WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2831, 24 July 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Trentham. A pretty military wedding was quietly solemnised at l?t. John's Church, Trentham, on Wednesday last, when Corporal Jack Harrison,' of the Eighteenth Reinforcements, and eldest son of Mr. B. 11. Harrison, Auckland, was married to Miss Kathleen. Council, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Connell, tipper Hutt. The Rev. J. .11. Sykes, of Killnruie, officiated at the ceremony, and Airs. Henry Edwards was organist. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a tailored costume of cream gabardine, with a moire hat, trimmed with ospreys to match. Sho carried a shower bouquet, Miss Eileen Connell, sister of the bride, attended her, and wore a cream costume, with a mole hat lined with pale pink und trimmed with pink posies. She carried a pale pink shower bouquet. Private Stanley Blow, also of the Eighteenth Reinforcements, was best man. The bridegroom's gift to the brido was a pair of diamond earrings, and to the bridesmaid a pearl spraj; brooch. The "bride's present to the bridegroom was a radium-dial wristlet watch. A reception wa3 afterwards held at the residence of the bride's parents, ouly immediato relations lof the bride and bridegroom being present. Later CVv.-poral and Mrs. Harrison left by motor, the bride wearing a travelling dress of, navy blue, with hat of v tagel' straw,. Change in Vestments. . For some time past the ladies of St Peter's choir have worn grey robes and mortar-board caps to match, in lieu of the cassock and surplice which the men and boys wear. Yesterday a change, which'was a big improvement, was mado by the ladies discarding their grey gowns in favour of black cassocks and white surplices,, with mortal-boards of black velvet, witli a tassel hanging over the side. This costume, besides being correct where a surpliced choir is established, is certainly much more becoming than tho grey gowns, and the comment heard from members of the congregation was altogether favourable to the change. St. Peter's is tho only fully-surpliced choir in Wellington.

Ladies' Billiard Tourney. The Ladies' Annual BilliaivkDiner Tournament commences to-day, when Miss E. Stevens plays Miss O. Stace, Mrs. Porter plays Mrs. Goldie, Mrs. Watkins plays Mrs. Kilminster, and Mrs. Player'plays Mrs. Tucker. The Winners of these games, and those that secured byes, will compete again on Tuesday evening, when the semi-iinals and finals will also be played. This year's winners will accept a certificate in lieu of prizes, and the entrance foes will be donated to the Y.M.C.A. War Fund. The contest will bo held in Messrs. Alcock. and Co.'s show, rooms.

Soldiers' Room Fund. The hon. treasurer (Mrs. H. Hall) of the above fund acknowledges the receipt of the following donations:—Mrs. Smitton, £5; Mrs. Morpeth, .£1 10s.; "A Friend," .£1; Collected by Miss 0. Turfcori, Ilawera, £0 is. Also tho following monthly subscriptions: Mi's. Jacob Joseph and Miss Joseph (half-year), XG Gs. eacn, J. Staples and Co., .£5 55.; , Otugo Women's Patriotic Society, .£5; Christchurch Lady Liverpool Committee, ,£5; liaber and Co., £a; Mrs. Bird (Morton), Mrs. P. ■!,. Nathan and Mrs. I'. Young (three months), .£3 each; T'iniaru Ladies, £2; Mrs. H. Gilmer and Mrs. Herbert, .£2 each; Miss Stocker, £\ 10s.; Lady Wiird, Mrs. C. Barle, Mrs. Zohrab, Mrs. Shirtcliffe, Mrs. L. Blundeil, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. S. Moorhouse, Mr. G. Hun-, ter, M.P., Dr. Hay, Dr. Harcourt Arthur, Mrs. W. Young, Mrs. Bucliolz, Mrs. Calender, Messrs. T. Ronayne, W. J. Brid6on, Stewart Dawson and Co., and Sir J. G. Findlay, .£1 each; Mrs. Coleridge and Mrs. S. Wheeler, 10s. each; Mrs. Greenwood and Miss Young, ss. each; contributions from soldiers (2 weeks), ;Eo 19s. lOd.

