; Peace-Armv on her excellent opening . speech. lie favoured simple economic teaching on » moral basis, and the inculcation of a-higher international sentiment, instead of militaristic propaganda. . He thought the Press should do much more to improve the views of the public on interstate, and inter-elass relations. He W&s about to see whether the Workers' .Educational Association would not draw up some sound elementary lessons tor the public schools on these lines, and was hopeful the deputation would assist him in developing such a scheme. "One of the most important things," he said, " was tho neea of a universal brotherhood by

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A NEW ZEALAND WEDDING

the association of the workers internationally." He agreed that history books wove too much lumbered up with brrgone tights, atrocities and conquerors to the exclusion of social and industrial happenings, and he would endeavour to put a more moral and uphrtmg international element into the- school books of Queensland. « * * * * NEW ZEALAND NURSES IN ENGLAND. 'The following New Zealand nurses are those who have enjoyed the hospitality of the Sandwich Nurses' Convalescent. Home during the past month; Matron Nixon, Sisters Tucker. Stubbs, Blackie and Wetberesl. and Staff Nurses Smith. Bennett, Kitching. Curtis, Huddleston, Weodcrard, Brayshaw. Floyd, Whitemar.. Miller, d'Envden- • • • • « NEW ZEAL ANDERS IN THE FOG. The work of the N-Z.W.C.A. in connection with the camp clubs is moro and more emphatically fulfilling the role of a felt want. At Codford especially tho pressure has become severe on the valiant staff of New Zealand ladies. Miss Massoy was asked to lend a hand, but the engagements she had' already made prevented her fiom going;. .\l\>s Mackenzie has left the London office for Codford in order to help things along. What Mas made things mora difficult in that New Zealand ladies like the iccr-. iu khaki are feeling the bleakness of Old England's weather and getting ! rh: and all its kindred iJis. Tho clerk of the weather has been taking the new edict. " Show all Seasons,'' so to heart that we are having alternates of frost, fog and fair weather within a few days of each other. Scrao of the workers lnve had to take a rest and have avaiied themselves of the Sandwich Nurses' Rest Home, which has been thrown .ipen to war workers as well as nurs.es>.

IN LONDON. LONDON, January 16

A wedding which New Zealandors will fairs keen iuterest vva s that which toe'e pi ace quietly on Saturday afterneon at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton. or Lieutenant Charles E- B. L. (,'nrzon. R.N.IL, only son of Major and Mr> Vwi. Cirxou, of Castle, litrrocjiuiio. and Gcraldine Fosiieiy 'Still*, da-ugliter of Sir James and Laciv, Mills, of Princes Gate, and Duncdiii, Nt'ii- X : :;iiand, and sister of Mrs h. J. Beswick (Chrktchurch). The i':id'e was given away, in tho unavoiu:ibi> absence of her father, by her bro-t]u-:r. Lieutenant James i'Vvsbery Mills, C ; i):.'> Ki'lt's. The- bridegroom was accompanied by Commander Seymour, R.N. I'iie btide, who was unattended by maids or pages, wore a beautiful dress of silver brocade of meditevai style. The corsage was. cut square and edged with pearls and the s-mie jewels were utilised to:- the hancbome girdle. The long -.(jiiaro '.'.vain, liinxi with <liawn ciiiffon, leli irera the shoulders. Her tulle veil

hvl'l uj position hy a nanxuv wreath of K.yrUc Icives interspersed v.",;';i ;,vMiiZ<- hu is, und irlic carried '.i : \\:in\- '>;" .H.-irnsn lilies 'J'l-jf Rev Arthur L. Whitfield, vicnr ■ f Hisrli Wyt-umbe (uncle :>. tiiO ,"• V. \V-.-"il!fMr:il»o, of Holy Trinity, perfonnod tiio cfreniony. The la mni, ;" L-rad i's, Roavenk Fr-fcher,' : mid ;: 0 ,T'oi-i k-.-z I/O-vo " were sung, and after ••■•o Benediction out' vevh>: of the NaT.ijnni AriTheii.. During the signing <■'. vii ; ' inc. imthen., "Father, :)ov»- Thy Gnire Extending, ?: wfig given.

Among these present v 'ere Lady M.iils, Major and Mrs Perm Ourzon. thH T foiv--. Capta::i and Mrs Quentin "Dick. Captain and Mrs Wideuhmn Fosbery, Mrs Arthur Whitfield. Mrs HarLnd' I'lvk. the Dowager Duchess, of Abcreoru. tin- Countess of liardwicke, '.'■ he Karl it Kuitete, the Countess of Lcurii'i. tee H.ut Henry Cavendish Butler, Lady, i'nch'.Mpe r.m! the Hon Fdsie and the Hon. Fffie Mackay, Lady Wolfe Mu.ray, L;h!v "Williams, Sir Thomas a:cl Lady Parki.u.*on. Sir Trevor •Vrc!io,;:lc, Miss Eva and Misf iris Baw- '■'■">. ('oi'i-'el ;..>-!-f My* Colonel Knlfour. Miss Tcrcv, Major llackwc. Mrs Russell, Mi*s Rm-scll, Mrs Irludw. Mrs Cunkuo. \t rK Charles 'On Pre. Mr, Stimnns, Mrs Nation, Major hauler. Mrs Wiiiron Lone. Mrs Goodrich. Major nnd Mrs Gilbert Huggtns And Mrs.- La lire Husgir.s. Mrs Georg-3 Harvey, Miss Bhitv, Mis,, Ridley. Mrs Lawrence Ames, Mrs and Miss 'Treveivan. Martin. Mrs Herbert Goldberg, Mrs \V. F- W Fosbery, Mr P. C. Fosberr. Miss Ogilw, Major Van Der By!, and Mr? Frio. HamLro. * * * 9 * T H-WK PWEPT LOVE FROM MY HFAKT. I have sv.'t'pt love from my heart as a woimin swoops a Voom— Little grey webs of dream, they are gone helote the broom. There's no dust of grief below nor of Joy unrest above; Ann' my heart is clem- again, and is s Fan again of love-

For h.-.tred and love go past, but other things pa*s not by, Silvery leaves that stream on the wind of a level sky. Shadow-bluo lakes that shine or deepen in sun or shade, Hills that lift up to heaven and wait and are unafraid-

F have swept love from my heart that the world may dwell therein—- ■ Silence and joy and' light, and the peace that the winds can spin ; With the sky and the earth to keep, may a little thing pass not by? "What is it calls to my heart from the earth and tho air and sky? —Margaret Widdemer, in " Harper's Magazine.'"