WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 6, 8 January 1925, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Her^Excellency, Lady Alice Fergusson, nas shown an.interest in the work of the bt. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, and m response to a request has signiiied to the Commissioner in Charge for the^Dommion (Colonel Barclay) that she will be pleased to accept the position of patroness of the Nursing Divi-sions-in New Zealand. Sir George and Lady Clifford were passengers by the Maori from Lyttelton this morning. . j w^ 0",8 the, Passengers who arrived in I Wellington this morning by the Maori I from Lyttelton was Sir Thomas Hender-1 son accompanied by Lady and Miss Henderson. . j Mrs. H. Kirkcaldie and her daughter are visiting Chrisfachuroh. Colonel and Mrs. Corrigan were aanong the> .passengers from London by the Connthic. Their daughter, Mrs. t Dunn, and her husband have taken up their residence in London. . n.M£ 11"- C- Elgar were among the Connthic passengers for Wellington also Miss Marion Findlay. Mayor of Eeatherston, Mr. J. Card, with his sisters, the Misses Card are visiting Waitomo and Rotorua. Miss C. Lucena, of Wellington, is visiting Mrs. A. W. Mouat at Auckland. Mrs; and Miss Cameron, of Hinakura, have been in town this week. ■_ Sister C. Barklie, a well-knowa Church of England social worker, arrived from" England by the Connthic yesterday. Miss Irene Cavell, a sister of Nurse Cavellfhas arrived in New Zealand, and intends making a tour of the Dominion. Mr. and Mrs. R. Levin (Feilding) and their daughters arrived by the Corinthic from England. The Key. Mr. Forrest-Sale and Mrs: Forrest-Sale, Anglican missionaries from Fiji, have arrived by the Makura in New Zealand for a holiday visit. Mrs. A. Barraud (Palmerston North) and Mrs. Twiss (Wellington) were among' the passengers by the Corinthic yester- ' day. . Mrs. W. Howard Booth (Carterton) I and her daughter are staying at Island Bay House. Mrs. W. S. Jago, Masterton, is visiting Welluigton. Mr. and Mrs. W., Watson, Welling- I ton, are visiting Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. Eenton-Watt, of Wel- ■ lington, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mre. W. R. Kettle, West Coast, haye returned to Wellington. \ Miss E. Edwards has been visiting Cambridge. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Coull and daughters have returned from a visit to the South Island, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dwan and Miss Sherwood, of .Wellington, are visiting Christchurch. ' . : ' ; Mr. and Mrs. Marmaduke Bethell, who have been visiting the Wairarapa, have returned to their home jn North Canterbury. Mrs. H. Kirkcaldie and her daughter have returned from the South. c Mr. and Mrs. VV. Perry, of Wellington, 'are visiting Mount Cook. Mrs. Baldwin is back at 10, Downing street, and Mies IshbeKMacDonald has returned to her father's home at Hampstead after an experience as thrilling as ever came to a. girl in her teens, writes the London correspondent of the "Australasian." ""It "ia',pleasant' to congratulate Miss Ishbel on a personal success. She carried through her' difficult duties as her father's hostess with high spirits and modesty, and.-.is established for life as a political personality. :But perhaps ib is as well that the feminine side of British politics should again be under the guidance of a woman of the world. Mrs. Baldwin is not a politician; she is not even as active a,s Dame Lloyd George used to be, and far less so than Mrs, ■ Asquith, wlio never lost a chance tff furthering her husband's political fortunes.; Mrs. Baldwin's endeavour is rather 'to make the Prime Minister's official residence a home—no easy task. '"'.Govern, inent curtains are so early. Victorian j" was Mrs. Baldwin's comment a year ago, when she last tackled the problem. Picture her devising a long-needed dressingworn for her husband, or replacing.the •early Victorian Government; curtains with something frankly. Georgian. Mrs. Baldwin 13 a. good-humoured, sporCsloving wife, and a mother who : has brought up four daughters and a son. The son, Oliver, cannot perhaps be'dcs-_ cribed as an ornament to the h6use--o£-Baldwin, as he learnt lo be a Socialigt:in his undergraduate days at thetTrij-; versity, and is how known as "Corrirado » Baldwin." Wearing a large "Bolshie"' hat, a soft collar, and an artist's tie, Oliver Baldwin addresses Labour meetings, to the joy of his father's political opponents. But "Comrndo Baldwin" will probably mellow in time, and may yet become the good-humoured, matter-of-fact Tory suggested by the -example of his mother. Whatever^sins the New Zealand girl commits she is never responsible for a notice such as oue Maoriland arrival saw when -about to settle in America, says a writer in an exchange. She had come to marry an American. The notice was outside the marriage registry' in Chicago and consisted 'of the mystic words: "Keep Your Gum Outside," printed in conspicuous capitals. ' On inquiry she discovered that this command was due to the. fact that tha average bride, after entering to see about her license, was wont to "park" her chewing gum. on the counter .until ready to resume its use. "Everyone was rather smart at selecting her own bit of pro-' perty later; still it wasn't an aesthetic exhibition, so'tha authorities decided to class gum with dogs and allow no. admittance. R . " , A consignment of over 600 woblfeni garments lias recently been received by tho' headquarters of the Navy League from .the Wellington branch of the league, for distribution among the orphans .of sailors .in the Royal Navy and merchant service, whose fathers fell in the war, and the children ,of sailors of these services, whose fathers are now ■ out of'wgrk, writes a London ncorrespondent. Arrangements' have been made by the Overseas Relief Section of the..Navy League for the distribution of these articles amongst deserving cases. By this generous gitt the Wellington branch of the Navy League has brought comfort into many homes and has shown to the world that the services rendered by our seamen- at the time of the Empire's greatest'need are uot forgotten. .

