WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 114, 7 February 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

IJATTERB OP INTEREST FROM FAB MB BISAE

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Lieutenant-Commander Bourke, Y.C., D.5.0., and Mrs. Bourke-Nclsou, 8.C., are at present in Christchurch.

The engagement is announced in the Christchurch "Press" of Miss Ella Hclmoic;. elder daughter of Mr. and Mi-a George Heluiore, t'cudulton, to Captain N. A. Eattray, Eoyal Irish Fusiliers, only son of Mr. and .Mrs. Charles ltattxay, Dunedin.

Miss Putnam is visiting Christchurch,

Miss Lena van Stavcren lias relumed from a holiday spout in the south.

Mrs. M. Cooke, "Marieda Batten," is the guest of Mrs. Eidgway Dicks, Wadestoivn.

Mrs. E. W. Tate, wife of the Administrator of Samoa, is at present in the AY'iiirarnpa district, but she has been unfortunate enough to contract influenza. The attack is. a mild one, but Mrs. Tate is confined to her home.

Mr. .and Mrs. W. JA Hindson, of Melbourne, who are touring New Zealand, are Staying with Mrs. Hindson's sister, Mrs. Spear, Oriental Bay.

It is rather to bo wondered at that country clubs liave not • developed in New Zealand,. Here the climate is so very suitable for games of all sorts, and men and women—most of them—go in enthusiastically for some form of sport. 11l tho United States and in Canada these clubs are very numerous, and exceedingl- - well patronised. Both men and women ■"may become members, and young— quito young—pcoplo of both sexes. In somo of the Canadian country clubs there is a curious restriction allowing only men to become residential members, but.viii U.S.A. women also have the right. Tho grounds are sufficiently extensive to allow of all outdoor sports, including polo, golf, tennis, croquet, etc., while the building includes ballroom, billiard and card rooms, library, reading room, etc. The members use them freely for tho purpose of entertaining their friends, because, although, there as liere, there'is a dearth of household help, it seems that there is little difficulty in getting a full staff for a club. A good many years ago there was a scheme afoot to purchase laud, and tho building afterwards used as tho Lahmann Health Home at Miramav. and there found a country club. It did not meet with sufficient support, and so came to nothing. Perhaps such an idea might bo more favourably received now.

Miss Jessie Hardy, Wadestown, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Warren, Tomoana, Hawke's Bay.

Mrs. Ernest Crc-=swell, of Suva, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Drewitt, in Wellington.

Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool will inspect the Girl Peace Scouts in Cbrislchurcli to-day. Tho King's troop of Boy Scouts will form a guard of honour, and tho Boy Scouts of the two city districts will form a barricade with their staves around thc.G.P.S. Tho ladies of the Dominion Council will assemble between the guard of bonour and the troops to be inspected, -where they will be introduced to Her Excellency, after she has passed through the guard. After the inspection, and presentations by Her Excellency, she will be presented with the G.P.S. emblem, on behalf of tho girls of the association.

A mcctine of the women's executive of t.ltfi. Red Cross was held'at the Moms, Mei-rcr Street, yesterday morning. Mrs. J. P. Luke presided, and there were also present: Mi*. Moorliousc, Mrs. Blundell, Mrs. Rose. Mrs. Ilerzog, Mrs. B.trltrop, iind the lion', secretary, Miss Sybil Nathan. Tho following . resolution was oassed: "That the workroom at the Ceuoral Depot. S Mercer Street, lie open only nit Tuesdays, unless any special call is made bv the Emergency Committee'." The Visiting ' Conimitee acknowledges with" thanks weekly contributions of flowers for the Trontham Hospital from the Countess of Liverpool, Mrs. Piinly, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. B. Or. Anson, Mrs. Cu'iieroii, Mrs. Meek, and Mrs. Nathan. Further feifts will Jjc most acceptable, and may be left, at the depot, S Mercer Street, on Tuesdays.

Mrs. Ernest Levvy, Hokilika, is visiting Wellington. She pmposes going to Christchurch on Monday.

Mr. Justice Chapman and Mrs. Chapiiian are at present in Auckland.

.Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. Field, who have been on an extended visit to England, have returned to Nelson.

A very successful garden party was ;ield in the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. Kcbliell. Levin, in aid of file building fund for a now Anglican Church. The weather was lovelv. and the large gathering /erv materially helped the funds. Before the party dispersed the Rev. W. F. Grove thanked all who had helped, and /'.n the motion of Messrs. Hobson and Reckeff. a special vote was passed to Mr. and Mrs. Kebbell. Some very clevetsilhouettes )>«• Miss Kebbell were of great interest. • The stalls, etc., were in the hands of the following:-Work Stall: Mosdames Phillips, Tubman and Groves; Tumble Stall: Misses Eyes and Goodbehnrs: Produce.'Stall: Mesdames Beckett, Gorrinie. Ho.bson. and Viekers; Golf: Master Hobson; Croquet: Mrs. Wallace; Weight-guessing: Mr. Kebbell; Silhouetfps. Miss Kebbell; Weight-guessing llnmbh Mr. Hunt.

