WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1917, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. KEIiSOXAL ITEMS, Mrs. Strauehan (Wellington) is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Smart. * » » * Mrs. lledlov aiid familv who have been the guests of Mrs. Farley, the formers sister, at Hastings, have' returned. Miss Casey (Auckland) is visitino her Sitter, Mrs. Ron. Paul. * * # # Xurse ;Paget, of the New Plymouth Hospital stair, is the guest of Mrs. F. Wake (Auckland), * * ♦ • Mrs. Robinson, with her sister, Miss A. Deighton, who have been on a' short visit to New Plymouth, have returned to Huntervijle. * * * * Mrs. Francis Carthew, who has been on a short visit to her mother. Mrs. J. S. Perry, returns to Hamilton on Tuesday. \ ♦** \ » Mrs. Lewis Webster, after her lengthy stay in New Plymouth, where she was the guest of her mother, Mrs, J. Avery, has returned to Stratford. * * * * Mr. Green, M.L.C., and Mrs. Green (Honolulu), who are touring- the North Tsland, are spending a few days in New Plymouth. They paid a visit to the Mountain House. Mr. and Mrs. Green leave on Monday for Wanganui and the upper reaches of the river. * * » # Mrs. Alee Cameron and two children, uho have been visiting New Plymouth, have returned to their home 'in Gisborne. • » » » Dr. Mary Dowling, who has been acting as locum tenons for Dr. Milroy at Kanaia, and later of Mangaweka, returns to New Plymouth on Monday. Miss -Higgins, of Frankton Junction, Auckland, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M. Dowling. ' * # » • Misses Spain, who have been visiting New Plymouth, have returned to Feilding. » « * « Miss Robson lias returned after her pleasant stay iii Waugaiiui. Misses BeresJord (Auckland) return from the Mountain House 011 Sunday, but do not leave New Plymouth until the early part of February. • < * • Miss Gwen Eawson (Hamilton) ia- t'lie guest of her aunt, Miss E. liaws^fi. . Miss F. Whitcpmbe (Christchurch) is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Fred Whitcombe.

Last Thursday evening Mr. Stanley Paul, who is leaving shortly to take up camp life at Trentliam gave a very jolly little picture party, and the guests afterwards adjourned to the White ■Hart, where a very dainty supper was served. • # # # Mrs and Misses Lennon 12), wliolmve been 011 a visit to Auckland, have returned. Amongst, those who have been staying at Mrs. Brash's were:—Mr., Mrs. and Master Cooper, Auckland; Misses Kennedy, Auckland (but who have since left for Mokau); Mr., Mrs. and Mastev Brown, Hawera; and Mrs. Blanchas.-ard, Marton. Mrs. J. B, Roy, who has been on a short visit to Mokau, has returned. Mrs. Tarrant,, Wellington, is visiting here. * # * * Mrs. and Master Dickie, Hawera, are at present in New Plymouth, staying lit Mr. Brasch's. Miss I'. Sturtevant, who has been visiting friends in Hawera, has returned. Mrs. Kerr, who has been the guest of Miss Wade, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. D'Arcy Robertson and two children, who have been staying at the Dawson Falls House for some weeks, have returned. Mrs. French (Wellington) is holidaymaking in, New Plvmouth. * » * • Mrs. •Parsons and Miss Graham (W.iitotara) are at present in New Plymouth. Miss A. cfiorgu (Wellington) is visiting friends here. * * * » Xnvsc Kelly left for Auckland this week. Mrs. Oeorge Brown (Wellington) is spending a few day 3 in Xcw Plymouth. Mrs. Gilberd- (Gonville, Wanganui) is on a shell, holiday visit to New Plymouth. Miss Slatte.r (Wellington) is visiting friends in New Plymouth. Mrs. Darcy and party (Wanganui) motored through to New Plymouth on Friday. Mrs. l)avies (Napier) is paying New Plymouth a short visit Mrs. i f rank Rlundell is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Beatson, l'eilding. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Johns, who have been 011 a visit to Sydney Melbourne, return to New Plymouth next Wednesday. Miss Fleming and Miss Denkin, of Auckland, are holiday-making on the Mokau river. Mrs. Webb-Jones (Wanganui; is flt present in New Plymouth. Mrs. f!. T. Wright and family (Longburn) motored through to New Plymouth, and during their stay were the guests of Mrs. Jepson, Mangorei. Mrs. W. L Corkin, of Pungarehu, who ha:, been in tae N3w Plymouth Hospital for five montlis and had two operations, is slowly recovering. Mrs. \V. Leatham, with her sister, Mrs. Lucas Bloomfield, who have been staying at the Mountain House, returned to Auckland on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ward and family. » jwhoArt the .cueitß of Mrs. Matthew

L t7 , r °3\ aro returning to Napier next Wednesday. I ♦ * » * Miss Wright, who is the guest of Mrs. ■Donald Wilson, at the breakwater returns to Stratford to-day. «• * » . Amongst the ladies who visited New PI.) mouth with their husbands in connection with the Taranaki Bowling Torrnament, which was held here this v: eek, were: Mesdames Ilenson (Hawera), King, Walters, gangster (Stratford).

