WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2767, 10 May 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A Wellington Wedding. A quiet wedding tcS/k place on Saturday afternoon, May 6, at the residence-of the bride's parents, 'i'alavcra Terrace, when Miss Cam Louise <lo Castro, voungest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.-K.'de Castro, -was married to Sir. Claude d'Ambowo Everard, second son of the late Mr. J. Everard. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Gibson-Smith. The bride who was given away by her father wore a costume of cream gaberdine and cream hat, with a touch of shell-pink. She carried a beautiful bouquet. Miss y (j ur . now (cousin of the bride) was chief bridesmaid, aud wore n navy blue costumo and cense Jiat with bouquet to match. Also in attendance were two little nieces, Miss Lulu Thomson and Miss Enid Twig"' who botbj wore white frocks and carried pale pink posies. The best man was Mr Neville Griffin. Only relatives a the bride and bridegroom were present at the ceremony. The honeymoon is to be spent in the north. ,The bride's travelling costumo was of brown, with a black hat and musquash fur coat.

Oceana Club In London. The Victoria League 1 will shortly open the Oceana Club (for ladies of the Overseas Dominions visiting England for war reasons—Press Association, "Times" and oydncy "Sun" Services.

English Women Farmers Visit Franco, For the purpose of bringing home to Lmjlishwomen in the rural districts the duty of taking- up farm work'while- the men are fighting, a fortnight's tour ol somo of-the farm lands of 'Prance was recently made', by a party of working n-omen. The tour was organised and personally conducted by Miss Pott, on behalf of the Berkshire Committee of Vtonions Farm Labour, and was accompanied by Professor Salmon, of the Reading Agricultural College. Miss Pott in-, ■formed a representative of the "Daily -Telegraph" that the party followed tho valley of the Marne from Paris to . Chateau, Thierry, Epernay, Fere Cha'mpenois, Etissac, Troyes, and Langi-es; and .ponythese towns they made excursions to neighbouring- villages. The great battie of Yerdun began just after they armed, and during the whole time thev were within sound of the guns. Roads and railways wero blocked with military transport, and -movement was rendered very difficult, but military passes enabled : tho. party to overcome all obstacles. "Wo were much impressed," said Miss Pott with the energy of tho Frenehwonienwith the. fact that they never let a day pass after mobilisation began. Women ato!ie"produced the whole of last year's) crops in Franco. Even-tho old women have come forward, and are working with their daughters and.danghters-in-law on the farms. We wanted our women to realise how thoso Frenchwomen, are sacrificing everything for their country, without h n grumble of any sort. .-The Germans had passed through the district twice—onoo m their march 'towards Pari= and once in their retreat; and the people had suffered very much. Many of their possessions had been carried away and many burnt. W« shall now endeavour to induce Englishwomen to do tho oamo as their Irench sisters. They are not doing it at present. They are fairlv well oft, and do not need tho money. It has hot been tho custom hero for women to .work on tho land, and 'they do not' realise that it is as much their duty to do this as it is tho men's duty to go into the trenches, since the food of the nation is only second to the defence of tho nation,'

oi. n a rl d J , frs - Hnrl T Steele and Mrs. biiolto Douglas aro m present in town, and are staying- at Saves Court.

Nurse Bowie, of, Seadown, who was in. valided home from,a hospital in Egypt at the end of Just year, has -sufficient!! recovered to return to duty, and left Te. muka on. Friday to resume work under the military authorities.

[ ..The Indies of the Y.M.C.A. .Triangle iJepot had a very successful week-end lho committee wish to thank oil those who havo taken gifts to the depot for the last twelve weeks. During that period 4111- lias been realised. As the depot will not bo opened again at Jli&j Maxwells, the ladies of the Auxiliary wish to thankfully acknowledge her kind ness in placing her shop at their disposal for the past three months to help their efforts in raising funds for our soldiers at the front. This week the depot will be open in the Y.M.C.A.. reception room .ground -floor, and Mrs. I/wo and ,",r ™ 1 k 0 in cl ">rs« 01 Friday, and Mrs. Koso on Saturday. ' ,

Miss Cameron (Kaiwarra) is ■ visiting her sister m Dunedin. Mr. I). Euick, M.P., and Mrs. Buick, who arrived ou Monday in Wellington e.re staying at "lulmore," Hawkestono btreet. . Tho weekly meeting ~of- the New Zealand Natives Association Ladies' Guild was held at their hall on Tuesday .".ftornoon. Mrs. M'Vicar was in tho chair, lhe reports of the various commif-ees were very satisfactory. ';U the coronation ball in connection mth the Upper Hiitt Queen Carnival -Miss I'loni Shaw and Miss Lily O'Leary two well-known dancers, made their first appearance .in a slip jig. Mrs. Scott, wife of Mr. Scott, M V luw arrived- in. "Wellington. '* Three Seatoun ladies. Mrs. U. Shannon Mrs. H. Tellowes, and M.iss A. Carroll' will be in charge of the Ked Cn,ss shop m Woodward Street-to-day. Supplies of flowers have been received and will be eold. and contributions of cake, "etc will be gladly received by tho ladies in, charge. The engagement is .announced of Miss Gladys-.Lawrence, youngest daughter of llr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence, "Ila'dana" A'ramoho. to Lieut. S. 0. Esam, 13th Reinforcements, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. .7. Esam, Lpsom, Auckland.. ' Mrs. A. .T. S. Thomson, of New Pl v ' month,-and Mrs. S. Twigg, of Hawke's Bay, n.i-e staying with.their parents, Mr.' and Mrs. P. k. de Castro, Taiavera Tor race. ".'''.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM #AR AND NEA&

