WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1075, 14 March 1911, Page 9

WOMAN'S WORLD

eUTTEBs'oF. INTEREST FKOM FAB AND NRAB,

(By Imogen.)

(BY 111 TO-DAY'S DINNER. (Specially written for ?nu Dominion.) TUESDAY. Mutton.Cutlets und Tomatoes. Potatoes. Vegetable Harrow. .Apple Dumplings. MUTTON CUTLETS AND TOMATOES. Take the cutlets, cut and trim all the •same size, leaving tin. of bone bare, sprinkle with salt, dredge flour over them, then clip in beaten egg and crumbs, and fry a nice brown. Serve round mashed potatoes, and servo good brown gravy or hot tomato sauce with the cutlets, or some tomatoes sliced and fried. FOE TO-MORROW. One rabbit, curry powder, bacon, figs, suet, lemon. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL, A New Zealand-English Wedding. On Tuesday, January 21, a pretty wedding of New Zealand interest was solemnised at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. The .bride was Miss Anne Rhodes Moorhouse, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moorhouse, of Sprattou Grange, Northampton, formerly o!' New Zealand. The bridegroom was Mr. Edward Hewish Kyle, only son of the Bishop of Winchester (Dean-designate of Westminster) and Mrs. Kyle. The wedding was the last function of the kind to be performed by the Bishop of Winchester, as occupant of that See, for, prior to taking up his new duties at Westminster Abbey, he is going out to Egypt for the benefit .of his health. — fie- • was-assisted by his two ■Suffragans,•'••theBishop of Southampton and the Bishop of Guildford, as well as by the Rev. M. H. Fitzgerald and the Rev. F. V. Boyd (vicar of St. Paul's). The church was beautifully decorated with white liles, palms, and ferns, and the service was choral. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a Lucille gown of • soft white chiffon em- ' broidcred with raised leaves of satin, picked out with silver. Over this was a tunic of rare Brussels lace. The Court train, attached to both shoulders, was of chiffon, draped with a snlendid scarf of the same lace—given by Mrs. Moorhouse. Her tulle veil surmounted a wreath of orange blossom, and the bouquet was a loosely-arranged bunch of white roses.' Her only ornament was a large diamond pendant, the gift of Mrs. Rhodes ('.'The Grange," AVollington). ' ■ - The train was borno by two small children—Master Reggie Hunter-Blair (whoso mother is a New Zealand cousin of the bride), and Miss Mary Morritt. Both children were dressed in delicate pink charmeusc, with sashes of deep blue, and- shoes to match, the little. girl wearing a tiny cap of gold net, edged with gold lace, and banded with blue ninon, secured by small pink roses. There were five bridesmaids—Miss Mary Moorhouse (sister of. the bride), Miss Avice Rhodes (daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. George Rhodes, of Claremont; Timaru. New Zealand), Miss Linda Morritt, Miss Hilda Morritt, and Miss Mabel Ramsay L'Amy. Their dresses were strikingly original and picturesque. The underdresses of pale pink charmeuse were edged round the feet with a band of ermine; the tunic overdresses of dull gold net had a wide border of silk embroidery carried out in many art tones, the result standing out with' bold prominence; round the edge of this was a narrowfringe of gold.- The collarltess bodices i were chiefly of the embroidery, and high under the arms came Empire sashes of turquoiso blue brocade shot with gold; these were knotted in front, the pendant ends being finished with gold fringe. Caps of gold-net were!worn on the hair, bordered with gold lace and banded with turquoise ninon, held in place by small roses of deep pink." The shoes correspond with the sashes, being of turquoise and 1 "Sdld-shot ; brocade, -and-the-stockings-were; of faint pink. Each wore a gold necklet with .pendant amethysts, the gift of the bridegroom, and each carried a big loose-: bunch of deep pink roses, tied with pale pink ribbon. The duties of best man were fulfilled by Mr. J. N. Buchanan. A very large number of guests attended at the chnrch, and also - went on to the Alexandra Hotel, where a : reception was held by Mr. and Mrs. Moor- , house. The bride's goiii.s-away frock was - of- grey charmeuse. -with h?.t-.;ot WacK • satin, trimmed with a large, ostrich i feather of flame pink, and a beautiful , : ermine set, given .her by her parents. -. New Zenlanders at Home. '■■'■;. r '■ Miss Madaline Royle (whose father is ; manager for Williamson's Company in ; the Dominion) is studying hard at her ,' singing under Signer Valenh, with the s intention of joining the 'Williamson Co. . later. For'five years she studied the piano, but'her voice nas improved so under > her master's tuition, that she has taken up Vocalism altogether, and has now' a beautiful voice.. . Miss Eva Balfour, of New Zealand,.who I did so well in Gods," "Beethoven,' r the "O'Flvnn," and the Shakespearean season at His Majesty's, recently made a I decided hit in tho rolo .of Viola in "Twelfth Night," with Mr. Clive Curric's Company, and as Katheriue in the "Tam- . in? of the Shrew," as well as at the Court and Rehearsal Theatres.. London. Miss - -Balfour is one of the cast (Hecate) in the production of "Macbeth" at his.Majesty's.

