WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 10

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAB AND NEAR,

SOCIAL & PERSONAL

Watldng at Wanganul.

The marriago took place in St. Mary's Church. Wanganui, ,of Mr. William Michael Kenny, of Wanganui, to Miss Nita' Marion Murray, eldest daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. B. A, Murray, oi Bunya Station, Queensland. The bride, who was given away by Mr. 6. Kenny, wore a gown of white crepe de. ahine, and a mab cap and veil, with orange blossoms. Miss Nelly Kenny was bridesmaid,- nnd wore a blue cloth coat and skirt, and ivliit-o felt hat. Mr. C. M. Morgan was best man. After the ceremony, which was performed by the Very Rev. Dean Elolly, S.M., the guests were entertained at tile residence of the bridegroom's mother.

Proteotlon of Women and Children. A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held on Friday afternoon, Lady Stout (president) occupying the chair. There were also present: Mesdaines J. Kirkcaldie, D. M'Laren, and Miss Parlane. A large number of cases which had been investigated ' were reported uj)on, and others are being attended to The following subscriptions were acknowledged with thanks: —J. Nathan and Co., £1 Is.; Mr. 0. 8.. Morison, £]; Mrs. H. de Brandon, 55.; Mrs. J. M. Clellan, ss. ; Mrs. J. W. A. Marchand, 55.; Mrs. W. F. Ward, 55.; Hutcheson and Wilson, 55.; "Anonymous," 10s.; Gear Company, 10s.; Mrs. W. H. Campbell, 10s.

Citizens' Military Hospital Guild,

A meting of tie 'committee of the above guild was held at the Town Hall on May 13. There were present: Miss Coates (president), and Mesdames Massey, Luke, Blunciell, Shirtcliffc, Hogben, Robinson, Fitchett, and Winder. Miss Joseph (hon. treasurer), and Mi6S Sybil Nathan (hon. secretary). Miss Coates resigned her position as president, as 6he felt she. was unable to give sufficient time to tho wort. Mrs. I'iundell proposed Mrs. Luke to be president, and Mrs. Shirtcliffe seconded the motion. Miss Coates was elected a vicopresidont, as were also Lady Ward and Mrs. H. D. Bell. _ Mrs. Walter Nathan, and Mrs. Duthie were added to the committee. It "was proposed by Mrs. Luko that anyone could join the guild as a member by paying '2s. 6d. per annum, this sum to be kept for incidental expenses, thus keeping all subscriptions and monthly donations exclusively for buying materials. The committee will meet on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at 11 o'clock in the Town Hall. The secretary wishes to acknowledge 1 pair • sheet 6, 4 towels, and 1 dozen pillow-cases from Mrs. Harrington. Home of Compassion. The Sisters of Compassion of Island Bay wish to acknowledge with the deepest thanks the donation of £4 forwarded by the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke). Tho "Baby" teas 'in. connection with the well-being of the babies in the home are to take place on Thursday and Saturday afternoons next. Already the Sisters 'have received gifts cf baby clothes from far and wide in answer to their appeal, and there is every prospect of the baby wardrobe being further supplemented on the tea (lays.

Mrs. Campbell (Melbourne) arrived inWellington this week on a visit to her daughters, Mrs. 0. Bunny (Mastorton) and Mrs. Cruickshank.

' Miss B. E. Baughan, the well-known writer, who has ,boen in America for some months, is now on her way back to the Dominion, and will probably arrive in about ten days' time.

Mr. 6. Lindauer lias presented. the original of lis well-known painting "Maori Woman and Child" . tq £he" Pahiatua Patriotio Committee for the Belgian Relief Fund. The committee jias decided to hold an art union of 'EOOD tickets at a shilling each.

A "social" was held at the Petone Drill Hall on Thursday evening, to further the candidature of Miss V. Burridge, tho nominee of the Petone Football Club for the Hutt Valley in conuection with tho forthcoming Carnival Queen competition. Upwards of 140 persons attended, Messrs. J. Corson, and W. M'Ewan acted as M.C.'s, ana tho music was supplied by Mrs. J. Pollock. |

Miss Nina O'Flvnn, who was brought out from England by" the Government, and was for some timo acting as submatron at the Sunnyside Mental Hospital, has left for Sydney to connect with the Omrah, for , Loudon. Miss O'Flynn was cabled for, and goes straight to the station allotted her.

