WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 23, 28 January 1911, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. Butts (Newtown) has been the i guest of Mrs. A. Nixon (Wanganui), and is now visiting friends at Patoa. Mrs. (Justice) Cooper has gone to Picton for a visit. ( Mr., Mrs. and Miss Ballinger have gone for a trip to Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Jackman are staying at Waiwera for a visit. Miss Nunneley has returned to town. Mrs. Mitford and Miss Intadge M'Gregor have returned from their trip to the country. Mrs. Riddiford and Mrs. Purdy are returning to-day from their trip to Australia. Dr. and Mrs. Anson have gone to Martdn, and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marshall, "Tutu Totara." Mrs. Leamington (<Wairarapa) has ooifle into town for a long visit. Their Excellencies _Lord and Lady Islington entertained the following gusest at dinner last evening': — Hon. G. and Mrs. Fowlds, Hon. 0. J. and Mrs. Johnston, Lienfc. -Colonel and Mrs. Chaytor, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. Chatfield, Mr. and Mrs. Beanchamp, Mr. C. and Miss Gore, Mr. A. Cooper, and Mr. A. Fell> In a private letter received by & Wellington lady from Hon. Ethel Waldograve this mail, she mentions that Adeline, Duohess of Bedford, has left for Australia to visit Lord and Lady Dudley. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Edward Trotter. It is probable they may travel on to New Zealand to see the interesting parts of the Dominion. Mrs. and Miss Stevens returned yesterday from Dunedin, and leave to-day for kelson. Miss Mills (Auckland) is to be married to Mr. H. Williams (Hawkes Bay) on 15th February. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bu'ckeridge returned yesterday from a visife to Nelson. Miss Fancourt has returned from her trip to the Southern Lakes. There are many enthusiastic people who orate joyfully over the delights of picnicking at th© seafiido. Curmudgeon* (who always find something to growl about) maiiilairi there is a reverse side to the story, and also thai they prefer a limited number duiriaig the summer. Bat there are some dispositions which too>thing will satißfy, and such livo in a world of crumpled rose leaves. la planning a trip to Ly&U Bay the flret necessity is to make sure that the intending visitor is in a thoroughly good temper, and the flg&t that the sons© of humour is keen and alert To begin with, one usually trusts to look to just catch a car, instead of getting a tunetable and studying ft in a sensible! nianngr_, and *tha consequence is that we arrive at the Ljunbton atatioa heavily laden with baskets oaataining^ materials for lunch &od tea and bathans; gowun and towels and other oddments, very heavy to struggle with in a hot " n«rlJhea-ly," and woßeea rat bearing the legend " LyaJl Bay " Beransly gliding away, almost near onnugh to put our feet on the footboard, and than find that, even in the Christmai holidays, there is a tweaty-minute wait before u». Aftnr a »o©m'iagly endlees interval, another ear comee, and we seat ourfcolvcE comfortably and cheer up. , Soon — too soon— -the car is full, and when Kilbimie comes in. sight people &r« standing all down the centre of the narrow compartments, < holding string kite full of bulgy and painfully oornery parcels, sometimes, alas f ooamiating of over-ripe fruit, which drdpa depreasingly and damagingly over onie'fl holiday garments. By tSbe fcim* we get to the tunnel all ail- is excluded by the pack of people, parcels, and wailing children, and we wonder why w« ever left our happy homes and a reasonable supply of ozone! Happily the misery ib only short-lived, and an we unpack aald disentangle oureelvte from the car wo cheer up, breathe deeply, and look at the fin© beach and the beautiful, blue water, with crested breakers falling tdrumderously, then creeping up gently on to tlis sands. Th© life-saving apparatus of various degrees seems to suggest danger, but a large number of men, women, and children gambol about and jump through the breakers in a seemingly reckleßS manner, perhaps reckoning on the stalwart guardian of the beach and his many " contraptions." Woird and wonderful are* th? sights the non-bathing observer sees, notably some of the ladies who have not chosen the style of their bathing gown with discretion. The various male beings who lie about in the sand, with slouched hats pulled well over their eyes, quite closs to the ladies' bathing-shed, must be much edified by tie many varieties of bho female form divine that they see. People who bathe in public ttvust bo quiit© free from personal vanity, ac the [ result is that both men and women present a thoroughly towzled appearance with spiky hair and sunburnt raosea. However, they seem absolutely self-satis-fied and happy; bo no barm is done. The return to town, after enjoying sandy sandwiches aaid tea, is made Bom«v.'hat after the sa-me mode as the journey ont, and with s, deep sigh of satisfaction we apply cream to' our burnt oomplexiona.and promise ourselves another day out — some day ! A committee meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held yesterday in the Society's rooms in Willis-street, Mi's. A. B. Atkinson presiding. Mesdames Hoby, Ponsonby, W. A. Evans, and M'Gavin were also present. "Various matters of business were discussed, and a number of casas under investigation were dealt with. The following subscriptions have | been received : — Warehousemen's Association, £2 2s j Brisooe and Co., £1 Is; Mesdames J. Duncan and Barry, 10s; Mesdames Brice, 3. D. Sitohie, J. M. Richardson, W. F. Mackenzie, Fitchctt, Ronayne, and G. Donton, Mr. W. H. Grocn, 2c Cd. THE SINGEB, DARNEIi. The Singer Stocking Darner is the latest novelty introduced by The Singer Company, and to übs one is to buy it. It is a simple little dovice, can be "used on any machine, and holds the stocking in such a manner that it can be darned at Any point by anyone who can use a sewing machine. It makes darning a pastime, and instead of mother spending hours over th© darning basket nurting her eyesight, she uses the Singer Darnei' and the work is doii6 in a few minutes. The damipg is not only done quicker, but it is done better, and looks neater than the- beat haud-darn. Call in at the Singer Store, Willis-street, and see the work done. The darner only costs 3s — Advt. Weddings.— Brides" and bridesmaids' bouquets in numerous styles, artistically designed ; only choicest flowers used. Special floral tributes for invalids, friend«| relativea-^-at Miss Murray'ei Viee-Begai ilomt, 36, Willis-street, Telephone 265.e-Advfc.

