WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 35, 11 February 1914, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The reception held yesterday after Miss Nathan's wedding was of the cheeriest, and the rooms and garden were pleasant shelters from the dustladen gale outside. Mr. Nathan's garden—though it is not tho gayeot time of the year— is looking charming at present, and the curving avenue affords a series of pretty glimpses of flowers and foliage. The fern-tree dell, too, is delightful in this city of few gardens. A large marquee had been set up on the lawn, and In it were arranged little tables, with one longer one centred with the wedding cake, which was decorated with stephanotes and roses, roses, too, being at 1 * ranged in vases. The bride and bridegroom received the congratulations of their friends in the drawing-room, standing under a horse-shoe of flowers'. The roses in this room were of every tint, falling in long trails from the mantelshelf, in profusion on the cabinets, and set in abundance on every vantage point, forming a- bower of delicate colour and fragrance. In the dining-room a fine effect was given by a combination of mauve asters, mauve sweet peas, and ' delicate foliage ; and in another room hydrangeas and coreopsis daintily harmonised the flower decorations in the Synagogue, where the scheme of white, blue, and greeft was much admired, ana in the reception rooms, as well as in the beautiful bouquets. Mrs. Nathan's loose cluster of violets and red ros6s, and the bridesmaids' quaint Victoria posies of tiny roses were particularly eharmihg, were the work of Miss Murray. Only one toast was proposed, that of the bride and bridegroom, Mr. Maurice Cohen, of Palmerston North, voicing the good wishes of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hyanis'E many friends. The bridegroom responded. Mrs Hyams, the bridegroom's mother, wore a gown of white satin draped with black phantilly lace, and a black Velvet hat with an osprey. Miss Leah Hyams wore cream crepe de Chihe and a black velvet hat, and Miss E. Hyams pale pink crepe and a black hat with roses. Miss Jones was in a charming gown of violet ninon and a violet hat with plumes. Mrs. Walter Nathan's gown was a mole charmeuse with Brus- ! sels lace, and her black hat was massed j with black plumes. Mrs. Jacob Joseph wore a bIaCK and white hat and a black dress with an over-skirt of exquisite lace. Miss Joseph was in white embroidered voile, with a pretty coatee of rose brocaded crepe, and a hat with roses. Mrs. Fred. Nathan, whose trio of small daughters were much admired, wore a white lace frock and a white hat with roses/ Mrs. K. J. Hyams was in black and white satin and a hat to match. Mrs. Phil Nathan wore a gown of white lace, with a large yellow rose at the waist to tone with the yellow-green crown of her smart little hat. Mrs. Joseph Caselberg wore a cream frock and a black hat, and Mrs. Myer Caselberg black crepe and a black picture hat. Mrs. Joseph Joseph was in black ninon and silk and a black hat. Mrs., Alfred Caselberg wore floral silk and a black hat with plumes, Mrs. Maurice Cohen blue satin and black ninon and a black-blue hat, Mrs._ Rothenberg black satin and gold embroideries ahd a bonnet with pink roses, and Miss Rothenberg a violet coat and skirt and hat with violet feathers. The bride's travelling gown was of champagne-tinted charmeuse, with a coatee of broderie Anglaisc of the same tone, with revevs and cuffs of blue faune, and the daintiest little girdle of cords threaded through blue and gold Venetian beads. _ Her Dunstabli straw hat* was frilled with net and trimmed with blue faune and blue velvet roses. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Riddiford, of View Holla, Marton 1 , leave for England in the lonic. Mrs. and Miss Willis, of Woodendene, Gfeatfdrd, are also passengers for England by the lonic. It will- be of interest to New Zealanders to learn that Lady Helen MunroFerguson, wife of the Governor-General elect, who is to succeed Lord Denman in Australia, is an elder sister of Lady Plunkett, both being daughters of the first Marquis of Dufferin and Ava. When New Zealand Defence officers went to England gome years ago, one of the first invitations they received was to a reception by Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson, who displayed alceen interest in New Zealand, and at whose home the New Zealanders met ninny distinguished people. Last evening members' of the Star Boating Club presented M*. 