THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1422, 26 July 1917, Page 28

THE SOCIAL WORLD

Announcements of engagements and contributions of interest relating to weddings and social gatherings should be sent to I>ady Editor, ‘^Sportillg■ and Dramatic Review” Office, Auckland. In all cases.the writer’s signature and address must be attached (not for publication). Photographs of wedding groups will be reproduced by arrangement.

Lady Ward has gone to Christchurch on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Bernard Wood. * * * *

Miss Lysnar, F.R.G.S. (Gisborne), writing to a friend from New York stated that she was staying at the Martha Washington Hotel, “the only hotel in the world exclusively for women.” It contains 450 rooms, and the charges for rooms range from one dollar a day, with or without private bathroom.

Mrs. J. H. Gunson (Mayoress of Auckland) and Miss Spedding went to Wellington last week to attend the Dominion conference with patriotic societies.

The Pioneer Club, Wellington, has cabled to England the sum of £4OO with which to purchase a motor ambulance for Dr. Agnes Bennett in her work among the Serbians. Besides large family bequests, the recently established St. Andrew’s Scotch College at Christchurch benefits to the extent of £5OOO, and the Amuri Presbyterian Church to £lOOO by the will of the late Mr. Duncan Rutherford, of Canterbury. « * * * The whir of the spinning wheels may now be heard at the Auckland Red Cross Depot in Customs Street. Those desirous of taking up the work can make arrangements for a course of lessons at a small cost. * * * * Sapper Moore-Jones, whose war sketches are being shown in New Zealand, was entertained while in Gisborne at an “At Home,” given by the Women’s Club and the Soldiers’ Club Kitchen Committee. * * * * Mr. James Mackenzie, 1.5.0. (late Under-Secretary for Lands) and Mrs. Mackenzie have been on a short visit to Auckland, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Gower, St. Heliers Bay. Mrs. Hayhurst, of Temuka, and Miss Dorothy Davis are spending a holiday in the North Island and intend visiting Wellington, Auckland and Whangarei. Miss Muriel Turton, formerly of Omata, Taranaki, has passed her nurse’s examination, and has been appointed to Walton-on-Thames hospital, England. The engagement is announced in Christchurch papers of Miss Isabel Prins, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Prins, to Mr. Drummond Bailey, of North Canterbury. Lieutenant R. C. Abernethy, brother of Miss Abernethy, editress of the Woodville “Examiner,” has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry during the Messines offensive. ■ • • • Mr. P. Robertson, of Avondale, Auckland, has received advice that his daughter, Miss Susan Annie Robertson, who began her university career in Auckland, has obtained the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the Edinburgh University, being one of the two students to pass the final examination with honours. Dr. Robertson has since been appointed medical officer to the War Hospital in Perth, Scotland. • • r • The Hon. G. W. Russell told a deputation of women in Christchurch that he was having a Bill drafted to be submitted to Parliament this session, providing for the appointment of women as patrol officers. They would act in the interests of young people by warning them of danger and by advising them to return to their homes at night. “A woman can be young once, but youthful always.”

Mrs. Perry Wilder (Hawke’s Bay) has been on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hanmer, Christchurch.

Mrs. F. W. Frankland, of Foxton, who has been residing in New York for some time past, expects to return to New Zealand shortly. Her son, Mr. Herston Frankland, has a lieutenant’s commission in the United States Army.

At the Cathedral, Nelson, on July 11 the wedding took place of Miss Mabel Elizabeth Berryman, eldest daughter of Mr. H. G. Berryman, of Stanley Downs, and Mr. George Rutherford, eldest son of the late Mr. W. O. Rutherford, of Montrose. Miss Rutherford and Miss Ruth Berryman were bridesmaids, and Messrs. Hugh and Frederick Berryman were best man and groomsman respectively. The service was conducted by the Bishop of Nelson, assisted by the Rev. A. Berryman, vicar of Motupeka.

Miss Mabel E. Kent, who for the past three years has been in the Public Works Department, Christchurch, has been transferred to the Public Service Commissioner’s Office, Wellington. Miss Kent won Pitman’s gold medal for the Dominion last year, being able to write 190 words a minute.

The engagement is announced in southern papers of Captain D. G. Mathieson, N.Z.M.C., only son of the late Mr. John Mathieson and Mrs. Mathieson, Timaru, to Miss Mary Lance (late of England), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lance, Ryde, Sydney, and niece of Sir Arbuthnot Lance, M.D., London.

The wedding took place on Thursday, July 12, in' St. John’s Church, Johnsonville, of Miss Gladys Anyon and Mr. W. J. Bailey, of Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. John Nodder, of Auckland and formerly of Thames, celebrated their golden wedding the other day with a large reunion of relatives and friends.

A costume comedy party of wellknown Wellington girls and men, styling themselves the “Glad Eyedlers,” gave an excellent entertainment in Wellington the other day for the Y.M.C.A. Trench Comforts Fund. The performers included Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. Riddiford, Mrs. Hughes-Steele, Miss Haybittle, Miss H. Mules, Miss W. Mules, Miss M. Turnbull, Miss Gladys Campbell, Miss I. Wilford, Captain Keily, Messrs. A. Duncan, W. A. Bowring.

A cable states that the King has issued a decree creating a separate Royal House instead of “The most exalted branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.” The decree also makes the family surname Windsor.

