WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 40, 15 August 1918, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

An attractive and unique entertainment will be given in the Concert Chamber on Tuesday, 3rd September, which is being organised by Miss Mary Butler on behalf of the Victoria League. The procaeds will be in aid of the French Relief Society, and it is hoped that, all who realise' the necessities of those suffering terrible privations in France will 'support this effort. Their Excellencies the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool have given their patronage to the entertainment, which will take the form of tableaux, musical items, etc. Tickets may be obtained at the Bristol, and from members of the committee.

Most people base thei^ ideas of the crinoline period on Leach's cartoons in Punch, which, though artistic, -always brought out the ridiculous point of view. Last night the dresses shown in "Romance" at the Grand Opera House proved the grace and beauty of the stylo. The present day scores heavily in convenience and hygiene, and no reasonable person would wish to restore crinolines to fashion, but there is no doubt as to their charm of line and billowy softness. Miss Kathlone MacDonell appears first in n delightful white tulle gown flounced from waist to hem, each being edged with sparkling bead and silve- trimming, while- the tight-filling white, silk bodice was softened with trimming to match, and finished with a touch of blue at the waist. She wore a scarf of tulie also, mid carried a posy of violets in a silver holder. Her hair was dressed in the ringlets style with a bandeau of peari across the back. A walking costume was of black silk, with & short fleecy white coat, and v a dainty hat to match with a white ostrich feather. Miss MacDonell's stage gown, worn when she made her special triumph as Margerita Cavallini, was of ivory corded silk, also flounced, and trimmed on the plain corsage with lace, and worn with a mantilla of black Spanish lace, while her neglige, worn over a delightful petticoat of flounced lace, finished with blue ribbons and tiny pink roses, was of rose velvet, cream lace, and black motifs. Miss Emma Temple wore an ideal "elderly" gown of golden brown silk with a. tabbed bodice, and the other crinoline gowns, notably those in the first scene of the "story," were artistic in form and colour

On Tuesday last the Citizens' Service League hold a cake sale at .the Wellington Red Cross Shop, which proved very successful. There was a good, supply of cakes and buyers were numerous.

Tho weekly dance .for soldiers held at the Sydney-street Soldiers' Club was well attended, and very successful. The ladies of St. John Ambulance were in the tea room, and Mesdames Coleridge and Earle carried out the arrangements for dancing as iisual.

The annual meeting of the Pioneer Club will take place to-morrow evening at the club rooms, Hannah's Buildings, Lambton-quay, at 7.30. It is hoped that tlierciwilL' be a full attendance of members.

Mrs. Boyd, of Taihape, will lie in town shortly, and will bo the guest of Mrs. F. W! Mackenzie, Willis-street.

A meeting took place yesterday afternoon of the workers in the-Cpuntess of Liverpool Fund, Town Hall, to make arrangements for the street day in aid of the fund next month. Stalls will he placed at various points about the.town, Government Buildings, opposite Kirkealdie's, Kelbum-avenue, Bank of New Zealand corner, Post Office, Botilc&fctstreet, Winder's Corner, arid Courtcnayplace. These will all bo in charge of different workers for,the fund, it. being decided that they should do nil the work, instead of calling upon different societies to assist. The stalls were drawn for, and allotted. Arrangements for erecting the stalls were discussed, also decorating, etc. Flowers, cakes, and sweets will bo sold, and any other commodities the feta 11----holders choose. The proceeds are to go to the Liverpool Trench Comforts Fund for men at the front. The shop near the Arendia, which is in charge of various members of the same committee, is doing well, and receiving a gratifying measure of support from tha public. Soldiers' woollen garments a:nd other' comforts are finding a ready sale, and so the fund and the soldiers both benefit .by the effort.

The matron of Tauinaru Military Hospital, Lowry Bay, acknowledges with thanks gifts "from Mesdamos R-otheram, Ward, Ferguson, Shirtcliffo, H. Johnston, Smiley, Gnthrio (Pa-lmerston NY), Misses Wilson, Kirkcaldie, Rutherford, and Rathbone, Mr. Ewen, R.ed Cross Shop (Misses Cooper and: Moss) £20. Hiitt Patriotic Guild £5, Wellington Red Cross. Soldiers' Comforts Fund (weekly), V.M.C.A. (weekly), Nelson ladies (weeki,y). Thanks are also due to the Commercial* Union Assurance Company and to Lindsays, Ltd., who allow parcels to be loft for the hospital, and have also helped in other ways. I

On the occasion of .the official opening of the Brooklyn Harriers' Clubroom an enjoyable dance took place. Musical items were given by Mr. Cummins's orchestra, Miss F Suell, aad Mr. Tauri, and tho dance music was aupplie'd by L. Eobinson. Mr. J. 0. Shorland, president of the club, declared the room open and congratulated those present on the arrangements made.

The death of Miss Frances Mary Tanner took place at Christchurch recently at the age of 80. Miss Tanner at one time lived in Wellington and was well known for her artistic abilities. Of late years she \yas a regular attendant at the Christchurch Cathedral, from whicly place the funeral took-place; and Dea^f, Garryigton read the last rites.

General Richardson has commenced his educational 'scheme in connection with the troops, and we spend one hour a day on an educational subject, writes a member of the 29th Reinforcements. To<day we had geography; to-morrow we' will have economics; the next day bookkeeping, and so. on. I think it a good scheme for a. man who is in one camp for any length of time, and when it is placed on a working basis will perhaps do a great deal of good." It is rather unfortunate that I have not had an opportunity to visit Miss Rogers, but I will do so on my leave from Brocton Camp, and I will send you a report of her work at Walton."

