WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1917, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

NEW. PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. Mrs. Taylor (Manaia-) has gone on aholiday trip to Auckland. • » * » Miss Tidy left on Friday by the mail train for Auckland. # « * # Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hutton and the Misses Hutton (2) left on Tuesday en route to their future home at Christchurch. * » » * Miss Rubino. who. has been the guest of Mrs. A. H.'Colvile,.J.ias left for Wanganui, en route for her home in Christchurch. * • • • Mrs. R. A. Gray has gone on a visit to Botorna. » * % • Mrs. T, G. Hirst left New Plymouth somewhat hurriedly this week fpr Melbourne, on account of her father's healtk » • » * Mrs. R. E. Isaacs (Auckland), who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, left for Wellington on Monday, accompanied by her brother, Private Eric Kenny. * » » • /Mrs. A. H. Colvile left for her future home in Auckland, last' night. Mrs. Matthews is at .present spending a few days in Wellington. Miss Thompson, who has been holidaymaking in New (Plymouth, has returned, to Auckland. „ * » » # • * "*\ Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Miss Bottrill have returned to Hastings after' their pleasant stay here. #.# # * Mrs. Cutfield has returned to Wanganui. • » * « Mr. ?,nd Mrs. John Court passed through New Plymouth this week on their way to Auckland. Miss B. Bayly is visiting her sister, Mrs. Giblin, Wanganui. * # » * Mrs. Lyons, who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, has returned to Wellington. ♦ • * • Mrs. G. Bullock is visiting friends in Wanganui. » » * # Mrs. C. T. Mills is the guestf of her sister, Mrs. Jardine, Wairoa South, 1 Hawke's Bay. * * * « Mrs. F. Fookes is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Hugh Good, Stratford. V*f • * Mesdames F. Wilson, Daniell, Misses Wade, Brunette, Simpson,- A. Wilson, E. Whitcombe, P. Whitton, Brown and ißlundel!, who have been spending a fortnight at the Mountain Cottage, have returned. Airs. W. Churchward, who has been on a short visit to Mrs. Matthews, Fitzroy,' returned to Wellington this morning. Miss Barnicoat (Wellington) is visiting her niece, Mrs. Dennis Hursthouse.

WEDDING BELLS. , CARTER—PAYNE. A very pretty military wedding was solemnised by the Rev. W. A. Burley at the Methodist Church, Birkenhead, Auckland, on February 2ft, the contracting parties being Private Claude Pfederick Carter, of the 24th Reinforcements, eldest son of Mr. and Airs. Carter, Warwick road. Stratford, and Miss Ethel May Payne, second daughter of Mr. W. 'H. Payne, Birkenhead, Auckland. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a gown of nfnon, with .ivory satin and lace satin overdress with pearl trimmings, and wore the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a sheath of lilies. The bride was attended by her little sister, Mi«s Mabel Payne, and a wee tot of a niece, Miss Jean 'Payne, both of whom wore long white silk court dresses to their ankles and pale blue, sashes, the former carrying a floral, ero'ok and the little maid a? basket of flowers. Both wore gold bracelets, the gifts of the bridegroom. Private Herbert Prance, also of the 24th Reinforcements, carried out the duties of best man. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold wristlet watch, and the bride's gift to the bridegroom was a wristlet watch. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was held at the residence of the bride's parents, when the usual toasts were honored. The bride's travelling dress was a cream gabardine costume and a pink hat with black tulle overburn, trimmed with 03preys completed a smart toilette.

