WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2755, 26 April 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM tfAE AND NBAS, .(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL' Anzac Commemorations. The Town Hall was not nearly largo enough 1 to accommodate the people who wished to attend the service which was held there yesterday afternoon in commemoration ,of Anzac -Day. Very simplo and impressive were the proceedings, to which the playing oil' tho organ oj the "Dead March in Saul," followed' by "Tho last Post," by two buglers, gave the keynote. Tho whole order of the service was thoroughly ill keeping with the occasion, which to many people in this country holds so much of sorrow mixed with a great pride. A very large number of people also attended the patriotic gathering, which was held tliere in tho evening. At both gatherings the presence of returned wounded soldiers brought the war very visibly home to the people; as well as the tributes that were paid to their fallen brothers-in-arma. Among those who were present upon the. platform last evening were Mrs. s Masscy, Lady Ward, and Airs. J. P. Luke. The Hospitals at Salonika. Sister Jessie Faulkuer (Christchurch), who was for several months' at Mount Vernon "Hospital, London, and who was ordered to the Mediterranean last. November, ivas posted for seven weeks to the 'loch General Hospital, at Alexandria, writes a London correspondent on Maroh 14. On February 1 she arrived at" Salonika, and' is now •' at' tho 29th General Hospital, settled wider canvas.

■In .a'recent letter she' writes: "Our first morning in tho Gulf of Salonika did not lack excitement, as it was at .3 a.m. that morning that bombs were dropped by German aircraft on Salonika and the harbour. It was a great experience for us, and one that we,will never forget. We disembarked' at 2.3U the same morning,' and were motored out to our hospital in ambulancos; ft is the first canvas hospital that many of us have seen. The tents are pitched on. nice high ground, and well drained, with accommodation for one thousand patients... The .sisters' tents are pitched on much higher ground, from which we get a splendid view of tho harbour, and can see Salonika in the. distance. The weather is very changeable; sometimes we get bright sunny days,Jollowed by very cold nights—when life \mder canvas is fairly comfortable. , But when the rain and cold bleak winds come together it is almost impossible to keep warm; the only suitable uniform for the tents is a sou'-wester rain-coat, - and. gum boots. When the storms . come— awl they come very frequently—fur-lined coats and warm clothing are absolutely necessary, and many and quaint arc the fur garments worn by tho officers and the Tommies. There were about 300 patients in hospital when we arrived, and both the R.A .M.C.- authorities and the patients were very glad to see .us." V- ( p '■ ; . The lady members of the Wellington Golf Club will play their first Red Cross match of tho season this- morning. x Mrs. Gillon has been staying with Mrs. Ci'Hcroft Wilson, Cljristchurcli.' ■-Sirs. T. H. Lowry (liawke's Bay) is visiting Christchurch. Mrs. Donnelly, of Hawera (nee Miss Marion Stewart), has : been appointed sister at the Paliiatua' Hospital. Miss L. E. Hercus has been appointed charge nurse at Paliiatua. . • Nurse Eile.en Holmwood, who returned to New Zealand with the wounded soldiers on the TJlimaroa, is visiting her uncle, Captain' Holmwood, in Masterton. ' . ' ■ ' ' - Miss Hodge (Napier) is the gues.t of Mrs. Nicholas, "Harbour View." On April 11 the marriage took place in London of Mrs. J. G. Rose,' formerly, of Lower Hutt, to Colonel Lindsay Newmarch (Warwick Rogimont). Colonel Newmarch lias returned from active service. The announcement comes from Egypt of-.- the engagement of Major liarry White, D.5.0., N.Z.E.F. (Auckland), to Sister Dorothy Rose, eldest daughter of Mrs. Rose, of Christchurcli. A, Pr&s Association cable message from Loudon states tliat an increasing number of women are assisting in agri-cultural-work. The' Marchioness of' Londonderry and tlie Countess of FeverGham have joined the workers, and the latter has been ploughing. "It is positively sinful," declared Miss P. J. Ross, of Columbia College, at the Presbyterian Suuday School Conference at -Dunedin on./ Friday night, "that young girls should be allowed out night after night, sometimes without -proper guardianship, amid gay scenes and excitements, when they should be preserving every atom of strength, if not. for their present, at least i'or their future needs. . u o much liberty is given I to our young people nowadays,'" she j continued, "that there arises a craving for pleasure, a mania - for excitement. •Wherever our girls are tliey perhaps wish to go sonieivhere else. This aimj less discontent shows the necessity for j a. richer, fuller life. • If the nervous | Bjstem of tho girl docs not get the j vest she requires in her early teens, ] how can she be anything else but ner--1 vous"when she grows up to'woman- | hood?" I By the death of Mrs. *\V. R. James, | in'her'Bsth'year,'at Oamaru, the town 1 has lost a Very old resident. Born in y Cornwall in 1831, she -sailed--'from Engi lancl with ,her husband, Mr. W. R. | James, .in the'Reiastau, for Sydtcy, on | May 24, 1854. She left Sydney for Well-, | ington the same year, and later foil I Christchurch., For 38 years she was a | resident, of Oamaru. | The most effective aid to increasing- the ji' growth of hair, improving the lustre, anil | preventing excessive falling, is Mrs. Kollee- | ton's guinea course of treatment. It ;in- | ludes Clipping and Singeing, Shampooing, | Hand, Vibro, and' Electrical Massage, and I Hairdressing. Ladies are also advised how | to treat and care for their hair. The I methods adopted are tlio best known to | science, Mrs. Rolleston making a special I study 'of all scalp complaints that retard 1 the growth of hair. Consultation and I advice gratis. 25G Lainbton Quay. Tel. | 1599.—Advt.

