WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1926, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

► The Misses A. and G, Hansell, of Lower Hutt, are the guests of their uncle, Mr. Arthur Elworfchy, at Holme • Station, Timaru. Sir John and Lady ITindlay have returned to Wellington from the South. Miss Downie Stewart, of Wellington, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. Arraitage, at Temuka. j Miss A. Candy has returned to Christ- | church after a visit to Wellington. Mrs, W. H. Symes has returned to Christchurch from Wellington. Miss Sanderson (Wellington) is in Christchurch after a visit to Hanmer Springs. Miss Mollie Hunt, who has been visiting Mrs. Sutherland, Kelburn, is leaving to-day for Auckland. Mrs. G. D. Greenwowod left to-day for a visit to Australia, where Mr. Greenwood went some weeks ago. Mrs. C. M. Bothamley is paying a visit to Mrs. A. Bryan, Thames. Mrs. A. G. Ballinger, Wellington, is visiting Mrs, T. Bodine, Riccarton, Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Lawson have returned to Wellington from Christchurch. Government House was a very bright . and pleasant place last night when a small dance was given by Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady ■ Alice Eergusson. Part of the largo , ballroom was carpeted and beautiful groups of conservatory flowers were ' used decoratively, those of rose colour- • ed cyclamen and pale green fern, and others of vivid clusters of cinerarias, being particularly fine. Palms and many comfortable chairs made alto- , gcther a very charming scene, with the bright frocks of the guests. In ' the drawing-rooms were more flowers, , groups of arums and many bowls of freesias being particularly effective. ' The supper was set i»-the large dining- . room, the tables being arranged with silver bowls and vases of spring flowers, with many dainty little glass vases 1 of fine pink and white primula. Their , Excellencies received the guests, Lady Alice -.ergusson wearing black chiffon ' velvet with embroideries of jet and dia- . mante trimming; also a beautiful wrap of fine black lace. Mrs. K. S. Williams was in black georgette, with embroid- ■ ory in ivory silk and silver fringe. There were two debutantes —Miss Kathleen Haire, in primrose georgette with trails of rosebuds, and a dainty bouquet with touches of pink; and Miss Margaret Donald (Masterton), who was in white, veiled in silver lace, with a white posy. Mr. and Mrs. W. Turnbull, the latter in bronze shaded georgette, with beaded embroidery to match, and a lace shawl; Miss Mona Williams was in shaded blue georgette, beaded to match, and a white fur wrap; Mrs. V. Donald, blue, beaded in silver; Mrs. Haire, black and gold Miss Marrow, mauve, with fine silver lace; Mrs. Mills, Miss Bollard, cerise georgette; Mrs. J. Hawken, flame coloured georgette, with touches of gold; Miss Gwen Hadfleld, pale blue taffetas, with roses of the same at edge of skirt; Miss Dyer, peach coloured georgette, with overdress of sequins to match; Miss Barton, white embroidered with silver; Miss P. Blundell, black georgette with berthe of fine black lace; Miss Buckleton, cameo pink georgette, with striped effect; Miss Hutcheson, salmon pink beaded at hem; Miss Cooper, emerald green georgette, embroidered to match; Mrs. Sutherland, pale mauve embroidered georgette; Miss E. Cooper, pale green georgette; Miss 0. Campbell, heliotrope georgette beaded to match; Miss M. Campbell, pale blue taffetas; Miss Bennie, coral pink crepe de chine; Miss Farington, gold lace; Miss B. Bothamly, shot pink taffetas; Miss A. Duncan, mauve frilled taffetas; Miss M. Buckeridge, Victorian frock of green taffetas, with gold lace; Miss Brandon, black crepe de chine, with striped bead embroidery; Miss Joseph, pink embossed velvet; Miss Markman, pink taffetas, and gold lace; Miss Cowles, cerise georgette; Miss C. Morice, black georgette, with touches of cerise; Miss Margery Gray, shell pink embossed georgette; Miss Esther Denniston, maize georgette; Miss Dennehy, pale pink and silver; Miss V. Mantell, mauve georgette, with posies to match; Miss Corkill, blue, beaded to match; Misses Edwin, J. Elliott, Malf roy, Dixon (2), Leckie (2), Craig (2), M. Jones, Curtis, Levin (2), Knight, Hunter; Pay-master-Commander Fletcher, Captain Campbell, Dr. R. Stout, Messrs. Sutherland, Haire, G. Cotterill (Bay of Plenty), Whyte, B. Blundell, Johnston, Brandon, Leckie, Gillon, Anderson, MacEwan, P. Ward, J. Crawford, Stevenson, D. Gray, Kirkcaldie, Myers, Hunt, CoopeT, HjoTring, V. Ward, Tolhurst, and others. An interesting talk was given to the women's W.E.A. class at Dunedin by Dr. Badeliffe Taylor upon the subject of posture, with particular reference to its effect upon "Women in Industry." The speaker explained