WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 128, 3 June 1927, Page 11

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Lady Susan Townley, Lady Wolseley and Mr. and Mrs. D. H. S. Eidditord are nmong the passengers leaving for England by the Mataroa. Miss Borbthy Martin has returned to Wellington from Blenheim. Mrs. E. E. Metz, "Wellington, has left for a visit to Sydney. _ Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Buchanan (Little stiver) are among those leaving to-day for England. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ward have returned from a visit to Hamilton. Miss Ada Mills is spending the Dunedm University vacation with her parents, Mr. J. F. Mills, and Dr. E. PlattsMills, Karori. The Council and Professorial Board of victoria University College are giving a reception in honour of the graduates of the year, to be held in the College Library on Friday, 10th June, at 3 p.m. Mrs. G. A. Troup (Mayoress) was very pleasantly entertained and welcomed at a morning tea held yesterday by the wives of a number of the city councillors. Mr. ana Mrs. J. Arthur Chisholm, of Christchurch, accompanied' by the hisses A. and E. Lumsden, of Invercargill, left by the Ulimaroa for a holiday visit to Sydney and Melbourne. Mrs. D. Youren, of Wellington, has left for a short visit to Auckland. Mrs. J. M. Lamb and Miss Mabel Harray, Christchureh, have left for Auckland, where they will join the Maunganui for Honolulu. An enjoyable bridge evening was held at the Wellington Lyceum Club, the prizes being given by Mrs. and Miss Nannested, Among those present were two members of the London Lyceum Club, Mesdames Stevens and Power, who are making a leisurely and pleasant tour overseas, and who intend to be travelling for about four years. Mrs. Stevens Bpoke in an interesting manner of the route they had followed ;so. far, ana of the Eastern countries they had visited. She paid a tribute to the kindly hospitality of the Wellington Lyceum Club. Miss M. Leeteh, of the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission, arrived in Wellington from London by the Corinthic this week. Miss Leeteh, who has had < 30 years' jxperience of missionary work in India, is to tour the Dominion lecturing on the work of the mission in that country. She herself was stationed in the United provinces, and the purposes of the tour is to tell the people here of the work which they have helped to support. Miss;Leeteh expects to be in New Zealand until the end of the year. The Guild" controlling St.. Mary's Home!, at Karori have lieen able (through'the kindness of Mr. J.-B. HarcoYirt) to make arrangoment3 for a series of sales of home-made cakes and storeroom goods of all descriptions, also flowers, at Messrs. Harcourt's rooms on Lambton . quay, beginning on Friday next, 10th June, and continuing for several weeks, on each Friday. The guild will be glad of contributions to the sales, as well as a good number of buyers each week. It is hoped that those interested in the work will assist, and all vh are looking for good homemade stores will pay a visit to the stall. On Tuesday afternoon, before the dismissal of pupils, Miss Best, who is leaving the Upper Hutt School to bo married, was presented by tho tcachors arid pupils with a Stuart crystal set of jug and glasses. A number of the Trontham school children journeyed to Upper Hatt to say goodbye to thoir former teacher. Trie, headmaster, Mr. E. Maryatt, made the .presentation, and on behalf, of,'the, pupils and teachers of the Trenthanj and the Upper Hutt schools, wished Miss Best health and prosperity in. her future life; In ropJyi"!?* Miw Best took the opportunity of thanking the. headmaster for the kindness .and consideration shown to hor during/the time she was a member of the staff of the Upper Hutt School. The committee of the District Nursing Guild of St. John wish to express their.grateful thanks to tho Two-gar-ment Society for their .accoptable parcel containing'a largo number of clothes (so many of them new) for the sick poor of the city, especially ns, in this cold weather, the cases of sorrow and-want appear to be/ very numerous. Blue, instead of tho traditional black, evening dross for men lias been approved by French official circles, although attempts to popularise it in Britain in the.last few seasons have failed. M. Jacques Larocho w'oro one at his marriage to Mllo. Lyditj Sarraut, daughter of the Minister for the Interior. Among the guests who, by their presence, condoned M. Lurochc's choice of garments, were M. Poincarc, Premier of France; M. Briand, M; PainJevo, Mi Herript, and M. Tardiou, nicmbors of the French Cabinet; and morp than a score of statesmen and society leaders. The bride favoured, the oldfashioned. She wore a simple gown of silver lame, the skirt amplified with tulle, and a long silk train. Lord Astor introduced into the House of Lords a Bill "to enable peeresses dtt their own right; to sit and vote in certain cases ■in the House of Lords." As tho words "in certain cases" indicate, tho'Bill.'is an amended;.