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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 27, 31 July 1912, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Superficial manners cover weak character, ac pretty paint often hides the rottcMnesß of a wooden st-ructure.

Mr. Blassey, Mrs. Massey, and Mrs. Taylor, the Prime Minister's elder daughter, arrived yesterday, and are staying at the Occidental Hotel. > Lady Guinness is at Rotorua, and will .not arrive in Wellington for a week. Mrs. Buick, wife of Mr. D. Buick, M.P., who has been ill, is rapidly gaining health. Mris. Sharmah, of Auckland, returned with Her husband from Sydney today. . ' Residents of this district (writes Tho Post's Otaki correspondent) will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Ilardie, mother of Mr. Ken Hardie, who was for oome time Otaki'e station-master. Mrs. John Fuller, jun., and her sister, Mrs. Perry, and child, left Wellington by tho Matinganui for Sydney on Friday. On Saturday evening, at Sydneystreet Schoolroom) the combined men's and women's branches of the New Zealand Political Reform League will entertain at an "at home" ihe Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet, members of the Reform League in Parliament, and the delegates attending the conference. Five hundred invitations have been issued, the arrangements being in the hands — as regards the women's branch, of Mesdames J. Darling, Newman, Earle, and E. S. Wilson. Addresses are to be delivered by 'Mr. A. Harris, M.P.> and Mr. O. M. Thomson, M.P , ana by delegates. ' The "parcel tea" held afcthe Y.W.C.A. Rooms, in Manners-street, yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. lloU being hostesses, was a great success, and most satisfactory linen gifts were received for the stall. About £5, too, was realised by the sale of some articles. Tho guests were charmingly entertained with a "fish competition, in which Miss Hart and Miss Crewes' were winners, and by a concert, the performers being Mesdames Grant, Lewis, and D. C. Bate&, and the Misses M'Eldownoy, ! Drittain, Luke, Allen, and Newton. Miss [ Birch gave a short address, and referred to Miss Barnes, who is to be welcomed next Saturday evening, when Her Excellency Lady Islington is to be present. The tea tables were prettily decorated with yellow and white narcissi and birch.' Mrs. Campbell wore dark green velvet and a. gieon toque, and Mrs. Ilotfc wore groy 'with lace, and a black hat with i'eathelß. The Misses Vavasour arrived from Pictou yesterday. J The Sunday Times gives a picture of Miss Eileen Boyd, who has many Wellington friends, and who, it will be remembered, appeared with Miss Grace Palotta at His Majesty's Theatre. Miss Boyd, after studying in Paris, is now one of the recognised contoltos of London, and her latest engagements were at the Albert Hall and the Queen's Hall. Mrs. Boyd left Sydney by the Orvieto to join her daughter in London. The Argonaut writes that an Eastern newspaper asks why the hobble walk remains after tho hobble skirt has disappeared. As heaven is our witness, we know nothing of such gear, but there appears to be plenty of room insido the skirt for a fair straightforward stop, but no such step is forthcoming. Has* the mince become an acquired habit, not easily to be discarded? This, we are told, is not tho case. The hobble skirt hac disappeared, but what may be called the hobble corset has not disappeared. It is still the rule that the hips anc> the waist' must be the same size, and the corset is designed with the intention of seeing to it that they are the same size. Now, if you take a pair of compasses and apply firm pressure just below tho hinge you will find that the radius of tho points is lessened. There you have the idea. But- there is something else. Did you ever notice — in the shop windows, of course — the long elastic attachments that depend from somewhere near the edge of the corset and that hang down in a purposeless sort of way^ Well, those are garters. We have often wondered what they were, but did not like to ask, but now we have eeen it so stated in. a newspaper, so it must be right. Whatever is in print is true. They look harmless enough, those garter 6, in' a shop window, but you should see them on. That is to cay, you should not see* them on except in the mind's eye, Horatio, with the eye of faith and imagination. Imagine those strong elastic gartei'B stretched from about where the waist- used to be in the deal*, dead days beyond recall, and hitched on to the edge of the stocking. You will see that they then form a figure something like the car ropes' of a balloon or a uaracbute, and of an exceeding rigidity. Imagine that the body is a coat of mail down to the hips, and that the hips to the knees i& surrounded by these elastic guy ropes, stretcuqd tight enough almost to haul the wearer out of her boots. Now do you think you could walk like a human being under 6uch circumstances? Of course you could not. You would have to mince along just like these women do, and you could sit down just about as easily as a telegraph post. To give information, to add to tho knowledge and wisdom of the world, is a holy mis- | sion, and we are thankful that we happened to ccc an explanation of the continuing hobble walk after the apparent caufie for it had disappeared and so to spread the light among a wondering and a perplexed mankind. ' Writes our London correspondent, under date 21st June: — At St. Augustine's Church, Sheffield, the wedding was celebrated of the Rev. Charles Tasmau Parkinson, senior curate of South Shields; afid of Christ Church, Oxford, «m of Mr. W. A. Parkinson, J.P., of Hawera, New Zealand, with Doiwthy Fancourt Mitchell, daughter of the Rev. A. F. Mitchell, M.A., vicar of St. Augustine's, and Mis. Mitchell. The ceremony was performed 011 tho 19fch June by tho Rev. T. S. Lea, D.D., vicar of St. Austell, Cornwall), assisted by ! the Rev. Canon 11. Robertson, M.A., I vicar of South Shields, and the Roy. 1 Harold