WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2750, 19 April 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Cifts for Aotea.. "Aotea" is'rich in friendships, states a writer in "The Aotean." Wo appeal to have friends in all parts of tho Globe, and tangible mementoes of theso friendships arc now being received in tho shape of cases containing divers gifts of comforts, smokes, etc. To-day ■(March 3) a large case containing presents from the Wanganni clonors of beds came to hand, there being a parcel for the lucky of all the gift beds, and only a few days ago Padre Green passed, on to us a case nf gifts for distribution among New Zealand wounded and sick soldiers'. The oase, which was forwarded ,by the Wanganni Military Hospital Guild, contained shirts, pyjamas, etc., attached, to each garment being.a small parcel. The delight of the .boys when theso parcels wore opened was good to see, and if only those devoted women, who by now must be heartily sick of the sight of needle and cotton,,could have heard the many expressions of gratitude, we feel sure they would be repaid in part for their kindness. To all donors of gifts' we desire to tender our thanks, and we can.but express the wish that some day sonie of us at least will be able to thank them all personally. Following is a list of donors and gifts in 'addition to the two aforementioned ones:— One case hospital comforts from Red Cross Guild, Bulls. Three cases hospital comforts from Sanson and Oliakea Guilds. One ca6e of "smokes" from Wanganni friends, and £20 from a Wanganui friend, to be expended l in "smokes." Five cases of sheep's tongues from the Wellington Meat-Export Company. One case of calces and puddings from Mrs. M'Laren, .Masterton. (No need to tell how we enjoyed those puddings.) The New Zealaiid "smokes" were greatly appreciated by the" boys, because in Cairo green "Three Castles," "Clarence," and other good brands are extremely difficult to obtain. Bovine Trespassers and the Red Cross. A pound came to the Red Cross Fund in a somewhat curious manner the other day (states a Christchurch exchangt/. A man .with'a. beautiful grass pasture was neighbour to one w:ith inquisitive and greedy cows.. Those broke through into tho pastoralist's well-preserved field, and the owner was summoned to get his cows out. "I will give you a chance, he said. "Either n pound for the Red Cross or the pound for the cows." As pound fees and damages mount up, the owner gave a pound note, which was duly sent to ■the Rod Cross, and will in time do its work in alleviating the pain and misery caused by the war. . Miss Grant/ Cowen, sister of tho Rev. Grant Cowen, left Hawera on Saturday en route for England,- where she intends to take up nursing -in connection with tho war. ' \ ■ >

New Zealanders who are exhibiting at the National Portrait Society Exhibition, Grosyeuor Gallery, incltido Miss Grace Joel (Duuedin) who has tho portrait of an actress (Mabel Durham, who is well known on the stago in the provinces, playing :. leading ' parts); uJiss .France" Jiocigkins,: who has three water-colours; Miss O'Connor, who has an oil-painting, and Mr. Cecil Jamieson (Wellington), who has two drawings;

, A very successful Red Cross Tea was given by Mrs. J. W. Brown at .her residence in Marama Crescent yesterday afternoon. There were stalls for homemade cakes, sweets, fancy work, etc., and the sale of their contents materially helped to swell the funds. Mrs.' It. Hunter and Miss Brown' were in, charge of. the 'cakes,' Miss Agues Benson .of the sweets,' Miss. Brown the fancy work, and Mrsi Harry Ldngmore and Miss Aroher afternoon tea and the sale of flowers. There wag.also a fortune-teller, who was greatly in request, and some gramophone music Was much enjoyed. A cake competition was won by Mrs. C. Bush'. Very . natural looking artificial roses were also sold. ; Tho Mayoress, Mrs. J\ P. Luke, was'present, 1 and made a-speech, in wnich -she explained the object of theso Red Cross teas, and Imped that several others\would follow.

Miss Cooper and -Mils. Moss wish to acknowledge contributions to , their Ilower stall in Routh's Buildings from: Mrs. Shalders, Miss Davies, Lady Hector, Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs. Keesing, Mrs! L'issington, Mr. Scales, Mrs. Gardiner, Mrs., Uardwick'c Smith, Miss Marchant, Mrs. Lan Duncan,.Miss Duncan, Miss Joan Kirkeaklie, Mrs. Gooder. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Skerrett. The stall will be closed on Good Friday and reopened on.Tuesday, the 25th. instant.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Raphael, of -Cliiistchurch, and Miss Thelma Raphael have been spending a few days in Wellington. They came to see Mrs. Duncan Bauchop away, ou her voyage to England.

