PERSONAL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, 24 March 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

"Mrß. A. B. Bunny, of Mastevton, is present visiting Masterton.

Miss Una Carter, of Wellington, ~'ho is also well known in Masterton, .eaves this week ou a visit to Melbourne.

Mrs. M. Byrn, who recently underwent a serious operation in Nurse White's hospital, is progressing favourably.

The tleath occurred at Orakau recently of Mrs Andrew Kay (nee Miss Elizabeth L. M. Rune man), a very old settler in To Awamutu district. She is survived by her husband and grown-up family. A son was k.lled in action on active service. Mrs Kay was the eldest daughter of Captain itunciman, commander of the \Va:kato Cavalry in the Maori war. She was born at Newmarket, and went to Waikato in 1870.

Frincess Mary Louise resides at the West End Club for Women, where she took up her residence Some time ago. She has two rooms in the club-house,, but takes all her meals with her fellow-members in the general dining room. The Princess has always been unconventional, Itnd is probably the only one of our Soyal ladies who rides xbout London in an omnibus. She was one of The very first women to become a lady jeweller, and learnt the craft it an ordinary public school. Later '.he set .up her »own little workshop, ,vith a furnace • and everything complete, and it was here that she fashioned the exquisite enamel work tvhich many have been privileged to iee and admire.

The 801 l of Honour Hospital is one rhich is being provided for children n England in memory of the fallen •>r. Louisa' Garrett Anderson and Dr niora Murray arc the originators of he scheraeA The endowment of each >ed takes £IOOO, and several . are already completed. These include hose given by Queen 'b College, Karley. street, the' London School of Medicine or Women (which has endowed a col it £SOO as well), Girton and Newnham iedford College, Roedean School Eamilton House (Tunbridgc Wells) lie Q.M.A.A.C., and nurses and mas euse3; also the Canadian bed. the '.ilver Thitoble Fund seamen's bed he Douglas Lombardini bed. and thai if the secretaries and clerks. A pecial. effort. is now being made tc •omplete the Musicians' bed, which Dr Smyth has taken specially under ier wing, and the Great Women bed? ,'re also near completion.

A pleasant romance of the Englist *ourt was made public this week by he marriage of Lord Howe and Flora, larchioneeg of Dufferin, says a Lon!on correspondent. Lord Howe hat een associated with the Royal family or many years, first as Lord-in Vaiting to Queen Victoria and King Mward, »nd, later, as Lord Chamber ain to Queen Alexandra. He is better :nown by his courtesy title of Vis oufit Curzon, which recalls that hir laughter-in-law is Lady Curzon, per ieps the most beautiful woman in atter-day English society. IjotC lowe is" himself a handsome man, ir pite of his gpy hairs, and is marry ng a very pretty wojnam Lady Howe s also known as the possessor of f •cry charming soprano voice, a gift /hick she passed (in to her daughters lie Ladies Doris, Ursula, and Patricia 31ackwood. ,

After an intermission of nearly five 'ears, Grand Night was revived at lie Middle Temple recently, and the 3ar signalised the occasion by turning >ut in embarrassing numbers (state? i writer in the Manchester Guardian). Several matters conspired to bring vbout the large attendance. Men ,urned out, first, because the ;ion of the ancipt feast was a symbol >f the return of happier days, and. •ocond, because they wanted to Bee ;lie prodigy of women students bearing ,hc ordeal of Grand Night. They were luly rewarded. All five women stu lents of the Inn were present. Such vas the crush that tho order of the 3ench segregating the women students vas not enforceable, It is on Grand ■fight that the loving cup circulates, ad there was an anxious -hen it reached the women's messes—-,-hy HoaVeu alone knows, for an Eng ifihwoman is surely not less likely tc ic amenable to ceremonial instruction f the Bench butler than a Bengali 'he cup was drunk with the prepe ourtesies and becoming gravity, so hat a generous round of applause, roke out. The plain fact is that the nns have now frankly accepted the ituation. For that good result much redit is due to the womsn themselves Vho have shown that they assimilate he social traditions of the Bar; linger ifter graco, and after the Bench has retired, move from mess to mess like other friendly souls."