WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1922, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All accounts of weddings or other functions intended for this column must be legibly written in ink. Marriages and engagements must be certified _by the peopfe concerned or by responsible relatives.

Mrs. Le Cren, of Hataitai, Wellington, who has recently returned from a journay to England and France, where ahe visited many cemeteries of the New Zealand soldiers, states that everywhere she went she found that the graves were kept in-good order, and the cemeteries were planted with beautiful flowers. Before she went on her pilgrimage she had thought that she would like her own two graves to be in this country, but when she visited them in such lovely surroundings, and among their own comrades and friends, she felt that she certainly would not think of their being anywhere else. Mrs. Le Cren wishes to give that message to those who have those dear to them buried .either in England or abroad, and there are many who are not able to make such a. visit as liars who will feel glad to know that everything is being done that they would wish. Not too fine is the weather to-day for the collection in aid of the Wellington Memorial for those who were killed in the late war, though there are prospects of better things, perhaps, later on. However, the collectors were out in good time, and with such a cause, everybody's cause, they should meet with a fine response to-day. The Wellington Hospital Board has decided that Nurse S. Carrie Jones be appointed District Nurse at Paekak&riki, the residents of Paekakariki having forwarded a cheque for £80 towards pay- ■ ment of the nurse's salary, travelling expenses, etc., for the first year. The appointment is made subject to the resident; entering into an agreement to contribute this amount annually. Invitations are issued by the Island Bay Surf and Life-saving Club for a dance which will be held locally, and which is being anticipated with much pleasure. The chaperons will be Mesdames Dicker, Russell, Beveridge-, and Halley, the committee members including Misses Skinner (2), Messrs. Dighton, A. Laurie, L. Allan, J. Beveridge, and G. Halley. Mies L. Skinner is the hon. secretary for the occasion. The resignations of Nurses E. MRolfes, E. 8. 'Grey, and D. Patereon (who have completed their service of training), have been accepted with regret by the Wellington Hospital Board. Miss Archibald presided at the monthly meeting of the Levin Memorial Home Committee. The matron reported that during the month two children had been admitted, bringing the number in the home up to 31. The matron acknowledges/with thanks, gifts from the Viscountess Jellicoe, Nurse Berry, Miss Archibald, Girls' Club, Mrs. Green, and . Hawkes Bay Fisheries, and also £1 from Miss- Newton. ■ Mrs. Lionel Asher, of Auckland, j» the guest of Mrs. 0. Ellis, Tasman streetMrs. T. Bedford, Seatoun, is visiting Wanganui. ■ : Mrs. Middleton, Brooklyn, has returned from a visit to Christchurch, accom"panied by Mrs. Page. ( Mrs. Wilson, C.8.E., who has been the guest of Mrs. Burnett, Kelburn, left for Auckland, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Nolan. Mrs. Hope Lewis is visiting Masterton at present. A dance will Be held at Khandallah Hall to-morrow evening, under the auspices of the Women's National Reserve. For the convenience of patrons from the city, a bus will leave Government Buildings at 7.30 p.m. The movement _in Turkey for -the emancipation of women is making great strides, for the news comes from Constantinople that the medical faculty of the university there has decided to admit women students. The daughter of the! Turkish poet, Aga Og-lu, is the first Turkish woman who has been^permitted to matriculate. A resident of Constantinople for many years in writing to a friend in Wellington said that the j Turkish women, when appealed to in an intellectual manner -responded well as a rule, but they were not encouraged to be anything but self-indulgent, their intellects being neglected. The life of ease, with plenty of eating of sweets, ar- ! ranging clothing, and a little- tinkling of guitars, and so on, was not calculated ' to make them as fine as they could undoubtedly be with proper cultivation. But there was a great and decided movement towards wanting to have their intellectual chance in life, and the above statement shows that the chance is being given.

The death occurred in Wellington recently of Mrs. Castle, widow of the late Mr. J. H. Castle. . The deceased lady had been a resident of New Zealand for thirty-eight years. During the greater part of that time (about thirty-four years) she had lived in the Wellington. I South district. She is survived by two daughters (Mrs. J. Dixon and Miss Nellie Castle, of Wellington), five sons, Messrs. J Castle (Wellington), W, Castle . (Auckland), H. Castle (Napier), iand F.a.nd G. Castle (Wellington), and twenty-two grandchildren. A motion of sympathy with Mr. F. Castle was passed by , the Wellington Hospital Board, of which he is chairman.

The time when no gentleman—using the word \jn its true sense, not mereiy as an indication of, sex—would dream of smoking just before he went to a dance, [ lest it should be objectionable to hi 3 partners, says a writer in an exchange, seems Very remote in these days of the übiquitous cigarette. There are still some, even among the younger generation, who retain the instincts of gentlefolk, \v]io appreciate the ccm-tosies that make of life a gracious thing, and not a primitive scramble after fleeting pleasures, and who observe the traditions that demand consideration for the feelings and the property of those whose salt one has eaten But there are others for whom such things do not exist. And it is they who use the cigarette as one means of expressing their ignorance of, <n- ignoring, all that is meant by "good form." It is only since smoking became a "fashion" with women, rather 4han an individual pleasure, that this "smoking nuisance" has become so pronounced in ballrooms and drawing rooms, ■ and has aroused in hostesses a determination to 1 put a stop to it. Not only do dancers, both men and girls, sometimes smoke while they are dancing, making the atmosphere objectionable to other guests, but it is no uncommon thing to find cigarette butts stamped into delicate carpets, and packed into flower vases and in valuable ornaments. Another . reform with which hostesses are concerned is the wearing of no gloves by men at dances. Men's hands perspire much more freely, as a rule, than women's, with the result that many' beautiful and expensive evening dresses aro ruined by the effect of the perspiration on the dye of the material. Man have not the same excuse as girls for tlie non-observance of thn old rule. Men's gloves are not nearly so expensive as women's, and expense was the solo mason for the introduction of ths new fashions of going gloveless to dances,

