WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 129, 1 June 1926, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

' Mrs." J. D. Gray has returned from a visit to Auckland. Mr. and. Mrs. E. P. Lee are arriving in Wellington next week. , Miss-Barton, Featherstqu, is visiting Chrisfcchurch. ; , ' ■- Miss E. Card ana Mrs. Barry, Featherston, are visting Wellington. Mr. B. P. Hudson, M.P., and Mrs. Hudson are arriving in Wellington shortly, and.will stay at Pendennis. Mrs. Gillman has returned to Wellington from Auckland. - Mrs. T. M... Hunter and the Misses Hunter, who have been visiting friends in Wellington, are returning South. Mrs. Phil Broad, of Wellington, is paying a visit to Mrs. George Waddy, Clarence Bridge. Dr. and Mrs. Earp-Thomas have left on a vis!t. to the Tongariro National Park., . The •.. engagement is announced of Olga, ,-youngest daughter of Mr. W. T. rßrunton,. of ( Eastbourne, to Percy, younger son of Mr. j. H. Kcesing, of WanganuJ.. Mrs.-. J. W. ■ Qarr, Wellington, and her daughter, are at present the guests of M.ts;, ; C. .WV Lodge, of Palmerston North,. ,:'.. •'■ ' The matron of the Anglican Boys' Home, Lower Hutt, acknowledges from the Two-garment Society four sacks and one parcel, comprising suits, sets of pyjamas, coats, shirts, etc.— two hundred and eight articles;—also boots and shoes.. News comes of the return in the near future of Miss Helen Gardner, who has had a successful and profitable tour abroad. .She has travelled and studied, and is looking forward to her return to work in Wellington. The many Wellington friends of Miss Margaret Good, of. Hawera, will hear with great regret-of her death, which occurred gather suddenly yesterday, following on an operation. Miss Good had a most charming and fine personality, and:' will be missed by a, large circle of friends, and "much sympathy will be felt for her relatives. A meeting of the National Board of the Y.W.C.A. of; New Zealand was held on Thursday. Those present were Mrs. C. H. Taylor (chairman), Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. H. D." Bennett, Miss C. Holmes, Mrs. C. A. Treadwell (honorary trea-surer),-Miss Ella Fair (honorary seere r - tary), .Miss Bentham, M.A. (headquarters .secretary), Eeports were read from' the associations ;in Auckland, Whangareij New Plymouth, Gisborne, Palmerston North; Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin, and Invercargill, showing the progress of the Y.W.C.A. movement in these places. The Girl Citizen Movement, which is the method of work used by the association for .gi?ls tinder 20 years, is appealing greatly to [girls all.over Nert Zealand. The Dominion Conference of. Girl Citizens held at Palmerston North at Easter, when 85 girls attended, did much to strengthen this movement. Miss Leila . Bridgman, national girls' work secretary, is at present in Australia, but will.be'returning to New Zealand in September to take up the position of national girls-';work secretary for New Zealand..; A,report from Flock House for girls,..which.is under the administration of the National Y.W.C.A., showed that twelve girls were in residence and were being trained for farm work. Mrs. Ffaer has been re-elected as president, of the National Council of Women, Christchurch branch. The vice- , pi;ejiden_tsf art; jVfjs.ses Henderson, ChapIm^and""ifamesSn",'and Mrs! T. E. Taylor. [It was, istated' that there are 14 societies affiliated to the branch, and 25 delegates represent these. Tho report urged that all intelligent women should study the report, of the inquiry into the subjects of mental defectives aid-sex tiff enters which was published in June; 1925. It was stated also that word had :been-received that the Minister of Health had informed the council that Government intended to introduce a Bill dealing the recommendations contained in the report. Referring to the Child Welfare Bill, the report states that it is considered that one'weakness of this was that the welfare of all children who coino under care of the department is in the hands of one person, a man. It is also shown that no provision is made "for the care of the mentally deficient children. A resolution was passed asking tho executive to urge Government to support the resolution passed by the Imperial Parliament regarding the nationality of married women. There was an interested gathering of women at the meeting called^ by the women's section of the Industrial Association in Christchurch, when the addresses of "the various speakers, revealed the power which lies in the hands of such.an organisation of women.to assist the industries of New Zealand by patronising, as far as possible, goods manufactured in the: Dominion. ''I would define middle-age not in arithmetical terms, but as the period in life- where failure, if it should come, may seem 'absolute, the chances of recovery remote, and the road that must still be travelled before the -• end is reached monotonous because too clearly foreseen. So defined, I would assert that it is the most difficult and dangerous stage in life's journey," says Dr. F. W. Norwood in the "Christian World." "At- thirty-five recovery is. possible; at fifty-five, or a little later, resignation, begins to be' appropriate, but somewhere between those two times it is too early to fail, but too late to recover. That is what makes it for many people life's bitterest period. Tho best deeds in most people's lives are in their forties. If. they are precocious, the maximum of power may be reached in the late thirties; if they are slowgrowing, like the oak, in the'early fifties. Age has forgotten' too much to be truly ivisc, .and remembers the rest too. tenaciously! If wo had a gospel that could vitalise tho middle-aged we could save, tho world," •, ' Commander and Mrs. Smale, who are shortly leaving New Zealand to settle in Devonshire, were entertained at- a faiwell party at the Lyceum Club rooms' on Saturday evening. The entertainment was given by Mrs. Wai ster-Brown and Mis. Reginald Percival,. in the form of a bridge party, which was