WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 63, 17 March 1925, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Miss Dalrymple, Bulls, is visiting Wellington.

Mr and Mrs. Stanley Warwick are entertaining Miss Ethel Oaborn, the Australian singer, # t their studio in Willis street on Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parry, of Wellington, have returned after an extensive motor tour of the South Island

Miss L. Diaper has returned to Wellington from the South.

Miss M. Cavanagh is in Wellington en route to Rome, via Sydney. Mrs. W. Wardell and Miss Mary Wardell, of Masterton, are leaving on a visit to England.

Mrs. J. Coutts (Thames) is visiting her son, Mr. T. W. J. Coutts, and Mrs Coutts, Island Bay.

Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Trotter, of Oamaru, are passengers by the Aorangi fcr Canada and England.

Miss Cora Humphries, of Napier, is a passenger on the Aorangi on an American tour.

Miss, Hempton is a New Plymouth visitor to Wellington.

Mrs. R. M'Kay, Wellington, is the guest of Captain and Mrs. T. M. Hunter, Lyttelton.

Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Cooke, Waipukurau, are on a motor trip to Wellington. ■■

Mrs. Wilding has returned to Christchurch, from Wellington.

Lord and Lady Belper are in the South, accompanied by Miss Craig. Lord Belper is in Otago on a deer-stalk-ing expedition, and Lady Belper and Miss Craig are visiting Timaru, Mount Cook, and the Southern Lakes.

Colonel and Mrs. Cqwie Nicholls and their two daughters, 'of Dunedin, are passengers on the Aorangi from Auckland.

Mrs. Baldwin, Palmerston North, is a visitor to Dunedin.

v Mrs. H. M'Arthur, a prominent member of the Dunedin Philharmonic Society, recently received a travelling rug prior to her departure for Home.

Mr. and Mrs. Cahill are "Wellington visitors to Chrisjchurch. Mrs. Grace Butler, the well-known New Zealand artist, has been visiting Bealey Pass, and has accomplished some fine paintings of the gorgeous natural scenery.

Sir Frederick and. Lady Dutlon have left Dunedin en route to Rotorua and Auckland, and leave for Australia at the end of the month.

. Miss Way, of England, who is making a world tour in .the interests of the Girls' Friendly Society is the guest of Mrs. Charles Bean, Christchurch.

Mr. and Mrs.^ Andrew Anderson and Miss Anderson, of Opawa, have left on an extended visit to England. Their son, who is !in the East, will spend" his furlough with his parents.

Miss Chalice Longhurst, who has been on. a holiday trip to California returned to Wellington by the Tahiti this morning.

Mrs. J. A. Hanan has taken up her residence in Dunedin. Before leaving Invercargill-she was entertained by fel-.'•T.v-members of the Red Cross Society; by ladies connected with the children's house, and by numerous other societies "f which she is a valued member. Mrs. •lanan intends to visit Invercargill every month. : She is also a member of tho High School Board.

A, pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Powell. Berhampore, on Saturday, by a large number of friends of Mr. arid Mrs. Chipper, who are leaving shortly for a holiday in Great Britain and Europe. During the evening all joined in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Chipper a happy holiday and a safe return. -

The engagement is announced of Miss Elsie E. Aldridge, only daughter of the late Mr. David Aldridge, of London, England, to Mr. Wilfred P. Gower, second son of the late Captain J. Gower, of Cardiff, England, and Mrs. W. M. Gower, now resident in Wellington, New Zealand.

At the executive meeting of the Women's National Reserve, held, recently, Mrs. Tripp (president) read a letter from Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson, graciously consenting to be patroness of the organisation.

The first committee meeting of the Lower Hutt branch of the W.N.R. was held this week. Owing to the prevailing epidemic, no parties or entertainments can be held, and it was decided that each lady of the committee should have a card to collect shilling subscriptions and help in the carrying on of the good work done by the Residential Nursery.

The engagement is announced of Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Iloggard, of Kelbum,." to -Matthew" Torrant, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Dison. ot Napier.

Wellington turned out in full force this morning to welcome the All Blacks, and members of the gentler sex paid their tribute to the travellers in enthusiastic fashion. It_ was not all hero worship, for in the players they recognised Imperial ambassadors who, in fulfilling the highest traditions of the game, had also helped to foster feeling between the Mother Country and her Dominion. Women have a particular pride in their New Zealand, and while not all profess-, ing! to understand the football game, they were keen to participate in to-day's welcome to the\ conquering All Blacks,' and this they did in no mild manner, assisting to give the* lie to Wellington's reputation of "inarticulateness" in putlie welcomes and special occasions.

