SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2754, 25 April 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at the Unitarian Church. •Tiie marriage took place Cjiiietly yesterday in the Unitarian Cfiiircii, Wellington, of Miss Myrtle Onkley-flroinio, sccorid daughter of Mr. James OakleyBrowne, the well-known journalist, to Mr. J. Fletcher, of Roseneath, Wellington. The ceremony was performed by the. Rev. Mr. Hale. The bride, /who was given away by her brother, Mr. U. Oakley-Browne, wore a pretty-gabardine . coat and skirt, with a picture hat. Miss . Eva Oakley-Browne (sister) was the bridesmaid, and wore a saxe bine cos-, ti/mc, with a white hat and white fox furs. The best, man- was Mr. J. W. Black. A reception was afterwards hold at the residence of the bride's brother, Air. H. Oakley-Browne, in 'finakori Road, and later in the day the bride and bridegroom-- left for Roforua. Sydney Street Soldiers' Club., The lion, treasurer of . the Sydney Street Soldiers' Club Fund acknowledges the following, donations Miss Greenwood and' Miss Young, books and newspapers; Mr. and-Mrs. J. E. ton, .-£5; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mantell, £5 ■ Pareora East Ladies? Guild, £o; Mrs. Hiley, £3; Miss Maunsell, 6s. 6d.<_ also the following monthly subscriptions: Mrs. J. Kirkcaldie, £2; Timaru Ladies' Patriotic-Society, £2; Mrs. J. W. Wallace and Mrs. 1\ R. Chapman, £1 each. Army Women Cooks. Women cooks for the Army .have been rather less heard af lately (states "The Queen"). Some months ago there was much talk, and most of it quite sound tmd sensible, about ; the advantages-oi letting women do this work. Of course objections were raised, chiefly- as-io tho impossibility of having women in ehavgo. of field kitchens anywhere near tbo front. But perhaps one of tlio reasons why there is less talk about it now is that the experiment is actually being tried. We have heard of one largo encampment in England for v/liich the cooking is entirely, done, by Women. In this case it has turned out that prac. tically all that was said, of the advantages of employing women has proved true. To begin with, a great saving has been effected; without naming, the actual sum it may be said that tho economies actually made at this 'camp* (which is a moderately large one) are at a rate' per week which .comes near to live figures for the year. And the saving is not the only, advantage.. Tho women have been found to cook more interestingly than men did. Theymanage to produce more variety out oi tho regulation rations, . and to make meals appear.different even when they are not so in fact. It - would not bo surprising if-, after tho war, there is a system;i,tic employment of women in the Army kitchens. But the work- -can never he entirely handed over to them, because, men cooks will still bo wanted I for service iirthe-field,.

> Mr. and Mrs. H. Raphael and Miss Thelnia Raphael have returned to Christchurch frojn Wellington.

Mrs. W. Perry (Penrose, Masterton) has'been, spending a few days in Wellington.

Miss J. M'Qregor, matron of the Rivertou ,Hospital, is visiting relatives in Masterton.

Miss Blakesley returned to Wellington yesterday from a visit to Master 1 ton.

Mrs. Lane (Hastings) is visiting Masterton, and is the guest of Mrs. O. Bennett. • > -

Miss Annie Haraann, of Dunedm, matron of the General Hospital at Picton, has. recently arrived in. Egypt to nurse New Zealanders.

Mrs. F. Ward has let her house in Tinakori Road to Mr. and Mrs.. Leslie Miles for a fow months.

Miss V. Turtorf (Greatforci) arrived in Wellington . yesterday" on her ivay through to the south.

The Soldiers' Room in Sydney Strqet has been visited by very. large numbers of .soldiers during the Easter holidays, and its comforts have been greatly appreciated. -The ladies in charge have necessarily been very busy indeed, and have had to make extensive, arrangements to -meet the rush of visitors who sought admittance to the club, beginning from nine in the morning onwards. The visit of the boys of the Ponsonby Drum and Fife" Band, .who gave an entertainment there, was very much appreciated, and amongst .other entertainment provided for the men during the holidays was dancing. So large are the attendances at the rooms that the ladies of'the committee won Id be very glad to receive gifts in kind such as tea, sugar, , potted butter, and so forth.

