WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 85, 11 April 1911, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The inner side of every cloud j Is bright and shining. i I therefore turn my clouds about, i And always wear them inside out 1 To show the lining. I Miss Peacock, from Auckland, ie stay- £ ing with Mts. Peacock, Kelburne, until { her departure by the Arawa on the 20th inst. Mr. and Mra. Cain, whose marriage took place recently, returned to-day from their wedding tour. 'iney will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Falk Cohen, Mrs*. Cain's parents, their new house not being ready, and occupy Mr. Cohen's house while he and Mb wife go about the first week in May^ for a trip to Sydney and Melbourne. Colonel and Mre. Wardrop Moore, who have been in a- fishing camp at Taupo, reach Wellington this afternoon, en route for the Christchurch racea. They are staying at the Royal Oak. Mr. C. Wilson, Parliamentary librarian, and Mrs. Wilson, left thiß morning- for a holiday in Auckland. The Misses Turner leave to-morrow by the Main Trunk express to catch the P. and 0. Morea at Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Edward " Tregear are back from an enjoyable trip to Rotorua. By the Hauroto to-day Mrs. W. E. Moore, Mre. E. C. Morris, Mifis M'Lean, and Mrs. Harris Roberts leave for Dunedin as delegates to the annual conference of the National Association- of Spiritualists. Who shall say, after the meeting yesterday in the Town Hall, that Wellington is lymphatic and stolid? It was a most enthusiastic gathering, and this, too, be it noted, when the greater proportion, of the audience were women, who, because of their disabilities, are not so cheerily vociferous as men. Children, too, there were in great numbers, and it only seemed natural that they should now and again lift their 1 voices in happy comment in a meeting that had their welfare as a focus. The programme was most enjoyable, and Miss Palotta'is too short but gracefully eloquent little speech rounded off the afternoon charmingly. Miss Fowler sang most sweetly, Mr. E. J. Hill roused great enthusiasm, and Mr. Carr's seductive voice always is listened to with intense pleasure. There was a singular and perhaps unintentional appropriateness " about the itemsi — "Good-bye," "Avourneen" — with its yearning after someone who has left and who, apparently, has no intention of coming back — and "Good Company" — so flattering to Mr. Ward as a, manager and actor. Miss Palotta looked charming, dressed admirably as one man said — "to fill the part of central figure." She wore a golden brown checked foulard, the tunic and bodice edged and 1 ornamented with heavy cords and braid, and showing the daintiest little tucked net guimpe at the throat. Her large- straw hat was bound with black satin* and massed on one side with corn and one great scarlet poppy, ai delightful colour-note echoed in the lovely bouquet of scarlet Cape daisies presented to her by Mts. Macarthy. It, by the way, was tied with ribbons in the Austrian colours — black and yellow. Miss Ghiloni wore an effective golden-brown satin, with touches of black and a big black hat with handsome plumes. Miss Chetwynd woe in. -a smart black velvet coat and skirt, with braid, and a piquant little turban of velvet. Miss Baxter wore a pretty mauve- grey costume and a. wide straw hat, with a band of oriental embroidery, and Miss Redfern was in dull blue, with a picturesque blue hat. Mrs. Wilford's smart black velvet coat and skirt was completed by a black hat, with purple feathers. Mrs. Macarthy wore a lovely gown of pale 1 pink net over silk, with oriental embroideries, and her wide black hat had black feathers. Mrs. Knox Gilmer was in a black coat and skkfc, and a charming black hat, with black plumes and a broad band of flame-coloured velvet. Mrs, Rykinds wore black silk and a black velvet toque. Mts. Ben Fuller's effective frock wa of blush-rose satin under black ninon, worn with a wide black velvet hafc, with a drape of Honiton lace and a pink osprey. Mrs. Levv6.y had on a braided cream, serge coat and skirt, and a black hat with white feathers. Mrs. Corrigan wore a pale grey coat and skirt, braided with black, and a black feather turban. Mrs. Mander had on a black tailor-made gown, and a black hafc massed with blue flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkcaldie and their two daughters are bringing to a close their visit to the mother country (writes our London correspondent). They have been travelling about; a good deal on the Continent by motor-car, and altogether they have had a very pleasant tour. Gloom has, however, been cast over their visit through Ihe death of Mrs. Stains, the wife of Mr. Kirkcaldie's business partner, a lady who still had numerous friends in Wellington, though many years have elapsed since she and her husband and. family came to live in England. Mrs. W. H. Hales, of Oriental Bay, has just returned from a prolonged trip to Wanganui, Auckland, and Rotorua. Sixty couples celebrated their golden weddings at Bheims on Sunday, states a Press Association cable message. It is very seldom that a society wedding is solemnised at the private chapel of Lambeth Palace, but one did take place there recently, and some- New Zealand interest attaches to the occasion, inasmuch as tho bride was Miss Primrose Stapleton Cotton, cousin to Lord Combermere-, and sister to Miss Stapleton Cotton, who is out in the Dominion, with Lady Islington (writes our London correspondent). Lord Combermere is a relative of Mrs. Davidson, wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and that evidently was the reason of the wedding taking place in the private chapel at the Archbishop's London residence. Owing to various fafnily reason*?, the function was very quiet, and tho usual wedding reception was dispensed with. The bridegroom was Lord Hood. The bridal dress was of ivory satin, made Princess in shape, and trimmed with Brussels lace (the gift of Mrs. Stapleton Cotton), and with a panel of effective pearl embroidery. Tho overskirt of tho dress opened at either sido to show a jupe of satin gauze brocade. The Dowager Lady Hood presented her daughter-in-law with a diamond necklace and her bridal veil. In honour of the bride's Christian name, the. primrose was chosen to play a prominent part in the dresses of the bridesmaids — of whom two (relatives of the bridegroom) were grown up, namely, Mies Venetia Baring and Miss Harriet Trefusis. They wore dresses of pale primrose-tinted charmeuse, and their presents from the bridegroom were pendants of enamel primroses, set with tho letter "H" in diamonds and surmounted by a. pearl coronet. Four small children formed a pleasing portion of the bridal retinue — two boys and two girls — namely, Master Roger Chetwode (nephew of the bride and son of Lady, Chetwode),

