SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2916, 31 October 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

led Cross Benefit Concert. I Under the auspices of Farland's Pic- I ures, one of the most successful conerts ever lield in Levin was listened to ly !t packed audience on Monday evenlig, October '23, The stage was beautiully decorated by Mr. Farland and a land of willing workers. The furniture ras very kindly lent by Messrs. Harvey ,nd Clark, while Mr. Macfarlane gave lis services and the use of his lorry. ilajor Burlinson kindly sent the Boys' land, so that tho expenses were very mall, the advertising, etc., only mounting to £4 17s. 6d., while £32 i'as handed over as the result of the sfFort. A number of little girls collectid £12 16s. in Red Cross boxes, and ;he singing of a lied Cross song by iliss Connie Middloton resulted in £8 is. being added to the funds. In rciponso to the invitation, "Please give ne a sovereign, sir," five well-known itizens responded. The programme was i varied one, and all the items were veil received. Special mention should ie made of the two visitors, Mr. Eastnan, a singer from Wanganui, and Mr. surton, an Auckland cornet soloist. L'hese two gentlemen addcd_ very much o the success of the evening's enter-, ainment by their generous assistance. ' Relaxing as Beauty Aid. • "Tlio great difficulty about the woman i'or worker is that she won't relax when iff duty," a beauty specialist told 'a ■epresentativd of an English paper the ither day. "Hard work is not bad for my woman, but thinking about work n one's hours of ease, acquiring a terible tenseness on and off duty, is bad ind very unbecoming. It is the inability *> relax which is making war workers ined and drawn —not the actual work — md my recipe for the tense lines around :yes and mouth is not so much massage is relaxation. Massage can accomplish ittle' if a woman keeps all her muscles ;aut under the treatment. Fifteen ninutes stretched out on sofa or easy ihair, head, arms, hands, muscles droopng, mind at ease, will help erase the ines the da.y's worries have traced." Women's Work in Russia. I Mrs. Sonia Howe, whoso book, "A I thousand Years of Russian History," nas made her famous in her own coiiniry, has arrived in London. Before leaving Pctrograd she had an audionca ivith tho Dowager Empress, and onlj recently was recoived by Queen Alexandra, who was anxious to hear of her sister from someone so recently in touch ivith her. Mrs. Howe is .very cnthusiistic about the work Russian women are doing, and saya that ono of tho most onergetic war-workers is Lady Georgina Buchanan, tho English Ambassadress, whose daughter i 6 a Red Dross nurse. Trousered Amerloan Women. With no particular war work to justify her, tho American woman is resenting skirts. She refuses to ndo in them, and has motor end aeroplane costumes with long coats, high boots, :isd knickerbockers, and insists upon divided skirts or knickerbockers for sports. That is not all, for out west in Portland, Oregon, there is to be a mass meeting of women to discuss dress reform. Tlioy are not going to waste time talking about extravagant styles. The meeting is to concentrate entirely on tho subject of 6ome smart, sensible substitute for the skirt, and prizes are to be offered for designs of divided skirts, bloomers, or trousers, which would meet three demands, "grace, bacomiuguoßa, and practicability." The Ke.lburn Readers gave a repetition of their rendering of Alfred Sutro's "Two Virtues" in tho Victoria College gmynasium last night. The principal parts were taken by Mr. Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Coleridge, Miss England, and Miss Erica Fell. There was a large and appreciative audience, and all tho proceeds will go to tho Free Kindergarten Funds. Mrs. Kendall is the guest of Mrs. Walter Betliune, of the_ Terrace. Miss Peggy Kendall and Miss Nevill aro visiting friends in Napier. Members of the Anti-German League are asked to note that the weekly meetings will take place every Monday night in future, instead of Wednesday as formerly. Miss Payno is staying at the Hotel "Braeburn," Wanganui, and is slowly benefiting by the rest and change. Mrs. Henry Smith, of Chilton House, who pas been for some time in England, is expected to return to Wellington early this week. The opening of the Kelburn Croquet Club took place yesterday afternoon, and in spite of the threatening weather there was a good attendance. A couple of games were played, and tho turf was in excellent condition. Excellent : tea was served, and a pleasant afternoon 6pont. Amongst those, present were: Sirs. Diiuiie, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Carter, and Mrs. Greathead, of Mastcrton. Mr. and Mrs. Troutbeck, of Galatea Station, North lVotorua, left last ovenning to be present at tho races in Christchurch. Mr. and Miss Harcourt have also gone to Christchurch. ' Miss Doris Tennant, who was so successful in many of tho singing competitions at tlio Town Hall, and who also had a kindergarten in Willis Street, is now inspecting 6chool children in London.

