WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1919, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

PERSONAL. Miss Jessie Brown, who has been on a visit to New Plymouth, returned last night to Auckland. Mrs H. H. Mace left by the Rarawa last night for a short visit to Auckland. • • » • Mrs Penn is spending a holiday in Auckland. $ • » • Mrs E. A. Walker is expected to return from Auckland next Tuesday. Miss Zelda Hogg (Eltham) is visiting New Plymouth. • » » • Mr and Mrs Boyd, who have been visiting New Plymouth, have returned to Wellington. • * • * Captain and Mrs Fra3er, who have been spending a few days here, have returned to Timaru. , ■• ■ » * . • Mrs and Miss Belcher (Eltham) spent a few days here this week. Miss Joyce (Dunedm) Jjas left for Wanganui. • • • • Mrs Dan O'Brien, who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, returns to Sydney by the Biverina. • * * • Mrs Miles has returned to Marton. • • * * Mrs McKerrow and Miss Bevan (Wellington) are staying at "Chatsworth." • • » • Miss Hamerton and Mrs W. H. Skinner were hostesses at bridge for Mrs Addenbrooke this week. • • # * Miss Willis (Cambridge) is the guests of Mrs F. H. Harvie. ••• • • Miss G, Stanford has returned from Wellington. • • » « Miss Dora Baker has returned from Wanganui. Mrs W. Wilson, of Wanganui, is the guest of Mrs C. E. Baker. • • • • The engagement is announced of Miss Madge Bremer, eldest daughter of the late Mr G. P. Bremer, and Mrs Bremer, of Crescent Falls, Patea, to Mr George Corliss, second son of the late Mr M C. Corliss and Mrs Corliss, of Wanganui. » • • » The wedding took place last Wednesday of Miss Verna Doris Harris (daughter of Mr A. J. Harris, of Maryborough) and Mr John Northcott. of Moerangi Road, Onaero. The bride wore a gabardine costume with a champagne crepe de chenc blouse, and black lace hat. Mr C. B. Pike (brother-in-law) gave the bride away, and the wedding breakfast took place at Mr Pike's residence. • • • •

