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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 113, 9 November 1910, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

"The gu.inst castles In lite ulr arc Ik-Hoi far comroit and use than the dmi"eons in the air that aic da ly dug by disc-onlcnUd pi-oiili-."— Kmoi'Min. aun o eons in tne

Mrs. Arthur Myers, who hns been | staying at the Uoyal Oak during tho Parliamentary session, returned to Auckland to-day by the .Mam Tiunk line with her family. Mrs. F. Leckie returned from her visit to the country \esterday. Mrs. Beauchamp has returned from her visit to Cartcrtoii. Mrs. Bendall, who lias been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Curnfoi'd, Napiei, has returned. An "At Homo" during the rose season suggests all sorts of summer possibili ties for enjoyment. Mrs. Joseph Joseph's party yesterday afternoon realised them all. The rooms were redolent; of roses, and they were of every shapo and tint. The drawingroom mantlepieco was indeed -a feast ot colour, being an arrangement of silver vases tilled with roses of the choicest varieties. The teatable in the dining room had large roso bowls with masses of beautiful roees arrayed to make lovely blendings of colour. With such a wealth of bloom before us' the happy fact "that summer now is here" was cei*tain. Tho' garden was a source of pleasure, and as tho guests wandered over the lawna they lelfc the luxury of such out-of-doors cujoyment. Some games of golf-croquei were indulged in on tho pretty lower lawn, and the pretty toilettes of tho players were very picturesque se<;u through the rose-covered tielhscs from the balcony. A band was playing in the garden. Mrs. Joseph received her guests in a beautiful costume of de soie ovoi amethyst silk with Oriental embroidery round the lace yoke. Mrs. Jacob Jo eeph had a grey poplin gown with handsomely braided coat, an-d fine grey chip hat with plumes to match. Miss Joseph, who presided at the tea table, wore a brown silk gown with lace yoke with silk embroidered appliques of Eastern design, and a burnt straw hat with a wreath of pink roses. Mrs. Newman, black chiffon and silk, with round laco yoke, silk embroidered in shades of brown and green, and edged with gold medallion braid, black hat, with lacb border and trimmed with ostrich featfieib and velvet; Mrs. Dymock, a walnut brown chiffon frock over paisley pat terned silk, and hat with ro&es ; Mrs. Burnes, a royal blue* Shantung costume with blue hat with plumes ; Airs, ian \ Duncan, white muslin with black laeu insertions and black velvet bow*, whito panama hat; Mrs. Frank Leckio „ pretty white summer costume and hat. trimmed with blue; Mrs. Morison, a handsomely braided mole costume; Miss Morison, a pietty cream serge frock and , hat with pink roses ; Mrs. Riddiford (Ferngrove), a black crepe de chine costume and large black hat ; Mrs. Wilford, a light heliotrope frock and cream scarf, and hat of heliotrope shade; Mrs. Ar thur Myers, a pale grey coat and skut and hat to match. Amongst othei. 1 guests were Lady Ward, Mesdames Edwin, Miles, Eeid, Scobie Mackenzie, Barron, O'Connor, A. Pearce, Seddon, Berries, H. D. Crawford, Ewcn, Eichel baum, Dyer, Findlay, Fitzgerald, Duncan (Wairau), Kane, Johnston, Chat field, Mantell, Fell, Jones, LarnaeJi, Massey, C. Crawford, Russell, Van Staveren, liitchueld, Hwang, Haxcourt, Collins, Bristow, Tripp ; Misses Coatep, Brandon, Collins, Harding, Jones, Van Staveren, Barnett, Seddcn, Kane, Ewen, Beauch-amp, Coleman, Burnes, Ward. Ices and coffee were served in the morning room. Mrs. Joseph's two little daughters, in pretty white frocks, 1 were very charming assistant hostesses. A wedding of much interest took place this afternoon in the Wesley Church, Taranaki-street, when Mr. Kenneth Gordon Lucas, son of Mr. A. A. Lucas, of the Nelson Evening Mail, was married to Misd Hilda Gladys Harland, only daughter of Mr. W. J. Harland, of the A.M.P. staff. The Rev. Baumber, being an old friend of the family, came up from Tiniaru to perform the ceremony The church was decorated with win to flowers and palms, and the service fully choral. Tho bride wore a lovely gown of white poplin handsomely trimmed with Limerick lace and a .veil and -wreath ot orange blossom, and carried a bouquet o* white roses. The three bridesmaid-* were Miss Lucas (sister of the bride groom), and Miss Edna Hunter, and Miss Vivienne Rendall, who all wore creme crystalline costumes and pretty heliotrope bonnets, and carried helio- 1 trope bouquets. The "bridegroom's pre sent to the bride was a beautiful coral pendant and chain. To