WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2654, 28 December 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding in St. Mark's. The wedding took place very quietly in St. Mark's yesterday of Miss Sybil Raplcy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'i'. W. Raploy, of Elliots Street, Wellington, to Lieutenant C. 11. T. Skelley, of the 10th Reinforcements. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, wore her travelling costume of lmfl'-colourcd cloth, and a hat of the same shade trimmed witli pink. She carried a bouquet of pale pink carnations. Tho bridesmaid was her sister, Miss Evelyn Raploy, who wore a navy blue costume with a pale pink iiat trimmed with blue. Her bouquet was of carnations of a deeper shade of pink. The best man was Lieutenant Manning, and tho groomsman Lieutenant I'enlington, both also belonging to the 10th Reinforcements. Only relatives were present at the ceremony. New Plymouth Weddings. ■ The marriage took place at New Plymouth 011 Wednesday of Mr. A. G. Somervillo and Miss Rosina Rea; third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Eea. The bridesmaid was Miss Winifred Rea, and Mr. W. P. Okey was the-beat man. The bridegroom and the best man were members of the first Expeditionary Force to leave New Zealand, and both have been invalided liome. Roth wore their uniforms, and when Mr. and Mrs. Somerville arrived at the station after, the wedding they were greeted by a largo number of troopers, who gave ringing cheers as tho train left the station. At St. Mary's Church 011 Friday, at New Plymouth, the wedding took place of Corporal J. Jones, of the Earl of Liverpool's Own, and Miss Ruby 'May J.ang, only daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. 11. Lang, of !vew Plymouth. Sir. Roy Lang; was tho best man. The wedding was a very quiet one, owing to the bridegroom's early departure For the front. Hawke's Bay Soktisrs' Club. The Hawke's Bay Soldiers' Club, which was opened at 3 o'clock 011 Thursday afternoon by Lady Andrew Russell, can, states a Hawke's Bay exchange, challenge comparison with any institution of its kind in the Dominion, not excepting those in the citicis. Tho stairs and flooring tire laid down in cork linoleum, and tho side df tho flat ; on the left of. the landing, is divided into two compartments. The rear division is fitted up as a gymnasium, for tlie relaxation of. tho riien, and the front part is equipped as a tea- room, with comfortable furniture, crockery, drapery, and everything complete, whilst a kitchen, with gas stove and hot water copper, is partitioned off in a corner. The right side of the landing is devoted solely to the use of the soldiers. The rear of this portion of tho building is reserved as- a billiard ,antl concert room, furnished luxuriously with arm-chairs, and richly-uphol-stered side seating, with concert platform, piano, etc., and at the back is a large sliding door, leading on- to a balcony, and serving to ventilate, the room in hot weather. At the front, looking on to' Station Street, are .the reading and the writing-rooms, with current literature, stationery, otc. ; furnished in suitable styles, and adjoining is situated a card-room. ' Lady Haig. A great deal of interest just now is centred in the family of Sir Douglas Haig, our new Comniander-in-Ohiof. Lady Haig is a most charming woman, and her two little girls are named— one after Queen Victoria, to whom Lady Haig was Lady-in-waiting, and tho othor after Queen Alexandra. The two little girls, Victoria and Alexandra, are keenly interested in R-ed Cross work. Two relations of a Sydney lady who were wounded in France had the good fortune to be guests at Farnborough Kill, tho beautiful home of the ox-Empress Eugenie, who, being acquainted with much sorrow, her only son having been killed in the Zulu war, has a tender heart for young soldiers, and invites wounded officers to stay. The. young men in question, high-spirited boys of 20 to 22, write that Lady llaig, the "matron," was so charming and so restful. Every afternoon Eugenie, who is an intimate friend of Lady Haig, sent them out in her own motor-car, the only stipulation being that they must be back before 5. Lady Haig is a sister of Lord Vivian. Mrs. Richard Arnst, wife of the exchampion sculler of the world, arrived from Sydney by the Ulima-roa yesterday. Miss Eva Baird (Hastings) is visiting Wellington, and is staying at the Hotel Windsor.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM /AR AND. NEAR.

The Soldiers' Room. Yesterday was a very busy day at the Soldiers' liooni in Sydney Street, awl again a very large number of soldiers visited it morning, afternoon, and evening. Lunch was provided as well as the usual tea and supper, and in the evening there was dancing and music, the gymnasium at times being decidedly crowded. The Victoria League Girls contributed some songs and choruses, which were highly appreciated, and other contributors to the programme wera Mrs. Hempton, Miss Dall, the Rev. Cyril Harvey, and some of the soldiers themselves. Lunch will again be provided at the room to-day, as well as the usual tea and supper.

The Duke of Connaught (GovernorGeneral of Canada) has decorated Madame Melba with the Order of the Lfldy of Grace and St. John of Jerusalem, in recognition of her services to the Red Cross Fluids. —Press Association.

Miss Effie Booth (Carterton) has been spending some days in Wellington.

Mr. Fred H. House, representative of the Hawera "Star" and the Wanganui "Chronicle, 1 has arrived in England, accompanied by Mrs. House. Mr. House lias a brother, who is a captain in Franco with the London Regiment, a sister who has been a nurse at the Sotithmead Hospital since tho outbreak of war, and n brother in the Hussars at tho Dardanelles.

Mrs. Asquith, whoso name as the plaintiff in a libel action had been mentioned in the cable messages recently is a most interesting and charming personality. As Miss- "Margot" Tennant, she was the leader of a very brilliant inner circle of English society 20 years ago and over. Her witty repartee and smart sayings were seized upon and Quoted far and wide by her admirers. Miss Teiinant had a very much-beloved sister, the first wife of the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, and the sudden death of this sister changed the brilliant girl into a much quieter and sadder being. A Sydney resident who knew Miss Tennant in the days when she was rather pilloried, by 13. 'p. Benson as the original of "Dodo," recalls 11i.it she was not at all pretty, but most fascinating, and possessed of that kind of personal magnetism that carried everyone with her, states the Sydney "Herald.'' In his "Dodo" up to date, the novelist makes his heroine in tho r.equel a kind 'and charmingly natural woman with a distinct fondness for children, and much'joy in being a mother herself. It may be remembered that Dodo's "second" was a German, • who made a very bad husband. Sapper George Lee, of the 10th Reinforcements, was given a very useful present on Christmas Eve by his late employer, Mr. \V. H. Hanson, plumber, of Hopper Street. The gift was accompanied by good wishes for a safe and speedy return home. Mrs. Peat (Otaki) is visiting her daughter (Mrs. Colville) in New Plymouth. Miss Fowlor, of Auckland, has passed for a-first-class certificate . in wireless telegraphy. She is tho first woman in New Zealand to gain the distinction, and she also' possesses an oil engineer's certificate. A cable message received a few da-vs ago says that Nurse Jean Sinclair, who was in the wreck of the--Marquette, and who is now in tho 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, suffering from enteric, is improving slowly. (Continued on next page.)