WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT

Miss Willisdon has returned to Hamilton af tor a visit to Wellington, Mr, and Mrs. D. M' Lean, Wanganui, are visitors to Auckland. ■". Miss Hoyden loft Auckland by the Marama for Sydney. • .. ■ Wellington visitors to Auckland include Miss V, Boss, Mr. and Mrs. Gall, and Mr. and Mrs, P. Wakcficld. Mrs. Mowbray Tripp and Miss Williams (Christcbureh) have been in' Wellington en route for Napier. Mrs. Stanley. SUaw and her daughter, of New Plymouth', who have been- tho guests of Mrs. Peat, Wanganui, have arrived in Wellington. . Miss K. Wood, Napier, is tlio guest of Mrs. G. Smith, Oriental terrace. Mr. and Mrs. E. Grcig liave returned to Pieton after visiting Auckland, Martou, aud Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. B. Evans, have returned to AVellington from Christchurch, Miss Dorothy Martin is tho guost of Mrs. AY. W. Eose, Kai/Iwi, Blenheim. Mrs. C. Chapman, Shannon, is the guest of Mrs. Johnstone, Karori. Miss Phyllis Wilson has returned to Wellington, after a visit to Mrs. W. Brodie, New Plymouth. Miss M. Cargill will arrive in Wellington on Thursday from Duncdin, and will-be the guest of Miss Mneaudrow, Peroival crescent, Following is the list of hostesses for tho Community Club this week: —Monday, Wellington Suburban Nursing Prvmon, Tuc da\, Miss Hayes; Wednesday, Mis H T v Taylor;. Thursday, Miss Ellison; Friday, Mrs. Po\v;. Moridu'v, Wellington. South Nursing Division. . ! .' ■ A coricspondent asks if any reader of "Tho Post" can toll her where sho can obtain a kmttiug<machine, as.tlioy. do not appeal to bo on tho market in Wellington. ...■ ....::. Brooklyn League of Mothers, Tho Brooklyn branch -of'the League of Mothers held its ..monthly mooting locently in Waldio'a Hall. There was a good attondanco of nieiribors. Tho presldont, Mrs. Q. /R. Boudinet, was in the chair. Mrs. Corliss spoke interestingly on tho different -women's organisations which existed in England bofore' and after the war. She was presented with a dainty basket of roses by little Joan M'Kenzie, and a vote of thanks was passed for her interesting address, the hope being expressed that Mrs. Corliss would address the mem-' beis again <it an early date. .Mrs. Kaine, wife of the newly arrived Methodist minister, was welcomed, and was also presented with a dainty posy. A piano solo by Mrs. .D. Irvine, and songs'by Mrs, Sool and Mrs. Guills, were much enjoyed . Afternoon tea was handed round, and closed a pleasant afternoon. Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. A. Eddie, of Mangahao, Pahiatua, well known .-and "highly respected residents, were the recipients of many congratulations aftd good wishes on the occasion of their golden wedding celebration which took place on Wednesday last A delightful party was given mi tho evening, beginning with a dinner, to which a great number of guests were- invited, tho centrepiece of the table being a fine golden coloured wedding cake, Spoeches were made by Dr. PatorsoS and others, and a jery cheerful and pleasant evening spent. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie arrived in New Zealand by tho ship Arethusa in 1879 after a terribly stormy voyage. They lived at Carterton for aorae years, and experienced a fire and a number of other vicissitudes which wero the lot of early settlers. Later Mr, Eddio purchased a property at Mangahao, where he and his^wife have lived over since. The family comprises Messrs. Andrew Eddie (Havelock), Chris. (Hukanui), Ernest W. (Pahiatua), George W. (Taradale), Harold .L. (Mangahao), and Mrs. A. T. Sinclair (Ballance). One spnj Donald, was.killed in.i the Great War.. There are scvieral grandchildren, t . .• - : Weddings. : . The marriage was solemnised recently at St. Mary's Anglican Church, Karori, by the Rev.: G. Y. Woodward, of Agnes Elizabeth Isbbcl, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs..G, Bropker, of Karori, to William Philip, eldest son of the late Mr. and; Mrs. W. P. Eeeve, of Northampton, England, and nephew of. Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Darby, of Brooklyn. As the bride entered the church, "The Voice That Breathed O^er Eden" was sung, and as the bridal party left Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played, Dr.