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Institute Federation. Earthquake relief was the subject of consideration at a meeting of the .Federation of Canterbury Women's Institutes, held at Geraldinc. Miss Spencer (Hawkcs Bay) wrote thanking the members \.i or their letter of sympathy and for the offers of help. It was stated that Mrs. Turner-Williams, Haveloek North, had opened a depot where all kinds of clothes would be received. Plans were made for the forwarding of sacks of clothing at once to Mrs. Turner-Williams. It was' decided to make a money collection as well among members for members in the distressed district. The Arun'del and Orari Institutes sent word that they were holding various' functions, but that the proceeds would be for the Earthquake Relief Fund. A Cliinese Wedding. A. Chinese wedding was celebrated yesterday in Wellington, when Nettie, daughter of Mrs. I[. Low, Blenheim, was married to Mr. Roy Joe Mitchell, Wellington. Tho bride, who was escorted by Mr. T. Long, wore a long frock of pink georgette which was finished with a cape collar. Pink satm horseshoes were appliqued to the frock. Her veil of pink tulle was fastened with orange blossoms. The bride's sister, Miss Mollie Low, was maid of honour, and was dressed m green crepe de chine. Another sister, Miss Lucy Low, was bridosmaid, wearing blue crepe do chine. Mr. Long was best man, and Mr. Joe King groomsman; When the bride and bridegroom left later for a tour of 'the North Island, the bride wore a frock of green georgette and a fawn coat and hat. Soldiers' Hostel. The management of the Soldiers' Hostel wishes to acknowledge with thanks tho following donations and gifts: — Pioneer Club (Artcraft .Circle), £2 2s; clothing, food, and bonbons i'roui the Spinsters' Club, Mr. Hunt, Mr. T. L.' Buxton, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Hazelwood (per Mrs. E. J. Moore), Mr. G. Mellish, Mrs. Preston, ■ Dr. ■ Stout. Mrs. Neilson and Miss Bright gave much pleasure with a gift of 'cuttings, .etc., for the garden. Tpr the Fund. Stokes Valley Women's Institutohad arranged to celebrate its secpiid birthday by a garden fete at "Mayvalo, Stokes Valley, on 14th February. The original plan, however, has now been enlarged, and the proceeds will be given to the Mayor's fund for the relief ox earthquake sufferers. Visitors can be assured of plenty to interest and amuse them in. beautiful country surroundings, and afternoon tea will be provided. Fresh cut flowers and vegetables, ice cream, sweets,-etc., will be on sale, and tennis, miniature golf, and a "treasure hunt" are among the many attractions. A dance in aid of the fund will be held in the local Irall the same evening, at 8 o'clock, and a hearty ■, welcome and splendid,entertainment.will be given to aii.: "' ■•; . '.■ , ; ; ;■■•■ ■■ St. Mary's Homos. : '-,-.'[' ..; ' Th"c monthly meeting of St. Mary's Guild was held at the. Diocesan rooms, arid was presided over by Mrs. Sprott. Tho following subscriptions and gifts were reported:: —Joseph P. Cooper estate, £36 12s 9d; Commerical Travellers, £35; estate W. H,,S; Moorhouse, £17 10s; Mrs. Plank, £12; estate W. H.- S. Moorhouse,,; "£% 10;, Misi'Ly-; saght £s;'■■;■•■ Mrs.. V. Itid.ai£ord .V^and Warehousemen's Association, £3' 3s each: Mrs. Thomas Ward, £,2, 2s; '.Mrs. Wilson, £2 2s; Mrs. Wallace.and Mr, J. Townaend, £2 each; ■ St. Paul's Mothers' Union,' £1 11s 3d; Miss Harris, £1 10s; Mrs. Faulknor, £1 6s; Mrs. Litchfleld, Wellington Eoyal.Arch Chapter 62, Mrs. Button, and Mifes Archibald, £1 Is each; - Mrs. Harper, •Mrs. Ballinger, Miss C. A. Allen, Miss Holm, Miss E. Holm, Mr. B. Hannah, M. L. Ferguson estate,, Miss Cresswell, Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. M'Leod, Mr. Jackson, £1 each; Miss S. Eraser, Mrs. Brien, .Anon., Miss Maud Atkinson, Mrs. Waters, and Mrs. Brodie,; 10s each; Mrs. England, 7s 64; Mrs. Dement Thomas, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Dowdle, Miss Dasent, Mrs. Martin, 5s each; A.H. (Karori), "D.," Mrs. H. Freeman, 2s 6d each. Gifts inkind were acknowledged from Mrs. Miles, Mrs; Thompson, Mrs. R. El Hayes, Mrs. Chambers, Mr. E. P. Simcox, ■ Mr. S. Simcox,. Mr.