■ Letters have been received by two of tho workers at the Town Hall from men in the trenches in which they expressed great appreciation for the parcels sent by the Countess of Liverpool. Fund Committee, especially for a quantity of sweets which one of the ladies had sent,

Writing to' a friend, a sergeant with the Canterbury mounted men in Egypt says that 'the condensed milk which is .sent' with the gift, parcels from New Zealand is 0110 of the most useful things that can be. supplied the men. They use it as, a drink mixed with water, or as jam, when' that luxury runs out, and also with jam as butter. The Mayoress of Christchurch, president of the Countess of Liverpool Branch of that city, has received a letter recently from Lady Godley in Egypt in which she thanks her and her many helpers for. the generous assistance given her in helping to supply the New Zealunders in the Convalescent Home with comforts. She was leaving shortly for England, where she hoped to continue the work of helping New Zcalanders. Miss L. Brandon, sister in charge of the Rotorua Military Sanatorium, is paying a short visit to Wellington. Captain Sir Robert Walker and Lady Walker are visiting Auckland. •. The engagement is announced of Miss Miriam Mason, daughter of Dr. J. M. Mason and Mrs. Mason, "Inclieape," Lower Hutt, 'to Liont. Ashley Duncan, A Company, 18th Reinforcements, Trentliam. . ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (By 'Arrangement with Mrs. Rolleston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist, qualified, London and Paris.} "I.6."—Systematic brushing produces a beautiful sheen or lustre on the 'hair, providing the scalp is in a healthy condition. "Evnns."—Until I have some idea of the cause I cannot prescribe a lotion. The conditions may bo divided into three forms: Baldness, due to disturbances of the general health; baldness, due to local diseases of the scalp; and senile and premature, senile baldness. Please write more fully or call, and I will'advise you.' , "Maida."—A small switch for the purpose you require would cost from 255. to HOs., according to the quality of the hair.

Further replies by letter. Private rooms for all treatments of the hair and face. 25G Lambton Quay.—Advt. Worth inspecting! Herb. Price's splendid line of 2s. Gd. Ties. A big variety of colourings and designs to choose from. Call in to-day—Advt. Wedding Announcement.—Beautiful roses and the choicest of flowers only are used frhen designing wedding bouquets, which I make a speciality of. Packed and forwarded through the Dominion. Miss Murray, Vice-Regal Florist, 3(i Willis Street.—A(fvt.

Warm Clothing for Mine-Sweepers. The committee of the above fund ack' nowledge the following further donations for the mine-sweepers:—llrs. Smith, Jclmston Street, Karori, 1 pair mitts, 2 pairs underpants; K.J.C., J ohnsonville, 2 pairs underpants, 1 undershirt, 1 pair braces; Mrs. Stuart, 2G Hill Street, undershirt and 2 underpants; Mrs. Eldcrj Waikauae, 5 pairs socks. Also per Mrs. Elder, Miss Dalgleish, £\, and Miss Roberts, -1 woollen shirts, 3 undershirts, 1 handkerchiefs, 1 pair socks; Mrs, Smith, pair of socks and scarf; parcel from Ki-m.bolton, 1 underpants, . 3 balaclavas, 1 singlet, 1 jersey, 1 pair socles) Mrs. Boxall, overcoat and scarf; Mrs. Taylor, Westmere, Wauganui, and Miss Brogden, 2 balaclavas, 2 pairs socks, 2. scarves; Mrs. Ford Hutchinson, Kimbolton, 2 vests, 2 balaclavas, 2 pairs socks; Miss Smith, 1 balaclava, 1 pair jnittsj Mrs. C. H. Xing, Havelock North, 4 bala. clavas; Mr. C. ft. Seville, I! neiv heavy undershirts; Miss Alice Brown, 1 pair socks; Mrs. Wood, 2 scarves, 1 balaclava; Miss Nicholls, Bideford, Masterton, 7 balaclavas; Mr. Nicholls, £\; Miss Tully, Mangamoko, 6 pairs socks, 2 balaclavas, 2 scarves; Mrs. Barltrop, 9 balaclavas, 1 scarf, 0 pairs socks, 1 pail" mitts; Mrs. D. E. Bwglehole, 1 pair ; socks, 3 balaclavas.

