WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 303, 18 September 1919, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAB ANB HBAR,

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL At tho matinee on- Friday afternoon in connection with tho Freo Kindergarten art union the prograauso will consist of songs by tho popular artist Miss Ann Sullivan, and favourite dances from Mrs. J. Hannah mid Miss Campbell's 'beautiful danco play, ("The Three Doors." Misses N. Phipson, H. Hanlwicke, ana J. Julian will perform the Clothes Horse ballet, and other items will ba the Fairies' Dance, from "Midsummer's Night Dream," by N. Phipson, Spanish dance by H. Hardwicke, skipping rope dance by J. Julian, Irish jig by Z. Carrol, Russian dance by K. Hoyle, and toe dance by E. Dick. Air. and Mrs. Fanning, o£ St. Asaph Street, Linwood, Chrisblmrch, have received advice that their daughter, SubMatron Rose Banning, is returning to tho Dominion by the Adolph Woermann, due on September 28. Sub-Matron Fanning.left for the war zone on April i, 1915, and was attached to the No. 1 New Zealand .Hospital in Egypt for two years. Later s'ho was dispatched to England, and was appointed to Brockonhurst Hospital, of which she was given the position subse.quently of sub-matron. Sub-Matron Fanning, who, prior to leaving for the war, was for seven years on the staff of the Christchurcli Hospital, latterly a.s operating theatre sister, w\s decorated during her period ofwur servico with tho Royal Red Cross. Miss Rita Gibeon'iUid. Miss Hopo Wood (Christchurch) are visiting Wellington. • . Mrs. Hawkins (Christchurch) is visiting Wellington. Another of the dances organised by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy Leagne for I the sailors of H.QI.S. New Zealand was held in tho Concert Chamber last evening, and was very well attended. Again, as, oi\ the previous nig'at, dancing was entered into with much keenness, and many past acquaintances renewed. Another dance Willi be held t'ais evening.

The wedding took place at Trinity Methodist Church, Hapie.r, of Miss Rose Evelyne Curran, Becunrt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cm-ran, of Taradale, to Mr Randolph Webb, second Eon of the late Mr. John Webl>, of Sheffield, England. The Rev.'T. R. Richards, officiated. ■ Mrs. Pennythorn and .Sister Lalla Miller, both daughters of Mrs. M. R. Miller, of Nnnier, returned to New Zealand by the BUenpa. Mrs. Pennythorn has been engaged iu voluntary work in Uzyjjt, and Sister Lalla Miller had been hdpiiiff nt the Nw Zealand.. Y.M.C.A. in Ismailia. Before leaving for tlie Dominion, she was presented by tlin men of the Now Zealand camp with an Egyptian bowl, as a .token of their appreciation of her aervicM, and her sister, Mrs. Pennythorn, was the priest of honour at a dance given us a farowcll by the ol'icers before she left. Mrs. C. S'nattky (Hastings) lias come to Wellington to meet her daughter, Misq Deris Shattky, who is nlaying principal boy in "Goody Two Shoos," under the 6tago name of "Dorothy Hastings." Among engagements recently announced i" Great Britain were those, of Cnptain W. Benweill. R.N.. to Miss Ohorlotto Dinneen. of Reinueva (N.Z.), and Lieut.OV.lonel Edwyn Hayward, of Adelaide, to, Mi*? Eileen Buseell, nf Prince's Gate, K.W., and lnte o! , Wellington (N.Z.) States the "British Australasian" of July 10). An "fl't'liome" in connection wdfi Hie Women's Christian TwDercinro Union was sivii by Mrs. f'olliii-i.'of Sydney Street, Periwo. yesjer<l.ay'-n.fterjioon. Mrs. Ashby provided. 'Amnnsr fliD'o' present w>rc the ttev. P. J. Marshal! and Mr.. Huntor (official orfnnisw , of the prohibition narty for tho FTiitt electorate), Burin;* the afternoon -Mrs. Ashhy read a nailer and Mrs. Wallstrom gave a recitation.

