THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1476, 8 August 1918, Page 32

THE SOCIAL WORLD

Announcements of engagements and contributions of interest relating to waddings and social gatherings should be sent to Lady Editor, “Sporting and T> th, matin 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 In all cases the writer’s signature and address must be attached (not for publication).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.

Mrs. F. E. Baume, who takes a vital interest in all matters appertaining to the welfare of women, was re-elected to a seat on the Auckland Education Board.

Mrs. Thursby-Pelham, who spent a long holiday in Auckland with her daughter, Lady Walker, has arrived safely in England.

Miss K. M. Nunneley (Wellington Public Library), who has been in England on nine months’ leave of absence, is for the present attached to the Pay Office, N.Z.E.F. She is due back in Wellington at the beginning of December.

Mrs. Hugh Bennett, of Gisborne, who is on a visit to Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. M. McCallum, Victoria Avenue, Remneva.

At an investiture held. at Buckingham Palace on July 31 the King decorated Major F. G. Massey with the D.S.O. and Military Cross in the presence of his father, the Hon. W. F. Massey.

The Gisborne Victoria League Red Cross shop made £7887 within the last year, a net total of £12,850 since it was started in June, 1916. Mrs. W. R. Barker is president of the League.

iln exchange states that Miss Gether, who is well known in art circles in Dunedin, and who recently left here to settle in South Africa, is returning to the Dominion to take up a position in connection with the tuition of returned soldiers in the arts and crafts.

Miss Coates has returned to Wellington from a visit to Auckland. * * * *

Miss Sybil Nathan, honorary secretary of the Wellington Red Cross, has brought out a second edition of the book of tried cookery recipes she compiled some time ago. Already Miss Nathan has paid in to the fund a considerable amount from the sale of the books, and hopes by this edition to materially increase the sum.

Sister Doris Parker, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Parker, of Motueka, has received orders to report at Wellington for duty overseas. A large gathering of friends and well-wishers assembled in the Returned Soldiers’ Clubhouse, Motueka, to wish her au revoir.

Miss A. Snelson, the newly-appoint-ed general secretary for the National Y.W.C.A. of. Australasia, was for some years secretary of the Melbourne Association, having had considerable experience in Y.W.C.A. work in England. Since her return to England she had done most energetic work in raising funds for the building and equipping of Y.W.C.A. huts in England and France.

Much interest was taken at Sunderland, England, in the marriage of Miss Hetty King, the popular music hall artist, and Captain A. W. Lamond, of the York and Lancaster Regiment. The bridegroom’s fellow officers held an arch of ribbons and horseshoes over the couple as they left the church, and the “Wedding March” was played by the regimental band.

The baby competition inaugurated by the Hastings branch of the Women’s National Reserve resulted in over £5OO being contributed to the French War Orphans’ fund. Eleven babies were nominated, the six highest being: Jockey Club £1766, Fernhill £1023, Red Cross £839, Retailers £426, Sports and Pastimes £321, and Send Off £314.

Princess Mary, who drove from the castle in an open carriage drawn by a pair of horses with a postillion, opened the new orthopaedic department for wounded soldiers at King Edward VII. Hospital, Windsor.

Mrs. C. Wills, of Oamaru, has been appointed matron of the John McGlashan College, Maori Hill, Dunedin.

An heir to the Tongan throne was born on July 4. He has been named George Tubo Malohi. There was great rejoicing in the capital; flags were flown and a royal salute of 21 guns fired.

Some people seem to think that evening dress at the theatre is a thing, or fashion, of the past, says an English writer. It certainly belongs almost as much as ever to every first night of a ’new play presented by the managements that

have a reputation of doing things in a first-class manner. In New York recently at a public dinner, for which President Wilson made a special journey to be present was informed that evening dress was optional. One of the after-dinner speakers, a very witty New Yorker —Francis Patrick Murphy—who is the only man who ever makes President Wilson laugh aloud, said that the only way he can describe the end of an entertainment where the shape and colour of the clothes to be worn is a matter of doubt is to call it “the clothes of an imperfect day.”

What to send Australian soldiers for Christmas has been decided by themselves in a vote taken amongst them at the front by General Sir William Birdwood. The selection is as follows: Cakes, puddings, tobacco, cigarettes, toffee, chocolates, butter, loaf sugar, milk, cream, honey, biscuits and fruits dried and candied.

Miss Ada Julius, daughter of Bishop Julius, has returned from England, where she has been nursing.

Steeple Jane is the name, given to a woman in New York, who has taken up the duties of steeplejack. The woman’s husband found that he had more work than he could handle, whereupon his wife, putting on an overall, set out to do part of - it. “I’m only doing what we all will have to do when our men go to the war,” she said. “All of us women will have to learn to do their work.”