-. £ornj •; of "-thoso previously introduced' (says "Time and Tido" of 15th April). Under the now Bill, peorcsses* in 'their own right would not become automatically entitled'to a seat and vote in the Upper House. Clause 1, sub-section- (1) states that "His Majesty, may direct that a peeress in her own right (not being a peeress only of Scotland or of Ireland) shall "during her life be •summoned by Writ to-Par-liament and any peeress receiving a Writ of summons, by virtue, of such a direction of His Majesty shall bo ontitled to sit and vote in tho House of Lords." Sub/section (2) confers iipon Scottish and Irish peeresses the rights of election,; enjoyed by Scottish and Irish; peers. Lord Astor docided to introduce tbis amended Bill after consultation, firstly^ with several" of the most influential and experienced of the poors who have supported the previous Bills, and seeond,ly, with tho peeresses themselves.. Its object is to meet the chief objection raised in the' House of Lords on past occasions,- thattheJetters patent of some" of the existing peeresses in their own right expressly exclude them from the House, of Lords, Although there wore found many eminent legal authorities: to dnny the'validity of this objection; ana-although to most lay rainda.it'.seems irrelevant, tho fact remains-, that, tho Poeresses Bill was heavily;-defeated .last-year, and that ting parteinlar--argumoat- undoubtedly influenced a large number of votes. In these circumstances,./jrp feel that the decision -of -the :peeresses to work for the modified Bill is a wise one. The Island Bay-Berhampore branch of the League of Mothers held its Juno meeting on Wednesday last in the Island Bay bowling greon pavilion. Tho chair was taken .by Mrs. Kcene, the late vice-president, owing to tho unavoidable abßence of Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs. Fear gave a very interesting lecture on India, its customs, people, and religions. Items were-given by Mrs. Ewen, Mrs Fear, end Mis. Keene, after which afternoon tea was handed lonnd and Item *m semfcets «nmiiea, ".

Professor J. Shelley was the speaker -it a meeting of the Christchurch Parents National Union. He deal'c most interestingly with the nature and utility of various tests, both physical and psychological, that are now applied in' the realms of education and of industry. Just as children's mental capacity differ, the professor said, so does'their physical equipment differ. In the matter of sight, 4.per cent, of boys, bux only i per?cent, of girls, it has been proved, are red-green or colour blind, and to those: who cannot distinguish colours clearly, certain avenues in life are closed. Others lack stereoscopic vision, and in consequence these must not be blamed if they'do not become proficient at such games as cricket and billiards. Then, for the purpose of teaching children certain subjects with +he minimum of effort to teacher and pupils, .it should be ascertained by tests whether a child has what is termed a fixating or fluctuating type of vision, the latter being much more common than the former. In the matter of. hearing,'some people can hear sounds of a higher pitch than others of normal hearing, others cannot distinguish gradations of pitch, and these will never excel as violinists or 'cellists. Others again are lacking in a sense of rhythm or in tonal memory. If these peculiarities are detected in early life by reliable tests, much subsequent ?-z£fering aiid d^sppowtrsout may be avoided, and valuable time may be saved. Professor Shelley went on to explain how. some people react much more quickly to certain sensations than others, and quickness of reaction is not a matter of intelligence. Managers of industrial concerns . are rapidly recognising .this fact and are turning it to their- advantage. Before, concluding. Professor Shelley explained what is called, hot too accurately, "emotional tests," and described the unexpected results often; obtained from a test of "fidelity of report," which explains why conscientious eye-witnesses will frequently .give contrary ' versions of the same occurrence.. r The members of the Karori Mothers' Union spent a very pleasanrt afternoon yesterday. After the usual service in St. Mary's Church (Miss Glennio presiding at the organ), Mrs. L:,onel Nelson arranged for a musical afternoon, which was very much appreciated by a 3plendid attendance. It was decided to have a pound afternoon icr St. Mary's Home at the next meeting, when Miss Parlane will speak on the work of the home. Calfskin, used as trimming (says the "World's News") brings these instances to mind:—A 2in. band of fawn and white skin on the hem of a pale blue cloth dress; cuffs, collar, and piping of belt to. match. A black satin dress with, a, fawn calfskin belt about liin broad. A black cloth coat with a 3in hem of black and white calfskin, and