WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 46, 24 February 1930, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT

Mrs. Hughes Steelo is returning from a visit to the South by to-night's ferry steamer. While in Christchurch. she was the guest of Mrs. E. J. Corduer. Dr. and Mrs. T. Mill arrived from Christchurch yesterday, en route Urthc Chateau Tongariro. Miss Harrington is a. Wellington visitor to Christchureh. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Myhrc, Christchurch, are staying at the Boyal Oak Hotel. Mrs. A. Eider has taken a flat in Upper Willis street. Mrs. L. 0. 11. Tripp is a Wellington visitor to Auckland. Mrs. L. Boddani, formerly of Oriental Bay, is visiting Mrs. G. 11. Saunders, New Plymouth, prior to leaving on her return to England. Lady Fuller, accompanied by ' her daughters, Miss Joan and Miss Fay Puller, has arrived in Dunedm from Sydney for a short visit. Mrs. Hodgkins, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. Leonard Hewitt, Ghristehurch. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. B. Anson have returned from the Medical Conference in Christchureh. Miss Marjorie Rose, Wellington, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lorimer, Christchurch. Lady Hoy'le was a passenger from the South by yesterday's ferry steamer. Mrs. J. Stewart is on a. visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. M'Cutcheon are Wellington visitors to Christchureh. Miss Craig has returned to Wellington from a visit to Mrs. L. M. Inglis, Timai'u. Dr. and Mrs. 33. D. Pulton, Christchurch, arrived in Wellington yesterday, en route to Great Britian. Miss Batiiam, B;A., who is leaving nest .Friday for Sydney,- en route to England, was recently" the'guest of the Wellington branch of the Federation of- University Women, at a delightful tea, and also of the College Board of Governors. . The gift of. a. travelling rug was . made by. the latter body. Medical Confereiice Ball. The final festivity in connection with the Medical Conference at Christchurch wa.s, a brilliant ball at the Winter Garden.;. The ball room and. entrance hall were gay with large bowls of hydrangeas', , "red hot pokers," gladioli, deep red roses lent colour and fragrance to the lounge, and in the supper room the tables were decorated with montbretia, African. daisies, gaillardias, and lit with orange-shaded candles in crystal candlesticks. There was a large and representative- attendance. Miss. Margaret Mac Gibbon, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. A. MacGibbon, was a debutante. Mesdames T. Mill, Frank Scott, ..J. Fi Duncan, Ernest Cooke, and Bruce Stringer-formed the dance Committee,' whose ■ arrangements for the enjoyment o*. such- a large number of guests, were praised on all sides. After supper Dr. ,J.S. Elliott, retiring president, presented .the- gold trophies won by Dr. J. Gossip and Mrs. Munro at, Shirley. , Talentei Authoress. A.new novelist, whoso'first book was published in London' recently, is Mrs. Katherine Woolley, the wife of Leonard Woolley, the archaeologist, who is in charge of the excavations' which aro being made at Ur, under the "direction of the British Museum and the Pennsylvania University. . Mrs. Woolley, who lived at Irak while her husband was at work at Ur, has made that place the setting for her novel. Woman Perfume Expert. The applied chemistry department of New York University recently created a special laboratory for research into the manufacture ,of- perfumes, and placed it in charge of a woman chemist, Dr. Angela Marina, who has nine assistants, state's a New York exchange. Dr. Marina, who holds the degrees of Pli.D. and D.Ac., .is a graduate of Columbia University, and recently completed a special course ,in technical chemistry in. Germany; - .^ . . Personality and Colour. Every woman has some particular shado in which sho is at her best. It may not be tho colour that is most becoming to her, but one which best rellects her personality. Take blue, for example.^ Baby blue is weak but dainty, and suggests innocence and babyhood and clinging'helplessness. Old tapestry blues are reminiscent of other days. Navy Blue is the sign of the workaday world. When a girl wears it she feels efficient and helpful.' Overalls for Women M.P.'s. Dr. Marion Phillips claims to be the first woman member to invent a really convenient- uniform suitable for the House of Commons,. states an. English exchange. It consists of a well-cut overall of heavy crepe de chine, lined with bright silk. ; It buttons over her dress, and provides extra warmth needed in draughty corridors. And tho dress is also protected from the results of a hard day's work.- .":'''.'■ . : Finland's "Marthas." Women in Finland have always taken part in progressive movements, and for some years now their women have been' formed into Marthas' Associations. These associations take the place of country, women's- .associations and women's institutes, in other countries, .says' .a London writer. Following' are extracts from a letter, received by Mrs. Alfred Watt, chairman of the Liaison Committee of the Rural Women's. Organisations, from Fru. E. Borgstrorn, representative of the Marthas' Associations in Finland, at the Rural Conference held in London last year: "When I came homo I had to help to prepare for the big congress in Avo, where housewives of Norway, Denmark, and ..Sweden met our Marthas—both Swedish' and Finnish speaking—of the whole of Finland," she wrote. ''There were. 78 delegates from Scandinavia, and more than 1000 of our own. Our president, Mrs. Fanny Hutt, received Finland's White Rose order from the Minister of Agriculture. I am president of the district union of Marthas in Western Nyland, ■ and also of a little Martha Association at our estate. My Marthas aro .very keen, and you should have seen; us tho last, two days going to 'a course in a big traction auto, lustily' singing through the dark and-snow. We Marthas always sing. Wo are now having all our district courses in. house training, cooking, weaving, and .dyeing,-with, the dye made from plants. The instructors went.to all associations this year, anil, together with the Marthas, gathered plants, ferns, and mosses to prepare the dye. Now. they dye their.own woollen and linen threads'with it in courses given by the samo instructors. The teacher also hunts old fabrics in the districts, and then teaches the Marthas to weave patterns, perhaps long forgotten. Each year we have "in Helsingfors, a big sale, at which Marthas themselves sell their products of weaving, laces, and ' holesticking. Last September in Helsingfors there was a big garden show. We, in the' country, had small district shows of garden products and preserves, the best of which went on to Helsingfors. My cook got a prize for her preservings—four of my live maids are Marthas, and en.ioy the work very much. You see our work is very democratic here."