Visitors staying at the White Hart Hotel this week include Mr and Mrs Orierson (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Eoyd (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Dryden, Mr? Miles (Marton), Mr and Mrs Robertson, Mr and Mrs Inskitt, Mrs J. Browne, Mrs and Miss Tongland (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Fred Manton (Wellington), Mrs B. O'Brien (Sydney). THE "BANKS'" DANCE. At the.Good Templar Hall on Thursday night a delightful dance was given by the combined banks' staff. The floor was in splendid order and the music excellent, and the committee did all in their power to make the dance an enjoyable one. The stage was decorated in cherry blossom, arum lillies and bamboos, ferns and flags adorned the walls and balcony. The supper tables were beautifully decorated .with' all colored runuculus and cherry blossoms. There was a very large attendance, parties motoring from Inglewood, Stratford, Eltham and Waverley. The chaperones were Mrs Bell, who wore a black taffetas and ninon gown, Mrs Rohertshaw who wore a pale blue sequined net, Mrs Allan Rennell wore black satin veiled in net, and Mrs Alf Webster black crepe-de-ckine. Others present were: Mrs Nolan ic black taffetas with emerald and (jold lace trimming, Mrs R. Quilliam black crepe-de-chine, Mrs L. B. Webster black taffetas and georgette, Mrs Percy Webster black taffetas with touches of emerald, Miss Collins white lace, Mrs Kehbell pale blue sequined ninon, Miss D. Baily navy taffetas, Miss Cholmeley black frilled net, Miss M. Cholmeley white crepe-de-ehine, Mrs Eliot King pretty peach colored crepe-de-chine and gold tissue, Miss A. Renault rose taffetas, Mrs W. Rl Wade pale pink crepe-de-chine, Miss E. Bullard pale blue crepe de-chine lightened with champagne colored georgette, Mrs* J. C. Nicholson white net, Miss Moss (Wellington) black charmeuse veiled in net, Miss Atkinson pale blue, Miss D. Watkins black net with heliotrope scarf, Miss Nairn black with emerald, Miss D. Bradbury jade eolienne, Miss Winfleld primrose ninon embroidered in gold daisies. Miss Thomson pale blue charmeuse, Miss M. Thomson pale pink charmeußo, Miss L. Greatbatch black taffetas, Mrs Moyes white charmeuse veiled in Mack sequined net, Mrs P. B. Fitzherbcrt black georgette. Miss Whitton white charmeuse draped with ninon and lace, Miss E. Grant, green charmeuse, Mrs F. Honan dainty white net, Miss M. Corkill white muslin, Miss N. Corkill pale pink charmeuse, Miss Jordan frilled charmeuse, Miss P. Jordan Mack georgette, Mrs Sid. Burgess pale pink charmeuse softly draped with georgette. Miss B. Hirst maize colored crepe-de-chine, Miss Madge Wlipatloy, Miss Hogg pale blue, Mrs Hoby blue taffetas. Miss Curtis pale pink frilled net, Mrs Denny-Brown cream charmeuse. Mrs Penn black sequined net, Miss Mirah Kerr mauve crepe-de-ehine. Miss Esse emerald ninon over white satin. Miss Peach rose colored crepe-de-chine. Miss Olive Palmer primrose prepe-de-chine, Mrs Nieholls white satin veiled in silver sequined net, Miss N. Wilson pale pink flounced ninon. Mrs Munrn Wilson black ninon over satin, Miss N.'.Tackson white ninon over crepe de chine. Mrs T. V Mackay white lace, Miss MeClelland tan de neil crepe-de-ehine. Mrs H. Mace blnck net over black charmeuse, Miss Vera Mace apricot crepe-de-thine. A PLEASANT AFTERNOON. \ pledging function took place at the of Mrs Arthur P. Ward, ' "'estown, on Wednesday, when an afternoon was tendered to Miss Pita Sole, ins a mark of appreciation of the valuable services she had Tendered in the ! training of the children who took part i at tho recent hostel ball hj" vnlimtarilv •j nlaving at the practices and also at t'>e Iball. A number of parents were also - itt«Mßk»esd on tab -bd* l * llr J - Ho »'

kin, who organised the ball, presented Miss Sole with a silver sugar scuttle and scoop and two silver-mounted salt cellars. Musical items and a . dainty tea dispensed by the hostess added to the enjoyment of the afternoon. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S VISIT. After the public reception in Everybody's Theatre Their Excellencies, the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, were entertained at morning tea by the Mayoress in the balcony lounge, above the main entrance hall. There were also present the Deputy Mayor and councillors, town clerk and borough officials and their wives, leading citizens and the representatives of the various societies included in the address preI sented to Her Excellency by the women of New Plymouth.

