WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 296, 8 September 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEA&

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The St. Andrew's Women's Guild will hold a sale of work in' the Terrace Congregatibnal schoolroom on Thursday next. llt will be opened by Mrs. Masscy at 3 p.m. As the sale is in aid of the Presbyterian; Orphanage and St. Andrew's Church rebuilding fund, it is hoped that, hearty" support rail be accorded the guild's effort. useful articles wll be found in the work stall, and beautiful flowers, hbmc-niado cakes, sweets, and produce wilU bo for sale. There will be a Christmas tree for the childi'en. . . The-.sum of £25 7s. resulted from a bridge party held at the residence of Mrs. W. P. Massey recently, iu aid of the I'lunkpt fiinds. ' Tho marriage took place at St. Paul's Church,' Auckland, on August 19, the T!ev. C. A. B. Watson, officiating, of Mr. William Charles' Deller, eldest son of Mrs. and tho Into Mr. G; N. Deller, of Carterton, to Miss Mildred Doris Jackson, late of N.Z.A.N.S.;. and youngest daughter of the late Mr.'and Mrs. Goddara Jackson,"of Wellington. The bride, who was given away by Mr. M. A.'Carr, of 'Wellinjjßi), was attended by her sister, Miss 'Eva, J&ckson, as bridesmaid. Mr. E. H. Young, of: Stratford, was best man. I : . A$ the Presbyterian Church, Kaetihi, on Augfist 30, the wedding took place of Miss." Constance Grace Scarrow, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Scarrow, of Itaetihi. and Mr. John A. MacPherson, second-son of Mrs. MacPherson and tho late Mr. Slurdock MacPherson, Khandallah. The Rev. D. M'Kenz'e, of Gonyille, Wanganiii, was the officiating minister. The britie, who was given away by her father, was. gowned in ivory crepe de chine' and georgette over silver tissue lace. She woro r. veil of Brussels net with -a circlet of orange blossoms and-carried a bouquet of spring blooms. She was attended by her sister, Miss Scarrow, who wore a frock' of lemon crepo de chine with black hat and carried a bouquet of sprifog flowers. Mr. Prank Luke, of Wellington, acted. «s bast man. The bride and bridegroom left- where the.y are spending their honeymoon.

At the monthly meeting of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Council it was deeded to give leave of absence until the end of the year to Miss Riley, who is in had health owing to a recent, operation. Several applications have 'been received lately by the council "'for . certificated ■tencheVs, and it is a matter of great, regret that the supply is not nearly equal to 'the''demand. Good and well-paid positions are now constantly offcnig for fully-trailned kindergarten teachers, and the girls | who do take up this work almost invariably find it interesting and pleasant.

~ Miss Strella Wilson, who has made « .great success in Melbourne with the J, C. Williamson Gilbort and Sullivan Opera Company, was, born in Sydney, but has spent the best part cf hor; life in MofIxuirne. Her mother is ah Australian of Scottish descent, her father an. American.' She was educated at M'crton College. 'Hor roiil baptismal name is Austral. Her performance, as Elsio Maynard in "The Yeoman of the. Guard" is said to have created something of a .furore.

Dame Agnes Elizabeth Cayzer, of, Gnrtmore, Perth, N. 8., and of St. Lawrence Hall, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, who died ou November 15, widow of Sir Charles William"'' Cayzer; first baronet,' left personal estate in England of tho net value of ,£10,123. Cayzer made •numerous bequests to her daughters and daughters-in-la.w, including 'bequests to Lady Jellicco of a diamofi'jl tiara and bracelet, a long rope of Oriental pearls with diamond clasp, and a diatuond ring! and to Lady Madden (wife of Vice-Ad-miral Sir Charles E. 'Madden) .n diamond pendant, a rope of pearls, and a diamond ring. 'She left the balance of her jewollory and presentation bowls equally between her three daughters,'-Mrs. Mary Agnes Black, Lady Jellicoe, and Lady Madden. Many villages in the Caucasus are now being governed by women (says an exchange). Carpentry, blacksmithing, and other work usually left to the men is also being done mostly by woiiien. The reason for this is that the men are all out fighting. When tho Tsar mobilised his armies in 191-1 the great bulk of the male population was taken from all of Ihe towns. Women gradually assumed tlioir places. Even after tho Russian debacle few of the soldiers were able to return home. When the Bqlsheviks canio they impressed the few remaining men into their oyn service. After they were driven out by Donikin's army every able-bodied male resident who had returned immediately ioined the Cossack's for tho "Li'borty of Russia." Americans distributing Red' Cross supplies and other relief throughout the country have found (ho women carrying on governmental activities mid occupying mens positions everywhere. With imports of manufactured articles cut off for more than fivo years, the people have returned to homemade articles of the eighteenth century,

