WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 30, 4 August 1917, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Great preparations have been made at Sayes Court, Aurora-terrace, for the sale of work, which will take place next Saturday in aid of the St. John Ambulance and Bed Crorss work at the depot, in the Star Club shed. A glimpse at the goods showed a collection of charming frocks for babies and children of all sizes, daintily embroidered and of the latest patterns, also plainer ones, pretty and well made, and less expensive. Camisoles and lingerie of all kinds, cushions, boxes, novelties, pictures, knitted goods, dolls, and a great variety of other desirable C sessions will be for sale. A particuy good concert will be given, and afternoon tea will be served in the large diningroom.

A very satisfactory report was given at the annual meeting of the Kelbuxn W.N.B. yesterday afternoon by the lion, secretary, Mrs. Bell. She outlined the patriotic work which had been accomplished during the yean by the branch, and stated that by means of bridge and euchre tournaments. Red Cross efforts, etc., the sum of £168 8s 6d had been raised and handed over to various patriotic funds. Members had also assisted at the Bed Cross shop and in other ways had furthered' the needs of the times we are living in. Mrs. Porter, who took the chair, made a brief speech, in which slho outlined the aims of the W.N.R., and what the parent body had already accomplished since its inception. The following members were elected for office during the coming year :—President, Mrs. J. Hanan; secretary, Mrs. Bell (reelected) ; committee, Mrs. Alfred Atkinson, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Macdonald, Mrs. Hay-Mackenzie, Mrs. Pringle, Mrs. Ward, Miss Holmden. It was announced at the meeting that the Kelbum, Wadestown, and Brooklyn branches of the reserve had joined forces and would be at the Wellington Bed Cross shop on Violet Day, when they would provide morning and afternoon tea and light lunches, in addition to flheir other dirties. Contributions of cakes, scones, etc., for this object will be gladly welcomed, and; pay be left at the shop in the morning on. Friday next. In October Kelburn alone will take a day at the Bed Cross shop.

Sluch interest is being shown in the clever work of the invalid soldiers now being shown on Lambton-quay. Strong' useful baskets are there, also artistic raffia ones, equally -useful but very dainty, trays, boxes with stencilled designs, string kits and hammocks, cakestands, and other goods. The sale will be opened on Monday at Mr. Pringle's establishment/ on Lambton-quay, and there will doubtless be many people who will be glad to obtain these goods, which are not only useful, but are souvenirs of the great war, as they are made by some of the men who are paralysed, lame, and incapacitated ill other ways, having suffered greatly, and only just being able to begin to, do something for themselves.

The presentation, next month of the musical pantomime play, "The .Magic Carpet," is already being eagerly looked forward to, as Miss Gladys Campbell is sparing no pains to present it on a grand scale. The whole of the company, which, besides Miss Campbell'e pupils, includes many well-known amateurs, is working with a zest which augurs well for the success of the production. The proceeds are to be devoted, by special request', to the Countess of Liverpool's Trench Comforts Fund.

The timely and useful gift of a pair of cratches and ten walking, sticks for the use of convalescent soldiers at Rotorua was received yesterday by the National Committee of the V.M.C.A. from Mrs. Gladden, of Petone.

Mrs. C. Earle will be the hostess at the Sydney-street Soldiers' Club this evening.

The children's fancy dress ball, to ba held on Saturday afternoon, 18th August, at the Town Hall, promises to fee a great success. Many delightful costumes have been fashioned out of coloured papers and tartans, and books have been ransacked for effective designs. Arrangements, have been made to have a place roped off for the tiny ones, so that they may have their part of the. entertainment undisturbed. The overwelceme Punch and Judy will again be shown, and another attraction will be' the visit of a magic bird. In our advertising columns those arranging groups and couples a.re asked to. notify Mrs. James/ Findlay, 219, The Terrace, not later than 10th August..

