WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 150, 22 December 1922, Page 11

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. All accounts of weddings or other functions- intended for this column must I be legibly written in ink. Marriages and | engagements must be qertified by the people concerned or by responsible relatives." Dr. and Mrs. Truby King have left for a holiday visit to Dunedin. . Mr. and Mrs. Heinpton are leaving for a holiday visit to the Sounds. The Misses Barbara and Ruth Putnam are spending the holidays at Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Boyle, of Christchurch, and their son and daughter, are returning to New Zealand by the Remuera, which is expected to -arrive in Auckland next month. The superintendent of , the Ohko Benevolent Home desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following further donations towards the celebration of G/hristmas :—Messrs. J. Staples and Co./ Thorndon . Brewery, £5 53; students of the Wellington Girls' College, . £2; r.C. G. Morice, Boulcott street, £1. Many Wellington people who have pleasant recollections of the delightful music rendered .By Mr. and Mrs. 1( rank Johnstone when they were here, will be interested in the great success of their ■ little daughter, Valda, aged eight, who played at St. Mary's Hall, Melbourne, and received a double encore, the audience wishing to have Tfer back a- third time, which was not permitted. It was her first appearance .' in public as a pianist, and her parents have much reason to be proud of her success. .The fortnightly meeting of the Auatralian Club was arranged as' the club's Christmas party, and the programme took the form of novelty dances. Tho hall was ,decorated and streamers and. confetti gave a bright effect. The secretary, on behalf of the president, who was unavoidably absent, and the committee extended the season's greetings to those present' (about thirty couples), and hoped all would be present at the club's opening of the New Year.' A recent wedding solemnised at St. John's Church, 'Willis street, was that of Miss Alexa Margaret lon Elton, youngest daughter of Mr* and Mrs. E. J. 1.. Elton, of Coromandel street-, and Mr. Leonard Frank Barton,' only son of Mrs. C. Barton, of Aro street. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. r Gibson Smith. The bride, who.was given away by hey father, was in a charming gowji of cream satin with panels of silk radituh lace, and a girdle of moonlight sequins fastened with pearl ornament, the neck and sleeves being finished with butterflies to match. The veil was arranged in mob cap fashion, with a wreath of orange blossoms. This was lent by^ a Mend, and' had been worn both in New Zealand and Scotland by friends of the bride, bride's bouquet was of St. Joseph lilies, [ white gladioli, and maidenhair fern. Miss Mttbe' Slater was chief bridesmnid, I and wore "a pretty frock of cream silk ! taffeta, with large cream hat with bouquet in autumn tints, tittle Joy. Sutherland and Betty M'llraith were daintily gowned in cream Oriental lacs with tulle and satin trimmings, their posies . being of pink and lavender sweet peas. | Mr. Ernest Shaw was best man, and Mr. James Elton, jun., groomsman. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a pearl ring; to tho chief maid, a gold bangle; and to the little' ones, gold brooches. ■ Among tho wedding gifts was a tea service, presented 1 to the bride by the staff of Defence' Headquarters, with whom she had been associated^ for the lastl five years; also a cheque, and a case of stainless, knives to the bridegroom from the firm and the , staff of Smith and Lister. A reception I was held at Dustin's, where a large gathering- of relatives and friends spent a very pleasant time. .Mr. and Mrs.Barton. left for the South, the bride's travelling costume" was <sf nigger brown with large hat to match. Mention is made in an _ Australian paper of a successful social evening which closed the year's meetings of the National Council' of ,Women in Sydney. There was an excellent programme, and a talk was given about tna work accomplished among the men and women prisoners, by permission^of the authorities. Among other efforts for them it was stated that community ..singing' was permitted once'a month, and had proved most successful and cheering to those who ordinarily had little inclination to sing. An amusing part of the'account was that Mr. Young, who had conducted the prison singing, gave a song at the Womens ' Council meeting, entitled "Waltzing Matilda," which had been a very great success, and invited the councillors to join in the song in community style. The writer says that they undertook the task as bravely as they do far more serious ones, and tho merriment was kept up throughout the evening. The wedding took place on Wedhes.day afternoon at the Vivian street Baptist Church ■to Miss Kathleen Alice Nicol,'.second daughter of Mr. John Nicol'and Mr. Frederick William Mor'shead, only son qf Mrs. W. Morshead, of Hawera. The Rev. F. E. Harry offi- • ciated.. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a.heliotrope georgette gown, embroidered with silver beads, having side panels of georgette . caught up with silk tassels. 4 Her circular lace veil, was caught at the back of the head with a circlet of silver and heliotrope. TJhe bridesmaids were the Misses Dorothy Godber, Vera Nicol, and' Jean and Mollie Pargetter. Miss Godber's pretty dress was of pink taffeta silk with overdress of silk lace, and her hat was of pink tinsel end gorettte. Miss Vera Nicol was in pale blue taffeta, and her hat was of the same colour. small bridesmaids wore frilled dresses of apricot and lemon crepe de chine and crinolinb hats trimmed with ribbon and asm-all posy to match their dresses. The bouquets carried were of colours to match each dress,- and there were masses of beautiful flowers in the church, the reception hall, and on the afternon tea tables. Mr. Charles Morshead was the best man and Mr. Norman Niccjl was groomsman. ' The bride travelled in a smart gabardine costume embroidered in Henna and a eire ribbon .hat with -a wreath to. match her dress. "Industry'was- first introduced into the world by women," remarked Dr. Elizabeth Platts-Mills in an address to the pupils of thePalmerston North Girls-' High School at the prize-giving ceremony. "In . the distant' days -of our savage ancestors," she continued, "men went.out hunting, but there must have been days when they had ,no necessity to do so, and yet they did it simply for the love of the sport. Then, when tho •cold weather came, much lime was spent in travelling to wanner countries. The woman at last decided to build a home, and she weaved the'leaves and made a 'shelter, and when tlie cold weather came she made warm clothes for her children. -Thou laziness crept'in, and what wasthe reason for this? I believe that laziness came when men became the possessors of too much wealth. When a man becomes rich, the lirst thing he does is to make a. fashion plate of his wife; ho droasos her in flue tiilksi, and hanga jewels about h'ev. So laziness came and is Btill with U6.,ii --.■ i .

