WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 9, 6 October 1919, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS GF INTEREST FROM FAS AND HBA&

; (By Imogen.).

SOCJAL AND PERSONAL Darlington- Education Committee lias taken n novel step in the appointment of a phrenologist to exainino school children and to advise as to their .abilities and future. On the basis of this examination is founded a scheme ofpsychology. According to the Darlington expert it is possible, from an 'examination of the cranium, to deduct the personal history;""general character, and temperamental factors, and therefore to be nblo to state what vocation .a■: child should tako upland what kind of school treatment will lead to the desired-goal. The first thing.that a visitor/ from overseas 'should do after he succeeds in getting accommodation in London'.: is 'to make .arrangements for his departure home (states a London correspondent). Unless he does so, he will find his departure delayed -far beyond his intentions, for nil the available' berths of steamers leaving England for any port are booked up for weeks ahead. •". The passenger- accommodation is limited owing to the necessity of transporting.thousands of troops to their respective; countries. As a result of the • insufficiency of. berths for-passengers, a profitable trade has developed in tho. sale of berths. Enterprising persons secure berths and then advertise them for sale to those who, for business or personal reasons, cannot wait their turn ■at tho shipping companies' offices.- The-amount of busi-1 l'.oss done in this way is limited, ni shipping companies do not look favourably on the transfer of-tickets; Tho passport regulations . also hamper tho traffic-; iii berths,' as each passport contains a description of'-tho person to whom it was issued, and tho (hipping companies will not issue tickets to peoploMvho are unable'to produce-their passports. .Nurse Carrie- Joilesy -who. recently re- . turned froin Mesopotamia, is visiting Masterton. , < WliaTwas probably (lie final of'iMiss Borlase's assembly dances was hold in tho Goring Street Hall on Saturday evening. ■ These dances have always been very much appreciated, tho more 'so as they were for some' time almost thd'only ' gaieties for tho many, young girls whose "coming out" had been postponed. Although there, have Jjeen many dances, this winter those retained much of their popularity, and no doubt there will be many who will regret their cessation for the - timo being. The hall'l.ad been prettily decorated,., and the -.supper tables:were . arranged with,' spring flowers. The committee assisting 'Miss Borlaso consisted of Jhe Misses' Ballin'ger, Cracroft, Grace, ' Hawkins, lunnear, A. Matthews, Mead, Ritchie, .Staples, .and Tnrton. .

The wedding took plaie in the Lansdowne Church. Mastertou, of MissJeanie Valeria M'Kenzie, fifth daughter of Jlr; and Mrs. Donald Jl'Kenzic, of Woodlaiidsj to' ''Mv. Jam»s Duncan Crozier, fifth son of the' late Mi-, and Mrs. W. Crozier, of Otago. The Bev. T. Ifalliday performed the ceremony, and Miss Miller played appropriate music. Tho .bride, who wasgp-eii' away by her father, wore a gown of'ivory duchess moiisseline, hand embroidered, uiut'triuimed with pearls. Her veil was fastened with orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of white flowers..- Miss Belle M'Jveuzie attended her sister as bridesmaid, and wore a frock of whito crepe de chine, embroidered iii palest pink and blue, with a shellpink hat trimmed with tiny pink and .blue.-flowers.." Her bouquet was of whito" and'pink flowers. Mr. Owen Welch wasbest man. Both bridegroom and best man.were for some time prisoners in Uoqnauy.

, I'was. rather interested to read'somewhere '■•that Hugh' WalpoJe,- the novelist, Was in New Zealand, .ttates a writer in the' "British Atistrala.iian." Now I como to-think- of-it-tho hero of one of his .novels, "Tho Wooden Horse," .was a'' New-Zealander. This'in a compliment which all' Australasian-born novelists do not remember to pay to the codntry of -_.tl.eir birth. Mrs. Humphry-Ward, for instance, born in Tasmania, is the most English of English writers, and nothing >n her books would lead ;ou'to supposo she had ever,heard of any place so far from tho hub of the nniverso as Australasia. Elizabeth, of Germa(i garden fame, is another who has forgotten us. She could have written faicinating stories of her native Sydney instead of devoting all her talents.to • Germany, England, and America. . Thoro was a time when Australia and New - Zealand were not considered paying .backgrounds for fiction, but probably the war will.have altered n\l that, so perhaps we j-hall have an "Elizabeth ami.her Sydney Garden" yet.