rever- of the fur down the front. The black dress had'a belt of calfskin. Thin lozenges, spots, circles, triangles, and squares on the crowns of felt hats and as. hatbands. Hats are occasionally wholly of it, usually in tcque form, though brimmed shapes have been seeu in it. In black and white calfskin the akin delightfully soft and amenable —an outfit consisted of coat, handba" and hat with a high folded crown. A fawn calfskin' handbag-of the flat type was trimmed wiih pale brown Morocco leather and had a plain silver silhouette 01 a leaping gazelle—or it may have ueen deer—as ornament. A word more about calfskin. She who hositates will be lost—among tho other women wearing it—and that very soon. , St. Mary's Guild acknowledges from tho Two-garment Society very useful n«w garments arid also many nearly new, all of which are much valued. An innovation at the London Zoo is tho setting up of a sanctuary for some of the most beautiful butterflies. Buddleias (an especial favourite of "peacocks"), asters, and many wild plants upon which the „ larvae usually feed: will be established, and tho caterpillars let loose to go through their niotamorpliosis under natural conditions. When tho butterflies emergo it is cx- ■ pected that they will not abuso their freedom by departing else whore, for it ls customary for theso insects to haunt the particuhir food-plants upon which their progeny subsist nnd upon which the eggs wijl bo laid. Tho liberated buttorflics will comprise tho vancssas which include the beautiful "peacock" and tho handsomo "red admiral." Everyone has admired the flaming poinsettia. It is joally a very simple matter to make imitation poinaottia. In this caso real foliago is employed, says a writer in an exchange. Got some straight shoots of rhododendron, or any evergreen shrub ' with fairly large leaves. Now secure some crepe paper of a brilliant crimson colour and cut out a numbor of shapes which aro slightly larger than tho Icnves of tho shrub. With gum fix these on to tho fivo or six topmost leaves of each shoot, pressing the paper well down. A large bowl, placed in a hall, gives a very fine effect, and if the lower ends of tho boughs are in water the' foliago will not die for weoks. The committee and matron of tho Residential Nursery acknowledge with many thank s a parcel of clothing from the Two-garment Society, ■

hoped that all who fc Country- " « great need of Tho c re^lisetl the member the Lcrffi Pe°ple will I e" men of the E^v al a!? made b^ the me during thVw^^6^ 1? Marhelp thei? famiS I 1° the2r best to evil days. Mrs L 5? haTe fallen on quotations &£" I2E? ng Se- nds a few in New Zealand irt^^llo^ friends fno pension^ WI dOW With five chMren jno pension). A second letter says: -Please give my grateful thanks to the Navy League ladies for their lovely present of warm clothin j J°v^ press 7 hat I feel, I ami thankful!er^ thia letter is a w^ow with four children. She has only three loodTorh' d° 7 i° Pay rent and buy food, clothes, and coal. Another corresSa^rre 3:" e3: "^eaße tell the New fwr V dleS hOW gra^ful lam foithp 'r, and thcaghtrulness for our children.- These ladies have not forgotten tat, awful years of the war as . .^le nave. I wish them all happiness and lam so thankful." The writer nf Sm^ two'<=hildreranran £ Twpp? a" ,BUpport on ten shillings office, 212, Lambtcn quay. London become the clearing house otthe world's languages, and there is hardly a dialect, let alone a aaguage,. which cannot be taught in Z°J lty-Att4 School of Oriental Studies, Finsbury Circus, are: taught: (jujarati, Kanarese, Karanga, Kashmiri, Khasi, Luganda, Marathi, Melanesian, Nyanja, Pali, Papuan, Seehuana, Seauto, Sinhalese, Swahili, 1°] amS, Telugu, Urdu, Yao, Yoruba „ i By req«eßt" practically any *1 lan SuaEc »ay be learned. Some of the most difficult of the African languages are taught by Professor Alice Werner, a graduate of Newnham College,, who teaches, among others, Ganda, Xosa, Karanga, Sesuto, and bwahili. In the-last language she Las the assistance of her sister, Miss M. Werner. The dreariness of doctors' waiting and consulting rooms lias become almost proverbial, but recently there have been signs of change, says an exchange. An increasing .number of doctors of to-day aim at having their waiting-rooms decorated in the gay modem manner, so as to' help tho patient to forget his gloom and. ill-health. Quite a number of well-known specialists have lately had their consulting rooms ro-decorated after.the new idea, of which perhaps the best example is shown in London in a big house just ofi_ Grosvonor square, whero 16 specialists work together as a sort of clinic, after the American plan. On entering one is shown into a big room, with panelled walls of bright yellow, furnished like a comfortable drawing-room. Going up in a roomy lift to sen the particular doctor upon whom one is calling, one walks along a white passage, hong.Tvith gaily-coloured prints, to the consulting