WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2674, 21 January 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

(Bt Imogen.)

Colden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. J. Goldie celebrated their golden wedding in Auckland on Wednesday. Mr. Goldie arrived in Anckland 52 years ago, and entered the employ of Messrs. Whitson and Sons. Ho vas afterwards continuously in the employ of the Campbell' and Ehrenfried Company until two years ago, when failing health compelled him to retire. Mrs. Goldie came, to Auckland 58 years ago with her family, in tho ship Kingston.. Her father, Mr. John Chalmers, originally laid out the Auckland Domain. Mr. and Mrs. Goldie have one son and six daughters, 20 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Colden Bay Weddings. At the residence of Mr. W. C. Baigent, Central Takaka, Miss Elsie Baigent, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Baigent, was recently married to Lieut. F. Paynter, of Upper Takaka, the Jtev. F. J. Daynes ofliciating. The bride, .who was given away by her father, was dressed in a gown of ivory white lace, with the customary bridal veil and orange blossoms, and carried a sbeaf of pink and peas, the gift of her aunt, Mrs. T. J. Baigent. Miss Rita Baigent was the bridesmaid,, and wore a'frock of soft white silk, with a white hat, and carried a basket of pale pink sweet peas. Mr. Leslie Paynter attended his brother as best man. The bridegroom's present to ttio bride was a handsome diamond and ruby bangle, and to the bridesmaid an aquamarine and pearl brooch. Lieutenant and Mrs. Paynter are spending their honeymoon in the north, prior to Lieut. .Paynter proceeding to Trenthani. At tho Church of thr. Epiphanv, Mr. George R. Heath, eldest son of Mr. S. I Heath j of Nelson, was recently married to Miss Vera Constance Soper, youngest daughter of Mrs. R. Soper, Puramahoi, the Rev. J?. J. Daynos officiating. Tlie bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. J. W. Soper, was dressed in white embroidered silk voile, with a veil and orange blossom bandeau. Miss Heath, who attended as bridesmaid, wore a frock of white frosted voile, with a pink and white hat, finished -with black streamers. Mr. Gordon Soper act- . Ed as best man. The clrurch was prettily decorated with flowers and foliage. Sir. and Mrs. Heath left by motor-iar for Nelson, their future home, the bride travelling in a navy tailor-made costume with a black lace hat.

Red Cross Tea at Hukartul.

Mrs. A. V. Udy was hostess on Wednesday at the Red Cross tea. A largo number of, people were present, and a very interesting and enjoyable afternoon was spent in examining some -useful garments made for our wounded soldiers and in making arrangements for future efforts. Mrs. J. B. Garruthers was elected treasurer, and Mrs. J. B. Carruthors' .and Mrs. Foss joint secretaries for tho coming year," in place of Mrs. Micklc, who ha 6 left the district. Mrs. C. Cox, Station House, Hukanui, will be the hostess on Wednesday next. Miss Allison Corry, daughter of the Mayor of Blenheim, has received by a recent London mail, an acknowledgment from Miss Newcomb of a largo parcel of children's clothing collected by Miss Corry from tho people: of Marlborough and the Springlands School Children, who also donated a parcel.. Miss Newcomb, who recently toured'New I 'Zealand,' desires it to be known that the contents of the parcels have been distributed by her among the -unfortunate Belgian poor, and have been greatly appreciated. At the matinee performance given in. Novomber at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in aid of tho colonial wounded soldiers, one of the most .successful sellers of wattle buttonholes was Miss Nancio Birdwood, daughter of General Birdwood. All the New Zealand and Australian troopers present were eager to buy from General Birdwood's daughter, and therefore it is easy to understand why Miss Nancie handed in quito a. record sum for buttonholes and souvenir programmes at the end of the performance. Miss Bcthune has arrived from Melbourne, and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Baxter, at Invercargill.

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MATTERS OF INTEREST PROM /AR AND NEAR.

For the Poor of Clasgow. .Mj' Stout wishes to acknowledge the following gifts for the poor of GlasFu W , e - Petoue Baptist church, 154 articles of clothing; also Mesdames C. Kirk, E. W. Morgan, Bates, M'Caffrey, Jenness, Stafford, Ji-F.,. Anonymous, the Misses Davy, luchardson, and Logan, and Fitzherbert lerrace School; also £1 each from Mrs. Craig Philpot and Mrs. Bates. As Lady Stout purposes sending another case of clothing as Boon as possible, she would be very glad of any further contributions, as the need in Glasgow is very great at present, owing' to the trade depression caused by tlie war. In the Diplomatic Service. Cl appointment of Miss Pressley Smith, a leading suffragist organiser, as I secretary to the British Legation at Chnstiania, is regarded as a notable vnumph for her sex,.it being the first time that a woman has attained a post of this kind which gives access to the closely-guarded Diplomatic Corps. Hepresentations were made to Mr. Asguith a short time ago 011 tho desirabil- ~ ®P en ' n g the higher branches of tne Civil Service and other Government appointments to women with university attainments. Suggestions were made at the same time that diplomacy offered a suitable field for women's abiliMes. During the past year Miss Pressley Smith has been engaged in organising work in connection with the SolfliGis <utd Sailors' Families Association tho {Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid Society! and other war relief bodies.

Miss Hodge, of Woodford House, Havelock North, is in Wellington.

Mrs. V. Riddiford, who has been spending the holidays in Auckland, will after a short stay with her mother, Mrs. Thorne George, leave 'for Waiwera, where she will bo the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. Waller.

Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, .of Kelburn, and family, are staying at* Day's Bay lor tho holidays.

Mrs. (Dr.) Thacker, of Christchuich, proceeded to Auckland this week on a short visit;

, Mr. and Mrs. M'Kellar are visiting 111 the south. .

