WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1922, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All notice* and descriptions of weddings sent to The Post for insertion in Miio column must be authenticated and properly signed by responsible people, or they -will not be published.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.

I Her Excellency ' Viscountess Jellicoe i arrived in Dunedin yesterday, and is the guest'of Dr. and Mrs. Lindo Ferguson. / Mrs. K. Carroll, Willis-street, is leav- ) ing by the Biiuutaka this week on a I visit to Ireland. i Mrs. Forrest has' received word that i Miss L. Sunderland, a former pupil, has passed her L.R.A.M. examination at tho Royal Academy, London, and is returnj ing shortly to New Zealand. Miss Nellie Caske, who has been on a visit to Sydney, returned last week. ' Miss Annie Steven, an. English teacher who is arriving by the Ruapehu to take the position of infant mistress at Island Bay School, will bo given an official reception, at the office of ■ the Education1 Board to-morrow aft3rnoon. Miss Steven is one of those teachers coming from England for a year under the exchange of teachers scheme. Miss Dorothy P: Wells has returned to Wellington after spending the holi- j days in Auckland and Northern Wairoa. ] It is officially reported from London that Sir Victor Mackenzie will be Viscount Lascelles's best man at his wed- ! ding with Princess Mary. It was agreed by the delegates who represented the various centres of New Zealand at the. Y.W.G.A. Conference held last week, that the' standard of girls coming put under the present scheme of the Government gives evidence of the increasingly careful selection being made by the authorities in London, due to the successful efforts of the New Zealand Immigration Department. Almost without exception, the young women who are at present coming out are capable of quick adaptation to conditions in New Zealand, and they are already making good citizens. The exception might bs found in the occasional gir> who has been accustomed to a more highly specialised form of domestic work than is found in the various homes in N6w Zealand, This, and the fact that it takes a few months •, for adjustment to new conditions and climate, isould account for the exceptions. A pleasant' little ceremony took place in Wanganui when the new rooni3 of the local Plunket Society were opened. Tho rooms, are in a central position, and were formerly used by the Hospital Board 'as. offices. The- Mayor, aud the president of the society gave brief, addresses, and, after the visitors had inspected] tha rooms, afternoon tea was served. A ceremony of interest to New Zealanders took place at St. George's Chapel, Jerusalem, on Sunday, 13th December, when a- two-light memorial window was unveiled. It has been placed in the chapel in memory of a New Zealand flying officer, 2nd Lieutenant Thomas- Lancaster Steele, M.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Steele, formerly of Christchurch. The window represents David and Jonathan, and was unveiled by an officer of the R.A.F. in Palestine, Captain Routh. It was dedicated by the Bishop of Jerusalem, and •:thei Governor of the 'city read the lesson. The sermon, was preached by Canon Stacy Waddy, late senior chaplin of the Anzac Division. Lieutenant Steele flew out over Nablous, when the enemy's front was in search of intelligence needed just before; the last great push, and was never seen again. His parents had spent many months trying to find soifs trace of. him or information aB to his resting place, without any result. Therefore they had given the window as a sign of their pride in their brave son and to keep alive his -memory in the historic land for the deliverance of which he died. The engagement is announced from ! Sydney1 of Miss Louie Wood, youngest daughter of Mr. W. H. Wood, ex-M.P. for_Palmerston North, and Mrs. Wood, to Mr. Clarence Linden, of Kirribilli Point, Sydney. . ' Gladys Smith, of Wellington, a very young performer, was most successful recently with her dancing at Heiensville, being awarded.first place in the sword dance, sheauntruibbhas, and hornpipe; fiJeo second place in the Highland fling. The judge, Mr. Hugh M'Donald, highly complimented the capabilities of one so young. The engagement is announced of Miss Mabel M'Coll, third daughter 4 Mr. Peter M'Coll, of Kelbum, to Mr. G. L. L. Sheppard., eldest son of Mrs. A. M. C. and the late Mr. H. G. Sheppard, of Christchurch. A wedding of much interest to the Wairarapa took-place in the Church of the' Epiphany, Kuripuni -(Masterton), yesterday afternoon, when Miss Kitty Dalziell, only daughter of: Mr. and Mrs. W. Dalziell, was married to Mr. Wilfred Free, second son of Mr.,1 S. L. P. Free, S.M., and Mrs. Free, of Masterton. The Rev. B. D. Ashcroft. ■' officiated. The bride wore a frock of pale blue ninon and blue tulle hat with touches of rose colour, and carried a bouquet of pink and blue flowers. Her bridesmaid, Miss Helen Whyte, of Wellington, wore a pale pink organdie frock and large blue hat. Her bouquet was also of blue and pink flowers! Mrs. Dalziel' wore a frock of navy georgette wit]? hat to match, and Mrs. Free was in wine-coloured silk embroidered in blue and flowered hat. Miss Free wore a yellow ninon frock and black hat. After the ceremony Mr. ■ and Mrs. Dalziell .entertained a large number of guests at "Ryefield," and later Mr. and Mrs. Free left for the South. There are many r_esidents in Wellington, says The Post's London correspondent, who will learn with much regret of the death of , Mrs. Sarah Alison George, widow of the late Mr. J. Rees j George, who passed away on 16th De- ! cember, at 35, Egmont Gardens, Bedford Park. Mrs. George had been resident in England for a great many years. She was a daughter of the late' Hon. John Martin, of Fountain Court,: Ghuz-nee-street, one of the pioneer residents of Wellington. An informal census of the habits of the Oxford woman undergraduate reveals the interesting fact that, roughly speaking, only one in five smokes, and that in the 20 per cent, of smokers very few make a iabit of the cigarette. They smoke one lor two now and then, as a social accomplishment rather than a pleasa,nt amusement.. The nndergraduette who invites her friends and acquaintances to 9 o'clock cocof is not expected to provide either "gaspers" or Egyptians, ft is no slur on hospitality not to offer a smoke. Without doubt smoking is on the decline* in Oxford (says tho London Daily Mail nf ]sth December). One reason may be that the modern nndergraduette goes to Oxford lo prepare- for a profession, and is not, for the most part, rich. But, with full allowance for such local influences, the census strengthens the general opinion that women smoke less,, and that j (he fashion is gradually waning in Eugtend. as, in many other ronnl.nes. Tho growing'belief tint smoking is Had for the comjf'exion may bs helping to rout the fashion. I