- Platts-Mills officiating at the organ. The reception was held at Scott's Booms, numorous friends and relations being present. The bride wore a.' frock of white satin crepe1 trimmed with silver lace, her veil being held •by a coronet of orange blossom and -silver lace, while her bouquet was of "white chrysanthemums and roses.. The two bridesmaids' wero Misses Doris G. Eeeve, who wore a frock of peach crepo de'chine, and Winifred Brooker, whose frock was />£ palo blue crepo de chine. Both carried bouquets of pink chrysanthemums. The. bride's mother, who was in brown crepe de chine and carried a bouquet to tone, received the guests, assisted by Mrs. Darby, who •was in mauve crepe de chine, and carried- a bouquet. to match her frock. After'the reception Mr. and Mrs. Eeove left for the North, the bride wearing a fawn costume and hat to match. Noted by a Traveller. . Dr. Clara Stone, of the pioneer woman doctors of Melbourne, has returned to her home in East St. Kilda after a holiday abroad lasting for two and a half years (says "The Leader"). She spent most of her time in. Italy, and in England. She loved Italy, and thought that Mussolini was proving a wise dictator. The people liked him, though there were certain men who regarded him 'as a tyrant and destroyer of freedom. They made frequent attempts to take his life,- Once Mussolini went for. a ride in .a park, after breakfast every morning, but this was attended with too much risk, and now he rides in secret. His home is also kept a secrot, and it is said he changes residence frequently. In England Dr. Stone was impressed with the popularity ■of the Eoyal Family, and their gracious manners. She tells of a delightful incident about the King. Two young girls from Australia had waited to sco tho King riding into Hydo Park one morning, and as. ho-passeel .they, attempted to take a snapshot of him. Thoy were stopped by ono of tho men in attendance on the King, who said .that such a thing was not allowed, Tho King saw what was happening, and, motioning his equerry to one side, he pulled up his horse and smilingly told the girls to go ahead. Dr. Stono found the London policemen the kindest she had ever met. Time and again she saw them stop'.ths traffic mid conduct a row of nursemaids.-witji Omit prams across tho street to the .-park, while, on ono occasion tho policeman on duty held up the traffic to allow, a eat to carry her kittens safely across the road. A Winner. Miss Winifred' Spooncr, the only woman competitor to enter, recently won the 20-milo race arranged by tho Suffolk Aero Club. She. piloted a Moth machine, and this was her initial experience in airplane racing.

No British Gloves. ■ Sir Homy and Lady Cowan aro buck in-. England after their Australian tour, (says a correspondent). Lady Cowan has been tolling one of. the newspapers of her fruitless efforts to buy British-, made gloves and stockings in Australia. She wore her old gloves rather v than buy the foreign-made'article, but eventually succeeded in getting Australianmade silk stockings, which •were, she said, as beautiful as, any made overseas. Navy League Wreath.. savy Lcaguo members and the geiipublic are notified by, advertisement that the Navy Lcaguo wreath of Now Zealand native flora for transport in ice to London for Nelson Day, 21at October, will bo on view all day tomorrow (Tuesday), at. Miss Black's Floral Studio, in Willis street. A Mistake Indeed! Gay ladies and gallant gfentlemcn, with powdered Lair and dainty patches, made tho Victoria League's annual ball in Auckland a brilliant spectacle (says the "Star"), but tragedy stalked into tho gentlemen's dressing-room as the dancers were preparing for tho official gavotte, a feature of tho evening. A well-known resident of ono of the marine suburbs, whose heart was not big enough to give him sufficient, courage to come across the harbour in full war paint, had been pressed for time, and had asked his sister to wrap up somo powder for him. And so, with light heart, he had set out, but consternation was to follow. Instead of the snowy .powder he had imagined howas carrying, ho found, on opening his package,' that sister had inadvertently wrapped up a small quantity of custard powder. There was a little momentary: confusion, but a, dash to a nearby chemist's shop negotiated the difficulty. A Quaint Idea. ' A. hat made of horsehair-—the first of its kind seen in England—arrived in' London from Paris by air ■mail recently. Tho hat