A firm of (Jourt shoemakers in Lon« don has introduced anew form, of foot covering, to wit, snakes-skin shoes*. So far they are only being manufactured for ladies' wear, and the skins are said to be as light and smooth as velvet, while their curiously formal markings give them, in many instances, the appearance of some finely-woven silk or brocade. Most of the skins used come from Nigeria and the Congo, and they includo some wonderful specimens of rattlesnakes and puff adders, and beautiful python skins, some of the latter being as much as 17ft long. At the West Hawthorn, Presbyterian Church, Melbourne, on 21st Dec-ember, Mr. Arthur George Millington, second eon of Mr. S. G. Millington, The Terrace, Wellington, was married to Miss H. F. Manson, youngest daughter of Mrs. Wm. Manson, of "Huntingtower," Hawthorn. The service was fully choral, and the Eev. W. Cooper officiated. About a hundred guests were present including a large number of the bride's relatives. The Eev. Mervyn Ktiucky was best man. The bride, who was given away by her brother (Mr. H. J. Manson) wore a handsome frock of ivory satin souple with transparent yoke and sleeves of ivory Brussels net wrought with silver thread; the bodice was gracefully draped with old Brussels lace and the skirt opened prettily to show an underskirt of lace and net. Her veil, edged with silver, was caught up with orange blossoms. The small bridesmaids, who wore white muslin and lace with satin sashes, Charlotte CoTday caps of net and lace, finished with posies of pink roses and forget-me-nots were Miss Myrtle Manson (niece of the bride} and Misses Gladys and Sophie Jack (also nieces of the bride). After the ceremony a, reception, was held &b "Huntingtower -and wedding tea was served vi a marquee on the lawn. The bridestaaids Wore tprquoise and pearl pandants (the gifts of the bridegroom). The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a necklet of pearls and aquamarines. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. MillingW caught the express for Sydney, e£ route for the Blue Mountains, where the honeymoon is being spent. y If the poor of London are often hungry, provision uf made that at least they snail be clean, writes a London correspondent Through the metropolis there are public baths and public washliouses, A fie waßhhousQß aro a boon to the poor woman, for not only do they enable her to keop her clothing and household linen clean at small expense, but she can often tako in parcels of washing belonging to people who are able to pay for it, and thiw i mate a Mtle money through the wasahouae The rates charged are very W. For the use of trough and other ST Jm* iU li.' u1 am P le BU^y of h °t water 2d « the cost for the first hour; after that Ud per hour. When a woman wants to bod W clothes she turns on the staam In fact, everything is done by the aid of thid power. The clothes are dried almost immediately jn the WMhhouaes, the great steam-driven wringing machines accomplishing wonderful feats m exuding the moisture. When a woman is ready to iron she turns the steam °a to the mirfaco which supports the flat irons. She pays the fame rate per hour for the heating and ironing accommodation as she did Jor the washing. In a couple of hours she a able to do a fair-eized wash. London laundries charge about gd each for such articles as white bed quilts. With the aid of the public washhouse a woman may wash and iron one of these for fl 5l» ,' includui g L th e soap. So that County Council's washhouses to the poor women of London. It has been said that none save those who have known care understand the worth of joy. If we will, joy may tarry in our homes, for has not the skill of man provided us with sweet musical instruments. The piano as dispenser of home happiness is the greatest favourite. Huch fine instruments as the Challen, itogera, or Allison pianos merit all the encomiums bestowed upon them by expert players. If you are thinking of buying a piano call and talk it over with the Wellington Piano Company, Ltd., Lambton-quay. Their easy terms for payment will place you in possession of one of these fine pianos.— Advt. When "business men through the busy season ring up to say they cannot spare the time to go home to tea, their wives should invariably advise them to "GO TO GODBEB'S."— Advfc. A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks. "Vitalis," the nerve-building tonic, makes you well and iceepß you well.— Claude H. Perretl, M.P.S.Ph.C., Chemist, Manners-Bt.-Advt.