Miss McLeod, M.A., of the staff of the Hawera High School, has been appointed an assistant mistress at the New Plymouth Boys’ High School, in succession to Mr. T. A. Bannatyne.

“Men never know the immense importance of clothes, or of the active part they play. As often as not they mistake the clothes for the woman inside them.”

Writing of new models, a Parisian says:—“Some of the smartest tailormades are trimmed with foulard. One of the prettiest of these is ‘Gavroche.’ The collar of the blue serge jacket is of blue foulard, dotted with white, and dotted foulard forms the top of the frock underneath, with two belts of the blue serge crossing the foulard. The belt is also a feature of the new season’s fashions, or perhaps one should say belts, for never before were so many belts seen, so to speak,

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in the same place, as were seen at the various dress shows. Narrow belts, and wide, high belts and low, loose belts, girdles of silver cord or beads, belts of tasselled varnished leather, buckled belts of serge, girdles of jet and embroidery, belts without end —all original in design, and all pretty.”

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sully, of Sydney, are proceeding to the United States and thence, at the first opportunity, to England. Mrs. Sully has been for nine years the president of the National Board of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and the travellers were met and welcomed by Mrs. Geddes, the president of the Auckland Association.

An interesting souvenir of historical interest has been brought to the Dominion by the Prime Minister and Sir Joseph Ward. It is a sheet of

Royal notepaper on which are inscribed the signatures of the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Household, and the signatures of British and oversea delegates to the Imperial War Conference., including the signatures of Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward. These signatures were written at the farewell luncheon given by the King and Queen at Windsor at the conclusion of the business of the Imperial Conference. It is the intention of Mr. Massey, if Sir Joseph Ward consents, to present the souvenir to the Parliamentary Library.

For some weeks the Saturday investitures by the King have been marked by the presence of groups of nurses of the naval and military services who have been awarded the Royal Red Cross for war work —or, in a few exceptional cases, the Military Medal. In connection with these ceremonies, Queen Alexandra has given a graceful proof of her interest in the profession. Directly the matrons, sisters and nurses have left Buckingham Palace after being presented by the King with their decorations, they go to Marlborough House, where they are received by the Queen - Mother. This charming courtesy is deeply appreciated by the nurses. Her Majesty is the president of the three leading service associations of the profession.

Miss C. Crichton Imrie (formerly of New Zealand), who has just returned to Sydney from Japan, where she represented the New Zealand Associated Press, speaks enthusiastically of Japan and the Japanese. The fundamental purpose of Japanese women is that of service (said Miss Imrie to a Sydney reporter). On this account of late years women’s education as well as men’s has been based on Western systems, modified to meet the present needs of Japan. All over Japan girls are employed as teachers, physicians, telephone operators, ticket agents, newspaper writers, sales girls, nurses and now an increasing number are entering factories. But although the number of women in professions and business is increasing, by far the greater proportion of girls marry after leaving school. The unmarried woman is comparatively rare. Her life is a busy one, but she finds time for outside interests. She fully appreciates how much more valuable she is as a home-maker, if her mind is alive to the things going on around her. But she is not actively interested in politics. Women’s suffrage has not been introduced, nor is it likely to be for many years. The Japanese thinking woman has many other live interests, social work, the Red Cross Society, the Y.W.C.A., the Y.C.T.U. (whose president was recently decorated by the Emperor), and the Society for Belgian Relief. The women also take an active part in the life of the community, having clubs for civic betterment, domestic science and hygiene.

Madame Melba was in her element at the soldiers’ matinee at “Grumpy,” says a Melbourne writer. She personally, and with a bright and breezy comment, presented every soldier in the large audience with a box of cigarettes. When she sang for them, the traditional pin could have been heard to drop. After a little French song was “Annie Laurie,” and then she was about to begin a second encore, when a stentorian voice from a large soldier in the “gods” called “Home, Sweet Home.” So the diva sent the accompanist away and played it for herself.

Mr. Cyril Maude since his arrival in Melbourne has been the guest at several functions given in his honour, and at each he has indicated his ability and charm an an “after-din-ner” speaker and raconteur. The famous actor’s versatility in this respect was practically indicated last week at a luncheon tendered to him by the members of the Melbourne Stock Exchange, when Mr. Maude developed a new phase in responding to the toast of his health. Speaking, as he was, to business men, Mr. Maude got away from his ordinary vein of story-telling and gave a most interesting address on the business phase of life in New York, detailing his impressions and experiences as gathered during his recent tour of the States. At the end of his address Mr. Maude was accorded a remarkable ovation.

The engagement is announced in the “Sun” of Miss Madge Ballantyne, second daughter of Mr. H. G. Ballantyne, of Rotowhenua, Wharerangi, to Mr. Eric Orr, son of Mr. J. S. Orr, of “Hawkston.” Mr. Orr is at present attending the Aviation School at Sockburn, Christchurch, preparatory to joining the Royal Flying Corps at Home.

The girl who cultivates the “cat nap” habit has discovered one of the secrets of keeping rested. An afternoon of sleep makes for sluggishness; totally different is five minutes’ oblivion snatched when sitting upright in a rocking chair or stretched flat on your back. Most restful of all is the power to let things go One rarely hears of a woman getting nervous prostration who has the blessed faculty of sitting down in the midst of confusion to finish a good book, or of snatching a day for pure pleasure, though duties press.