WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 28, 2 August 1927, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Captain and Mrs. Burton, and Mr and Mrs. Jeffors aro Wellington visitor to Christchurch.

Mr. and Mrs. MacFarlane (Welling ton) are visitiug Tiinaru. Mr. and Mrs. Bayley (Hawcra) and Dr. and Mrs. Ziele were among those who arrived from Sydney by the Mar, ama this morning. Mrs. C. H. Manners has returned from a visit to Masterton.

Lady Bell and Miss Bell returned to Wellington this morning by the Marama from Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. G. Rutherford and Mr. and Mrs. N. Rutherford arrived from Sydney by the Marama this morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wiltshire (Christehurch) arrived this morning from Sydney by the Marama. Miss Eaehael Powles is the guest of Mrs. Marshall, at Marton. Mr. and Mrs. Kain, Wellington, arc visiting Wanganui. Miss D. Eddgers has returned to Palmerston Noith from Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. D. Ewan, Wellington, are visiting Auckland. Dr. and Mrs. Hardwick Smith returned from the South this morning. The Maranui Surf and Life-saving Club has issued, invitations for the annual dance which w.ll be held at the Kilbirnie Hall. j. ■ arrangements .have been made for the comfort and convenience of guests. The friends ;of Senior-Sergeant O'Grady, of Palmerston North police staff, will regret to hear of the death of Mrs. O'Grady at the Home of Compassion at Island Bay, Wellington. Mrs. 0 'Grady had been an invalid for about tivelve years, and- her death was not unexpected. Her husband received an urgent call to Wellington on Saturday and was with his wife at the time of her death. Miss Millicent O'Grady is the only child, and to her and her father' will be extended the sympathy of a large circle of friends. The body will be brought to Palmerston North for interment. Novel Buttonholes. Buttonholes of glass—not too large are the latest type of buttonhole for evening wear, and these are hung just over the heart on the dress (says an exchange). They certainly sound fascinating and pretty—two red glass cherries, for instance, hanging from a leafless cloth stalk. , ■ St. John Ambulance. Dr. Line's first aid class, in connection with the Wellington Suburban. Nursing Division, has had a successful termination, all those having sat for the examination, passing with credit. Dr. Shirer conducted the examination and expressed himself well pleased with the work generally. Miss Vera Osborn passed brilliantly with 99 per cent., and the Misses Kathleen Scotter, medallionist examination, and Miss Dora Eamsay first year, passed with 95 per cent, and 94 per cent, respectively. Other passes were Miss Eleanor Anyon, Mrs. Brunell, Miss Marjorie Beales, Miss Lilian FarnVer, Miss Margaret Harris, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. O'Connor, Miss Molly Petrie, and Mrs. Rarity. Most of these were first-class passes. Last Service in St. Mary's, Meriyale. Last Sunday there was a great gathering of parishioners, old and new, at the old church at St. Mary's, Merivale, Christchurch, which has been the scene of so many weddings and other-services in the last sixty years. The older part of the church was" consecrated by Bishop Harper, in 1866, and in 1872 the parish was constituted, the Eev. Francis- Knowles being the first vicar, and the late Mr. Rhodes the first parish warden. In 1876jthe late Eev. J. W. Stack took charge temporarily after the resignation of the vicar, and the Eev. Thomas Flavell was appointed to the permanent cure. In 1899 a "new church campaign" was -begun by Archdeacon Gossett, but the war caused these efforts to cease, and it was only recently that the parish began to reconsider the question of rebuilding. In speaking at. the service* Archdeacon Haggitt said that there had been over 1800 children baptised at: little St. Mary's, 670 couples married, and at least 10,000 services conducted. Great loyalty and devotion had been shown by many past and gone parishioners, and the torch had vbeen handed on brightly burning, and it was the part ! of those of the present day to see that it was carried on, and in sympathy with the aims and desires of those who had done splendid work in the past. Vegetables as Ornaments. One of the most surprising exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show was possibly the vegetable stall, says an English writer. Looking over the heads of the people, one was struck by the Chinese effect of what appeared to be very much elongated pagodas of, yellow, red, purple, and green thrown up against a backeloth of black velvet. These were really arrangements of peas and beans —the latter an ornamental type grown in unusual colours for. decoration only —built up to form a high column, each - with its end pointing to the outside and curling upwards, and capped in every case with a neat circle of parsley. The entire ground of this semi-circular stall was covered with newly-clipped real grass—the kind which! is sown on canvas and bought by the yard, and in th*is appeared clusters of fresh-looking mushrooms, with, to form a larger pattern, baskets of tomatoes, turnips, carrots, dwarf marrows, curious long nearly black Spanish radishes, immense rose radishes, and neat little clusters of mauve and cream young kohl-rabi. For the largest group snow-white cauliflowers were spaced in deep green, as roses m a bouquet, with the solid offect of Italian pottery, whilst mustard and cress, grown on a solid mound of earth about two feet high, gave an excellent imitation of clipped trees. The whole effect was most satisfactory, and made one feel that a table-centre arranged trom these perfectly-grown vegetables would be a most welcome change from flowers and floating bowls and would easily rival those collections of glass and china fruits that so often decorate tbe modern dinner-wagon. University Women at Oxford.

