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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 23, 27 January 1912, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. and Mis* Wylie are back from the South. Mies Lilian Izard and Miss Nancy Pharazyn were passengers to Sydney by the Ulimaroa yesterday. A reception to Mrs. H. B. Irving is being given by the Pioneer Club on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Busfcamen^a left for Sydney yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. Earle went South, -•'by the Maori last night. s Miss Elsie Grix has returned from her visit to Auckland. Mise B. Dodds (Hawera), who hai* been visiting Wellington, left for Napier with Mrs. Fred Parsons by the express this morning. The engagement is announced of Miss Eleanor Blow, youngeßt daughter ot Mr. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, to Mr. Herbert E. Burton, of this city. Mrs. Callister, who has been associated with the firm of Messrs. T. Shields and Co. for some years, received a handeomei presentation yesterday on the occasion of her departure to Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. Cockburn-Hood motored to Masterton yesterday. Miss Dora Booth is a gueist of Mrs. Leonard Reid. Mrs. W. Watson is visiting her son in Auckland. Miss Irene Webb (Talavera-terrace) has returned from Nelson. The engagement is announced of Miss It. B. Nicholas, daughter of Mr. T. G. /L. Nicholas, "Pleasant View," Hawera, to Mr. H. W. C. (Bob.) Brewer, second son of Mr. W. Brewer, of "Waihau," Waitotara. _______ Miss Colina M'Kenzie, a pupil of St. Bride's 1 Convent, has received (eiys the Wajraraua Daily Times) from Trinity College of Music, London, a certificate of special merit for having passed in all divisions of the local examinations in the £heory of "music in connection with that college. Miss M'Kenzie, who is the first in Maeterton to receive this honour, has also recently passed the counterpoint examination of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music. A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children wa* held on Friday afternoon, Mrs. W. A. Evans, president, presiding. There were also present : Mesdames 'J. Kirkcaldie, G. Ponsonby, "and A. Hoby. A number of cases wore discussed, and it was decided to render assistance where necessary. The following subscriptions were acknowledged with' thanks : Briscoe and Co., £1 Is; Mrs. M'Ga'vin, £1 Is; Mrs. Sprott, £1; Mrs. J. Duncan, 10s; Mrs. Barry, IQjS'j Mrs.' Ronayne, 7s 6d ; Mrs. Mackenzie, ss; Mrs. Dentou, ss. Miss Ellice Fitzgerald is visiting Wellington. ' Miss Oratfl has just returned from a visit to Rotorua'a'nd the thermal regions. She motored back in her brother's car through Taupo and Napier. At St. Mark's Church, 'by the Rev. A. M. Johnston, assisted by the Rev. Askew, Miss Lilian' Broman, only daughter of Mi'- Broman, builder, of this city, was married to Mr. Harry Kmesfc Outred, of Wellington. The bride was given , away by her father, and was attired in a gown of cream satin draped with ninon and handsomely corded. She wore the orthodox veil and, orange blossoms. * The \ bridesmaids were Miss Florrie Tyer and Miss Edith M'Queen, the latter being a niece of the bridegroom's. Miss Tyer wore- a pals pink voile over silk,- trimmed with silk fringe to match, and Miss M'Queen a pale blue voile trimmed with eat in. They carried bouquets of sweet peas and roses and wore brooches,, the gifts of the bridegroom. The mother of the bride wore black fcilk crepe de chene and a pink hat, with black plumes, and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The bridegroom's mother was in black silk, and wore a dainty bonnet, trimmed with pink. Mr. Armsden played the Wedding March a« the bridal party left the church. The bride's travelling costume was navy blue, •braided with black, and she wore a large white hat with white wings. .The reception was held in the Masonic Hall, Boulcott-street, and the happy couple left for an extended tour of the South Island. Mr. E. E. Coghlan acted as best man, and Mr. Leo Logan as groomsman. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Broman entertained a large number of guests. The hall was beautifully decorated and dancing was enjoyed till a lata hour. Large quantities of beautiful flowers decorated the supper tables. "Styles in * girls are. as well defined as any other line of trade." It is a correspondent in New York who sends this interesting information. The particular trade anxious to assert its taate is that/of .the theatrical manager, which, we-are assured, "sets the styles in girls for America." It saems a hard saying (comments a London writer). When some type or other has a success on the stage, we are to suppose that all the other girJs in America try to look like it. Phenomena of that kind .are not wholly unknown in England. Common fashions in hairdressing, and even in clothes, have before now been borrowed from the heroine of a popular play. But America seems to go much further than this. It profesaefl to change not merely accessories, biit physique as well, jn assimilation to the reigning favourites of the stage. Here we begin to hesitate. By taking thought and consulting experts, most of us can do something in adding to or diminishing our stature. But what is the use of proclaiming a fashion for girls not to be "above sft tall"? Some of us would have to knock three-quarters of a foot from our height, many as much as 6tn. It is too big a miracle for any costume. Moreover, it is an insult to Zoitgeist, the time-spirit, 'which is just as potent in the matter of feminine height as in more ethereal affairs. For a generation or so women have been growing steadily taller. Shall we suddenly reverse the process ? Not for all the theatrical managers in America. But this American tale is odd in many ways. It is not merely stature, but colouring and complexion, which have to be altered in obedience tq faehion. The hapless American girl must be not only short, ehe must have black hair, ehe must have an olive skin, she must have brown eyes. Wonderful are the resources of science. Great is the American nation, and very great are its girls. But how do they manage the eyes? . . , Let us be content with a contrast of a couple of generations. Are the girls of Dickens and Ph»z much like those of the last popular novel? Your modern heroine i« always tall and lithe and willowy

