WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 14, 17 January 1924, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

"Mrs. Elgar, Featherston, has been in Wellington for a few days. Airs. Hawkins, of London (nee Miss Levin, of Wellington), has arrived in Now Zealand, and is staying at Oriental Bay. • . . ..

Mrs: Hope Lewis stayed in Auckland after her arrival i'i;om' England to attend tho wedding- of her niece, Miss Hope Egerton, to Paymaster-Commander Cockrem, of H.M.S. Chatham, on Tuesday:-' ■ Dr. and Mrs. Boyd, of Kiipongaj. have returned from a visit to England. Mis. Raphael, who lias bceii Visitin* her daughter, Mrs. Bauchop, .. BuruclT avenue, has returntd to Christc'liurch.

Mrs. Algai- Williaffis, Cliristchm'ch, is in Wellington, on route for the North to attend the wedding of Miss Ida Bused!. ' •

Miss Billie Bcaii, df Christehurch, will be among the visitors to Wellington utxt week. ■...--"

Mr. and Mrs. '-A.. S. Nicoll (Cliristchurcli) and Mrs. Murray Fuller (Wciluigton).. are spending the holidays at, Titahi Bay.

The engagement is announced of Misß Mat-jorie i'alT, daughter of -tho' lltm. p. J. Pari-, Millisttif Of Justice alid Education, and Mfii. C; J. Part, to Mr. Adrian M. Epps, of Melbourne, eldest bon of Mr. L. M. Epps, of' Sydney. •■ JfcWa cOuccfning the Princess iN ra£al;o, Who is to be lliai-licd this Itiohtli to Ihe Prihce Imperial of japan, states'that she was bioiignt up with great simplicity in her early lite," being one of the leh children of Imperial. Prince Kii'iii, then a' 'major in the Japanese army, who was ■absent on war service for soiiie time alter her birth in 1003.-, Her mother. Princess Chika, daughter of th 6 feudal lord of Satsuma, had the clire of the child, who later on way selected as the future bride of the Prince Imperial. Her education was elaborated after the selection, and turned into channels which would fit her. for a great position. Princess i^agrtko has a deep knowledge of Japanese music and- poetry, as well as of Chiheso classics, and the model'h side of her accomplishments-' includes plioto.graphy and typing. " '■: A much-enjdyed enteL-taiurnent was given at the Kad UrOSs Home, Hobsoh st-t-et, by a cpuCei't party organised by -Mr. \\?. J. itobbins; The matron and nurses had assembled the patients in the largo room adjoining the verandah, which was closed owing 10 the inclement weather. Items were rendered i)V Alesdames K. Alctaiiuer and' llohineon, Miss •J. Aki-ander, Mes'sfs. \V: J-. Al'Keon, V;-- A; ll ) V-;", i'1'"'"-''" a"d W''jJ- "'obbins. Miss iithbl Bartley plsjyid the accompaiiilucnts, At tile conclusion, Sister M'Crao thanked those who had given the men so much pleasure, the patients accorded thorn Uiree- cheers, alid a highly-success-lul evening concluded' with the sin-nhe of "Auld Luilig Svlife" -

'Ihe engagement is announced'of Miss iUona Mateia Cameron, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. M. P. Cameiou, "Loehi'll," and granddanghteil of the late *iv, John ahd Lady M\aeh*ie, to Mr Irancis Stanley. livlU (Stan), eldest Soii ot Mrs. E. and the late Mr. E ; G, Rolls/ 01 A'auier. .-...,.

