WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1919, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

PERSONAL.

Mrs N. Balharry is on a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. Hugh Good, of Stratford, is spending a week or two in New Plymouth.

Mrs Walter Bayly, who has been visiting Auckland, has returned.

Mrs James Paul is visiting Wellington and Blenheim.

Miss Irene Hirst, who has been the guest of Mrs Bradbury, returns to Wellington early next week.

• Miss L. Greatbatch and Miss Corkill leave in the early part of the week for a holiday in Wellington and Motueka.

The engagement is announced' of Mr Chitha Mackenzie, fifth son of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, and Lady Mackenzie, to Miss Doris Sawyer, of Windsor, Engla# . . • * « • •••

Vigors it the White Hart for this week' include Mr and Mrs Climie (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Lewell (Wellington), Mr and Mrs A. Murray, and Mr and Mrs McKibbon (Wanganui). 9 * * •

Mra J. Scanlan, New Plymouth, who has been spending a few weeks holiday in Auckland, returned home on Tuesday last. » * • •

The engagement is announced of Miss Lynne Edwards, of Hawera, to Lieut. H. Raine, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Wanganui. Lieut. Raine recently returned from the front after four years' service. He was one of the survivors of the Marquette disaster.

A MUSICAL TREAT. The music lovers of our town were given a treat last Thursday evening, when Miss Constance Leatham gave a pianoforte recital, proceeds of which were devoted to the Elliott Benefit Fund. Every seat was filled and crowds were turned away, owing to not having previously bought tickets. Miss Leatham, who recently did so well at the Christchurch competitions, ia to be congratulated upon the success of her recital, as it was no easy task to carry through a programme of twelve items, sfll of which she memorised, and in addition five numbers by way of encores. One can but say that Miss Leatham is a musician of a very high standard. Amongst those in the andience I noticed Mesdames Sladden, Blair-Mason, W. Chaney, Geo. Kyngdon, E. A. Walker, Bewley, Cutfield, Dodgshun, Amburys (3), Stainton, R. C. Hughes, McCleland, Morrison, Matthews, Denny-Brown, Martin, A. Bewley, R. W. Wade, Courtney, Foote, Rennell, Lennon, Mortimer Jones, Sumner, Kirton, F. W. McLeod, Palmer, B. H. Chaney, W. Webster, G. Fraser, Newman, McHardy, Hammond; Misses Lennon (2), Barr, Giblin, Cutfield (2), C. White, Harvey, Douglas, Fairbrother, K. Hamerton, D. Simpson, Hirst (2), Bradbury, Greatbach (2), Wade, Burnett, Godfrey, Thomson, Kerr, Harrison, Todd, J. Morrison, Webster, Pike, N. James, Young. weddings! • TAYLOR—RICHARDS. A very pretty but quiet wedding was solemnised, at. St. George's Church, Patea, on June 30, by the Rev. N. S Barpett, the contracting parties being Miss Annie Theresa Richards, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Richards, late of Conterbtiry, and Mr. Joseph C. R. Tayior, of Kent, England. BAMALD—VINCENT.

At the Methodist Church, Stratford, on Wednesday, a quiet but pretty Wedding was solemnised by the Rev. Dawson Madill, When Miss Mary Vincent, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mib. G. A. Vincent, of Stratford, was married to Mr. F. Dixon Bamald, second son of Mrs. A. M. Bramald, of New Plymouth. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a cream gabardine costume, and wore a biscuit-colored hat with vieux rose trimmings, and was supported by her sister, Florence, who was ohanningly attired in an Assam silk costume, with black crep'e-de-chene hat relieved with pale pink posies. The bridegroom was supported by Mr. J. A; MacKay as best man. After the ceremony, the guests assembled at Smith's Tea Rooms, where a sumptuous breakfast was partaken of, after which the happy couple left- by car for the north, taking with them the good wishes of their.many friends. Miss E. Moon prej sided at the organ.—Post. "A MOTHER'S APPRECIATION."

A graceful tribute to New, .Zealand's fighting men has jus.t been issued from the press in the form of a booklet of verse bearing the title "A Mother's Appreciation'of her sons and the men of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Lord Liverpool's Own)." The authoress, who signs herself "A Rifleman's Mother," is Mrs. J. Gordon-Glassford; nfee Miss Halcolme, now of Levin, but formerly;, of

Inglewood and district, and well known i throughout Northern Taranaki. In both 1 thought and form (states an exchange) ■ they reach a high level of excellence, and ] will, we feel sure, not only bring solace ; an! comfort to hundreds of New Zealand ] mothers, but will be read with deep in- < terest by the general reader. The booklet, opens with some sympathetic Ijnes addressed to the Minister of Defence, himself one of those who have experienced the bitterness of iberqavemi&nt. < There follow some stirring verses written on the march of the First and Seoond Battalions of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade through the streets of Wellington in 1915, and .then comes a dignified appeal to those who did not see their duty as clearly as "that first courageous band." The finest work in the booklet, however, is to be found under the title In the Evening (on hearing of the death iof my son, October 12, 1917)." In these verses, written under stress of the deepest emotion, the inspiration of the authoress finds expression in its highest form. In a moment of poignant grief there comes to her the age-old question; Why should Nature seem s.till to rejoice when all else is plunged in profound sorrow? Amongst the flowers of her garden "A Rifleman's Mother" solves thfr -problem ■for herself, and in the pi'ocess her great igrief is partly assuaged. In "Lad of \Mine" there are lines of mucli pathos and tenderness, while several other of Jhese Striking little poems are imbued with jfamr spirit and* s reverential -feeling! laetefully printed and bound in a cover bekring the crest, riband, and motto of

