WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 109, 9 May 1923, Page 7

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 people concerned or by responsible relatives. Sir Mam and Lady Pomare returned from Auckland on Monday, and on Tues- | day entertained Captain Pollock, Governor of American Samoa, and his party, at their home ab Lower Hutt. Mr. C. N. Pharazyn and Mrs. Pharazyn have left lor a trip to America. Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown, of Wellington, have left by th* Niagara, for a visit to England. Mr. and Mm T. H. Lowry, of Hawkes Bay, and their two daughters have left : for Sydney, en route for England. The members of the Old Girls' Association entertained the staff and the senior present girls at a social gathering recently at Queen Margaret's College, Hobson street. A jolly evening was spent with musical items, games, and competitions, the latter being won by J. Noble-Adams knd P. Wilson, W. Pat■terson. and Miss Gibb. After supper opportunity was token to' say farewell to the matron, Mre. Tait, who is leaving the college this term. Miss M. O'Connor, on behalf of the old girls, presented Mrs. Tait with a suede handbag, also an old girls' badge. Before the singing of "Auld Lang Syne," Miss Haydon, on behalf of the staff and present girls, thanked the old girls for the happy evening.^ |

The ladies of the Hataitai Branch of ths Wellington Girls' College Association, in their effort to assist the fund for, improving the playing area of the Girls' College, have sent in £13 to the trea»urer. A sale of cakes was held at Turnbull's corner on Saturday, the ladies in attendance at the stall being Mesdames A. P. Bennett, Esson, Ardell, Patterson, and Fogelberg. The mothers and friends of the girls of Hataitai attending college sent in a splendid lot of cakes, eweels, etc.

A, gala day was held recently by the Featherston Croquet Club to close play for the season. The members were entertained by the president (Mies Eva Card;). Several competitions were played, the prizes all being donated by the president. At the conclusion, the secretary, on behalf of the club, thanked Miss Card, who suitably replied. On Thursday the annual dance took place in the Anzac Hall. It. was largely attended. The hall was tastefully decorated with the club colours ' (blue and yellow)', the work being carried out by Mrs. C. J. Carlyon. During the. evening Mr. J. W. Card, the Mayor, presented the prizes won during the season. The successful competitors were:—Mesdames J. Adamsc-n, W. W. Denton, E. Parry, D. Chalmers, C. J. Carlyon, Cadwallader, Combs, Post. Wall, Ayre, Greathead, Wenham. Trophies were donated by Mrs. W. Parton, W. Benton, and Miss E. Card. The secretary, Mrs. Wakely, was presented with a miniature gold mallet from the mombors as an appreciation of the work done by he" during the year.

Mr. Laszlo Schwartz, the Hungarian artist and composer, at present in Wellington, gave a recital at the Girls' College on Tuesday. The artist, who was introduced by Miss M'Lean, commenced his programme with a prologue on the poetry and power of Hungarian music. He conveyed in a short address the principal characteristics of Hungarian music, which consists of its laconic form and rich store of rhapsodic elements, together with its keen sense of humour, so splen-1 didly reflected in their folk music. After the address M. Schwartz illustrated his remarks by items of interest which he expressed in four groups. In the first group were the folk songs and dances of Hungary, which so effectively portray every phase of peasant life. The second group consisted of classics from the 17th and 18th centuries, in which the artist sought to impress his audience with the importance of the simplicity, dignity, and grace which characterised most of the compositions of that period. These numbers were also used to show the evolution in terpsichorean art. The third group consisted of the artist's own compositions, which included the following songs:—"Gentle Shadows," a lullaby of telling simplicity and sweetness; "Fairy Tale," a complete story in two verses; "Sis' Nellie," a "kiddie" song, rippling with humour. The closing group was made up of a "Scotch Pastora! " by Sanger, a Hawaiian melody, by King, and a Hungarian Fantasy, arranged by the artist, M. Schwartz, himself. At the conclusion of the recital the artist was heartily applauded, and warmly thanked for the rare musical treat that had been given. Another programme will be given to the students of the college on Friday next, when Miss Adelaide Van Staveren, a distinguished former pupil of the college, will assist, by illustrating some of M. Schwartz's song music.

Miss Stella Aston, formerly of Wellington, who has been for three years in America, and whose headquarters are in Washington, D.C., has done a considerable amount of travelling since she was at home in New Zealand. She was for eighteen months in California—San Francisco and Los Angeles—and then was joined by her cousin, Miss Muriel Harvey, .and they went east to New York; from tiers to New Jersey, Sohenectady, and Baltimore. They hope to visit the Southern States in autumn and Canada, in winter. They were doing private nursing in Washington, and were,very busy, but did not intend to stay there in the summer months, on account of the heat. Miss Aston writes interestingly of a visit she and her cousin paid to Mary Roberts Rheinhart, the well-known novelist, at the Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs. Bheinhart has a wonderful flat there on the seventh floor. The rooms are decorated in pale blue, and the drawing-room looks out on the Million-Dollar Bridge. They were shown all over the flat, and noticed a beautiful sun-porch on either side. They were shown into the writingroom; Mrs. Rheinhart said that no ona but her maid went into the room, not even her husband being admitted, when she was absorbed in writing a. book. She said that her three sons gave their friends a key, so that they can come in when they like, and when the butler came in for breakfast orders she sent him to the hall to see how many hats were hanging up there, us she did not know who came in overnight. Her younger son was there, and they were shown a. photo of a fine grandchild. They •paid a long visit, and were treated with great cordiality. Mrs. Rheinhart was dressed in black crepe d^ chine, with tassels at various angles," and looked charming 1. She was leaving later for a trip to the High Sierras, where the foot of man had hardly trod, and was taking tents, etc., for a real camping-out life. She was capable and ready to help carry the packs in the parts where they were obliged to walk. They had also met Miss Nellie Scanlon, from New Zealand, who had afternoon tea with them at their flat, and they were sorry not to have known sooner that she was in Washington, as they were 6oon to leavo for a cooler part of the country. They were taking positions in Southampton Hospital, Long Island, New York, for the summer months, this being this placo wll«B Ute Wealthy h\U at Hew Vofk have their summer jeiiii«ace«..

