SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 80, 30 December 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Women in Parliament. Tho election of women to Parliament would ciiusi! something like n domestic revolution at Westminster, the Pnrliaentary corresjiondiMit of thu London "Tihies" wrote recently. Tho King could no longer address requests for financial aid for .(he' services of tho Stale solely to the "Gentlemen of the House of Commons," and the House of Lords would soon have to face tho question of tho position of peeresses in their own rk'ht. He remnrked that the question of women Jl.l'.'s has virtually no Parliamentary history. It seemed absurd to argue tho case for women JI.IVs so long as the franchise was confined to men. Oddly enough, there is a nation which has, to tlie practical British way of thinking, put tho cart before Ihe horse. Dutch women have no votes, but they can become candidates for Parliament. A board-school teacher in Eottordam recently became tho first woman M.P. in Holland. The Scandinavian peoples often lead the way,in constitutional evolution, and the enfranchised women of Norway arc- eligible not only for election to Parliament, but for appointment to the Council of State or Cabinet. Ko Norwegian woman has yet secured election to Parliament, but some years ago one was elecjecl a deputymember. Women are eligible, for election both lo (he Danish and Finnish Parliaments, and at the 1016 elections in Finland, 2-t women, or 2 ncr cent, of the total number of members, were returned. The principle lias made some way in the Anglo-Saxon countries. Tho most notable achievement in fiiis field was Ihe election by Montana two yearn ago of Miss liaiikin, the first woman member of Ihe United States Congress. Two women were elected in 1.116 to tho Provincial Legislature of Alberta, but; the movement in the British Empire has no more than this limited success to its credit. Still, the election of Miss lv Adams, a sifter in the Canadian Military Hospital, by tho Alberta soldiers serving oversea over the heads of twenty male candidates was eloquent of the new spirit to which.tho war has so largelycontributed.

The engagement is announced of Miss Irene Thomas, second daughter of Mrs. David Thomas, "Borathat," Ashburton, to Mr. George 11. Scott, oi" Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. W. Strangnian and the Misses Strnngiimn are spending the holidays in Napier. Mrs. J. Mounsell and Miss , Nelson, of Napier, are visiting Wellington. Miss Elsie I'eat is visiting relatives in Napior. Captain anil Mrs. Tahu Bhode.s and their little daughter are in Wellington. They are ..going to England by the Araiya. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Nicholl aro staying nt New Brighton. Lady Henry Grosvenor has been doing canteen wurk at Woolwich ever since! the early days of the war. She did a groat dual of the organising ua that neighbourhood, us many as 30.C0D meals often being served 1 in the course of twenty-four hours. Not many people will envy the- experi'jucc of (i girl munition worker in Kng-N liuul. Sho has been in three different shops that have been wrecked by explosions; but, nothing daunted, she entered the fourth, in which she was working when it, w<l3 visited by Their Majesties, Miss A. Kennedy is visiting • Christchurch. . . ::. ,

The death occurred a few days ago at Jsmalia, Egypt, of Mrs. W. I<\ Barry, wife of QuarterinastcrrSergeant Barry, of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Deceased was the second daughter of Mr. and .Mrs.' W.' D. M'Clure, Dannevirke. At the outbreak of the war the late Mrs. Bai-i.T was engaged .in school-teaching at Mntnhiwi, and she immediately devoted, all her energies to patriotic work. She joined the. Volunteer Sisterhood organised by Miss Ettie Bout, and was associated in canteen work at the camps in Egypt.

On December 10. at St. John's Church, Wellington, the .marriage took place of Jlr. James Stewart M ackenzie, master in the Tin we r.V High School, aid eldest sou ni' Professor H. Mackenzie, of Viclorin University College, Wellington, to Miss Doris Ella Robinson, also of the stuff of the llawera High tjchool, and only da,ughfcei- of Mr. and Mrs. CI. W. Robinson, of Inglcwood. ' The Hev. Dr. Gibb oHicinled. Mr. Charles ■■Mackenzie, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, and Miss Netta Mackenzie attended the bride. Mrs. Wallace M'Kenzie pin poses visiting Taihape. While there she will lie the guest of Mrs. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. W. Hudson, of Kelburn, iH'O .'".laying in Invercargill for a few weeks.

