WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1918, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

X news. ,;;- Sail Were, who has been the guest of Mrs. i: H. Baker, has returned to Eltham. -Miss Hall (Dcvonport) is the guest of Mrs. McQuade. Mrs- Lysons i s on a visit to Auckland. Miss Greta Wood (Christchurch) is the guest of her aunt, Miss F. Wood. Mrs. and Miss N. James, who have been on a short visit to Wellington, have returned. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson, Wanganui, are staying at Niger House. Mrs. J. Thompson is visiting Auckland. Mrs. E. J. C.irthew left for Auckland by the s.s. Rarawa on Friday. Mr- and Mrs. T- R- Nicholson (Auckland) are on a visit to New Plymouth. Miss K. Hamerton has jone en a holiday visit to Wellington. Mrs. Bunnie (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. McQuade. Mrs. A. Kirkby has returned from her short visit to Wellington. Amongst tiie visitors staying at the Mountain House during the past week were: Miss Grant (Hawera), Miss West (Fitzroy), Mrs. W. G. Braund (Auckland) ',. Mrs. and Miss Watson (Wellington), Miss M. Paterson (Auckland), Miss Watson (Auckland). Visitors staying at Chatsworth House are: Mrs. and Miss Osborne (Auckland), Mrs. Milne and Mrs. Bryce (Feilding), Mrs. and Miss Moore (Auckland), Mrs. and Miss Barlow (Auckland). Mrs. and Miss Hosking (Masterton), who have been on a visit to the Mountain House and New Plymouth, have returned. Mrs. J. Avery, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. Webster (Stratford) for a few days, has returned. Mrs. Fawkner, wife of the manager of the Bank of Australasia, Whanganioraona, has gone on a visit to Melbourne. The engagement of Miss M. Blundell, onlv daughter of Mr. and Mrs- F- E. Blundell, to Dr. W. E. Wade, is announced. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, on Wednesday the 20th instant, when Miss Ada Winifred Paech, daughter of Mr. Conyers Peach, stationmaster of New Plymouth, and Mrs. Peach, was married to Mr. S. R. Darlow, managing clerk for Mr. H. Thompson, solicitor, Inglewood. The bride, who looked charming, was arrayed all in white, and entered the church on the arm of her father. Her young sister acted as bridesmaid. The bridegroom was supported by his brother from Auckland as best man. The Rev. E. L. Harvie, Vicar of Inglewood, performed the ceremony.

OMATA CHRISTMAS PARCELS. By recent mails the Omata Sewing Guild and individual members thereof have received .letters acknowledging the receipt of Omata Christmas parcels posted to Omata men, and of parcels for general distribution sent through the New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee. Of the Omata men, W. Loveridge and Sid. Quiekfall write from Hornchurch, L. Hart and L. Leppev from France, and H. Leifton from Belgium, that they have experienced much pleasure in getting their parcels from Omata friends. The messages were especially appreciated, particularly those of the children. The parcels apparently reached the men at Chrißtmas time, which made them all the more welcome- A numoer 61 members of the Guild aiso were the recipients of grateful letters from men to whose'lot the Guild general distribution parcels fell. These were packed by the New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee, and that they met with general approval is evidenced by the praise bestowed on them. One man writes: "I connot thank you enough for your decent parcel, it is just the one for us hoys, everything so handy" Another says: "The contents of the parcels were spiendid. They reaelid r.s through the Y.M.C.A., and "you cannot imagine how we appreciate such tilings as these, as we cannot procure them at any price. My parcel contained tongues, honey, coffee, and milk, curry powder, towel, handkerchief and socks." A soldier's letter to Glady's Quiekfall runs thus: '•These little gifts from New Zealand are JUBt a little touch of home, and it makes things much brighter when we know those at (home have not forgotten us." If those who receive acknowledgments of parcels would kindly announce the receipt of them to the Guild the secretary would be grateful.