SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Women's Political Flefom League Meeting. The 1914 session of tjtc Yl'omen's Uraneh of the I'ohdcitl Reform League commenced in Wellington Just erening when'a social cvumii" was held in th-e Oddfellows' Hall. I'liero was a good attendance of members and the president, .Urs. li. Hadiield, presided. After the ordinary business was transacted Airs. Gillies gave a brief description of the work inauguratotl by Princess Christian in connection with the. Army Nursing Keservc. At Mrs. UiJh'es's busgestion tiie meeting uimniromisty agreed that a public meotinp; should be called under the auspices ttf the WelHußton Hranch of the Kmv Zeahiid Political Ltefonn League to iiear iUrs. UJHies speak on the question tH the Army Xursiiiß Service Keserve, with tbo riew j of forming a branch of that org»ttisutioL wliicu would be affiliated to tho Main body at Home, it was further decided to invite all women's societies to attend, in, the hoipe tli-at they might become interested in this important subject. The date ei the- meotmg ttil-I lie announced later. A number oi noiv members were elected to the League. Mrs. and Miss Massey were present at the meeting. i Shooting for the King's Prize. Visitors to Trenttai yesterday afternoon spent a pleasantly interesting.afternoon in watching the riflemen shooting King's :Pri£e. It was a delightful day, warm and sunny with hut little -wind, and to town, dwellers aglimpse of the country is always a source of pleasure. The presentation , l of the prizes was jtvade b,y Mrs. B. j. Collins and the array of silver shields, cups, etc., made an imposing, sight, Mrs. Barton, as she lias done tor years past on similar occasions, provided afternoon tea, a largo marotiiep in which it was served having been erected and decorated ■ with flags and flowers. Speeches at the nme-Rivitig were made by Colonel K. J. Coffins, the Ho.ii. R. H. ithodos, and the Hroi. Captain Baillie. Jlrs. Collins wore a nwle-cqlourett coat and skirt and. a, small feathered hat. Among tlioso present were: Mrs. Masscy, who was ■w-carmg a navy silk vostume and small flowered hat: Miss ilassey, was in u cream frock with, a floral hat; Miss E.obiu, tussore easiiifßti and white hat with ostrich feathers; Mrs. E. Johnston, Mrs. O'SuJliyan, Mrs. Baillie, Mrs! Ualcombo Brown, airs Turner, Miss Turner, Miss Cbilme, MissGascoißiie, and several others. Acknowledgment. . Tho matron of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the foljosving gifts:— .Mowers, Mrs. Hills; books .aiwl magazines, l)r. Clay, Miss Shirtoliffc. "A Friend" ; illustrated papers, Mr, 'liajilie; books and postcards, Messrs. Lawrtsiice and Hansen; toys, Miss Sliirtelilfc; el<i linen, Miss Cooper, Children's Hospital:—Doll's house, Miss Jtai-v Ecatfe: llowors, Mr. Baiilio. Feildfng Notes. Sirs. L. Gorton lias gone for a trip to the South Island,, - Mrs. Hoberts has returned from i'limmerton. Mrs. Sandilands is at Plinimertoii. . Mrs. IVigg and,, Mrs. Bailey have taken' a cotts'gs at Plimmerton, Mrs. Walker has.returned fresn. Day's rj3ay- ; - ■='>.;.•., ■ v."i....- " /. On Friday Mrs.'iSarton'gave atf afternoon tea as a faresvell to Mrs,' Long, who has gone-to live in-'Wangafiei! Among -the guests 'wfc.i'e Mesdaiiies Porter, • Halliday, Miles; Breuitand, M'Queeiv Hoult, Mites, King (Wellington),' Walker, Misses Spain; Livesay, Wealia-ms", Levin,- awl many others. ■ During tiro afternoon Mrs. Barton presented Mrs.- king, oft behalf of some of her Friends, with a pretty brooch and namtsoine; purse. On Thursday evwiiig Jjfs-, (iuthrir? entertained a mihibe.r_ of friends- at a card party, flying patience being played. Miss Fetch atrd Mr. H&wtfo proving the winners. , , There was a large attendmreo a.fc tiie tennis courts on SaturJay, whe» Some of tiie tournament games were played j off. . Among those present wcto:--Mosdamcs Haggitt, Hardiiig, Fry, Lawson, Misses Haybfotlo, Cafr, Wyatt,' Bailey, Mahonoy, wi many others. Now Children's Home, J An interesting ceremony wiil take plnce at Manurewa. oh fsatunlay afternoon next; when tj>e foundatiau stone will be laid of tho now Remucra Children's Home/in Auckliuul. The onginal home was founded at Beeweiu by tho ltcv. AV: Birch alkl Mr. Uebuyt fry in 1803, and was vested in the Baptist Union of Now Zealand sixteen years later. Since its ostabli.shm.ent 'more than 300 children have ljeea eared for by the committee, arid there are -10 inmates at 'the present time, The awf. age cost for mainteiiawie <if each child during the year, including wages of staff and all charges, Was £21 ds, 7d., or Bs. 4d. per week. Tho management: committee requires an. iir.co.mo ef £MU() per year, and since accommodation is being provided for CO children in the new building, as against tho present capacity-of- 40, the. requiremffjits are proportionately greater.
