WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 53, 5 March 1925, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Samuel, of Molesworth street, have let their house to Mr. Porteous, of the Bank of New Zealand, and Mrs. Porteous. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel are leaving early next month for a visit to Adelaide and Melbourne, returning to Sydney for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vile, of Oamaru, are visiting Mrs. B. P. Perry, at Masterton. Mrs. Oliver Samuel, of New Plymouth, is leaving, with Mrs. and Miss Brewster, of the same town, for a visit to Honolulu. They intend to travel by the Aorangi on her next trip from Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forest, who have been visiting New Zealand, are returning to Sydney by the Ulimaroa. Miss Mabel Jollands, Sydney street, has left for a visit to Auckland. Miss Kendall has returned from a visit to Mrs. Toxward, at Masterton. Sir Frederick and Lady Dutton are visiting the South Island. Mr. and Mrs. F. Cory-Wright, of Auckland, are paying a visit to Wellington. Mrs. and Miss Valerie Corliss have returned to town from Day's Bay, and are staying at Miss Laurenson's, Tinakori road. Mr. and Mrs. J. Drysdale, of Nireha, have taken up their residence at the Lower Hutt. The wedding was celebrated at St. Paul's Church, Christchurch, when Mavis, only daughter of the late Mr. G. H. Tovey and Mrs. C. Tovey, of Merivale, was married to Bernard W. Kelly, only son of the late Mr. Francis Kelly, of London. The Rev. Bower Black was the officiating minister, and Mr. Raynor White presided at the organ. The bride wore a beautiful sleeveless frock of handmade filet lace, slightly draped on one side, where a trail of silver roses fell almost to the hem. An embroidered veil was worn over a Russian coronet of orange blossom buds, and she carried a sheaf of pink roses. Mrs. Veea King, of Hokitika, was the only bridesmaid, and wore a pretty frock of cornflower blue accordion pleated georgette, finished with a front panel of silver and blue brocade. The blue hat was trimmed with forget-me-nots and silver streamers. She carried a Victorian posy in the same shades. Mr. Victor Ambler, of Auckland, was the best man. After the ceremony the guests were entertained at Ballantyne's, where Mrs. Tovey received the guests wearing a frock of black satin, and a black and white hat. The bride's travelling costume was a tailored frock of cinnamon marocain, and a small hat to match.

Miss Nesta Carwell Cooke returned by the Aorangi from a five months' visit to Los Angeles. She had a number of engagements offered to her in Hollywood, and through the Imperial Russian Ballet School, where she was studying, but much preferred to return to her own country.

Friends of Miss Dorothea Spinney, the famous interpreter of Greek plays, will be glad to know that she is returning to New Zealand for another tour through the Dominion. She is due in Wellington by the Tahiti, and is doing "The Electra," of Euripides. The "Hippolotus" and "Medea" are also in her repertoire. After touring New Zealand she goes to India, South Africa, and Pekin, China. She is at present in America, having a most successful tour. Those who heard her memorable performance of "Hamlet" in New Zealand on her last visit, are not likely to forget the profound impression she made on her audience.

The Assembly Hall, in the Red Cross Chambers, was well filled when the gramophone recital given by Mr. Ryan, in aid of the funds of the Junior Red Cross, was held. The programme contained items of special interest to music lovers. At the conclusion of the recital verbal and written suggestions were handed m regarding several special items which will be included in future programmes. The next recital will be held on 17th March next. During the evening Miss Wilkinson had control of the instrument, which is electrical, and which was kindly lent by Mr. Ernest Dawson for the occasion.

A. correspondent Kindly sends in the following directions for safely covering down jams, etc., in jars, which have ost their original covers. The method has been used for many years, and has been a most successful one, and,is sent in response to a request made by a correspondent of this column:—Mix a tablespoonful of flour with a very little cold water, pour on sufficient boiling waterto turn it into a stiff paste. Let it get cold. Cut out rounds of thin brown paper, such as grocers use (not tissue two inches larger than the top of the jar, using three pieces for each jar. btick the three pieces together with tlie paste, then brush well over the side that goes next to the jar. Put the cover ou while the jam is still hot Tie round tightly with siring, press' the edges down firmly to the jar and leave till cold; then store. "I have recently opened jam that has been put down for two years," says the writer, and it was m perfect condition."

the staff of a Bond street firm, claims to be the nrst woman to take up the protession of motor selling in London She is the niece of Lord Lonsdale, her father, the Hon. Lancelot Lower, being his heir Her work will consist of driving prospective customers about and explaining tile beauties of the car. Mrs. Miller has had plenty of motoring experience, for she has been driving for eighteen years and has a "clean" license.

