WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1924, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Dr. and Mrs. Mai-Eden have left for a visit to Ghriatchurch. Mrs. E. Colmcr,-of Talsapuna; Auckland, is visiting Wellington: Mr. and Mrs. G. Muvray-.Aynsley were passengers for Ohi-istchuvcli-on li'riday. Sir Thomas and Lady Mackenzie have left for Auckland, en route for England. Miss Jean Mackenzie,"* who has been spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Mackenzie, at Karori, has returned to New Plymouth. Mr. aiid Mrs. Greenwood and the Hon. Mrs. Tahii Rhodes left for Christchurch on Saturday . evening, by Jerry boat. Mrs. George Currie, of Wanganui, is visiting Wellington^ Miss Holmes, who has been visiting Timiiru, returned to Wellington to welcq;#e Mr. T. M. Wilford and Miss VVilford on their return from an overseas tour. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Symonds have returned to Wellington after a t-ouv of the Commonwealth. Mrs. A. A- Bennett has returned to New Plymouth after a visit to Wellington. . . . . Miss R. Powles and Miss ' CromptonSmith are the guests of Mrs. Percy Smith, at New, Plymouth. Miss Phoebe Myers and her sister are spending the winter in Brussels. Mrs. J. E. Page and- Miss Isabel Glenn, of'Hawera, are among those who left for England by the Kuapehu. Jiostesses for the Community Club for the week will be as follow:—This evening,, Mrs. E. G. Pilcher; Tuesday, Mrs. Moricc; Wednesday, Mrs. Percy ■ Dalrymple; Thursday,- Mrs. J. C. Andersen; /Friday!- Mrs^ /S: A.. Campbell; Saturday, Mrs. J. P. Firth; Monday, Wellington South Nursing Division. Mrs. L. T. Watkina has issued invitations for a reception to Mr. Len Barnes, the baritone vocalist. The reception will be given at "Brendem^ood,'' Lower Hutt. ' ' ' , ' -A cabled,message.from London to-day, states that a bombshell fell in society on the- discovery that Lord Kinnaird's eldest daughter Anne was speaking in the Salvation Army. She has secretary in active slum work for two years, r.nd has reached captain's rank. Her superior officers describe the fairhaired,- blue-uniformed, bonneted captain as efficient, humble, and overwhelmingly shy, happiest when sympathising with the poorest East Enders. The children of the slums love her. The committee for the' Engineers and Artillery Queen, in connection with_the forthcoming Pageant, is losing no time iv getting energetically to work. A meeting was held on Saturday evening, at which Mrs. Ashford, the selected queen, was. present, also Mrs." Batten, and Messrs., Ashford and Batten, and a full attendance of committeemen. It was decided to start off the 'campaign with a dance, to be held in .the ijUvals' Hall, at which Mrs. Ashford ana six of her maids of honour will be present. The colours selected will be red and blue, and^jbadges will be issued later. The comftmtee has still room for interested workers, and offers of help will be gladly received by Lieutenant H-. Brazendale at the Garrison Hall, Buckle street. . , ■ Mention is made by, a London correspondent 'that' Mrs.'* tan Duncan and her daughter were on the Continent, en route for New Zealand. It is also stated that Mr. and Mrs. G. Kebbell, after spending the summer at Aberdeen, have now gone to Bournemouth for the winter. As whito shoes are popular at present, the following recipe for cleaning them will probably be of use to a-number of wearers :—lf very soiled, white canvas, shoes should be washed. To do this first stuff them well with balls of paper or put them on trees, but the paper balls are .preferable, as they absorb the moisture. Next scrub with soap and water, using a hard brush, and then with a clean flannel dipped in warm water wipe off the soap. Put the shoes in tho sun and wind to dry, or near (not too near) ■ a fire,- leaving the paper or trees inside until dry. When dry, clean with a paste made of scraped into a saucer, and mixed with sufficient cold water to make a mixture of the consistency of cream. Rub this well, over the shoes and again let them ■ dry, wh'en they should look quite new again. A suede effect is obtained by rubbing some dry whiting or pipeclay with a flannel over the cleaned shoes after they are dry. Powder the whiting, dip the. flannel into it ,and rub it well over the shoes, i Should grass or other stains not yield to this treatment, add a few drops' of ammonia to a tea-, spoonful of hydrogen peroxide and rub the stains with the mixture. Wash off with water. A correspondent asks for a recipe for "_ Venetian Creams."- which are sometimes called " butter biscuits." The Auckland girls who belong to the Girl Guide movement, and there appears to be a good number of them, have had a happy summer in various camps, which have proved most successful. Accounts are given of swimming and"other competitions, with good words as to the ebnduct of the camps, both individually and collectively. The movement is sure to spread, so many are the benefits which are to be had by membership, and it is to be hoped that next summer Wellington will have .its' bands of cheerful', healthy Girl Guides, who will have a like" story to tell; and that Auckland will not stand alone in the advantage gained. How the crowded housing accommodation in England is reflected on children's mind was curiously illustrated recently by & small schoolgirl, who was asked what she would do if she were Queen of England. Her reply was: " I should "have a nice large bed all to myself." The Bishop of Kochester's wife, Mrs Harmer, has a woman in her household whom she says is " the-most wonderful woman in Rochester." She is tho old family nurse who has been the faithful servant of tho Harmer family for 75 years, and will soon reach her 90th i birthday. In the, Old Country these : things happen, maids, nurses especially, remain generations in tho same family." Out here it would be regarded as-mar-vellous, seventy-live days or even seven not being an unsual period to remain in cue family, these days. *■ Coloured rimmed glasses are the latest rage of fashion, writes a London correspondent. Instead of spectacles showing tile sombre tortoisesliell rims that Harold Lloyd, the popular film actor, lias made familiar, the rims are o f pink purple, petunia,"green, or blue. They ought to give a festive appearance to the gay young things dashing enough to wear them. But whq, would have the courage? Nous . verrous ! , Miss Coiinop, of the Connop Danciii" Studios, who left for an extended' trip to Australia Init November, |\ as re . turned to Wellington, and is now spending a few flays in Hie Manawatu district will-, her sister prior to the reupenine- of their school.

