WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 52, 25 November 1926, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Cecil Pirie and her little daughter, of Mangere, Auckland, are the guests of Mrs. Pirie’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Phillips-Turner, Seatoun. Mrs. Pirie is leaving shortly for Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Endell Wanklyn have returned to Christchurch from a visit to Wellington.

The principal and staff and pupils of Wellington Girls’ College are having a “parents’ day” on Saturday, when sports and games and also an exhibition of work will be the attractions.

Miss Muriel Smith, who lias been in Wellington sitting for her degree in music, lias returned to Gisborne.

Miss Lulu Cohen is the guest of Mrs. Pat Holden, Gisborne.

Mr. and Mrs. P. Whitside, Christchurch, are visiting Wellington.

Mrs. Sherriff and Miss Molly Sherriff, of Gisborne, are visiting Wellington. .

Mrs. Hope-Lewis is visiting relatives in Auckland.

Mr. and Jilts. W. Deans, Christchurch, who returned to New Zealand bv the Tahiti, are at present visiting Kirs. Dean’s mother, Lady Russell, at Hastings.

Word lias been j-eceived from England that H.R.H. the Duchess of York will inspect the Girl Guides as she travels through the Dominion.

A bridge party of about twenty tables was held in the Pioneer Club Hall last evening to forward the campaign of the Navy League Queen. The party was organised by the girls’ branch of the league.

Mr. and Mrs. Napier, Wellington, are visitors to Auckland.

Miss F. K. Wallace has been appointed sole teacher of the Ponatalii school; Miss E. M. Mapp sole teachgr at the Riverlands school, Blenheim ; and Miss B. Williams assistant teacher at the Springlands school, Blenheim.

Miss Una Leslie, of Eketahuna, who has been in the Masterton Hospital for six weeks, is now convalescent, and has returned to her home.

Mrs. A. G. Edmonds, of Eketahuna, with Mrs. E. Dowsett, senior, late of Newman, who have been visiting Mrs. Gilly, of Paekaka'riki, left for Otaki yesterday. Whilst there Mrs. Dowsett celebrated her 82nd birthday.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Teagle entertained the visiting Freemasons’ wives at a garden partv at her home, Lower Hutt. Several ladies went out from town, and as the garden was beautiful and the weather fair a very enjoyable time was spent.

Two tablets to the memory of the late Miss Frances Keith Pa.vne, for manv years matron of Wellington Hospital, will be unveiled during the coming week end. One on Saturday at Ihe Public Hospital at 2.30 p.m., when Mr. C. M. Luke, chairman of the Hospital Board, will perform the ceremony, the speakers being Miss Thurston, C.BE., R.R.C.. and Dr. Hardwick Smith and Dr. Elliott. The other, in St. Mark’s Church, will be unveiled at the evening service on Sunday by the Ven. Archdeacon Johnson.

Last night Mrs. George Russell entertained the wives of Freeinascons at a party in the Masonic Hall. The hall was gay with small flags, while long tables arranged around the room were decorated with tall blue delphiniums and bowl-t of red and pink roses. The evening opened with an autograph competition, and later Mrs. Woodward sang and Mrs. S. Tingey and Miss HardingeMaltby gave an amusing comedietta, followed by a visitors’ competition. The supper was served in the refectory room upstairs, the long tables being gay with bowls of roses, and vases of pink and orange poppies. As each guest wore a paper cap, the room was extremely bright. There were about one hundred and fifty guests, including many visitors from all parts of the Dominion. Mrs. Russell, wife ot the Provincial Grand Master, wore an almond green crepe de chine dress, with lace collar, and received the numerous .guests, who included Mrs. Dougall and Mrs. Bingham, of Christchurch, wives of former Grand Masters, Mrs Hatch, Mrs. Hurley (Christchurch), Mrs Dreaver (Dunedin), Mrs. Barclay, wife of Grand Secretary, Mrs. Dickinson, Lady Luke, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Keith Kirkcaldie, Mrs. O. C. Mazengarb, Mrs. J. E. F. Perry, Mrs. Press, Mrs. W. W. Marshall, Mrs. Teagle, and Mrs.. Rockstrow. After supper there was dancing in the main room, when the installation of the Grand Master had been completed.