Mrs. lsobel Rust, who (with the es* (•option of Mr. .liok'rt Mair) was the olik'fX resident of Whanssaroi, died at Iho ago of 85 years. Mrs, Rust arrived in Auckland by the ship Joseph Fletcher in 18-34, ami she Wiis married to Mr. .John Stewart feist in St. Andrew's Church, AuEtd'anrj, in 1834. In the early, days of Whattgarei, whew Maori troubles were- neute, Mfs. Rust had many remarkable fcxperieuc&B. Shu had of ton to securely lack her doors and hide her children Mi fear of visits from marauding Natives. Mrs. liust is survived, by lie? enly .son, 5Xr. A. M. Rust (head-teacher of the public school at Hikur.ir.si), ftvo (laughters, and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. 11. DrummoMil and the Misses Billington, of Shelly Bench Road (Auckland) left this week by the Riverina for England. The Hastings branch of the W.C.T.tJ. at its meeting last ttenk welcomed Mrs. Lee-CWie, world's misstonaty of the W.C.T.U. Mrs. LcfvCowie and otli« delegates who wero present arc on their way to attend, the ufiHUa) convention nt Uisborne.- lit tho course of her reply to the welcome teitderwl her Jfrs. Lec-Cowie rofcrrwl wflli satisfas:tion to the fact that tefc year the Hastings branch had, witli only two sentients, paeseU a. lesulation suppertiiiig tho platlonii of tjvt- Bible.in-Ktak* Sohouli , League. Mrs, SliU'umtele has lipen appointed delegate to this convention by the Hustings branch. At a meeting of (.lie KaikouiabMiidi of the W.C.T.U. held tttis weet tl*(» iiieniboi's decided uubiiioiouslv to support tliu platform of tho Kibtu-m-St;iie Schools' League. Mrs. Rolleston, TTnir Rp-wialisi. lias returned from Christcliurcli, -.vlipre a (iradoh of her business lias bcc-ii citablish-jJ, ami ina.r be consulted on nil tooatrap.'its of tb.o bail' and face, also thii norni.t»»iit removal of superfluous hair for which Jfrs. Bolleston holds a diploma and medical references. A larce slock of S\vi(el re s, Transformations, always en hand, i) 6 Lambtoa Quay.*
Otaht Notes, A pretty wedding took place lit Manakau on Tuesday afternoon, when Miss Isabel 31. EdlinttSo, dai-ightei' of Mr. Etthovise. of Wellsiigton, was married to ill'. B. A. Baigent, of the Wellington railway staff. The bridesmaids were Miss 'Armstrong (Wellington), Hiss [ Cottte, Miss Edtsrmse, and Miss Bcvau, ■ Mr. E. Springer, oi Wellington, was best man. The- Imii-cymoou is to be ' spout in Wahganui, after whieh the young c-Gijple will take up residence at Oriental Bfly. iSurso Lewis, a.tt«r several troeks 1 stay »t Invoreargill, returned to Otaki oh "Monday, much benefited by the change, Mr, and Mrs; V, Noble and Miss litest left « Tuesday for s holiday iu Wellington). tlvd Ofcabi Flower Shaft will bo held mi March 18 end IP. A Versatile Countess. Tito Countess dft la Guefivier,'who has been sonioivliat ef.a pioneer in'woman's work, Jias again changed her "profession." and is-now si "nurse" in a Paris hospital for dogs, cats, and birds. In 1907 she created it sensation I>y appear-' jiig as the first woman cab driver in the streets of Paris. After. a brief success as a "cabby." tho Countess, who at one time was very wealthy, but is how forced to earn her own living became a hairdresser's assistant, i'lvim she opened a hairdresser's shop- on her own a.Bcouut, but tho venture did motprove u financial success, and so did not test long; beiice the third change.
