Women In Print.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1913, Page 7

Women In Print.

Doubt of whatever kind can be ended by action alone.— Carlyle.

Mies Coates has returned from her j visit to Auckland. Sir Robert and Lady Stout have returned to tlfeir house on The Terrace. The Rev. Mr. Cowx, vicar ai Waipawa, and Mrs., Cowx, left for Sydney yesterday. Miss Beatrice Horton returned to-day to Hastings. Nurse Macandrew left last night for the south. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn arrived this morning from Lyttelton. Miss Sophy Whiteon, of Auckland, arrives here to-morrow from Dunedin, and goes on in the Mokoia. The Hon. W.D. Johnson. Minister for Public Works ih. the West Australian Government, and Mrs. "Johnson, left yesterday for Sydney. Captain Geere-Watson, of the "Komata, and Mrs. V/atson, left for Auckland last night to catch the Maheno. They are going to Brisbane. Mrs. Dillon, of Leefield, is visiting Wellington. The Women's, Branch of the Bible-irt-Schoota League was entertained at tea in St. Andrew s Schoolroom yesterday by Mrs. Stevens, Wife of Captain Stevens. About a hundred members attended, and were addressed by the Rev. Mr. Johnson and the Rev. Mr. Cook. Mr. J. G. W. Aitken acted as chairman. The meeting was a very successful one, and a collection taken up added considerably to the fundfi of the league. On Thursday, at St. Peter's Church, the wedding took place of Miss Maud Emily Pipe, daughter of the ,late "Mr. William Pipe, to Mr. Thomas Edward Oliver, second son of Mr. William Oliver, of Lower Hutt. The Yen. Archdeacon C. C. Harper performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her mother, wore a gown of duchesse mousseline, with the Usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet.* The bridesmaids were Miss Daisy Coate, -who wore a dress of marquisette voile, and Miss Gwen Oliver, whose dress was of silk crystalline. They both wore black hats, trimmed with pink roses, and carried bouquets of pink sweet peas. Mr. B. Oliver was best man, and Mr. C. Coate was groomsman. The reception Was afterwards held at Godber's, Courtenayplace, and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver left for Napier for their honeymoon. At a meeting of the sub-committee organising the fancy and toy stall for the Citizens' Easter Carnival, the Mayoress (Mrs". D. M'Laren) presiding, Mrs. F. Cohen, the head of the stall, reported that the .following ladies have signified their willingness to assist the committee :— Mesdames Couzerts, G. Frost, Fos< sette, M'Clune, W.- B. Fisher, G. Goldstein, Misses Kay '(2); M. Donnelly, and B. Jacobs. Mi's. Cohen and Mrs. Robt. Fletcher reported that they had collected donations and goods for the stall, and had also received numerous promises from business people 1 . The ladies present t were ' very • enthusiastic, and intend to endeavour to make their ■portion, of carnival, a great success. The matron of the Home for Aged Needy acknowledges, with thanks" the following gifts i-^Olothing, Miss Doi'nwall "(Northland), Mrs. Chapman (Karori),. . Mrs. Walters (Hiropi-streei) ; magazine's, Mrs. C. Smi£h (Oriental Bay), Mrs. Eussel (Donald M'Leanstreet}; cakes, Miss Smith, (Riddifordstreet). Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Palmer, accompanied by their daughter, returned home to Featherston on .Wednesday night, after nine months' absence* on a holiday tour in Great Britain and on the Continent. Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker have returned from their holiday trip to Mendip Hills. Mrs. Louis Whitcombe returned to Wellington on Thursday. At St. Mark's Church 6n Monday afternoon Miss Myrtle Clive Bristow, j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bri'stow, was married to Mr. John Henry Taylor. The bride, who was given "away by her father, looked charming in a dress of cream eolienne, handsomely trimmed with rich lace and satin ribbon. She wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms. She was attended by her cousin, Miss Belle Perrin, of Palmerstoni North, while Mr. L. Howletfc acted as best man. The bouquets, which were charmingly simple, were the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a beautiful silver neckchain, while the bridesmaid received a large silver specimen vase. After the ceremony the reception was held at Tiffin's Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left, amidst showers of confetti, for Wanganui, where the honeymoon is to be spent. The bride's travelling dress waj a saxe blue cloth costume, trimmed with cream lace, and her mole hat was trimmed with tulle and pale pink briar roses. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were the recipients of many handsome and costly presents, including several cheques. It is reported that Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman of the executive committee of the American Red Cross League, has had conferred upon her "The Fifth Order of the Crown," a Japanese order founded by the late Empeior to be presented to women, who "attained great distinction in some meritorious work." While travelling in the East some few years ago Miss Boardnian became interested in the Red pioss movement in Japan, and on returning to her own country undertook to recognise the society in America. She is the first Ameiican woman to receive the Japanese order. She has, however, had other honours conferred on her from other I foreign countries, and in 1911 by way of i recognising her great ability in dealing with the work she undertook, and all she did for the society in America, the Yale University conferred upon her a degree, which honour is shared by only one other woman, the well-known sociologist, Miss Jane Adams. — The Leader. Drastic reform is the keynote of New York's most .exclusive ballrooms, where last season the younger votaries of fashion persuaded hostesses to establish the custom of all-night dances beginning with champagne suppers and ending at 6 o'clock in the morning with breakfasts of ham and eggs, coffee, and muffins. At a ball given recently by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, who has taken the lead in the campaign against the " turkey-trot " craze and all the queer and vulgai' dances to which it has given rise, such as "chicken dip," "jelly roll," "crab crawl," "tortoise tango," "angleworm wriggle," the musicians ceased playing and began -packing 'their instruments as the clock chimed 12. The dancers gazed in amazement at seeing their hostess standing smiling near the door j'eady to bid them good-night. "So glad you came." was Mrs. Fish's farewell to her guest.«. " Now go home and get your beauty sleep." Mrs. Fish, piofoumlly impressed by the " wildness and frivolity

I of many of our fashionable leaders." determined to oppose terpsichorean excesses which do not encourage refined styles of dancing. Her example has bepn followed by the Junior Cotillon, an allpoweiful organisation of the 'younger "smart set,"' which has just decreed a revival of the waltz, polka, and older dances in conjunction with a rule that dancing should cease at midnight,' followed immediately by supper, so that everyone could be in bed by 2 o'clock. The indefatigable London County Council is responsible for an open-air school for delicate children, which is described as being one of the most remarkable in the world. As a matter of fact, it is hardly a school so much as' a playground where games are systematically supervised, but, at the same time, practical knowledge is imparted through the medium of that which is apparently delightful play. For example, boys are instructed in different kinds of mining. In one section of the large garden coal is buried, in order to be refound ; and #old quartz and iron ore are also ready for discovery. The finding of the minerals is accompanied by formal proceedings, and tho young prospector has to stako his claim and report his find to headquarters. Then he advertises on the green baize school board for miners. Other i upils answer the advertisement, and so the w J ork of developing a mining industry is proceeded with. Proper shafts are sunk in miniature, and all the necessary paraphernalia for mining is used. When, by dint of honest hard work, the ore or coal is brought to the surface, another branch of work is begun, for it is scientifically treated and despatched on miniature railways. All this_ is on the industrial side. In the agricultural section of the garden, crops s are treated with correct technical skill, and their proper rotation i 3 observed. Girls are taught the rudiments of houseI keeping, as well as those of trades suitable for them. In every case the small pupils do their work in the open air, and they all take two hours' rest at noon in deck chairs _ and rugs in a big, unwalled shed. This is the latest method of treatment, combined with education, for children with weak lungs, and it is proving marvellously successful.