A meeting of the ladies' auxiliary oomm'.ttce of the Bovs' Anglican Homes was held ve'tarday afternoon and 'was largely attended. Mrs. : W. E, Collins presided. Several new names were added to the committee, and sub-committees were s*et up to deal with various branches of the work. The sccretarv presented ft report 1 of what. ha<} been accomplished to dato with regard to the street sale to bo held on October 1 in aid of tho Anglican Boys' Homes Fund, and tho committee adoptod a recommendation received from a sub-conimitteo proposing to give badges to everyone who gave a shilling or more on the day of tho appeal. Among Hie stalls which were allotted were the following: Courtenay Placo, King's s'lnlls, with Mrs. Spear in charw, Miss Clarke secretary, and Mies Bock tveasurer; Winder's corner, Mr.i J. P. Luke in charge, Mrs. 'Rhodes' Williams secretary and treasurer; Boulcott street corner, llrooklyn parish, with Mrs. Webster secvetary, Mrs. Middleton treasurer. Mrs. Clift and Mrs. Dormer; I3ank of New Zealand. Hutt parish, with Mesdames Hansell and lY.rixii'rii in oliarge; Post Office, Kt/Alban's parish, Eastbourne, Mrs. Pilcher in charge and also acting as secretary - and treasurer: Kclburn Avenue, Mesdames Montgomery, Bell, Barbor, secretary and treasurer respectively; Kirkcaldie and l S'Jains, All Snints' parish, Kilbirnie, Mrs, Gaby and Mrs. Bayfield (Hatait'ni), Mrs. Perkins (Lyall Bay), Mrs. Duff (Sentbun), Mrs. Walileitf (Mitmroar) Mrs. Sevillo secretary and treasurer; Lindsay's corner (St.* Paul's parish), Mesdames Collifts (president), Lever, Dnthie, Larnncli and Hodson (secretary);, .Vinson's steps. Ivarori and Makarh parishes, Mrs. Woodward in charge and Miss Cooper secretary and treasurer. It was proposed -.lliat Bethune's Buildings should bp a depot for receiving and counting the money and for issuing collection boxes, ill charge of Mrs. Seviilo, who will have the assistance of other ladies all of whom were war workers. Tho effort which is being made to raise money for the An* glican Boys' Homes is an effort by women among women.

Miss Gifford Eaurenson Ims returned l:o Wellington from a. visit td Dunedin. »Ivs. Helene Cross, of Christchurch. is leaving on an extended tour overseas. Next week slio will leave Wellington for Australia, en route for England.

Ififß Parr, daughter of the Hon. C. ,T, Parr (Minister of Education) him inined the staff of the Karitane Baby Hospital, Christchurch.

The friends of Nureo Dora Mactier will be .interested to hear that she is now on the staff ot the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital,. London, and is also taking a special courso of training in massage, states a London comospoiulent. Before beginning work, Mi=s Mactier spent some timo in sisht-seeinir m and about London, and visiting frionds and relatives. A very interesting jveek-end was spent with Miss Wlutotow, iormeiiy headmistress of the Auckland Girls' Grammar School, and 1 now headmistress of Wycombe Abbey.

Nows of the death of Urs. Garfield Crawford, wife of Dr. Crawford, of Invercatgili, has been received with widespread rwet, not only in, Wellington— where, as Aliss llyra bhirtelilfe, the second daughter of Air. and Airs. G. Shirtclille, she liad niado niuny -friends—but |>y residiiiital hi other ual'ts of tlio oounti'y. licloro her marriage and while the war Was on, Mrs. Craw-lord was a voi-y seen patriotic worker, and when ,'i'reutuarn Oinip was stnekon with sickness - of the severest kinds, she drove hoi' motor-car there daily with comforts for tno sieic soldiers unci convalescents without thought for herself.' later, when there was no longer such need for her services at Trenthani, she dlovo the Lowry Hay Convalescent Home motorcar, and continued to do so up to the timo of her marriage. There will be, many roturned soldiers who will greAtly regret ■to hear of her death, iluch syni- > patliy is telt tor i)r. Crawford,. who is * lett witli an infant daughter, -and also Uii- hi. and ill#, yiiiitcliilo iu then loss.