The members of the Thorndon Bowling Club had made very complete, arrangements for the reception to the Queensland bowlers and the ladies who had accompanied the team yesterday afternoon at the.Thorndon Bowling Green. The entrance and. the ground were decorated lavishly with flags, and seats were placed around so that all could comfortably enjoy the games. The tea was set upstairs in the pavilion.l The central table was arranged with blue delphiniums and white sweet peas in silver vases, representing the colours of the Thorndon-Club, and the side tables with cream-coloured llowers and a band of maroon, silk placed cijosswise, show-" ing the colours of the visitors. ' A delicious tea was served, and the occasion was a very pleasant and Eociable one. Colonel Collins, C.M;G., welcomed the visitors in a brief speech, and was followed by Sir, John Luke. Mr. Johnson, of Queensland, replied on/behalf of the team. Mrs. Collins and Lady Luke received the,, lady visitors, all of whom were'-present, including Mrs. Archibald, wife of the captain, and Mrs. Mason, wife of the manager. The weather, fortunately, was most favourable, and the green .and gardens looked their best in the sunshine. Afternoon tea arrangements were made by' Mesdames Spencer, Uphatn, RonaldBon, and Watt, who had able assistance from a number of girls. A large) number of Wellington ladies, who are interested in bowling, were present, and helped to extend a kindly welcome to the visitors. Tha Victoria , Bowling Club was also visited, and the guests we're received by Mesdames W. Mack, Norwood, Godber, Townsend, Martin, A. Mack, Witconibe, Keith, Miss Martin, and Miss Seaman, who dispensed tea. Mrs. W. Mack, wife of the Victoria Club president, presented Mrs Archibald, wife of- the captain of the visiting team, with a bouquet tied.with the colours of the Queenslanders.. _ Here also decorations were carried out' in the colours of the two clubs, and visitors from all the Wellington clubs were present, including some from Lyall Bay and Seatoun. The visiting ladies who were present were Mesdames Archibald, Mason, Overell, Ward, Johnstone, Uhl, Barlthrop, M'Queeu, Roberts, Wyper, Miss Hooper, Miss Roberts, and the Misses Jessie and Jean Archibald, the daughters of the captain. N The engagement is announced in the "Hawkes Bay Herald" of Miss Airim Seainbn, eldest daughter of Mr. , and Mrs. F. S. Seamon, Napier, to Mr. Leo. Bridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bridge. of-'Kelbnrn, Wellington.

