WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1922, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All notices and descriptions of weddings sent to The Tost for insertipn in this column must be authenticated and properly signed by responsible people, or they will not be published. Engagement notices must be signed by th« parties .concerned. ■ ,

;' An interesting report given at the monthly meeting of the Plunket Society stated that during two months new caseg at headquarters (Courtenay-place) totalled 145; Eastbourne 8; Ngaio, Khan- ■ dallah, and Johiisonville 9. Cases treated in homes: Wellington, 1505; Eastbourno 42: other stations (before mentioned), 108. Visits to offices : Headquarters, adtvlts 1954, babies 1612; Eastbourne, ]5, babies 76; other stations. 27, babies 30. Of the new cases,, babies solely breast-fed numbered 121; supplemented, 23; artificially, 18; expectant- mothers advised, 26; letters, 33; instruction humanised milk, 7>o. Tlio result of the Plunket Street Day was £136 Os 2d. Subscriptions acknowledged -were : Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs £2 2s; Mrs. M'E-ae, £1 15s; donation ss, Mr. Nimmo. Mis. Massey presided at the I meeting, and there -\vera present Mesi ' dames Ward, Corrigan, Buckleton, W. Nathan, M'Vicar, Tythe-Brown, M'Lean",' Bnrd, Miss Barnett, Mo. C. Richardson (hon. treasurer), and Miss Nathan (hon. secretary). Miss E. Fidgeon. of Island Bay, who has been spending a holiday^, in Christchurch, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. Burdekin and /Miss Halse, of Tinakori-road, have- accompanied their aunt (Miss .Shaw) to New Plymouth for a visit. ■ Miss Wyn Faulkner^ of the "Robinson Crusoe" Pantomime Oompauy, touring New Zealand, is resting •at Tima^Uj ■■ after lier -recent ; illness. | Miss Rhodes, who ha* been staying with. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rhodes at Levin, has returned to North Canterbury. ' ! Mrs. Henry Hall will leave for Eng, land /next month, via South Africa, where she will visit her sister. Misses Ida Cowlishaw and Joan Lee, of Cbristohurch, are among those leaviug for England in the near future. The wedding was solemnised at St. John* Church recently of Miss Vera Doris, Gay, third daughter of Mr and Mrs. A. M, Guy, Wellington, to Mr. JR. H. Guy Connal, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Connal, of Ghristchuroh. The Rev. A. Bruce Todd, 8.A., officiated. i The bride, who was given away by her father, 'wore a frock of pale pink brocaded satin and georgette, trimmed with ' Honiton lace and pearls, also a horseshoe of pea,rls and real heather. Her veil was of French tulle arranged with pearls and orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of pale pink ioses.and carnations interspersed with streamers forming lovers' knots. Miss Myrtle Guy was the bridesmaid, and ware a simple frock of pale heliotrope brocaded crepe de chine and georgette and a, large black georgette hat with maize . coloured streamers. Her bouquet was of cream tea roses-and pale heliotrope carnations. Mr. G. A. Connal was best man. A reception was subsequently, held at Scott's tea rooms. Later the bride and bride- . groom left for the South, the bride '- travelling" in a smart navy blue tailored costume and a saxe blue; hat hand embroidered in Oriental colours. There' are many ;peop!e. who will hear with sincere regret' of the death of Mrs. Arthur Hoßy, of Willis-street- and Lower Hutt. Mrs. Hoby had a quiet and gentle personality, and, at the same time a wonderful capacity for social work, which made her an admirable member of various societies, from which she will be much missed. ■ The Society for the Protection of Women and Children, the W.C.T.U., and variour cnurch societies all had her kindly assistance and interest, while her goodness* to Individuals was almost unbounded.. Much sympathy will be felt ' for Mr. Hoby and family, as well as for a large circle of friends. A quaint litle story comes from London under tho heading, "The Princess •of Wales." The London correspondent says:—"lt was stated a few days ago that an offer of two thousand guineas had been received' by Mr. D. Chahdor for his portrait of the Prince of Wales, now on view at Gieve's Galleries, Old Bond-street. . As, however, the offer was qualified by the condition that the picture should -be accompanied by a portrait of the Princess of Wales (to be), it is scarcely likely that a sale will be effected. 