represents a woman's head of hair. It fits closely to the head, and gives the impression that the wearer is wearing no head covering, but has dark, shingled hair twisted into a coil over the cars. A seam at the back conveys the impression of a parting going down to the nape of the neck. - . Gymnasium for Telephone Girls. A report of tho statistics of illness ' among the' 300,000 persons employed in the German Post Department shows that German telephone girls change into "gym" clothes and do physical exercises twice a day because it has been proved that they do more accurato .work after exercise (states an English exchange). The girls are allowed twenty minutes —ten minutes for changing before and after the exercises and ten minutes in which to do them. It seems that in consequence of the physical exercises there are fewer days off for illness and fewer wrong numbers! An Interesting Visitor. ' Coming to New. Zealand shortly for a visit is Miss Mary GJynnc, holder of one of the two scholarships awarded by Dr. Georgina Sweet, of .Mclbourno, through the International Federation of' Women Graduates (states an exchange)l. The holder of tho other scholarship, Dr. Laminert, is at present studying at tho Adelaide University. Miss Glynno is a graduato of tho University of Wales, having attended Bangor .College, North Wales; she holds tho degree ,of Master of Seicnco, and is a Fellow of tho Linnaoan Society. For ten. years sho has been engaged in research 'work at Bothamsted Experimental Station in Hertfordshire, England. Miss Glynno is at present in Mclbourtie, having but recently arrived there by the .Orsova from England. Research in Potatoes. "There is no subject in which women are not interested in these days," states an Australian writer, and then goes on to say that Miss Mary Glynne, who has recently arrived in Melbourne, and intends later to visit New Zealand, proposes to carry on research in the growths- and fungi that attack wheat. Miss Glynne is a scholarship student, and has her degree of Master of Science from the University of Wales. For ten years she has been engaged in. research work at Hotherhamstead Experimental Station in Hertfordshire, England. Most of this time has been spent in studying potatoes. Miss Glynno has made special research in those diseases which are transmitted from ono crop to another, and as it seems so difficult to copo with scientists are making efforts to locate the trouble. Handkerchiefs and Shawls. The silk handkerchief is rife in Paris just now, and so also is tho shawl, .says an English paper. .The handkerr chief is a largo square, generally in checks or plaids, and xcry often in very bright colours. It is worn as a fichu, as a Boy Scout's tie, or knotted on the shoulder. It Is used to give colour to a black or other dark dress, and is also one of those little shoulder wraps for which the French have always had a weakness. Handkerchiefs aro generally unhemmed, and, being folded triangularly, fall into bocoming . pleats almost of their own accord. Shawls are of every kind, including Chinese and Spanish embroidered shawls. Some very handsome silk shawls imitate the Paisley patterns and havo long fringes in whatever is tho ground colour. Gold shawls aro vory much worn, and these are often made of a very flno jersey. Somo of the prettiest shawls now seen. are made of a very.supple lame. This must bo in very gorgeous colourings, generally on the dark side. The shawl is about a yard or so square. With so sumptuous a material, fringe might seem trivial. Tho lamo shawl, -therefore, is bordered with a wide band of gold or other metal. The gold must'be as supple as tho rest of the shawl, and the extra weight at the corners makes the wholo thing hang well. . .: .■ An Outpost of the Empire. : ■ . 3, .