The appointment of so many women doctors among tho high oMcials of the Ministry of Health ■ must gladden tho shades of great woiueu like Dr. JexBlnko and Mrs. Garrett Anderson, states a London writer. Other women' were undermining the entrenchments of the male while they wove making the frontal attack, and now a flood:of young women is pouring through the breach and will be bursting on the world.as fully qualified doctors within 11 year,or two. Tho opening of' so many oilwinl posts has made the profession attractive to many women who are not even .'7 yet hardy enough to faeo the.-trials. of a general practitioner's life. A generation hence we.shall be.wondering.. why ever wo allowed men to doctor women and children instead of leaving it to the women doctors.

At a Nuptial Mass Celebrated by the Rev. Father Kimbell, S.M.,'at St. Francis Church, Island Bay, Mr. James B. Lavin, fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P.- Lavin, was married to Miss Lavinia Alico (Vina) Morgan, elder daughter of Mr. an(l .Mrs. Alee Morgan. The bride, .\-ho was given away by'.her father, wore a gown of ivory orefje de chine with overdress of georgette and court train, lined with shell-pink;, sho carried a beautiful shower bouquet of orange blossom and maidenhair fern. ..Tho'bridal'veil, and wreath of orango -■■ b10550m..... worn by ; the bride were - those, worn by her mother on her wedding day. The bridesmaid. Miss.' Teresa Lavin, sister of the bridegroom, wore a. frock of pale lime-coloured,silk, with overdress of silk net, and largo while lace hat with touches of lime-coloured silk, and carried a bou-. ciuct of freesias arid ferns. The -, littlo lioiver-girl, Lyndsay Greig, woro a frock of shadow-laco with empire sash of pink, a butterfly-cap, with touches of pink, and carried >a basket of pink and white'flowers'. • The page,..littlo Rowland Lavin, was in.a.white satin 'Varsity suit. Mr. J. V. Lavin was best man and Sergeant Lavin tho groomsman. N - Tho' bride's mother wore a. costume of tobacco-brown silk with hat to match, and carried a bouquet of golden-tinted flowers and ferns; tho bridegroom's mother wore a costume of black silk with a black bat, and carried a bouquet of old gold primroses. A choir' from the Convent ofUho Sacred Heart sang the hymns, the brido being an old girl of that convent. Miss O'Neill played the "Wedding March." -A reception was held by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan at Island Bay House. Tho brido's travelling costume was of saxe-bhic garboidinc, with black hat and j furs. Mr. and Mrs. Lavin left by motorcar for the. north. Their future home will bo in Christchurch.

On Saturday orouing at St. Thomns's Hnll, Newtown, u very pleasant tlanco was held''to augment the funds of tho St. Thomas's Cricket Club. About 7f> couples attended, lintl a. reost enjoyable evening was spent. Tlw chaperones wero Mcsdames Alexander, Ifaber, Grenside, Lawrence, and Tindu.ll. The arrangements for tho event were in tho hands of a strong .committee of St. Thomas's old boys, who carried out somii very line, decorations, per liiodiuni of flag!: and streamers of. the clubV; colours (yellow and blue). Sir. H. "Whiteman wafi at tho piano, while Miss lipid assisted withoxtras. Tho M.C.'s wero Messrs. L. iVitensidsi and n\ eusESftSsi',