Miss Emelie Polini, an English actress who is making a big name for herself in Australia by her brilliant work in “De Luxe Annie,” was married on July 16, at the registrar’s office in Collins Street, to Lieutenant Harold Wilfred Ellis, of Sydney, who is on six months’ furlough from his regiment, the Royal Field Artillery. Lieutenant Ellis spent three years with his regiment in France. He was gassed, and went into hospital for ten months. He had not

long rejoined his battery when he was wounded, and was given six months’ furlough. He met Miss Polini on the steamer coming from America. ♦ * * * There was an indignant wail a little while since (says the Sydney “Sun”) when the press announced the arrival of a bunch of English brides who had captured good Australian soldiers. The Australian Miss isn’t letting it rest at that. She’s decided that it’s time she went over to keep an eye on her “young man” and marry him if the powers will permit. Quite a number of engaged girls are getting away to England, and though it’s a long and troubled journey, still it’s worth it, remembering who is at the other end.

A “Frugality Dance” was held in Montclair, New Jersey, recently. Those wearing patent leather shoes, silk stockings, or high collars were fined 2|d. each for each offence, those wearing marcel waves 5d., while wearers of evening dress, or “costumes” had to pay Is. to the management.

Members of the W.A.A.C. (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps) formed a guard of honour at St. Mary’s Church, Dover, when Miss Florence Harris, of Ipswich, was married. The bride and her four bridesmaids wore uniforms.

The second reunion of wives and mothers of Auckland men on service, organised by the- Empire Wives and Mothers’ Reunion Committee of the Women’s National Reserve, was held at the Town Hall last Thursday, and proved a most enjoyable gathering. Mrs. Fitchett, president of the Wives and Mothers’ Reunion Committee, welcomed the guests and expressed the hope that mothers and wives of men on active service who had not received the badge presented by the reserve would apply for one. Bishop Averill gave an earnest address, eulogising the work of women during the war and urging them, for the sake of the men at the front, to encourage and sustain a spirit of cheerfulness. Afternoon tea was served by members of the committee, and a programme was contributed by Mrs. Pawson, Miss Ava Symons, Miss Lalla Knight, Miss Opperman, Messrs. Adams and E. Baume, E. G. Garland and Corporal Lucks.

Directly opposite the Symonds St. Post Office, Auckland, are the premises of the Health Institute, under the personal supervision of Mrs. E. L. Perkins, who is so well known for her many successful cases of treatment for nervous, mental and functional disorders, having for many years made a study of the numerous form of mental and organic suffering. The consulting rooms are fitted up with all modern appliances for the treatment of nervous cases, a great feature of this treatment being the use of “coloured rays,” the benefits of which are now admitted to be of the highest value in treating disease in certain forms. The “Radiant Heat” baths also claim special notice, these baths having an invigorating, cleansing and tonic action on the human system, and used in conjunction with mechanical vibration they act as a perfect health renewer in many forms of nervous and neurotic disorders. Our lady readers would be well advised to try the “Perfection” skin food, which has a big reputation for its action on the skin in preserving the complexion. It is invaluable too for cuts and abrasions, while piles also have been successfully cured by its use. Each ingredient used in its manufacture is guaranteed pure, and no travelling outfit is complete without a supply. Country patients will be given special facilities in regard to appointments to suit their engagements. Attention is drawn to Mrs. Perkins’ advertisement, which appears on the opposite page. * A fascinating display of millinery can be seen at the Regal (late Model House), Queen Street, Auckland, and should prove of special feminine interest at the approach of the spring season. Mrs. E. Rolson, who has, recently acquired the old-established business, comes to Auckland with a first-class knowledge, having been associated for many years with the well-known firm of Farmers, Ltd., of Sydney and Melbourne. Her long and capable business experience lias enabled her to buy in the very best markets and to place before a discriminating public the very latest designs and modes in millinery. There is a very wide range of hats to choose from, and Mrs. Rolson has been fortunate in securing some of the very latest fashions. The Regal e makes a specialty of re-modelling, which, no doubt, many of our readers will gladly avail themselves of. The establishment is staffed by a courteous principal and capable staff of assistants, and a visit will be found pleasant as well as profitable.

The engagement is announced in an exchange of Mr. Harold Tennent, son of Mr. Tennent, Dunedin (formerly manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Timaru) to Miss Lorna Broughton, daughter of Mr. G. Broughton, Invercargill.

Word has been received by. Mr. W. W. Beswick, of Oamaru, that his daughter, Sister Mary Beswick, who has been on active service for the past three years, is returning to New Zealand shortly. It is understood that Sister Beswick is returning in charge of a party of sisters to take up duty at the Orthopaedic Hospital being established in Christchurch for the treatment of invalid soldiers by electrical treatment and massage. Sister Beswick, who is a survivor of the Marquette, and his seen service on various hospital ships and in Egypt and Salonika, has • lately been in charge of a ward in No. 1 New Zealand Military Hospital at Walton-on-Thames.