WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 955, 24 October 1910, Page 11

WOMAN'S WORLD.

HATTERS 'OF INTEEEST- FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(By Imo3es.) .. j

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

{Specially written for The Dominion.) ■■• ';V,///L MONDAY/ ;/ Stewed brisket of'beef, r Potatoes. ; /Carrots. Turnips.-. Mrs.- , .■; '"/ ■ ;'/ C . Orio,teaciipftil;oi.flour, ground rice, Buet,j v raisitiSj;'or sultanas; currants, and milk,'. i.\teaoupful!bf.sugar, i teaspoonful;M.,ca>bbnato.:of..,s'oda,.■./.. ~..' -Stone.ithe'raisras,"- wash and pick the curraiits,' : chop-,the'suet.'Mix all. the dry;, ingredients except the' soda', ■.which shouldibe dissolved in a, little warm .milk.JvAdd. tho milk, and' soda. ■ Mix well. '• .-Pour'-ntto 'a well-greased basin, tie over a scalded arid floured pudding ' cloth', "and'boilAfor three hours, Serve >ith.;sweet sauce. ' : f /- ; '~ f6r'to-morrow. '■/:'■'■') / ":. : Macaroni. AStbck. '• 21b.- chops, Cauliflower. : Rhubarb. Suet. ': SOCIAL ,AND;;PE^SONAL. The CardenFete ;■/-.' • / -,- "/ It .was a.:'yery '-greyj;; disinal-lo'okirig day.oh}Saturday;iarid for a while.every 7. one who .was:interested .in ,the v .forthcoming garden; ;feto which was being ;held;ih the/grounds: of• Awarua-House :for felt exceedingly anxious- as'tq-what the weather 1 was going to do. However, 'though.^very 'loyfe'rihg-lbekiiig '; all'Tday)'' .rain'-fortunately . did,; not • descend, and- , everything■! proceeded;'-;, merrily. All 'kinds/ofways ,: haye'; ; by ; now: been.-,tried by the various" philanthropic, bodies of (Wellington/in which; they, can raise moriey":for.; their projects,,,,.but ■; probably, tbe;ploasahtest ways '.'are' those •whichkeep everybody. out 'of...doors, ainon'g .pretty, well-kept gardens) and where ; .they can move,about as they ' wish.^:lt.. : was.restiniated;..that;between five ( and isi£ : hundred people attended ■the fete-on Saturday,'and judging from the .number of.people, that, overflowed the lawns/ at' times 'and wandered, about, the {winding '■]: paths,;';- casting'; covetous eyea'.Aipon '- the ,-flpwers/ :one;: could-quite . believe'it; ;'.Probably-;'the 'Busiest''people. ' of jail'-'that day.. we're/ ; th'o?e'in/ charge; of;' 1 the afternoon tea. .- A/large'square had 1 been ;inade| ; .with' forms -and seats, out.sid'e,;andV all the -afternoon, beginning from/the time, the fete opened to /the time it came to .an/end,: .tea;,.was.,kept ■ goings 'without..- a / break, . fully. :'■ five bujadred people' being • served with it— 1 -' no/light task.'/. Tha. .motor-car. ..service was;immensely •childTen, and;as soon as'-'each car came back from'^its''jaufif'through" .'Hill--'Street;, Moleswiirth Street; 1 arid Tih'akori'Road/ they;"wjere'irushed <by < boy's -and • girls' who, threw themselves into them .with a,, ; gfeJitV; : erithusiasm' ; .and:; lack of ; ceremony/■ One could-not have believed with6ut!;'seoirig'::for" !: one'se]f- how:'. many: chndreri/ can /crani themselves:; into '-a car,: all-at..once.'/ : ;ATseries, of,';l)rief( but roheerts',' ? under,'''the j management, of Lady Ward, Mr. T. ! MacdoiJiald, and Mr; F,' Andrews,' -as-* sistedjby ; the Musical Committee,/were, hejdinl'an'p'utbuddingi'/gailydeco'rite witb, flags, and proved to bo -exceedingly ■ -Recitations,-, songs' ;■ duets)' dancing; "impersonations, -even to : the; jinitatipn/ of. : a;.trairi; ( (as it journeys/along" through plains-and up arid down hills (and sounding reraarkablyiJike^a.train'going dver fyhe; inf;lu;dedt -in- 4 the - prbgramm'es.