"The Education of the Modern Girl" was the subject of a lecture given by Miss B. Butler, headmistress of the Auckland OSirls' Grammar School, recently. Miss Butler laid great stress on the responsibility of parents with regard to the education of their children. Continual systematic effort was necessary, and the education of a child should be beguu when the child was very young. Habits and tendencies which later on might present a serious aspect could then be checked. The difficulties which the primary schools teacher had to encounter were discouraging. Education, in the true sense, was practically impossible in a class of 80, 90, or 100 children. Itf'was, therefore, necessary for parents to supplement the efforts of the teacher. In this connection, Miss Bntlei made a plea for compulsory homework. Time spent in doing lessons at home, she said, was of immense value, as ifc represented originnl and voluntary effort on the part of the girl. It might be perfectly true that

some of the. subjects taught would be of little value in after life, but parents should not, on this account, discountenance the study of such subjects. Charactor could better be developed at home, and if girls were made to feel that they had responsibilities in the, home circle they would appreciate it more.

An interesting address on "Moral Problems of To-day" was delivered by Nurse Chappell in Auckland recently. Nurse CKappellj who has had considerable experience in connection with camps in England, dealt at length with the danger that arises from ignorance of moral matters by the youth of the present generation. She spoke of the need for parents informing their children as to the dangers which beset them, and asserted that if it had not been for stupid prudery in the past there would have been much less immorality.

Miss Marks will be in charge of the Woodward-street E«d Cross Shop on Friday.

The "direct appeal" for the French Bed Cross was recently announced in Sydney as having resulted in the large sum of £85,000.

The engagement is announced of Lance-Corporal Eldred- T. Flaws, third son of Mr. John Flaws, Kaiwarra, to Miss Brown, eldest daughter of Mr. H. Brown, Waiana, Masterton.

A visit to see the bead-work done by the French soldiers at the American Hospital at Neuilly was most interesting, says the Paris correspondent of the Queen. The men now do the most beautiful work quite perfectly. The hospital authorities have organised the little industry so well that it is possible to get rea-lly "worth while" returns for the men's talent and steady work. They make chain bags and purses, in various sizes, designs, and colours, all of which are carefully studied and carried out under the eye of the lady who is in charge of the work ■ and • provides the beads, _the thread, and the designs, and also tile frames. She teaches each man herself, and is loud in her praise of their quick intelligence and interest. "They are so good and so clever," is her verdict. As time goes on the beads and the thread get scarcer and more expensive, consequently the work has to be sold at a higher price than at first; but no one minds paying more when quite sure that the money goes direct to the soldiers, and in this case there is no doubt about that. Nevertheless, it is well to buy such things where they are made, and not from an intermediary, who cannot vouch for the work being done by the wounded men one wishes to benefit.

At the next meeting of the National Council it is intended to discuss the question of equal pay for woman teachers, says a writer in the Melbourne Leader. When the average woman talks about "equal pay for equal work" she puts emphasis on the first two words, and ignores the last two, because so many demand the equal .pay for wholly unequal work. But in teaching, it seems to inc. that the clearest case can be made out in favour of the equal work. Boys and girls go through til© same course of training, they have to sit for precisely the same examinations, and the women teachers therefore have to be as efficient and do'tho same, work as the men. Why there should be any differentiation in the pay of tho men and women I could never sec. In the State it is certainly because of the desire for, cheap labour; • and what bxcuso besides sweating can he found in' tho girls' colleges? It is wholly indefensible there, because the- parents have to pay precisely tho same fees for 1 their daughters as for their sons, and the training is quite similar in, both cases, yet tho woman teacher in the colleges gets less than half the pay given to the man. A head mistress is regarded as being well paid a-t £300; a head master gets up to and beyond £1000. The old cry of the necessity of providing for families is a very specious one, but it breaks down ludicrously when thtf- confirmed bachelor gets his thousand, just as well as tho married man. Marriage or celibacy are not considered where men are concerned; but the delimitation of tho sexes, is observed as if it were a law of the Medea and Persians.

The question of a women's college, to bo affiliated with the "University of Melbourne, vvva-s recently discussed by the National Council of Women. Lantern slides showing the, magnificent buildings affiliated with universities in other parts of the world were greatly (and somewhat enviously] admired. The council considered that something more than the mere permission to partake in scholastic opportunities with men was needed in view of the growing numbers of girls who enter for higher education. Stories were told at the' meeting of the various difficulties and_adventures of women students who are obliged to get lodgings wherever possible, and sometimes under circumstances of risk and discomfort.

"In these days of high prices," says "Popular Science," "anything that can bo used as a substitute and give good results at the same time will be a welcome addition in helping to keep down the high cost of living. Boiled carrots, when properly treated, form an excellent substitute for eggs in puddings, etc. Boil the carrots until they are tender and nearly ready to fall apart, drain carefully, and . mash and press through a coarse cloth or strainer. The pulp is then introduced among* the other ingredients of the pudding and the eggs'totally omitted. Puddings made in this manner .are lighter than whore eggs are usißd, and are more palatable. The carrots also impart a fine yellow colour to the pudding, so" that nobody can tell whether eggs were used or not."

■ Mr. Martin. Harvey, the actor, at the close of his tour in Bradford, was responsible''for the following unusual incident. After thanking the audience for support of his efforts on behalf of Red Cross and other charities, Mr. Harvey said that behind the entertainment there had been in tho minds of all a feeling of depression about tho course of tho war. Mr. Harvey then invited the audience to stand, while they commended themselves and their loved ones to the care of Almighty God. A clergyman in the audience immediately rose.-and led the whole house in prayer. The effect, declares one who was present, was wonderful, arid the great, audience was moved with emotion, and as they left the theatre they wont as quie.Uy and as solemnly as if from a .place of worship.