To, most worn.en tip household linen is one of the most cherished and interesting possessions. It has, an individuality of its. own which was written about by George Elliot in "The Mill on the Floss," in early Victorian times, when one of the trio of old-fashioned sisters favoured "a spot" on her table linen, and another would have nothing but floral designs. Nowadays the patterns arei most artistic, and the variety infinite, and Mrs. Hiley is to be congratulated on the selection she has made for the beautiful linen chest which is being raffled, and which is on, view at Messrs. 0. Smith's, in Cuba-street, The tablecloths and serviettes match in handsome designs, there are face towels, with crochet insertions, embroidered bed-spreads, and afternoon teaclo.ths, displays of the most dainty description ; a satin-covered eiderdown, and a good supply of Turkish towels, teacloths, dusters, and real linen sheets and pillow cases, blankets, bathmats, etc. The chest itself ia a most desirable possession, and, was mads and presented by Messrs. Collie, of Newtown. Those who are living in the country, or girls who are about to, set up housekeeping, can obtain tickets from Jfes._ E. A. Hiley, 29,_ Hobson-street, Wellington, and Wellington citizens should take an early opportunity of seeing for themselves this most "desirable possession, which contains £60 worth of goods. The raffle will be drawn at. the Red Cross Shop on 2nd October, and the prqceeds will be given to the Red Cross Fund.

The monthly meeting of the Roykl New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held on Thursday. Present : Mrs. Massey (in the chair), Lady Stout, Mesdamea HiircoyLft, Coqk, Anderson, B,usseli, C. M. Luke, W. Luke, Hanan, W. Nathan, Chapman, Windea 1, Corrigan, Ewen, D. Ewen, Ward, M'Vicar, and Richardson, Misses Ingles. Peach, and Barnett; Apologies were received from Mesdames S. liirkcaldie, Barclay, Tripe, Ponsonby, Leclde, M'Lean," Misses Cable and Kirkcaldie. Accounts were passed for payment; ajso the nurse's report, which was very satisfactory. It was decided that certain members of the committee would give assistance in cases of overworked mothers, by taking oare of children for an hour or two. Anyone wiehrng for such help could telephone either to Lady Stout or the Plunket nurses. Miss Barnett reported having distributed 48 garments locally, and acknowledged on behalf of the society the mpnthly grant from the War Belief Association for material to be made .up and returned. The lion, treasurer (Mrs.. C. E. Richardson) acknowledged the fpllbwing donations with thanks : Mrs. W. Nathan, £5; Mesdames Ryan and Maudsley, £2 2s, Mesdames, Massey, Anderson, Hanan, and Johnson, £1; Mesd,s.mes MiW;

The sum of £15 14s was made yesterday by members of the lierhampore W.N.R. at. the stall in front of the Boulcott-street Soldiers' Hostel. This will be cabled shortly in aid of the V.M.C.A. Trench Comforts Fund.

Miss M'Gregor, of the Pandita Bamabai Mission, Mukti, India, arrived by the ferry steamer from the South this morning. She is staying with Mrs. Muir, 171, Karori-road, Kelburn.

The death occurred in Wanganui on Thursday last of Mrs. Amy Elizabeth Foster, youngest daughter of Mr. James Ames, City Valuer, Wellington, and wife of Mr. W. H. G. Foster, of Wanganui. Mrs. Foster was a native of Wellington, and was esteemed by all who knew her. She has left a, son and a daughter.

A meeting of the trustees of the Wellington Convalescent Home was held at Mrs. Litchfield's-on Wednesday. There were present:—Mesdames W. S. Moorhouse (in the chair), A. Martin, Joseph Joseph, Litchfield, W. Young, Miss Harcourt (lion, treasurer), Miss Miles (hon. secretary. Monthly accounts and wages were passed for payment, and routine business transacted.

"Girls' Department Day" at the Y.W-G.A. is always looked forward to with interest. To-morrow at 4.15 a girls' service will be held at which Mis 3 Joan Macgregor, of the Mukti Mission, India, will give the address. As the members of the girls' department take a practical interest in the work of the foreign department, this meeting should prove of interest.

