WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 43, 20 February 1930, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT

ENGAGEMENT. B.USSELL—RAYNOB-PEAKSON. 1 Tlio engagement is announced of Mavis, second daughter of Mi1, and Mrs. H. Baynor-Pcarson, of Wadestown, to Herbert, only son of Mrs. E. L. Busscll, of Hataitai, Wellington. I Mrs. V. Monrad lias returned to Pali morston North after a visit to' Welj lingtou. • ! Among those \yho are leaving shortly I for a tour abroad will bo Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Wells, of Wellington, who are leaving by the-'Raiigitane. Mr. and Mrs. Will Appleton have | left for a visit to Timaru and Mount | Cook. i 'Mrs. T. J. Farroll and her small son : returned this morning from a visit to ! Ghristehiirch. .'"-.- Mrs. Penny, Wellington, is visiting Glenalvon, .Auckland. , Mr. and Mrs. Moncur, Wellington, are visitors to -Auckland. Mrs. G.'Shirtcliffe, who has been the guest of Mrs. Priest, Timaru, has returned to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. .C. E. Chittey, Wellington, have returned from a tour m the North Island, having visited Waitomo Caves and other places of interest. , ■ ■ . Mrs. H. It. Thomas a^d Miss Joyce. | Thomas, Wellington, are making a :'I our of the North Island, ! Mrs. Perry, Wellington,) is a visitor jro Auckland. | Mrs. B. E. Hayes, Karori, and Mr. j 11^ C. Hayes are motoring in1 the Palmers ton North, Wanganui, and Tara- ! naki districts. Mrs. Gray Colbeck, Fendalton, has returned to Christehurch from Wellington. '.Mr.' and Mrs. A. W. Cathie, Wellington, are visitors to Christehurch. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barker,' Wellington, are visiting Christehurch. Miss K. Innes-Jones, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. H. A. limes-Jones, Timaru. . ' . The- death of Mrs. G. T. Bell was recorded with very great regret at a meeting of the Boys' Institute Management Committee. She held the position of hon. treasurer of tho Ladies' Auxiliary from its inception, and also was' a member.of tho Management Committee, for'many years. . ' Mr. Lueien Cesaroni (Wellington) is spending a few weeks in London before going to. the Continent, states our London correspondent, writing on 28th January. He-is attending tho principal musical events, meeting interesting people, and .keeping appointments with notable'music-publishing'firms in London, including Messrs. Chappell, Novcllo, Boosey,, Shott, .Augeuer, Bieordi, Cramer, and others. It is only a week since lie arrived by tho Bangitiki, so he has reason to be well pleased with his progress so far. Ho is most anxious to find for New Zealand performances a good selection of music by British composers. Mr.' Cesaroni will visit Paris, Leipzig, Berlin, and Vienna, taking a sefresher course, seeing all that is latest in grand opera, and generally'gleaning new ideas. He will be here until about July. Garden Fete. • Preparations are well in hand for tlie garden fete which has been promoted by the Bed Cross Society in an endeavour to' raise £200 for the installation of wireless at the Ewart Hospital. Those in charge are working hard and confidently, hope that tho function will receive such public support that, the amount will be fully realised from the afternoon's effort. In the event of inclement weather the fete will be carried' on in the spacious basement of the ne^y■ administrative block, where there is ample room for the accommodation of the various side-shows, stalls, and a large number of people. Supporters of the feto are earnestly requested to come along wet or fine. Arrangements have been made to serve afternoon tea in the basement. ■ Tho serving of refreshments will be in charge of tho Bed Cross nurses. 'Side-shows and "Punch and Judy" with clowns, will prove a source of amusement to old and young. The Artillery Band, under Captain T. Herd, will dispense a well selected .programme of musical items. A Decorations Committee will befiag tho approaches to the ground and nothing is to be left undone to ensure a happy time for all. Gifts of cakes, flowers, produce, and other.saleable articles for the stalls may be left at the Bed Cross rooms, 63, Dixon sti;eet, or at the hospital between now and Saturday. Expert Dressmaking. Beeognising that it' requires knowledge to cut and make clothes really well, tho Y.W.C. A. has for many years included dressmaking in its educational programme. Last year many wellfinished garments were made under the tuition of Miss Ellean Harvey, who will instruct again this yeai% > For the information of girls wishing to take advantage of the new,season's class starting shortly, an'-advertisement giving full particulars will be found elsewhere iv this issue. Y.W.C. A. Affairs. '■.'