WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 147, 17 March 1919, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. G. B. Dal], accompanied by her soil, is leiiving for England by Iho Argyllshire, on March !!5, to join Mr. Dull. They will go via Colooibo.

Mrs. I!.--. H. Bean, who Ims been in England for some .years, returned to Wellington on Saturday. ,

Mrs. Khodes, of i'eiittle, leaves tonight for Christcluireli, Dunedin and Invercargill. She intends to \,sit tho women's clubs, and to study the various activities in which New Zealand women are interested. During her. stay in Auckland she addressed several gatherings, and told her audiences -what the women of her itate had accomplished and were working . for.

Members and intending members of the Women's Rational Reserve Rifle Club (Wellington Section) are reminded that practices are now being resumed on Thursday evenings at 7.15 at tho Y.M.C;A. range, Willis Street.

Miss .Wigney, Papanui, is staying with Mis. C. >i. Tripe.

ATis-s/ Pollen is visiting Christchurch,

Mr. and Mrs. R. T. BicKeffon are-visit-ing Chrisichurcli.

3fr.«. S Sounders nnd Miss, Dorothy Saumlers tire visiting Dunedin. '

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke-Johnson are visiting Diiiicdin.

Captain, and Mrs. AYillifim?, Hawke's Bay, have returned from a'trip to'tho South Island.

Mr. am! Mrs. GeraW Fitzgerald are in Auck.lar.ii..

Jl'here will be :i meeting of the coinmittso of the Countess of Liverpool Fund, in connection with the conference, at the Town Hall on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. All members are aslced to attend. . Also there will be ' work ready for distribution on Wednesday afternoon, so tho workers will please take note. .. . . . • • ■

._ Miss Daisy; Stevens writes very inierestingly from Ments, .where she has been world .iff- with Madame. Hayes at the Canteen dni Iα Maison,. of the ceremony of conferring on Madame Hayes (who is an American lady), the Croix de Guerre. At this canteen about MOO mqn were served each day. It has followed the Freiuh Army-throughout tho war, and is now with the French Army of occupation ia Metz. When General Pau was io Ncu Zealand he sjiolro very highly of the work of this canteen. Six of tho hclpGis are also to receive a French decoration.

Mrs. Dalrymple (nee Miss Nora Slcvens'i. of I'angitiksi, who went from England to lioiicn as ma! Ron in charge of a hospital unit of the imperial Army on the outbreak of hostilities, and' has since ihei. been matron at a casualty clearing station, is now taking a wellearned rest. Mrs. Dalrymple, who served in the. South African War, and has bfioii oil duty throughout the present war. has been tbren limes mentioned in dispatches.- She received her training in tho Wellington Hospital, and has lived in Rhodesia for several years. Her hiisbind. Lieiiteiiant-Colo'iiel .1. Dalrymple, C.M.G., was/for .-ioino lime surgeon in •chnruo of the famous khaki train, of wln'eh Sir John .French said that it, was the nioit .up-to-date ambulance train on the Continent. Me has won the 0.8. E., anil wsis recently in ihiirge of the large coiivaifsceiit camp at'Trcport. He exDofled \o move with the army of occupation into Gerinnny.

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The Tieturned Soldiers' Club, Lninblou Quay, was very gay i-n Saturday afternoon, when returned eulilicrs and their friends wore t!io jjucsts of the Ladies ,, Committee at afternoon- tea. 'J.'-io Ikh room ivns decorated uitli bunlin;, , by . Kirkealdie. and .Stains, and ' the tables were gay with lovely flowers sent by Air. Waugh from tiio Hntt. Mrs. do Ciustro, with Miss Stevens, initiated thu plans,, and she and the large party of energetic workers associated with' her • are much to be •■wipfrahilnted. It is their intention to bold a si'milnr function on tlie arrival of every boat coming with, troops,' so luat the many friends who contributed gifts of cakes, etc, or money will have quite n lot of opportunities of doing a little more to show yet it/rtin llieir appreciatinn of our 'soldiers. Mr. Sim very thoughtfully sent over n qnnniity of calces from the P.I.C. The scene '"minded one of the busy days lit tho Sydney Street Club. General Henderson was jjr?.<ei>t for a time, jiud lip. J. Macintosh, Sir. ■T. A. Gray, K.C., Sir. Sim, .and/ Mr. Maxwell, civilian Members of thrf dub committee. Various people played selection? on the | :;>nn, but the grral even! was the meeting,!) y the neivlyiirriveo men. cC old irißiriKiOS i» nr.'ii.". Quite a number cf Main Body men ami I 191.') men were present, iiml sonic of them in conversation pooh-poohed the idea thai {here would be any difficulty in their fettling into civilian life again. There was about them all the calmness find poise that"might be expected from men who have endured and conquered us these men have d'me. They were all very pleased jvith the welcome tendered lo them, and. though never rcsrettins having gone.-we're '.i.r.y slad to be .back, again in the "land of plenty."

