NOTES FOR WOMAN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10296, 3 June 1919, Page 11

NOTES FOR WOMAN

SOCIAL AND PERSON AD. Mrs Williamson is spending a few days in town with her parents, Mr and Mrs W. B. Montgomery. A wedding which created a great deal of interest was celebrated at St. Thomas’s Church, Runanga, on Wednesday, May 28th, the contracting parties being Evelyn Jane, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Joseph, Runanga, to William, son of Mrs Harris, Cobden. The Rev. J. Rogers was the officiating clergyman. . The death occurred at To Rehunga last Wednesday, of Mrs Catherine .Lough, aged 77 years, who came to New Zealand from County Armagh, Ireland, in 1867. She subsequently resided' in'Wanganui and Palmerston North for a number of years, and her declining years were spent in Dannevirko.

A very successful and well-attended private dance was held on Saturday night in the Alexandra Hall. The hall was tastefully decorated with palms, balloons, ‘ and softly-coloured streamers. Excellent music was rendered by Cowley’s orchestra. A feature of the evening was the twilight dances, during which limelight effects wore thrown on the dancers. A novel “snowstorm” of coloured confetti was showered down from an unperceived source. The committee comprised Mrs McLeod (secretary), Misses O. White and , D, Wynne, Messrs F. Carr, L. Dwan, W. Fisher, R. Fenton' and N. Fuller. Mr Fenton carried out the duties of master of ceremonies.

Mrs P. 0. Corliss has returned from Auckland. - Mr and Mrs Eric Rutherford and Mr and Mrs 0. 0. Rutherford, of Amuri, returned to Auckland by the Niagara! Mrs H. M. Bannister (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs E. H. Tribe in New Plymouth. The engagement is announced of Alisa Gwendoline • May Mills, only daughter of Mrs J. W. Mills, of Warren street. Hastings, to Mr E. H. Culver, eldest son of Mrs W. J. Culver, of Wellington (says a Hawke’s Bay paper). Mrs Bagley, of Now Plymouth, sails from Wellington by the .Moana for San Francisco.

The flower stall at last Friday's street sale/ which was in charge; of Lady Qibhes, Mrs J. D. ' Gray, and Mrs Martin, made about £33-by flowers alone. Very beautiful blooms had been sent from, many country districts, some coming from os far north as Tauranga,.- c:

. Miss "Cunningham has returned to Wellington from a visit to New Ply mouth.

Mr Charles John Jamieson, eldest son of Mrs W. Sellar, of Taradalo, was on Friday married to Miss Eva Vyso Orange, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Orange, of Taradale. Thv happy couple left en route for Web lington, carrying with them the best wishes. for happiness from their many friends. A notice appears in the advertisement column calling for ladies willing to assist in the special effort to be put forth on Friday, the 6th, for the Trentham scholarships. Those educational benefits are for the children whose fathers have given their lives either in the Navy or Army during the Great War. The meeting will bo hold at Accountants’ Chambers, Johnston street,' at 3 p.m., on Wednesday. The officers of the newly-formed Women’s Club in Auckland are; President, Mrs W. R. Wilson; vicepresidents, Meed am ea McKail Geddes, W. H. Parkes, and G. Bloomfield; secretary, Mrs Irwin; treasurer, Mrs Maguire; committee, Miss Melville, Miss Murray, Mesdamea ,L. Bloomfield, B. Buttle, J. 0. Dickenson, 0. Whitney, J. B. Mdcfarlanei, Napier, F. Baumo, and A. M. Ferguson! DULCIE DEAMER RETURNS. Dulcie Deamer (Mrs . Albert Goldie), the well-known New Zealand writer, returned by the Niagara last week, and will make her future home with her husband and children in Auckland. Since Miss Deamer startled the literary world by winning the “Lolie Hand” prize competition with a daring Stone Age story some years ago, though at that time but a country girl in her early ’teens, she has had a remarkably varied career, and now comes back to her native land with the satisfaction of of having achieved a distinct literary success abroad. Among the stories byMiss Deamer published in America are “The Swan Maiden” (a novelette in “Snappy Stories” of May). “Valley of Bleeding Hearts” (a complete novel by Munsey’s “All-Story” Weekly), “The Sutieo of Saga’? (a novel of India, published in book form by Dillingham, and C0.,-New York), a series of Stone Age stories in the “Short Story” magazine, “The Birth of War,” a psychological study (Ainsleo’a), “On the Shore of an Ancient Sea.” (“Snappy .Stories”), and various other stories in leading periodicals. Miss Deamer is modest concerningher work, and believes that she has still a long way to go on the hard road that leads to literary fame. Her hopes at present are chiefly centred on a big psychological novel entitled “Revelation,” which is now'on the American market. Her obligations to American publishers will keep her pen busy for some years to come, and she will in future seek her inspirations on the isles she left over ten years ago, and which, .in spite of her travels in nearly every part of the world, she is delighted to come back to.

