Women in Print.

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 146, 21 June 1916, Page 9

Women in Print.

An excellent: and necessary work has been taken up by the committees of the Y.C.T.U., which will commend itself to all who realise the hardships ami dangers experienced by the men of the mine-sweeping fleet in the North Sea. The committees intend to forward as soon; as possible cases of warm clothing and'eomforts. The president of the British and Foreign. Sailors' Society {which is making the appeal throughout the Empire) has received good responses from Canada, South Africa, Australia, and other parts of the Empire, and New Zealand is not likely to be slow in helping those who play such, a grand part in preserving the safety of the seas and our own shores. Warm underclothing, new, or in good order, socks, mufflers, balaclavas, etc., may.be sent to Mrs. Nimmo, Arawa-road, Hataitai; Mrs. E. G. Denton, 32, Thompson-street; Mrs. B. Huffam, 152, Oriental Bay; or to the V.M.C.A. Cash contributions may also be sent, and as before long winter will be approaching, and the goods should be sent from here in good time, it is desirable to send in everything as soon as possible to the collectors.

To-morrow night an entertainment will be given, to the soldier-guests at the Town Hall by Mr. and Miss Newton. Mr. Dykes, and Mr.. Culfortl Bell, and the Trentham Band will be in attendance. The dance music will be provided by Mrs. Cane, and is therefore sure to he excellent. Mrs. Culford Bell is arranging a programme for to-night, and Mrs. M'Gregor and the Misses Davis and Jones will be among those taking part. ■

Mrs. J. P. Luke has received a letter from Colonel Logan, the officer in command at Samoa, with hearty thanks to Mrs. Luke, Miss Holmes, and, Ihe other ladies who contributed and sent such a splendid number of records, also a gramophone, and many welcome books and magazines, for the uae of the garrison at Samoa. They are greatly appreciated by officers and men.

Major Sleoman gave a very interesting address on modern trench warfare and the Red Cross service to the members of the Wellington North Nursing Division' of St. John Ambulance Overseas, when Lady Glasgow presided, A number of visitors from Bhe Wellington Nursing . Division, including the president, Mrs. Moorhouse, were present. ■ The lecture was greatly enjoyed, and the division regretted that the room was not large enough to admit members of other divisions also. Mrs. Balcombe Browne has offered the use of a very large room to the Wellington North Division for any future lectures, whHch offsr was gratefully accepted.

Miss Rokhenberg has received a letter of thanks for sacks of literature sent to the Samoan Garrison, from Lieutenant R. Carter, on behalf of Captain R. C. Smith and the officers and men.

■ Mrs. Oarr returned to Dunedin after a visit to Wanganui and other places in the North.

Mrs. M'Vicar has been nominated as a member of the Wellington College Board of Governors.

. Mr. and Mrs. Vallance and Miss Fulton returned to Ma-sterton yesterday.

At the Triangle Depot, V.M.C.A. Rooms, Miss Barnes will be in charge on Friday and Mrs.'W. J. Thompson on Saturday this week.

A quiet wedding took place at St. Barnabas' Church, Roseneath, this morning, when Miss Dora Willberg, lately of the Evening .Post staff (daughter of Mrs. E. ■N. ■ Willberg, of Christchurch), was married to Mr. Arthur C. Bretherton, son of Mr. C. Bretherton, Hawkes Bay. The Rev. Mr. Franklin officiated and Mr. F. J. Earle gave the bride away. She wore a tailor-made gown of fawn gabardine, and a. pretty brown velvet hat lined with pale pink. The bridesmaid was Miss Mildred Eyes, whose costume was of navy serge, with a black velours hat trimmed with pink. Mr. W. Hardy, of Wellington, was the best. man. .

Cable advice has been received by Mr. E. Bull, of Goldies Brae, announcing the safe arrival of Miss' Ethel Bull, in London. Miss Bull was to leave immediately for Scotland, where her marriage to Mr. Jack R. Hughes is to be solemnised on the sth July.

, "The glove trade is awfully worrying just now," said an assistant in one of the large shops in Melbourne the other day. "We simply cannot get them." And "take care of your gloves," is what we read in some of the Home papers. There is no doujjt it is difficult to get what one wants in one's special fancy in gloves these days, even at the shops noted for their really usually extensive variety of gloves, so it behoves us to take notice of the warning, "Take care of your gloves." In the first place, we may not be able to get them at all later on, for the skins are difficult to get anyhow, for one reason, the shipping space is very limited nowadays, and the skins' are required for military purposes, lining soldiers' tunics, and overcoats, etc., and, as everyone knows, labour is very scarce. Of course, immense supplies of gloves used to come from Germany, both to England and the colonies, and equally, of course, none of us want German made things, even if they .were to be had, which they are not, fortunately. A natural result will likely be gloves of fabrics instead of skins being much more worn, and in this matter we read that supplies may be forthcoming from Japan and American sources. Another and a very ordinary reason just now for taking care of our gloves is from an economy point of view. Most people find gloves no small item of expenditure out of allowances, and economy will likely need to be practised in regard to them, as is being done so many other things. At the same time,'it is satisfactory to know that good and wellcut fabric gloves are still procurable here even though a little dearer than in prewar days. And the thrifty souled among us would be wise to obtain a few extra pairs while they are to be had.

An interesting engagement announced in the Gentlewoman is that of the Countess Nada.. Torby. younger daughter of thei Grand Duke Michael of Russia and Countess Torby, of Ken Wood, and Prince George of Battenberg, eldest son of Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg. The Countess Nada, now nineteen, is a- dark-eyed, fascinating girl with a je ne sais quoi that draws all eyes to- her. She sings, acts, and dances to admiration, and has the merry heart that we know goes <ill the day. Prince George is three-and-twenty, and a lieutenant on board the New Zealand; and like his father, • a born sailor. The Battenbergs have always been persona grata with the Russian Royalties, and the alliance ..will be no less plea-sing to the Tsar and Tsarina than to oar King and Queen.

What must be a record for Petone is ■the enlistment of the Earnshaw boys, sons of Mrs. Maineson, of Petone. Out of a .family of seven sons, six have enlisted, the seventh son being too young to enlist yet. Robert aud George have been invalided' home, Jack is at the front with the Australian Force, Lester is in camp at Featherston, James is waiting to go into camp, and Harry was rejected as medically unfit. Mrs. Maineson has also six soldier brothers, one of whom (Pte. A. Harwood, 3rd /Infantry Battalion) was killed in action on 6th May, 1915.

New Zealand long ago scored first honours in the matter of having a lady Mayor. Perhaps we here can boast first of having a- lady Town Clerk (writes The Post's Sydney correspondent). In August last the Town Clerk of South Graf ton, New South Wales (Mr. W. E. Haigb), enlisted, and he is now with the Anzacs in France. In response to the town council's invitation of applications for the vacant position, two men and Bessie 0Stick applied. Miss Stick was unanimously chosen. One might expect to find the lady Town Clerk of South Grafton middle-aged, and looking severe as well as wise. Miss Stick is still in the early twenties, and there is no frosty severity about her. There is no doubt as to her technical fitness for the position. Siuce leaving school she has served in the offices of shire and town clerks, and she has made herself thoroughly acquainted with book-keeping and office work generally. She is said to be giving the utmost satisfaction to the council and the ratepayers.