The lounge was charmingly furnished for the occasion and the bowls of shaded pink Japanese cherry blooms and festoons of asparagus fern and pink roses_ showed up well against the white walls. Silver and china of the daintiest brightened the tea tables. All the guests were presented by the Mayor and Mayoress to Their Excellencies after tea had been served. Among them were (Mesdames Evans, Newton King, C. H. Weston, Newman. W. C. Weston, Murdoch Fraser, W. J. Chancy, W. A. Collis, Ebcrlet, A. R. Standish, Dockyill, Short, Sydney Burgess, A. S. Brooker, J. W. Hayden, Griffiths and R. Parkin, and Misses 'Sole, Bradbury andiDouglas. The High School girls, who were lined up in the entrance hall and passages of the theatre, attracted considerable attention and much favorable comment. New Plymouth was justly proud of her girls. Those in charge of the arrangements may be heartily congratulated on the success of this reception to Their Excellencies. Everyone seems thoroughly to have enjoyed the function, which must be very satisfactory to all who are responsible for this important civic function. A SMALL DANCE. Mr and Mrs J. C. Nicholson gave a thoroughly enjoyable little dance at their new residence in Pendarves Street, for those who had acted as chaperones this winter and for the members of the committees who organised the dances, The house is ideally arranged for entertaining and the large drawing room and hall made a splendid ball room. The wide glass doors leading to the spacious verandah, made the room beautifully cool. Supper was served in the dining room and the tables were prettily decorated with primroses and forget-me-nots, the centre piece being a large shaded electric lamp from which hung many colored balloons. Mr and Mrs Nicholson received their guests at the foot of the stair way, Mrs Nicholson wearing a white charmeuse frock veiled in net and slashed with pink; Mrs G. Fraser wore primrose taffetas, Mrs B. H. Chaney peacock blut crepe-de-chine, trimmed with georgette and guipure lace, Mrs Pat Fitzherbert black ninon over cnarmeuse, panels edged with steel trimming; Miss Rita Moss (Wellington) wore a pretty frock of black charmeuse with overdress of Spanish lace, finished with wide floral ribbon sash; Miss Mirah Kerr pale blue charmeuse veiled in georgette of same shade, Miss D.. Bedford pale pink. Miss Olive Palmer black velvet, Miss Nan Billiard vieux rose crepe-de-ehine. Miss Bradbury green shot taffetas. Miss D. Wat-kins black satin veiled in net, with touches of apricot. WEDDINGS. ACKROYD—HTJRBELL. A very pretty wedding was celebrated in the Methodist Church, Hawera, on Wednesday, the contracting parties being Mr Harold Ackroyd, eldest son of Mr J. R. Ackroyd, Bradford, Yorkshire, ! and Miss Elsie Annie Hurrell, second daughter of Mr G. Hurrell, South Road, Hawera. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. A. Liversedge, and Mr C, Morshead officiated at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, was dressed in a crepe de chine and georgette frock, and wore the customary veil, trimmed with pearls, and orange blossoms. She had as bridesmaid her sister, Miss Alma Dorothy-Hurrell, who was dressed in ivory crepe de chine, with arophane hat trimmed with pink flowers, and was also attended by two little flower girls, Molly MeCleilan and Joyce Burrcll. who were dressed in pink silk, with black picture hats trimmed .with pink rosebuds. The bride and bridesmaid carried shower bouquets, and the flower girls baskets of flowers. Mr ..Ackrovd was supported by Mr Albert Hurrell as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Islington Tea Booms, where a very large number of guests were entertained. ' WOMEN AS CITIZENS. COMING OF FREEDOM. An address dealing with the responsibilities of women as citizens was given by Miss E. Melville at the Y.M.C.A, hall, Auckland, on Monday. At the outset Miss Melville defined citizenship as involving the performance of duties and responsibilities rewarded by rights and privileges. In the past, she said, women had borne tho burdens without enjoying the fruits of citizenship. Miss Melville traced briefly the growth of society from primitive times, when, owing to the simplicity of life, men and women were of practically equal status. By degrees, however, life grew more complex, the system of private ownership of property grew up under a patriarehial system, women be-, came economically dependent on men, who thus became the dominant factor in the community life. ft "The real reason for the subordinate position of women is thus an economic one," stated the spYaker. "This state has endured for many generations, and has come to be looked upon as natural, when in reality it is quite artificial. There are signs on every hand, however, that this era of the subjugation of women is nearing ail end, and the war has hastened the coming of woman's freedom. Many thousands <\f women have, by reason of their wartime experiences, realised that there is scarcely any form of work which they are incapable of performing, even among all the employments hitherto held sacred to man, and they have thereby learned a new self-respect and have set a much higher value upon titelr services. They have learned, too, the value of organisation, and have displayed surprising powers as organisers. All these experiences have helped in their awakening, nnd now, realising their power and remembering their •sacrifice 1 ' on the altar of war. they are determined to make use of their new-found strength to help to save the wortf for the cornin C Generations. "To this task," continued Miss Melville, "women must firing their finest nunlities—unselfishness, lovaltv to ideals, steadfast courage in the. face of diffisulty. and, a high sense of respon>

Ability. Indeed, the 'mother' qualities which have made women supreme in the sphere of home must make their blessed influence felt in the wider sphere of the national life if we are to enter into our heritage as a free and democratic people.

"In the new world which has to be built upon the ruins of our civilisation," concluded the speaker, "how are women to contribute their peculiar talents unless they are the equal partners of men? And the world cannot afford to lose their services. As one of our great writers has recently said: 'lt is in woman that we have the future centre of power in civilisation.'"