WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Kolp Our Sailors, Tho appeal l'or our sailors which is being made to-day and also 10-morrow morning is one that cannot fail tu secure a sympathetic response, for the simple l'cnson that they have (lone so much for the people of this count]',v. 'Everyone can help in some way to assist the Navy League funds, either by buying badges, flowers, balloons, or produce, or, better still, by contributing as much money as circumstances will allow, Some beautiful llowers have been rcceivcd, and a particularly large supply from Mrs. Field, of Nelson, wife of tho member for that 1 district, in which are included daphne, primroses, violets, beautiful narcissi, roses, mignonette, and most glorious wattle, as well as, quantities of winter foliage. Tho Trentham Band will provide music, and the gipsy caravan, and tho boat containing a group of artists from Fuller's, who will collect for the fund, should do much to help the cause. Mrs. Koith Kirkculdie and Mrs. Margin will bo in charge of the balloon depot in Manners Street, and at half-past three groups of balloon sellers will visit tho different schools. Mrs. Stewart, with a number of assistants, will be in charge of the depot for llowers. cakes, badges, etc., at llarcourt's Building.

Pioneering in Welfare Work for Soldiers. The London correspondent of tho Auckland "Star"'writes:—'"Two New Zealand ladies who have worked for New Zealand lads on this side for some years are breuking now ground. Mrs. M'Hugh and Miss Ballantyne, of Auckland, Y.M.O.A. workers, have been attacking along a new lino the street evil which lias been the undoing of so many of our lads here on leave from Sling or from active service in France. With tho. consent of tho military authorities they aro in uniform; tunic and hat exactly liko that of a New Zealand soldier, and khaki skirt. What these two New Zealand pionoers among women have found is that their uniform is absolutely esseutial to the success of their work, how essential it is ono has no need just now. to emphasise. Mrs. M'Hngh and Miss Ballantyne spent an arduous fortnight last month, their hardest spoils ol ■ duty being from 7t6 11,30 p.m. During these hours, the time when restaurants aro open and amusements in full swing, they patrolled places such as Trafalgar Square,, tho Strand, Aldwych, and over towards Waterloo—that jumping-olf spot for camp and the point of arrival for most ot the young New Zealanders making their lirst acquaintance with the great British metropolis. These two New Zealand ladies reported a fortnight of most valuable worK, whether it wus rescuing a. drunken soldier, taking him to a Y.M.C.A. kiosk to tea and sending him to his lodging in a Y.M.C.A. car, or arranging to get a decent bed for him, or meeting troop trains and lending a hand at putting some of the men in the way of respectable quarters, or even at times actually rescuing them from the attention ol women wliose prey they seemed to bo becoming, all they did unwearyingly, well repaid if only a few more helped. So etituuvu has oceu their elt'ort time it has been determined to put it on a regular basis, lor, as General Richardson soys, preventive work is worth infinitely more than curative—the latter unfortunately being tho kind which military 'authorities so far seem t6 have favoured."

The wedding took place on May- 10 at St. Paul's Onurch, Southampton, England, of Jlr. liotvland Harris, chief officer of a troopship, and Sister Haidco G. O. Edgerley, N.Z.A.N.S., oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Edgorley, Epsom, Auckland. The bride, who was given away by her cousin, (J.M.S. Alex. Merizies, was attended "by Sister Amy Metge and Sister lluby Edgerley (cousin'of tite bride). All three wore thoir nursing uniforms. Two small nieces of tlio bridegroom, Doris and Nancye Widgery, were also dressed as nurses. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin, on leave from France. The brido and bridesmaids all carried sprays of red 1 carnations, tied with red and ffray ribbons (military nurses' colours).

Miss Castle has resigned the position of assistant dispenser at the Wellington Hospital, as she is leaving for Napier. Mis 3 Richards lias been appointed to the vacancy.

| The engagement is announced from of Mr. N. Burnet Gadsby, R.N.R., formerly of To Ivuiti, hut now house-surgeon of tho Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, to Dr. Mabel Liuvson, M.A., daughter of the late Dr. Lawson, of Granton-on-Spey. Dr. Lawson qualified for her M.A:. degree before she com--1 inenccd to study medicine, and lias had ' a brilliant university career. Mr. ! Gadsby may have to rejoin his ship at ! any time, and the dnto of tho wedding ! has not yet been arranged.

A Hastings 'soldier, writing home to ! his parents some time ago, descrilx's a i frog supper to which himself and three other New Zealiuulers fat down _in n : Paris restaurant. "Wo started off willi . soup," he said, "and then had the i froggies, and they were tip-top. You ; eat them with, your Angers, instead of a i fork, and there is not much waste about them. 1 accounted for six, and could i have oaten moro if they had been there. ■ They are just like chicken, and you ' wouldn't kuow any different if you were , not told."

Miss Hilda Hitcliings (Napier) is visiting Christchurch.

The ladies of the Scottish Society held their.fortnightly social in the Society's Hall, Tory Street, on Wednesday afternoon, to entertain and clleer our returned wounded'soldiers. A fnir number of the latter was present. Songs were sung by Mrs. Potts, 'Mrs. Prophet. Mrs. C. Campbell, nnd Miss Gamble. _ Several recitations were given by Miss Hazel .Teffery, and encored. The society's juvenile, dancers were much appreciated, dancing to tho pipes, the reel, Hitrh,land fling, hornpipe, Irish jig, and sword dance. Refreshments were banded round by the ladies. The. singing of "Auld Lang Syne" closed thesoeinl. The accompanies were Mrs. M'Mlllan and Mrs. Strong.

