WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 72, 28 March 1910, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

All who Joy would win must share It. Hap pinens was born « twin.— Byron.

Tbe absolutely perfect weather <or th« holidayis ha« enabled all the out-of-doors pleasures to be thoroughly enjoyed. The tenniH courts were very animated *cene», when both players and spectators were keenly interested in the result*. In the afternoon an unwelcome wind sprung up, somewhat to the detriment of the play, but some excellent work was seen in spite of (this drawback. Miss Nunneley was in her best fiK»ting form, and won along the ladies' singles to the final. She will meet Miss Tr»ver« this afternoon Aor this. It is acknowledged that Mim Nunneley's wonderful physical strength and endurance, added to her long experience/ are, and have been, great factors in her many conquests. Her perfect knowledge of the game«and skilful tactics are entirely undoubted, as her many yearly triumphs attest. In tho combined doubles Misses Travels and Salmond are to meob the tcp players to-day, when the tournament will be finished on the Thorndon courts. In the ladies' doubles Micsen Travers and Marchant beat Mrs. Holmes and Miss Bat ham. There was a large attendance at the courts, mid the visitors 'pent a very interesting afternoon. Tea was hospitably dispensed, and much appreciated. Miss Gardner, who has been spending a long visit amongst friends in Napier, is now tho guest of Mies Richmond, Hobsonstreet. Mrs. T. C. Williams, who has come from Auckland to be present at the marriage of her son (Mr. Erie Williams) to Miss Vnllance, is the gue»t of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Russell, Palmerston North. Mr. Frank Newman is to be best man at this wedding. Many Wellington friends are going to Masterton to be present at it. There are to be some pretty American innovations and many delightful decorations. The final of Mrs. Pearce's croquet tournament was played on Thursday afternoon, when Mrs. FitzGerald and Mr. C. J. Johnston beat Dr. and Mrs. Pnrdy on their own lawn. This, most likely, is the end of this season's tournaments. The power of a well-organised bazaar to attract funds was exemplified on Saturday, when tbe friends of the Wadestown Roman Catholic Church opened their pretty show in the Sydney-street Si hoolrooin. It is not ordinarily a cheerful room, but a magic spell has been worked, and it now is a very gay, bright panorama of well filled stalls mid other seductive arrangements for money-mak-ing- These being named after the warships carries on the interest in our late visitors. The dancing of children is always graceful and attractive, »nd Miss Putnam's well-trained little band reef ivcd a great deal of admiration. This bazaar will be carried 011 during this week, when no doubt a satisfactory sum will be realised. The following are the various stallholders :— H.M.B. Challenger stall : Art and fnncy-work — Mrs. SuTli-»-aii, Mrs. Somerville, and Mrs. Rylands; U.M.S. Pioneer stall : sweets and flowers— Mrs. Steward, assisted by the Misses Putnam ; U.M.S. Powerful stall : Fancy goods — Mrs. Sciimgeour, assisted by the Childen of Mary; H.M.S. Encounter stall : Mrs. Blake and Mrs. (Jibbs. Amokura stall : Miss Nesbit and Mrs. MofTatt. Lady Ward opened the bazaar, and was presented with a beautiful pink bouaucl by Miss G. Wahrcn on entering the room. There was a large attendance during both afternoon and evening, and the clever and hard-working girls did not fail to "make hay while tho sun shone.' 1 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blundell (Carterton) are in town for Easter, ana aro staving with Mr. and Mrs. John Blundell, Nairn-street. Mr., Mrs. and Miss Williams motored from Wunganui on flood Friday to remain in Wellington over Easter. They are staying at the Royal Oak. The Easier decorations of the Churches, though less elaborate than in former years, were very daintily carried out in most cases with lovely whito flowers and greenery. Tho beautiful pot palms also play a very effective part in these decorations, and are so cabily arranged ; they lire go distinctive and handsome ; they are things of beauty, n^ matter where they are placed. In St. Paul's, tho quantities of excelcis lilies woic the most striking feature of the fionil ornumentatious, and were very effectiva amongst the smaller greenciy and palms. Mrs. Andrew Swan and Mrs. Rodger, who have been staying with their mother, Mrs. Oco. Kvunc, Mauraiuncrosccnt, aro leaving for South at the end of tho week. The wedding of Mis 3 Nettie Lcvcstam, daughter of Mrs. Levestam, of Pirieslrcct, and the late Mr. H. A. Levestam, M.H.R. for Nelson City, to Mr. J. C. Irwin, of the Government Printing Office, took placo at St. Mark's Churi.li, Wellington, on Saturday, the crrpmuny being conducted by the Rev. A. M. Johnston. Tho bride, who was given away by her brother. Mr. H. L. Levestam, wore it soft white silk princebs robe trimmed with roße : point lace, and the umial veil and orange blossoms. Her boiKjuct was composed of white lilies inn! nuiiden-hair fern. Miss Augusta Fitchett acted as bridesmaid, and wore :i «rpHin taffeta dress and pretty brown hat wreathed with autumn leaves, and carried a shower bouquet of yellow flowers nnd nutumn leavM. Mr. Geo. Gnrnhani performed the duties of best man. After the ceremony a reception was held nt the residence of the bride's ninth^r. Tlip honeymoon is being spent in the Mnnnwntu district. The bride's tra>elling dress was a tailor made costume with blue hat to match. The silk hat is not vanishing rapidly enough to suit tho views of certain member» of the municipal council of Courtcuil, in France, who sorno time back proposed that a regulation for its abolition should be instituted. The ground* set forth for Ull3 measure were that the tilk hnt i-onrti'.utr* a humiliation for those who cannot afford it ; that it is worn only by tho arittocrats who live by tho nweat of the poor; that it \t, unaesthetic and not a necessary part of man'i attire : ond that itn disappearance ] would contribute to the establishment of equality gmong the citizens of the republic. It was j-u-jgcsled that any one wearing the objectionable headgear should Ijp fined five from* for each offence. The t-ilk hnt, however, founl many supporter* on tho council, and the niLMMiio \\;ir. thrown out. Acioulin^ In a London paper, Hie rehearsals of "Chanterler" are said to have been overpowcringlv comical. Thj hpectuc'e of the actors imitating animal unties in modern dices mvb for the wsen(ial part of the nnimnl they represented reduced (he privileged spectutors to -a state ol iiintntul I'olTnpse. M. Coquelin with a dog's head under hifc arm, would bo Kilting in luk kennel in a frock-coat, liia dog-collar and chain about hi* neck. M. Guitry, wearing a cock* comb, would stride vn the »Uge in » tweed suit,