WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 140, 10 December 1926, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Dr. and Mrs. Hall arrived yesterday from Blenheim. Mr. and Mrs. do Kenzy Harniau, and Mr. B. Harman (Christchureh) arc the guests of their sister, Mrs. Austin Cook, at Kelburn.

Mrs. P.' 0 'Leary has returned to Timaru after a visit to Wellington. Miss E. L. Paterson (Wellington Training' College) has left for the holidays and is visiting Patea. . .

Mrs. A. W. Hamilton has returned to Mangamutu after a visit to Wellington.

The engagement is announced of Cicely Muriel, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Harding, to Nicholas John, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Reid, both of Wellington.

Invitations havo been issued by the principal,' staff, and pupils of Queen Margaret College for parents' day and prize-giving, to be held at the college on "Wednesday next, at 2.30 p.m. The newly-instituted '' welfare branch" of the Women's National Keserve has undertaken to provide a gramophone and records for the children at the Nairn Home in connection with the Mental Hospital at Porirua. The secretary at 24, Austin street, would be glad to receive donations, and old records will also be gladly received. During the winter months successful classes in fiirst-aid and home-nursing have been held in Lower Hutt in connection with St. John Ambulance. At the presentation of certificates, the Mayor (Mr. Strand) gave a. short address, saying he was very pleased that thejelasseshad been so well attended. The-following received certificates for home-nursing :'t-Misses t). Blackburne, M. Prebble, G. Prebble, M. Featonby, P. Morine, A. Anderson,, G-. Croft, D.: Wood, Mesdames Featonby and Hoggard. Mr. Strand, on behalf of the classes, made presentations to Mrs. Yates, sen., and Mrs. Yates, jun., as an appreciation of the help they had given. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Drs. Hutchinson and Mirams, Mr. Hislop, Boy Scouts, and the lion, secretary, also to the council for the. use of the room.

The scene at the playground at Croyaon Diocesan School yesterday was charming and animated, the occasion being the annual sports, which passed off successfully. The weather was fine, though windy, and the grounds were bright -with floWers. Mrs. Skelley. received the guests, wearing a smart frock of rose-coloured figured, voile, and a rustic hat of lemon straw, with trimming of deep rose velvet ribbon. Miss Wells, was in white silk voile and a mauve silk hat, and Miss Page wore a tailored, gown of henna mixture. Among those present were: Mrs. Bapley, wearing black ninon, and a wide black hat; Mrs. Bush, in a pretty summer frock and white and black hat; Miss Skerrett wore figured voile and a fur coat, and a small hat-with black ospreys. Prom a distance came Mrs. J. 0. Bid will (Featherston), Mrs, Kupert Morrison, Mrs. Bunny (Greytown), Mrs. Maunsell (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Martin (Martinborough), Mr. and Mrs. Bey Barton (Wairarapa), Mrs. R. Bcetham (Masterton), and Mrs. W. Cameron. (To Ore Ore). Dr. and Mrs. Mirams, Dr. and Mrs. Shand, Mrs. Bower Knight' (Dannovirke), Mrs. M'Lellan, Mrs. Q. F. Pearee and her niece,, Miss Sommerville, Mrs. Viekery, t:Bev. Mr. Stent and Mrs; Stent, Mr. and Mrs. Hartdyside, Miss Shirtcliffe, Mr. ana Mrs. Milligan, Mr. and Mrs. E. Anderson, Miss Moriee, Mr. Little, and Mr. Whiteombe were also present. Tea was served in" the school dining-room, the tables being tastefully decorated with many vases of American pillar roses. The boys, who haVp evidently been well trained in manners, looked after the guests well, and the afternoon wag veryJleasant. , ' There was a crowded and cheerful gathering at the "fifth birthday party" of the Community Club, Buckle street, last night, when a number of items of interest were presented. The Territorial Hall was gaily decorated with many flags, and the floor prepared 'for dancing. The stage at the end was arranged for the play, "Maker of Dreams," which was given by tho Play-Box Club, and later was used for the presentation of prizes won in the recent boxing tournament for the Territorials and Senior Cadets, held under the vauspices of the Wellington Boxing Association. These were presented by the. Minister of Defence, the Hon. 1Y J. Bolleston, who was warmly received. The Minister commended as healthy the exercise of boxing, and approved of the work which was successfully carried on in the club. He expressed sincere interest in the work, which had the approval of his colleagues in the Government. Special mention was made of the hostesses and others who took part regularly in the life of the club and its members. Mr. E. E, Huir, hon. secretary of. the club, who presided, spoke of the enthusiasm with which the boxing tournament had been conducted, and mentioned specially the Boxing Association, Captain Bruce, Captain Dillon, the hon. instructor (Mr. Mears),. Messrs. Hayes and Roberts (of the club), and Mr. P. G. Thomson (the papular director and the gymnastic in r structor), and. Mr. M'Master (his assistant at the club). Mr. Muir then. paid a tribute to the flue work of Mr. B. G. Pilcher, who has been the hon. treasurer of the club during the past three years, vand who has only recently resigned the position. Mention was also made of the good work of Miss Inness, who had held a voluntary dancing class for the boys, which had been the means of introducing many to one of the "gentler arts." Later Mr. Muir asked the- Minister of Defence to present to Mr.- Mears and Miss Jnness some small appreciations of their good work .from the club committees. Mr. Muir read an apology from Mr. J. P. Firth, C.M.Or., chairman of the' General House Committee of the club, and expressed the welcome of all to the Minister, thanking him for his attendance; also to . all the visitors, specially to the club's candidate, "Queen Victoria" (Miss Muriel Frazer), and her charming bevy of attendant maids, who were all present. Mr. Muir thanked the hostesses'specially for their consistent good work, and asked all those present to work for ( the forthcoming Military Tattoo, and to make sure that the Community Club placed their queen at the top of the poll. His remarks were recoived with much applause, and "Queen Victoria" had a great reception when she stood up to make a brief and cordial speech, in which she expressed her pleasuro at having been tlie chosen of the club for the honour of being queen, and said that sho and her maids of honour were working hard for success, and intended to continue to do so, and she knew they could rely on loyal support from the Cadets and Territorials and their many friends. Miss Prazer was enthusiastically cheered at tho conclusion of her speech. , Supper was set in the Cadets' Hall, the table beiug decorated with beautiful flowers, and the arrangements were carried out by Mrs. E. E. Muir, assisted by Mrs. Murphy, M.8.8., Mrs. B. C. Cooper, and Mrs. Butt. Dancing concluded a very successful function, at which wero prosent many representative citizens of Wellington as well as a great number of members of the junior forces.

