WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 166, 9 April 1921, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The engagement is announced of Miss Dorothy Snelling, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Snelling, of Mowhango, Taihape, to Mr. J. H. Dalrymple .second son of the late Mr. J. F. Dalrymple, of Waitotopia, Bulls.

The mothers, wives, and relatives of soldiers are invited to a reunion that is being held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon, next at 2.30. This gathering was t<> have been held last November, but unforseen circumstances prevented it. Sir Thomas Mackenzie will address those present, and it is felt that as he has been closely connected with so many of the soldiers from New Zealand, the mothers and relatives will greatly ap preciate his presence among them. Lady Mackenzie will also be present.

The annual meeting of the Plunket Society is to be held on Monday in the Accountant Chambers, Johnson Street, at Bp.m. All subscribers and friends, and all those interested in the -work of the society, are cordially invited to be present. Mr. Justice Chapman will preside.

The monthly meeting of the District W.C.T.U. was held in the Constable Street rooms, Mrs. Wright presiding. Mesdames Boxall and Webb were elected as representatives to the National Council of Women. It was decided that Mrs. Wright and' Mrs. Webb be nominated for-the Newtown School Cofnmittee. All present were asked to support the candidature of Mrs. Preston and Miss Coad at the? civic election, and also to attend a public meeting to be held, in the Newtown Library. Arrangements were made for the visit of the organiser (Miss Earnshaw) at the end of this month- Mrs. Mowlem, one of the delegates to the Ashburton Convention, read a. very interesting account of the work done.

Miss Julie Whelan and Miss Kitty Redmond, of Carterton, left Auckland last week for a tour of Australia.

Miss Agnes Walsh left by the Ulimaroa for Sydney yesterday.

A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held yesterday afternoon, Lady Stout presiding. There were also present Mesdames A. R. Atkinson, G. Ponsonby, I.ine, Glover, Sprott, H. Kirkcaldie, J Kirkcaldie, and Reed Glasson. Cases ox alleged cruelty and neglect of chll « rel J were reported, and it was stated that several children had been removed from undesirable surroundings. Cases of maintenance needed through desertions of husbands were brought before the consideration of the meeting, and it nas reported that several _ had been helped and other cases were in course of being dealt with. Subscriptions from} the following were acknowledged:—Mrs; (v Ponsonby, XI; Mrs. H. Kirkca die \£l ls. f The society is arranging a deputation of members to wait upon the Minister of Justice with regard to the appointment of policewomen.

Miss Kate Campion, the Auckland sin"-er, who. is now prinia donna with the'’ Carl Rosa Grand Opera Company was married in London recently to the manager of the well-known operatic combine in which she had been so successful. .

The result of the visit of Madame qtrnthenrn and Sister Kathleen was a total contribution of X4OO for the West Ham Mission.

At St. Stephen’s Church, Phillip Street, Svdnev, the marriage of Miss .Easson a member of the New South Wales Orchestra, and Mr. Smart was celebrated. It was a "cream coloured redding the bride wearing a gown of cream cashmere de soie and georgette with handsomely-embroidered train, a veil and orange blossoms, the shower bouquet being of roses and maidenhair fern. I he bridesmaids, Miss Marjory Easson and Miss Vues Smart, wore cream crepe, de chene with georgette and jersey silk, and their bouquets were cream and pink carnations. A girl friend of the bnde n violinist, played Schubert s Ave Maria” while •the register was being signed, and later on "The Wedding March.” A. reception was afterwards held at Sergeant’s, the, guests being received bv the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Easson. also by Mrs. Smart, and Air Vile relatives of the bridegroom. Among the guests were the Misses van Staveren, of Wellington.

