WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 125, 23 November 1923, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All account* of weddings or other functions. intended for this column must be legibly written in ink. Marriages and engagements must bo certified by the people concerned; or by responsible relatives.

The committee meeting of the Levin Memorial Home was held at the home, Berhampore, Mrs. West-Knowles presiding. The children's health was re=ported' to be good. Thanks were extended to Eev. Fielden Taylor and his committee for their kindness in sending an invitation to the children for the tableaux and concert, held in the Town Hall, which they enjoyed very much. Gifts' received daring the month from the following were acknowledged with thanksl:—Anonymous, ■ parcel per Mrs. Christie, Miss Brown, Mrs. D. Smith, Anonymous, Y.W.C.A. Girls' Olub, and Hawke* Bay Co. (fish weekly). Donations were- received from Mrs. T. Young £2, and a Friend ss.

The secretary of thai St. Barnabas' Babies' Home, on behalf of tho matron and executive, acknowledges; with thanka gifts'from the following donors: Messrs. Kirkca-ldie and Stains', Ballinger Brothers, Government Printing Office, B. Smith,ggroce r Courtena-y places FernandoSjLanlbton quay; Sims Hardware Company; Levin and Company; Thompson Brothers; T. A. Wells;. Newton and Sen, Kai-warra; Kempthorne and Prossar;. D.I.C ; SargOod, Sen,, and Ewen; Kirkpatrick's. All these gifts were very acceptable, and. are greatly appreciated.

' The "annual meeting, of the Presbyterian Womea's Missionary Union was held yesterday in connection with the Presbyterian General Assembly, states a Press Association message from Christchurch. The annual report of the union stated that the number of branches was now 278. Eight new branches hud been formed since the last annual meeting, and the total membership was 6256. The grand" total of the ■ amounts raised was £7638 7s 3d. The girls' auxiliary report showed a decrease in the number of branches, eight having lapsed during the year. There .were 31 active branches, and some' new ones had recently been formed.

An enjoyable concert was given last night to the patients of the Ewart Hospital by the St. Joseph's Concert Party. The following contributed to the evening's entertainment: Mrs. Logan, Misses, Q. Whiteford, P. M'Millan, "Billie" Murphy, Una Smith; Messrs. R. Taylor, E. B. Read, W. Boffa, M. Campbell, and R." S. Dwyer. Miss D. Carroll made an efficient accompanist. At the conclusion of the concert, expressions of appreciation and thanks were extended to the concert party by one of the patients, supper then being handed round by the matron and nursea.

I Mrs. Arthur Rhodes and. Miss Shona Rhodes (Christchurch) will be the guests of Mrs.. Charles Holdsworth during their stay' in Wellington. ' ; Sir Thomas and Lady Mackenzie have been visiting Timaru. : I Dr. and Mrs. Hay (Wellington) have | left Christchurch for the West Coast. |. Dr. and Mrs. C. J. tteakes, Wellington, are in .Christchurcb. Miss Hifilop, Wellington, will be the guest of Mrs. Arthur Elworthy, at: Holme .Station, for the Timaru races. Miss Hilda Miles is on a visit to Na-i pier. . . ■ Miss Hilda ■ Williams; Wellington, is visiting Christehurch, Miss Kathleen gristed (Christ-church) arrived from the South this morning, en route to Gisborne, where she and Miss Gwitha Shand (Auckland) will give an exhibition of swimming and diving.

The members of the Wellington Methodist Women's Auxiliary for Home and Foreign Missions held their meeting at Petone on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Pinfold being in the chair. On. behalf of the Petone ladies, Mrs. Rouse—who is now over 90 years of age—welcomed the Wellington members. Sister Bessie gave a very graphic and comprehensive report of the work done at the conference held in Timaru ktst month. Mrs. Blair sang a solo, and afternoon tea was dispensed by the Petone ladies. Altogether a very pleasant afternoon was spent.

The inability of Mrs. Massey to accompany her nußband,, the Eight Hon. W. F. Massey, to England, owing to illhealth, was noted with, regret by a writer in the "British Australasian" recently. She says: "Mrs. Massey's gentle presence is greatly missed by those who met her here last year, and hoped to see her again •on this occasion. Last year Miss Isobel Massey was also in England with her parents. She has since married, sothis time Mr. Massey has come Without either wife or daughter."

