WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 173, 17 April 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEA& (By Imoqbh.).

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Word reached AVellington yesterday of Hie death in Copenhagen of Mrs. Geiscndorscr, formerly Miss'S. V. Batkin, daughter of the late Mr. E. C. Batki i of: Wellington, and granddaughter of the late Mr. P. C. Batkin, Auditor and Comptroller-General. The cause of death was influenza, and both Mr. Geisendorscr and his wife were, seized with influenza at the same time, the former dying only an hour previous to his wife, in February last. Two little children ire'left, a boy and a girl, one of about five vears of age and the other a few months old. The deceased lady was'the cousin of Mrs; Robins, The Glen, Kelburn. Her mother. Mrs. E. C. Batkin, is living in London., '" '

Mr. : and Miss M'Lcll.-m have returned to AVellington from Rotorua.

Mr. W. H. Bennett, A.M.1.C.E., and ,Mrs. Bennett, are at present on a visit, 'to Wellington from the north. They arc.staying with Mr; Bennett's parents at Eastbourne.

Under the auspiess of the Women's Prison Reform Group a very successful concert' was given' to the women prisoners at'the. .Terrace' Gaol last evening. Tlio 'following- contributed to the programme.: Misses Bricc,. Troupe, Bamber, with songs;- Misses Hould, Dawson and Tioupe with recitations. A pleasant feature of the evening was a gift to each of the inmates—the cift taking the form of a bag of chocolates and biscuits. This .was made possible by the donation of biscuits by Mr. Turnbull, of Haraitai, and also, by the liberal assistance afforded'by Messrs. Hudson and Co.- •.

The.,monthly meeting of the trustees :.pf the .Wellington Convalescent Home .was held.at Mrs. Young's residence on 'Tuesday. There were present: Mesdnines Moorhouse ( : n the chairV W. Young. J. Joseph, Watkius, A. Pearce, -Miss- Tl'arcourt (hon. treasurer). 'Miss Litchfield (lion, secretary). Gifts were received from Mrs. Watkins, fruit j; Mrs. Rotherham,, fruit and vegetables.

~-Miss Archibald presided at the monthly committee meeting of the Levin Memorial .Home. Members present were: Mesdames Henry Hall, Christie, Misses Ro.bicson, Greenwood, Morrah and Barry. The matron reported' that during the month 13 of the children suffered from influenza, but are now better, Last week the Ladies' Auxiliary gave a day's sewing at the home. Gifts were gratefully ac knowledsed -from, .Miss Archibald, Mrs. Wfst, Mi=s ICriowlcs, Miss Robieson. Mrs. • Flail, .Miss, Young, the 'Missp« Whyte, ITurcombe and Son. Hawke's Bav Fisheries, P. Bowers, St. Thomas's Harvest Feslival,...and.Tonks, of Newtown.

■ Miss' Ethel Roydhbu'se has returned to Wellington from n lienlth-recriiitiiiir trip in the TTinemoa around the southern lighthouses,

A marriaee which was invested with a '/rood, deal. of interest was Hint of Miss Pearl M'Kav] .yonneest daughter of Mr. end Mrs. G." M. M'Knv. WcUineton, and formerly of "Maxwplldale," Bbnheim, in Mr Mfred G. T.. Brvan, sMond son of Mr. and' Mrs. G. T.'Bryan. Biplannde; Westport, at St. Andrew's Clnirc.li, The Terrace, on Mareli 31. The Rev: 'Robertson Orr performed the ceremony. The bride was oiven away by hnr father, and wore a frock of cream satin, with an r.verdress of seorgclte.' elaborately irimrnivl with pearls and silvr? lnce. The train, which ..bun? from, the shoulders, was of silver, lined with shnll *wik crepe <li> chine edged with eilver fringe. The veil was fastened witli a band of pearls and sprays, of oranee blo=«*>m. and a shower bouquet of uink ami white fMwerx' was ''carried.. Miss Cic-lv PWib'le. cousin'of,the bride., was chief bridesmaid,, and' was .MwhedMn/.a pretty nc-r"i'(lcnn-pleated frock of eau do nil. cr^pe de cliinn. anil georgrtto, and carried a shower bouquet o; ninlc roses and autumn 'leaves.' The second lr'desniaid wns-Miss Hrvrtle Bryan, s'ster of the bridegroom, who wore accordeoii-plenf-d maize cope de-chine, with a beautiful shower bo-.i-niet of cream roses and autumn leaves. Each bridesmaid wore n lull" veil over n circlet of umvls. and go'.d hrocrhe*. rifts nf the bridegroom. Mr. N. TWker fWellinrtnnV cousin of the bnilefrroom. was best man, awl Mr. A. M. Thomson, Blenheim, was eroomsnvvn. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. M'.i\av entertained a nuniVr of friends at 'Tenvcden'." Park Terac. Mr. and Mrs. Brvnn left Inter ,in tli» afternoon by motor for Wairaki and Roforua. and then on to Thames., their future home. Tho bride travelled in a silver grey cos.hime. with a black bat and a handsome senlskin coat.'

