WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 171, 15 April 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

(BY

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A friendly match will Ire played Im>tween the-Rambler Ladies’ Hockey Club and the Hincmoa Hockey Club, Carterton, to-morrow afternoon, at Karori Park. Ln the evening the Carterton girls will be entertained at a social and dance.

The officer commanding and matron of Trcntham Military Hospital acknowledge with thanks, for the week ending April 9, gifts of daily papers, sweets, flowers, cakes, weekly issue of smokes, and extra comforts for patients from the Red Cross; sweets, cakes, and fruit, from Salvation Army; fruit, Citizens’ Gift Fund, per Mrs. Luke; case of apples, from Mrs. Sutherland; Mrs. Chesney, magazines and papers; Sir Joseph Ward, flowers; Wellesley Club, papers. Also the following entertainments and outings:— Pictures for ]>atients and staff, by Y.M.C.A.; tickets for patients and staff, from Wellington Racing Club for the Autumn meeting; daily motor drives in Rod Cross, Salvation Army, and Miss Adams’s cars.

Among the passengers which the Athenic carried away with her this morning were Sir Robert and Lady Stout; Mrs. and Miss Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Elder (Hawke’s Bay), Mr. and Mrs. J. 8h Holmes, Mrs- Mathew’ Holmes, and har two children. Mrs. Howden, Mr. and Mrs. S. Mawley (Mastenton), Mrs. Gerald Mawley. Mrs. M. HMoore, Mrs. Hannah and her sister (Mise Phyllis Nicholls), Mrs. F. Phnrazyn, Colonel W. H. Playne and Mrs. Playne (of England), and Mrs. and Miss Tully.

Mrs- Montgomery, of Cheshire, Liverpool, England, arrived by the Manuka this week, and intends living in Wellington.

Mrs. Alfred Reid, of Maraam a Crescent, left for Sydney by the Manuka last evening on a visit t.. her relatives.

The death occurred at Auckland on Wednesday of Mrs. Wright Harrison, daughter of an early settler in the Kaipara district, and formerly a resident of Wellington and Marton. Her husband, who was at one time in the Audit Department, predeceased her some years ago. Deceased leaves a grown-up family. Two of her sons gave their lives in the Great War.

Sister Ellen Brown returned to Masterton on Wednesday after five years.of active service. She was given, a civic welcome by the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs: Jackson).

Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Campbell (Hawke’s Bay) are leaving shortly for a visit to England.

Mrs. M. E. Cornyns, of Wanganui, will be a candidal e for the council at the forthcoming election, also for the Hospital Board. Mrs. Cornyns has been on the latter body for the past six years.

Mrs. James Boose is accompanying her husband on his tour of New' Zealand in the interests of the Royal Colonial Institute. of which he is travelling commissioner. Mrs. Boose is an associate of the institute, and is interesting colonial women in its activities. The visitors are staying in Auckland at the present time. Wedding at Eketahuna.

The wedding took place recently at St. GuthberUs Church, Eketahuna, of Miss Jessie Margaret Mason, .the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mis. T. B. Mason, of Nireaha, to Captain H. W. D. Bold, son of tho late Mr. E. H. Bold, C-E., of Napier, and Mrs Bold, Wellington. The Rev. J. C. Davies performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory geogette over net, accordion-pleated frills of georgette forming the skirt, with a bodice inlet with crystal beads. Ine wedding veil, an heirloom lent by the bridegroom’s mother, was of beautiful old Brussels lace, and was kept in place with a coronet of orange blossoms. A bouquet of pink carnations, blue delphiniums and maidenhair was carried. I lie duel maid of honour was Miss Evatt, of Wellington, who wore cream frilled net and. lace over crepe de chine. A wide floral sash was draped at the side, and she wore a straw picture hat trimmed with net and roses, and carried a lx>»quet of pink flowers. |Miss Sybil Budd, of Oamaru (the bridegroom s niece) was second attendant, and wore a el frock of tucked cream georgette over crepe de chine and a transparent straw hat. She carried a bouquet of pink no - ers. Ths bridegroom is a captain in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company, and saw live years’ war service. As a member of the Third Reinforcements he left New Zealand and fought at Gallipoli, where he was badly woun - ed. When fit for service again ho .joined the Navy, and served in the Medi'terranean and in the North Sea for the remainder of the time. After thp wedding ceremony a reception w-as held by the bride’s parents, and m the evening thev gave a dance, when over two hundred guests were present. Captain and Mrs. Bold left by motor on a six weeks tour, the bride travelling in a brown tailored costume with velvet hat relieved with gold.

