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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 71, 23 March 1912, Page 9

Women in Print.

"All wite work is lnainly threefold iv character. It is honest, useful, and cheerful."— XCllSliitla

Mice Compton ha 6 gone to Palmerston North, and is the gueet of Mrs. ForeterPratt, " Addeistone." Mies Olive Arthur, of the Seagull Swimming Club, has been again successful in her swimming, winning the Swifts Swimming Club's Atkine Cup, starting from scratch in all three distances. Mre. W. M. Leighton and Miss Walsh, of Sydney, who are touring the Dominion, are the guests of their cousin, Mrs. William Fogarty, "Namam," Webb-street. Mis', and Miss Vera Chalmers left yesterday by the Warrimoo to join 'the Otrauto at Sydney for England and the Continent, where they intend spending some months. Mrs. Ward and ' Mrs. Ponsonby have gone to Dannovirke for a few days. A pleasant croquet match was played on Thursday between a quartette of Hutt ladies (Meedames Leighton, Coverdale, Bridge, and. Harris), and a team from Wellington, consisting of Mesdames W. H. Fulton, Hayman, Bernie, and 0. Richardson. The weather was delightful, and the lawn, lent for the eeason I by Mrs. Firth, is set in picturesque curroundingß, making the dainty picnic lunch provided by the h6stesses, and spread mid-way in the match, a most delectable meal. Play, began at eleven, and each team won a game, the victory for the Hutt only being "gained by one point, all players being rovers. This is the sequel to a match played at the Hutt, when inappropriate rain cut short what would have been an interesting contest. Mrs. Bateson gave an enjoyable bridge afternoon yesterday, a number of guests motoring from town. The Hutt Valley is looking lovely at present. Afternoon tea was set out amid decorations of roses, on the verandah. The dining room waa decked with yellow coreopsis and cactus dahlias. The hostess wore a pretty white embroidered gown. Prizes were won by Mrs. Ma'cEwan and Mrs. Kane, each of whom received a charming bit of china, a vase and a candlestick, by Miss Logan, who got a book, and by Mrs. Whyte, who gained a quaint egg_ cozy. This evening Mrs. Bateson gives a bridge' party for a number ot young friends. The annual meeting of the Richmond \Free Kindergarten was notably interesting for the number of excellent speeches made, several by women. Miss Freeman's report was much appreciated ; Mrs. Atkinson spoke brightly of fresh air and ventilation; and Aliss Richmond took for her topic the question of enlarging women's work in civic mattery. Auckland, whose Harbour Board has granted a site, and whose Grand Old Alan, Sir John Logan Campbell, has given money for building a Kindergarten, and Dunedia, where also a piece of land has been given, will haye cause to reproach Wellington for niggardliness unlebs it is similarly generous. This, Mr. Burnett forcibly pointed out, and it was suggested the matter be brought before Parliament and the City Council Mr. Teiinant, in his very interesting speech, described the open-air schools in London for delicate children, and spoke.^ofr the pupiJs. going to sleep by order. ~lle will probabJy be beset by mothers keenly anxious to find out if he knows the particular command that will produce this consummation devoutly to bo wished! A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held on F r iday afternoon, Mrs. W. A. Evans, president, presiding. There were present. Mesdames A. R. Atkinson, J. Kirkcaldie, \. Hoby, J. 11 Llkhsoii. .Numerous cases which had been in\estigafced were reported upon, and it vac decided to give help where necessary. The following subscriptions wore acknowledged with thanks : Mrs. H. Rawson, £l Is; Mi*. A E. Pearce, ±J1 ; Help, 10s; Messrs. Skerrett, Wylie, and Tripp i 10s; Thompson Brc*., Ltd., 3s; Misi> Abhcroft, 2s 6d; J Smith, Ltd., ss; Kaiapoi Woollen Company, ss; Messrs. CatsteiidyK and Fock, ss. The reception given by th« Women's Social and Political League' yosteiuay afternoon — to welcome back Mrs. and Miss S^ddon from England — was ex tremely pleasant, a large number of guests being present, all glad to meet and greet the returned travellers Lady Ward, who was wearing a charming hat and gown of fuchsia tones, received a bouquet, and another, tied with the colours of tho league, was presented by Mrs. Keay-Brown, the vice-president, to Mrs Seddon, with a cordial little speech of welcome. Lady Ward also greeted Airs and Miss Seddon, expressing her pleasure at again seeing them and Hearty good wishes for the iutuve. Mrs. Seddon's reply conveyed her gratitude to the league and her pleasure at seeing old friends &.gain. Tea and ices were served in the adjoining Toome, and the table was decorated with pink lilies, white daisies, and lycnpodium. A string band played gay music, and songs from Miss Ward and Madam© Mentiplay were listenej to with pleaeuvt. Furtuuvtelling, by various methods, was another entertainment provided am' much in »•<■-- quebt. Later on the party mounted to the roof of tho Grand Hotel, where the reception took place, and had their photographs Uken. Mrs. Seddon wuie black silk, with embroideries, and v hlack feathered toque; Mies Seddon, a black crepe de chine t'rock and a black velvet hat, with white plumes; Mifcs Ward was in cream ninon aud a picture hat. Lady Findlay wore- mole satin veiled witn cream lace, and a mol© tegal •stitni hat, with black daisies. Mrs. Dyei" was iv grey, and a hat lined with bliu- and trimmed with cerise, and Mrs. Moricc hod on -a tailor-made coat and iliirl of Eaxe bluo and a black feathered hat. Mrs. Roderick M'Kenzie wore black and white, Airs. Keay-Brown wore black, uisd a black hat, and Mils. Moore a cream frock with lace. , Mrs. Elliott, wife cf Dr. Elliott, who U accompanying Rev. J. K. Elliott to London, was heartily thanked at a social meeting at Kent-terrace Church last evening for hor work as president of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Miss L. Longton. of the staff of Messrs. Veitch an,d Allan, was presented with a silver tea service on the occasion ol her approaching' marriage. The presentation was made by Mr Almao, who wished Miss Longtun, on behalf of the staff, succef* und happiness in her" future life. Aliss Lorgton's future home will bo -at Gisborne. The Masterton Hic;h School girls gave an afternoon tea on Thursday in honour of Miss Annie O'Leary, first champion swimmer of New Zealand, and a former High School girl. A centre table wab loaded with the trophies and gifts which had been won by or presented to Mius O'Leaiy, and which weie much admired by tho'e present. The toast of the guest of the day wa? .propesed by Mr. A. W. Hogg, of the Wellington Education Beard.