•V most extraordinary photograph, showing, a wedding party, in which all Hie ladies wore knickerbockers, was, thrown- on the ■ screen" .by Dr. Trnbv King, i'rt-'his lecture at the Town Hall. 'Auekland.-'on Monday night. The doctor, ."splnilnns- thnHit' was the only humor (iius slidevhe proposed to'show, said that ■while hunting' for, photojrmphic mater-' .ial:on child welfare in America, a con-, pie of years ago,, he came across this 'picture which bore the title, "A Reform Wedding" in New Zealand." He was informed that it had been shown in various part of the country as typical of life, in this country. (Laughter.). To iudge by the bridegroom's beard, which .was a'kiiid now Seen only in the far [ baekblocks, the .doctor's comic picture was taken in the late 'eighties or early .'nineties.

i. '-Miss Louise Pascoe, a brilliant student' ;of the 'Melbourne Conservatoire, i 6 travelling through New Zealand with Mr. Lionel'."Walsh's "Better 'Olo" Company, to gain 'stage experience, before leaving ;f'or America, where she intends going in for a grand opera caveor. Miss Faseoe ;nl ready has a sister in an enviable posi- ' tion in grand opera in America, and :her. desire is to join her after the present tour of the Dominion. Miss Pascoe is fortunate in the possession of a strong musical soprano voice, and has been receiving glowing reports in the southern Press.

The Apple Day Campaign, If the organisers of Apple Day had not the pleasnntcst of weather for their campaign -'for funtls'with which to establish day; nurseries,- it was at least fine though gusty, and the stallholders felt that in these changeable days that was something to be'thankful for.. At an early hour the stalls were ready for business, and quantities of beautiful looting apples (cooking nnd eating) were for sale, as well as apple daintios, flowers, and a certain amount of produce. Various devices were used to draw attention to the effort which was being made by Mrs. J. Hannah.! assisted by Mies lieilly (principal of the kindergartens) and Miss Peggy Scott, utilising a d'corated lorry for a parade of children through the streets bearing the device, "If vou help U9 we will help you." A. iitlle group of children with placards and various reminders of the cause also marched .about, and at the stalls and various street • corners wore sellers of .coupon tickets, who used their powers of persuasion upon the passers by. lho shilling bags of apples were much in demand, and a great number of caseß was also sold. A Hag collection nt ttio Post Office was in charge of Mrs. 0. Richardson, .nnd the stalls were in tlio hands of the following: Kirkcaldio and Stains stand, Mrs. Leicester, for the executive, Mrs. S. Myers j Kelbitrn Avenue, Mrs. Batten, jtrs. C. Wilson, Mrs. ,C. Earle. and Mrs. Spotteswood; Hank of New Zealand corner, the Commercial Travellers' Associalion; Boulcott Street c«rn-■. Nurse Ilycrilt; Winder's corner. Mrs. .Brico; Mec's corner, Mrs. IT. Crnw:W.; Courtenay Place, Mrs. Levvey ami Mrs. Spiers; Quinlon's corner, Mrs. A. Gray. Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Kr;\zer; Pest Office, Mrs. W. T.uke. These ladies all had several helpers with thorn, and a number of olliers were, selling coupons. The decorated window* of some of the shops did much to draw attention to the appeal. Mrs. A. Gray (secrftnvy) was exceedingly busy,' anil another helper in the cause whs Ladv Stout, representing the Society for tho Pioteotion of .Women ond Children.

Y.W.CA. Notes. At the Y.W.CA. on Tuesday evening a meeting- of delegates appointed from all the fully organised clubs and committees of flie association met to form a Members' Council, which is to be tlio connecting .link between the general membership 'and the board of directors. The officers elected for a.year were as follow :-llonorary' president, Mrs. D. 0. M'Clay; chairman, Miss Doris Tolleyj vice-chairman, Miss Clae'hau; secretary, Miss N. Moncrieff; adviser, Miss Ella Pair. The object of this council is lo endeavour to'have the policies determined by the board of directors carried out by the whole of the association, to make the association's purpose more effective in the lives of members, and to make the association of greater service to the community. This evening 'the ',Y.W.CA.;: will lio'd their usual .social, when there will be a programme of games, music, and song, arranged by Miss G. Neilson. -Y.W.CA. members are invited to brin? along their ■ friends. Mr. James Hay,. general secretary of the Y.M.CA.'ViII be the speaker at the service- to be held at the Y.W.CA. clubroom, Herbert Street, on Sunday at 4.15.

An inaugural weeing of the Y.W.CA. Maori Club was held on Tuesday night, when those present listened .with much interest to the address given by Mr. Elsdon Best on "Maoi'i '.Mythology."

