WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 84, 5 October 1912, Page 7

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The foes of progress may be divided into two classes: ttiose who stand »UU a&d look backward, and ttiose who look forward and stand etill.—Walter Pulitzer.

The Pioneer Club is giving an "at home " on Wednesday next in honour of I Miss Lily Brayton. Mrs. Gilray, who has been visiting j her father, Mr. Justice Cooper, returned to Napier on, Thursday. Mrs. Macarthy and Mrs. Rutter came back from the South this morning. Mr. Prouse has let his house at Trentham for six months to Mr. Stewart, who has been occupying Mr. R. M. Simpson's house on the Terrace. Miss Margaret Simpson, who has been staying with Mrs. Williamson in Palmerston North, goes on to Auckland next week to pay some visits there. Mrs. Eliot Warburton arrives on Thursday from Palmerston Northj and will stay a few days with Mrs. Stafford. The Otago Witness announces the en» gagement of Miss T. Wyinks, third daughter of Mr. W. Wyinks, Christchurch, to Mr. Grey Olen, North Island. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Morris, of Christchurch, left to-day for Auckland, where they connect with the lofua for the South Sea Islands. They will be away three months. Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Kennedy and the. Misses A. S. Kennedy and A. A. Kennedy are booked to leave Wellington by the Moeralti on 13th December for Sydney, where they join the Orient liner Orama on 21st December for Europe. They will be away for some months, and spend the early part of their visit in the south of Europe, reaching England in the spring. At the residence of the bride's parents, The Pines, Belmont, hy the Rev. James M'Gaw, the marriage took place of Charles John Durbar Skinner, second son of the late W. H. Skinner, Wellington, to Agnes Elizabeth Speedy, fourth daughter of P. Speedy, Belmont. The bride wore a dress of grey velvet and a large grey hat with ostrich plumes, and carried a bouquet of clematis and violets. Miss Hortense Speedy was bridesmaid, and wore a frock of white muslin with a large picture hat. Later on in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs., Skinner left by motor car for their future home in Feilding. At the Baptist Church, Petone, oh Wednesday afternoon, Miss Rose Strand, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Strand, of Lower Hutt, was married to Mr. Warren Edmeades, second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Edmeades, of Baystreet, Petone. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion. The service was choral, both the bride and bridegroom being members of the choir. Rev. P. J. Wainwright was the officiating minister, and Miss Hogg presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, was daintily attired in a cream silk-striped delaine trimmed with lace and insertion. She also wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, and carried a pretty bouquet of cream rOses^. The brides^ maids were Misses Bessie and Annie Edmeades, sisters of the bridegroom, and they word .pretty white muslin dresses trimmed with lace and embroidery. Their white hats were trimmed with pink flowers, and the bouquets also tied with pink streamers. Mr. Bert Hardie attended as best man, and Mr. Arthur Webster as 1 groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held 'at the resi- | dence of the bride's parents, " Riverside," Lower Mutt, and the usual toasts honoured. Among the large number of handsome presents received by the young couple was a cabinet of cutlery, presented to the bride and bridegroom by the members and friends of the Baptist Church and Suhday School, a picture presented to the bride by the girls of her Sunday School class, and a get of carvers and ah oak biscuit barrel presented to the bridegroom by the members of the Young Men's Bible Class. The bridegroom's present to the bride was an emerald ring, ahd to the bridesmaids gold brooches. The happy couple left late in the afternoon for Wellington, amidst showers of confetti and good wishes, for their home in Morrinsville. The engagement is announced of Miss Elsie Williams, Burnley, Melbourne, to Mr. W. Power, of Wellington. The wedding took place on Wednesday afternoon, at Kent-terrace Church, of Miss Alice Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M'Kirdy, Hataitai, to Mr. John Ross, of the Telegraph Department, Wellington. The bride, who was given' away by her stepfather (Mr. M'Kirdy), wore a frock of crepe de chine, trimmed with lace, the skirt being caught up at one side with a flower. The neck and sleeves were edged with pearls; with this she wore a wedding