The Council of the Sydney Women's Liberal League is not in sympathy with the militant .suffragette of Great Britain, whose doings in .London have lately been agaiu brought prominently before the people of the Antipodes. The infliction by the suffragettes of injury on innocent persons in the interests of a caußo nt mutter how conscientiously believed to be 'just certainly does not appeal to the filler sense of most Australian women. The campaign as conducted by the suffragettes was deprecated_ by the council of the league at a meeting last week, when the following resolution was passed: " We, the Women's Liberal League of N«w South Wales, deplore the violence of British suffragettes, and urge them to renoan -c methods contrary to the spirit of hue womanliness, and injurious to tm-ir cause, with which it is in sympathy. There are things dearer to worn *v tban votes." What a great deal more there is in dancing than the average dancer suspects ! Vrofessore of the art take it very Seriously indeed, and lament th« neglect of it by the people who regard a dance merely as a romp. The Paris correspondent of the London Chronicle reportsthat the Academy of French Dancing Masters has published the ten commandments of dancing. They are as follow: " (1) Let your movement* bo beautiful; (2) thy deportment shall De at all times correct; (3j lot thy dance be a tacit form hi pulitonesß; (4) bo refined in thought; (5) thy movements shall bo an noble as thy tlioughts; (6) subject all the muscles of thy body to a perfect training; (7) young man, tako your young lacty respectfully by the waist — young lady, bo reserved, but graceful; (8) let your movements be approved by your understanding; (9) your soul must correspond to your dance; (10) consider dancing to be a beautiful form of physical education." Many people must have danced all their lives with no idea of the possibilities of the pastime. The Maitre de Danse who dre\v up this decalogue for dancers is still young, and displays the perfection af elegance, form, and movement. People nowao ••». he declare*, neglect good dancing; 'i is wrong of them. Dancing is l ..oet perfect athletic pastime, the best .aginable form of physical education lor the jvung. fie goes further, for he believes that beautiful movements conduce to noble thoughts; a correct deportment corrects the mind , and the politenebs of the dance tends to rid modern life of much that i& rude, uncultivated, and gross. A» a teacher of dancing, this man appears to have brought to beta 1 the 'laud of an artibt, and to have studied the fine traditions of his craft. It would be amusing to hear his opuu'on of the ' kitchen lancers, or of some of the ae-wer variants of waltzing. The high iwriousnejEtt with which dancing is infested in France ib another instance of the close relationship there between art twid daily life. Sydney is to be congratulated on having led off tho campaign against the murderous hat pin, says the Melbourne Age. The fact that the supply of point-pro-tectors was exhausted in that city in lees than two days points to the.probability of,,t,h§r&.being a;,yery>,big rua.on. these things before long in Melbourne — a city that has never lagged far behind in the matter" of life-saving. The little protector of metal or celluloid ha 6 a picturesque rival in the one made of cork. One girl for some timo has been wearing these made from flat, round corks, coy. ered with' silk and encased in silk or linen crocheted mesh. The same sort of cork dipped in sealing wax and, while the wax is still hot, deqorated with beads, make 6 a really handsome protoctor. ' Good Venetian, beads in a background of green wax look particularly well, while a great deal can be done with gold or silver bugle beade on a blue foundation. .Cork simply gilded, goes well with most hats, while small corks, covered first with wadding and then with scraps/>f rich brocade or silk finished off with 'a little gold cord, are only a little less handsome than those encased in metal lace over a foundation of emerald gitieu or flame-coloured satin.

Chocolate Cakb —Grate 41b of chocolate in tv basin, let it stand in tho oven till hot. Cream £lb of. butter, beat into it ilb of castor bugar, 240z of flour. Add the chocolate, llio beaten yolks of 3 egge, and 1 small teaspoonful of baking poudet. Then add whites of egga previously uhitked to a froth, pour mixturo into a buttored tin with buttered paper tuund it, und bake iv a brisk oycu.