-iiiThe;.i : rtehts';/6f';>:the 'ortiine-tellers—four of- them—were' an- : ■itherjfattraction, and needless.;', to"/■' say vero well; patronised"all :the; aft'erribon sy those eager to anticipate'the future. The sweet;stall did an. excellent business,'/as well as the/flower stall;.' arid laßt, 'But,not bran-tub,'uhder. ohe management of Lady, Ward /arid Mrs..; Moorhouse, / assisted .'by /Mrs. Sbxion.'./During;'the : afternoon;atba'nd »f. twenty performers, > brought {together' by Mr.:';F.-.■Pierard,.' played. delightfully Erom/'their' picturesque .vantage-point jpon the top of. the .High embankment )verlqpKing. the lawn, arid they/: even' lad a ipiario ■ to-.;. accompany." them. Several/of'.the -'boysyof ivthe -institute, vera; present j-, assisting in. various ways! I/is anticipated,that by the ..time!every, ikpense has 'bePn mot)" jin ;; - 'connection' rith •the/fete, ..there-will be; a balance i : ;hand ! of between' £50 andi£6o'. '.The-'i ate' money realised :£U ■' 3s'.': 9d.;' teas, .114; 175.-, lid.;' concerts : '(3d. : entry loney),' £2 10s.; sweet stall, £5 Bs. id.;,iflower;:stall,V'£3. ! lss'. ! ld.>' bran'--ob,; £4 .Is.- 1 2d.; '•■■ fortune-telling,"-£5. ! teticket money has yet to. come.; in,, 'he. kindness of Lady; Ward in lending he grounds of her residence for/ the ete,, and taiking .so.-much..interest'in ho; project, : ;has vbeen apprecivted. by; those. who have had the interest if_;the institute,'at ieaft. '/The. coninittee who' have„':ha'd ' arrangements n hand for the fete--comprising • Lady Ward; (president), Mrsr Rhodes; Vvicotresident);. Mrs. . Wilfdrd: (vice-presi-len.t),/Mr3. .(Dr.)/;.Findlay, Mrs../ Fr Vloorhoiise--Mrs. F. CoKenj Mrs., Baldnn, Mrs.::Troupe,-Mrs. M'Eldowney, Vlrs. A.--Corrigan- (hon." treasurer); Mrs; '.(hori./ .secretary), i-Mrs;' iCTilly, ■ Mrs,, Crawford 5 Young,: \ :Mrs. cribboiis;\'Mrs. Mrs" J Hislop, Mrs. Slone; Mrs. J.-P. Luke, Mrs. Rose, 'B.'-Fisher, /Miss Patterson, Miss Barron, Miss Paul, and ,Vliss ; Eobiesoh—are; to be.co'ngratiilated' ipon- the success "of "their : enterprise,' jyhich has,- in its results, exceeded thoir triticipatioijs..' ''.."■■•-,•'•r;-' ji ;.'.Z ■-•■-./ '. : . Tha Success of a Nurse. : .■-'■■ ■'•: _The/rhany'friends' ; of' Miss Laura James, formerly a sister in.the Wellington Hospital, where she had an exepptlpnally- brilliant career,' passing- first on;4he list of both/the hospital .and State examinations,: and now in Ensland, will be pleased.: to hear of the success., that has befallen her. At a meeting of the Nursing Board, held a short time ago, she was admitted to,the Queen: Alexandra^'/Imperial •Military Nursing", Service,?'' and was immediately appointed to tho staff .of tho , "Connaught!V: Hospital,;: Aldershot;. '.The, service is one/much "sought after'iri 'England, and is reputed to' bo very difficult of access, so that, it is all the moro a matter of congratulation that a nurse' ibelonging to the Wellington Hospital' should,have been.accepted, at the first time, of askings/iarid ihave.deceived an, immediate appoiritmeht'."''"

