WOMAN'S WOELD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 2

WOMAN'S WOELD.

matters of intoest mm vm and hbas, |

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. 1

I THE €IRL & LIFE'S BATTLE. I

Napier Weddings. At St. Augustine's Church* Napier, Miss Daisy Winifred Knock, daughter of , ' Mr. and Mrs. -Charles Kfipck," of Naipier, was married oft Tuesday by the Rev. Canon Tuke, to Mr, George Brooks, of Napier, late of Paimerston North. Mr. t. Elliott was best man, and the bridesmaids ffes-o Miss Madgo Smith, of I'almerston North, and Misses Uosic and Elsie Knock, sisters of the bride. .Subsequently- Mr. and Mrs. Brooks loft for Pa-lmeratois North.- ' The marfiijge topic plnce iii St. Patrick's Church, Napier, on .Wednesday, of Miss T. Leary to Mr, James A. Allen, both of Napier. Tjio Rev. Father O'Connor performed the ceremony. Mr. Walsh iyas best jnan, and' Miss M. O'Reilly bridesmaid. ] Entertaining Bandsmen. On Tuesday afternoon the visiting bandsmen in Auckland were entertained at a garden party in the Exhibition grounds, and were- officially weleotned to tho city by the Mayor (Mr. C. J< Parr), and to the Exhibition by tJ» pro-; sident ? Mr. Gee.. Elliot. . A very picas-: ant atternoon was spent, an enjoyable featuro being the musical programme ; of. "own choice" selections, supplied by. each of (-he 22 visiting bands. At the conclusion a massed performance was given of the march /"ißiperatar," the , conductor for the performance being Captain W. S. Kiiig, of' Christcliureb, one of the jntlgou at the contests. At tha Medical Congress. There was no lack of entertainment on Tuesday at Auckland >-for delegates to the Medical Congress and their ! friends. In fhs afternoon a party of ; over 400 made an cßJoj'.ablft niotor- trip ■ to Titirangi as guests of the City Cc-uri-, cil, on the occasion of the opening of the, Atkinson botanic , reserve.* Over 1,1)00 guests in the evening were present at a garden party in the grouml.it of Cintra. «The cntcrtatnmont was -arranged by*the president awl members of the.New Zealand branch of the British Medical' Association, Tho gardens! were decorated .with 2000 fairy Lvjiitenjs, tho effect being greatly enhanced by tho light of the moon. T.l»o military band of ! the Third (Auckland) Mounted Rifles ] played several Selections during tho evening, the TOc-al portion of tho programme consisting,, of tjttfirtefcs and, )'e« j citations. The chief \featttre of . tho ] entertainment was tho presentation id i costume of the o!d English aiicl-o-Hmr ai?,- j tional dances by various iidrti.es of girls. The evgi.i.ing. was 'an ideal one for an outdoor ftyictron, and the gathering was much cnjoyoil. Thp Minister of Public Health (the' Htm. Tt. H. Rhodes) gave a dinner at the. Northern Chili on. Tuesday for a largo party of .the official representatives at- the co-Hgre-os. In addition to the members of the; Tiwdlcal profession, tlirirc were several ot'W guests, includins: the Mayor of Auckland (Mr. C. J, Parr), .th* Premier of Now .South ' Wales (Mr. W, A. 'Hqlnian), the Spoalvor of tlic House of H'«-presontatin-s (the Itmi. ¥■ .W. La.ng). tho Hoii. Joliii B. ftesh, M.D. (n.