WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 145, 23 June 1927, Page 7

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The engagement ia announced of Hylda, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mitchell, of Wellington, to ■b-eith. son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Richardson, of Mount Victoria, Wellington. Lady Carncross has arrived in town, and i 3 in residence at Parliament House. Mrs. N. S. Benfell, president of the Auckland W.C.T.U., who has been tho guest of Mrs. I. N. Hull, Scatoun, left by the Limited for her homo last evening. Lady Beauchamp has returned from a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Stock, Dunedin, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Falla, Kettmrn, at present. Mrs. Bulkoley, Wellington, is visitine friends iv Lyttclton. Miss Betty Cottcfill returns to Christchurch to-day after a brief visit North. Mrs. E. W. Kirk by, Westport, is the guest of 'Mrs. F. Gowing, Lower Hutt. Mrs. Arthur Tyndall. Bouicott terrace, is Icn^ng for a visit to Dunedin accompanied by her father, Colonel Stoneham, of Gisborne. Mrs. E. T. Hudson, Khandailah, has left for Auckland, where she will spend tho winter. . Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Templcr-.has returned to Wellington from Tiinaru. ■ Miss E.'Black, Eltham, has been appointed to the position of supervisor at the Lower Hutt Telephone Exchange. Miss K. Eedpath is visiting Wellington at present. Madame Paderewski arrived from the South this morning. Mrs, H. 'Holland was' a passenger by the Southern ferry boat this morning. Mrs. Slee, Wostport, has been for a |. toy-days .in- Wellington en route for Eotorua, wliercshe will be the guest of her sister, Miss Snodgrass. • Mrs", and Miss Gilmour have been | in Wellington for a few days, Mrs. Gilmour being en route for America by the Makura. Miss Medley and Mrs. T. Hislop will take the cake and produce sale for St. I Mary's Homes tnis week. Gifts are welcomed as well as customers for tho | home-made goods. /. Mcsdaines C. Richardson, and Guy. Didsbury were iv charge last week. i London is to have a dental, tonsil, i and adenoid clinic, identical with that of Rochester, U.S.A.—perhaps the finest in the world—through the gciierosity of Mr. George Eastman, head of the Kodak Compan-F. He is giving £300,000 for .this object, ana Dr. Harvey J. Burkhart, director of the Rochester clinic, is in London making the necessary arrangements. The "ouilding for the new clinic is to be erected withing the next two years, on the extension site of Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn road, W.C., andthc clinic will be run in association with the hospital There will be 25 beds for tonsil, adenoid, and cleft-palate cases, probably nearly 60 chairs, and the'most up-to-date equipment. Shoos and Ankles. Miss Phyllis Dare,' the popular musical comedy actress, has written a wise protest against high-heeled dancing shoes states "The Australasian." She recalls that, though dancing is an inlyigorating exercise and the rest of the body js exercised, the feet often fail to stand the strain put upon them,;aml ache or become swollen. Miss Dare attributes the. trouble to tho high-heel-ed shoes throwing forward tho weight or tho,body upon the wrong part of the foot. Why have not women the courage to wear a low, flat-heeled dancing shoe? askes Miss Dare, and her answer is that such shoes are very difficult to buy. Rarely is a pretty satin or. gold tissue danco shoe sold without a high heel. Miss Dare believes that if a good maker made a specialty of smart low-heeled evening shoes, many girls will not spoil their general "turnout" by wearing dowdy shoes. From America there have recently been introduced some pretty low-heeled plaited shoes, which preserve the natural shape/of the feet and prevent the tired feeling. As Miss Dare says, tho Americans revolutionised the corset, and the new, plaited, low-heeled dancing shoes may be the first stage towards abolishing aching and swollen feet. Salt baths, massage, and regular ; toe and ankle exercises are cures if the trouble has become acute. A Welcome Hint. A correspondent.writes as follows:— .Having found a certain euro for chilblains, I would like to pass on the good news to others who suffer from this small but disagrceablo ailment Simply rub the chilblains with a raw ' onion. St. John Ambulance. To-morrow, Friday, 24th inst., is St. John's Day, and for the purpose of assisting its funds the local branch of tho St. John Ambulance Association is holding a street day collection. Tho uniform of the nurses,, already well known to tho public, will bo much in evidence, and as those ladies lend ever ready assistance to kindred societies it is hoped that tho public will patronise their effort. Tho sporting members of the community aro aware of tho work carried on at the playing fields, as every ground in Wellington is attended throughout the winter by qualified St. John people, and when it is knowu that no less than eight cases were taken charge of at Karori alone last Saturday, tho generous self-denial of the nurses will be apparent. Funds are needed to carry on the work, and the support of the public is desired. Victoria Croquet Club. The reading of. the report and bal-ance-sheet of tho Mount Victoria Croquet Club at its fourth annual meeting, held recently, gave great satisfaction to its members, and thanks were given to many who had helped to make it such a