Mrs. Sandstein (Christchurch) accompanies lier husband, l)r. Sandstein, a, member .of the honorary staff of the Uhristchurch Hospital, who is leaving shortly for London to offer his services for work at one of the base hospitals.

Mrs. Cockburn Hood (Master-ton) ■ is staying at the Hotel Cecil. The quarterly sale of work which Is being organised in connection with the Sailors' Friend Society is to be held on June 2, and donations in money or gifts will be gladly received at tho institute or by the missioner, Mr. James* Moore. It is valuable work that is being conducted by the society, and _in providing a bright.' attractive meeting place for sailors wno are away months at a timo from their home people. Something is done to show them that they are not strangers in an unhospitable land. New Zealand has not got a reputation for lack of hospitality, and in this particular case it is_ well to uphold tne tradition by assisting iu whatever way is possible this worthy work.

Miss Emily Hickoy, the convert daughter of the Protestant rector of Mackmine Castle, Enniscorthy, County AVexforcl, has been decorated l)y the I'opo with tho gold cross, Pro. Ecclesia ot Pontiiice. Miss Hickey has devoted herself to social and philanthropic ivorls. Sho holds Cambridge University first-class honours.

Home U?b and tho Nation. In tho rooms of the Order of tho Star in tho East, Miss Christie lectured last evening upoii "Tho Effect of Home Life upon the Life of the Nation." Mr. Short presided and briefly introduced the speaker to her audience.

Miss Christie opened by touching upon the doubts and disbeliefs which assailed many people to-day, who were casting away from them the old traditions as being inapplicable to life as they see it. There were many to whom it seemed a fortuitous jumblo of circumstances over which there was no coutrol anywhere, no connectod cohesive plan. There were others, on the other hand, to whom tho great hierarchical order which governed the universe was just beginning to be revealed, and everywhere, where others saw chaos, they saw law and order, which, however, as on every hand transgressed through ignorance, and bo brought about consistant reactions in consequence. 1 Tho gradual misuse of the wisdom and power that had been given to the world m the beginning, with love ousted by fear,_ and wisdom by greed and selfseeking, with power used to enslave the weak,' and trust turned into mistrust and hatred, had gradually found its climax in the great storm which was now drenching Europe with the life blood of the best manhood that the nations could produce. Every thought of revenge, of anger, of jealousy, of fear, of bitterness on the part of tho individual had gone to swell this great cloud of mistrust and jealousy and greed that had grown up among the nations, and that had now burst with such terrific force upon tho world.

Miss Christie personified the nations in a particularly vivid way. Germany she pictured as a nation in its youth, with the over-bearing, the bullying, the rough lusty strength of youth" that knew everything, and was determined to get what it wanted, regardless of how it obtained it. England was the type of middle age, with its stefidy, quiet strength that at the moment, of danger_ gathered together in solid,'rooky formation,- with all differences forgotten, and fought in coolness, quietness, and with unyielding determination. India, the cradle of our race, was the type of a nation in its old age, stored with wonderful wisdom and philosophy. Long ago it had given up fighting and had turned to peace, religion, and meditation, and while Western nations sometimes thought of it as in its dotage, it was steeped in a wisdom to which they were still very far from attaining. From homes whore love was the mainspring, where there was no suoh thing as fear, wliere every individual, boys and girls alike, were given equal opportunities of becoming independant beings, where 110 one—father, mother, elder brothers or sisters—ruled by force, came the permeating influence that spread throughout the nation, and caused far different | ideals to come into being.

Clothing tho War Orphans, A guild in conWtion with the Order of the Star in the Easjs lia'B been recently formed and has been steadily at the remodelling out of second-hand garments, clothing for the orphans of the soldiers' in. Great Britain, who have given up their lives in. the war. Gifts of clothing for this purpose will he welcomed, especialy gifts of tweed, as it is proposed to send Home boxes of warm clothing ready for the coming winter. Mrs. Duncan, president of the Guild, is to be found at' the rooms, (in Woodward Street), every Tuesday afternoon between 1 the hours of three and four. In July a dramatic recital in aid of the same cause is to be given.