Protest by W.C.T.U. At a meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance-Union, held in Christchurch on Friday, the following resolutions were passed;—(!) The executive of the Christchurch Women's Christian Temperance Union emphatically protests against the powers suggested in Mr. Russell's speech being vested in the Gover-nor-iu-Council; (2) as British people we have the right to government by laws embodied in Acts of Parliament "passed by our representatives; (3) whilo not In opposition to certain proposals for the treatment of venereal disWise wo demand that these proposals shall be strictly and clearly defined in a separate Bill; (i) we hold that tho efforts of .Parliament should be in the direction of minimising vice; (5) experienco has shown that a' century of unceasing caro and vigilance in regulation of vice, and of compulsory detention of prostitutes for curative treatment, has proved not only useless in preventing the spread of venereal diseases, but has acted as a direct incentive to vice by creating a false sense of security; (G) we hold that the unlimited powers which the clauee in the War Regulation BilNconfers on the Gov-ernor-m-Council would, if passed, not only open tho way to State regulationof vice, but would also tend to the creation of a bureaucracy which would be a grave danger to democratic government. Coptic Church in Old Cairo, Mrs. -Rich, of Havelock Nortli, in a letter from her son, Private Erie J. Rich, of the New Zealand Ambulance Corps, who is at the Pont-de-Koubbeh Hospital, Cairo, received the following interesting account of a visit paid to a Coptic church in old Cairo. He says, writing on June I:—"Yesterday another fellow, a' Selwyn College, Dnnedin, man, and I paid a visit to Old Cairo and, more especially to a Coptic church there. We saw two of, them, but oue wa3 especially interesting and - splendid. Two dear old priests, showed us round and explained things to us. It is really marvellous how this splondid little anient Egyptian church has survived the *attacks and persecutions of tho past. "The church itself is 1400 years old, and is wonderfully preserved; the carvings, engravings, and. paintings are very fine. There are three altars, which are nearly hiddea by screens, beautifully carved. There is a museum next door, where there are some wonderful old' vestments, 500 and GOO years old. The stoles are similar to ours, except that they button down the front. There-are some texts and crosses worked in trellis work, and many old altar frontals-are preserved. There is an old -altar there takon from a crypt near by, wliich is supposed to bo tho spot where the Blessed Virgin and Holy Child hid when they fled into Egypt from Herod. The Coptic church commemorates tho flight into Egypt to-day—Ascension Day—and all the Coptic Christians who live near by worship in tho crypt to-day. "Afterwards the priests invited us to their rooms for coft'ee, and we had a most interesting talk and smoke. This is one of the most interesting -afternoons I have had at Cairo. Wo really 1 had a most interesting experience. In Old Cairo one steps right back-, as it wore, several centuries. Things hardly seem to change there."

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cottle gave a very enjoyable social, evening at the Oddfel" lows' Hall, Trenthaiu, last week, the occasion being a farewell to their son, ;Privato P. C. E. (Moot) Cottle, and nephew, Private Donald Cottle, who are leaving with the I'ifteentli Reinforcements. The music was supplied by Private C. James (piano) and Sergeant Loveday (violin). Items were contributed' bj Miss M. Cottle, Privates Moot Cottle and.C. James. Mr. James Pearce, in' an "appropriate speech, bade the guests of honour adieu, and also 'thanked Mr. and Mrs. Cottle for their hospitality. The evening concluded with the singing oi' "Anld'Lang Syne" and "God Save the liing." Miss Ella Helnioro, who has been a guest at Government House, has returned to Christchurch. At a meeting of the Countess of Liverpool Committee in Christchurch, Mrs. Holland presiding, it was decided that as the military authorities had agreed to the men of the Canterbury regiments-, being provide'd with leather waistcoats, arrangements should be made for theii "manufacture, and the Christchurch men of the Seventeenth Reinforcements provided with them.

Flowers at Salonika. Tho neighbourhood of Salonika is rich iii flowers, so writes Lieutenant Tiinic, Royal Field Artillery, in a letter to tho "Garden."' The foothills-in places are one sheet of anemones of various shaded of purple. The white wood anemone is also very 'common, as is also u_uowei' much like the Swan Jtiver .daisy (a'rachy-. come). Slightly lower in the valley appear thonsa mis of clumps of some bulbbearing clustors of yellow flower.-. They are not yet out; but appear like narcissi, though: tho leaf is longer and ranker. Thousands of other wild flowers, among which the rock-plants are particularly fine, make the valley one of tho most -beautiful places'l have-over seen. The best. of all is hidden in the woods at the edge of the late .and low-lying parts, ■where the ground under .the trees is ono hugo violet-bed. Various species of blackthorn,. the. Travellers' Host, and many'.other climbing plants, nuike the ■wood a. perfect paradise, the , only nuisance being . the mosquito, .whose habits one has nmplo opportunity of studying. The most important part of our garden is tho vegetable' patch. The soil is rich, loamy, leaf-mould, with about (iin.-of sand underneath. When this is thoroughly trenched and the seeds planted, the effect is positively remarkable; they/do not "come up," they grow like weeds. So far radishes, onions, broad and 'French beans, tomatoes, cabbages, spinach, carrots, etc., liavo been tried. All have beaten every record in growing.

