WOMAN'S WORLD.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mjss Dowdeswell, who has been at Nurse Lucas's hospital for the last month, has now sufficiently recovered to return to her home ii) -Mauley Terrace. Iu connection with the appeal which wae made on Friday for the Returned Soldiers' Club, which raised an amount eoniowhat exceeding JOT, the following , approximate amounts were realised by the different stalls:—Women's National Reserve (two stalls) ;CI3G, to which has to br. added JMG made by the Jlatailiii and Kilbirnio branches; Northland Stall, '■: Mee's Corner, £3S; St. John Ambulance Brigade, Overseas, Woodwarjl I-itreet corner, XHi, with au additional amount of ; received from the Ngaroma Cit«iue.t Club; Victoria League and -Thorndon workers, Kirkcaldio and Slliins, X 55; Y.W.C.A. (Post Office), .£124; Spinsters' -Club,',£s9; Citizens' Service League, Mercer Street, £06; Lower iiutt■ Patriotic league. Bpulcott Street corner. J.'2B; The Terraces' Red Cross ■ workers, .C12O; Liverpool Fund workers, Courteuay Place, Ml The total from Mrs. Spotswood's stall has yet to be received, also one or two further small slims. The death occurred at her residence, 90 Pirie Street, on Thursday, of au phi colonist, in the person of Jtrs. E. E. Reynolds, wife of Mr. James Reynolds. Mm. Reynolds arrived in New Zealand in the ship Selina in the year 1869, and therefore was a colonist of 50 years' standing. The late Mrs, Reynolds, who was well, known ,, in Canterbury, AVest Coast, Napier, and Auckland, had L-een in indifferent health for some considerable time. She leaves a' widower, two daughters—Mrs. H. J. Ferguson, of Hain- . ilton, and Miss P. M. Reynolds, who has been on active a son, Mr. W. J. H. Reynolds. Tho funeral took place on Saturday afternoon. Waimate people intend erecting a fullsized marble statue to the- memory of the late Dr. Margaret Gruickshank, who died during the influenza . epidemic, through her exertions 'on behalf of other sufferers of the diaease. ( ■ Mrs. Rhodes, of Seattle (U.S.A.), arrived • in Wellington 'last week, on her return from a visit tp the South Island. Dt. and Mrs. Edzar (Hawke's Bay), and Miss Hitchings,. have been making a brief stay in Wellington, en route for tho South Island. j Before tho war flats and houses were so readily obtained that those in search of a homo were apt to be fastidious, statee a* London correspondent. Now so . many thousands of people are vainly searching for houses and flats that worried house agents are putting in the windows of their offices the notice: "No houses or flats to let." Many people are willing to pay a'substantial premium, to get a house. During tho , war the arrival of French and Belgian refugees filled most of the vacant flats and'small. houses, .and they are still occupying them,, as their homes in their own coun- ■ tries are in ruins. Thousands of English girls who were married during the war to sweethearts called to the'colours are. now anxious to set up homes of their own. These things, together with the compulsory suspension of building operations during four years of war, account for the fact that there are no vacant houses or flats. Young married couples who cannot got houses, and cannot afford to buy furniture at present rates, which are three times the rates ruling before • the war, have inundated thb boarding houses, with tho intention of waiting for homes until more houses are built and furniture falls in price. The wedding took place at the Metho- , dist Church, Edgmore Road, Christchurch, of Miss Henrietta L. Oppenheiin, daughter of the late Mr. Oppenheim and Mrs. Oppenheiin, St. Albans, and Private the Rev. J. W. Bayliss, late of Leeston, son of Mr. A. Bayliss, Oakthorpe, England. Chaplain bngg officiated, and Mr. P. Oppanheim, was best man. All three—the' bridegroom, , best man, and chaplain—were'in uniform, lhe bride, who had no bridesmaids, has had four brothers ' at' the', war and two sistors (nurse's). The'future. home of the Rev. Mr. Bayliss aud Mrs., Baylies will be at Millerton, on the AVest Coast. The wedding took'place last week in the Durham Street Church, Chnstcljurch, of Miss Ella Dorothy Nowmau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Newman, of : Chrietchureh, to . Mr. Samuel Morley Parry, a returned eoldier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Parry, North Wales. Miss Doris Thompson was bridesmaid, and the best man was Mr. Lovell-Smith, also a returned soldier. X reception was subsequently held at Broadway's, where Mr. and : Mrs. Charles Newman, grandparents of the bride, had celebrated their golden wedding. Dr. and Mra.-'J.'.Beakes left Wellington last week for Christchurch. Mrs. C. Morice has returned to Wellington from a visit to the West Coast. Miss Elaine AVest is (lie guest of Mrs. L. V. Comerh'eld, Suinner. Mrs."Mackay, Mayoress, of AVaugamii, is visiting Christchurch. Farewell Presentation. Miss Bright, prior to her retirement from the teaching'-profession last month, was farewelled by the stall and pupils of Te Aro School. On tillering the room Miss. Bright was presented by Miss Margaret Barcliam with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, tied with pale pink streamers. After attnrnoou tea, wliich was provided and served by the senior girls, JMsa Bright was made, the iccipient of a. present in tliu shape oIV a silver teapot and hot-water jug. /he presentation was accompanied with musical honours. Mr. Tleuii. iu nuking/ the presentation, said that the position' was a unique one, as Miss Bright hud been for so many years connected with To Aro School.' lie spoke also