Sain of Work and War Trophies Exhibition, ' • i Yesterday afternoon a sale of work orpinised by the Lailios' Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A, was opened in the association's building in Willis Street by Mr. Browne [or tho benefit of the renovation fund of the association, as well as for the upkeep of" the buildhig. A speech suitable (to the occasion war made by Mr.Browne, n-lio was followed by Mr. C. M. Luke und Mr. Hay, the, latter making special referenco to tho interesting exhibition of souvenirs and war trophies which, was held in connection with tho sale in one of the upstairs moms. Mr, Hay also spoke of tho work' for ttho association done 'by the ladies, who hud been eo ready to help at all times. The stalls were arranged in the entrance hall, «iud their contents inado an excellent display, -:he flowers in particti-. lar being very "beautiful. In charge were ■ tho followingi—Seiyinij, Mesdames Montague, Fossotte, GiesCjn; eweets, Mrs. Wright,- Mis? Ilatdi; flowers, Mrs. and Miss Hurley; cakus and produce, Mesdames Dunne, Smcdlcy, Ealph, Knowles* Piper, and Miss Findlay; tea, Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Lindsay; surprise packets, Miss N. Greigg. ' The exhibition of souvenirs and war trophies in the upstairs rooms was roost interesting, particularly that section showing the work done by Now. Zealand soldiers in the Y.M.C.A. educational workshops at Hom-j. Beautifully ■executed carving ftnd .woodwork of all 'lands, sketches in water -colours; beaten bronze and enamelled work'.(including : a very handsomely niouribxl mirror); embroidered work, which many women would find it hard to. surpass, raffia mats, baskets, and various other kinds of vocational work woro.to be soen. Of very great interest among tho eouveriirs of tho war were somo of the soldiers' publications and a collection of pen and ink sketches, many of them very cleverly done indeed, as well as several maps and field orders printed by the. New Zealand Division's own printing press at the front. Tho war trophies also were of great interest and variety, and included specimens of the paper garments made by the Germans, a, New-Zealand flfig. made by a, German woman, several of shell cases, knapsacks, water bottles, a wooden bicycle, pedal devoid of rubber (showing the shortago of that material in Germany), and many'other valuablo curios. This exhibition will bo open during the remainder of .the week. Sale of Famous Jewels. There havo been some very interesting sales of jewellery lately in London, which have caused a hugo amount of money to chango hands, states a London correspondent. It seems to hnvo become almost, an epidemic now among members of old and aristocratic families to sell their jewels in order to raise money for ordinary everyday living. Hecently, at Christie's, neariy a quarter of a million was secured in a day by" tho sale of iowels that worn the property of wellknown and aristou-ati; ladies. Very often these gems are sol] eimply as "the property of a lady" or "the property of a gentleman," with no reference to actual names, but there was ono lot among it recent collection that interested me specially, as it was stated to bo the property of Ladv Ottoline Morrdl. / It was a necklace of iiity-soven pearls and fetched about £2000. It had formed a part of the French Crown jewels which were sold in May, 1887. Lady Bolsover purchased this particular string of pearls and presented theni some years later to her daughter, Lady Ottoline, who is tuo sister of the Duko of Portland, and who married about fifteen years ago a wellknown London physician. Lady Ottolino was at ono time quite a famous figuro in fashionable artistic and Bohemian, circles in London. She and her husband had a. beautiful -house in Cheyno Walk. Chelsea, and also a placo in Surrov. where they entertained largely. One of their most frequent visitors was the lute' Charles Cornier, the artist, who was known both in Franco and England bv tho sobriquet of "the English Wattoau." Under tho stately trees of this country parkland Cornier used to paint Home of his most famous groups which ho' utilised on silken fans and panels. Ladv Ottoline was usually a central figure in those rather fantastic harmonies of colour and outline,

