WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 121, 26 May 1925, Page 5

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral and Lady Alice Fergusson paid a visit to the Anglican Boys' Home this afternoon.

Miss Rogers and Miss L. Duthie, who have been visiting Australia, have returned to Wellington by the XJlimaroa. Mr. and Mrs. T. Ballinger, and the Misses Ballinger, have returned from a visit to Australia.

The Misses Fleming, of Wellington, are visiting the South Island.

Miss Phyllis Massey, who has been studying music in Australia, was amonthe passengers to Wellington by the Ulimaroa.

Mrs. P. C. Freeth arrived in Wellington by the Ulimaroa.

_ Mrs. H. Valdet, the first woman to sit on the Waikato Hospital Board, received a cordial welcome on taking her seat at the first meeting, which was held at Hamilton recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Fosbery Handyside and their family are leaving Invercargill for the North shortly.

Mrs. Holmes Warren and Mrs. A Pearce, who have been visiting Wellington, have returned to the Wairarapa, Mrs. T. S Ronaldson has returned to Wellington from the country.

Mrs. Brookes, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. R. Bunny, at Masterton, has returned to town. ;

Mrs. W. B. Wilson and Mrs. Roy Wilson, of Auckland, were among the passengers to San Francisco by the Tahiti to-day.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wood have changed their plans, and instead of going to California, are leaving on Thursday for Australia, intending to visit Queensland. They are taking their little son with them, and Mrs. Wood's brother, 'Mr. Vincent Ward, will also be of the party.

The St. Joan's Social and Political Alliance (England), which held its annual meeting lately, is a body of Roman Catholic women who hold very much the same views as those of other feminist women's organisations, writes "Constance Clyde" in an Adelaide paper. It supports the equal guardianship idea, and regrets that the present measure before the House does not go far enough. It is favourable also to family endowment and widows' pensions. This organisation is to the fore in educative social work, and was represented in the deputation to the Home Secretary asking that all restrictive legislation on industry should be based on the type of work and not on the sex of the worker. As" regards, the latter opinion, there has been trouble lately regarding tho operative cotton spinners in Lancashire in a certain section where the women's more pliable fingers give them a certain advantage over men. Because they really work better than men the argument is put forward that they work worse and are "liable to sickness"." As their wages are only sixteen shillings to twenty-six shillings a week for a full week s work, it might seem that the liability to sickness were due rather to undernourishment that to feminine incapacity.

A wedding of much interest to the residents of Feilding was solemnised at i \"r s. lr? sbytel 'ian Church, Feilding, .when Madgelme Beatrice Edwards, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Edwards, of Feilding, was married to John ■wrss Arnold, sou of Mr. and Mrs A J. Arnold, of Cambridge. The Roy' inornas Millar, M.A., officiated. Mr' Matheson presided at the organ, playing botl.Uio Bridal March from " Lohen-gj'-n and also Mendelssohn's WcddinnMarch and during the service, which" was fully choral. The bride wore a dainty gown of pale pink satin brilliante, encreed with a rope of pearls and taujht at one side with a large cluster to match. A floating panel was attached to the gown by a bunch of orange blossom i he beautiful veil, lent by an old J>ible class JnenC, was worn over the face and finished with ropes of pearls and orange blossom. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. Miss Lillian Edwards was chief bridesmaid, wearing a dainty frock of heliotrope brocaded marocam in early Victorian style, with ostrich feather trimming and heliotrope bandeaux Her bouquet was of heliotrope heath and maidenhair fern, with streamers to match.The two other bridesmaids (Kathleen Edwards and Joyce Arnold) wore Victorian frocks of brocaded marocam powder blue and pink respectively, and trimmed with tiny bows, with bandeaux to match. Each carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums to tone with their frocks The little flower girls, Patty awl Nancy True, were in frilly frocks of creinc net over silk and rosebud trimmings, with silver bandeaux. Each carnee! a dainty posey of chrysanthemums and violets Mr. Jack Murdoch was -psfc man. Ihe bride's mother wore fawn brocaded wool marocain trimmed with autumn shades and hatand fur to match, and carried a bouquet of autumn tints. As the bride left the church her little brother Herbert placed a floral horseshoe on her arms as a token of good luck The reception was held -in St. lauls Hall which had been prettily decorated Later the bride and bridegroom left _ for the South, the former travelling m navy woollen marocnin. with touches of white, ermine furs, and a flame coloured hat and osprey. Friends of the bride had decorated the church in shades of green, white, and lemon colour, with floral arches and wedding bell. A 95th birthday was recently celebrated by Mrs. Sophia Lewis, at the resilience of her daughter, Mrs. W. J.- Phillips, Eltliam. With her husband the Rev. j ; t , *> Mrs- Scotfc 1-Tidecl in 1859 at Lyttelton. Tho family then came to \\ ellmgtou, where Mr. Scott had been appointed the first minister of the Congregational Church to come to the col°n/\ ,- , cllurc!l > -however, had been established in New Zealand for about twenty years before that. Seven years later Mr. Scott became ill, and to obtain treatment for him the family returned to England, where Mr. Scott died. Mrs. Scott and Miss Scott came out to New Zealand again, and took- up their residence in Wellington, where Mrs. Scott was married to Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis died 23 years ago. On 30th November, 1916_, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Lewis went to Ellham, where Mr. Noel Phillips was already situated.

A new "Seven Arts Club" is an interesting project which has its home in San Francisco. The aim of the club is beside the usual social benefits, to establish an authentic art centro on a sellsupporting basis. It is to devote itself to tho advancement of the fine arts with tho ideal of having tho best of everything presented to members and the public, in the course of time, to tho exe'usion it is hoped, among other things of tho bad art which exists in posters, etc., which are so commonly presented to the people nt present. The membership of tile dub is open to bold men and women. .Another variety of plan is to raise a fund for a. ".Little Theatre." in which ran be presented some of Ihc charming little plnys which do not go beyond the private readers nt, present. This would sr-rvc for special music as well. Alladiod would bo a ;;uUery For special exhibitions nf loaned work or local work ;is misjlit be convenient. lhia club shyuld have .1 great suotco... -,■:..-■•'■■ ': '

There is to be a meeting qf a very practical convention in San Francisco, as the National Home Economics Association delegates are to gather there to discuss foods and textiles. Some of the subjects mentioned are "The Lure of Lace," "Textile Instruction to Shop Employees," "How the Expert Judges Furs," "How Newspapers Teach Better Home-making," "How the Consumer Reacts to Advertising," "Changes in tho Consumer's Standards in the Past Few Years." All these subjects are particularly interesting and it is a ease of "What Every Woman Should Know." There are plenty of practically experienced people about, and lectures such as tho ones mentioned would probably "go" as weli in New Zealand as in America.; The Wellington Lyceum Club will entertain Miss Mona Castle and also Miss Edith Howes to-morrow evening. It is felt that many members will be glad of meeting these two well-known ladies, and an excellent concert is promised in addition to the other attractions.

All members of the Women's National Reserve are reminded of the annual meeting, which takes place on Friday, 29th, at 3 p.m., in St. John's Bible Class Room, Willis street. All presidents and secretaries are asked to make this as widely known as possible in their branches, as reports of the various activities will bo very interesting and informative.

A London cable message reports that Madame Albani, the famous prima donna, who before the war was Court singer to the German Emperor, and who has latterly lived in London, where she taught singing, has been appointed a Dame of the Order of the British Empire.