WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 3, 5 January 1926, Page 11

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. B. J. Aldworth, To Horo, has been in Wellington to mpet hpr b'rothcr, Captain Brodcriek, who arrived from-England by the Tahiti.

Mrs. and Miss Kelsey arc leaving by motor for Hastings to-ynorrqw, after having spent the holidays in Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. C. .S. Young have returned tq Wellington after a visit to their daughter, Mrs. W. JVrresf, Napier.

Miss E. JJeeth&m, Masterton, -was iimong the passengers who returned to New Zealand by the Tahiti.

Mrs. J. Strang returned to Npw flpaland by the Tahiti yesterday, accompanied by Miss L. Lough nan.

Mrs. O. Monrad and family, of Pa} iriGrstqn North, are spending the holi days at Pliminertou. '

Mrs. Healy. (nee Misi Henrys) was among the Tahiti passengers arriving in Wellington yesterday. '

Canon and Mrs. Fancourt, with thei* children, are among the visitors to Plimmeftqu from Paliflerston North.

The Eev, J, Aghlcy-Jones and Mrs. Asiiiey-Jpnes, of Wadegtpwn,. with their children, have left for a visitUo th.c country.

Mrs. and Miss A. Pope are visiting New Plymouth at present.

Mrs. Hadfield, Paraparaumu, is in tpwn, and is staying at Baroa roa4, Kclburn.

Jitr. g.nd Mrs. H. Cpujl and Miss Coull, Kcjbui'n, have been spending spmp time in D.unedin, and in Christchurch with Mrs. Leslie Bias.

Mr. and Mr-s. Norman S. Perry (Wellington), who haye been visiting Paris and Monte Carlq, have (states the Jjqndpn torresppndciit pf "Thp Poat") now gone to Nice, where they intend to remain until after Christmas.

Writing on 2Cth November, '' The Post's" London correspondent says: Mr. T. M. Wilford was in London for a short time yesterday. His friends will be glad to boar that he has considerably benefited by the voyage. Accompanied by Mrs.. Wjlfprd. and thejr son, he )>as left .London to-day for Devonshire in search of rest and quiet.

Sjr tJawes Allen and his family will be staying at Bournemouth frpm 17th December to 2nd January. It is hoped that Sir James will benefit by his short respite, as he h,as npt had a change since his recent indisposition, states "The Ppst'^" Loi}i}qn corrsspondent.

It is announced that a marriage will shortly take place between Am? brose Sjwng, M.D., M.B.C.P. (London), F.R.C.B. (Eng.), ' Gray's Inn, London, and Ruby Mildred Rolleston, iviclow of Arthur Bollcston, of Christchurch. Mrs. Bolloston has been living at Chel'ston, Torquay, s.ays the London correspondent pf "Tl>p Post."

Tjic np»- Rest-room at Couitenay pjac.e, which is becoming more shapely outside as well as inside, is, apparently, a niuch-appreciajcc) P.)ace already, thoij^h'as a ruje sjjph places take a little time f;o become well known.. The caretaker has found frpm the firgt that Quite * large number of mothers and children, as well as young girls, are extremely gjad of the rest place, with sq many ppnyenienceg as, are there. The njain room is airy and pleasant. $p fjw t.here is np central table for placing parcels ojr for a resting place for some reading matter, which would be acceptable to thoße Tyhp are waiting fpr appoinijmenfcs, in the city, but np doubt this will be sjuppjied' before the pjaco is considered as finished. The prpvision of » very convenient heating recepta,cle for babies' bottles and, the lajdon hot water are great comfprts, and the lavatories are thoroughly wellplannefl ajid placed^ Thg "ij.t"tle sunyer.fiidah* jn tpe fFOT* « a favourite place fpr visitors, for they can sit there cpmlortably and watcli the busy scene around, and when there is £ garden in front, and spnie; frees to make a dust-protection, it will be quite ideal. At present it Jo'oks as if some linoleum on tlje floor would bp an iinprpvpment, for the rod wopd floor shows eyery mark, and Retracts from the appearance of the place, but, in- all, the Hpst-rppm can be regarded as a very grpjit additipn tp t))p pomfort pf the lives of a large number of girlg and women, not to mention children, who are obliged to spend s.i,|up time in town.

Tb,e follpwing first prizes h?.ye bean awarded to entrants from outside Duncdin in the women's section coinpetitioji at the Exhibition, states ,a Press Assocjation teloa.ram; fiag made froni a sugar sjack or'^dssian, Mrs. Julia A. MjflaJebi'ook, Aucj>!*nd; crpchei bag, Afrg. Mabiil R. Branscombe, Pcvoapprt; vanity bag, iff's. G. Gr. Hjprring, Oanii^ru; eijibroidered bag, Miss B. M'tfowan, leather work music case, Mfs. Horacp Piper, WclliiJgtpi); fire gcrcen, Mrs. S. Bifiwelj, IfepMiiham, Christchurph; lady's ha»d bag an.l wallet, Mrs. Dawson Henry, Wellington; dscskin gloves, Miss Ethel Hurford, I;eestph; sleevelesß jumper, Miss Eosc Jackson, Ron^ Bay; paper lamp shade, Miss Madge Day^s, Gore.