■member of. the New Smith Wales Legislative Council), .awl Mr. Roy Bagnall, M.L.A. for St. -George. The engagement is Announced of Miss Winnie liaiinav, daughter uf Mr, alitl "Mrs. \W: of Wcilinntan, to Mr. F. CWiddop, also-of Wellington. . ~ '■ \ '■. . ■ Mrs. Alfred Suckling was a 'passenger by the' Maungaiius,' which left for liobart yesterday. .. ■- ! Mrs. James Hutchison, of. Duiieclin,who has been visiting friends in theNorth Island, returned to the-south on Wednesday. . Mrs. J.E. D. Spiccr, wlw has been staying w'yitli Mr.i mm' Mrs. C. W. Adams, Bellevue.'JJoad, Lower,- Hutfc, left yesterday on her .return to Auckland. The Canterbury Women's Club n intend holding an al'teniooii receptiun in honour-of her Excellency Lady Liver-, pool, shortly. Mrs. and Miss Orli-ell mid Mr. Ivan Urbell, of Dunedin, left last, week for England, where they intend remaining for the next two ei'<ttiico years. ■ Mr. and Mrs. J. T. WcHwood {Hastings) passed through ■ Wellington on Tuesday for Chri-steli-urc.il. Mr. and Mrs, E. K. Nolan and the ,'Misses Nolaii, ' of'■• Hawer.a, who are staying at the lioyal Qiik, 'leave today by the. s.s* \Villeehfa i'or Sydney, en route for an extended trip to Engluiul and Europe. , Mrs. Clement Kirk .leaves Petono today for Palmerstoii North, where shs will be-the guest-of Mrs.. Baraicoat. Mrs. Dalziell (Maii&wa) is staying at Day's Bay. Mrs. Cruic'kshank (Masterton) is staying at Day's Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Coylo have returned tcr ■Wellington from their visit to Napier. Miss Ethel Bti'reett leaves Wellington to-day by tho Willochra for Sydney, til route I'or England. The annual meeting of the E-ieh'-noiid Free Kindergarten TJiii'ofl is to ire held in the Pioneer Club on Monday evehJng. iii the "School Jouimal" of feb-rtrary, recently to hand, the results of the essay competition of the.British ' , and Foreign Sailors' Society have , been published. Agnes Bui-bidge was the Winner of the girls' prize, and Jlniulie Boare and Alice Bennett hsyo both been- highly commended, receiving in conscqueneo a medal. It is the first tinio that the prjze has been taken hy Wellington cliildren, and the hatter girls, Were in Standard 6 of the Mount Cbok ( .Girls' School. . : '. People who have attended the concerts already gifcii in Wellington by Mr. Paul IDiitanlt' and. his assisting company will iio-t readily forget'tho very great pleasure that has been given them. The songs that were sung and tho artistry that west to make them the perfect things they were liavo but seldom fallen to the lot of music-lovers here. Decidedly they realised it, and could hardly-, be satisfied in tliei* desire for more. After all, there are times when greed is'excusable-. Miss Pauline Bindley, who is -making her first visit to Now Zealand, wore last crating a gown of deep orange cashmere do sofa, with a draped skirt ending in a nar-row-pointed train. The bodice of the same material. Was draped over cream lace- and net, and she wore on her head a circlet of iridiscent green beads fifstoned at the side with a white osprey plume. During the evening she . received some beautiful flowers.