Miss Helen Patterson, the newly-ap-pointed lady superintendent of the Technical College Girls' Hostel, Christchurch, has sailed for New Zealand from London.

A London correspondent announces the engagement of Miss Elizabeth May Macrory Neligan, elder daughter of the Right Rev. Bishop Neligan, of Ford Rectory, Benvick-on-Tweed, to tlie Rev. Thomas James Parry, second 60n of Mr. James Parry,, of Halesworth, Suffolk. Mr. Parry was a missioner .in the. Auckland Diocese from 1006 to 1908, and vicar of Mount Albert from 1008 to 1912. Later he returned to_ Ensrland mid became curate'at Ford, in Northumberland. ' •■: —

The engagement is announced of Miss Phyllis Summurell; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.. C. Sunimerell, "Clovedon," Masterton, to Lieut. R. W. KebbelL second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kebbell, "Eridge," Masterton.

In spite of the wet weather last week ond, the ladies in charge. of the Y.M.C.A. Triangle Depot did fairly good business, and wish to thank all those who contributed. This week the depot will be open on Thursday a>.H Saturday Mesdames Fossette and Bennett will be in charge on Thursday and Mrs. Varney on Saturday. ■ Although cakes are (he chief commodity on sale at the depot, the'committee would be pleased (o receive gifts of fancy work.

At present Mrs. Rolleston has one of the'largest and-:the most beautiful stock of Hair in - the Jcolomes. Every shade and 'texture can be accurately matched in hair of the best quality, which is guaranteed to keep its colour., This department hns been considerably enlarged of late, and the services/of a specialist'in knotted partings and transformations Has been secured, in addition to a large' staff of expert II airworkers.. Switches, Swathes, Transformations,. Toupees, Temple Waves, and Pin Curls are sold at English Prices. Combings made up by special hygienic process. 256 Lambton v Quay— Advt.

Sleeping Suits for Ladies are the vogue this coming winter, and'.Herb.-Price-is showing a splendid range of charming designs and colourings. All Prices.—Advt.

THE THINKER'S FAVOURITE" . Writing Tablets. Superior quality. Ladies' size, Gd.; larL'O size, sold top, Is. Bent for everybody, S3. G. MAUN, Bookseller. Willis Street;

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Feilding Notes. < Mrs. Carr lias returned from Waitot.ira. Mrs. Avhner is staying at the Denbigh Hotel. . . Mrs. Perry has returned from Wellington. Mrs. 'Pringle (Wellington) is staying with 'Mrs. Bloxall, Mrs. Bloxall has 1 returned' from Wellington. Mrs. Brarawell has returned from Plimmorton Mrs. Bull and Mrs. Fitzherbert have returned from New Plymouth. Mrs. Miles has returned ■ from Wanganui. . • Mrs. Cavanagh has been staying ii> Wellington. Mrs. G. Elliott is staying in Masterton. Mrs. Mackay is visiting Mrs. Fry. Miss Wi'liams (Auckland), is staying with Mrs. Cavanagh. ■ •'■•'" Mrs. Moult has returned from Wanganui. Quite a number of Feilding people went over to the Palmerston races; Amontr them were: Mcsdames Hagejtt, Fry, Brown, Bloxall, Pringle, Fitaherbert, Roberts, Wilson, Bell, Bradley, and many others. • There was "a very fair attendance at the Horticultural Show on Friday afternoon and evening. Although the flowers were few, thfi quality was oxccllent, aud the decorated tables tvere quite a feature of the' show. Among those present were: Mesdames Haggitt, Lethbridge, Miles, M'Quecn, Billman, Dram, well, Abraham, Aylmer, Rhodes (Rata), Murphy, WhiteJMarton), Myers, Woollams, Broad, Hitchings, Innes-Jones, Fetch, Booth, L. Gorton, N. Gorton, Campbell, Cbbbe, Misses Fetch, Gorton, Woollams, Innes-Jones, 'Holmes, and many others.. » A game of croquet was played on Monday between four members of the Karon Croquet Club and the samo number of Lyall Bay plavers. The results were as follow: —Mesdames Rigg and Morrah (Lyall Bay) heat Mesdames Gooder and Hutchings (Karori). Mrs. \Bradnocl? and Miss Duncan (Karori) beat Mesdames Critchloy and Stono (Lyall Bay). Mr. W. C. Nation (Levin) and Mrs. E. J. Moore, president and secretary respectively of the National Spiritualist Church of New Zealand, leave by the Maori this evening for the south to attend. the annual conference which is to be held in Christchurch. An interesting wedding took place at Hastings yesterday, when Mr. ' Harry Drayson Kemp, son of Mr. James Kemp, of Dover, England, was married to Miss Bella Copland Mitchell, daughtei of Mr. John Mitchell, of Hastings. WOMEN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION'S REPORT. The annual report of the New Zealand Women Teachers' Association, which is to be presented at a meeting to-morrow evening, states that tho present timo is not favourable for aggressive or pioneer work, aud that attention has been chiefly devoted to patriotic objects .. A constitution has been drafted and sent to various women teachers' associations, but no report on tho question can be furnished The importance of a uniform'constitution is emphasised. "This year,"- continues the _ report, "our associations-have specialised ,on two or three things, and as a result motions dealing with the following matters appear on the order paper or tho New Zealand Eduational Institute: —(1) Various remits dealing with the status and position of women in the profession generally. These are to be found in certain remits dealing with the lower grades, where most of our women teachers are congregated. _• (2) Some remits concerning the classification and promotion of teachers. (3) Some remits dealing with cases of transfer — providing that women teachers shall not suffer loss of salary or., status when a school rises in attendance." A. pleasing feature, it is noted, from the women's point of view is the election- of a woman teacher, (Miss Birss. of Southland) to the executive. All associations have been notified of the importance of securing women representatives to the N.Z.E.I. .-. This year 12 or 13 women representatives have been elected. • "Little by little," it is stated, "women teachers are taking mora jnteicsfc in the affairs of their institutes, and are ready to raise their voices there when'occasion demands."