Miss B. E. Bauglian was the guest of honour recently, when the literary circle of the Otago Women’s Club gave a reception for this distinguished writer and welfare worker. Mrs. Ewing (the chairwoman) greeted the guest. Miss Bauglian, in her thanks to the circle, pointed otrt that with the day so full of necessary duties it was good to form circles for the cultivation of beauty, and the aesthetic side of life. A literary circle was thus excellent, for literature went back to all ages, and ministered to the future; it linked up all times and all countries. In response to a special request, Miss Baughan gave a short talk on penal reform, introducing her lecturette by the remark that now she was working with men, not words, she was attempting practical poetry. She made an earnest appeal for the co-operation of all women in this great movement, which is now recognised in Great Britain as doing excellent work. One of the best ways of showing sympathy is by joining the John Howard League (Howard being the founder of it), or, to, give it its correct title, “The Penal Reform League.” ,

The new Shoe Department at George and Doughty Ltd. is a decided acquisition. A very large floor space has been allotted to this part of the business, and daintv footwear is being stocked at moderate prices. Pale shades in grey kid are particularly noticeable, and will be very fashionable for the summer. Parchment-coloured kid trimmed with a deeper tone is also quite one of the smartest novelties offering; very original ideas are shown in thfe makeup of this footwear. All shades of brown are beine used, including tan willow calf, which is the correct note for .f; tailleur. Black patent leather shoes are also much displayed, and these are in strap and court modes.— Advt. MR BRADY. The Well-known Foot Specialist, may now l>e Consulted nt p L. BRADY AND CO.. LIMITED * Chiropodies end Superior Shoeist-i. 27 WILLIS ST lOpposite Grand lloiel). Appointments Made. Telephone 45—543.

Attention is drawn by advertisement to the annual meeting of the Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery, which will be held on November 30 at 3 o’clock, in the Red Cross room, 63 Dixon Street. All members of the reserve and subscribers to the nursery are asked to be present.

Many plans are being made for the success of the Fielden Taylor Street Day, which is arranged to take place in December, in aid of the St. Barnabas Home for Babes and other objects for which the well-known missioner works. The Victoria League, St. John Ambulance, Khandallah ladies, and many well-known workers, such as Mesdames Murphy, M.8.E., Bramley, Bavfield, Darling, C. W. Earle, M. Kellv (Vancouver), Phillips Turner, Carroll, McKenzie, Tovey, and others, are going to assist, and the various points of vantage in the city will be well officered on the appointed day. It it hoped that the public will keep in mind the work done in connection with St. Peter’s Mission, and will respond generously to the appeal. A meeting will be held in No. 1 committee-room at the Town Hall to-day at half-past two, and all who are interested are invited to attend.

Recently the League of New Zealand Penwomeh at Auckland welcomed home Mrs. Nello Porter, who has returned from a six months’ visit to the United States, and also bade farewell to Mrs. Davis, one of the associate members, who is leaving for South Africa. Mrs. Mary Stuart Boyd, president, extended greetings to Mrs Porter and wished Mrs. Davis a pleasant trip.. Each of the guests was presented with a bououet of roses and carnations from Mrs. Bovd’s garden. During the afternoon Mrs. Porter related some of h6r experiences in California, where she met many of the members of the League of American Penwomen, with whom the New Zealand League has been in close touch since its inception. Mrs. Porter was the guest of honour at the penwomen’s luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel, and also a guest at a reception given by the penwomen to meet Margaret Anglin, the famous American actress. Through introductions from the Californian Penwomen, Mrs. Porter gained admission to the strictlyguarded precincts of Hollywood., The studios of Universal, Fox, First National, and the Laskv location, were thrown open to her. Here she met the leading screen stars and was presented with numerous signed photographs. It was also Mrs. Porter’s privilege to witness the “shooting” of several scenes and to have them explained.

An extensive tour of Australia, in the interests of the GiiJ Guide movement, which is fairly strong in the Commonwealth, has been completed by Miss A. M. Beherns, Deputy-Chief for the North of England. Leaving New Zealand in March last, Miss Beherns commenced her tour at Fremantle in April. She spent a month in Western Australia, another month in South Australia, and a similar period in Victoria. Her visit to Queensland occupied six weeks, and she was another month in Tasmania and New South Wales. Then she had a short holiday in Melbourne. Christmas Miss Beherns hopes to have made another tour through New Zealand, visiting all the centres where the movement is established. Then she purposes returning to Australia. The big event in the Girl Guide world next year will be a huge Canadian rally. Thousands of girls from all parts of British Columbia and the great Western States will rendezvous, probably in Vancouver. Speaking of the movement in Australia, Miss Beherns said the organisation was good, so far as it had been developed, but much remained to be done. There were, roughlv, over 10,000 guiders in Australia. Big rallies were held in each of the centres she visited, the largest being in Melbourne, where there was a huge indoor gathering in St. Kilda’s Hall. Everywhere a fine spirit prevailed among the girls, and there was no doubt that the movement was doing a great deal for the rising womanhood of Australia. Miss Beherns hopes to be back in England next September.