WONEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 136, 6 December 1926, Page 13

WONEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. Hawkcn- has returned to Wellington from the North. Mrs. "W. H. Price and Miss Kathleen Price havo returned to Christchurch after a visit to Wellington. Mrs. Mabin, Wellington, is visiting Stratford. Mrs. J. M. Ilott has returned to Wellington from Sydney. Miss Rose, who has been the guest of Mrs. Hatrick, Wanganui., has returned to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. B. Clark, Wellington, are visiting Christchurch. Mrs. Burdekin, Tinakori road, is visiting New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. R. P.. Fildes are visiting Auckland. Mr. and 'Mrs. George Siso (Dunedin) aro staying in Wellington, and aro at tho Grand Hotel. , Bows aro in again, according to an overseas writer. At a West End dance club all the girls, obviously wearing new frocks, had a bow either fore or aft, or else poised on the hips. Even the delicate lace frocks had sashes tied in bows on them. The very latest cushion covers are made of silk alpaca, flame-coloured. The covers are fastened with press studs, set very close together. 'Another most effective scheme is of cretonnes with vivid nasturtiums. Lady Meuzies, with her niece, Miss Smith, who came over from Australia with Lady Marjorid Dalrymple, intend to take motor trips throughout New Zealand while Lady Marjorie is in charge of Woodford House, Havelock North, for six months. A cheque for £130 for the Plunket. Society was-presented by Mrs. W. B. Bush to the president, Mrs. W. H. Parkes, at tho Auckland Women _ Lyceum Club. Tho cheque was tho result of the successful Old World Dress Parade, organised by Mrs. Bush, which was held in the Town Hall Concert Chamber recently on two evenings. Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson was present at the Lyceum Club (Auckland) recently when she gavo an interesting address on the subject of the League of Mothers. The lounge 1 was artistically decorated with palms and jiot plants and bowls of roses and sweet peas. Her Excellency was received by the president of the club. Mrs. W. H. Parkes. Over tho Tasman there is a woman who has the distinction of being the only feminine woolbroker in Australasia. Invading a territory hitherto sacred to men, Mrs. D. A. Stone, i M.8.E., of Melbourne, has made her claim doubly sure by building up a successful business. Politics occupy her leisure timo and she has been appointed president of tho Federal Council of the National Council of Women for the third time in succession. The following remits for conference wero brought forward by tho Christchurch branch of the Women Teachers' Association, and were passed by the council: —(1) That this council urges that in view of the primary importance of the health of school children, better conditions should.be provided to ensure their personal cleanliness; (2) that this council urges that the time has come to put into operation tho recommendations of the Special Health, Commission (1924) by appointing a trained medical psychologist to deal with the question of the sub-normal and mental defectives. A very successful bazaar was hold by the Girls' Branch of the Women's National Reserve, in tho B.S.A. tearooms on Saturday afternoon. The sale was opened by Colonel Avery, who spoke of the aim of the girls, of raising money to erect steps in the new Memorial Soldiers' Cemetery at Karori. Thero wero several well-stocked stalls, the fancy goods and, sweets having been made by the girls. Those in charge of the stalls were: Fancy stall, Misses Gill and Beales; sweet stall, Misses Pirani, Harman, and Jeffs; produce stall, Miss Cook; book stall, Misses Smith and M'Gilivray; flower stall, Misses Black and M'Carthy; tearooms, Misses Bose and Goodwin. The next meeting of the Lower Hutt branch of the League of Mothers promises to bo an interesting one. It will take the form of a Christmas meeting, and Miss Biloy, principal of the Wellington Free Kindergarten, has consented to talk to mothers-and others interested on Christmas truths for children, j and to show how these can be imparted in the most interesting and effective I way to young minds. The league extends a'hearty invitation to all women, whether members of the league or not, to be present next Wednesday afternoon at 2.45 at tho Oddfellows' Hall, Knight's road. A good hint is given in an exchange. .The writer says: It is a wonderful school child that does not lose its gloves, so it is up to mother to'devise a method of making, loss impossible. Try this way: To each glove fix a length of coloured' ribbon' or tape to match the coat with which the gloves aro worn. Fix the other end of tho Tibbon to the underarm seam at the place where the sleeve is set in, allowing sufficient length for the gloves to hang sufficiently below, the ouff to enable the child to put the glove on quite easily. The ribbon, of course, hangs down inside ■the sleeve.' A "diamond wedding" which occasioned much interest was that of Mr. and Mrs. ; John Randal, of Upper Aranioho. Thore was a very large assemblage of relatives and frionds at "Litchfield." for the bride and bridegroom of sixty years, ago havo won and kept a. host of good friends. The day began with the celebration of tho Holy Communion by the Veru Archdeacon Creed Meredith, the participants including 18 near relatives, all tile surviving sons and daughters being present. At tho wedding breakfast a, handsome cako was a feature. There were a number of speeches of appreciation of Mr. and Mrs. Bandal, among tho speakers being Mr. F. H. Allen, Mr. John Jones, and others. Among, those present were two brothers of Mrs.. Randal, Messrs. Silby, one having come from Palmerston North, and the other from Hawera. Mr. and Mrs. Bandal were married on 26th November, 1866, at Farehain (near Litchfield), and soon after left for Now Zealand.