Women's National Reserve. Tho Women's National Reserve is working out details of the Mayor's recruiting scheme in a Idioroughly efficient maimer. Un Monday it was responsible for sendin;,' out no fewer than 5000 appeals by circular and cards to men whose names were on the list supplied. All three working sessions were excellently attended, there being over fifty women prosent in the evening. Indeed, the amount of work done was so. much greater than was anticipated that yesterday thero was a shortage of cards by the afternoon. This has been remedied, and the full supply will now be maintained, it is expected that the whole of the cards will be issued by Thursday. Each session is supervised by an executive officer of the Reserve. Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Hall-Thompson have taken the mornings, while Mrs. Algar Williams and Mrs. Mackenzie, of ICarori, arc taking the afternoons and evenings respectively. To-day the officers in charge will he Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Algar Williams, and Mrs. Mackenzie. The response made by members has been exceedingly gratifying to ail concerned. The Reserve is still doing volunta-ry clerical work for the Defence Department, awl Miss Ward' with Iter staff of helpers is kept busy every day.

The Woman House Agent, The woman house- agent has long been an accepted fact in Canada, where she buys and sells land; whilst women lawyers do the conveyancing. In this country the idea is somewhat hovel, nltkugh the work is peculiarly adapted to a woman s capacity aiid experience. The prejudice against feminine competition in the house ■ agents' business has been very hard to break down, but that this has been satisfactorily overcome is proved by the interesting fact that an agency has' lately been started in the West End of London by some enterprising ladies who undertake considerably more for their clients do the agents ,of the opposite sex. The ladies personally inspect all houses and apartments on their lists thus saving house-hunters many unnecessary journeys to unsuitable places. There can certainly be no doubt that the woman a point of view will bo most usetill in this profession. When on'e thinks that it 13 wumcn.who have the management and government of houses "it "isreally rather extraordinary that the letting of houses should have been for so long an exclusively masculine occupation

Miss Humphries (Lower Hutt) is visiting friends in Nelson. At a meeting of the executive officers of tho Women's National Reserve, for Greater Wellington it was unanimously ' resolved to hold a mass meeting of women in order to discuss the vital question of voluntaryism versus compulsory national. service. It is hoped that the meeting will be thoroughly representative. Particulars will bo advertised shortlv. i

Opening of Parliament. If crowded galleries and- a. very large gathering ..of people in the grounds outside Parliament iiuildiiigs is any indication of the interest with which the AltfsI lation of tlio opening session is rer/arded, then .it would seem as though this of li)l(i will bo of an exceptional character. No doubt tho presence of a military band and a special escort of selected men frcjm Featherston Camp accounted for much, but still tho fact that there are important measures to be dealt with as w/eil as many 'matters affecting the interests of the soldiers accounted for just as much if not more. In the Lower House there was the usual cheerful interchange, of greetings on the part of incuiberjC-.xfhe-were meeting for the first time f(|r 'many months, and in the Legislative Council there wero the usual formalities observed upon tho arrival of His Excelioncy the Governor and the Countess of Livei;pool. The' Governor's Speech was awaited .with much interest, and was probably . the shortest on record, since- it took- r&out seven or eight'minutes only to trati. At least the members were away from the Lower House for the space of tea minutes only, -i Her Excellency, who was in black, with a black and white hat, was presented with a beautiful bouquet of crimson and golden chrysanthemums fastened with long red anu green streamers, liny, llass'ejy- who was wearing dark ikyv blue silk/with a black hat, received a-Oouquo'J jf crimson African daisies and uhrysantheniunis, with autumn foliage, /fastened with crimson streamers, and Lgtfcy .\"ard u - ho was' also wearing black with a black ind white hat, was presented wf/Ji a bouluet of violets and maidenhair fern, fastened with violet ribbon. The: wives jf the Ministers were nearly nil pre/sent— \lrs. A. L.'Herdman, Mrs. Myers, -Mrs. t'omare, Mrs. ltussell, Mrs. Hanaji—and also present were.: MissFraspr,Mij.s Mas;ey, Mrs. Statham, Mrs. Buick,' Mrs. ?ield, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. B. 4.', Wright, Mrsl Okey, and several ofjjsss, of ncnibers and visitors. I: h the strangers' tallery was a little knot of returned solliers, and the war was still Ifurther accentuated by the announcement which ras made by the Prime Minister that the Lustralians aud the Now 2cal)inders were ogether holding a part offthe line at the ront in France.

Wedding at Petone. . Tho marriage took place yesterday after--noon, at .the Petone Methodi/st Church of Mis 'Myrtle Violet Boyd, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Boj/d, ofTetono, to. Mr. James ■Herbert .Taster, fifth eon ot Mr. and Mrs. C. Taylorj, o£ Westport. The Rev. A. M'Bean.,officiated. The bride who was given away by hor father, wore* a, cream'gown of vanefcian do eoie, .trimmed with Honilon laco, wjith a wreath and veil. Sho carried a. pre tty bouquet of hot-house . flowers. Ifeiv bridesmaids were Miss K. Taylor (sister; of the bridegroom), : who wore shell . wink crepe do chehe, relieved with pal» blue, and carried a bouquet of pink arid cream roses; . Miss' Moyra Boyd and Mi ss Leila Olson, nieces oi' the bride, who wore frocks of embroidered Organdi muslin, and carried silvered wands. Mr. W,. Kerr. acted as best man, and Mr. L. '■ {.joyd :as groomsman..'A' reception wasi: held after- the ceremony at tho Orange, 'Hall, the bride's mother receiving in a B avy tailored costume' and black velvet hat with white plumes. The bride's travelling dress! Was a tailored costume of/ fawn gaberdine, with hat to match. .