Latlies! Buy your Silk Hose from' Herb. Price. He has just opened up a new range of Black Silk Hose, whicu can't -be beaten.—Advfc.' Wedding Announcement.—Beautiful roses and the choicest of (lowerß onty are used when designing wodding bouaueta, which I make a speciality of. Packed and forwarded through the Domihion. Miss Murray. Vice-Regal Florists, 36 Willia Street.—Advt. .

Weddings at Masterton. Tlie wedding took place at the Congregational . Church,. Masterton, on Monday of Miss Jessie Barker, - third daughter of Mr. and Mi's. 6. Barker, of Masterton, to Mr. Lawrence Johnson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Johnson, also of Masterton. ; Another wedding, celebrated at the residence of the brute's sister, Mrs. E. Jones, of Masterton, was that of • Miss tB. Ogilvie, fifth daughter of • Mr. . J. Ogilvie, of Oamaru, to Mr. ■ Henry Kenneth Fume, of Foxton. The marriage also took place in the Lansdowne Presbyterian Church of Private Colin Algie, third son of Mr. W. S. Algic, df Alfred ton, to Miss •F. Douglas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, also of Alfrcdton. Melba on America. "The war hasn't 'touched .America a' bit," said Madame Melba to a Sydney interviewer. "What are the sympathies of tho people? Intensely pro-Ally. Although there are some big cities, whose names I won't mention, where the sympathies lie the other way, tho great majority of the people are against Ger- . many. But, of course, the country, is faced' with tho impossible problem of the millions and millions of citizens of German birth or parentage who are scattered everywhere. AVhen I was in Boston I' sang with tho Boston Symphony Orchestra. 'What an. orchestra it'isl And "why, why can't we get one in Melbourne? Well, this orchestra is. .run by Major Higginson; for twentylive years it has cost that man £10,000 a year, and it is only just lately that it has begun to pity its way. -When ivar . broke out he called his orchestra together. In it there were Englishmen, Germans, Frenchman, I'olc&—performers of all nationalities. ' 'Now,' he said, 'wo are in a neutral country here, and this orchestra is going'to stay neutral. At ths-very first sign of bickering, I'll have ifc'disbandedA And there has been peace 'ever since!" _ 1

The weding took place in .the Sacrcd' Heart Church, Hastings, on Monday, of Miss Mary Crowloy, of to Corporal G. E. O'Connell, of the Thirteenth Reinforcements. Tlio ' Rev. Father M'Donneli performed the ceremony. There was'aJarge gathering at Petone yesterday to witness the unfurling of the Commonwealth flag presented to the New Zealand Railways by tho Hornsby Railway staff, New South AVale's. Among thofee.who were present wero Mrs. and Miss Massey, Laciy Ward.