An evening wedd^n^ was recently Splcnjnised by Jsevr A. N. Scptter at Trinity Met]i.o.4>* Churcji, Neytowji, when Irene Ca(der, s.pcon4 daughter of MTt and Mrs. H. (J. Matth,ewg> was married to Gliffpr(J Esmond, ypyngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Blakemore, of Biccarton, Christchnrfeh. The bridp >vqrc a charming frock of ivpry crepo 4p cl?ine, d1?1?0^ at the side and caught with a spray of orange blosspms. Her embroidered veil wa? beld in place with a coronet oi prangc blossoms and pearls, and slio carried a shower bouquet pf white roses, carnations, and maidenhair fern, with tulle streamers. The Misses Mona and Esjnay Matthews were brideamaidg,' wearing respectively heliojrppp gporgette and pi^k crepe do chine, trimmed with pqsies and silver streamers, their swat tied head b^nda being of silver tissue. Both wrifid bouquets to tone with their frocks, and wore pearl necklaces, the gifts of the bridegroqm, .Mr. W. Tutt was best man, and Mr. T. M'Robie, of ChristehMTch, was gropmgman. Aftar the ceremony a reception was held by the bride's parents at the Grants Hall, Ncwtpwn, where a large number of frientla and relations were entertjjinGd, Jffs. Matthews receiving the fu4s}.s in (i tunic Creek of t.asac r^V'i> cloth, with a geocgette hij.t to matc'i. Later the bride and bridegroom left for the Isorth, the 'bride wearing a fawn ensemble suit, with a geprsrette hat to tone.

The christening of the infant heir of Sir Godfrey and Lady Thomas toqk place at the Chapel Boyal, St. Jqmps's.s few daya ago (says the London correspondent of ' fae Post"). : The godmothers were the Queen (who was represented by L«dy Joan Verney) and Miss Verney. The Prince of Wales, to whqm Sir Godfrey is secretary, was the chief godfather, his equerry, Major the Hon. Piers/ Legh, acting as proxy. The other godfather w s as Lieutenant Allenby, nephew of Lord Allenby and cousin of Lady Thomas.

A lady resident in Constantinopjo writes very interestingly to a friend in- Wellington about the changes thought about by Mustapha Kcmal Paehp'. Si'h'o says: "Our Government impos.es new rules and orders almost daily, and some ar© most Startling. Jt dpes Ipek strange to see all pur men, without exception, rich or poor, weaving hats. A short while ago no Government official would have dared to venture out without the fez, the national head-coveting. Now no one ventures gut without a hat, arid thos,e that cqnnot affprd one gp bare-h,eaded. Vfe have }»ad ever so many round beg- ? [ing us for any old hat, Jjany disike discarding the fez; one pHloeoflhe* wag 8,0 startled with the order thaf he must appear at a conference the nest day with a hat, or he would be punished severely, that he had a paralytic stroke. On All Souls' Day I crossed, down tp go to the cemetery and remarked many odd things. One gentleman had bought a hat, find inBtcad of putting it on he carried it in a hjrgp paper bag, he himself being barg-hea4ed. Another custom insisted upon is that the people shall use the Western custpm of shaking hands i>s a 'greeting instead of the Eastern bow, and the writer says that this causes a great deal of "puzzlement," as the bow was graduated to express respect to position or age, and the people do not know how tq express sentiment in a han<}-shake. One njaiffriend of her own comprom.is.ed by laying his Angers across the back of her h/and. The' best reform, the writer thinks, is in the dress of the nava,l offleera and sailors, which is modelled exactly oh that of the English, and she finds that the Turkish men look exceedingly smart —'' very elegant, and tjie land pffipcrs very ipruce and cjean." A couple of dayp before writing a new order was given to the effect that no man was to be seen before his house in neglige, or "in,tarre,V which is a sprt of kimono made in coloured print. The ol<}fashioned Turk, on arriving at home always removed his outdoor costume, which wijs taken by a servant and brijshed .carefully, ijnei placed in a "boteha,',' pr covered receptable, tijl wanted aga/jn, wh|le the master of t|ie tjftUßc asauntcd ;i fur-lined intarrc in which he was, perfectly comfortable and happy. However he must not be seen wearing anything of thp sort nowadays. Other rules about cleanliness in the bakers' shops and in the Turkish hath-houses appear to be good and sensible, and likely to be good for the health of the pepple. The latest news was thai the wpaien were to'take to hiiis also, instead pf the national head-dress. Tlip writer sayp that some were wearing a chiffon veil or lace prettily draped, and that an untidy head wgg never seen. She contrasted the perfectly dressed heads of the Turkish women of all classes with s,qmp of thps.B which horrified her when qn a, visit to, London. It appears as if there is a great social upheaval going on in Turkey, »j»d an insistence of customs instead of the firm opposition shown, tp them years ago. ! ''•'■.

