Women in Print

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 155, 29 December 1925, Page 11

Women in Print

The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fcrgusson, with Her Excellency, Lady Alice Fergusson, haa arrived at Auckland from the South, and will remain in residence there until the middle of April, says the "New Zealand Herald." Their Excellencies arc attending no social functions during the period of Court mourning for the late Queen Alexandra.

Miss Buckley, Wellington, is staying with her sister, Mrs. C. Airmail, in Auckland.

Mrs. Gladys Sandford, the pioneer woman aviator of New Zealand, has returned to Auckland, having obtained her pilot's certificate.

Mr. and Mrs. Franks, who. have been visiting Wellington, have left for Hamilton and Auckland, en route for America.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Shailcr Wcalon have left for a visit to Wairakei.

Me. and Mrs. J. M'Lcod, Welling' ton, have left for a visit to Gis borne.

Among the Wellington visitors to Christchurcli arc Miss Travera, Mrs. and Miss MacKellar-Smith, Mrs. Lawson, Miss Tracy, Mrs. B. M. Sharpe, Miss E. Ramsey, and Mr. and Mrs. S. Silver.

Mr. and Mrs. $\ G. Wood and Miss Wood, Wellington, arc visiting Christchureh.

Mr. Justice Ostler and Mrs. Ostler are spending the holidays at a fishing camp, Tongariro River.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kane are visiting Auckland.

Mrs. V. Riddiford and her two daughters are among the visitors to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, Hill street, arc spending the holidays with relatives in Australia.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Seaton, Taumarunui, are the guests of Mrs. Seaton, Wadcstown.

Mrs. J. G. Coates and her children are at home in Matakohc for the holidays.

Miss Annie Davis (Lower Hutt) has left on a visit to Christehureh, Ashburton, and Dunedin.

The engagement is announced of Moyra Irene, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boyd, Wellington, to Ezra O. Woodley, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Woodley, Wellington.

A marriage in Christehureh which occasioned much interest was that of Mr. Gregory Warren Russell, oldest son of the Hon. G. W. Russell and the late Mrs. Russell, to Miss Alice Baxter, daughter of Mrs. B. M. Baxter, and niece of Mr. G. T. Mason, of Wellington. The ceremony took place in Holy Trinity • Church, Avonside, the Rev. O. Fitzgerald performing the ceremony. Mr. Arthur Lily presided at the organ. The church was beautifully decorated with orange blossom and pink roaes, and was rowded with well-wishers of the ouplc. The service was choral, the choir being present, as the bridegroom lias been a valued member of the choir for a considerable time. The bride's artistic gown was of ivory satin cut on straight lines with godets of silver lace. The train was of silver tissue, lined with cameo-pink

'.oorgette, and trimmed with posies of ink and silver flowers. The bridal oil was of old Limerick lace held in ■>!ace by a wreath of orange blossome, and the bouquet was of lilies, pink heath, and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids, Misses Vida Baxter and Doris Russell, were in charming frocks of shell pink georgette with long bodices finished with scallops and the front skirt panel with tiny picot-edged frills. A pink posy of rosebuds was worn on the left shoulder from which fell a cascade of pink and silver ribbon, the hair bandeaux being of folded pink rose buds. The bouquets were of pink roses, sweet peas, and maidenhair fern. Mr. George Warren Russell was best man, and Mr. Kenneth Mason, of Wellington, was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at "Marama," the home of the Hon. G. W. Russell.

The flapper has been tried and found wanting in the United States -jf America. She had her chance during and just after the war, when many kinds of employment were open to her, states a writer in an exchange. She looked very charming at her desk or her typewriter. She appeared capable and efficient, but she did not really make good, and now the American business man would far rather employ a middleaged woman than any young girl, however good her recommendations. This was told me by an American woman magazine editor and lecturer who has been touring the United States, says a writer in an exchange, and she added that as a. consequents middle-aged American women were not afraid to look their age. "As long as they are. capable "and obliging, as long as they are agreeable-looking and dress well, women can get work to do in offices and stores, no matter what their age,''' she said. "The mistake is when they try to look younger than they are. To a man this is always a foolish exhibition on the part of a woman, and the business man is distrustful of dyed hair, false complexions, and youthful clothes, but the grey-haired woman whose colour is her own and whose common-.sense is reflected in the length of her skirts and the cut of her frock gains their confidence."

The wedding took place at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral on Thursday morning of Miss Doris Webb, only daughter of the late Mr. Mark Webb and Mrs. Elsmore, of Wellington, to Mr. Royatone Clark, of Adelaide. The bride wore a white satin maroeain frock trimmed with Swiss lace and a long tulle veil. Her bouquet was of orange blossoms and carnations. Miss Gwen Wing was chief bridesmaid, and was in a floral georgette frock, with a hat to match. Miss Maisie Elsmore (Auckland) wore lavender georgette and silver lace; Miss Nellie Austen (Auckland) wan frocked in bine armure; Miss Iranui Maekey wore pale pink (-repe de f-hinu. Mr. Iteg- ! inald Webb was best man. Air. Cadsky was groomsman. Breakfast was held at the home of the bride's I mother at 22, Hill street, after which ! the bride and bridegroom left for Rotorua. The death is announced of Alias Adelaide O'Rorke, of Ramarama, Auckland, a sister of the late Sir 'Maurice O'Rorkc. who will be remembered as having been Speaker of Ihr House of Representatives for many ycfirs. Miss o'Rorke lived formerly at Mangcre, but took a farm at .Kama,' taxmt, "bltli the muutigfid tot itttt»y yawn hexscli.