Miss Lucas ho gave an enamel pendant, and tne two little bridesmaids had gold bangles. Tho bride gave the bridegroom a gold albert Mr. Arthur Field was best man. The bride's travelling dross was a cromc tailor-made costume, with black hat trimmed with cerise. After the ceremony the bride'B parents held a reception at Godber's Rooms, Cuba-streot, fur 200 guests. The table was most beautifully decorated with white flowers and I ribbons, and the large beautiful cake, •which towered high in the centre, was covered with the prettiest wedding favours, which were distributed to the guests and were greatly admired. Mrs. Harland, the bride's mother, wore a black crepe de chine gown and pink toque, and bouquet of pink flowers. Mrs. Lucas, mother of the bridegroom, had a black crepe de 'chine and amethyst hat. Mrs. E. D. Harland wore navy blue si'k, and hat to match. The wedding trip is being taken to Rangitikei, and their future homo will be in Nelson. The committee of Mother Aubert'a Golden Jubilee Fund desires -to thank all those ladies and gentlemen who, by their assistance, helped to make the carnival at Newtown Park a success. A general meeting of the committee will be hold at Mrs. T. G. Macarthy's reai dence to-morrow at 5.15 p.m. Mr. .Wilford, discussing the Destitute Persons Bill in Parliament yesterday, stressed one of the imperfections of the piesent law. A wife, he said, had no remedy at court against a husband who ! called her vile names. So long as he did not use brute force in his ill-treat-ment, he was not deemed guilty of cruelly punishable at law. __ __ 1 Mr. Wm. Watson, son of Mr. W. Watson, of The Terrace, Wellington, is to be married at Auckland on 3rd December to Misb Browning, a grand daughter of Mr. S. Browning, who was a director of the Bank of New Zealand in the days when the headquarters of the institution were in Auckland. Crash ! Down the kitchen stairs fell the entire trayful of crockery from tho diningroom. Not even the salt cellar remained unbroken. Within the diningroom sat husband and wife, staring blankly at each other. What did it all mean '! But this was a time for action, and the mistress rushed to the door. "Jane, Jane !" she cried, "whatever have you done ?" Jane smiled. "Oh, mum," she replied, "it's only tho dinner tnings, mum. What n good thing I I hada't gashed -'era-up i"

According to our London correspondent, triune is juil a possibility that bleo\cs may be given a slight mcreaso of width at the shoulder, out from the. elbow dowiiwaid there must be no departuio trom .skin-tightness. Hau ornaments of jowyllutl ribbons and bandeaux me prominent. Quile tho laicst b.uid is of dull gold or silver four inches in width, studded v-ith gems and laiecd ornamentation; il entirely encircles the coill'ure. lying close to the ears and the forehead. Vwde scarves are twisted into turban arrangements for the hair, and for the debutante there is a Juliet cap made of Irish lace edged with pearl passementerie. New is a .swathing of crepo de chine matching the dress, edged round with tiny silk roses. Curl* are indispensable details ; many of them have an attachment for hooking them to the coiffure, _ and the wide swathing bandeau is an aid to the ibcuie fixing uf anything that has to be added to the natural t.r«s«-es. Embroidery and old lace are immensely in vogue, disposed very flatly about neck and sleeves. A touch of gold is usually sought to enliven the afternoon drees, particularly if the latter is black, and a pretty touch may bo imparted by an additional line of col oui following the- Banio outline as the gold. A much-recommended colour combination is black with brilliant blue. Parti-coloured ostrich feathers are early examples, one half being all blue, the other half all black, with a white spinal bone dividing the two. The most becoming waistbelts are those which do not appear to go tho whole way round, but finish at the sides, thus leaving the line at the- back and front uninterrupted. There are many simulated belts mcl with in the dressmaking and tailoring" departments. Tho latest edict about boots ia that tho uppers must be of velvet, if the dress is of that fabric, and the colour must be identical, the fronts being of bla-ck patent-leather. For lino dry weather, there are walking shoes of velvet as well as many of velvet-finished suede — all of which- are supposed to accompany dresses to match exactly in colour, with stocking to complete all. Novelty-seekers may be interested to know that they are at liberty to start lacing their shoes from the top, finisliing below the instep where the broad silk lac* or ribbon