that in early years when a child's skeleton is being formed, no factor had a greater effect upon the internal organs than good or bad posture, good posture doing much to ensure a healthy condition, enabling the child to throw off infection. In the past physical culture had been too much devoted to arm and leg exercises and insufficient consideration to trunk movements, which tended to wrong posture, resulting in pressure upon internal organs, loading to future illhealtb of a serious nature. The system of school training was considered to be fundamentally wrong in this matter, causing aches and pains in the children, who afterwards fell into bad postures for relief, the difficulty being accentuated by badly built school and home furnishings, seats'and "tables of wrong shape and height causing undue strain. Some instructive diagrams were shown illustrating good and bad methods of standing, and some instructions were given as to exercise for correcting the bad and cultivating the good, thus banishing much fatigue and muscular effort. Physical disabilities \ following various occupations, requiring ' continual movements in one direction, or the lifting of heavy weights some!- --! times causing spinal curvature, hernia, and varicose veins, and always unnecessary fatigue and strain. j "My experience in secondary school work for seventeen years, in three different countries, has convinced mo that our secondary, school system will never be efficient until we insist that every teacher in these schools is properly trained for secondary work and holds a university diploma of education," said Miss B. M. Johnston, headmistress of the Auckland Girls' Grammar School, in urging that the Grammar School Board should request the Education Department to establish a training college for secondary school teachers,.reports tho Auckland "Star." The opinions of tho principals of all the grammar schools are to be placed.before tho next meeting of the board. In regard to tho training of secondary school teachers the regulations provide for tho apppintment heads of departments whose duty is, amoug other things, to help junior teachers in the preparation of schemes of work; to watch at least one lesson a week by junior teachers; to enter a criticism of each lesson in a criticism book and have criticisms initiated by tho junior teachers; and to give not less than four specimen lessons a term in the presence of junior teachers. 1

■Writing about walking exercise an exchange says: —"One of the blessings of our industrial troubles was that it made people walk who, in the ordinary course of events, would take a bus or a taxi to cross the road, People who, year in and year out, walked scarcely a mile a day, found themselves walking five or ten instead, and what started as a grievance became a real pleasure. What is more, they learnt, from observation of their greatly improved health, that to get proper exercise it is not necessary tb rush up and down a football field or across a tennis court. Walking is perfect exercise for health. But if you are a mile-a-day person, don't try to become a 10 or 20 miler at once. Work up gradually. Tolstoi as an old man once walked 130 miles in three days. But no doubt that was the result of years of practice.". Any of those who have visited the city free kindergartens cannot fail to be impressed with the' fineness of the work done for the very small children of the city. The one at Brooklyn is no exception, and the. committee is making an effort to increase the funds— and therefore the usefulness of the local kindergarten. A shilling tea will be held at the Baptist school next Wednesday afternoon, beginning at halfpast two. There will be good entertainment, in the form of competitions and amusements of various kinds, and it is hoped that there will be a good attendance at the, function. Preparations are well in hand for the St. John Ambulance annual competitions to be held early in November. As visitors are expected to compete from all over Now Zealand, and tho local entries are large, the work should be of a high order. These competitions are largely responsible for the high standard of the work in Wellington. As the general public benefit greatly by the efficiency of these members, they can help if they desire, by lending cars for the occasion, by billeting visitors, or by donating to the refreshment fund. Major Vine or Miss ..OBsette, 70, Hawker street, will be glad to hear from any well-wishers. Of great interest in Hawkes Bay was the. marriage at St. John's Cathedral of Molly Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lnsk, of Milton Grange, Napier, and Wilfrid Selwyn Weir, third son of Archbishop and Mrs. Averill, of Auckland. The Cathedral was crowded for the occasion and made an