WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 25, 29 July 1914, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

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

A pretty wedding, the Rev. Archdeacon Harper officiating, took place in St.. Paul's Church, the bride being Olive Kathleen Studley, eldest daughter of Nurse Studley, late of Wellington, and the bridegroom William Harold Taylor. The bride was given away by Mr. W. L. Evans, of Evans and Schwartz, and she had three bridesmaids — two of Mis Evans's children, and the chief bridesmaid, Miss Violet Taylor. The bride's brother, Mr. L. Studley, acted as best man. The bride wor/e a very smart costume of cream Venetian and a silk panne velvet hat, with real Maltese lace and a handsome lancer plume. The chief bridesmaid wore a cream cloth costume, and carried a pretty bouquet of violets, the younger maids being in cream corded silk coats, trimmed with princess lace, and mob caps. They carried crooks, with posies of violets tied to the handles. The chief guests were the bridegroom's mother (Mrs. Taylor), Mrs. Evans (of Evans and Schwartz), and Mr. W. Schwartz, as well as many old friends. The wedding /breakfast waß at Mrs. Evans's, Percival-street, and the same evening the bride and bridegroom left "for a short trip in the North. At the Presbyterian Church, Kentterrace, Miss Lilian Murphy, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Murphy, of 88, Abel Smith-street, was married to Mr. H. R. Helliwell, eldest son of the late Mr. J. W. Helliwell, of Wellington. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming gown of white silk, trimmejl with silk lace' and pearls. She also w6re the usual veil and Orange blossom, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet. She was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Olive Murphy, sister of the bride, acting as' chief. She wore a silk dress, with allover lace coat, and mob cap, and carried a shower bouquet. The two younger bridesmaids (nieces of the bride) wore white silk dresses, with white satin muffs and mob caps, trimmed with white swansdown. The bridegroom's gift to the chief bridesmaid was a gold pendant set with rubies, to the younger ones a gold brooch and a necklet of moonstones. The bride's mother wore black silk, with mauve hat. At the reception, held in the Alexandra. Hall, over one hundred guests were present. The Misses Florence and Annie George, who have been in business in Palmerston for several years, and who go to reside in Wellington after a holiday to Australia, were entertained at afternoon tea yesterday by the members of St. John's Nursing Guild in Palmerston North. In recognition of assistance rendered to the guild, Miss Florence George was pre> sented with a handsome manicure set, and Miss Annie George with a set of silver-mounted 6Cent-bottles. Expressions of appreciation of their high qualities ware voiced by the Mayor and others present. Owing to the late arrival of the Sydney boat, the reception of the English hockey team by the Prime Minister, which was to take- place at mid-day, is fixed for half -past five this afternoon. Mrs. Sfcansell is visiting her daughter. Mrs. H. E. Lodge, of Levin. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Pharazyn, Mr. ! and 1 Mrs. W. M'Kenzie, Mr. and Mrs, H. Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ormond, leave shortly for the polo tournament m India. • x 'Miss Hawson • has been staying with Mrs. Mac Gibbon, in Dannevirke. Miss R. Greensill, of Picton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Middleton. i i Miss- Chalmers is visiting, her brother, Mr. Chalmers, at Fernyhurst, Masterton. The Weekly Press announces the following engagements :— Miss Dorothy Russell, second daughter of the Rev. Mr, Russell and Mrs. Russell, St. Luke's vicarage, to Mr. V. Strode-Penny, of Palmerston North ; Miss Rose Evelyn Greensill, youngest daughter of Mr. J. A. R. Greensill (Picton) to Mr. Clifford Edwin Townshend, son of the Hon. E. T. Townshend (Blenheim) ; and Miss Alice M'Master, youngest.daughter of Mrs. D. M'Master, Matawh'ero, Lower Valley, to Mr. Gillis Baird, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Baird, of Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cuff return to the Lower Hutt on Fridety. The Ramblers Ladies' Hockey Club holds its annual ball on Wednesday, 12th August, in the Sydney-street Hall. Mrs. W. R. Morris and Miss Hilda Morris leave to-day for, Auckland, whence they go on a trip to the South Sea Islands> Mr. and Mrs. Whiteford Steward ar'-' rived yesterday from Auckland. Miss Holmes, daughter of Mrs — R. A. Holmes,, has returned from