WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2435, 14 April 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Presentation to Lieutenant-Colonel Bar- • clay. . • At the ordinary meeting of the Wellington section of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, which was held for corps drill last evening, Lieu-tenant-Colonel Barclay, in charge of the Railway Engineers, for active service, was presented by Deputy-Commissioner Seed, on behalf of members, with a cheque, with which jig was asked to purchase for himself either in Egypt or m Europe, wherever he might be sent, a servico revolver. In making the presentation. the Deputy-Commissioner expressed the cordial wishes of all present for a safe return for Colonel Barclay. In the course of a brief speech of thanks the latter said that he had written some little time ago to St.. John's Gate in London to know how the New Zealand Brigade stood in regard to tho work that had been done in connection with the war, and in the reply which had been received he was told that it had done excellently well.

There was a large attendance of nursing sisters and officers, and the ordinary work of bandaging and drill was carried out. Hutt Croquet Club. Keen interest has been taken lately in - the handicap competition by the members of the Hutt Croquet Club for trophies presented by Mrs. G. Watson. There were eight competitors in the senior competition, which was won by Mis. E. Johnson, without having a loss recorded 'against her, and the junior competition, with seven competitors, was won by Mrs. W. Hendry, who also went right through without a loss. A pairs competition, which has been in progress for the last two months, is nearing completion. St. Mary's Culld. The monthly meeting of St. Mary's Guild was held in the Diocesan Office, Mulgrave Street, yesterday morning, Miss Coates presiding, oyer a large attendance. It was decided to hold the annual meeting on April 28." The Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott) will preside, and addresses will be given by Archdeacon Harper and the Rev. Mr. Woodward. All interested in the work of St. Mary's Hoina are cordially invited to bo present.

Children's Bazaar. A sum of £6 odd was acded to tlie Belgian Relief Fund yesterday through the kindly thought of two little girls, the Misses Flora Pitkoivsky and Gracie Law, who held a very successful bazaar in Ponsqnby Hall, Abel Smith Street. The bazaar was organised by the two children, wlio are about 12 years of age, and carried out by them with the following committee: Misses Dolly Ziman, Florne Hobbs, Lily Hyrnan, iVetto Pitkowsky, May Kelly, Sarah Gordon, Ellen Gordon, Daisy Donnelly, Marian Burns, Annie Garshooks, and Matle Curry. The proceeds fi'om the salt) of goods and afternoon tea are to bo handed over to the Mayor's Fund.

Trentham Military Hospital. Miss Sybil Nathan, hen. secretary, has received £10 10s.. from the Wellington Senior Nursing Division, per Mrs. Moorhouse, for the Wellington Military Hospital. The Mayoress of Mirainar has collected the following amounts for the purchase of the hospital screens;— Miss Patterson, 7s, 6d.; Miss M'Farlane, £1 9s. fid.: Airs. Duff, £1 75.; Miss Marshall, £1 95,; Mesdames Graham and Eowntree, £2 7s, 6d.; Mrs. James, 10s. 6d.; Lahmann Home, £1 9s.

A meeting of the Women's Citizen Committee was held in the Mayor's room on Tuesday morning. The secretary reported that a good response had been made by the public, and that all the work is being put through in a most satisfactory manner and will be finished quite shortly. Subscriptions should'be forwarded to Miss Sybil 96 Hobson Street.

The engagement is announced of Miss Aileen Sullivan, second daughter of Mr. E. Sullivan, of Pahiatua, to Mr. Harold Mexted, son of Mr. T. Mexted, also of Pahiatua.

The engagement is announced of Miss Mona Wall, only daughter of the late Air. John Wall, late of Riverside Station, Maryborough, to Mr. V. P. Nettlefold, of Mangaweka, youngest son of Mr. W. Nettlefold, of Paluierston North, late Bromley, Kent, England.

Miss Graham. (Nelson) is staying at the Empire Hotel.

Miss Hurley, who has joined the teaching staff of the Britomart Street Public School, was entertained by tho Levin Ladies' Shakespeare Club prior to leaving for Wellington

Mrs; J. Caselberg, who had been the guest of Mrs. P. Nathan for some dayß, returned to Masterton on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Caselberg (Masterton) are spending two or three weeks at Kotorua.

Mrs. Stringer, wife of Mr. Justice Stringer, returned from Sydney by the Manulca yfeßterday. Mrs.' Stringer, who has been on a visit to England, came out via the Canal by the Morea.

Mrs. Cotter (Greytown) and the Misses Alice and L. Jackson (Stonestead, Woodside) have returned to Wellington from a visit to the West Coast. They are staying at the Hotel Cecil till to-day, when they leave for the Wairarapa. Mrs. White (Greytown) is also staying at the Cecil.

