WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 166, 9 April 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM. FAR AND NEk&

/ (By Imoqeh.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A meeting! of the Apple Day Cominittce .is ...to b». held in . the Mayor's, room of the' Town Hall'this afternoon at three o'clock'to iniike final arrangements for, the. street sale next week. All mem-, bets .of the committee 'liml 'others who' have been , assisting in various ways aro particularly asked to attend', the meet.ing: . . .

The wedding took place at All Saints'' Church, -Methvcn, recently, of Miss Martha lOUeu Chambers, daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. G. '.Chambers, .to 'Mr. J. J. Andrew, son of. Mr. . ltpbert' and the late' Mrs. Andrew, of .Masterton. The brid.e was attended by he; sisters, the. Misses k and V. Chambers, • and Sir. G. Chambers 'gave her away'. Mr. Leslie Mangin was best man, and .Jlr. B; Chambers groomsman. The bridegroom, who recently. returned from active service, had left with the . Eleventh Ko-, .inforcements and had .wont the Military Medal.'

- Miss M.- Lyons, who has been working in the pay branch of the Defence 'Department during the war period, was the recipient of-a presentation from the staff last -week, .prior to hei' return to the State Advances Department. The presentation, - which took tho form of an ivory toilet set,, was made by Colonel Ilutchen. Mr. Kodda, who was for-, merly in charge of the branch, was present, and spoke in praise of Miss. Lyons's work for the -Department. Miss Lyons expressed her thanks for the gift and the kind things., that had .been said.of. her work.-

Dr. Mary Glowre'y, who was for ■ a time connected with the Christ'churcb 'Hospital, and who in recent years has been working amongst the poor in Mel: bourne, liasl gone to India to work in the Madras, archdiocese, in which women doctors are sorely, needed by the missions. Dr. Glowrey intends to spend a preliminary period in the convent,of the. Sisters of Jesus, Mary arid Joseph, tit Ciunliir. ■;

Miss Nataline M'Callum, who left Dun-, edin recently to spend a little while in Auckland ' before leaving for • Australia to complete 'her'vocal education ' under Mr. Henri Verbruggen, gave, tt concert in Auckland, and her performances met with a- very favourable reception. It is now'announced'that'she is to' sing before the-Prince of Wales at Wanganui.

It would .appear tlint China is beetirriuft itself.. Miss -Wong Chen Quan, a woman- editor, in Canton, in pushing the movement to procure more power, and opportunity for wonien, has addressed an open letter to the -women folks of Canton,- according to the "Canton Times/' In the letter she-suggest-ed ; thi> immediate formation of ; the proposed women's council; the organisation of lecturing squads to talk-things fa) women; the publication of a women's journal to further their interests, and the appointment of. a strong committee to present the demands of women before the Constitutional Convention now in, scsV sion in Canton. «•- .

■"A development of the Russian ballet in ! London will be in tho direction of opera. ;Not "grand opera", (though Covent Gur:deii is to be the scene), but "opera Ibuffa," otherwise the farcical type of •lSlh.'c'entury Italian opera; of which the 'onl,v»'faini'liar representative to-day is jli.ossini's' "Barber of Seville." There exj ists-a mMs.'of vivacious .works of. tliis type, by su'clV .ol<,l-tiine composers as Pai- .| si ell o, Per sol esi, aiul Pnccini; and the .of them 'may be, jcouiitfeti on for a'new sensation. They ''wilijia , iih''.at avoiding "any "stodgiiiess" 'iisso.cihted .with'dpera.,performances. Singiinff 'is hot ,to'be the one and only thiii.r ;to .matter, anditin attempt is to be made I'to" give the action the ' point and'alert-' ness-"'&f a ballet performance. ' N • •

