WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 57, 4 September 1926, Page 16

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. Falla (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs. Stock (Dunedin). Mr. and Mrs. L. Asheroft Edwards, Wellington, are visiting Christchurch. Miss B. Tabart (Christchurch) is tho guest of Lady Bhodes at the Eoyal Oak, Wellington. Mrs. C. Graham (Wanganui) and her son are visiting Wellington. It was decided at the meeting of the Wellington Bed Cross Committee that tho society would co-operate with, the ladies responsible for the Hospital radio appeal next week. A resolution was passed at the meeting of the committee of the Bed Cross Society in sympathy with Mrs. J. G. Coates in her recent painful accident to her wrist, and with good wishes to her and the Prime Minister tor their welfare during their. trip to England and for a safe return to New Zealand. A wedding of interest was solemnised at St. Mary's Church, Otaki, on Wednesday, when Mr. Joseph Ellerslie D'Ath, second son of Mr. B. M. D-"Ath, was married to Miss Lillian Cynthia Eggers. Mr. Brian Harper was best man, Miss N. Eggers bridesmaid, while the Bey. Father Vibaud. was the officiating minister. Mr. Charles Edward M'Avoy, of Te Horo, was married at St. Mary's Church, Otaki, on Wednesday, to Miss Mary Fitzgerald, daughter of Mr. Jack Fitzgerald, of W-aikanae. The Eev. Father Vibaud officiated. After tho ceremony a reception was held at the Lyric Booms. Mr. Selfridge follows the trend of the times, says "Time and Tide," in wanting to change facts by changing names. "Call a shop a distributing house, call a shop assistant a member of the organisation, and a different attitude begins to grow in people's minds. For the young to announce that they are entering the distributing trade instead of going behind the counter comforts many a snobbish character." The engagement is announced in an exchange of Miss Mary Beethain (Masterton), to Mr. E. S. Turner (Pori). The matron of the Wellington Hospital acknowledges tho following gifts: — Children's books, Jimmie Bowe; flowers, Mr. Duncan, Tawa Flat, illustrated papers, Pioneer Club; books, Victoria League; flowers, Mrs. Long, Seatoun; magazines, Dr. Bobertson. baby clothes, Mrs. Doran; Wellington Girls' College (weekly), fruit and flowers; books, Miss Beid; comic papers, Masted Cyril Phelp; books, toys, and flowers, Trinity Methodist. Sunday School; bonbons, Suburban Nursing Division, St. John's Ambulance; comics, Kathleen Boss; sweets, Mr. Burnette; books and papers, St. Augustine's Infant Sunday School Class, Petonejbox of sweets, Mrs. Howard; fruit and flowers, Wellington College Girls. The question of the appointment of the first women J.P.Veame before tho Canterbury branch of the National Council of Women at a recent meeting. It was decided that the names of six women qualified for tho work, should be forwarded to the members of Parliament for consideration. Invitations are issued by Mrs. E.» A. Wright for an "at home" to take place at the old Legislative Council Chamber (Parliament Buildings), on WodTie^rtay afternoon next. The guests are invited to meet Mrs. J. G. Coates. A wedding which created much interest in the district was solemnised at St. Patrick's Church, Palmerston North, on 25th August, when Irene, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Small, "Amondale," Kairanga, was married to Frederick, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Murphy, of Wellington. The Bey. Father MacManus, assisted by the Bey. Father o'Byrne, performed the ceremony. The bride was attended by four bridesmaids—Miss Edna Small, Miss Dorothea Murphy, (Wellington), and Misses Patricia Donovan (Petone) and Molly Small. Mr. Norman Wyber, Oaniaru, and Mr. Fred Swindell, Wellington, were best man and groomsman respectively. After the ceremony a reception was held by the bride's parents at Kairanga Hall, where about 230 guests were entertained. The wedding took place recently at St. Paul's Pro-Catljedral of Miss Moyra Elizabeth Thompson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Thompson, of Oriental parade, and Mr. George Henry Allison Swan, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Swan, of Wanganui. The Yen. Archdeacon Johnson performed the ceremony. The wedding frocks were of early Victorian trend, the bride wearing cream taffetas with overdress of frilled silver lace, and a tight-fitting bodice. From one shoulder was a beautiful cluster of hand-made orange blossom with trails of the blossom reaching to the waist. Her veil was embroidered in silver, and she carried a bouquet of pink. Miss Erica Baillie (chief bridesmaid) wore a frock of taffetas in apricot shade shot with pink and silver. A Victorian bonnet of the same taffetas tied with