TRUE TRAINING. HEREDITY NOT EVERYTHING. (By Telegraph.-Press Association.) Auckland, February 12. There was a large attendance of doctors, teachers, and others at thtsY.51.C.A. this., morning, when Dls Truby King/of Bnuediii, who has done so much for the promotion of the health of women and children, gave an interesting lecture on eugenics, . ■ After tracing tho origin of tlio education system of the world, which, he said, was evolved for boys and was then forced on girls, tho speaker gave a. lncid explanation of tho WgtiMmgs of eugenics. Ho said that the tendency of so-called eugenic instruction, espeei- i ally as interpreted by the. public, had : bcfon to regard heredity—the. effect en i a child of all preceding generations—as i everything, and environment as almost nothing., In other words, -our trend was in the direction of an unhealthy, fatalism and pessimism, because many people had come to think that* no matter liow J much pains the parents took to reader j llieni-se'lvfts nomittl and healthy, it was unless if tho-benefits did not accrue to their immediate offspring, fhe public had now come to talk glibly afiout tiro integrity of tlio gorm plasm, and (ho (individual's inability to hand on ■ acquired characteristics to his imiMedi- ' ate tecondants. Dr. King gave a.clear and, masterly resume of tlio present ooitt'lusions tho germ ceil. ' and went tfii to say that they proved . that enrimnment could ''Inioclv heredity ■ into a csekod hat." If a moWier reaUsed the tremendous importaiice of . that, she would realise hcr.tl}it-y to keep : hofself and her daughters in pood physical health, not merely -for their own efficiency and happiness, but for . thfe sake of the race. iEd-litfat.ianirfs als<i svovtld undetstand that more pity- ■ sical fitness-—"Sandow fitness , '—would ' «ot do for 'thft iill-rotind development ' that was wanted.' Df. King pleaded strongly for a,rational eddcatioiial system, "trad lie was loudly applauded on rcsHiniug his seat. , Afterivards tho "fojlswing resolution ■ Was moved by Dr. King; : -"Tlmt- tho Hon. Dr. -Collins,. Dr. Oibbs, Dr, Truby : King, -ami- Dr.' Eliaibeih .;Platts : M.iHs be appointed n to wait, on tho Ministe-r of Education, aitd represent thai, in the opinion of this coir- : : Kress, it is iil tire highest interests of I the "irho-lo comiauiiity that the State sliouldaimikate and bring; about a v s fa* I as Feasible au ideal ftf ,edncatioii for girls-which'(to tj-iiotc tlio words of Pro» ■fessor Stanley Hail) sltaU invert tho , prcsyVit mtxitn thftb girls s-Wiild be pfi- j innrily-trained to iiKleßciidenfro and self-- -, support, and that matrimony and. n'otliftrliood, if it eom-c, will take eare , of Rsetf. 'I'tiis <;o.ngvCss Ce«l-S .loteml to . (iepreeate. any ..system■ of education which, unclor tlie stress of excessive straining after so-called accomplish* . nwnts, pays ivistifi'icient attcntinit-to (?n-. suring a normal, orderly, wctl-halanped dwctopniejitj and eofiiplete iitness : for . maternity.- TJiis co«a;rpss also is satis- . ' fitd. that, Iwkkllj! spenidng,-i-vm where luarriage does Suit tfikoTplare, tins Cation ivliich gives':,ifM the best iillround equipineni in bftdy, mind-, ninrals, ■ and inclination for liome-liffi audpoteiv tial niothorlwool, ■ also gives lifer tUe soundest and •s«r#s(j ( fmindatJQii.; jfer. fu-.. .i tnre JbcaHh. al»3" : l.tap|)ifi'fesf,' 'liii'd 'for 'a'-! i siiEtomed pow-e.r of earning an inde- I t.twuknt liriiig if such should prove'tft ! bo he.r.J0!?.,".,. . •..' '.. .-,' ._'., '-, I Tlipi'teliaivnian (Dr. fnrclms), in -ex- ' plainiH , ? tliat the.' resolution would 1w csjrried. a'i .a,:recphmreni3 n tio*i. to.. the ■ Mctlk'iil Coiigrpss, referred with regret, ' ■ to what- he f.flsl?;il the "cnmittsrewl .flapper"—the y-ouiin: cirl with lon<*"h'a.ir, short skirts,-and liisli licols, vlio was ruuniii": ab.o"'- offices at the most critical "timn o£ m?r life. ' • . ' . ' Mr. W.. A. Holinan (Premior of Now finuth W'al.p»\ said +hat' Dr. Tving's lee- . hire was' iiiviitg him ftore. hope, and t wss niore threriiigHhan nnvthiug Ii" V.afl board before on the subject. Whop environment nlayecl such aii imp'irtanl- ■ part in tlio future of 0w race, it was ■ ■ oar duty to so--? thai sorifi condHioM- . .wre .made so tfmt all cotlld Jive Irappy, aoniiil. and ceutetited ■.lives. • ■•/ ;; fho motion was carried iiuanitnonsly. i — — ....

