WOMAN'S WORLD. TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 780, 1 April 1910, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

{3peciulij written for Tnc OouiNion.l FRIDAY. Boiled schnapper and anchovy sauce. Potatoes. -'French- beans. Apple Charlotte. : "APPLE CHARLOTTE. Three-quarters of a : pint of breadrcrumbs, 2oz. butter, S apples, sugar, to 1 sweeten, grated' rind >of half-lemon. >A little water. . •• Melt the butter,.mis it with the crumbs, stew the- apples with the sugar, water, and lemon rind. Grease a me-dium-sized'pie-dish, line it thickly with breadcrumbs, fill'up with the apples, and . cover with the rest of the orumbs. Bake a -light brown, turn out and sift sugar over. Serve a custard-sauce with it. FOR TOMORROW. Seven and a half pounds fillet of veal. \A little ' parmesau cheese. Macaroni. Tapioca. 1 quart of milk. Pears: ; '-' 1 :;. FOR' SUNDAY; •' Two pounds tomatoes. Strok. . Loin .of mutton. Herbs. Breadcrumbs. Lemon. Ingredients ■ for plum pudding. Eggs. . Milk..:-' FOR SUPPER. - Di tongue. Salad., Peaches." Pastry; • Swiss roll. . SOCIAL AND PERSONAL^ Wedding at Paraparaumu. A wedding of great local, interest took plpce in ,St.-Paul's Church, Paraparaumu, on Wednesday afternoon, . when Mr.Geo'rgo Howard Lay was married to. MissViolet L. Berretti. The sisters of the

.. bride,-the Misses Vera, Alice, and. Esther Berretti'acted as'her bridesmaids. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Edwin Jones, vicar of the parish. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Berretti held a reception at Mr. Monopoli's beautiful orchard, where various toasts were honoured. The bridal: pair left by the .5.5 p.m.'train for a visit to. Auckland. A Marlborough Wedding. At the Anglican-Church, Spring Creek, on Tuesday, March' 29, Miss Jane Chaytor, third daughter of Mr.. Chaytor, of Spring Creek, was married to Mr.--Henry Stace, of Spring Creek, son of' Mr. Stace, of Robin Hood Bay, the Rev. Mr. Woolstein officiating. The bride wore a charming' Princess dress of white satin charmeuse,- -with draped skirt and trimming of silver• ball fringe. -She wore a bridal .wreath,-and a veil of exquisite Limerick lace that was a family heir--1 loom.: The two bridesmaids, the ■ Misses \Prances--and Isabel Chaytor, sisters of the bride, wore- Princess robes of whito embroidered muslin' and oured hats •'. trimmed with* blue velvet dahlias, and .they carried bouquets of blue flowers and autumn leaves. Mr. Kenneth. - Stace, brother pf the bridegroom, was best man. The wedding was a. very quiet one; only. relatives of. the bride and bridegroom being; present. Wedding at Reikorangi. '..A very pretty ■■■ wedding took place in Reikorangi on Saturday last, when Mr. James- Murphy, of Wellington, was married- to . Miss. Margaret Stubbings. The bride .wore ran- exquisite frock ; of' white.silk, and a bridal' veil and orange blossoms. .'Her bridesmaid, Miss Mary. Stubbings,', wore a- pretty white i frock. ■ After the service Mr. and Mrs. Stubbings "held a reception at their house. Amongst the guests were Mr. .and Mrs. Murphy-and...-Jlr:. and Mrs.:. Spencer, relatives of the bridegroom.', The bride 'and bridegroom left' by. the,s;3o p.m. train' for Wellington. The- ceremony. was-performed' by thev-Eev. 'J.'-Edwin"^oHes.." ■''- :;;' . ■' Women, arid -the Mayoralty. "'.■'■ : - ' : ! A .number of ladies .were present ,at a ineetiug.held'in.the Y.M.C.A. roojis last night to. discuss,'what steps should bo taken to forward Mr. C. Crawford's candidature for the Mayoralty.. Mr. Crawlord himself was .'unfortunately unable, to.bo present as he had to.attend,a' Borough Council meeting, and. an. apology for absence was also received from Mrs.