In discoursing on "clpthes courage," an English writer says:—ln these uniform flays the woman yh,o wants to look "different," without appearing too conspicuous, has pn|y one recourse—her sense of cplpur. Often it is unimpeachable, but rather tqo much of the "safety first" order to achieve tl;e little touch of originality that would lend her a sartorial personality. She could achieve lovely colour effects withqut being at all glaringly outree—the bane anji njgjitfiiare of, so many njcply-dressed girls— \f shp would pnly cultivate tlie courage pf her colour convictions. It is easy enough to belong to ivhat one may call the well-dressed crowd, with its careful choice of neutral greys, 0r browns, or blacks. But it is a stupendous cpnfessipn of artistic limitations, I have seen women whp just melted into the general background, so to speak, who, with a little more initiative in the matter pf colour, wpuld have taken their proper place in the front of the picture as putstandiag personalities. Instead, they deliberately camouflage their personalities with clpthes that are the same as Mrs. Brown's or Mrs, Robinson's, because they dare not trust their own ijress sense, jjow often one hears jt said: "Oh, yest Sp-and-sa (i.resseß very nicely, don't you, know; but then it's easy to follow the crowd. You wouldn't notice hei 1 among a niinibcr." If we weren't so terribly anxious to emulate our neighbours in the matter pf uniformity, we should sopu brighj;on life considerably. Let us be as courageous in the matter of clothes as we have learned to be in furniture. It is really time we women let our creatjve instincts, that have attained such headway in our numerous careprs, h,avc a little more p|ay in spltercs sartorial.

An effort is being made to counter act the propaganda that Paris is the centre of th,e fashionable world by Engiinh manufacturers' of clothing materials), Americans are already awajce t«j the beauty of English designs in millinery, as more suited to their type of Anglo-Saxon beauty than the. Qfallic production. ''Daily Mail" reporter looked into the matter on the Cunard liner Aquitania, bpund for Npw York, which carried a record quantity of baggage. The cause was the purchases by many Americans on their way home, mainly of clpthes. There were hundreds pf hat-boxes, and spme wpmen with half a dpzen each insisted upon looking after them themselves,. Asked tyhere the hats had been purchased, v smartly-dressed "American woman replied 'fThey were bought in London i|nd Paris —mostly in London—and we 1 are taking them home because your styles in millinery are'much better than ours. Paris may be the place for gqwng, but fpr hats it is London for me." "I would say gbwns, too," interposed a companion. Indicating a pile of dressmakers' cardbeard looses, she said, "That was my rush order at one of your big atotes. I have bought clothes over here quite often, and 1 prefer to <lo all my shep--piiig in Lonrlqfi perfuse }' Cijtn get lactter suited than in Paris." Many of the men passengers in the Aqu'ttania had suitcases tilled with clothes bought ill Loiicloii.

The Bey. Mother Xavier Lynch, directress of the Lewisham Hospitals of Australia and New Zealand, and head of the Order popularly known in Sydney as the Bl«e Sisters, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Tahiti pn business concerning the Order- in New Zealand, and in particular about the establishment of a Lewisham Hospital in Wellington.

An enjoyable dance was held in Prosser's Hall, Porirua, on N«w Year's Eve. A record crowd tssembled and 1926 was ushered in by the singing of "Auld Ling^ Byiie,' 1 The proceeds'were in aid of the State school summer picnic fund and the Hospital Orchestra, which supplied the music.

The death is announced of an old and respected resident of Mastertqn, Mrs. Ellpn Boddington, wido,w of the late Mr. J. C. Boddington. The late Mrs. Boddington, who was 87 years of age, was a daughter of the late William Stauntonj and was bom at Hampstead, England, arriving; in Now Zealand about 82 years ago, and going to Masterton in 1879. She h»d resided in the Wair^rapa ever sinpe. •Mrs. Boddington, who was yeiy popular throughout the Waiiaxapa, was the sole surviving foundation member of the Masterton Lawn Tennis Club. Of a family of three sons and four daughters, there are surviving tiro sons, Messrs. A. J. Boddington, pf Johannesburg, qnd H- M. JJoddingtQn, Masterton, an<| three daughters, Mies Boddington, Masterton, Mrs. F.'D.'M'Gpvern, Timaru, a.nd Mrs. Ernett Stene, Perth, West Australia.

In future Holyhead will be known al C^ercybi. Th^s ancient Welsh name means the fort of Oybi, a fourth-cen-tury saint.