WOMEN'S BBNEFACfIOMB, ,

'The year in' London-has been notable : , for the increased attention given to the needs of professional girls and ivoinen.. cspdcMilly witt-regard to lodgings, ! stiitps.an English paper. ,At the bc- ; ' gimiiiTij of the year the large Ada Lewis ■ Hostel in tho' New Kent Boat! was ' opened, a»d since then thft Mary Cm , - ' iion Bostel, which if not so iarij* is. .is i jjprfectly wun'pjwfl, has liec'ii .'omjilotncl, tho second M'KMy Homfi : ims l;ecn ' opened, and tho S-te.id Mwiinriiil/Ci.ni--1 fnittfc -hii-s piirchaspfl itt iVes-t muster tho first of t)w hostels it intends, to «>s-trt-blish in Lniulofl. Tho Jewish H'fk- ' ing Girls' Club, which lioiriclu'd in Dean Street has been' prpriejed with a very lands-Jnw now home near Tottwi- ' lißin Court Woatl, iind the Oirl-s' Friend-, I,V Society is just preparing to open a' v'or.V large and escplleutts. designed r hostel in' FraHeiß Stret, Westmii.istei , , ivliieh will aceommodate SO. ftvrfs, sbu will, it is hoped, give-a great'impetus ' to the work rf the G. F. S. in the dm--1 cpse. It is certainly orie.ot.tho fiiiest hostels for women iu llje'coitntry.-Tho i Salvation Army hare' extended their 1 medical work-at Hackney, where they j have open-ed a perfectly-appointed nvatftrnitv hos.pital, a school % .midlives, as well as a 'swaller home for distresses woman. -1914. will find it hard to outdo ' the recoid cf 1913 in these directions. Jlvs. Hadfifld, peesident of the Weir liflgtou Women's brtuich of the Hefoi-m 3 League, and Mrs. Kario, anptlwr prowi-, " rnetit- member of tho same league,, will 3 pr<y a visit to tho Christeluuth branch aon 'Fe-lij-uary-25 (states tUo "Sun"). 1 Both ladies' are keeft poHtieiahs, and I it i 3 expected tlin't much good- will -result ■'from tlie -eschanße of i?fcas and pSaus which will take place daring-their visit. fhe seals was gh'Sn yon to grow- hair, 1 make it-«U> i& wovlc. 'MISS MltfiOSl, 5 Flair Physieian, wilt diagiiose voa-r cuse > (fTee of charge),,and prescribe tlie l iie.c.es> i gary preparations, «hd tcuoh' you !iow to I jvse theins tfhitjier your h*ir be too«lry, i too greasy, Krey, th.io, itojlilriiff, Irritat Mod, ete. Thw-e is not a preparation es- . fate'nt in itself that will make hair gtow, I bat lang cxpo-ri-eiice, stmly in science Of hair, a«is successful trcatanost, with tho 1 '■ cohibieation of propw pfepwations, - Jins > salved the secret. All treatments, sham-! » pooin-& face massage, clipping-, mantem , - ; ; Ing, liaU'dressmg taught. JTair-ivorfc of ' i every description. Natural Hair, Parisian i Rings (used iftsfonfl of liofc tn4s.) Advice : gratis by W»il. Miss Milsoin, 1 : Chambers, "Willis Street, ' Wellington.

Mrs. Holleston, Hrtir Specialist, lias returned from Clirist.Glni.rcli, where a branch of her business has been and nifty be consulted w &H twatmwits nf the hair and face, also the permanent remoral of superfluous hair for which Sirs, Rolleston holds a diploma. and medical references. A Inrcc stock if Sivi(eb<u. Transformation. , !, always on hand, Lambton Quay.* .