Newman. _' Mrs. W. J.'Williams, who presided, said that sinco hearing- of the .meeting she had been making very careful inquiry, and. everything she hadheard of' him' stimulated her in her desire to see Mr. Crawford go to the top. of the poll: Mrs. Newman had appeajea to .what was, best in women when she spoke of' him as a man : of integrity, for above all things that was what they should desire their Mayor to ..be. : It :was a man of leizure, and this was important for, however good a man might be, if he had little leisure, there, was much : business that, he'.could not possibly attend to. If there were very urgent claims upon him he could not possibly give. to. the city's; affairs the time, that the city, required. Mr. Crawford was alsi an excellent financier, and in his hands the affairs of the people would be. managed in a very satisfactory, way. •The interest and the ability, Mr. Crawford had .displayed in connection with the progress of Miramar might be taken as an earnest . that ' he ' would do work as good when large opportunities wero given to him. They. .were all anxious to-give him those opportunities. The women had a local interest in this matter' which was very strong. The women of, "Wellington .required a womanly leader in their special share of civic matters.. In the past they.had been fortunate in their Mayoresses, and in supporting Mr. Crawford's candidature they wero also doing, their best to secure a Mayoress who would. interest herself in ■■the-growing life of the city, and do her best, to help her husband in his civic duties. Mrs. Crawford .then made a pleasant little speech, thanking those present for the interest they, were taking in; the matter'and"apologising for her husband's absence. A committee was 1 then formed and arrangements made for an ' active cam--paign., ■-.-■• Fancy Fair in Sydney Street. The fair held in Sydney. Street Schoolroom in aid of the Wadestown Roman Catholic gchool Chapel continues to do , marvellously well, and evervday- the many ladies .who are, giving, their services are kept very busy attending to the visitors,who come to buy, at tho stalls, 1 and to be. amused 'at the . various side-shows Great admiration is expressed for the dever- dancing of the children, who each evening provide a brilliant little entertainment of-a'most varied nature. Hitherto the fair hasjonly been open in the evening, biit to-morrow afternoon it will be open from thwe o'clock to five,; and special attractions'- have been arranged for tho occasion; \ . . .

GUTTERS OF INTEREST FTOM NEAB AND FAB. tßi Damnis&j

Maori Marriage Laws. The Native .Land Act, which comes into operation to-day, makes special provision for the marriages of Natives, a matter that has hitherto not been dealt with in a sufficiently explicit manner. It provides that every marriage between a Native and a European shall be celebrated in the same manner, and its validity -shall be determined by the same law, as if each of the parties was a European; and all the provisions of the , Marriage Act, .1908, shall apply accordingly. Every two Natives' hi ay, at the option of the parties, be celebrated either (a) in the same manner as if each of the parties was a European, or' (b) in the presence of an ofiiciatuig minister under the Marriage Act,' 1908, but without complying' with the other requirements of that. Act, while marriages between Natives shall, with respect to the permitted or prohibited degrees of consanguinity .or affinity, be governed by the same rules as • marriages between Europeans. Everyone who has had much to do with' the Maoris knows what constant trouble has been caused by the fact that they kept to their Native marriage cus-. Toms, and .how this has affected the stability -of the home and the position both of Maori women and Maori children. In some kaingas it is a point of religion not to observe the Christian marriage rites, and the term marriage has.not'necessarily implied, more than a temporary arrangement. Cases, have been quoted where qnite a young woman has had several husbands, and this state of affairs has been the despair -of women who.have gone to do mission work among them. It is a'most difficult matter to deal, with, but this new Act may accomplish much if it makes the child's inheritance of land depend on its parent's observance of the new law. ' Victoria College Bazaar. The gymnasium at Victoria College. ?as the scene of immense activity yesterday, when a number of tho stud-jnts went up to.decorate the rooms and Eirange tho stalls. Tea is to-be served in the lower hall, which has been decorated with the college cobars, graen and white, and upstairs, where the stalls are placed, there

are detritions of fio.vers and foliage. There-are to be stalls for the sale of plain work, fancy work, produce, sweets, dolls, art goods and books, and appropriate sideshows have been arranged, that is. to say, interesting scientific experiments will be condaoted, and lante-n pictures of bio-k-gical objects of interest. An excellent programme of musii ani dancing has been arranj;*! for each evening. Those who have never been tj Victoria College may be puzzled to find the entrance, especially if they go at night. One can go along Silanianc-i Road to,the gate, which stands at' the point where . Salamanca Eoad joiis Kelburie Para'le, o up past Mount Street, and through the turnstile by the cemetery to th-j tennis courts. "Lady Ward will entertain the. children of the "Peter Pan" Company at afternoon tea next week. Mrs.. Newman returned from Masterton yesterday.. ■ , • News has been received by mail .of the death, at Bath,. England,. of Miss Wynn-Williams, daughter of the late Mr. Robert" Wynn-Williams, Crown Prosecu-' tor at Auckland, and sister of Mr. WynnWilliams,' of the Agricultural ■ Department, Wellington." Miss Wynn-Williams paid a visit to the Dominion two or three ■ years : ago. •'■ Miss Elsa Heckler; of' Forest Downs, who has been staying with . friends in Wellington, left on Wednesday for the south, where she intends spending some months. •. ~„r . v . .,.,\.,.., ~.■,-„*,■..,•. ,- 'Mrs. Stanley of"""Mahga-rawa,"-Woodville,".is. visiting Mrs. Ban.nister, of "Longbush," Masterton. : -Invitations, have been issued -to the marriage of Miss Helen Kelly to Mr ; A. C. Bretherton, which takes place on Saturday, April 23. . Mrs. Reading is giving a tea for Miss Kelly next week. Miss Barber, a note.l English sporf6wqimn was a' passenger irom the East last week by the -..'steamer Guthrie, to Sidney, whdriee slid will cross over to New Zealand for the purpose of indulgingin some fishing. She is a keen hunter of lig game, and recsntlv spent three years touring and hunting in In-lh. •' Mr. and Mrs. Judah Myers, with Miss Eleanor Myers, and Mr.-and Mrs. John Myers, return to-day from a visit to Rotorua. ■ ' '