Deatn of Mrs. C. P. Mather. To many "old boys" of the Huntly School, Martoii, and their parents, the sad iieu-s or the death from burns of Mrs. Marjorio Mather will come as a shock. Mr. C. P. Mather was owner and principal of the Huntly School for many years, and Mrs. Mather, who was of a very bright and affectionate disposition, made many friends, not only in the Rangitikei district, but all over New Zealand, by her kindly treatment and "mothering" of'the many small boys, who felt homesick when first they wont to boarding school. Mrs. Mather was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milne, of Southbridgc, Canterbury, who survive her. Her children, George and Gertrude, wero living in Christehurch with her at the time of her death, but Mr. Mather is in England at present with his sister, Mrs. Drinkwater, of Checktly Rectory, Tean, Staffordshire. The Rev. W. E. Drinkwater was chaplain at Huntly School for some years, and much sympathy will be felt with h' ■ relatives, and great sorrow that she should have met with such a sad end. A Presentation. The ladies of the Ngaio Methodist Church held a pleasant afternoon recently, the occasion, being the presentation of a beautiful travelling rug to Mrs. H. Shepherd,- prior to her departure for a visit to England. Musical items were given by Mesdames Bands and Simpson, invitations Issued. The Ladies' Social Committeo of the English-speaking Union has issued invitations to an afternoon tea" this week in the Dominion Farmers' Institute. Mr. Elsflon Best will be the speaker. ■ The Ladies' Social Committee of the Mount Cook Home and School Association has issued invitations for a social afternoon this week. Afternoon tea and music will be provided. Mr. P. Fraser, M.P., and Mrs. Frasev will be present. . - Stunting "For Cupid"! Flying Officer, Vincent Nicolay is engaged to marry Miss Iris Short, a school teacher. This has brought about his downfall. Recently he ilew over the infants' school in Hampshire where she teaches, and, to show her that his thoughts were with her, did some daring acrobatics wr the building, frightening the children and teachers out of their wits. He was charged before a. court-martial with having flown low and dangerously over a thicklypopulated area, states an exchange. The head mistress said Nicolay flew so low while the infants were drilling that they screamed with fear. She thought the machine would collide with the\ school. Nicolay admitted flying low, but denied that it was dangerous. The court-martial found him guilty, but the unldndest act of all to the young aviator was probably the fact that his sweetheart gave evidence against him. Comfort versus Fashion. Whatever the ultimate victory, abroad, of long hair against short, Adelaide women havo taken matters into their own hands (or, rather, into the hands of their hairdressers), states the "Adelaide Observer." Because of the heat they are having their half-grown locks cut off again. A coil of hair alo: s the back of the neck is not conducive? to comfort and good temper when-the temperature soars above the hundred mark, fid beauty parlours have been busy ro-bobbing and'■ re-shingling. A leading hairdresser said that she had shorn away much laboriously grown hair since the beginning of this heat wave. She said that two of her smartest clients (both just back from England) say: "Everyone is cutting ■ their hair again in London," so those who are seeking comfort will also fiiid fashion. Miss 1930! Girl .athletes from New South Wales created a surprise at Melbourne recently when they strolled on to the ground. One girl wore royal bluo flannel trousers over her running "shorts," with.a sky blue shirt and hair bandeau. Another chose dark greeu flannel trousers, with an almond green shirt and bandeau. Sandpaper for Suede. Purses, shoes, etc., made of or. trimmed with suede leather soon get easily soiled and shabby looking. This is caused by dirt and dust collecting on the rough surface of the leather, and thus making it become black and shiny in parts. There are various methods for cleaning suede leather, the simplest and most effective, is, however, as follows. The leather is rubbed with a piece of fine sandpaper. The effect of this is to raise the nap, and practically resfcre the original appearance of the leather. .This method has been used successfully, being ' also applicable to clothing should shiny parts appear on coats, dresses, etc. ; ' '.'■■- ■ Commonsense Beauty Cult. . - Lady June Chariton, the daughter of the Earl of Carriek, who.runs a beauty expert business in Mayfair, London, is contemplating a holiday visit to Australia this year, with, maybe,. a-.trip to New Zealand, says a. correspondent. Lady June has always been, interested in beauty culture, even as • a child having ambitions towards distilling sweet. ;herbs from • the garden of an ancient castle in London, where she was brought up. Gradually, she ran her own factory, and in collaboration with skilled chemists, has built up her beauty culture business. She admires the business girls of the world for the smartness of appearance they achieve, with so little ■ time to spare on themselves, too. Lady June abhors freak make-up, particularly tho unnatural yellow of the "Chinese" make-up, that enjoyed so much popularity in London a few months back —a grotesque effect being secured by tho use of a lacquerred lipstick, and slanted eyebrows. She does not approve of tho .blued eyelids, and spots of rouge at the nostrils that Frenchwomen take so kindly to, being more particularly concerned with reasonable care of skin and complexion than with freakish obsessions. ,