WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3123, 29 June 1917, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

MATTERS w INTBMST FROM FAR ANB NEAR

(By Imogen.)

' Parliamentary Tea at Government House. After tho opening of Parliament yesterday afternoon Their Excellencies the C.oioruor-Cieneral IW I tho Countess of Liverpool gavo an afternoon lea at Government House. A great many guests »;ero present, amon? them b4,g the Cabinet Ministers and their wives, memirom tho tamps. Their Kxcellencies rcceiveci in the drawing-room, and from Uici'-e everyone passed on into tho ballroom, where afternoon tea, was served and a band, stationed in a recess, played tlfllightlully. Spi-injj flowers and Howering pot-pl:uits wore evorywhoro to hoeeen in the different rooms, iind a large stand ■ ol beautiful noinsettias banked with fern I tiud other foliage plants gavo a very vivid 1 toHoh ol colour to tho one end of tho ballroom. Anions those who wero present were thi> Prime Minister, Mrs. and Miss Masscy, and Sir Josepii and Lady Ward, who were wnl.-mly grectetl by many friends who had not. yet met them sinco their return to Uio Dominion, tlio Hon. A. L. Herdman, thn Hon. Sir James Allen, Mr. Justice Chapman and Mrs. Chapman, tho Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott), Mr. and Mrs. Coleridge, Surgeon-General Henderson, Sir John Pindlay, tho Hon. W. .1). k>. MucDonald and Mrs. Macdonald, tho Hon. Arthur Myers and Mrs. Myers, Sir Francis Bell, Mrs. Rolleston, Major and Mrs. Sleeman, Captain Hall-Thomp-son and Mrs. Hall-Thompson, tho Hon W. G. Eussoll, Mrs. B. Biissell and Miss .Russell, tho Hon. Dr. Pomaro and Mrs. Pomare, the Hon. .1. Kanan and Mrs. Hauan, Airs. Bernard Wood, Colonel E. W. Tato and Jfrs. Tate, Mr. Tolhum, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Bothamley, Mre. C. Jones and Miss Jones, Mr. and- Mies Hiircourt, Mrs. W. Turnbull.Miss Turnbull, Miss Cooper, Miss AVilford, Sir Frederick Lang, the Mayor (Mr. J. V. Luko, C.M.G.) and Mrs. Luke, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Mrs. and Miss Edwin, Mr. Corliss, Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. and Miss Scddon, Major and Mrs Corrig-an, Mr., Mrs., and Hiss Montgomery, Mrs. W. Nathan, Miss Nathan, Mrs. M. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. M'Villy, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Morris, Mr. aiid Mrs. U. A. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Salmond, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Bates, Colonel G. ]<\ C. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, Dr. Bates, Miss Payne, Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, the Rev. A. M. Johnson and Mis. Johnson, Mrs. T. Young, the Rev. Mr. Askow and Mrs. Askew, Mrs. Miles, the Bov. Mr. Shirer and Mrs. Shirer, Miss Skerrett, Mr. and Mrs. Hornsby, Dr. and Mrs. Hardwick Smith, Captain mid Mrs. Kobertson, Colonel E. J. Collins and Miss Collins. Mrs. and Miss Beere, Mr. and Mrs C M. Luke. ■

Sydnoy Street Soldiers' Club Danco. In connection- with the danco which is being given in the Soldiers' Club in Sydney btrcet on Saturday evening ny the committee, all holders of red tickets nre asked to bo at the elub punctually at 7 o clock. So greatly have these dances gamed in popularity that floor epaeo is J> ecoll " n e quite a problem, so much so that the committee after much consideration have found it necessary to dose tho Mat of ticket-holders for that reason. Over-crowded dances nro no pleasure to anyone and these would suffer if further additions to the list were made. "Strer.jfJ, o f Nation" Meeting. -,, A . meeting arranged by tho Women's Christian 'iemperanco Union was held in. the Wesleyan llall, Hataitai, last evening at which the speakers woro Mrs. Napier and Sirs. Lea Cowie. Mrs Don national president of the W.C.T.U., occupied tho cbair, and there was a lar<»e and most appreciative audience. ° Mrs. Napier took as her subject women's wort in England iu connection witii the, war. Many interesting facts were placed before her audience, and some of her own experiences during /eppeliu raids made upon Edinburgh, ot which not very much news had reached New Zealand were told. «}l rS ' ¥ a Cowio s l loko a,Jinil: tho strength ot Nation" movement, which appears to be making great headway onu her remarks in connection with' the abolition of tho liquor were frequently applaued. As a result of the meeting several members of tho audienco announced their desire of joining the W.v.l ,U.

A meeting of tho Surprise Bag Day Committco is to bo held in the Y.M.C.A. Buildings this afternoon at 3 o'clock to discuss how tho funds gained ljy'tho recent Surpriso Bag Day campaign are to bo applied. It ivas decided at tho lust meeting to mnko further inquiries as io tho best menus of sending comforts to (ho men in Mesopotamia, and it is to deal with tho information now gained that tho meeting is being held. The Victoria League Concert Parly is giving an entertainment of a bright and varied character in the Town liall, Lower Hutt this evening. Tho proceeds are lo KO to tho Camp Entertainment Fund, and as thoso performers are npw well-known both in Wellington and in the surrounding districts for their enjoyable entertainments a very pleasant evening may be looked for. The Ladies' Patriotic Guild is giving assistance and arranging (lower and swoet stalls for tho occasion, and it is hoped there will be a largo audience to show thoir appreciation of what these Indies havo dono to give pleasure by thoir performances to the soldiers in camp. La3t evening tho City Council, granted the Kelburn Croquet Club the use of a portion of Kelburn Park during the season 1917-18, nt the same rental as last year, viz., .£2O.