There.have recently been shown iv London the sculptured wax' portraits of Madame Barjanska, which bear to portrait busts in marble or bronze the same relationship as the miniature to. portraiture. Madame Barjansta studied painting and sculpture in Paris, and Munich after leaving Russia sixteen years ago, and at one time modelled in life size. Sho now works entirely on a small scale, however, and only uses colour as au adjunct to form for tinting her tiny wax portraits. Expediency as well as inclination led to her present method of work, for large work requires spaces, and wax portraits require little else than a small room and modelling tools. There is scarcely, a vocation left exclusively to maii. Women are lio'w playing jazz instruments with such skill that r fenlinine jazz bands are.in demand for dance halls and restaurants all over the eo'ilntry, says' an English exchange. At Covent Gaften ppera House,,.,tho largest ddnce hall of its kind.in Britain, a woman *s' ; b'£[nd of infic players has been booked for this ' season to,1 plSy alternately with a well-known male jazz band of 12 instrumentalists. This is no mean task'for nine women to compete with 12 men, but they have shown that they can hold their own. Their combined .ages amount to only 190 years. The banjoist is 16; oiie of the saxophone players is 17, and the pianist is 19. None of the girls is more than 24. The conductress was 21 on the night that the Covent Garden- season opened. ■

Sir Charles Higham, addressing, a large number of women representative of every business and trade, remarked;-: "If men. do not' Stop slacking, in '20 years' time the work of this country and the United States will be dominate ed by women." "Everywhere I see women getting greater power," said Sir Charles Higham in a recent address given in London. '' Women in tho main are better employees than hien, and that was not so fifteen years ago. To-day women iv business arc more energetic, more thorough, and more loyal than men. Why is it that nearly every managing director employs a woman secretary? It is because women mind their own business out, of business; they do not chat and swank out* side tho office, or, to show their own importance, mention facts eonncctedwith it that they should not. Women work well together and help each other to get the job done. They arc much neater than men and much cheerier afc their work. They study their task, do as much as they can, and do not shirk. There is nothing that women cannot do, nothing you cannot-be if you mako up your minds not to be turned asido from your work by any man or woman. A woman ought to be able to run. a business better than a man for natural reasons. The mother side of her should make her. understand men and women better -than a man does." ■•■ Sir Charles had been speaking mostly of women as employees. He added that he knew little of women as employers. Miss Clemencc Dane, the novelist and playwright, on the subject of woman's pluck, says: "It is not clear that cowardice iv woman has always been, not a characteristic, but a fashionable art? To-day it.is the fashion to be natural, practical, and plucky. A woman who_ : ; cannot jlrive a car,<deal with a drunken maii, speak in public)" and run a business and a home is getting to be as much of a rarity as, 50 years ago, a woman who could not faint when she was proposed to or met a cow.. Nevertheless, there is still to be seen sometimes in the.brayßst woman that, quality, which men in less understanding days called ' your -cowardice,' women 'my poor nerves!' It is, I thinks, these same 'nerves' that make women to-day still fuss over trifles. Is this perhaps because they do not chos> to brace themselves against the small affairs that require self-control 1 % is less tiring to give vent tp a cry wh^n, your are startled than to repress it. A man may retort that he never wants to scream at a spider, but in doing so ho proves my argument.' A woman does want to; and yet, when not a spider but an air raid is in question, she controls herself. But is