black velvet was also worn. The second bridesmaid (Miss Lee Swan) was in blue taffetas shot with pink and a poke bonnet of tho same. Both carried Victorian posies to match thsir frocks. Mr. C. C. Campbell was best man, and Mr. K. Bullock groomsman. After the wedding a reception was held by the bride 's parents, at which a great number of guests were present. Arrangements for "Franchise .Day" were made at the recent meeting of the Wellington South W.C.T.U. A "pay up" social is to be held, and the selection of a speaker was left in the hands of the secretary. Mcsdames Keen and Chisholm and Miss Anderson were appointed as delegates to the forthcoming district convention, and financial arrangements made. The union had been twice called up by the corresponding secretary lately to appeal to its member of Parliament, first to urge that tho Licensing Bill be introduced this session; afterwards to protest against the failure to provide a two-issue ballot paper] this protest to be made to the Prime Minister. Beplies were received from him, and from the member for the district. The speaker for the afternoon was Mr. Armstrong, who appeared on behalf of tho alliance. He referred to the amount of drink brought into tho amusements of the young people, whereby girls were learning a terrible habit without realising its dangers. He instanced a number of cases of ruined homes which had come under his notice. With reference to tho Licensing Bill, while it had some good points, such as the clause forbidding liquor to be supplied to minors (under twenty-one), this was completely nullified by the provision that any young peoplo could be served with liquor if they had permission and .authority from their parents to get it. This Bill was not a Government Bill, but was Mr. Coates's Bill, and it would be interesting to see what would be its fato in view of the strong protests that had poured in against it from the length and breadth of the Dominion. He closed his address by urging all to redouble their efforts to carry on the fight that seemed to Hearing its end, seeing that the present Parliament contained a larger proportion of "dry" members than any of its predecessors. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Armstrong for his hopeful and inspiring address.

A pleasant social evening was held recently by the Belmont Women's Guild, when the church hall was prettily decorated, some beautiful flowers being sent for the purpose by Mr. Lunn. Musical items and recitations rendered by the young people were much enjoyed. An organ solo by Miss M. Phillips, who also acted as aecomjianisf: for the vocal'items, was much appreciated. Mrs. Spencer, organiser, spoke of the steady progress of the guild and of the good work that had already been accomplished. She desired to thank, on behalf of the committee, all those who in any way contributed to the evening's enjoyment. A dainty supper was served by the ladies of the Social Committee. The engagement is announced of Lillas Frances, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Parkes, Timaru, to Gessenox Alfred, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hislop, of Timaru. A very considerable portion even of the basic trades consists in the making and selling of things which everyone conld do without. Mr. Tattersall, presiding at a meeting of the English Sewing Cotton Company, spoke of the "unfavourable trend of fashion." This, we presume, is a reference to the scantiness of the modern woman's attire. She certainly is none the worse off because her dresses are shorter. But the ten or twelve inches which have been taken off millions of skirts is a matter of considerablo importance to the makers of dress materials. On the other.hand, the woman who wears less dress apparently wears more stocking. The advantage has gone to those who make silk and its modern substitute. "But what about tho decline in popularity of embroidery, and crochet work, and other forms of art needlework of which Mr. Tattersall also spoke?" says a writer in an exchange. "Our grandmothers spent a great part of their spare time, as the women of France do to this day, in turning cotton, wool, and silk materials into some thing more valuable and possibly beautiful. The young Englishwomen of today spend those moments of leisure in consuming paper, the print marks on which represent the intellectual products of the popular novelist. Here again rival economic forces have been at work. We hesitate to judge between the advantage derived from the one and the other." The writer is hardly just to the modern feminines, who spend a great deal of time in sports, as well as being great folk for crocheting and knitting jumpers and frocks. Two French girls, hardly twenty years old, have just lived through a wonderful