Appreciation of Wellington Tramway Men. T'lia tpllowing uppieciutivo letter has been forwarded by tue Women's National Reserve to the Wellington City Council: "The Executive, Committee of tne W.N.lt, desires to convey to the Wellington City Council their warm appreciat.lm. of the way tiie mothers of Wellington are cared lor by the tramway's service. Reference was specially made to the carrying of folding prams and push-carts, thus enabling mothers with young children to leave their. homes xor much-needed: change and recreation. An Auckland mother recently iln Wellington spoke in lugn praise ot tho courtesy mot with l'roni the tramway employees and con- ■ sidered their exainplo could be followed with advantage by other services in tho Dominion." Women's National Retarve of New Zealand. At the;last meeting of tho executive ol the Vv omen's National Roserve, tho iollowing resolution'!was passed: "That til view of \|lie greal importance to the community ,of the welfare., of mothers and children at the present time throughout the Dominion, tiiis organisation desires earnestly ib anticipate any proposed restriction of the concessions granted.to. mothers in the carrying of fokled perambulators and pusJi-carts on framcars by expressing the s'jrongest possible protest against such inconsiderate and cruel measure. We aro of the opinion that, while it, is the duty of railway and tramway authorities to provide for t'lie safety of tile public first it would be ill-ad-vised to do so without reference to the convenience of mothers with babies and voung children, upon whom tike safety of the public in a much larger sense most certainly depends. If the carriage of these vehicles on tramcars is precluded, then tho already existing great difficulties tho way of the' mo'.lher with young children obtaining necessary outing ana recreation will bo increased. She is in fact to a great.extent barred from the facilities provided by ilho tramway ser-, vices,jincl an extra burden is placed upon her siioulders. W r o therefore submit tli : a earnest appeal to the Government to pass soine necessary measure making pro- ' vision on traiiicars, where such ' doe 3 not.already exist, for flhe ; safe and iconveniteriPearriago of folding perambulators and pushcarts, specially in tho principal centres of population."

Wadding at Woodville. At _Iloly Trinity Church. Woodville, on Tiiursday, August 26, the marriage was celebra.td of Miss Dorothy G'hari lotte Grant, daughter of Mis. ana the la'.io Mr. John Grant, of Woodville, to Mr. John Keith Thorburn, of Hastings. The ceremony was performed bv the Kov. A. P. .Kail, and a largo number ol friends and relatives were present. The church was tastefully decorated for the occasion, a floral arch forming an artistic setting for the' bridal party at the chancel stops. The bride, who. was given away by her brother, Mr. M. E. Grant, of Napier, : woro a white gown of brocaded cropo de chine, wi'.lh panniors and narrow flounce of georgette. The bodico was made in the jumper stvle with sleeves of georgette, and a girdfo of silver pink and blue beads, knotted in front, anil falling to the fool] of the skirt. . A long veil of fine tulle embroidered with true lovers' knots was fastened to the head with a iGny wreath of orange blossom, and formed a train to the frock. The bridal bouquet was composed of freezins, pink hyacinths, and white Heather. The bridesmaids, the Misses STntjorie Grnml and FriUa Burnett, wore frilled frocks of - primrose georgette with belts of golden brown velvet, anil Targe picture hatsNif black tulle with crowns of gold tissue wreathed witTi small blue and gold flowers! They earr'<ed posies of primroses and golden brown polyanthus, edged with frills of blue tulle, and fin'shed with long streamers of the sanio colour. , The best man .was Mr. Prank Mcllniish; of Napfer. After tjio ceremony, a large number of guesls were entertained at "Grantully." Mrs. Grant wore a black silk and georgette frock with touches of "old. a small black and gokl lmt. and n scarf of black lace wi'ih gold fringe. Her bouquet was of violets' and daphne veiled in black tulle, Mrs. JI. Tk Grant wore a mole crepe de chine coat and skirt with large hat of the same colour Died with tomato red, and trimmed wi'ih ostrich feathers, grey fox furs. The briklf's "goThg away" costume was of nutty coloured gabardine, with a small hat of jade tiil'o trimmed with a wreath of (Towers. Amongxtho'e present, Besides a number of Woodville and Kunieroa friends, were Mrs, T. H. Grooms (Hawlce's Bav\ the Misses Williams (Napierl, Mrs. T. fiuddoek' (Nap'or), Mi c s Vitzhevbert 'Auckland). Miss M. Smith (PnfiTiVhin i, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Donald (M.isfnrtonV M. Cameron (Masferfoiif an'l Mrs. Pratt Mrs. "HoTton. 'MTsses Bolim (51 (Palliatun), Jlrst and Miss Tnlloch (Pahiatua).

Women's National CouncilA full and representative meeting of the committee of the Women's National Council (Wellington Branch) was held last liitfht. Mtes Coad, M.A., presided. Letters were received from, membero ot the Callinct in reference to thn opnn letter sent to them from the counoil, pointing out the desirability ot aurointin« women to important <idmlmstrutiv« positions. The writers all expressed' heir agreement with the reform sussiestcd bv the council. Correspondence from the "Duuedin and Wellinstou societies tor the Protection of Women and Children, with regard to the desirability of introducing lonization providing Jov certificates of health on tlio part of persons wishinc, to marrv. was read., and it was decided to discuss the matter at Urn next, meetiusf of theNpunc.il. I'ov some t-ime past the council has boon interesting itself in the hjgli cost of living and in this connection it has decided to turn its attention to tho matter of cooperative buyinc. A meeting to placo the" advantages :of co-operative buving and to organiso in this direction is w bo hold in October. '