WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1929, Page 17

WOMEN IN PRINT

Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Kcbljell rotimi-. eel to-day by the Maratna from Sydney, ai'ter a trip abroad. Sly. and Mrs. P. Muter returned by the Marama thia morning from Sydney. Miss A. Rutherford was among those who arrived to-day from Sydney by the Marama. i The Misses V. and M. Lance were : among those arriving by the Marama ! ; his morning from Sydney. i Mrs. Knox Gilmer returned to-day I from England, arriving l>y the Marama j t'roni Sydney. I Miss O. dv Chateau arrived from | Sydney to-day by the Marama. j. Miss J. Devere (Sydney) arrived to- ] day liy the Marama, and will go ; tlirough to -Napier. ; Lady Buckleton is in the South ; Island, and. has been visiting Dunedin 1 :md Invereargill. j Mrs. W. S. Bean, Christchureh, has ! tii-rived in Wellington to meet her sis- [ ter, Mrs. Knox Gilmer, who has re- ! turned from overseas. j Miss Pat Curtis, a member of Wel- | lington Hospital Nursing staff, who lias been visiting Dannevirke, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. J. Olsen, Otaki, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Marriott, | Tinakori road. . Miss Lindsay, Wellington, loft by the Tofua for Fiji to take up an oifieial position with the Fiji Government. Miss Ewart, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. A. J. Crawford,- Wanganui. Miss Fossotte, who has been the guest of Miss Vine, Wanganui, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. Sample, Wellington, is leaving early next year for a.visit to. Australia and England. ' . Miss Briton, who has been the guest of Mrs. Longmorej Wellington, left for Melbourne on Saturday by the Manuka. Karehana Bay Boating Club.

A large number, of members with their friends' and visitors attended the I official opening- of the Karehana Bay (Plimmerton) , Boating Club. The day was fine, but very windy. Commodore Burd '.made v an".excellent speech, and declared the season open, and Mrs. Neale hoisted the club flag. Several commodores from, well-known eluba were present, and each made a brief speech. A band from Wellington of voluntary players provided cheerful inusift, and afternoon tea was kindly donated and served by the ladies, who are interested in the club. This was highly appreciated by all. Mrs. H. B. France kindly placed her house at the disposal of the helpers for the making of afternoon tea. The afternoon was a very successful and enjoyable one. A Successful Afternoon. A pleasant function took place recently at the home of Mrs. D. L. Irwin, Kelburn. The afternoon was devoted to music, and several of the guests assisted with the programme. Airs. Pringle played several violin solos, and enjoyable songs were given by Mrs. M'AUum, Mrs. Jackson, Miss Barr, Miss and Mrs. Irwin. An interesting competition was won by Mrs. M'AUum, and after afternoon tea had been, served a collection was taken up for the million shilling fund of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Irwin thanked <ill present for their- kindly interest and assistance. A Garden Pete. -

. In order to secure the benefit of wireless for the patients at the Victoria Hospital, a Garden Fete has been promoted by the Ked Cross Society, to bo held, in the grounds of the General Hospital on Saturday, 22nd Febraary, IS/3U. A preliminary meeting of all willing to help toward the success of the.. Fete is convened for Thursday evening next at 8 p.m. at Red Cross Headquarters, 63 Dixon street. It is hoped that there will be a-large attendance representative of all organisations. A Garden Party. Tho Earori Methodist Garden Party hold at the residence of Mrs. J. Laureuson proved to be a great success. Mr. B. A. Wright, M.P., in opening the function, made a very kindly speech, j and congratulated the. .organisers on the good display of articles for sale. There were a number of side-shows, and a "Mock Court" caused much amusement. The takings for the day reached a very satisfactory sum. The Queen Carnival, which is being held in j conjunction with this effort, will close I next week with the coronation cerej.niony in the schoolroom at the rear of ! the church. An entertaining evening is I promised. .

About thD ?lSix-Eight." "Now that the summer is over dancing will become more popular again, and already a. new daneo has made its appearance," says a London correspondent. "This rejoices in the name of the six-eight, because it is said to be animated by a six-eight tempo in the music. Evidently the new dance is simple, for we are told that it can be learnt in a quarter of an hour. It is a lively dance, and is therefore described as 'slightly unTEnglish.' It is rather reminiscent of the Paso Doble, and has four movements, the waltz, chasse, reverse turn, and side step. The reverse turn is a feather-step movement and the side step has a 'rock' which reminds one of the Black Bottom. You must dance the six-eight quickly, about oS bars to the minute. Of course, there is no guarantee that this dance will be a success; but the dance teachers have decided to put it forward as the official new dance of the autumn, and I suppose its success or failure now lies with the public. The Skaters Waltz is an unofficial candidate for our favour. It has been invented by two well-known ballroom dancers, and since it is a really graceful variation of the Viennese waltz, it may in the end have a greater success than-the six-eight." Fermenting Jam. " "In. answering your correspondent's mq*rtry as to her jam becoming fermented, I should like to offer a few helpful suggestions, as I am most successful with my own jam-making," writes another correspondent. "(1) If jam is to keep for twelve months or longer it must be well boiled good steady boiling until the jam has a cooked appearance or firm when tested (2) Always use crystallised sugar I use IA. (3) The general quantity of sugar is from Jib to lib, to lib or fruit If I havo nioe firm ripe apricots, peaches, or greengages I use a generous 31b sugar to lib of fruit. If the fruit is tart, like many varieties of plums then I use lib sugar to lib fruit. (4) Many people boil the fruit and sugar together. I always boil the jam with about half the quantity of sugar, and when it boils add the rest; although both ways are good. (5) If the fruit is not juicy a little water may be added to the sugar. (6) Cover well with white paper, the- past© being of boiled flou», and put away in a dry cupboard. I hope these directions will be of use."