PATRIOTIC WORK NEW PLYMOUTH WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE. The New 'Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee' acknowledges with thanks the following gifts for soldiers: Mesdames Monk, H. Inch, H. J. Honeyfield, W. A. Collis, Cocker, Okey, Miss Chong, home-made jam; -Mrs. Everitt, one case jam; Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Bannerman, Miss Flight, Miss Role, Anonymous, hand-made socks; Mr. Ambury, box of buttons; Miss Robson and five musical boys, Bft cards of wool and thread and six bags; Mrs. Mace, Mrs. Browne, rifle-cleaning ' material; Central School children, gift of 80 handkenchiefs; Tarata girls, 9 pillow-cases, 21 handkerchiefs, 3 bath towels, ID face cloths, 4 huckaback, 4 treasure bags, 80 rifle-cleaning cord|§ Mrs E. B. Kingdon, lavender, etc.; Mrs. Dockrill, cut flannel for hussifs; Miss iM. Boon, 1-2 pincushions, 2 bags, 7 rifle-cleaning material; Miss Avery. 5 cup covers; Mrs. Walter Bayley, rifle-cleaning material, 4 tins brandy balls; Mrs. Auld, 2 bolts flannelette; '■ ~c Daory Marsh 11 pincushions, 5 bags. For Gift Parcels:—Mrs. Symes ss, Mrs. Taylor ss, Mrs. Martin 7s fld, Miss 8.8. 2s (id, Misses A. E. and E. E., ss; Omata Sewing Guild, per Mrs Hughes, £2; Rahotu Sewing Guild, £3 155.; Central School bottle fund, £2 0s 9d, 13s and 2s; friend, Is; St. Andrew's Guild, per Mrs. Corncy, £1; donation, "In Appreciation," £2 2s; Tuesday tea donation, 4s; Friday tea donation, 0s; Omata Sewing Guild, for material, 10s; Friend, per K.N., 2s fid; February milk fund, £2 ss; Miss Harrison, knitting donation, 10s; sale of books, 3s 6d; donation, 2s Cd. For 'Belgians.—Mrs. Watts, parcel woollies; Mrs. Twigg, babies' woollies; Tuesday Sewing Guild, 9 garments; Belgian penny bags, per Miss Jone3, Gs: pence box, .per Mr McNeill, 8s 9d; Doreen Andrews and Bertha Colman, Bd, »ud two collars to be gold for Belgian'

babies; Mrs. Brown, two bonnets; Miss Deacon, woollies; Mrs. W, Murray, Xyryti, per Miss Clarke, £l. Mrs. Burgess wishes to thank those ladies who made it possible, as a result of their day's work this week, to forward 17 bags of rifle-cleaning material to Trentham camp. Mrs Burgess wishes to thank those ladies who made it possible, as a result of their days work this week, to forward 17 -bags of rifle-cleaning materials to Trentham camp.

There will be another working bee on Monday next for the same purpose. Will workers kindly bring their scissors? At the monthly meeting of the Women's .Patriotic Committee it was unanimously decided to take out next Thursday as a holiday from the workroom, and have afternoon tea in Pukekura Park. .If friends will bring the food hampers and cups, tea will be provided by the Mayoress. The new hot water fountain will be used on this occasion. All are invited. On the 'Mayoress' day at ''The Mart," March 24, there will be a huge jumble sale. This is a chance for all town and country friends to send anything old or new which can be turned into money for our soldiers. Gifts may be left at the Patriotic depot. A cheque of £!) has been received for the Y.M.C.A., this amount being the proceeds of an afternoon tea given by the Awakino ladies on sale day, February 12.

Victoria League.—Miss blouses, child's bonnet, four children's garments; Mrs. Blundell, 18 handkerchiefs and material; Okau Sewing Guild, per Mrs. Bower, 62 handkerchiefs, seven face cloths, six treasure bags, one underskirt, one balaclava; Miss Thompson, 30 face cloths; Mrs. Hail, knitted socks; Mrs. Chaney, -2s; tea donations, 15s. The Okau Sewing Guild are having a gift stall in connection with the local school picnic on Friday next, March lfi. This is a little school right over Mt. Mcsesnger, in the way-backs, but the children never forget the lovely toys sent from New Plymouth- for tlie Belgian tub through "Uncle Stalky." If

any girl or boy has anything to spare in the way of books or little gifts, Mrs. Burgess will be pleased to forward tliem on to Okau. A beautiful doll has been donated by Miss Stanford, through little Miss Fargie, and a doll's bedstead, equipped by Mrs. Hall, have gone over the mountain to give joy to these children who see too few pretty things. NATIONAL ECONOMY. CAMPAIGN AMONG WOMEN. The British National War Savings Committee have commenced an economy campaign speicaly designed to influence women of all classes. The object is to arouse them to a recognition of the vital importance of economy in the nation's present crisis, and at the same time to awaken in them a sense that they themselves have a special part to play. The campaign isinot meant to indicate that, in the opinion of Conimttee, unnecessary is a peculiar characteristic of women; but it is realised that the women of the country have enormous influence in the matter of everyday household and domestic expenditure. Great stress is laid upon the fact that all reduction of expenditure upon unnecessary 'articles releases more man power for war service. The underlying desire is to induce in the mass of women such a corporate spirit that any iwoman using luxuries whoso manufacture absorbs the labor of men who might be doing work of nations] importance, will be looked on in much the .same way as was the man who in the early days of the war failed, without sufficient excuse, to enlist.