WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 56, 8 March 1915, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

At the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kersley, a large number of people went across to Day's Bay on Saturday to a garden party at their residence. A canopy of bunting was strung across the gravelled path, and beneath it the guests were- received by Mr. and Mrs. Kersley, accompanied by Miss H. F. Barnes, Miss M'Lean, and Miss Birch. Afternoon tea was served in the house, and soon the guests, who were forced indoors by the weather, had filled the drawing-room and were crowding into the hall and ver* andahs. The reception room was decorated with choice pink roses from the garden of Mr. J. B. Finlay, and the music of the string band was gay and pleasant. Among the guests were Mrs. J. P. Luke. Mrs. M'Clay, Mrs. Kaye, Mrs. D. M'Lean, Miss M'Lean, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Pearson, Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Whyte, Mrs. JJeith, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith. Mrs. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith, Mrs. Ritchie, Mre. Gieson, Mrs. E. Gieson, Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Hursthouse, Miss A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Johnstone, Mr. W. Allen, Mrs. Balph, Mr., Mi's., and Miss Varney, Mrs. J. Hislop/ and Miss Paul. A recitation given by. Rev. Archibald Hunt caused great amusement, and Miss Petiie's recitation was much appreciated. It was remarkable that the national secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association (Mr. Jamieson) and the national secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association should both have been present. In a short speech, Mr. Kersley introduced these two guests, who each in turn responded, speaking of the progressive movement among the women and men respectively that each represented. In. acknowledgment of Mr. and Mrs. Kersley's hospitality, a burst of song arose unexpectedly from the girl delegates, the words expressing their appreciation very aptly. Miss Birch announced that a further opportunity would be afforded those present of hearing Miss Barnes on the evening of Monday, 15th instant. Between the showers the guests were happily enabled to get back dry to the ferry boat for the return journey. The evening meeting was addressed by the Rev. Archibald Hunt, with Miss M'Lean, M.A., in the chair. On Wednesday, in the Presbyterian | Church, Kelburn, Miss Winifred Pier- j aid, second daughter , of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pierard, of Karori, was married to Mr. G. J. Bertinshaw, of the District Railway Engineer's Office, Invercargill. The Rev. J. Paterson officiated, and the bride was given away by her father. Miss Doris Pierard, sister of the bride, attended as bridesmaid, and Mr. P. M'Master, of Wanganui, as best man. Only relatives and a few intimate friends were present, and after the ceremony the guests were received at the residence of the bride's parents, "Rawhiti," Karori. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Bertinshaw left by motor, en route for Auckland and Rotortia. Mrs. Seaton left for Masterton to-day for a fortnight's visit. Mrs. Rutherford arrived from Picton to-day. Miss Gretchen Rutherford is also staying in Welb'ngton. Miss Lucas, of Willis-street, returned last week from Nelson. Mrs. Fitchett left to-day for Feildin^, where she is staying with Mrs. Ncill. Mrs. .Bernard Wood arrived on Saturday from Christchurch and is staying at Heretaunga with her mother, Lady Ward., - . • Mr. and Mrs. C. Eyre, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland. Miss Beatrice Day and Madame Bocufve have taken rooms in Georgestreet. Mrs. Vavasour arrived from PictOn on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont Smith left for Christchurch on Saturday evening. A memorial service in honour of the memory of the late Mrs. Matilda M'Garrigle, "who, from 1899 to 1914, was an ardent worker in connection with the Sailors' Fz'iend Society, took place last night in the church of the institution. Mrs. M'Garrigle, who was 84 when she died, had the interests of the society much at heart, and in an address, Mr. James Moore alluded to the far-reaching influence of her work. Her favourite hymns, . including "For Ever with the Lord," were sung, and Miss Fulton unveiled a memorial tablet, whose inscrip- | tion included the text, "She hath done what she could." A pleasant gathering took place at the Burlington Tea-rooms on Friday afternoon, wher the students_ of Victoria College met to say good-tye to Mrs. Thornton, late lady principal of theWomen's Students' Hostel. Mrs. Thornton has endeared herself to all with whom she has come in contact during her seven years at the hostel, and it is with regret" that the students are parting with her. Mr. G. Watson, president of the Victoria College Students' Association, in a short speech, thanked Mrs. Thornton for all her kindness to the. students as a whole, as well as to the women students of the hostel, and presented her with a purse-bag from both past and present students. Miss Wood, the new lady principal of the hostel, was present, and was welcomed. Every