success. Mrs. Norwood was again appointed patroness to the club, and the election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs. JTniu; vicepresidents, Mesdamcs Tsilbot and M'Gill; lion, treasurer, Mrs. Wallis; lion, secretary, Miss B. Langdon; captain, Mrs. Talbot; general commilloe, Mesdames Hall, Cusaek, Guar-Walsoii. Chirnside, and Miss Guise; sports committee, Mesdamcs Cusaek, Gciir-Wiitsun, Ha in, and Miss Guise; ■refreshment committee, Mcsdames Diblcy, . Chirnside. Buckmastcr, Clayton, Misses A. Pole, and Langdon. Mrs. Smith was appointed trustee, and Mesdamcs Haiu and M'Gill delegates to the Wellington Croquet Association. Chinese Children. Infant mortality on an average is more than ten times as high' in China as it is in England. This and other noteworthy facts supplied by the Mothers' Union in China give some idea of the handicaps under which the Chinese baby faces life. There is a terrible amount of sickness and disease amongst children owing to unhygienic conditions and improper feeding. In Ningpo there are three "baby towers," where the 'dead bodies of infants are thrown; or sometimes they are merely wrapped in a. piece of old sacking and left in the fork of a tree. Even tho Christian parents have much to learn with regard to tho caro_ of children, and at the Mothers' Union meetings addresses on the feeding, clothing, and training of children are given. ■—■ • ■

English-speaking "Union Party. The executive of the English-spcak-ng Union gave a very pleasant partyyesterday afternoon to a number of the American lady residents of Wellington. The party was given in the new club room at the Dominion Farmers' Building, -which was charmingly decorated with flowers and pot plants for the occasion, and a delicious home-made afternoon tea was served. Mrs. J. G. Coates and the Mayoress of Wellington (Mrs. Troup) were present, Mrs. Lowrie, wife of the American Consul-General for New Zealand, and the other ladies received a most cordial welcome. After tea a brief speech- was made by a member of the executive, pointing out that the" great object of the E.S.U. was to help establish a real friendship between iiiiglish-speaking nations, and there was a particularly close bond between the English and Americans; It was hoped that the ladies present would use the room whenever they wished, and it! was intended by the committee to hold a number of social entertainments during the winter months. Mrs. Coates j spoke of the cordial kindness and hospitality which she and the Prime-Minis-' | ter had experienced on their visits 10 [ America, and added her welcome. Airs. | Troup spoke of the good work done in drawing, people together in bonds of friendship, and gave a> special welcome to Wellington. Another guest who had a cordial reception was Miss Robertson, of Edinburgh, who has travelled a long way since leaving her homeland, and i said that wherever she had been she had found the E.S.U. and a warm welcome through its kindly aid, with many facilities given her to study educational matters. She also told of the beaut \il "home" of the union"in London, which has recently been finished and opened. The party/was a particularly 'cordial and successful one. The, committee members .present: included Mcsdamcs Leigh Hu t% Preston, Ardell, O'Shca. Atontgomery, Nielson, Montgomery, Beiinic. Davidson, aud others. "Trie 11 Emmas" and the Duchess. It is stated in the "Australasian" that though the Toe H. League of WoV men Helpers is probably^thc"least popular or well known of,,the niany groups of women organised for social service in Melbourne, yet, this was the group which the Duchess of York selected for special honour. She is patroness of the London branch, and when she was approached to know if she would receive some representatives of the Melbourne branch, she made time and occasion for a private audience. These women presented "the Duchess with a gold badge of the helpers, and' a letter describing their activities. They were received: in the Duchess's private room, and had a delightful informal talk with her. The Duchess described the "Toe H." group as a "wonderful league, doing wonderful work," a kind and encouraging saying. Later the same group,'about sixty Toe Emmas, were bidden to a happy evening at tho Stato Government House, where Lady Somcrs entertained them, and they had opportunity of hearing Padre Leonard, who told of the. work of tho whole organisation in Great Britain. The pervading spirit was stated to bo that of loving service. Informal chat and supper concluded a memorable evening. A Wedcline. AH Saints' Church, Kilbirnie, recently was the scene of a very pretty wedding, -when Aliss Eileen Bagrie was married to Mr. Thomas Beck. The. bride is tho only daughter of Mr. and Airs. J. Bagrie (Levin), and the bridegroom is tho only son of Captain William T. Beck and Mrs. Beck, of Dunedin. The bride wore a gown of ivory georgette, with a petalled overdress of taffeta silk. Her tullo veil was arranged with orange blossoms, and hung in graceful folds, forming a train. She carried a posy of white flowers and maidenhair fern. Miss Margaret Collins was bridesmaid,.wearing an effective frock of delphinium blue crepo do chine, trimmed -with' lace, .and can :\ a posy to match. :.Mr. Jack Griffiths, of Kii-; birnio, was best man. The ceremony was performed by the Eev. Canon Sykes, after which tho guests were entertained at. supper and dance at the residence of Airs. Robert Collins (aunt of the bridegroom).