Miss Ella M'Neil, Y.W.C.A. secretory in China, has sent an interesting budget of news across by last mail. She has been struggling with the Chinese language for the past year or so and has now mastered it to a great extent, and she has been appointed membership secretary of the Y.W.C.A. in Shanghai. Miss. M'Neil was formerly general secretary of the association in Christchurch, and has sent along to the members there a copy of a real love message from a Chinese 'university student to a young girl in the Mission School. This is the literal rendering of it—"My dear lover, Miss Kiyi Sing Pan—l believe that you know my. pi»pose to write you this letter. Your".virtue and education can be admirable as your beauty. Because your perfection makes me fallen in love with y0u,.1 will declare in this letter that I love you more than words can give out."

A great pleasure may be looked for shortly, as a dance recital is being prepared by Miss Beere, and will be grven in aid of the Red Cross Fund. It -will be under the patronage of Their Excels lencies the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool. The committee arranging it includes Mrs. Brandon, Mrs. Hall Thompson, Mrs. Hiley, Mrs. Joseph, Mrs. A. Myers, Mrs. A. E. Pearce, and Miss Coates, with Mrs. Duthie as hon. secretary.

The telegraph instruction school, which was recently in operation in the Government Buildings, Christchiuch, has been closed. During the period of its activity 60 young women were trained in telegraphy, and they have all been appointed to positions in the service. That they have been widely distributed through the Dominion is evidenced by the fact that the northernmost one is at Hamilton and the southernmost at Gore.

A common use of celluloid (writes The Post's London correspondent) is for the casing of ladies' shoe heels, and the wearer runs'* a grave danger if she sits with heri feet close to the fire. A heel manufacturer says tha^> it is now usual to cover the heel with celluloid. "It looks smarter than leather, and does not scratch. Most liigh class boots coming from France, America, and Switzerland had this feature, and it is to be found in some English-made shoes. I have not heard of any serious accident resulting, though it would nqt do for a person wearing such shoes to put her feet very near a fire."

The Food Controller's ban on starch has probably laid the foundation for an ail-British industry based on the substitution of a mineral for the invaluable foodstuffs from which starch is extracted (states the London correspondent of The Post). Articles of dress treated by tho now product are indistinguishable from the ordinary laundry necessity. A representative of the firm says :—' "Ths price of starch is, of course, exceptionally high at the moment, and will no doubt fall when' peace comes. The cpst of the ingredients used in the new product, however, will also be low.op, and we shall always be able to make it as a competitive article. Thus the new industry is not merely a war-time industry, but one of great national importance after the. war." Careful housewives are saving their rice-water and are using it. with excellent results, in place of starch. ■

Miss Theresa Fewkes, of Great Glen, was fined £9 at Leicester recently for feeding a pony on bread. It was stated that the pony was a pet and had been given bread for thirty years. Sixteen loave3 were delivered at the house for two persons. The police found about 41b of bread in the stable. John Wa-tkin, who fed tho pony, was fined £1.

Mrs. Stewart M'Clelland, of ■Wellington, and Mrs. Kee, of Olutb,a, left yesterday for Palmerston North.

Members of Hobson-street Red. Cross Shop Committee are already making plans for special efforts to raise a good sum on their day.. A stall will be arranged at the Bank of New Zealand corner, and surprise packets of sweats will be sold. The " surprise " will consist of various sums of money which will be placed in some of the parcels.

Cakes for soldiers will be made 'by ladies who are experts in connection with t!he Thornd'oif Red Cross Day, a-nd orders may be given by ringing iip telephones 923, .1554, and 2103. The best materials will be used, and they will bs packed ready for posting.

The doll raffled in connection with St. Mary's Home sale of work by Miss Isabel M'Lennan (presented by Mvs. M'Lennan to the- children's fa-ncy stall) was won by Miss Mary Richardson, of S'elwyn-terrace.

The Worser Bay Methodist Literary, Debating, and Social Club held an interesting debate last evening oil "Whether the War is Going to Materially Benefit the World or Otherwise?" Some good speeches were made. Those for the'affirmative were Messrs. W. Hall, ]<'. Wesney, and G: Warring, and! for the negative Mr. V. Wesney, Miss N. Warring, and Mr. A. Murie. The voting showed a majority for the affirmative. v