Mrs.' D. M. Lett and family, formerly fif Mnstcrlon. and now of Sydney, are the uuests of Mrs. David Lett, Coburn Street. Mnsterton.

To Ihe people of llio Rongotea district- the cabled announcement of Eosina Ruckman's marriage is of special interest. She was born at Toikorea, educated at Rongotea school, received her first music lesson from Miss Campion, who is now a. nurse in Armenia, and sang her first. 6one; in the Rongotea Town Hall.

The monthly meeting of the Roval New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held in the socictv's rooms on Thursday. There were nrcscnt; Mrs. Corrigan. tin the chair), Mesdames Tripe. Faris, Pnnsonbv, Earle, Hoskinir. W. Luke, D. Cook, C. Richard-son.-Burd. and Miss Kirkenldie. A donntion of ,E5 was received from the New Zealand AVarehousemcn's Association and a subscription of 10s. from Mrs. Enrlc. Tim. nurse's report for the month of December and January was very satisfactory: 495 visits had been paid to homes and 1003 visits had b"on paid to Ihe rooms bv mothers. There had been no undue amount of illness. The PUnike't nurses had received an invitation to visit the municipal milk depot, and had been verv interested in what they had scon, and had much appreciated the invitation. The nurses placed on record in their report their appreciation of the kindlv hel» that had been given to them bv Miss Barnett during all the time she had been lion, secretary to tho society.

A pretty wedding took place at St. Barnabas 'filmrrh. Opunake, on February ■[. -wlicii Miss Margery Chamber. 1 ?, eklor daughter of Mr. am.l Mrs. W. L. F. Chambers, was married to Mr. Arthur Joseph M'Eldowney. son of Mr. John M'Eldowney, of Wellington. Tlio bride, who was (riven away by her father, wore a beautifully hand-embroidered dross of rream crepe, attain is. The lace veil was an hnirlootn lent by Mr*. S. Foaver. Tt had fir.it been worn in Napoleonic courts. A shower bonciuet of white roses, English clematis, hvaeinths. and candhans was carried. Tim bridesmaid* (Miss Isabel Chambers, and Miw Eileen M'Eldowney) wore periwinkle blue crchc de chino dresses', and large picture hats of burnt straw, trimmed with yellow daisies and blue ribbon, and carried bouquets of blue a"apanthus, montbretia-s. and tiger lilies. ! lhe best man was Mr. Donald Scott, of "Wellinclon, and the groomsman Mr. I.awronci) Chambers. The church was prettily decorated by friends of i.lie bride. Tlie bouquals were, made and presented by Mr. 13. A. Layard, of Pungarehu. After tho ceremony Mrs. Chambers entertained the. guests to afternoon tea at hor home, To Namu Road,

Mrs. Bristcd, Chrislchureh, accompanied by her sou and (laughter, will be the guests of Mrs. C. W. Earlc, Clermont Terrace, next week, as will also Miss Until Simpson. They will later go to Auckland, where Miss Kathleen Busted will compete in the swimming champion-slupt-j

Miss JJollv Bean, Christchurch, is the <ucst of Mrs. E. J. Scddou.

After the World's Convention of the W.0.T.U., Mrs. Lee Cowie purposes going to Scotland to help in. the local option contest, and probably i-.fter that to Japan to the great Sunday School ■Convention to be held in October.

Tho first session of the Y.W.C.A, Conference at Hnywards began on Wednesday morning. After breakfast tho delegates assembled in their various circles, and with their leadnrs had Bible and social study for nil hour. This was followed by an association hour, when Miss Hudson.' National General Secretary for Australasia led a discussion on the aims and policy of the assocation, end Mrs. Albeit ICayc, president of the New Zealand Feild Cqmmittee, emphasised the need of even more earnest (.o-operu-tion and help from tiie local issociation to help in the Dominion Committee in its new work of strengthening the existing Y.W.C.A.'s and of <pcn:ng up clubrooms and hostels in small <oinifr> towns where the need is great. A short training course for secretaries and loaders began yesterday morning, '..hen an address was given by Miss .lean Stevenson on "The Principles cf Leadership.

