WOMEN IN PRINT

Dr. and Mis. Collin.* returned from Auckland on Saturday afternoon Miss liih Logan arrived from Palmeiston North on Saturdaj to say farewell to her shier. Mr-. licinlen-Sinith. « ho leaves with Mi. Bow den-Smith onThiu^day by the Kuapehu for their futuie home in Suirey. Mrs. Malcolm Ross returned from Overtoil on Saturday. Mr. and Mis. Hugh Atkinson, of Fcilding, leave joy England by the Mongolia curly next month. Mrs. H. D. Bell is staying at Cheviot. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, of Sydney, are staying at the Grand Hotel. Miss Wheeler arrived from Palmerston North on Saturday. Mis. Frank Leckie is a guest of Mrs. E. C. Gaisford, Marton. Mrs. Ip.ii Duncan was visiting Wanganui for the races. Mrs. Barnicoat was a guest of Mr«. Wall, Wanganui, for the race Mr. and Mrs. Eric Pviddiford motored from Orongorongo for the races at Wanganui and returned yesterday. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, who has been staying at Martonj has returned to Wei-' lii\glon. Mrs. Ballard went south by -the Willochra, accompanied by her son. Mr. Leonard Ballard. Mrs. Chatfield, 'who has been staying with Mrs. Sharp, of Masterton, is now a guest of Mrs. Holmes Warren. Featherston. It was Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, superintendent of th« Purity Department of the W.C.T.U., not Dr. Elizabeth Gunn. who left on Thursday for Gisborne to attend the annual convention of .the W.C.T.U. Nurse Fletcher leaves Wellington to' night, on. a month's holiday trip to Lake Wakatipu. Lady Kelburn arrived from Auckland on Saturday, via the Main Trunk express. Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher, who has been visiting _ Auckland and Russell, returned to Wellington yesterday morning. Among the Kavirondos who inhabit the east side of Victoria Nyanaa, Mrs Blountj the well-known lad*y explorer, dipcovered some curious' marriage customs. For four days before the wedding the bride becomes hysterical, and shiieks and dances as if she were objecting to the marriage. This custom it always adhered to, and for the four days the pandemonium L« continued till her friends arc thoroughly disgusted with her behaviour. On the fourth day she is taken by her mother and anointed with an evilsmelling oil, and the bridegroom is invited to come and take her away. This he does, while the maiden continues her protests.