1 The engagement is announced of Miss Alice Leitch, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Leitch, of Adams terrace, Wellington, to Mr. John Glasgow, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Glasgow, of Glasgow, Scotland.

Many matters of interest were brought before the meeting of the National Council of Women (Wellington Branch) at the monthly meeting held last night, when Miss Kane presided. Miss England gave the report of the sub-commit-tee which hae waited upon the Press Association authorities in. regard to the message sent put detailing remarks made by the chairman of the Ashburton Hospital Board.,- The deputation was courteously received, and the matter received due consideration; The queetion of the refusal of Government to appoint another woman medical officer at Fiji to attend to the necessities of the Indian women was further discu&sed, and it wae decided that, having made a protest, the council could not do more at present. A letter was read from Lady Stout, thanking the council for having made her a life member, and for sympathy in her illness, with good wishes for her recovery. She accepted the position, and would do all to assist the cause of women and children, so far as her health would permit. Lady Stout expressed her regret that so few women appeared in this country to take a real interest in the advancement and good of their own sex. It wa« decided to hold a special n^etine to receive remits from the affiliated eooieties for the conference, before the end of the present month. ■Remits were passed from the Women Prisoners' Welfare 'Group, dealing with the need for women representatives on the Prisons Board; a hostel for women on remand; and a reformatory farm for women. A remit from the Society for the Protection of Women and Children concerning the suggested amendments bo the criminal laws aßked for by the society from the Government was discusel and passed, unanimously. Ar.ran'gaments for the annual meeting were made, when the council will propose the formation of a women's branch of the League of Nations Union.

Mi6s Marjorie Creeswell gave a pleasant little dance to the boarders of Wellington College prior to her. departure, which will take place shortly, for atrip to England. There were about sixty couples present, and a presentation was made, by M, Hanan to Miss Cresswell, wishing her, at'the same time, a, happy and prosperous holiday.

A letter was received at the meeting of the Women's National Council . last evening from the Society for the Protection of_ Women and Children, asking the council to support a report sent to the Prime Minister dealing with the appalling number of cases of assault on young children. The report asked that legislation be introduced to provide a segregation home for those people and others who suffer from being over-seXed and unable to control themselves; that they may be under continual remedial treatment, that their detention be continued till at least two doctors who have had their cases under steady observation certify formally before a magistrate that they are safe to be allowed to return to ordinary life among people in general. Also that these matters be made the subject of study by the Public Health Department, with a view to a series' of lectures to men and boys, setting forth the medical point of view, with warning of the dangers of certain conditions of health. The council unanimously agreed to support the Protection Society in both requests.

The Rainbow Dance and Carnival in the Town Hall in aid of the Free Kindergarten, which Mr. Albert Russell is organising, promises to be a great success. The committee has arranged that supper will be served under the gallery, and the tables will be given by the following ladies:—Lady Luke, Mrs. (Dr.) Whyte, Mrs. Phillips-Turner, Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. v Eichelbaum, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. J. Myers, Mrs. R. Wilson, Mrs. Ales. Newton, Mrs. W. G. Reid, Mrs. Underwood, Miss D. Isaacs, Mrs. (Dr.) Levy, Mrs. H. D. Bennett, Mrs. (Dr.) Herbert, Mrs. C Tringham, Miss Beere, and Mrs. J. P. Firth, Mrs. Adams,.. Mrs. T. Gill, and Bliss England, Miss Cooper, Miss Scott, and Miss Myers, Mrs. T. Hislop, Miss Hall, Mrs. Phillips-Turner will be in charge of the supper room. A small committee has been set up to judge the frocks, prizes being given for the best paper dress, best representation of a rainbow, and the most original fancy dress. The ladies forming this committee are Mrs. Hamerton, Mrs. (Dr.) Herbert, Mrs. Tringham, and Miss Eichelbaum. Mr. Smythe and his helpers have offered to take charge of the doors, and assist with the children. Arrangements are being made for judging the dancing. Braund's NDrchestra will render the latest music and are giving their services free. Posters have been drawn and donated by Mrs. Eichelbaum, Miss Dawson, and Mrs. Robieson, and Messrs. Hanna and 'King, and are on view in the tea rooms, King's Chambers and Albert Hotel. .A feature 'of the evening will be a balloon dance when each child will receive a balloon and streamers will be thrown from the gallery giving the rainbow colourings and effect. An attraction for the small children will be a Punch and Judy show, and will interest the little folk. The dance is under the patronage of Her Excellency, Lady Jellicoe.

*The popular fallacy that women are lengthy talkers is not being borne out in the English law Courts by woman barristers. Recently Miss Ashford, in the Surrey Assizes at Guilford, listened to the male prosecutor make a long and exhaustive denunciation of the defendant in a burglary case. When he had finished at last Miss Ashford aros» and said: " I have no case to meet. I could say more if your Lordship desires." The Judge simply remarked: " Brevity is the soul of wit. The prisoner is discharged."