veil and a wreath of orange blossoms. She was attended by two bridesmaids— Miss Myra Firth, who wore an embroidered frock of cream crepe de chine over silk, and a large black hat with touches of pale blue ; and. Miss Lily Williams, who had on a white Cambrian net over silk, edged with fringes, ahcl Wore a black haf. They wore the bridegroom's gifts—- very fine neck chains^ with aquamarine pendants. The bridegroom was attended by Messrs. Chamberlain and Meredith. A reception was held At (lodber's in Courtenay-place*. Mrs. "M'Kirdy, who received the guests, wore A beautiful grey dress with Oriental trimming and a lovely pale heliotrope toque. Among the guests were Mrs. Bear, in a navy blue dress with a fawn toque with pink roses; Mrs. Gotlieb, a blue' frock and a large hat with plumes; Mrs. Firth, in black silk and a hat with red roses and feathers; Mrs. Williams, a pale grey dress and hat with cream and black feathers: and Mrs. W. Brown, in navy blue and hat with cream feathers; also Misses Hoops, Troup, Bannister, Armit, Williams, and fcvans. Mr. and Mrs. Ross left by the Manuka for the South, where the honeymoon is to be spent. The matron of tl\e Hospital acknowledges the following with thanks :— Flowers : Miss Skerett, Messrs. Chapman, Waugh, and Hobbs ; magazines, etc. : Rev. W. Shirer, Mrs. E. Baker, Mr. W. A. Kelly a Mrs. Eichelbaum, Mrs. Earnshaw, Mrs. Tolley, Miss Skerett, Mr. R. T. Turnbull, Father Maples (Petone) ; old linen, Mrs. T. C. Williams, Mrs. Luke, and Y.W.C.A. Children's Hospital— Flowers : Mrs. Bevan, St. Matthew's Church (Brooklyn), Kent-terrace 'Christian Endeavour, Uhls' College Christian Union. Wellington Girls' Collegej Mt. Gardiner; toys and books : Mrs. Style, Mrs. E. J. Riddiford (doll's house). Mr. William Austin Heath, second son of Mr. and Mrs. William Heath, of Endow, Staffordshire, England, was married at Trinity Methodist Church. Wellington South, yesterday, by the Rev. J. Ward, to Miss Barbara Lily Gallon, of Hanley, Staffordshire. The bride, who was given away by her brother-in-law (Mr. T. Pofets) was attended ky Miss Heath and Miss Sarali Heath (cousin of the bridegroom). Mr. Sidney Heath (brother) was best man. Tha bride only arrived from Home by th» Ruahin* l|st @undj,f. •

| Miss Muriel Bennett, the Wellington vocalist, has accepted an engagement with the Feilding Choral Society as soprano solist at its coming production of Handel's "Messiah." Miss Mac George, the honorary organiser of the^ New Zealand branch of the Eugenics Education Society, will arrive in Wellington on Monday to begin organising work . in this city. Miss MacGeorge has just completed a successful two-mohths' tour in Otago and Canterbury, and has engagements which will carry her on until the New Year. A number of women writers recently .described the qualities which they considered made women successful in busihess. Tact or sympathy— the capacity for entering into the thoughts and feel' ings of others— was mentioned three times as Often as any other quality. Next came patience, then judgment, courage, enthusiasm for work, and initiative. Curiously enough r very similar conclusions were drawn by Mr. Bryce, British Ambassador at Washington, who recently visited Australia, ih an article published' not long since in "The Youth's Companion ' on the secret of personal influence. Mr. Bryce named and defined four qualities, two or more of which, he said, are always found in those who lead or inspire men. They are initiative, the power of thinking for oneself ; tenacity, the ability to adhere to a decision once made; judgment, the power of forecasting the results of action; and sympathy, the power of entering into the feelings of others. There has been a good deal of discussion lately about the wife's allowance, ahd to those who are concerned in the matter an article in the Englishwoman, entitled "Should Daughters be Dowered ?" will be of interest. The question is absorbing the attention of many who are interested in social questions, and it is a.rgued that while the son has an education which enables him to earn his living and keep himself, the daughter, as a rule, has little or no provision made for her, but is expected to give the best years of her life to unpaid and often thankless housework. During ten years' residence ih France, says the writer of the article, I was always greatly struck by that system of saving, for both boys and girls, which has exercised such a powerful influence on family life and the status of women in that country. Among rich and poor alike the parents regard it as a national and even agreeable duty to save a certain sum yearly in order to constitute a capital for the son and daughter. What