.' The general secretary reported at a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Y.W.C.A. that the net proceeds of the garden party held in the grounds of the Prime Minister's Besidence were £34. Votes of thanks were passed to tho Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, for granting the use of tho grounds, to. the stallholders, the Boys' Institute Band for providing music, Wellington Central Fire Brigade for loan of flags, etc., and to Mrs. Freida Shaw and pupils for giving a jiu jitsu display. The president, in welcoming Misses Browning and Simpson (inquiry secretaries) and Miss Barham (girls' work traineo) wished them every success and happiness in the careers upon which they were entering. In granting Mrs. H. W. Kersley one year's leave of absence. Mrs, Pearson wished her bon voyage, and asked her to convoy the association's greetings to any associations sho might visit while abroad.. , Valuable Pewter. . "Fe\v people probably arc ' aware that the Duke of Westminster, whose engagement r was announced recently, is one of the many notabilities who collect old English pewter," says a London writes. "Others are Lady Evelyn Guinness, whose guests at Grosvenor place dine regularly off pewter in a vast Gothic room, and Mr. Kennerley Bumford.' The Duke of Westminster was fortunate enough to acquire not long- ago several-. Elizabethan pewter tankards which were being disposed of by another ducal family. I may'mention that small seventeenth-century lidded pewter tankards, which cost only a few shillings when they were mado, now often realise £30 or more apiece. Sixteenth-century examples' are considerably rarer and more valuable. Probably tho rarest of all pieces of old English pewter still in existence are tho horned-headdress spoons, which j were- made only in the early fifteenth century, and are so called because the I stems aro surmounted by the head of a | girl with tho peculiar horned or crcs-cenfc-sliapecl headdress worn by. the woman of fashion in the days of Henry V. and Henry VI." ....• j

A Woman's Paper. Women who work outside their homes do not often receive special consideration from other women, but in Hun-, gary a journal entitled the "Journal for Women Who Work" is devoted entirely to the interests of tho woman who earns her own living. It is stated, however, that about half of the subscribers come from the ranks of the "sit-at-homes" who keep house in the- old-fashioned way. Mrs. Erzi Brody, tho; editor, of tho paper, went first to tho chief of tho Hungarian Press to. ask permission to publish the periodical. This was immediately granted, but with a gloomy forboding that it would never pay and never last. Tho authority was sure that Hungarian women had no money to spend on that sort of thing, and expected the venture to como to an. end within three months. The first issue was an eightpage production, with no exterior attractions; now, when the paper is in its second ye"ar, it has doubled . the number ,of pages and has a most attractive cover. There are many things in .it of interest to all women, whilst special articles are provided for the outside workers. Mrs. Brody is a "born fighter" ana, though sho started her paper with only enough capital for one issue, she has brought it along successfully by dint of courage and hard work. The paper has become a sort of centre, and through its influence tho first Working Women's Club in Hungary has come into existence. Her motto is, "Women must help one another," and sho acts'up to every letter of it, while making a.fine ideal for others. "Mothers' Chair" Meetings. A special meeting of the committee of the Canterbury branch of tho Obstetrical Endowment Appeal was held in Christeliurch to meet Dr. Doris Gordon, the New Zealand secretary of tho movement. Dr. Gordon spoke on the work done in the north. She re-' lated bow many business men had substantially supported the appeal. Some had given generously because in their own families the question of safeguarding, motherhood had been forcibly and tragically brought before them. Others had given as a token of gratitude. Dr. Gordon reminded those present that £5000 wns Canterbury's goal and that Stli to 22nd March was tho time the campaign was to be fought. "The Untouchables."' Ktithorine Mayo had nothing but the greatest. admiration for the-Brit-ish officials in India, stated Mrs. Hitchcock, a London journalist, speaking to tho League of ' Pcnwomcn in Auckland recently. Sho emphatically repeated that if it: had not. been for their assistance and practical help ''Mother India" could never have been written. Mrs. Hitchcock .related a touching story told by Miss Mayo concerning the Prince of Wales Js visit to India. On one- occasion when 'the Prince was being besieged by the people he noticed a section of the crowd hemmed off by barriers. An inquiry brought forth the information that these were tho ' "untouchables, "the lowest caste of the rigid Indian system. No self-respecting Indian would have- anything to do with them, yet the Prince, ignoring all warnings, gave orders that the barriers bo lot down so that the "untouchables" could come nearer. To them tn*e Princo gave the salute in tho ordinary .way, and they were so overjoyed at this gracious action, that they Kept "crying out "The Light! or Tho Light has come!" Medical Visitors Entertained. At the Winter Garden, Christehurch, on Tuesday evening, the president of the British Medical Association (New Zealand Branch), Dr. T. Mill, and Mrs. Mill entertained ' fully five hundred guests at a delightful "at home," given in honour of the members of the medical profession who are visiting Christehurch for the annual conference and their wives and friends, says the "Press." Tho arrangements for the gathering were complete in every de-. tail. The ballroom and stage were decorated, with large bowls of bluo and pink hydrangeas, .while the lounge, where tho guests were received by Dr. and Mrs. Mill, was gay. with dahlias, and the' bowls of mixed flowers were used with-good decorative effect on the supper tables. Mrs. Mill wore a graceful Parisian frock of black lace and georgette, -and her sister-in-law, Miss Agnes Mill, wore a frock, of ivory georgette, lightly beaded,'and an effective cape of cherry-r,cd crepclla trimmed with self-coloured fur. Mrs. J. S. Elliott (Wellington), wife of the retiring president, wore a