SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 111, 4 February 1920, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. and Miss 'l'readwell, c£ Wanganui, iu'o visaing Wellington. Miss Wigney and Miss Cooke, of Christchurch, and jiiss {Jiiuytor, Itlcniioim, arc m Wellington ior Miss Uurulnj Xii|iea wedding. ; Mrs. Spender Medley and Mies Medley, who have been visiting . iNev 'Piynioutu,' liove returned to Keiburn. Miss Holimvood, Masterlon, is visiting Wellington.. Tho Tourist and Expansion League of New Plymouth paid Miss Loniso Mack tho gi'nc.'iui w/mijliuient of mviting her to visit tho Mountain Hostel as of tho loagtie. ■ Miry .Maok v.-a.s to .cave Now Plymouth ou 'iuosday morning and spend several days, ou tho mountain writing' and exploring.

The marriage took place at St. Peter's Church, Pahiulua, or Miss Oig.-i' Phillips, youngest daughter of Airs. E. Phillips, of Sydney; to Mr. John Poster, enly ton of Mr-. G. Poster, Napier. The Rev. H. W. Monnglian ofneiated. The bride was given away,by her brother-in-law, Mr. J. \v; Millson.and wore a gown cf white crepe do chine and georgette with pearl trimming, a wreath of orange blossoms and a long white veil. The bridesmaids were Miss Dymock, of Mastcrton, and Miss Foster,- of Napier. The best man was Mr. 0. Lucas, of Napier, and the groomsman Mr. G. O'Rourke, cf Pahiatua. Mrs. Bell and the Misses Bell (Auckland) are tho guests of Mrs. J....E. Tripo (Mowbray Street). Mrs. Ernest Ilitchings (Auckland) is tlrvgucst of Mrs. L. V. Hitchings (Oriental Bay); Captain .H. Hi Sergeant, Mrs. Sergeant, and family, of Auckland, who have been visiting the South Island,, arrived hero by .the Kiiahme. Jlr. and Mrs. F. Matthews are spending a holiday in the South Island. Mr', and Mrs. von Haast returned yesterday from tho south. Mrs. C. E. Richardson, who has been spending the holidays at Muritai, has returned to town..

Before ■ its final adjournment tho Na : tional'Council of Women in Canada passed a resolution on thc-subje'jt of women's dress. .- It was rosjlisd that . "In the interests.of health, morals, and thrift the convention shall appeal to .tho women.of tho dominion to oppose the -constant changes in fashions and the exaggerated styles in dress; and, further, that they shall make every elicit to adopt a dress of quiet and artistic character for use in their business life." Suivly a most excellent resolution, and worthy of endorsement in this country. It is felt by many women to be somewhat humiliating .that the clothing often worn by their MX.'makes thenvft fair mark for dubious jests in song und story—written® and spoken. Women passing along the'highways, some to -work and some lo play, clothed in trilling transparencies that aro evening chess in all but name, look more conspicuous than charming. There is a decided tendency in modern fashion to push "smart" clothing to ;he of lcccncy—pcrljaps a little beyond! There is a charm in seem'.iness and a beauty in becomingness that, thank goodness, wo see in scores examples all around us, so that we may hope that.good sense and the artistic instinct may. in our women and girls, induea- them lo reject much that is already in vogue elsewhere. New Zealand women on the whole do not favour exaggeration in dress, and very many in our own town are meeting tho cxhorbitaut prices charged for costumes by tho simple expedient of making the old one/ do, but frequently one hears, of all sorts of clever schemes for renovating and remodelling both dresses and hats. Still, it. must bo admitted that there is a lack both of secmliness and economy in the. use of such cosily and perishabltf fabrics as ninoii, georgette, crepo de chine for work-a-day uses, and also that a very great ninny business women and .girls make no i';iffcr'uco between working and relaxation clothes. Women arc taking n very activo part in educational matters in Canada. A new Board of Governors has just been appointed for the Alberta University, in accordance with the amendment to the University Act passed at the last session of the Legislature. Especial interest centres in two of the new members appointed for four-year , terms—Mra. Walter Parity, of Alix, and 'Miss Isabel Noble, of Daysland. According lo the "Woman's Century," through their organisations they are in. close-touch with what might be called the family interests of practically the enilre province; and by their own educational attainments and understanding of educational problems they arewell qualified to do much in (he interests of higher education in their centre. Then, again, they have formed ii Federation of University Wo-'usn, organised in Winnineg. with the University Clubs of Toronto, Victoria, . Edmonton, and Winnipeg as charter pieinber.i. and these of Ottawa, Regina, and Hie M'G'll Alumna" Association as provisional mem--bers. The objects if the federation aro declared to be:—l- To nroniote_ higher (idueation of women, and espe.'ially_ to encourage rp«».irch .work. i. To stimulate, the interest of univnrsify. women i.u public affairs, and to afford opportunity f«r fhe expression of united opinion. 3. To facilitate social intercourse and enoneratifm between (he women of different universities. Another definite P'ccc of work lo.be undertaken is the establishment of a fvavo'linu crholarshin of tho value of IflflO dollars, to be tenable in a university mid In be based upon scholarship ou'y. The-evslin? libra-v pi'stems fhroiHinut- Canada, will b" made the subject of sneeinl inrmiry, and plan"; w-ill be "formulated for the application of the best ideas put forward. Tf. is also nronosed to arm nee natinnnl tours for lecturers, whom cnminunifie-; of the large eastern centres nvirlit not otherwise have opportunity to hear. The Y.W.C.A. Conference at TTaywards commenced last night, whpn sixty dele••>ates assembled for tea, and were afterwards addressed by Dr. 0. S. Week:: Dean of the Nel--on_ Cathedral, nn 'bo subject of "Foundation Trnllv." Vr Albert (Cave, pliairni!"i of the New Zealand Field Committee, occupied the chair. Miss Snelson, Australasian nn(innal secretary," was also on the platform. On the two snbs.'cineii!- evening addresses on lb" =ame subject will be given by Dr. Weeks. The friends and former Victoria Collece associates .of Dr.-Mary B»r!ns- will ) )P pleased lo learn that at the recent Lnndon University 'aedieal examination sl'o obtained tho further qualification ef M.B. (London). A public leciure will be given by Mrs. Jinarapadasa in,, the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, ou Tuesday next. For the first time since before the v*ar the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, was last month'transformed into a great ballroom. The grand opera ball was organised h<; Ir.. 1 '- Cun.v ; '--ith l'<o object of establishi-ig a fund of .EM.nnn for j (he permanenl. foundation of English opera, and Sir Thorn is IWeham-'s na . Irons rallied in slrePTlh. The Tnnjoritr of the ladies were in fane-, drevs. and llio scene was brilliant. The i.nly interruption to the dancing was the performance of a new ballet arranged bv Gayrilov. Tho Sir Thomas Brechani Orchestra condescended to fox-trot, and one-step?, and a i«zz band a« ; ded. A number of valuable gifts had been presented by the Prince of Wales, the. Duchess (if Marlborough. Ladv Kibble?, dale, Ladv Furness,. Ladv ITuHon. Hidy Cunard. Sir Thomas Beeeham, Lord Birkenhead, the. Speaker, and others, and these were distributed by means of » form-of lucky-bag-tho "opera chance."

