Women In Print.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 102, 2 May 1911, Page 9

Women In Print.

"When je'ro 'ard up, a isoap-box will make a better lire than a family tree."—M.A.P.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Unsophisticated." — (l) The daughters of an earl and countess take the title of "lady," as did Lady Constance and Lady Eileen, daughters of our lato Governor. The sister of a countess, in her own right — if by hereditary you mean that — would also take the same title. (2) Letters of introduction are usually left open and sent by post enclosed in a short' note of explanation from the person introduced. (3) There is' no occasion for you to leave cards, but_ your hostess with whom you are calling may add your name, if you choose, to hers. If you are not her guest, and merely calling with her, it is quite optional whether you leave cards or not.- It entirely depends on whether you wish to make the acquaintance of the person. If you do, you must leave your own cards in duo form. A cable message has been received from Miss Flora Scales, daughter of Mr. G. H. Scales, of the Hutt, stating that she ha» had a picture hung in the Royal Academy. This is a great distinction, especially when Miss Scales has only had three years' tuition in London. Her talont is for animal painting, and her master was Mr. Frank Calderon, R.A. Miss Chrissie Smith, who has been staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amelius Smith, at Island Bay, is quite recovered from her illness, and leaves for Rotorua on Friday. Colonel and Mrs. Wardrop Moore, who have been staying at the Eoyal Oak. leave to-morrow by the Main Trunk line for Auckland, where they join Miss Davids and their children, and embark for England via America. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stead have gone back to Napier. < Miss Rita Kebbell has left for a visit l to Marlborough. Miss Christie, sister of Mrs. Wallace, of Halswell-stveet, arrives to-morrow by the Sydney boat. After her two and a half years' study of theosophy in India,she intended to lecture in Australia, but she was obliged to give up the idea owing to her eyes. She underwent a most ■successful operation, and is now returning to New Zealand to rest before- beginning her lecturing tour. She will stay with Mrs. Wallace while in Wellington. Miss Clifford has gone to Blenheim, where she will stay with Mrs. Vavasour. Miss Whitaker, organising secretary of the Girls' Friendly Society, left for Christchurch last evening, and will b& the guest of Mrs. Julius, Bishopscourt. A well-attended meeting of* the Women's Reform League was held last evening in Boulcott Hall, Mrs. Newman being in the chair. Mucb business was done and several new members were elected. Mrs. M'Coll moved a resolution expressing great appreciation of Mrs. Newman's work as president, and pleasure at Dr. Newman's standing as candidate for Wellington East. The resolution was carried enthusiastically. Miss Holmes read a most interesting paper on "Literary Pilgrimages," with a most picturesque account of the May Day Festival she had seen in England ab Whitelaw's College.' Housewivos who arc" minus servants, and 1 there are many at present, will beglad to learn — as was stated in tho annual report of the Victoria League — that Lady Ward, intends, while in England, to ask membeis of the league in London to make known this wanb in the various centres. It is to be hoped that good will result from her efforts, but the servant difficulty, though perhaps not so rampant as in the colonies, prevails also in England. Mrs. Ready, wife of the Rdv. W. Ready, who was seriously injured by her leap from the balcony of the parsonage in Hopetoun-etreet, Auckland, on the occasion of the.recent fire, ie making favourable progress, but her recovery will necessarily take some time. It has been ascertained by means of tho X-rays that both ankles were broken in the same place, but the doctor is very hopeful that, by careful treatment, the use of the joints will be fully restored. Numerous letterfi and telegrama of sympathy have been received (says the Auckland Star) by Mr. and Mrs. Ready from all parte of the Dominion. The London 'correspondent of the Australasian tells, ub that the harem skirt has been seen in the street and mobbed, but during the last few days it has been seen aud not mobbed. The mannaqums at Jay's an Regent-street, Arthur's in Bond -street, and other good houses, aro employed in endeavouring to show its beauties and smartness. The windows of La Samaritaine were given over the other day to harem garments only. Flung with apparent