Mrs. CocJdnirn-Hooil. of Mastertgfl, is visitsiig Cttristchurch, and is the gtmst of the Misses Wray. O,n Wednesday she was. the guest of honour at a vtry pleasant morning tea which was given tj.v Mrs. Oarey-tiiH at her homo at P.ip'snui. The beautiful garden, with its rose still brilliant with ramblers and Dorothy Perkins, the green lawns and the ftowf?r<-beds which were a riot <jf dolaur, raadc a delightful picture, ani tea was set tinder a fine old tree iu a corner of the garden, the brunches of wlireJl had been trained dowuffardis to mako an siiefosuro, Mrs. Carey-Hill wore white silk muslin with embroidered flowers, and a largo white hat HjMiil with black velvet aiid trinyincd with upstandiii.fi; black pud white wings. , slrs. CoclvbiU'ti-iiood was in a grey costume with white stripes niid a small Mack hat lined .with white. Araan.K those present were; Mrs. Keith Garrifki Mrs. Nixon, Miss Jiiworthjr, Mrs. Pollen, Mrs. Biggs, Jltss Wi'ay, Mrs. E. D. Hyben, Mrs! Mor Wood, Mrs. I' , . Itarlwir {CJisbarae), Mrs. Wanklyn, and Mrs. Mai'tax. Mr. and Mrs. I*. M'lntosh (Sydney) are tmtriiig New Zealtuid and are at present visiting Christchureh, A complffliDttt was paid to Ce-iintess Groy on I'nesday by the Dmiedin Kxpansion League, which presented bur with a handsomm basket of flowers and a basket of i'rmt. Tim , flower basket was prettily decorated with carnations. mterraiHglcd with resss msd. violets. The fruit carno chiotly from Central Otago, ■and neediess to gay was ef excellent quality. During her stay in Dwwdik umtitess Urey visited tho Kaebol Reynetds Memorial Kindergartens and the-liaratanc-Hafris Baby Hospital. • Mr. and Mrs, J. J. K«iat>y, Avfblj ttjeir daughter, Mrs. Moore, of IJUiwtJifr, leave for iLouctom in April, by th« He- : roiora, . Miss Constance Sage.-8..A, .^(filial), . Miss Kithy F. Hay (}3.A., first; section).; and Miss Hilda J. Stewart (8.A., first section) arc- among the .successes «f Cfliiterbary College students in the University ■ of, New Zealand examinations, ISI-3,. . :, . ■ Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Graham (Dunedin) with their daughters,.Mrs. lUley and Miss Graham, are visiting ltotoniaMrs. Wilfwd lias returned to ■Wellington from Dwnedin, wiioro Jiht> was 4Jw t?uest <rf lior iiiother, laady M'Leaia. l r rqai Italy comes news of the doath ef Miss Susan , Mariiweau Bradley,, eldest, ditligjiter of the late ilr, . \}\ A. Bradley, of New Zeslabd. Miss Uiadley lived in Florence. tioii'don papers (umomico the wigajretaent of Capiuin Howard Ktzgerald Hay, Royal Cianison Artillery, eldest e:o» of Captain Howai'd Fitzgerald Hay, R.N., of Crariott'ator, Soutiista, to Aviea Eisio l'jtman, only daughter of Mr. H. H, Pitman, of' Ch.fjstchussk, New Zealand. ■ ■ The Cnntorlniry Women's Club had intended enfeirtaiiHHg Uer Excellency thij Countess of Liverpua.l at, u reception tin's week) ,btrt owiijg to the absence ttf several pramineirt members <rf the chili the function has been postponed until next week. Miss K. P«oss hit on Wednesday by ths Waiiine for the south. NtrmetOTs farewell eritertehimcni-s Itavc been ost(?)«fed to Mr, and Mrs. A. I/.evy and the Misses Levy prior to their departure for .Europe awl the Coil' tiuent. . ' , Mr. and Mrs. l:iir,v<l<?iKSniith, Mrs. Butco {of AnekhiMd) , ; M.v. a«d Mrs. O'fi«illy (Hastings), and Mrs. a»id the Misses Cltjinifaors (Napier) left by tlio K.uapehii tor Englawl. Mrs. Mackin has returned io Wellington liom a visit to tlio Hot Lakes. Mrs. Harold Beaucliamp leff, last evening for fioterna. She will pi\»bahly be away for the fortiiight. ' A Tiedding was celebrated ia ,St. l-'eal's i'resbytcrian Church on XYV-dnce-(toy (says our I,'ahiatua correspdiidont), whoa Afiss Annie E. J*nseij, fourtlj dmiphter of Sir, Chartes Jcn«(M). f of tho Wairafapn., was united to Mr. Arthur (Joe) Munns, of Paliiatna. Mr. MtmiKi, Mho is a.member ri tho Pahiatua Fire ljrigado, vras presented vtiLb a dinner scrvifio-by tlto iife brigade utesiibers. Tlio Wellington Girls' College; swjiuniii!« -snorts arc tiiiciag place in the Thoriidoii Katlis this morning. fhe AVdlKigton friends of Mrs. Suteliffie- will he'interested to hear that Sydney papefs have anneuftocd her ap' proacliing ttepartaro for England , , The scalp was -five-n yeii to .grow hair, make it do its work. MISS JH&BOM, Jtair IPliysiciaii, will. diagnose yoraf M se ifico of cb.!ii-ge3, aftd 'prtSonbo the nee<?ssiirv preparntioOß, and ttfat'h you haw to lise'theni; whether jour 'luir brt tn(i dj-y, too srea?y, cray, thin, ck-ncLruff, iriititiflJU ett. Ttere is wet.a preparfltfon existent !D Wsslf thnt will iiiake hair gfow, tmt'iane ciperfeiKt;, stuirj' ia sciejice of liftir. a&4 successful trentiiieat, with the rombraoticm ef proper iireparotiow, hns i-olvert the secret. AH treatments, sham* tKioine, fac« inassaet-. olSfipHiir. ifisvi.iioi.trUig, knlrdrcssiui; '.siuslit, Hasr-woH: of every description. iNJttiiral H«ir, jPurisit'fl Kings (used inajead pi liat Mx.) Adviceunitii by «'-nii. • •«'" Milsatii, King'-i Chftmbeik Wiitis Stwt,.
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