WOMAN’S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 20060, 28 December 1928, Page 5

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr and Mrs H. 0. M'Farlane and family arc spending some weeks at Stewart Island. Mrs H. B. Elder and family arc off ramping near Lake AVanaka. Mrs T. Lisle, of Wadesiown, Wellington, is the guest of the Misses Barth, Musselburgh. Miss Olive Barth, of Wellington, is spending the holidays with the Misses Barth. ■ Mrs Gathcridge, who has just returned from a visit to England, is, with her husband, spending Christmas with her sister, Mrs Peter Smellic. Mr and Mrs J. G. Butler, of Roslyn, are away at Warrington. Mrs Stanton Hicks, wife of Professor Hicks, of Adelaide University, and Air Lawrence liaggitt, organist of Flinders Street Church, arrived by the Manuka. They arc on a visit to their parents, Mr and Mrs John Haggitt, at their seaside home at Warrington. The engagement is announced of Dorothy, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs George Howes of Dunedin, to. Dr Richard Maxwell, elder son of the Hon. Gerald V. Maxwell and Mrs Maxwell. Prior to leaving Dunedin to enter upon Iter new duties in the nursing profession at the Wanganui Hospital,’ Miss Islay Garden was the guest at a pleasant evening given by M.rs F. W. Pile at her home in Cosy Dell last week. During the evening Pastor W. D. More took the opportunity of wishing her on behalf of her many friends every success in her new venture. She was the recipient of a travelling case from the members of tbo Church of Christ Bible class. She left by Friday’s second express, and was farewelled at the station by numerous friends. Un Thursday evening, December 3U, at St. Clair Presbyterian Church, a marriage was celebrated between Wilfred Lawson, etvlor son of the laic Mr A. C. Broad, of Dunedin, to Dorothy Alice, elder daughter of Mr and Airs Lightfoot, of Dunedin. Tbo Rev, Mr M’Dowell officiated at the ceremony, and Mr Benton presided at the organ. Tbo bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a slevcless frock of white georgette, with laec flounces and a wide georgette sash at the left side. The circular tnlic veil was held hi place by a. coronet of orange blossoms, and the bouquet was composed of white roses and carnations. The bridesmaid, .Miss Hina Lightfoot, wore a dress of maize-coloured net trimmed with small rose posies, and a hat of Visea straw to lone, the bouquet being of roses and sweet peas. The duties of best man were canned out by Mr J. Samuels. After the ceremony Mrs Ligbtloot, wearing a gown of navy bine brocade trimmed with beize silk, and a, bat to match, received the guests (relations and intimate friends), at her residence at St. Kilda. The going away costume of the bride was an ensemble of navy and saxc blue, with a bat to match, and a handsome white fox for, tbo gift of tbo bridegroom. OVERSEAS IMPRESSIONS Mrs Bueic, who has just returned from a visit to Great Britain, needs no introduction to that portion ol the feminine population oi Dunedin that takes an active interest in matters alfecting women’s questions. The halthour spent in chatting over her experiences abroad passed rapidly, but even so enough was gleaned to make good reading. Livingin London is in some ways expensive, meat, for instance, being much more than out here: and, though rents arc less, one must, add to this the high rates of taxes, especially death duties and property taxes, which in the long run make rents dear, 100. In fact, a large number of business people now live in Bruges and other Continental towns while carrying on their businesses in London, all this being easily accomplished by Hying machines, which are now quite a common method of transportation. Boats and trains would seem to be doomed. 'I ravelling is really cheap, and the return journey, all included, from London to Conrtr'ai, a long distance inland of Belgium, is only £3! Airs Boole found Loudon most fasci*. nating, in spite of its climate; Scotland, too, was almost beyond words, not only for the wonderful scenery, Iho heather at Balmoral, the exquisite war memorial at Edinburgh Castle, but also for tbo hospitality of the Scottish people. This kindliness to New Zealanders was shown in all parts visited—even in such remote parts ot Wales where the, shopkeeper knew no English! Devonshire apparently won our traveller’s heart, partly by reason of its ebaruling honey-suckled lands with their characteristic red soil, but largely, too, because hero the lord of the manor still exercises much authority. Indeed, the village of Lurstleigb must manage without gas or electricity as the squire refuses permission to bis tenants to modernise bis properly. A question as to unemployment led Mrs Buote to speak feelingly of the terrible distress among the women and children of North England and Glasgow—truly appalling to one unaccustomed to the slum districts of the great industrial centres. The League of Nations has a (inn hold in England, and every small district has a nourishing, branch. Not only that, but wireless is new a part of everyday life. Each week educational talks are given, stating the form of debaing between well-known people, or lectures by first-class men and women. The pleasure of motoring is, over there, evidently far ahead of ours. Not only are tbo roads in excellent condition, but the R.A.A. and A.A. give wonderful service. Every mile or so ono finds a station with a man ready to give all possible assistance; notices arc frequent and helpful; and in spite of the enormous traffic tilts country districts have remained primitive and unspoiled. Talking of cars reminded .Mrs Buete of the enormous parking area at the 300-acro amusement park a few miles out of New York, where it is a common sight to see 30.000 ears side by side. Even in that far away land, the same hospitality was extended to our wanderer, and, indeed, this friendliness is the most vivid impression of the whole tour. One has only to get in touch with the High Commissioner’s office in London and to mention elsewhere the words “From New Zealand,” and the doors of the overseas countries open wide.