Another .'reply to the correspondent ■vs-ho wished to know how to prevent •jjiiii fermenting has been forwarded, antl is as follows: Boil the fruit for some time before adding tho sugar, and boil again. Cut rounds of white paper the size of the jam jars. Soak these in brandy, and put one on top of each jar before covering. Keep in a dry (not in a hot or damp) place.

Wellington Camera Club,

The "Wellington Camera Club lias arranged one of its pleasant social evenings to take place in the club room, at which Sir John Luke (patron) and Lady Luke, Mr. Malcolm Ross (president), and others will be present. The function promises to be a great success. "This Marriage Business." "We are really very out of date in London," writes the London correspondent of the "Australasian." "We are at present waging bitter war over the question of women in the Civil Service, and in America they have gone so far ahead that they not only long ago accepted women in the Civil Service, but they have now fully opened up the Diplomatic Service to women as well. Under the Hoover Administration, two young women have already been appointed to two of the most desirable Consular positions. Miss Stogsdall, of Indiana, has been appointed Vice-Consul at Beirut, and Miss Warner, of Massachusetts, has been given a similar appointment in Geneva. These two girls took the usual examinations with men applicants and passed with high marks. They then wen^ to a special training school in the State Department, and after*. ..this training were given their Consular appointments. The Government says it chose women for the jobs, in preference to men, because it wanted to give women a chance to show what they could do under tho State Department. This marriage business is a truly puzzling one. It is causing nearly all tho trouble in the. Civil Service, and a great battle will soon be fought before the Boyal Commission which is being set up to discuss the whole question. Through the double pressure of the war and the vote, the Civil Service was forced to accept women employees, but it did so with a bad grace and has never treated them as on an equality with men. They do not receive such high wages as men, and when they marry they must leave the service. The women's organisations are out to get these wrongs righted. ..In America it is very different. Forty-six years ago the Civil Service Commission proclaimed sex equality in its- first report, and it now employs 210 women as compared with 147 men. It also pays the highest salary to any woman in Departmental service, for Miss Dell, the Civil Service Commissioner, earns a salary of £1800 a year. Going to tlie Dogs. .. I "Literally, England has gone to the dogs," said Mr, Marr, an honorary Minister in the Bruce Cabinet, who has iust returned from abroad. "Everywhere i women are to be seen caryring or leading dogs. It is surprising to note the care given to dogs in hotels, where they are led into- lounges and tied to chairs Men are as bad as women. I heard a man remark to a companion, referring tothe dog, "Will you mind the dear, or Free Kindergarten Effort. The Pc-tone Kindergarten Mothers' Club held a jumble gift sale on Saturday last in aid of their building fund Local firms and: friends donated gifts and clothing, while the mothers worked very hard, making the effort most successful. The result was that £20 5s 9d was raised. A Successful Sale.

A well-arranged sale of work proved very successful recently, although tho weather, was very unfavourable, when the Ladies' Guild and Girls' Auxiliary of the Keiburn Presbyterian Church held their annuaj effort for missions and the-reduction of the church, debt. The stallholders were- as follows: Cakes, Mesdames Hamilton, Rose, Edgar, Tait and Dallard; sweets, Misses Davidson (2), Cooper; flowers, Mrs. Taylor and Miss M. Wilson; kitchen, Misses M. Wilson and Crawford; work, Misses Arthur, Stewart, and Troup (2); afternoon tea, Mesdames Guthric, Redgrave, Thompson,'and 'Cunningham; fish pond, Misses ArthmyA. Cooper, and I. Troup; "BUSS- Bees," Mrs. Andrew and Miss Stewart in charge. There was a. good attendance both in tho afternoon, and the evening, and the sum raised by' tho effort was £60, which waß considered as very .satisfactory, especially as the weather prevented some friends from attending. . . :. A Happy Tourist. • Lady Louis Mountbatten -lias, been oil atom- to the northern/capitals and Eussia, and has enjoyed, her trip1 immensely, writes a Londoner. She loves travelling, and is ail ideal "tourist," in that she goes everywhere with an open mind. "When, in Rome do as Borne does" is the spirit in :■ which to travel abroad. Lady Louis, who inherited a vast fortune from her grandfather, Sir Ernest Cassel; is pne of the kindest and most generous hearted women. Also, 'she is one of. the best dressed, invariably wearing simple but well-cut clothes—the secret of good dressing.