WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 238, 2 July 1919, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

Mr. and Mrs. A, Jeiikinson are visiting Auckland. A recent issuo of « Cairo pnpei' eonNuns tt j. account of a wedding 0 f interest ™ ft number of Dunedin people, in tlmt £ H'ns celebrated between Lieutenant W U. P. M'Keuzie, MX',, an ovd Knox College student, and son of Mr. A. M'Kenssie, of Maitland Street, and Miss Erica Lloyd-Prince, daughter of Mr. Lloydof "KnHwiv," Milehoni, Pouth Australia, ine ceremony took place at M. Marys Church, Kasr-el-Dnbara, ™jor Selwyn, senior chaplain of Cairo, officiating. The bride was given away »y her brother, Lieut. S. Lloyd-Prince 3rd Australian Light Howe liegim-nt' and Captain 11. J. Hunter, A.A., M*C' was best man. Liout. and Mrs. M'Keiizie Wero lo spend n few days in Cairo before D " mas 9 us to join the British i.iGliGi Unit", of whfcli they tiro members. The wedding took place in Carterton of Miss Ella 'Woodley, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Woodley, of Carterton, to Mr. Henvy Ruben Gray Hayes, eldest son of the lato Captain Henry Hayes, of Wellitijlon. Sister Blanche Hiiddleskm. ho has recently returned to, New Zealand, after four years of.active service, is spending a short holiday with her uncle. Mr.'li. B. H'uddleston. of "Beverley," Blenheim. Sister Huddleston went ■ first of all to Samoa, then to England, ivhcro she was 011 'duty at Codford Hospital. Afterwards she went to France, where she qualified as an anaesthetist under the American medical authorities. She saw service witli front line casualty clearing stations on the Sonime and elsewhere in Prance, and has been decorated by the King with the Royal Red Cross in recognition of her services.'' The Christchurch Women's National Deserve has had in the city a city branch, as well as tho headquarters executive. but it has .resulted in overlapping, 60 it has been decided- to disband the city local branch. All work will in future bo concentrated in the central committee: Much regret will be felt at the news of the death ol' Mrs. Victoria IJoso Loughnan, wife of Mr. R. A.'Loughnan, the well-known journalist, who is assist-ant-editor of the "New Zealand Times." Mrs. Loughnan had been in failing health for some time, and passed away at her residenco, 9 Woodward Street, yesterday. Mrs. Loughnan, who belonged to an old Trench family, will be greatly missed by a wido circle of friends, and great sympathy will be felt for Mr. Loughnan in his loss. I

Mrs. Martin (Gisborne) is visiting Wellington. ' Mrs. Martin ns a member of the New Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood spont well over two years doinpr waii work in Egypt, and is now ,11 member of the Gisborne Returned Soldiers' Association, with, of course, the' right to wear the association badge, which is distinguished from that worn by {ho men.'by a tiny red cross on the Uower part of the badge. Miss Jessie King retunied to Wellington. last week, after spending nearly three years in the north.

Mrs. Boden, lion, secretary of tlio Returned 'Soldiers' and Sailors' Hostel Society, acknowledges the following donations and gifts:—Napier Women's National Reserve, suite of furniture; J. Myers and Co., load of firewood; Newtown school children (per Mrs. Parkinson), 10s.; St. John Ambulanco and Overseas Nursing Brigade, ' two cases clothing (per Mrs. Preston); Red Cross, shirts and underclothing; Dannevirke W.N.R., cheque for <£30; per Mrs. J. A. Hannn, .£lO 175., collected at Khandnllah, in which is infludod l!ed Cross donation,,

In tlicconrsc of an interview with the Paris correspondent of the London "Times," Queen Marie if Rumania said, in speaking of problems that confronted her country: "Now wo are faced with ft whole set of new problems. There is the agrarian question, about which I need • not trouble you.' The peasants must hove moro land, and tlio difficulty is to solvo tho land question in such a way that while tho lot of the peasants is improved the corn production of tho country shall not greatly suffer. We have many resources. AVo have a quick-minded, intelligent people, who will now bo iu constant contact with their brethren from beyond tho frontiers. Of all our problems perhaps the greatest is that of education. In this England limy be able to help us. English will become much more generally spoken than it used to be. I hope your country will send us good professors, and especially good-class governesses for c'hildron of the upper and middlo classes. I wonder whether the people of England understand that their governesses, if they are well trained and of the right sort, might do good national work?

