A MESSAGE TO WOMEN.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19165, 23 November 1927, Page 2

A MESSAGE TO WOMEN.

THINK AND BUY IMPERIALLY. [THE PRESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, November 22. An ambassadress of Empire, vivid, clear cut, remains the impression left by an interview with Mrs Amery. She 19 an ambassadress in the fullest sense of the term, bringing to the women of New Zealand a message no less vitally important than that which the Secretary of State brings for the Dominions. The message is one. to which every woman should give heed. It is to think Imperially, to strengthen by every means within your power the bonds that unite. the great commonwealth of British nations.

To the question, "Are the women of England taking any real and active interest in the matter of Imperial cooperation?" Mrs Amery gave a quick and emphatic reply. "Yes, undoubtedly they are," she said. "The work of the Empire. Marketing Board is receiving the wholehearted support of women all through the country. Women are now thinking Imperially and buying Imperially, and this is true not only of women of one class,'but also of every class. The Marketing Board had done splendid propaganda work, and not only the big London stores, but even the little grocery shops in the country districtf are now making a feature of the sale of Empire goods. The Board has created a demand for foodstuffs produced within the Empire, and housewives aro.saying, 'why should I buy canned fruit from California or butter from Denmark when I can get them from Australia and New Zealand.' It is the \housewife who puts the ideal of Imperial trading into actual practice, and I think every woman in New Zealand would be interested to know how much women in England are doing actively to help on the principlo of trade within the Empire. t "One thing that this tour has impressed upon mo greatly," continued Mrs Amery, "is the sense of unity, of our all belonging to one family. I felt it in Africa and again in Australia, and I know it is going to be just the same here in New Zealand. There is really no feeling of strangeness at all. We seem to be among friends all the while, and it has made our tour of each country a delight." WEDDINGS. SMITH—HARDY. A charming evening wedding was recently celebrated at the Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, by the Rev. 0. Fitzgerald, the bride being Grace, the eldest daughter of Mr 0. Hardy, of South Brighton, and the bridegroom, Cyril, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. H. Smith, of Linwood. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr M. Hardy, wore a daintily beaded frock of shell pink georgette, with veil to match, arranged to fall in graceful folds. She carried a beautiful bouquet of pink sweet peas and lily-of-the-valley. Miss S. Smith, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss D. Buchanan, who wore beige lace frocks with apple green satin ribbon and picture hats to tone, attended the bride. Their bouquets of bronze and flame shades added to the effective colour scheme. Mr R. Matthews, of Linwood, attended the bridegroom as best man. After the wedding ceremony, Mr and Mrs Smith entertained about two hundred guests at the Crbwn Hall, Wordsworth street, Mrs Smith wearing a black embossed satin frock. After the wedding breakfast, at which the usual toast's were honoured, dancing was enjoyed until midnight, Manning's orchestra supplying the music. During the dance Mr and Mrs Cyril Smith left, for their honeymoon, the bride wearing a bois de rose costume and coat and hat to match. SURPRISE PARTY. On Saturday evening, Miss M. Hoare arranged a large surprise party of musical people, who visited the residence of Mr and Mrs A. Willyams, Worcester street, as a surprise for them and their guests, Mr Matheson (Auckland), and Mr and Mrs Chisholm (Wellington). The time was spent in vocal and musical items, games, and dancing. Those taking part were: —Mr A. Willyams (piano). Mr Chisholm (clarinet), Mrs Chisholm (flute), Mrs Horsfall, Miss T. Angus, Miss C. O'Reilly, Miss M. Turton, Mr A. Hoare, and Mr G. Owers (piano); Mrs Findley, Mrs F. P. Owers, Miss M. Hoare, Miss V. Angus, Mr Matheson, Mr Sellers, Mr A. Hoare, and Mr G. Ferguson, songs, and Mr Horsfall (musical monologues). Others present were: Mrs A. Hoare, Mrs Sellers Mrs Angus, Mr Findley, Mr Berry, Mr Angus.

CANTERBURY WOMEN'S CLUB,

To welcome home Miss Harvey and the Misses Manifold, who have returned from a trip to America, Great Britain, and the Continent, the "500" circle of the Canterbury Women's Club held a party on Monday evening. Progressive 500 was played, and a very pleasant evening was spent. The guests thanked the circle for their hospitality and expressed pleasure at being home again, and gave a short account of some of thoir experiences whilst on tour. A dainty supper was then served. JAPANESE FAIR. The Phillipstown Parish will hold its annual sale of work to-morrow in the Art Gallery. It will take the form ot a Japanese Fair. There will be stalls of all descriptions—plain and fancy work, sweet, produce, book, flower, cake refreshment, ice cream, and drinks, tearoom, bran tub, etc. There will be competitions for home-made cakes, sweets, the best-dressed doll. The Mayor will open the fair at 2.30 p.m. The Christchureh Merrv Makers will entertain in the evening.

A red diamond which appears to sparkle with inward fires has been cut in Amsterdam, and is declared to be an unparalleled specimen. This valuable gem was discovered in the Lichtenburg mine in South Africa! some months ago, and weighed, uncut, 18$ carats. It now weighs only 5£ carats, but is.so unusually beautiful that its value cannot be estimated*