WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 36, 12 February 1912, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

No man lv more uuaaUsfnctory than the oue who h satisfied with ulnueU.

Mrs. E. D. Spicer and her little daughter loft on (Saturday by the Main Trunk for their homo in Auckland. Mrs. Tuckoy lea-yes on Thursday with her daughter (Mrs. Hadfield) for Pipiriki, staying at Wtvnganui en route. Mr«. Clifford has returned to Wellington from tho South. The Misses Johnson, of Waipukurau, are at the Royal Oak Hotel. Dr. Buck, M.P., and Mrs. Buck, are staying at the Accidental -Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Powles have left to pay visit* in the Manawatu and R&ngitikei districts. Nitree Macandrew left on Saturday for Nelson, where she spends three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. .Nelson have taken, Mrs. E. Kennedy's villa in Majoribankastreet. Mrs. R. M. Simpson will stay in Sydney with her sister while !Mi'. Simpson and the Misses Simpson are in Mrs. E. Holmwood, of Kelburne, gave a tea on Saturday afternoon in order to give her sister, Miss Staveley, who leaves for Hong Kong on the 16th inst.; an opportunity of saying good-Jbye to her many friends. Tea was served in tho dining-room, where the decorations wefa earned out in pale pink aweet peas. A feature of the function was . the presence of many men. Mrs." Holmwood received in a smart pale green frock and a block and whito plumed hat. Miss Staveley, the guest of honour, wore a dainty pale blue and white frock and a large bltck hat with shaded roses. Mrs. Staveley was in black ch&rmeuse with silk embroideries. Owing to. an unfortunate mistake the name of Mrs. N«wman, as having kindly opened the garden fete at Kilbirnie, wae omitted in tie report sent in for Friday^ issue. Mrs. Newman, who was presented, on her arrival, with a bouquet of lovely roees by Mi&s Ada Huggins, the little daughter of the host and hostess, expressed the pleasure it gave her to be r?nt on this occasion, and spoke of good which woo done by the social reunion and the making of new friendswhich such gatherings as this brought about, wishing, at, the same time, every success to the fete. Mr. (Jleland, of 1, Miramar, was good enough to lend a I i fine granlaphOne, which rendered selections of band music daring the , after1 noon. The Ladies' Guild of All I Saints, Kilbirnie, to whose initiative it 1 was due, are to be congratulated on a most successful result of their efforts. A pioneer woman who died recently in England was Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, j who founded the Women's Medical Col1 lege of the New York Infirmary, now : merged in the Cornell Medical College. When Miss Blackwell tried to enter the medical school* in 1847 she was barred both in New York and Philadelphia on account of her sex. She was finally admitted to the medical school at I Geneva, N.Y., graduating at the head of her class in 1849, studying afterwards in London and Paris. When she began to practise in New York in 1851 it was considered co improper for a woman to be a doctdr that she Was ostracised socially ; ehe' was not allowed to prac- ! tke ih<"t_d -disjpensades, and she had difficulty even in renting an office, to t that *he had to borrow money and buy a house. But the poor welcomed her, and in company with her sister Emily, who had received a degree in medicine from Western Reserve uni varsity, and Or. Marie Zakrzewska, she founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, the first hospital in the country to be conducted by women. We can hardly realise now the hardships and struggles of these pioneers, but they have made work and study easier for those who followed them, and their hardships brought blessings to thousands of poor and sufferihg. women. Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell returned to England, her native country, in 1869, and continued her work there. Dr. Emily Blackwell (Survives her in this country. Her brother, Henry B. Blackwell, was the abolitionist and suffragist who married Lucy Stone, and another brother, Samuel Blackwell, married Antoinette Brown, the first woman clergyman in America. Mr. and Mrs. Calnan, caretakers of the Thotndon Batha. have received a present tation from the hulk-keepere in appreciation of their courtesy and kindness on many occasions: No Royal lady has had a more stirring lifo than the Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia. The Grand Duchess is the second daughter of the late Duke of Edinburgh, and afterwards Duke of Sake*Co-burg-Gotha. Before she had finished her education she married the Grand Duke of Hesse, her first cousin, her mother being a great believer in the advantages of early marriage. It did not take long , for the Grand Duke and his wife to find I they were totally unsuited to each other. She loved horses., sport, and gaiety. He had the domestic virtues, was fond of thß' fireside,, needlework, and books. Eventually a divorce was arranged, and a year or two later their • only child, while staying with her aunt, the Tsarina, took fever and died before her parents could reach .her. The Grand Duke Cyril, a daring' knight-errant, conquered the affections of the Grand Duchess of Hesse, but the Tsar would iiot hear of the union. In absolute despair the lover demanded to be cent to fight in the RussoJapaneso War, with the hope of getting killed. He very nearly accomplished his intention, for the vessel in which he was serving was split by a shell, and every soul on board save himself went down, After this the Tsar withdrew his opposition, and the marriage soon took place. The Grand Duke Hesse also married again, and wae- in England with his Grand Duchess for the funeral of King Edward. A women's fire brigade has been formed at Burton-on-Trent, and eighteen members, under the captaincy of Mrs. Roger Green, a well-known follower of the Mevnell Hounds, held their first publio drill recently. Horses Were smartly attached to an engine, and the crew proceeded to a supposed burning building. A hose was fixed and water was playing on the house in two and a-half minutes. An exhibition of rescue work was given with chute and open net. The women firemen are to be uniformed, wear helmets, and carry axes. Last year in the Dunedin Technical School the innovation of getting the pupile to prepare meals at various fixed cost was introduced, and the result of this practical method of dealing with the household work has proved so satisfactory, says the Otago Daily Times, that this year the school authorities are ' supplementing this practical com I*©1 *© in • cookery and domestic economy by initi- ! ating the girls in the methods of shopping a.iid -purchasing. Arrangements have this year betn made to supplement the staff, and tliua permit a teacher to accompany tt. section, or group of girls * tv tho bu telier 'aud grocer for Uio pur-