room. Each of the 16 consulting rooms is differently furnished, but all of them are extremely cheerful looking, with nothing to suggest an ordinary doctor's room. One of the most attractive has green and silver walls, with painted bookshelves to match. The recout International Fancy Fair, hold at The Hague, for the benefit of the International Council of Women, under the patronago of the Quoen of Netherlands and tho Queen-Mother, has proved a great success (says an English exchange). Consignments of goods representing the industries, handicrafts, and artistic work of twenty-nine different countries, wore undor tho charge of the ladios of the Legations accredited to the Court of the Netherlands. Countess Granvillc, wife of the British Minister, with Mrs. William Cadbury and others from the British National Council, took much activo interest in tho British section, which comprised a fine collection of British Empire goods from England, Scotland, Canada, and South Africa; the South African National Council sent a big consignment of ostrich feathers, skins, and fruit, and other food products, and a'diamond in tho matrix from the Do Beers mines. Tho presidents of "tho National Councils of several other countries, including France, Norway, and Poland, were also present. The Queen and Queen-Mother and the Prince Consort visited tho fair, and woro greatly interested in all the proceedings, which included exhibitions of national dances and national music of various countries. Tho fair was organised by Mile. Louiso van Eoghon, lion, secretary of tho ■'■Intuniatioiuil Council of Women, with tho aid of a committee of ladies at Tho Haguo, undor tho presidency of the Queen's Ohiof Mistress of Ceremonies. The total profits amounted to £2800, of which £200 was divided amontf Notherland socioties for child welfare and the protection and employment of womon, as a token of appreciation of tho service rendored by tho Netherlands Coininittoe.

An excellent way of removing butter stain from a frock is to use oil of eucalyptus, states an exchange. Lay the affected part on a saucer and pour on a little oil of eucalyptus. Let it soak in and rub lightly. Squeeze out the oil, and finish by squeezing in a basin of petrol. ■ South Australia is the easiest place in the world to get married in, and the hardest m which to get divorced, according to a speaker at the Women's Conference in Sydney. The conferencedeclared itself in favour of a.Federal Marriage Law, which would ensure uniform conditions of marriage throughout Australia. It was recommended that each State should work towards this object by studying its own marriage law, and thereby endeavour to secure a standard in conformity with the- true dignity of marriage. The pre- | sident (Mrs. B. M. Bischbeith), in her report on the work of the British Commonwealth League, London, said that at the Migration Conference last year information revealed that the ■ citizen status of women, varied greatly when women migrated from one part of the Empire to another. It also showed that there were lew reciprocal arrangements at present for the transference between the different parts of the ±.mpire of benefits paid under the national insurance schemes". Migrants therefore, were likely to loso these benefits. The well-expressed article recently written by Trofesi-or Winifred Cullis for a loading English paper on the subject of recognised playing areas for women's sports has found a sympathetic echo m Auckland, where an appeal is being mada to provide the girls of the city with grounds to which they will have first claim. Professor Cullis says: 'The advice I should give to women is that they should play any pme to which their inclination may lead them, i do not suggest that the delicate girl should indulge in a game requiring severe physical strain, although the health of such a girl mig>'t well be improved by outdoor games which would take her into the air and sunshine, and make her do deep breathing exercises in the most natural aianner. The training of eye and hand is urged, and the value to character of team work, followed by a resume of the results of training on the best known women athletes. "I feel that it is me ducy of tho local authorities," says the writer, "in each town throughout the country to provide women citizens with proper athletic'grounds . . . with thy coming of these athletics for girls have - come many beneficent changes as regards clothing, sensible shoes, short siurts, natural waists. It is significant that accompanying the changes there hp.s been an almost disappearance of the severe types. of anaemia which used to be so prevalent among youne girls and women." The Auckland writer says: "If an effort is made to provide playing grounds tor women, I am sure it will secure the enthusiastic support of men and women athletes. Both will work together for the common ideals, the joy of sport, and the physiological fitness which makes life a real ploasure."