A Pianoforte Recital. Miss C. Doris Stapleton gave a pupils' pianoforte recital last eveninjj in the Masonic Hall in Boulcott Street, "assisted by Miss Agnes M. Segreif and 11 lo Misses Speed. The hall was well filled with, appreciative" parents and friends of the performers, an interesting programme being presented for their enjoyment. Quartets (piano), solos, and duetß, with a violin solo, "Souvenir" (Drdla), by Miss K. Speed, and the singing of Gounod's Serenade (Quant to Chantes) by Mi6B Segrief, L.A.8., A.T.C.L., mode-.up the programme, and some promising talent was discoverable among the pupils whosenames were not printed upon the programme. Wagner. Grieg, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Moschelles, and Mendelssohn were the composers who were'chosen for their performances and from _ such a choice it may be seen that Miss Stapleton does not believe in cultivating among her pupils a taste for the commonplace and the "popular."

Sir. and Mrs. Widdop are visiting Napier. ,

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bid will, Eototawai, are visiting the Auckland district.

Miss Mary Geddes, of Auckland, has been appointed national secretary for the Girls' Department of the Young Women's Christian Associations of Australasia- ( Miss Geddes will probably visit Wellington during the year in conuection with this work..

Young Women's Christian Association hostels are seemingly a favourite residence of the young women of to-day. Although there aro already two in Wellington they are generally overcrowded' so much so that the Board of Directors has decided to open another, at 115 Brougham Street, which is to be called tlio .Young Women's Christian Association Residence to distinguish it from the others. All young women and girls wanting to avail themselves of this opportunity of securing accommodation will find an advertisement elsewhere asking them to give in their names as soon as possible to the • secretary, Y.W.C.A. JWlds' Buildings, Manners Street. ■ ' i '

Miss Fanny Shand (Timaru) is staying with Mrs. Hale-Mmiro, Hataitai. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Trowjn and Mrs. V\ r . J. B. Trewin, who motored down to Wellington from Feilding at tlie beginning of the week, and have been staying at the Grand Hotel, return homo to-day. For Face Hassans, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Rolleston's is recommended. Spacious Private Booms. Qualied Assistants, and Personal Attention. . Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 25G Lambton Quay.*

Women ,Make Munitions. In Birmingham women are' looking after automatic machines and turning out tlio lighter parts of machine-gun sondes, and the firing gear even of big guns (.says tha London "Daily Telegraph"). They make excellent packers of cartridges. It will surprise many people to learn that women are capablo of manufacturing shrapnel shells of all kinds, from the cold steel to the com" plfited missile, and, in fact, any shell l'rom a threo-jwundor to a twelvepoundor. They turn tho outer shell, make the time and petcussion fuses, fill in tho bullets,! and complete the shell ready to place 111 the gun. For this class of work women are peculiarly well fitted, their touch being more sensitive than that of men, wlnle, owing to the emallness of their hands, thoy are able to manipulate small articles. The operations in which women are engaged in ammunition manufacture in. yolve no danger, and the physical labour is small, as they hare not to work the machines—which are automatic—butonly to watch them. When fuse-filling and assembling parte thoy are able to sit down at the bench. The hours ard from 8 to 5, with an hour for mealsi The wages are good. Many machines are lying idle owine to want of labour to work tnem. Skilled labour has all been used up, and, owing to the action of the trade unions, thq employers have ljot in all cases been allowed to supplement their staffs wiffi tvoinon. The Extravagant Wide Skirt, An amusinjT comment upon feminine fashions in relation to the stringency of )v.'ir time, is made by tho "New m London "Truth";—

"March 8: This morning at break? fast my wife did provoke me beyond inoasure with asking for 20 pounds for clothes,' and cannot make her own money do. And this, she pretends, is by Teason of the new mode of women's skirts, no longer to be tight cylinders, but as it were enlarged coucs or bells, slopiug outwards to the hem. So now all the wretch's last year's gowns, which' she had thought to carry her over this summer, must be cast; moreover, must take again to petticoats, and this at such an estimate of expense as ie enough to be the ruin of U6. And bo I tola her. But Lord) to think of tho sheepishness of women, and tho knavery, * of their bell-wethers, the gown-makers, that do thus lead thorn to renouncing all their old cloathes in such a time of national distress. Hereon -I did, for the casing of my mind, straightway indite a letter to the Editor of the 'Times,' and do urge Ministers that they forthwith in a Bill against any change in tho fashioning of women's cloathes while the war lasts, and any, that do ifiake or wear garments or hats of a new mode to be whipped at Bridof well."