A meeting of delegates from several of the women's clubs in New Zealand was held at the Pioneer Club yesterday to consider various matters. pertaining to olub life. Among the visitors were • Lady Ferguson (president of the Otaim Women's Ulub), Mrs. Holland (president of the Canterbury Women's Club) Mrs Williams (Wanganui), Mrs. Ulrich, Miss bpencer (president of the Hawkes Bay Women's Club), Mrs. Lewis (Hastings) Miss Nicholson (Dunedin), Miss' Stoddart, and Mrs. Paterson (Canterbury). At luncheon the delegates were the guests of the committee of the Pioneer Club, and in the evening a reception was held in their honour. The large reception room was very artistically decorated with bowls of pink and blue hydrangeas, hanging baskets of hydrangeas, and vases and bowls of other flowers. Supper was served in the luncheon room, the house committee being in charge of the arrangements. At the beginning of the evening the president welcomed the guests, and later a very enjoyable programme of entertainment, arranged by Mrs. Ginn, waß given. Contributing to it were Mrs. Hayward Mrs. Shaw, and Signor Cesaroni, who" sang, and Miss Helen Gardner, who recited. Between the items Mrs. J. p. Firth took the opportunity to present Miss Kane with an autograph album which it was hoped would pro\t. lo 1% an interesting soivyenir o f ]i er forthcoming visit to America as a delegate to the quinquennial meeting of the International Council of Women in Washington. She hoped Miss Kane would brine it- buck filled with the names of the interesting women that they in New Zealand had heard about. Miss Kane thanked the donors for their gift- and gogfl wlpljan, eupps? stioytly |ji'uUK|it ■la 2» end a yerj; interesting ave^g,.

Mrs. G. Lerapriere, oi Wellington, is leaving by the Ulimaroa for a three months' holiday in Australia.

Mise Barbara Gould, Christchurch, is the gUest of Mrs. Lan Duncan, Wellington.

Mrs. Roskruge, Wellington, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Collins, Christchurch. V, Miss Tully has returned to Hamilton after a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. Charles Batkin arrived in New Zealand by the s.s. Aorangi, and is staying at the Hotel Cecil.

It was very gratifying to the council of the_ Wellington Free Kindergarten Association to find that a larger number of new students were offering for training than had been the case before, this showing a wider and better recognition of the value of the training, and of the Service' rendered to the children of the city. It was stated at the recent meeting of the council that preparations are well in hand for the street day which is to take place this month; The council is being supported in the effort by other organisations, arid by the picture theatre proprietoi-Sj who advertise the event on the screens, to the great advantage of the effort.

A gentleman, known as "the hairpin king" of New York, and otherwise as Mr. _ Sol Goldberg, has expressed his opinion, which, however, cannot be regarded as exactly xinbiassed (says an exchange), that wbinen will go back to long hair when their necks get red and rough like the men's. But he admitted at the same tinie that the hairpin business is not what it was before the."cut" came into vogue. Before this period he estimated that 35,000,0C0 women lost Upwards of 65,C00,000 hairpins- between them in a day.

News was received in Wellington on Monday that Mrs. T. J; C. Warren, wife of Major Warren, Penlee, Pukehou, had died £Tiat morning in a private hospital at Hastings, after an oce^atiou, which was performed on Saturday. Mrs. Warren was the younger daughter of the late Archdeacon Samuel Williams, of Te Aute, Hawkes'Bay. During the first years of her married life she lived in Wellington, where she has .many friends^ as well as in other parts of'the Dominion, who will hear with very great regret of her death.

Presenting prizes to the girls of the Broughton High School, Salford, England, Miss I. Drummond, headmistress of the North London Collegiate School for Girls, said she was certain girls would not like to go back to the schools of the so-called good old days. As an example of the spirit which prevailed in the old schools, Miss Drummond mentioned that it was a stringent order at a school which, she herself attended that no girl was to walk home with any other girl attending the school in the absence of the wish of her parents, expressed in writing to the mistress.

Born at Wellington on sth March, 18*2, Elizabeth Harvey to-day celebrates her 83rd birthday. Her father, the late George Fellingham, one of the origiftal proprietors of the Wellington "Independent," arrived in Wellington by the Stains Castle in 1841. Mrs. Harvey has lived all her lifetime in Wellington and Eastbourne, being still a resident of the latter suburb. ,

The dearth of houses and of money has encouraged experiments in housing at Vienna. A "Times" letter-writer explains pr.e new method of building. Two sets of.boarding are fixed four inches or five inches apart, with interstice bein s filled \vrth. sawdust treated with some chemical thai: makes-it. non-inflammable. The boarding- is plastered and similarly made non-mflammable. Small houses have been built in this way. and also a villa the latter bejnor completed in six weeks and ready for habitation