New Zealand Woman's .Work. following, written by A. Macon:achin, honorary treasurer of the British fund in support of the-hospital work for the relief of Belgian soldiers, conducted by Miss -Dormer Maunder, a ■ Zealaatler, who (formerly resided in' the Rangitikei district,i.appears in .|-the. "Anti-Sall'rage Review'""Miss i Maunder's. admirable work-Vat o stond, nipped in the blossom by the German invasion; at Rouen, where French and Belgian authorities vied with .each . other in. doing her honour; at Bourbourg, where she has established another eminently successful' hospital, nc ' as .been earnestly requested by """" Belgian military to organise ' a m. in the vicinity, is fresli- m our ;'',ion. ' Nor. will, iti be /forgotten :hs Dormer Maunder is one whom . g who rules over her patients' s th .tq honour, His Majesty hav- , jiferred on her tile Cross of a j ; :iier of the Order of Leopold, i/ .e-handed, by sheer weight of capa- . J and contagious enthusiasm, she ..as gathered around her an ever-grow- ' ing body of supporters from Britain to Zealarift. ifiveryono who sees her at work , feels with a sure instinct that | here' is a woman, bent exclusively on - ' lier self-imposed task, with one thought only, that of helping the helpless from . the field of battle. There is no waste of words, of time, or of money. Every • penny, . every- moment, is turned to the Dest ;_acco'unt for" the cause which .to her-, is - a holy cause. A.- woman, I should say, -just of . the typo and fibre .of Edith Cavell." . , ' Writing under date of March 14, a ■ London correspondent states:-. At the present time there are 428' New Zealand soldiers, in hospital in this: country, or in convalescent homes. Of this total 202 are at the New Zealand-Military , Hospital' at Walton-on-Thanies, .91 are in other hospitals, 95 are in isolation , hospitals, and 40 are in convalescent homes. ( On. March' 6, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, the'marriage took place ; of" Miss. Mildred Christinas (sister of •the well-known Australian artist, Mr. • E. W. Christmas, R.8.A.), to Surgeon . Herbert White, R.N., of H.M.S. Shannon, writes a London correspondent. Tho ceremony was performed by the . Rev. , Dr. Cobb; and the bride was given away by Mr. G. 0, Hoite, R. 0.1. Dr. \- . Arthur . White, brother of the ,bride- : ■; groom, - was best man. v Several Australian and New Zealand friends wer« ■ - present at the ceremony 'and; at'.the.; •reception which was held' at the. Criterion Restaurant. The bridegroom •was very • shortly to rejoin his ship. , .11 Anny'Nursing Sisters, Goldsmith, and Brawn are spending i-their-leave with friend's in ;Napier. Sister.Goldsmith was" masseuse and Sister Brawn night-charge sister on the transport Ulimarpa. Sister (Wilson, who had charge of the l surgical ward; went to Auckland .with the cot cases and return s to spend a fcw days with' her sister,, Mrs. Jiebble White, of .Napier. These sisters expect toJreturn. to Cairo with the Twellth Reinforcements. ' ■■■ : The Wellington Ladies' Christian Association, "Levin" and ''Alexandra" Homes, >vill hold their annual meeting \ at St.. John's Schoolroom ,at 3 p.m. to-morrow. " : • . .- . . Sleeping Suits for' Ladies; are the vogue ; this coming winter, and Herb. Price is, showing a splendid range of charming de-' . ' signs and colourings.: All 1