WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2410, 16 March 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Kew Gardens and the War. j One of the memories of London which ; often remain longest with the visiting i New -Zealander are Kew Gardens. No i matter what time of the year they may > have seen them—spring, when the gar- > dens are one vision of ineffable beauty; j summer, autumn, or winter —they have < left an impression that can be recalled ' at will by the mere sight of the name in ' print. Nor has war left them un- ■ touched, for the members of the staff, ' who are now for were at least a couple of months ago) serving with the King's ' forces on land. and sea, are 66. A Victim of Publicity—Nordlca, ' The horrible habit of publishing the ( love letters of celebrated people does ; not appear to be decreasing. Now we ; hear that "great interest is awakened in ! New 'York by the publication of Madame i Nordica's contest over her will, leaving 1 £200.000 to her husband George Young, i the "Wall.Street banker.' Writing from < Honolulu, Madamo'Nordica sympathis- i ed with her husband's business worries, < and Baid: —"Money is not all We have 1 our great love one for the other. No i one can.take that from us. Let me and j my love he a comfort t< you. We will 1 walk out int-o the wide world hand in 1 hand, and' live somehow, somewhere, 3 happily together. I was never afraid i of material losses, never." Prom New < Zealand ■ Madame Nordica wrote tell- J ing of her failure in Australia. She : continued: —"I have lost heart and faith. I can only plod along day after day, only.too happy when night comes and I can count oiie day less to live, i . . . All best loving wishes for you. t Always you have, always have had ] them, and will for' ever." ] 1 Countess of Liverpool Fund i Gifts • received; by the Countess of ' Liverpool local committee at the Tdwn ' Hall are as follow;—. Mrs. M. T. Oakes, j three balaclavas, three pairs mittens j Mrs. C. G. Wilson, five balaclavas; Miss' J Reitli, seven' balaclavas, olio' cholera belt; parcel, no name, men's . underclothing; no name, .one ; cholera belt. March 10..' —Mrs. W. j S. .Reid, one balaclava, one B. and B. 1 parcel; Miss Pritohard, Russell Terrace, nine balaclavas ; M. Baker, Hawera, parcel, B. and B. Fund. March ; 11.—Mrs. Flora' Johnston, one parcel, : B. and B. Fund; Mrs L. A. Powles, two pairs hand-knitted sox; Mrs. • Webb, Ormondvillo, two pairs heellfess sox; Mrs., M'Kellarj' two. pairs handknitted sox; Miss M'Ddugall, books; Dorothy Ferguson, one scarf; Winnie l'enmngton,' per Miss-Bright, Te Aro School, one balaclava ; no name, two pairs 60x; anonymous, two balaclavas; Nemo, one cholera belt, four pairs 60x; Miss Agnes Scott, oue pair liand-kriit-ted sox; Miss A. Petre, two jiairs sox, one scarf, one cap; from Woreor Bay Ladies' Sewing Guild,' parcel, British and Belgian Fund. March- 15.—Unknown, three balaclavas; Mrs. J. G. Seed, 'two' pairs hand-knitted sox; no name, two balaclavas; Mrs. J. G. Seed, books for camp; K. Lewis (Fordell), two pairs mittens; Eastbourne Ladies' Committee, 12 pjiirs hand-knitted sox, three caps; no name, ona large parcel; Mrs. G. B. Davey, 11 balaclavas, two mufflers; Lyall Bennett, one dozen pair sox, one woollen cap; Mrs. W. Young, two balaclavas.. A letter from the hon,. secretary of the Auckland Patriotic League was roceiW bjr the Mayoress, ,expressive of the gratitude which "the Auckland branch feli for what had been received by the Mayoress; also a letter from the officer commanding Troopship No.' 17; expressing on behalf of his men warm thanks for gifts received. Letters from Major A. H; Herbert acknowledged on behalf of the men on Troopship No. 19, gifts of cake and fruit, and also two cases of sox dorio in Wellington for the Maori Contingent. War, the Democrat. A curious change has been wrought in social conditions by . the war, the rank and file no longer finding'themselves debarred by their uniform, while, when off duty,; staff officers and privates meet on equal tprms, the lesser being often of superior, social rank'in private life. Strange anomalies are. sometimes met_ with. A Russian Princess of an ancient line, whose English husband is in the trenches serving as a trooper, goes regularly to draw her allowuuce of £2 odd a month, while her gamekeoper's son, who is a crack shot: and holds a commission, finds his wife complaining that as an officer's wife' she is not entitled to the same privilege. The engagement is announced of Miss Ger.trude Bodmin, of Lower Hutt, to Mr. John M. Mackinnon, Riversdale, Ohinewai, Waikato. The engagement is announced of Miss Ivy Mona Lester,, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lester, Dominion Road, Auckland, to Mr. Mervyn O. Stewart of the local staff of Hud-dart-Parker, Ltd. 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Teachers and the War. Since the war began the members of the Auckland branch of the Now Zealand Educational Institute have given £1351 towards the Patriotic Fund, states the Auckland "Star." As it is felt that tho Patriotic Fund is not so much iu need of help as tho fund which is being raised for tho reliSf of the Belgians, the institute yesterday morning decided to give future monthly contributions . (which will continue as long as there is need) to the Belgian Fund. Last month tho institute's contribution was £290. Banned' in Paris. Paris still resolutely sets its face— or its ears—against German music (states the Paris correspondent of "The Queen"). The very name of Wagner is anathema in the capital, and it will be a long time before any venturesomo spirit dare offer a feast of the Bayreut-h niaater's melodies in France. Towards Beethoven the French attitude of mind is less hostile, and there are prospects of some <)f his music being performed at the Colonne and Lamoureux concerts. Musicians may plead as they will that art has no nationality, but public foeling in France runs high on the subject of German music and it is no use trying to convert a public strongly imbued with set notions to the contrary. Most sane people do not .associate great works of art with the nationality of tho composer, especially if he has been dead for many years. But where prejudice is strong, judgment is . weak. ;Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Caerlyon-Ben-nott have returned to Napier after an absence of some years in England, France, and-. America. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett were fortunate in having left the Continent a few days before the war was declared, but they witnessed, many stirring scenes in London during the early stages. Tho return voyage proved extremely extitiug, one incident being a very narrow, escape from the Emdon. Mr. and Mrs. _H. Humphries and the Nurses Humphries have returned to Napier from a visit to the South' Island. Mrs, Scott,, the- Terrace, has forwarded a bundle of magazines, per The Dominion, for the camp library at I'rentham. Miss Violet Warburton has returned from a visit to Waikaremoana and tho surrounding district's. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Couper, of Opowiti, Wairoa, are leaving on a visit to America. A special and partioular_ feature'.of the Plimmer-Hall Patriotic Comedy Company's tour in aid of the Belgian Fund will be tho music. A recent London idea is to be adopted. This consists of music concerted for two pianos, and played by two vory talented lady pianists. One is Mrs. Winter Hall, who will be better remembered as Miss Katie Young, pianist to the New Zealand Exhibition (Christchurch), and who had the honour of performing before the present King and Queen, Her associate will be her sister, Miss ilima Young, who is also a highly-tal-ented pianist of well-established reputation. A repertoire of good popular musio • has oeen arranged by Messrs. Alfred Hill . and Frank Hutohens (both New Zealanders), of Sydney.. For Face Massage, Shampooing, all Eau Treatmerts, and Electrolysis, Mrs Rolleston's is recommended. Spacious Private Kcoms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Switches aad Transformations of every shade a' speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 256 Lambton Quay,*