The annual gift tea in connection with the Home of Compassion will be held at the home to-morrow afternoon, between ? and 4 o'clock. The public are cordially invited to be present. This annual function commends itself to all who have the interests of the home and its great objective at heart, and a large attendance n anticipated.

■ Mr. and M-. W. Campbell, of Manners street, and their small son, returned by the Arawa on Tuesday last after an extensive holiday in the British Isles. They left New Zealand in February last by the- Arawa, and since then have been seeing sights in all parts of England. They have had a really remarkable motoring experience, having travelled some 7500 miles by car, from Land's End to John o' Groats. In all this motoring, experience, only two punci turea' happened, and this speaks highly for the roads, at Home. Mr. Campbell describes motoring in England as almost like a park drive, for one passes gardens, and trees, through roads ideally smooth. Good weather was experienced all through. The party motored one Friday afternoon from Inverness, their objective being Pitlochry. At Carrbridge the road bridge passes under a railway viaduct; on tue Saturday morning botii were washed away in a storm,, so the motorists had cause to congratulate themselves on a lucky incident. Two months were spent in London, and all the principal cities in England, Scotland, and Wales were visited. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were in Edinburgh during ,the visit of the King and Queen, and 'were close observers of the festivities, and saw the central figures many times. Mr. and Mrs. Harland, of Wellington, were members of the party for a good deal of the tour; they are remaining in England 1 for some months yet. All the famous cathedrals of England were visited, and the party also saw Sir Walter Scott's "Abuotsford House," which he bequeathed to the nation; Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-Avon; Warwick Castle in the same district; Gretna Green; Robert Burns's birthplace and the house in which he died. Mr. Campbell speaks highly of the beauty of "the lochs in Scotland, and the interest of the Clyde s team or trip. In London Mr. Beckett's (of the famous firm), introduced Mr. Campbell to the Boyal Automobile Club, of which he was elected a member for twelve months. The club officials mapped out the visitors' motoring tour, a uourtoay which tho New <Sealander» greatly Bjppreaulß.d.

Miss Phyllis Bates made an original move last evening when she requisitioned, the- Muritai for the. purpose of holding a dance. It was a bold move, for any marked inclemency iri the weather would have been a death-blow to the function^ the expenses in regard; to ■which must have been "considerable. However, the weather conditions were' ideal—a fresh breeze and a smooth sea. The' preparation of the deck had been carried out admirably, and all the guests felt that nothing had been left undone to complete their enjoyment. In- fact, so deeply engrossed were the dancers in their pleasure that on the return home a large number of Petone people neglected to disembark, and the Boat had to return to the Petone. wharf a second time. Two of Wellington's most popular orchestras (Tutschka's and the Wellington Cabaret Club's) supplied- the music, and a gramophone was called into use- on the lower decks-. The deck was too crowded tt> dance with any degree of comfort, but as the sitting-out places later became patronised this in-convenience-accordingly disappeared., A tone- of happiness prevailed.;- the flannels worn by the---men,, and the- evening iroGks of the ladies imparted a holiday-like atmosphere,, recalling, in. this respect the, "Houaeboa,t on. the> Styx." The; hills on either side, of the . harbour, tipped with' light, -made, the trip across, the water j in. the absence of the wellrknown landmarks seen at daylight, unfamiliar— a fact which added to; the romance of ihe occasion. Coloured lights were used, on deck with great effect, and other colouring, added at convenient places, heightened the decorations greatly. A dainty supper was served throughout the evening. The party included guests from Day's- Bay,, Rona Bay, and Wellington, the Muritai finally leaving the Ferry Wharf for her evening excursion abcut half-pasfc 8, ■ and returning about half-past 12. Tho organisers of the dance were -Miss Phyllis Bates and a committee consisting of Misses E. Ackland, P. Blundell, M. Clay, L. Chapman, M. Duthie, E. Geddis, 11. Kennedy, T. Meadows, Messrs. Eric Bates, Perry Bond, Ross Gore. E. E. A. Jones, Arthur MacNaughton, P Ward, and E;-A.' Selman, with Mr. David Millar as hon.. secretary. The" chaperons for the occasion were the Mayoress of Eastbourne (Mrs. F. H. Mather), J. Aston, D. C. Bates, J. R. Fairlie, and C. A, Marquis.

