WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 119, 23 May 1910, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

• — Mrs. W- Mac Donald, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Scobie Mackenzie, has been to Dunedin to visit her sister and friends before she returns to her home in South Africa. The engagement is announced of Miss Aimee Williams to Mr. D. Morton, of Invercarqill. Mrs. and Miss Graham (Dunedin) passed through Wellington last week, en route for Master-ton, where they -will visit Mrs. Graham's daughter, Mrs. Tavener. Miss Fowler, Masterton, is on a visit to town. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pharazyn (Longwood), who have been some time in Sydney, are shortly expected back. At one time it was reported that Mr. and Mrs. Pharazyn intended taking up permanent residence in Sydney. The Women's Branch of the Political Reform League gave a very pleasant party on Saturday evening in the Boul-cott-street Hall. Progressive euchre took up the first part of the evening, 'xne first ladies' prize was won by Mrs. Burns. The gentleman's prize was carried off by Mr. Leppard. Songs and music occupied the remainder of the evening. Mrs. Sutclifie has gone up to Otaki to-day to fulfil an engagement to recite at a concert for the Roman Catholic Church in that town. News has come up from Christchurch that Miss Belle Luke has carried off the first prize in the elocution competition for candidates between the ages of 15 and 21. Mrs. Sutcliffe's other pupil, Kenneth Shorely, aged 15, camo within two marks of the first place in the Shakesperian recitation, though the competitors in this class -were most of them quite grown up. It is pleasant to find our home-trained young people holding ther own so well when they compete with the outside world, and they deserve our best congratulations for thus upholding the honour of Wellington in this literary competition. Mr. and Mrs. Embling (Karori) are gone to stop for a while at Island Bay, for the benefit of sea air. The silver rose bowls presented to the Ladies' Wellington Golf Club by Miss Joseph and Mrs. Fred Nathan, were played for on Saturday at Trentham. The senior cup was won by Miss Greta Ewen (1 down) and the junior by Mrs. Firth (all square). The members were afterwards entertained at pfternoon ieaby Miss Joseph at the golf house. Mr. and Mrs. Erie Williams returned from their trip on Saturday by the Main Trunk line, and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alsa-r Williams, Hobson-street. Mrs. Birkett (Kelburne) is giving an afternoon tea to-morrow, and a bridge party on Wednesday. The Evening Post eniployees haveissued invitations for their .sixth annual "social," to be held in the Town Hall Concert Chamber on Friday, 10th June. If we could get women to be honest when they talk glibly of the "simple life" something might be done to bring about certain reformations in. the very artificial way we have of living. Theoretical maundei'ings will never put things on a better basics. Nothing violently altering should be done, but if each head of a household would put down some littlo artifice to appear grand, it would soon be felt to be a relief, and the greater comfort would appeal for further simplicity. In ,our new, raw country it is bartering one of the privileges of colonising to attempt to set our households on a footing of manner and customs that are ea.^y in English surroundings, but mean a poor fight for appearances in this half-equipped land. How many families with one maid expect the clean cap and apron state to wait at table and answer the door. This attempt to appear falsely is the keynote of most of the domestic workers' grievances. Mistresses who won't simplify their demands cannot expect one pair of hands, no matter how willing, to satisfactorily get round all they are asked to perform. Simple cooking md simple neat serving could often be ai rived at if the maid and mistre&s worked together, and the family waited on themselves instead of ringing the belt. One reform would bring another, «n-i greater real comfort, and mucli less expensive habits would come in. If some wealthy woman would initiate a system of simplifying daily usages, there would be many who vvould thankfully follow her. A pleasant little souvenir- tea was given by the Misses Gardiner, of Ngaio, on Saturday afternoon in honour of Miss Hilda Haggett, who is leaving Ngaio next week to take up a position in a studio in Wanganui. During the afternoon a programme of musical items was gone through, after which the guests had afternoon tea set. An illustrated song competition was won by Miss Agnes Mowbray, the prize being a hand-somely-bound miniature edition of Shakespeare. At the conclusion of the afternoon everyone joined in wishing Miss Haggett a pleasant journey and prosperity in her new sphere of action. Any one can open a shop or any other kind of business in London and describe himself or herself as a "company" without even giving a definite name. This fact appeals to the smart woman or the man about town ''on the make," cays the London correspondent of a New York paper. It is said that the wife of a Cabinet Minister runs an establishment on Bond-street where ladies' garments of all kinds are sold. The things are nice, the prices handsome, but the shop is so badly conducted it is doubtful if the profits are worth while. There is a well-known flower shop in tho West End owned by a j-oung Viscountess whose husband played ducks and drakes with a fortune at Monte Carlo. She comes to business every morning wearing an effective and striking disguise in the shape of a white wig arranged a la Pompadour, which is the admiration of her customers. Here things are done with the greatest- despatch, so it matters nothing that the company is not registered. Her dearest fi-iends have not the remotest idea of how she manage* to keep things so gay at home. It is said that the King and Queen are aware that the wife of one of the men in the royal household adds to her income by running a dairy, where she regularly puts in an appearance and keeps the books. The story goes that an infuriated retired tradesman's wife went in one morning to grumble about the eggs. Where's the manager?"' she asked. ' T am, madam," replied the friend of royalty. "Oh," the other replied. "I thought you were the dairymaid." "I am that, too, when necessary," was the response. The "pub," as the English liquor shop is called, puts forth great attractions for the younger sons — and elder sons, for that matter — to go into business. Publiobouses are usually run under a title such as "The Angel" or the "Bundle of Hay." and "my lord" can be the "manager" without his identity being recog-