There are many people in'' different parts, of thq Dominion- who will'.regret to learn of the death at the -Upper Ilutt on Saturday evening last, of' Jlrs. Lydia Esther Wright. The deceased lady, who was born at Bath, England, some 74 years ago, came tD Victoria at an early age, and has witnessed tlfe growth and development, and shared in the ups anil downs, of these southern colonies for the past Coming from a family of journalists,- she always interested herself Keenly in public affairs, and was an active and enthusiastic worker in social and charitable movements of various kinds almost to the day of her death. She was of a most kindly disposition and ever eager for the betterment''of her fellows. Even ill-health, vtiiich overtook her some 18 months ago, failed to damp her enthusiasm, and though her activities became more restricted 6he wns cheerfully patient, and her interest in social and political questions never flagged. During her earlier residence in New Zealand Jlrs. Wright lived for some years at Dunedin and on the West Coast, )>ut for many years past she had resided in the Wellington district. She leaves a grown-up family and many, grandchildren; and took particular pride in the manner in which the latter had Tallied to the call of Empire in the present war, there being representatives on active service in both Army and Navy.

How few women know of the marked change that has taken place in hairwork. The old, so apparently artificial, has given -place to the new, which is scientific, hygienic, and Jig-lit as air. Miss Milturn's experience has taught hy thfevtrue handling of hair, and therefore only the best quality is used. Skilled work en-, sures the finest weaving, /consequently no. heavy unhealthy pads, and a perfect match guaranteed. Consult without fee or write re plaits, snitches,' toupees, transformations, wigs, natural hair pads and curls. So highly efficient is this department that the hairwork- made is most lifelike, and cannot be detected when worn.' Write for prices and enclose pattern of hair. -A.il face and skin preparations. Miss Milsom, Barnett's Buildings, 94 Willis Street. Telephone SM— Advt.

Ladies are keen.shoppers. .' That's why Desert Gold TeaJsUhe favourite with housekeepers. The Family Blend at Is. 9d. value. Tile Is. lOd. and 2s. grades arc best at the prices.—Advt.

War Problems. One of the questions that working men are thinking hardest about is that of the future of the women who have been drafted into industry in such large numbers to take the place of uien, and tin: cfl'ect on men's wages and the general standard of livirg, states a writer in the Manchester ".Guardian." On this subjcct a series of conferences was started by the Women's Labour t.eague, London, 011 May 'IS.' A very large and interesting gathering was called together at the lvingsway Kail. Thero were delegates from-127 societies, and among them were representatives of all the most important federations of women's societies, such as the National Union of Women Workers, and federations of trade unions, suffrage societies', and organisations. like tho Women's Tariff ."Reform Association. They all represented bodies deeply interested in the .future of 'women "in industry after tho war."

Mr. Bramley, wlio represented men trade unionists, expressed tho belief that the women newly come'into skilled trades havo come to stay, that the Government will not be able to keep its promise that tho men returning from the front will find their places open.. He urged that women should organise to protect both their own interests and those oLthe men. Dr. Viarion Phillips committed herself to a startling prophecy. She thought that at least two millions of die men' who havo gone to the front will never return to their old positions, and that women will refuse to be excluded from the new work .which they find so much mote attractive and profitable than their own dulj employments. Miss Maude.' Koyden spoke of tho-two and a half million women and girls who have entered industry since January of last year. The community, sho said, .must recognise that for a large propor tion of these girls marriage is out of the 'question. They must look forward tn spending their lives in industry, and if is of urgent importance that they should at once be ovganised in their own interest* and in those of the men. ' They, realise what sacrifices the men are making, and when they understand the position would themselves very willingly do what is best for the nation as a whole. The questions and discussions which followed suggested that ' the Women's Labour League would do well to hold similar conferences in all parts of the country, so many and so complicated were the problems 'which the various speakers raised. Perhaps the question that aroused most interest was that ol the right of the married woman to keep, when peace comes, the work which she has taken up during the war.

Miss M. H. Russell, of Bombay, who is travelling through New Zealand and giving lectures on the work of the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission in India, left for Christchuroh. on Friday. She will return to Wellington on Wednesday next, and will give a lecture in 'the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Friday night. Various lantern slides will be shown of the work of the mission, and afterwards tableaux of Zenana life shown. In this Miss Eussell will .be nssiried by about thirty ladies dressed in Parsee, Kashmiri, Mohammedan, and Hindoo costumes, A collection will be taken up an aid of the mission work", and no charge for admission, will be made.... Convincing proof of the value of "Svdal" in cases of sunburn and windburn is provided in a statement by a non. com. now in camp at Trenthain. Ho had suffered severely from chapped and roughened skin, tried a sample pot, and derived such remarkable benefits that he spread its name and 'fame amongst others at the. camp, all of whom speak in the highest terms of the softening, soothing:, healing properties of this refreshing emollient. 2s. at chemists and stores.—Advt.