WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 62, 11 September 1911, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

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Miss Irene M'Dennotl. youngest daughter of Mi. Alfred M'Dermolt, of Sydney, is lnakihg -a tour of New Zealand and is at fxfesefit the guest of Miss Kelly, Maurice-terrace. Mrs. Leslie Chaffey returned to Wellington fr6m Dunedin yesterday. A ladies' silver putter (bogey) competition v.as played on Saturday on Hie Wellington Golf Club's links at Meretatingji. Miss Stafford (one tip) was the winner, with Miss Harcourt/ (all square) second. The golf ehaiiipioU&hip meeting promised t» be ft great gathering of players, and the cottages at the links—always generously elastic— are being stretched to their utmost to accommodate visitors. Some of those who arc coming are Mas Humphries, Mrs. and Miss Cowlisbaw, and th« Mis»« Wilson, Campbell, Symes, and Denniston— from Chtistchurch. From Dunedin are coming Mts. Fitchett, Mrs. Batchfelor, Mrs, Riley, and Mis. Batterworth, and the Misses Mill, Graham, Gould, and C, Williams. Mrs. Cox arrives from Timaruj and from Wairatapa are Mesdames Guy Williams, W. Bidwell, and George Hume. Ffom Palaierston come Mrs. Abraham. Mrs. Mellsop, and Mfs. M'Bae, and Miss Wfayj from Napier, Miss HindmatsK and Miss Htttuliti* from Nelson, Miss Ledger; and from Auckland, Mrs. Cotmack, Mt». Colbeck, Mrs.' Horton, Mrs. Blomfield, and Miss Gotten, and Miss Papite. The friends tsi MLis Mills, yoftngesl' daughter of Sir James Mills— -who with Lady Mills ir at present in Englandwill grieve to heat of her death, which occurred at a sanatorium neat- Christchurch on Friday night.. She had been ill for a. considerable tithe. The flags on the TJ.S.S. vessels in port her» were on Saturday flowft at half-mast, .as % mark of respect, On Wednesday evening, in- the social hall of the, V.M.C.A., aft interesting Maori eftt«rtaJnm"eflt takeis plac* in aid ni th« Victoria. School for Maori girls. Sit Joseph and Lady Wafd and' Sit John, ana Lady Find Jay have, granted their patronage. Addresses^ short afld pithy, will be given by Sif James Carroll, Hon. A. T. Ngata, and t)r. Buck, and the programme will include Maori war <krtces and Songs, *hd songs from Mrs. Pitt and M*. &. J. Hill. An enjoyable evening Was spent in the T.W.C.A. room*, Herbeft-fctteei, on Friday evening. Mrs. Kennedy, of Brooklyn, assisted by the MiieeS MacFaflane, Miss j Liseack, Mr. Goudle, Mr. Rankin, and Mr. Robinson gave a very fine programme of masic. 'In the f ntnr© the secretary of Y.W.C.A. will be at home to all young Women on Saturday evenings. The hockey ctance held on Saturday evening in the Concert ftoom of the TWn Hall was an agreeable semi-final to an enjoyable tournament"^, , semi* final, because, owing to the number of matches, the ' finals have to be played off to-day. The < room Was well filled, and many occupied the gallery^ Mrs. Herdman , and Miss Coates were ch&.peronefi, the former wearing white satin .With an oVer-dreSs of lace and fed roses, and Miss Cottes bldck patin and a silver aW black tunic. Her Excellency Lady Islington,- with Miss Stapleton Cotton and Captain. M'Donaid, A.D.C., wa« welcomed by the president, Dr. Izard, and by the secretary of the New Zealand Ladies' Hockey Association, Miss Mcllsop'. After 1 a brief speech of welcome from Dr. Izard, Lady Islington presented the prizes, Miss Burr, of the Wellington College Club, receiving, on behalf of her te*tn,th«> trophy for the junior championship, and Miss Hicks, of the Wellington Girls' College, Miss Coafces's prise for the most improved junior player. MiM.Mellsop, greatly to her surprise, was presented with a very handsome gold watch, subscribed 'for by members of the teams as a remembrance of her energy and organisation to which the touf.na.ment owed its success. The Premier was present, and spokft, wishing aIJ success to th<j teams, and thanking Her Excellency for coming. Lady Ming^on wot* black satin with an oVet-dress of black ninort and beautiful lace, a posy of .roses in her girdle being the only touch of colour. Mies Stapleton-Cotton was in black Velvet. Miss Mellsop wore black velvet and a white chiffon tucked. Her Excellency announced that she intended to five a cup to be competed for by senior teams, the lmt oite having been won outright, Mr. and Mrs. Jam«s Davidson, of Kaikoura, are visiting Wellington at present, and leave on Friday for Sydney on a holiday irip. A young folks at horns was held at Wyatt'a Hall, Wotaer Bay, last Friday evening, there being over two hundred and* fifty children present. The hall, which wai ttecofstted with flowers told drapings, presented a v«ty attractive appearance. The little ones who were clad in fancy dresses of every description looked very bright *nd pretty as they danced round the hall. A very pleasant evening was speiit, &wi the function proved to be a very successful one. Among those present were!— • Misfces Black (flower girl)^ Matfjorie Black (moon dear), Jenkinson (elf), Cording (spring), Alexander (Greek dress), Rowntfee (sailor girl), Alma, Paul (shepherdess), V. Leister 1 (Spanish girl), Clarice Blair (Mistress Kitty Bellaures), Dorris Berry (Topsy), Marjorie and Enid Morton (Japanese girls), Flora Wright (Japanese girl). Masters Bert Wystt (Poweika), Jack Bennett (Wandering Willie), M. Oodbef (evening dress), Len. Ktrcher (Indian^ Nigel Blair (Robin Hood), Redwood' (Italian street boy), Jack Alexander (The Spright), Jack MacKinnon '(elf), Robert. Murie (footballer). Hartley Jenkinson (baby), Bernard Doughty (Gordoh cricketer), and many others. I have been gathering information! on the subject of gardening for women (writes the London correspondent of the Leader), and am amazed to find how popular a profession it is in Great Britain. Horticultural colleges and schools are numerous, for, like everything eke nowadays, a^ special scientific training mUst be gone through before a position can be accepted. Everything is getting co terrifically strung up to a. Scientific pitch that now even the position of lady companion, which wae the on« opening left for gentlewomen ttho«h*d no *pecial training for anything else, requires a i special course of study in languages, bookkeeping, nursing, and drassmaUitig. For gardening a course tA from three to four years study is needed in order to turn out a thoroughly practical gardener. The groundwork of her career is laid in «■ sound instruction in. botany, entomok(g 4 v, And the chemistry of tl\e Boil. In the caee of students who are going to start a nursery or market garden of their own tho subjects include bookkeeping, poultry fatfinmg, beekeeping, jam-making, and even dairy work. At most of \he uorticuHuta.l colleges students may enter for sinale coum«i such fl| hortirnlltirf, full course, < two-jisJ.jjLdJWJtt.iV.ork, fujl course^ yns.