poeo of demonstration and selection of euitablo articles lot the day's, operations in the kitchen. This training should jjiovfe of inunenso luLv&ntago to theae young people when they enter upon the ueriou& duties of housekeeping, for they will then understand tho value and cost ot the food they require, and not only co but they will have a valuable knowledge of the cost and an appreciation of the suitability of the various goods on dale for us© in the home., It is understood that, in order to amplify ihMi year'fl course, whereby groups of girls were in the habit of preparing toeais required in the school, the senior ' girle will thia year be sent in torn with i» small earn, probably ranging from 6d to ie, to purchase sufficient material for au entire three-cour&e hot luncheon. On the return to school they will be called upon in each case to prepare, cook, and serve thie up on the table to a 'member' of the »taft or to one of the students who obtains meals at the school. This cßeffiß to be an advance m education of a practical nature that must be of value to every girl who has th« opportunity of taking advantage of it. Englishmen have much to be proud of in the knowledge that deposed royalties invariably seek sanctuary in England, knowing full Well that in this country lies perieot security. It is most interesting to note the number of foreign great people who are settled here (writes the London correspondent of the Adelaide Observer). At Far-ham the Empress Eugenic lives in the etricteat retirement. I At Wood Norton the Due d'Orleone hae an enormous establishment, Is^a'ttended by a select suite chesen from members of the old French nobility, and hi» household is conducted with all the formality and dignity of a miniature Court. When Franc© re-establishes all the glories of monarchy, which it assuredly will, loyal Koyalfote hope he will be their future King; but he > does not possess the strong personality, and a Bonaparte is more likely to be cho*en, though a second Napoleon cannot be hoped for. Down at Richmond, in a large country house standing in a fine park, tho Duke d'Orieans'a hapless sister, the Queett Amelie of Portugal, lives quietly with her young son, King Manoel. Already quite a small coldhy of Portuguese has sprung up in tha vicinity, and it is most touching on a Sunday morning to see King Manoel and his mother come out of church—the .young King looking very pale and ill, his mother thickly veiled and in deep mourning—and receive the greetings of the loyal Portuguese who have followed Their Majesties in their banishment. The men stand with bared heads, then adVance, and bending on one knee kiss the hand of the Queen and then that of the King; after that it is the ladies' turn, and they_ njake a quaint little curtsey before ki&sing hands. It is all done with such dignified simplicity yet with such a pathetic note that when King Manoel and hie mother enter the motor car and drive off all the' English onlookers show their sympathy antf respect by tho men raking their hats and th« women bowing. Poor Queen Amelio! How bitter her fate to be turned out of two countries. But I am sure it would be a happier fate for any woman to live as a private gentlewoman by .the beautiful reach of the Thames that fiowe through Richmond than to be Queen of any nation in the world. So we have quite a collection of royalties. So far there is no mention of the Emperor of China taking up hie residence here, but the English public feels generally that the Spain family may join us at any moment. Personally Ido pot think that the plucky King of Spain would be persuaded to leave hie country quietly. He would at least ba abound to have a pot-ahot at somebody before he left. A millionaire's cheque-book was responsible for a last moment change of brides in a Christmas wedding at South Norwalk, Connecticut, bufc as the original bride holds the" opinion that "a fat purße and no squabbles is just as good as a husband." no hearts have been broken. The t bridegroom wuJ9 Mr. x Francis O'Boyle, head bailiff on the estate of Mr. John M' Mullen, a millionaire contractor, and the original bride waß Mies Sarah Shay, the millionaire's cook. Mr. M'Mullen, however, flatly refused to part with his cook, and, summoning the, bridegroom, said: "Now, O'Boyle, if you must marry, why not take the housekeeper, Miss Annie Lynch. She is pretty, and I can'get along without her, but the cook —never. What Would I do without her?" The cheque-book was brought into play, and a subetantial Christmas present and a promise of treble salary henceforth consoled Miss Shay for the loes of a husband, and a wedding present of a house and furniture and a substantial expenses allowance for a honeymoon trip to Mexico and California induced the Housekeeper to take her friend's place at the altar. The bridegroom was perfectly contented, and the millionaire, supremely happy at having solved his domestic trouble* to easily, took entire charge of the' wedding arrangements. . "Dirt cheap, at the price, he told the reporter*. "When you have got a good cook keep her at all costs." »