by 92Q ? BT?f 7 a* °**«a Passed by 229 to 104 votes, the preamble of the. statute limiting the proportion of women students at Oxford University, says "Time and Tide" of 17th June! The speech of Sir Walter Buchanan Kiddell, principal of Hertford, who introduced the statute, contained much the same arguments as those used by the petitioners whose action caused the drafting of tho statute, and by its supporters m their letter to "The Times " The remark-of-the principal of Jesus College that the contribution of women to the university, whether in money or in kind, was so small that the statute cduld not be called ungenerous, expressed a view, rather widely held but singularly short-sighted in its assumption that women should bo expected to perform, in fifty yars, service to the university proportionate to that given by men after five hundred M-r. Cyril Bailey, fellow of Balliol and Miss l<ry, tho principal of Somerville opposed the statute. Miss Fry struck to the roots of tho matter in her observation that women did their best work when allowed to do it, not as women, but as human beings. So long as students aro considered primarily according to their sex, the "Woman's Question" at Oxford will remain to the detriment of the university.

student Christian Federation,

Monday was observed as a clay of i-ayer for New Zealand members of *lie Studout Christian Federation. A service was held in Christ's College Chapel in the afternoon, and at St. Raul's, Christehm-ch, in the evening. Three addresses were given, and it was urged tUat what mattered was the individual behind the organisation. Each person was of importance, and the work of each one. A speaker said that bustling activity and eloquent speech would never take the place of faith and eh racter. Mr. Gordon Troup, M.A.. (chairman), stressed the good that came of a world-wide organisation, and expressed the wish that it would not remain a mere brotherhood, but become a great family of brothers and sisters. Renaissance of the Antique. "Back to the antique," was the note of much modern needlework shown at the Royal School of Needlework Exhibition held recently in London. Even for the very young, ancient fashions seemed supreme. Little close-fitting Dutch caps of finely embroidered iuusHi, finished with a round motif/ at the back, were reminiscent of early Dutch paintings. The infants' robes so lovingly depicted in. these old family groups were also reproduced for themodern baby. One simple christening robe had tiny epaulettes of embroidered muslin, while a'first "short" frock had ji quaintly stiff frill running down the front as well as round the neck and skirt. Cot covers of white woolly blankets were decorated with cherubs' heads outlined in stem-stitch—a feature of the Tudor style of embroidery, though the design was new. For • the baby of more lively tastes there were rugs of the same material with amusing animals, such as camels and stags, appliqued in red and blue blanket. Of fine blanket, too, were the' little pink and blue dressing gowns for toddlers, with white appliqued cats peeping from the pockets. Bedroom slippers to match were also provided with woolly cats. In a pink voile dress for a small girl of four we were back in Queen Victoria's time, with tiny stiff white j daisies and prim leaves making a sam-pler-like border. Prisoners' Aid Society. The secretary of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society acknowledges with thanks the following donations: Wellington City Council, £10; Nelson City and Petone Borough Councils, £5 each; Levin and Palmerstou North Borough Councils, £3 3s each; J. Staples and Go.-, £2 2s; James G. Frobisher, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co., Young, White and Courteney, Bell, Gully, M'Kenzie' and O'Leary, Chapman, Tripp, Blair, Cook, and Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Bristol Piano Co., Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., N.Z. Dental and Medical Supplies, Blundell Bros., Mente-th. Ward and Macassey, P. J. O'Began, £1 Is each; M. M. O'Reilly, W. Littlejohn and Son, £1 each; Alex. Cowan and Son, P. Hayman and Co., Cadbury and Fry, Ltd., 10s 6d each; Treadwell and bon, Thomson, Lewis, and Co., Mrs A Anderson, Phillips .and Pike, Friend George Fowlds, Ltd., Kodak (Aust! Prop.), Ltd., A. A. Gellatley, G. and T. Young, .Hadfield and Peacock, 10a each; J. Burns, Mrs. E. Beryman, Billiards, LtcL, C. B. Kline, J. Wallace and Co., Rev. H. Watson, and W, Hannafin, os each; Mr. C, Freeman gramophono records. ' * Women Chief Property-owners. Among the Khasis, a hill tribe in the North-east India, the matriarchal system is still in force. Property belongs to the women; anything a man earns before marriage belongs to his mother, and after marriage to his wife The men are extremely jolly, the women, despite their privileged position, have lost none of their charm and are no more logical or masculine than their sisters in less feminist countries. The members of the tribe wear a multitude of clothes, unlike their neighbours, the Garos, who wear extraordinarily little. A woman's dress is about 12in long, a man's is even less