'The prospective purchaser,' said Mr. Chandor, in an interview, 'is a wealthy colonial, who insists on anonymity for fear, of being pestered by the offer of other pictures from all quarters. The supreme difficulty in the way of satisfying his rather amazing condition is that he\ is returning Home in April or, at the latest, May, and he insists that both pictures should be ready for him then. As the Prince of Wales will not be. returning for some months, |'and there is little likelihood of. his betrothal being announced while he is out of England, I am afraid I shall have Jo await some other offer." A rather unique occasion is mentioned sa having/taken pla'co at Wanganui. So much varying opinion'existed as to the location of tho war memorial that it was decided to take a plebiscite of opinion of the citizens. In all 1556 votes were recorded, 987 for the central si to (Queen's Park), and 578 for Dune Hill, so that there was a solid majority for thp\Park of 409 votes. The Mayor and councillors wero present when Mr. J. P. Watt, who acted as returning officer* for the occasion,'., announced the result. Hearty cheers were given for the Central Committee, and thanks were returned by Mrs. Comyns, the hon. secretary of the committee. Items sent by The Post London correspondent are as follow: —Mr. and Mrs. F. A. HornibTOok (Christchurcb) have issued invitations to New Zealanders in London to .be .present at it party to- be given at their residence on 7th January to celebrate the ESOfch birthday of Prot'ossor A. W. Bickerton. Sir James Allen will be there, and it is hoped that.he will make a presentation to this erstwhile Professor of Canterbury College. Mr. and Mrs. Hornibrook are asking New Zealanders in London to contribute to this present, and it is, hoped there will bo a good response- from- the recipient's numerous friends. ... Mr. and ill's. E. 11. Bracey (Wellington)- have arrived in England on a- holiday trip, which Will ! probably extend some time. They are J 'living at Teddington. .• • Mrs. Norman ! Beetham '.("Highmore," Mnsterton) is re--1 turning; to. New Zealand by the Remuero ! at- the beginning of February During ; her slay she lias travelled extensively ; i:i England and Scotland, and she was ' also for some tims in Pari-i. .. . The ! Rev. S. J. Handover, 11.A.. 'Fellows' Chaplain of iiagdalen and chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford, has. been presented to l-ha rectory of Iron Acton. Bristol, which is under the patronage of Christ Clmrchv-Oxford. Mr...Handover, v.-iio was for'some years in the. Welling : toii Dioceae. has many friends in New I j Zealand who,will be interested to hear I of his preferment. . '

A vote of sympathy'with Mrs. F:nia.y Betlnuie {c. member of the committee) was passed at a meetinsj of the Mothers' Help Division (W.N.R.), held yesterday afternoon. Excellent reports of work were received from the visiting helpers and from the Courtenay-place Rest Room. Mrs. Darling presided in tile absence of • Mrs. Coleridge, and there . were also present Mesdames W. Blundell, Hall, Porter, and Weston., | Another blackberry recipe is for wine, wbicli is said to be excellent when mulled, and a preventive of colds. Blackbsrry wine : Press the juice well from the ripe berries, and let them stand' 36 hours to ferment. Skim well, measure, and to every gallon add a-pint of water, or, for a weaker wine, a pint and a-haif of water and 31b of sugar. Thi» should stand in ar> open vessel for 24 houTs, then should be strained a-ndi barrelled. Bottle in six months. Miss Crichton-Imrie is well known in New Zealand, and the following from the London correspondent of The Post will be of interest: "The .Crichton, in Dover-street, is quite a useful little centre now for people from overseas. This \veek Miss Crichton-Imrie invited a number of musical friends to hear Mr. Gregory Ivanoff, the celebrated Russian violinist, who has lately arrived from the Far East, and whe^had expressed a desire first to appear at The Crichton, because of its Dominion associations. This erstwhile soloist of the famous Symphony Orchestra os the Life Guards of the late Emperor of Russia is at the top of his form after a triumphal tour of tfie East, and his playing was rare and wonderful. His accompanist was Mr. Frank Hutchens, who, in addition, gave come pianoforte solos, the brilliance of his execution being greatly enjoyed. It was indeed an afternoon of choice music. While in Siam, Mr. Ivanoff was the guest of the King, who revelled in all the masterpieces so inspiringly played.1 It is five years since he was in New Zealand. He hopes before long to go back to India, as he finds inspiration from the warmth of the sunshine and the brightness of surroundings. /Mr..1 and Mrs. Maurice d'9isly were among the guests. Theylook forward with zest to their coming visit to New Zealand.; A novel singing competition is mentioned in the vDaily Telegraph. It takes place at the Unity Club, which is under the auspices of the National Alliance of Employers arid Employed, and is situated in the heart of clubland. The members are ■ all bona fide domestic' workers. About twenty have entered for the competition, but the difficulty is that owing to the nature of their work they cannot guarantee that they will be present; but it is anticipated that the mistresses will co-operate with the competitors in allowing them to have the evening off. ■ The- adjudicators will be Madame Miles, who is offering free tuition for one year m\ first prize to the winning soprano and contralto, and Mrs.. Patrick M'Gill, who is giving money prizes. The purpose of the Unity Club is to brighten the lives of domestic ■workers. ■'•••; j