is the result? When the latter is led to the altar she has the satisfaction of knowing that she is a re&l effective partner in the matrimonial combination, entitled to a voice in all questions affecting the family atfd its future. Usually no business step is taken by the husband without previous consultation with his wife, who Is, after all, as vitally interesteS as himself in the success or failure of atiy venture in which their joint funds, efforts, and sacrifices are engaged. There are certain countries itl which the daughters in themselves display commendable foresight in solving the great matrimonial problem. In Denmark, for instance, the young girls form marriage clubs, subscribing a certain sum monthly. When the funds yield, say, £150 or £200, a ballot is organised, and the luckiest girl secures the appropriation, and there isseldom much delay in fixing the wedding day. Thousands of ■ Irish girls go to America, save £200 or £300, and then return to marry the man of their choice>' thus settling the dowry question in the most practical fashion, well awate that custom and tradition in Ireland justify the man in looking for his wife to bring to the altar something more tangible than, her grace, love, and beauty. Unfortunately the average English girl prefers to invest her spare cash in attractive . attire, rather than save it for the purpose of facilitating her matrimonial ambitions. And in most British families the lioh's share of the parents' soli- . citude ahd resources h concentrated on the education and establishment of the boys, so that when the girls reach a marriageable age their prospects are blighted by the absence of any fund destined to give them their start in life. Thus many a marriage is postponed till the precious years of youth are gone, because, while the man might tnana-ge to keep a wife on his salary, he is not able to furnish a home on his salary, and has to wait until he can save the necessary 6um; for the average young man, with his salary of anything from £150 to £300 at thirty, will not have had much opportunity to save. NO HOME WITHOUT A PIANO. To make and keep home homely you heed a piano in it. Thanks to the Dresden Piano Company's system of deferred payments, there are pianos in thousands of New Zealand homes, and the number increases daily, The four best pianos are the Broadwood, the Rohisch, the Lipp, and the Steinway. If you are thinking of a piano write or call now. The Dresden Company carries very large stocks, so that there is hot the slightest difficulty in suiting all tastes and requirements. If you want a good piano go- to the Dresden Piano Company, Lambton-qnay, Wellington. North Island manager, M. J. Brookes.— Advt. ECONOMY IN CORSETS. The best-dressed women have discovered that to wear the peerless P. and S. " Zairoid " Corset is to practise the wisest < possible economy. The corset is made in styles to suit all figures and all tastes, at prices to suit all purses. Once bought, " Zairoid " Corsets wear wonderfully. They do not relax or become misshapen, and they do not break over the hips. They give perfect ease with absolute elegance. Made of fine durable coutil, exquisitely trimmed, each corset fitted with two pairs of rubber grip uuipenders and rustless " Zairoid '' supports throughput. Stocks, in all the varieties and styles, at C Adams and Co., corset, costume, and millinery specialists, 108 and 110 Cuba-street.— Advt. Those who intend visiting England in 1913 are strongly urged by Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son to apply early for accommodation. The firm act as agents for all steamship lines, and are therefore able to secure berths by any line and class. Cook's 1913 Sailing and Fare List (posted free), with particulars of all lines and routes, contains much useful information to travellers. _ Special facilities in banking and the insurance of baggage (all risks) are offered by Cook's Agency. —Advt. Spring Weddings— Brides and bridesmaids' bouquets o£ _ fashion's favourite flowers, roses, carnations, lily of the valley, exquisitely designed by Mi6S Murray, 36 Willis-street (florist to Hi« Excellency Lord Islington). —Adtt. Miss Cooper, Florist, Manners-street. Telephone 882. All floral work of the very latest and up-to-dato designs lftade on short notice. Every branch a specialty.— Advt. Enthusiasm in selling is doubtless responsible in some measure for the wonderful demand that has set in for Warner's Rust-proof Corsets, bi>t their reliable wearing qualities have also much to do with it.— 'Advt. Mrs. Woodward will be pkased to j?ivi> a prico for ladies' and gents' ktt-off clothing n rtd boots, 121, Ingsitre-fcUeSt . 'g Jmmm Wir-Mil