much enjoyed ,jj about fifty friends who were present to wish them bon voyage. A line of craning heads on any streetof Dunedin City to-day is an infallible sign that the'proud by probably embarrassed owner of Eussian boots is passing with mincing step (says the, "Otago Daily Times"). Lately the devotees of the new feminine fashion have increased in numbers, and practically every-day a new type of elongated -'footwear '•■'. appears in public, ahrdudiifg tlie'legs of yet another slave of fashion. The utility of this winter innovation is undoubted, but its beauty is a matter of opinion. The comment, "Aren't they awful?" made by a fair onlooker as a wearer passed yesterday may have been justified,'but the telltale green light of jealousy shone from her eyes. At any rate, Dunedin ladies arc taking kindly to the Cossack-like garb, and'it promises to become a popular- fashion. When the wearers have become used to the boots and have passed the stage necessitating-long pauses at every shop window containing a mirror, the new style will doubtless take its place with the "Eton crop" and other-modern fashions, i

pur London correspondent sends the accompanying excerpt from "The Spectator": "When M. Peret's financial proposals " were discussed in. the French Chamber the proposal to forbid the sales of babies' comforters was carried by a majority of 370 to 153. The law will-riot come into effect for three months, so as to give manufacturers time to adjust their work's to some other form of output. Pew more sensible pieces of legislation have been passed by any Legislature. How pleased Sir- Truby King, of New Zealand, must have been when he read the news. Sir Truby King has done as much to reduce ths rate of infant mortality in the British Empire as anyone, and the baby's comforter has always been anathema to him. Commenting on the debate in the French Chamber several journalists declared that, the deputies should have been' devoting their time more important matters at this critical moment in their country's history.' Many persons musj; wonder what more useful work the elected . representatives of a nation could perform than safeguarding the lives, of the coming generation!" ■ Writing from Sydney about Burdekin House, which :hus been lent to the* ladies who organise the work for the Royal Prince Albert Hospital .by the owner till he has it. pulled down, a Wellington lady says it is just opposite the Sydney Hospital, and part of: the Parliamentary Buildings, and is a very handsome" and beautiful old mansion with hand-painted ceilings and panels, and. old mahogany woodwork.. The lady, who manages it has had ever ho much furniture lent or otherwise provided, and all the thirty rooms are occupied. The ballroom, which is very beautiful, is the tea and luncheon room, and the library opposite is also used for meals. The smoking-room is used for cards, and is engaged every day, and they have dances there till 11 o'clock. Two weddings are coming off "from there next week, so the fund will do well. One room ujstairs is furnished as a lounge for the boarders, and quite a number of committees meet there, all paying for the room. The. tea and luncheon room specially provides for doctors and assistants who cannot make a regular time for meals, who can always get a proper meal there. In all, the writer says if is splendidly run, both from the profit point of view, and from that of the boarders, who rejoice in comfort, and in being close to the centre of town. She also pays a tribute to the generosity of the owner, for putting such a good thing in the way of the hospital, as of course, it makes a very handsome contribution to the funds, and vfreo of all expense, so far as he is concerned. "Aii Observant Spinster" offers a considerable amount of advico to the correspondent who recently signed herself "I Know." She has found from observations, largely taken from boarding-houses and apartments, that man does not admire a self-reliant woman, except, perhaps, outside his own family circle,-and if she does not arouse his. protective instinct she loses his respect, chivalry, and finally love. The writer would allow wives to meet emergencies without the assistance of the husband if he were absent; she may be allowed a "certain amount of Belf-reliance," but must not relievo man of too much responsibility; Otherwise it is found that "without this'incentive he soon loses his ambition, and is content to drift along with thousands of othe.rs in a mediocre, careless, selfish existence." Advice that has I already been given to wives is to make special efforts in cooking, and to take good care of the children; to be fresh and attractive always; to read the papers and learn sufficient about the i leading questions of the day. The I "dining-out" husband is to be encouraged to dine at home by the good cuisine and "home can be made irresistible." 'The writer is severe about boarding-house couples, and feels that those who have stayed outsido matrimony haye the best chance of studying man, married and unmarried, and can gain a much more accurate knowledge of what, generally speaking, appeals, and what does not. Her advice to "I Know" is to stay at home, be attractive, please "hubby's vanity," and all will be well. Women representing every grade of thought in social, religious, and political life packed the Central Hall, Westminster, to urge the claim of equal' citizenship. Dame Millicent Faweett, in a spirited defence of the modern girl, said it was a shameful anomaly that a girl of 12 could marry while a woman could not vote until shewas 30. She was asked if she was not horrified at the idea of the young girls drinking cocktails. "Well," said Dame Millicent, "I don't know what a cocktail is. I have never.met a cocktail yet, and I do riot know any girls who drink them. But I do not see anything in the demeanour of the girls of to-day to justify such harsh and cruel censure. I a'dmiro the beautiful qualities of the young ladies of to-day, the splendid work they do, and the great work they did during the war."