The girls in Dickens, if they are meant to be charming, are always round and dimpled. But if you go on to argue that the novelists and their illustrators set the fashion, surely you are, putting the cart before the horse. It is not the novelists but the girls themselves who have changed the type, womankind has taken to eport and the open air, and of those causes are born the Dianas of 1911. Dickens may have had a penchant for the little plump species of girl, but it is not to bo supposed that all his generation were of the same taste. Yet all their books are full bf the small, round person. Nowadays our novelists only allow their minor heroines to take this shape. The great adventures are reserved for the tall. Of course* you can find instances to the contrary. But if what one writes could not be contradicted, you would hardly go one reading it. Among the passegers who left, for Sydney by the Dhmaroa. last evening were Mr. and Mis. A. G. Purdy, of j Wallace-street. Mr. Purdy,' who has re- ] signed from the firm of Messrs. Bing, Harris, and Co., intends touring the various States of the Commonwealth. The send-off accorded by his many friends wd*s novel. As the vessel began to move away a streamer of coloured ribbons was sent up to the upper deck; attached to. this 'was a golden horeshoe, a glad hand, and a bunch of roses ; from this further streamers reached the wharf, which their many friends earned along as the steamer moved away. Mr. and Mrs. Fieldhous« have booked their passage to London on the s.s. Eemuera, leaving Wellington on 2nd May. The Evening News Doll Show, held recently in London, must have been a, diverting display. The Daily Mail says : — There were &o many that it seemed as though all. the dolls in London must have been assembled there — dolls set, out rqw upon row in such a fashion that their gowns and costumes might best be displayed. The number of the dolls almost bewildered Prince Olaf , who asked with a note of surprise, "Oh, how many are there?" and he talked of nothing but dolls as he walked round by the side of Queen Alexandra through the avenues of stalls. Two little girls who before the Royal visit had been helping to set out the dolls attracted the attention of Queen Alexandra, and Her Majesty made the children happy for the day by speaking to them. "You have such golden hair," said the Queen to one, mite, "that I thought you must be part of the exhibition." The other child was carrying a great doll, and the Queen enquired of her, "Won't you be sorry -to give it up? while Queen Maud was anxious to know if the little helper had dressed any of the dolls in the show. It was explained to their Majesties that all the dulls had beer dressed voluntarily by readers of the The Evening News., who had willingly helped in this happy idea; of providing the poor children ot London with Christmas presents. Her Majesty expressed the pleasure she felt in visiting the exhibition. "It is really a beautiful display," said the Queen. "The organisation of the scheme must have been thoroughly carried out." Many of th« dolls, particularly those frpra the West End houses, are really miniature mannequins, representing the most fashionable creations of well-known firms. There are dolls dressed as brides, dolls in ball gowns and the latest walking costumes,' dolls in" fancy dress, dolls in the costumes associated with popular theatrical productions, dressed by leading actresses — in fact, the variety is beyond enumeration. A great many distinguished people have personally dressed dolls for 'this wonderful exhibition, and they will be present during the show to see bow their work compares with that of others. Mrs. Creighton, widow of the late Bishop of London, delivered a lecture recently in London entitled "On Growing Old." She said there were many different opinions as to when old age began. The question of when to retire from business or professional work wa* always a puzzling one. People were terribly unwilling to give up, and that wad one of the difficulties of growing old. But to retire should not mean to become useless. Moral and intellectual provi^ sion must be made, in order that the last years should not be wasted. They should seek to have some innocent employment for their hours, which should keep them happy and content. A real delight in reading would make it easier for old people to cultivate a capacity to be alone, and many would find pleasure trom their observations of mankind and Nature in old age. Veterans must not believe that everything was going to the doge. They should never parade their superior wisdom, because it might not be so illum.ina.ting as they imagined. To keep up a real living interest in thing* ot< the world's great stage would make their lives interesting, not only to themselves, but to others. It was piteous to see the last years of life occupied ~~by care about trifles. If the sorrows of lifp had weighed them down, they could at least try to keep their gloom to themselves. Old age tjhould bring tolerance, and with tolerance should come understanding. A serene old age was the fruit of long discipline,' and revealed character, which could only be built up by life effort and belief in goodness. Such happinebs came from little things — the beauty of flowers, sunshine on the grass, sweeping clouds, the love of children. FRONT-LACED CORSETS. The "Spirella" is the one front-laced conset that produces the perfect figure co greatly admired. In no other corset is it possible to secure the comfort and perfection of fit that is produced by the Spirella Habit Back Corset. Your dress cannot 'fit your figure unless you have a .veil-fitting corset. Spirella Corset Parlours, Boulcott Chambers.— Advt. For switches from 15s, cluster of curls 7s 6d, transformations £4 4s upwards, best English hair, washable hairpads 5s 6d. Visit Mrs. Rolleston, who teaches all purchasers gratis how 'to dress their hair. 256, Lambtoa-quay (opposite Economic). — Advt. Visitors to the city for the races are reminded that they can get the best of everything at Godber's. This firmV shilling meals are unequalled in the city. Cuba-street, Lambton-quay, Courtenayplace. — Advt. Shower Douqueta for weddings are now a clever arrangement of flowers and ribbons, giving the effect of a shower of flowers, strikingly artistic, original, and beautiful. At MiBB Murray's, 36, Willis-street (florist to Hia Excellence Lord Islinctonl. — Advt. Warner's rust-proof Corsete are built on Nature's perfect plan, and Nature's way is easy, beautiful, and right. See our latest models. Wellington drapers. —Advt. Mrs. C. ii. Woodward has returned from her holiduya, und Is prepared to 1 pay highest cash prices for ladies', gente'. and children's left-otf clothing. ■ Only address, 121, Ing«tre-sUeet. . 'Phone 23VS.— Advt.

No man Is more unsatisfactory th&u the one who Is satisfied with himself.