The monthly committee meeting of t.hs District Nursing Guild of St. John vas held on Monday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. W. JT. S. Muorliousc. There were present: M'isitoiues Mcorhouse (presiding) and Cnrrigwi. Misses iiiieandrew, Kobicson, and Eowley (lion, secretary). Tho nurses' reports showed_that for the months of December and ,"ar.unry. 19 patients were registered, 21 discharged, two were admitted to I ospital, and there was one death. In all, 509 beatments were given by the :iurses either at the office of the guild, 01 tihuznoe Street, or in the patients' own homes. Various diseases were treated, such as: Ulceration, abscess, whitlow, iiemiphlegia, rheumatism, '''heuuiatoid, arthritis, bronchitis, iulluenza. Gifts of soup, puddings, eggs, clothing, and old linen were gratefully yeceivad f:<-m Mesdaines Moorhouse, Corrigan, Wilberfoss, Lady Stout, throe- anonymous donors, lied Cross Society, and donations from Lady Stout, Mrs. Cope.stab-, and Mrs Holmes. The nurses would be very glad of "ifts of clothing and old linen.

Not all men are believers ,in co-educa-tion! The following is an "apprehension," written by "KnlTsi" in the "Saturday Westminster" :-"I saw her yesterday in the Tnvl, be-sandalled and bejuinnered. Unmistakably if was she. Twelve months had not dimmed the brightness of. her expectancy. Tnten.se and eager, gripping her bag of raffia woven bv tho Peasant Arts Fellowship, *slie hurried from side to side, approving the grayness of Exeter, Jesus, and Lincoln. 'How nice of them to be so gray,' sho said. But I turned and hid my face in Brasenose Lane. The Summer Schools had come. Like an inflowing tide they will fill the city. They will foregather in every quadrangle, rhapsodise, in every garden, raise shrill voices in every ancient library. And each and all will wear necklaces'of strange Leads. On mellow afternoon* Nicy will take lea in every cushioned window-seat that looks upon the High. The honeysueklod re cesses of overy backwater will echo to the talo of economic ideals, of social fellowship, of educational reform, of imperial commonwealth, of civics and eugenics, of all tilings woolly and ill-defined. On moony nights they will gather by the score on Magdalen Bridge lo listen to tho bells proclaim the midnight hour. With raised forefingers they will hush each other to silence. And when tin: last sound has died away- they will turn from tho moonlit meadows to llio moj.iilit tower, and someone older than them all, who has never missed an Oxford summer meeting yet, will say, 'now like a tall lily it is, a. lovely lily!' Then they will sigh and dratf thejf cloaks about them and tiptoe baclc to bed. And from liehind tho bars of every college window; tffo ghosts of poor dejl scholars will peep for a moment dismayed, and, turning, thank God on their knees for true reigion and sound learning, for the pure nb-t-rractions of mathematical truth and the precision of ancient tongues. Democracy. In "Small Things," a record of Margaret Iceland's experiences overseas in I'M)' and 191S, she tells of a conversation with a French gentleman, on the subject of democracj. "Madame," he said, "I had in my country place two horses of an unfriend" liness. 'Phey mordaint; they nipped', as you would say; they henni'ssaient. And two dogs that loved They were .both my friends, but to eaclr other they were of a ferocity terrible. I had also a gazT." "Gaz'l?" I said, doubtfully. "Madame! Gaz'l. You are acquainted with tho gaz'l in your wonderful country of Southern America?'' Someone behind me murmured "gazelle," and I said, bastily: "Oh, yes, certainly. Pray proceed, .Monsieur'.'' "Bh, bicn, nies chevaux snorted and mordaient; my dogs fought and toro each other; but all, all united in attacking my gazT." • I sympathised. "My gaz'l was, understand, of a smell. It was a wild beast, and so was of a smell, ma pauvre gaz'l!" I again pitied tho wild beast. "Madame, it was winter. Je fnisais des reparations to my stable wherein these animals lived. It became upon a cold iday—ljroid extreme—'necessary (o lift the roof of my ecurle. I raid to my garde, _'Lcs animaux go to poi'teh-. l ' He said, 'Non, Monsieur, they are very warm.' I said: 'Cost impossible! What have you done with them?' He replied, 'They are all in one stall.'" And then the author gives a vivid picture* of the Frenchman's horror at the' suggestion, his gesticulations, bis exclamations at tho mere idea of the animals, especially the gazelle, all being in one stall. Then she continues:— "I accompanied him to tho stall. Madame! Tho cold extreme, the frost of a degree, was such, my 'horses, my dogs, my gazT were all togezzer in the stall! Ver' close, ver' close; ,serres—Middled, you would, say in your language, so expressive. Yes, close togezzer, because ! they had been uncomfortable apart! Cold apart! They, to be comfortable, to bo warm, was togezzer. Madame, Democracy was born!"