0. W. Mack with a present on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Eileen Patterson, which took place this afternoon. A clock, striking twelve! tells me my birthday is over (says a, writer in a London paper). I am thirty, and unashanttd. The disagreeable relation— who turns up in real life with the frequency of the>, wicked fairy in juvenilp. literature— made her appearahc© fct my birthday feast. She brought me -a very nice present m her hand, and she Bald ! "I want to know wltefi I am to hftVe the pleasure of choosing your Wedding gift? You are outv of the twenties now, you know, dear." "Yes, I'm getting quite old." I assented meekly. And she t>ufltied off -with a dismal clank of jet ornaittente, feeling plea^Ahtly cel-taln ftlie h&d crushed me. But not do, Any regret that I may ■express, as to my age 1b riierely conventional. I think thitty is .1 very good humbor of years to have arrived at. In fact, I like it go much that lam tempted to &tay there— like a little ft iend of mlfle in the country Whc* sayri fthe- i» "always tvronty-'flva." When ono reaches thirty the days are comparatively halcyon. You are independent, you have leaf At to cut your coat to your cloth so that /our dfefls allowance "does," and you have the wit and ■wisdom to steer your love affairs to aatiefactory conclusions. Ido not suppotsa any man— ftot even the oite I adore— to be perfect, nor do 1 suppose that ally woman^»even my bosom friend-^ie capable of keeping my fcecret* of above oe-pyiftg my clothes. Both - these vain imaginations belohged to my ' youth, to day I am not mere cynical but mote tolerant. ... So much for my ow"rt feelings. T3ut what do other peopte think about me? On the whole, I think the Woman t>l thirty is apt to be tnore popular 1 than the girl of beventeen. That damsel i* too bright— if not too good— for the sober paths of friendship. Her friendships a-Te legion — a.nd always coin- ! ing to sudden conclusion*. For she chooses her friends with- no discretion and. then makes demands from them which an archangel could scarcely fnl« 111. Thirty years teaches you the Wson that friendship is merely a' giant game of give and tnke. And you bring" to the marks! — or ought to, if yoit have u&kl your time aright— a stock in trade consiisting of prudence, good natitro, and generosity. The woman of thirty can still play games and dance and flirt without looking ridiculous, and at the same time her experiences luive given her poise and balance. I will not Bay She is sensible, because that is damning a woman with faint prame, but 1 will use n homely phrase and say she "has her wits about her " Sho can cut out a Motiee or bind up a cut finger, and give advice which . is not absolutely futile. She has arrived. Miss Thirty-years-old—at a good marrying ago Her brains Imivp had tim» to nmltire, tier 1 liuart hag ngt hud tune to giv,w heavy,

■ Ilor play days am by no means over, but she will be something more than a toy to her husband. _ It is true that every man wants a flirt in his house to 1 tease and cajole him out of those bearish humours to which the male ccx are so ; but he also wants someone to lnend his socks, ordor his meals, and— laet, but certainly not least— call him to order and tell him a few trenchant home truths now and then. The average woman of thirty is quite capable of undertaking all these- duties. But, if for her own good r&isori? she is not married, she can look forward tc- a very festive time indeed. Her younger sisters retire defeated while she makes conquest after conquest. Previous flirtations— her own and others of which she has been an interested bpectator — have taught her much. She makes flirtation an art, and knows all the various methods of practising it. At .the same time she realise that plain ordinary friendship between men and women has its charm, and she jiever falls into the fatal mistake — so common to heT younger sister— of imagining that everjr man she meets is in love with her. Neither has she ilie uncomfortable habit of frequently falling in love herself. She knows how to make the best of herfielf— if she finds a grey hair or a wrinkle she makes compensation for it by dressing her hair in a most becoming style or wearing colours -which suit her to the utmost. A lurking idea -that her youth is fleeting has the desirable effect of keeping her up to the mark. She may be too old at forty," but she is "too attractive at thirty for the peace of mind of even the mos>t confirmed bachelor. A Dftily Mail Writer ha.6 ah article on the above subject. The writer says :—: — "One sees intelligent people who, after sitting all the evening in a stuffy room, go to their bedrooms and close the windows. Next day they are stupid, and wondei* what k the cause." I am afraid there is a Still Worse result of this bad habit than that which the writer mentions. Next day they are stupid-— and consequently wonder why everyone else is. The stupid person rarely knows that he or she is so. And thus the cure which the Daily Mail writer mentions is not taken. However, their friends may be interested in the counsel given :— "If such people would' regulate their diet they would probably become brighter. Of course, insufficient sleep at night is a potent cause of sleepiness in the day. H is surprising what a number of people curtail their sleeping hours to a dangerous degree. It is not the time spent in bed, but the time spent in sound sleep that counts. Most people under 50 should have eight solid hours of sleep every night in the week. How many groWn-ups get it? Street noises so disturb the sleep that eVett eight hours of it do not bring complete brain restoration. We grow used to these noises, and think they dp not matter, as they do not keep ue awake^ but we pay the penalty in brain weariness and dullness m the morning. Bad air in the bedroom is another cause of sluggishness of mind and incapacity in work."

Service is the coin in which humantly'R Rrcnlo'L Cu.\M are paid.— William Allen While.