England, by the Orontes.. just arrived at Sydney. Miss Tennant is also a passenger by the Orontes. A largely attended social gathering of the farming community and their friends was held in the Featherston Town Hall on Monday night, when a farewell was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Adamson, who are about to leave the district. Dancing was indulged in for the greater part ot the evening, the music being supplied by Mrs. A. E. Wickens (pianoforte) and Mrs. F. Burt, jun., and Misses Viles and C. Tait. On behalf of the directors and shareholders of the Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company, the promoters of the function, Mr. Wm. Fuge, chairman/ presented Mr. Adamson with an illuminated address setting forth the splendid service rendered by the recipient during the eight years he had been manager of the cheese factory. From the directors a liqueur stand was presented, and Mrs. Adamson was given a flower stand and a pair of silver dishes, as a mark of esteem. Jewels fashioned at least 5300 yeaTS , ago, and once the property of a princess of ancient Egypt were exhibited at the Royal Society conversazione (writes the London correspondent of The- Post). Their finding is one of the romances of Egyptian archaeology, for they -were discovered by Professor Flinders Petrie last winter near a tomb which it was supposed had centuries ago been despoiled of all its treasures. The chief prize of the collection is a wonderful amethyst necklace, "the most beautiful amethyst^ 1 have ever seen," said Professor Pe'trie, with gold lion claws as terminals. Then there are golden collars, exquisitely fashioned armlets and bracelets of gold bars with turquoise and carnelian bead work, and wristlets with amulets inlaid. The metal is entirely gold, as bright as when it was refined in the d,ays when Senusert 11. was king, and the designs are all inlaid, never of fueed enamel. In one of these there are no fewer than 370 piecee of cut stone ; nothing like i<s made nowadays, and the- best Parisian jewellers say that they could not hope to imitate the work. Queen Alexandra bought a beautiful lace scarf at tho recent exhibition held by the Home Art© and Industries Association in the Royal Albert H»U (say*

| a Lon-don paper). This choice is certain to increase the appreajation of such scarves, which are always more or less in vogue, and this year are more fashionable than ever. In some (A them the whole design is needlenui on net; in others lace is introduced as an edging. The finest specimens are entirely hand wrought in one of the standard patterns. Sometimes a lace-worker has a special talent for working just those long pieces that form the most. • lovely items of a well-planned toilette. This feaeon, just as in the days when Marie j Antoinette set the fashion, the dresses which liavo rounded necks or transparent yokes demand a light wrap, and as the days grow hotter nothing will he more popular than a scarf of lace. It is not given to every woman to purchase a piece of real lace. British looms, however, arc providing examples so exquisitely made that it is not easy to detect whether they are reproductions or not, and these, cold at prices that bring thmn well within the range of all who appreciate lace, will be amongst the favourite neckwear of the summer. Laoe is a - neceie^ity nowadays. Women consider it essential in the Medici collar. There are j whole . fichu's made of it, as w^ell as thope 'composed of net, but Outlined with a wide edging of lace. Capes of lace and capes made of taffeta, with flat flouhcee of lace, arc amongst the novelties of the season, and the woman who wears one of these articles of attire may either utilise wonderful pieces of real point or other rare needlecraft, or she may have her whole wTap in modern reproduction. Real lace from the modern workrooms is -sold in large quantities in] London. There is a steady demand for antique piecee, such as old Greek filet or isome of the early Italian examples, which as to old English lace, there is a genuine revival in interest and appreciation. x Complaint comes from Germany that the modern woman is more and ' more imitating men's fashions in clothes. Her latest invasion of masculine privilege is said to be the formation of a hatless brigade. Fraulein is entirely independent in her point of view ; she cuts her hair short or she dresses it elegantly as the fancy pleases herj but she has uncovered her head. Some people affect to see in this a declaration of her claim to superior intellect ; others attribute the custom merely to a taste acquired in sport and found so comfortable that it has been adopted for all