ivln 10 t* A '' Dc' cui' l'«'" "last month of Mrs. Will. Jameson,, of Wahgafiiii, whose nianV friends, in Wellington Will llei'-r tins news with - grta t rc-gi-et. Aii- S . Jamesoh, who passed away' aTti»r .".nd'"i--gomg n sevens .o IW raliba',i.was blilv i'j years of age. She hadj-esided for fifteen years 111 Wanganui, and had many friends iner-. H Ol - daughters are Mrs. Alan .-Uazwll, of Wellington, -and .Miss Nellie Jameson, of wanganui. Mrs. Jameson also leaves a young son, Will Jameson. . A roitiaiitic story is recalled uv.'the mclu,ion mthe wnl of' tiie late Mrs -boame a , of Bath, of -tlie'tortoiae snell suu/i box m which Pitt brought jiome. me Pitt Diamond from Uoicond-a. 1 nomas Pitt, -gr-anarather < t the great Eai-1 of Citatiikin, went to InJia-ni^ho early days of the-ehiht-H „V> 0h T ™ atl, mas Po»de>it trader, .*'"f tho "-onopo y of the E^st India Company, and .by 11 is successful traffic i" previous stones , acquired the nickname ot Diamond Pill His *rcilcsl coup was thfc acqiiisilic, of"t| lu cU h^i, ei> originally weighing <u 0 cafat, m Upi, m a liiaiiuef iliid tor a sum regarding v/Ihcl, there hasjoilg been Conkovcrsy One story has it tliat lie purchased it in the ordinary v/Sy of business from a lamoiis Indian diamond merchant, Jamelhund, for £12 500 but another tradition avers that it ' was tound at .Golconda by a slave, Nvh - 0 i- e - Vealea his secret to a sailor, who, entic-i-'S! the sjave oh liOaru ship, ,niurdCi'--bu Inrl, HOle the diamond, ftlVci p^ed Pitt 1° ioi; £lG05- 4t all events, J-itt kept the stohu away lot- ihaily yeal-s and Oil his return to Europe sold ■it to the Regent of France for *Si3s,GobIt hgured.among the Crown Jewels of -hiarice until the Revolution, when httor .disappearmg tor. a Uifie, it Was fitted into ttahilfc of Napoleon's swoVd J-o-day, cut U about oue-thiid' of- its original s i ?e>l it is displayed. i-i ■ the for Ox i million sterling. ■- . Drawing fiiaiiy'tf their victims fron\ ne highest classes white sliyers hTve loconl-ly conducted an extensive campaign it, Belgium, says a .vvrife i,) an' o^oangc. It . a^ in a CelilVal iScwb message that. Belgium ports are being used as a distributing eentfe, aild in_. couscquchce a striut watch is mah> aiued in Antwerp. Information hhs bee, bbtKiiied 'from a Driiic iiamcii Kjoiici'^.v/lio has bc'on cdpraf-ed- 'th' h l over 500 victims have been ' l,i

Suiilh America. Those, lie all c ,;cd in' cluuod girls from almost all U, c E, lro . Pcs» countries. Among the 500 were'sev-eral-English girls, a fessian countess a j'oiiUg gn-1 of high social stahdi'-i- h{ Vienna, iuid tlVrce daughters Of a -to-do Hamburg merchant. Beigian nolh'n authorities. A German named Braun w.io acted as a spy in Efigiaiitt before lue war, is wanted by the Antwerp police 111 connection with the traffic: It is stated that Russian aristocr-ts n the West End to an increasing exlenL Some of these refugees have influent at sodal connections., - &n& hi coiitrived to prosper, despiid- their i„ilull lack of buMiieas aptitude. This W eek saw the opening of another, of these t e tabhshments, Princess • TfoubetekVv opening an establishment in Bertt^ov street, w-here hats, gowns, and .hWiewill be dispensed. A feature of the 0 c casion was, a short religious ' service' similar to that celebrated i n Rulsii 1 ne assistant chief priest of the Russi'-in Church. „,' London, blessed the bush,i s . standi Hrfnre a little altar WhW 'had l',,n dec.ralud with oantlie.s •. d dowers. Quite a number nf Well-k„,™ „ people, ii^ludihg the Graiid B^bZ iVcma ot l.ussia, v/ere present. '

A wedding of much interest took place at St. Mary's Cathedral, Psrnell, on Tuesday afternoon, when Miss Flo--rciice Hope Eserton, third daughter of Professor and Mrs. C. W. Egerton, of "Claybrook," P'arnell, was married to rVymaster-Commander Harold Millner Cockrem, of l-I.M-.S, Chatham, the son ot.the Roy. Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Cockrem, °ti Bed" ord. . ; Park, London, telegraphs The Post's" Auckland correspondent. Archdeacon Macmurr'.ty officiated. . The cliu^eh was charmingly deCofated with clusters of blue hydrangea. PayitiastcrLioutctiaiit W, J. G. Ppropliit acted as best man. As the bride and bridegroom lert the chOl-cb they passed tiildcr an archway formed by the crossed swords of tho brother officers of tho bridegroom. A squad of bluejackets drew their car <-<• "Clrtybrook," where a reception Was held.