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An At Homo at tho Lahmann Home. Last evening an at home was given at tho Lahmann Health Home at Miramar by Dr. Edith Huntley and staff, at which Miss Dorothea Spinney gave a performance of tho Euripidean play, "Hippolytus." In giving these Greek plays in Wellington, Miss Spinney is doing pioneer work, and aft-er haying witnessed the performance of last evening one can only say that Wellington' fteaple are to bo most heartily congratuated upon having such an opportunity placed in their way of hearing end seeing these plays given by one so uniquely gifted a 6 Miss Spinney. Before beginning tho play, Miss Spinney gave a. brief lndicaton of the characters and of the story. Hippolytus was the son of Theseus and Hippolyte, an Amazon, and was famous for his virtues and his misfortunes. The goddess Aphrodite fell in love with him, but in vain, and to wreak her vengeance upon him for slighting her love, she caused Phaedra, his stepmother, to fall in love with.him. 'Ho refuses her love, and Phaedra makes accusations against him to Theseus, who unhappily believes these false accusations. Neptune is entreated by him to severely punish his 6on, and Hippolytus fled from the wrath of his father, and as ho drove along the seashore his horses became so frightened at the noise of sea calves which Neptune had purposely sent there, that they ran among the rocks till his chariot was broken and his body torn to pieces. ("Phaedra takes her own life, and confesses her crime.

This is but the barest outline of a play, the beauty and power and greatness of which, although played 429 8.C., is as living and as appealing now as ever it was, when it was first played in Athene so many centuries ago. The setting and appointments for the play were simple, out most effective. Against a background made by a curtain of the deepest, most glorious blue, true Mediterranean blue, on a 6tage erected for the purpose, Miss Spinney, in her graceful white Greek robe, played all the characters, about five or six in all, in a way that 'held her audience spellbound. The struggle of the ' illfated, destiny-driven Phaedra against her love for Hippolytus, the uselessness of striving against the will of the goddess, whose instrument of revenge she is, her agonised despair, were most movingly and wonderfullv portrayed by Miss Spinney, as, indeed, were all the characters, every one preserving its own distinctiveness. Miss Spinney is gifted with a very beautiful voice, both for speaking and for singing, and the invocation to Artemis by Hippolytus in the opening scene was very beautiful. The Greek chorus, which Miss Spinney explained in the earlier portion of the evening was sung by Greek maidens for the purpose of calming tho tense emotions of the audience, was most haunting, and suggested the sound of the wind in its rise and fall in a curiously familiar way. It was accompanied by rhythmic movements of the whole body, and was one of tho least unforgettable things in an altogether unforgettable performance.

Afterwards supper brought everyone hack into a very mundane world, where avenging gods who drove mortals to destruction for their entertainment or their vengeance were temporarily forgotten. , Dr. Huntley was in black, and Dr. Von Danneville was 'in navy blue. Among some of. those who were present were Mrs. Herdman, the Mayoress Luke), Mrs. Shirtcliffe. Mrs. Wyllie, Mrs. Townsend, Miss Van Staveren,. Mrs. and MiBS Dall, Major A. A. Corrigan and Mrs. Comgan, Miss Rothenberg, the Rev. Mr. Bates and Mrs. Bates, Miss R, Van Staveren. A -Kltohon Tea. A very pleasant kitchen tea was given by Mrs. Geo. Sinclair, of Hataitai, last Saturday for Miss Robinson, who is to be married shortly. The bride-elect was the recipient of many kitchen utensils. There was an interesting competition, and the winner wus Mrs. Edwards. Among some of those present were Mrs. Stonebanks, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Cussock, Mrs. Hast,veil, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Gillies Mrs. Batt, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Barry, Mrs, .Edwards, Mrs. Swinburne, Mrs. Searle, Misses Robinson (2), Partridge, Rossiter, Brown (2), Campbell, Larkin, Stonebauks (2), Hastwell, Bartell. Musical items were contributed by Mesdames Searle and Morris, Misses Brown (2) Stonebanks (2), Campbell, and Miss Bartell.

Mr., and Mrs.' Sutherland (Martinborough) are staying at the Windsor Hotel.

Mrs. C. F. Vallance (Kahumingi, Masterton) is visiting Wellington.

Mrs. S>. B. Humphries, who, with her two little girls, has been staying with her relatives at Lower Hutt, left for Nelson last week.

Mrs. Harrison (Oriental Bay) is visiting Auckland.

Miss Pearce, daughter of the member for Patea, arrived in Wellington yesterday from the south.

Having engaged a first-class milliner from the South Island, Mrs. Stamford, 123 a Cuba Street, is now showing some 6mart and dainty models in millinery, suitable for race wear. A predominating featuro is that the coiffure may be dressed on the premises in direct harmony with the style of the hat purchased.

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