Wednesday’s "Otago Daily Times” report s the following Probably few weddings which have been held in Dunedin attracted so mnehrjiiiiei'Cst a? one vhich was solemnised in F irst ; Chmcl la. nil’ll! the reason being that it was the firXt evening wedding to take place in a church in Dunedin. The novelty of the new inauguration, which became possible only by an amendment of the Marriage Act a. few months ago, made a yery striking appeal to the popular imagi-na-tion. and Uns circumstance manifested itself bv the crowded condition of the church ‘long before the ceremony was timed to begin, and by the throngs winch gathered outside the church to witness (ho arrival of the chief actors. In fact, sn dense was the crowd in the vicinity of the church steps that the bride experienced some difficulty in. gnioiog admission to her own wedding. The contracting parties were the daughter or a well-known local physician and a landowner from the North Island, and the ceremony, which passed off quite succes.fullv, took the form of a x pink weci.line which, our reporter understands, means that the bridal party were dressed in pink.

Miss R. Patten, who has been on the staff of the Government Printing Office for several years, left last night for Auckland

' The wedding took place on Thursday, at Featherston Presbjterian Church, of Mi«s Rebecca. Fellingham, daughter of Mr. J. Fellingham, ‘ Highlands Featherston, and Mr. Jack WjSgins.' of Palmerston North. The bride, who'was given away by her father, wore a blue chiffon taffeta silk and geoi--getto frock, with silver trimmings, and a Leghorn hat, and carried a beautiful pink bouquet. There were no bridesmaids, and Mr. M’Caske.V, of Wellingten was best man. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion and I o service was a choral one, Mrs. Ramsay playing the organ. After the ceremonv Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins left ay train for Master ton and the north. Thebride’s travelling dress was a brown SUK costume, small blue toque, and fox furs.

On Thursday evening Sirs. Preston and Jfiss Coad, candidates for election to the City Council, addressed a vety ■nwtinsr in Schoolroom at Northland. Mr. a b ,a was in the chair and the two candidates met with a very encouraging reception. At the close of their addresses they were accorded a hearty vote of thanks and confidence.

On Thursday evening a very enjoyable dance, the first of a series of sra-ch arranged by Miss Walmisley, was held in the Marine Engineers’ Institute. The hall had been prettily decorated with ferns foliage, and Chinese lanterns, and excellent music was supplied for th* dancing. Supper was served midway during the evening. Mias Walmisley plans to hold these danoss once a week.

The many admirers of Miss Maggie Dickenson, the well-known Australian danseuse, will bo interested to hear she was recently maftied to Mr. Sydney Culverhouse, at Christ Church, St. Kilda, Melbourne. She wore a draped gown of silver, and white brocade and a lace veil, the gift of Miss Ivy Schilling. Her long train was carried by two little nieces, wearing dainty blue frocks and white veils. Miss Pauline Bindley, who will bo remembered as the singer who accompanied Mr. Paul Dufault during his tour of New Zealand, was the bridesmaid. She wore a picturesque froclr of blue silk chiffon, a hat to match, and carried a posey of pink and blue‘flowers.

Karori Croquet Club. The closing, for the season of the Karori Croquet Club took place on the club grounds at Karori Park yesterday afternoon. Many visitors from other clubs were present, in addition to club members, and a very pleasant afternoon was spent. Tea was served in the pavilion, and afterwards Mr. G. H. B. Burn, the club’s patron, presented the trophies won during the season, the president (Mrs. G. Brown), who had been presented with a bouquet of lilac and mauve flowers (the colours of the club) by the hon. president (Mi's. H. Cook), assisting him. The prizes were awarded as follow:—Championship.singles, Mrs. Sedgwick; championship “A” doubles, Mrs. Bradnock and Mrs. Watt; championship “B” doubles, Mrs. F. Dryden and Mrs. Lowery; championship "B” singles, Miss Saunders; handicap singles, Mrs. Sedgwick; handicap doubles, Mrs. G. Brown and Mrs. Lowery; break competition, Mrs. Bradnock; peg competition, Mrs. G. Brown; hoop competition, Mrs. Lowery; golf croquet, Mrs. Lowery. Mr. Burn also presented the hon. secretary (Mrs. J. J. Casey) with a set of stainless cutlery as a token, of the appreciation of members of Mrs. Casey’s services during the season. To Mr. G. Eagle, the green-keeper, was presented' a thermos flask in recognition of the splendid condition in which the greens had been kept. The thanks of the committee and of members are due to the following who hnd presented trophies for