A new sidestep, difficult but charming, for a drawing-room, was voted the best dance of the season at the international dancing-congress' in Paris recently. It received 38 votes to the 37 cast for the "Huppa-Huppa," : a ' Chilian' dance, which includes a remarkable pose in which the dancer and his partner both lean backward as far us possible without losing their balance' Tlio "ginoska," un Argentine dance.' was third. The 'slmmiiy" was unanimously- 'excommunicated as being a,i outrage -on classic dancing. The congress wus attended by delegates from 11/' nations, including Great ..Britain That of Rumania was even invested with an uf ficiai mission trow its-Government

The scorching of materials when ironing or< airing is a common occurrence in most households, and a correspondent states that to 'remove the scorch the first thing is to bleach the cioth in the sunshine. Then rub a, little scap over the affected part, lay it in the sun and pour over it water containing ia little thin starch. Wetting the scorched spot with the water and sprinkling boiax over it will remove- the burn stains even from the most delicate fabric.. ; Another of the well-arranged dances for which Mr, Rodney Panktiurst is responsible will be held in the Day's Bay Pavilion on Saturday evening next, and may be anticipated with much pleasure by lovers of dancing, as music and floor will be unexceptionable, and good supper arrangements will be made. An advertisement gives other details. An American sportswoman, Mrs. Ful-lard-Leo,' who arrived in Auckland recently in charge of the brilliant young Hawaiian .swimmer, -Miss Mariechen Wehselau, who is on "her way to compete in the Australian championships, is' the only woman who is on the council of the American Athletic Union, or the Boarcl of Governors of the American Olympic Association. She said that she had been intersted in athletics for the past twenty years, starting.in South Africa, which) is her native land. Mrs. Fullard-Leo has started swimming, clubs wherever she has visited, being convinced of the value of the exercise. She has interested herself in the life-saving clubs at Honolulu and in other places, though her interest does not lie only in swimming, as she has promoted clubs for women in football, basket-ball, and other games. Mrs. Fullard-Leo stated that there is no "colour-line" in swimming in Hawaii, and she thinks* tliajb is just how it should be, all nations competing together. Some very interesting details noticed by a visiting woman teacher are mentioned by an Auckland correspondent of an exchange. The lady is at present teaching at Toronto, and, in writing to friends, she speaks '. of the features ■ which the'- home and school clubs are in Canadian school life, and states that in connection with these the parents are, of great service to the schools, and meet and get to know the teachers. Nearly every school has an auditorium, 'where concerts, lantern slides, and lectures' are given (and one may" suppose that they would be specially adapted to interest and develop the children). The writer is severe about the manners of the "city of the churches," as Toronto is called, the men being particular offenders, while at Detroit, which is, looked upon as a , "wicked t city," the men had perfect manners, and the writer was reminded of tho statement she had read somewhere that "the devil was a polished gentleman." She found that people did not usually^ know where New Zealand was, and were not at all interested in it, or, in fact,' in any other places \than their own. Some of the questions asked her are quoted, and include whether there is a bridge between Australia _ and New Zealand; whether English is taught in the schools, or there is a special language; and whether the country is really civilised. She found that her accent was not at all pleasing in many directions, and it was a shock to find that she had to get 'a letter of recommendation from the Board of Education when she wanted to go and see Detroit,.U.S.A., it being said: "You see, the trouble is your English accent—not that you can help that-^and Americans are so particular.'' The writer "pays', a great tribute to the healthy and hygienic arrangements generally when she states that flies and fleas are unknown insects. In all public lavatories and in the schools the towels are of paper, and are destroyed after being used. The cups on the trains are paper, and 5 fall out of the "stem when a handle is turned. The children are said to have beautiful ». and the school dentist is an established person everywhere. Mention is made ot the manual training classes, lor which beautifully-equipped- kitchenettes and other rooms are provided llie writer is of opinion that New Zealand has a long way to go in the way of school buildings and equipment before, it can compete with Canada, 'but, for all "that the writer says-that the teachers, and-children of. the. little Dominion are more advanced in education itself Uhan. are the Canadians, whoso methods are almost antiquated. ■-.Paris-',is always, inventing new and charming .ways of carrying the powder wjijch.-few; women are satisfied to be without v even for a few hours The Ja«, st Receptacle is a tiny silken pouch \yith. a flat puff on one side, over -perforatwns'mthe silk. The powder ,is .poured, through the top o f the pouch and sifts through the perforations on-to the. puff, and a fold of the *il k falls from the top. of the pouch to cover the puff when not in use. -• : ' •