WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 68, 17 September 1914, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

WOMEN IN PRINT. Go often to the hill-tops. From there you will see the aist, in the valley of your mind.— Oyler.

The hon. treasurer of the Countess of Liverpool Fund reports the following donations:— The Methven Ladies' Committee, per C Cuff, £74 6s ; Halcombe Ladies' Committee, per F. M. Saywell, £30; Okahukara, near Taumarunui, per H. Manson, £13; Te Aroha, proceeds Watson Social, per Mesdames Farquhar, Magill, and Black, £58 13s. Each year it seems impossible that the Hutt Show ''could be excelled, and yet each year's exhibition seems better than the last. Yesterday's show was a, revelation to many who did not realise the fertility of .the valley, which looked its fairest for the many visitors from town. The vivid blue of the river, the tender green of the young willows, the soft turquoise of the sky — all made up a lovely prelude to the perfume and colour gathered in the Town Hall. And all the ordered beauty, the artistic arrangements of blossom and foliage, the stalls for sweets and cut flowers, and the pretty impromptu tearoom, had been achieved at high pressure. The evening before the hall was engaged, and unattainable, and some of the show enthusiasts were busy at 4 in the morning of the day. At 2 o'clock there was still much to do, but by work and system everything was ready when Their Excellencies arrived. The president, Dr. Purdy. and Mrs. Purdy met them at the entrance and escorted them to the platform, prettily arranged with flowers and draperies, one great silver bowl of blossoms being on a table in. the centre. A novelty was the singing by a small choir, led by Mr. Hill, of the National Anthem. Afterwards His Excellency made a short speech of cheery patriotism, which was followed by hearty applause. Her Excellency wore a frock of shot blue taffetas, with a deep rounded collar of guipure, and a black hat with long black plume. The bouquet she received, of yellow blossoms tied with golden ribbons, added a charming note of colour to hex costume. Mrs. Purdy was in' blue charmeuse and brocaded velvet, and a small blue velvet toque wreathed with roees. Mrs. Massey, wearing a purple and black tailormade and a hat with roses and forget-me-nots and I'ete de negre ribbon, and Miss Massey in black/and white, with a tartan sasH, and a wide hat with blue crown and grey feathers, were 'present. A large number of people went from Wellington, including our enthusiastic amateur gardeners, who are gathering hints lor the Wellington Flower Show that comes off shortly. Some of these mingled happily business with pleasure, and went about with pencil and notebook, taking the names of new beauties. The banks of daffodils — so much better an arrangement ■ than the flat tables — were feasts of magnificent colour. Is it fancy that makes one believe flowers are richer in tone in the Hutt Valley? At first so dense was the crowd, it was difficult to move about, and various games of involuntary hide-and-seek \fere played by friends who missed one another. Among the guests wore Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Buckler, who had driven out from town with Mrs. Kernot. Mrs. Buckler was interested in an old veteran, whose breaet was hung with medals, and who had suffered the hardships of the Crimea, in which some of her people had played a part. They had quite a little chat, the old soldier being eager to tell of his experiences of bygone wars. Despite all the beauty and fragrance — the pe v rfumes greeted you before you entered the outer door— there were still tokens of the war crisis. Some fkfwer 'trophies were patriotic harmonies, emblems of the flag, and red,, white, and blue buttonholes found ready purchasers, while on every hand one heard scraps of war-talk, news, comments, hopes, and fears, but very rarely the latter. The carriages in the train occupied by the Wellington women were gay with .blossoms. Everyone carried a poey, and two enthusiasts bore great branches of flowering prunus. The proceeds of the show are to go towards the Belgian. Relief Fund, and should be a considerable sum. One table, that of Mr. Waugh, has been donated generously for the benefit of the fund. At first it wab intended to auction the flowers in the showroom, but it was believed, that more money will be realised for the fund by selling them in the -Wellington streets ; so tomorrow the town will- be invaded by a bevy of flower-girls, and it is to be hoped that the Empire City will follow the splendid example of Christchurch on her violet day. The Hon. C. J. Johnston, of Karori, is sending in a quantity of beautiful flowers to augment those from the show. The ladies' committee of the Star Boating Club is .making arrangements for a ball to be held xn the Town Hall next month ; the proceeds will be given to the War Fund. The chaperones are: Viscountess Kclburne, Lady Godley, Lady Ward, Lady Stout, Meedames W. F. Massey, H. D. Bell, 0. Pearce, W. H. Field," J. P. Luke, Algar Williams, A. Crawford, E. R. Dymock, lan Duncan, M. Myers, L. O. Tripp. Dr. PlattftMills, J. E. Fulton, and Mies Coates. The committee consists of Mesdames H. D. Bell. A. S. Biss, A. D. Bayfield, H. B. Bridge, R. A. Holmes, A. W. Newton, J. Peat, W. S. Wheeler, E. Bucholz, J. E. Widdop, F. 11. Galvin. Tho secretaries are Mrs. Bayfield ani{ Miss Peat. There is one woman in the world, who, outside of the many thousands of women who have relatives at thejfront, is watching the progress of the war with intense interest. She is the ex-Empress Eugenic, who has lived in England ever since her escape from Paris after the French defeat at Sedan in 1870. Nearly 90 years of age now, the ex-Empress has had, a marvellous career, full of romance and pathos, resplendent with, .the glories of a dazzling and unexpected rise to supreme power, dimmed as suddenly and unexpectedly by, the tragedy of an irretrievable fall. The story of her flight from the Tuileries after Sedan is the ( most dramatic episode in her history. The first vague news of the Emperor's capitulation had reached Paris on 3rd September. Up to noon of the next day there was uo popular disturbance. Then crowds began to overflow the gardens of the Tuileries and roll towards the palace in long steady streams. JS"ot yet was tlie crowd stormy or turbulent, but its quiet strengh was irresistible. She was warned that her life was m danger, and that it was time for her to fly. She bade a hurried adieu to her friends and was driven to the house of Dr. Evans, an American, who was possessed of an immense fortune, a European reputation, and a golden heart. Dr. Eviins enlisted the services ot' a fellow-conutiyman, arid arranged for the departure of Eugenic from France on the iollowing day. Wearing a bonnet and a, very thick veil, she ' was driven in a landau to Deauville whence, in a boat chartered by Dr. j Evans, she reached Ryde in safety. Later she travelled to Chislehurst, and I there has lived ever since. Napoleon 111., after his release from Wilhelmshohe, joined her in March, 1871. A gloom which nothing could dispel hung over the Emperor." Disease and melancholy had marked him for their own, and his death in January, 1870, came almost as a relief. The Empress's eon was killed -in Zululand, >vkitiici\ho had goa« wj^h *

I British force in art unofficial capacity, | his claims as the heir of the Bonapartes forbidding his taking of the oath of allegiance to the British Crown. Staying at the Empire Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. Bunby (Auckland), Miss Zoe Bartlev (Auckland), Miss Jacobs (Wanganui), Mr. Hanley (Raetihi), and Mr. Lambert (Raetihi). Mrs. and Miss Graham, of Carterton, are at the Hotel Windsor. •'Mrs. Arthur Alloway, of Marton, is staying with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ernest Hadfield. Tlte Christchurch Evening News states that the wedding of Miss Beatrix Pyne and Lieutenant Denniston, of H.M.S. Psyche, is arranged to take glace on Saturday next. Mr. Justice Denniston, and Mrs. and Miss Denniston are staying in Napier.