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W.N.R. GIRLS’ CLUB. Last night the Girls’ Club of the Women’s National Reserve hold un open evening, when Miss McLean, principal of the Girls’ College, gave on interesting address on some impresf sions of her visit to America. Miss McLean spoke in praise of American women, of their alertness and keen ness, in getting things done, though they might bo more extravagant m dress than Englishwomen. &he also spoke of women’s and girls’ clues in America, which are very live institutions. One woman’s club in Chicago had inaugurated no less than six different schemes, which were all being successfully run by others. She spoke also of 'the many clubs incorporated in tho Y.W.C.A. there, and. different clubs for girls. In one city she attended a meeting representing about sixteen affiliated girls’ clubs. She spoke also ot nurses, and mentioned Adelaide Nutting, who had organised the American Nursing Service for war, bo that no matter how long the war lasted there would always be sufficient nurses. They had been put into training at once, so as to he ready. In education the. American, women were very much alive, and a feature of their schools which she especially appreciated was tho library. This was doing much for the education of American children. Miss McLean mentioned that she had had several interesting days in America. The procession on Labour Day had taken hours to pass one spot, and showed the tremendous power of Labour. Thanksgiving Days in Canada and the States had boon interesting; also Armistice Day, in New York, when the streets had been literally deluged with paper and coloured streamers. The American language was tbuched upon, and the American character. Miss McLean thought the war Had done' a great deni for the American people. It had given them unity, and they had entered whole-souled into it. Mrs Corliss, Dominion president of the W.N.R., was present at the meeting, and warmly thanked Miss McLean for her address. TO ENTERTAIN SAILORS. There was a large attendance in the gymnasium, Sydney street, yesterday afternoon, at. a meeting of the girls who used to attend the Soldiers’ Club dances. This had been called by Mrs Coleridge and Mrs 0. Earle (who were the dance committee of the chibl, in reference to the coming visit of the New Zealand.

Mrs Earle presided and she explain, ed that the Navy ; League Ladies’,.Auxiliary was forming a girls’ branch of the league, chiefly in view of the prospective visit of the warship. -- This branch would ho permanent, and would assist the ladies’ auxiliary not only in entertaining the men of the New Zealand, but any other ships that might from time to time visit these shores. Tho fee would be 2s M a year, and membership would begin as soon as this whs paid. The New Zealand would arrive In Wellington,,this,...month,, • and, would stay about three days. Tho Mayor proposed to throw the Town Hall open to the sailors as a sort of club, and every evening a dance would be held to .which the girls of the Navy League and others would he invited. It was proposed to issue tickets as-had been done at tho Soldiers’ Club. On the return of tho New Zealand In August other entertainment® would be arranged, including nn officers’. ball. This would-be.,a, subscription dance, and would not come under the same, arrangements as tho others, Mrs Earle Invited all those present to join the branch of the Navy League being formed and help to look after the visiting sailors as they had done for the soldiers.

Nearly all those present agreed to join and names were given In before leaving.

At a meeting of the Auckland Women’s National Council held recently Miss Cossey moved, on behalf of the Tailorosses’ Union of Workers, that the National. Council of Women urge on the Government a commission of inquiry concerning the clothing trade industry, both as regards wages. to workers and prices to the public. In speaking to the motion. Miss Cossey said that the present prices paid to the girls were not large, and the public were led to believe that they were. A costume was sold from a Queen street window that tho public paid ten guineas for, and the oost of labour on It given to the girl workers was 7s lOd. The girls were so driven at their work, that it affected their health. Girls were paid 3d each for making kimonos, and for making blanket coats they received 2s 4d, yet the public were led to believe that it was the rise in wages that made goods dear. Miss Cossey maintained that every increase of wages given to tho girls was taken out of them by their being driven to do more work in the same time. It was mentioned by other speakers that to make a man’s overcoat the girl got 4s Cd. and it was sold for £6 10s. If it took three yards at a guinea a yard, still tho speakers affirmed the difference was too great.

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