Opening of Parliament. Whatever Uio reason was, there seemed to l).i an unusually largo number of spectators who 'Had giituered in tne grounds around (lie Parliamentary Buildings yesterday afternoon and in the two Chambers to witness tbo opening ot Parliament, oao of the few occasions ot ceremony left us in theso iitilitiu-ifl.li days. Tho Ballery in the Legislative Council Chamber seemed, for some inexplicable reason, .smaller than over, perhaps because of tbo visions conjured up by tlio half-iinished buildings closo at haud, and late arrivals had jio chanco of gaining seats. Tlio playing of the Aatioiial Anthem by the baiid ouisido heralded the arrival of Their Kxcellencies thn Uio Countess of Liverpool, who took their seats in tlio Chamber and awaited the somewhat tardy arrival of tlio members of tho MoiLso of Representatives in answer to tho summons of Black Hod. It is .1 stately Old World ceremonial that is lollowed on tlicso occasions, and is always the- Ciiuso of much interest to the onlookers. His Excellency, who was in loyeo dress, then proceeded to rend the Address. Lady Liverpool, who was wearing a dark navy Ijluo coslumo with furs and a black hat with (ouches of electric blue, received from Uio Speaker (the Hon. C. Johnston) a beautiful bouquet of freesias and maidenhair fern, fastened with lonj crimson streamere. Mrs. Mnssey, whoso bouquet . was also of freesias fastened with red, white, ana t>l uo streamers was in nigger brown, with furs and a black hat outlined with gold lace, and Lady Ward wore black chiffon velvet with a, email high black hat and black furs. . Her bouquet was of violets tied with violot ribbon. Miss Hassej was in deop cornflower blue with a small black and white hat. Also occupying seats upon the floor of the Chamber were Mrs. Kolleston, Mrs. Kussell, Mrs. MacDonald, Mrs. Hauan, Mrs. Pomarc, Mrs. Hall-Thompson, Mrs. Bernard Wood, Mrs. and Mis 3 Seddon, Mrs. Arthur Myers. To tho right of His Excellency was a group of military and naval officers, and Mr. Gavin Hamilton (private secretary to His Excellency), and ou the left another small group. Tho Speech from tho Throno having been read, Their Excellencies departed, and members of tho Lower House made their way into their own Chamber to conclude the business of the afternoon. Hero tho galleries, and even the scats on tho floor of tho House usually allotted to members' wives were in occupation by strangers, and the quite uncommon sight was to be seen of Mis. Massey and Lady Ward occupying, seats in tho Ladies' Press Gallory. Jt must bo said that a little organisation on theso occasions would greatly improve matters for everyone.

Tlio fled Cross Committee made some cfil2 odd out of a cnchro party held at Greytown tin Tuesday night. There ■wore 4G tables in use. A number of soldiers were among the players. .

NURSES' MEMORIAL FUND CEXTEAL COMMITTEE ELECTED. The Cental Committee of tho Now ; 2ealand Nurses' Memorial I'und lias been clocted, and consists oi ibe foljou- i iug members: —president,' 'Dr. H. Lindo I'erguson; vice-presidents, Dr. W. V Oling (Wellington), and Mr. Georeo Fenwick i . (Dunedin); committee, Miss H. Maclean und Mr. A. B.' Pearce (Wellington), Dr. J W. C. W. M'Dowell and -Mt. Oliver J Nicholson (Auckland), Hi's. A. C. Sa.nd- ' fiton- and Dr. L. S. Manning (Canter- ■ hnrv), Dr. James Young (lnirercargi) 1), ' and* Miss Thomson, Messrs. .(simes Begg, i Wni. C. MacGregor, C. W. Battray, and <!.' E. Smith (Otago); lion, treasurer, 1 Sir. C. W. Chamberlain, fi Eegont Eoad, f JJnnedin; hon. • secretary,' W. T. Monk- l man. Bond Street, Dunedin. . The following letter has been received 1 recently by the local treasurer of the i fund:*-'. . , , "The circular-letter recared from your i committee, in Tespect to the Neir ZeaJaml Nurses' Memorial Fund, ought ToallT to have had earlier HcknowlcQp- 1 mcnt "and- reply. It happens, however, < that I hrvre been-particularly busy ot £

late. Not only so, but I wished to make somo inquiry in regard to tho likelihood of substantial benefit arising from thu institution of a Eegistered lrauicd Nurses' Belief and Pension Fund. I was also desirous °f discovering wlicthor thero was a reasonable chaiico ot a scheme of this kind being well administered. Undertakings with lasluunable patronage are so often badly conducted. "Tho constitution of the various committees, however, besides the asstirauces personal friends on your directorate have been ablo to give, have made mo roffard the prospect as distinctly promising. Not only does the institution of elm Now Zealand Nurses' Memorial J! und stfPiri to '■Uβ most advisable—it,' indeed, has becomo a positive duty—but thero appears to be every probability of its' later on proving to bo » very fino proVision of most helpful character. If should certainly be regarded as a privilege, by those a! all able to afford it, to send along a donation of somo kind. "I have, therefore, very much pleasure in enclosing the sum of ten guineas, in supplement of tho resources that mo being accumulated. ■ • . p 'With kindest regards and my sincere wish for tho success of your underlak--ID\Vith tho letter was enclosed.a cheque for ten guineas. When colds and influenza- are prevalent let N\ZOL protect vour family. One die a day keeps colds away. /Good for all .age?. Sixty doses Is. 6d.-Advt.