occasions. " They have taken from us," grumbles the man, "our hard and severe hats; they are wearing our waistcoats, they have put on our fobs ; there is no real difference between the cut and style of their coats and our own." Indeed, .the covert coat worn by Teutonic womanhood to-day is exactly the same as that donned by men. In material, in the set of the shoulders, in the placing of the pockets, and in the Way the women put on the garment, there is essentially no difference at all. Men do not like it. As to neckwear, no distinction is to be found. Boots and shoes are absolutely masculine, for the woman of the period has ceased to aim at a small and elegant foot. Rather does she prefer one that is large, flat, and solid. Hence her selection of broad-toed, flat-heeled footgear, frequently brogued, and usually laced with braid similar to that worn by the sex that was wont to be 1 stem. A correspondent of the Hamburger Nachrichten has been reminding the rebellious feminist that her display of, tresses cannot by any possibility be taken as a proof of superior intellectual development. It points rather to a retrograde movement for, he declares, .ere women had acquired the art of wearing hats they were in the habit of carrying them over their arms and using them as receptacles for flowers or for fodder for the pets of the farmyard. The women of Greece and Rome, he reminds his fair readers, had only ribbons and flowers as head ornaments. It was the men who had more substantial coverings, which they put on when travelling abroad. Women of Southern Spain wear no hats, but they, dress their hair so exquisitely that those of other nationalities might well take a lesson from them. The Italian peasant rarely puts on a hat j the Waldeneian girls consider- that they have broken a law even if they long for a fashionable model, The suggestion is offered that the hatless brigado will set a fashion, and bring the servingmaid and the cook back to their former freedom from the affectation of a hat closely imitating that worn by their mistress. The writer seems inclined to congratulate the emancipated woman on setting a fashion that will tend towards a revival of freedom from convention and appreciation of real beauty. CHOOSE THE RIGHT PIANO. A piano is an article in which anyone but an expert can easily be deceived. Most pianos sound good, to the ear when bought, but time and use alone attest their soundness. On the other hand, such excellent instruments as the Broadwood, the Roniscli, the Lipp, the Steinway, seem to grow richer and mellower with age, like a violin. If you are thinking of purchasing- a piano, insjject these magnificent instruments before coming to a decision. The sole agents for New Zealand are The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., who hold large stocks and regularly receive big shipments. The Dresden Piano Co., M. J. Brookes, North Island manager.— Advt. Bridal shower bouquets are a feature of every pretty wedding. The choicest of blooms and most artistic designing are obtained at 'Miss Murray's, Vice-Regal Florist, 36, Willis-street. Country orders receive special attention.— Advt. Violets ! Violets ! Violets ! Miss Cooper, floriste. Manners-street, is *•»- ceiving fresh daily her well-known beautiful violets. Posted to any addreßS. Telephone BS2. — Advfc. The many excellences of tne Wertheim Sewing Machine should prompt you to inspect before you decide finally. The Wertheim is the smoothest running and most reliable sewing machine on the market— for you must remember the "WerEheim" is a sewing machine "pioneer" — it stands upon a big leputation. and embodies all- the latest improvements. Let us demonstrate its merits. Oscar Hewitt and Co., 56, Cuba-street, Wellington, sole agents. Local agents in every town in New Zealand.— Advt. Practical proof is the most convincing argument, and with this in view Miss Bagley, of the "Ideal Home" Chart Dresscutting System, the simplest in the world, will give free demonstrations this week at 3 p.m. Ladies specially invited. No. 7, Adelphi Chambers, 102, Willisstreet. — Advt. She stoops to conquer, but she doesn't stoop to sweep up the dust if she uses an Ardinco Dustpan, which costs 1 - only 2s 6d. If your own ironmonger does* not stock it, ring up 'phone 2b28. and you will be told, one who does. — Advt. Ex s.s. Eotorua— J. Godber and Co., Ltd., have received a shipment of the latest designs in cossagues, which are now available at all branches. — Advt. The little lads are well catered for at the Juvenile Department. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd. All boys' overcoats reduced greatly is price this week.— Advfc