Mrs. Massi\y wriii-i very enlerlniiiiiigly to a'frip'ud in IVtjlliiifjton uf tin , passag? in the Opliir and the-welcome tendered Ihem on their arrival in England. She says:—"We had very little liljerly, disciplino. being very strict on battleships, and our freo and easy colonial ways uol at all the correct thing! We had (« keep to our own little party, and ewo Pat. Y\'ard hud to join another the captain's saloon only holding the six uf our party. Ilowsvcr, we reached Plymouth last Sunday, and the Ifcmuera is not expected until next Sunday, and our Dominion's representnlives reached Paris on Tuesday night. We four ladies are here for the present, but Hiss Sa tinders has orders to-day to proceed to Paris. The N,?i.'e gave us a military reception at Paddington Station, and we were escorted by a squad .(?) of. nioii.nled men .to the hotel, where a New Zealand liand awaited us in the courtyard, and played selections, attracting a huge, crowd. A man came forward io shake hands willi tsabsl and myself, asking did we remember him—the sailor of the Torch, who used to dance the hornpipe at Sydney Street Ciub. Jle greeted us like long lost friends! He is soon going back to New Zealand. Mrs. N. Burton's brother called this morning to inquire about his sisters. Hβ hopes to get across to New Zealand before long and see them ajl. There was an exhibition of wounded soldiers' work at Southampton Itow this afternoon, which we attended. Tieally beau.tifm work. I bought a basket made by a man I who has lost several lingers. Most of the work had been privately sold or was not for sale at all. All our' hospitals wore represented. Among those present I nipt Colonel Heaton Rhodes (Mrs. 'lihndej is just convalescing nfler inlluen:;a and pneumonia), • Generals I'ichnrdson and Stewart, Colonel Neii Gutlirie ami wife, Lady Wm. Russell, Mesdaincs Studholme, Empsoii, AVilson, Harper, Raymond. Burnott, Corkhill. Miss Thuirslon, Archdeacon Harper, Mr. I. W. L'aymoud. Mr, Coates, Mr. Burnett, and many others whom I was glad to meet again. They are tired and have suft'ered many restrieiioiw which wo in New Zealand know nothing of." I Dance at Day's Bay. Tho dance organised by Jlrs. IT. Coull at Day's Bay on Saturday evening was a very charming and enjoyable function. Its unqualified success must have been very gratifying to Mrs. CouH and her (laughters, who had given so much time and thought to it and who looked so assiduously after the comfort and pleasure of the large number of guests. The majority of these crossed by. the (1 p.m. boat, and thoroughly, appreciated the lea ami sandwiches so thoughtfully provided for them on their arrival. The pavilion was transformed into a fairyland. The Hags which draped the walls and stage i and fluttered from the ceiling were arranged by tho D.I.C. Added to theso j

