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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1914, Page 7

WOMEN IN PRINT.

It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from tho top.— Arnold Bennett.

On Friday at Auckland, the death took place of Mrs. L. J. BagnaU, wife of Mr. L. J. Bagnall, ex-Mayor of Auckland, at the age of 75 years. She arrived in 1864, by the bng Pakeha, from Prince Edward Island, Canada, the vessel being owned by Mr. Bagnall. She went through many pioneer experiences, and will be much missed/ by a largo circle of friends and acquaintances, who appreciated her fine qualities. Her husband and a grown-up family survive her. Miss M'Gowan, of Dunedin, who has been visiting Auckland and Rotorua, is a guest of Mrs. Douglas, Island Bay. Mrs. Fred Riddiford and Mrs. Henry Arkwright, who have been staying at Miss Malcolm's, return to Marton tomorrow. Mrs. Perkins is staying with Mrs. Lionel Hitchings, Feilding. Mrs. AlleH, wife of the Minister for Defence, arrived from Dunedin yesterday morning. The results of tho second jumble sale, held on Saturday last, in aid of the fund for the PlUnket Babies' Home, came to JS22 — a large sum considering the low prices set on the things. Some goods still remain and it is hoped, with tho amount gained by the first sale> to altogether realise £60. Pictures and tea form such a. charming combination that it is expected many hostesses will give parties at the B&illie Art Gallery. If a certain number of guests are taken, the entrance fee includes the refreshments. Yesterday tho galleries were crowded, and this brighter weather should make a stroll among the pictures, with a subsequent Cup of tea and criticism, tho pleasantesfc way of passing an hour or two. The death occurred, on Saturday evening of Mrs. T. S. Dixon, widow of Mr. T. S. Dixon, of Oriental Lay. She wasi 78 years of age when she died, and -had been in the colony for 50 years, thirtyfive years being spent in Oriental Bay, where she and her husband were among the earliest settlers. Her maiden name was Liddle, and she came out from Scotland to Dunedin, where she married Mr. Dixon and came with him to Wellington. She leaves a family of five sons, Robert, Thomas, William, Matthew, and Joseph, and two daughters, Mrs. Stafford, of Crofton, Marton, and Miss Grace Dixon. A new rule, and one that might be applied with immense advantage here — both from the point of view of manager and public — has been recently put into force at the Haymarket, London, whern theatre-goers are now able to book pit seats, the only condition being that they must be booked the day they are used. At the Adelphi this innovation has already proved most successful. There seems little doubt that, if the lowpriced seats could be made certain, many more people not well enough off to ps.y the higher fees, and not willing to face the discomfort and weariness of crushing and waiting, would go to the theatre. This applies specially to those who come from long distances. The exhibition of weird coiffures, now on view in Wellington, attracts much attention, and draws forth ninny comments, mostly caustic and disappioving. But the lady with tho tomato t> esses, the damsel with the emerald green ha'r that looks like seaweed, and she with thp .daffoclil-tiuted locks — literally hyacinthine — gaze placidly into futurity, and ignore the criticism. It is said Miss Eva Gauthier appears in tinted coiffures, a fact which may_ add considerably to the interest in her items on Miseha Elman's piogrammt, but which, somehow, detract i'rom the dignity and beauty of art. The death of Mrs. John M'Cullough took place in Auckland, and another, pioneer has passed away. Mr. M'Cullough, with his wife and family, left Ireland in 1859 in the Tornado", the first iron ship to enter the harbour. They lived for many years on the banks of the Mangapai River, till Mr. M'Cullough'a death, and then the widow and her family moved to Auckland. Her sons aro Mr, William M'Cullough, proprietor of the Thames Star; Mr. James M'Cullough. accountant, Auckland ; Mr. Geo. M'Cullough, farmer, of Mangapai ; Mr John M'Cullough, of San Francisco; and Mr. Fred. M'Cullough, of Ha-wkes Bay. and the daughters Mrs. F. Wintle, of Epsom ; Mrs. Hewlett, wife of the Rev. O. Hewlett; and Mrs. Sims, of Ponsonby. A very quiet wedding was solemnised At St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington, when Miss Winnifred Hall, third daughter of Mrs. John Hall, of this town, was married to Mr. Jack Hyams, also of Wellington. The bride, who was given away by^ Mr. C. Hawley, looked charming in an exquisite Parisian costume, with a hat to match. Mr. J. Pereton acted as best man. Later Mi", and Mrs. Jack Hyams left by motor for North, where the honeymoon was spent.