■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -■ Writing in an exchange, an Austra-, lian who 13 Resident Magistrate' for the-south-eastern part of Papua, describes tho position hold there by Mrs. Eliza- , beth Mahony, one of Papua's bestknown, and most highly-respected pipneei's. "In the course of my officialduties," he states, "I have had tho pleasure of visiting Sudosf.and. .the , neighbouring islands, and am .well acquainted with Mrs. Mahony.: She is'iri-; deed a wonderful woman. Tho last.'o'c-'" casion on which I saw her was at sea | off ijudost 01. her ketch Mckura. She was then returning from a h'shiug and | trading trip, and had with her some 30 or 40 natives, mostly boys who had been fishing for her. Sho was the only white , person aboard tho vessel, and had been ■ out for about a fortnight. The natives • of Siidcst and other islands in the vicin-. i ity had the greatost respect for Mrs. . Mahony, and many of- them referred to her as 'Mother'; indeed, she has act- • cd as mother to many of them. Mrs. Mahony was a great hostess, and was famed for her hospitality to 'white' . visitors. Newspapers aro daily chronic- • ling tho wonderful achievements of our • womenfolk, and in the lady above meni tioned-we have on© whose deeds of : kindness and self-sacrifice would fill vol- • umes. She truly helped to blaze the trail in an 'outpost of our Empire.' "

Ked Cross Lecture. A lecture will be giveu to-morrow evening under tho auspices ,of .the Bed Cross Society at Bed Cross Headquarters, 63, Dixon street, on "Four-Great Discoviories in the Medical World." The lecturer is a medical man of experience, and knows his subject well, and a very interesting evening is anticipated; The public are cordially invited ;;ud a special invitation is accorded to members of tho nursing profession. Lower Hutt Mothers' Union. Aa interesting address was given-by Nurse Dcvine, of the Plunkct Society,, at .i recent of the Lower Hutt: Mothers' Union. The ..attendance was'good, considering tho very wet evening. Nurse Divine took for her- subject "The Expectant Mother," going thoroughly into the most essential points— suitable diet, clothing, and exercise. Tho address was most instructive and. thoroughly appreciated, and a hearty vote of .thanks was. accorded, to Nurse ■ Deviive. .Sapper brought a pleasant, evening tq'a" close.l '-' '■' •'■'•'■■- ' ::i; ■'■■■■■ s A Talk About Hawaii. ..-'■-: A traveller, "Anno Butlodgo" (Mrs. Arthur S. Jupp), gave an interesting talk about Hawaii to the League of Ponwomon nt Auckland recently. She mentioned that tho territory is greater than people usually imagine, being over UOOO square miles. The islands aro1 of great commercial value, and th&VAm|".orican Government look's, upon 'Hawaii ■ as. of great.strategjc importance. At tho present time there are about 15,000 American soldiers and sailors there, while a great naval base is rapidly being developed at Pearl Harbour, near ■ Honolulu. Lying about 2000 miles west of the Pacific coast of America, | the islands form a veritable "crossroads" of the Pacific. The Hawaiian lis "Polynesian like the Maori, and the. I people qre gentle and lovable, but the j white man's civilisation has taken its toll. It was ,the easy road, for the Hawaiian;? to assimilate the worst characteristics of the foreigners, and thcro are fciit few puve-blooded Hawaiians left to-day. Unfortunately the usual thing had happened in regard to land, and'there are but few.Hawaiians with big holdings. It was a wonderful1: experience-■ to. drive across tho .'island,.of Oahu from Honolulu through; miles" and miles of sugar and pirie apple plantations. The -pines aro planted in a I curious way with rows of mulching paper which conserves the moisture ami chokes tho growth of weeds. This moans that tho pine-apples grow to. a great size. Thcro are other agricultural industries, such as the growing of coffee and bananas, and of canna (for. making starch). There are also cattle' ranchos, and some produce purebred animals, mostly Herefords. Naval Article by a Woman. That semi-official publication, "The United States Naval Proceedings,"'recently'waived custom'sufficiently to admit of inclusion of an article by a. woman in its pages. To' Mrs. Constance D. .Lathrop was extended this privilego, for her articlo on "A Vanishing Naval Tradition—the Figurehead.". The publication is edited by naval, officers, for the advancement' of professional, literary, and scientific knowledge in the United States navy. Mrs. Lathrop is librarian of the Navy Department Library at Washington. Coats Without Buttons. Tho smartest winter coats are without buttons of any kind. They simply wrap round, so that the wearer must alwayl have a sparo hand to hold thorn in place. They would bo no use>- to wear when going shopping. The coats aro made with magyar sleeves, and fit very loosely round tho shoulders; in fact, the thoroughly smart coat is floppy and bunchy round the shoulders. Then it is wrapped