woman wants to be beautiful, yet how few will take the trouble to follow just a few rules, especially in winter time, when rooms are cold, and courage is required to persist in tho. daily sponge down with lukewarm water. Plenty of fresh air, plenty of exercise, and sleep, are three great factors towards beauty. Unless you can retire early to bed, and then obtain at least eight hours' sleep, you cannot expect to feel "fit" during the day ; and running about the house, even if doing necessary work, . isn't exercise and fresh air. A ■ good walk in the open air must be taken daily. Be regular in your hours of retiring and rising, eat good, plain food, knock oft' some tea-drinking, and you will soon note a marked difference in your appearance and health. A gold ring, which was one of several struck after the death of Lord Nelson at Trafalgar for the purpose of presentation to his officers who were with him at that great battle, has passed, after many years full of incident and romance, into the possession > of Dr. C. E. F. Payne Philpots, dentist, of Collins-street, Melbourne (says the Sydney Sun). Dr. Philpots's maternal grandmother was a Suckling, Nelson himself being Horatio Suckling Nelson, and this lady, on 1 marriage, became Mrs. Matthews. She lived for some time at Bendigo, then called Sandhurst. Shelost the ring while taking part in a public ceremony there. Though a large reward was offered no trace of the ring was discovered for 17 years. By chance a person sitting in a Melbourne theatre 30 years Rgo saw and recognised the ring by the published description. The wearer stated that he hftd purchased it from a pawnbroker, and the pawnbroker, on being inter-

viewed, said that & man named Scott had left it with him as a pledge. Scott was a schoolmaster, who had died about three years before. When this story was published in the press, Mr. A. J. Scott, who, curiously enough, was also a «chaolmaste(r then at Gjreeflsboirough, made a statement which made the strange story stranger. He stated that he was living near Sandhurst about 17 years prior to the discovery, or at the time the ring was lost, and he "was the lawful possessor of such a ring. His ring had been given to his father, who was a son of John Scott, R..N., public secretary to , the Admiral. Secretary Scott was killed shortly before Nelson, and when tho great sailor fell it was on the deck stained with the blood of Scott. He had no idea who the man was who gave the name of Scott. His father's two brothers had no "sons, so that someone must have given a bogus name to the pawnbroker. In the will of Mrs. Matthews there Was a clause, "The Nelson ring to be given to the most creditable and 'deserving of my present grandsons attaining the age of 21 years." It was dated 21st August, 1894. Dr. Philpots l'eceived advice recently from the Union Trustee Company that he had fulfilled the condition and was entitled to the heirloom. The ring is of a striking design. The inscription isi "Lost' to his country, 21st October, 1805, aged 47. Palmam gui meruit ferat." It is now established beyond dispute that a numfier of women are fighting on both sides in the campaign in Russian Poland. Some instance* of Russian ama7ons have already been mentioned, and further cases have been brought forward by the* British official war corre* spondent who has been allowed by the Russian Commander-in-Chief to accom* pany the Russian troops to the front. Several of the Russian newspapers have lately given details, of the discovery of German women fighting in the German ranks as volunteers. Among the women at present being treated in a Russian hospital there are seven women who were captured while fighting in German uniform. They were placed together in a special ward. They are fine specimens of Teutonic "womanhood, and the Rus-> sian nurses admire their finely developed muscles, which seem to indicate that they have belonged for years to German gymnastic societies. They display to their captors the same haughty and con* temptuous indifference which characterises Prussian officers. One of the nurses offered one of them a Russian newspaper ' printed in German, but the patient indignantly tossed the paper aside, declaring that she wouldn't believe anything which_ appeared in a Russian newspaper, even if it were pi'inted in German. Although these women refuse to disclose anything about themselves, or how they came to be in the fighting line, it is judged by those who know the German people that they come from the upper middle class. 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If, as he states, the grain is unable to cope with the pest, and this is the general experience, the South- , land Farmers' Union would be well ad- ! vised in considering the matter. If the small birds are being practically allowed uninterrupted sway, owing to the inefficiency of the measures taken to deal with them, some means other than poisoning might be employed. The rabbit nuisance is also reported to be worse at present than for a long time back, and this might with benefit also form a subject for consideration, though it is intended at Winter Show time to take advantage of the presence of farmers from various parts to discuss the best means of coping with this difficulty.