Ladies! Buy your Silk Hoso from Herb. Price. He lias just opened up a new range ot. Black Silk Hose, whicli can't be beaten—Advt.

Wedding Announcement.—Beautiful roses and the choicest of (lowers only are used when designing wedding bouquets, which I make a speciality of. Packed and forwarded through the Dominion. Miss Murray. Vice-Regal Floriste, 36 Willis Streat—Advt.

AN INTERESTING LETTER PROM THE HIGH COMMISSIONER, , In a private;letter received By a Wellington lady_ from the High Coriiniis- % loner for New Zealand, Sir Tliomas , Mackenzie, occur the following ■ extracts ."In''this'country we, have, - as you know, nearly 5000 Neiv Zealand soldiers to look after. I have been assist- ■ ed most generously by many | willing workers, both' men and women, are now receiving regularly enormous - returned mails from Gallipoli. It is cTis- . tressing -to ..think that so much -love aild kindness bestowed on our soldiers by parents ' and friends in preparing gifts of all kinds should, to a very large . extent, have proved unavailing by reason of : the inefficient postal ar- , rangements.. We have hired live rooms and taken on a great number of sorters. The knocking about the mail matter has received, has tested the pack- ■ >ing to a great degree ; but from'9o to 95 per cent, of the addresses are still quite distinct,' and yet the packages have failed to reach the Boldiers to whom they were. sent; Some of the •\ parcels have .burst and the addresses are' lost. It isi a pathetic sight to seo , the different things which have been , prepared by kind, hands and the loving notes for dear ones far, away! We are repacking as far as possible and endeavouring 'to find the addressees".'' . "At Christmas we endeavoured to give our boys a right -royal time,' and I do not think one was overlooked. ' I .. had a card sent out to all our men on furlough, lasking-whether their arrange- ■ ments we'rev completed for Christmas, and I gathered together, those who had made no. arrangements, aiid perhaps they had the best time of- all at the Midland; Grand Hotel./ On Christmas day I visited various' places* in order to see our men and to learn how they were getting.on. It was, of course, impossible. to visit all, but everyone I met was satisfied. I often have'a chat with our men,' as I see them ' about London, and l our office is a great centre. . "Our men have added an imperishable page to the history of our Empire, _and a New Zealander is welcome whereeyer he may' go in this country. The kindness shown by' all to overseas soldiers is beyond praise! ■ "There is one matter about which I am very pleased, and that is the work recently done by the Board of Trade. 1 I should, perhaps, say that I am on the ' 1 f r dvlß ? 1 7 Committee. We arranged last Mayfor a ( display ofßritish manufac- ' IUT99pI UT 99 p goods, similar to those which lid been formerly ; supplied; almost exclusively by Germany. The show* was a. great successj both as regards prices and the quality of j)he goods, It was clearly, de- • ®<*&strated that we could supply British l sources'- almost every article the bermans had hitherto provided* and •at as low a price and'of better quality.■ But wo received word that the Germans could undersell us when , the war, . was over.- With some difficulty I succeeded in having a ( ' committee, set up to inquire into the .question,of our. trade . relations with the enemy) our. capacity to supply, and. the part the Dominions • might play.- Considerable evidence has been taken during the past six months • covering- the whole realm of .trade, stopping tariffs* carriage, patent rights, subsidies, etc. Ab'aut'a fortnight ago the report came lip, and I:am glad to say it is *about .to engage.the attention of Parliament, when, I believe, a tariff