distinctive frock of black georgette almost entirely covered with heavy embroidery of steel, black, and white beads. Her daughter, Miss Elliott, wore a pretty frock of cameo pink georgette, with two tiered skirt falling 7long atone side, and a. spray of georgette flowers on tho shoulder. Lady Ferguson' (Dunedin) wore a striking-frock of Japoniea pink facomic, hemmed with plain georgette, and a handsome wrap of silver and pink shot lame. Mrs. Arthur Thomson, wife of the secretary of the con-, ference, wore an embossed georgette frock in navy,, rose-pink, and ciol blue. Mrs. Silborbcrg (Melbourne) wore a whito georgette frock beaded with chalk and crystal beads. After supper a short concert, programme was given by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beck and Miss Davies (instrumental trio), Miss Merle Millar, Miss Lillian- Hanham, and Mr. Harold' Prescott (songs). A Question of Dress. Dr. J. S. Elliott, the retiring, president, of the 8.M.A., in installing Dr. T. Mill, at Christclnu'ch, as the new president, said tho ceremony was always performed completely without ceremony. "I confess, that I would have liked to have done it in a plumcoloured coat, plush breeches, a fullbottomed wig, and rufflos," he said (reports tho "Press.)) "However, perhaps we will not have to live very long before we see a president in tho latest reform dress —tennis shirt, shorts', and sandals! (Laughter.) ' But you will agree with me that the office of president is one of privilege and dignity. Our duty.it is to maintain the health and well-being or! the people. For Dr. Mill, one of my oldest friends, I,have a. great respect and regard. Possibly the honour of president is a reward for belated respectability. " (Laughter.) I wish to. congratulate Dr. Mill on attaining the greatest 'office'in the association, and to wish him a very happy and prosperous year.. I must now be borne away on a rude stream that will forever hide- me," said Dr. Elliott, in presenting Dr. Mill with the badge of otßce. ■..'..:. Mould on Jajn. A correspondent, writing with reference to a question in ". this column about mould on jam, states that she thinks .that tho boiling must have been a little insufficient. Sho:boils her jam for two full hours, and has never had any trouble whatever with it, and sho she has made all kinds. Sho renders down mutton fat, and when tho jam is cold and set in the jars,-puts about two tablospoonfuls of hot fat on each jar, and also pastes down tho jam with an airtight cover. She is certain that if this pint) is followed there will be no possibility- of- trouble and the jam will keep perfectly,

Lyceum Club Party. A most successful party took place at the Wellington Lyceum Club last uiglit when the members bade farewell to Miss Palmer, M.A., who is leaving for a visit to England, and the Continent. -There- was a large gathering present, all declaring themselves glad that the club sociabilities wore starting after the summer recess, Two amusing competitions were hold—one guessing autographs (won by Miss O'Donohue), and the other connected with early photographs of guests, Miss Keddell being successful in placing most of these correctJy. An enjoyable programme was given by members of the musical and play-reading circles, including a sketch by Miss Hardiugo-Maltby and Miss Ahem, and a dramatic play-reading by Misses Lind'egaarde, O'Donohue, and Keddell. Misses Proctor and Boseingrave gave a piano duet, Miss Boeslcy a solo, and Mrs. Lisle a song. Miss Palmer was one of the club's earliest members, and for six years has been leader of the play-reading circle. -A presentation was made to Miss Palmer from tho members of the circlo by Miss Lindegaarc(e, who expressed tho good wishes of all to Miss Palmer, wishing her a. happy holiday and safe return to New Zealand and her many friends, The evening was an exceptionally pleasant and successful one. Another interesting evening . will be arranged shortly, whon Miss Edger (sister of Mrs. W. A. Evans), who has lived in India for many years, will give a talk about that great country. Waltzing Again. ".There have been few popular dance numbers of the last twenty-five years that I have not arranged and conducted, and I do not hesitate to say that in two years the 'old waltz' will once more be the fashion and that tho foxtrot in its present form will be dead,'.1 states a noted London conductor of orchestras. "In New York I found that the most distinguished hostesses would not have a saxophone in the house.' They were tired of 'hot jazz.' JPlay us waltzes!' was their cry, and I think that next season will find very much the same state of affairs in this country. Already the polka is being revived, and the lancers are no longer fount! only at 'sixpenny hops.' Fortunate indeed will bo the daneo. bands that are prepared for the change." Maorilanders' Association. , A presentation was made at a recent mooting of the Maorilanders' Association to Mrs. M. Campbell, a Valued member, who is leaving for a visit to Sydney, and expects to bo absent for six months. In making the presontatiou Mr. J. A. Shanxl (president) exXH'essed tho appreciation of all members of the excellent work done for the society by Mrs. Campbell, as she has been indefatigable in her efforts to promote its success. Tlie presentation was made amidst hearty applause, and followed by tho singixig of "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow." In thanking all for their-gift, Mrs..-Campbell expressed her belief in the objects of the association and her gratification at its good progress. *