Madame Lydia ■ Lipkovska made her final bow to Wellington last night, and again wore some entrancing frocks. Her first frock, of heavy -white taffetas, was; most becoming. . A short onderßkirt was worn under a very full overdress with sides reaching to the ground. The tightfitting bodice was embroidered in silver, and in madame's hair \vas ; the high white, and silver comb. A lovely feather fan in blue tones was the only touch of colour in the toilette. Madani& was a delicious figure 'in a Watteau costume, looking as if she had stepped from a famous picture. It was of black net frills over gold, with tight-fitting lace bodice over gold, one arm bare, the other boasting, simply a lace frill. The frills on the ~skirt were arranged in Bcallops. and' on the top of these were halfhoopa of flowers, blue, pink, and red, while her hair was dressed low and wreathed with flowers and- flowing streamers of pink chiiion. She carried a gold crook tied with flowers and coloured ribbons. She also wore the charming blue Early Victorian gown which was so admired at a previous concert. .Madame's singing of "Home, Sweet Home" in this particular costume was effectively appropriate. The beautiful singer received some fine floral offerings, and at the conclusion was the subject of an ovation.

The Wellington branch of the King's Crusaders, the Children's Missionary League of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, are holding a sale of work in St. Paul's Schoolroom', Sydney street, to-morrow, commencing at 3 p.m. The Wellington suburban branches 1 have combined in this effort, which is in aid of the Board of Missions Fund. Sweets, cakes, puddings, produce, fancy work, plain sewing, flowers, etc., will comprise the bazaar portion of the function, which will be opened at 3 p.m. by Mrs. Sprott. The concert in the evening will be all juvenile items by members of-the various branches.

Mrs. F. 0. Austin, who is leaving Lower Hutt to reside in Hamilton (Mr. Austin having been appointed accountant to the State sawmill at Frankton), is a prominent tennis player. Mrs. Austin (nee Miss Chrissie first attracted attention when she carried off the junior championship singles of Wellington, and a few years later she won the championship singles, of. Wellington. Mrs. Austin has also held the Lower Hutt championship for four years. Mr. Austin for many years has been honorary auditor for the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, and has rendered much assistance to the sport.

There is general rejoicing, in the, family circle of tho Dukp. of Bttccleuch. over th» birth of a son to the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, writes the Edinburgh correspondent of "The Gentlewoman." The first baby was a girl, so naturally a bod who will one day inherit the title- was greatly hoped for. Lady Dalkeith was Miss MoUie Lascellcs, and, as this maiden name implies, is a kinswoman of Princess Mary's husband, and it is more than likely that this little baby will number Boyalty amongst his sponsors.

■Thuß a London journal: Pink is decidedly the most charming, co.lour. to. wear during-the evening hour; it is becoming to the complexion, and so youthful in appearance. Every house of distinction is showing it, and most o£ the, smartest women are seeing t,o it that at least one pink dress is included ia their autumn wardrobe. Printed tissue or rainbow brocades with pinkish tints' ar,e also, used, _a favourite method of girdling or trimming such frocks being to. match the three dominant colours of the tissue in chiffon or georgette, and to use them as a-girdle or asa series of flat chiffon flounces placed at the hen\.

The death is reported from Auckland of Mrs. Graves Aickin, at the age of 78.- The late Mrs. Aickin was the eldest daughter of the late Dr. Philson, assist-ant-surgeon to the 58th Begiment. When Dr. Philson came to New Zealand in the early 'forties it was not considered advisable for the wives of the officers of the regiment to accompany their husbands, and Mrs. Philson, with a number of others, remained at the Military Barracks jat Parramatta, New South Wales, where the late Mrs. Aickiri was born in 1845. A year later Miss Philson came to New Zealand with her mother and then followed years of exciting life ns one of the "daughters of the regiment. In her early 'twenties die married Dr. Kobert Elliott Fisher, R.N. and, becoming a widow, married Dr' Graves Aickin some years later. Mrs Aickin is survived by one son, Dr. Roland Aickin, and four daughters, Miss Fisher, Mrs. A. Plugge, Mrs Steuart and Miss Aickin.