WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2958, 22 December 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(By. Imooen.)

SOCIAL ANB PERSONAL Visit to the Maheno. On tho arrival of the hospital ship Maheno from Auckland yesterday morning the Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. Luke) and a party of ladies went aboard, taking for each returned soldier a hunch of flowers and cigarettes ("smokes," as they were more generally termed by tho Mrs. Luke lead tho way round, and first attention was paid to the "cot" cases, and afterwards tho soldiers who were ablo to walk wore -ittonded to.. The nurses woro also well looked after, and all received gifts of flowers and fruit. As an example of the thoughtfulness of tho Mayoress, oven the men in tho stokehold were not forgotten, each fireman receiving gifts of fruit. Soldiers' Club Holiday Arrangements. Extensive preparations are being made by the ladies in charge of the Soldiers' Club, . Sydney Street. At nine o'clock this morning a party of ladies will start decorating tho rooms. Largo quantities of holly and other greenery have been brought to the building, and besides this there -will he flags and other decorations. • Tho committee havo 'made arrangements for a well-filled larder to tido them over the holidays, and besides tho usual tea and supper a light lunch is also to bo'provided during the Christmas and New Year.season. On Saturday. night, December 23, one ,of tho club's popular dances will be, given, and another on Saturday, December 30. To both of these dances a cordial invitation is given to all soldiers in Wellington. .

Mrs. Coleridge and family have taken a house at Muritai for tho holidays.-

Mr. H. Kirkcaldie is going out of Wellington-for Christmas.

Mrs. Walter Nathan is to spend Christmas at Lowry Bay.

.Miss H.;Elder,of Aurora Terrace, will spend the holiday season at Turakina.

Mrs. J. Earle, senior; is visiting Silverstream..

Mrs. Robert Pearson and her family have gono to Day's Bay for the holidays.

Lord Ciirzon, the new Lord President of the Council, is I engaged to marry Grace, • the ■■ eldest daughter of Mr. Monroo Hinds, who was formerly United States Minister'to Brazil., Lord Curzon, who is is 57 years of age, was previously married to Miss Leitor, of Chicago, who died in 1906.. lord Curzon's fiancee is a widow.- Her previous husband was Mr. Alfred Duggan, a native of Alabama, who became a wealthy citizen of Buenos Aires.

Women are now employed as porters in somevof tho principal Paris railway stations, their duties consisting prin : cipally of carrying handbags and other comparatively light articles of passengers' luggage. • Each wears a red and blue armlet,. a number, and a glengarry cap. Tho rate of pay raries from one franc to four francs a day, plus, of course, tips; and, according to complaints voiced in tho papers, tho mere .men who are still doing this kind of work-are inclined to think that their share of gratuities has dwindled considerably since their petticoated colleagues appeared on tho scene. It is all very well, they say, for pasßongers to tip tho women porters, but the men who handle the trunks ought not to bo forgotten.

Mrs. Baillie (wife of Captain Baillio), who is over .85. years of. age, entertained the soldiers at the Sydney Street Schoolroom on Wednesday avoning with some-delightful music; The men gave Mrs. Baillie a great ovation, and oxpressed the hope that she would play for them again.'

Miss Rothenberg, hon. librarian at the Soldiers' Club, acknowledges receipt of literature for the soldiers from: M.esdames Bradney, Williams, Trilman, Parry,. Bennie, BadclifFe,'Tripe, Young, Wilson, Griffiths, C. Richardson, Hall, ]>. Nathan, Peal, Hursthouse, Mr. H. F. Allen, and several anonyrnouß donors. Cards from Mesdarncs W. Nathan, Hiley, W. Blundell, and Miss Johnson.