The marriage of Miss Muriel Iris Barnard, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walker, of South Wellington, to Mr. A. G. Sandy, fourth son oi' Mr. and the late Mrs. J. E. Sandy, of Dover, England, was celebrated at the Vivian Street Baptist Church last evening. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. I<\ E. Harry, and appropriate music was played by Mr. H. K. Wilson. The bride was in a satin matador frock embroidered in pearls, with a short side train. Her tulle veil Was worn with a coronet of pearls and clusters of orange blossom, and her shower bouquet was of roses and carnations. The bridesmaids were Missca Kathleen Walker (chief), Gladys Morgan, and Norma Walker, who were in frocks of shot taffeta, of mauve, pink, and cau do nil respectively, their headdresses being coronets of tinted leaves. They carried shower bouquets and wore gold armlets, gifts of the bridegroom. The wedding reception was held at Dustin's, the bride's mother receiving the guests. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy left for the South, the bride travelling in a frock of black and white crepe de chine, and small white hat and furs. The bridegroom served for five years in the Boyal Navy, and had the distinction of being mentioned in dispatches while attached to the mine-sweeper H.M.S. Lewis during the war. Later ho spent three years on H.M.S, Chatham.

Miss FitzGerald Eagar is visiting friends and relations in Sydney, and expects to bo away for about a month. Miss Susie Eagar has gone to visit Mrs. Ecclesfield on the West Coast.

The "Vote" draws attention to the election of six women among the 1925----26 recently chosen Mayors. Two of the six had served before. Altogether, says "Time and Tide," the position of women in local government seems, although numerically out of proportion, to be definitely established.'

The wedding of Miss Roma Rhyo Blake, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Blake, of Crawford road, Wellington, to Mr. James Edward Stokes, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stokes, of South Canterbury, was recently solemnised at the Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. W. Shirer. Appropriate music was played by the organist. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming gown of palest pink satin and silver lace, and an embroidered tulle veil, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet. Misses Erica Matthews and Rosa Bcggs (Wanganni) were bridesmaids, in pretty frocks of powder blue georgette over satin. Their hats were of black georgette with blue and pink posies, and the bouquets were to tone. Mr. Harry Stokes (Hawarden) was best man, and Mr.' Gordon Blake was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held by the bride's parents at their residence in Crawford road, and later the bride and bridegroom left for the South, the bride wearing a China blue and fawn ensemble suit and hat to match.

The matron of the Home for Aged Needy acknowledges with thanks tha following gifts to the Home:—Te Aro Meat Company, lamb; the Vienna., Courtenay place, confectionery during the whole year; "^Anonymous, a gift of money for inmates; Gospels, magazines, newspapers, Mrs. Beaglehole; Mr. and Mrs. Hall, boxes of sweets; Mrs. Biekerton, Terrace Gardens, ladies' clothing; Miss A. Moore, Sielwyn terrace and a party of ladies and gentlemen, tea and sugar; Mrs. Herd, Thompson street, magazines and newspapers monthly; Miss Joseph, cake.

Apparently women in Berlin are deep and successful students. It is stated in the "International Suffrage News" that in the competitions for the prizes of the Berlin University this year all 1 the prizes were won bywomen. That awarded by the medical faculty was awarded equally to Fraulein Levy and Fraulein yon Balden for their elaborations on "the diagnostic importance of the blood circulation for ear diseases." It is stated that instead of dividing the prize the Minister doubled it. The Berlin city prize for the philosophical faculty wag conferred on Fraulein Uatalie Thon for a, chemical investigation. It was found to be a "raging day" for those who had opposed the admission of women to the universities and faculties, says the writer, and it is told that a renowned professor suggested to his men students that the only way to avoid such abashing experiences was to sit down and work as conscientiously and assiduously as the women did.

A marriage of Wellington interest was that of Mr. David T. Owens, of Wellington, to Miss Marion Bcrners Whitehorn, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whitehorn, of. Sonning, Hamilton, which took place at Christ Church, Wangariui, the Rev. J. T. M fWilliam, of St. John's College, Auckland, officiating. The bride was in a dainty gown of periwinkle blue georgette, shaded and trimmed with silVer lace, her bouquet being of delphiniums and lilies. Miss Ruth Mason was bridesmaid, wearing a frock of a deeper shade of blue, her bouquet being of maize coloured and blue flowers. Two little flower-girls, Patricia Heddon and Josephine Whitehorn, were also frocked in blue, while two pages, Jim Pettigrew and Berners Whitehorn, were in suits of blue silk. Among the many guests present were Mrs. Williams, mother of the bridegroom, Mr. Whitehorn, grandmother of the bride, and friends from Otaki, Hastings, and other parts of the Dominion.