round the hips and held in place as tightly as it will go. In this way the wearer achieves what is regarded in Paris, London, and New Yprk as the smartest Bilhouette. Tho coats have one other pronounced characteristic. In common with the ;frocks their hem line is uneven, and they are draped to one side. Tho uneven hem line and tho draping is achieved in these buttonless coats by pulling them over to one side and lifting the fold-1. I over piece a little higher than the rest of the coat. But where coats have buttons the fulness and unevenness is achieved by the cut. A flare is inserted in the front of the coat that gradually curves upwards. Tho samo characteristic is noticeable in the new evening coats. There the uneven' hem line is so maTked that in some cases ono side of the coat comes up nearly to the waist line. "Dawn" and Sybil Taorndyke. After woeks of discussion and argument, "Dawn" is at last being shown to the public. This Nurse Cavell film was at first banned by the London County Council, but, owing to tho representations of the theatres committee of the L.C,0., it has. finally been licensed, and is being shown at the Palladium, says a correspondent of "The Australasian." There has been so much fierce argument both for and against the film that public interest has been thoroughly aroused, and it will probably bo much more successful now than if it had been exhibited in the ordinary way without any preliminary discussions. Queues of people waited outsido the theatro for three hours, to get in for the first performance, and it is generally conceded that Sybil Thorndyke has achieved a real triumph in. her portrayal of Nurse Edith Cavell. Coiucidontally- with her success in this film role, Sybil Throndyke has had another, success on the legitimate stage, for sho has just appeared in a striking new play at Wyndham's by Michael* Morton and Peter Trail], called "The Stranger in tho House.".Her •acting-in-this has been compared to her, acting in '" Jano Clegg,_" whicKis con-, sidered one of her finest parts, and it seems a great pity that sho can remain in the play ;for so short a time, since sho is sailing for South Africa next month. Her two daughters go with her, and, although they" are both very young, they are to be working: members of their. mother's company.1 ' Ann has; already had a good deal of stags expeii-. once.. She is only 12 years old how, But in 1924 sho. played the rolo of Astyanax. in Professor. Gilbert Murray's translation of "The Trojan Women" of Euripides, and she achieved the distinctionof being t'ne youngest actress ever to be entrusted with an important-part in a Grefik play on the London stage.; Her elder sister,"Mary,;:madefa' very-' cliai'ming Wendy, in tjtis' year 's v pi'ddue-. tibia of "Peter Pari,'. J aiid.it. iSi'aJ.re"ad.X.:: evident that these two children will never experience, the same . difficulties" as their mother, who worked : for years in the provinces before recognition cam© her way. " '..'.■, :

Women Recently.' Women have been giving a'gbbd ae-: count of themselves during the last week or so (says a London^cdrrfespon'-H dent, writing on 14th April). Lady Heath has completed her'flight across.j Africa, and is tho first woman to make this flight; Miss. Mercedes Gleitzo has swum the Straits of Gibraltar after having been in tho water for 12i hours; Miss Marjorio Maxso has been appointed deputy principal agent to tho Conservative Party organisation; and Mrs, Lambert Chambers, tho famous tennis player, has surprised everyone by deciding to turn professional. Miss.:; Maxsenow attains tho]status of a-party.le'adcrj. ■and•■ this'is ■ a position which has never,; been, held by.'.a woman before. The ofiico of deputy principal agent is a now one, and has been created in recognition of the growing importance 'of women, in political organisation. Miss Maxso is young and energetic, and she has already had plenty of experience, fpr■she'has been a district agent in tho &au-'ijher?r'4irea for the last five years. 'Kfrs:",L.anib:'cr); :Chambors will be vory much- missed at Wimbledon this stmi; mor, for she' has always been a popular player. But she has played iv tour-, namonts since she was 14,' and it is over twenty years since she won her first championship, so she has made up her mind that she has played _ quito long enough, and she is now going to takoup coaching work. . .