Sybil Tiiorndilic,. England's greatest waffle actress, has been ftlade a lJoclor of Laws at Manchester tThivofsity, and in fUtUrowill be entitled "Dr. Thbriidike." It is true that Eilen Terry recently received an honorary degree, but I think this is the'first time a working actress has been thus honoured, states a Loudon correspondent.' Miss Thorndihe recently appeared as Imogen in a production of Shakespeare's ''Cymbeliiie," ?i ■1 1S n T °'v acti**'? in a Play by Henry Arthur Jones, "The Lie," hi which she gives a reniafliable display of nervous acting. But Dr. Thefndikc is more than an actress, and the honour done her lg, in part, a tribute to her stirvices to litcratUl-e. I recently heard bybil Ihorndikc give a recital of Miisehelds Everlasting Mercy," winch Wag a revelation of power and insight, and *l I," i I dd, 6''ll P°et-s owe much to Miss 1 horndlke S energy and powers of iiitfifpre cation. How she finds time for all the duties she puts Upoii.herself is a mys.ery to-her friends, especially as she does not neglect the calls of Home. By a happy coincidence. Mr. Masefield received a doctorate of laws at the same time as Miss Thohidike. Th c tragedienne s robe of scarlet, with a' golden £%?' aS !l brilli?"t affair, which cost ibJ. The task of putting it 'on was more than Miss Thormliko could' accomplish, and a member of the University had to help. ■

I A strange case of what ia thought tc j have been mental telepathy is reported 1 h'o'Miobart," says an exchange. "Mr. ! t-umnungs Was motoring on tho Itobart- '! Launecston road, 'when ho beenma oh.soused with a'feeling that there ' Wa £ 1 r Eomelhmg wrong behind hint oil the ; road, though U e had seen udtliiilg. H £ " a milo buck faund , that there had been a serious motor mis- ( hap, Uib victims being in Urgent need ot his hdp. The/ accident de'eurred tc a motoi'-ciU' doaUfiJiihg s-eveli passengers. : It overturned about two miles un the southern side of. Oal'lands, while dcscendiuga steSp hill. All the occupants ,1 Wert injured, a uidtUer afid her child seriously. Whbii Mr. fJuinmihgs reached j the scene of the .accident lie found two I Of the sufferers piiihed beneath the car 1 tle_ Wa's liish-tiHienlal in set-urine.- promirt ■.. ilssistaiice for the injured." it is ccV | liU, , th*} l,lDse mental promptings should not be tiisregaided^ especially by ;n6Hiers, ' °l;. t"e mental bond between them and their children is 11 vory close one. Some time ago a motber who was leaving home I h,r the day had placed her little soil, : aged about.(hfec years, in the Chili-go I ot several older m'embets of the- f?milv- ; who wei-e gathered together ill an upstairs room. She left the child with . them aiid drew then- attention to hum bhe then went slowly down the stairs; mt for aoiiie ullekpliiiiied reagon felt tliat she must go back agaih. it V;aa just as if someone l-.ad taken her ech'tlv by the hand alid led her up to her room There she was just in time to save her small boy from a fall out of the upstair window, for he Was halfway out, fhe.'blder ones ,had 'Dot missed him for he must have gone straight off jo the Wnidow as Krbh as his ■'mother's back Was turned, ite'might have escaped Willi his life, hut Would certainly !*>' 0- -ih ,b?f*"y hu«- W tho mother Had resisted ttlo mystefious pfomptih"serious h ai - m would liaVc come Jo l.lm child Thcsc_ happenings afe really not ill all rare With .Women, though they do itot appear to occuf so bfleh to ineii.. Many people buying a serviceable Wins ter costume or coat just now must hav6 been impressed by tho 'complete disappearance this year of an old favourite in colours navy blue, and its substitution by.,b!lltki an English wi-itef. -One explaiiiitfoa lor the-disfavour into which' it hss fallen is that, it calehes the hii so- readily, iihd wants cleahihg sooner tftau iUiy other coloalv Another is that there n-,- 3 been a concerted attempt on 'tho paft.of Piil-is houses to banish llle more sombre colours from-the wardrobe. Blac];, of course, .is iievei- regarded in tho.ljghl of a "Eom'bre eOlbuf,1' and-is ah unfailing favourite oh the Continent, owing* to the striking effects which can be alihfcVijd with it. A writer in the "Women's Lender" refers to tho determined opposition made in the House, Of Lrtity Id Miss flovden's amendment for.thii 'elintination o"f the word "obey." Historians point &\it that it was unknown ih the medieval church, utitf that it was the inclusion Of this weld, as Well 9s the "giviiig aWay" Of the bvide. Which led the hi'ore i»ii e fani peasant, fwb hiihdre'd years a.g6,""t6 behove he could legally sell hi 3 wife, an. incident which occasioiifiii.y occurred So iar. the lady preacher's crusade m'th'a rcspojl has ilot proved sUws:es;ul.