WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 14 June 1909, Page 3

WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT.

:^?V: HQW\G^^TJra ; ■•-:.' \\- \.-'v"S? : of. the Employment ■- Bureau, ;.roports. that ; duriiig the. past' f raonth ■■•.■'■V63! ; women: havo' ■ been.:' assisted ..to empioy- :■,'■;■: nientP:'i'orty-seyen .'■; applications - wero re- ■ ceiyed for, generals, anU.;23 generals applied •. . for 'employment.V,vHelp ', for ( the country'.■' is etill unobtainable.; ■ Auckland - comes along ."•;■ cheerily, with ;-the .information that for,, bnco ■.. an;.excess of:- \has-been ■ .^receiveij , over and above'applications made' ;. ,'••, for assistants.■;. U'hq position up to the pre- ; .Eont'time has always-beoii'the 'reverse, '.'i'ms ; : is .'accounted for by.: the-fact that the tourist '",'':season:, has. just ■ closed in the: 'thermal dis- ;.-;:: tricts, ..consequently-.' the:staffs of,"domestics havei'beenj-Considerably .reduced, arid these .■■.■'havevretufried'-,to the city' for ' the winter, ■:; thus creating;tho surplus.: Thoso who have -\ returned 'are■•principally" -housimaids :and ... waitresses .who cannot bq persuaded, to ac-, :';.;.cept;any.,.other but!.:their.own special kind '■'••-■''of worki: .There 'is,.however,: an abundance . '-..'of employment for. : all,. and there 13 no need \ :ibr anyono to be out of ■'■ work for a day ~'; if. she .will, accept the" work offering,, , ' for • ;.■•: which. ■ (except in..■ very: -isolated . cases) good : .'.Wages, are offered-and a .comfortable home :■:. with; a: reasonable, amount.,of , liberty. : : . ' .- In . Christchurch, the , business for the ; ... month holds ,the. record : for that. office, and r" this is,partly 'hecattso somany girls would .. ; not: apply, for,, work till. tho-Easter holidays ; :,wero, over. The''principal, call is still .for ■:' .,, generals, ;and very,; high, wages; are offered. : ...Mothers'.helps—that is,, girb who aro ,-..' treated as one :pf .the family— -ar© also much ■"■;■■:; in demand.',.This.class:of domestic is greatly ~ : -wanted <for: Country places,'- >hero the motho'r ','■ 'of the family, helps largely in tho.homowort : -.: herself i 'Many applications have also .been '■■'; leceivod: for cooks :ahd'housomaids. Thero / ' is -still; much' difficulty, in', getting both em- '.'"' ; Ployers" and'employees to report to the office ;.,.when :they: have;,been'suited. '. If is often dis- ."■ ..covored rWoolcß.'afterwards that people who ■;'•.'■; havobecn assisted have not apprised tho Dot: >..pirtment,of fact.;/:'';:..... ■.'., --.-;-■ .At Duncdin, applications .from employers ';;; inquiring for,domestic'assistants, numbering -.;•;■ .116,, were -registered"during the mouth,- and ; .83;. assistants made application for work, 48 ..;.■..being placed:in employment, tho remaining •. . .35 declining to. accept situations out of -town '■.;■..'-.or '.-try ..other ;braiiches of domestic work. -. .-Many of .'.these .havo., been, ./accustomed to . : ' hotelrwork,',' and; .business . bfling somewhat ..'-•'■''qiiiflt at'■-present; in this lino,'-. there is a' ;. :difficulty'in'getting .them suited.•' -Employ-■'.-....era applying -for. domestics '(especially those , ■'■ residing-in-'tho-.'country) would bo thankful ;,f6r~: almost .any. kind.,of help, and would •■>' gladly' , - train. girls' v/ho' are willing; . but; ',;unfortunately, ;this" class of maid appears " -.to bo 'unobtainable., !';;:'■:'.:

Fancy Dress Dahco In Bpulcott. Street. * On Friday evening last tho members of Kolburne M.A. Society game .a ihost enjoyable fancy dress dance at the. Boulcoit Street Hall. , In addition to members thcro were many friends and probable, members present. The dance, , which opened with the society's grand march, was suuh-.u success that it has been decided ■ to. give.' another ■■with addition 'of dominoes or masks, at an early, date. Among ■'•.many good costumes the most effective was M)S3 Hamilton's dress as a Maori girl.' Miss 11.' Pascco .came, as a Country Girl, the '. Missas Nation as Cheney Girls, Miss Clark as.- Willow Pattern, and Mrs. Knowles as Night in a black costume ornamented with stars and spangles.' Misses" Quick/ Goldfinch, and Osmond wore very original costumes. Amongst othors present wero: Mcsdames Clark, Hamilton, and Pascoo,' Miss E.Paseoe (Winter), Miss J E. Millais (Irish/Girl), Miss M. .Millais.(Hos-pital-Nurse), Miss H. Clark (Graduate), Miss L. Clark (Spanish-Girl),.Miss M. "Webb (Nor-, wegian Girl), Miss N. Knowles (Gipsy), Miss M.' Cox (Dutch Girl), Miss D; Evatt (Spanish Girl), Miss G.-Oswin (SixtcenthCntury), Miss 0. Oswin (Pink Rose), Miss G. Gannaway (Nurse), Miss Toman (Highland Lassie) Miss G. Joseph (Bed, White and Blue), Mr. H:- Hamilton (Life Guardsman), Mr. H. Webb (French Count), Mr. B; Kirk: (Officer). Mr: Wv-Morrah (Pierrot), ' Mr.. G. Bell (Officer), Mr. G. Osmond (Cook). Mr. ,D. Henderson (Clown), Mr. A. Knowies (Courtior),:; Mr." - .B.''Hodgkins (Cricketer), Mr. Grant . Smith (Pierrot), Mr. E. Lawson (Cricketer), 'Mr. Carter (Cricketer),. x Mr., Tuman (Chef), Mr. Tuman (G.ipsy King), Mr. M. T , Leary (Pierrot), : Mr. Chilman (Middy),'' Mr. Hyams.(Tennis), , Mr. Davis (Barber), and Mr. Cash: (Cricketer). .' Deaconess for St. John's. .. . ■'.'• At. the, close of the evening service at St. : :John''S Church yesterday, a commission of confirmed the induction of Sister Mabel,-as deaconess.' Tho induction service was held in the presence of the whole Sister Mabel was previously engaged 'in- connection with the South Dunedin:Presbyterian Church.', •■'.•■, ;■'.•./"■ Walrarapa Notes. ■ •;.'■;'•■';■•■-'■.' : : ' Mr. and Mts'.H. H. Be-etham, of '.'Branoopeth," have, been paying ashort visit to; Mr. and ,Mrs. !W. Bidwill at "Rototawai." Mrs. Busby is the giiept-of Mrs. Munroe at Manaia. ;.•■'■ .:■'. . .. :■■■• .. ■[■ >■■ -.- ■■'~ ■ : Miss Kebbell and Miss' Bell, of •Wellington, •are-staying with Mrs. H. Holmes at "Mata- , hiwi." .''.•■ ; - '•: ■■" .' •■' '.'■: .' ' ■'■ '".■■' : , Mrs. Norman Boetham is visiting her son in the Rangitikei district; Mrs.W. Bunny has returned to "Glenbum", after a short visitto Mastorton. : Dr. 'and Mrs. Harty are visiting ."Auck-: land.- •'.■_• '.-..•'. '■; .: .'■ ■'■■ \ ■ : : ' :,'\ ''• . .' ■ Mrs. Buchanan, f rom ■ Hawera, ia r the guest of Mrs.,, Tweed..: '• ', ■'.'•.;.-.;•' ..'. v Mr. Buick, M.P_., and Mrs. Buick, are stayingat tho. Occidental Hotel. ... '; '•■Mr'.-.and Mrs. : Studhclme, of Ruanui, have been .visiting Auckland, and are' now .at Rotorua. . .',' I ; ■■;' : :' ■■-V :''..■"■.. -■■ '■> '■Major arid Mrs. Hughes, who went to.Sydney for their, wedding trip, <hayo cabled , to say that' they, are leaving to-day, for: England by the Messageries .Maritimes boat Salazie.

, Mrs. John Bett, one of tho oldest residents of. Wanganui, died suddenly yesterday afternoon .(says a 'Press , Association telegram), aged>7C.'v'Sho was apparently .in her usual .health" ? ahd'. spirits, 'andV'tlie'cause of death is supposed, to bo hoart failure.': ■" The Huia Progressive Euchre Club hold its weekly gathering this, week at .the-residence of. Mr. E.":B. : ,'Turnerj.Kilbirnie, when Mr. ;Hughos '■: and! ; Mrs. v Mikkleson; gained: Ahe > highesf-:nuniber:bf gamies played. Tho evening finished-with games)'followed : bysupper. Four lectures on cookery ,aro to be given in Wellington this week by Miss Margaret Lovell, a. skilled instructress of British reputation, .who is at present touring-tho Dominion. The.first Wo lectures will be given in the Goncert Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, the third in,-tho same hall on Thursday'.evening, and the fourth in St. Paul's .Schoolrpqm, : Sydney Street, ou Friday aftornooh:. '■'.' ■> '-•■'.•• i'■ .:". •. ;, ■ ; V , : ;;At ; tlie Alicetown Congregational- Ohufcn' last wcok the choir and friends met at a sooial/to'.doS'honour. to. Miss ,Keay and Mr. ■ CJloniettts^wlio'are to bo'married next Wednesday. After,am excellent programme which had been,arranged by Mr. Sliearer, ihoy were mado.the' recipients of sovcral -. handsome prcsTMrts, including . a silverlmounted salad bowl.and sugar and orea'm stand, and silvermounted flower vase. After -supper had been sorved games were played for a time, and the singing of .tho National Aiithe-m brought a. 'very.enjoyable, evening to a close. .'