"I ant going to England shortly, and hope to bo there two or three weeks. I liopo to arouse the interest of your people in my people, for I feel that I have the right tp speak for my people, both for those in Old Rumania and for those in Transylvania, Bessarabia, and elsowhere, who' aro now united with us. You .English—l can say so, though I, too, am English in. a sense—have a way of regarding distant Continental peoples with a, sort of superior aloofness, lou must really take a serious interest in European affairs, and must see how much your own interests are bound up. with- intelligent appreciation of tho position of othor peoples, whom you. can help to. develop and who aro eager for your assistance."

Tho following remits are to be discussed at the next meeting oftlie Women's National Council'in Auckland: "Statutory provision be made for tho compulsory employment of men who neglect to suport their wives and families, and that the money earned by the men on State farms would be devoted to the maintenance of their families. That better protectionof girls be 'provided by raising tho ago yf consent from 10 to 21, aiul extending the time limit in which information can lie laid for' criminal assault. Also, the abolition of tho power of accused to p'.oad belief in the girl's attainment of the ago of consent as a palliative of an offence against her purity while under that age. That women Justices of the Peace assist where cases of women and children are concerned. That farm colonies be established for the detention of male and femalo sexual degenerates, with a view to their moral and physical regeneration. That moro women inspectors of -factories be appointed and given widei powers to deal with the working conditions."

The Fox-Trot in Auckland. Auckland seems to havo fallen a victim to the fox-trotting craze very badly, and one hoars of fox-trotting parties and (lances being given in many directions. Undoubtedly tlio swing of tho pendulum from the strain and stress of the war timo is carrying people far into tho direction of anything that promises gaiety and movement, antl among tho keenest devotees of the new craze are soldiers and sailors; somo even"outvying the girls themselves iu their enthusiasm for foxtrotting and two-stepping. At "Cargen" (Auckland) it might almost be said that everybody lives for the evening, when fox-trotting begins every night allcr dinner, even before it is over. Tho moment tho orchestra,, which has been playing all dinner time, changes into tho foxtrot, "K-K-K-Katie, Beautiful Katie," first two and then another two steal away to tho further end of tho dining-room where' dances aro held, and, regardless of dessort, coffee, or anything else, give themselves up to the extraordinary fascination of tho music and (Unco till in a little while practically the whole roomful is fox-trotting. Girls in their pretty, fresh, dinner frocks, naval and military officers, civilian men of all nges, nil aro swept into tho throng. The fox-trot, tho modern version of the enchantment of tho Pied Piper, reigns supreme.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NKAK

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

(By Imogen.)

Blue Triangle Homo-service Corps,

Tlve formation ■of the Bluo Trianglo Hoiiie'Service Corps is the very,practical contribution tiiodft by the Y.W.C.A. towards the solution of the evergreen do-Illestic-sOrvlco problem, 6iaten "The Queen." No doubt it will solve, the problem only ill part, but any aid towards that devoutly-to-bc-wishcd consummation will be welcome. Tho mam features of tills venture were outlined by Miss Reynolds, the secretary of the Y.W.C.A. Employment, and Emigration Department, at a meeting'held on April 29. The scheme differs from others v, hich have been suggested in several rei.pecls, the chief being the provision of n residential club for the workers, and of training for younger girls who are ciesirous of tnkim; up domestic vorlc. By means of the Home-service Corps it is hoped to, raise tlie status of household workers by obtaining for them the same conditions as to hours and pay as r-re enjoyed by their sister workers in shops, factories, and offices. IWstels, cr rather residential clubs—the latter name better designates their proposed chiracter—aro to be set up in different centres, where, subject to other special arrangements made with their employers, workers may reside, and where they may receive such preliminary training as may be necessary to enable them to pass the efficiency test which they will be required to (to before being sent out to any employer. These clubs are to be made as happy .u:d homelike as possible, and friends niul relations of both sexes may be intoodined as guesta by members. This should tei'd lo silence t.iie so-often-heard complaint as to the loneliness and genernl cheeriessnass of tho life of tho domestic worker, "lie first of these clulis has boon established .at Swiss, Cottage, Pincblcy Road, where there is accommodation for some forty or fifty workers, who will live there and go out daily to work by the hour as domestic/helpers in Rats and houses in Hie neighbourhood. It is hoped that this club will only be the first <.f 11 any eueli. All engagements will be made brough, and all payments made to, the hostel. The charge' to tho employer will be 10d. per hour. The workers' will receive a fixed weekly wage of oOs. for a veek of forty-eight "hours from the hostel, but £1 of this they will be required to return to cover their board.-lodging, we of uniform, guarantee agunst unemployment, and general club privileges.