ends in an importantlooking bow. Miss Olive Long, whose resignation from the nursing staff Wellington Hospital was accepted last month, has sinco been in poor health at Masterton. Madame Sara Bernhardt has arrived in London (writes a London correspondent), and is giving a month's pei'tormanoes, twico daily, at the Coioeseiun. This will be a wonderful ellorfc, for though I dai'e not mention the "divino Sara's" exact age, all the world knows that she is a great-grandmother. Her vitality is marvellous. Parisians call her "Notre Dame d'Energie." Here is an illustration of her activities which justiries* the title. On a Saturday night, sho was performing at Koubaix, in France, commen<;\ug at half-past 8, and finishing at midnight. Alter supper, sho reiired before b a.m., but rose again at 5 a.m. and motored to Boulogne. On her way she narrowly escaped being run into by another motor going at top speed. Afier crossing the Channel, Madame Bernhardt re-entered her motorcar, and came to London. For two hours after her arrival at the Carltou Hotol shei was giving interviews to journalists and personal friends. When she made her appearance on the stage of the Colosseum on Monday afternoon, in the second act of Rostand's "L'Aiglon" (the son of Bonaparte and young King of Rome), she received such an enthusiastic demonstration as ont> rarely, sees in England. Some of the audiences this week have numbered over 8000 persons. This ehowi, as everybody knqws, that Sara Bernhardt is a great favourite in England ; and sho likes England and the English. The present is her first appearance on a mueic-hall stage, for which she is receiving £1000 a week. Sara Bernhardt declares she would not act in a French music-hall, for they are so very inferior to the English, both' in atmosphere, tone, and programme. She confided to one of her interviewers that she liked English fashions, but there was one fashion sho had never been able to acclimatise in Paris. She had never succeeded in inducing fair Parisians to remove their hats at matinees, as many ladies do in England. In Australia, the part of "L'Aiglon" was played by Miss Tittell Brune, and Australians can form some idea of ihe difficulty of portraying that part by a woman who is nearer 70 than 60 years of age. But Sara Bernhardt's figure, in her boy's dress, was as neat as evea.', and her wonderful voice was as tender and melodious a 6 of old. Her action, too, was that of a bright young woman. They certainly do things picturesquely in Japan. When a young man has made up his mind as to the maiden he desires to wed, his next step is to fasten a branch of a certain shrub to the house of the lady's parents. Should he prove a welcome suitor, the branch is cut down and taken in, whilst if unacceptable it is left to wither and die. What a lot of trouble such a system must save, observes a man writer. Mme. Rodier, wife of a land-owner of Berne, was dozing in her garden, when a swarm of bees, attracted by her pic ture hat, surrounded her. She went over to an empty hive and shook her hat into it, whereupon the bees took possession, without stinging her at all. v ; _____ "Will you play something, Miss White, please'" You constartly me«t young ladies at social functions who are unable to contribute to the evening s amusement. Are your children able to comply with the above request? If not, they are severely handicapped. Give thorn the inducement and incentive to cultivate musical tastes by introducing to your home one of the fine pianos sold on such convenient terms by the Wellington Piano Co., Ltd., Lambton-quay. Almost any sacrifice is justified to do so. Choice is offered from the Bluthner, Pleyel, and Challen Pianos.— Advt. The excellence of Godber's wedding cakes cannot be over-estimated. The demand is increasing not only in Wellington, but all over New Zealand, due to the select recipe from which they have been prepared by members of the firm for over thirty years.— -Advt. Miss Cooper, floral artiste, 16, Mannersstreet, is prepared to execute orders for floral emblems of all descriptions, bou-, quets, etc. All work designed in the most graceful style. 'Phone 882.— Advi. Floral art in its perfuetion is seen at Miss Murray's, vice-regal florist, Willis-st. Exquisite baskets, posies, and floral devices of choicest flowers in beautiful colour schemes. Decorations for dinnern, at homes, and weddings.— Advt. The most artistio designs in Wedding Bouquets, Floral Decorations, and Funoral Wreaths are to bo seen and bad from H. Poole's, Florist, 70, Manaerrtt. j Wedding Breakf o-ij. Partiei, aoo Balli qatejod Jos, 'Ehflsa £409.-Advt,