Sailors’ Friend Society. To raise funds for furthering the work for sailors which is earned on in connoetton with tho Sailors Fnend a concert, organised b y Mj J. .1 (inissioner) was held in the institute last evening. An excellent programme had been arranged, and the well wishers and active friends 0 Xietv was large. Contributing to the “.Ji,™, •«?: Mr,. (consisting of elevon ” Bland, Godier, T. Jones, and J. V. Lewis, tfisrs. T. Jenkins, Johnson, and Child. were very frequent, af the programme was greatly appreciated. D the interval sweets were sold, and of 6 tho close of the concert there was an auction of'goods that had.been given for disposal way. The missfoner is constantly receiving letters from many, of them from mothers expressing the greatest gratitude for tho kindness ’and hospitality that have been d own their boys while their ships were ; ~nrf- in Wellington. They consider that they owe a lasting debt to the society and Mr. Moore for holding out the hand of friendship to boys who wore absolute “strangers in a strange ’ Three or four years ago it was decided to cease holding bazaars for raising funds for tho work, and up to the present (ho matter of finance has not K r eatb worried the heads of the society. Now however, the financial stringency which has como upon the country is "unking itaolf felt. Work of this kind for th sailors is regarded ns so important, however, that its promoters greatly hope, that the public will not kt it lie crippled for want of funds, and while lookinc to the public for continued support the society is in the meantime helping itself in the above manner.

A London’s Women’s Club. In the course of an interesting lettsr written to a friend in Wellington, a New Zealander states that she had just been lunching at the Forum, a club for women in Loudon. This she described as an offshoot of the Lyceum, and was formed on the same lines. Miss Evelyn Isitf, who was the founder of the Pioneer Club in Wellington, was one of the original members of the Forum Club in London. It is situated in Grosvenor Place, just by Hyde Park Corner, overlooking the park at one side and Buckingham Palace gardens on the oilier. A largo house had been taken with a lounge hall, the sides of which were decorated with innumerable notice boards and library on one side and dining room on the other, the Latter not very large; in fact, much too small, as visitors are brought to lunch there. There is a dressing room, also rather small, and a billiard room. On the next floor is a very large lounge drawing room, where visitors can taken, and a slightly smaller one for members only, both very comfortably furnished. What is rather nice is that there is a room where a buffet lunch is served for members only. Above is a reading room, secretaries’ room and offices, a card room, and a lecture room, and above that again bedrooms. There is no actual smoking room; that is not necessary, as everyone in London smokes everywhere now, in the dining rooms, between courses, and any other place. There is a membership of over 2000 women, and already they are taking a house adjoining to enlarge the premises, chiefiy to have more bedrooms and also rooms to let for private parties. It is, of course, not cheap. The original members (professional) .paid five guineas; it is now six guineas; social members pay eight guineas. Lunch is very nicely served: four courses for five shillings, and coffee extra. For the single bedrooms, well furnished, of course, the charge is 12s. 6d. a night, and for some cubicles only curtained off from each other at the top of the house the charge is 6s. 6d. English women are always ready to pay for their pleasures, and don’t expect a lot for nothing. Ths staff, of course, .is very large (about fifty), and besides a business secretary there is a manageress for 'the residential part, a manager for the dining room, and maids. Also they have a male janitor and page boys. It is all very comfortable, not to say luxurious. An interesting feature of the Forum Club 'is its connection with the women a institutes. There are clubs for social intercourse and study, which ore g established all over England, lhe leadin- women in different districts are taking up the movement, and tlies9 arl country members of the *fcnim which in this way becomes a centrabsing focus for these institutes. The club movement is spreading very much in England, possibly because women found the° great need of intercourse with each other during the war.

Royal Japanese Betrothal Mystery. Inquiries here to-day throw a partial light on the mysterious telegrams that have been coming from Tokio about the betrothal of the Crown Prince (states the Manchester “Guardian of F'bruaiy 06) It is clear that the opposition to the Prince’s engagement to the P« Nagako, whatever its origin, has collapsed, as it is stated that the betrothal will be publicly announcedThe explanation that bold B fiel although it cannot be officially confirmed yet is that the agitation was engineered by the powerful Choshu family or clan. The Princess belongs to the Satsuma family, and it is supposed that the prospect of this family obtaining a more powerful position has caused jealousy among tho rival clan, whose leaders seem to have carried out a public agitation with the help of the Household ® is a member of the clan. I should.say that prominent Japanese here do not be lieve that this eruption of feudalism modern times is : possible but there is no alternative solution available. The rumours that the betrotha was o be broken seem to have led to an out burst of popular indignation in Tokio, whtih has ended in the resignation of Privy Council, is connected with tins ag ta Mixed up with this business of the beabout the tisi unpre codented event E.'S.“b .3’ of Nat""ti “ di “” cern with union MflTl antes of ie Lcagim o ™^^!^^ - ary 21 to 1 nino members, of dates consisting ° belong to nations which a majority . certain not holding (o be dealt th G a bv°such a 'commission there will with by sucb a. the inter ests of be many t . children, since these inwomen and al -° in those counterests need b P e9 ' . mandates ri-ies which are he d on account of ‘ th questions are ar? ,‘,“"”“1 purpo...,' s‘won.n «»■' woman sho f ul A We note STe greatest commendation to tais effect p unanimously by recent meeting League of at 'Xesentatimis are also in Geneva. Government on this numerous women’s orgaiusosubject by that public opinion tions. “"d we tiust that p r tho will be brought to beM Press and otherwise As-happoint.ment.--Y ours, _ , Internaton Cvice-chairwormui Momenj ot _ tional y Catholic Women’s gamsing Llewellyn Davies (genLeague), Maiga Co-operative men Citizens j Gio Church (hon. socretary an i s ing secaita AWigiues’ I’roretary Anti, slave y treasWomen). —