- Finnimore (Marton), Mr. L. Terry (Marton), Messrs. Johnson and Co., Picot Bros., J. B..M'Ewan, T. and G. Young, Combined Motor. Traders; St. Michael's Bible Class. (Kilbirnie), Miss Joseph, Mr. Bowell, Mr. Cooper, Otaki Girl Guides, Mr. Smith (Karori), Mrs. B. C. Hamerton, Miss Woodcock, Mrs. Evers, Mr. Short, Mra. H. Hislop, Miss Newcomb, New Zealand Trawling und Fish Supply Co., Levin and Co., Karori School Committee, Mrs. Keeling, Mrs. Gibb, Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. Eaiglo, and Mr. Corbett, Mr. Tattan-Frazer, Messrs. T. C. and CD. Tipler (Otaki), Picot Bros., Mrs. L Blnadell, Mrs. Taylor, Yen.. Archdeacon Hansell, Tinui Parochial District' (per Whareama Guild), Lady Hunter, Wellington. East Girls' College, Dr. Kate Neil, the Spinsters' Club (per Miss A. Kane),. Mrs. Erie Biddiford, Miss • Turton, D.1.C., Mrs. Miles, 'Miss and Mrs. Joseph, Miss Brooklyn parisioners, Mrs. Hart, Nathan, Mrs. Bristow, Mrs. N. Goodcr, Mabel and Phyllis Morrison, Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Chisholm (Lyall Bay),' Active Service Guild (Marton), Marton Girl Guides, Turakino Active Service Guild, Mrs.S Kirkcaldie, Gear Company, Mrs. Shirteliffe, P. Morrison, M. Morrison, Mrs. Jolly, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Kawnsley, Mrs. Burnes, Mr. D. W. Allen, Mr. Rowell, Mrs. Gibb, Anonymous, and Mr. Escptt. , The Personal Touch. ■ Christmas cards in England this year became very personal. So many people chose to imitate Queen Mary, and have bits of' their garden painted for their particular friends'(writos an Englishwoman). Lady Dance sent out an engraving of her picturesque house, The .Holme; Mrs. Henrietta Leslie had a pencil sketch of her drawing-room with the fig tree climbing through its roof; several people those caricaturoa of themselves; Mrs. M'Corquodale sent out pf portrait of the'family, including the dogs, and Mrs. Beatrice Harrison of her'sclf and the 'cello in the garden. The old toast to "absent friends" was responded to in a remarkable fashion by the friends themselves in hundreds of homes during the few days before Christmas. Recording studios, up to a late hour on Christmas Eve, were busy making records of personal messages which peoi>le with relatives far away desired to send them. It is now tho pretty custom, after the usual toasts have been drunk, to put these records on the gramophone and listen to the voice of some far-distant friend. Bocords of their children's voices were sent in large numbers, to officers and their wives in India, and many old people living in tho English countryside were surprised and comforted by the gift of a record of the voice of a son' or daughter in London. Wedding in Sydney. Many who remember Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Morony, formerly of Wakapuaku, Nelson (where Mr. Morony was superintendent of tho cable station), will be interested in the wedding of Miss. Ngaivo Morony to Mr. Leslie Raymond Bradley, sou of Mr. and Mrs. .Walter. Bradley, of Darling Point road, Sydney. I The wedding was an. evening one, and

took place at St. Stephen's Church, when the Rev. E. A. Ferguson, assisted by th Rev. W. Geddes Bradley (bTother of _ the bridegroom) officiated. The bride was in a dainty frock of pale pink point d'esprit net over crepe de chine to tone, and a large summer hat of summer felt and balibuntle straw. She carried a sheaf of pink gladioli, pink carnations, and blue delphiniums with trails of frangipanni. The wedding reception was held at Burdekin House, and later, when leaving for a tour, the bride wore a cloak of cherrygold lame over her wedding gown. Before the wedding Miss Morony was entertained by a number of organisations, including the Rod Cross Society, as she had been an energetic worker in a number of good causes. She was also an expert ice-skater, and led the carnival at the Glaeiarum, this being an honour, as pointing her out as the best skater among the many who go in for the sport. Obituary. « The death of Margaret Maria, wife of Mr. J. D. Mathews, of Mangahao, at the age of 72, occurred recently. Mrs. Mathews was of Irish birth, and at the age of 16 came to New Zealand with, her sister and an uncle by the ship Piako. The voyage was an unpleasantly exciting one, as the ship caught fire, and the passengers had to take to open boats, later being picked up by the ship Lockdown. In the year 1882 Mr. • and Mrs. Mathews , were married at Greymouth, and took up bush land at Mauriceville, where they had to endure the trials and privations •of tho early settlers' life. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews, about thirty years ago,' disposed of their property at Mauriceville, and took up their residence at Mangahao. The death of Mrs. T. H. Wilkinson, a pioneer resident of Cheviot, occurred at Christchureh. She arrived in New Zealand in the early 'sixties, at the age of 18 months, and the family settled at Pukekohc, where Mr. and Mrs., Wilkinson were married. Mrs. Wilkinson was well known and highly respected in the district. .. The death occurred** at her residence at Foxton on Sunday morning of Mrs. Elizabeth Hawes Barber, widow of the late Mr. James Barber. Mrs.. Barber, who/was one of Foxton's oldest and most' respected residents, was born at St. Albans, England, in 1842, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and.Mrs. George Blow, who came to New Zealand in 1871, settling in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. James Barber were married in Wellington, and lived there till 1900, when thoy moved to Foxton. Mrs. Barber took an active interest in All Saints' Ladies' Guild, and was a staunch adherent of. the Anglican Church. Her kind .and sympathetic nature endeared her to a wide circle of friends. She leavos three sons, Messrs. W. E. Barber (Motuiti), H. Barber (Te Horo), and G. O. Barber (Marotiri). A daughter, Mrs. H. J. Knowles (Wellington) died some years ago. Mr. H. J. Blow, a brother, still lives in Wellington, j Tho late Mrs. Barber' leaves 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grand-children. . ' . A Modern Maiden- Aunt. Miss Susan Lawrence, whom' everyone. admits to be one of the brainiest women in Parliament, spent a thoroughly domesticated Christmas (writes a London correspondent). She has a large"family of, nephews with very decided views as to the place (and, that,a humble one)' which women ought to occupy. Miss .Lawrence declared with!1 a .twinkle in her eye that it does her a great deal of Spiritual good to play the humble maiden aunt once a year. It is an interesting comment on the revolution that has taken place in our generation that one's maiden, aunt may be a Minister of the Crown'1 these, days. New Career for Woraen.The healing' power of books is the latest weapon in the hands of physicians in Europe, who, in their fight against the suffering and anxiety of the sick, have, gone so far as tc establish hospital libraries, (writes '9, correspondent). One of the first steps taken by tho experts on curative reading was to banish the haphazard methods of .the past> when unsuitable books generally sentimental novels, were handed to the patients without discrimination. Now a skilled librarian, generally a. woman who is chosen for her poisej culture, and social,,instincts, visits the hospi: tal wards and becomes friendly with the. > patients. Her literary knowledge and the time at her disposal, are supposed, to enable her ■ to. 1-gauge ■ the patients' requirements better than the nurse or the doctor. •. Fiction is, naturally the most popular form, of reading matter, and "open air*' stories with a healthy appeal have been found most suitable. ■ War books have been found to be too stimulating, and sex novels not helpful. Physicians consider that the suffering of 65 per cent, of patients ca.n be ajleviated by scientific book selection. The success of the treatment depends entirely on the ability and personality of the- hospital librarian. It is a new work/and will provide niany educated women with a pleasant career as more hospitals take up the scheme. Beauty for the Eyes. Whan the eyes are/ tired- and lined bathe the closed lids with water as'hot as can be comfortably borne (states a beauty expert). Use a pad mado of medicated cotton wool and sponge them, gently with this for five or six minutes. Smear some cold cream lightly over the closed lids, at the. corners, and beneath the eyes. Rest with the eyes ,«losedi for about • ten .minutes, so that the pores may absorb as much of the cream as possible. Then wipe off with a soft towel dipped in cold water. Dust lightly with powder, and the eyes wjll look much younger and fresher. If dressing for artificial light a faint shading can bo applied to the upper lid, either in blue or brown, using a powder or a cream as (preferred. /