At St. Mary's ..Church, Timarii, on December 18, Miss Frida Jones, eldest daughter...of Jlr. and Mrs. Edgar Jones, was married to Lieutenant 'J. C. Guinness, Ealing, son- of Jlr. and Mrs. E. K. ("uinuefis, Holimvood, Timarii. The Itev. J. H. Kodgers performed Hie ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father', wore, a frock of white georgette with pleated skirt, and bodice trimmed with silver beads and pearls, and a tulle veil, with wrealh of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of Mount Cook lilies and asparagus fern, and wore a diamond and penrl brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. Tlia bridesmaids were Miss Nniiini Guinness (.sister uf iho bridegroom) and Misses Phyllis and Enid Jones (sisters of (ho bride). Lieutenant S. Waymoiilh, who had been »t Gallipoli with Lieutenant Guinness, was best man. A pleasant litlle, afternoon i tea was hold on I'riday last at Messrs. George itud Kersley's tearoom?, Wanganni, when Ihe uicinbers of the .St. .Tyliii Ambu'.unce Hrigado lied Cross Depot Conimittee entertained their president, Mrs. Gilford Moore, on the occasion of the closing of the Ked Cross Shop. As an _ expression of appreciation a pressntation was made to Mrs. GilTord Moore by Mrs.T. D. Cummins, who complimented her on her successful organisation mid the work of the committee, throughout the war. These remarks were mpported by Miss Morion Jones, who referred lo the harmonious relations that had always existed between the members of the committee, ■,i .sentiment which was endorsed by all present. Mrs. Gilford Moore suitably replied. Among ladies who are afflicted with tuipcrfluoiifi hairs Dr. Waldron's preparations prove a boon, us tlrey can be applied with perfect safely. A special outfit for summer use comprises Ma.ssage Cream for freckles and sunburn (largo jar), Vanishing Cream, to be applied before powder, Ilongctte, an emollient for (he lips, and Complexion l'owdcr, any of four shades; Price, IBs. postage Gd. Mrs. Kolleston, 'M Lambton Quay.— idvt.

Bright, settled wenlhcr is likely lo bo experienced throughout, the IJoiiiiiiion, and ladies will bo looking their best. Those with facial hair blemishr.s should have tlwm removed with TCiisnw (wg.), which destroys the rools yet leaves no disfigurement, ft is used a I home. Call to-day for free demonstration. Mrs. Itiilleii, Dept. (D), CoiirleUay Place Tram Terminus, Wellington. 'Phone 1017.-Atlvt. Holiday days arc here, Hals for tlie kiddies' bench trips? See our drill, |)i(|iie, poplin, or silk, 1?. lo 4s. lid. (leo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Stiwt.-Allvt. Bounty and sympathy nre lienutifiilly combined ill the arrangement, of our wreaths, which will prove a fitting tribute at the funeral of relatives or friends. Miss Murray, Viee-regnl Flor--1 w: llis Street, Wcllington.-Advl.

A Fragment, - ' The Angels eyes fell on a email soul that had shrunk away dejectedly—insignificant, till he looked mare closely, and then he became conscious of a dim, elusive radiance. "As for you : ' he began..kindly, and paused.' "It's all .right!" said tho little, soul, anxious to reassure this clearly compassionate Angel. "Whatever it is, I deserve it! I've never once made my life what I might have inn.de it! It liiis only been a putting on, like margarinu instead of butter!" "Oh, well, after all," said the Angel, "you loved your husband and children." "1 thought 1 did!" sighed the soul. "But I see now how selfish .1 wns. Then I lost my temper so often , , though they were as good as gold. And I promised to make a gown for Meg, my eldest girl, out of a. sweet pink remnnnt, and I never got it done. There wns cleaning and then measles; but I might have sat up later! Now she'll go into black, and next year the staff will bo out "of fashion." "But," pleaded the Angel,, "you gave them the best of everything- and kept tho worst for yourself. When there weren't enough strawberries, you pretended you'd eaten your -share beforehand!" "Why, any mother, any wife!" exclaimed the little soul indignantly. "But when your friends, or enemies, were ill, you went and nureed them!" "I'm not a good nurso!" snid the soiil, "I never had propel , training. I've not a trained mind either; and I ought to have thought and read niora, nml been a better companion to my husband and children. Jivcrything I did was makeshift!" "Never mind!" said the Angel. "Now, come and havo a good long rest in Heaven!" ''Heaven?" she returned incredulously. "How good of you! Me in Heaven! I suppose—l could, never get out, just to tell them where 1 am? I do hate the thought of their missing me!" "It is not usual," replied the Angel. "But, let mo aee—you have only just come? ,.

lie irniig up the Earth, and made certain inquiries. Then he turned to the little soul. "You may go back to , your home for some years," he , said, "if you wish to do so. But they will lie years of great strain; 'because you have exhausted your reserves of physical strength. It would be far wiser to go straight to Heuven and rest." ' ' "But I'm rested just with dying!" said the soul tremulously "It's a. wonderful experience: I feel quite'young and light. I would love to go to Heaven; hilt I do think, if you'll lei me, I'll put on a little longer. . That ... pink . . . remnant . ." She was gone. —M.K., in "Saturday "Westminster Gazette." Captain Tl. Vine and Mrs. Vine are in Wanganui for a short• holiday.--Mr. and Mrs. Lindo Levien .have taken Mr. Hunter-Smith's house at Karaka.. Bay for a couplo of months. Dr. and Mrs. Hart.y and their family are at Bolmont for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Mothias. are visiting Christchurch. ■ ■