outstanding picture, prettily decorated with palms and cinerarias. The ceremony was performed by Archbishop Averill, of Auckland, assisted by the Very Eev. Dean Mayne, of Napier. The bride wore an exquisite gown, of cream georgette embossed with gold, having a tight-fitting bodice, and very full skirt composed of alternate petals of gold and cream georgette. A long girdle of pearls encircled the waist and the handsome train was of rich gold lame, lined with satin, and embroidered with flowers and true lovers' knots in pearls. She wore a very full tulle veil, finished with a wreath _of orange blossom, and carried a beautiful bouquet of cream and gold flowers. The bridesmaids were Miss V. Cotton, who wore green taffetas and georgette, her bow being lined with mauve, and mauve flowers; Miss E. Scannell and Miss B. Murphy (Gisborne), in primrose, their bows being lined with green, and green flowers; Miss M. Lowry and Miss W. Averill wore mauve, their bows being lined with green, and green flowers. Miss Valeric de Latour was the trainbearer, and wore a dainty little mauve taffetas' dress, having a tight bodice with tiny frills of taffetas round neck and sleeves, and a very full skirt with scalloped frills of taffetas. Her pretty poke bonnet was primrose-lined, with tiny flowers of mauve, green, and primrose. Their bouquets were of mauve, primrose, and green, with ribbons to tone. After the marriage, Mrs. Lusk gave a reception at her homo, Milton Grange. The rooms were beautifully decorated with spring flowers, and the colour scheme was prettily carried out in mauve, primrose, and green, to tone with the bridal group. A big marquee was erected on. the tenni3 lawn, where the wedding breakfast was set out. In the marquee the same colouring was much admired, the tables looking beautiful with abundant delicately-coloured fruit blossom. The bride and bridegroom received their guests in the drawing-room, under a beautiful white wedding bell. Mrs. Lusk wore a beautiful gown of beige georgette and lace. Her pretty hat was trimmed with roses in pastel shades. Mrs. Averill (sen.), an attractive dress of electric blue marocain, and hat to tone. There were many guests from other parts of New Zealand as well as Hawkes Bay. Dietary experiments, in a large and scientific scale are mentioned from London in the "Western Mail" as foll.—Dietary ow experiments extending over five years on 240 boys at school have yielded startling results. Dr. Mann, of the Medical Besearch Couucil, housed the boys in "a model village near London, in charge of some trained nurses. The boys in one house were fed on a normal diet. The boys in the second house had an extra pint of milk dailyj those in the third had an extra three ounces of castor sugar, white the occupants of the fourth house received If ounces of Now Zealand butter. The boys in the fifth and sixth houses were given half an ounce and three-quarters of an ounce of watercress respectively; the tenants of the soventh house each received three-quarters of an ounce of casein; and to the boys in the eighth house three-quarters of an ounce of vegetable margarin was given. The results were astonishing. Whereas 61 boys on the basic diet gained ,011 an average 3.85 pounds in weight and grew 1.84 inches a year, the 41 boys who received milk gained 6.98 pounds and grew 2.63 inches. The majority came from poverty-stricken homes, and began in a semi-starved condition, with hang-dog expressions. Better health led to a remarkable increase of animal spirits, which in turn resulted in minor offences againßt order, but there was no measurable evidence of greater proficiency in school work. The 26 boys on extra butter, who gained ail average of 6.30 pounds and grew an average of 2.22 inches, became so high-spirited that they were regular little terrors. Most of tho lads were not of the class to receive hampers from their homes, but kindly supervision over pocket money was necessary in the interests , of science. The twenty boys in receipt of sugar gained 4.93 pounds in weight and grew 1.94 inches in height annually. The sixteen who were given margarine gained 5.21 pounds and grew 1.84 hmhes; the thirty on edible casein added 4.01 pounds and increased in height to the extent of 1.76 inches annually on tho average, while the average addition to the 26 boys in receipt of the watercress diet was 5.42 pounds and 1.7 inches annually. Swimming _is the idel exercise for the business girl, according to a prominent American woman doctor. "The cold plunge," says she, "the fresh air, the sunlight, and the complete muscular exertion involved in this sport make it an unparalleled success in its physical rejuvenation." Many women, she states, have been made years younger by regular and moderate swimming exercise.