Miss Unity More, the popular English dancer "and actress, w'we emrnpeHiont- I" Casti'in Nigel !"!. TTaiir. M.C., R.A.. is announced, wits "ftlminc" re'■"nllv i" a new Darker oroclue.lion of "Still W»ters Run Deep." at the mn"ient. efler eornnleti'm one of "B1"M: Tr oiwc." in which she played Poor .To. Mws Mnro h"S k'linvu her finnc" for nlwnt half, a dozen years, and both have great siniilnrilv of timl-os. Iwine (Wnted In outdoor snorts and hobbies. Cnntnin Hnig. who is a n n i)bpw of I/ml Harris, aud a cousin of Sir Dniflns ITni". is at prneonf- in Pmnce. nod f'o wnldi"? is not likely to nW" before tbe <"id of this vear ft' th» bn"'*n'iing of next, itnI"=s it'r"S(ilvns itolF into Ii wpflding dnrin? HnrHi't noxi leave. Miss M!or° Ins docided to leave the stage on her marriage.

MATTERS OF MTEIB3T FROM FAB AND NEAR* (By Ihogmi,)

A Notable Woman, Many Melbourne women of the older generation will recall Mrs. Gortruio Tennant, tlio wonderful old mother-in-law ot Stanley, the explorer, states the London'correspondent of the "Australasian." They will, remember that Mrs. Tennant accompanied her son-in-law oiu.his lecturing tour in Australia twenty or more years ago Mrs. Tennant was then over 70. She has just died in liar flllth year. JJotli her daughters married famous men, Dorothy Tennant, Stanley's wife, being also well known as the painter of London street arabs. Miss Eveleen Tennant married tho late F. \V. 11. Myers, one of the founder-, of the Psychical Research Society, and author of a remarkable book on the survival of human personality after death. Old Mrs. Tennant's early life was passed in France. As a child sho danced at the Court of Charles X, the lust of tho Bourbon Kings. Cuvier was one of her friends; ltenan was another. She married Charles Tennant, the maker of the Tennant Canal, in iVales, who, of course, must not bo confused with Sir Charles Tennant, the •father of Mrs. Asquith. Tho Tennnnts' house in Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, became a salon of politics, literature, and art in mid-Victorian times. Bright and Gladstone were constant guests. So were Gambetta and Jules Ferry. Mrs. Gertrude Tennant's energies remained unexhausted to the end, and she passed away full of years and honour. It is curious to reflect that Mrs. Tennant was seventh in direct descent from Oliver Cromwell —so few are the links which bind us with the historic past. Hit by the Luxury Tax.

The people who are most troubled about tho effect of the luxury tux are, curiously enough, the theatrical managers and producers of "revue," slates a London correspondent. Alrendy the cost of-theatrical costumes is three times what it was before the war. Silk which cost 4s. a yard now costs 12s. A typical principal's dress costs j6B Bs., while the dress of a "show girl" costs from 6ix to seven guineas, apart from hat. stockings, and shoes. Tno costume of a "star" sometimes runs up to twenty guineas. Ono manager, who has ten revues on tour, says that productions which cost iIOOO before tho war now cost .£3OOO, and he recalls that a revue must bo redressed three or four times a year. In any casey' the Exchequer has benefited largely by tho theatres; the entertainment tax last year brought in '£5,000,000. This is what the theatrical managers say. Less prejudiced people aver that Jis 55., or more, is an absurd price for the costume of a chorus girl, and that 20 guineas for j stage dress is a scandal in war time. If luxuries must bo taxed, manifestly the dresses of certain theatrical and operatic stars are luxuries.

Nurse Bird, who returned to Wanganui from service abroad a few months ago, has been appointed matron to the Convalescent Home for Soldiers at Wanganui.

The wedding took placo in tho Presbyterian Church, Carterton, on Wednesday, of Miss Evelyn M'Loughlau to Sergeant 11. J. Blake, M.M., second son of Mr. C. Blake, of Waingawa, The bridesmaid was Miss' Ruby Blake, sister of tho bridegroom, and tho best man llillcmau W. Gregor, « returned soldier.

The wedding took/place ,nt. St, Paul's Methodist Church, Palmers'ton North, on Wednesday, of Miss Ida M. Kerolnke, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. ICerslnke, Palmerston North, to Jfr. Harold J. Lancaster, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Lancaster, of Longburn. Miss Ruby Kerslake, attended her sister as bridesmaid, nnd Mr. Alvan B. Shannon was best man. Both bridegroom and best man have reoently returned to New Zealand, having seen considerable active service on the Western front.

A meeting of stallholders in connection with Violet Day is to lw held in No. 1 Committee Room, Town Ball, this afternoon at. S o'clock. Important matters in (ionnectipn with tho appeal aro to be dealt with, and it is hoped there will bo a good attendance.

Sister Doris Parker, only daughter of Jlr. and Mrs. Edmund Parker, of Motuel:,t, has received orders to report at Wellington for duty overseas. A large gathering of friends and well-wishers assembled in the Returned Soldiers' Clubhouse, Motueka, to wish her an revoir.

Miss Genevieve Ward, whose visit to Australia and'whoso fine performance'in the famous play "Forget-Me-Not" created'immense enthusiasm thirty years ago, states tho "Australasian," has written what is practically her life history in a book, "Both Sides of the Curtain." Sho recounts nn astonishing story, especially that of her marriage to a Russian nobleman, whom she left at tho church door. WOMEN PATROLS TO BE APPOINTED FOR FOUR PRINCIPAL CITIES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Ch'ristchurch, July 25. The Hon. G. W. Russell says tho regulations under the Social Hygiene Act of 1917 will he gazetted in a few da vs. Directly this has been done stops will l:.e taken, to invite for tho appointment of women patrols for the four principal cities.