Many of those who worked hard for the establishment of Plunket Nurses in Palestine will be much interested to hear that news of these has been sent to Miss Vera Ziman, hon. secretary of the New Zealand Women's Zionist Society, from Palestine, giving a report of the progress which has been attained so. far. Nurses Ashberry and Hyams, after a special training in the Plunket methods at the Babies of the Empire School, established in London by Dr., Truby King, proceeded to Palestine, and commenced their duties at Jafia on Bth May. Permanent rooms have been taken in a poor and populous quarter, which were, officially opened at the end, of the month. Although the work is in its early stages, the first report states that 142 homes were visited by the nursses, and treatments and advice were being given to mothers of all denominations. They have, in addition, three voluntary workers at the depot. Two afternoons a week are set apart for the weighing of the little ones already on the books. The attendances are steadily increasing, and it is intended to set going a regular, series of lectures and demonstrations, with talks on pre-natal care as 'well. An advisory committee consisting of British, Jewish, and Arabic women, under the chairmanship of Lady Herbert Samuel, has been established, which has as its objective the general welfare of women and children of all denominations throughout' Palestine. The work is receiving the sympathy and moral support of the High Commissioner of Palestine and of the Governor of Jerusalem.

The annual gift tea in aid of the Home of Compassion will take place to-morrow afternoon, when it is hoped that the usual generous response will be made. Clothing, produce, groceries, material? and money will all be welcome. The "big family" which is sheltered and cared for under the roof of the home has great needs, and there are few who would like to think that the good Sisters could not make proper provision for those under their charge. They are of all ages, from extreme youth to the very aged, with a number of helpless and hopeless invalids, so that the gifts may take a wide range. The usual pleasant entertainment will be arranged by the Sisters, and a cordial welcome will be given to all visitors. • . ■.

Some charming combinations of colour were noticeable in the decorated tables at the Rose Show, On one was a delightful blending of New Zealand and South Africa, for the flowers chosen were the handsome deep rose-coloured manuka, which is in season just now, and African daisies of shades from pink to rose, the foliage being brown birch. Another charming combination was of deep purple violas massed into clear glass jars, centred with pale blue forgetmenots. A very little maidenhair fern gave the touch of green which is so necessary for a perfect. effect. , A third noticeable table was decorated with white ixias, just touched with puce, •poppies to match exactly being the other flowers, a few strands of the ixia green making a dainty finish to the vases. There were other pretty groupings, but, iri the main, originality was rather wanting. There were none of the "floating bowls,^' which are so effective. The idea of "the floating petals comes from the East, where most wonderful combinations of colour are arrived at. A'study of some of the iooks on Eastern artwould be well worth while when entering into show competitions, as new suggestions are always valuable.

A young Samoan native girl will arrive in Auckland by the steamer due from the Islands, to receive training at the district hospital for a period of three years, says the "New Zealand Herald." This is ill accordance with an arrangement made some time ago between the Hospital Board and the Internal Affairs Department.

Women who go shopping at one of London's greatest stores are given all the latest bargain news through a stentorphone. As they'pass through the departments they hear something like this:—"Hullo, hullo, hullo! to-day's best bargain is the toffee we are selling at Is Sd per pound. It is the kind we usually sell at 2s. The next concert in the Terrace tea room begins at 4.30." Tho device is worked from a little office by an operator^, speaking in his ordinary conversational tones into the receiver of a telephonic apparatus which transmits the sound, enormously magnified, to all parts of the ground floor departments. The exepriment is proving so successful that the invent^n is being installed throughout the establishment.

A comparison' between the marriage laws of the English people andj the Mohammedan is made in a paperfcublished in Constantinople called "Whispers." The writer, after discoursing on th© question of ; divorce, says: "That brings us to a corhparison of our marriage laws with those of the Mohammedan. The question of' the plurality of wives, of course, is greatly exaggerated. Few Mohammedans can afford more than one wife, and as it is difficult to have more wives than one can afford, each wife having to be treated with strict impartiality as regards presents and upkeep, even to the extent of separate houses and households, there is little plurality. Where there is a plurality of wives possible, owing to means, the number cannot .exceed four, and it is highly doubtful whether this is more objectionable, considering that each wife has an official and equal .status, than the unofficial plurality so commonl amongst rich Westerners. On these latter.there are no restrictions compelling them to maintain for life a. woman who has been good enough to brighten a. certain number of their days. The point which is admirable- about the Mohammedan marriage laws is that which provides; the wile 'for better or for worse' in the real sense of the word with an assured income for life, and a financial independence. Under our laws a man can take unto himself a'wife, and consider at his leisure, and to tho poor wife's lasting 1 discomfort, whether he can afford it," after the event."

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