WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 290, 8 December 1925, Page 19

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Hiss Mowbray, Auckland, is the guest of Miss Cargill, Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin. Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, Girl Guide Commissioner from England, is the gnest of Lady Ferguson, Dunedin. The members of the Penwomen's Club, Auckland branch, are being entertained at an "At Home" by Mrs. Carr-Bollett, Titirangi, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Chambers and family, who returned from England OilSunday, are staying at "Glenalvon." Mrs. St. John Clark intends leaving 'Auckland for a holiday visit to Kawau. Mrs. Alister Beale is paying a round of visits in Canterbury before returning to Auckland. Miss W. Picken, who is retiring, from tbe headmistress-ship of the Auckland Girls' Grammar School, after a long and appreciated service, was presented yesterday with a solid eHver fruit dish and an entree dish, and a bouquet in the school- colours. The presentation was made by the senior prefect, Mias E. Penman. This evening a social is being given for Miss Picken by the old girk of the Grammar School, when a presentation will be given to her,, with the good wishes for her future, and enjoyment on a trip to Europe. Miss Picken, who has been for over, thirty years in the teaching profession, is retiring on superannuation, and intends leaving for. England immediately after the New Year. On -Friday evening the Ever Beady Committee of the Victoria League entertained the ■ members of the Freeman's Bay (Girls') branch of the Young Citizens' League at the Y.W.C.A.- room*. Among those present were Messrs. E. C. Cutten, SJVL (president) and Mr. H. Stebbing (organising secretary of the T.C.L.). Mr. Cutten referred f<»elingly to the loss sustained by the Victoria League in the death of its late president> Mr. W. J. Napier. An enjoyable evening was spent by the girls in competitions and games organised by Mrs. Anstiss and Mrs. Williams. Opportunity. was taken during the evening to make a presentation of a Bridal Edition of ..the Victoria League's cookery book to Miss Tiaard, of the Y.W.C.A., who has taken such an interest in the YjC.L., in view of her approaching marriage. Among those present were Mesdames Edgar, William*, Granger, and Bickerby, and the Misses Gerrard and Goddard. Mrs. Preston Chambere, -who left Auckland nearly two years ago, in company with Mr. Preston Chambers and her two sons, returned to Auckland on Sunday by the Aorangi after a very pleasant time spent abroad, Mrs. Chambers landed in England three days before Wembley opened, and was disappointed to find that the New Zealand section of that great fair was not by any means ready—cases were everywhere—and when the pavilion was ready, it was not up to the standard of the other Dominions. This year things were very different, she explains, as the New Zealand display was one of the very best of the pavilions, although the Australian pavilion was splendid, even better than that arranged hy Canada, which generally takes first place at these displays. When the Auckland visitors. landed in London I there was a great deal going on of ' interest to oversea visitors, and dihrierß, banquets and garden parties given by j the King were attendtd. After a round ' of gaieties in London they motored all over England, Scotland and Wales, and even went as far as the Shetland and Orkney Islands. Mrs. Chambers' mother's parents lived in that part of the north, and she had great interest in visiting their old home. Some time was spent at Scapa Flow, when the raising of the' German battleships was being undertaken. The water was very shallow where the sunken destroyers lay, and the masts of those ships that were still beneath the waves were visible. South Wales waa the next trip undertaken, and the Auckland travellers were present at the Welsh match against the All Blacks, of whose play they saw fourteen matches. Then followed tours of Switzerland, the Riviera, Nice, Cannes, Italy both north and south,, and in Romi they were lucky enough, to be at Holy Week and saw St. Peter's illuminated for the first time for. fifty-five yekrs* -for the" canonisation of Sister Therese, known as the Little Flower, to whose tomb they afterwards paid a visit. They re- ■ turned through France and the valley of the Loire, with its castles, Brittany, the Ardennes and Holland. The battlefields and Alsace and Lorraine were -visited and Mrs. Chambers said that the recovered provinces were co beautiful that she m not wonder the Germans did not to gra them up again. . Amone the battlefields they visitld was Hffl 60 £here they were, still finding-bodies, -and the week before -their arrival fcwent'v- £« fl^ re v dv « ?P' 0f 17: we? e ; identified by their discs. at Oxford ' while opening the new buildings for St. Hilda's Hall, Lord declared himself to be undismayed oy the success of women in University Mc, records "Time and Tide." He had, S«? years.ago made the dia«*ery that woman was a human being £th a nund to be educated, life 6 Ws€m revelation tat '*»*«ttt*-it to be U Others,/he said toL * he V«»*"-ft* some' 3EL • ° Xf . ord ' where ™>men Wye entered university life upon the same terms « men,.it is now safe for a Chan--6? nroTT ntly DOt =*£ •4L nr+ Pr T >Bal3 Published i n the •Eeporter'' suggest women should be allowed to take titular degrees. S ES" ma y "*» elec *ea -to proSKrar^r^ - B »* 'women S, arß J°. re sign at siity,-five been*JSfe*? - *. maJe *>"-&&ei have mvite them to remain for, at the most, ENGAGEMENTS. _The engagement is, announced of Miss m o a f m K aughter of 8 - !«pS *W_t^ ( ?°^ m -| boui ? e % Keafc . England m ~ H Ross Jack8 °n, Asst. Supt. Malawi* B^ nyß i Seremban, Federated , E«n 7« S o teß ' and son of J - H. Jackson, \ E aq., of Grey Lynn, Auckland. :