Miss Asquith's Wedding, In describing the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Asquith to Prince Bibesco, "The Queen" .states that Westminster has seen many crowds of sightseers on similar occasions, but all paled to insignificance beside that occasioned by the marriage of Miss Elisabeth Asquith. The ceremony was timed for half-past two, following its pictures jue predecessor in the Greek Church, from which, incidentnlly, Princo Bibesco away the narrow gold crowns with their upstanding Greek crosses in front, which had played such an important symbolic part In the ceremony. Long beforo two o'clock, lijwever, overy available scat in St. Margaret's was filled, save flic few reserved for the immediate relatives and for Queen Aloxnndrn. Tho crowd completely filied'the'space usually left between pews and sanctuary, so that a pnssago had to i be forced by Brigadier-General Asquith and his helpers, through which Queen Alexandra could later ■' reach tho seat assigned to her. Mrs. Asquith .was wearing a--gown of liarrowly striped gold and Madonna blue, tho'stripes-reversed in tho under-skirt, and' the tablier tunic falling over it bordered with deep bluo fringe. A girdle of the exquisite bluo-in heavy si,lk with delicate fcraccries of gold thread at tho ends, was loosely knotted at one side, and long, close-fitting f-lecves fell over hands guiltless of gloves. Sho entered by the door besido the sanctuary, thus escaping the crowd in the church; ami was accompanied-by her sister and young son. Queen Alexandra arrived also by the same door, and was conducted by ■ Mrs. Asqnitli to li'er seat, a few minutes beforo tlio arrival of the bride. Queen Alexandra wore, a long cloak of shimmering silver' sequins bordered with • black marabout, her-toque liaviug a puffed , crown of pansy-liiukl'velvet surrounded by irlittering jet. A somewhat audible ejaculation of admiration escaped from thoso near the sanctuary when tho bride appeared leaning oli her 'father's' ami, u figure who might hove stepped from somo rare medieval painting in her gown of fabulous' laco and long, heavy train gleaming with gold and faint opalescent colours. Later, as tho service proceeded, an extraordinarily beautiful picture was presented when bride 'ind bridegroom mounted tho high steps to tho sanctuary, passing along tho dull 'blue Carpet (so hnppily replacing the orthodox rod one for the occasion) to Hie altar. Then .that train was fully seen, held by the tiny page in velvet, the bluo of niountnin distances linking up in his small person tho opalescent beauty of that lovely Venetian brocade, and the bridesmaids' shimmering gold through which tho same blue flashed, phantom-like, with tho weavers' movements. Veils like misty wraiths fell from the deep gold lattice bands pressed low on their brows, with shadod purple grapes falling over the ears, replicas, suvo in colour, of tho bride's head-<lress of latticed pearls with looped orango 'buds at the sides. And tho exquisite' gowns wero completed liy bouquets of orchids, of rare beauty indeed, orchids shaded from purple hardly paler in tone than the grapes, to sprays of pooch-pink so delicato as-to seem white. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Mr. Asquith conducted the Queen through tho sanctuary to sign tho register, Princess Victoria threading her way with Mrs. Asquith through the throng at tho side to join her; and tho formality completed, followed immediately after tho bridesmaids i to the south door, to see the Princo and Princess Antoine Bibesco oft' in their motor, in which two doves nestled con- ' tentedly in the pretty Rumanian custom. Conspicuous in tho congregation was Prince Nicholas of Rumania in tho .horizon-bine uniform, worn also by several members of thu Legation and othel distinguished Rnnmnians present. The Rumanian Minister, M. Misu, was "best man.