of her faithful work and' the. good feeling existing between her and all connected with , the school, and wished her much hap vicss in her .well-earned retireaii'tit. Mtss Bright thanked all. nr&seut, ""d especially the parents who had done s> mu'h to help her, and the pupils in the patriotic work. Without that help the school could not have accomplished the work it had done. A very pleasant afternoon was brought to a olose by the singing of the National. Anthem. , The Persisting Seven. The number seven has obtruded itself very remarkably in the anniversaries ot the' present Mayor ot Chriatclnirch (Mr. 11 Holland), in conversation with a representative of the "Lyttclton Times" Mr. Holland remarked tnat his term of seven years as Mayor would terminate on' the seventh (lay of May.. As an instance of the persistence of seven in his career, he added that he was born on the seventh day of the month (December); his wife was born on the seventh day of tho month; they-were engaged on the seventh, married'Oii the seventh, and had ecven children. He had served for seven years as Mayor, and was tO retire on the seventh day of the month. The figureseven 'he added, had also occurred in minor events, for instance, in his leaviu" England on the seventh, borne pt Mr Holland's friends aro interested in. ecei'ii" whether there will bo any happy conjunction of sevens in connecanii with his candidature for the Chrisjchurch South sent iu Parliament, and the general election has only to bo fixed for December 7 (a not unlikely date) to briii" it just seven months after his retirement from tho Mayoralty. ' There is only one way to remove superfluous hair permanently—and that is by Electrolysis. When skilfully dono this treatment is. almost painless. Mrs. ■ Uolleston qualified in London, Paris, and ( \mcrica, and has been most successful in all eases she l.as undertaken. Fee, 10i. per Treatment. Mrs. Rollcston, 2ali Lambton Quay.-Advt. Eastertimo weddings will be made all tho moro attractive with our exquisite bouquets and floral decorations—make a point of earlv ordering! Miss Murray, Vice-Regal • Florist, AVillis Street, AVel- ■ linrrlon,—Advt.
MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAB AND NEAR,
Early Settlers' Gathering, A yery enjoyable Blithering was held by the Early Settlers' Association in Uodber's rooms, in Courtenay Place, on Saturday afterngou. There were about one hundred members present, and Air. J. E. Jcnkinson (president) presided, Kβminiscences of the early days, with their vicissitudes, their dangers and discomforts, were. exchanged among many of those present, and contrasts driuvn between (hose times and these. A brief and enjoyable musical, programme had been arranged, and contributing to it were I'armei , Daysh, Mrs. Moore and Mies Jones with sours, arid Miss Trimm, and Mrs. Morris with recitations. Miss Upham played the accompaniments. A special feature of the afternoon was the singing of Mrs. Parsons, one of "Wellington's favourites, of the early days. It was in ISGII that Mrs. Parsons first came before a Wellington audience, and the sweetness and purity of tone which'had characterised her voice in those- days seemed to have been but little impaired, by the passing of the years. Needless''to nay, Mrs. Parsons met with a very hearty reception. Included in the early settlers present were Mrs. Sidey and Sirs. Langdon Warren, of Bidwill Street. Tho latter was born in 1836 and arrived at Petone four years after, in 1840. An urgent appeal was 'made both by the president, Mr. Jenkinson, and Mr. Edwßrds (the secretarj) for support tor the association, ono of its objects being to establish a fitting memorial to the bravo men and women who had laid, so well and truly, the foundations upon which were built the comfort and nrbsperity of the people of New Zealand tdday. ■ Afternoon tea was handed round, and an interesting and enjoyable afternoon ended with the einging of the, National A.nthem. Several new members joined tho association, and it was announced that another gathering would be' held 6omo time after Easter. .- ■. . Gifts for Soldiers in Hospital. The matron of the hospital acknowledges the following gifts received for the patients in the military ward:— Soldiers' Comforts Guild: Cheque for Xlfl for comforts, cakes, smokes, razors, five cases apples, i cases tomatoes, lynb pillows; Eed Cross Sooiety: Cheque for ■£ii for comforts, car ridc3 (weekly), limb pillows, smoked, etc.; Salvation Army; smokes, handkerchiefs, fruit (weekly supply of.-goods), oranges, fnco-cloths; Y.M.C.A.: tobacco, smokes .(weekly); Rutt Patriotic Guild: eggs; Christian Science Publishing Society: papers and magazines; Mayoress's Fund ,' and Mrs. lloorhouse: cakes and sandwiches; Lady Liverpool; papers,- llwen; Mrs. Hempinn: home-made sweets; Mrs. Fox (Hawkc's Bay); four, cases fruit; "Anonymous': one ca?o lettuce; Mrs. 'Willis: ciibbasres; Mr. Norris, Mrs. Salmon, Miss Caslle, and Mrs. Grewf: "Weekly Press," magazines, papers, books; Mrs. Jennins iHalcombe): woollen scarf; Mrs. J, P Luke: two ewes apples, one ense jam, oh , linen: Miss KennieY scones and jani Mrs. Greon: Gib. cakn; Mrs. liiddjfon and Town Clerk: car iides; Mrs..-Salek dowel's; St. John Ambulance Association hot water-bag covers, slippers, linen treasure-bags, etc.; "Anon.: old linen (.'l!ildrer;i Hospital—St. Mark's Sunda' School: nowers; Wellington College "iris flowers; Highlander Milk Co.: balloons Mrs. Brodie--toys, books, otc. Cliftoi Terrace—Mrs. Rune', Mrs. Holmes, am Eev. A. Eoberston ' Oit;- books nm magazines. .
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