WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 96, 23 April 1912, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

"All wise work is mainly threefold In character. It Is honest, useful, and cheerful "— Euskin.

Mrs. \V. A. Kennedy returned from. Wanganui last night. Mrs. Wilson and her little daughter arrive in Wellington at the end of the week. Mies Greta Ewen has left for Masterton, where she stays a week with Mrs. Erie Williams. Miss Millar and Miss Macandrew left for Dunedin last night. The Hon. H. G. Ell and Mrs. Ell arrived in Wellington from Christchurch on Sunday* Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have returned to Napier. Dr. and Mrs. Ewart, who have been motoring in the North Island, have been spending a few days in Napier. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jameson, of Kel^ burne, announce the engagement of their daughter, Irene, to Mr. John C. Burns, son of Mr. John Burns, of Auckland. The Kelburne Bowling Club's competition for Mrs. Herdman's trophy has now reac-Fied the final stage, Mrs. Knc-wles and Miss Sidey being the two left to fight out the filial^ As both ladies are afc present displaying excellent form, a close and. exciting finish is anticipated. Arrangements for the euchre and bridge tourney on Ist May are all complete, and a large gathering of lady bowlers and their friends is assured. It has been suggested to hold regular evenings during the winter, and "the executive is giving the matter consideration. Mrs. Thomson, of Hawera, arrives on Thursday on her way to Dunedin, where 6he stays with her' father, Mr. W. T. Glasgow, Professor and Miss Benham are among the passengers on board 'the Ruahine, due on Monday next. This afternoon, at St. James'e Church, Lower Hutt, the marriage took place of Mies Phyllis Eleanor Riddiford, daughter of Mrs. E. J. Riddiford, to the Rev. Leonard Sedgwick. The church was decorated by the" girl friends of the bride, and the service was fully choral, twenty-six girls of Miss Baber'e school, where the bride was once a pupil, forming a choir, and Sir. Stephens singing a eolo while the bridal party were in the vestry. The ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Fancourt, assisted by the Rev. Joshua Jonea. The best man was Mr. Frank Logan, who was a college friend of the bridegroom, and the groomsmen -were Mr. Erie Riddiford and Mr. Arthur Hewitt. Mr. Vivian Riddiford gave away hie sister, who was attended by Miss Ngaire Riddiford (her sister), Miss Sedgwick, sister of the bridegroom, and the Misses lniwa Bunny and Judith Purdy. A dainty quartette of little girls and pages followed immediately after the bride. These were Jocelyn Riddiford, niece of the bride, and Erma Cooper, the bride's couain, and her nephews, Stuart and Michael Lindsay. 'I tie small girls wore pink frocks and black hats with pale pink roses, and the boys white satin suits and pink shirts. The elder bridesmaids wore frocks of shot pink and mauve silk veiled with ninon and trimmed with lace. Their hats were black with pink plumes, and they wore the bridegroom's gifts of enamel and pearl pendants and neckcHaine. The elder bridesmaids carried silver-mounted mauve Empire sticks with .-posies- of pajle and mauve freesias tied on with ribbons of the same colours, and the little girls carried granny posies of pink roses and mauve ireesiais. The beautiful bridal bouquet was of hothouse roses, stephanotes, and maiden-hair fern. Mre. Riddiford carried a lovely posy of violets, aJid Mrs. Lindsay a bouquet of salmon-coloured roses. Miss Murray arranged all the bouquets. The bridal gown was of cream satin with silver lace, veiled with ninon, and a tull© veil and wreath of orange-blossom were worn and a shower bouquet carried. The bride's gift to the bridegroom was a miniature of herself, and hers from him pearl and diamond neck-slides. Mrs. Riddiford wore a gown of soft black material with trimming of brocaded panne velvet, and a black feathered hat. She carried a bouquet of mauve flowers. This morning I was shown some wonderful additions to the Dominion Museum in the shape of weapons and dreesee. They have been given by Lord St. Oswald, a truly splendid gift, for many of them are unique. They include the feather coak and helmet ;that the King of Hawaii presentee! to Captain Coolf. The mantlo is of the-tmiest feathers, yellow and scarlet, woven on a fibre foundation, a brilliant mass of colour. It is a truly regal garment, and is the result of the slaughter of in- • numerable birds. The yellow .feathers are taken from a bird that is now extinct — and little wonder. The helmet is almost the same shape as the Roman, and resembles Britannia's headgear. It, too. is all of red feathers set closely together on a stiff framework, the curving back being patterned with white and yellow tiny plumes. There is a email cloak, too, exquisitely wrought, and bordered with .black feathers, and a wide-brimmed, round-crowned hat — much the same shape as was worn last summer — that is also covered with tiny red feathers. All these gorgeous things are worn, be it understood, by mere men, the poor woman, like Mother Hubbard'e dog, " gets none." Really exquisite is a South Seas mourning garment, though perhaps somewhat insufficient for the taeto of the present day. It is made of tiny flat lengths of pearl, pierced, and threaded into a kind of softly-irridescent network, and it is worn with a glorious head-dress of one large pearl shell, sot in a radiant circle of narrow long white feathers. The men, in those islands at times, must have suffered to be beautiful. Not far away is the dearest wee moccasin of softly-tanned leather, worked with coloured straws and eilks, the softest, quaintest, covering for a baby foot, the handiwork of some loving Indian squaw. These are only a few among the entrancing treasures that are among Lord St. Oswald's gift, and that — when we have a place worthy of them— will be shown. Miss Cook, of Feilding, who has been appointed to succeed Mr. Strack on the staff of the Nowtown School', the last-named having been transferred to Kilhirnie, will commence her new duties shortly. The ladies' golf competition which was fixed to be held at Heretaunga. tomorrow has been postponed until Ist May. Beautiful shades will apparently dominate the coming season's modes, to judge from the fashions forecast given, by the leading Paris dressmakers to the Matin (writes a, Paris correspondent). At Taquin's, whore the necessity of liariiionisiny; tones wiCTi flesh and hair tints is insisted on, it is stated that for June wear, coarse ola«siL' blues, certain dark grepus, and dark mlt. recalling tho tint of tho blark-red iom> will bo employed.. I'or the evening preference is given to .2^tej,rt2 i coraj c; aad_,to J :Jvhite ajid,J4a»dfi'