experience such as few of us will know. One of them, Marthe Oulie, probably the youngest archaeologist in France, had been entrusted by tho Academy of Fine Arts with important excavation work in Crete; the other; Hermine de Saussure, probably the youngest girl navigator in France, offered to sail her friend across the Aegean Sea. It did not take them long to get ready for the trip, and the two girls sailed off by themselves from Athens in their little craft, La Perlette. They stayed at Mykonos, seeing its four hundred chapels ; they went to Mount Athos, treading the sacred soil of the old monastery there; they went to Troy, the illustrious city of the il- , lustrious Paris; they went to Linso, a tiny island on which,no foreigner had landed for fifteen years, and where j they discovered unknown ruins. They covered in all 1700 sea miles. Their arrival at Syra aroused the greatest curiosity among the people, and they had to elbow their way through the crowd on the quay. It was evening, and aa they walked up to the town in the dark, through narrow little streets, a superb moon suddenly revealed to the wondering sight of these travellers an amazing stairway with eight hundred steps edged in white marble, "leading straight up to the sky as in a fairy tale." The wedding took placo recently of Charles, eldest surviving son of the late Mr. H. C. Brown and Mrs. Brown, of Taitvillo, and Ethel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M'Donald, of Broadway terrace. Owing to the illness of the bride's father the wedding was a very quiet one. '

The Early Settlers social circle is holding another reunion shortly, when a plain and fancy dress party will bo the amusement of the evening. A foxtrot competition will be held, for which four prizes are offered. These parties are always well arranged, and it is hoped that there will be the usuaLlarge attendance of early settlers and their descendants, with many entries for the dancing competition. Mrs. Marton presided at the monthly meeting of the Wellington. Convalescent Home Committee, t which took place at the residence of Mrs. Young, The Terrace. The matron reported that twelve patients were admitted during the month, and twelve were discharged. Auckland is having its tenth annual "Daffodil Day" to-day, when a big organisation is out for a large sum of money to aid the young people's societies, Plunket, Free Kindergartens, Young Citizens' League (girls' branch), and the Boy Scouts. Many leading societies are helping, including the Eotary Club. "Melbourne News" states that fashion experts just returned from abroad predict the return of the straight line. The flare is a thing of the past, so that last year's frocks will require to be twisted and altered. The hue of the moment in Paris ia biscuit or string colour with just a touch of rose to brighten it. A style that is taking is the plain tailored suit —a checked skirt pleated showing "trouser pockets." With this is worn a pleated dickie. Lace is to be used- extensively for evening frocks, also taffeta. The taffeta frocks for girls show the long straight bodice, full skirt, the hem lengthened with a band of self-colour-ed lace or net. Sleeves are in most instances long and caught in at the wrist with a band. The cape coat with frock to match ,will be very much in evidence this spring. The men have not been forgotten in the now fashions. Green is to be tho colour of their new hats. Poet, militant pacifist, and social worker, Eva Gore Booth, who died in England last month, will be sorely missed, both by the literary circles which she adorned by the host of factory girls, flower girls, circus riders, and barmaids, for whose rights she fought with unfailing courage. A writer of no small ability, her poetry thrills with passionate mysticism, but it is as a worker for women, and as a defender of the helpless and the weak that she will be remembered. She combined active advocacy of trade unionism among women with a keen desire for the improvement of their labour conditions. In the days of the fight for womanhood suffrage, she was known as an unfailing champion of the rights of her sex. "Huia Matone: the Grace Darling of New Zealand," the inscription borne by the oil painting of a young Maori girl, which hangs in the Auckland Art Gallery, with a brass tablet affixed. | Her story is somewhat similar to the English heroine, for in 1863, when a girl of 16, she and her husband were instrumental in saving the lives of many sailors wrecked on a ship in the Bay of Plenty. Through a raging sea they swam with an improvised line, thus establishing the means of rescue. For this feat of heroism : they were rewarded by the British Government. Huia Matone, now nearly 80 years of age, still lives with her tribe ia the North Auckland district.