carelessness on the floor, or on chairs, or stands, were the queer, small, flimsy scraps of stuff, tho creation of which are occupying the master minds of the Parisian dressmaking world. In the cut of theap garments lies the whole question of their smart- . ness. They can be, and are often, positively ludicrous. They can be, and are sQmetimes, elegant. Across the way from La S.amarit*aine are a number of little models in the window of a ladies' tailor's shop. They are perfectly proportioned, with sufficient lengths of leg, and long, willowy figures. They are set thero to display the possibilities of the harem skirt. The long, close, tunic comes bo far down that only the suggestion of the trousers is seen on one side, but, as the wearer walks, the tunic opens a little to display the slightly full garment beneath. It is, as a rule, not a trouser, but a divided skirt, caught close at the ankle. At Ja-y's- one can sit for hour* and be vastly entertained at the mannequins, who wander with pretty aimlessness about the shop. Their languishing eyes, however, are unerring in noting tho rich customer, and in posing for her notice. One elegant, slender girl in filmy gold-coloured chiffon, with great pink roses blended into it, and little gold roses about her ankets, provided much interest. Her carriage waa perfect. For her tho harem skirt seemed the most fitting garment in the worlds She moved slowly, and as if unaware that anyone was interested in her. It was early in the afternoon, and she waa the only mannequin in evidence. Jay's is not a very big shop, and it was practically empty. Then twa American women came in, rich evidently, for a handsomely-appointed motor stood at the door. In an instant it seemed as if the shop was full o{ mannequins; they slipped out from all sides, Btrolled carelessly downstairs, arm in arm, paused to admire things on tho counter; stood gossiping in groups, and yet aways with an eye on tiie new arrivals. As the time went on, and thn shop filled, the mannequins drifted about, tftill with apparent aimlecsuesis, but in reality working hard, and tfcenting possible quarry with unerring instinct. It was pathetic to see one of the first victims. A big woman, long past her first youth, with her figuw kept in rigidly fashionable outline byj

those marvellous corsets, whicli nearly reach, the knees, and yefc allow their wearer to sit down with practice. A splendid young woman in glistening gold and peacock-blue approached, paused, turned, spoko to a companion, then passed tantalisingly out of sight. The whole thing was a triumph of art. The big woman paid her bill and followed to her doom. The blue and gold mannequin was standing near a mirror in tho next department. There was a certain likeness oetween the- two women. Both were tall and dark, both had aquiline features : the big one had onoo been slender. The mannequin strolled slowly past, and, as the heavy tunic swayed the .trousers showed over a superb ankle. The big woman also had a fine ankle. Her fate was sealed. She made her way straight to madame and the fitting department. The indignities to which American ladies returning from Europe must sometimes submit were illustrated by the experience of Mrs. Joseph Hull, wife of the president of the Merchant's' National Bank, Savannah, who. with her daughters, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Nannie, recently arrived in New York in the Lusitania. They brought twenty pieces of lnggage, and were kept freezing on the pier while the inspectors removed the contents of each trunk, searching for false linings and hiding places. At kngth Miss Nannie Hull, who is convalescent after an attack of typhoid fever, was allowed to proceed to an hotel in the custody of her father. Then the inspectors turned on tho indignant mother and enquired, "Where's the diamond necklace?'/ Protesting that they did not know of any necklace, Mrs. HulJ and Miss Elizabeth Hull were taken back to their cabin. "We were made," she subsequently 6aid, "to lake off even our stockings 1 , and every bit of our clothing was searched." It was an oiitrage !" No diamonds were discovered, but the inspectors seized the trunks of tho ladies on the ground that the mother had declared only £20 and tho daughter £8 worth of foreign purchases, whereas the amounts, they allege, ought to have been £80 and £50 respectively. Mr. Hull, who is the well-known banker, has proclaimed hia _ intention of suing the Customs officials for damages. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. M'Lean, famous throughout the country as "the £20,000,000 baby, ' that being the amount the child will one day inherit, figures prominently in the American newspapers again as the result of a report that the anxious parents have decided to take out an insurance policy against any ransom any eventual kidnappers may demand Mr Andean is the son of a millionaire traction magnate and newspaper proprietor o? Washington. Ho married Miss Evelyn Walsh, heiress of the late Mr. Thomas F. Walsh, a fabulously wealthy gold prospector. Smce their baby was six months old Mr. and Mrs. M'Lean have displayed great anxiety lest he should he kidnapped. Last summer a burglar attempted to break into their summer residence, and the parents were so alarmed that they had a special ironclad perambulator constructed in tho form of a steel cage. In. this, guarded by detectives, the £20,000,000 baby has over since been taken for his airings. A premium of 20 per cent, has, says the London Times, been quoted by underwriters at Lloyd's to cover the payment of a total loss should 'the infant of wealthy American parents resident in an American city" be kidnapped, and 10s per cent, to pay any ransom demanded up to £2000. The child is warranted to take the air in tho "ironclad" perambulator, 1 and to be guarded by three private detectives. Beforo a fashionable attendance at Paris the distinguished prelate Monsignor Henry 8010 delivered a lecture oh ''The Young Girlfl of To-day." France, he said, was passing through a crisis which particularly affected tho young girls of the nation, and whatever the outcome might be^ in thoir delicate hands lay the secrets of tho mysf/erious future. Between the girl of 1900 and her sister of 1910 a great gulf lay. The modern girl was distinguished by an intense appetite (or intellectual culture. She wished to study everything, and she indeed learned a groat deal — enough to have made her grandmother very apprehensive. Monsignor 8010 was not quite convinced that th© change was altogether for the better. Ho did not liko young girl authors or students — "scared pullets among the cockerels" — any more than he liked those who nourished themselves on the garbage ol cheap novels while making blurts which wore trousers in disguiso or hata which might serve for sentry boxes. His sympathy was reserved for the young girls who wished to breathe a higher atmosphere and who refused to consider the domains of art, science, and literature as closed to them. The young girl of to-day deserved to be encouraged in her aspirations towards intellectual culture, and Monsignor 8010 roundly censured Schopenhauer for his definition of woman as "an animal with long hair and a short mind," and his declaration that her reading ought to be confined to prayer and cookery books. This is the age of novelty and effect. Living model displays are now recognised as being somewhat more effective than ordinary window displays, and Kirkcaldio and Stains, Ltd., have arranged for such a 'display on the afternoon of Wednesday next, 3rd May. Four young ladies of the staff will be dressed in evening gowns, and at frequent intervals will make changes so as to illustrate the remarkable latitude provided by the fashions of the season. Amongst the various garments to be worn will be a few very elaborate tuniques and overdresses, fascinating garnitures, model evening gowns, elegant but usefuj opera coats, dainty scarves, and hair bandeaux. This display should prove of special interest to the ladies in view of the fact that there aro bound to be many brilliant evening functions this year on account of the Coronation. — Advt. Godbers', Ltd., ha? now a special department to cope with their ever-in-creasing country trade,- so that customers will have their orders executed with special attention. — Advt. Weddings.— Brides" and bridesmaids' bouquets in numerous styles, artistically designed; only choicest flowers used. Special floral tributes for invalids, friends, relatives — at Misa Murray's, Vice-Regal florist. 36, Willis-street. Telephone 265.— Advt.. A pleasing feature in tho soft goods trade just now is tho spirited demand .that has set in for Warner's famous rustproof corsets. — Advt. It is wonderful how different one person's vitality to that of another. It's all in how tho internal organs a.re making their presence felt. If they aro conscientious to duty you aro well ; if not, then you want "Vilalis, the Vitality Builder. Claudo H. Perrett, M.P.S.Ph.C, Chemist. —Advt.

A witness at Balolutha caused some amusement; when he declared thero was no school committee at Molyncaux Beach, except the chairman and secretary. "All 1 the others," ho said, "have gone to the islands mutton-birding."-