or two jeais; poultry keeping, fall course, one jeai'j a-nd so on. But it seems to tie a ratlie-i expeft«iv# bttflin«sf, a»t this training costs anything frWJi £80 to £150 a. jcar. Whet* market gardfffang, which inckicles fruitgrowing, is taught, the surplus produce is marketed, and the students keep the books in connection with it. French garden* ing oh the Cloche system (growifi.fi tinder glsiw bell.«> i>> t-aught, but is i\dl eneoUraged. «1s it is very hafd wotk, and the profits are small. FloMt-1 decoration is part of the curricultitn. for in the large country house?, whew ft great deal of entertaining is done. fh» gardener is responsible for th* floral decorations throughout the Itotipo. • Thi» i? certainly the orntury of spccialieni, and even gardining ha* its specialist-s. Ladies who specialise as la.ndeeapo gardetiers, for which they seem to liave a particular inspiration, can command a salary of from two guineas A week to two t{ilineas a day. The jobbing lady gardener, who specialises in pruning, grafting, and so forth, receives -as much as 10s 6d to sls a day, which, seems a good deal, but really is not when on© remembers that her, work k Mot continuous throughout the year. Tot the ordinary gardener the hours art Icmg. but the life is a supremely heAltily one, though, perhaps, not exceedingly lucrative, unless the gardener ultimately becomes the owner of a smalt farm and garden. TheTß ate eituatiorM to b* had of head gardener at £100 a year and house, light, and vegetables, bnfc £60 a, year with a cottage is the average salary, and" under gardeners do not- get more than £30 and residence. Private appointments are less wearing than Starting cm one's own account unless the enterprising gardener has a great 'deal of capital, tireless energy, sound know* Sedge, "an excellent head fof business, and spirit enough, to face the bad seasons as cheerily as the good. Gardea!* ing, 1 am sure, would be a most successful career for Australian girls, atitl the progressive person who starts a college for women only on thoroughly practical lines such as are laid down by any of the various institutions here Would, no 'doubt, make money over it. At the residence of the bride's sister, 56, Naif-street, Wellington, Miss Mary Dorothy Eraser, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Eraser, Wellington, was married to Mr. Norman Dashwood Macleod, feecond^son of Mr. John Macleod, Fairfield-avenue, Christchurch. The Key. Dr. Gibb performed the ceremony. The bride Wore a cream costume and hat wreathed with roses and tulle, and car* ried A shower bouquet. The bridesmaids Were Miss Macleod (sisteT of the bridegroom) and Missi Alice duller (Awatere), niece of the bride, both Wearying white embroidered linen frocks, with vieux rose hats. Master Jack Detnp' sey, of Feilding (nephew of the bride), attended a« page. Mr. J. W. Macleod, brother of the bridegroom, was the best mail. One day last week a white wonlari visited the. kiauga at Tui Pa, Te Aroha, about 11.30 p.m. She knocked at the door of one of the huts, and A Maori woman, responding to the call, was surprised to have a baby thrust into her arms. The stranger at the same time handed the Maori a sovereign, and after remarking "Be kind to it," disap" peated into th& darkness. The strange gift was highly priaed by the Maori, who provided the baby with, every comfort in Maori style. News of the advent of a White child to native quarters gradually, however, got noised abroad, and the police intervened. With tears in her eyes and with pitiful sobs, the Maori fostei'-niother (reports the Thames Star) appealed to the police not to take the child away from her, and she was allowed to retain it pending the discovery, of the whereabout* and identity of tit© roal mother. Later, the police got oh. the track of the lat' ter, and found that oh the same day on which the child had been discarded. a visitor to Te Aroha (a single woman) had been confined in one of the bSardinghouses in. the town. The police interviewed the woman just as she was preparing to leave Te Aroha for Auckland. The result _ was that tho little one accompanied its parent when thy lattet departed for Auckland, via Thames, later in the day. So. attached, however, had the Maori becdme to her temporary charge that «he formed a third member of the departing party in the capacity of nurse. There is almost as much pleasure in expectation as in lealisation. A young; couple looking forward to atid preparing few marriage afG going through one of the happiest periods of their lives. 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