Miss Quartermain (from Melbourne), who has been staying with friends in Chnstchureh, returned to Australia this week.

Mrs. E. Knight, of Dannevirke, is in Wellington, also Jlrs. "B. Knight, and Miss Hiudmarsh.

Mrs. Venasch, from Hawke's Baj, has taken a house at Muritai.

Mrs. J. Bennie, of Mount Street, and her children, returned from Marton on Wednesday.

rooms of the New Zealand Women's National Reserve, at 157 i' eatherston Street, are open every morning from 11 to 1 o'clock,'and from 2 till 5 in the afternoon. '

Miss Tendbll and Miss Houghton leave to-night for a short visit to' Te Aroha, where they will be the guests of Mrs.. G. Nicholls. ■ Lady Gibbes is at present in Auckland.". ' 1 '; - J Miss Nora Sampson, of Wanganui. is visiting Wellington. Mrs. J. F. Reid left for Christoh\irch on Monday evening.' Sirs. C. A. Norris left for the south early this week. • . Mrs. Baume has been visiting Dune--din and ChristchurcTi. Miss Miles is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Handysiae, in Invercargill. "There,are at legist 2000 women fightang in Serbia," stated Dr. Svctozar Grgitch, wheu lie recently arrived in London from Serbia. "They represent all classes of the community, and are armed just as the men are. In many cases they wear soldiers' uniforms for the sake.of comfort." "Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being wrongly drawn in the names' of dead peopie," said Mr. G. H. King, at "Portsmouth, speaking of charges against soldiers' relatives of drawing allowances in the dames of wives who have died since tho war.

Master lon Wedding. On January 19, at St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, Miss Annie Nix, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nix, of Masterton, was married l to Mr. William Adlam, 6on of " Mr. Georgo Adlam, of Wales, Great Britain, the Rev. John Walker officiating. Tho bride, who was given awav by her brother, Mr. R. Nix, was dressed in whito crepe do chino, with the usual bridal veil and orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. Tho Misses Dollie Nix and Dulcie Denbee, were the bridesmaids, aaid woro frocks of 'white voile, with white ninou bats, finished with pink streamers. Messr. Fred Denbee and Steve Adlam attended as best man and groomsman respectively. The bridegroom's gifts wore to the bride a gold bracelet, and to the bridesmaids a plain gold bangle.The bride's present to tihe bridegroom (who shortly goes into camp) was an illuminated wristlet watch. / Presentation to Nurses. In the Pioneer Club yesterday evening Mrs. H. Coull gave a most enjoyable impromptu evening to Sisters Finlayson and. Gilmour, of the ' Victoria Hospital (who are shortly leaving ty the Maheno), and also to their, soldier patients.. During the evening the Misses Dall and Doris Anderson sang; Miss Maude Edtaonds played, and Private Carroll gave a haka. Later on Major Deck made a presentation to the departing nurses from their grateful patients, Sister Gilmour receiving a wristlet watch and Sister Finlayson a manicure set, Mr. Watson replying on the nurses' behalf; Supper was served in the strangers' room, the tables being prettily decorated with flowers, and at the conclusion Major Deck made another little speech, this time of thanks to their hostess for her frequent and_ kindly hospitality to the returned 1 soldiers, and on this and several previous to the nurses. Captain Donald Simson also spoke in the same 6train, and •' all present then sang "For She is a Jolly Good Fellow." Mrs. Coull, in replying,, said it was a great pleasure to her to entertain or help either the men or the nurses at any time. Among those present were Mrs. and Miss Massey, Mrs. Salinond, Miss Hart?-, and of course all the soldier patients from military ward of Victoria Hospital. Altogether it was a delightfully bright and pleasant evening. 1 ■

THE WHIRR OF THE SPINNING WHEEL

The revival of an ancient industry is. on the 'tapis in Christchiirch (saye a southern exchange). This/means that steps are being taken to form a Now Zealaml Women's Spinning Association, the originator of the idea being Miss Laura V. Tabart,-who is well known in Canterbury for her intense interest in all industrial matters. Spinning has been, taken up in Australia since the war commenced, and thero has been in this city for some weeks past/an .expert spinner in the person of Miss Quartermain, of Melbourne, who has been of considerable assistance to Miss Tabart in the outlining of her plan 6. She lias been able to tell her exactly what the spinners in Australia are doing,, and she has been able to act as instructress to an eager and wiling pupil. It .is Miss Tbart's ambition to form first a branch ' of the association in Christclrurch, and if she is successful the whirr of the spinning wheel will soon bo abroad in the land. Then she 'plans to f6rm' branches in the other important centres of the ominion, the funds accruing from the industry to be devoted to the Woman's National Reserve during the period of the war, and afterwards to. the national service of the children —such as the. Creche and Kindergarten Association, the Plunket Society, and other societies: for the protection and help of child life.. Miss Tabart is applying herself to the matter with much -energy and enthusiasm, and has already the interest and promised cooperation of a number of representative South Islanders More will doubtless be heard of the project in the near future.

. Sisters Ada Whitta and Hilda Hooker, of Masterto'n, are returning to New Zealand by the Willochra. Miss Janet Stout, of the Napier Hospital, arrived in Wellington on Wednesday evening. A Taranaki paper announces the engagement of Miss M. Weir, of Hawera, to Mr. C. Winks, of Thames. Ladies, for Silk Hose and Scarves for race wear. Price's is the Store. 50, 54, 56 Willis-Street.—Advt. Greatly reduced prioes in washing 'varsity suits and tops. Drill, tussore 6ilk, poplin, etc. Suits, 3s. lid. to Bs. 6d. Tops, 2s. Gd. to ss. ' Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street.—Advt.