The Tiiorndon Tennis Club. On Saturday aftornoon tho Thorndon Tennis Club opened its. courts for tho season, a largo gathering being present. It seemed a pity that tho day should have been so grey and chilly, but tho mere fact that rain did keep off was no doubt something to feel grateful for by;all tennis players. Tea was laid in the .pavilion, the .table, being. arranged with ranunculi. Among those present were: Mrs.' Gore,- Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Marchbanks, Mrs. Holmes, tho Misses Hannay (2), Mrs', and Miss Didsbury, the Misses Turton (2), Colonel and Miss Neivall,' Mr. arid Miss Fulton, Miss Oleghorne, Miss Wilson, Miss. B. Miles, Miss ..Kennedy,' Miss E. : Grey,". Miss Rutherford, Miss Butterworth, Miss Kirkby. Miss Fraser, Mrs. Tennant, Mrs.. J3atham; Miss Tennant,-. Miss M'Leari, the Misses M'Gregor (2), Miss Robieson, Miss Nunneley, the Misses D'Oyley (2), Miss N. Haybittle, Miss Bristow, Miss M. Wheeler, Miss_Barnott, Miss Hardinge-Maltby, Miss Kane, and the Misses Seed (2). ■■" W.C.T.U. " A well-attended meeting of the W.C.'T.TJ. was held, in th> . Y.M.C.A. rooms' last week. , The cradle-rolL work was organised, a white-ribbon agent appointed, arid a riiost interesting paper read, entitled, "Wliv Should a' Church Member -. Belong to , the.' W.C.T;U. ?" Good reasons were given why a member should; ' The meeting was presided over by the-president of the Wellington South Union. :.,.;. Obituary.:// '■-'■/, : . :'; ■" The death is announced of Mrs. ,-Mary-Hogg,-a-.-.very-.v-old-resident-of-Kaiwarra. The deceased lady suffered a paralytic'"■ seizure-: about .twelve months ago,. and had; been an invalid since that time. .About two days' ago her condition became serious, 1 and she died at her .residenceyesterday. The/ deceased, who was' the;? wife .of Mr. Thomas Hogg, had;:resided., at Kaiwarra' for over forty years, and was very well known.and' highly'/esteemed in the -district:' ; She ■ had'a family of six, three .sons and three: daughters. The sons,.. Messrs., Robert, James,■'• and George Hogg, arb woll known in Ahe .city. . ••••-!■■;■ .-/..'",■'. " ; . - •'■■ ' / . ,//'. GantalniScott's Lecture. ..[■> /•. ,'.f-', :')',!'& great deal, of interest is:bping takeri : , in:,the...!ecture.which:is', to be given..byCaptain Scott. upon.' the/',past .explorations of the-Antarctica, .and upon his plan of, oikratioris/for/his'-fprthcoming Venture. As:the'revwiirbe;M.arcorii;niessages transmitted!from,his.ship.to various stations,:tho different'stages of his progress will be more easily followed'.by those who have heard him give 'the/outline of his route.: Thellecture is for '•tho,-benefit of the Boys' Institute.''. CompHrnentafy Evoningi; ..; Arrangernents; are now, complete / in: connection-:' with :/ the , complimentary evening to be tendered to Mrs, Sutcliffe, and,ripthing.rias been spared < to ensure. a L iucoessful performance,', "ilt has been decided; that-at, the ;cphclusibn of tho performance; those desiring ;to do'-.; so may..ijeinajn.: ,tp'_ a dance.;; :,The;commit-, tep/has "met with great' success in disposing of;;tick'ets,:.and. a largo attend-, ance. is anticipated.''''' A-notice 'appears' in .our.; advertising columns/! requesting • that contributions towards the supper be sent to.the Town' Hall as early. as_ 'possible/this/'morning;(Mohday)V'"" ■'" • Breakjng- up Dance. W"^^^'^^*^ A very enjoyable'"breaking up" dance was given by Miss >Borlase in the Gbr,mg Street Hall; on Saturday.',; Im'the artempon,: all , ; the'- .tinyi'.children", v from nve "onwards,;'attended' it, looking' very fresh;.and dainty' in their white frocks and'coloured'sashes, ; arid thoroughly enjoyed'themselves 'dancirig'with' one another, or p with some of' their elders. In the evening from seven' .to 'ten, the older pupils .had, their turn, and made the most of it,"as children alone know hOW.'/ '"■ '''.';" .... /■ .TKe/marriage'/of :Miss;>Giadys Gear, eldest daughter, of 'Mr.' J, .'Gear, of Ponrua, to Dr. Robertson', 'Johnsonville,; will ttake-'place on 'the;' 16th of next;;month. .'/ / / :. ;/Mr.,and;Mrs. ..Holdsworth, -of Dun-, edin,'-:'were passengers:, for Sydney by the Manuka, .on Friday. . . ... ~,./: ... Miss Macdonald,,. of Diinedih; passed through-Wellington oh Saturday 'on her way'north. •:•.■•" : / ;' , Mrs. Elder (Waikanao) returned from :t,he south;on : Satiirday morning; ' Jlrs, F.M.-B. Fisher left for Marl-, borough by the i Arahura on Saturday.,, ; ;Mrs. : Sprott is giving an "at home" on Wednesday afternoon inHhe Sydney Street,. Schoolroom, when various ways in which women may make the recent Anglican Mission permanently useful to them will be discussed. Mr:; Duncan, the member for. Wairau, arid Mrs. Duncan left for Picton by'the x Arahura; on Saturday. ■ /'' : ".''-.•.; . Mr. and Mrs. W- Booth, of Carterton, have been spending a few' days' in Wellington. - •'■...■.,"-■■' ; , >~.; "■'. v;;-

A most enjoyable concert and danco (given, under, the .management of .the Victoria College Glee: Club with' the object in view of -inoreasing the funds of the; Cricket,' Club) ;was held, in the college gymnasium on Thursday ing. A number of students .and their -friends .were priesent, and; delightful, music was supplied by Mrs. Smith and by several students. The chaperones present, were:—Mesdames, Fell, de la Mare,' Wilson, Taylor,: and Thornton.