A writer who discourses on women and hats has something interesting to say: Women who exercise the most scrupulous care in the matter of coats and costumes, putting them away in the wardrobe on their dainty perfumed hangers, and keeping them nicely brushed, can yet manifest the most utter carelessness in regard to that essential finish to the feminine toilette, the hat. A Frenchwoman devotes as much thought to the continued well-being of her little collection of hats as to her most sumptuous evening gowns. You would never find her cramming a wired crinoline shape, for instance, on to a wardrobe or cupboard shelf, and then getting unreasonably annoyed because she found the brim had cockled. Cockled brims and battered gowns don't happen where she is concerned. She ha 3 far too much respect for her appearance, and for the limits of her dress allowance. Nor would she sally forth in blissful unconconsciousness of a layer of dust on her velour, satin, or straw model because it might not happen to show. She doesn't run any risks, but keeps her hat clean by a daily treatment with a velvet pad. And, in order that the individual shape and "line" of each item in the hat wardrobe may be preserved as when brand-new, she makes cardboard stands, funnel-shaped, and a little broader at the base than at the top, for each one of them. They are quite easily contrived with the aid of a little glue. Moreover, when she puts a hat away on its individual stand, or takes it off the stand to put on her head, she handles it always by the crown, not by the brim, as countless women do, and then wonder why the brims so soon get higgledy-piggledy. Don't take a hat by the brim and thrust your head into it. Hold it on either side of the crown. An excellent bazaar was opened at St. Thomas's Hall, Eiddiford street, yesterday afternoon by Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson. The vicar of the parish, the Eev. C. V. Rooke, with Mrs. Eooke, and the vicar's churchwarden, Mr. J. Eash, received Her> Excellency, who was accompanied by Miss Marrow and Mr. Keswick, A.D.C. In reply to Mr. Eooke's welcoming speech Her Excellency ' congratulated all those who had worked so'hard in preparing for the bazaar, and wished them every success in their effort, and after declaring the bazaar open she went from stall to stall making purchases at each. Tho hall was very well decorated, each stall taking a different flower as its motive, and there was a good attendance, which, if repeated to-day, should result in a large sum being raised to equip the gymnasium for the young people of the parish. The secretary for the bazaar is Mr. J. Harmer, the treasurer Mr. J. W. Salmon, and the stallholders are:—Plain work, Mesdames Cromie, Webb, and helpers; art and fancy work, Miss Allen and helpers; plain and fancy work, Mesdames Eooke, O'Donahoo, and helpers; mixed, Misses Foss, Talbot, and helpers; flower, Mrs. Croll and helpers; toys, Mesdames Bevan, Davis, and helpers; sweets and cordials, Ladies' Social Club; produce, Mrs. Wood, vestrymen's wives, and helpers; tea rooms, Ladies' Social Club. In the evening Mrs. London's orchestra played delightfully, and fancy dances were given by pupils of Miss Nesta Carwell Cooke. There were also many side-show., . "Bunty PuTTs the Strings" being in charge of Mr. Burnette and helpers, while Messrs. E. Eees and E. Franklin managed the "Punch and Judy." Boy Scouts formed a guard of honour for the_ ViceEegal party when they arrived in the afternoon. Tho importance which we iv this country attach to matters of child welfare finds an echo in the interesting career of a public health nurse in inland, who, through the Princess Mary of England Fund, has been doing pioneer work for the last two years among children on the Finnish frontier in Karelia, says the London "Daily Tejegraph." Part of the fund raised by the English colony at Helsingfors to commemorate the wedding of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles was handed over to General Mannerheim's League for Child Welfare, and has been used for the improvement of conditions of child life in wild and lonely frontier districts. The inhabitants of Karelia have remained culturally bohind the rest of the Finnish people, for they suffered greatly in wars between Sweden and Eussia, and it was not till 1811 that they were finally united in Finland. They have," however, retained their cheerful temperament, friendly and hospitable ways and love for music. The nurse employed by the Princess Mary of England Fund, Miss Ebba Maria Vilenius, has gone from hut to hut in Karelia giving instruction in elementary child-nursing and helping in eases of sickness. Her task has been essentially that of a pioneer, for the district is too vast to be covered by one person, and her aim has necessarily been' to arouse general interest in the work and to find the right people to carry it on. Thanks to her activities, midwives and others have been sent to the capital for specialised courses in infant welfare. In tho towns, which lie far apart, she has got the women together and taught them, by means of instructive pictures