Flrst-Aitl Examination, . The following have passed the firstaid examination held at the Y.W.C.A. n October 18:—Gertrude Bourke, ilana E. Birchall, Elizabeth Hishon, <'anny Durrant, Zoo Carter, May Howson. The following have qualified for the medallion:—Muriel Fossette, Ethel Fossotte, Lilian Jones, Alice Stamford, Ruby Marchant, Grace Gaudin, Ella Fair, Dorothy Williamson, Mary Williamson, Mabel Coningha'm, Emma Sanderson. Miss Selig, daughter of Mr. P. Selig, manager of the Christohurch' "Pres3 Company, arrived back from a trip to Australia yesterday. The Now Zealand Patriotic Society's Stall will bo grateful for gifts of fresh flowers, fruit, jams, and home-made cakes. Donations will be thankfully received by the Patriotic " Society's Depot, Bums, Philp and Co., Ltd., 330 •■' Lambton Quay., The Hon. Charles Johnston and Mrs. Johnston have returned to Wellington • from Australia. Death has claimed another old and very highly esteemed citizen of Eangitikei, in the person of Mrs. Helen S. L. Lyon, mother of Mr. A. Lyon, the wellknown solicitor of Marton. \ The deceased lady was born at Wellington in 1842, at d time when there were but a, few buildings amidst the native bush " which clad the surrounding hills, the haunt then of the tui and kaka. In. ' those early days tho_ sea ran up to where Lambton Quay is now, situated. TheJate Mrs. Lyon had eeen the growth of Wellington and Wanganui from mere villages, also the growth of Marton ' from a few buildings, scattered amongst scrub, flax,' arid toitoi in' its original state. Her father was tho late Thomas. Waters, of, Wellington for some years, who subsequently'removed -with', his family to Wanganui in 1859, and became the founder of the Waters' Estate in the Avenue: Mr. Alfred Waters and Mrs.' Dauby, both of Wellington, are the only remaining members' of the I original family. ■ HED CROBS SOCIETY. There was a large attendance of men and women at the Red Cross Rooms in Mercer Street last night; Mr. Luke was present and Mr. Young was the chairman of the committee. Mr. Tripp, who is on the Entertainment Committee, appealed for ladies to volunteer to sell tickets for the military concert, to be held in tho Town Hall noxt Saturday night, The first half of the programme will' be undertaken by members of tho Twenty-fourth Reinforcements, and tho second half by the Savage Club. Arrangements have, also been made for girls to sell sweets and flowers before and during the performance. The Street Collecting Committee reported that their efforts so far have teen most successful. Copies of the poem entitled "The Straight Demand," which has been specially written for the "Our Day" Red Cross Fund, were issued to all present, and the Boy Scouts have volunteered that they will undertake to deliver 3000 out of the 6000 copies printed in various parts' of tho city, and suburbs.; Mr. M'Laren and his helpers had draughted a very conciselset' of regulations doaling with street ' collections.' Willi regard to children, one adult will be placed in .cMrge of every six or seven juvenile collectors, and these will all be chosen from the stli and 6th Standards. Specially sealed boxes will then bo. issued to the collectors. The treasurer. Mr. M'lntosh. will have charge of tho issue of all badges and boxes. There was some discussion as to whether the boxes could be obtained from tho Chamber of Commerce on. the Thursday evening, or whether the treasurer should atracst to have the boxes given to all the stall-holders , early on Friday morning. The majority of ladies present favoured the for- ■ mer nlnn. Finally, it was decided that , the ladies should have their boxes on | Thursday night.