rather than black aJid white. Much, is expected from granite taffetas, which have a kind of powdered appearance, and suggests the down of a peach. At Wagner-Drecoll's, in addition to dark blues ai»d blacks, sylvan tones in all their ehades up to sued© are epoken of for" walking costumes, while white and orange are declared to be ravishing for evening robes. Iv materials, taffeta, will reign supreme, and mention is made of certain taffetas t which are ecvsoft in texture as to be taken almost for foulards. Watered silks are making their reappearance for spring tailor-mades. Dark green and exquisite greys predominate as colours in taffetas., Designers at Redferu's have eought to blend tho harmony of Grecian draperies with the elegance and distinction of the Second Empire fashions. A young Australian lady, comely and debonair, and imbued , with forensic iilsas, is desirous of emulating Portia. She will mako her debut in the High C6urt of Australia at the end of May (states a Sydney paper). Mies Nancy Isaacs is the daughter of Mr. Justice Isaacs. She is keen on becoming a lady barrister, and is studying assiduously to attain that end. , Insistent importunities have- at last been acceded to by her father, and at' the end of the month she will enter the High Court as his associate. Mies Isaacs will thus enjoy ,th» unique distinction of being the first lady associate in Australia. This ambitious young lady is a native of Victoria—the only one of the Australian' States where these are two lady barristers. Mr. Justice leaacs's pre&ent associate is Mr. Best. The innovation of a lady associate is exciting much interest and discussion amongst tho associates of the Supreme Court.