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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 90, 18 April 1911, Page 9

Women In Print.

"When ye're 'ard up, a, soap-box will make a better fire thaD a family tree."-

Mrs> W. R. Wilson, of Auckland, ar- i rived in Wellington from London by the Tainui to-day. " \ Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Adams have taken the residence occupied by thb late Mrs. Haughton, on the Terrace. Mrs. Allan M'Guire, of Wellington, returned from London by the Tainui to-day. She was accompanied by Miss I M'Guire. ! 'Mr. W. R. C. Oswin, -accountant, wool department, Dalgety and ' Co., was presented with a case of cutlery by the | staff on the occasion of his marriage, | which is to take place next Saturday. The bride-elect, Nurse Gill, daughter of Mr. W. Gill, Upper Hutt, arrived from London by the Tainui to-day. A novel feature of the races at Feilding yesterday (telegraphs our correspondent) was the first appearance on a New Zealand racecourse of the harem skirt, which was worn by a fair incognito, heavily veiled and escorted by an enterprising moving ' picture proprietor. The lady, who is reported to come from Wellington, was followed round the -paddock by a big crowd, but apart from one or two belated groans there was no demonstration. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, Campbell-street, Karori, Mr. Thomad" Hope, works' overseer to the Karori Borough Council, was ma-rried to Mias Ellen Scott, formerly of' Melbourne. Tho ceremony, which was performed by the Jiev. J. M. Clark, was very quiet, being merely confined to a few relatives of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Hope have taken up their residence in their new home on the Standen estate. At St. Peter's Church, on Easter Saturday, Miss Minnie Phillips, younger daughter of Mr. J. Phillips, of Wanganui, was married to Mr. G. H. Tanner (Marine Department), eldest son of Mr. T. B. Tanner, of Coromandel, Auckland. The ceremony wag performed by Archdeacon Harper. The bride, who was given away by Mr. T. G. Gillespie, wore a handsome crystalline gown, trimmed with silk lace and insertion, and wore an embroidered veil, with the usual orange blossoms. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Myra Wimsett, wore a dainty white muslin dress, prettily trimmed with satin, and carried a bouquet of scarlet flowers and autumn foliage. Her hat was of black chiffon velvet and white tulle. The tiny bridesmaid, Miss Olive Munt, wore a pretty little frock of white muslin. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. L. A. Teutenberg as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of Mr. and Mre. Gillespie, Kilbirnie. The guests* were received by Mrs. Gillespie, who wore a pretty cream chiffon cloth' dress, trimmed with Paris net and Oriental trimmings, a smart pink hat with black wings completing the costume. The bridegroom's present to the bride \vas a diamond brooch, and to l the bridesmaids pretty pearl pendants. The presents were numerous, and included several cheques. The bride travelled in a navy blue serge costume, with hat to match. Mr. and Mrs. Tanner left for Palmerston, en route lo Auckland, where tho honeymoon will be spent. 1 As already announced, among the ladies nominated by the Queen to act as train-bearers at the Coronation is Lady Eileen Knox, whom New Zealanders will remember as a little girl, with straight thick" Jiair cut across ncr forehead, charming eyes and colouring, and a very lively disposition. She has grown vp — not very far, certainly — but delightfully pretty, with a fascination that wins for her hosts of admirers. Piquant and petite, and with infinite variety of expression and grace of movement, she is more Parisian than English in appearance. Only now aaid then does one ccc in her a likeness to her mother, whom Lady Constance resembles strikingly, except in point of inches. Both daughters dress exquisitely, Avith simple smartness and artistic taste, and the mourning they, were wearing last year admirably set off their v,-ond<jrful complexions. In an interesting letter written by an Englishman, who, to avoid the English spring, has flown to Mentone, there occurs the following : — "This place — the Cafe Martin Hotel — is 'the' hotel in the Riviera. It stands in fourteen acres of woods, and has gardens with simply indescribable flowers. After an exciting day at Monte Carlo, it is refreshing to come back to the quiet loveliness of these grounds. It is expensive, for we pay £6 a week for the three of us, for three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a salon, and all meals are extra ! We hay& been severaJ times at Monte Carlo, but the rooms there are terribly hot and close. Piles of gold like counters lie about the tables, and people play in quite a casual way — swarms of uninteresting people of every nationality and colour. On the whole, the visitors to the Riyiera are so fat they crowd the trains and tramways and block out the lovely scenery, and they generally talk so loud one can hear them half a mile away. In this particular hotel ha 6 been staying the King of Wurtemburg and his suite. We saw him often, for he dined in the public room, and used to sit afterwards in the lounge. At present there are several German princes here. The Empress Eugenic has a villa close by, and we often catch sight of the tall, elegant old lady. The weather has been exquisite, sunshine every day, with wonderful sunsets and cool nights, aaid the Mediterranean an ever-changing blue. The country is so precipitous that everything grows on ledges or terraces, and the vegetation seems quaintly disjointed. On one of our motor trips we went 3500 ft among the snow and ice, over excellently -made roads, but appallingly steep, cut into the face of the cliffs. . All about the hotel grounds are fir-tree woods, the ground overrun with rosemary in full blossom and perfume. Olives, too, ate in any quantity, andtne eucalyptus, all in bloom, grows to a great size. The late Sir Charles Hanbury made a garden near on the Italian frontier, and there our hot-house flowers bloom like weeds. Straight through the middle of this garden is the old Roman road, dating from before Christ. It has an inscription with the names of the armies and their leaders that marched over it. Napoleon was the last and Julius Caesav the first." Mr. Frederick Townsend Martin, the leader of the- New York "Four Hundred," and one oi the prominent members of Anglo-American society in London, has given an interesting expression of his views on the fashionable Sets of England and America. He says :— ""The motor car has revolutionised London society. In the old days, when I was a boy, and went to London, people would come up for the opening of Parliament in February, bringing all their servants and horses, and the rest of their establishment. At the end of July all would go back, and London would_ be practically dead — as far as the Vest End was 'concerned — during the autumn. In those days there did not exist the wonderful restaurants which program