Miss May Moss returned to Karori yesterday from ii. visit to Christchurch. •' Miss Macandrow left for the south last evening, and will be away for a month, spending the time partly in Ashburton and partly with Mr and Mrs. Hunter Macandrew in Dunedin. Mrs. Thompson arrived in Wellington on Saturday from' a visit to Ngauruhoe, which, in company with others, she.climbed.- They were fortunate in obtaining a clear view over the surrounding country as well as of the craters themselves. Mrs. Wood (of Stoko) left for the .south : last evening. ,-'.. ■:.., ..... Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gore have return--1 ed from a visit to Auckland. Miss Kit{y Campion leaves Auckland next Monday for Europe; where she will commence her musical studies. Her coa- . certs at the Thames and at Waihi were | most successful, and she received cor- ■ dial receptions at both places. Miss V. Bremner, who has been staying with friends at Wairoa and Gisborne, rei turned to Wellington on Saturday. Miss Percival left Wellington, yester- ■ rtav for Auckland, and leaves to-day for Ra'rotonga, where her father, Dr. Percival, is stationed. ■ The Mayoress (Mrs. Wilford) is arranging for a concert to be given in the Missions to Seamen Building on Wednesday evening. Some of the best amaleur" tnfcn»- in" the city have promised their assistance for the evening. The Primate, Bishop N'evill, accompanied by Mrs. Nevill, leaves Dunedin on March 21 on a visit to England, and will be away from this country for about a year, i'liey will travel to England via Cape Horn and Monte Video. The death took place on February 25 at her daughter's <Mrs. TCynu's) residence, "Erin Lodge," Mangawai, of Elizabeth .fano Mooncy, relict of the late Samuel Mooney,. at the age of seventy-eight. The late llrs. Mooney was born in Cornwall. and arrived in New Zealand with her parent* in November, 1839, being one of its earliest settlors. Mrs. Mooney could - remember some stirring incidents in the » life of the early colonists,-especially in connection with the opening of the Great Barrier and Kawau copper mines, she 9 having been present at the Barrier during o Tleke's war in-1845. when the Maoris or:l dered Europeans off the island. The late a Mrs Mooney leaves five sons, five rlaughs ters, thirty-two grandchildren and ten v great-grandchildren. She was a daughr ter of William and Elizabeth Trevarthen, of Cornwall,

THROUGH EASTERN EYES. It is. always amusing to see. ourselves as others see us—provided we have ft sense of humour. In a book entitled "The Customs of the Devils of the Ocean," a Chinese official who lived for some years in Europe gives his impressions of Western habits. So cleverly does he "hit oft many of our. customs that one might almost suspect the book of being., written by a satirical Englishman; but the "Westminster Gazette" assures us it is the work of his Excellency. Ho Kuei Fang, Imperial High Commissioner, who went to Europe on a diplomatic mission. "The Devils of the Ocean have overturned nil the rules of rank and respect. I had heard thnt their women were more honoured than their men, but I should never have thought that this aberration was so general and so profound. Thus, on a narrow pavement the man always gives way to the inferior creature. A husband allows his wife to walk side by side with him, and nobody laughs. He may even carry parcels fof her without being mock-, ed at. -And that is .not all. Men .wait at table until the women are seated, and then sit beside them and show them all sorts of:/attentions. I have even seen a man serve his wife at meals beforo his own father! "In the hotels men and women take their meals ■ together in public. Women serve in the shops,, and they travel alone. When the .women go out in the evening they uncover: their bosoms. In order to: make their waists seem small and thenbusts large they wear underneath their dress a kind.of iron cage. The deformations which result arc very grave. ■ "The feet of the Devils of the Ocean are enormous: This shews that itlieir race is-.less"fine and' less pure in breed -than ours. -.Most of the men have-short: hair, which they do not shave off the front of their heads. This makes them look like our prisoners and outcast beggars. As a head-covering they have a foft of tube, which sometime? has springs in it. It is extremely hideous. The sleeves of their garments do not come over their hands, so they hide these in bags of white skin. ' , "Very strange are the amusements 01 the Barbarian.?. Couple by couple they leavo their seats. The man clasps the waist nf the woman,' who may bs the wife of someone else. Then they slide and turn nud leap, recede, advance, and salute, strike attitudes, and strut and bend down. It is odd and extravagant and ridiculous and shocking, and yet it appears to entertain thorn very much. Another of their astounding customs is their way of accosting and leaving. They put their lips on the cheeks of their relatives, and make a noise as if they were fasting rich wine. Their poets-for they have posts—have written songs about this strange custom.. "The Barbarians are very backward, nnd it will take some time for them: .to come to think and feel as we dc. supposiu" that the?.have tho heart and tho mind necessary to succeed in this. What, they call 'progress' is a vain and often n dangerous thing. Look nt their prison system, for example. Their- -prisons .are phew: of pleasure for scoundrels, who nre carefully tended. Only one fear exists: that the prisoners are not comfortably, lodged, clothed, nnd nourished. If th'S system wero applied in tho Flowery Lnrd. our brigands would , struggle to commit tho "reatf-et crimes so,-as to get into prison, and the Empire would be overturned: Tt seems ns though the Devils ■■ of the Ocean have taken n mischievous pleasure in adopting in everything the opposite of our customs. -- Tlmso- who. rend what 1 have w/itren will linrdly ]«■, oMe-to be-lieve-me, but. I- have- told -the exact truth." ' ■'■ ' ' - • ■■•