and lectures, how to look after their children, while special provision has been made in institutions for blind and physically defective children. Calls have also come from a village near the Eussian frontier. Her only means of approach to it is a path stretching for thirty miles through a forest, and over this track she travels on horseback, accompanied by a policeman or soldier. One of the powerful positions now. open to women of fine ability is that of secretary to a distinguished politician. It is remarkable that both Lloyd George and Kamsay Mac Donald should have had women secretaries. This should kill the old chestnut, beloved of so many men, vmen as a rule of quite ordinary ability, that women cannot keep a secret. What tremendous secrets either of these ladies could tell if they were not as silent as an Egyptian sphinx. Writing on Miss Bose Eosenberg, T. P. O'Connor, the Father of the House of Commons, says: There are no men so dependent on their secretaries as politicians. Every politician of any big position is as much beset by fussy or self-seeking intruders as the honey by flies; they have most of them to be kept off, but at the same time not to be an antagonist. It is a modern but a good idea that these important duties shall be entrusted to a woman. The woman secretary (who was an unknown being in his early days) now passes on her way through the lobbies and corridors of the House of Commons accepted as part of tho permanent features of that busy thoroughfare, and almost unnoticed. No man has been luckier in his selection of a lady secretary than Mr. Eamsay Mac Donald. Miss Eose Eosenberg is one of those popular new figures; serious, but bright and smiling, and terribly industrious. She has as much energy as two male secretaries, though her figure is slight and apparently fragile. Now another member of Miss Eosenberg's family, also a lady, is lending her pen to the Labour cause; this is her sister, Miss Kate Rosenberg, who has written an excellent little volume, which lias a preface from the scientific and legal pen of Lord Haldane. The title is, "How Britain is Governed." It explains in simple language, so that the man in tho street can comprehend how tho country is really governed. There is a great vagueness on the position of the King and his Ministers, on the powers of the Prime Minister, and on the whys and wherefores of the Cabinet system, and so on. Miss Eosenberg elucidates these mysteries of our Constitution. She takes us to tho beginnings of our system of government and works up to the result in our presentday institutions.

Mademoiselle Odette Piau, a French i girl who types for the League of Nations at Geneva, has just struck her type writer 4078 times in five minutes, and has won the European championship for speed for the third year in succession. The way in which this speed championship is conducted is interesting. The competitor chooses some sentence she can recollect, such as "The worst and most dangerous way for a nation to be right is to imagine all other nations to be wrong," and then types this as many times over as she can in the five minutes. Mademoiselle I?iau, if this had been her sentence, would have typed it rather more than 500 ' times in the five minutes. An English ' competitor, Miss Mitchell, tapped her .' machine 4060 times, with only three ' mistakes, and took third prize. A series of monthly luncheon talks i at the Otago Woman's Club was con- | tinued last Friday, when the Rev. Dr. j Merrington gave a most interesting little lecture on "Woman as a Volun- j tary Worker," says the "Otago Daily i Times." Dr. Merrington referred to j the good work done during the Great I War by women, who took the place of ' men in every sphere of activity. The I next big movement would be one for ' peace, and he knew that women would | work very hard to attain that object. Women had a tendency to work too i much on detail; they must overcome that, and become more broad-minded. The speaker stressed the need for every woman, especially those engaged in house duties, to have some outside hobby, such as gardening or sport, as a recreation. Early Spring collection from the Fashion world. Hayward Limited creations are now well known for their originality and distinctiveness. They have that smartness of style which distinguishes the best traditions of an exclusive house, at the same time their prices are never excessive. Afternoon Frocks from £5 15« 6d, Jumper Suit* in a variety of lovely colours, well cut and tailored, from 84s. Hayward Limited, 226, Lambton quay, Wellington,'—Advt. Wedding Bouquets.—To make each Bridal Group- distinctive, harmony in colouring is essential. Miss Murray, Vice-Eegal -florist, 36, Willi, street. — Advt. Indistinguishable from the natural wave is the Stamford permanent hairwave. All guesswork and frizzing is eliminated, because their artists have had many years' experience in London and Sydney. Ladies are reminded that the work of permanent waving—especially white and grey hair—is guaranteed by that long-established and leading firm, Stamford's, Ltd., 68, Willis street, Telephone 44-745.—Advt.