'Miss Rout, lion, secretary of the Now Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood, has received the following letter from Lieut.Colonel Samuel, dated September 13 "In/acknowledging receipt of .your' cheque for L.E. 30 (thirty pounds Egyptian) from the Soldiers' Club,> I wish to extend to you on behalf of the N.Z.M.R. Training Regiment our sincere thanks for your generosity and kindly thoughts on our behalf. I should like also to express.my appreciation of Ww untiring efforts of yourself and the' ladies with you to brighten the lot of our boys at Tel El Kebir. Your club was indeed an "oasis in the desert," and we are extremely sorry that yon could not come to Ismailia. Your gift bas been acknowledged through our Routine Orders, and a .committed set up to control the expenditure of recreation funds. Once again thanking you, and with kindest regards and best 'visiles to yourself and the members of the Now Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood. —(Signed! A. CJ. Samuel. Lieut.-Colonel New Zealand Training Units and Depots in Egypt, Moascar." Miss Rout says: Colonel "Samuel added £30 himself from. New Zealand canteen' funds to the above amount, and the New Zenlanders at Moascar have a welleouipped recreation hut for ithe long winter evenings. .

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

Why Women Suffer. Why do so,many. 'women never feel really well ? Almost invariably becauso they do not know how to took after themselves. Immediately 'a girl gets well away from babyhood she is looked upon as a young'lady, the modorn acceptance of which title deprives her of the full realisation of her jouth, and the joy of making herself physically able to meet and overcome those things which lie strewn in the pathway of life." Go tp any of/our schools during the play hours, and who will you find availing themselves of the opportunity offered for recreation?, Only tho hoys and the younger girls. The girls of over fourteen sit meekly about,' engaged in what-nots of gossip or pore over'their books, when, they should' be energetically engaged in building' up" reserves of health and strength—when,' in short, they should be doing with their youth what Nature.intended they should do Why is this? It would be absurd to suggest that already their energies are on the wane. Rather is it that- same blind, foolish following of the false teachings of her who has come to be called Mother Grundy, the worship of false woman-gods, idols that .uisist irpon the transformation' from babyhood to womanhood, robbing the girl of her youth, of her chance—nay, of her right —to health and happiness in the years that will come. To how many a woman in those later years does Mother Nature come stealing expectantly, only to jag. dn o\ aunn 'S.upnnm J9T[ pun joy ? Why should there 'not be a portion of every day set apart for compulsory body-building? It.is a fallacy to'be.licve that health and strength are the natural rights of men only. It is only that woman from girlhood to gfey hair has got away and kept away from Nature's requirements. Men and women are meant to be mates, to help each other. How can a woman bo any man's mate if she is physically-vnfifc to play her part '—Dorothy (jouid, in the "Telegraph,"' Sydney. •

Mrs ; Meadowcroft left yesterday for Auckland to meet her daughter, who is returning from a visit to Sydney.

■Dr. and Mrs. Ifitchett left yesterday for. a>visit to Taupo'.and Kawhia. ■

Mr." Justice Chapman and Mrs. Chapman have gone south. Miss Chapman, will join them at Tirnaru, and their Christmas will bo- spent at the Hermitage, and'.the party -will visit Akaroa later on. . '

The death is announced of Sister M. Evangelist Roche, of the Convent of Mercy, Otalmlw.

Mrs, E-. M. Andrews and Miss Lucia Morris (Oregon, U.S.A.), who have beentouring in the south, have returned to' Christchurch. They have been viewing the lakes and thereabout, and are much impressed with the grandeur and charm of New Zealand scenery.

, The "Lyttelton Times" states that Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool has signified he rintention of being present at the unveiling of a memorial to the memory of.tho late Nurse N. Hildyard, who was drowned in the Marquette disaster last. year. Tbi ceremony will take place at Lyttelton about the middle of next month. ,

The "British -Australasian" states: "Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, were at the wedding of Miss Marjorio-Phillips,-, of Christchurch (N.Z.), : who.entered the bonds oLmatrinidny. iu Christ Church; the fine place of worship at Lancaster Kate, oil the north side of Hyde Park, London. It was a quiet war wedding, only a few friends being present. The bridegroom, Lieut. K-..5. Williams, was in khaki, as were his comrades in-arms of the Canterbury Infantry, who came to support him. The bride -wore a lovely dress, the train of rich brocaded silk adorned with a hurre lover's knot and orango. blossoms, being specially artistic. There were no- bridesmaids, and the ladies present wore furs.