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Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 63, 12 September 1911, Page 9

Don't pursue culture; you'll scare her to death.

The engagement is announced of Miss I Irene Haybifctlo. daughter of F. V\. i Haybittk, of Wellington, to Mr. R. ! K. 'Kidaton, son ot Mr. W. H. Kidstou, I Helensburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. and lire. Shillcliffo are spending a fortnight in Auckland. The Misses _ Williams, daughters of Sir Joshua Williams, left last night for Dunedin. Miss Butts, who lias been to Marlborough, returned on Saturday. Tha fifth medal competition for ladies was played at Mirama-r yesterday, the result being ac follow^ : — Miss M." Seed (111 'gross score. 36 handicap), 75 net score; Mis 3K. Hannah (112 gross scort, 36 handicap), 76 net score. The members of the Women's Reform League were entertained yesterday afternoon at the QaJlery of Fin* Arts by Mr. Maesey, Leader of the Opposition, and the members of the Opposition Party. Th* hall, most interesting in itself on account of its picture-covered walls, was decorated with flowers, palms, and pot pla-nts. High stands bore grea.t bowls of wattle, birch, and daffodils, arum lilies were arranged in tall vases, a«d the top of the grand pia.no wae beautiful with crimson-lea.ved foliage repeated in the crimson draperies, great clusters of wonderful free«ias and violets, and tall glasses with double narcissi. The flowets catne from all quarters, and in almost emba-rassing quantities, and their fragrance greeted the guest before she was welcomed by the hosts and hostess.. Silver vases of blossoms with bronze birch centred each of the twenty-five tables, and across all the delicate harmony of gold, green, and bronze the pictures looked even mnre beautiful. The flowers later were distributed among the g«ei<ta, many of them going to the Hospital. The afternoon was of the cheeriest, old acquaint' anceships being renewed and new ones formed, and the music of a string baAd accompanied the hum of many voices. The guests were received by Mr. Maosey and Mr. ami Mrs. Hardy (the senior Opposition Whip and hie wife). Most of the Opposition members were present. Mr*. Hai'dy wore a handsome black frock, with lace yoke and ■embroideries, and a charming 'mole tegal sk*w hat, with a. thick vvr.ea.th of dull purpl« roses. Mrs. Newman, the president of the Wellington Reform League, was^ in mole corduroy velvet, with cerise satin shoulder-straps and cerise bows massing one side of her beautiful toque of violets. The reception was a delightful affair altogether, and there were no dull ot dreary pauses. Among the guests was Mrs. ftolleston, who at present is staying in Wellington, a. guest of Mrs. Grace. Miss Shirtcliffe, of Timaru, is staying with Miss Shirtcliffe, of WellingI ton. The Concert Hall last night wafi crowded when Miss Tlielma Petersen'e concert took place. Thete Wafi some delay in. beginning, but tho programme was most interesting when it began, and Mice Peteftsen— who Wore a simple white silk frock and looked Very bright and winfotne-*-Sctng well, and the whole affair was a success. The Premier and his party came a HttJ© late, but the intereetirtg array .of familiar faces and smart "frocks vva« worth waiting for, though it Wafi awkward for the singer, who had finished one 6ottg ahd had to* wait till the bustle, of noise had subsided. With Sir Joseph and -Lady Ward j —the Jatfcer wearing a graceful black velvet gown— were the Hon. Tom Mackenzie and Mrs. Mackenzie. Mr. and Mrs. Salmotid, Mr. and Mrs. Fitchett, Mr. and Mm. Guree, Mr. Myers, M.P., and Mrs. Myers. t Mrs. T. M, Wilford has issued invitations for an "at home" in the Concert Room of the Town Hall on Friday, 15th September. Four years ago a society was started in St. Patterns— the first of its kind in England-«the object of which was to help young and ignorant mothers of the working classes to look after their little ones, JfoJ, ujthongh "mother love" is born in every woman's heart, every woman is by no means a "born mother," and most young mothers get alarmed if baby is "off his feed," or at all out of sorts. Well, this society showed the mothers tff St. Pancras how to 'feed and drees then little ones, how to bring them up, and so, excellent were