Opening of the Cabaret Club.

An event of considerable interest was the opening of the Cabaret Club in the Goring Street Hall last evening. Although it was known that great changes had been ■ made in the place, very few knew to what extent they had been made nor how complete was the transformation of the building. Dark brown walls veined With red and ornamented with pillar-like designs in igold and crimson, black curtains over the windows stencilled in rod, and a black stained floor bordered all round its edges with a cr. liisoii carpet, made a roost effective setting for the prettily froeked' dancers. Couches and chairs and small tables on this carpeted space gave an invitingly comfortable aspect to the hall, and altogether did away with the stiffness that is usually so much in evidence when 'pconlcsit in the same room in which dancing is going on, The .arrangement of'the stage was a triumph in itself, and wag in striking contrast to the rest of Hie room. A low trellis work with an opening in the -middle, flanked bv two largo brown columns, gave glimpses of a vividly blue Toom beyond, also charmingly furnished, and above the trellis work were suspended black curtaii)s completely separating the room froni the rest of the hall. Crimson shades over the lights and ,a crimson art''student's dress •worn .-by some of the dancers were in keeping with the background provided by the furnishings of' the hall.' Another innovation is the arrangement of the supper room, which is carried out in. white and pink and is altogether, very fresh and attractive looking with a conveniently arranged kitchenette'adjoining it. ' Before asking Lady Stout to formally open the club; Mr. Tresizo nuvii i .IT- et speech, in which he staled that after coming back from England he noticed the very poor halls in which dances had to be held in Wellington and so he set to work,,with tho present result, which ho hoped would meet with approval. As a finish to an evening at the theatre or the pictures he thought the club might be found to be extremely useful and pleasaut. . ' Lady Stout told the gathering that she had spoken in many places at Home, siud on many occasions, but this was the first tinie at which she had spoken or had opened a dancing, club. However, sin was extremely pleased to add to her experiences, particularly when it touched efforts that returned -soldiers might .be making, and slie..no.p.ed:that the/club would be thoroughly successful and. that very happy times would-be passed there. In between the ordinary dancing some of the latest dances were performed by Mr. Tresizo and some of. his pupils, and songs were sung. Miss Nola Haybittle and Miss Anne Sullivan both sang,.and Miss Violet Staples' and Mr. Tresizo danced a tango.. AVith. Miss. Audrey Mack and Mr. Crichton, they .also gave other exhibitions of dancing.., Among those who were present were Mrs. and Miss Dyer, Mrs. Lan Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bayley. Mrs. Hayiuan, Miss Duncan, Mr. and 'Mrs. Corrig.'in and Miss Corngnn, Mr._aml Mrs A. Toogood, Miss Miles, Miss D Oyley.'Miss Moss, Mrs. Tresizo, Miss Br:ce, M'iss Stott, Misses Barbara and Ruth Putnam, Miss Mackenzie, Miss Millais, Miss Clarke-Johnston, Miss Borlase, Mrs Temple Perkins, and Miss lenton.

Weddinfl at Kent Terrace Church. The wedding took place at Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church on Wednesday of Miss Doris Clarcmont M'Clelland, eld"*t. daughter o£ Mr. and Mrs. Stewart M'Clelland, of Wadestown, and Mr. Pereival Banks Weldon. 'eldest eon of Mr. and Mrs. John AVeldon, Dannevirke,' and grandson of the late Rev.. Percival Banks' Weldon, M.A., rector of Ballinainaia, Ireland. The Rev. Dr. Elliott officiated. The bride was give-away by her father, and wore a gown of 'soft white satin and crepe georgette, the bodice being of silver lace draped with georgette, embroidered with pearl trimmings, and finished with tassels. Her tulle veil,'finely embroidered, fell from a wreath of orange blossoms, and 6ho carried a shower bouquet of white lnpergerias. roses, nernies, asparagus, and maidenhair. The bridesmaid. Miss Gladys M'Clelland, wore a frock of lemon crepe de chene and georgette with gold luce and rose bud trimmings. Her hat was of panne velvet with yellow ohcnelle flowers, .and ■ she carried a bouquet of apricot roses and autumn foliage. Little Miss Madge Mitchell, of Pnlmerston North, was a flower girl, and wore a frilled frock of salmon pink crepe de chene and a black beaver hat with 'salmon pink, streamers, and carried a basket or flowers. The best man was Mr. J. D. Howitt. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart M'Clelland held a reception at Dnstin's, where thev received a, largo number of guests. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a diamond and turquoise dress-ring: to the bridesmaid a gold pendant set with aquamarines and pearls, and to Mb-s M. Mitchell a gold bracelet. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Weldon left later for the. eouth, the' bride's travelling dress being of saxc blue with black braid irimming, and panne hat trimmed with blue featl.e.' wings.