Anson, M.A., rector of Birch-in-Rusholme, Manchester). On the 19th June the marriage took place, at St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, of Mr. Albert Robert Hayward and Miss Cicely Kettle, daughter of Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., of Auckland, and of Mrs. I Kettle, of 6, Beaufort Mansions. Chelsea (writes our London correspondent). The ceremony, a choral one, was performed by the Rfer. Canon Besley. of St. Paul's j Cathedral, assisted by the Rev. S. i Swayne, vicar of th^ pariah. Tho bTide, who was given away by her mother, was led up ithe nave uy'her cousin, Mr. Henry Cotterill, of New Zealand. The wedding dress was of ivory charmeuSD, with ait overdress of pearl-embroidered chiffon ; tho corsago was draped vri\h Limerick lace, the gift of her mother ; it shawl of tho sumo lace was draped about th» Court train of ivory satin and chiffon, and was held m placo by, a largo pearl ornament. There weie three bricks, maids — Mito Kettle (sibter of the brido), Miss Betty; C«i ; tt£iU .Issuisin .ol> tiio

bride), and Mise Powell. The two elder bridesmaids were in picturesque gowns of ivory ninon and la-ce over satin, with paniev overdressed of ru&e pink satiu. Their largo ivory-tinted straw hats were tl'immod with pink and mauve flowers, and their bouquets were of pale pink carnations. The younger bridesmaid was in ivory ninon, and satin trimmed with lace, and quaint huchings of rose pink satm. Mrs. Kettle was in dull blue chiffon and a feathor-trimmed hat. The duties of bost man were performed by Mr. Sholto Johnstone-Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Ilayward have gone abroad for the honeymoon. London will be their future home, and they have taken v house at Ulwhca. - Mr. Hayward is a well-known artist. A great many presents werereceived. . Juvenile workers were debarred from entering factories at the instance of th» Victorian Legislative- Council last year, and the chief female inspector under the Factories Act, reporting upon tliis; says: " The prohibition of girls working in factories until fifteen years of age is rather unpopulai-, and is sometimes considered by parents as a hardship. It is frequently asserted that all healthy girls should be allowed to work in factories on leaving school, when they are said to be more teachable than after having had a year's unsettled experience. Tho period intervening betwen thir leaving school and going to a trade is said to have a bad moral effect." The broadened scheme of the New South Wales Minister for Education in regard to the medical inspection .and treatment of *chool children waa expected to be put into operation this week. , A staff of nurses had been engaged, and last week they met the medical officers of the department, to receiva instructions at the Education Offices. The idea, is that the nurs*s shall follow up the medical inspection of the children by visiting them in their homes and giving the mothers advice. In' tho past children suffering from serious ailments, or ailments likely to become serious, have been left without attention, the pjtrenti not having known what to do. The nurses in future will stand as the good friends of the mothers in regard to the medical treatment of their children. Thoro is a dash of practical romance about women going out into the bush I and foiling trees, but this novel spec tacle may be witnessed any day on tho property, of the Queensland Pine Company, away out in the jungles of the Northern State. .The story is told in the • South Australian Register by an Adelaide citizen, who has just visited the camp of a family of four stalwart young ludiqs. "I was driving .through the forest," he stales, "when I cam« upon tho Lynch girls' camp. It con- I sisted of a, couple of tents and an out-of-door, kitchen. Enquiry elicited tho fact that' there we four sisters—Mary, Kate, Nell, and Bosie. Their father and mother were Irish folk, and tho daughters were born at Gympie. When nofc more than 17 the eldest girl- Mary took to the forest, and was joined later on by her three sisters. They work exactly as the men .do, and are splendid specimens of humanity —upstanding, cloar of oye, and strong ot arm. No men are allowed about their camp, and tho penalty of nonsense is a duelling in the creek or in the nearest mudholo. One could not but help 'admiring' -the natural simplicity and honesty of tho girls. Their characters are written on their faces. The eldest of the qunrtette —Mary —will shortly be .married, and I would not be surprised to hear,of the others following her quickly to the altar. They earn more money than ihe men, slicking more closely to their work, and never fioquentmg the hotels. The life niuet be a very healthy ont, and th.6 work is- undoubtedly hard. In the forest, before tho clearing is done, tho sun is rarely seen, bo dense is the jungle, and therefore tho complexion .of the girls are not injured by tho fierce Qnensland heat. The Lynch girls go home to Gympie at Christmas. Two of their brothers —Loo and Con —also work in th« forest." Mm Bennett, of Boston, who was sued in New Zealand last month for divorce by her husband, Dr. Bennett, produced a diary in Court in support of her allegation that her husband subjected herto various vexatious' fines. Here are some of the fines which the wife declared wore imposed on her: — For being saucy, 4e. For being impertinent, Bs. Before being allowed to read mother's letter, £1. For talking to odd-job man, £1. For failure to buy soap, 4s. For not finding out the lowest price of sugar before buying 1001b, £1 3s. Other entries in the diary were: — " Mrs. B. draws .money to buy baby carriage and baby clothes. " Two maids dismissed; Mrs. B. from now on does her own housework, washing, etc. " Received fur set from -parents. ' Take all you can get,' says the doctor. "Dr. B. in financial straite comes, to wife and says t 'Now I've raised all the money I can. How much' can you raise? We must have some money.' " Got loan of £300 from father." ]