The matron of the Hospital desires to acknowledge with thanks the following gi.Sls:—Tobacco aj}d cigarettes. Red Cross Society; books, Mr. Cummins, Dr. Kemp; flowers, Mrs. Hill (weekly), St. Thomas' Sunday School; papers. Mr. Murphy, Miss "iCinchella, Mrs. Hills; toys, Pies'ovterian Girls' Home, Junior Red Cross," Lyall Bay School; Father Christmas with toys, Empire Masonic Lodge;, doll. Mr. Hart' (Willis st#=t); treat for soldiers, Red. Cross (per Lady Luke); old linen, Mrs. Whitwell. Eva Jones. The matron also desires to thank the pupils of Miss Carwell-Cooke and tho St. Joseph's concert party for very.enjoyable entertainments given to the patients of the Ewart Ward.

A farewell ceremony by the Carlaw Pai'k branch of the Auckland Playground Association took place recently, when the children and members presented Mrs. Ferner with, an address thanking her and the members of Uie association for the work they v.'ere doing on behalf ot the children of the town. Mr. Mitchell, chairman of the Parnell School Committee, and Mr. Phelan, chairman of the Ground Committee of the Auckland Rugby League, were also present, and spoke in appreciative terms of the work that the members of the association were striving to, accomplish.: The address wished Mrs. Ferner a good, voy--age and that she return to Auckland restored to health. At the conclusion Mrs. Ferner was presented with a bouquet in royal blue and silver, the colours of the Playground Association. The branch v/as represented by Miss Evans, play supeivisor; Mrs. Neal, playground convener: Mrs. Friend and Misses Parker and Gabites. At the conclusion Mr. Pirritt took a photograph of the whole group before they separated.

"As soon as the regulations under the last amendment of the 'Jury Act' have received their final touches, "womev. will be at liberty to join the ranks of civil and criminal jurymen," quotes Constance Clyde from a Queensland source. "Probably the first sittings this year will witness mixed juries, just as the beaches in summer exhibit mixed bathers." It is not compulsory for women to serve on ju"ries, but they may enrol if they choose, and. once on the list they are fiable for a summons. It says much for the •Queensland women that -many have put down their names. Of course, there are great discussions as to whether women prefer to be tried by their own sex or not. "By my own if I am innocent, by the other if guilty," said one of them epigrammati'cally. As regards masculine opinion on the matter, there is considerable doubts No doubt as others assert, safety will lie in a division of the sexes, and the.men of the jury having the advantage of the women's viewpoint behind the scenes may give better verdicts than is at present the case at times. "Women Magistrates,, says the Australian writer, must logically .follow, and there are perhaps more necessary.

The censoring of picture films and the suggestiveness of the advertisements of them was drawn attention to by Mrs. Henderson, in addressing the National Council of Women in - Melbourne, and sho said that the parents of to-day felt almost helpless,'and there was widespread anxiety about the question. She. thought that the council should - form a cinema committee/and make if as representative as possible. They should then do their . own . censoring and classify the cinema theatres, giving certificates to those, that come up to the .standards required, that their places of (entertainment were fit for parents to allow their children to attend, and by inference, mark those haL'.s not having their certificate' as unfit for There are many people who are extremely ready toi condemn those mothers who send their 'children ..to the pictures, and remark that in the old days there were no pictures, and yet the mothers managed to take care of their small fry themselves. Jhis is part of a truth. Iv tho old days there were infinitely fewer dangers, in that there were feWer wheels. Nowadays the multitude of motor vehicles make infinite dangers to children which used never to exist when horses, and far fewer of them-, were the moving power. Women's lives are more complicated in these days owing to the different standard of living, and "the pictures" are' gratefully accepted a$ a refuge on wet Saturday afternoons and (in the holidays. Th e fact that tho pictures shown are at times horribly unsuitable is a great misfortune, without doubt, and it is possible*hat the sug-gestion-made by Mrs. Henderson may bear useful fruit if \vell considered and acted upon.