WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 160, 2 April 1921, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Matron Drewitt, upon leaving the Grey River Hospital, received presentations from the hospital patients, inmates of the Old People's Home, the medical superintendent, the nursing staff, and the domestic staff. Miss Drewitt had lieen relieving matron of the Grey River Hospital for the past year.

Little Miss Gladys Smyth, of Wellington, was particularly complimented by the judge at Auckland upon her performances at the papakura sports on Easter Monday, where she was successful in winning three first prizes in Highland fling, jiff, and hornpipe. The judge predicted a brilliant future for this young dancer.

A highly successful, sports day was held by the Karori Croquet Club on Thursday. It was arranged by Mts. Casey, (hon. secretary) and the committee, in aid of the Entertainment Fund of the infantile paralysis cases at Rotorua. It appears that contributions in aid of outings and entertainments for the children and others suffering from this disease, are very gladly accepted, and. the kindly thought of the Karori people will doubtless be highly appreciated. There were competitions, and a' small charge was made for the excellent luncheon and tea provided, so that, in all, the sum of JJI3 was realised. The trophies were generously presented by Mr. M. Carr (2), Mr. Bradnock (2), and Mrs. Smedley (1). The winners were as follow —Progressive croquet, Mrs. Morris, Wellington Croquet Club; hoop competition, Mrs. Davis, Petoue; golf croquet, Mrs. Sedgewick, Karori; target, Airs. Bradnock, Karori; peg competition, Mrs. Brightmg, Lyell Bay The prizes were presented to the winners by Mrs. G. Brown, president of the club. The club will close the season on Thursday next with a day s play m. competitions.

The wedding of Mr. Wilfred J. Sim, son of His Honour Mr. Justice Sim and Mrs. Sim, Dunedin, to Miss Hazel Hill, younger daughter of Mr. and Airs. . . Hill Rugby Street, ’ Christchurch, took place in St: Mary’s Church Menvale, on Wednesday. The Ven. Archdeacon Haggitt performed the ceremony, the bride being escorted to the altar by her father. She wore a gown of pale pink georgette, accordeon-pleated, and embroidered in silver. There were no bridesmaids or groomsmen. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs. Hill entertained a sniall party oi immediate relatives at a wedding reception. Mrs. Hill wore a black costume and a velvet hat, trimmed, with shaded mauve flowers. Mrs. Sim. was in a black and white costume, a white hat,- and e mine furs.

Miss Imelda Mary Trafford, who held one of the few Air Ministy certificales issued to women pilots, left £1306. bn was a granddaughter of the seventh Baron Petre. She was killed in an aeroplane smash at Hayes, Middlesex, last September, when four other people lost their lives.

Eastern women are coming rapidly into the world’s woman suffrage Japan, China. Palestine, Egypt, and India have associations which are affiliated o seeking affiliation to the International ■Woman Suffrage Alliance.

Miss Vera Moore’s first appearance in London as a pianiste may be as having been very successful a London correspondent under date February 10). She had a full house at the Wigmore Hall, on Monday, and a very appreciative one. Among N e Y I , Zeala ?, < ’' ers were Sir James and Lady Allen, with the Misses Allen and Mr. C. Allen. Miss Moore, who, since arriving from Dunedin, has been continuing her studies in London and Paris, is a very clever P’anist, possessing much brilliance and P°yei and also marked delicacy. Her playm„ is clean, clear, and crisp, her Tight hand work being specially good, and, as thie “Telegraph” remarks, she brought qualities to her performance which showed that she had not over-estimated her resources/’

The Bishop of Waiapu and Mrs. Sedgwick were welcomed back to New Zea tend from England by the panshionero of the Napier Cathedral, St. Augustine b, and St Andrew’s parishes at a social imthering held in the Scinde Hall on Thursday‘evening. The Bishop had a - tended the Lambeth Conference, and in replying io the speeches of welcome that X made he gave an interesting_outline of some of his experiences in Great Britain A musical programme had been H several addresses were given, the’evening concluded with snpper parishes. Mrs. and Miss West, of Bolton Street, are visiting Christchurch.

. t v£“— i .as t s S ™ 4 Pholl be open to any subject, irrespective of ? ex provided he or she Qualifies for H (states the “International Women Suffrage” New Service). r? e i m M T asteTtou ok on Pl Si« C El2 r Gladys Brown, of Dunedin ? mv Tomes W M’Lean, of 'Blackmount Nation “outhland. The ceremony wa« p W «dby the R£. (LT. Xended°her sister u-ho was M'lJln attended Ids brother as ™an. The bride wore a frock of brown charmwiFh hnt en. suite, and earned a bmiouet o h f autumn-tinted foliage The Ssmaid wore a frock of grey taffetae with touches of pink and go’d, and a black panne hat. Mr. and Mrs. M left later in the daj-for the south. The wedding took place at “Grevaby” (Waitahora), the residence of Mr and Mts H T. EUingham, of their eldest daughter Aliss Mary Lee EUingham, to Mr.Sklgar Beilby Edwards, o Al eldest son of the late Mr. Beilby Edwards of Whitby, Yorkshire (England). The Rev G. B. Stephenson performed V he ceremony. Th© bride, who was given awav bv her father, wore a gown of cream net over georgette with corsage of .mid tissue and a veil and wreath of orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of Michaelmas daisies and autumn foliage. Miss Isabel EUinfeham from Pahiatua. a cousin, and Miss Effie EUingham, sister of the bride, attended as bridesmaids!, the former wearing a frock of peacock blue georgette over sathn, trimmed with bronzo and autumn colouring, and the latter lemon georgette, with .mid tissue roses and touches of blue. Roth wore large black hats with touches of colour to tone with their dresses and carried bouquets of palo pink flowers , in d autumn leaves. A little flower girl. Miss Mollv Stewart-in a georgette frock of pink and blue and carrying ft basket of autumn blossoms, was also in attendance. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. A. Molies, of Kaitieke, as best man. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs EUingham entertained many relatives and friends '.at morning tea, when the usual toasts wore honoured.

