WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

j NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. FAREWELL AFTERNOON TEAS, Last l'riday Mi's. VV. Chancy gave a very pleasant afternoon to the friends of Miss Christine Wylie, and on t'he following Tuesday Mrs. F. G. Evans entertained a number of young people, the guests of honor being Misses Jean Pott and Christine Wylie. Competitions and games were tlie main entertainment, Which resulted in Miss Marjory Sladden and Miss Christine Wylie being the prizewinners. A dainty afternoon tea was served in the dining-room, the table decorations being masses of spring flowers. The hostess received lier guests in a wedgewood blue charmeu.se gown, trimmed with Oriental embroideries. Anion® those who assisted Mrs. Evans were Mrs! Sladden, Misn Gascoigne, Miss Jessie Home, Miss Wade and Miss Mace, j ~- ' MUSICAL RECITAL

"Under the supervision of a committee of ladies, a musical recital is to be given by Mrs. P. J. Nathan and Miss Peart on September 11 in the Good Templar Hall. The whole of the proceeds are to be devoted to the No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, to whioh Mr. Wylie is attached. The programme will include special features, such as character items in costume. Rev. A. 'II. Colvilo has kindly offered to assist, and will appear with Mrs. Nathan in a S'hakesperean scene. Another feature will be a sceno from Henry VIII., in which Mrs. Nathan will appear in character, and as she made a great success of this at the Slyakesperean Tercentenary in May last in Wellington, no one should miss such <a performance. Besides, Mrs. Natlian's elocutionary powers should speak for itself, as this lady has often given her services in New Plymouth for patriotic purposes... '

personal items. Miss Muriel Blundcll is visiting xrtends in Wanffanui. ~ •' ' Nurse Taunton is molirUy-matiiis jti Auckland. Mrs. Glenri, of Hawera., spent a lew days in New Plymouth this week, • » » v Miss K. Ilamerton i; on a vi~ii to Auckland^ * •> ? » llr. and lirs. : (senne Avery (\Yanganui) are the guests of Mrs. John Avery. Mrs. Johns left last week on a three months' visit to Wangnnui. » * * •« ( Miss Dorothea Spinney, during her stay in Now Plymouth, v.'iil os tue guest of Miss Percy-Smith. -A Mrs. Harry Matthews, who has heen tlie guest ot' Sirs. G. Kcbbcll. returned to Hamilton. * » * Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shaw, with Miss Oiive Shaw, have gone on a visit to Svdnov and Melbourne. » * «= \ «'• Mrs. Howard Richmond, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. B. I!ov, has returned to Auckland. - * » _ r; * Mrs. 'All'. Grant, who has been on a short visit to her lhother, Jits. Beime, ?.i Woodville, has returned. : -f~ Mrs. C. T. Mills, who has been on a short visit to Inglewood, where she was tlie guest of her daughter, Mrs. Wagstaff, has returned. »■# 1 » Miss Ellis and Miss Christine Wylie leave this morning for Wellington, en route for London, travelling by the .s.s. Kotonia, which leaves Wellington on the 24th. Miss Jessie Home left on Friday for Wellington, en- route for London, and was accompanied by Miss Wade as far as Wellington. Miss Home will travel by the Rotorua, which leaves Wellington next Thursday. WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

The Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledge receipt of the following cash and goods:—St. Andrew's Guild (per Mrs. Ewing), 20 s; Mrs. Dowling, 20s; Miss Graham (Criterion Hotel), 20s; Miss Godfrey, 10s (nurses' fund); Mrs. Handy, knitted pyi" "i cirdles, books; Mrs. Caddy (Moturo-), 'ui:.;, gun rags, old linen, bandages; ITr-, IVconer, camphor bags,, gun rag b?.f<; , 'r.ce cloths; Miss Mynott, woollii". Tr.-'.Pjer, books; Mrs. Monk, nine face c>fir; Mrs. W. N. Ewing, '24 pairs socks, .'handkerchiefs; Miss Robson, 30 camphor bags; Leslie Dinniss, three pin-cushions; Miss M. Howell, 12 dis'h washers, calico; Mrs. R. Colson, three pairs knitted socks; Mrs. Hambling, sis face cloths; Mrs. Legg, four gun rag bags, old linen, gnn rags; Miss Crooke, 'hold-all material; Edgar Coleman, scarf; Miss Avery, cup covers, cloths; Mrs. F. Webster, old linen, books; Miss Deacon, six eye bandages, neck and chest protector, mitts; knitted socks from Miss Skippon, Miss Barnstable, Mrs. Cocker, Miss Godfrey; gun rags from Mrs. Hill, Miss Ellis, Mrs. Chancy; books and magazines from Mrs. J. 11. Street, Mrs. T. Rowe, Miss Wright, Mr. Flower, Major Sandford; Tuesday tea hostess, Mrs. Ellcrm; Friday patriotic tea, 4s Gd (hostess, Miss Wade). SOLDIERS' GIFT PARCELS. Mrs. Dustow (Bell Block), 10s; Miss ; Sidey, ss; Warea Ladies' Guild (per Mrs. Clothier), 7s Gd; Mrs. Sumner, "E.P.", Miss A. Evansj ''8.8.", Mrs. Roy, Miss Roy, Mary Robertson. Miss A. Wilson, 2s Gd each* FOR THE BELGIANS, Mrs. W. Falconer, £2; "E.P.", 2s Gd; collected by Mrs. Eberlet, 15s; Miss Colson (Fitzroy), eight children's garments; Warea Ladies' Guild (per Mrs. Clothier), 12 children's garments: Mrs. P. Wells (Pukearuhe), garments; Mrs. A. Evans, three garments; Mrs. Crawshaw, three bonnet's; Mrs. J. G. List, three bonnets; Miss Mackay, material; Gordon Dull', box of bricks; Mrs. C. F. Foote, 15 powder puffs; Mrs. Tiplady, clothing; Miss Deacon, booties, gloves, cap; Mrs. Handy, five garments; Mrs. Perry, blankets; High School girls, eight garments, seven bans with pennies, sight dolls, 13 toys. A very nice gift of garments, toys, etc., has been received from the High School girls to be added to their former gift for the Belgians. j The sale of Dowers in aid of tlie Belgians held last Saturday was most successful. Altogether about £57 was realised in donations and for'(lowers, which result was very creditable, considering the. inclement weather. The Mayoress wishes to heartily thank all who so kindly assisted bv sending in (lowers, , also those who helped with the arranging ot the same. It was quite a children's day, .and tho litle ones, like the buyers, tlipx -

I ouglily entered into Hip spirit of tilings in tlioir efforts on behalf of the suffering Belgians, and Hio .Mayoress would like specially to thank tliem all. Thanks are tendered to Mr-?. Paul for a donation or £2 &. also Mrs. Falconer for contents of .silver coin bottle, amounting to Xi, towards the Belgian children's fund. Five .sacks of rillc-clcaning lags of raj; have been forwarded to Trentham this week from the depot. The Omata Sewing Guild has handed £2 to the Mayoress to bp. spent in comforts for the men in hospital at the front, also their usual monthly contribution of £2 for the soldiers' gift parcels. 'VICTORIA LEAGUE.

Omata Sewing Guild (per Mrs. D. J. Hughes), £2; Mrs. Bowden, sale of bags, 4s Cd and 3s Gd; Junior Associates. Central School (per Miss Dempseyj, 20s, for soldiers' gift parcels; weekly Sewing Guild tea. ss; Mrs. C. Kvnsfdon, 12 face cloths; AV'hiteley Sewing Guild (per Mrs. W. Ambury), five men's undershirts, five pairs bed socks, seven pyjame. suits, three knitted vests, one bed jacket, one child's coat, one child's sleeping suit. THOSE DE-GERMANISED FEMALES. The Hamburg Frcmdem.lutt lashes out at the fashion-worshipping women of Germany, and genially suggests that their sudden death would confer a boon on the entire nation; — Our heroes at the front are fighting, not that un-German arts, customs, and ways of. living should be restored, but for a free German Fatherland, a Fatherland free from all concern as to what is worn, read, played, produced, or done abroad, and, above all, free from all desire to imitate foreigners. Our heroes are not being supported generously by the women at home. In this they have unfortunately been mistaken. German women have in these days made such woeful exhibitions of themselves, careering about as though they were fashion models for London and Paris novelty bazzars, that at times the wish ha 1 ; slnost occurred to us that these de-Germa:'ised females might soon depart this !ife, so that, onco their injurious influences were removed, the authorities might concentrate undisturbed on the holy task of training the rising generation to be 2rst and last German :women, to whom outlandish customs and idea", ir,ii?t be as the customs of the degenerate Canaanitish tribes to the 'clior.?:: of ;l:e Lord.