' • Owing to tldiiy in regard to the lighting of'the Goring' Street Ilall, which, lias recently undergone a complete renovation,. the opeping of the Cabaret Club which was to have taken plocc this evening, has beeti postponed until next Friday night, April IC. ; Great transformations have taken place in regard to the hall, and. it will now make, a charming setting for the many gaieties which will. be: held there during the coming winter: The opening of Iho club of which Mr. Tlico Tresize is-manager! wil lie performed by.. Sir-Robert Stout, ■and several well known Wellington ladies have, undertaken the duties of cliapnrones in rotation. All interesting, pro-' gramme; of entertainment lias been arranged for the occasion, and the art s'.urdonr dross which will be worn bv «omc of trie performers will add a. verv efjective iiixl. picturesque note of Colour to the .scene. \

Mrs. A. 11. Johnson and Sirs, Milfurd ore. leaving early next week on a visit tp dtotornfl.. • • .

We are. limg.in very difficult times,' wntes \esta 111 the Aid-bourne "Age." i' some l )( »ple have made, 'and ? ru-o making, a great deal of money is quite evident to all /0 f us. And unfortunatelymany of then- womenfolk are sjuending that .money:lavishly and ostentatiously, aggravating the trouble lor poorer people by , ci eating a demand for Unnecessary rud expensive articles, and making the' hardships- of tbofe who are luu'dpiessedsem bitterer by contra,!.. There is needZ Mestiaint and consideration for others all round. I women, if .they set themselves to do it, might do a lod deal to ease the. tituatiqn. But all of them would have to do " their bit. On the one hand the. spenders must restrain their desii-e tp .spend, must resist tiletemptation, ofierecl by beautiinl things' in., the shops and over-full purse* joqwoman who has a sympathetic nature-or an understanding, mind could appear extravagantly dressy or, indulgo 111 expens ve ■umuseinents in these limes. And all ot us, whether we are inclined to be' extravagant or not, must regard ii; as a duty to buy nothing that is not absolutelj necessary. On the other hand, the workers, those who produce what we need to keep life going, must endeavour to'increase the output. There is not enough food and clothing to go round comfortably,, and unless more can be produced,!; some of us : will have to continue to'.go 1 without. Nothing.will get cheaper until there is more of it available. Of course an increase in jiroduetion may for a tlime make some rich people richer But we can't help tlint.. It will also'make tilings easier for everybody else, and' it is the only possible way to make things easier tor tlm«o who are verv poor. -There are plenty of women, 1 know, who will, say that they .don't believe it. But' it is true all the same, and until ■ i«e whole community believes it and 'n*U upon it, there will not be any improvemen*. lo pioduce as 1 much as u*c enn an<[ use use as littlo as wo can is the rule of life that we should all ,adopt for *lie next year or two. Then there should be a substantial improvement','in conditions. High prices naturnliy lead to increased production if no artificial obstacles are put in the way, nnd'tho increased production gradually" brings the prices'down to a normal level. Women can help to bring about a better condition of things by taking this period of managing and contriving as cheerfully as : possible, rind, if they are rich, by practising a littlo self-denial and restraining their propensity for spending. AVe need to realise, however, that though tiio' extravagant, women are very, much in evidence,. what- they spend ,is not neai'l} so much in bulk as many of us fancy! The main expenditure of the country is made up of the day-by-day spendings of tho great mass of the people who.are not rich. The majority of women are very reasonable when facts are put simply and clearly before them, and are anxious lo do what lies in their power to ease tho situation. It is a pity, I think, that our stat<.«i?en have not recognised this fact and shown them a little more courtesy and consideration of lato,

Wedding at Masterton. ||| The wedding look place at the Method- I ist Church, Masterton, on April 5, of Miss Lottie'Woodley, second daughter of | Xlr. Albert Woodley, of Masterton, to Mr. Cecil Major Stagpoole, Wellington, youngest sin of Senior-Sergeant Stagpcole of- New Plymouth) The cemmony was'performed"by the liev. J. Cocker. The' liride. who was given away by her father, 'was attended by. Miss M. Stewart, . of Ekctahuna, her sister, iliss Myrtlo I Wuodley, and a little iiower girl, Aliss Eu'h Burr (niece of the bride). Ilie bridegroom was attended by _ Mr.. J. Daly, •'of '.AVelliugtpii. The bride wore , a govvri of' white crepe de chenn, with veil and ' orange : 'blossoms, and earned || a bouquet of white cactus dahlias. Jhe I" bridesmaids wore pink crepe <ie ehene, ' with large black panne hats; and carried hntiqu'ets of pink'dahlias. The little llower giri'was in bine crepe de ehene and a;black" jiainie 'hat. Af:er the cereirony li reception was held-'in ihe Municipal Hall, where the wedding breakfast •was held. The bride and ' bridegroom left' for- New Plymouth, the bride's - ' travelling dfess being a'navy tailored ; costume with toque en suite, and fox fiirs, the gift of the bridegroom. Wedding at Nowtown,