A private cablegram received yesterday announced the arrival of Airs. J. C. C. Perkins and Aliss Jeanne W. Beauchamp at Almonte, Ontario, Canada,, on Alarch 31. These ladies left Wellington, per R.Af.S. Afarama, on March 2.

Mrs. Boyd Garlick, of Sydney and formerly of Wellington, is at present visiting New Zealand.

The wedding took plaoe on Wednesday in the Parish Church of St. Luke’s, Christchurch, of Miss Mona Pyne, third daughter of Airs. Pyne, of Christchurch, and the late Air. F. H. Pyne, to Mr. Ashley G. Dean, Kaitieke, King Country (late captain of the Ist Canterbury Regiment). The Very Rev. Dean Harper, assisted by the Rev. F. N. Taylor, officiated, and the church had been decorated with pink and white lilies for the occasion. The bride, who was given away by her great-uncle, Mr. Noel Buchanan, of Nelson, wore a gracefully draped gown of ivory satin charmeuse and brocade, the gold and white brocaded train showing a lining of pale tomato georgette. Her veil of old Brussels laoe was fastened with a narrow gold band, finished at each side with a tiny cluster of gold grapes, and she carried a sheaf of flesh-coloured gladioli. The bridesmaids were Miss Pyne, Miss Jocelyn Pyne, Aliss Antoinette Wilder, and Ai-tss Dorothy Taylor, and also in attendance were two small pages, David Williams and Austin Dean. The older bridesmaids wore quaint frocks of rose taffetas shot with gold, their straight and plain bodices and bunched pannier skirts being reminiscent of the early nineteenth century mode. With these frecks were worn gold lace hate, and they earned Early Victorian posies of everlastan,. flowers and Michaelmas daisies. Ihe tZ’iittle girls wore frocks of t H e same fashioning and t/ the note of colour was introduced by the flame-coloured shirts and long henna trousers worn by the Pages, these also being modelled after the faehwn 1 a previous century. Mr. J. Waiau, was best man, and Captain Mead, of Palmerston North, was tbpvelled in a henna etoefapette ft<g, ed by her on many occasions. The wedding took place in St. Mary a Vth M fate V f ?W. n Matkly™ Wellington, 'to Mr. Wiliam Tracey, eld^i 60n T ° f e^v al F a ther Seymour offiSXd.' The bride, who S oie and biscuit-coloured dehcate panne, worn with turned hat was ot gbe carne d a long Kitty Reading a sheaf ot ios a frock of was and ninon, embroidgrey chiff Ol l ta^® ta and a black panne ered in P® 1 ® . Donnelly was best man hat. Mr. iate rou6W Mrs. Loughnan played • was afterupon iFe organ. ac k a y at the Royal wards held by M£.M* cW ]ater y r . 4t th . w* S”; a ’’ : ±U -I 4 ™”’ Monday, Misses quce essful coinM <Kenzie were the most u petitoTS is the uanciib, fhe ?h2 two Clever dancers also won the “points’’ at Kahika on Easter Saturday.

St. Helens Hospital. An arrangement that undoubtedly wi be of great convenience to many women is that made recently in connection with the work of St. Helens Hospital in Wellington, whereby intending patients mav be interviewed between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m. at the Plunket rooms in Courtenay Piece on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday of eec l week and accommodation at the hospital reserved. If preferable or more convenient they may be interviewed at the hospital in Coromandel Street 11 a.m. and 12 noon. It may not be generaly known -that the income limit has been extended and women whose husbands’ incomes do. not exceed Adso a year may now obtain adxace serve accommodation in St Helens Hospital. If within reasonable distance ot the hospital arrangements may be made to attend non-resident patients daily their own homes.

A Wasteful Government. “Alien,” writing from London to the “Otago Witness,” states that the determination is growing in stop Government waste. One outfcome of the Dover anti-waste election has bee So forming of an Anti-Waste League, which is to organise the use of the vote, irrespective of party, to fight th<resquandermania which is nosorbing the national resources and doubling and ling the rates. No precedent can be found anywhere in tne world for the crushing burdens laid upon the middle classes of Britain. Roused nt last by the growing consciousness and conviction burdens so heavily laid upon them are not inevitable war burdens, but the outcome of the recta exp - diture of the Government, they realise in despair that nothing will have any effect except “direct aciion/’ not throug strikes, but through tho vote the o d time-honoured British way of 'ing reform. The Anti-Waste League is not a new “party,” b ' lt . of those who have turned from the Coa l i"i A g VX” 4 •-«« Xi«v..ii of unemployment has made t e l P see that neither Conservative nor J a hour has got the key to a prosperous future and that waste is the hole in the country’s pocket that lets the through. To stop unnecessary expendi--6 ro is the sole object of the leaguewhich i.s finding enthusiastic support among the women. The idea of the league is to win every possible by-elec-t Jon with anti-waste candidates, who v ill Independent party of business men in Parliament whose watchyoid will he, ’•Economy without 11 seemed to have been assumed that h 0 women would vote very much as their men folk voted, but six working, tliinking burden-bearing years have eduS them along their ow.n lines, and. strangely, it is the men who are wming over to the womens way of thinking.