A Successful Staff Dance. In spite of the unfavourable weather the aunu.il staff dance of the Vacuum OH Company Pty., Limited, held at the Masonic Hall on Friday night, was well attended. The hall, which was prettily decorated in blue and oraiige chequers, combined with the many pretty and original frocks worn, presonted a very gay scene. The music was of the best, and a special orchestra was engaged for the extras, so that there was no;, a dull moment at any time. The committee was composed of Misses Joplin, Casey, Rosirigrave, Fletche- Keddell, M'JSwan, Messrs. Rawnslev, M'Gregor, Prowse, Valentine, List, Wright, and Short. Mr. Igglesden was honorary secretary and treasurer. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cate, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. T. Nicolson, Mr. and Mrs. ;». A. Longuet, Colonel G. S. and Mrs. Lynde, Mr. and Mrs. J. Halligan, Mr and Mrs. H. H, Newton, Mr. and Mrs Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Appleton, Mr. and Mrs. God3ard, Mr. and Mrs. Hartshorn, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown Mr and Mrs. C. M. Banks, Captain and Mrs! Ldge, Mr. and Mrs. F. Downs, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. and Miss Geere Watson, Mrs. Beatham, Mr. Hindmarsli, Mr. Martin, Mr. Bundle, Mr. Hanron Mr Leitch, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, Mr. and .Mrs. Eawnsley, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Maw, Mr. and Mrs. Forde Mr. and Mrs. Machin, Mr. and Mrs M Lean, Mr. and Mrs. L. Maysmor, Mr and Mrs. Lan Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. 'Naughton, Miss M. O'Connor, and many others. Upper Hutt Community Club. There was a good gathering at the Upper Hutt Community Club when Mesdames Hunter and Shiel were the hostesses. Mrs. Thomas played for tho community sing. Games were in charge or. Messrs. Croft and Thomas. The Mmr family, of Stokes Valley, provided a programme of musical and elocutionary items, which was very much appreciated. The Rev. Mr. Stowards, of Berhampore, gave an address on Pathos and Humour." A junior club for boys and girls under 14 years of age is being started in the Independent Hall. Next Thursday tho hostesses will be Mesdames Neighbours and Gale, and there will be a ping-pong tournament between club members and a party in charge of Mr. Spearmen. Christchurch Winter Gaieties. The Hunt Club's Race Meeting on Saturday attracted a good attendance to Ricearton, and its popularity as a curtain-raiser to the Grand National fixtures was once more apparent, says an exchange. The day was fine, but cold. The grounds were in fine order, and, if the excitement of a National Day was missing, there was the quieter enjoyment of a smaller function to make up for it. Wraps and coats, of course, were the most prominent features in the world of dress, many beautiful fur coats and wraps making their appearance. Felt hats of all colours and designs were most popular, and plain ribbon bands were used for trimmg in the greater number of the smarter models. A happy touch of colour was given to many sombre toilettes by a bright-coloured flower on the collar. Lyceui. Club Activities. Lyceum Club members are reminded by advertisement of the two entertainments to be held at the club tomorrow. In the afternoon a reception will be given to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Watson, when it is hoped that all members will *ake the opportunity of meeting these visitors to the city, and making them welcome. In the evening a very interesting talk on "Writers and Writing" will be given by Mr. C. A. Harris, and members are invited to be present.

Chimpanzees and Table Manners. When the London Zoo sees a chance of giving an object-lesson to visitors it is promptly taken. One of the latest efforts takes the form of hints on etiquette provided, by a group of chimpanzees. A-special tearoom on a raised platform and covered with netting is erected near the Mappin terraces. Into this enclosure Shelly, the kosper, introduces the four demonstrators of table manners—Jack, Jimmy, Clarence, and little Bibi. Then Jack, the senior ape of the party, takes command. Tney have already made themselves perfect m this little social function, thanks to intensive training, and this is what happens: Jack leads Bibi (who is a \ittle girl-anthropiod) to her stool and sees she is perched there safely. Jimmy and Clarence then seat themselves

with easy self-ppossossion, and then Jack takes the head of the table. Next he passes a mug to Bibi, sees the zest of the party well started, and then attends to his own thirst. A fruit salad is the next business- to be disposed of and Jack hands the dish to Bibi (hinting, if necessary, that she must remember to behave like a little ape and not like o/i c of those humans outside), and then the hairy host looks after the other two. The breaking-up of the tea party follows the loftiest traditions of Lord Chesterfield.