WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2956, 20 December 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Christmas Dinner at Trentham. Fortunately for everybody concerned, yesterday was a perfect day for the open-air dinner given by the Mayoress and her committee and helpers. On arrival at tho camp each matron in charge of a table was'provided with a numbered card, and sho presented this card, and tho requisite rations for her tabte were then given out. This very busincss-liko arrangement saved a great deal of trouble and confusion, in fact everything worked out quite smoothly, and reflected the highest credit ou all the ladies concerned in the management of the dinner party. The ladies immediately set about their numerous duties. Lettuces were cleaned and out up, fruit prepared for the fruit salads; the trestle/tables were prettily decorated' and laid, on the far side of the racecourse, where a number of troes mado a .very effective background for tho mise-en-scene. An orderly was appointed to help at each table, to fetch food, etc., from tho adjoining tents. A great l convenience was the large tank of water wliich was kept boiling all day. Just before the hour arranged for the dinner the commissariat wagons arrived with large barrels of gingerbeer and all manner of soft drinks, which wore rapidly decanted into jugs and,placed on the tables. After the dinner was over the men gave rousing, cheers for Mrs. Luke and .the hostesses, and the Trentham Band played "They are Jolly Good Fellows." Each matron in chargo of a table wore a red badge, with the number of her table on it, arid each helper wore a blue badge, with her table number on it. : >

Miss- M'Lean is leaving |or Christchurch, where she will ; spend her holidays.

Mr. and' Mrs. -i Harley Donald, of Masterton,- have- taken a house in Apu Crescent, Lyall Bay, ! for the holidays.

Kiss. MorraTrand,the.Misses Wilson are going to Picton shortly.

Mrs. Scobie Mackenzie, has gone to spend Christmas with her brother, Mr. A. Bell. ..-/■•

Mrs. and Miss Edwin will spend Christmas with 1 Mrs. Leslie Gorton, of Feiiuing.

Mr. and' Mrs. F. Samuel,'who leave town on Thursday, will bo staying at Waitohi House, ricton, for the holidays. . .'

Mrs. and Miss Barron are leaving for Feilding towards the end of the week.

. ~rs. and Miss M'Dougall, of Pirinoa, are returning from , Ashburton, where they have been attending the wedding of Mrs. M'Dougall's nephew, Mr. Alec. Morrison.

Mrs. P. J. Nolan, wife of the wellknown Sydney journalist, arrived on Monday by tlm Iliverlna, on a visit to her relatives in Wellington and the Wairarapa.

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Morison and' their .family are leaving for Taupo to-, day.

•Mr.'and Mrs:,AV. Dalziell, who have been staying at Lyall Bay, are returning to Manawa to-day..

lui'S. T. M. TVilford aud . Miss Wilford are- spending their holidays in Rotorua.

Mrs. Herbert Rose and Miss Rose, of Woodville, are in. town for the holidays, staying at tho Hotel Cecil.

The principal girl for this year's Williamson pantomime will be Miss Gertrude Yates. Miss Yates was born in Eondou, and lias had some good pantomime experience'. Sho has also played in musical comedy, in which class of entertainment her parts include Phyllis in "The Cinema Star," Lady Betty in "Tho-Pearl Girl," and Eileen in "Tho Arcadians." Miss Yates's great grandfather, Fred Yates, acted with David Garrick, and was also owner of tho Adolphi Theatre. Hor last London part was that of Honorja Grundy in "My Lady Frayle," in which sho was associated with Miss Irene Browne, who played lead. The pantomime is "The House That Jack Built."

The death is announced of Mrs. Elen Shephard Tripp, of Orari Gorge Station. Tho name of Mrs. Tripp is one which will always be _ intimately connected with the pioneering days in Canterbury. Sho was the third daughter of Bishop Harper, and lias resided in tho Orari Gorge for fifty years. She leaves the following family:—Mr. Howard Tripp, solicitor, Timaru; Mr.'L. 0. H. Tripp, solicitor, Wellington; Mr. Bernard Tripp; Mr. J. M. Tripp; Mrs: Hope, wife of Mr. Arthur Hope,' of Timaru; Mrs. Stoppford, of Napier; Mrs. Pinckney, of Southland; and Miss Ellen Tripp. Archdeacon Harper, Dean Harper, and Mr. George Harper, of Christchurch, aro brothers of the deceased, and Mrs. Blakiston, of San-, novirke, is a sister. -

I Army Nurses in Hospital. One nurse and two sisters of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service at the front were reported to be ill in hospital in the hospital and progress report which was issued yesterday. The patients, who were stated as'"not severe cases," are:—Nurse Elyse M. Curtis, 22/2**. (R. R. Curtis, Feilding, f.); and Sisters Katlierino F. Pitching, 22/135 (Mrs., C. R. Grant, Oamaru, sis.), and Ina L. Bennott, 22/14 (Mr. \Y. H. Bennet, Russell). Mrs. Fitchett is leaving for Auckland this evening. Mrs. D. M. Findlay is going to spend tho holidays with her son, who is at llotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn and family have taken a house in Titahi Bay, and the Rev. H. G. Blackburn and his wife (of Palmerstou) will join them after Christmas. . Mr. and Mrs. L. H. B. Wilson are going to Rotorua for Christmas.

The Camp Commandant at .Trentham acknowledges of the following gifts to the l?.jpnal:—From Victoria League, New' i .ymouth :—Old linen, jug covers, face cloths; Mrs. Miligan. (Reretaunga), flowers; Soldiers' Comforts Guild, 50 pairs socks, 15 hot water-bags and' covers, G cushions, 33 hospital, shirts, 50 pan covers, roller triangular, and many-tailed bandages, lieadcaps, Roslyn' sling fomentations, flannels, 24 nightshirts, 50 pyjamas, 25 dressing-gowns, 200 face cloths, 2011 treasure bags, 100 feeding cloths, old linen and soap, : 2 cases fresh eggs, 2 blocks .of cake; Salvation Army, oranges,- cakes, sweets, and handkerchiefs.