Ihd tr» suits, tha.t many other districts nave since followed the example set by So. Pancra*. The St. Pancras School rejoices in th© attractive title of '"The Mothers' and Babies' Welcome." Baby consultations are a feature of the scheme. The babies are brought regularly week by week. They are weighed and examined, and any increase or decrease in weight is carefully noted. The school does not give medicine, ot in any way take upon it the duties of the mother, but it gives advice— -sound, sensible ad' vice-^and it teaches the mothers in a kindly, sympathetic- way how to bring up their little ones. A point long ago recognised in St. Pancras is the fact that unless the nursing mother is well fed and nourished both she and the child are liable to consumption, and that I lie baby certainly won't floiuish. And one of the most inteiesting features m connection with the school, which is doing fin© work of all kinds, is the din-ing-room for the mothers, Where for the tiny sum of tjaree halfpence can be had * plentiful, nourishing, and well-cooked meal. As a rule, tho mothers are very independent : but if the husband is out of work, and even half-pennies scarce, they arc helped, by gifts of tickets, which entitle them io a week or a fortnight' of dinners f&t nothing ! The teaching at the school has done much to decrease the infant death-rate in St. Pancras j and breast feeding, which gives the little ones such a far better chahce than artificial feeding, has saved the lives of hundreds of babies. "If baby is not increasing in weight, there is something wrong," is one of the first things to be broughj to the notice of a newly-joined mother. There are lectures and classes of all kinds in connection with the school, and, amongst other things, the mothers are shown how to cut out baby clothes, how to cook a cheap and whoiesome meal, and various other things relating to baby culture and domestic economy. Mrs. Rolleston, Lambton-quay, who recently added a iTair Work Department to her Well-appointed Toilrt llooms, has secured .skilled experts from abroad for that particular branch, and makes a speciality of perfect natural transformations that are impossible to detect, and that will give ladies the opportunity (as co many do 'n England and elsewhere) oUk promoting the growth of their own hair and beautifying it. Switches, clusters, and hair pads, and every v description of hairwork made of tho best English hair af English prices'. Cbhlbings made up. Purchasers luugl\fc latest hairdrcmug gratis.— Advt. /

A Xpw Plymouth Press Associfttion telegram lecot'ds the death, at the age of ninoty-tiivee yep.vi. of ?lits. King, lelicl of Mr. Thomas King, one of the first settlers, and mother ot Mr. Newton King and Dr. Truhy King. All obnerveis of manners and customs in the United States agree in tlecla'riiH; that woman has more power and a higher petition thefd than anywhere els^ in tho world. JlaX Olleil vas enthusiastic abotsL it, and said if he- were going to be bom ngain he Would ask to be born a female American. Apparently things aie changing over there. A ]\trs. H. t). Marsh sited for separation front her husband on i'he grounds of undue interference in domestic matters and too close a haiid in regard to finance. Tho ca«e came before a certain Judge Lops;, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and lie dismissed it, afld in his judgment used the following words '.—"The husband must- be aboslute lord ahd master of thw exchequer. He ie entitled to his meals at any hour h^e wants them. He may select such food as he chooseE, and if he wants one food and the wife another, the husband's decision 'goes.' A servant' lo whom the husband objects must he discharged} and finally, man, who pays the bills, and not woman, is boss.' 1 Tn'e women of Boston are very indignant, and ar<? endeavouring to have the decision "condemned." IL not only striked at the root' of the American theory that the chief end of man is to make' money for women to spend, but gee« beyotta the supposed conservative notions^ of British" peoples, fo fat*, of course, a*, the financial portions of the decision are concerned. That a man has a right to decide when he will eat, and what he will eat, and to have some* choice with. Tegard to the servants who wait? on them, few wives would, deny, bub