tion," though dedicated to that particular corps, is intended as a tribute to the whole of New Zealand's fighting jnen. It will be gratefully received iu all parts of the Dominion. ?EA AND SILVER, HOW ONE AFFECTS THE OTHER. J A RISE ALL ROUND. A general advance of 2d per pound all round has been i*ade in the price of certain well-known standard brand New Zealand teas. There are still some teas to be procured at former listed''prices, but they are not necessarily their former qualities—rather cheaper teas at old prices (says the Post). The rise is due in the main to the recent great rise in the price of silver and to the generally high tone of the tea markets of Ceylon and India and to a lesser extent those of China and Java. From Ceylon and India the ] greater part of the tea consumed in New Zealand comes. Before the war all such tea being of British origin came in duty free, but the war is responsible for a duty on it of 3d per pound, ff the ,t.ea comes from Java, China, or any other foreign country it carries an additional 2d, or 5d in all. Of course, the imposition of the duty made tea 3d per pound dearer right away. But for some years: the price of tea had been advancing in the world centres of production. The rise in the price of silver gave that advance a great boost. There is a strong demand for tea in the New Zealand market, "spot" tea. ie., tea that can be handed over at once 1 and within the Dominion. In many cases s.tocks are reported to be extremely low; in others all tea is being firmly held in order to keep regular clients going. There is reported to be a very large quantity of tea for New Zealand held up in Australia for want of shipping to the Dominion. This tea, if it could be obtained, would relieve the local position to some extent, but there is no knowing when it will come to hand. In the meantime the future of the market is difficult ,to forecast. At the Colombo sales last week the market had a stropg and advancing tendency, and buyers from all parts of the world were operating. The Calcutta season's sales have not opened* The offering of tea in Colombo last week was two and threequarter million pounds—a normal quantity. Shipping from that port to Australia has been very difficult, but a boat was to leave there for Melbourne and Sydney this week, To sum up: The price of tea has been advanced to a certain extent by the high current price of silver; the local market here is also tense on account of big supplies not having yet been transhipped ffbm Sydney, and those houses which are in want of tea must be prepared to pay a premium to those who can furnish tliem with supplies. The shortage is not, however, expected by p.omo in the trade to be of very long duration, and there is always the possibility of an increased output of silver from the mines of the world bringing down the present extraordinary price of the metal and, to some extent, easing the price 'Of tea.

DAINTIES FOR SICE SOLDIERS. The ladies of St. Andrew's Guild have again shown in practical fashion their interest in the boys who have done so much to help in securing the peace we now enjoy. Learning that about 200 infirm men are at present at Featherston Camp, arrangements were at once made to send them a supply of good things to eat, as has been done on a previous occasion. On Tuesday afternoon, at a meeting of the Guild, contributions of dainties were gathered and packed to Featherston, where, no doubt, a full mußter took place at a "buckshee tea." LEKIN'S MARRIAGE LAWS. A MEANS TOWARDS CLASS EQUALITY. AN AUTHORISED EXPOSITION.

A Bolshevik statesman from whom the Home journal Epoca obtained a special interview, for fuller and more precise information respecting Leninist legislation on the sex problem, complains that 'a vast amount of grotesque misrepresentation has appeared on the subject in the hostile or unsympathetic Press. "Abolition of celibacy has been adopted," he stated, "simply as a means towards class equality. Every woman on attaining her 18tli and every man on his 20th year is bound to inscribe her or his name in a special register kept at the Commissariat of Unions, and must then contract a union within a period of six months. Should they fail to do so, they are served with three warning notices, at successive intervals of. two months, before any step is taken in the way of coerci' e measures. 'ffivery bachelor, every spinster, is bound to furnish written explanations of their irregular* condition, and the only reasons admitted as valid are serious illhealth or "organic defects. When two lovers wish to marry they present themselves to the People's Commissary, who witnesses their miirriage. "The Bame course is followed as regards separating, only that the Commissary, after freeing the untiappy pair, inscribes the man afresh on the celibate list and the woman on the .register of marriageable persons, notifying each of the obligation to find another partner within sij; months.; : In case .children have been born from their union, they are either delivered to the! custody of/the particular parent desiring them, or else divided between .them. ..» "The Commissariat of Unions aids the youth of either sex in their quest of a. mate by promoting all healthy forms: of social intercourse andfcfacilitating introductions among families of every type."

The Russian statesman further declared that immense headway had been made in this way with the abolition of the caste spirit, and that .the mingling together of all sorts and conditions had been vastly facilitated through the five years' exemption from compulsory work granted to the wives of working men. Down to the end of March, he says, the number of marriages celebrated between members of workmen's and mid-dle-class families totalled 800,000.