India and its People, One of tlio most interesting things that can possibly fall one's way is u. visit to tbo tust, aud those fortunate people who are able to go there are mucli to be envied. Miss Mnrjorie Nicholls has recently returned to Wellington from a visit to India and Ceylon, and much that was interesting in' regard to IndiaJi affairs was gleaned i)i the course of a brief talk with her yesterday afternoon. Quito a considerable amount of her time was spent in the Hill country, much of it at Nainai Tol, a place tliat she described as being very beautiful with ite wonderful flowering trees and the richly vivid colouring that seems to bo so characteristic a feature of Indian scenery.Questioned as to the state of unrest existing in India, Miss Nicholls 6aid that two days after she loft Calcutta on her return to New Zealand there was an outbreak on the part of the natives which caused a good <leal of trouble, und some littlo timo before that a serious neinn had taken place in Lahore, when it was estimated that about IjOOO natives must have been shot down. Delhi also who the scene of , further trouble, and slio was not able to visit the city on that account. Unrest appeared to be seething in many places, and it was felt that unless something were done anything might happen at any time. In regard to what that eomothing should be there seemed to be divided opinions, and the Moiifcagne-Chelmsford Bill did not appear to ba enthusiastically endorsed by eonio of tho Anglo-Indian residents. The a\ferige English miwi or woman with no particular responsibility resting upon hie or her shoulders did not care very much wliat was done, as life in India was in most cases only for a ■term of years, but on the other hand the men upon whose shoulders rested the burdens of authority were exceedingly hard-working, self-sac-rificing, and oonecieutious. ''They wore tho finest type that any country could be represented by/' said Miss Nicholle. In discussing the question of self-gov-ernment for India it was pointed out that ono of the great difficulties with which this question was confronted was the great number of different races and different castes that existed in that country, "For instance, the Hill tribes are absolutely different in type, in mentality, in oustoins to the Indians further south and west, and these again different according to the. provinces in which thoy lived. Then again there wore tho different religions to further complicate the matter, while, the fact that tho Indians do not as a, rulo stand by each other is a decided weakness to their cause. The Eowlatt Bills had been the cause of considerable trouble . amongst the native population, as authority was placed in the hands of the native police to searoh their houses wherever sedition was euspected, and this the people feared and resonted to a great degree us tho police terrorised them and sometimes stole their valuables. While Miss Nicholls was up in the Hills at Naiiwu Tol, Peace Day was celebrated, but no one felt it an auspicious occasion as the trouble with Afghanistan had occurred and people were wondering how far hostilities would extend and what might happen before thoy were ended. •• Ceylon, beautiful though, it was, was hardly so characteristically Eastern as was India. The natives wero more sophiscated than those she saw in India and there was a more cosmopolitan atmosphero, apart from those places etui to bo found that were purely Oriental in every detail.

SCENE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

WOMEN AND THE RUSSIAN WAR. The debate on the- new National' Insurance Bill iu the House of Commons w<l3 interrupted by an extraordinary scene (saye an-Jilnglish writer). Protests against the dispatch of British troops to Russia wore made u'om the Strangers' Gallery by two women; who, with a malo sympathiser, had to b» ioroibly ejected; and the eittin ß was temporarily suspended while, amidst great excitement, the gallery was cleared by the. Speakers orders. , _. It was about half-past seven, and Sir A. Warreii was addressing the House, when a middle-aged woman sitting in the front row of the gallery rose to her feet and mado her protest in a loud voice,' "Tho war is over," sho cried, and there is no need to send nion to Russia." An attendant at onco hurried .to where she was standing,'and as sho refused to desist, put one baud ovor her mouth in order to 'silence her. Other attendants ronuosted her to leave, but she declined to do so, and struggled hard to make hereelf hoard. , „ She was'accordingly Rustled towards tho stairway, shouting as sho went, I protest," eho shouted in fl. shrill voice, 'Vainst my eon being sent to fight 111 Russia." In the end she was earned bodily outside, the other occupants ot the gallery rising jn a body to witness tlio «mawng spectacle. At this juncture a man roso and callecJ attontion to the treatment the woman was receiving. Hβ was promptly told by another man to "shut up," and trom tins the two camii to blo*s. Amidst ones of "Turn them out" the sepnrated tho combatants, who were liujuced to leave the Chamber, hut no sooner- had they done so than, there was a ircsh disturbance. , , , , Another woman was observed to/bo on her f°"t and pointing a denunciatory finger at the dumbfounded membera be«'Wo don't wont you-," she exclaimed. "You «ro useless. Some men are wicked, nnd eoine men are '.' "Clear the gallery," sternly ordered tho Speaker. ■ ~ , , But for the momont this could not be done Tho woman continued to gesticulate wildly-and to denounce the wickedness of members cenorally. The Speaker again «avo the order for tho gallery to bo cleaved, and the woman was carried out in a diminuendo of declamation. For a few minute nobody seemed to know what to do. The debate had, of ■ course, been automatically suspended, and members were absorbed in watcmiw ' events upstairs. - With the tlepartu/i'e ct those who had created tho disturbance quiet was restored, and those remaining ; in the gallery appeared desirous of set- i tling down into their places once more. Tho attendants, however, obedient to tlie Sneaker's command, went quickly round and told, them to leave, which they proceeded to do in an orderly niauncr. ;