The death is announced from Christchurch of Mrs. Greenwood, of Cashmere Hills. Mrs. Greenwood was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chapman, of Springbank, North Canterbury, one of the first established estates in the South Island. Mrs. Greenwood is survived by her three children, Mrs. R. A. Ramsay, Victoria, Australia; Mr. H. D. Greenwood, New South' Wales; and Mr. G. 0. Greenwood, of the Wairarapa, and four grandchildren. Mrs. Greenwood was buried in the Anglican Cemetery at Eangiora, North Canterbury, on the morning of Friday, 13th March, and her funeral was private, being closely confined to the nearest relatives. The officiatinsr clerp-v were the Rev. T. P. Fendall, of Glennark, who,has been closely connected with the Chapman family all his life the Rev W. F Knowles, the late vicar of Amberley, North Canterbury and the Rev. P. Feron, vicar of Rangiora, Mrs. R. A. Kenner (Christchurch) is staying with her brother, Mr C F Fors dick, in London. Next month she expects to be joined by her husband, and then a tour of England will be begun writes the -"Post's" London correspondent. L

Mrs. & W. Wyles (Wellington) came to England to see her father, wlio was very ill, and who has since passed away writes the Post's" London correspondent. At present no definite arrange ments Save been .made- for the return .louraey, but Mrs. Wyles, who is travelline with her eon, will probably spend v few months .here. She liupes £ 0 ,L tv Switzerland at au curly date " ■

The matter of a women's rest room shows every indication of soon being a "fait accompli" (writes a Dunedin correspondent). On 24th March, at the V.M.C.A. Rooms, a meeting will be held, when all—men and women—who are interested in the scheme are cordially invited. The Mayor has promised to be chairman, and other speakers will include Mr. J. Sutherland Ross and Miss Fraser, M.A. Finance, entertainment, and furnishing committees will be elected, and other matters discussed. Meanwhile the Provisional Committee of seven that was elected some weeks ago has been hard at work, with good results, for now it has managed to get on the General Housing Committee for the Exhibition two delegates. Miss Fraser and Miss Runciman, both practical and energetic workers. . .. . ■ ,

In January the marriage took place quietly of Mr. Richard Geoffrey Rayiier, youngest son. of the late Mr. Richard Rayner, and of Mrs. Rayner, of Hornsey, to Mrs. Elliot Meade, late of Nelson, widow of Dr. F. Elliott-Meade, of Blenheim. The ceremony took place at St. George's, Hornsey, and the honeymoon was spent in Devonshire (writes "The Post's" London correspondent). Unluckily, since returning to London, Mrs. Rayner has been seriously ill with pneumonia, but the latest news is that she is now on the high road to recovery.

According to American fashion designers, glittering frpcks are widely fashionable for evening festivities; metal cloths, shoulder-straps of multi-coloured brilliants, hems and seams outlined with scintillating embroideries, hip-pieces of rhinestones or other gems, scarves ornamented all over with, sparkling pointsall these go to make the evening toilette a very wonderful affair. Shaded frocks and shaded fans are among the season's smartest successes. Every tone, from the darkest to the palest, is shown in one garment. Particularly lovely is " Opera rose," or prune, carried through all their gradations. Certain soft yellows are attractive in shaded gowns. Honeycoloured slippers are popular, for evening wear. Cube-shaped pearls are among Miss America's latest fancies, and when she smokes «he carries a case of gold in a greenish tinge and shaped like a little book. Her fringe is cut in a series of scallops.

The London ■" Daily Mail" reports that £330,000 approximately was raised in response to Earl Haig's British Legion Appeal on" Remembrance Day, 1924. London contributed £76,497 gross, or, allowing for administration and poppympking costs, £66,281 for the fund. Previous amounts raised by the Poppy Day organisation were: 1921, £106 000 • 1922, £204,000; 1923, £259,000. 'Tho industry of making the poppies gives employment throughout the yew to nearly 200 disabled ex-Service men working in the British Legion Poppy Factory iv London

Two women doctors have been sent by the English Government for colonial work. One is Mrs. Blacklock, who has gone to Sierra Leone, the other bein°Mrs. O'Halloren, to the Gold Coast! lliey w^ll specialise on women and children, and receive tho same salaries as men doctors.