The wedding was celebrated at Wesley Church, Taranaki street, of Miss Ada Louisa Husrhes. fourth daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes, of Temuka, to Mr. Sidney William Stokes, son of Mr. 'and Mrs. ,T. O. Stokes, of Welliueton. The Rev. George E. Brown, * cousin of the- bridegroom, ■performed -"-the ceremony, and Mr. R. Ho wan presided at , the organ. The bride, who was given away by her brother. Mr. J. Hughes, wore a-graceful gown of white crepe-de-chine, a beautiful embroidered veil (lent for the occasion by a girl friend)\ and carried a shower boquet of white x'Oses and carnations. The bridesmaid was Miss Edith Hughes, who wore a frock of white crepe-de-chine with a lace hat trimmed with lemon and blue, carried a bouquet of roses and delphiniums. Phyllis Blackburn was a dainty little' flower girl. Mr. B. 0. Stokes was the best man. The reception 4 was held, in Wesley Hall, which was"charmingly'decorated.'" The bride's travelling.costume was of navy blue ,with a hat to match. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes left by motor for the north.

The Independent Hall at Upper Hutt was Crowded recently, when the little pupils of Mr. Joe Knowaley's Wellington dancing class performed a long and varied programme of exceptional merit. The Btoge was well decorated and furnished, while the musical portion of the programme was in excellent hands. Many and tasteful costumes were worn, and, with the graceful dancing, formed a charming picture. The.clevei dancers have visited the Upper Hutt before, and, as on the previous occasion, the proceeds were, for the^ local Orphanage's Maintenance Fund,, for the benefit of over 400 Jittle children. The.secretary, Mrs. le T?ievre,-ivas responsible" for the excellence of the arrangements, and was assisted by! Mrs. G. H. Williams and other helpers, who all have reason to feel proud of the handsome financial result. Including many donations from the majority of the local residents, a total of £115 was obtained.

The engagement is announced of Lieut. John Ross Duggan, late Naw Zealand Field Artillery,-son of the late Alfred Ross Dugßan and. Mrs. Duggnn, of "GlendalouKh," Wellington, and Miss Catharine Sheffield Thomas, younger daughter of the late Hon. Judge L. S. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, of Martinsvilla,. County Henry, Virginia, U.S.A.

A few observations on prevailing habits of speech were made by Miss Picken, headmistress ,of the Auckland Girls' Grammar School at the annual presentation of prizes last evening, says the "New Zealand Herald." Referring to the'classes for elocution established at the school, Miss Picken said she was afraid that there were still somo girls who failed to appreciate the advantages, offered them, and who loked on it as affectation to speak correctly and pleasingly. "There are some, to, who speak two languages;" she added amid laughter, "one in school andclass, the other, a different one, and spoken in very ditferent tones,' in the playground and the' street."

A sad incident is reported from Mel-i, bourne. It appears that the "old Melbourne cemetery has been done' away with to make room .for the extension of a new market place, and the remains of a number of the early settlers have been removed to another /cemetery. A very fine concert was organised to Ta-ise a fund to erect a monument to those whose remains had been thus removed, and some' of whom have no relatives ' left. But, like the pioneers themselves, the interest was 'dead, and the music echoed to emptiness most mournfully.