WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3125, 2 July 1917, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST. FROM FAR ANS NEAR.

Oance in Sydney Strpet Soldiers' Club. 'There was a very good attendance of soldiers at the dance which was given TV the committee at tlie Sydney btreet Club on Saturday evening. The xisual arrangements iji connection ivith these dances were carried out, .and Madame Foley's inspiring music added greatly to ' the 'pleasure of the dancers During tho evening Corporal Hansard, who, by; the way, is one. of the descendants of the founder of the Government papers which inspire Parliamentarians' to such lengthy flights of eloquence, told a charming little story of a Maori, man and maiden, and as he is an excellent Maori scholar and interpreter, it lost little of the poetic fancies which are so native to the Maori people, and their legends. The ftory, of course, was told in prose, but the'love songs he sung in a sweet clear ienoi voice. This unusual little break ij> 'tho dancing "was mucli appreciated, and later on. the dancing of a hornpipe by a sailor made another interlude. The Hutt ladies were in cliarge of the tearoom Mrs. and Miss Mossey were present at the dauce, also Miss Coates, Major and Mrs. Mrs. i 5 • Hall, and other members, of the committee.

Mrs. Giiford Moore, president of the Wanganui branch of the.Red Cross, has arranged a dance recital roue given by Miss 'Estelle Beeire ..and twelve of her pupils in the Opera House" this weok. f There are to'be three recitals, and Miss " Beere, with her pupils, will leave' to-day for Wanganui, and will return on Inurs<lay.: The proceeds of course are to go to Red Cross funds.

The War Machine. . '' Tho following is an extract from a letter Written on the field on March 17, received by Mrs. Holland, Mayoress of Christchurch, for the Lady Liverpool Trench Comforts Fund, acknowledging parcels received at the front:—

"Having a little spare time, I .am writingsyou a line acknowledging the receipt of a very- nice parcel. The parcels that we receive from the various patriotic committees are very much appreciated by the boys. If yon, and many more do not receive acknowledgments from the boys, it is not always want, of appreciation but due to. frequent moving days. Ton might be. interested to know what ■is the probable use put to tho various articles in the parcels. "Handkerchiefs.—Very useful, not only for their' proper use, but also to "tie things up with.

"Bootlaces.—Very acceptable. Nearly all one buys here last only a few days;

"Socks.—Save a lot of darning and replace some very bad-wearing issues. "Soap, Tinned Tongues, Condensed Milk,' Bloater Paste, Etc.—Always useful. "Chocolate.—About the greatest favourite! • \ "Cigarettes'—Kever go begging. "Tinned Coffee.—Very good in billets, but had to -wait until boys out of front line. .'V

"It is next to impossible for anyone in New Zealand to have any true idea of the conditions that the boys live under. Can you imagine a huge concern with only "one motto, 'Efficiency'? Everything else must Rive place in so far -a 6 they interfere with this great concern. This is the true picture of the 'War Machine/ In spite-of. cold,-mud, wet,., very hard work, manr dangers, the hoys keep very cheerful, all anxious for the end of the war and home to New Zealand, but not until Fritz has been thrashed."....