Master Sidney Herbert (son of Lady Beatrice Herbert and Lord Herbert), his sister (Miss Patricia Herbert), aiid Miss Ursula Talbot (daughter of Lord and Lady Ingestre) ; aU these three are cousins of the bride. The costumes of the children were copied from a Hojjpner Picture; the boys wore suits having coats of blue satin and trousers of buff cloth. Lawn collars were worn, also shoes of blue suede. The two little girls had frocks of muslin with sashes of primrose colour. Wreaths of primroses were worn by all the girls instead of hate, and thfe bouquets were of the bride's name-flower. At the Arts' Club this morning Mts. Aylwin received a presentation, from a number of her friends, on the occasion, of her departure to Melbourne, to join her husband. The pretty room was tastefully decorated with flowers, feathery eosmeas making the tea tables bright, and a very delightful hour was spent. Mts. T. G. Macarthy made the presentation, and in a brief, but pleasant, little speech conveyed to Mrs. Ayhvin the good wishes of her friends. Mr. T. A. Ewen has taken Colonel Chaytor's house on. Wellington-terrace. From America come many new cults, all interesting because of -their originality, though few are likely to gain many followers. One of the latest of these cults is tho "Smile Cure," which is said to put to flight all the harassing worries and minor ills from which human beings suffer. Special smiling exercises are recommended for vegular practice every day before a mirror. After a few weeks of this training w© are told that there ■will be a marked change for the better in our lives;- our whole outlook will be brighter and more hopeful, and our health and circumstances ■wonderfully improved. At first one feels inclined to smile in down-right earnest at the absurdity of it all. We can see ourselvea going about with a strained smirk on our faces, until even our dearest friends com© to loathe the very sight of us. For of all affected, individuals, the most irritating is the one who sports an everlasting smugly complacent smile! It is put on in the morning, and there it remains all day, without even the glimmer of a thought or emotion 'altering it in the slightest degree. But the kind of smile advocated by this ingenious American theory is not of' that nature at all (says a London paper). It is the real thing, working from the mind inwardly, until it cannot help revealing itself outwardly. The endeavour to look pleasant will serve as a reminder that uur thoughts must be bright and hopeful too; and so unconsciously we adopt a more cheerful outlook. This is the gist of the nevr cult. This smile is not to be a perpetual simper, but a strong, peaceful, and happy expression ivhich is the result of a plucky attitude towards life's discipline. We are not to allow ourselves to be depressed by cares, difficulties, and tioublea, but once and for all wo are to banish all that irritates from the mind, and ever look for that brightness that awaits us at every turn. According to the New York World, "bachelors are finding that the cost of courting is rising by leaps and bounds." Mr. Arthur Vance, editor of the Pictorial Review, in an article on "The Cost of Courtship," asserts that thousands of young men desirous of marrying abandon, the intention. They ar« staggered by the mere prelude to matrimony," he says. "The»fault is all on the side of the American girls, who hate to have people think that their fiancees are niggardly." Mr. Vance makes the following schedule of the expenses of taking a girl to the theatre for a single evening : — Flowers, 15s ; seats, 16s; taxicaba to and from tho theatre, between, 10s and 30s ; supper at a, first-class restaurant, 255 ; total, £A 6s. He accounts for this rise in courtship liabilities by the foolishly large allowances made to children in their schooldays by American parents, by the insane desire of merely moderately well-to-do girls and young men to apo wealthy triends, and by the extravagant habits of the "bachelor girl" who earns her own living, spends all her salary on clothes, and expects a man to entertain her on a j scale equal to her clothes, the result be- I ing "the financial bankruptcy of Cupid in our large towns." J An opportunity is now offered' to those thinking of buying a piano for the winter evenings, of securing a high class instrument, for the price of a cheap one. Such instruments as Erard, Chappell. Spaethe, and Knake pianos, or Mason and Hamlin organs are seldom sold at bargain prices ; but such is the case during our April sale, which only lasts one month. Do not miss euch an opportunity. During the past years hundreds have proved our sale to be genuine, and this year wo are trusting to establish a record. Sale from Ist to 30th April only. F. J. Pinny, Ltd., 53 Cuba-street, Wellington. — Advt. Godbers', Ltd., has now a special department to cope, with their ever-in-creasing country trade, so that customers will have their orders executed with special attention. — Advt. Ladies, if your draper has not hitherto stocked Warner's favourite Rust-proof Cor- < sots induco him to do so right away. Tell him every pair is guaranteed. — Advt. , Weddings. — Srides" and bridesmaids' bouquets in numerous styles, artistically designed ; only choicest flowers used. Special floral tributes for invalids, friends, relatives — at Miss Murray's, Vice-Regal florist, 36, Willis-street. , Telephone 265.— Advt. j It is wonderful how different one person's vitality ta that> of another. It's all in how the internal orgaiiß ire making their presence felt. If they are consoientious to duty you are well ; if not, then you want "Vitalis, the Vitality Builder. Claude H. Pcrrett, M.P.S.Ph.C, Chemist. —Advt.