Tlvc sale of work held at tho Infant School, "Muritai, on Saturday afternoon, in aid of tho school funds, was a great success. The stalls wero set in tho pretty grounds of the school, and the fino day added not a little to tho good attendance. In tho unavoidable absence of Mrs. T. M. Wilford, the bazaar was opened by the Mayor of Eastbourne, Mr. H. 11. Jones, and occasipn was taken to present the headmaster, Mr. King, with a travelling rug and case prior to his leaving for a visit to the Old Country. There were some well-stocked stalls, and a Father Christmas, who was very popular with the children. Tho results totalled about £70. Invitations are issued by the head mistress, staff, and pupils of Wellington East Girls' College for the presentation of prizes to be hold at tho Concert Chamber on Thursday, l.tli December, at II o'clock in the morning. Tho local association of ■ Girl Guides has issued an invitation for a social evening, to bo held at the Conference Hall, Dominion Farmers' Institute, on Wednesday next, when Mrs. W. E. Wilson and Miss Behrens will be the guests of honour. Hostesses for tho week at the Community Club will bo.as follow: —This evening; Wellington South Nursing Division; Tuesday, Mrs. K. MacLeod; Wednesday, Mrs. N. Broad; Thursday, Birthday Party; Friday, Mrs. E. _. Muir; Monday, Mrs. G. M'Gregor. The part played by athletics and eurhythmies in the training of young girls was exemplified at Marsden School on Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. Mowatt, athletic mistress at the school, showed tho advance made by her pupils. The girls, of all ages, went through* a programme of drill and dancing that was a joy to watch. The lawns mado an admirable setting for the presentation of Swedish drill, country dances, exercises with balloons (by the juniors), circle dancing, a French quadrille, plastic posing of famous statues,- a daffodil dance, a woodland fantasy- (by the juniors), dance of the spring hours, ■ deportment exercises, etc. The .little dance scenas, autumn leaves dancing in the wind, spring wakening the flowers, and other rhythmic evolutions were watched with eagerness and delight. The display was seen by a very large audience of parents and friends, old girls, and the perfect weather conditions made the afternoon gathering, with its social opportunities, wholly ideal. The Mission Active Service Cadets, a company of children proud of the banner of the Ecv. T. Feilden Taylor, are making a special effort this year and intend devoting the proceeds to'tlie mothers and babies needing Christinas cheer. They havo arranged a sale of work and entertainment, which is announced to take place to-morrow, Tuesday, in the Y.W.C.A. Hall, between 3 and 5 p.m. and 7 and 10 p.m. Thero will be, afternoon tea, and a jumble stall will bo well stocked. The cadets thomselves are to present an entertainment, and all who havo tho welfare of the Eev. Feilden Taylor's mission, the Christmas camp fund, and the mothers and babies at heart, will find much to interest and entertain from a visit to tho hall. A woman judge, Mary B. Grossman, was selected to preside over the System of Morals Court recently introduced in Ohio, U.S.A. Tho Court has power to take reformatory action in regard to people walking in the wrong moral direction, and authority to order the detention in institutions of those who decline to listen to its advice.