the "lord of the exchequer" attd "paying the bilh" touches are another mattet. The fallacy lying at the root of this is the idea that the wife does not earn money by saving it. As house* keeper, possibly cook, certainly nurse and nurserymaid, she occupies a position which may he considered as earning a respectable salary. There are wives, of j coulset who do not save these expanses, and with regard to them nothing need bo paid. Bub the majority do earn money, from 'the woman in society who watches over the expanses of a large establishment to tho wife of the working man who makes his wages go a£ far as they will possibly reach. Commenting on tlie above a writer in the Sydney Telegraph observes :— "Australian husbands, like British' husbands everywhere,' if they da not show the. lip loyalty and surface chivalry with which our American _ cousins honour thsir nominal sovereign, at least, for the ffiort part, appreciate women's worki There are domineering, selfish, and nie-m husbands among them, of cottree, but they are the exception. Matrimonial troubles figure in cur courts too frequently ? but they do flofc/as rule arise from disputes as to the right to keep the purse ot be 'boss.' Women are not. on the one hand, put on a pedestal, or on the other considered as unpaid «ervants of a despotic 'boss.' " "Muaic is a thing of .the boul— a. rosfe tipped shell that murmurs of the eternai sea." Great writers have written beautiful things about music. Every mood and every emotion in life's comedies and tragedjee— joy and sorrow hope* and rea lisations""*they are all in music. Ar« they ever heard in your home or ato your Walls strangers to the sweet 6train« of inspired music? With the help of the Wellington Piano Company, you can bring to your home many master piece* of music. Piano* of undoubted merit— th<s Challen, Allison, Bluthner. Pleyel. and Rogers are offered on easy time pay* ments. You will obtain all particulars from the W.P.C., 124, L&mbton-qnay.— AdvL Despite the fact that corsets are made in all civilised countries now, and thfit coraetiers who ftlalce to measure are in almost every populotw city in the world, the average woman may generally bft found still searching for an entirely satisfactory corset. English women find this is the peerless P. # S. "Zairoid." It was the first of all English corsets, and it. has fully maintained ita reputa. tion, and pre-eminence. It is made in models to euit all figures, in styles \a suit all tastes. The "Zairoid" support;'. a.re perfectly aJld permanently rustless. The busks are virtually unbreakable. .ytocks in large varieties at 0. Adams and Co., Corset, Costume, and Millinery Specialist*, 108 and 110, Cuba-stteet.— Advt. FOTJR GREAT PIANOS. The Broadwood, The Lipp, The Eon* isch. The Steinway. The Dresden Piaho Company, Ltd., has just, received a big, new shipment of these famous pianos-— all new instrument* in brilliant condition, afld tone. Time payments if de« sired; The Dresden system of deferred payment is so reasonable that clients scarcely miss the instalment. Further, I those who buy in this way are only i charged legitimate catalogue prices. Intending purchasers can be assured that they will receive courteous consideration and every possible attention. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington. M. J. Broo'kes, North Island Manager.— Advl. Patrons to GodberV, La.mbton>quay, branch, are greatly enjoying the excel' lent music which tii6 firm provides every afternoon, an excellent string band having been engaged.— 'Advt. Violßts.— Freah each day, neatly packed in violet boxes. A dainty gift for friends or invalids. Sent to any part of the Dominion. Price, from 2a each. - At Miss Murray's, Vice-Rogal Florist, 36, Willis-street.— Advt. Ladies.— lt is our constant car© to supply you with tho right shapo and i price in Warners rust proof corsets, ! Town and country drapers.— Advt. Under normal conditions naturo keeps body and mind in a state of perfect health, but nature cannot build fftst enough to re-supply tho tot n down tissues and Worn-out nerves of those living in crowded cities. Her danger signals aro sleeplessness, woarineS?, indigestion, etc. That is tho tima you need "Vitalis,"' the vitality-builder. — Claude H. Perfett, M.P.S.Ph.C. Chemist, Mannefß*stre&fc.