not that true pluck? An example? Queen Elizabeth! Queen Elizabeth was one of the most fearless women who ever, lived; witness her bearing during the persecution she endured nnder Mary; witness her behaviour when Margaret .Lambrun attempted her life." The Queen .had not the pluck to have a "tooth out, but she had the" pluck to face assassination, to. defy the King of Spain, and, a friendless prisoner, to outface fcer, -errible sister. Aylmer, the bishop, had the pluck to have his tooth out, but it is on record that he, and Bach as he, the greatest gentlemen of- the land, very seldom had the plnek to stand up to the Queen, who wm afraid of the toothache. Such is the difference between the pluck of men and the pluck of women!''

The appearance of any glass article depends, more than anything else, on the way it is cleaned, says an exchange. Tumblers'and wine glasses should be washed in warm water to which a little soap has been added. They should then be rinsed in cold water, and placed upside down on a tray to drain. Afterwards they' should be dried with a linen glass cloth, and, if great brilliance, is required, polished with a chamois leather. It is a good plan" to add,a little vinegar to the rinsing water occasionally, as this brightens the glass and prevents it from becoming stained. When tumblers have been used for milk they should be filled with cold water as soon as possible to prevent the grease adhering into the glass. Water bottles and decanters become stained and discoloured very readily. They are best cleaned by putting into them a mixture of tea leaves, vinegar, salt, and water. Leave them for about two hours, and then shake vigorously,, sinse several times in cold water, dry the outside with a linen glass cloth, polish with a chamois leather, and place neck downwards in a jug to drain. Cutglass, when very dirty, may be made to regain its bright appearance by adding a few drops of ammonia to the water. A soft brush will also bo found extremely useful for removing dust from the crevices. Smears are best removed from >h-rors by rubbing with a piece of flannel which has been dipped in a mixture of lino whitening and methylated spirits. When dry, rub off with a duster and polish with a chamois leather. Care should be taken, however, to see that the whitening does not penetrate the glass and the frame. It is important to choose* a dull dry day for cleaning windows. If the sun is shining no amount-of rubbing will prevent the "windows from becoming streaky, wien dry. A few drops of ammonia should be added to warm water, |jwhich should.be applied with a linen cloth. Dry with a clean dustor, and polish with a pad«of soft newspaper or a chamois leather.

Mrs. G. Chewings (of Invercargill) and her niece', Miss Atkinson (of Adelaide), are the guests of Mrs. E. T. Loveil (Wellington), en route for a visit to Mrs. J. Mitchell (Auckland). lleeenfly I was lunching at a big store, and went into the ladies' restroom afterwards, writes Lady Neish in the London "Evening News." It was full of women, resting on deep, soft-cushioned couches. There were papers to read, the windows wore wide open, and I just sank down, pleasantly tired, and began to read. Tho first thing I noticod was a woman ivho opened her bag, and, taking out a slightly soiled puff, wiped it over her face. I saw three women do this. It seemed to me they pressed the powder on, wiping their faces several times. Yet people wonder why they sometimes havo bad skins! lc you cannot afford constantly to renew your puffs, 'why not get one. of those fur puffs which can be easily washed? I greatly prefer them, even, to pieces of cotton wool. One other little hint: Never,-even with a clean puff, put powder on a hot face. Wipe your face first with a bit of clean cotton wool, then another bit. At least two bits, please! When quite dry and cool, you can put'your powder on. You may not notice the difference at the time, but I can assure you it will pay you over and over again to be not only clean, but. super-clean—especially in the hot weather.