A Weddinn at Auckland, jj In describing the wedding of Mr. Clutha | Mackenzie, youngest eon qf Sir Thomas | Mackenzie, K.C.M.G., High Commissioner, | for New Zealand in London, and Lady | Mackenzie, to Miss Doris Sawyer, young- 8 est daughter of Mr. Harcourt Sawyer, 23 of- Springhill, Windsor Forest, London, H tho Auckland "Star" states that the | ceremony at St. Mary's Cathedral was i an exceedingly picturesque one. \lho | bride wore a simple gown of whito union, »j hand-embroidered with silver leaves, over a n t'oumkvtion of silk,- made with tunic 0 effect with pointed panels at-each side, Si ending with rich crystal tassels and short, square cape panel, draped from the shoulders,' richly-embroidered, and finished with crystal-fringe. The cor- . sago was swathed and finished with a > spray of orange blossom at tho waist, I worn' with an accordcon-plcatcd skirt of 1 white, ninon made in the longer mode. 1 Tho heavy net veil, which was .especially beautiful, was worn caught into a cap ot rich Brussels point lace, which also edged tho whole veil, and is. an heirloom in the bride's family'.' The whole was finished with a wreath of orange blossom. With this the bride wore a necklace of pearls,' the gift of'her father. She carried a beautiful, slioivor bouquet made of white flowers, amongst which was. . one remarkable perfectly; white orchid,, locally grown, remarkable in that-it was without the .touch of .yellow winch usually distinguishes theso powers. The two little'daughters of Dr. Kenneth Mac-, kenzie,-' Fiona and Ruth, acted as bridesmaids, and were dressed ih pretty simple frocks of blue and white and white and pink, with sashes of pink and white, and leghorn hats, and carried baskets of pink and white flowers.. Paymaster Lieutenant E.'D. Guinness supported tho bridegroom as best man. The church was filled to the utmost, arid there, was a largo crowd outside. Mr. Mackenzie has made many (friends, and those in the church were but a small representa- i five gathering of those whose .ndmira- j lion and esteem he has gained. The at- I tendance at the function of Lord Jem- I coe and some-'twoatynve officers of his, 1 staff, representing quarter-deck,- gunroom, and-■warrant•officers of the battle- ; ship, was another striking tribute, to the 1 famous New ■ Zealand soldier. I 1 The ceremony was performed by - the I chaplain of the New Zealand, _ the Rev-. I Thomas Crick. During tho service, which I was fully choral, the two hymns,. Now I and Forever, God- of lLove," and 0 I Perfect Love," were -sung. On' leaving tho church the bndc and bridegroom passed between., the ranks of a. guard of honour formed of officers from tho New Zealand.' .The two little i bridesmaids strewedpink and, v;lnte flow- \ ers before the happy couple as they left the church. . [ The Labour-Saving. House. Will' peace bring ns the labour-saving house?'(asks Mrs.• C. S. Peel in the I London "Daily Mail").- War, the high price of living, and tho shortage ot labour'which it entails have taught us, and in no pleasant fashion, what wo were 'beginning to realise, namely, that half tho work which is, done in ouj houses is unnecessary work. In the year, of peace we' read of a great electric power schemo which should cheapen cur- ' rent so that it may become the poor man's servant. We allow, ourselves to think'of the atmosphere of towns unspoiled by smoke, of houses from which coal is eliminated, and with it the cleaning of ranges and -flues' and grates and fireirons. No longer will sleepy girls grovel in dark cellars- filling coal-boxes, • ami then haul them laboriously up and down stairs. No longer shall wo spend hoiirs in removing dirt which never need have been there. We dream of lifts and electrically-driven machinery for polish-, ing and brushing, or hot water obtainable 'with 1 no more trouble than tho,turning of ia tap. AH Hie -hard, duty work of bur houses will -'vanish as at tho touch of a magician. The labour-saving house—the home in which women aro not,- always toiling, but in which they may enjoy rest and recreation, ns well as - work. The house which, because it-is intelligently planned, may bo far better kept and yet permit the housewife leisure in, which to play her part in. the outside world, and'by so doing sharpen her intelligence and'widen her sympathies, until sho becomes companion as well as wife and mother of her children's minds as' well as of their bodies. If peace brings such homes the ghastly lesson of war will' not have been learned , in vain.