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were masses of flowers, greenery, nnd lycopodium, softly shaded lights, ami Chinese lanterns. The stage was for the timu being a drawingiooin for the clmpeVones, Lady .Vimllay, Mesdaines A. Ulair, C. Karlei V. liwid, and D. M. Findlny, It was most eomfortable, and was artistically arranged with bowls of (lowers, Hags, and palms. A number of the gentlemen wore Ilannels, and appreciated the comfort o[ them; indeed some said they would go much oftener to daiices it they were allowed to dress so comfortably. Numbers of pretty girls in dainty frocks and all gay suggested to Sir John I'indlay a "garden of tulips." Several of .the soldiers who returned by tho Mororata were present, and some also came from Lowry liny Convalescent Home. Girls allotted dances to soldiers or sat them out with returned soldiers who did not dance, so that they might have as cheerful a, time as anyone. The V.A.D.'s from the Lowry Hospital were present in uniform. The verandah nnd entrance were very cleverly arranged for sitting out, and were nicely decorated also' with Hags and evergreens. Halfway throu"h Sir John Findlay made a delightful little speech. On behalf of'those who were enjoying themselves, he wished to tender to Mrs. Coull and her daughters their very best thanks for the delightful danco arranged in a very excellent cause. Everyone know that the proceeds were to be given to the Eeturned Soldiers' Club, for the benefit of men who had, gone out to light and had left us their everlasting debtors. Ho also Kaid that Dr. Johnson had stated that tho three hardest things to manage were a refractory w.ife, to lead the House of Commons, and lo lead an army in battle but that he considered harder than nil these was to organise a dance at Day's Bay. This had been successfully done, and he would ask them all to express by acclamation their thanks to Mrs. Coull. A very generous supper was supplied, the tables being decorated with asters and heliotrope, shading from purplfc 'to the palest heliotrope. Cowley's orchestra provided excellent music, and extras were played by Miss Marks and Mr. roster. Mrs. Coull wishes to thank Mesdame.s Partridge, Elvin, Oakley, Kobiiison, Ishp.vwood, and Misses Marks and Findlay for helping with Hit slipperj also all those who motored the soldiers to nnd from the dance. After supper there was a .sale of home-made cakes to swell the fund. W the dance Mrs. Coull wore a pretty black net-evening gown; Miss Wiunus Coull wore dainty shell pink georgette with an overdress of cream lor* and a sash of tho pink; and Miss Dons Coull wa- in soft, cream net over champagne silk. Among those present were: Misses Wolff (Australia), Hall-Thompson, Tripe, Fuller, Russell, A.,nnd J. Duncan, Mon6O;i. H. Blder, J. Wright, M. Ward, IS. Earle' C'lnrke-Johnston, D. Kirker,' Captain 'Downey. Corporal Downey, Messrs. J Kristed. .Murdoch, Cuull. Foster, blomnn, "Ward, Berry. M'Andrew, Parry, Do (■astro, Gamble, Russell, Myers, Gas(■oync, Millwnvd. Henry, Marks, ami very liii'inv others. Shortly before midnight (lie oven'ing dosed with the. singing ot the Rational Anthem. Protection of Women ard Children. A meeting' of the committee of the Society ior the' Protection of Women and Children was'held' in the roums, Willis SI met, on March 11.. Lady Stout presidin». • Present were Alesdaines A. K. Atkinson, A. Hpby, G. .Ponsonby, Chap- | man, and J)r. Ada Patterson. Apolo;:y for absence from Mrs. Chatfiekl was re-, wived. A niinilior of cascjj were reported and are being ul tended to. Others wore satisfactorily settled. Several children had been removed from undesij-able .■iiirioundin?s. The followin/; suli.wriptioiis , wern ac-fcnov,-lpilj:cil wilh !hanks:—Col. G.F.C., !os.; Miss Holmes, Ilk; Gear .Meat Co.. 10s.; Mrs H.' D. Crawford, 103.; Miss •\ .M. (.iirenwood, f*.; Jlrs.-T. A. liieli-iwd.'-on. j.-.; Mi's Dodsw-11, iii.; M'l.enf!, Weir 'and Tlopkirk,- as;'; -Mrs. do li. Brandon, 55.; Air. Ji. A. M. Smith, £i ■M.; tin. Eichilbaiiin, 10s.; Mrs. 1 , .; "leckie, 0.-;.