The Wellington'branch of the Theosophieal Society announce that while Mr. 0. Jinarajiidasa is on his return visit ho will give a free lecture in the Town Hall on Sunday next. . It is. probable that a large number of women will eventually adopt doaicslls work as their post-war profession, and in it they may find a healthy, happy Means of livelihood, for tho wagM paid and the conditions now obtainable compare well as a. rule with those prevailing in other profr.-sions and industries open lo women of like calibre. Hut to insist that all unemployed women can or should find work as domestic servants is both cruel and absurd (writes Mrs. S. C. Peel. 0.8. E., in the "Daily Mail"). If the "Go Home or become a Servant" cult is the result, of an nnconfessed desire to keep women in the restricted sphere of "the home," it is foredoomed lo failure. The population-of (his conntry consists of more vSmieti than men, and many of these women have tasted for the first time the delights of liberty and- of monetary independence. They will not willingly relinquish their improved status: they now possess political power,-and it.will not bo long before they learn how bf.sl to employ it in opening doors which at present aro being shut. For the moment, if (hero is ii shortage of work, the relumed soldiers must have tho first refusal of; it, but eventually tho right to work and the kind of work chosen must be |deeided not by sex but by efficiency, and as surely as (lie Iron Age developed out of the Stnue Age so will the age of sex equality develop - from all Ilia welter of prejudice and apprehension jvhich today mars the relationship of men and women.

gome notion of the value to be found in furs is given by a catalogus recently issued by a well-known London fur .store. Those who possess'furs of any quality will bo surprised to learn that they are now worth three and four times the value they were when bought. One. .mink coat—certainly an ample, luxurious looking garment—i?. marked 53G guineas, and a quile ordinary seal musquash coat, with skunk collar and cuf?s, s U. r ) guineas. Quito a small stole in" eable-dycd kolinsky is ft", guineas, and a natural moleskin 39 guineas. It was during -Elizabeth's reign Ui.it Sir Thomas Gresham introduced the manufacture of nins and ribands. Knitted worsted tfoekings, too. were first made about.the ySnr ISflii, by a London apprentice, .named William Ryder, who having seen some, that came from Italy, imitated..a'nair exactly, and presented thenr.to: William, Earl of Pembroke, . ' The marriage took place yesterday at the residence of the bridegroom's jiarejlts, 52 Overton . Termco, Hataitai," if Mr. Guy Clifford,- third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kinuiburgh. to Miss Charlotte Pnerau. eldest daughter of the late Mr. Pdack. formerly editor of the North Auckland ".Times." Mr. and Mrs. Kinniburgh havo left foi; the Waikato to spend their honey-moon with friends.