has forced people to build in order to suppiy the wants of the English. And what has helped' that is tho great exodus from America to England. In olden days visitors from America passed through London because they could not find proper hotels. But in the last ten years there has been the most remarkable change. Within that time the real hotels have been started. At the London hotels I consider you have food as good as, if not better than, you get in the restaurants of Paris. " There is no dead season in London now. People don't hire houses any more. They come up sometimes for two hours in their motor cars to the opera or a ball, and go back to the country afterwards. Owing to the building of those hotels and wonderful restaurants which we find in London, the clubs have suffered, because for the past hundred or two hundred years people dined at their clubs. The clubs were the real restaurants, except for the ladies. And then for the last thirty years, before the present state of things came into existence, there have been three or four clubs where they had an annexe for the ladies. But all those clubs have snffered on account of the wonderful food you get at the restaurants, and the meeting of fashionablepeople there. Society in London has changed in another respect. It is much more natural and easy. Less effort is visible. People are drawn away from those who entertain in the old-fashioned manner oF an elderly duchess, who in the bygone days would rule with a rod or iron. At the present time, fashionable young married women — titled or not — if they have the power of entertaining, would spoil the ball or reception of even an elderly duchess. That fact was illustrated to "me two years ago in London one night when a great duchess gave an entertainment, and the fashionable people of the smaller clique spoilt the duchess' ball. They left her, and went to another less sedate reception, with the remark that they had left a wilderness to arrive in a paradise. Nowadays you cannot drag the fashionable young men to any entertainment unless they know they are going to get the best wines, a delicious supper, and exquisite music. Consequently, the entertainments have Increased so in cost that ono smart entertainment a night is about all." Mr. Adolphus Busch, a wealthy American brewer, whose name and goods are greatly esteemed in America, recently celebrated his golden wedding at Pasadena, California, on a , scale which compelled public attention. At break of day a batfery of cannons announced that the celebration had commenced at Pasadena, where Mr. and Mrs. Busch live, and another battery furnished a similar signal at St. Louis, where, for the first time in sixty years, the Busch Brewery ceased producing rivers of lager beer. Pasadena stopped work for the day, and St. Louis, with 6000 employees, followed suit. > A proclamation was issued by Mr. Busch, asking all his friends and employees to join in the festivities, and intimating that he would foot the bill. Right heartily did they respond, and the reports would indicate that in splendour and scope the Busch celebration outdid any of the famous banquets of Babylon or ancient Piome. After the guns had ceased to fira Mr. Busch, attended by his partner, released 100 doves, which Were despatched as emblems of peace. At the wedding feast at the brewer's mansion, Mrs. Busch was crowned and seated beside her h\isband on a miniature throne. The presents received by tho couple are valued at £100,000, and came from all parts of the States, more particularly from the German-speaking sections of Pennsylvania. The most beautiful and costly of the presents was the diadem presented to Mrs. Busch by her husband. It is a crown of gold studded with diamonds and pearls, and valued at £40,000. It was nude at Frankfurt. The children presented their parents with a dozen full- sized dinner-plates made of solid gold, and valued at £5000 ; a solid gold nower-basket, valued at £3000, was received from tha grandchildren, and the solid gold vase from the branch managers employed by the Brewing Association cost £40.000. There were gold loving-cups galore. One came from the Emperor William, says the New York Sun's Pasadena correspondent, and another from Mr. Theodore Roosevelt. At the Coliseum, St. Louis, 6000 employees of the brewery and their families honoured their chief. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fausfc, in a box, reviewed the biggest grand march that St. Louis ever had seen. A band of 100 performers furnished music, and there were 100,000 bottles of beer to allay thirst, and thousands of sandwiches of various sorts to satisfy appetites. An opportunity ia now offered to those thinking of buying a piano far the winter evenings, of securing a high claee instrument for tho price of a cheap one. Such instruments as Erard, Chappell, Spaethe, and Knako pianos, or Mason and Hamlin organs are seldom cold at bargain prices ; but such is the case during our April sale, which only lasts ono month. Do not miss euch an opportunity. During the past years hundreds have proved our sale to be genuine, and this year we 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 oope with their ever-in-creasing country trade, so that customers will have their orders executed with special attention. — Advt. A rust-proof Corset of the standard of Warner's will qualify for wear on all occasions. Easy, comfortable, and grace- \ ful.-Advt. Weddings. — Sriues" and bridesmaids' bouquets in numerous styles, artistically designed ; only choicest" flowers ÜBed. Special floral tributes for invalids, friends, relatives — at Miss Murray's, Vice-Regal florist, 36, Willis-street. Telephone 265.— Advt. Ife is wonderful how different one person's vitality to thai of another. It's all in how the internal organs n re making their presence felt. If they are- conscientious to duty you are well ; if not, then you want ''Titalis, the "Vitality Builder. Claude H. Perrett. M.P.S.Ph.C, Chemist. -Advt.