Australia and' other oversea soldiers on leave in London speak in the highest terms of the arrangements made for their comfort at Peel House, which is.a hostel, organised by Sir lan Hamilton's sister, Mrs. Moncrielt (states the '''British Australasian" of March 6). The wholo of the work is done by lady volunteers, the Women's Reserve- Ambulance undertaking the greater part'. Tho sleeping accommodation consists of comfortably furnished cubicles, aild there are large, 1 well-ap-pointed billiard and smoking-rooms. As well, as the dining-room for regular meals, there is a cafe attached to tile hostel for casual visitors. As everything is done at cost price, the tarilt is very- moderate, especially as compared .with tho . high prices prevailing elsewhere.

Mrs. Sibbald, formerly resident ■ in Dunedin, lias recently visited Russia, travelling via Bergen, and across Scandinavia, to Petrograd. She took tills journey in order to he present at hex daughter's wpdding to a Russian officer, who° owing to the exigencies of war, was'unable to come to England to have the wedding at the bride's English home. ■ Mrs. Sibbald and her two daughters tfere in Munich not long before the. war, whither 1 they had gono to complete her daughters' education.

At present Mts. Rolleston has one of the largest aiid the most beautiful stock of Hair in the colonies. Every shade, anil texture can be accurately matched-ill hail' of the best quality, which is guar-, on teed to keep its colour. This department has" 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 Hairworkers. Switches,. Swathes, Transformations, Toupees, Temple Waves, and Pin Curls are sold at English Prices. Combings made up by special hygienic process. 25C Lambton Quay.—Atlvt.

Bulbs as Food. I . Commenting on the early spring in England and the beautiful bulbs' blosiKnns to lie seen in the shops in London .in January and oilHv in February, a A T eiv Zealand soldier writes: "As you probably know, most of tho bulbs grown over hero are imported from Holland, where there is a tremendous industry. Owhi" to the war, the Dutch have . practTciillv no market for the hundreds of tons of bulbs that they have grown. | The latest news, however, is that tho Germans aro buying them in bulk for use as food, as many bulbs are quite edible- and very nourishing, quite as much so as onions." The Hostel for Returned Sick or Wounded Soldiers at Newtown will be officially opened by the Right Hon. the J'riifie 'Minister on Wednesday, afternoon at 3 p.m. The Hons. Jas. Allen and G. W. Russell have also been invited to speak. The capacity of tho home' has been severely tried this weekend, owing to camp soldiers having been accommodated as far as possible 'and the men have great praise for the homo and staff. The Hostel Committee renrets being unable to provide afternoon tea' for. the public, because the men dine at 5.30 p.m., .and to do so' Would disorganise the routine. _ Contributions of marmalade, jam, etc:, will be very welcome at the hostel. Mr. and Mrs. William Vinee celebrated their golden wedding on April 3 at Parlmoutt Road, Bombay (states the Auckland "Star"). Mr. Vmce- is now 84 years' of age, and his wife 76. They wore married at Newton by the Rev. Thomas Hamer, minister of thfl Congregational in Albert Street (now the" Central Mission Hall). Mrs. Vince was a daughter of. Mr. John Prior, of Hampshire, England. ;Mr. Vince was a son of Sir. Charles Vince, ot Devonshire. ■ ■ Coihnrissioner and Mrs. Hoililer, of the Salvation Army, have just completed a lour of Waihi, Tauransa, Rotorua, Opotiki, and Pukekohe. They have now been in Auckland to conduct the Ea6tei campaign. While at Rotorua, Commissioner Hodder was met by some forty returned soldiers at tea in the Salva j tion Army Institute. This was done aa a mark of the soldiers' appreciation of the institute and the efforts of the Salvation Armv on their behalf. Already the institute has proved too small, and is therefore to be enlarged as soon as possible.