: NEW ZEALANDEES ABROAD i ' London, January L'. '< Lieutenant Jarvis, 1Mf.1?., (ii (jlirist- ' uluiruli has been in .Ireland. Captain ;• ntl Mrs. Oavies, of Levin, have. : teen up from Torquay.. .Lieutenant \Y. M. l>. (Jardiicr, K.-VU., of Auckland, lias linen.in Yorkshire Dr. ill. A. lilajr, .who has 1.-ecn serving with the K.A.M.C., is in ixuidnii. . Captain S. G. Trail, ii.A.M.C, and Mrs. Trail, of Fairlie, art iii Edinburgh, Mr. Godfrey■ Turner lias had several articles in the "Daily News" this week. Second■ Lieutenant Maurice Chapman,' JiXF., of Christchurch. is at Whcutley, Mr.' Alec Sterndale, of'Timaru, who is : irilh the Tanks, is in an 0.C.8. at Win- I / chwter. ' • ' ~„,.' Servant and Mrs. jlofitsoiniTie lripo,. of Blenheim; have boon in Lniidun fruiir Andover. ■ ■ I,ieiifMin«t B. E. Camnston, K.ft.K., of Welli-'iffton, who is on ILM.S. Dolplun !;,■"■ been in London. Lieutenant H. W. Spencc, of Wellington. ivho has been iDi'ving with I lie Bor- i der Bepimeiit, is in London. -. | Cantain G. Avcy, NX Infantry, who has been a prisoner of war in Germany, has reached England. Mr. J. It. Dennistoii, of Christchurai, and late of King Edward's Howe, is at fil Park Mansions, S..W. Captain B. Tl. Tiviiißstone, of Christclmfcli. who has been serving with a Stafford regiment, is at present in Lon Captain H. B Sievwright. of Wnllius- ■ ton, who has bsea staying at the Ti.A.C, is , returning to New Zealand in February. Mr. W. H. B. Biickhurst, of Christ. church, and Mr. J. K«en Maclaren, who are in the W.A.l'',, arc at Jesus College, Oxford. Captoin and Mrs. Maurice Tell, of Christ's College, Christehurch, are jn London. Their address is 11 The Grovt,. Boltons, S.W. Kneineer S.-Tiieutcnaiit C. Maedonnld, ILN.R., of Auckland, who is on the vitor and Eniineer S.-Tiieiitcnant A. Mac donald, E.N.1?., late JM.F.A.. of Dunediu, wpi'f in London la«l; wee!;. Mrs.-Meldrum, of Hunterville, wife of j Brigadier-General Meldrum, who has l>een commanding the N.Z. Mounted troops in Palestine, is nf No. 2 C'arlton Hotel, Bedford Place, W.C.

T>>\ and Jfre. Jl.'Naitghtoii, England, anil Dr. and Mrs.' Lynch, Suva, an "•non"-il rfcent arrivals in Auckland, as urn also Mr. and JU-s. M. n. Scott, nf Snu Francisco; 3'r. and Mrs. H. r. Eeld.i. of Cleveland. T'..S'.A.; 3fr. and ■Mrs. Ij. A. Williams, of Monlreal; Mr. ami Miv. 1). Lelmianii, of New York; and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ruldsadd, of San Franciseo. "\ Jlrs. Koli'eston'.-J Course of Faee Massage Treatment at Home has wade many friends by its successful results.. Tho 'Course cover, , ' full Ihree months' treatment, and includes all' necessary preparations, together with a set of massnito cups. The cost is 16s. (id., lilus Is. poslago. to any address.. 3lrs. Kolle.ston, iSG 'Lambton Quay, Wsllin*lon.-A.dvt. Stop hair falliiiK and start a % new healthy growth. Miss Ifilsom declares such can be accomnlished in one wed;. Fir'lly one scientific treatment at her rooms. Secondly, hair cropped in severe rases, not shaved. Thirdly, apply special Hair Food and Tonic. Used as directed the result will astound you. Miss-Mil-j sons. Hair and Puce Specialist, 94 Willis Street. Tlions BU.-Advt. ..' | Siiporllnmw Hsir Removed Instantly.— "Riismn," the I'cgistorcd and Kuaranteed Pupcr/lnoiis Hair destroyer, will render your skin clear mid smooth after the initial application. No afler-marks-rwsitivoly ihe most efficacious and lnstiu!r/realment known to science. Call for fre'o personal treatment. Mrs. ITulleii, Beauty Specialist, Dept. 1").. Courtenay Place' Tram Terminus. 'Phone 10-17.— Advt.

As a Ijirtliday reinoinbraneo one of our baskets or posies of beautiful (lowers -vyi 11 convoy more- sentiinont Uian anything else oiie could pive." Mi.'.s Murray, Vice Kegal Florist. Willis Street, "Wellington. -Advt.

Yes, we're Boys' Hatters.—Seo our Gaberdine Cups at -Is. Oil.; Black mid While CllPck at 3s. fld.; ami Vimanins, from 3s. id. 6eo. Foirlds, Ltd.—Advt.