competition;—Mr. B. G. H. Burn, Mrs. Lowery. Mrs. Carr, Mrs. G. Brown, Mrs. H. Oook, Mrs. .F. Drvden, Miss Saunders, and Mr. Bradnock. During the afternoon competitions were played onifhe greens, which were won by Mrs. G. ’ Brown (2), Mrs. Dryden, and Mrs. Sedgwick.

AN ECHO OF THE WAR

BELGIAN GRATITUDE. The following letter was received by Mrs. H. J. Barnard, 201 Derwent Street, Island Bay (ana late of Eltham) on. March 26, in reply to a letter written by her and enclosed in a case of outfits for children, dated March 28, 1915, just six years ago:—

"Brussels, January, 1921, —Dear Madam, —I will try to write you in English, though I am not very well accustomed with this language, that is why you will pardon me some mistakes that you will perhaps find in my letter. This letter is the answer to your very good and charming letter of March 28, 1915. You will certainly remember this letter, enclosed in a case of outfits for children that you sent to the distressed mothers of Belgium during the war. As you are aware, all, the parcels of food, garments, . outfits, etc., sent during the war from abroad, were collected by a national committee and distributed by the same to the poor and distressed people of Belgium. But the cruel Germans did not allow that the charming and so sympathetic letters enclosed in the sendings were distributed, and they had to be destroyed. These letters could not bo kept without danger, because, if the Germans, perchance, found them during a domiciliary research, they might accuse you of intelligence with the enemy. So with much regret we were obliged to destroy the witness of admiration and sympathy. But the orders of our enemy were not always executed, ami often a letter was carefully hidden. That is so that your letter of March 28, 1915, was kept until this date. I beg you to consider that the delay for a answer to this letter was only due to the circumstances. After the armistice (November, 1918) we recover the liberty of writing to everybody in the world, but the inembers, of our family separated from us during the long years of the war came visiting us, and we were enjoyed by seeing them again. Then there was much work to be done in order to repair all the disasters caused by the war, and everybody was very busy, so that the letters c c onr friends and Allies of abroad were forgotten. Do not charge us with ingratitude. but be sure that all the hearts of Belgians keep the memory of their benefactors. In many towns of Belgium, the name of the men or lands having helped us. is given to the streets or public places in order to remember the. population, the gratitude that we owe them. Now, I believe, I must introduce myself to you.' I am an accountant in a bank of Brussels (the Societe Generale de Belgique), and during thb war I was not busy enough, so I could give, a part of my time to the committee of which I spoke to you. I was got rnarriM during the war, and I have now two .little girls, one of two years of age, the other of six months. I hope that your eons, of v.hich you spoke ill your letter, are now returned at home near to you in good health. I wish that they remember with much pleasure their sojourn in Belgium, if they have stayed in our land. I do not know what remembrance of Belgium can be agreeable to you, so I am sending to you some Belgian stamps issued since the armistice. 1 hope this collection will be received with pleasure. If you have any desire for something of Belgium J could give to you, please write me, and I will try to give you satisfaction, if it is possible. Tt would be too difficult to me to write to all the ladies included in the list enclosed with your letter. Can, I ask you to be kind enough to give them my letter for reading, and to assure any of them of the gratitude of all the Belgians. ' T hope to learn that this letter hns reached vou, and with many thanks for all the Belgians helped by the Eltham Belgian Sewing Guild.—l rew-in. yours very trulv (Signed) Mounrens E. Io Mi-s. H. J. Barnard, president -1 the Eltham Belgian Sewing Guild. Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand.”