Many matters of interest were dealt with at the meeting of th e Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League, held yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. J. P. Firth presided. The report was received of the annual meeting of the girls' branch of tho Navy Ecaguo held last Friday. The following ladies of the auxiliary- were appointed to act as a. sub-committee with the girls' branch :—Mesdames Ba-yfleld, I. Duncan, Darling, Hamertoii., PhillipsTurner, Dyer, Firth, Harding, and Miss Edwin. Matters in connection with the ball to be given for the commander and officers of H.M.S. Ghatlfam were discussed. The event will be held in the Town Hall on 6th March, and it- was decided that on the Saturday-night preceding a children's fancy dress ball would also be held. It is anticipated that this event will be a great success, and prizes for the best fancy dresses have been promised by Mesdames Hamerton, Lever, Darling, Bayfield, and Firth. M«edames Breda and Middleton are giving prizes for the children for the best decorated supper table. A report was also received of the entei'tainmetits arranged for the sailors of. H.M.A.S. Melbourne.

The Mail brings this, writes "Lady Kitty" : —"Paper clothing made in Germany during war time is included in the exhibits at the Imperial War Museum, Crystal Palace. In this exhibit are dresses and all sorts of things made out of newspaper, brown paper, etc. Even trousers, looking more like thei real thing than the real thing itself. I suppose if one wished to be technical one could call them a couple of columns. There are many , advantages about the system. Tram journeys would be less fatiguing if one were able to pleasantly pass the time by being able to read a thrilling article or the latest racing news on the back of a passenger in front of you.- So long as people select sound journals of which to make their clothing they need not fear the winter cold, for a good newspaper always keeps up the circulation. The last question on leaving home in the morning would no doubt be, 'Tell me, dear, is my paragraph on straight?' "