The wedding took place, on Tuesday at St.. Anne's Church, Newtown, of Miss Eileen M, Tompsitt, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Tompsitt, Wellington and Otaki, to Mr'.'.T. Pierce Punch, eldest son of Mr. and 'Mts.'J. Punch, Raetihi. The \l\cv. Dean AL'Kenna officiated. The bride/who was given away by her father, ■ wore a gown- of pearl satin, with Grecian diallings* of beautiful French lace, the corsage being of lace veiled in geqrgr atto, and finished- with -pearls.. The long train, which': fell- froiii the shoulders, was of white kilted-georgette over palest .pinn accordeon-plealed georgette,-flnislwd vyitii a spray of orange blossom. The bru':ai. veil was fastened with a coronet of pearls and-orange blossom, - a shower, bouquet of pink ajid white completed a charming toilette. The 'bridesmaid, Miss Essie Tompsiti', wore, pale lavender crcpe de„ chene, with- hat en suite, and .'arried- a posie of pink with lavender .i treonioiß. Air.- C. O'ltegmi attended the bridegroom. After thp ceremony the guests were entertained at .the residence of the bride's parents, the .usual toasts being honoured. Lo.ter in .the day tho bride, and bri<h.groom left for Auckland .and Rotorua, the bride ..travelling in a'navy costume embroidered- in fawn, and, blue, and .a fawn hat tinderlined with blue. The .bridegrflom's gift to. the bride was a : diamond ; pendant, and-to the bridesmaid . .silver toilet set. , The bride's gift-to the:'bridegroom gold hunt-, ing watch. . . , I ST. JOHN AMBULANCE A YEAR'S WORK'. Tli.e report of the St. John-Ambulance Association,' Wellington Centre,'for the year ending-December 31, 1019, shows a very satisfactory state of affairs. Soon after tile epidemic at the end of 1918, leaflets were distributed inviting men and women to join home nursing classes, but only a small number -..responded, doubtless, says the report, ■ owing to 'many- free-lectures giyen at .the.time'-by Government nUrses. -During the year branches and classes were organised by the. secretary and Finlay, >at Hawera, 'Taihape, -Kaetihi, Ohakune, aiid Taumaruiiui, while .police clnsses in-first aid- were' resumed, the examination results being very excellent. Letters of thanks were.-received from the .War Office and the Admiralty, for services rendered. by the St. John Ambulance Association and-Brigade Oyerseas during the war.

111 the report of tlte District Nunsing Guild.of St. John (Wellington Centre), it .is stated that-...252G ..patients had . been tended by. the'nurses since'the appoints ment'of"tho first' district.nurse in ;1903. During tlie iiillueii'za epidemic of November, 1918, the'nurses'were called upon to do a great amount of extra work, and they answered' the call nobly, 609 cases being treated iii that' month. . ■ The seventh animal- report of the Wellington South 'Nursing Division' mentions the good 'work-done by- members in do-, liionstratiiig at first aid and home limit-ing-classes.''-Four nursirtg sisters.qualified'for the medallion through the year, four : for stars,"three.and one officer for five-year certificates, and Mrs. Preston, lady superintendent, was presented with her twelve-year diploma. Although the lied Cross Depot closed down ,in .Tune, the work was still being carried on by members of the division, a storeroom having been secured by-.the courtesy of the Harbour Board.