will be established which will strike the enemy, be agreeable to our Allies, and must be' of enormous advantage* not only ,to the-Mother Country, but to the. .oversea Dominions as we'll.

"Last Week we had a great gathering to pay honour to Corporal Bassett, the first New Zealand V.C. (in the present war). He had been invested by the King who had spoken a few cordial words to him, and at the Hotel Windsor we gave lunch to about 150 of tlio men. In addition to Corporal Bassett there were Captain Shearor and Lieuts. •Fisher and Turnbull, who had received the Military Cross. Tho whole thing was a great success. In my remarks congratulating the recipients of the honours, I said that the surprise to me was that more Victoria Crosses had not been granted to the New Zealanders, because I had heard from some of tho oldest" and most seasoned warriors of our nation that nothing Hhey had seen or oven read'about, had equalled tho valour shown by our men and the Australians. " ■-~-■ "On Tuesday I was present at a memorial service for'the late Sir Joshua Williams, at Lincoln's Inn Chapel. There were gathered together a great many leading men connected with, the law, and ex-Governors Lord Plunket and Lord Ranfurly were also present. The service was beautifully rendered. The war was brought very close to us by reason of the fact that the fine windows filled with stained glass depicting armorial bearings, at both ends of the church, had been smashed by bombs recently dropped by a Zeppeiin. "Here our spirits are rising on the prospects of the war. No doubt it took a long time to organise the people of Britain, and it has been an enormous task, for we were not prepared. The bright spot is the grit and determination of'the'people of the Empire, from whatever part they may come. Our workers are now turning out munitions in enormous quantities, and I think'if. may be said that we shall secure enough men to bring the war to a successful closb." '•

_ The hon: .secretary of the Soldiers' Hostel Committee acknowledges tho Mowing gifts:—3 dozen gramophone records,xroin Mr. Phil. Myers. (Hobson Street, a liali clock from Mr. H. • T. Ellinginun (riorekaj, and £3 to pur- 1 chase blankets from Mrs. Moorhouse. Gifts of.rope quoits, ping-pong sets, or any indoor games whicn may provido entertainment indoors for the soldiers now that winter is at hand- will be gratefully received.

.Our-Carterton correspondent writeß that the girls associated with the West Taratabi Knitting Guild gave "a parcel afternoon" at the residence of Mrs. D. Andersen on Saturday afternoon. A large number of guests were present, including visitors from Carterton. During the afternoon, wool-winding and knitting competitions were held, causing much amusement. Afternoon tea was served by the girls,' bringing a very pleasant afternoon .to a close. A variety, of useful parcels were received, arid, it'was decided to forward them to the Aotea Convalescent Home in Egypt. ;..'..■■

-_The_iatest. and the mode of' these everchanging times—Parisian Bloom. \(Praicheur, Paris, Reg.), as distributed by JJisß Hilsoni, sole agent. This beautiful hygienic and novel preparation gives a natural bloom and healthy, fresh appearance to the complexion. Used by the best and made of .the best. Price Bs. '6cl. box. Sole Proprietors all "Cultene" skin preparaSkin Food 35., the; Balm 3s. . 6d. Write for hair preparations, complete outfits for dry, greasy, grey and faded hair. All-hainvork. Perfect match and .texture, guaranteed. . Mis . Milsom, 94 Willis Street (4 . doors past "Evenin" Post"),' Telephone 814.-Advt.