WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1918, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

PERSONAL ITEMS. Miss Joan Cato lias left- New Plymouth to take up her residence in Wellington. • • • • Miss S. Capel is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. Good (Stratford). • » • • Miss MTMlar left on Friday for Wellington, where she will ho the guest of her sister, Mrs Abraham (Khand'allaih). • » # • Mrs Lewis Webster is the guest of lier mother, Mrs J. Avery. Miss Walker (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. Jordan. • » t • Mrs. Truby King (Stratford) is visiting her mother, Mrs G- Kyngdon. • » » • Miss Lorna Leatham (Auckland) is the guest of her uncle, Dr. Leatham, having come to Kew Plymouth to attend the wedding of her cousin, Miss K. Leatham, which takes place on September 18. • » * • Mr. and Mrs. Owen Man-ell are at present staying at the Ked House Hotel, and Mrs. Marvell (nee Miss Free) intends continuing her duties as librarian at the Carnegie Library. At the instance of the Waitara Red Cross ladies, the "Limbs of the Law" and "Only a Hoax" entertainment sojourned to that town last Monday, and gave a delightful performance. After the performance, the guests were entertained at a dainty supper at th* Red Cross rooms, Major and Mrs. Joll, Mr. and Mrs Marlow, and Mrs Birdling acting as hosts and hostesses, assisted by members of the league. The merry revellers were motored to Waitara in cars kindly lent by Messrs Newton King, C. Ward, Gibson, Kibby, E, Woolridge, and P. Fitzherbert. On attaining 'her majority, Princess Mary comes into the enjoyment of the annuity of £6OOO a year which was granted to her by Parliament at the time of his present Majesty's accession. In the case of Princesses of the Royal House, it is stipulated that they come into these revenues either on their marriage or on attaining their twenty-first Tear. With the exception of the Prince |of Wales (for whom the revenues of the xmchy Cornwall are set apart), Princess Mary's brothers receive annuities of £IO,OOO a year each on attaining majority, to he increased further by £15,000 a year on marriage. , IN A WAR FACTORY. Writing to friends In New Zealand Mrs. Wall (Miss Beatrice Day) says:— "I think I told you I was head woman at factory, where we are making anti-gas masks. I have the control of the actual making of them, with about 200 women going top speed nine hours a day. I get there (in the heart of the city) at 7.30 each morning, and never have a chance of sitting down till I get back here (Rattereea Park) at 7 p.m., except an nour at lunch—it is constant, up and down, in and out, and keeping the women busy." Miss Day goes on to.say Ehe is sharing a flat with her niece, who is at the head of a ''motor traction" department at the Agricultural Board, and has sometimes to escort a detachment of the 'land army across London," also that her son has left for Egypt with some R.F.C. cadets, among whom were some Australians. She also says that Madame Boeufve had been in Paris, which she found very lively with aircraft and long-range guns. She had seen her brother, General Jamieson, in Paris, and "they were delighted to meet after so many years." The Kew Plymouth Women's PatTiotii? Committee have invited the High School Old Girls' Association to ibe their guests at a social evening id the Wihitely Hall on Wednesday evening next at 7.30 All workers and helpers at the Caie Chantant are also asked to accept the invitation of the committee.