AFTERNOON TEA. On Friday afternoon, Mrs. W. Chancy gave a most enjoyable afternoon tea in honor of Miss l>\ Whitcombe and Miss C. Leatham. '['lie hostess received her guests in a pale pastel blue costume b mined with cream lace and floral silkMiss C. Leatham, cream costume with ric-pe de chine blouse, pale pink silk hat deftly trimmed with black velvet; Miss Whitcombe, daihty pale pink muslin frock, black tulle hat lined with pale P'nk silk; Miss G. Shaw, white muslin. Panama hat; Misses Fookes (2), white

burn costumes, black hats respcethely; Miss Kirkby, white muslin, black tuile hr.t trimmed with saxe blue berries; Miss M. Lennon, pale grey muslin, Panama hat: Miss M. Lennon, Saxa blue frock, hat to match; Miss Crooke wore a white silk costume, Panama hat; Miss I. Crooke, putty-colored coat and skirt, pa'e pink hat lightly trimmed with black velvet; Miss Greatbaeh, white linen coat and skirt, pretty violet lint; Miss D. Simpson, white muslin frock, Panama hat; Miss I. Devore (Auckland), black nunlin, and black silk hat; Miss X. Collins wore a primrose colored muslin, deftly trimmed with moss-green silk, hat en suite; Miss Wade, white muslin, black hat trimmed with pale blue; Miss Hoy wore a smart rose pink frock, hat to correspond; Miss L. McAllum, white pique costume, Panama hat; Miss O'Mackay was in a white liner: coat and skirl', biack hat trimmed with saxe blue; Miss N. Wilson (Stratford), smart mole-colored costume, black tulle hat deftly trimmed with saxe blue; Mies Wright, tussore silk coat and skirt, pretty blael; hat lined w'th rose pink; Miss Blundell, white ovc costume, black hat trimmed, with black tulle and lined with rose colored s'ik; Miss Webster, white muslin, black hat trimmed with pale blue; Miss T.oekel, white muslin frock, with saxe blue colored ccidture, hat to correspond: Miss Scott, dainty white shower of hail muslin, trimmed with Valenciennes lace, b'-aek hat lined with rose pink silk; Miss Bedford, navy blue-" and white slriped voile, saxe blue and white hat; Miss Matthews, white silk coat and skirt, panama hat; Miss Cutfield, tussore colored costume, rose pink hat; Miss L. Cutfield, white linen costume, hat trimmed with saxe blue si!k; Miss Hammond, white silk frock, hat en Euite,

NEW ZEALAND LADY AS NURSE. TWELVE MONTHS' VOLUNTARY WORK. A recent issue of n Worcester pape> contained the following, which will be r cad with interest, Mrs. Batt being w.df known throughout New Zealand:— "There who an interesting presentation at Battenhall Mount Hospital on Friday night, when the pat'oi Is and numbers of the staff said farewell to Mrs. Batt. wno for a year has given willing service in the hospital. There was a large attendance of members oi the stall and visitors at a concert arranged by Private R Barnett. The liev. G. F. Hooper presided. During 4,l i_ interval in the 'programme, Miss Cgilvy, the Commandant, said she was sp>nking for everybody connected with the hospital when she said that they said 'Good-bye' to Mrs. Batt with the very greatest regret. Mrs. Batt left A'ew Zealand las' year, and she ;..une t'> the hospital ami had worked there for a year. She had been an inspiration to them by reason of her good and thorough work. It had been the greatest pleasure to work with her. Thi'y v-ished her a safe voyage home to New Zealand and mmy yea• of hauinc::--and health and strength, and opportunity to work there as she had worked at. Battenhall. Miss Ogilvy read a tthgram which she had received:— 'Good luck and happiness to Mrs. Batt from Mrs. Bunting and Miss Ingram.' She said they were in Scotland. ° Sli* added that three of the patients would hand to Mrs. Batt something in grateful recognition of the twelve monthss .she had worked in the hospital. Rifleman Stretch and Privates Yeatea and J. Burnett then handed to Mrs. Batt i' silver tray 011 which was inscribed: To Mrs. Bait, from the staff and patients of Battenhall V.A.D. Hospital, in grateful recognition of twelve months' voluntary oervice.—October 13, 1910.' \v-,tl- the tray was a brooch and a framed card bearing the names of the subscribers H represented the patients and all sections of workers connected with the hospital. Rifleman Stretch said the patients desired to thank Mrs. Batt for all that she hm. done for them. He then called Jot tiirip cheers f.»» Mrs Bad and tie 'boys' responded right heartily. Mrs. Batt, who was enthusiastically applauded, expressed her deep gratitude to the patients and the stall' for the vf; in which they had recognised 'the little bit' she had done. She said !1 pi if slie w:is spared to get. to New Zealand, there awaited her a Red Cross sl op which she had been asked to '»11> charge of. Sl>e referred with humor and pathos to her early days in Worcester (for she is a native of the city), and of her visits to England, formerly with her husband, who had since died, and last year alone. She tolo how she had offered her services to the Hi'jli Commissioner in London, an! how, late.-, she came to Worcester and. thanks to the ollices of Mr. Turner end Mr. .Duckworth, she found work in F-ittenlinll Hospital. She added that t>', time spellr, at- the hospital had been tlu: happiest of her life. The patients sang with vigor and feeling 'For She's a Jolly Good Lady.' and again gave cheers. Mrs. Batt also received from Nurse Twycross a brooch."